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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No;ND-Jea)
LETTER TO COMMISSION
October 16, 2000
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM:
Jorge M. Gonzalez \ ~
City Manager 0 - n 0
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION FROM THE mSTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
Attached, please find a copy of a resolution adopted by the Historic Preservation Board at their
September 12, 2000 meeting. The Historic Preservation Board would like the City to study the
feasibility of creating a landscaped median on Lincoln Road in between Collins Avenue and
Washington Avenue.
Given the amount of vehicular traffic on Lincoln Road between Collins and Washington Avenues,
the Administration has concluded that it makes sense to study the feasibility of creating a landscape
median, Such a median would be appropriate in conjunction with the proposed new Lincoln Road
Signage District, and would create more defined pedestrian crosswalks.
The Administration would recommend that the Commission refer the matter to the Land Use
Committee for formal consideration. We will include a referral action recommendation for
Commission consideration to be heard at your November 8, 2000 meeting.
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Riccardo Mendez, Public Works Director
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board is charged by
Ordinance as serving in an advisory capacity to the City Commission and other City
Boards on issues affecting the City's architecture, design, historic districts and
structures; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Board strongly supports the efforts of the
City to recall its unique social and architectural history, as well as further the dynamic
character and attraction of Lincoln Road, through the use of signage; and
WHEREAS, The creation of a Lincoln Road Sign age District is for the purpose
of promoting the creation of unique, artistic and well designed graphic sign age; and
WHEREAS, The City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board strongly
encourages an initiative to provide more visibility of the structures affected by the
proposed Lincoln Road Signage District
THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved that the Historic Preservation Board urges the
City of Miami Beach to take the following action:
1. To study the creation of a ten (10') foot landscaped median on Lincoln Road
between Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue.
2. To study the relocation of the existing Medjool Date Palms located on the
sidewalks on the north and south sides of Lincoln Road between Collins Avenue and
Washington Avenue to a new landscaped median and to replace the Palms with a more
appropriate street tree which will have less impact visually on the facades of the
structures and provide more shade.
3. To study street furniture and other appropriate forms of urban activity
generators.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 12th DAY OF SEPTEMBER.
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HERB SOS.A:
Chair
Historic Preservation Board
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