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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-76-0185PROM ei"tio Ot MIAMI, PLottfbA %'"' INTE14.6Ptitt Mi MO MJbUM 11ohorable Members of T ie City Cointnission F. W. Andrews City Manager bAti:i6 b 1976 UbJECt: PEFERENCE9: PILE: Recommendations - Marine at Dinner Key 2 Bnclosures ENclosunrs: Aerial Photographs At the January 8, 1976, City Commission Meeting, the City Commission directed that the City Manager provide recommendations to the Commission on February 10, 1976, relating to the marine service facilities available to the public at Dinner Key in the area bounded by Pan American Drive and the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. Accordingly, this memorandum is to express to the City Commission the City Manager's recommendations. There are three specific functions or operations located in the area defined that require evaluation in response to the City Commission's direction: (See attachment (1) for location identification): • Coconut Grove Marina Property • Merrill -Stevens Dry Dock Company Lease Operation • Grove Key Marina, Inc., Lease Operation Prior to making recommendations in the individual areas involved, it is important to develop general consideration relating to the marine service functions at Dinner Key. Throughout the City Manager's evaluation of the marine facilities within the area defined, the Dinner Key Master Plan ob- jectives relating to the marine service have been considered. The Dinner Key Master Plan objectives relating to the marine service functions at Dinner Key are: ▪ Plan for an additional 630 spaces for pleasure boats. • Provide a blend for the needed commercial and service activities. • Provide free area within the project for innovate recreation program. opro.v7 ,,,f /1 /it � p/ t'B t i916 of ofabie Mviennbete of The 'City Corot iss of The heed to maintain and improve upon the marine service at Dinner ley is of paf'ai ioutit ootisideration. The City has involved private enterprise, where practical, in those functions that can best be accomplished. At Dither Hey, this involvement of private enterprise tnay Well enable the City to take additional revenues developed for the further implementation Of the public portions of the Dinner key Master Ptah, At Dinner ley, service to the marine public has been seperated by the City into small and large boats. This delineation has been made at twenty-eight feet (small boats, under twenty-eight feet; large boats, in excess of twenty. - eight feet). it has been the experience of the City that the seperation of the servicing function into two operations has been successful. This is based upon the philosophy that large vessels require a substantial investment and a full service function, staffed by mechanics and craftsmen to meet these needs. With the small boating public there exists a demand for a facility that will permit the owners to perform much of the required maintenance and servicing through their own efforts and it may not be feasible for the operator to maintain and staff a full servicing function but this service should certainly be available to the small boat owners should they so desire. Since these two functions require a different operation, the City has found that seperating the two functions under separate business operations the public receives the service they require. With that observation, the following comments are provided relating to the three specific areas: Coconut Grove Marina Property The City of Miami presently owns the Coconut Grove Marina Property. From time to time various entrepreneurs have expressed proposals that may function at this facility. It is suggested that the City Commission may wish to receive public proposals for this property so that determination can be made as to how the property can best be utilized. These proposals would be evaluated in relation to the overall marine service goals at Dinner Key. .• A rr§ t loot Roil table Mett=ibet.s of The City Cbthrtlis s ioh TMs area May well lend itself to providing an innovative recreational progrann while t neeting the pritnary objective of enhancing the marine service facilities at Dinner Rey. IT IS TI-IE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE AND RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE COCONUT GROVE MARINA PROPERTY. AFTER RECEIVING AND EVALUATING THE PUIELIC PRO- POSALS, THE CITY MANAGER WOULD RECOMMEND A PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE PROPERTY. Merrill -Stevens' Dry Dock Lease Merrill -Stevens' Dry Dock Company has occupied the marine facilities which it now leases since 1949 and have provided service to the marine public operating vessels in excess of twenty-eight feet. That Lease will expire on June 30, 1984. Merrill Stevens has expressed a need for additional land area contiguous with their present leased property at Dinner Key to improve their operations; thereby providing improved service to the public. It is the desire of the City Administration to assist Merrill Stevens in any appropriate way to improve the services to the boating public. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO NEGOTIATE WITH MERRILL STEVENS DRY DOCK COMPANY FOR AN APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR LEASE BOUNDARY, NOT TO EXCEED 30 FEET AS INDICATED ON ATTACHMENT (2) OF THIS MEMORANDUM, NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE BOATING PUBLIC. SUCH ADJUSTMENT SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR FINAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO EXECUTION. 1 S 1178 ooeble Metbers of The City Cot'niniseion prove Rey Marina, inc._ The marine service for boats up to twenty-eight feet it length is provided at Dinner Keyby trove Key 1Vlarina, Ir,c• Ott March 30, 1973, the City entered into the current Lease Agreement with trove l<ey Marina, Inc. This Lease Comes as a result of the competitive bidding provess. On January 8, 1976, Orove Key Marina made a presenta- tion to the City Commission wherein a specific request was made for an extension of its lease to run to June 30, 1984. In addition, during the January 8, 1976, appearance before the Commission, the request was made to construct a food service facility of approximately 100 seats on the leased property. Such facility would revert to the City of Miami on June 30, 1984. In evaluating the request for a lease extension, the following_ has been considered: The proposal provides for construction of additional rack storage facilities; thereby in- creasing the marine storage capacity at Dinner Key. Provision made in the proposal for asthetically treating of the buildings to make them capatible with the Dinner Key Master Plan. The continuation of the present terms and conditions of the Grove Key Marina Lease would provide in- creased revenue to the City by virtue of the increased capacities; thereby making additional funds available to make other public improvements at Dinner Key as suggested by the Master Plan. In evaluating the potentiality of constructing a food service facility on the property presently utilized to service the small boating public, it must be recog- nized that the primary function of the property is to provide service to the boating public. Any service offer on this property must necessarily augment and be ancillary to the primary function. /filterable Ir. .bets Of The City ebttittiis s iofi Pas 198 • In evaluating the request for a restaurant on the leased property servicing the small boating public it is necessary to assure that the primary servicing function to the boating public is not impaired. Accordingly, it is appropriate to have any food service function be a part of the overall marine service provided at that location and, therefore, should necessarily be a part of the Lease. The continuation of both the Grove Key Marina Lease and the Merrill Stevens' Dry Dock Lease to run con. currently, both terminating on June 30, 1984, would give the City an opportunity to further evaluate the service provided the marine public at Dinner Key; therefore, the City would then be in a posture to receive public proposals on the entire marine service function unencumbered. The Merrill Stevens and Grove Key Marina Leases would terminate concurrently. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZE .AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH GROVE KEY MARINA, INC. , FOR AN EXTENSION OF LEASE TO JUNE 30, 1984; THAT SUCH NEGOTIATIONS EMBELLISH THE ADDI- TIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS ENUMERATED IN THE GROVE KEY MARINA JANUARY 8, 1976, PRESENTATION TO TI-IE CITY COMMISSION. IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 100 SEAT RESTAURANT WITH GROVE KEY MARINA, INC. THIS FOOD SERVICE FACILITY WOULD REVERT TO THE CITY AT THE TERMI- NATION OF THE LEASE AND THE RESTAURANT WOULD }3E CONSTRUCTED ONLY AFTER APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN SECURED, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING FACILITY. THE CITY MANAGER WILL PREPARE FOR CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL AN ADJUSTED LEASE AGREEMENT, TERMINATING JUNE 30, 1984, THAT WOULD EMBELLISH THE RECOMMENDA- TIONS ABOVE.