93-20915 Reso t
RESOLUTION NO. 93-20915
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING EMERGENCY EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE
ST. MORTIZ HOTEL VIA ALL APPROPRIATE MEASURES
INCLUDING SECURING THE STRUCTURE AND/OR
ACQUISITION THEREOF THROUGH CONDEMNATION
AND/OR NEGOTIATION.
WHEREAS, the St. Moritz Hotel, located at 1565 Collins
Avenue, Miami Beach, built in 1939 by Roy F. France is an
outstanding example of the "high-rise" Art Deco hotels built during/
the period which focused on Miami Beach's tourism and resort
industry in the late 1920s through the early 1940s; and
WHEREAS, the St. Moritz Hotel is ranked "historic" within
the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DATABASE; ranked "contributing" in the
survey nomination of the Miami Beach Architectural District to the
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; and received top rating in
categories of "Architectural", "Historical" and "Contextural"
significance by the Metro-Dade Historic Preservation Division
SURVEY FINDINGS IN MIAMI BEACH; and
WHEREAS, the St. Mortiz Hotel conforms to the review
criteria listed within the Miami Beach Historic Preservation
ordinance: its association with events as part of Miami Beach's
premiere oceanfront resort city of the 1940s; its distinctive
characteristics which represent the dominant local architectural
Art Deco-Moderne style of Miami Beach's historic district; its
building form and detail which possess high artistic value; and its
development which represents the work of a "local master"
architect; and
WHEREAS, among the purposes of the Miami Beach Historic
Preservation ,regulations found within the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
ZONING ORDINANCE are: "the protection of such Historic Sites to
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combat urban blight, promote tourism, foster civic pride and
maintain physical evidence of the City's heritage", and "the
encouragement and promotion of restoration, preservation,
rehabilitation and reuse of Historic Sites" ; and
WHEREAS, the historic St. Moritz Hotel, a landmark
structure designated within the City's local and National Register
Districts, and included within the City's newly designated Historic
Convention Village Redevelopment Area, is the victim of severe
neglect and abuse by human and natural elements due to a lack of
enclosure or windows, a failing roof structure, and a general
absence of security to protect the architecture; and
WHEREAS, the property is being fined $100. 00 per day
until Code compliance is realized; and
WHEREAS, the St. Mortiz is located in a prime location of
the City's tourist corridor; and
WHEREAS, the St. Moritz has become a visual blight and
general nuisance because of its non-compliance with applicable
Codes; and
WHEREAS, the CITY CENTER HISTORIC CONVENTION VILLAGE
REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION ARE PLAN prepared by the City of
Miami Beach identifies that an "important element of this plan will
be to strengthen the historic character of the area with
renovations" ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach identified to the Metro-
Dade County commission in the document BENEFITS -OF THE HISTORIC
CONVENTION VILLAGE REDEVELOPMENT AREA CONCEPT AND NEW HOTEL
DEVELOPMENT that, "The establishment of a redevelopment area would
greatly benefit the historic district in providing the necessary
tools and funding to enhance and to assist preservation activity in
the area" ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach also identified within
the same aforementioned document that, "Funds could be used to
finance acquisition of historically significant properties for the
purpose of reselling them as rehabilitation opportunities with
preservation stipulations" ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach in the DRAFT REOUEST FOR
PROPOSAL for a new convention-quality hotel development within the
City Center/Historic Convention Village Redevelopment and
Revitalization Area identifies the role of adaptive reuse of one or
more historic hotels; and
WHEREAS, protection of the St. Moritz Hotel may thus be
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implemented via securing of the structure, and/or acquisition
thereof through condemnation and/or negotiation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that it hereby
supports emergency efforts to protect the St. Moritz Hotel via
appropriate measures including immediately securing the historic
St. Moritz Hotel so as to prevent further deterioration which would
jeopardize the building's character and safety; that the City of
Miami Beach take extraordinary measures to protect the structure
for future incorporation in the adaptive reuse component of the
City's new convention hotel; and that the City commence efforts to
acquire the historic St. Mortiz Hot purchase and/or
condemnation for the purpose of sati ying the abo•• - referen'•ed
concerns. /
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day • Sotober, 1993.
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ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
FORM APPROVED
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 5 O-9
TO: MAYOR SEYMOUR GELBER DATE: OCTOBER 6, 1993
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
CITY MANAGER ROGER M. C TON 1
FROM: LAURENCE FEINGOLD t �
CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION REGARDING EMERGENCY PROTECTION OF ST. MORITZ
HOTEL
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At the request of Commissioner Neisen O. Kasdin, the attached
Resolution has been prepared supporting and encouraging all
emergency efforts to protect the St. Moritz Hotel via appropriate
measures including securing the structure, and/or acquisition
thereof through condemnation and/or purchase. Implementation of
such emergency efforts will retain the building's safety as well as
incorporate the subject site within the adaptive reuse component of
the City's new quality convention(s) hotel project.
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