LTC 209-2017 Mayor's North Beach CommitteeMAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 209-2017
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members o he City Co j'' mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager.
DATE: April 21, 2017
SUBJECT: Mayor's North Beach Committee
The purpose of this Letter to the Commission (LTC) is to inform the Commission of the
motions passed by the Mayor's North Beach Committee at their April 6, 2017 meeting.
Members Present: Margueritte Ramos (Chair), Daniel Veitia, Betsy Perez, Brad Bonessi,
Kirk Paskal, Carolina Jones, Nancy Liebman, Suzanne Torriente (non-voting member).
1) MOTION: In the spirit of honoring the bohemian soul of Miami Beach and
providing an incubator for our entrepreneurs, the North Beach Committee motions
to support the concept of a North Beach Yard on the West Lot site similar to
Wynwood Yard.
Motion Made By: Carolina Jones
Motion Seconded By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Passed: Votes 7-0
2) MOTION: Between Dickens and Abbott Avenues, expand the TC -1 zoning district
boundaries north to 72nd Street to replace the existing TC -3(c) district boundaries.
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By: Carolina Jones
Motion Passed: Votes 6-1 (Kirk Paskal opposed)
3) MOTION: Adopt the setback proposals from the 2014 Allan Shulman Town Center
Massing Study.
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By: Carolina Jones
Motion Passed: Votes 6-1 (Kirk Paskal opposed)
4) MOTION: Between Carlyle Avenue / Indian Creek Drive and Harding Avenue,
expand the TC -1 zoning district boundaries south to 69th street to replace the
existing TC -3 and TC -3(c) boundaries. As part of this TC -1 expansion, include a
minimum required setback from 69th street of at least 50' for building height in
excess of 4 stories / 45'.
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By: Betsy Perez
Motion Passed: Votes 6-1 (Kirk Paskal opposed)
5) MOTION: To request the City use an Historic Preservation Fund to sell bonus
FAR to developers, and use those funds to fund grants to property owners to help
restore historic elements of their buildings or help adapt the structures for sea
level rise.
Motion Made By: Nancy Liebman
Motion Seconded By: Kirk Paskal
Motion Passed: Votes 7-0
6) MOTION: To consider the maximum FAR for any proposed increase within a
particular district should be 3.5, with added FAR as a bonus that requires payment
into a fund, otherwise the property remains at the current 2.5 FAR.
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By: Nancy Liebman
Motion Passed: Votes 5-1 (Kirk Paskal opposed; Betsy Perez was
absent from the room)
7) MOTION: That this Steering Committee request, prioritizing 72nd street parking lot,
the City of Miami Beach to engage a multidisciplinary urban design firm on an
expedited basis, to work with this Committee and the City to prepare a Detailed
Urban Design for the Ocean Terrace Neighborhood, which shall explore and
recommend specific urban design solutions and options from the 72nd Street
parking lot, through Ocean Terrace, and up to Altos del Mar, and the Library site
with an emphasis on a future pedestrian friendly Ocean Terrace
Motion Made By: Brad Bonessi
Motion Seconded By: Nancy Liebman
Motion Passed: Votes 7-0
8) MOTION: To support the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee motions
regarding the 72nd Street parking lot.
Motion Made By: Daniel Veitia
Motion Seconded By: Carolina Jones
Motion Passed: Votes 6-1 (Nancy Liebman opposed)
cc: Kathie Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Susanne Torriente, Assistant City Manager/Chief Resiliency Officer
Eva Silverstein, Tourism, Culture, and Economic Development Director
Thomas Mooney, Planning Director
Jeffrey Oris, Economic Development Division Director