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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal Reasons for DenialReasons to Vote for Denial Irrep O Grossly Out of Scale le Traffic. Congestion Planning Advisory Board Denial Zoning Board- Denial Inconsistent with Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan Inconsistent with OMNI CRA Plan Inconsistent with Miami 21 Residential development incompatible with printing press which is a 24/7 operatignMITTED INTO THE. PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM »�; ON n-act_oc. PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM,j4ON /i-y.o6.. n b. Natural Resource Protection SUBMITTED INTO TIDE City of Miami Evaluation and Appraisal ± •' LIC RECORD FOR 'P2s,ITEM _,tnONii-o9-o4 The City of Miami has abundant natural resources, including the Biscayne Bay waterfront, rivers, Biscayne Bay islands, Virginia Key, tropical flora and fauna, greenspaces, and wetlands. These resources are a key component of the City's quality of life economy, and attractiveness as a tourism and business destination. Ensuring their protection is necessary: in order to provide quality of life to existing and future residents,_ businesses and visitors. In addition, these resources play am important role in improving air and water quality, stosmwater retention, the availability ,of potable water, and providing other environmental benefits. In the EAR Issue scoping process, preservation of the City's tree canopy emerged as an important issue. Many City - residents expressed concerns about the loss of the tree canopy and/or well -established trees resulting from development and redevelopment projects. Currently, developers have to secure permits in order to remove or cut trees, and neighborhood associations can file appeals of such permits. In addition, many areas of the City have been designated as Environmental Preservation Districts, further protecting trees and other natural features. In recognition of the importance of. the issue and -the need for providing additional protections to the tree canopy in the current wave of redevelopment, the City is drafting a Tree Protection Ordinance. Key compopents of this ordinance include requirements for mitigation, increased penalties for illegal tree removal, requirements for the relocation of trees away from construction sites, requirements for obtaining permits when pruning a certain percentage of a tree, the development of a tree disposition plan for development and redevelopment sites, and the establishment of a City Tree That fund. Goals, objectives and policies supporting protection of the tree canopy should also be reflected in the MCNP. Preserving the quality of surface waters is an important"ebncem for a number of reasons, including protecting the environmental quality of watersheds, .wetlands, and Biscayne Bay. Issues regarding the degradation ofthe Miami River's watet:quality were addressed in Chapter I.A. In addition, the City, in conjunction with such regulatory agencies as the Miami -Dade County .Department of Environmental Resources Management, South Florida Water Management District, Miami River Coordinating Committee, Miami River Commission, Biscayne Bay Management Committee, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, work to reduce point and non -point source pollutant loading into surface waters, including the Miami River, Little River, and Biscayne Bay. The City complies with the requirements of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permit with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in operating its sanitary storm sewer discharge system. In addition, the West Flagami area of the City is designated as a secondary aquifer recharge area. Policies to maintain low or median density development in this area are reflected in the MCNP and land development regulations. The Biscayne Bay shoreline is another key feature of the City's natural resources inventory-. Preserving the quality of scenic visual and physical corridors to and from the City's waterfront is enumerated in various objectives and policies. The City has in place 32 City of Miami Evaluation and Appraisal Report the Waterfront Charter Amendment"- which requires visual and in some cases physical access to the City's Bay front. The requirement is for 25% of the width of the land in total to be open and unimpeded by manmade structures. In addition, the County's Biscayne Bay Shoreline Development Review Committee12 reviews all applications for properties abutting the Biscayne Bay shoreline. This review also requires visual and in some cases public physical access to Biscayne Bay of twenty (20) percent of the width of the lot (up to one hundred (100) feet maximum) on one (1) side of the parcel. The major points of the Codes are to achieve the following objectives: (1) Preserving or' enhancing the natural, aesthetic and recreational values of the shoreline; (2) Encouraging the best use of the water and shoreline area for the benefit of all; (3) Providing the maximum amount of public visual and physical access to the water through walkways, boardwalks, plazas, and observation areas along the shoreline; (4) Encouraging new shoreline development to be oriented to the water; (5) Avoiding monotony in building heights and width; (6) Preventing the siting of incompatible uses; (7) Encouraging native plant materials along the shoreline to focus views to the water, (8) Creating a natural soft edge and greenbelt -like quality along the bay shoreline; and (10) Encouraging the integration of existing historic structures and features in new developments. Virginia Key is a 1,055 acre natural. barrier island located between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, It provides the City's only ocean front beaches and includes a variety of fragile and important ecosystems, such as coastal hammocks, coastal dunes, mangroves, tidal marshes, and tidal flats. Approximately 250 acres are developed; the portions along Rickenbacker causeway include private and public marine facilities, a marine stadium, research facilities, and other uses13: Virginia Key is also home to one of Miami -Dade County's three sewage treatment plants. Dredge from the plant is treated and dried on the Key, which has raised concerns regarding contamination and odor. The plant is served by a sewer line that connects the island to the northwest. Concerns about this main and its potential for contaminating the Bay resulted in enforcement actions being brought against the County by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the mid- 1990s. • These actions resulted in the construction of a new sewer line and other improvements to the sewage treatment plant. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM:" ON 11-09.04. r 1 City of Miami Charter, Section 3(mm) 12 Chapter 33D, Code of Miami -Dade County 13 Virginia Key Master Plan, City of Miami Planning Department, June 1987 33 EAST QUADRANT i„),RAT- r HNI PROGRESS CODE PROPOSED ZONING CONVERSION MAP NW 2nd Avenue Miami Avenue :IIIIiuIUl a ion= imumin ginim.„; Rimmu iII'iIi annul — IP' F015,5"; mum • 1 Immo 11•4 11411 111 H11 11 Ell 111111111111 MIIIIII 4111111116-4 ufforforgalkamilmool-7.01 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,11.11111•11 11111111" 1111111111 H1111111 M1111 111111111 Mill I 1111 IMT111111 Mill11111111! iummr 64,06,44644. 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Ella -URBAN j T4 GENERAL 14213.104 35 — URBAN CENTER [ 16 8-12 — URBAN CORE EL -A 36 12-24 - URBAN CORE 11V11,111 TE 24-48 - URBAN CORE 86 36-60 — URBAN CORE 76 48-8JL -URBAN CORE DI —LIGHT INDUSTRIAL D2 — IlkIDOSTPIAL . — CIVIC SPACEIPARKS CI — CIVIC INSTUUTIONAL R — RES IHA0/r_13 L — WADED 0 — OPEN Julia Tuttle Causeway 20th Street Venetian Causeway MacArthur Causeway i DUANY PLATER—ZYBERK & COMPANY ReVortgerti EXAA cam 04 Omni CRA Redevelopment Plan FINAL DR; PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES Sting condition at 1-,95 and Bicentennial Park Ba 1) Connection to Margaret Pace Park -aft€ 2) Incorporate Pedestrian Oriented Uses 3) Improved Pedestrian Crosswalk at 15th Street/Venetian Causeway 4) Incorporate Pedestrian Oriented Uses 5) Performance/Active Park Uses 6) Connection Under 1-395 7) Connection to Bicentennial Park (Future Museum Park) The new Baywalk should incorporate a connection between the Omni area hotel properties and the Miami Women's Club and Margaret Pace Park; and should provide an improved pedestrian crossing at the Venetian Causeway and under 1-395 to Bicentennial/Museum Park. 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Fla. Page 1 of 3 Subscriber Services MiamiHeraid.com SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC REC'.' •)r FIurk1aOR.." ITEM �Zlc, Search t': Recent News r Archives t` Web for o Jobs o Cars o Real Estate s o Apartments o Local Shopping • ShopLocal • Newspaper Ads o All Classifieds • Create an Ad • Find an Ad • Pets News Sports Entertainment Business • Business Monday • Small Business • National • International • Personal Finance • Technology • Action Line Tropical Life & Home Opinion Visitor's Guide IONLINE FEATURES Calendar Contests Message Boards Special Publications Today's Front Page Traffic Reports Web Cams Yellow Pages Maps & Directions SITE SERVICES Place an Ad RSS feeds Back to Home Posted on Sat. Nov. 04, 2006 LEARN MORE Go Business LI email this A print this REAL ESTATE Deal may be priciest buy in S. Fla. The group buying 10 acres of prime downtown land from The Miami Herald's parent company plans to sell a substantial portion of the property to another developer in a pricey deal. BY MATTHEW HAGGMAN mhaggrnan@MiamiHerald.com The development group that is buying 10 acres next to the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts from The McClatchy Co. plans to flip much of the land for a hefty profit. The group led by developer Pedro Martin -- which has yet to close on its contract to get the land for $190 million -- has agreed to sell more than 8 acres to builder Mark Siffin of Maefield Development in Indianapolis, Ind. The price tag is for at least $230 million, according to sources familiar with the deal. An investor in the Martin -led group, Hank Sopher, said Siffin already put down a $10 million deposit. "The land is being sold," Sopher said. "The sale price I am not at liberty to discuss." If it goes through, the Siffin deal would rank among the most expensive land purchases per acre -- if not the most expensive -- in South Florida. And it would add another wrinkle to a much -watched deal for prime downtown Miami land. Martin, chief executive of Miami -Based Terra Group, declined to answer specific questions. In response to an e-mail asking whether he was indeed selling part of the land to Siffin for at least $230 million, Martin replied: "The assumptions you have made are incorrect." Both Martin and Siffin have previously denied plans for the flip. Martin has called Siffin a joint venture partner or a project developer leading the retail part of the development. Terra Group is a residential builder. Siffin declined comment, as did McClatchy, the Sacramento, Calif. -based media company that owns The Miami Herald. "I don't have any comment on what Mr. Martin Curren Complete F reca My Class Rhrr!(.rosr 1Uu0 Or Florida http://vvww.miami.com/m1d/miamiherald/business/15925777.htm 11/5/2006 MiamiHerald.com I 1 News by text message Contact Us Site Map Past Articles Advertise Newspaper Services 1/04/2006 I Deal may be priciest buy in S. Fla. Page 2 of 3 might do with the property after he owns it," said Patrick J. Talamantes, McClatchy's chief financial officer. Talamantes also had no comment on what Martin might do before owning it. In March 2005 the Martin -led investor group, under the name Citisquare Group, won the bidding for 10 acres put up for sale by Knight Ridder, the former parent of The Miami Herald purchased by McClatchy this year. The land includes the Boulevard Shops on Biscayne Boulevard and four parking lots between the Carnival Center and The Miami Herald's headquarters. The Martin -led group is seeking city approval next week to build a high-rise condo and hotel tower on what is now a small parking lot at the foot of the Venetian Causeway. The rest of the land would go to Siffin. Those properties have already been approved by city commissioners for a large big -box retail center and two condominium towers, together called City Square. Questions about who is actually developing the 10 acres next to The Miami Herald arose a year ago when plans for City Square were filed with the city by Siffin's Maefield Development rather than Martin's Terra Group. Siffin was thought to be out of the picture, having lost to Martin in the bidding process. Further, Siffin's local attorney, Jeffrey Bercow, initially told The Miami Herald Siffin was buying the land from the Martin group. But he then said Siffin was merely working in collaboration with Martin. At public meetings, separate sets of architects and attorneys were used for the two projects. Meanwhile, it remains unclear when McClatchy will sell the land. McClatchy had expected to close this year after environmental remediation, but it recently said the deal will not be completed until the first half of 2007. The pricey sale -- closely watched because the land sits next to the Carnival Center that taxpayers spent nearly a half -billion dollars to build -- has generated questions almost from the moment it was announced. The Martin -led group sought to rezone The Miami Herald's offices for a future high-rise development, with Knight Ridder's permission. This puzzled many observers because the media company insisted it was not relocating. Ultimately, city commissioners rejected the rezoning bid. Siffin and Martin also recently sought $200 million in taxpayer funds for the City Square project, which the city roundly rejected. And Siffin's colorful past has itself garnered attention. Relatively new to South Florida, Siffin's careers have ranged from farmer and gemstone dealer to derivatives trader and Midwestern developer. He has also had several brushes with the law, including three indictments and one conviction for heroin possession in 1973 when he was 23. Siffin, now 55, told The Miami Herald he is not proud of using drugs, and it was long ago. Since becoming a developer, Siffin has also launched projects in California, Kansas, Indiana and Ohio. MORE NEW • Media • Publishing • McClatchy • Sacramento Metro • Sacramento, CA • Indianapolis. IN • Indianapolis Metro • Discuss Indianapolis http://www.miami.com/m1d/miamiherald/business/15925777.htm 11/5/2006 Economics make county garage for arts center a bad gamble Page 1 of 2 Calendar of Events FYI Miami Filming in Miami Classified Ads Display Ads Front Page About Miami Today Put Your Message in Miami Today Contact Miami Today Job Opportunities Research Our Files The Online Archive Order Reprints Week of November 02, 2006 Economics make county garage for arts center a bad gamble Good news: Just 18 years after a performing -arts center was first planned and seven years after groundbreaking, the county has begun dealing to develop nearby parking. Bad news: The deal under discussion isn't likely to make economic sense. The costs won't work unless they're low -balled, as Miami International Airport and the performing -arts center were until the public was on the hook. Then, low -balled costs snowballed. Last week alone, the estimated cost of airport expansion rose another $1 billion. Since sifting numbers can be mind -numbing, let's look first at who could benefit from the primary deal being discussed. Potential winners are: •Concertgoers, who would wind up with parking after current temporary deals evaporate. How much they'd pay is a topic to which we'll return. •Operators of the arts center and presenting companies, who need audiences to pay the bills. •The arts center, which might get the garage's profits, desperately needed to fill an unfunded operating deficit. Like popcorn in movie theaters, a center -owned garage might have contributed mightily to a bottom line. •The Miami -Dade County commission, which would gain deniability. When it approved the center, the commission pledged that while the county would pay hundreds of millions for construc4 it would never fund operations. But now, without aid, the center won't pay all its bills because it has almost no endowment. iT By building a garage and funneling profits to the center, th commission wouldn't be handing over operating money, just construction money. nMaefield Development, which would sell to the county land for a 1,600-space garage on a site that was cheap when the center was planned but is ultra -costly today. That cash would enable Maefield to buy land from the McClatchy Corp., publisher of the Miami Herald, then flip that slice of it profitably to the county and use another piece to build a big -box mall with 90-foot-tall electronic billboards across from the arts center. nMcClatchy, which by selling land around its Herald building for $190 million would reduce a debt it estimates will hit $3.3 billion at year's end. McClatchy's third-quarter report says the corporation had expected to sell the land this year to help fund income-tax payments and now "will use all of our excess cash and draw down on our revolving line of credit to make these payments." The report says the corporation expects to sell the land in the first half of next year and wind up with $118 million in after-tax proceeds. With all those winners, what could be wrong with this deal? First, the obvious: If government could develop the land profitably, why wouldn't the landowner do it? It's unlikely the county is more efficient — look at astronomical overruns at the airport and the arts center. Second, why is the county targeting Maefield's high-priced site when many nearby would do? Shouldn't the county request proposals? Is a garage meant to benefit the public or Maefield and McClatchy? articles online: ► Omni agency to pay for $554,255 streetscape cost overruns 0. Miami commissioners may move t trade density for parking State transit officials seek ways tc cut costs of rental -car hub Airport tied into short lease with American until expansion is completed r• Tourism officials launch program 1 improve customer service ► Pros: CBRE-Crow merger will hinc on blending of corporate cultures Miami issues $12 million grant, permit for Overtown project Real estate, employment, legal notices and more.... Classified advertising BMITTED INTO THE BLIC RECORD FOR EM r(2•A ON 11-09-e‘ . http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/061102/story-viewpoint.shtml 11/5/2006 Economics make county garage for arts center a bad gamble Page 2 of 2 Third, what about timing? The county isn't flush with cash — unless it plans to strip general -obligation bond money from approved projects and shift those funds to a garage. Does timing have anything to do with an upcoming strong -mayor election and potential seismic shift in county power? Fourth and most calculably, do the numbers make sense? Maefield wanted $200 million from the City of Miami to build and operate a garage. That4aillpd plan sets a benchmark for what land may cost, since Maefi4d'isn't going to sell cheaply. Nationally, building urban Pages costs $50,000 and up per space. A government garage&e�gqst $77,000-plus per space in San Jose, CA, before constructio 1'e6sts skyrocketed. Those extremes would put a 1,600-space garaWs cost on moderately priced land at $80 million to $125 million•Wponstruction costs could be held down. Operating a garage costs $500 to $2,000 per space each year. And annual interest could be $3.5 million to more than $5.5 million, depending on construction and land costs and assuming a top raging for county bonder S U B M 1 TTE D INTO T H E Facing those costs, what e � could a garage yield? If the arts center put on-310 jo 9vents a year (a generous assumption), all 1,600 s ct� a used for everyevent (a very generous assumption, connsid ' that a recent rts-centr event P U B L I C REcoRD FoF played before an audience of 700) and the county got the same $15 parking fee for center events as the Omni garage gets today, I TE I A Pt. I5 a garage could yield $7.2 million a year — leaving $2.9 million % b t 11 ON ' 1.- O -O`'_ above breakeven to repay debt if all costs were minimal. But every assumption would have to be optimal (which is dangerous) to repay an $80 million debt. At the high end of the assumption spectrum, the county would lose more than $1.5 million a year on operations and interest and never have a penny to pay capital costs even assuming total parking sellouts, absolute operating efficiency and total honesty in county operations for the next 30 years or more. Further, neither assumption leaves a penny to help fund arts - center losses. Moreover, the only way to ratchet up revenues is to charge center patrons far more than today's $15 — or to fill a garage in that neighborhood day and night with other users, which today is unlikely. With only arts -center customers, under the high -cost scenario, the garage could break even and repay its debt at about $25 per patron if every space were filled for every performance. But for $25, few center patrons would actually park there instead of using the $20 valet service at the center. That cuts down the list of winners on this deal to Maefield and McClatchy. That's not to say a county garage must fail. But negotiating with one seller long before a request for proposals is issued — if one ever is — makes this deal smell even worse than our financial estimates. The county officials in charge of the garage project say they are still looking at how to pay for it. A better question is: Should they? Column Sentry® Protection Wilshire Grand Hotel Genuine parking garage protection. Available Downtown Los Angeles - Walking Distance to in a number of sizes. Dorothy Chandler hall ,d,; vY yC.(1%,ilf?. Aavert':sc on this site Page A deSicnpr 9lru lr t Your ie sage in Miami To av . cnIMiarx;i icid: y Copyright 2006 Miami Today nd produces by Green Dot Advertising and Marketing http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/061102/story-viewpoint.shtml 11 /5/2006 Herald Waterfront Lands -:., -0 GO Ongoing CONCERNS: co co ...Scale/Proportion �o n o Z 0 ...Waterfront Setback y o d ... Baywalk and Connectivity 1\ m ...Open Spaces — Lack of ...Traffic GRIDLOCK on NE 15th Street East of North Bayshore Drive ...DENSITY ...Light and Air ...Canyon effect at historic Venetian Causeway Bridge ...Ownership questions ...Application updated (?) SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM,ON //406 REAL URBANISM A CREATIVE CONNECTION: THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER OPENS TO THE BAY On October 5th, 2006 I attended a meeting at the School of Architecture in Florida International University with other three professors. A presentation was made to us by Patricia M. Mayor and Hal Spaet. They were seeking advice related to the impact on the area of Downtown Miami, enclosed between NE 2 Avenue, the Shoreline, NE 13 Street and NE 15 Street -Venetian Causeway), of several projects presently under construction or seeking approval in the area. The following brief document describes my personal view on the proper way to proceed creatively so that the end result will upgrade the area from being simply an accretion of disconnected buildings that ignore the potential qualities of the overall context, to becoming a creative urban cluster that will make intelligent use of the natural and man-made elements existing there, attract visitors and improve the quality of life of its neighbors. I am sure that achieving the highest potential quality is the objective of the City of Miami Commission in dealing with these matters. Connectivity is a key word in urbanism. It deals with the way different elements - natural and man-made- present in an existing urban context have to be recdgnized, programmed and designed properly in order to create an integrated sustainable community. If connectivity is ignored the final product will surely become another patch of urban mediocrity. In the specific area the following four elements are recognizable and cannot be ignored: 1. The Performing Arts Center... a cultural urban magnet. 2. The Retail -Commercial Building... proposed between N.Bayshore Drive, Herald Plaza, NE 13 and NE 15 Streets. 3. The Waterfront... which calls for the provision of a public open space, a Waterfront Park for communal enjoyment of the Bay. 4. NE 14 Street... a linear "urban connector", running from NE 2 Avenue to the Waterfront Park. 5. The existing neighborhood, presently undergoing a traumatic process of growth and change, is in dire need of public open spaces -especially in the waterfront-, to enhance the quality of life in Downtown. The way to proceed: The area presents two major existing anchor elements on its western and eastern ends: PAC and the Waterfront. They will be connected by NE 14 Street acting as the basic axis of the overall urban composition. The Florida Grand Opera and the City Square mixed -use project will also plug-in to the axis, which will become a pedestrian urban activity generator. Pedestrian activity along NE 14 Street —which becomes a Promenade-, will be encouraged with storefronts, restaurants, etc. maxing out when it moves across the Retail -Commercial Bldg. The "urban connector" will then reach Herald Plaza and the two Waterfront Parcels facing the Bay. These parcels constitute the second major anchor element of the overall urban composition and the project to be designed in them is critical to a successful result. The project should make available the following urban uses: Residential, Commercial and a Communal Waterfront Park. It will —in my opinion- result in a U-shaped architectural composition anchored by two tall towers on its north and south ends, both connected by a lower long building central section running along Herald Plaza, a "screen building" providing dwelling units in the upper floors and commercial uses on the ground floor. The roof of this central section will be a green roof with gardens and condo communal facilities, offering dramatic Bay views. This project can Thebe Watininectd Palk Wilk) be stageetiallyandembr d ibeconthelateU-sh4Od Hui , uniapplmmbnateztyntral section will bridge over the access to the Park, provided by the NE 14 Street urban connector, thus offering a dramatic entrance —an urban threshold- to the public open space in the waterfront... celebrating it. A Restaurant in the Park will be a magnet to attract visitors. Conclusion: This is, in my professional opinion, the way to proceed with this area of Downtown that is being built haphazardly by the accretion of disconnected urban patches ignoring its waterfront, which is what Miami is all about. By acting this way we are saving an important part of its shoreline and, at the same time, we are improving the quality of life in the area. This is what basic real urbanism really is, please pay attention to this urgent call. Nicolas Quintana Scholar in Architecture and Urbanism School of Architecture Florida International University Miami 10 / 08 / 2006 SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR lTEM1 ON 2 SUBMITTED INTO THE 786 Home -Office Nicolas Quintana (263-0 l l l > M ami FVL 133186-4907 348-1885 PUPUBLIC RECORD FOR (305) Cell FIU-SOA ITEM pz e-mail: quintann@fiu.edu Fax ON //_9 O, quintann@fiu.edu JS. .e-mail: quintanal925@bellsouth.net /7 Birthplace : Havana, Cuba. Citizenship : U.S. Citizen, 1969 Profession : Degree: Architect / University of Havana, 1951. Licensing Status : FL: AR-11499 / PR: AL-5256 / NCARB Certified: 33452 Relevant Data: For more detailed information, please request List of Projects and Extended Curriculum Vitae. • Architect Designer and Consultant with a vast experience in architecture and urbanism projects, since 1951. Projects and works executed in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil, New York, Los Angeles, and Florida. Winner of several awards to excellence in design during lifetime. • Lifetime work -in architecture and urbanism, specialized studies, articles, essays, personal radio & television interviews, etc.- has been recognized and published internationally in numerous books, professional and non-professional magazines, and newspapers. • Critic, specialized in plastic arts, architecture, and urbanism. Numerous essays have been published in books, journals, magazines, and newspapers in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean (since 1950). • Lecturer and Visiting Critic — by invitation — at professional congresses, conferences, seminars, and symposia, in cultural institutions and at the schools of architecture of numerous universities in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean, since 1953. • Principal Partner, in charge of design, at the architectural firm Moenck & Quintana, in Cuba (1951-1959). • Named Member of Cuba's National Planning Board, as master planner and architect in charge of regional and urban projects (1954 to 1959). • Director of Urban and Regional Master Plans for: 1) The Varadero Beach Tourist Resort Center and the historic City of Trinidad, in Cuba (1954 to 1959). Both Master Plans were developed working in collaboration with Architect Jose Luis Sert, Dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Design (GSD) in Cuba's National Planning Board. 2) The design of the master plans for two satellite cities — Caricuao, Caracas and Santa Sofia, Acarigua — in Venezuela (1960 and 1980), the Caricuao master plan developed in collaboration with the local firm of Bermudez & Lluberes. 3) Working in the firm of Pedro A. Miranda & Associates, designed the urban development plans of "Valle Tallaboa", in Ponce and "Arecibo Sudeste", an extension for the city of Arecibo... both in Puerto Rico, in collaboration with Arch. Nestor Acevedo Coll (1961 and 1966). 4) Working in collaboration with the local firm of Sierra, Cardona and Ferrer, designed the New Urban Development Plan for the RfoMar Project, Palmer, Puerto Rico (1990). 5) As an urban design consultant worked in numerous projects in the Caribbean (1960 to 1996). • Member of the International Congress for Modern Architecture (CIAM) and of CIAM's Team X (1953- 1960). Representing Cuba, attended the congresses held at Aix-en-Provence, France (1953), and Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (1956). Collaborated closely with the great modern masters of architecture: Le Corbusier, Jose Luis Sert, Walter Gropius, and Ernesto Rogers. • Architectural competition (Cuba): Honored with two National Awards for Excellence in Architecture: in Public Buildings (Hotel Club Kawama, Varadero) and in Low -Cost Residences (Eng. Jorge Tarafa, Varadero), by the Colegio Provincial de Arquitectos de La Habana, in 1956. 1 4 • Architect, in charge of design, at the firm Pedro A. Miranda & Associates, San Juan, P.R. (1961-1967). • Invited Professor, in charge of a graduate level Lecture Course titled: "Technique and Aesthetics of Urban Spaces...the Art of Placemaking", given at the Section of Special Studies of the University of Puerto Rico (1965). • Partner in the firm Gaumann & Quintana Architects, San Juan, P.R. (1967-1969). • Principal in the architectural firm Nicolas Quintana Gomez y Asociados, San Juan, P.R. (1969-1976). • Co -inventor and Co -developer, with recognized patents, of industrialized building systems, one of which — The "Nava — Quin" System invented by Engineer Octaviano Navarrete and developed jointly, won a national award of excellence in the Industrialized Building Exhibition - INBEX, that took place at Kentucky (1971). • Founding Member of the National Industrialized Building Systems Committee of the AIA (1971). • Invited Lecturer at the AIA Annual Convention, held in Houston, TX. The theme of the lecture was: "The Space -Tree... a Conceptual Analysis of the Nava -Quin Building System Concept." (1972). • Co -inventor and Co -developer, of the PREP SYSTEM, a patented low-cost industrialized housing system based on a single repetitive concrete panel, in collaboration with Engineer Raul Martin (1974). • Architectural Historian, selected to write for the Cuban Encyclopedia the essay titled: "Historic Evolution of Cuban Architecture... its Essential Elements." (1974). • Principal Partner in the architectural firm Quintana, Suarez & Associates, San Juan, P.R. (1976-1977). • Principal Partner in the architectural firm Arquitotal S.A., Caracas, Venezuela (1977-1986). The firm worked extensively in urban master planning and massive housing, tourist resorts and hotel projects, all over Venezuela, Brazil, and the Caribbean. • Principal in the firm Quintana Architects, Miami, Florida (since 1986). • Founding Member and Director of the Architecture & Urbanism Committee of the Cuban Cultural Heritage Association -a non-profit institution, since 1993. Chairperson of "Essential Studies of Cuban Architecture", a project of the School of Architecture at Florida International University (1998-2002). Both entities dedicated to the research, protection and preservation of the essential elements that structure Cuba's traditions, focused with a creative vision into the future. • Adjunct Professor of the School of Architecture at the University of Miami (1995-1996). • Urbanism and Architecture Consultant to the City of Miami, in a revitalization urban project for the downtown area named: "Riverside District", located in the area bordering the Miami River (1996). • Named Assistant Professor Visiting at the School of Architecture of Florida International University, Miami, since 1996. In 1999 the position was raised to Assistant Professor and given tenure track status. • Honored by the AIA Miami Chapter with the "Urban Design Award": "...in recognition of your outstanding achievements, leadership and research in the field of urban design & community planning over an extended period of time." (1998). • Awarded Member Emeritus status by the Cuban National Heritage: "...in recognition to a continuous dedication to the preservation of Cuban traditions in the field of architecture and urbanism, with a creative vision to the future." (1998). • Member of the Miami Beach Design Review Board (1998-1999). • Selected as Design Architect of the Plaza Jose Marti, to house the bust of Cuba's apostle executed by the renowned sculptor Sergio Lopez Mesa. The project to be located in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California (1999). • Awarded the "Premix Urbe to Architectural Excellence", given by the "Academy of Arts, History, and Archeology of Puerto Rico", in San Juan, Puerto Rico: "... for lifetime achievements in the professional practice and academic fields." (2000). • Awarded, by Resolution No. 3158, enacted by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and signed by its President, a diploma: "...honoring the Cuban architect Nicolas Quintana for his extraordinary contribution to architecture in Puerto Rico. He has been the designer of important public and private buildings. He also has dictated architectural courses to our country's youth." (2000). • Awarded a Recognition by the Archbishopric of Metropolitan San Juan for the same reasons quoted above by the Commonwealth's Senate (2000). • Presented, at the San Carlos Institute in Key West, with the "Herencia 2000" Award by the Cuban Cultural Heritage Institution: "...for his dedication to the preservation of the Cuban cultural heritage and Cuba's architectural legacy. "(2000). 2 SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMut+.ri ONn-o-o. • • Awarded the "Diploma al Merito" and presented with Jose Marti's "Distincion de la Rosa Blanca": "... in recognition of his civic, patriotic, cultural and professional merits", by the Patronato Jose Marti, in Los Angeles, California. Selected as keynote speaker at the awards presentation. Lecture's title: "The Paradigmatic Image ofJose Marti" (2001). • Honored by the journal Encuentro de la Cultura Cubana: The journal No.18 -Autumn 2000- , in the words of its Director Jesus Diaz, reads as follows: "... includes a dossier dedicated to contemporary Cuban literature in Miami and honors the great architect and urbanist Nicolas Quintana,residing in that city" (2000). • Collaborator to the journal "Encuentro de la Cultura Cubana". "Encuentro" is a highly recognized publication, dealing with Cuban cultural issues. It is edited in Madrid, Spain. Quintana will advice on architectural and urban design themes (2001). • Named Member of the Advisory Board of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University (2002). • Position at FIU reevaluated to the title: Scholar in Architecture and Urbanism "...in recognition to the excellence of lifetime work and depth of knowledge" (2002). • Pregones Magazine "Republic" Award, Architecture category: "... for your great contribution to our Heritage and to our exile" (2003). • Honored with the Cintas Foundation Life Achievement Award: "This award expresses our Foundation's deep respect and admiration for your many accomplishments" (2004). • Awarded a $325,000 Grant to develop at the School of Architecture at FIU a project titled: "Havana and its Landscapes", to study Havana and its urban, rural and natural landscapes and create an urban vision and guidelines that will serve preserve, restore and guide the city's reconstruction and development into the future. Quintana will act as Director of the project, working in collaboration with architects Juan A. Bueno (Co - Director) and Felipe Prestamo (invited Investigator). Grant was given by Century Partners Group (Sergio Pino, Pres.) and LennarHomes (Anthony Seijas, Pres. Miami Dade Division) (2004). • Given the Award: "Educator of the Year 2004", by the National Association of Cuban -American Educators (NACAE) for: "His lifetime achievements not only in his profession, but also for his dedication to educate the younger generations and for his defense of the Cuban cultural and artistic values" (2005). • Honored with the Medal for National Cuban Excellency, by the San Carlos Institute, Key West. (2006) SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM«'; ON n-m.a.. 3 MSN Hotmail - Message http://by 1 l9td.bay l 19.hotmail.msn.comvcgi-ouvgetmsg: msg=46nn... • Attendee list follow... (Neighbors): Hal Spaet Stacey Stokes Pattie Mayor Susan Neuman Virginia Roeen We want to assure you we were surprised to receive the request from other. by email to attend this meeting...and now it in in your capable hands•. (ae far ae I know, I don't believe anyone else is privy to where/who/when as we did not discuss anydetails with anyone outside our neighbors). Regards, Pattie Mayor Stacey Stokes Hal Spaet From : Balzebre, Frank <4aRebreanAmig0v.d6> Sent : Friday, October 27, 2006 7:11 PM To : ca(mdinfammyIOUp.oyn>, <comwOhot0ai[df>, «InistraB4b nel,, 'Binh. II, Basil' <eBkutsOdmiend.tLus> CC : <SYMOad.00m>, <madMOD l6M.tdn>, cdougfCly)OgHaw.uen> Subject : Re; Herald Plaza meeting on Sunday October 29th at 4pm Frank and Baeil will be there from Haakine Office. Sent from my B1ackBerry Wireless Handheld This communication may contain confidential and/or otherwise proprietary material and is thus for uee only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachment. from all computers. From : David P. Martin <dt1NS1M0[tllagmup.Lm> Sent Friday, October 27, 2006 7:22 PM To : 'P. MAYOR' am pc #olmal.N10>, <sanlan000ftmcneb, <FBabebreOditWro.tLus> CC csi Th0Cad.oen>, <nWtlnpOgtlaw.00m>, <dOHQRHd6IOQ6W.fdn> Subject : Herald Plaza meeting on Sunday October 29th at 4pm Please confirm attendance. Cho will be joining us from the Plara Venetia? Citisquare attendees Pedro Martin Mark Siffin David Martin Luis Revuelta-RVL-architect Steve Lefton-ORG- landscape architect Lucia Dougherty Terra Group Corporate Office. 1200 Brickell Avenue lath Floor Miami, FL 33131 David Martin Chief Operating Officer DMartinORY2grwp.wm tel: 305.416.4556 fax: 305.777.3040 1200 Brickell Avenue lath Floor Miami, Florida 33131 terragroup.com From: 'David P. Martin' cdmanowi 290up.0om> To: cssmiam)®reee0a.net>, "P. MAYOR' ciccopt(Phobnaa.com> CC: <Doughes yL w.com>, <SdflnWad.00im>, cmardnpOgt1aw.ccm> Subject: Herald Plaza Alternative presented on Saturday Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:23:11 -0400 Pattie: Here is oux settlement offer including the alternative as presented this last Saturday. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMJON,,,9.. 1) Flip tower portion of the building from floors 15-62 to maximize views for Plaza Venetia building. a. Please see attachment. 2) 50 foot setback from the shoreline 3) Eliminate vehicular accesa to 15th street from project 4) Create a 25 foot high loggia running along 15th street connecting to bayalk to create permanent pedestrian access to the baywalk. ?lease let me know, 1 will see you tonight. 3 of 4 11/8/2006 5:59 PM miry notmau - message http://byt l9td.bay119.hotinail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getnisg?msg---48BB... David Martin Chief Operating Officer w�O tel: 305.416.4556 tax: 305.777.3040 1200 Er ickell Avenue terragroup.coo <00Wh aw.emawcap,mall> SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM `::;, ON n.oa.x. 1 l/8/2006 5:59 PM MJN Holman - Message http://by 1 1 9fd.bay 119.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/gehnsg?msg=4888... Pram : P. MAYOR commpaphomalcon> bent : Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:10 PM To : dOW1kleImt1I0ul5 : cc : 571hkMeah.00m,ssolimlenebacnet Subject : Resolution Meeting - Herald Waterfront Project 110CT 2006 TO: David P. Martin - COO - Terra Group Dear David. This is our third attempt to communicate with you in an effort to vet to discuss the Herald waterfront project as requested by the City of Miami Co•iseion on September 7th. We are not clear at this time on what revisions have been made to the original proposed project and would like to folly understand what your current proposal 1s. It would not be productive to wait until the last minute to sit down together. 0e would like the opportunity to see what, if any, adjustment. you have made. Sincerely, Pattie Mayor Hal 9paet Stacey Stokes Patricia (Pattie) M. Mayor CIMI Theater/Arts District COCOPMW 305 373-0014 H - Miami Pram: 'P. MAYOR' 0:00W011olma.(Om> To: dmmtlnOesMp:o pcom CC: SMUMMOLCDm. asmism OseW_.aM' Subject: RE: Resolution Il.ting...Parcbl 3 Date: Tub, 03 Oct 2006 14:02:05 -0400 TO: David P. Martin - COO - Terra Group Dear David, On September 25th, we moot you a letter via email Much state. our mnggeationa so that you can rampond and than we can have the meeting per instruction. of the City of Mimi Commie:don. Me have received no word from you to date. We continue to await your communication. Si incerely,, Pattie Mayor, Hal Spat, Stacey Stokes Patrici■ (Patti.) M. Mayor OMWI Theater/Arts District 305 373-0014 H - Miami 305 310-0400 CELL SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM, it'il:; ON 11-09.04. 1 of 1 11/8/2006 5:51 PM Page 1 of 14 ssmiami From: To: Cc: Sent: Subject: "ssmiami" <ssmiami@netrox.net> "David P. Martin" <dmartin@terragroup.com> <Siffin@aol.com>; <AGonzalez@ci.miami.fl.us>; <fcastaneda@miamigov.com>; "Haskins, Linda" <LHaskins@ci.miami.fl.us>; "Balzebre, Frank" <FBalzebre@ci.miami.fl.us>; <jsanchez@ci.miami.fl.us>; <tregalado@ci.miami.fl.us>; <MSpence@ci.miami.fl.us>; <martinp@gtlaw.com>; <cocopc@hotmail.com> Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:02 AM Re: David RE: HERALD Dear David, Your recent flurry of emails is a transparent attempt to convince the Commission that you have attempted to negotiate in good faith with the community. That is not true. We have tried repeatedly since September 7 to engage you in fruitful and productive discussion. You have failed to meet or talk with us until Saturday - only a couple of days before the hearing. At that meeting, Mr. Siffin did not propose any alternatives whatsoever to the construction. He did not offer to move the building away from the shoreline or reduce its size. We cannot engage in unproductive discussions at this time. If you have a meaningful offer for us to consider; please email ASAP. Stacey Stokes Hal Spaet Pattie Mayor Original Message From: "David P. Martin" <dmartin@terragroupcom > To: "P. MAYOR" <cocopc@hotmail.com> Cc: <ssmiami@netrox.net>; <Sifn.@aol.com>; <AGonzalez@ci.miami_.fl.us>; <fcastaneda@miamigov.com>; <Ihaskins@ci miam. tl._us>; <FBalzebre@ci.miami.fl.us>; <jsanchez@ci.miami.fl.us>; <tregalado@ci miami fl.us>; <MSpence@ci.miami.fl.us>; <martin_ p@gtlaw.com> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: RE: David RE: HERALD > Dear Pattie, > It has been a pleasure working with, and meeting with your group over > the past year. Since the September 7th city commission meeting we have > had multiple conversations with Mr Spaet and this past Saturday we, > yourself, Hal and Stacy had a three hour long meeting at your building, > the Venetian. At this past Saturdays meeting we apparently came away > with a different understanding from yours of where matters stood. > Essentially our meeting minutes taken contemporaneous to the meeting, as > you witnessed and commented on during the course of the meeting, reflect SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM,,_ON it-v-c�. 10/26/2006 Page 2 of 14 > that you didn't have issue with the development of Parcel#3 in the > density nor the height, your issue with the development of Parcel#3 was > the location of the building on the Parcel. Your proposed solution was > best summed up in two alternatives that you proposed, both you and Mr > Spaet several times referred to a drawing which you made on a small > piece of paper in the course of the meeting indicating that you wanted a > development plan that placed buildings on Parcel #1 and Parcel #3 or > that you wanted Miami Herald Plaza Street closed to accommodate moving > the development on Parcel #3 further west from where it is proposed. We > indicated that neither of these options you were proposing were within > our ability to deliver. Miami Herald Plaza is a public street to the > benefit of the public and an important element in protecting the job > base that the Miami Herald represents and as to the development of > Parcel #1, that rezoning had been denied at the request of your group at > the September 7th Commission meeting. > As in the past and in the future we are always available to meet and > work with you. > Please let us know. > David Martin > Chief Operating Officer SUBMITTED INTO rt > DMartin@terragroup.com PUBLIC RECORD F0' > tel: 305.416.4556 > fax: 305.777.3040 > 1200 Brickell Avenue 18th Floor ITEM p t11 ON 1 dq 0 V > Miami, Florida 33131 > terragroup.com > Original Message > From: P: MAYOR [mailto:cocopc@hotmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 9:56 AM > To: David P. Martin > Cc: ssmiami@netroxnet; Siffin@aol.com; AGonzalez cl mia_ mi_.fl.us; > fcastaneda@miamigov com; Ihaskins@ci.miami.fl.us; > FBalzebre@ci.miiami.fl.us; jsanchez@ci.miami fl us; > tregalado@ci.miami.fl.us; MSpence@ci.miami fl us; Pedro Martin > martinp@gtlaw.com > Subject: David RE: HERALD > Dear David & Mark, > For seven months an unwavering intent to proceed with the Herald project > essentially as originally proposed has been demonstrated. After meeting > with Mark on Saturday and his e-mail that followed, this last-minute > request 10/26/2006 Page 3 of 14 > for a meeting the evening before the city commission hearing appears > fruitless and disingenuous. If there is a proposal you have not already > shown, please feel free to e-mail it. > Hal Spaet [M'TTED INTO THE > Pattie Mayor ii3LIC > Stacey Stokes RECORDFOR TEM Ii�ISMi ON 11-oq-o�G > From: "David P. Martin" <dmartin@terragroup.com> > To: "P. MAYOR" <cocopc@hotmail com>,<Siffn@aol.com> > CC: > <AGonzalez@cimiami.fl.us>,<fcastaneda@miamigov.com>1<Ihaskins@ci.miami. > fl.us>,<FBalzebrec ci.miami.fl.us>,<jsanchez@ci.miami.fl.us>,<Tregalad@ao > I.com>,<o@ci.miami.fl.us>,<MSpence@ci.miami.fl.us>,<martinpagtlaw.com>,< > ssmiami@netrox.net> > Subject: RE: HERALD SiffinMtgResponse... > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:36:51 -0400 > Pattie, > I understand you feel that City Square hasn't taken the time or made a > bonifide effort to meet with the community regarding the proposed > rezoning of Parcel #3. To the contrary, City Square has gone to > extensive lengths meeting with the community over the past eighteen > months. Specifically, meetings have been held with the Grand > Condominium, the Venetian Island Homeowners Association, the Performing > Arts Center, the Venetian Causeway Neighborhood Alliance, the Miami > Herald, the city staff, the Downtown Development Authority, the OMNI > Community Redevelopment Agency, other community leaders. City Square has > additionally met with Cesar Peli Architects, the Architect's of the PAC, > who find that the proposed development of Parcel #3,is a welcome > addition to the community. »From our dialogue with all, the project has evolved into a better > proposed development of Parcel #3. The proposed development of Parcel #3 > will be world class project ignaugurating the opening of the baywalk to > the public South of 15th street and making a positive addition to the > Omni CRA area through the introduction of a larger population to benefit > from the Performing Art's Center and other cultural facilities, such as > Museum Park. We have worked closely with the community to assure that > the project reflect the maximum benefit to the area and community and to > address sensitivities to the shoreline, these added elements include a > 25 foot high and 50 foot wide loggia that will run parallel to 15th > street for permanent pedestrian connectivity to the Baywalk that we are > implementing consistent with the City's vision for the area. > We have met several times throughout the course of these seven months > and I think that it would be important to meet tomorrow Wednesday at > 6.30pm to discuss the alternative that we presented to you this past 10/26/2006 Page 4 of 14 > Saturday. We presented on Saturday an alternative that would allow for > your view corridor to be expanded. Please let me know so that we can > make arrangements. We do not mind going to your office at the Plaza > Venetia, if that is ok with you. Also, it would be great if we can walk > the property tomorrow so that you can get a better understanding of the > alternative that we discussed as we have spray painted the area > designated for the loggia as well as the alternative the will expand > your views. > Please let me know. > David Martin > Chief Operating Officer > DMartin(a�terragroup.com > tel: 305.416.4556 SUBMITTED INTO THL > fax: 305.777.3040 > 1200 Brickell Avenue 18th Floor > Miami, Florida 33131 PUBLIC RECO RD FOE > terragroup.com > ITEMwsLON] I-og-oe > Original Message > From: P. MAYOR [mailto:cocopc@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 5:39 PM > To: Siffin@aol.com > Cc: AGonzalez@ci.miami.fl.us; fcastaneda@miamigov.com; > Ihaskins@ci.miami.fl.us; FBalzebre@ci.miami.fl.us; > jsanchez(7a,ci.miami.fl.us; Tregalad@aol.com; o@ci.miami.fl.us; > MSpenceAci.miami.fl.us; David P. Martin; Pedro Martin martinp(c�gtlaw.com; > ssmami@netroxnet; cocopc@hotmailcom_ > Subject: HERALD SiffinMtgResponse... > 230ct 2006 RE: > Herald Projects > Dear Mark, > We appreciated your time and candor at our meeting of Saturday > afternoon, > October 21 st, and want to make sure you understand that our interesting > and > wide-ranging conversations were in response to the request on September > 7th > of the City of Miami Commission to seek resolution. To date, neither 10/26/2006 Page 5 of 14 > you or > the developer have ever presented any alternative to your position given > at > the Commission meetings. > Since the Commission meeting of September 7th, we, and many others > throughout Miami, have spent time researching and exploring alternative > suggestions that could achieve the developers' objectives and would also > benefit the entire City of Miami; complementing this magnificent > downtown > shoreline as well as the new, exciting OMNI Theater/Arts District. > Your email received today inaccurately conveys our perspective. ®INTO THE> Our objections to the location of your project has not changed in sN f EM ITT E > months. What we said at Saturday's meeting was that this entire ,}�j > Herald property is key to our city and ought to have a well -planned ,BLIC RECORD FOR > "world -class" development. Your misunderstanding is that we said > should occur on Parcel 3. Please also recall Stacey's suggestion o pe 1 S > reducing the number of units and our repeated mention of setting iiTEM t v t 11 ON it-01,04 • > back > significantly from the shoreline. When pressed as to how this project > could > exist "as is", we asked you if this could be pushed back and straddle > the > street called Herald Plaza. > As we have repeatedly demonstrated, the traffic resulting from this > development will devastate this entire area. It is a disappointment to > realize that after six weeks, (but to the community at large, seven > months), > you nor the developers have made any attempts to accommodate the obvious > concerns. > Regards, > Pattie, Hal, and Stacey > From: Siffin@aol.com_ > To: cocopc@hotmail com, ssmiami@netrox.net > CC: AGonzalez@ci.miami,fl.us, fcastaned_a_@miamigov.com, > Ihaskins@ci.miami.fl.us, LauRodriguez@ci.miami.fl.us, > isanchez@ci.miami.fl.us, Tregalad@aol.com, o@ci.miami.fl.us, > MSpence@ci.miami.fl.us, dmartin@terragroup.com, martinp@gtlaw.com > Subject: Meeting > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:11:57 EDT > Patti, Stacy and Hal, 10/26/2006 Page 6 of 14 > Thank you for spending this past Saturday afternoon with me. Your > allocation > of time demonstrates your genuine care for the area in which the three > of > you reside. From the time I arrived at your building, the Venetian, at > 1:30 > PM > until 4:45 PM when we ended our meeting the three of you confirmed the > essence of your thoughts regarding development in the "area" and the > development > specifically on Parcel #3, the land that is defined by 15th Street on > the > North, the Miami Herald printing plant on the South, the Bay on the > East > and Miami > Herald Plaza Street on the West. > So as to make certain that I accurately conveyed your perspective on the > Terra development proposal for Parcel #3, I took copious notes during > the > course > of our conversations so that I would correctly convey your thoughts on > the > topic to the Martin's. > The bottom line to quote yourselfs: > you wanted to see a "world class" development on Parcel #3, > you "didn't have a problem with the density" proposed for the site, > you "didn't have a problem with the height of 64 stories", to quote > you > Hal specifically, > Your concern was the "setback" of the building from the shoreline, and > your > to resolution was to build the building over Miami Herald Plaza Street. > mark »From : P. MAYOR <cocopc@hotmail.com> > Sent : Monday, September 25, 2006 9:16 AM > To : dmartin@terragroup.com > CC : Siffin@aol.com, ssmiami@netrox.net > Subject : "Solution" Letter... > Attachment : 25SEP06MartinCompromise.doc (0.03 MB) > Dear David, > > Kindly find our letter as attachment herein. SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEMZA ON n-61.04 . 10/26/2006 Page 7 of 14 > Regards, > Pattie cocopc@hotmail.com 305 373-0018 > Stacey ssmiami@netrox.net 305 494-7553 > Hal (no email) 305 579-0229 > P. MAYOR SUBMITTED INTO THE > cocopc@hotmail.com > 305 373-0018 PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM :41ON Q-i-ob . »From : David P. Martin <dmartin@terragroup.com> > Sent : Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:42 PM > To : "P. MAYOR" <cocopc@hotmail.com> > CC : <AGonzalez@ci.miami.fi.us>, <fcastaneda@miamigov.com>, > <Ihaskins@ci.miami_fl.us>, <LauRodriquez@ci.miami.fl.us>, > <jsanchez@ci miami.fl.us>, <tregalado@ci.miami.fl.us>, > <MSpence@ci._miami.fl.us>, <ssmiami@netrox.net> > Subject : RE: Resolution Meeting...Parcel 3 > Pattie, > It was a pleasure to see you at Thursday's hearing. We are always open > to > meet with you as we have been throughout this process. The week of > September 25th is better, let me know if there is a specific date and > time > on that week. I suggest we meet in the Plaza Venetia building like we > have > in our prior meetings, if that is ok with you. > Our firm is committed to working with the community and look forward to > working with you as we have with other groups. As you know, I am a > resident > of the Venetian Island and like you I am concerned with issues pertaing > to > our neighborhood. I look forward to reaching a reasonable resolution. > Please let me know your availability, > David Martin > COO > Terra Group > > From: P. MAYOR [mailto:cocopc@hotmail.com] 10/26/2006 Page 8 of 14 > Sent: Thu 9/7/2006 11:06 PM > To: David P. Martin > Cc: AGonzalez@ci.miami.fl.us; fcastaneda@miamigov.com; > Ihaskins@ci miami fl.us; LauRodrig_uez@ci.m ami.fl.us; > jsanchez@ci.miami fl.us; tregalad o@ci.miami.fl.us; > MSpence@ci.miami fl.us; > ssmiami@netrox.net SUBMITTED INTO THE > Subject: Resolution Meeting...Parcel 3 > TO: David Martin PUBLIC RECORD FOR > FROM: Patricia Mayor, Hal Spaet, Stacey Stokes > ITEM+1, ONi-o'i-off > RE: Parcel 3 structure resolution ... meeting. > Dear David, > Per the instructions from the City of Miami Commission this evening, > I am following up to arrange a time and date to meet to discuss the > building design/location relative to Parcel 3 on the shoreline. > Although you have met with me, Stacey, and Hal before to discuss same, > our suggestions with the shoreline concerns always at the forefront have > never evolved into agreeable conclusions. The issue continues to be the > shoreline. You know our position by now and our genuine desire to > achieve > what is best for this magnificent and most precious area. > We are prepared to once again approach plans with level-headed and > reasonable commentary as has always been our way. We would very > much like to meet with you and your designers/architects and anyone > else, who like you, are in a position to explore options and solutions > and > conclude finality. Please advise if the dates of Septermber 19th > or 20th would be feasable within your schedule to meet with us. > Looking forward to working together and hearing back on a confirmation > for date and time. > Regards, > Pattie Mayor > P. MAYOR > cocopc@hotmail.com > 305 373-0018 H > 305 318-0400 CELL »From : David P. Martin <dmartin@terragroup.com> > Sent : Monday, June 19, 2006 11:54 AM 10/26/2006 Page 9 of 14 > To : "Barbara Bisno" <bbisno@comcast.net>, <Siffin@aol.com> > CC : "Leibowitz, Matt" <mleibowitz@broadlaw.com>, <ssmiami@netrox.net>, > <cocopc@hotmail.com>, <retter123@aol.com> > Subject : RE: Our discussions > > Barbara, > > I will have a representative there for Knight Ridder under the authority to make decisions as to this matter. Tuesday June 20th at 4pm works, please let us know where you would like the meeting to take > place. > > Thanks > David Martin > Chief Operating Officer > DMartin@terragroup.com > tel: 305.416.4556 > fax: 305.777.3040 > 1200 Brickell Avenue 18th Floor > Miami, Florida 33131 > terragroup.com > Original Message > From: Barbara Bisno [mailto:bbisno@comcast.net] > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 9:26 AM > To: Siffin@aol.com; David P. Martin > Cc: Leibowitz, Matt; ssmiami@netrox.net; cocopc@hotmail.com; > retter123(cr7aol.com > Subject: Re: Our discussions > David, > Thanks for your offer to meet Tuesday afternoon. I have > extended an invitation to the other members of the steering committee to > meet as well.. > Please advise at what time you would like to meet and the > location of the meeting.. Also, as the property before the City > Commission > belongs to Knight Ridder, please advise if a representative from Knight > Ridder will attend the meeting, who that person will be and under what > authority. > Again, thanks for contacting me and I look forward to hearing > from you as to the requested information. > Barbara K. Bisno, Esq. > President, Venetian Causeway Neighborhood Alliance > 1000 Venetian Way, #603 SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM 04.!; ON II-e,.oL 10/26/2006 Page 10 of 14 Miami, FI 33139 Tel 305 374 2566 Fax 305 374 2564 NEW CeII 786 390 4134 bbisno@comcast.net Original Message From: "David P. Martin" <dmartin@terragroup.com> To: "Barbara Bisno" <bbisno@com_ cast,net>; <S iff n@a_o_ I.co m > Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:44 PM Subject: RE: Our discussions Barbara, I heard your concern that there had not been any discussions specific to a compromise. I have been giving it a lot of thought and have come up with what I think is a substantial compromise to the development of our project. Further, I believe your input and concern is a valuable asset in the community. I have an idea that would allow us to work together in a meaningful manner and I would like to sit down and discuss the specifics with you. Would you be available some time on Tuesday afternoon? Please let me know. David Martin Chief Operating Officer DMartin@terragroup.com tel: 305.416.4556 fax: 305.777.3040 1200 Brickell Avenue 18th Floor Miami, Florida 33131 terragroup.com Original Message From: Barbara Bisno [mailto:bbisno@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:40 PM To: David P. Martin Subject: Re: Our discussions David, SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM iti!n ON iI-oq.oa. It was good talking to you Saturday. As I am one of many individuals concerned about the development of the Herald property, I have discussed your comments and my on -the -spot suggestions re "stilts" etc. with a few of our steering committee. 10/26/2006 Page 11 of 14 > As president of the Venetian Causeway Neighborhood Alliance, as > you know, I have concerns regarding traffic and access to the bay front. > Of course, the traffic concerns extend to the whole project, including > the > commercial portion. At this point, I have not discussed the > possibilities > we talked about with my Board of Directors, our membership, or my fellow > residents of 1000 Venetian Way. > Any resolution which your company may suggest, including > obtaining a substantial increase in the VC toll, will, of course, take > some > time. > Upon reflection, I wanted to let you know that I don't think it > is fair to any of the parties that we try to throw something together in > the short time available before the hearing scheduled Wednesday > evening. > We appreciate your suggestion that we seek a toll increase for > non residents and look forward to hearing what steps you can accomplish > in > that regard. Of course, we stand ready to help in that regard. As you > said, > you have begun those discussions with Matt. He will let me know what I > can do to support that effort. > I appreciate your offering to meet with your architect and me on > Monday,. I would rather put the meeting off until others can join in > our > discussion. > Thanks. > Barbara K. Bisno, Esq. > President, Venetian Causeway Neighborhood Alliance SUBMITTED INTO THE > 1000 Venetian Way, #603 > Miami, FI 33139 > Tel 305 374 2566 PUBLIC RECORD FOR > Fax 305 374 2564 NEW > Cell 786 390 4134 t .rilS > bbisno@comcast.net ITEM ;i ON 11-0 -o4 > Original Message > From: "David P. Martin" <dmartin(a terragroup.com> > To: "P. MAYOR" <cocopc@hotmail.com> > Cc: <retter123@aol,com>; <Bbisno@comcast.net>; <Siffn@aol.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:27 PM > Subject: RE: Pattie Mayor... 10/26/2006 Page 12 of 14 > • > Let me know when and where you would like to have a follow-up > meeting with you and the residents next week. Thank you for taking the > time out to meet with us and I look forward to working with you. > Regards > David > David Martin > Chief Operating Officer > DMartin@terragroupcom__ > tel: 305.416.4556 > fax: 305.777.3040 > 1200 Brickell Avenue 18th Floor > Miami, Florida 33131 > terragroup.com > Original Message > From: P. MAYOR [mailto:cocopc@hotmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 11:35 AM > To: David P. Martin > Cc: retter123@aol.com; Bb s_ n_ o@comcast net > Subject: Pattie Mayor... > TO: David Martin - Terra Group > RE: Herald Waterfront Lands Development > Hello, David... > We met yesterday at Mark Siffin's along with Barbara Bisno > present and Loretta Alkalay on speakerphone. Thank you again for taking > the > time to discuss the projects, particularly Parcel 3 of the Herald > property, a.k.a. the Herald north parking area bordering the shoreline > of > BiscayneBay and NE 15th Street. > As was pointed out, the placement of a mega -tower at this > miniscule 1.1Acre waterfront land seems inappropriate, particularly > since > the > actual building structure would take up 1 Acre of the total 1.1 Acres > available there. > This would leave a pea size sliver of land of approximately 50' feet by > 87' > feet... > With your good forture to having options to all the other > possible locations on the many other Acres on Herald property to develop SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM °:IC ON 11-01-04. 10/26/2006 Page 13 of 14 • >- > towers, I would > again ask that you please re-evaluate and reconsider very seriously > with > the most > desirable outcome being to leave Parcel 3 vacant or to have low-risUBMITTED INTO THE > lofts, > for example, FOR > under 120 Feet, which is its present height limitation. PUBLIC RECORD > It is difficult to reconcile the wonderful work you did with the STEM 11'1 ON > CRA and the CRA plan you participated in with the plan you are nolie > presenting. The > CRA plan encourages significant shoreline open spaces and limits to > numbers > of > towers, specifially ONE tower intended to be located on Parcel 1 and > nothing > on Parcel 3 along > this particular shoreline... > the CRA plan is a very responsible conclusion which was achieved by all > of you working on the CRA project for OMNI Redevelopment. > The opportunity is before us to build responsibly and your many > contributions to developing projects in Miami are worth noting as > positive > results. However, it is important now to pay attention and to focus > carefully on this > Parcel 3 as it would be a grave, very serious mistake to forever change > the > face of > this location and shoreline... > there can be significant benefits not to develop Parcel 3 as a > high-rise in ways that would contribute in the long-term to the City, > the > shoreline and the > people in general... > not to mention raising the bar of developer conscience...you would be > exemplary! > We had been told by the NET office that a meeting was scheduled > for tonight at Venetia, 7P...when I casually mentioned it to you at our > meeting > yesterday, neither you or Mark were aware of the meeting...therefore, I > contacted > the NET office and was told that the meeting had not been scheduled > after > all and > that you would be contacting me with a date and time for this meeting > with > some 10/26/2006 Page 14 of 14 > area residents. > I look forward to hearing from you about scheduling this meeting > and thank you in advance for being agreeable to do so and for your > consideration to ponder and effect a change to the outcome of Parcel 3. > Regards, > Pattie Mayor > coco pc@h otmail.com > Patricia M. MAYOR > cocopc@hotmail.com > 305 373-0018 H - Miami > 305 318-0400 CELL > 802 257-2255 Vermont > Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from > Microsoft Office Live > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRTIgo/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ > Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live > Spaces > http://clk.atd mt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01nhref http:/ > /spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mk > t=en-us SUBMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR ITEM t(,r;; ON %-O44.*. 10/26/2006