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Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REQUESTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO IDENTIFYALL UNZONED LAND THAT CAN BE ASSIGNED PARK
SPACE WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI WITH THE DIRECTIVE TO ASSIGN THE
UNZONED LAND AS PARK SPACE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami provides as a quality of life function parks and recreational spaces
for the benefit of our residents; and
WHEREAS, residents within the City of Miami rely on parks to serve as public spaces for
enjoyment, exercise and numerous other activities; and
WHEREAS, the Trust for Public Land ("TPL") in 2015 identified Miami as a High -Density City with a
below-average number of park space, at 6.3 percent parkland space, Miami is 6 points below the
median of High -Density Cities within the TPL study; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami through the City Manager, the Department of Planning and Zoning,
and the Department of Parks and Recreation should compile a list identifying all unzoned land that can
be zoned public parks and recreation civic spaces within the City of Miami; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission when presented with these unzoned spaces which can
serve as public parks, through planning and zoning items, can discuss and vote on assigning and
classifying these spaces as park land and civic space;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission requests the City Manager to identify all unzoned land that can be
assigned public park space within the City of Miami with the directive to assign the unzoned land as
park space.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1)
TO FORIKAND CORRECTNESS:
MTORIA MIENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
City of Miami Paige I of 2 File IR: 16-00322 (Version: 1) Printed On: 31112016
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Resolution
File Number: 16-00322
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION REQUESTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO IDENTIFYALL UNZONED LAND THAT CAN BE ASSIGNED PARK
SPACE WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI WITH THE DIRECTIVE TO ASSIGN THE
UNZONED LAND AS PARK SPACE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami provides as a quality of life function parks and recreational spaces
for the benefit of our residents; and
WHEREAS, residents within the City of Miami rely on parks to serve as public spaces for
enjoyment, exercise and numerous other activities; and
WHEREAS, the Trust for Public Land ("TPL") in 2015 identified Miami as a High -Density City with a
below-average number of park space, at 6.3 percent parkland space, Miami is 6 points below the
median of High -Density Cities within the TPL study; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami through the City Manager, the Department of Planning and Zoning,
and the Department of Parks and Recreation should compile a list identifying all unzoned land that can
be zoned public parks and recreation civic spaces within the City of Miami; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission when presented with these unzoned spaces which can
serve as public parks, through planning and zoning items, can discuss and vote on assigning and
classifying these spaces as park land and civic space;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission requests the City Manager to identify all unzoned land that can be
assigned public park space within the City of Miami with the directive to assign the unzoned land as
park space.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1)
TO FORIKAND CORRECTNESS:
MTORIA MIENDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
City of Miami Paige I of 2 File IR: 16-00322 (Version: 1) Printed On: 31112016
File Number: 16-00322
Footnotes:
{1) If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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