HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Iris Escarra-Letter and Master Site PlanVIRGINIA KEY
BEACH PARK
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April 17, 2017
The Honorable Keon Hardemon, Chairman
The Miami City Commission
Miami City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
Dear Chairman Hardemon,
On Monday, April 3nd, 2017 Ms. Barbara Gomez, Consultant with G & G Business
Developments, LLC (G&G) gave a brief presentation before the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
(VKBPT) Board of Trustees regarding a non -solicited proposal to develop the Beach Pavilion
component of the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park (HVKBP) Master Plan.
G&G has been in communication with the Trust for several weeks and has shown a great
interest in developing a Beach Pavilion concept that will satisfy the Trust Master Plan and
maintain the integrity of the Historic Beach Park. Throughout several discussions and
presentations with G&G we have seen a genuine effort by their development team to preserve
the core principles of the Trust Mission, including but not limited to, promoting and maintaining
absolute public ownership of and access to the Historic Beach Park and its facilities.
It is our understanding that on Thursday, April 27, 2017 the G&G Beach Pavilion proposal will
be heard as a Discussion Item before the City Commission. Currently, without knowing all of
the fine details of that latest proposal, the Trust holds a predominately favorable yet conditional
opinion of the viability of it, however:
Specifically, in order to comply with the Mission for which the VKBPT was created, the proposed
Beach Pavilion must meet the following requirements
• It must maintain absolute public ownership of the future structure;
• It must maintain absolute public access to the future structure;
• The design of the future Beach Pavilion must be appropriate and compatible with the
natural features and ecology of Virginia Key;
• The financial benefit to the Trust/City of Miami and the public must be significant in both
the short and long term.
The future Beach Pavilion must also meet the following specifications in the approved HVKBP
Master Plan:
• Approximately 5,000 sq. ft.;
• Nature -study programming area;
• Trail head interpretive facility with support for group camping;
• Outdoor classroom/story-telling space;
lllstorte Virginia Key Reach Park. once called 'hears Cut'. was frequented In the early 1000's by Black settlers arriving on the Island by ferry (41"I
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from a dock at the end of Filth Street. In downtown Mlaml. Established on August 1. 1945 as 'The Colored Beach'.
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• Outdoor kitchen and fireplace/hearth suitable for cooking and gathering;
• Indoor and outdoor sheltered seating and eating area(s);
• Refreshment and vending area;
• Additional restrooms and outdoor shower area(s).
With these specific conditions met we believe a premier Beach Pavilion proposal can be fully
supported and approved by the VKBPT Board of Trustees and subsequently approved by both
the City of Miami Commission and the public by via public referendum.
If you have any questions or require additional information please feel free to contact me or Guy
Forchion, Executive Director of the Trust.
Sincerely .,
Gene Tfnrle, airman
Virgiyiia Key Beach Park Trust
cc: City of Miami Commission
The Honorable Tomas Regaledo, Mayor, City of Miami
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust Board of Trustees
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