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GREENWAY SUBCOMMITTEE AND QUALITY OF LIFE JOINT MINUTES:
Minutes of meeting
9:00 AM
(THIS IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT)
Consultants Richard Rogers, of Curtis and
Rogers and Scott Mingonet, of Kimley-Horn and Associates, presented the
completed schematic design for the Miami River Greenway between I-95 and
NW 12th Ave. Dianne
Johnson stated she would schedule the same presentation for the City of
Miami Planning, Public Works and Capital Improvement Project
departments. The
consultants stated there are three typical cross-sections:
1) In sections
with a 50-foot right of way, a 20-foot wide Greenway, consisting of a
15-foot wide clear path on the riverside of North and South River
Drives, and on-street parking only on the upland side of North and South
River Drives
2) In area of
North River Drive adjacent to Joe’s and Garcia’s Restaurants, a
9-foot wide clear path, with limited landscaping, and on street parking
on both sides of River Drive
3) Within the
area of Spring Garden, 10-foot wide Greenway on the river’s side of
North River Drive, preserving trees in existing swale in the middle of
the path with five-foot wide clear paths on either side, no on street
parking on the upland side of North River Drive.
The consultants stated the importance of
immediately entering into discussions with Florida Power and Light
regarding the need to provide lighting fixtures along the planned
Greenway, and furthermore the benefits of under grounding utilities
along the Greenway. The
Greenway subcommittee agreed to work towards under grounding utilities
and removing illegal billboards adjacent to the Greenway.
Brenda Marshall, Trust for Public Land,
stated the consultants will commence construction documents for the
following two upcoming Greenway development phases:
the north shore from Lummus Park to just past Joe’s Seafood
Market, followed by the South Shore from Flagler Street to I-95.
Dianne Johnson, stated the City of Miami has advertised an
invitation for bids to build the “Lummus Park Landing”, which
includes the Greenway on the River’s shore between just west of NW 1st
ST to NW 3rd ST. The
Greenway subcommittee noted the need to continue publicly presenting the
completed schematic cross-sections, lighting and parking issues to the
City of Miami and local residents.
David Miller, MRC, informed the Greenways
subcommittee that Miami-Dade County’s consideration of purchasing a
property along the Greenway for a Water and Sewer Department (WASD)
facility was deferred by the Board of County Commissioners at
Commissioner Carey-Shuler’s request, until public hearings for both
the WASD site and the proposed Seybold Point condominium projects are
held.
Brett Bibeau, MRC, stated on October 21,
2002 the City of Miami’s Homeland Security and Neighborhood
Improvement Bond Issue Oversight Board is considering an advisory
recommendation to the City Commission for a $25,000 allocation to match
the awarded Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s $100,000
grant to develop the Greenway adjacent to the Miami Circle.
The Greenways subcommittee confirmed the
next meeting for November 11, 2002, 9 am, Miami River Inn, 118 South
River Drive.
The meeting adjourned.
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