99-23298 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
99-23298
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED VACATION OF 44TH STREET, BETWEEN COLLINS AVENUE AND
INDIAN CREEK DRIVE, IN EXCHANGE FOR AN EQUAL PARCEL
APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET TO THE SOUTH, AS REQUESTED BY
HOTELERAMA ASSOCIATES, LTD., AS OWNER OF THE FONTAINEBLEAU
IDL TON RESORT AND TOWERS, LOCATED AT 4441 COLLINS AVENUE.
WHEREAS, Hotelerama Associates, Ltd. (Hotelerama) own the Fontainebleau Hilton and Towers
located at 4441 Collins Avenue (the Property) ; and
WHEREAS, Hotelerama is proposing to renovate and improve the existing Fontainebleau Hilton
Resort and Towers with the construction of a new 250 unit condominium/hotel building which includes a
new vehicular and pedestrian arrival plaza to be located at the existing location of 44th Street Project; and
WHEREAS, the City's Design Review Board approved this Project on November 17, 1997,
contingent upon the Mayor and City Commission and Florida Department of Transportation I s approval
of a vacation and relocation of the existing 44th Street; and
WHEREAS, Hotelerama has requested that the City vacate that portion of 44th Street, between
Collins Avenue and Indian Creek Drive, in exchange for an equal parcel approximately 130 feet to the
south; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City of Miami Beach Code, Chapter 82, Article II, Section 82-37,
the Mayor and City Commission are required to hold a public hearing to consider the proposed exchange
and conveyance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DUL Y RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that a public hearing to consider a
request by Hotelerama Associates, Ltd. (Hotelerama), as owner of the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and
Towers, located at 4441 Collins Avenue, to vacate that portion of the 44th Street right-of-way between
Collins A venue and Indian Creek Drive, in exchange for an equal parcel approximately 130 feet to the
south, is hereby called to be held before the Mayor and City Commission in their Chambers on the Third
Floor of City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida on October 6, 1999, beginning
at 2:00 p.m., and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish appropriate Public Notice of
the said Public Hearing in a newspaper of Miami Beach, at which time and place all interested parties will
be heard.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
17th day of September , 1999
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:ITY OF MIAMI BEACH
~ITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~ ~ 1-'/3
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City C
DATE: September 14, 1999
FROM:
Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT:
A RESOL I N OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
OCTOBER 6, 1999, TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED EXCHANGE AND
RELOCATION OF 44TH STREET, BETWEEN COLLINS AVENUE AND
INDIAN CREEK DRIVE, REQUESTED BY FONTAINEBLEAU HILTON
RESORT AND TOWERS, LOCATED AT 4441 COLLINS AVENUE.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
On November 17, 1997, the City's Design Review Board (DRB) approved a request by Hotelerama
Associates, Ltd. (Hotelerama), owner of the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Towers, to renovate
and improve the existing Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Towers complex, located at 4441 Collins
Avenue. The new 250 unit condominium/hotel building project includes a new vehicular and
pedestrian arrival plaza to be located at the present location of 44th Street and accessible from the
proposed relocated 44th Street. Approval of the project was contingent upon the relocation of the
existing 44th Street, between Collins A venue and Indian Creek Drive, approximately 130 feet to the
south.
A request for the conceptual approval of this relocation of 44th Street was scheduled on the
September 23, 1998 Commission meeting. The item was opened and continued to the October 7,
1998, when a public hearing was held, and approval was denied by the City Commission.
ANALYSIS
DRB's approval of a new vehicular and pedestrian arrival plaza, as well as the construction of a new
250 unit condominium/additional hotel building at 4441 Collins A venue, was contingent upon the
vacation and relocation of 44th Street to approximately 130 feet to the south.
AGENDAITEM~
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Commission Memorandum - September /4, /999
Hote/erama Public Hearing
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Hotelerama Associates, Ltd., owners of the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Towers, have requested
the City to vacate the 44th Street right-of-way, between Collins Avenue and Indian Creek Drive, in
exchange for an equal property, approximately 130 feet to the south.
Under Section 82-37 of the City Code, the City Commission should hold a public hearing advertised
15 days prior to the hearing, to obtain citizen input into such an exchange transaction. The City's
Planning Department will provide an analysis based on criteria listed in Section 82-38 of the City
Code. At present, the applicant has not completed the application requirements for vacation of right-
of-way as set forth in the guidelines/criteria established by the Land Use Committee and approved
by the City Commission on July 26, 1989. The application should be submitted to the City in a
timely manner to allow for the appropriate staff review, prior to the public hearing.
Upon approval of this vacation, the applicant will be responsible for all permitting, relocation of
utilities, construction, engineering and legal fees and all procedures required by Miami-Dade County
and the Florida Department of Transportation regarding replatting of the subject property.
CONCLUSION
The City Commission should set a public hearing on October 6, 1999, to consider this request
for the vacation and exchange of properties, allowing the required 15 days for the advertising of this
hearing. .
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