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FINAL MINUTES

CITY OF DORAL

COUNCIL ZONING MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 06:00 P.M.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

8401 N.W. 53rd TERRACE, 3rd FLOOR

DORAL, FL 33166

1)

Call to Order / Roll Call of Members

Meeting was called to order at 6:06 pm. All members were present. (00:00:01)

Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez

Present

Vice Mayor Claudia Mariaca

Present

Councilwoman Digna Cabral

Present

Councilman Pete Cabrera

Present

Councilwoman Christi Fraga

Present

Also present were:

Albert Childress, City Manager

Connie Diaz, City Clerk

Luis Figueredo, City Attorney

2)

Pledge of Allegiance (00:00:35)

3)

Invocation (00:00:52)

Pastor Luis Fernandez gave the invocation.

(00:00:54)

4)

Agenda / Order of Business (00:02:44)

The City Manager requested to defer item 7A to the August 28, 2019 Council Zoning Meeting.

Mayor Bermudez requested to lay-down an item on the Medley landfill. By consensus, Council approved the laydown item.

By consensus, Agenda / Order of Business was approved. (00:02:45)

5)

Public Comments (00:05:48)

A resident addressed the Council and commented on the scheduling of the meetings. (00:05:49)

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Discussion Items

Council Zoning Meeting CITY OF DORAL Meeting Agenda - Final (Revised) DORAL GOVERNMENT CENTER 8401 NW 53 TERRACE DORAL, FLORIDA 33166 Council Chambers6:00 PMWednesday, June 19, 2019 Revision Date 6/18/19 1) Call to Order / Roll Call of Members 2) Pledge of Allegiance 3) Invocation 4) Agenda / Order of Business 5) Public Comments 6) Discussion Items Page 1CITY OF DORAL

June 19, 2019Council Zoning Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final (Revised) A) 19-3241 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, AWARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #2019-18, “PARKS BOND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES,” TO AECOM, THE HIGHEST RANKED, MOST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER; APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND AECOM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,000,000.00 FOR THE PROVISION OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE DORAL PARKS BOND PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT HIGHEST SCORED BIDDER SUCCESSIVELY IF AN AGREEMENT CAN NOT BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE TOP FIRM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND EXPEND BUDGETED FUNDS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IN FURTHERANCE HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Sponsors: City Manager Memo Award Recommendation Memo RFP No. 2019-18 - Parks Bond Program Management Services - Master Pre-Bid Sign in Actual RFP No. 2019-18 - Bid Tabulation Phase II - Round II RFP No. 2019-18 - Evaluation Committee Phase II Round II - Score Sheets 2019-18 RFP AECOM Technical Services, Inc - Bid Submittal 2019-18 RFP Calvin Giordano and Associates - Bid Submittal 2019-18 RFP Jacobs Project Management - Bid Submittal Jacobs Engineering, Inc. Withdrawal Jacobs Engineering, Inc. Formal Written Protest 2019-06-13 Response to Jacobs Bid Protest AECOM Letter to City Attorney in Response to Protest Res. No. 19-Parks Bond Program Management Services Attachments: Page 2CITY OF DORAL

June 19, 2019Council Zoning Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final (Revised) B) 19-3252 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF DORAL ADAPTIVE REUSE STUDY AREA ACTION PLAN; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Sponsors: Planning and Zoning Planning and Zoning Staff Report Exhibit A - Adaptive Reuse Study Area Action Plan Exhibt B - Legal Advertisement Exhibit A - Adaptive Reuse Study Area Action Plan - Reso Res. No. 19-Adaptive Reuse Study Area Action Plan Attachments: C) 19-3249 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, APPROVING A WORK ORDER BETWEEN THE CITY OF DORAL AND TINDALE-OLIVER AND ASSOCIATES, INC., A PREQUALIFIED CITY VENDOR, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL PLANNING SERVICES TO PREPARE THE DORAL ADAPTIVE REUSE STUDY AREA DISTRICT OVERLAY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $34,909.00; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE WORK ORDER AND EXPEND BUDGETED FUNDS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Sponsors: Planning and Zoning Planning and Zoning Staff Report Exhibit A - WO No 1 - Adaptive Reuse Plan Exhibit A - WO No 1 - Adaptive Reuse Plan - Reso Res. No. 19-Work Order Tindale-Oliver for Adaptive Reuse Study Attachments: 7) Public Hearings First Reading Page 3CITY OF DORAL

June 19, 2019Council Zoning Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final (Revised) A) 19-3250 Ordinance #2019-17 “District 79 - Rezoning from I to PUD” AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DORAL FROM INDUSTRIAL (I) DISTRICT TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT FOR A ±23.7 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF NW 41 STREET AND BETWEEN NW 79 AVENUE AND STATE ROAD 826, DORAL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Sponsors: Planning and Zoning Planning and Zoning Staff Report Exhibit A - Application Package Exhibit B - Zoning Meeting Legal Advertisement Exhibit C - Zoning Workshop Legal Advertisement Exhibit D - Legal Description Exhibit E - Traffic Impact Analysis Exhibit A - Legal Description - Ord Exhibit B - Zoning Map - Ord Ord. No. 2019-17 District 79 Rezoning from I to PUD Attachments: B) 19-3251 Ordinance #2019-18 “Amending Chapter 35 Special Events” AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 35, “SPECIAL EVENTS,” OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Sponsors: Planning and Zoning Planning and Zoning Staff Report Exhibit A - Legal Advertisement Ord. No. 2019-18 Amending Chapter 35 Special Events Attachments: Second Reading Page 4CITY OF DORAL

June 19, 2019Council Zoning Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final (Revised) C) 19-3113 Ordinance #2019-10 “Text Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan” AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAL, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF DORAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AUTHORIZING THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE TEXT AMENDMENTS ADOPTION PACKAGE TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY IN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND OTHER REQUIRED GOVERNMENTAL REVIEWING AGENCIES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 163.3184(3)(c)2. FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION AND AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE Sponsors: Planning and Zoning Planning and Zoning Staff Report Attachment A - Legal Advertisement Exhibit A - Proposed Amendments Transportation Exhibit B - Proposed Amendments Parks and Recreation Exhibit A - Proposed Amendments Transportation Element - Ord Exhibit B - Proposed Amendments Parks and Recreation Element - Ord Ord. No. 2019-10 - 2019 Comprehensive Plan Update Attachments: Legislative History 3/27/19 Council Zoning Meeting approve on First Reading 8) Adjournment Notice to the Public Page 5CITY OF DORAL

June 19, 2019Council Zoning Meeting Meeting Agenda - Final (Revised) Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of an agenda item may contact the City Clerk at 305-593-6725 or view the agenda packet on the City’s website at www.cityofdoral.com or at City of Doral Government Center, Office of the City Clerk, 8401 N.W. 53rd Terrace, Doral, Florida 33166, during regular business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.). Pursuant to Florida Statute 286.0105, anyone wishing to appeal any decision made by the City Council with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing shall need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen/member of the clergy, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council, and the Council is not allowed by law to endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker. Page 6CITY OF DORAL

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>>Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the city of the row-- Doral Council zoning meeting, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. It is 6:oh 6 PM. Madame clerk, please call the roll. [CALLING ROLL] >>All please rise, face the flag. >>I would like to call up and invite today Pastor Luis Fernandez from Jesus worship center.Lee's lead us in the indication. >>Thank you very much.(inaudible) it's an honor for us to be here with you. Psalm 43:12, O God, honor usThose who honor you. Dear Lord, your word says that the key to prosperity and success (inaudible) and all the staff are part of the city ofDoral. They need your presence, name they need the revelation of your work. They need(inaudible) live principles of their work and encourage them to respect your workWith the most important advice. Lord, Bless their (inaudible) every single day of their lives. Lord,Bless every marriage, Every family and every personIn the city of Doral. All of this, Lord, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. >>Thank you,Pastor Fernandez. (inaudible) anything?Okay, which item? One that's consistent withThe prior meeting of the LPA? >>Yes, that's going to be 7A. >>So it's going to be a request for deferral of that item.We will take that out, We don't, we already have a date for the August 13. I guess we could take that, we will take it up once we go after public commentsAnd have a formal deferral, just to be clean about it. Instead of taking it now, let's be clown about -- clean about it when we get there I have one thing to addIf there's a consensus on theCouncil, we are not going to meet in July that there is an application for the extension of the landfill.The city attorney has been talking three weeks about this, we need to take a consensus vote on that even though I think I know it will be. We can add it at the end. Any objection?Let's have a real quick one so we canInstruct the city attorney. We are not going to be here in July.There is no objection.Okay, anything else on agenda orderOf business. Welcome, if you're here for the first time,Welcome, if you are here for the umpteenthTime, welcome back. There are very few rules. Three, really. I am adding another one today. If you're speaking to somebody or you have a phone or you are texting very loudly we would appreciate it if you could step outside because sometimes it's difficult to hear.Number two, you have the right to opine on anything to your hearts content during thePublic comment portion which I will open up in a moment and if you want to speak to a particular item I would ask you to wait For that item and what I will do is I will open up the public comment portion at the beginning. If you support an item you can fill out a blue form, if your oppose, yellow form, if you just want to make a general comment, fill out a white form and specify which is the item that you want to speak to.The other rule is very simple. By the way you can alsoCriticize any of us up here . You can criticize the administration, you can criticizeMyself, my fellow councilmembers, criticize your spouse if you so choose, just do it respectfully. Okay? And the other rule is please do it within the three minute time period. You see the clock to the right? It's kind of likeThe NCAA March madness. I'm going you wind down once you hear the buzzerAnd finisher comments. With those basic rules I think we will get this meeting done effectively. >>(inaudible)Mr. Mayor, Council members of the administration(inaudible) Bill of Rights (inaudible) isArticle 31518 that motivateThe city not to conductAny other meetings and requesting input from the publicAt the same time as the city Council because it forces someone to choose to which one to attend.We have ongoing trolley(inaudible) I know they had two sessions, their session was at 10 AM.If you have to keep a paying job like most of us do, (inaudible) section 1 that the meeting should beConducive to promote participation of the residents. I kindly ask administration to be more Careful to have concurrent meetings happening at the same time as any council meetings.Thank you so much. >>Thank you very much. Anybody that would like to speak at this time, come on up, state your name and address for the record and give a shortCost succinct, and concise manner.Okay, public comment is close.No one else chose to speak at this time. Madame clerk? >>We are now going to discussion items. Discussion item A,Awarding request for proposals for parks program management services to AECOM, the highest rank most responsiveConstruction agreement the next highest score letters if an agreement cannot be negotiated with the topForm -- firm (inaudible) >>It looks like no one has chosen to speak. I heard a motion to approveFrom councilmember Perez, seconded by the vice mayor. AnyDiscussions, concerns or queries?Anything dad, city attorney? >>No, I would like to thank the city attorney for his excellent work in getting this back on track after we had a bigProtest on the agenda for today. >>Okay. If there's no further discussion, Madame clerk I go ahead and call the roll. [CALLING ROLL] >>Motion passes. >>Okay. Next item, discussion item B. A resolution of DoralAction plan providing for implementation and effective date. >>Anybody would like to speak to this item come up and state your name and address for the recordAnd give us your opinion and short, so sink, and concise a succinct and concise matter. No one has chosen to speak at this time. Javier, are you going to leave this? >>Good evening, Mayor, vice mayor, council members, Gonzalez, acting planning and zoningDirector. The department has completed the reuse zoning area plan. With me is Evan Johnson from Oliver who will be met in the presentation.-- Making the presentation. >>Good evening, everyone, I amEvan Johnson and I'm going to make a brief presentation on the adaptive(inaudible). So we haveRecently ramped up ourReview study in the purpose of an adaptive reuse study for this particular study just north of where we are now is looking at not only allowing current uses to maintainRemained in the area wherever possible where they desire. What we've done is lay out a master plan to accomplish that goal.I shouldn't have to tell you why we're doing this but I will tell you one last time you all continue to grow very rapidly, 50% since 2010 is the estimate And that's going to continue to happen over the course of the foreseeable future. And that's putting pressure on certain areas like the study area which is the area north of where we are at. Where there is you've got downtown to rowDash 8 around-- Durell-- Doral. The existing use in the areas primary Industrial. The northwest corner off of 87 is commercial, that's a new commercial development.. On 87th it is right there at the bottom as well as the adaptive reuse project on 84th if you haven't been there, it's pretty cool, to see what they have done with that warehouse space.In the area, don't have to tell you much about these but there's a lot of growth and development in and around the study area which stretches from 54 to 56 and 79th to 87th.Our process was, we did an assessmentIncluding case study reviewOf similar areas mainly primarily focused in Florida and we develop a draft that got reviewed by staff and we have come here with our final. So quick on the landing use recommendations, the plan talks about kind of a phased approach. There's initial phase really addressing allowable uses within the area to allow some flexibility to folks who owned buildings now and may want to expand Maybe into more office so maybe even have a retails type establishment in certain instances and then there is a more long-term vision, so we kind of address both of them.Verse to allow some of the flexibility and uses noted on the slide.Longer-term looking at possibly is this area switches to a community mixed-use area which is what the comp plan calls forNow as a community mixed-use over time, that would allow residential and so we have recommendations in the long-term if you do allow residentialThis is one of the areas we identified in the housing master planFor potential workforce housing. So we've included in there that we believe that this should be part of any long-term visionWhen residential does come.Enhancing compatibility of uses,One of the main recommendationsWhich you will hear about later tonight as well as to go ahead and do a zoning overlay for the area and that owning overlay we have recommendations of the type of item that you cover. One of them is making sure that as things start to change Those uses start to change that there is a look, feel, and operation that looksIn part two this industrial feel of the area now for the foreseeable future. We also have some recommendations on how to limit maybe changeStores and chain restaurants based on limiting size of frontages, some other examples within the study where this has been done to just tried to allow for as much local business as possible.We also just wanted to mention thatYou do have the potential annexation area to the northOf 56th. This is an area that atSometime may in fact become part of the city of the row-- Doral.You should make sure that you includeA conversation about the vision of how that area will interact to the south Particularly.Some specific urban design recommendations,We have got a list, several, I will be glad to answer any questions related to them of code type recommendations where that has to do withRolling Heights, changes to setbacks, building setbacks once you get to a certain height you have to step the building back to make sure you're not creating canyons which are darkAnd tend to create shaded environment allowing for murals with appropriate design review as well as creative signage provisions.(inaudible) redevelop over time. We've identified Conceptual streetscape design Improvements for all of the major streets within the area. There is quite a bit of right away thatThe city actually has anywhere from about 60To 80+ feet. Most of that is being, you've got two lanes, you've got some informal parking, you've got a variety of uses going on, we basically shown if the city kind of laid out where the city would make improvements within curb to curb Lanes, bike lanes, Lane improvements, adding parallel parking, things like that, whereasPrivate industry over time, private developers as they come in and redevelop uses, they would be responsible for that kind of pedestrian environment. So whether it be streetlights, sidewalks, etc., so we've kind ofSeparated those two within the recommendations. We feel like that's probably given that this is a built out area that's the most appropriate way to move forward. And it's not this similar to how you do Doral Boulevard now. We've also talked about adjusting some of yourIncentives for green infrastructure. This is an area that through our public process and talking to public engineering hereThat there has been some flooding issues in the past, there continues to probably in the long-term maybe need some additional stormwater improvements in the area, one of the ways to address some of this is to work on low-impact development strategiesAnd supervise those. Transportation connectivity, we have bike laneRack requirements and recommendations, where to put them how many should provide, we also talk about, this is kind of an overview of the different improvementsWe discussed including improved transit stops, complete Street improvements on your major corridorsAnd including a pedestrian connection to downtownThe row as well.Dashes Doral as well. Parking is a challenge in the area particularly for nonindustrial uses. For those who are adaptively reusing buildings, There isn't a lot of room for on-site parking. So one of the strategies would be toMake sure that we go in there and we are going to invest in streetscapeImprovements not unlike what you've done and 54th where you've got some on street parking. Another improvement is potentially looking at Areawide shared parking. You could easily see this area become a place where you come to downtown to route-- Doral, you park your car, the sidewalks and so forth you could then walk over across the street, check out a restaurant or whatever art gallery or other uses in the area. We think there are opportunities for that, some shared parking, theft would have to be part of a larger discussion. It is our understanding there is a parking study almost finished and that should have some recommendations on how to better manage. Another item that was brought up was parking enforcementGoing from basically no enforcement at this time to actually metered parking moving people alongTo try to get them to park where you want them to part.Shuttling in micro mobility, I hear that scooters are not very popular here and being in Tampa and having seenWe have recently releasedScooters, I don't blame you, it is a challenge, it is a new thing but the one thing it does do, that whole Park once and move around the space, whenever they are using your freebie or a scooter or a bike share bike allowing for those opportunities I think is important.We do have a few economic development recommendations as well. Really focused onPrimarily a couple of main items, one is you have an industrial area withHeavy commercial industrial uses right now. NowBy the recommendations of the planWe basically said thatAnybody who owns a piece of property and runs industrial heavy commercial uses whether it be through the overlay district or whether it be through any other provisions you want to adopt, we want to make sure you can operate your business and that includes one we go forward and start to design Specific street improvements, we want to make sure that you can get your trucks in and out, all that good stuff. Now there will be instances no doubt where there are tenants(inaudible) if that person doesn't own the property. Maybe working with the development group to help relocate either southern areas of drought where you have available spaceOr elsewhere in Miami-Dade County there are some resources and it would be about (inaudible) to manage the space over time and some of this conversion over time would be a good idea.(inaudible) business improvement districts often have special assessments that they can use. The total is right around $34 million of improvements, most of which are Street transportation related Improvements along with some other infrastructure, Whether it be an infrastructure plan or design plan.I won't go into all the detail here but we've broken it down even further if you want to talk about it.(inaudible) Brownfields within the city there are incentive and tax breaks if you come in and redevelop. Impact fees, my understanding again is there is an impact fee study being wrapped up or worked on. In fact fees could be-- Impact fees could be focused generally in the city you all haveTaken up an approach of impact feesGoing into one fund and helping funding some of your general CIP improvement, Making sure that we have opportunities to focus certain projects in the study area is self. We talk a little bit aboutA parking fee and that's really if you come in and you can't make your parking requirement(inaudible) particularlyWhen redevelopment begins to occur, making the street a nicer and safer place for customers.I think that's all I have.Any questions or comments, I would be glad to answer. >>Councilman Cabrera? >>I am very supportive of the concept. Downtown Doral is an area that needs to be developed. My onlyConcern is the transition of the chicken and the egg. Part of itIs the parking is part dash is probably my greatest concern. The idea of having a public parking,We would have to study feasibility and all that stuff, but again, there would have to be aCritical mass to justify it. In the meantime, what happens to parking? Now part of the answer to that might be thatA lot of the uses or daytime uses a lot of the uses we are talking about sometimesWould be evening uses. That being the caseI am not sure we are still doing sharedUsage, butIn this district we might allow that. Obviously until the critical mass is use, the spaces are empty at night.I hadn't thought of this idea until we spoke. I'm not sure what the rest of council will look at the idea, and I suggested to staff, but in instead of actually moving forward with theFinal plan tonight, maybe schedule another workshop , Have a chance to throw some of this more around. I don't know if you've seen, the concept of the sky parking thatThere like shifting, Really in one space, six bases you could putFive levels up, 30 carsAnd when we first saw it,The manager said it would probably be a perfect solution for the parking problem in this area.Unfortunately there is a company that has aProduct: a product that is been approved for the state of Florida. The one shown to us was being done in Costa Rica, not here. SoBut if we could find something like thatThat has been certified in the state of Florida can be proposed, it might be a perfect solutionOr maybePart of this transition, someone provides, it may be easier to provide on-site Parking with one of those solutions. Literally you can go up maybe to the height of the buildingAnd put three or four stories up of carsAnd quadruple your parking space. So that might be something we want to look at and I think that would be something interesting to look at. I know also on the agenda todayIs the item of moving forward with some of these regulations and so on I am supportive of that. I think as we do that and finding some of these answers, then it may complete the circle on this item, this part of itOf making it answering some of those questions, Which is going to come first, the chicken or the edge, How are you going to solve some of these concerns?So I am supportive, I am not sure I want to move forward fully with master plan, maybe byAugust or September move forward with this.Do start to move forward to get someone to lay out the criteria is for this area. I think that will help us brainstorm on solutions.That's my comments. >>Vice Mayor? >>I agree, I don't mind having another workshop, actually. There are couple of terms in a couple of things brought up that to meStrike a bit of accordAnd bring a little bit of concern. Just becauseI understand that we are also focusing on an area where we want the high density in the concentration to be in the city but alsoWe want to make sure that we keep it at a level where it's manageableGoing forward. So we do have a lot ofResidentialBeing built as the downtown and we are bringing up issues likeThe possibility in the future of adding housing in even affordable housingWhere we need to do a little tweaking to make sure thatIt serves the purpose that it supports Is supposed to serve. I want to make sure that we areGoing forward to make the right decisions. Once we put it out there we are giving certain rights or certain availability to people and we're kind of stuck. And I don't want to go forward with somethingThat might not be where we want to be headed. I have always visualized and when we have been talking about that area as more of an arts kind of, another we keep going to like a win would kind ofArts and we are talking about art spaces and breweries and restaurants in immunity areas, I kind of see it at that level. ButI don't necessarily visualize a 10 story building all the sudden going up. I would like to have a little bit of further discussion to it. It's going to be a lot of investment on our part to make sure thatIt's suitable that kind of development.But I do agree that we need to start focusing on that area Because it certainly coming up. There certainly a lot of interest in there and I think it's a continuationAnd rolling forward of what's going on the rest of this area of the city. SoI appreciate the presentation, by the way, thank you.Hi I just wanted to mention a couple of things. I think as far asThe ultimate in deciding whether or not residential is allowed or anything likeThat, I agree in the longer-term vision, it was something that would grab pulled with during the housing thing as well, this is an area Where we know that the city and the comp plan is already identified it as an opportunity area for mixed-use Eventually. And that's been the plan before we had started to work on it. So we kind of saw itAs well, okay, you have an area that's(inaudible) but certainly that's going to require, I am making sure you have good criteria in place that would bePolicy in the comp plan as well as the codeWhich is what you're mentioning about the other item which is that first step coming in and saying all right, we're going to build some flexibility and uses, we are going to build : Creates new standards related to how we want redevelopment to be treated, how we want to adaptEvery used to work and make sure that we are comfortable with the physical form is going to be taking place out there I do think thatThe public realm is going to beA key to making sure, because right now in the area if you allow >>(inaudible) >>Comments or questions? >>Mentioning the mechanicalParking, we have mentioned a little bit with staff, I think is one of those things thatYes, A parking solution like thatIn a really efficient interesting advanced way, I think the key for the city will be to developThe standards for you to operate in. Regardless, that area is changing by osmosis. Partly because of the development of downtownDuring -- Doral. The issue is can it growOr will it be stunted in growth because of the fact that pedestrian friendlySidewalks, maybe some of the parallel parking, some the things, the mechanical parking, Ever do that, we needed to be consistent with not just beVehicles stacked up by vehicles, there's ways to do it. On your chart you have potential parking by the FPL power linesWhich are substantial room and said space there right now some of those areas are actually in the past lease to certain individuals.By the way, I didn't agree with our former planner, wonderful guy, Julian Perez, because we both agree on adaptive reuse, maybe a different vision of it. I've a difference, I think there's a difference between more intensity and high density. You don't necessarily have to have themBoth at the same time. I could see the potential loftlike areas that are consistent with some of the artsAs opposed to necessarily having 10 story buildings going up.And Julian and I would always have those discussions. But I was lucky enough toGo to the United States conferenceOf Mayers Institute on city design and this was the pet projectThat with Julian's help we took there I'm going to have a lot of thoughts we have this discussion because we had people at the national level look at thisAnd there was only eight cities there, we were one that what they were looking at. And one of the things that I think I don't think you are here but I think The rest of the team was here, Julian was, and I pointed out thatCertain thingsOn the artistic side, One of the things that were clear to me, it's not just people that have art galleries guys people, Maybe blacksmiths, people who have other types of businesses that are artists in light, for want of a better term. The other thing I would tell you on the business improvement District, it's been a problem in Doral. Business improvement districts are much more commonIn other areas of Miami-Dade County, whether it's Coral Gables, whether it'sBeen Coconut Grove, the city of Miami simply becauseIn most instances it requiresCooperation from the business owners.And usually they wantA lot to be fixedIn-- And a little bit to be spent by them. That becomes a little bit of so while I understandOne of the ways that we could essentially Deal with this would be to createA business improvement District, maybe one of the quicker waysTo find solutions , It's definitely going to require the cooperation of the owners and usually When is been successful is because there

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