2002-24925 Reso
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24925
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND
OFFICIALLY ADOPTING THE BASIS OF DESIGN REPORT
DEFINING AND DESCRIBING WATER AND SEWER BOND, G.O.
BOND, AND STORMWATER BOND FUNDED CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE
FLAMINGO LUMMUS NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT OF WAY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City has issued General Obligation (G.O.) Bonds, Stormwater Revenue
Bonds and Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds, to provide funding for a number of needed
capital projects to be constructed in various areas of the City to upgrade and improve the
infrastructure for the purpose of providing better service to residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City issued Request for Qualifications No. 07-00101 on December 21,
2000 for Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Administration
Services for the Planning, Design, and Construction of capital improvements in four
neighborhoods including the Flamingo Lummus neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, through the City's competitive procurement process EDAW was
recommended by the City Manager as the top ranked proposer and the City Commission on July
18th, 2001 approved Resolution 2001-24506 authorizing the execution of a professional services
agreement with EDAW to provide the above described services for the Flamingo Lummus
Neighborhood Right of Way Improvement Project for a fee not to exceed $1,840,000; and
WHEREAS, EDAW and City staff have undertaken a professional and comprehensive
planning effort to identify and describe needed capital improvements for the Flamingo Lummus
Neighborhood in the Basis of Design Report (BOOR); and
WHEREAS, two community meetings were held to obtain input from residents and property
owners with regard to the proposed improvements, and general consensus in support of the
proposed improvements was obtained; and
WHEREAS, the subject BOOR was reviewed and approved by the Historic Preservation
Board at its June 11th, 2002 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the subject BOOR was reviewed and approved by the G.O. Bond Oversight
Committee at its July 1S\ 2002 meeting; and
WHEREAS, upon City Commission adoption of the BOOR, EDAW will produce
construction documents based on the improvements recommended in the BOOR;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission
approve and adopt the Basis of Design Report defining and describing Water and Sewer Bond,
G.O. Bond, Stormwater Bond, and City Center and South Pointe RDA funded capital
improvements to be implemented through the Flamingo Lummus Neighborhood Right of Way
Improvement Project, with the condition that the Project include minor cosmetic tree planting
improvements on the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Drexel Avenue to be funded with additional monies
identified from another available source.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of July 2002.
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
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Condensed Title:
A resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach approving and officially adopting
the Basis of Design Report defining and describing Water and Sewer Bond, G.O. Bond, and Stonnwater
Bond funded capital improvements to be implemented through the Flamingo Lummus Right-of-Way
Improvement Project.
Issue:
Should the City adopt the Basis of Design Report prepared by EDAW and City staff as the officially
approved description of capital improvements to be designed and constructed through the Flamingo
Lummus Riaht-Of-Wav Imcrovement Proiect?
Item Summa 'Recommendation:
On July 18, 2001, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution 2001-24506 authorizing the
execution of an Agreement between the City of Miami Beach and EDAW, Inc., for Professional Services
associated with water and sewer, stormwater, and G.O. Bond improvements being implemented through
the Flamingo/Lummus right of way Improvement project.
EDAW and City staff then initiated a comprehensive planning process that included a review of historic
Information, neighborhood site visits, and Inter-departmental staff and consultant visioning sessions. .
EDAW developed an initial program of recommended improvements, which was presented, at a
Community Design Workshop on December 6th, 2001. Public comment and feedback from this forum was
analyzed and incorporated where appropriate in a revised plan that was presented at a second Community
Design Workshop on February 21, 2002. Residents were notified of the two Workshops by mail and
through newspaper advertisements. At the second workshop, a substantial consensus among residents
on the proposed program of improvements was achieved. EOAW then finalized the program of
improvements In a Basis of Design Report (BODR) that was carefully reviewed by all applicable City
Departments and refined as necessary. The next step is for the City Commission to review and approve
the BOOR, which will then serve as a basis for the preparation of construction drawings for all
recommended im rovements. The Administration recommends ado tin the resolution.
Financial Information:
Amount to be expended:
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
www.c1.mlaml-beach.ft.us
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
From:
Mayor David Dermer and Date: July 10, 2002
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~,vvc... r
City Manager U ~ -l)
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, BEACH APPROVING AND OFFICIALLY
ADOPTING THE BASIS OF DESIGN REPORT DEFINING AND
DESCRIBING WATER AND SEWER BOND, G.O. BOND, AND
STORMWATER BOND FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE
IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE FLAMINGO LUMMUS NEIGHBORHOOD
RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
To:
Subject:
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
On July 18, 2001, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution 2001-24506
authorizing the execution of an Agreement between the City of Miami Beach and EDAW,
Inc., for Professional Services associated with water and sewer, stormwater, and G.O.
Bond improvements being implemented through the Flamingo/Lummus right-of-way
improvement project. EDAW's responsibilities for this project include Urban Design,
Landscape Architecture and Engineering Services for the Planning, Design, and
Preparation of Construction Documents, and for Assistance with Bidding and Construction
Administration for a fee not-tcrexceed $1,840,000.
EDAW and City staff then initiated a comprehensive planning process that included a
review of historic information, neighborhood site visits, and inter-departmental staff and
consultant visioning sessions. EDAW developed an initial program of recommended
improvements, which was presented, at a Community Design Workshop on December 6th,
2001. Public comment and feedback from this forum was analyzed and incorporated
where appropriate in a revised plan that was presented at a second Community Design
Workshop on February 21,2002. Residents were notified of the two Workshops by mail,
newspaper advertisements, and the City CIP website. At the second workshop, a
substantial consensus among residents on the proposed program of improvements was
achieved. EDAW then finalized the program of improvements in a Basis of Design Report
(BOOR) that was carefully reviewed by all applicable City Departments and refined as
necessary.
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The BOOR was approved by the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board at their
June 11th meeting. It is scheduled to be approved by the G.O. Bond Oversight Committee
at their July 1st meeting. The next step is for the City Commission to review and approve
the BOOR, which will then serve as a basis for the preparation of construction drawings for
all recommended improvements. The Executive Summary of the BOpR is attached as
Attachment B; color copies of the entire BOOR are being delivered to the Commission
under separate cover and may be obtained by others upon request. The BOOR is also
available on the website www.cmbproiects.com. A comprehensive list of the
recommended funded improvements is identified on pages 4 and 5 of the BOOR Executive
Summary; the list is attached as Attachment A to this document.
In addition to improving water and drainage infrastructure, the improvements are gerierally
intended to promote pedestrian activity and safety, calm traffic, introduce shade canopy,
and reinforce the existing historic character of the neighborhood. Highlights of the
improvements include the creation of a pedestrian walkway linking Lincoln Road and
Espanola Way, the complete reconfiguration of the entire length of Euclid Avenue to calm
traffic and add shade trees, the establishment of east west cross island pedestrian
corridors on 10th and 13th Street, and the creation of a small plaza at the intersection of .
Pennsylvania and Washington Avenue with a map of the historic district embossed in the
plaza paving.
Several contentious issues arose during the community planning process. EOAWs first
plan called for the creation of angled parking on the east side of Pennsylvania Avenue
between 7th and 9th Streets. This option was removed and replaced with standard parallel
parking. EOAW developed several prototypes for creating median parking on the streets
with a very wide right of way. These options were considered at a Commission Workshop
but ultimately rejected and are not part ofthe funded improvements plan. Another issue of
contention that arose during community planning was the recommendation to provide a
streets cape treatment in the 1200 through 1400 blocks of Lenox Avenue, a single-family
area. Some residents argued that this funding would be better spent on additional traffic
calming on Eight Street and other areas where speeding traffic is a safety issue. Residents
ofthe single-family area strongly supported the Lenox Avenue improvements, noting that
their street is perhaps the most unattractive street in the project neighborhood with
haphazard parking, muddy swale areas, and virtually no shade trees. In response to these
concerns, the scale of improvements to Lenox Avenue was partially reduced while
retaining the most meaningful improvements and some additional traffic calming was
added in the southwest quadrant of the neighborhood. A strong consensus on the final
program of improvements was achieved at the Second Community Design Workshop.
CONCLUSION
City staff and the project consultant have successfully responded to the challenge of
developing a program of improvements for this very complex and important neighborhood
that maximizes the impact of the funding available, achieves basic infrastructure
improvement goals, and enjoys the support of a majority of residents. The process of
planning these improvements included extensive input from residents and the subsequent
modification of initial plans to respond to that input. In addition, the process of identifying
and prioritizing improvement needs has created a valuable record which can be used to
program further improvements if additional funding becomes available in the future.' -
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By approving the BOOR, the Commission will officially end the planning process for this
neighborhood and finalize the design concept. Work on formal'construction drawings will
then commence. An important feature of the BOOR approval is that no added input on the
concept will be solicited nor changes made unless formal construction design efforts
uncover 11 s or errors in concept.
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