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Ms. Sara Babun
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City of Miami Commission
Mr. Cleve Jones, Jr.
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Managing Director
Mr. Brett Bibeau
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
April 22, 2004
Honorable Commissioner Johnny Winton
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Re: Recommendation for Approval of 4/22/04 City Commission
Agenda Items PZ 3
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 April 22, 2004 City Commission Agenda Items PZ.3, which
impacts the Miami River.
The Miami River Commission (MRC) recommends approval of the
"Dupont" Major Use Special Permit (MUSP) application. On February 2,
2004, the MRC heard a presentation from Ms. Adrienne Pardo, Greenberg
Traurig, and Mr. Luis Revuelta, Revuelta Vega & Leon Architects,
regarding the pending MUSP for the "Dupont Plaza" site, located on the
north shore of the Miami River, immediately east of the Brickell Bridge.
The MRC found the proposed project to be consistent with the award
winning Miami River Corridor Urban Infill Plan, in that it is a high -density
mixed -use development in downtown Miami, featuring two indoor / outdoor
restaurants on the ground floor, a bar, spa, and retail space, with residential
and hotel units above, the parking garage is facaded with residential loft
units, and the 800 feet of linear dock -space will be accessible to both
property owners and the general public. In addition, the MRC found the
proposed development to be consistent with the Miami River Greenway
Action Plan, in providing a 22-foot wide publicly accessible riverwalk,
consisting of a 16-foot wide unobstructed pedestrian path plus 6 feet of
landscaping, lighting, benches and other amenities. Therefore, the MRC
unanimously recommended approval of the "Dupont" MUSP application,
subject to one condition that the developer extends the publicly accessible
riverwalk over the narrow vacant "Claughton Tract", in order to connect
with "One Miami's" riverwalk, directly east of the Dupont site.
Sincerely,
Brett Bibeau
Managing Director,
Miami River Commission
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