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MIAMI BEAC~1
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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LTC # 089-2007
LETTER TO COMMISS~~
TO: Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
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DATE: April 9,2007
SUBJECT: North Beach Town Center Plan
The purpose of this L Te is to inform you that the P~annjng Department will present an
update of the North Beach Town Center Plan to the community for input on April 25,
2007 at the North Shore Youth Center at 6:30 PM. The boundaries of the Town Center
are from 69th street to 73rd Street and from the Ocean to the rndian Creek. An
announcement will be mailed to property owners within the boundaries, and
distributed to businesses, representatives of condominium assocjationsi and
homeowners associations eJsewhere in North Beach. Please see attached~ In
additionl ads will run in The Miami Herald Neighbors and a Spanish newspaper.
Assuming there is consensus within the communitYI the plan witl be presented to the
Planning Board in May for their review and recommendatjon, and to the City
Commission in June.
Backaround
The purpose of the Town Center Plan is to create a conceptual plan that would
stimulate reinvestment and guide the future deve1opment. of the district to achieve
the vision set forth by the community~ The vision for the North Beach Town Center is
to create a vibrant commercial district along the 71 street corridor that is:
. Pedestrian and bicycte friendJy
. Safe and attractive
and that contains:
. Mixed-use development
. Additionar office space
. Quality shopping and restaurants
. Civic and cultural activities
. Accessible parking
The concept for encouraging development of a I'Town Center.. for North Beach
originated in a three-day charrette in July 20011 which included visioning sessions for
the 71 street commerciaJ corridor and the 72nd street parking lot. The charrette was
attended by over 200 people from the North Beach community. The residents'
priorities for a successful Town Center included a variety of cultural activities, outdoor
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gathering pfaces and expanded retail offerings.
Subsequently, the Gibbs Planning Group was commissioned by NBDC to conduct a
retail market study, and Walker Parkjng Consultants completed a study that
confirmed the feasjbHity of constructing new parking structures in the North Beach
area. Planning Department staff used these studies to create a series of
development strategies and presented the proposed Town Center Plan at a
commun;ty workshop in December 2003. This workshop was attended by over 100
persons. Respondents to a sUNey overwhelmingJy supported the strengthening of the
North Beach Town Center with new retaiJ, restaurant, commercial development with
parking, as well as the idea of providing incentives to attract development there.
A new parking garage for the Town Center was incorporated into the Parking
Department's Capital Improvement Plan and staff began to Jook for joint
development opportunities with private property owners. The Planning Department
staff continued to refjne strategies for a Town Center. A consultant, Jaime Correa
and Associates, was commissioned to create graphic representations of the Town
Center Pfan' s strategies.
Aside from parking, the plan also addresses such things as redevelopment of anchor
sites within the district, adaptive reuse of existing ground floor space for retail and
restaurant uses/ incentives for new office space, rerocation of the North Shore Library
to the Town Center, renovation of the Bandshert completion of unused portions of
the Byron Carlyle Theaterl design guidelines for streets and sidewalks, improved
public transit servicel and recommendations for smarr urban pfazas and a large civic
square.
Attachment
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A TOWN CENTER PLAN for NORTH BEACH
Join us for a Community Workshop
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
North Shore Park Youth Center
501 72 Street, Miami Beach
Help us Make 71 Street an Even Better Place to Live, Work & Play
· Safe and attractive · Pedestrian and Bicycle-friendly
· Good Shopping and Restaurants · Mixed-Use
· Civic/Cultural Activities . Accessible Parking
Contacts: Joyce Meyers at jmeyers@miamjbeachfl.gov, 305.673.7000~ ext. 6167 or Katia Hirsh at khirsh@miamibeachfl.govj 305.673.7000, ext. 6302
To reque~11his maferJal in accessible formal, sign language interprelers. information onaccess for persons with disabirit~es, and/or any accomodaHons to review' any documen!or p(lIticipote in any diy-sponsor proceeding, please
contact 305.604.2489 Ivoice), or 305~.673, 7218 lnY~ f~\le days in advance to inifiate your (equest TIY users may also coil 71 1 tFlorida Relay Services).
UN PLAN PARA EL CENTRO COMERCIAL en NORTH BEACH
Unose 0 nosotros en esta reunion de 10 comunidad
miercoles, 25 de abril del 2007
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
North Shore Park Youth Center
501 72 Street, Miami Beach
Ayude a transformar 10 71 Street en un /ugar aun meior para vivir, trabajar y entretenerse
· Segura y atractiva . Acogedora para los peatones y cidistas
· Tiendas y restaurantes de calidad . Uso mixto (comercios, oficinas, y residencias)
· Actividades culturales Y clv;cas . Estacionamiento convenjente
Contacto~ Joyce N\eyefs en jmeyers@miamibeachfl.gov, 305.673.7000, exf. 6167 0 Katla Hirsh en khirsh@miamibeachfl.gov, 305.673.7000t ext. 6302
Pora sotici'ar e~to publicaci6n en un formato occesible, pido interprefes de lengooie de signos, oolkite informod6n sobre occeso para personas discopac~tadas, si requiere cualquier ayudo para revisor cualquier documento y/o
para parfidpar en cualquier proceso potrocfoodo per 10 ciudad, comuniquese con e1 Centro de Illformadon de to Ciudad per telefono, 305-604.2489Ivo.lL 0305-673-7218 (TIYJ de ser posible con 5 dias de .anticipaci6n.
Tambfen 01 711 para comunicorse con el ServiClO de Relay de Lo Florida.