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Governor m rate of Florida
Mr. Jch Bush
Designee: Mr. Toot' Ganastazu
Chair et Miami -Dade Deiepttpn
Representative 0us Ramiro
Chair of Governing Board of
South Florida Water Management
District
Mr. Kevin McCarty
Designee: Ms. Ire1a Bague
Minim -Dade State Attorney
Ms. Katherine Fernandez
Designee: Mr. Gary Winston
Mayor of Miami -Dade County
Mayor Carlos Alvarez
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Ms. Amy Gonzalez -Hernandez
Mayor of Miami
Mayor Manuel A. Diaz
Designee: Mr- Robert Roma
City of Miami Commissioner
Commissioner Joe Sanchez
Designee Mr. Steve Wright
Miami -Dade County
Commissioner
Commissioner Bruno Barreiro
Design Ms. Betty Gutierrez
Chair
if Miami River Marine
Mir. Qdarles "Bud" Morton
Designee; Capt. Beau Payne
Chair of Marine Council
Mr. Phil Eve ingiam
Executive Director of Downtown
Dever Authority
Mr. Dana A. Nottingham
Designee. Mr. Adam Lukin
Chair of Greater Miami Chamber
of Commerce
Mr. Barry Johnson
Designee: Ms. Megan Kelly
Neighbnrhobrl Representative
Appointed y City Miami
Commission
Dr. Ernest Martin
Designee: Mr. Michel Cox
Neighborhood Representative
Appointed by Miami -Dade
Commission
Ms. Sallye Jude
Designee Ms. lane Caporeili
Representative from
Environmental or Civic
Organization Appointed by the
Governor
Member at Large Appointed by
the Governor
Mr. Eric Bue rr nano
Member et Large Appointed by
Miami -Dade Commission
Ms. Sara Saban
Dasi$riee MS. Carmen Potanco
Member at Lar
City of Miami
Mr. Manny Priegi ez
snaeag Director
MrBrett Sibean
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Ivlarch 22, 2007
Honorable Chairman Angel Gonzalez
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Re: Recommendation for Approval of March 22, 2007 City
Commission Agenda Items PZ. 13-16
Dear Chairman Gonzalez:
This letter serves as the Miami River Commission's (MRC) "official
statement" to all City Commissioners, requested in. City Resolution 00-
320, regarding March 22, 2007 City Commission agenda items PZ. 13-
16, which impact the Miami River.
On November 6, 2006, Mr. Simon Ferro, Greenberg Traurig,
presented "River's Edge", which requires a Major Use Special Permit,
including a land use and zoning trnendrnent from Industt / and High -
Density Multi -Family Residential to General Commercial and
Restricted Commercial located at 201, 216-220, 243, 250 and 1020
NW South River Drive & 601, 609, 615 and 619 NW 2nd Street_
The MRC found the proposal to be consistent with the Miami
River Corridor Urban Infill Plan's recommendations for his "Lower
River" section in a vote of 6-4, which includes a publicly accessible
riverwalk.
Sincerely,
lrela Bague
Chair,
Miami River Commission