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File ID: 08-00219
Enactment#: R-08-0126
Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
Enactment Date: 3/13/08
Introduced: 2/21/08 Controlling Body: Office of the City
Clerk
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING
AND APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE, THE MUSEUM PARK MASTER PLAN, AS PREPARED BY
COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS LLP, AND DEPICTED IN "EXHIBIT A," ATTACHED AND
INCORPORATED, AS A GUIDING TOOL FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
BICENTENNIAL PARK, CREATING AN IMAGE FOR SAID PARK'S CHARACTER AND ITS
CONTINUED VITALITY.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 02-862, adopted July 25, 2002, the City Commission designated the development
option of a "Cultural Park" also known as "Museum Park Miami" as the official design vision for Bicentennial Park; and
WHEREAS, Request For Qualifications ("RFQ") No. 03-04-022, was issued to secure a multi -disciplinary team of
consultants with demonstrated experience in waterfront landscape architecture and urban design to create a Master Plan for
Bicentennial Park/ Museum Park Miami; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 05-0113, adopted February 24, 2005, the City Commission, in accordance with
the Evaluation Committee recommendation, authorized the City Manager to execute a negotiated Professional Services
Agreement with the firm of Cooper Robertson & Partners LLP to provide a Master Plan for Museum Park; and
WHEREAS, upon a City Commission directive, a series of public input and information meetings took place, concluding
January 17, 2008, with a final Museum Park Master Plan presentation by Cooper, Robertson & Partners LLP; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2008, the Waterfront Advisory Board, recommended its approval, in principle, of the final
draft of the Museum Park Master Plan, attached; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution has been the subject of a properly advertised public hearing before the City Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Museum Park Master Plan, as prepared by Cooper Robertson & Partners LLP, and depicted in "Exhibit
A," attached and incorporated, is accepted and approved, in principle, as a guiding tool for the design and future
development of Bicentennial Park, creating an image for said park's character and its continued vitality.
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Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. (1 }
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