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LTC 304-2006 Capri Construction Project ~ MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. 304-2006 LETTER TO COMMISSION (") ::& - -I ~ :0- ...( ~ C") rn .-- n (") I"T1 :;0 rn ~ - c.I> :tlI" < 0 :::II: rn - .." - 0 """ .. - Con (? N rr1 FROM: Mayor David Dermer and Members ofthe City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~..r- ~ December 8, 2006 C) TO: DATE: SUBJECT: Capri Construction Project The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is in response to complaints received by several members of the Commission with regard to noise as a result of an extended pour approval for the Capri Project located between Lincoln Road and 16th Street, encompassing the street ends of Lincoln Terrace and 16th Street (please see attached site plans). The Capri Project is a redevelopment project generally consisting of: * 44,000 sq.ft underground garage (99 parking spaces) * Renovation of an existing historic 3-story building with 6 units (Building A) * A new 13-story building with 61 units (Building B). * A new 6-story building with 5 units (Building C). * Retail area at street level of buildings Band C * Replacement of 3 existing docks. * Lincoln Terrace and 16th Street improvements. By way of background, and in accordance with City Code, the City routinely authorizes extended hour concrete pours when necessary. Necessity is determined when the property owner's engineer and contractor provide technically sound information to the Building Official that demonstrates the pour needs to be done in order to build the project that has been approved by the Design Review Board and/or Historic Preservation Board and as permitted by the appropriate regulatory agencies. In this case, the Design Review Board approved this development with an underground parking garage, the benefit of which is to avoid a parking garage pedestal and thereby reducing the corresponding scale of the project. In addition, the approved development order for this project includes the complete reconstruction of Lincoln Terrace and 16th Street. This reconstruction includes underground utilities, sidewalks, parking spaces, landscaping, and concrete pavers as the road surface. Due to the undersized right of way, the parking spaces are actually on both public and private property. The property owners of Lincoln Terrace and 16th Street have individually provided construction easements to the developer and contractor to allow for the construction of the street improvements and their parking spaces. The Building Official, once satisfied that the pour is technically necessary, requires the contractor to notify all adjacent properties well in advance of the pour, including the dates and times, and the fact that the work will be noisy. This is done in order for the affected residents to be able to make appropriate arrangements in advance for that time period, if they choose to do so. Honorable Mayor and Members of the Commission December 8, 2006 Page 2 The City's process was followed in this case, and the contractor submitted its request for this extended pour to the Building Official on November 14, 2006. This special request was made by G.T. Construction and Development to pour approximately 7,500 cubic yards of concrete to build the initial mat foundation for the underground parking garage. In considering the request, the Building Official took into account the considerable challenges in constructing an underground parking garage that is approximately 1 acre in area and below the water table. As the parking garage is underwater, in orderto provide the best protection against water intrusion, it is necessary to construct the concrete mat foundation in a single, continuous, monolithic concrete pour. Approval by the Building Official was granted on November 22, 2006, allowing the pour to commence at 3:00 am on Saturday, December 2, 2006 and run continuously for approximately 35 hours until Sunday, December 3,2006 at approximately 2:00 pm. In the approval letter, the Building Official requested that the contractor notify all adjoining properties of their proposed work schedule. While the City is not authorized under the City Code to require it, we encourage the contractor to offer the affected residents a hotel voucher and meal offset. The Building Official usually requires written verification that the adjacent properties were notified. On November 16 and November 17, the contractor notified adjacent properties to the construction site of the proposed extended hours pour. Attached is a map to facilitate the identification of locations notified, which include: . 1471 Lincoln Terrace . 1600 Ba~ Road . 1470 Lincoln Terrace . 141016 Street . 1451 Lincoln Terrace . 1415 16th Street . 1450 Lincoln Terrace . 1420 16th Street . 1431 Lincoln Terrace . 1425 16th Street . 1430 Lincoln Terrace . 1430 16th Street . 1620 Bay Road . 1440 16th Street . 1616 Bay Road . 1450 16th Street Many of these residents signed the contractor's form acknowledging receipt of the written notice from the contractor. For those residents that were not home when the contractor visited them, the written notification, including the relocation offer, was left on their door. Attached is the contractor's list of properties contacted and signatures. The contractor offered a hotel voucher for a two night stay, Friday and Saturday, as well as a Publix debit card to offset meal costs, to all affected residents in these buildings. Over 90 residents from all of the noticed buildings accepted the hotel voucher and meal card. Also attached is the contractor's list of residents who accepted these accommodations at either the Best Western or the Atlantic Ocean Hotel. The contractor also hired Miami Beach off- duty police officers as well as private security to assist with traffic control issues. The contractor was able to finish the pour in less than the approved 35 hours, as they had finished their work and cleaned the site by 8 am on Sunday, December 3, 2006. In the coming weeks, most likely following the end of year holidays, the contractor will need Honorable Mayor and Members of the Commission December 8, 2006 Page 3 to install a second monolithic structural foundation on top of the one poured on December 2nd and 3rd. This second concrete pour is anticipated to last between 35 and 40 hours. Following this installation, the contractor anticipates the need to request extended hours permits for smaller structural mat foundations that typically take about 14 to 15 hours to pour. The contractor and developer have agreed to widen the area to which notice is provided in order to include additional buildings from which the City received complaints. For the 35 to 40 hour pour, the residents of these buildings will also be offered hotel vouchers and meal vouchers during the two day period of the pour. The contractor will notice the affected properties at least 10 days in advance. Many of you also received complaints about this project regarding extended work that is unrelated to the extended pour permitted for December 2nd and 3rd. On November 22, 2006, the contractor experienced the failure of a concrete pump during a routine concrete pour. If the pump had not failed, the pour could have been completed during the regular work day. However, due to this equipment failure, the Building Department authorized the contractor two extended work hours on that day since the pour, once in progress, could not stop. The contractor was not able to finish the pour by the 8:00 PM deadline established by Building and was issued 6 citations for violating the City's noise ordinance. Please let me know if I can provide you with any additional information regarding this issue. C: Tim Hemstreet, Assistant City Manager Hilda M. Fernandez, Assistant City Manager Tom Velazquez, Building Director Atta~ts JMG M F:\cmg LL\L TC-06\Capri Project- Complaints.doc B/SCA Yhl'" IV~ BAy al c:: . " o z. 'G') (") .al c:: . 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Police and Security We will be providing Miami Beach police at 16th Street and Lincoln Terrace during the concrete pour for traffic concerns. We will also be providing private security for traffic control to make sure everything runs smoothly. ~ Notification of Residents In addition, we will notify all residents on 16th Street and Lincoln Terrace of the time frame of the pour which will be the same hours as shown above. See sample letter enclosed. In conclusion, please let us know if there is anything else we need to do to satisfy any other requirements you may have. o o Sincerely, ~ --:7 ~ b Ken Nichols Vice President o o o b o [854] 584-30600 Fax: [854] 584-0880 vvvvvv. gtrncdonald. corn 400 S. State Rd. 7 0 Plantation, FL 33317-4043 L-__ o -"" General Contractor Hotels. Schools. Design Build · His/oric Restoration · Construction Management To the Residents of Lincoln Terrace and 16th Street Dear Resident, The Capri Project is taking steps to complete the project at the end of your respective street in a timely basis To that end, we are making a major concrete pour which will start on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 3 :00 am and run through Sunday, December 3, 2006 until approximately 2:00 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. However, we would like to offer you a hotel voucher for a 2-night stay so you will not be inconvenienced by noise, etc. The hotel vouchers will be available for pick up beginning Monday, November 2ih through Thursday, November 30th at our Construction Office located at 1491 Lincoln Terrace. Our phone number is 305-531-4744. In addition, we will be providing police security at the end of each street to help facilitate any traffic problems during this pour. We believe and hope that the improvements and streetscape that will be a result of the Capri Project will help beautify and enhance your neighborhood and we look forward to being partners in this endeavor. () Sincerely, ~ ,,- - ~ o I Ken Nichols Vice President o I b b I b I o (854) 584-30600 Fax: (854) 584-0880 vvvvvv. gtrTlcdonald. COrTl 400 S. State Rd. 7 0 Plantation. FL 3331 7-4043 lD MIAMI BEACH City of M iam i Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov BUILDING DEPARTMENT Administration Division Tel: 305-673-7610 Fax: 305-535-7513 November 22, 2006 G. T. Construction and Development c/o Ken Nichols, Vice President 400 S. State Rd 7. Plantation, FL 33317-4043 RE: 3737 Collins Ave. Capri Ken Nichols: Thank you for your letter dated 11-14-06, requesting a temporary permit for an early pour. Regarding your present request, I will permit the "extended work hours" scheduled as follows: This pour will be approximately 7,500 cyds and will start at 3:00 am on Saturday, December 2, 006 and run continuously for approximately 35 hours until the pour is completed on Sunday, December 3,2005 at approximately 2:00 pm. In the event that complaints are received, we will need to revisit the matter. Please notify all adjoining properties of your proposed work schedule. As always, we request that proper consideration be addressed regarding negative impacts to the neighboring properties. Sincerely, ~~ Director tvelazquez@miamibeachfl.gov cc: Code Compliance Division of Neighborhood Services Dept. Donald Delucca, Chief of Police Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager FAX - 7012 laD 7782 F:\BUll\$All\EARlY POUR REQUESTS\2006\CAPRI\CAPRI 11-1 0-06.doc Weare comritted to providing excel/ent public rervice and S3fety to aI/ who live, work. and play in our vibrant tropical, hiSoric corrrrwity. 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(fJ- '~cJT. , lIlt -i- , lt7-o \{t\(o\~ -kt J / 1431 LINCOLN TER. 1tI1" * 6e\ \et-\ C u,(\..(.) \ \ /a.. * ,*' r<::5~dent5 Wl\v tb'~\feJ '-'f' hckl vvvc.J.c r 5 ADDRESS ,.. 1415 16TH STREET ( 1420 16TH STREET I' 1425 16TH STREET UNIT TENANT'S NAME (PRINTED) SIGNATURE Date " ~?I :L ,* rcI/v'cdJvv h.~ {J ;JfeJ v.c ". - '* '* ~ l' . ~ * -*' GT CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Project: CAPRI Project No: 04-279 Number TENANT'S NAME 1 Oscar Torres 2 Danella Seafore 3 Daniel La Gamma ----4---... .fl~ro Taveras Jr 5 Vietor Hugo Michel 6 Samson Cheng _I".. .._ ~athan Eatop 8 Mclat Harris 9 David Kurtzman 10 Alexander Cabrera 11 Leslie Aronson 12 ,g.~fTIentina I Heredla..........- 13 Dragoslav Milic 14 Jonathan Flexman 15 Robin _~~11~~~ .... 16 Christian Marin Wife 17 Kathie Weakley roommate.". 18 ~uadalupe Hernandez Ricardo Farinas _. 19 Angelica Cadena Kenneth T~I~~....._ _... ?O r.~rolin~ 8~rl;l Christian D. Nielson 21 Marla"Cabrera Carlos Cabrera 22 Mark A. Gibbs. Ry Doolittle 23 Tarita Noronha Anlla FarKas 24 Jason Holmes Stapleton Paola Stapieton' .. - 25 Francisco GonzaleZ"~'.-'.' ... ..~... ..;.r:nma LateQna 26 Eric Tomlinson Wife ,...-. "...._- 27 A1!~e~.~S3u~ierrez Dulce Gutierrez 28 L.i1iana Ortiz Wilson 29 Joana Paranhos A1?rian 30 Rosio Garcia Paula J1 fve;yn Cortese 32 Victor M Sanchez 33 A1eiandro O~~.~guren 34 G.~rald T. McDonald __.. 35 Gerald T. McDonald 36 Karel Cernooh 37 Susan Janeth Sanchez Roias 36 Omar Rosales 39 Gellert Czano 40 Maria ViCtoria Sanchez 41 Matthew n~t~.r...~es!;ina 42 Isaac enriQue Martinez 43 Gustaf Arnoldsson -."","' " .....-.- 44 Larry. ~_~.l:'!.~~~ Martin 45 Myrna Douzig TENANTS NAME Daniel Alaniz Damian YV~t.~ings. __.___._ Delia La Gamma -- '",-~._. . Marie Valens Jorge Saba Jason Cashger Dario AlmafZa Heather Doering Lilian Wife Julie Ryaii--.".' ... Daughter' Wife Wife Michelle Oyanguren Cduardo _b.:. Rl?.L~$ Victor Wife l01l0 39'\1d I~d'\10 - Ql'\1NOQOW 19 TENANT'S NAME Daughter Daughter Son son Fionna Nielson Christopher Cabrera Helen Cole Daughter Eric Pizelman Daughter Dauahter 9PLP1E990E Room List Date Revised: 12/1/2006 TENANT'S NAME Son ..-.--.- Dauahter _ ~rand~o.~_ .. ..'J . ._........__ 91:91 900Z/P0/Z1 Page 1 of2 Mejia, Dolores From: Sent: To: Tom Thielen [tthielen@bellsouth.net] Sunday, December 03,200610:40 AM Dermer, David; Bower, Matti H.; Cruz, Simon; luis@miamibeachfl.gov; Gross, Saul; Libbin, Jerry; Steinberg, Richard; City Manager's mailbox Subject: EXCESSIVE NOISE COMPLAINT Dear Mayor Dermer, City Manager Gonzalez and City Commissioners, I am writing to register an official complaint and to express my extreme anger and utter outrage that a City building official, namely Tom Velasquez, authorized an extended hours permit allowing construction work and the operation of noisy heavy equipment to go on for 24 hours a day for at least the past two days in a completely residential neighborhood. I'm referring to the construction project between 16th Street and Lincoln Terrace west of Bay Road. I am a resident and property owner at Bay Point East Condominium at 1605 Bay Road, Unit 202. My unit faces Bay Road and overlooks the corner of 16th Street and Bay Road. I've lived in this neighborhood since 1998 and have endured the inconveniences and minor annoyances of other major construction projects that have improved the area. But the constant noise and traffic of large trucks and heavy construction equipment throughout the day and night since last Friday has become unbearable, unacceptable and must be stopped. I, and I'm sure many of my neighbors, have lost two nights of sleep due to the constant drone of the never-ending parade of heavy cement trucks and other equipment, the incessant beeping of each truck's warning signal as they back down 16th Street to the construction site, the continual whine and whir of a street cleaner passing by like clockwork every 10-12 minutes, the occasional blast from a truck's air horn right outside my bedroom window and the persistent shouting of construction workers who are barking orders or just trying to be heard over the noise. It's one thing to be awakened at 5:30 or 6 AM nearly every day by noise from the various construction projects that have been going on in the neighborhood for months now, including the recent street improvements, but it's quite another to be kept awake throughout the night when that noise goes on and on into early morning hours. I finally gave up on trying to sleep this morning at 3 AM and tried watching television for a distraction. I had to constantly adjust the volume to hear the sound over the noise outside my windows. Again, I say, it is unacceptable that the City would allow a developer to operate at such hours in a totally residential neighborhood disrupting the lives and nightly sleep of its residents. No notice of any kind was sent to the residents in my building informing us this work was going to take place overnight. However, I understand the developer offered complimentary hotel stays for the residents on 16th Street and Lincoln Terrace west of Bay Road. Perhaps that was a requirement for obtaining the work permit. No such offer was made to the residents of my building who were equally disturbed and affected by the noise. I suppose- the developer or Mr. Velasquez, who approved the permit, didn't consider or didn't care that the brilliant glare of the work lights and the excessive noise would also be a bother to us. Whichever the case, they were wrong! As a tax-paying citizen of the City of Miami Beach, I urge you in the strongest possible sense to put an immediate stop to this and not allow Mr. Velasquez or the Building Department to issue extended overnight hours permits for construction work in any residential neighborhood in the city that is not of an emergency nature. This should certainly fall under the City's noise and code compliance laws, and the City should not issue such permits with little or no regard for ALL of the residents who might be affected by such action. I thank you for your time and for taking my complaint and request seriously. I would greatly appreciate a response acknowledging that you received this message. Sincerely, Tom Thielen 1605 Bay Road #202 12/4/2006 Page 2 of2 Miami Beach, FL 33139 305-604-6009 home 305-505-1249 cell 12/4/2006 Page 1 of 1 Mejia, Dolores From: Arthur Marcus [marcus_a@bellsouth.net] Sent: Sunday, December 03,20069:18 AM To: Velazquez, Thomas; Gross, Saul; Bower, Matti H. Cc: Bernstein, Lynn; Greg Anderson; David Framberger; Sarah Lenett Subject: Capri Construction I live at 1450 Lincoln Road - directly adjacent to the future Capri condominiums. For the past two nights the crews at the Capri construction site at Lincoln Terrace and the Bay have been working ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT to pour concrete for the foundations. This work began sometime around 3:00AM on Saturday morning and lasted all day on Saturday and then continued well into the early morning hours of Sunday. I finally fell asleep with earplugs on so I do not know when the noise stopped. I realize that a special permit is required for work such as this. Yet how is a permit authorized for such noisy work when such work is occurring during normal 'sleep' time for most people? And the scores of concrete trucks rumbling through the neighborhood with their back-up 'beep - beep - beep' noises make sleep almost impossible. And why are the hundreds of neighbors who surround this site in neighboring highrises NOT given any notice of such work? Although the construction managers for the Capri did notify the Lincoln West Neighborhood Association that a sixteen hour period would be required for the concrete pour - they specifically did not mention that it would occur over two nights, nor that it would start at 3:00AM in the morning. And this work took far longer than sixteen hours. How do special permits like this actually happen? We all realize that shoehoming a fourteen story building into a tight building site in the middle of a congested urban neighborhood such as this is certainly a tough proposition. What else is anticipated during the Capri construction that will have such a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood? And what happens if there is a true fire or police emergency on these two dead-end streets of Lincoln Terrace and 16th Street, where the only access for emergency vehicles is to back in from Bay Road? How do you back-in past twenty concrete mixers??? Arthur Marcus for the Lincoln West Neighborhood Association 12/4/2006 !!jia, Dolores Subject: Dan Sanchez [dan_a_sanchez@hotmail.com] Sunday, December 03, 2006 2:09 PM Dermer, David; Bower, Matti H.; Cruz, Simon; luis@miamibeachfl.gov; Gross, Saul; Libbin, Jerry; Steinberg, Richard Noise and visual light disturbance on Bay Road From: Sent: To: Dear elected public officials, I live on 1620 Bay Road and it has become increasingly difficult to maintain my usual living arrangements in my home due to the recent construction project going on accross the street from me. The noise has been unbearable inside my apartment. I cannot sleep well due to the noises and have to close all my windows and balcony doors in order to be able to listen to myself in my apartment. The need to close my windows and balcony door also forces me to have to rely on using my air conditioner in order to maintain a comfortable temperature inside my home. Why is my living situation as well as financial situation being compromised due to a construction site near me? I ask that ammendments be made in order to rectify this situation. I look forward to hearing any solutions you may be able to offer. Sincerely, Dan Sanchez 352-478-9482 1620 Bay Road APT 303 Get the latest Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta version. Join now. http://ideas.live.com 1 Page 1 of 1 Mejia, Dolores From: TRooks9307@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 02,20062:47 PM To: Dermer, David Cc: Bower, Matti H.; luis@miamibeachfl.gov; Steinberg, Richard; Libbin, Jerry; Gross, Saul Subject: Construction of the Capri between 16th and Lincoln on Bay Road Mayor Dermer, Saturday 12/2/06 This e-mail is to formally complain about the day and time limits of permits for the construction of the Capri. The developers continually breaks the time rules for starting and ending. And lately has been given extension of time by the building department which are disruptive to every neighbor in the area. This weekend they were given permission by Tom Valezquez (extension 4589) to pour concrete and work starting at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday moming throughout the weekend. This is unacceptable. No one can sleep due to the noise of the trucks, workers yelling to each other to direct trucks and the flood lights shining in our places. When I called code complaince last night at 3:30 a.m. the supervisor was very sympathetic and said this only the beginning of the project so we better call and make ourselves heard if we want a change in how they are getting away with this. I don't think Tom Valezquez would approve this in his neighborhood. Not to mention the dust and dirt caused by this project makes it impossible to open your windows for health and cleanliness reasons. And of this is happening right after the City is finishing up the improvement project. I can tell you that all of those cement and dump trucks are trashing the street. This situation is truly getting out of hand. What do we have to do as a neighborhood to make sure they work within reasonable hours? I am so tired of construction on the beach...first was the Grand Flamingo, then the high rise on the S.E. corner of Bay and 16th and now this. But this one is the worst by far. Code Compliance is out here constantly. In fact on the evening prior to Thanksgiving they worked 4 hours past the time - all code compliance could do is fine them every 30 minutes. Thank you, Tim Rooks 1605 Bay Road #501 Miami Beach, FI. 33139 305-724-7270 12/4/2006 o - - General Contractor Hotels - S(hools - Design Built!- Histork Restoration - Construction Management December 7, 2006 Mr. Tom Velazquez, Building Official City of Miami Beach, FL RE: Capri Foundation Completion Dear Tom, The following is a summary of the tentative schedule to complete the Capri foundation work: ' Building C elevator pit tremie Quantity: Estimated 400cy Date and time: Monday 12/11/06 between 8am- 6pm. Building C tremie mat Estimated 1,600cy Pumping rate 150cy per hour Estimated duration: 14.5 hours- 1 hour for Setup 10.5 hours for Pour 3 hours for Cleaning Tentative dates and time: Option 1: Saturday 12/16/06 between 8am-l0:30pm (14.5hrs) Option 2: Tuesday 12/19/09 between 6am-l0:30pm (16.5hrs), due to possible traffic delays. o o b Structural Mat Due to the nature of this structure under the water table, a continuous concrete pour is the only way to eliminate leaks and failure of structural slab through leaking. We can only achieve this continuous concrete pour during a weekend due to increased weekday traffic and large amount of concrete trucks required to travel to Miami Beach. () I /:) o I . o Estimated 6,800cy Pumping rate 250cy per hour o (854) 584-3060 (.) Fax: (854) 584-0880 vvvvvv. gtrncdonald. corn 400 S. State Rd. 7 0 Plantation. FL 3331 7-4043 o - -- General Contractor Hotels - S(hools - Design Built!- Histork Restoration - Construction Management Estimated duration: 38 hours- 2 hour for Setup 28 hours for Pour 8 hours for Finish & Cleaning Tentative dates and time: Start at 3am Saturday 01106107 to 5pm Sunday 01/07/07 If you have any questions please call me at (954) 650-0020. Sincerely, Jerry ~cDonald President G.T. Construction & Development, Inc Cc: Mark Siffin (MaeCapri) Allen Smith (MaeCapri) Laurent Lefebvre (Nicholson Construction) Gary Fayer (Baker Concrete) Kobi Karp (KKAID) Eugene Crosby (Gopman Consulting) o o b b 9 b b I o [854) 584-3060 (.) Fax: [854) 584-0880 vvvvvv. gtrncdonald. corn 400 S. State Rd. 7 (.) Plantation, FL 33317-4043