C7AF - Remove Flamingo Park for Fire Station
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO REMOVE FLAMINGO PARK (PARK) FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION AS A SITE FOR THE RELOCATION OF FIRE STATION NO. 1; RECOGNIZING THE PARK’S OVER 100-YEAR HISTORY AS A RECREATIONAL AND HISTORIC GREEN SPACE LOCATED WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT MAKING THE PROPOSED FIRE STATION’S SCALE, USE, AND IMPACT INCOMPATIBLE; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT INTRODUCING INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS A FIRE STATION WOULD COMPROMISE THE PARK’S CHARACTER, SET A TROUBLING PRECEDENT, AND CONFLICT WITH THE PARK’S RECREATIONAL PURPOSE; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION THAT MEET THE CITY’S CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE INTEGRITY OF FLAMINGO PARK.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of the sponsor, Vice-Mayor David Suarez.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The sponsor of this item requests that the Administration be prepared to address the fiscal impact of this proposed measure.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate? (FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on: See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a “Residents Right to Know” item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-17?
Is this item related to a G.O. Bond Project?
No
No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481, includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
City Attorney
Sponsor(s)
Commissioner David Suarez
Co-sponsor(s)
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
Condensed Title
Save Flamingo Park. (Suarez/Magazine) CA
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