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2/24/98 RESOLUTION NO. 9 8— 204
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO SEEK PROPOSALS FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF PROFESSIONAL PLANNING
SERVICES, AT A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $60,000, TO
PREPARE AN UPDATE OF THE 1984 DINNER KEY
MASTER PLAN, SAID UPDATE, SUBJECT TO REVIEW
BY THE WATERFRONT BOARD, SHALL INCLUDE A
FUTURE USE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, A MARKET
ANALYSIS AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR SAID
AREA AND THE ADJACENT SUBMERGED LAND AND
PICNIC ISLANDS, SAID FEES TO BE PAID BY THE
DEVELOPER CHOSEN BY THE CITY COMMISSION TO
DEVELOP SAID SITE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted the Dinner Key Master
Plan in June of 1984 for the purpose of developing a series of
comprehensive guidelines to oversee the development of City
leaseholds as well as properties operated and managed by the City
of Miami and adjoining public spaces within 117-acre
publicly -owned tract of land referred to as Dinner Key; and
WHEREAS, the study area, bounded by Bayshore Drive on the
west, Biscayne Bay on the east, and running from the westernmost
limit of Peacock Park to the northernmost limit of Kennedy Park,
will also include the adjacent submerged lands and spoil islands;
and
WHEREAS, said Master Plan recommended planning principles
and specific actions to encourage a harmonious and comprehensive
growth management strategy of the City's waterfront properties,
to enhance public access to the waterfront, to preserve the
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area's marine character, and to improve existing facilities to
better meet the needs of users now and in the future; and
WHEREAS, in the nearly 14 years since the plan's adoption,
several projects have been implemented and other significant
changes have occurred within and around the Dinner Key area so as
to warrant an assessment of the use and development program
previously envisioned; and
WHEREAS, a market study and feasibility analysis of
development concepts for Dinner Key would further assist the
City's current efforts to maximize economic return wherever
possible in said area; and
WHEREAS, additional studies have been separately conducted
in the recent past, including the 1994 VIRRICK Gym Study and the
1996-97 Coconut Grove Planning Study, which should also be
reflected in the Dinner Key Plan; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that the services of a
professional planning consultant be expeditiously acquired to
prepare such an update of said 1984 Dinner Key Master Plan, said
update to be completed within 180 days; and
WHEREAS, Section 18-80 of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, provides for the acquisition of professional
services, including planning services, by the City Manager
through a competitive negotiations process, which is
administratively conducted by soliciting proposals or letters of
interest and conducting interviews of prospective providers as to
their experience, qualifications and fees;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to seek proposals for the acquisition of professional
planning services, at a fee not to exceed $60,000, to prepare an
update of the 1984 Dinner Key Master Plan, said update, subject
to review by the Waterfront Board, shall include a future use and
development program, a market analysis and a feasibility study
for said area and the adjacent submerged lands and picnic
islands, said fees to be paid by the developer chosen by the City
Commission to develop said site.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th
day of February
. 1998.
XAVIER L. SUAREZ, MAYOR
in accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated place provided, said legislation now
becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) days from the date of Commissio action
regarding same, without the Mayor exerci ing a
ATTEST:
Walter i F e , city Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUI
lose Garcia -Pedrosa DATE February 12, 1998
City Manager FILE
SUBJECT
Update to 1984 Dinner
Humberto Hernandez Key Master Plan
=anti Chairman REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
I would like to present the attached Resolution to the City Commission on February
24, 1998 for approval for the City Manager to seek proposals for the acquisition of
professional planning services to prepare an update of the 1984 Dinner Key Master
Plan.
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