LTC 343-2013 Village of Biscayne Park Resolution MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 3V3 -.20 13 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and M bers of th City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: September 17, 2013
SUBJECT: VILLAGE OF BISCAYNE PARK R SOLUTION
Attached for your information is Resolution No. 2013 -39, which was passed by the
Village of Biscayne Park on September 10, 2013.
A Resolution Voicing Support For North Miami Beach And Miami -Dade County
Residents Who Oppose Recent Rezoning And Planned Developments
Adjacent To Beautiful And Historic Greynolds Park, And The Resulting
Immediate Threat Of Ten To Fifteen Story Buildings Impacting Single Family
Residences Near The Park; And The Blocking Of Sunlight And Other Negative
Environmental Impacts Upon The Park Environment, Users Of The Park And
Nearby Residents; Providing For An Effective Date.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 305.673.7411.
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3 RESOLUTION NO. 2013-39
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5 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND
6 COMMISSION OF THE VILLAGE OF BISCAYNE
7 PARK, FLORIDA, VOICING SUPPORT FOR
8 NORTH MIAMI BEACH AND NIIAMI -DADE
9 COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO OPPOSE RECENT
10 REZONING AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS .
11 ADJACENT TO BEAUTIFUL AND HISTORIC
12 GREYNOLDS PARK, AND THE RESULTING
13 IMMEDIATE THREAT OF TEN TO FIFTEEN
14 STORY BUILDINGS IMPACTING SINGLE
15 FAMILY RESIDENCES NEAR THE PARK; AND
16 THE BLOCKING OF SUNLIGHT AND OTHER
17 NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS UPON
18 THE PARK ENVIRONMENT, USERS OF THE
19 PARK AND NEARBY RESIDENTS; PROVIDING
20 FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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22 WHEREAS, Biscayne Park is a single family home community defined by the quality
23 of its park and parkways, and in the recent past has faced similar rezoning by North Miami and
24 future high density high rises and the blocking of sunlight and other negative environmental
25 impacts such as noise and traffic adjacent to its single - family home environment and park
26 system; and
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28 WHEREAS, Biscayne Park has, in the past, witnessed similar rezoning and the
29 influence of real estate and developer interests in the downtown area of North Miami; and seen
30 little consideration for planning and the clear negative environmental, economic and traffic
31 impacts on Biscayne Park and its park system. and family homes; and
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34 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commission of the Village of Biscayne Park desire to
35 voice their solidarity with the North Miami Beach residents requesting that Miami -Dade
36 Commissioner Sally Heyman show support for the defense of this County Park against
37 developers who have influenced the North Miami Beach City Council.
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39 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
40 VILLAGE OF BISCAYNE PARK, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
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42 Section 1. The. above recitals are true, correct, and incorporated herein by this
43 reference.
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45 Section 2. The, Village Commission hereby voices its support for the residents of
46 North Miami Beach and- others who oppose such development and equally requests that
47 Miami -Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman, whose district includes Greynold's Park
48 and adjacent residents, take immediate action to question the zoning change, and to defend this
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1 public park established in 1935 at meetings of the Miarni -Dade Commission and express such
2 concerns to the North Miami Beach City Council.
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4 Section 3. That the Village Clerk, upon passing of this Resolution, will
5 immediately forward a certified copy to all Miami -Dade County Commissioners, including the
6 Offices of Miami -Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman, the Mayor and Council of the
7 City of North Miami Beach, all municipalities in Miami -Dade County, and all citizen and
8 environment groups opposing such development.
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11 Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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13 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10 day of September, 2013.
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15 The foregoing resolution upon being
16 put to a vote, the vote was as follows: _
17 1 18 V Mayor Jacobs: Yes
19 Noah Jacobs, yor Vice Mayor Anderson: No
20 Commissioner Cooper: Yes
21 -. Attest: Commissioner Ross: No
22 n Commissioner Watts: Yes
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25 Maria C. Camara, Village Clerk
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