Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-26378 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2006-26378 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT OVERLAY (CAN DO) AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND MARKETING THE DESIGNATED AREA AS A CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT; SAID BOUNDARIES DEFINED AS THE AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY DADE BOULEVARD AND 24TH STREET ON THE NORTH; LENOX AVENUE ON THE WEST; LINCOLN LANE SOUTH ON THE SOUTH; AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ON THE EAST. WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has developed over the years into a visual and performing arts mecca; and WHEREAS, Mayor Dermer recently appointed an Ad Hoc City Committee known as the Cultural Arts Neighborhood District Overlay (CAN DO) Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee; and WHEREAS, the move to create cultural arts neighborhood districts has gained popularity in other cities throughout the country, and many major cities have, in fact, already established such districts; and WHEREAS, the CANDO Committee's mission statement is to guide the designation of a proposed cultural arts neighborhood district overlay; brand, market and promote this proposed district; and work with the appropriate City departments, as well as property owners and developers in the proposed district, all to ensure that the proposed district be a catalyst to help spur a wonderful and successful neighborhood for arts-related mixed uses and community gathering; and WHEREAS, the CANDO Committee held its first meeting on September 12, 2006; and WHEREAS, among the items of business in its inaugural meeting, the Committee established a series of sub-committees, one of which was charged with assisting and establishing the proposed district's boundaries, for the purpose of going forward in designating a specific area to effectively target recommendations for the branding, marketing, and promotion of the proposed district; and WHEREAS, the Committee anticipates that, as Miami Beach continues to develop and define itself as a major cultural destination the marketing and promotional benefits associated with the designation of an area within the City as a proposed cultural arts neighborhood district overlay will provide the ground work toward attracting other benefits to this proposed area including, without limitation, development of affordable artists' housing; tax incentives for property owners and developers to offer retail and commercial space for the performing and visual arts; and future zoning designations; all creating the synergy to sustain the continued development of a rich, vibrant cultural arts neighborhood; and WHEREAS, accordingly, at its regular meeting on October 12, 2006, following a presentation by the Vice-Chairman on proposed district boundaries/designation, and following discussion by the Committee as a whole, the CANDO Committee recommended that, for purposes of proceeding to brand, market and promote the proposed cultural arts neighborhood district overlay, the City Commission formally designate the district boundaries as that area generally bounded by Dade Boulevard and 24th Street on the North; Lenox Avenue on the West; Lincoln Lane South on the South; and the Atlantic Ocean on the East, and further recommended that the Mayor and City Commission adopt this Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission accept the recommendation of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee for the Cultural Arts Neighborhood. District Overlay (CAN DO) and hereby establish the boundaries of the proposed district, for the purpose of promoting and marketing the designated area as a cultural arts district; said boundaries defined as the area generally bounded by Dade Boulevard and 24th Street on the North; Lenox Avenue on the West; Lincoln Lane South on the South; and the Atlantic Ocean on the East. PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of October ///'1 MAYOR David Dermer Attest: ~t f~Jl- CITY CLERK Robert Parcher F:\attoIAGURIRESOS-ORDlCANDO Committee Reso.doc APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & F ECUTION (OJ~ 4)!~ - 2 ~ MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager FROM: David Dermer, Mayor:})]) DATE: October4,2006 SUBJECT: Agenda Item Please place on the October 18 Special Commission Meeting agenda a resolution to designate the area generally bounded by Dade Boulevard and 24th Street on the North, Meridian Avenue (including ArtCenterlSouth Florida) on the West, Lincoln Lane South on the South, and the Atlantic Ocean on the East as a Cultural Arts Neighborhood District Overlay (CAN DO). Please contact my office at extension 6157 if you have any questions. Thank you. li'V'e .:i{(~ <::'mmii~f.'d ie' pf'Y,;id;r~9 !3'y(;."jienl pub\.' ,~'e"/icf:' "lid sn.'",I)! to oi! v~ho ji\'~>. WoJf<, Clnd piG',! ,if) ODI \11.'1. Agenda Item Date R9A /O-llI-oC.