HomeMy WebLinkAboutsubmission - correspondence 1Policy Committee:
Governor of State of Florida
Mr. Jeb Bush
Designee: Dr. Pamella Dana
Chair of Miami -Dade Delegation
Representative Rene Garcia
Designee: Ms. Debra Owens
Chair of Governing Board of
South Florida Water Management
District
Mr. Nicolas J. Gutierrez, Jr.
Designee: Ms. trela Bague
Miami -Dade State Attorney
Ms. Katherine Fernandez -Rundle
Designee: Mr. Gary Winston
Mayor of Miami -Dade County
Mayor Alex Penelas
Designee: Mr. Henry F. Seri
Mayor of Miami
Mayor Manuel A. Diaz
Designee: Mr. Otto Boudet-Murfas
City of Miami Commissioner
Commissioner Joe Sanchez
Designee: Mr. Steve Wright
Miami -Dade County
Commissioner
Commissioner Bruno Barreiro
Designee: Mr. Alfredo Gonzalez
Chair of Miami River Marine
Group
Mr. Charles "Bud" Morton
Designee: Mr. Richard Bunnell
Chair of Marine Council
Mr. Michael Karcher
Designee: Mr. Phil Everingham
Executive Director of Downtown
Development Authority
Mr. Dana A. Nottingham
Designee: Mr. Adam Lukin
Chair of Greater Miami Chamber
of Commerce
Mr. lsilio Arriaga
Designee: Ms. Megan Kelly
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by City of Miami
Commission
Dr. Ernest Martin
Designee: Mr. Michael Cox
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by Miami -Dade
Commission
Ms. Sallye Jude
Designee: Ms. Jane Caporelli
Representative from
Environmental or Civic
Organization Appointed by the
Governor
Ms. Janet McAliley
Designee: Ms. Theo Long
Member at Large Appointed by
the Governor
Mr. Robert Parks
Member at Large Appointed by
Miami -Dade Commission
Ms. Sara Babun
Designee: Mr. Eddie Rodriguez
Member at Large Appointed by
City of Miami Commission
Mr. Cleve Jones, Jr.
Designee: Captain Beau Payne
i\lanaging Director
Mr. Brett Biheau
Miami River Commission
c/o Rosenstiel School
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
Office: (305) 361-4850
Fax: (305) 361-4755
email: mrc@rsinas.miami.edu
February 26, 2004
Honorable Commissioner Joe Sanchez
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Re: Recommendation for Approval of 2/26/04 City Commission
Agenda Items PZ 23, PZ 24 & PZ 25
Dear Honorable Commissioner Sanchez:
This letter serves as the Miami River Commission's (MRC) "official
statement" to all City Commissioners, requested in City Resolution 00-320,
regarding February 26, 2004 City Commission Agenda Items PZ.23, PZ 24,
& PZ 25, which impact the Miami River.
On September 8, 2003, the Miami River Commission (MRC) heard a
presentation from Ms. Lucia Dougherty, Greenberg Traurig, and Mr. Larry
Cohan, Brito, Cohan and Associates, regarding the pending Major Use
Special Permit (MUSP) application for the "Royal Atlantic" development,
located at 1001 NW 7 ST. The presented MUSP application included the
pending land use and zoning amendments. The MRC found the proposed
project to be consistent with the award winning Miami River Corridor
Urban Infill Plan, in that it has mixed -uses, featuring retail spaces on the
ground floor with residential units above, and has a facaded parking garage.
The MRC noted the original proposal had been reduced in density from
three buildings, the tallest being 36 stories, to two-27 story buildings, and
that the planned parking garage on the eastern side of the "Royal Atlantic"
project would serve as a buffer between the proposed residential units and
the immediately adjacent marine industrial businesses to the east of the site.
In addition, the MRC found the proposed "Royal Atlantic" development to
be consistent with the Miami River Greenway Action Plan, in providing a
20-foot wide publicly accessible riverwalk, and an "on -road greenway"
along NW 7 ST. Therefore, the MRC unanimously recommended approval
of the "Royal Atlantic" MUSP application, and the related land use and
zoning amendments.
Sincerely,
Robert Par s,
Chair,
Miami River Commission
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Policy Committee:
Governor of State of Florida
Mr. Jeb Bush
Designee: Dr. Pamella Dana
Chair of Miami -Dade Delegation
Representative Rene Garcia
Designee: Ms. Debra Owens
Chair of Governing Board of
South Florida Water Management
District
Mr. Nicolas J. Gutierrez, Jr.
Designee: Ms. Irela Bague
Miami -Dade State Attorney
Ms. Katherine Fernandez -Rundle
Designee: Mr. Gary Winston
Mayor of Miami -Dade County
Mayor Alex Penelas
Designee: Mr. Henry F. Sori
Mayor of Miami
Mayor Manuel A. Diaz
Designee: Mr. Otto Boudet-Murias
City of Miami Commissioner
Commissioner Joe Sanchez
Designee: Mr. Steve Wright
Miami -Dade County
Commissioner
Commissioner Bruno Barreiro
Designee: Mr. Alfredo Gonzalez
Chair of Miami River Marine
Group
Mr. Charles "Bud" Morton
Designee: Mr. Richard Bunnell
Chair of Marine Council
Mr. Michael Karcher
Designee: Mr. Phil Everingham
Executive Director of Downtown
Development Authority
Mr. Dana A. Nottingham
Designee: Mr. Adam Lukin
Chair of Greater Miami Chamber
of Commerce
Mr. Isilio Arriaga
Designee: Ms. Megan Kelly
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by City of Miami
Commission
Dr. Ernest Martin
Designee: Mr. Michael Cox
Neighhorhood Representative
Appointed by Miami -Dade
Commission
Ms. Sallye Jude
Designee: Ms. Jane Caporelli
Representative from
Environmental or Civic
Organization Appointed by the
Governor
Ms. Janet McAliley
Designee: Ms. Theo Long
Member at Large Appointed by
the Governor
Mr. Robert Parks
Member at Large Appointed by
Miami -Dade Commission
Ms. Sara Babun
Designee: Mr. Eddie Rodriguez
Member at Large Appointed by
City of Miami Commission
Mr. Cleve Jones, Jr.
Dcsignce: Captain Beau Payne
Managing Director
Mr. Brett Biheau
Miami River Commission
c/o Rosenstiel School
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
Office: (305) 361-4850
Fax: (305) 361-4755
email: mrc@rsmas.miami.edu
February 26, 2004
Honorable Commissioner Johnny Winton
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Re: Recommendation for Approval of 2/26/04 City Commission
Agenda Items PZ 23, PZ 24 & PZ 25
Dear Honorable Commissioner Winton:
This letter serves as the Miami River Commission's (MRC) "official
statement" to all City Commissioners, requested in City Resolution 00-320,
regarding February 26, 2004 City Commission Agenda Items PZ.23, PZ 24,
& PZ 25, which impact the Miami River.
On September 8, 2003, the Miami River Commission (MRC) heard a
presentation from Ms. Lucia Dougherty, Greenberg Traurig, and Mr. Larry
Cohan, Brito, Cohan and Associates, regarding the pending Major Use
Special Permit (MUSP) application for the "Royal Atlantic" development,
located at 1001 NW 7 ST. The presented MUSP application included the
pending land use and zoning amendments. The MRC found the proposed
project to be consistent with the award winning Miami River Corridor
Urban Infill Plan, in that it has mixed -uses, featuring retail spaces on the
ground floor with residential units above, and has a facaded parking garage.
The MRC noted the original proposal had been reduced in density from
three buildings, the tallest being 36 stories, to two-27 story buildings, and
that the planned parking garage on the eastern side of the "Royal Atlantic"
project would serve as a buffer between the proposed residential units and
the immediately adjacent marine industrial businesses to the east of the site.
In addition, the MRC found the proposed "Royal Atlantic" development to
be consistent with the Miami River Greenway Action Plan, in providing a
20-foot wide publicly accessible riverwalk, and an "on -road greenway"
along NW 7 ST. Therefore, the MRC unanimously recommended approval
of the "Royal Atlantic" MUSP application, and the related land use and
zoning amendments.
Sincerely,
Robert Pa s,
Chair,
Miami River Commission
Policy Committee:
Governor of State of Florida
Mr. Jeb Bush
Designee: Dr. Pamella Dana
Chair of Miami -Dade Delegation
Representative Rene Garcia
Designcc: Ms. Debra Owens
Chair of Governing Board of
South Florida Water Management
District
Mr. Nicolas J. Gutierrez, Jr.
Designee: Ms. beta Bague
Miami -Dade State Attorney
Ms. Katherine Fernandez -Rundle
Designee: Mr. Gary Winston
Mayor of Miami -Dade County
Mayor Alex Penelas
Designee: Mr. Henry F. Sori
Mayor of Miami
Mayor Manuel A. Diaz
Designer. Mr. Otto Boudet-Murias
City of Miami Commissioner
Commissioner Joe Sanchez
Designee: Mr. Steve Wright
Miami -Dade County
Commissioner
Commissioner Bruno Barreiro
Designee: Mr. Alfredo Gonzalez
Chair of Miami River Marine
Group
Mr. Charles "Bud" Morton
Designee: Mr. Richard Bunnell
Chair of Marine Council
Mr. Michael Karcher
Designee: Mr. Phil Everingham
Executive Director of Downtown
Development Authority
Mr. Dana A. Nottingham
Designee: Mr. Adam Lukin
Chair of Greater Miami Chamber
of Commerce
Mr. Isilio Arriaga
Designee: Ms. Megan Kelly
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by City of Miami
Commission
Dr. Ernest Martin
Designee: Mr. Michael Cox
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by Miami -Dade
Commission
Ms. Sallee Jude
Designee: Ms. Jane Caporelli
Representative from
Environmental or Civic
Organization Appointed by the
Governor
Ms. Janct McAliley
Designee: Ms. Theo Long
Member at Large Appointed by
the Governor
Mr. Robert Parks
Member at Large Appointed by
Miami -Dade Commission
Ms. Sara Babun
Designee: Mr. Eddie Rodriguez
Member at Large Appointed by
City of Miami Commission
Mr. Cleve Jones, Jr.
Designee: Captain Beau Payne
Managing Director
Mr, Brett Biheau
Miami River Commission
c/o Rosenstiel School
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
Office: (305) 361-4850
Fax: (305) 361-4755
email: mrc@rsmas.miami.edu
February 26, 2004
Honorable Commissioner Tomas Regalado
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Re: Recommendation for Approval of 2/26/04 City Commission
Agenda Items PZ 23, PZ 24 & PZ 25
Dear Honorable Commissioner Tomas Regalado:
This letter serves as the Miami River Commission's (MRC) "official
statement" to all City Commissioners, requested in City Resolution 00-320,
regarding February 26, 2004 City Commission Agenda Items PZ.23, PZ 24,
& PZ 25, which impact the Miami River.
On September 8, 2003, the Miami River Commission (MRC) heard a
presentation from Ms. Lucia Dougherty, Greenberg Traurig, and Mr. Larry
Cohan, Brito, Cohan and Associates, regarding the pending Major Use
Special Permit (MUSP) application for the "Royal Atlantic" development,
located at 1001 NW 7 ST. The presented MUSP application included the
pending land use and zoning amendments. The MRC found the proposed
project to be consistent with the award winning Miami River Corridor
Urban Infill Plan, in that it has mixed -uses, featuring retail spaces on the
ground floor with residential units above, and has a facaded parking garage.
The MRC noted the original proposal had been reduced in density from
three buildings, the tallest being 36 stories, to two-27 story buildings, and
that the planned parking garage on the eastern side of the "Royal Atlantic"
project would serve as a buffer between the proposed residential units and
the immediately adjacent marine industrial businesses to the east of the site.
In addition, the MRC found the proposed "Royal Atlantic" development to
be consistent with the Miami River Greenway Action Plan, in providing a
20-foot wide publicly accessible riverwalk, and an "on -road greenway"
along NW 7 ST. Therefore, the MRC unanimously recommended approval
of the "Royal Atlantic" MUSP application, and the related land use and
zoning amendments.
Sincerely,
' ' /
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If
Robert Pa s
Chair,
Miami River Commission
Policy Committee:
Governor of State of Florida
Mr. Jeb Bush
Designee: Dr. Pamella Dana
Chair of Miami -Dade Delegation
Representative Rene Garcia
Designee: Ms. Debra Owens
Chair of Governing Board of
South Florida Water Management
District
Mr. Nicolas J. Gutierrez, Jr.
Designee: Ms. Irela Bague
Miami -Dade State Attorney
Ms. Katherine Fernandez -Rundle
Designee: Mr. Gary Winston
Mayor of Miami -Dade County
Mayor Alex Penelas
Designee: Mr. Henry F. Sori
Mayor of Miami
Mayor Manuel A. Diaz
Designee: Mr. Otto Boudet-Mur as
City of Miami Commissioner
Commissioner Joe Sanchez
Designee: Mr. Steve Wright
Miami -Dade County
Commissioner
Commissioner Bruno Barreiro
Designee: Mr. Alfredo Gonzalez
Chair of Miami River Marine
Group
Mr. Charles "Bud" Morton
Designee: Mr. Richard Bunnell
Chair of Marine Council
Mr. Michael Karcher
Designee: Mr. Phil Everingham
Executive Director of Downtown
Development Authority
Mr. Dana A. Nottingham
Designee: Mr. Adam Lukin
Chair of Greater Miami Chamber
of Commerce
Mr. Isilio Arriaga
Designee: Ms. Megan Kelly
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by City of Miami
Commission
Dr. Ernest Martin
Designee: Mr. Michael Cox
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by Miami -Dade
Commission
Ms. Sallee Jude
Dcsignce: Ms. Jane Caporelli
Representative from
Environmental or Civic
Organization Appointed by the
Governor
Ms. Janet McAliley
Designee: Ms. Theo Long
Member at Large Appointed by
the Governor
Mr. Robert Parks
Member at Large Appointed by
Miami -Dade Commission
Ms. Sara Babun
Designee: Mr. Eddie Rodriguez
Member at Large Appointed by
City of Miami Commission
Mr. Cleve Jones, Jr.
Designee: Captain Beau Payne
Managing Director
Mr. Brett Biheau
Miami River Commission
do Rosenstiel School
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
Office: (305) 361-4850
Fax: (305) 361-4755
email: mrc@rsmas.miami.edu
February 26, 2004
Honorable Commissioner Angel Gonzalez
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Re: Recommendation for Approval of 2/26/04 City Commission
Agenda Items PZ 23, PZ 24 & PZ 25
Dear Honorable Commissioner Gonzalez:
This letter serves as the Miami River Commission's (MRC) "official
statement" to all City Commissioners, requested in City Resolution 00-320,
regarding February 26, 2004 City Commission Agenda Items PZ.23, PZ 24,
& PZ 25, which impact the Miami River.
On September 8, 2003, the Miami River Commission (MRC) heard a
presentation from Ms. Lucia Dougherty, Greenberg Traurig, and Mr. Larry
Cohan, Brito, Cohan and Associates, regarding the pending Major Use
Special Permit (MUSP) application for the "Royal Atlantic" development,
located at 1001 NW 7 ST. The presented MUSP application included the
pending land use and zoning amendments. The MRC found the proposed
project to be consistent with the award winning Miami River Corridor
Urban Infill Plan, in that it has mixed -uses, featuring retail spaces on the
ground floor with residential units above, and has a facaded parking garage.
The MRC noted the original proposal had been reduced in density from
three buildings, the tallest being 36 stories, to two-27 story buildings, and
that the planned parking garage on the eastern side of the "Royal Atlantic"
project would serve as a buffer between the proposed residential units and
the immediately adjacent marine industrial businesses to the east of the site.
In addition, the MRC found the proposed "Royal Atlantic" development to
be consistent with the Miami River Greenway Action Plan, in providing a
20-foot wide publicly accessible riverwalk, and an "on -road greenway"
along NW 7 ST. Therefore, the MRC unanimously recommended approval
of the "Royal Atlantic" MUSP application, and the related land use and
zoning amendments.
Sincerely,
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Robert L. Par s, .. .
Chair,
Miami River Commission