Maurice Gibb Park GO Bond Meeting Presentation
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MAURICE GIBB PARK PROJECT - $3.3 MILLION
The project includes the soil remediation to rid the site of contaminated soil, and the resulting renovation of the park, to include the following
basic park elements: a new playground with shade canopy, pavilion(s), a dog park, walkways, minor restroom renovations, landscaping with open sodded areas, irrigation, signage and park
furnishings. Required additional funding is $1.6 Million.
Resilient strategies proposed at the park include storm water retention and re-use system, pervious pavement for walkways
in lieu of the asphalt paving which currently exists, the use of solar panels for pedestrian lighting. Installation of solar panels on the shade canopy at the playground, to provide
power for the irrigation pumps or any concession areas. Estimated cost for the implementation of these strategies $1.7 Million.
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RESILIENT SEAWALLS AND LIVING SHORELINES – $10 MILLION (Partial Funding for the Project)
Seawalls are built to protect areas of human habitation along the coast against erosion, tides,
and waves. There are more than 60 miles of seawalls surrounding Miami Beach, five miles or 25,000 linear feet of which are publicly owned. Many of these seawalls are in structural disrepair
or are too low and overtopped during high tides. They are therefore in need of rehabilitation.
In 2015, the city changed its minimum height standard from 3.2’ NAVD to 5.7’ NAVD (North
American Vertical Datum 1988) to account for rising sea levels. This project provides funding for rehabilitating failing or low seawalls to meet the city’s new minimum height standard.
It also provides funding for living shoreline techniques, as well as hybrid stabilization shoreline systems in areas where site specific conditions allow existing environmental features
to be preserved and enhanced. Living shorelines are a green infrastructure technique with co-benefits beyond shoreline stabilization such as wave reduction, improved water quality, habitat
creation and other ecosystem benefits.
The cost to rehabilitate a seawall varies depending on whether it is proposed as a traditional seawall or living shoreline. This money will be
further leveraged through the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) grants and federal and state funding.
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EXISTING PARK
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SCOPE OF WORK
Soil Remediation
New Playground with Shade Canopy
Pavilions
Dog Park
Overlook
Fishing Pier
Walkways
Landscaping with Open Sodded Areas
Irrigation
Signage and Park Furnishings
New
Seawall to 5.7’ NAVD
Living Shoreline with the Extension of
Mangrove Area
FISHING
PIER
DOG
PARK
PLAYGROUND
DROP OFF
LIVING
SHORELINE
OPEN AREA
OVERLOOK
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Project Schedule
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OVERLOOK
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FISHING PIER AND MAURICE GIBB MEMORIAL
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NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
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Thank You
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