Res. No. 009-04-11788RESOLUTION NO.9-04-11 788
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA SETTING A TIME AND DATE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE "SW 62nd AVENUE CORRIDOR CHARRETTE"REPORT
RESULTING FROM A CITY SPONSORED CITIZENS PLANNING EVENT;SAID
DOCUMENT HAVING BEEN PREPARED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE;AND DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO
ADVERTIZE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND PROVIDE MAIL NOTICE;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,aCitysponsoredcharretteor "neighborhood planning study."washeldon
November 23,2002 forthe area defined asthe S.W.62nd Avenue corridor;and
WHEREAS,thegoal of the charrette was"todefinea community vision that enhances the
62nd Avenue corridor and preserves thelivability of theadjoining residential neighborhoods";and
WHEREAS,the University of MiamiSchool of Architecture,with expertise inthefield of
newurbanism,facilitatedthecharrettefree of chargeasaservicetoa neighboring city;and
WHEREAS,the Charrette Report was presented tothe City Commission atits January,21,
2003 meeting,andthe Commission referredthe Charrette Reporttothe Planning Board for review
and recommendation;and
WHEREAS,The Planning BoardatmeetingsheldonMarch25,2003and October 28,2003
conducted a review and open discussion onthe charrette report;and
WHEREAS,thePlanningBoardatitsOctober28,2003 meeting adoptedspecific
recommendationsforeachsectionandadoptedbyavote of 6Ayes0Naysanoverallmotion
recommending approval of theCharretteReportwiththe modifications madebytheBoardatthe
meeting;and
WHEREAS,if theCity Commission adoptstheCharretteReportora modified version of
thatreport,the document will become anofficialplanningdocument,serving asaguidefortheCity
asit formulates policies for development of thesubjectarea;and
WHEREAS,itis appropriate fortheCity Commission prior to adopting the report toholda
public hearing withnoticeontheCharrettereport,whichwouldinclude summary presentations from
the University of Miami staff,interested citizens,andfromthe Planning Board.
Res.No.9-04-117*
(2)
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.That a public hearing on the SW 62nd Avenue Corridor Charrette Report will be
heldonadatetobedeterminedbytheCityCommission,afterreceiving recommended datesfrom
the Administration.
Section 2.That the University of Miami staff,interested citizens andthe Planning Board
shallbe invited to make a summary presentation atthe scheduled public hearing.
Section 3.The City Administration isdirectedto provide a newspaper adandtosendmail
noticetoall property owners within500footradius of thestudyarea,advising of thedate,time,and
place of the public hearing.
Section 4.This resolution shallbe effective immediately upon adoption hereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th,day ofJanua^004
ATTEST:
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APPROVED:
Commission Vote:
Mayorreliu
Vice Mayor Russell
Commissioner Bethel:
Commissioner Russell
5-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Commissioner McCrea:yea
To:Honorable Mayor,Vice Mayor &
Commission Members
From:Maria Davis
City Manager
South Miami
All-America City
HIIIFii
2001
Date:January 6,2004
ITEM NO.
Re:SW 62nd Avenul Corridor
Charrette Public Hearing
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA SETTING A TIME AND DATE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE "SW 62nd AVENUE CORRIDOR CHARRETTE"
REPORT RESULTING FROM A CITY SPONSORED CITIZENS PLANNING
EVENT;SAID DOCUMENT HAVING BEEN PREPARED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE;AND DIRECTING
THE ADMINISTRATION TO ADVERTIZE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND
PROVIDE MAIL NOTICE;PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BACKGROUND
InNovember,2002,theCitysponsoredacharrette("aconcentratedneighborhoodplanning
study.")for the S.W.62nd Avenue corridor.The University of Miami School of Architecture,
facilitatedthecharrettefree of charge,asaservicetoaneighboringcity.TheCharretteReport
was presented totheCity Commission atits January,21,2003 meeting.Atthattime,the
CommissionreferredtheCharretteReporttothePlanningBoardforreviewanddiscussion.
During theirMarch25,2003and October 28,2003 meetings,thePlanningBoard conducted a
reviewandopen discussion onthe charrette reportandarelatedCitizen's Report.Atits
Octobermeeting,theBoardreviewedthereportindetailandvoteduponspecific
recommendations(modifications)foreachsection of thereport.
IftheCity Commission adoptsthe Charrette Report(oramodifiedversion of thatreport)the
documentbecomesanofficialplanning document,servingasaguidefortheCityasit
formulatesnewzoningpoliciesfordevelopment of thesubject area,includingthescheduling
andfunding of recommendedcapitalimprovementprojects.
Because of theimportance of theadoption of thereporttoarea development anddueto
differences of opinionamongparticipantsintheprocess,itis recommended thattheCity
CommissionholdapublichearingwithformalnoticepriortoadoptingtheCharrettereport.In
addition,thehearingshouldincludesummarypresentationsfromtheUniversity of Miamistaff,
interested citizens,and from the Planning Board.
62nd Avenue Charrette
January6,2004
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RECOMMENDATION
Itisrecommendedthatthe attached resolutionsettingforthahearingdateanddirecting the
Administration to provide a newspaper ad and to send mail notice to all property owners within
500footradius of thestudy area,beadopted.
Attachments:
Draftresolution
MD/SAY-/jr
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