LTC 535-2016 Miami Beach Convention Center Renovation and Expansion Project Phase 2 Tree Removal and Relocations MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC # 535-2016 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members f the City Co ission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: December 13, 2016
SUBJECT: Miami Beach Convention Center novation and Expansion Project
Phase 2 Tree Removals and Relo ations
The purpose of this LTC is to update the City Commission on the status of the ongoing tree removal
and relocation occurring during Phase 2 of the Miami Beach Convention Center Renovation and
Expansion project.
Background:
As previously advised on LTC #024-2016 dated January 21, 2016, and LTC 222-2016 dated May
20, 2016, 12 acres of new parks and streetscapes are being created within the Project site of+/-25
acres. This includes the new P-lot Park, the 21St Street park and canal edge surrounding the Carl
Fisher Clubhouse, two additional landscape medians(one on Convention Center Drive and another
on 19th Street)and a 10 foot wide by 1,000 foot long landscape area along Washington Avenue at a
location formerly used as a vehicle drop off.
As part of this design, the City has a robust reforestation plan which currently includes the following
tree disposition summary. Staff's team, including the design firms of Fentress Architects, West 8
Landscape Architects, and Clark Construction have coordinated the plan under the supervision of
the City's Urban Forester, Mark Williams. All work is being performed under the project's tree
removal permit which was approved and issued on December 30, 2015, with a permit modification
issued on January 27, 2016. The chart below summarizes the current plan:
Existing Trees
335 Total Existing Trees
(99) Trees Being Removed*
236 Trees Being Relocated or Remaining in Place
Future Trees
228 Shade Trees (All trees are either Native or Adapted Species)
139 Palm Trees
367 Total Added Trees
930 Black Mangroves along the Collins Canal
1,533 GRAND TOTAL
*The amounts shown are approximate as the trees are inspected on site by the City's urban
forester priorto final removal.
Miami Beach Convention Center Project Expansion &Renovation Project—Phase 2 Tree Removals and
Relocations
December 13, 2016
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All of the trees proposed to be removed are those that are either in poor condition, have too small a
root ball to be viable for relocation, or have significant physical damage and are considered
unsuitable for relocation. Other trees in this category are those considered to be prohibited,
nuisance, or exempt tree species per City and Miami Dade County code.
Phase 2
On December 12, 2016 the City's contractor, Clark Construction re-mobilized to begin Phase 2 of
the Convention Center project which includes the west side of the site, Convention Center Drive and
the 18th Street and 19th Street right-of-ways.
As parts of Phase 2, a total of 98 trees (mostly palm trees) are either being removed or are
temporarily relocated to later be returned to a different location under the new plan. Clark
Construction's contractor, Superior Landscaping, have a certified arborist on staff who is overseeing
the care and maintenance of the 54 trees being temporarily relocated to their nursery.
Following the City's requirements specified under LTC#058-2016(Tree Preservation Program Tree
Information Tags), all trees have been properly tagged. See Exhibit A photographs.
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Maria Hernandez at Ext. 2584 or me.
cc: Maria Hernandez, Project Director, Convention Center District
Mark Williams, Urban Forester
Susanne Torriente, Assistant City Manager, Chief Resiliency Officer
Elizabeth Wheaton, Director, Environment & Sustainability
Attachments: Exhibit A Photos
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