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Home My WebLink AboutM-81-0209RESOLUTION NOi A RESOLUTION DECLARINO A PARKING EMERORNCY IN D014NTOWN MIAMI, FINDING THAT A PUBLIC PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED BY USING WAT$ON ISLAND AS A TEMPORARY PUBLIC PARKtNd 1+ACILITY AND DIRECTING T14E CITY MANAGER To/ ASSIGN STAFF TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC AND/PRIVATE SECTOR TO EFFECT A WATSON ISLAND/PARKING FACILITY SERVICED BY A SHUTTLE BUS ROUTE. WHEREAS, a parking shortage existlA in Downtown Miami that is resulting in a loss of business, office relocations outside of the City, and employee rAcruitment problems; and WHEREAS, the parking shortagq' will. become more critical as hundreds of parking spaces arA removed as a result of Impending development at Dupont/ Plaza and other areas of Downtown; and WHEREAS, the parking slortage left unabated is injurious to the public health, safe�Vy, morals, and welfare of the residents of the City; anA WHEREAS, City owne4/land l',pn Watson Island may be used to serve a public purp/se; NOW, THEREFORE,/BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, tLORIDA: Section 1, y parking emergency\is hereby declared in Downtown Miami. Section 2.1 A public purpose is her by found to be served by usipg Watson Island as a tempos y public parking facility. Sectiq'n 3. The City Manager is hereby di ected to t assign stiff to work with the Downtown Developme t Authority, the Off -Street Parking Authority, the Metropolitan Transit ti Agency.. and the private sector to effect a temporary)kublic parking facility on Watson Island serviced by a shuttle bus route to Downtown Miami, PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 1981. .AT'fi;S3'; 14 16 st ITIM NO, "SUPPORTIVE p �7' -+�=----'�7' j�—�' ate.. r-� Z ice► �i � {r�'� I't t{i.,�, ri�r�t} ��-- ,R A I. ; A C, O N G 1 E >./ E 1 '! 1 0 AMOM Ag To FORM ANb CORHCM99! 1I RT F, CLARK ACTING CITY ATTORMY "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" 17 downtown ,.0 ! -, I I god 0 : j •; business Dissociation March 4, 1981 Mr. Dick Fosmoen Asst. City Manager P-i 0 i Box 330708 Miami, F1. 33133 Dear Mr. Fosmoen; I would like to request the Parking Emergency Resolution meeting of the 17th. inclusion of the Downtown in the next City Commission Sincerely, Emilio Caileja Executive Director DOWNTOWN MIAMI BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EC/meg d "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW One biscayne tower , suite 2099 • miami, fla. 33131 (305) 579.6675 ATTEST: , ,l 1, A C�-RIR(i~, C a i r m a a InTeR - oppiCE MEMORAnf)um downtown development authority To; Richard L. rosmoen 0ATt: January 29, 1981 City Manager 14 et PAW- Roy F, Ken2ie Downtown Parking merj';ncy Executive DirectorK000 _. :4 �.r t s10 Recommendation .?t It is recommended that the City Commission declare a parking emergency in downtown Miami and direct the City Manager to assign staff to work with the Off -Street Parking Authority, DDA, and the Metro Transit Agency to effect a temporary (2 year) parking lot on Watson Island and a shuttle bus service con- necting the island with downtown Miami. Background On several occasions t1ayor Ferre has indicated to the Downtown Miami Business Association and the Downtown Development Authority that the City may be able to make Watson Island available to downtown interests for a temporary parkinq lot to alleviate the severe parking shortage downtown brought about by recent growth in CBD employment and the elimination of thousands of parking spaces due to construction of major new developments. The DDA requested an opinion of the City Attorney regarding any legal impediments to using Watson Island for parkins. The opinion is attached. The deed conveying to the City contains a restriction limiting the island's use to a "public purpose." As per the City Attorney opinion, parking in and of itself is not a public purpose. However, parkinq created as a result of a City declared emergency would be a public purpose. Hence the enclosed Resolution has been submitted for City Commission consideration. (continued on next page) "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW ff 2099 one bi«ayne tower • mlarni , florldo 33131 telephone (305) 579-6676 E t McMora nduni f To: Richard rosmoen Proms Roy Ken2ie January 29,1981 Page s 2 Also enclosed is a resolution of the Board of the ODA reflecting the request in this Memo, ODA is currently working with MTA and has received verbal clearance from the Off=Street Parkina Authority that they would operate the parking lot and after covering their costs would return remaining revenues to the City to apply towards covering the City's cost in parking lot preparation and subsidizing the bus shuttle service, RPK/PJAsmf encl. "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" CITIf Ot MIAMI. P1,614t5A INER-OPPICt MCM0"ANOUM to Roy V. Kenzie, Executive DireatoPt" January At 1981 bowntbwn Development Authority t,6Jt,1 Parking on Watson island rho m Mark A. Vale ntift AWL AtktfttNCtb A-1422 OAVW/Oma Terry V- PetCY 77� Assistant City Attorneys tNCL0SUftt9 This is to confirm our oral communications with Peter Andolina of your office on Tuesday, January 6, 1981, concerning parking at Watson Island. As we informed you, the deed restrictions from the State of Florida to the City of Miami concerning Watson Island restricts the use of that parcel of land to those projects that are deemed to be municipal and public purposes. While a parking facility is per se not deemed to -be a public purpose, it is our recommendation that the City Commission make a finding of a public and municipal purpose. Specifi- cally, it is suggested that the City Commission make the determination that an acute parking problem exists in the downtown area and that a public purpose would be served by using the Watson island location as a temporary parking facility. If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. MAV/TVP/Wpc/l "SUPPORTIVE DOCUIVIENTS FOLLOW RESOLUTION NO& A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION TO DECLARE A PARKING EMERGENCY IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ASSIGN STAFF TO WORK WITH DDA, THE OFF-STREET PARKING w AUTHORITY, THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AGENCY, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO EFFECT A TEMPORARY PARKING LOT ON WATSON ISLAND SERVI —i" BY SHUTTLE BUSES, i ri WHEREAS, the parking shortage in Downtown Miami has reached crisis proportions resulting in lost business, office relocations outside Downtown, and employee recruitment problems; and WHEREAS. -the parking situation will be further exacerbated by the loss of nearly 10500 parking spates as Dupont Plaza is developed; and WHEREAS, Watson Island may be used to create a temporary parking facility if parking is declared "a public purpose". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI THAT: 1. The Miami City Commission is urqed to declare a .,parking emergency'in Downtown'Miami, and to make a finding that'la °i public purpose"would be served by using Watson Island as a' temporary- (2 year) parking facility. 2. The Miami Citv Commission is further urged to direct the City Manager to assign staff to work with ODA, the Off - Street Parking Authority, the Metropolitan Transit Agency, and the private sector to effect a temporary parking facility on Watson Island serviced by a shuttle bus route. �f PASSED AND ADOPTER THIS / DAY OF 1981, ATTEST: 7AUR CE A, FE.RRE, C airman Executive secretary s RQ F E, xe v J V_9 t rector r