2011-27578 Reso f
RESOLUTION NO.
2011- 27578
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RECOMMENDING IN FAVOR OF
LISTING THE PROPOSED LINCOLN ROAD MALL HISTORIC SITE ON
Y THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is a member of the Certified Local Government
program administered by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Historical
Resources; and
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WHEREAS, a Certified Local Government shall review and provide recommendations
on applications for listing on the National Register, which are located within the municipality; and
WHEREAS, a proposal has been submitted for the designation of a National Register
Historic Site (Lincoln Road Mali) in Miami Beach, or more specifically the original Lincoln Road
pedestrian mall designed by Morris Lapidus, completed in 1960.
WHEREAS, the Lincoln Road Mall is generally bounded by the right of way of the series
of blocks running west from Washington Avenue to Alton Road; and
WHEREAS, the Lincoln Road Mall site is located within the boundaries of the local
Flamingo Park Historic District and the National Register Miami Beach Architectural District; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board, on December 14 2010,
unanimously determined that the proposed. Lincoln Road Mall Historic Site satisfies the criteria
for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City
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Commission hereby recommend in favor of listing the proposed Lincoln Road Mall Historic Site
on the National Register of Historic Places.
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
Resolution: Supporting of nomination of the Lincoln Road Mall Historic Site to the National Register of
Historic Places.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Designation and retention of historically significant properties.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): In the 2009 Survey, all respondents were
asked to indicate if they felt the effort put forth by the City of Miami Beach on historic preservation was
too little, too much or about the right amount. 77.1 % of respondents reported that the effort put forth
by the City of Miami Beach on historic preservation is "about the right amount."
Issue:
The Administration is requesting that the Mayor and City Commission consider the proposed resolution,
which would urge the Florida National Register Review Board to approve the application for the listing of
the proposed Lincoln Road Mall Historic Site on the National Register of Historic Places.
Item Summary /Recommendation:
The Administration recommends approval of the resolution.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
On December 14, 2010, the Historic Preservation Board held a public hearing and unanimously adopted
a resolution urging the Florida National Register Review Board to approve the application for the listing
of the proposed Lincoln Road Mall Historic Site on the National Register of Historic Places.
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account
Funds: 1
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3
OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Thomas R. Mooney, Design and Preservation Manager; Debbie Tackett, Senior Planner.
Sign- Offs:
epartment Director As - istant City At i nager City Manager
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City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: January 19, 2011 44°P
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RECOMMENDING IN FAVOR OF LISTING THE
PROPOSED LINCOLN ROAD MALL HISTORIC SITE ON THE NA TIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
The Administration is requesting that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the
proposed resolution, thereby recommending in favor of listing the proposed Lincoln
Road Mali Historic Site on the National Register of Historic Places.
ANALYSIS
Before a property within the jurisdiction of a Certified Local Government may (CLG) y be
considered by the State to be nominated to the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in
the National Register of Historic Places, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall
notify the owner, the applicable chief local elected official, and the local historic
preservation commission. The commission, after reasonable opportunity for public
comment, shall prepare a report as to whether or not such property, in its opinion, meets
the evaluation criteria of the National Register. Within sixty days of notice from the State
Historic Preservation Officer, the chief local elected official shall transmit the report of the
commission and his recommendation to the State Historic Preservation Officer. If no
such report and recommendation are received within 60 days, the State shall proceed
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with the nomination process.
If either
the preservation agency or the appropriate local officials support the nomination
of the property, the proposal will be scheduled for consideration by the Florida National
Register Review Board. If both the commission and the chief local elected official
recommend that a property not be nominated to the National Register, the State Historic
Preservation Officer shall take no further action, unless within 30 days of the receipt of
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such recommendation by the State Historic Preservation Officer an appeal is filed with
the State. Any party may file an appeal with the State Historic Preservation Officer. If
the State Historic Preservation Officer, after hearing the appeal, determines that the
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property is eligible, he shall proceed with the nomination process.
In this case, the State Historic Preservation Officer has received a National Register
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Nomination Proposal for the Lincoln Road Mall in Miami Beach. The State is soliciting
the review and recommendation of the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board and
appropriate local officials concerning eligibility in accordance with the p rocedures
Commission Memorandum of January 19, 2011
Lincoln Road Mall - National Register Nomination
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established by the National Historic Preservation Act [Title 1, Section 101 (16 U.S.C.
470a) (c)(2)], which created the basis for the participation of CLGs in the National
Register of Historic Places nomination process.
On December 14, 2010, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board, acting in its role as a
Certified Local Government, held a public hearing and unanimously adopted a resolution
urging the Florida National Register Review Board to approve the application for listing the
Lincoln Road Mali on the National Register of Historic Places.
NATIONAL REGISTER EVALUATION CRITERIA:
1. In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Part 60, eligibility
for listing in the National Register of Historic Places is determined on the basis of
compliance with the evaluation criteria provided below.
The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology,
engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and
objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials,
workmanship, feeling, and association, and:
A. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution
to the broad patterns of our history; or
B. That are associated with the lives of persons significant in out past; or
C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction, or represent the work of a master, or that possess high
artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction; or
D. That have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in pre-
history or history.
2. Staff finds the subject property to be eligible for listing on the National Register of
Historic Places and in conformance with the evaluation criteria outlined above for
the following reasons:
A. That are associated with events that have made a significant
contribution t0 the broad patterns of our history; or
The Lincoln Road Pedestrian Mall in Miami Beach is significant for its
association with the development of pedestrian malls in the United States
as an urban planning and retail strategy. Lincoln Road Mall represents
the oldest pedestrian mall in Florida, and is believed to be the oldest in
the United States possessing architectural integrity. Lincoln Road Mali
embodies all the definitive characteristics of this national urban planning
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strategy and is exemplary as a successful application. Currently, the
American Planning Association estimates that only about thirty pedestrian
malls remain in the U.S. Many proved unsuccessful as downtown
revitalization strategies. Successful malls either possess a transit
component that brings patrons, or have built in sources of pedestrian
traffic as is the case with Miami Beach and tourists.
Commission Memorandum of January 19, 2011
Lincoln Road Mall - National Register Nomination
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C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method
of construction, or represent the work of a master, or that possess high
artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction; or
The Lincoln Road Mali constitutes an important artistic statement by
architect Morris Lapidus one that is representative of his design
aesthetic and applies many of the principles Lapidus developed over
decades of retail design. Lincoln Road embodies the distinctive
characteristics of mid- century modern architecture in South Florida, a
local adaptation termed MiMo (Miami Modern).
In addition to satisfying "A" and "C" of the National Register Evaluation Criteria as noted
above, the Lincoln Road Mall has retained much of its original architectural design
integrity over the years. The Road is complemented by its setting and relationship with
the numerous contributing buildings within the Flamingo Park Local Historic District and
the National Register Miami Beach Architectural District. The pedestrian mall's modern
design is reflective of the architecture of the time in relation to its organization of space,
proportion, scale, massing, ornamentation, and materials. It's setting within the
surrounding local historic district and Miami Beach plays an important part in the
established fabric of the City and its development over time.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission support
the nomination of the Lincoln Road Mall Historic Site to the National Register of Historic
Places.
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