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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. lrela 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. William O. Cullom
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
Conunission
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
14l:ember at Large Appointed by
Miami -Dade Commission
Ms. Sara Babun
Designee: Mr. Tom Parker
Member at Large Appointed by
City of Miami Commission
Mr. Cleve Jones, Jr.
Designee: Captain Beau Payne
Managing Director
Captain David Miller
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
December 15, 2003
City of Miami Zoning Board
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33145
Re: Recommendation for Approval of City of Miami Zoning
Board's December 15, 2003 Agenda Item 3
Dear Zoning Board:
On September 8, 2003, the Miami River Commission (MRC) heard a
presentation from Ms. Lucia Dougherty, Greenberg Trauig, 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 zoning and land use
amendments. The MRC found the project to be consistent with the
award winning Miami River Corridor Urban Infill Plan, in that it is a
mixed -use project featuring retail spaces on the ground floor with
residential units above it and a facaded parking garage. 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.
Robert Parks, Esq.
Chair,
Miami River Commission