97-22533 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
97-22533
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO FINALIZE AND SUBMIT AN UPDATED
BEACHFRONT MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
PURSUANT TO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT NO. 3595 WITH THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR
MULTIPLE USE MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC BEACHFRONT IN THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
WHEREAS, on February 3, 1982, the City entered into Management
Agreement No. 3595 with the Board of Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida, on behalf of the
State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection, for the
management and use of the public beachfront in the City of Miami
Beach from the Mean High Water Line to the Erosion Control Line for
a period of twenty five (25) years (Management Agreement); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said Management Agreement, the City has
agreed to submit a Management Plan every five years, in accordance
with certain requirements (Section 253.034(4), Florida Statutes),
which specify particular considerations which must be included in
said Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Management Plan submitted by the City in January,
1990, has expired; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida, Department of Environmental
Protection is aware of the City'S efforts to develop a Beachfront
Master plan to continue to address overall management of the
beachfront area, which extends from Government Cut to 47th Street
in Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida, Department of Environmental
Protection, has recommended that on an interim step basis, the City
amend and re-submit the old Management Plan, as attached hereto,
by removing reference to a bicycle path, originally conceived
as a linkage between 21st Street and Lummus Park and replacing it
with language describing the new Beachwalk Extension Project and
any other pertinent updated information; and
WHEREAS, the permitting of the City's Beachwalk Project by the
State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection is
contingent upon submission of said Management Plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, herein approve and
authorize the Administration to submit the attached updated
Beachfront Management Plan to the State of Florida, pursuant to
Management Agreement No. 3595.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
24th
, 1997.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: September 24,1997
SUBJECT:
A RESOLUTI OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MI I BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE ADMINISTRATION TO FINALIZE AND SUBMIT AN UPDATED
BEACHFRONT MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE ST ATE OF FLORIDA,
PURSUANT TO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT NO. 3595 WITH THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR MULTIPLE
USE MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC BEACHFRONT IN THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH.
FROM:
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa
City Manager
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
To adopt the Resolution.
BACKGROUND:
As part of the City's obligations under the terms of the Loews agreement, the City is undertaking
extensive infrastructure improvements, including the extension of the beachwalk between 21 st
Street (where the existing wooden boardwalk ends) and Lummus Park. The City has engaged
Coastal Systems International, a multi-disciplined engineering firm, specializing in coastal
construction and permitting, to develop design plans for the beachwalk and to coordinate with State
and County regulatory agencies, the City, and affected property owners fronting the proposed
beachwalk route in order to permit and implement the project. To date, the consultants have
developed working drawings as well as a report describing the scope of the project, the
physical/environmental considerations pertaining to the proposed layout and composition of the
beachwalk, and construction cost estimates associated with building the project. A copy of the
consultant's report and plans for the proposed beachwalk are included with this memorandum.
The plans have been well received by the State of Florida's Department of Natural Resources,
Metro-Dade County's Department of Environmental and Resource Management as well as affected
beachfront property owners along the proposed route.
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ANALYSIS:
Since January, 1997, the City and its consultants have spent a considerable amount of time meeting
with property owners and with the State of Florida, Department of Natural Resources, for the
purpose of achieving a consensus over the layout of the proposed beachwalk. The proposed plans
have also undergone an extensive review by The City's Capital Improvement Review Committee,
comprised of key department heads. Coastal Systems has revised the plans to reflect the input
received from these various sources and on June 20, 1997, submitted a permit application package
to the State of Florida.
As a prerequisite to approving the permit application, the State has asked the City to address two
Issues:
1) Updating the Beachfront Management Plan pursuant to the terms of Agreement
No. 3595, between the City and the Florida Department of Natural Resources.
This requirement is essentially a housekeeping matter. In 1982, the City of Miami Beach
entered into a 25-year management agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Internal
Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida for the management ofthe use of the public
beachfront between Government Cut and the northern boundary of Miami Beach. Among
the terms ofthe agreement is a requirement for the City to provide an updated management
plan every five years. The present 5-year agreement expired in 1995 and is due for
renewal.
We have informed the State of Florida Department of Natural Resources that the City is in
the process of developing an overall Master Plan for the beach to address a variety of issues
and concerns, but that it would not be completed in time for the submittal of the beachwalk
permit. The State recommended that on an interim basis, the City amend and re-submit
the old plan by removing reference to a bicycle path, originally conceived as a linkage
between 21st Street and Lummus Park and replacing it with language describing the new
beachwalk extension project. The plan should also reflect any other updated information
from appropriate sources such as Recreation, Culture and Parks, Planning and Zoning and
Property Management. The attached plan reflects the recommended changes as well as input
from these sources.
2) Obtain easement agreements from certain properties fronting the proposed
Beachwalk Project
Since the proposed layout of the beachwalk meanders landward of the Erosion Control
Line (ECL) on some of the hotel properties fronting the project, an Easement Agreement
will be required between those properties involved and the City of Miami Beach. Of the
twenty-three properties fronting the project, eleven properties will require easement
agreements. The City's Legal Department has conducted title searches to determine
ownership and has prepared an Easement Agreement for this purpose.
All twenty property owners with the exception of one, have executed owner's certificates/letters-
of-no-objection, allowing the City's consultant, Coastal Systems International, Inc., to act as the
permit agent in processing a Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) permit application with the
State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Execution of this Authorization form does
not bind the property owners to the present layout/design, but enables the City's project consultant
to proceed with the permit processing.
It is anticipated that the final plans will be permitted by late fall, 1997, and that construction will
begin by February, 1998. Based on this schedule, the project could be completed by late summer,
1998, in time for the opening of the Loews Hotel.
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