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Bibeau provided an update on the City of Miami’s “Lummus Landing” advertised Invitation for Bids (IFB).  The first issuance of the IFB did not receive any bid responses, so the City re-advertised the IFB.  Any received bids were scheduled to be publicly opened in the City Clerk’s Office on November 7, 2002.

Bibeau stated the City of Miami’s Homeland Defense and Neighborhood Improvement Bond Oversight Board unanimously recommended the City Commission allocate the required $25,000 match to the Miami Circle Greenway grant, awarded to the MRC.  The City Commission will consider the recommended matching allocation on November 19, 2002.  The Department of State (DOS) contracted Charles Michelson to create construction drawings for the Miami Circle site improvements.  Mr. Michelson is subcontracting Kimley-Horn and Associates for this project.  Upon completion, the documents will be presented to the DOS Circle Planning Group, which approved the Miami River Greenway concept for the Miami Circle site on November 30, 2001.  Bibeau noted that the land along the sites shoreline is fill from the 1933 dredging, therefore having a waterfront Greenway path results in less disruption of this sensitive archeological and spiritual site.

The Greenway subcommittee discussed and revised the Greenway’s available funding matrix between I-95 and 12^th Ave.  The revised document will be forwarded to the TPL consultants for consideration in making Greenway construction drawings in that section.

The Greenway subcommittee discussed the October 29, 2002 “One Miami” presentation to the City Commission.  The developer, the Related Group, requested the $4.7 million Greenway at the site be funded from the City of Miami’s Homeland Defense and Neighborhood Improvement Bond $2 million Greenway line item and Gateways line items.  The City Commission directed the City Manager to provide a list of all available funding sources for the proposed Greenway.  The Greenway subcommittee decided to further discuss this item upon receipt of the City Manager’s report.  Dr. Martin noted the bond money is key as matching funds to leverage additional Greenway grant funding for public Right of Way sections of the Greenway, rather than the private 400 feet of Riverwalk at the One Miami project, where the developer is currently bound by the City Charter to develop the riverwalk at his own cost.  Bibeau noted the proposal to use Bond funding was not presented to the Bond Oversight Board before it was heard by the City Commission.

The meeting adjourned.

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