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November 17, 2011
Honorable Commissioner Francis Suarez
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Re: "Big Fish" Restaurant and Cafe/Lounge (PZ.1)
Dear Commissioner Suarez:
This letter serves as the Miami River Commission's (MRC) "official
statement" requested in City Resolution 00-320, regarding the City
Commission's November 17 Agenda Item PZ 1, which impacts the
Miami River.
During the MRC's July 11, 2011 public board meeting; Mr. Ben
Fernandez and Mr. Dean Lewis presented plans for a new "Big Fish"
restaurant and cafe / lounge, proposed to be located at 39-55 South
Miami Avenue Road, featuring a 13-foot wide publicly accessible
riverwalk, side yards and middle corridor. The MRC respectfully
recommended approval of the "Big Fish" project as presented, by a
vote of 7-4. One of the main considerations was the presented
publicly accessible riverwalk, 2 side -yards and middle corridor, which
are not mentioned in the pending City Commission resolution.
Therefore I respectfully recommend the follOwing additional text,
agreed to by the applicants, be inserted into an amended City
Commission resolution, prior to adoption:
"All Riverwalk, 2 side yards, and middle corridor shall be publicly
accessible. The entire riverwalk, 2 side yards and middle corridor
shall be publicly accessible when either the restaurant, cafe, and
Of ioutige are open. At a niinini Uih, entire riverwalk and 2 side
yards shall be publicly accessible from 8 AM (regardless of
business opening time) onward to business closing time, or
sundown, whichever comes later."
Your time and continued support for the Miami River are appreciated.
Sincerel
Horacio Stuart Aguirre
Chairman,
Miami River Commission
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