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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Public Comments Submitted Online for the February 23, 2023 City Commission MeetingFinal Commission Meeting Report Public Comment for February 23, 2023, Regular City Commission Meeting February 23rd 2023, 11:58 am EST Public Comment motero@miamigov.com First Name Suzanne Aaron Isabel Carolina Last Name Santos McEntire Street Address 6700 sw 69 ave Agenda Item PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - Allapattah 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) 100 Ocean Custer Lane Drive, Key Biscayne 268 E Flagler Sanchez St, Miami FL 33131 PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) Public Comment Adding a boat ramp near/in/close to the basin means adding a steady stream of watercraft from other areas of town to what should remain a low - traffic body of water. This basin serves our community as a safe, quiet harbor for sail boats and as a training venue for hundreds of athletes. Adding motorized boat traffic via a new ramp greatly increases potential for accidents and, along with that, the need for additional police monitoring. The passive nature of the basin ought to be respected and preserved as it is - a quiet, safe, and unique city treasure. We don't need to invite more boats into this area by adding a new ramp. As a parent of a MAST student and a paddler I would strongly object to any action that increases boat and other motorized activity in the basin. I know my son has had dangerous encounters with jet skis while in the water for school activities and there are few enough places for protected rowing and paddling Without degrading this one. As a parent of a child that regularly attends rowing practice in the basin and as an amateur athlete that regularly practices in the basin, I am against the building of another boat ramp in the basin. We already have to deal with speeding jetskis and other recreational motorized water vehicles that are extremely hazardous and potentially life threatening as there is NO vigilance on the part of marine patrol for the safety of children and other citizens. As a parent of a youth rower, I'm very concerned about the safety of the kids, specially my daughter who practice rowing in the Marine Stadium basin. The City of Miami have not been able to enforce the no wake zone and there's been a few recent deadly accidents in the basin and kids safety has been jeopardize during practice hours, I can't even 13563 Submittal -Public Comments Submitted Online for the February 23, 2023 City Commission Meeting cristina Richard mendoza Nadal 55 Ocean Lane Drive 51 Bay Heights Drive PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) imagine how worse it's going to be all this once the ramp will be in effect. Dear Commissioners, As a long time Key Biscayne resident I am alarmed at the idea of a boat ramp at Miami Marine Stadium. There have been several life -threatening accidents and two deaths already in that basin. That basin is supposed to be and should be a no motorized vessel safe space for non -motorized water activities. There are children rowing, the SOS paddlers and many others that search out the last place on the bay that was safe to do these activities. The marine patrol simply do not have the man power to secure that basin as it is, a boat ramp is simply an irresponsible addition to the already dangerous situation. February 22, 2023 I am fervently opposed to building a boat ramp at the Marine Stadium basin. My son has been rowing at the Miami Rowing Club at the basin for the past seven years and has witnessed numerous accidents. We have seen three deaths in the last two and a half years in and around the basin due to power boats and personal watercraft. The basin is a geographically enclosed tight space measuring no more than 6,00 by 1,200 ft., more than half of it crowded with anchored vessels. There is no room for additional motorized vessels to safely utilize this limited space. As a physician, I can testify that there currently exists a very credible daily threat to life and property as a result of outright aggressively reckless operation of personal watercraft and powerboats in the basin. Despite the new "Minimum Wake" signage, this past Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 1:30 PM there were two personal watercraft zipping donuts around each other, just feet away from the concrete stadium structure where someone lost his life on August 29, 2020. Less than four hours later a 25-foot center -console vessel, with several drunk adults and a minor, approached numerous rowers at a high velocity, putting everyone, including middle school children, at risk. They circled the basin and, due to their level of intoxication, ran aground on the beach next to the rowing club. They later tried to elude Marine Patrol but were eventually caught. Moreover, the potential for even more traffic accidents at the Rickenbacker Causeway is inevitable. An overpass in the southbound entrance into the Marine Stadium would have to be built before safely allowing the expected increase in traffic. A week ago, a young rower almost lost his life while crossing the northbound traffic into the Stadium Alvin Gena Da marys Faryan Smith Veillard Hernandez Velarde Amir- Ghassemi 52 NW 39th Street 118 NW 42nd street Miami, FL 33127 6040 SW 104 Street 3315) 1300 S Miami Ave Apt 3010 Miami, FL 33130 PZ. 6 #13320 Rezoning - 39 NW 39 St, 40 NW 39 St, and 48 NW 39 St PZ. 5 #13319 Land Use - 39 NW 39 St, 40 NW 39 St, and 48 NW 39 St PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat parking lot when struck on the passenger's side in a triple rollover accident. If anything should be considered, it should be building a second station for the Marine Patrol to monitor and control the daily violations of the law and ensure the safety of everyone in the basin. Without a police station in the basin, it would be sheer incompetence of all decision makers to proceed with building a boat ramp in this tight and congested body of water. Biscayne Bay is over 30 miles long and well over 300 square miles in size. There is plenty of room elsewhere. Richard D. Nadal, MD 51 Bay Heights Dr. Miami, FL 33133 Good Morning as a resident of 52 NW 39th Street for over 50 years, I am expressing my concerns for the rezoning that will occur in my community if this ordinance is approved. The zoning changes could set a presidence and change the complexion of my community into a commerical driven area instead of a single family community. My neighbors and I have a family community where we look after each other. I understand that changes will occur and every resident have to make a personal choice which is good for their family. I would like clarity on how these changes will effect my single family community? Greetings to all! To be transparent, this would never be allowed in other single-family neighborhoods like the South Grove, the Roads, Coral Gate or Morningside. This single-family neighborhood may not be as affluent as those, but it deserves respect and protection. Please do so. This is an awful proposal. Commissioner King, please protect my neighborhood and vote this down. Hello and thank you for your time and attention. I am 100% against a boat ramp as this would inevitably cause harm and probably even deaths to people using the basin for recreational purposes. Especially to those using non motorized water crafts. Anyone who has spent any time there has seen how many people show absolutely no common sense when operating a boat or watercraft. Too many people out there that do not know what they're doing and adding a ramp will only make matters worse by giving more access to the basin. I am strongly against the installation of the boat ramp. Adding said boat ramp at the basin will degrade the safety profile of the area by bringing excessive motor boats, threatening MAST students Manuela Jean Frederick Tarra Jaramillo Messier 2490 SW 24 St Miami FL 33145 900 West Ave. 621 Miami Beach, FI 33139 2929 SW 30th Wright Court Miami, FL 33133 La Pera 3030 Orange St., Miami, FL 33133 Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat who row there frequently, as well as recreational rowers/paddlers that launch from the MRC into the basin and bay. It will exacerbate the amount of rigged boats turning across the Rickenbacker Causeway at an intersection without a traffic light, threatening commuters as well as bicyclists and pedestrians. I am writing to in regards to the dangers of building a boat ramp within the basin. The area is used for rowing, kayaking and paddleboarding. The basin should not be used by motorized boats & vehicles which are dangerous, as multiple deaths can attest. I belong to three non motorized clubs for paddling at Miami Rowing Club . this is beautiful place for students , to row as well as adults. Mast Academy uses this basin also for their teams and kayak classes. I am on 2 Dragon Boat Teams there and an Outrigger team . A boat ramp would be dangerous to everyone- it has already been inundated with ski skis where major accidents and deaths have occurred. I understand that the city needs more boat ramps but this is not the place. I live on Miami Beach and there is a great marina and ramp at Watson Island which is never full. The traffic that a boat ramp would cause is not insignificant for Key Biscayne and the environmental impact would be devastating.Please do not vote yes on this boat ramp. In addition to my two sons participating in rowing through Miami Rowing Club, I am an avid swimmer, paddle -boarder and watersports enthusiast. I cringe at the thought of the introduction of a boat ramp to the basin. The high degree of reckless, dangerous conduct of the existing power boaters and jet skis/bikes is alarming. Introducing yet another conduit to increase density would only promote more serious accidents or even deaths. Secondary to the issue of increased danger is one of peace and quiet. Although exploiting the basin by turning it into an overcrowded, busy, noisy locale may seem attractive from a commercial standpoint, it will ultimately have the opposite effect and diminish value. There are benefits to having less traffic and congestion (i.e., open spaces and calmer waters) within a city. My daughter is on a team of young children that row with MRC. We enjoying our active part of The community. It is their right to enjoy a safe and recreational activity but are often bombarded by Sunny McLea n 4066 Malaga Ave Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) rude and inconsiderate jet skiers who Intimidate and harass the young girls and cause unsafe conditions in the water. Please don't allow the public ramp and push out our young community. Thank you Tarra odonovan NO to the boat ramp. We agree access to the water for our boating population is important; but it must be both appropriate and safe. This location is neither appropriate nor safe. NOT APPROPRIATE: A public boat ramp, and the huge trailer parking that must accompany it, does not belong next to the historic Marine Stadium. Funding has been set aside for an authentic and safe restoration of this iconic property per the wishes of the Miami public. A huge parking lot and well documented chaotic boat ramp traffic is not fitting for this iconic landmark. The fact there once was a boat ramp (NO piers jutting out into the basin) there to service the racing boats in the 1960-80's does not make it appropriate for today's conditions. NOT SAFE ON THE WATER: Miami - Dade has the most boating accidents in Florida. To put more boat traffic in an already conjested area with a record of accidents and deaths is unwise. There have been 3 deaths within the basin in just 2 years. You think 3 deaths is not so much? We are not talking about Biscayne Bay - we are talking about just the basin area, small in comparision to available navigable waters nearby. Fatal accidents have occured because of the combination of conjestion in a small area and reckless or untrained boat operators. Adding fuel to this fire makes no sense. Marine patrol officers who deal with the hazardous conduct are against putting a boat ramp by the Marine Stadium. NOT SAFE ON LAND: While the Rickenbacker Causeway is under the jurisdiction of the county and not the city, it still must be noted that the increased traffic from the trucks and trailers accessing the proposed boat ramp will significantly decrease traffic safety. Cyclist deaths and acdidents are well documented on the Causeway; now there will be another impediment. Trucks with trailers coming from the mainland will have to turn left to get into the ramp area to park. This will cause traffic backups and road rage, particularly on the weekends. There have been no traffic studies or remedies offered to provide safety to motorists, cyclists, runner and walkers on the well -used Causeway. Because the residents of Key Biscayne will be negatively impacted if the boat ramp is built, they are adamantly against it. The proposed boat ramp Tatiana Patricia Dawn anaElena Lisa Diana Violette Carlson Johnson Greenberg Multach Arizmendy De la Torriente de Ayala 1047 mariner drive key Biscayne Florida 3349 1630 SW 23rd St Miami 33145 2901 S Bayshore Drive 4B Miami 33133 3290 Riviera dr 1111 Crandon Blvd B1204 Key Biscayne, Florida 33149 6717 sw 78 terr. 446 Alhambra Circle PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. PZ - PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM(S) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker only serves a segment of the boating community (and the interests of the boating industry). The proposed boat ramp is a DIS-SERVICE to so many more: human powered vessels who use the basin regularly, cyclists, friends of the Marine Stadium. historical preservationists, runners, environmentalists, motorists using the Causeway and residents of Key Biscayne and their guests. No. Unsafe for children Please do not allow a 'party boat ramp' to be installed where my grandson rows crew. It's already unsafe enough, drunken parties on huge boats that run right over scullers. Please do not allow motorized vehicles in the basin. Our children's safety is at risk as well as sea life that have come to rely on that safe haven Please for the safety of our children and our entire community do not build the boat ramp by the marine stadium. There have been many deaths, accidents and very close calls to add to the perilous conditions of the basin! Any person not on a motorized water vessel is at risk. The marine/patrol /coast guard are already at their max trying to protect our community. Why tax them even further putting everyone at risk! Please do NOT allow the boat ramp!!! Please say NO to public boat ramp at Old Marine Stadium. It's presence would make the area unsafe for rowers and other non motorized water craft as well as put an added burden to the already stressed traffic situation on the Rickenbacker Causeway. Representing all the kids and families who participate in the crew program at Miami Rowing Club. My family, my father , started the Club in the 80s... and both the program and the space have evolved. The program is a meeting place and practice ground for a club that represents miami in state, regional and national events. Without basic safety for the kids it is difficult to see how the program will continie to remain both competitive and appealing. The basin is already filled of everyday dangers with boats. Our police and FWC are already challenged with their ability to enforce and patrol the area as Joshua Pazit Bianca Rachael Richard Spector Hardin Sproul Johnson 146 SW 20th Road Miami, FL 33129 2530 Inagua Ave 446 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, FL 33134 1630 SW 23rd ST,Miami FI 33145 Nadal 51 Bay Heights Drive Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PZ. 12 #13252 PZAB Decision Appeal - 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway (Boat Ramp) PH. PH - PUBLIC HEARINGS they have so much already on their plates. We face weekly dangerous moments. Another person died last month and just yesterday we had a boat threatening the lives of our children. We caught it all on video and Marine Patrol arrested the two adults driving the boat. They almost hit two of our coaches. This is the worst place ever to add a boat ramp. This is the only place where City of Miami residents can enjoy the water for non motorized family activities. Jungle Island is a better area. Even near the Port is a better area. There are areas in the southern part of Miami too that are better. If you add this boat ramp, more will die. And all of this will have been documented to say that we all didn't want this to go through. The proposed ramp would increase the danger to my son, a longtime rower at Miami Rowing Club and to me, a frequent kayaker in the cut. We have endured the current, unruly, aggressive (often drunk tourist) traffic. We pick up their washed up litter. They can drop in elsewhere. Keep the cut clear and safe. There are so many places, the ramp could be places. Placing it next to MRC Rowing club where kids are doing sport will put them in more danger. Already Boats and Jets ski flying by them like crazy, This is so dangerous for our kids. Please think of our kids as your kids. There has been no proper study done on the impact of a boat ramp in the stadium area - however, we have seen time and time again that there would be disastrous results if one were to be implemented. We will have casualties and more incidents - particularly of our youth and those who deserve a safe place to enjoy recreational non - motorized sport. There are many other locations for a boat ramp - let this one not be one. We are strongly opposed to the boat ramp within Marine Stadium. Our children row at Miami Rowing club daily and already face unprecedented dangers from motor craft in the area. Installing a boat ramp would increase the danger in this area exponentially. Not just on the water where there have been several DEATHS!!! already. But also with car traffic and bikers turning into the area. My question is will it take children dying for you to stop and consider your actions? Not to mention the impact on the environment. I beg you to preserve this unique spot and stop the boat ramp.