LTC 251-2014 Transmittal from Nautilus Area Homeowner's Association (NAHA) MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # o?S'/-gyp/y LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members f the City Co
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FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 18, 2014
SUBJECT: Transmittal from Nautilus Area Homeowner's Association (NAHA)
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC)is to transmit the attached resolution adopted by
Nautilus Area Homeowner's Association Board of Directors concerning an FY 2014/15 Capital
funding request for Polo Park.
Should you have additional questions, please contact John Rebar at (305) 673-7730.
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c: J. Mark Taxis, Assistant City Manager
John Rebar, Parks & Recreation Director
Carla Maglio Gomez, Parks & Recreation Assistant Director
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WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE NAUTILIUS AREA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED RENOVATION OF POLO PARK AND
TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS RENOVATION
The undersigned president (the "President") on behalf of the officers and
directors of the Nautilus Area Home Owners Association (NAHA"), a Florida non-profit
corporation(the"Company"), pursuant to the Florida Non-Profit Corporation Act hereby
consent to the adoption of the foilowing resolutions:
Whereas,the Board of Directors of the NAHA conducted a regular meeting of the
Board on April 6, 2014("April Board Meeting") at which a quorum was present and
Whereas,the Board of Directors of the NAHA conducted a regular meeting of the
Board on June 7,2014("June Board Meeting")at which a quorum was present and
Whereas, during the April Board Meeting the NAHA members of the Board
identified several areas of concern to the NAHA neighborhood including without
limitation that due to the continued growth of families with young children within the
NAHA boundaries, the benefit to the entire NAHA neighborhood of renovating and
upgrading Polo Park and
Whereas the Board created a subcommittee to meet with the City of Miami
Beach to explore possible options to upgrade and renovate Polo Park and the Board
subcommittee met with officials of the City of Miami Beach and
Whereas the Board approved the engagement of a consultant to produce a
preliminary concept plan to upgrade and renovate Polo Park and
Whereas the Board engaged the consultant and the consultant created a
preliminary hand sketched concept plan for the Polo Park playground area that is
attached to this Written Consent as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit A contemplates the demolition of the racquetball courts and a new proposed
expanded playground adjacent to the existing swing set area,and
Whereas,the Board subcommittee shared the hand sketched concept plan with
the City of Miami Beath and with the members of the NAHA at a community meeting
held on May 140 2014,and
Whereas the present budget for the 2014 fiscal year of the City of Miami Beach
Parks Department has allocated just under two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000)
for the renovation of Polo Park playground area and
Whereas both the Board and the City of Miami Beach believe In good faith that
the allocated funds will be insufficient due to the necessary scope of renovation and
improvement.
Now therefore, it be resolved, that the Board of Directors of NAHA, at a June Board
Meeting approved the following:
1. NAHA supports the hand sketched concept plan that contemplates the
demolition of the racquet ball courts and expand the proposed new playground
adjacent to the existing swing set area,which concept plan is attached hereto as
Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference and
2. NAHA requests the City of Miami Beach to add a supplemental request In the
capital budget request for 2014-2015 for additional funding to complete the Polo
Park playground refurbishment In an amount not less than$200,000 and
3. NAHA requests the City of Miami Beach to search for, locate and Identify any
remnant funding or supplemental funding and use this funding to upgrade the
adjacent sand area and basketball courts and backboards that are heavily utilized
all week long.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned President and Members have executed this
written consent effective as of July 9,2014.
PRESIDENT:
Nautilus Area Home Owners Association,a
Florida nonprofit company
By:
Michael Burnstine,President
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