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Home My WebLink AboutVirginia Key Consensus Master PlanVIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN JULY 2010 • STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW PROCESS, January 18-22, 2007 • PUBLIC MEETING #1: SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS, March 29, 2007 • PUBLIC MEETING #2: COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AND CONSENSUS BUILDING, June 20, 2007 • PUBLIC MEETING #3: PRELIMINARY MASTER PLANNING, August 26, 2008 • PUBLIC MEETING #4: VIRGINIA KEY MASTER PLAN, May 20, 2009 • WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD, June 9, 2009 • PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD, June 17, 2009 • WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD, October 5, 2009 • CITY COMMISSION October 8, 2009 VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Public Consensus Building JULY 2010 October 5, 2009 Waterfront Advisory Board MOTION To accept the Virginia Key Master Plan as presented with the following additions and inclusions: • Welcome Center on the Marine Stadium site and restoration of Marine Stadium. • A transportation plan to and from the Marine Stadium, Park and Passive use areas. • No Hotel or Hotels on site. • Inclusion of one or two of the identified Boat Ramps included in the Master Plan. • Re- inclusion of the BMX and Mountain Bike trails. • Creation of an Implementation Committee. • Cleaning up the landfill and examine possible leaking from the site into the bay. Proper remediation. • Increase the buffer areas between nature areas (i.e. mangrove) and the proposed playing fields. • Historic Virginia Key Beach continued restoration. October 8, 2009 City Commission MOTION To defer Item PZ.1 to the first scheduled City Commission meeting in May 2010. • Immediately allow a mountain bike facility on North Point, • Immediately move forward with the remediation of the landfill and utilize the $45 million in Miami -Dade County funds for same, and • To ensure the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust has the flexibility in its efforts to construct, operate, or maintain the proposed Civil Rights Museum complex and any other facilities as the Trust may deem necessary in order for the Museum to survive VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Waterfont Advisory Board and City Commission Action JULY 2010 Public Consensus Building and Project Schedule following City Commission Deferral on October 8, 2009 • December 10, 2009- First Workshop at • May 4, 2010- Final UM Studio presentations Lummus Park with UEL by architecture students • January 14, 2010- Second Workshop at Lummus Park with UEL • February 3, 2010- Mountain Bike Course Layout at North Point site • February 11, 2010- Discussion Item at City Commission. Deferral to July 22, 2010. • May 5, 2010- Meeting with UM / UEL/ City Administration at Mayor's Office • July 1, 2010- Meeting at County Public Works Department (Basin Area Plan) • July 13, 2010- Waterfront Advisory Board • July 15, 2010 -Parks Advisory Board • March 27, 2010- Dade Heritage Trust and Virginia Key Public Planning Coalition • July 21, 2010- Planning, Zoning and Appeals presentations at Rusty Pelican & design Board workshop at VKBPT offices • July 22, 2010- City Commission Meeting • April 27, 2010- City and County Commissioners / Staff / UM at City Hall VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Public Consensus Building and Project Schedule JULY 2010 SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA 1. Structures to follow USGBC's LEED Criteria for environmental sustainability standards 2. Use of Best Management Practices for stormwater management • permeable surfaces for trails, parking areas, and roadways, • bioswales/raingardens, • green roofs and rain cisterns for runoff collection, etc) 3. Use of onsite renewable energy resources (i.e. wind, sun, rain, etc) 4. Use of reclaimed water from Sewage Treatment Plant for irrigation and other non -potable water needs 5. Conservation of ecologically -sensitive areas with some opportunities for environmental education 6. Encouraging use of biking and pedestrian circulation through extensive island -wide trails 7. Reuse of brownfields and landfill area for green recreational opportunities 8. Use of environmentally -friendly products and practices for maintenance of parks and recreation areas VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Sustainability Criteria JULY 2010 VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN NOTE: This is a Conceptual Plan. Site elements such as parking garage, marina design and surface parking area locations may change. JULY 2010 VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN North Point Existing Conditions 60.3 acres JULY 2010 LAND USE SUMMARY Mountain biking: 33.12 acres (54.9%) S Eco Campground: 3.36 acres (5.6%) ` Information Center/restrooms: 0.02 acres (0.03%) VIRGINIA KEY Playground/Biker's was h down: 0.72 acres (1.19%) Pervious parking:1.08 acres (1.79%) 7 CONSENSUS Hammock/trails/beach: 22.0 acres (36.49%) 11 MASTER PLAN TOTAL NORTH POINT: 60.3 acres (100%) North Point Park `s 2 13 13 LEGEND 11 1. Mountain Bike Trails 2. Eco Campground 1 12 3. Biker's wash down area 4. Information Center with Restroorns 11 13 5. Pervious parking y (100 spaces) 6 6. Enhanced public beach 12 7. Future upland habitat restoration B. Restored mangroves 9. Bill Sadowski Nature Preserve 10. Miami-Dade WASA tiy, 4 Treatment Plant 11. Observation opportunities 12. Perimeter Multiuse Nature Trails 13. Coastal Hammock } 10 ,a3,tMt1! N W :;. ht4 r t,. GRAPHIC SCALE so 0 100 200 JULY 2010 1Q LEGEND 1. Renovated Boat Launch with Canoe/Kayak Rentals and ,7. " Food Concessions. (Existing to be improved) M VIRGINIA KEY 2. Elevated Boardwalks with CONSENSUS Environmental Educational MASTER PLAN Signage. (Existing to be improved) "' . , • 1Iile, Shrimper's 3. Existing Parking to be Lagoon, improved with bio-swales and Public Beach pervious pavement. and Coastal Hardwood 4. Beach Pavilion and Facilities Hammock Building, Playground/Tot-lot, Restoration Beach Volleyball Courts, and Public Picnic Area (Existing to y4 be improved) 1 rfj, s f 3 5. Enhanced Existing Public Beach Area and Trails 5 6. Coastal Hardwood Hammock Restoration Area with Enhanced Interpretive Trail System with Environmental T' Education Opportunities { (minor improvements and additions to existing trails) 7. Public Restrooms and Shelter N Building (Existing to be improved) JULY 2010 VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Landfill Existing Conditions 116.5 acres N On JULY 2010 LAND USE SUMMARY Sport Fields: 19-9 acres (17%) Pervious Parking: 2.2 acres (1.8%) Recreation Center & Restroom 0.5 acres (0.5%) Open Meadow: 9.0 acres (7.7%) Mangroves & Hammock: 85.0 acres (73%) TOTAL LANDFILL: 116.5 acres (100%) ) VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Landfill Park LEGEND 1. Softball I Little League (4 fields) 2. Soccer I Football (4 fields) 3. Tennis (4 courts) 4. Existing / restored mangroves 5. Batting Cage 6. Open Meadow 7. Recreation Center 8. Playground 9. Pervious parking (160 spaces) 10. Restrooms 11. Coastal Hammock I Nature Trails 12. Existing parking along Arthur Lamb Road N ED GRAPHIC SCALE h%...d— 50 0 100 200 JULY 2010 LAND USE SUMMARY Sport Fields: 19-9 acres (17%) Pervious Parking: 2.2 acres (1.8%) Recreation Center & Restroom 0.5 acres (0.5%) Open Meadow: 9.0 acres (7.7%) Mangroves & Hammock: 85.0 acres (73%) TOTAL LANDFILL: 116.5 acres (100%) ) VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Landfill Park LEGEND 1. Softball I Little League (4 fields) 2. Soccer I Football (4 fields) 3. Tennis (4 courts) 4. Existing / restored mangroves 5. Batting Cage 6. Open Meadow 7. Recreation Center 8. Playground 9. Pervious parking (160 spaces) 10. Restrooms 11. Coastal Hammock I Nature Trails 12. Existing parking along Arthur Lamb Road N ED GRAPHIC SCALE h%...d— 50 0 100 200 JULY 2010 Miami skyline viewing point BILL SADOWSKI CRITICAL WILDLIFE AREA Wildlife watch tower .:jy OP , °i 0 Rt��~ VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN BILL SADOWSKI CRITICAL WILDLIFE AREA: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL TRAILS YT �Q JULY 2010 ` r �f li LAO West Lake Park, Florida Park, Broward County, Florida VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area: Environmental Educational Trails JULY 2010 RICKENBACKER MARINA RUSTY PELICAN RESTAURANT MAST ACADEMY r� VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Basin Area Properties Existing Conditions 42.2 acres JULY 2010 4 '�_� `yam;' ♦ _ �� - �j� �.' �� j . �r .1' 'r .yam,.. � .. w e� s . --. .: die • �� h 1 6•+ p uT�. . ,.,•-,.tom+= .t.. , .. „ .. ... .. ,. 10 �I VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Basin Area Properties .1119 This is a Conceptual Plan. Site elements such as parking garage, marina design and surface parking area locations may change JULY 2010 VIRGINIA KEY CONSENSUS MASTER PLAN Transportation Plan 1. Bus Route Service 2. Water Transit Service 3. Solar Powered Tram 4. Green Parking N On GRAPHIC SCALE h8��^ 50 0 100 200 JULY 2010