094-1999 LTC
\~ITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No. 94-1999
LETTER TO COMMISSION
April 29, 1999
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City C mmission
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: Planning Board Resolution - City-wide Neighborhood Planning Efforts
At its April 28, 1999 meeting, the Planning Board had a discussion on issues related to city-wide
neighborhood planning and Planning Department staffing levels, at the request of the Planning Board
Vice-Chair Leonard Turkel. During the discussion, the Board expressed concern that the City should
be engaging in pro-active city-wide neighborhood planning efforts, and encouraged the City
Commission to move ahead with the proposed North Beach Neighborhood Study. The Board
advocates the creation of a mechanism to begin the process of comprehensive, city-wide
neighborhood planning.
Additionally, the Planning Board reviewed elements of the Planning Department's upcoming budget
requests for the next fiscal year with regard to staffing levels needed to perform additional planning
work in the area of neighborhood planning, and recommended that the Commission consider
favorably the additional budgetary request of the Planning Department regarding increased staffing
levels for Fiscal Year 1999/2000.
The Board voted unanimously to transmit its recommendation regarding these issues to the City
Commission in the form of a resolution, which is attached.
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MIAMI BEACH PLANNING BOARD
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI BEACH PLANNING
BOARD, ENDORSING AND ADVOCATING THE CREATION
OF A MECHANISM TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF
COMPREHENSIVE, CITY-WIDE NEIGHBORHOOD
PLANNING AND TO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL
BUDGETARY REQUEST OF THE PLANNING
DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Planning Board discussed issues related to city-wide
neighborhood planning and Planning Department staffing levels at its April 28, 1999 meeting; and,
WHEREAS, at that meeting the Planning Board expressed concern that the City should be
engaging in pro-active city-wide neighborhood planning efforts; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Board reviewed elements of the Planning Department's upcoming
budget requests for the next fiscal year related to staffing levels needed to perform additional
planning work in the area of neighborhood planning; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Board encourages the City Commission to move ahead with the
proposed North Beach Neighborhood Study; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Board voted unanimously to transmit its recommendation
regarding these issues to the City Commission in the form of a resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY MIAMI BEACH PLANNING
BOARD:
The Miami Beach Planning Board endorses and advocates the creation of a mechanism to
begin the process of comprehensive, city-wide neighborhood planning.
The Planning Board also supports and recommends that the Commission should consider
favorably the additional budgetary request of the Planning Department regarding increased staffing
levels for Fiscal Year 1999/2000.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 27th day of April, 1999.
SIGNED:
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