2004-25624 ResoRESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC
HEARING, PURSUANT TO MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE SECTION
118-564, TO CONSIDER GRANTING A CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING
LIBRARY AT COLLINS PARK, A BUILDING DESIGNATED NON-
CONTRIBUTING, LOCATED AT 2100 COLLINS AVENUE, IN
ORDER TO RESTORE AND RENOVATE COLLINS PARK.
WHEREAS, on September 1998, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resolution No. 98-2904, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an
Agreement with the firm of Robert A. M. Stern (Stern) for the design of a new
Regional Library (the Project); and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 1999, the Mayor and City Commission authorized
appropriation of the funding necessary for the Agreement which included in the
Master Plan the demolition of the existing library at the completion of the
construction of the new building, and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2002, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2002-24828 awarding the construction contract for the Project to
The Tower Group (Tower); and
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2002, Tower began construction of the Project, which is
currently expected to receive Final Certificate of Occupancy and Final
Completion in August, 2004; and
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2004, the City contracted with the firm of Edward
Lewis Architects (ELA), to prepare demolition documents of the existing library
and Rotunda conservation documents; and
WHEREAS, ELA completed the documents and presented them at the Historic
Preservation Board (HPB) meeting of May 11, 2004, where a recommendation
for the Mayor and City Commission to consider the granting of a Certificate of
Appropriateness for Demolition was adopted; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to price the cost of the demolition with one of the
City's contractors under the Job Order Contract Program (JOC); and
WHEREAS, the City would be in position to schedule the demolition of the
existing library in late August or early September, but may delay it until January
of 2005, due to the upcoming Art Basel event in December 2004.
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 set a Public Hearing, pursuant to the Miami Beach City
Code Section 118-564, to consider granting a Certificate of Appropriateness for
Demolition of the existing library at Collins Park, a building designated non-
contributing, located at 2100 Collins Avenue, in order to restore and renovate
Collins Park; said public hearing to be held on July 28, 2004 at tt:00 a.m.
a.m/p.m., in the City Commission Chambers, 1700 Convention Center Drive,
Third Floor, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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2004
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA, SETTING A ]
PUBLIC HEARING TO GRANT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRAITENESS FOR DEMOLITION OF THE
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EXISTING LIBRARY AT COLLINS PARK.
Issue:
Shall the City Commission set a public hearing to grant a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of I
the existing library at Collins Park?
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Item Summary/Recommendation:
On September 23, 1998, the Mayor and City Commission adopted resolution No. 98-22904, authorizing the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agreement with the firm of Robert A. M. Stern Architects (Stem) for the
architectural and engineering design of a new Regional Library. On April 10, 2002, the Mayor and City
Commission accepted a recommendation from the Administration and adopted Resolution No. 2002-24828
awarding the construction contract for the Project to The Tower Group. On May 13, 2002, The Tower
Group was given Notice to Proceed and construction began on the new library. At this time, the new library
is expected to obtain Final Certificate of Occupancy and Final Completion in August 2004. In preparation
for the completion of this project and the eventual need for the demolition of the existing library, the City
contracted with the firm of Edward Lewis Architects (ELA) on February 23, 2004, to prepare demolition and
Rotunda conservation contract documents for after the demolition. ELA completed documents and
presented them to the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) to request the Certificate of Appropriateness for
Demolition of the existing library. The HPB reviewed the request at their May 11,2004 meeting and issued
an Order approving the demolition with some minor provisions. The City intends to price the demolition of
the existing library and conservation of the Rotunda with one of the City's contractors under the Job Order
Contract Program (JOC) as soon as the final documents are completed and the City Commission approves
the Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition consistent with the HPB Order. Because concerns have
been raised regarding the area being in construction during the Art Basel event in early December 2004,
the City is considering delaying the demolition and conservation of the Rotunda until after early January.
This decision will be made when all information regarding costs and schedules is finalized. The
Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission schedule the Public Hearing, to grant a
Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of the existing library at Collins Park.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
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Financial Information:
Finance Dept. TOtal
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
IJorge E. Chartrand
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AGENDAITEM
DATE 7-7-0
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
www.ci .miami-beach .fi.us
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and Date: July 7, 2004
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~ t~/'~~'
City Manager
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING,
PURSUANT TO MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE SECTION 118-564,
TO GRANT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR
DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING LIBRARY AT COLLINS PARK, A
BUILDING DESIGNATED NON-CONTRIBUTING, LOCATED AT
2100 COLLINS AVE., IN ORDER TO RESTORE AND RENOVATE
COLLINS PARK.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
On September 23, 1998, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No.
98-22904, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agreement with the firm of
Robert A. M. Stern Architects (Stern) for the architectural and engineering design of a
Regional Library, a 400-space Parking Garage, and Park and Streetscape Improvements
in the area surrounding Collins Park.
On January 6, 1999, the Mayor and City Commission authorized appropriation of the
funding necessary to implement the Agreement with Stern and authorized an amendment,
which reflected the change in scope, deleting the Parking Garage and adding the surface
lots. This Agreement included in the Master Plan the demolition of the existing library at
the completion of the new building.
On November 2, 2001, the Regional Library documents were advertised for bid. Six bids
were received on December 19, 2001. On April 10, 2002, The Mayor and City Commission
accepted a recommendation from the Administration and adopted Resolution No. 2002-
24828 awarding the construction contract for the Project to The Tower Group.
On May 13, 2002, The Tower Group was given Notice to Proceed and Construction began
on the new library. The Regional Library Project was granted a Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy in June 8, 2004 and the contractor is expected to be granted Substantial
M-Rotunda-02-07072004-JECh
Commission Memorandum
Existing Library Demolition
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Completion in early July 2004. At this time the new library is expected to obtain a Final
Certificate of Occupancy and Final Completion in August 2004. In preparation for the
completion of this Project, and the eventual need for the demolition of the existing building,
the City contracted with the firm of Edward Lewis Architects, Inc. (ELA) on February 23,
2004, to prepare demolition documents and Rotunda conservation documents for after the
demolition has occurred.
ELA completed documents needed to be presented to the Historic Preservation Board
(HPB) to request the Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition of the Existing Library.
The HPB reviewed the request at their May 11, 2004 meeting and issued an Order
approving the demolition with some minor provisions. ELA and the City are currently
addressing the comments made by the HPB In order to prepare final documents for
demolition.
The provisions are specifically described in the attached Final Order, File No. 2167, but in
general include the requirement to bring new design documents for Collins Park and the
Rotunda to the HPB once they are completed in the future; submittal to staff of the existing
building construction record drawings as well as current record photographs of the existing
building; an analysis of the history of the building submitted to staff prior to the issuance of
a construction permit for the new Collins Park and Rotunda Restoration documents; the
submittal to staff, at the time of demolition permit review, of the demolition and
conservation documents prepared by the consultant; and a report submitted to staff of the
result of efforts made to relocate, if possible, the loggia of the existing library. It has been
determined by staff that none of the provisions above and the timelines associated with
them prevents the granting of the Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition by the
Mayor and City Commission at this time.
The preliminary estimate provided by the consultant is in the neighborhood of $300,000 for
the demolition and conservation. The City intends to price the demolition of the existing
library and conservation of the Rotunda with one of the City's contractors under the Job
Order Contract Program (JOC) as soon as the final documents are completed and the City
Commission approves the Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition consistent with the
Order issued by the HPB.
The schedule for the demolition and conservation is currently estimated at four months. If
the City Commission grants the certificate, the City would be in position to schedule the
process of demolition sometime in late August or early September. Because concerns
have been raised regarding the area being in construction during the Art Basel event in
early December, the City is considering delaying the demolition and conservation of the
Rotunda until after early January. This decision will be made when all information regarding
costs and schedules are finalized.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission schedule the Public
Hearing to grant the Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition pursuant to Miami
Beach City Code Section 118-563, to grant a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition
Commission Memorandum
Existing Library Demolition
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of the existing library at Collins Park, a building designated non-contributing, located at
2100 Collins Ave., in order to restore and renovate Collins Park and the Rotunda building.
Attachment
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
City of Miami Beach, Florida
MEETING DATE: May 11, 2004
FILE NO: 2167
PROPERTY:
2100 Collins Avenue - Miami Beach Public Library
LEGAL:
The east right-of-way line of Park Ave. to the west. The west right-of-way
line of Collins Avenue to the east, the south right-of-way line of 22nd Street
to the north and the north right-of-way line of 21 st Street to the south also
known as Collins Park of the amended map of the Ocean Front Park property,
according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 5 at pages 7 & 8 of the
public records of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
IN RE:
The Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of the
1962 Miami Beach Library building.
ORDER
The applicant, City of Miami Beach, filed an application with the City of Miami Beach Planning
Department for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Demolition.
The City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board makes the following FINDINGS OF FACT,
based upon the evidence, information, testimony and materials presented at the public hearing and
which are part of the record for this matter:
The subject structure is located within the Museum Local Historic District and National
Register Architectural District and is designated non-contributing in the Miami Beach
Historic Properties Database.
Based on the plans and documents submitted with the application, testimony and
information provided by the applicant, and the reasons set forth in the Planning Department
Staff Report, the project as submitted is not consistent with Certificate of Appropriateness
Criteria for Demolition 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 in Section 118-564(f)(4).
The project would be consistent with the criteria and requirements of section 118-564 if
the following conditions are met:
The completed design of Collins Park and the restored rotunda shall return to the Board
for review and approval.
Page 2 of 3
HPB File No. 2167
Meeting Date: May 11, 2004
Revised drawings, with corresponding color photographs, that are separate from the
construction documents, drawn to scale and clearly documenting the existing
conditions of the subject building, shall be submitted. Such drawings and photographs
shall include all four elevations and interior floor plans of the building, as well as _a site
plan. ~-~
historic analysis shall be displayed prominently within the public area of the new library
or the rotunda, in a location to be determined by staff.
A drawn plan and written procedure for the proposed demolition shall be prepared and
submitted by a Professional Structural Engineer, registered in the State of Florida,
which fully ensures the protection of the public safety, as well as the protection of the
existing structure on the subject site and all existing structures adjacent to the subject
site during the course of demolition.
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Final approval from the City Commission shall be required, prior to the issuance of a
demolition permit,f'~ ,g~,~' ,~
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Efforts shall be made to elocate the existing granite loggia. ~ ~ ~
The Final Order is not severable, and if any provision or condition~er~of is held void or
unconstitutional in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction, the order shall
be returned to the Board for rec ons ideration as to whether the order meets the criteria
for approval absent the stricken provision or condition, and/or it is appropriate to
modify the remaining conditions or impose new conditions.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, based upon the foregoing findings of fact, the evidence, information,
testimony and materials presented at the public hearing, which are part of the record for this
matter, and the staff report and analysis, which are adopted herein, including the staff
recommendations which were amended by the Board, that the Certificate of Appropriateness is
GRANTED for the above-referenced project subject to those certain conditions specified in
paragraph C of the Findings of Fact (Condition Nos. 1-7, inclusive) hereof, to which the applicant
has agreed.
No building permit may be issued unless and until all conditions of approval as set forth herein
have been met. The issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness does not relieve the applicant
from obtaining all other required Municipal, County and/or State reviews and permits, including
zoning approval. If adequate handicapped access is not provided, this approval does not mean that
such handicapped access is not required or that the Board supports an applicant's effort to seek
waivers relating to handicapped accessibility requirements.
When requesting a building permit, thr_ee (3) sets of plans approved by the Board, modified in
accordance with the above conditions, shall be submitted to the Planninq Department. If all of the
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HPB File No. 2167
Meeting Date: May 11, 2004
above-specified conditions are satisfactorily addressed, the plans will be reviewed for building
permit approval. Two (2) sets will be returned to you for submission for a building permit and one
(1) set will be retained for the Historic Preservation Board's file.
If the Full Building Permit is not issued within eighteen (18) months of the meeting date at which
this Certificate of Appropriateness was granted and construction does not commence and continue
in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Building Code, the Certificate of
Appropriateness will expire and become null and void, unless the applicant, prior to expiration of
such period, makes application to the Board for an extension of time; the granting of any such
extension of time shall be at the discretion of the Board. At the hearing on any such application,
the Board may deny or approve the request and modify the above conditions or impose additional
conditions. Failure to comply with this Order shall subject the Certificate of Appropriateness to
Section 118-564, City Code, for revocation or modification of the Certificate of Appropriateness.
Dated this "?" ~ day of ~\(~ ,
20 ~f'l
HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
THE CITY OF MIAIVIJ~BEACH, FLORIDA
BY.-
THOIV~'As R. MOONEY, AICP ~
DESIGN AND PRESERVATION MANAGER
FOR THE CHAIR
STATE OF FLORIDA )
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COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )
The foregoing instrument r~was acknowledged before me this ~-.~/~-7/ day of
~/~ ~r7~ 20 d/by Thomas R. Mooney, Design and Preservation Manager, Planning
Department, City of Miami Beach, Florida, a Florida Municipal Corporation, on behalf of the
Corporation. He is personally know~E_lLo me.
My Commissio~ DD233174
~1~ Exper.. July 17, 2007
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Miami-Dade County, Florida
My commission expires:
Approved As To Form:
Legal Department:
Filed with the Clerk of the Historic Preservation Board on
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