Flamingo Park Association -- Meeting Notes -- Monday, October 3, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011, 5:30 pm

at The Seymour, 945 Pennsylvania Avenue

Meeting Notes

Discussion with Ray Martinez,
Asst Chief, Miami Beach Police Department


Chief Martinez was joined at the meeting by Capt. M Causey and Sgt W Jones. He offered the view that it was very important to the Department to maintain communication and transparency to the community and responded to questions raised by members of the Association. Discussions included:

Need to assure appropriate, even handed enforcement with absence of discrimination;
Quality of Life issues in tight urban setting – noise, parking, code enforcement, etc.
Recent misbehavior by individuals in the Police Department and community reaction.

Preservation and Planning Programs – Mark Needle, Jeff Donnelly

Short Term Rental Ordinance. Jeff Donnelly and Eric Harari described current issues with respect to additional property owners claiming grandfather status and also lack of enforcement.


Plaza Menor – Sixth St & Lennox. Jeff also reported that Mark Needle had met with Jose Fernandez and that there was not yet consensus on the project. Likely discussion would continue and the matter would subsequently return to FPNA before going to the City.

Flamingo Park Project Implementation – Wanda Mouzon  -- No further information was presented.

Neighborhood Capital Improvement Projects – Denis Russ, Judy Robertson.

Concerns on Phase I –-- Meridian Avenue at 7th & 9th Streets: Bump-Outs & Crosswalks. There is continued concern with the implemented design and recognition for the need to advance advocacy on the issue. With respect to the absence of textured treatment on Pennsylvania Ave, the consensus called for effective marking of crosswalks on all streets at all intersections.


Discussion of Plans for Phase II – Sixth Street and Sixteenth Street. Rick Saltrick had reviewed base plans for 6th Street and 16th Street since our last meeting. While there was general agreement with the treatment for 6th Street, there was not yet agreement on the 16th Street corridor. It is presumed that Rick Saltrick will develop the base plan, present it to FPNA at our Nov meeting. The plan is to move toward a community workshop sometime after that to further discuss alternatives and develop community consensus.

We previously agreed to move forward with painted bike lanes from 9th to 16th Streets on Euclid Avenue. That program was briefly discussed and again agreed upon.

Flamingo Family Priorities – Adam Shedroff / Scott Needelman.

Plans for Veterans Day Parade. Scott Needelman will again lead efforts to participate in the parade. We will send out a notice for people to be in touch with him.

Crime Prevention and Safety – Aaron Sugarman, Tammy Young, Ben Batchelder -- No further discussion.


Communications and Outreach – Tammy Young -- No further discussion.

Outstanding Matters:

Alton Road Redevelopment Program
Drexel Avenue – Sixteenth Street to Lincoln Lane
Jose Fernandez Property – Lennox Avenue at Sixth Street

Calendar Notes

Ultimate Candidate Forum – Tues, Oct 11th, 7 to 9:30pm, Colony Theater,
RSVP ABetterMiamiBeach@gmail.com Sponsorship Info AndrewResnick21@gmail.com
Questions to Debra Leibowitz Beachbuzz@att.net or Sol Genet SBGenet@gmail.com


University of Miami / Civic & Community Engagement
Financing Affordable Housing Panel – Wed, Oct 12th 6 to 7:30pm, U of M, Sch of Architecture


Florida: Authentic & Sustainable –the appeal to visitors, investors & residents of the creative class
October 17-18, 2012 at The Island Players Theater, Anna Maria Island -- featuring coastal Manatee County, the DeLand area, Key West, Miami Beach Wakulla and mainland Franklin counties

Next Meeting --
Mon, Nov 7th, 5:30 pm
at The Seymour, 945 Pennsylvania Ave.