Resolution 2022-32125 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-32125
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO
DETERMINE THE COSTS OF DESIGNING, PERMITTING, AND
CONSTRUCTING A BAYWALK ALONG THE MOUNT SINAI
WATERFRONT, PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S EASEMENT RIGHTS FOR
A BAYWALK UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL
CENTER OF FLORIDA, INC., DATED MARCH 2, 2016.
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2014, the Mayor and City Commission approved
Resolution No. 2014-28609, authorizing a Grant Agreement with Mount Sinai Medical
Center of Florida, Inc ("Mount Sinai"), in the amount of $15,000,000 (the "Grant") for the
purpose of reimbursing Mount Sinai for hard and soft costs associated with Mount Sinai's
Emergency Room Expansion Project, subject to and conditioned upon the additional
conditions set forth in the Resolution including, without limitation, the successful
negotiation and the final execution by the City and Mount Sinai of (1) the Grant; (2) a
Lease Agreement with the City (as Lessee) and Mount Sinai (as Lessor) for the City's
Emergency Management Office; and (3) perpetual public access baywalk easement
granted by Mount Sinai in favor of the City for the purpose of the City's design,
construction, management, and operation of a public baywalk for public use along the
northern and western boundaries of the Mount Sinai property (the "Baywalk") ; and
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2015, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resolution 2015-29232, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Baywalk
Easement between Mount Sinai and the City, which was executed pursuant to the
Baywalk Easement Agreement dated March 2, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Easement Area is a strip of land that runs immediately adjacent
and parallel to the westernmost boundary of Mount Sinai Medical Center and features a
beautiful waterfront view that would be enjoyed by the City's residents and visitors alike;
; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently in the process of connecting segments of the
baywalk along Biscayne Bay, from Lincoln Road to 5th Street, and has further approved
the 5t"Street Pedestrian Bridge Project, with the goal of ultimately connecting the baywalk
north of 5th Street with the baywalk south of 5th Street; and
WHEREAS, building a baywalk along Mount Sinai, pursuant to the City's existing
Baywalk Easement rights would further complement the City's effort to obtain public
access to the City's most precious natural resource—a beautiful and free waterfront; and
WHEREAS, a baywalk project along the Mount Sinai waterfront would be a
significant amenity for residents of Mid Beach who live in close proximity to Mount Sinai
and would have close, easy access to a baywalk; and
WHEREAS, as follows, the Mayor and City Commission desire for the City
Administration to conduct a feasibility study to determine the costs of designing and
constructing a baywalk along the Mount Sinai waterfront, pursuant to the City's easement
rights for a baywalk under an agreement with Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc.,
dated March 2, 2016.
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 hereby direct the City Administration to conduct a feasibility study to
determine the costs of designing, permitting, and constructing a baywalk along the Mount
Sinai waterfront, pursuant to the City's easement rights for a baywalk under an agreement
with Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc., dated March 2, 2016.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4 day of 11 , 2022.
Attest:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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Rafael E. anad , City Clerk
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: April 6, 2022
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION
TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO DETERMINE THE COSTS OF
DESIGNING, PERMITTING, AND CONSTRUCTING A BAYWALK ALONG
THE MOUNT SINAI WATERFRONT, PURSUANT TO THE CITY'S
EASEMENT RIGHTS FOR A BAYWALK UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER OF FLORIDA, INC., DATED MARCH 2,
2016.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Vice Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, the above-referenced
Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the April 6,
2022 Commission meeting.
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Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O.
to Know" item, pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
No No
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