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LTC 310-2019 Lake Pancoast Mangrove Planter Public Information Meeting - Thursday, June 6 at 6 p.m. MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC# 310-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members the City ommission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: May 29, 2019 SUBJECT: Lake Pancoast Mangrove Plante Public Information Meeting — Thursday, June 6 at 6 p.m. We are pleased to invite you to a public information meeting for the Lake Pancoast Mangrove Planter project on Thursday, June 6 at the Scott Rakow Youth Center Recreation Room (2700 Sheridan Avenue, Second Floor). The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with a presentation on the history of the project, the mangrove planter design, and the next steps to finalize permitting, followed by an opportunity to talk to the project team one-on-one. Lake Pancoast is the waterbody located between Collins Avenue and Flamingo Drive bounded by the Gates Hotel (2360 Collins Avenue) to its south and the 26th Street and Indian Creek Drive intersection to its north. In late 2016, mangroves, trees and other vegetation along the shoreline of Lake Pancoast and the Indian Creek Waterway were removed as part of the Indian Creek Drive Flood Mitigation project.As part of the permitting process, City staff worked with Miami-Dade County staff to include a condition for on-site mitigation in the project's coastal construction permit. Over the last three years, City staff has been collaborating with permitting staff from the County, the State and different federal agencies to develop an on-site mitigation design that is permittable and yields maximum ecological benefit. The Lake Pancoast Mangrove Planter project emerged from these discussions and consists of an in-water mangrove planter that will be built along the northeastern edge of Lake Pancoast between 25th Street and 26th Street. The planter design and location were carefully selected to maintain navigation and prevent wildlife impacts. For example, it has openings to allow manatees to swim out if they happen to swim in. The waters surrounding our city are designated as an aquatic preserve, Outstanding Florida Waters, and critical habitat for endangered species, meaning they are protected by very strict regulations that typically prohibit filling in the bay bottom. Therefore, in-water living shorelines like the one that will be created by this project are rarely permitted. However, City staff has been able to demonstrate that the area is currently in need of ecological restoration and that this planter will help clean and filter, as well as bring wildlife to the waterway. As such, it is viewed as a landmark opportunity and has advanced to the final stages of permitting. It also received one of the first ever Coastal Resilience Grants from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the amount of $35,000. We look forward to sharing more information about this project at the public information meeting next week. Should you have any questions, please contact Margarita Kruyff, Environment &Sustainability Assistant Director, at 305-673-7010 or via email at margaritakruyff©miamibeachfl.gov. Attachments: A— Public Information Meeting Flyer PUBLIC MEETING MIAMI BEACH RISING Lake Pancoast Mangrove Planter ABOVE a. __ .. , .., .• 4 . -- )0z--..q..T, - r1��� oo �+1�� 1 ; ` >4' ! _ -• ,, = , r • Y = Thursday, June 6, 2019,;{ �; 6 PM - 8 PM ti ., 4!-- ,• . - i gm - 44 • :�'' . Scott Rakow Youth Center - Second Floor -. '%4 . 4 ' . k.--k . . 2700 Sheridan Avenue 4 ..,,�;>.- -_"A _y., -4,':'-';.,11. _ - { *• `irk - ,,,- f '`� " ' Please join the City of Miami Beach for a community meeting to learn about the Lake Pancoast mangrove planter project. The city has a _ ; �`�,. P . { ,� �,,,� r "" rare opportunity to improve Lake Pancoast with an in-water living Jr «` ` ' "k shoreline that will help clean and filter, as well as bring wildlife to the • ' ' = • '-�` waterway. '41 . -;ify, ' Project funded by / f '� For more information contact: •^`l- �i )t► ►{,l g � ! ,'1, ‘, Margarita Kruyff 1 ., 4 W. 1 % 'il 4.A' V , h' t`' A` 1kti mkruyff@miamibeachfl.gov s1� r�. , To learn more about this resiliency project and the city's other innovative initiatives, visit www.mbrisingabove.com To request this material in alternate format, sign language interpreter (five-day notice required), information on access for persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to review any document or participate in any city-sponsored proceedings, call 305.604.2489 and select 1 for English or 2 for Spanish, then option 6; TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service.