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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal at 09-14-2021 PZAB Mtg - Applicant - Summary of Community Outreach EffortsBERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ LARKIN + TAPANES ZO.NNG. LAND USE AND EMARONMCNIAL LAW 200 S Biscayne Boulevard Suite 300, Miami, FL 33131 www.brzoninglaw.com 305.377.6227 office 305.377.6222 fax mtapanes@brzoninglaw.com �� III THE PUBLIC RECORD SUBMITTED INTO530-1 I 8(.°bcl FOR ITEM(S) ON September 1, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL City of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Re: Sabal Palm Village SAP File No. File ID Nos. 8609 and 3307 Summary of Community Outreach Efforts Dear Chair, Vice Chair and Honorable Members: This law firm was engaged on February 24, 2021 to represent SPV Realty, LLC ("Applicant") in connection with the Sabal Palm Village Special Area Plan, formerly known as Eastside Ridge ("SAP"), located at 5175 NE 2 Avenue, 5035 NE 2 Avenue and 5125 NE 2 Court ("Property"). The SAP has been reimagined as an architectural and cultural connection between the iconic Little Haiti, Buena Vista, and Design District neighborhoods contributing to eight pillars of public benefits: community open space, mobility, arts and cultural connections, housing, community policing, environment, economics and capital contribution. The purpose of this letter is to memorialize the Applicant's ongoing community outreach efforts. Following the Applicant's submittal of the revised SAP on May 6, 2021, the Applicant engaged in extensive community outreach to inform and collaborate with the many stakeholders that make the Little Haiti, Buena Vista, and Design District neighborhoods diverse and vibrant. Through its representatives, the Applicant: • Corresponded directly with community groups and individual members of the public to respond to inquiries and exchange information; • Created a Facebook group and website to inform the community and invite public input; and THURSDAV AT 7 PM EDT —9 PM EDT Community Meeting Free • 6010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami (Cuisine Lakay and bar) About Dtscusslan City of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Page 4 f,7 Interested O Doing 0 Invite A Go With Friends See All Details Event by Sabal Palm Village at Flagler Trail ® 6010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami (Cuisine Lakay and Bar) 0 Thursday at 7 PM EDT-9 PM EDT Price: Free • Duratiom 2 hr {41 Public - Anyone on or off Facebook Please join tot and learn about all the changes made to the plans of Sabal Palm Village (formally known as Eastside Ridge) and the community benefits. Food wit be served! Figure 2: Ad Excerpt from Sabal Palm Village at Flagler Trail Facebook Page. Figure 3: Photo from May 27, 2021 Community Meeting at Cuisine Lakay and Bar. Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes 1305.377.6227 direct 1305.377.6222 fax I mtapanes@brzoninglaw.com City of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Page 5 RESIDENT MEETING JOIN US FOR THE LATEST UPDATES TH THURSDAY 7:30 PM SABAL PALM Please Joln Us via Zoom to Learn About the New Plans for Sabel Palm Village (formally known as Eastside Ridge) This Virtual Meeting Is for Current Design Place Apartment Residents Only. REGISTER NOW ig © zoom MEETINr, ID876 56603571 DIAL -IN H(646)876-9923 Figure 4: Flyer for May 20, 2021 Design Place Meeting. The protect team from Sabel Palm Vlliege would like you to come meet with them to get' your feedback on the project and the commuintt�° eneflts package. THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMEN OR THE PROTECT FROM FANM. THIS IS SIMPL N ,INFORMATIVE MEETING FOR THE COMMUNIT Figure 5: Flyer for August 5, 2021 Meeting with Little Haiti Community Members. Bercow Radeli Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes j 305.377.6227 direct 1 305.377.6222 fax j mtapanes@brzoninglaw.com City of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Page 8 Since April 2021, the Applicant has hosted twenty-two (22) outreach meetings, and there are more virtual and in -person meetings scheduled. The goal of these meetings was to provide a setting where stakeholders could learn and feel comfortable asking questions about any aspect of the project. At the meetings, the project team presented detailed plans and renderings for the mixed -use development and park renovation, as well as fielded questions with respect to proposed plans, timing of construction, construction staging, and concurrency review. The Applicant and community attendees have engaged in consistent, meaningful discussion. The Applicant has steadily received feedback from the residents stating this is the most a developer has engaged with the community to ensure their voices are heard. See Figure 10 and Figure 11, below. zoom 9VEHNA Community Meeting - Shared screen with speaker view Revised Development Program Multi.Famiiy Residential General Office Shopping Center Hotel Vocational/Community College 0(:33:31 / 01:17: 2,929 units 3,300 units ; , . (inc1.512 Workforce -371 Unit Housing Units) 3000003E ,i- 168011 SF- 13,1989;0F., 500,000 SF 296,297 SF -203,703 SF 240 rooms ;; ' 400 rooms''. +160 rooms 11% Decrease, 4490 Decrease,. 41% Decrease Increaab 1 43,760 SF +43,760 SF New Use Chat Messages 0 Chaim 47th Street1-73 41:00 If 512 "workforce units" are replacing 'Design Place' representing 16% of the proposed 2929 total units. What or how are the non workforce units termed? Are 84% "market cost rentals?" 0, Chaim 47th Street thank you t Robin 41,30 42:47 do you have a partnership in mind with vocational/community college? Chaim 47th Street 4333 Trees and tree canopy are definitely "environmental: Can you speak on other environmental considerations. Examples include noise pollution, traffic calming on NE 2nd avenue dragway. Thank you for mentioning :Kith street medians. G Chaim 47th Street 44:27 aan Any solar panels planned at this stage? 41 Chaim 47th Street r:� Thank you Figure 10: Feedback from May 10, 2021 Community Meeting. Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes 1305.377.6227 direct 1305.377.6222 fax I mtapanes@brzoninglaw.com 45:54 City of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Page 9 Greetings Julie,. I know this is a late report it has been a busy summer for me. However, I must say that this is one of the most generous neighborhood/developer agreements that I have seen for rnany years. In the past, specifically before the 1950's when neighborhoods were developed In a traditional manner; creating parks, walkways, libraries and other community institutions were commonplace in development packages, this art of weaving a unity between the developers and citizen organizations has been lost and hopefully the SPV team will bring this tradition back to life, congratulations and I sincerely hope that the local people on the ground will take this package and prosper it in .an intelligent and honest way! Figure 11: Feedback from Buena Vista West Neighborhood Association Below is a log of the outreach meetings, with links to virtual presentations where applicable. Community Outreach Date Links/Exhibits Meeting with Ashley Toussaint and Eric Knowles; President and CEO, Miami - Dade Chamber of Commerce. 5/4/2021 Zoom. Meeting with Najeeb Campbell; Buena Vista West Neighborhood Association 5/10/2021 https://bit.ly/2SAoUvg Passcode: P.sKPa1s Meeting with Peter Ehrlich; Community Member 5/10/2021 https://bit.Iy/3eXhnzl Passcode: 1 +&maK$3 Meeting with Buena Vista East Historic Neighborhood Association 5/10/2021 https://bit.Iy/3bAAgWI Passcode: @09jKLtC Meeting with Morningside Civic Association 5/11/2021 Zoom. Meeting with community stakeholders 5/19/2021 In -person meeting at Miami Ironside. Meeting with current residents of Design Place 5/20/2021 Zoom. Meeting with Little Haiti community stakeholders 5/27/2021 In -person meeting at Cuisine Lakay and Bar with Haitian Creole translator. Meeting with Palm Grove Neighborhood Association 6/1/2021 Zoom. Meeting with FANM and Community Justice Project 6/15/2021 Zoom. Meeting with Sonny John Baptiste — Lkay Ma'Man 6/28/2021 In -person meeting at Bon Gout Barbecue. Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes l 305.377.6227 direct 1305.377.6222 fax I mtapanes@brzoninglaw.com City of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Page 10 Meeting with Curley's House of Style 6/28/2021 In -person meeting at Curley's House of Style. Meeting with Father Reggie - Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church 7/14/2021 In -person meeting at Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church. Meeting with Alisa Cepeda, Palm Grove Neighborhood Association 7/20/2021 In -person meeting at Design Place followed by driving tour. Meeting with Buena Vista East Historic Neighborhood Association 7/20/2021 Zoom. Meeting with Mallory Kauderer; Community Member 8/3/2021 Zoom. Meeting with FANM and Little Haiti community stakeholders 8/5/2021 In -person meeting at Little Haiti Cultural Center with Haitian Creole translator. Meeting with Michael Hepburn; Community Leader 8/14/2021 Phone conference. Meeting with Design Place residents 8/17/2021 Zoom. Meeting with Little Haiti community stakeholders 8/24/2021 In -person meeting at Little Haiti Cultural Center Meeting with Curley's House of Style 8/27/2021 Zoom. Meeting with Alisa Cepeda, Palm Grove Neighborhood Association 8/27/2021 Zoom. The Applicant has engaged in significant community outreach to reach a diverse cross- section of stakeholders, including residents, workers, and activists. The Applicant has taken a collaborative approach to reimagining the SAP by meeting with community stakeholders and implementing their ideas to ensure that the project results in a world -class project that benefits the surrounding community and the City of Miami as a whole. This outreach is just getting started and will continue in the months ahead as we work to finalize the development agreement for City Commission approval. Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes 1305.377.6227 direct 1305.377.6222 fax I mtapanes@brzoninglaw.com City of Miami Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board Page 11 We respectfully request that this letter be entered into the associated with the SAP. Should you have any questions, please do at 305.377.6227. Very truly yours, record of the proceedings not hesitate to contact me Melissa Tapanes Llahues CC: Justin Podolsky Ben Fernandez Carli Koshal Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes 1 305.377.6227 direct 1305.377.6222 fax I mtapanes©brzoninglaw.corn