LTC 065-2022 Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board Motion065-2022
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Mana~
February 17, 2022 I/\ v
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SUBJECT: Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board Motion
The pu rpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to inform the Mayor and Commission
of the motion passed by the Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board at its
meeting on February 10, 2022:
MOTION 1:
The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board motions to hereby endorse City staff
to move forward with the synthetic athletic field option for the 72nd Street Complex project,
consistent with its motion from May 1, 2019, as stated below:
The Parks and Recreational Facilities Advisory Board recommends that the most
natural form of artificial turf for fields, identified for organized sports play and multi-
use purposes, be considered and that the Parks and Recreation Department make
the professional decisions on turf selection based on needs and usage. The Board
also recommends that natural grass be the preferred consideration when
appropriate. Furthermore, the Board supports the Parks and Recreation
Department's ability to implement a care and maintenance policy for natural turf
fields which includes closing fields as necessary.
Motion made by: Jonathan Fryd
Motion seconded by: Sean Smith
Motion passes: unanimously
Members present by phone for motion: Sean Smith , Carolina Jones, David Berger,
David Nguah, Jonathan Fryd and Joseph Hernandez
Members not present: Janie Hayes, Elizabeth Resnick and Shannon Koonin
Should you have additional questions, please contact Cindy Casanova at (305) 673-7730.
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