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Home My WebLink AboutItem #28 - Discussion Item• CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 6 TO The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission �� ', \kl FROM: Victor De Yurre Commissioner DATE August 11th, 1995 FILE SUBJECT Discussion Item for September 14th 1995 REFERENCES ENCLOSURES Please schedule for the September 14th, 1995 Commission Meeting a discussion item regarding the Spring Garden Preservation League. cc: E1vi Gallastegui, Agenda Office Cesar H. Odio, City Manager C0 96 �Jl:i.l �o SPR1Nc; (TAt Y)FN PVFSF,RVATION LEAGUE rpt.rari»g rr.-e pf ,Cetilrrr!omt M the Srnrig (iurden Historic 04irha' Commissl' ner Do Yurro August 8th, ig8 Oily of Mimi City Hall Miami, Florida T91: 805 2�156 5440 F aX: 905 540 HF: Florld' (.,ommuniti(as Tr(mt - Preaerv(ition ?_Q00 Program Application Dear C:omjnissioner Da Yurro, Thank you!for your tirno yezte:dl iy with my a.c� r.iate-s Mr, Frpri Boininn nr'uf Mr,,..Iohn Kneski.• We conlect k, Mr, E:ck.stein in Tallahas�?e m She Florld;a (k*)mrntjnity'Tnrst again attcti your mc-eting. I Fxpressod my amcerns abatat the posyibilitieM of intrusive da V-ntopm 'nt of that parcel nr;ct he informed me that there w;;�; no treed to wait another yet{r to ap ly. We ran suhrr!dt tho application next week with the proviso that it's approval l pending a City of Mlca,ni Cho► rnl.,:, oners meelincl on Septembor 141h. Tire only risk isithe, time that the tee ldenir, will invest in iho appf(ootton, His off icp Luld Rxppt trio npn1watian with a letter from your otlico indfcatincd ihcal members of the neightxorftood haves met with you anti that you are aware of tltplr desire to hve the pare; In question conserved and that you have offoraci to put the applir,Rtion;on the mmrr,lssirnPrs agends next month. Although the cornmlvsionor, have not rrlade any officni ,) tleclAinn on the ;4pplication A, of y;-i; we understarm that the ;:-fate will tallow thy:' rn;;idNnts to z5utxTiit a completed Application pending a c;Gr1'(t'.11 :siUilprS de6t;iurl. The rQCU*0Gnts of SpriN Garden want to IaXe the initiativa now to imp Irove, our neightiurhoW and make it a mi ool for the. area pla;-�sa Cell! us or tax uc� at fA-5 63', C', snd let us know whRn we rr•,�n oxpect a lotNr from your office -I Thajtk you again for your timo and oon;Ad►aration. 8incer(A VU£i r�\ ... .......�. -err.•... .•. ._. ..� Nw'MvM AVt•IZ(1C • ` IA}•11,F7.!>H.lr,,.:31t]r; 7 rrt ,VFHONE & FAX 30 4$ i!Ihe sprbi�,' u/;rri jrr.•st'rri::k%tt rC�7 !tt' (,P R YNhSk%IQry t�J31'CN , a 'IU/(•��lVflt Or?,tlhi)fl • (Lttr o f JU- j Mj, jar-t d of +i•�� .� P. O. BOX 330708 VICTOR H. r)E YuRRE COMMISSIONER ,,.. 1m:P� MIAMI. FLORIDA 33233.0708 �6 . �O 3OS-250-S440 ZFco„ � FAX 305.856-5230 August 11, 1995 Spring Garden Preservation League Ms. Beatrice Novoa Nine Eighty N.E. Tenth Avenue Miami, Florida 33136 y.IA FACSIMILE Re: Spring Garden Preservation League Dear Ms. Novoa: As a result of a meeting with members of the referenced organization, I was made aware of an ongoing effort to preserve a given parcel of land in their neighborhood, exempt of any intrusive development. Moreover, an application will be submitted to the Florida Community Trust - Preservation 2000 Program in an attempt to achieve this goal. I personally support the intent of the petitioners and I am therefore submitting this as an agenda item for our Commission Meeting of September 14, 1995. Enthusiastically, as I feel about your initiative to preserve the congruency of this segment of our community, I must remind you that Commission approval is necessary. I am looking forward to working with you in this matter. Commissioner Proposed Project: SPRING GARDEN MEADOW A NEIGHBORHOOD GARDEN & CHILDREN' S PLAYGROUND An Active Recreation / Resource -Based City of Miami Open Green Space Facility Matching Grant Application Proposal For: The Florida Communities Trust Preservation 2000 Program Proposal Presented to the City of Miami Commissioners: Regular Commission Meeting September 14th, 1995 Table o, f Contents I. Relevant Correspondence pages 1-3 II. Location Map of Project Site page 4 III. Project Purposes and Objectives page 5 IV. Program 2000 Application Project Outline Section pages 6-8 V . Relevant Sections of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan page 9-10 VI. Aerial Photograph of the Project Site page 11 VII. Existing Vegetative Species Plan page 12 VIII. Proposed Tropical Fruit & Spice Species - Children's Playground Xeric Landscape Plan page 13 �ISCUSs1 -1 ►6gVaJte o �rn X �H rtoatv� Floriara .house ofRepresentatives Luis C. MORSE REPUBLICAN LEADER PRO TEMPORE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 113 May 15, 1995 The Honorable Steve Clark Mayor, City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Dear Mayor Clark: I have recently been visited by a number of my constituents from the Spring Garden neighborhood who are very concerned about the possibility of a public housing project proposed for their area. As you are well aware, the green areas of the City of Miami are really below the optimum, and it would seem that instead of building on them, a more appropriate use of those lands would be to convert them into neighborhood parks. Furthermore, my constituents also told me that they are in the process of organizing themselves as a civic association, and I would hope that as soon as they are incorporated, you will give them the courtesy of an appointment so they may personally express their feelings and ideas. With kind regards, Luis C. Morse Republican Leader pro tempore Representative, 113th District LCM/dab Suite im 807.S W MA A+crtue Miam4 FL-wis aar64J-7jpo COMMITTEES Agriculture & Consumer semcee Appropriation&TI-d-cl axrpayment & Error Rate Himination, Wce Chair Butlnem &Folettiona1Regulaaon • Ethics &Elections joint Legislative Information Technology Resource Committee da 7%ie Capitol T &A., Fj a-"-woc L i ��A�pAOpftTIOR Department of W Environmental Protection Lawton Chiles Governor July 31, 1995 i John Kneski 980 NW 10 Avenue Miami, FL 33136 Dear Mr. Kneski: Virginia B. Wetherell Secretary I received your letter concerning the undeveloped parcel of land in your area, and I believe that you and the others in your neighborhood may qualify for aid from the Florida Communities Trust (FCT). FCT grants funds from its Preservation 2000 Program to local governments who have applied for aid. For more information on this program and the application process, call Keith McCarron, Environmental Administrator at 904/922-2207. I wish you luck in your efforts to protect this land. FDA/acm Yours in CD. Ayer, Dir or :e of Greenwa s and Trails John Knox Road, Building 500 ihassee, FL 32303-4124 "Protect, Conserve and Manage Florida's Environment and Natural Resources" Printed an recycled paper. OFA'rI Z�cyv_ 3 . P. O. BOX 330708 VICTOR H. DE YURRE p A MIAMI, FLORIDA 33233-0708 �® 'G ~ COMMISSIONER CP 9O11144p�` 305-2SO-5440 FAX 30S-BS6-S230 August 11, 1995 Spring Garden Preservation League Ms. Beatrice Novoa Nine Eighty N.E. Tenth Avenue Miami, Florida 33136 VIA FACSIMILE Re: Spring Garden Preservation League Dear Ms. Novoa: As a result of a meeting with members of the referenced organization, I was made aware of an ongoing effort to preserve a given parcel of land in their neighborhood, exempt of any intrusive development. Moreover, an application will be submitted to the Florida Community Trust - Preservation 2000 Program in an attempt to achieve this goal. I personally support the intent of the petitioners and I am therefore submitting this as -an agenda item for our Commission Meeting of September 14, 1995. Enthusiastically, as I feel about your initiative to preserve the congruency of this segment of our community, I must remind you that Commission approval is necessary. I am looking forward to working with you in this matter. Commissioner v SPRING GARDEN PRESERVATION LEAGUE "Celebrating the Sesquicentennial of Settlement in the Spring Carden Historic District" Wednesday, August 23rd, 1995 Commissioner De Yurre City of Miami City Hal Miami, Florida Tel: 305 250 5440 Fax: 305 856 5230 RE: Preservation 2000 Program - Spring Garden Conservation Meadow Dear Commissioner De Yurre, Thank you for your letter of August 11th and your support in our attempts to achieve the goal of creating a permanent open green space in our neighborhood. Thank you further for submitting our Preservation 2000 Program application on the Commission September 14th Meeting. It was not possible to submit the application for this grant cycle due to the late date on which we received the application; however, we are equally earnest in our desire to submit the grant application for the next cycle and create a neighborhood green space. We have been contacted by Mr. Jack Luff of the City of Miami Planning Department today, through a phone call from Sarah Eaton to John Kneski, inviting us to brief their office on our Preservation 2000 application plans. Mr. Kneski informed Ms. Eaton that he had already been in contact with Gregory Gay of the planning office in preparation of the application, nonetheless, he has scheduled a meeting with her on August 28th NINE EIGHTY Nw TENTH AVENUE - MIANII, FLORIDA 33136 TELEPHONE & FAX 305 545 6356 �1 S�SS� 95 C 39,.` Project Purposes and Objectives The acquisition of this land assists in satisfying both various aspects of the comprehensive plan as well as the needs of the neighborhood. The site is located on the public facade edge of a neighborhood that was originally designed, subdivided and developed as single family residential parcels. This is still the primary use. These parcels originally faced a golf course to the north which has subsequently been developed into a Metro -Dade jail and an unattractive Metro -Dade Water and Sewer Authority industrial equipment and materials storage facility. These changes have had an obvious adverse effect on the neighborhood. The subsequent rezoning of the conservation site as a "commercial" parcel has potentially compounded the adverse effect of these changes rather than help to alleviate them. Conserving this site as an open green space will restore a psychological "buffer zone" and an aesthetic "scenic corridor" between these uses, per the comprehensive plan, which are at odds with each other. The next concept is the conservation of the only available undeveloped green space in a historically significant neighborhood. The proposed conservation area is central in a large area devoid of public green space and does not fall into any existing City of Miami park service radii. Introduction of this recreation facility would also help the city compensate for an existing deficiency of mini parks (open green space under one acre) in the Overtown area per the comprehensive plan. The continued openness of the parcel has become paramount in the understanding of this traditional neighborhood. Future uses of the site should include educational activities as well as recreational activities such as a neighborhood garden and children's playground equipment. Recommended improvements to facilitate these functions should include a historically correct enclosure to provide protection for young children from the traffic of the surrounding streets, allow for controlled hours of access to the site and help define the special "sense of place" of the conservation area. The neighborhood would participate in the hours of access procedure in order to minimize undesired use of the facility. No areas of lawn are proposed in order to reduce regular maintenance, and the neighborhood would enter into a partnership with the city in the maintenance of this facility by virtue of the nature of its functions. Historically correct lighting should be provided for security purposes and historically correct signage to help the garden serve as an entrance to the neighborhood. 5 �SCJA 9-� 4, FLORIDA COMMUNITIES TRUST PRESERVATION 2000 PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM FCT / P2000-3 PROJECT NAME "Spring Garden Conservation Meadow" APPLICANT NAME City of Miami Address of local government applicant's principal offices Office of the City Commission / City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 PARTNERSHIP APPLICATIONS Is this a partnership application between two or more local governments as described in Rule 9K-4.0031 (13), F.A.C.? _____ Yes If yes, attach to the application a list of each of the application partners and their addresses; X No KEY CONTACT PERSON (individual receiving notices or providing supplemental information; if the project is a partnership identify one key contact person) Name Beatrice Novoa Title Project Coordinator Contact person's mailing address Spring Garden Preservation League 980 NW 10th Avenue Miami. Florida 33136 Contact person's delivery location (if different) PHONE (305) 545 6356 SUNCOM FAX (305) 545 6356 FCT / P2000-3 6. o TOTAL ACREAGE .50 acres Indicate the exact acreage if known. Otherwise, estimate the acreage to two significant digits (e.g., 3.1 acres, 35 acres, 35 acres, 120 acres) OWNERSHIP Number of separate parcels within project site 4 (four) PROJECT COSTS Estimate the project costs as defined in Rule 9K-4.002 (31), F.A.C. Cost to purchase land $ 200,000 Cost of appraisal map (s) / certified survey (s) complete Cost of appraisals and review $ 500 Cost of title insurance $ 300 Cost of environmental audit (s) $ 1,000 Fees or commissions $ 5,000 other eligible project cost $ 0 ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $ 206,900 Amount of award requested from FCT $ 103,400 Amount or value of local match $ 103,400 (as defined in 9K-4.0031 (9), F.A.C.) ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $ 206,800 (should be same as above) Percent of local match (percent of estimated total project costs to 50 % be contributed by the local government) Percent of award from FCT (percent of estimated total project costs to be 50 % contributed by the Florida Communities Trust) TOTAL PERCENTAGE 100% Specify the form(s) and source (s) of local match or payback strategy for loan. Existing moneys allocated for Overtown neighborhood improvement • FCT / P2000-3 7. 9r 'Gig,5- TYPE OF AWARD REQUESTED What type of award is requested in accordance with Rule 9K- 4.0031, F.A.C.? (check only one). X award of 50% or less of the project costs from FCT. award of more than 50% of the project costs from FCT. 100% award for which no local match is required. (Note: These awards are available only to county governments with a population of 50,000 or fewer and municipalities with a population of 10,000 or fewer.) POPULATION 359,548 - 1990 U.S.Census_ (most recent estimate of resident population and source 'of the estimate.) loan loan for a environmental mitigation land acquisition program. loan for a recreational improvement land acquisition program. e FCT 1 P2000-3 8. IV. Relevant Sections of the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan Section H. Parks and Recreation I Facility Types and Functions: an Overview Table II.1 Classification of Recreation Sites Type of Facility: Resource -Based Type of Recreation: Active Definition: "Recreational equipment and structures permit active recreation that take advantage of and compliment natural resource opportunities. " "The effective utilization of park spaces is dependent upon creating facilities that fit those community needs shaped by demographic, economic and social characteristics of residents within their respective service radii." note: A large portion of Spring Garden does not fall within the service radii of any existing parks. E PLANNING DISTRICT S I ROBERTO CLEMENTE PARK 2 ROBERT E. LEE PARK 3 MARGARET PACE PARK 4 WILLIAMS PARK 5 DONSEY PARK 6 GIBSON PARK T REEVES PARK B LUMMUS PARK 9 SOUTHSIDE PARK 10 BRICKELL PARK It BICENTENNIAL PARK 12 SAYFRONT PARK 13 SIMPSON PARK 9.1 yij�CSs� M'e+ "Mini parks are designed primarily as open green spaces. They are especially needed in high density areas and are typically small in size... Often mini parks are vacant lots converted for recreational use and are less than an acre in size" EXISTING SPACE MINI PARKS EDISON/LrTTLE RIVER vluiiii MODEL CITY --------------- NORTHEAST 4 ,a SPACE DEFICIENCIES EDISON/LITTLE RIVER MODEL CITY NORTHEAST WYNWOOD EDGEWATER OVERTOWN DOWNTOWN BRICKELL COCONUT GROVE LITTLE HAVANA FLAGAMI ALLAPATTAH CITYWIDE -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 6 9 10 11 ACRES note: Figure II.2 indicates that Overtown is deficient in mini parks. "The fifth group of facilities are specialized uses of open green space such as parkways and scenic corridors. Both of these facilities accommodate passive recreational use and serve important functions in an urban environment ... Parkways and scenic corridors may also serve as effective buffer zones between residential and nonresidential land uses." Determining Community Recreation Needs "As residential land uses give way to industrial and/or commercial uses ... the importance of scenic corridors or parkways in protecting the character of traditional neighborhoods also increases." e G I METRO -DADS WASA INDUSTRIAL FACILITY filth ----- �- 12•- 1,, cv PROJECT SITE TRADITIONAL R-1 NEIGHBORHOOD v /,/ 1%r, note: Spring Garden is today bordered by a Metro -Dade WASA industrial facility. No buffer has been established to protect the neighborhood. ,i 0 4z" r1--- 10. Not —west loth Court VII. .ChYI»n %nr�vr"Yleow ing ,des M t t Historic Entry Column VW Northwest 10th Avenue C. 1923 so ) </," 90 12. Northwest 10th Court West Entrance Florida Arrowroot ' Seminole Pumpkin T.f. ;; M. Florida Mate . � Guava _ i = C.P. Children's Pla round ;•_ ? l'•€ y8 Equipment East Entrance Northwest loth Avenue 13. VIII. Spring Garden Meadow Proposed Tropical Fruit - Children's Playground Xeric Landscape Plan Scale - I " = 25'0" Northwest 11 th Street Proposed Vegetative Species: T.f. = Tropical Fruit Trees R.p.. = Royal Palm C.p. = Coconut Palm