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RESOLUTION NO. 99-23052
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER,
OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO
THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR A
GRANT FROM THE ENVIRONMENT ALLY ENDANGERED
LANDS PROGRAM TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF
ACQUIRING THE ALASKA PARCEL; AND AUTHORIZING
THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT, IF AWARDED.
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners has developed the
Environmentally Endangered Lands Program to acquire environmentally sensitive property in
Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is seeking funds to acquire the Alaska Parcel to buffer
City owned park land and protect the open space environment of South Pointe Park which is located
on Government Cut and Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, the City proceeded to prepare an application to meet the February 1, 1999
deadline for submission and future consideration; and
WHEREAS, the City submitted an application to the Miami-Dade County Department of
Resources Management for funds to defray the acquisition costs of purchasing the Alaska Property.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, retroactively authorize the City Manager, or his
designee, to submit an application to the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental
Resources Management for a grant from the Environmentally Endangered Lands Program to defray
the costs of acquiring the Alaska Parcel; and authorizing the acceptance of the grant, if awarded.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1999.
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APPLICANT
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City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
(305)673-7000
2. APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE
Sergio Rodriguez, City Manager
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
(305)673-7010 FAX: (305)673-7002
Sergio Rodriguez
Date
3. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
(a) Description of Subiect Area
Subject property consists of 3.4 acres located in the South 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of
Section 3, Township 54, Range 42. The property is more accurately described as
beginning at the West most comer of Lot 6, Block 4, as recorded in Plat Book 6, page 77,
thence South 240 West a distance of 420.23 feet;.thence North 650 West a distance of
261.59 feet; thence North 310 West a distance of242.83 feet: thence North 570 East a
distance of 226.20 feet; thence East a distance of 208.58 feet; thence Southeasterly a
distance of 151.63 feet to the point of beginning. This parcel is identified by Folio
Number 02-4201-000-0041. The property is vacant land at the southern tip of Miami
Beach. The site is bounded on the south by Government Cut Inlet and by Biscayne Bay
to the West. An undeveloped, privately owned parcel is located along the northern
boundary and South Pointe Park and the southern terminus of Washington Avenue are
located along the eastern boundary,
(b) Gross Acreage
Application Area:
Acreage owned by applicant:
3.4 Acres
17.0 Acres
(c) ATIACHMENTS:
Attachment" A"
Aerial Photograph
Attachment liB"
Attachment "C"
Photographs of Subject Area
Plat Map
4. TYPE OF ELIGIBLE LAND
The property is being nominated as:
() Environmental Land
(X) Buffer Land
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PLANT COMMUNITY TYPE
() Pinelands
() Hammocks
() Freshwater Wetlands
() Mangroves
(X) Other: (Please describe).
The area was previously developed urban land that is currently vacant. The land has been filled with sand
dredged from Government Cut and Biscayne Bay. All native plant and animal communities have been
destroyed.
6. REASON FOR APPLICATION
The City of Miami Beach has the opportunity to acquire the property described in this application to
expand the adjacent City owned South Pointe Park. This property, referred to locally as the Alaska
Parcel, is currently owned by East Coastline Development LTD., a development company. Under the
terms of a settlement agreement the City has the right to purchase the land at the stipulated price of
$7,200,000.
The City of Miami Beach recognizes that if this parcel which is currently zoned MR (Marine
Recreational) and has a limited development potential of less than 40,000 square feet of marine related
development, th.e developer could initiate an effort to up zone this parcel through the City, which would
require a referendum, or by court action. If successful, the upzoning may result in one of the following
classifications: R-PS4 which has a floor area ratio (F.A.R.) of2.0 and a height limit of 80 feet, C-PS3
which has an (F.A.R.) of2.0 and a height limit of 80 feet, or C-PS4 which has an (F.A.R.) of2.5 and a
height limit of 150 feet. Any of these zoning categories would result in development that would
negatively impact the adjacent South Pointe Park.
Even though this land is only 3.4 acres in size, the purchase of the property would resolve an expansion
of the current 17 acre South Pointe Park to a recreation facility in excess of 20 acres. If acquired and
assembled with South Pointe Park, the management of this property would be provided by the City of
Miami Beach Department of Recreation, Culture and Parks. This acquisition will assure that the southern
tip of the island of Miami Beach would be held by the public for recreational purposes. The future
development of the property would provide water-front park land from the Atlantic Ocean through
Government Cut to Biscayne Bay. -
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7. ADDITIONAL INFORMA nON
A. DISTURBANCES
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The natural vegetation in the South Pointe area of Miami Beach has long been destroyed. The
size and shape of the original barrier island has been changed by dredging and enlarging the
island through the years. In years past, this property has been commercial and at one time there
was a service station on the property. There is a seawall to protect the shore line of the property.
However, through time this wall has deteriorated to expose dangerous supports which protrude
from the shoreline.
At some point, this land came under the control of the federal government. In 1979 through the
surplus land process, the federal government disbursed this property to an Alaskan Indian Tribe
and at the same time titled the area known as South Pointe Park to the City of Miami Beach,
along with a small triangular property which is north of the Alaska Parcel, commonly known as
the Federal Triangle.
B. VULNERABILITY
The property to the northeast of this site and the property to the southeast are both zoned for
recreation and open space. The subject property is zoned MR for Marine Recreational which will
permit marinas, boat docks, piers, etc. for noncommercial or commercial vessels and related
upland structures, aquarium, restaurants, and commercial uses. However, the property
immediately to the northeast is zoned C-PS3 which is Intensive Mixed Use Commercial and is
probably the zoning which would be sought for this parcel of land. This zoning permits
single-family, townhome, apartment, apartment/hotel, hotel, and commercial. The permitted 2.5
floor area ratio of the C-PS3 zoning would permit development up to 80 feet.
8. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
(a) Do you own the candidate property or have an ownership interest in the property? The
City of Miami Beach does not own the property and the property is currently owned by
East Coastline Development LTD.
(b) Do you represent the owner? No. The City has a purchase agreement to acquire the
property.
(c) According to the current tax records the owner is:
East Coastline Development LTD.
404 Washington A venue
Miami Beach, FL 33139-6600
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO.
<15-99
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Co ission
DATE: February 3,1999
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: A RESOLU ION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO SUBMIT AN
APPLICA TION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR A GRANT FROM
THE ENVIRONMENTALLY ENDANGERED LANDS PROGRAM TO
DEFRAY THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING THE ALASKA PARCEL; AND
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT, IF AWARDED.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The Miami-Dade County Commission developed the Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL)
Program to protect environmentally sensitive habitat within the county. Applications are made to
the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) which
reviews the applications and makes recommendations to the Land Acquisition Selection Committee.
This committee reviews applications and makes recommendations for the properties for the County
Commission to acquire. The Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to act on the
recommendations of the selection committee at the meeting on September 9, 1999.
Another recommendation of the selection committee is whether the county provides 50% or 100%
of the appraised value of the land for the purchase. All awards are based on the appraised value of
the subject property. In most cases, the County provides funding for only 50% of the appraised
value. The acquisition of the property on Government Cut and Biscayne Bay, generally called the
Alaska Parcel, appears to be eligible for funding under this program.
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Historically, the County has acquired and held title to all environmentally sensitive land purchased
with EEL funds. Also, because of problems managing small parcels of land, the County requests
that all parcels nominated for acquisition be five acres or larger. The City of Miami Beach is
requesting that the county provide full or partial funding to purchase the 3.4 acre parcel of land
which the City would own and manage. The City would assure to the county that the property
would be used to enlarge the area of South Pointe Park and the acquired land would be managed as
part of the park. This land would increase the size of South Pointe Park from 17 acres to
approximately 20.4 acres.
The County made applications for the Spring 1999 filing period available on January 4, 1999 with
the deadline for submittal of February 1, 1999. To meet this deadline, the City proceeded to prepare
and submit an application to DERM for consideration. There was insufficient time to prepare a
resolution beforehand to request City Commission approval prior to the submittal of the application.
A copy of the grant application is attached. See Exhibit 1.
With the adoption of this resolution, the City Commission and Mayor are retroactively authorizing
the City Manager, or his designee, to submit an application; prepare and submit any back-up or
supporting documents, as may be needed, and receive acquisition funds as granted for the purchase
of the property.
ANAL YSIS
The City Commission has instructed the City Administration to seek funds to purchase the Alaska
Parcel of land on Government Cut. Since the EEL Program is a possible funding opportunity, an
application was filed to meet the February 1, 1999, deadline. If the City of Miami Beach were to
receive an award of grant funds from the EEL Program, the City would be required to use the funds
to defray the acquisition costs of the Alaska Property.
If the City receives a grant from this program, the exact amount of the grant will be between 50%
and 100% of the appraised value of the property at the time of acquisition. The last appraisal of the
property as of January 1, 1995, was $4,443,000 for as-is Marine Recreational (MR), and $6,665,000
for CPS-4 (Commercial Performance Standards District). The property is currently zoned as Marine
Recreational (MR).
Application of this grant will enhance the City's chances of acquiring the subject parcel and benefit
the community with the added value of maintaining the Alaska Parcel open to the public. Even
though the subject parcel is only 3.4 acres in size, the purchase of the property would result in an
expansion of the current 17 acres that is South Pointe Park to a recreation facility in excess of 20
acres. If acquired and assembled with South Pointe Park, the management of this property would
be provided by the City of Miami Beach Department of Recreation, Culture and Parks. This
acquisition will assure that the southern tip of the island of Miami Beach would be held by the public
for recreational purposes. The future development of the property would provide water-front park
space from the Atlantic Ocean through Government Cut to Biscayne Bay.
CONCLUSION:
The Administration recommends approval of the attached Resolution of the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, retroactively authorizing the City Manager, or his
designee, to submit an application to the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental
Resource Management for a grant from the Environmentally Endangered Lands Program to defray
the costs of acquiring the Alaska Parcel, and authorizing the acceptance of the grant, if awarded.
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