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No Net Loss of Park Land
Miami City Commission
Item FR.2
Thursday, September 14, 2023
13919-Submittal-Elvis Cruz-PowerPoint Presentation
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record for item(s) FR.2 ,
on 09/14/2023 . City Clerk
Too many passages from the
City Code, Miami 21 and
the Comprehensive Plan
are vaguely or misleadingly
worded.
Proposed language for
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Section 62-702. Procedures for conversion of park land.
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(c) Replacement park land must meet the same or higher standard
as the park land it is replacing with similar park, recreation, or
conservation value in terms of usefulness and location,
as recommended by the Director of the Parks and Recreation
Department in consultation with the Planning Director and
approved by the City Commission at a Public Hearing.
Proposed language for
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record for item(s) FR.2 ,
on 09/14/2023 . City Clerk
Section 62-702. Procedures for conversion of park land.
(c) Replacement park land must meet the same or higher standard
as the park land it is replacing with similar park, recreation, or
conservation value in terms of usefulness and location,
as recommended by the Director of the Parks and Recreation
Department in consultation with the Planning Director and
approved by the City Commission at a Public Hearing.
Proposed language for
Submitted into the public
record for item(s)
on 09/14/2023.
Section 62-702. Procedures for conversion of park land.
FR.2 ,
City Clerk
(c) Replacement park land must meet the same or higher standard
as the park land it is replacing with similar park, recreation, or
conservation value in terms of usefulness and location,
as recommended by the Director of the Parks and Recreation
Department in consultation with the Planning Director and
approved by the City Commission at a Public Hearing.
Rather than use subjective
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recommendations from the Parks and
Planning Directors, who are at -will
employees subject to political pressure,
there should be a set of objective criteria
that is designed to protect and maximize
the public interest.
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urge you to re -write this proposed
legislation to better protect the
public interest.
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For example: every parcel of park
land being converted shall be
replaced with an equally sized
large parcel of new park land.
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Also: Pre-existing public land
should not be allowed to count
for no -net loss of park land.
Examples:
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Swales or shoulders along
highways or causeways,
the Underline,
Baywalks and Riverwalks, and
the area under the new Signature Bridge
should not be allowed to serve as
replacements for No -Net -Loss park land.
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We need more REAL park land,
not less.
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Thank you