LTC 107-2013 Dade Blvd Bike Path Landscaping MIAMI BEAcH RE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER, 2013 APR _ 2 Ph 2: 2-5
LETTER TO COM� hj8� NJ OF I CE
107 -2013
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Me hers of re City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 1, 201.3
SUBJECT: Dade Boulevard Bike Path Land Gaping
The purpose of this LTC is to provide you with- information on, the proposed landscaping
improvements to the Dade Boulevard bike path currently under construction. The City is finalizing
the construction of the bike path and reducing the scope of work from the present contractor. Part of
this scope reduction includes the project landscaping..
_ The City used this opportunity to'revisit the proposed landscaping plan,�as the Greenspace Tree i
Advocacy'Group (GTAG) had advocated for different species of trees other than those which had
been proposed. The Parks and Recreation Department, in coordination with GTAG, has developed
a landscaping plan for the new path along the. Collins Canal from Bay Road, to Convention Center
Drive. This plan includes mostly native species of shade trees and ground-cover for approximately
1"460 of the 2,660 feet of recently built seawall. The remaining 1,200 -foot section has limited -
space for planting. Therefore, only a vine that will cover the wall is, proposed at this time.
As part of the greater effort'to replace and enhance the landscaping for this,1,200 foot section, the
City and GTAG approached Publix Supermarkets, which has a:store at 1045 Dade Boulevard, to
discuss the elimination of a dedicated turning lane into its property. If an agreement can be reached,
this removal would allow Dade Boulevard to be shifted to the north and provide additional space for
improved landscaping from Alton Road to Meridian Avenue. This;section of the bike path has been
constructed with a temporary asphalt . surface as it would also be shifted to provide the additional
width -for the landscaping.
The estimated cost for the landscaping improvements is $250,000. Funding is "available from funds
previously encumbered for the construction of the Dade Boulevard Bike Path project. It is estimated
that the procurement of a contractor will take four months and the work will take five months.
Therefore, the installation of the landscaping should be completed in early 2014.
Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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