2013-1017 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting October 17, 2013 City of Sunny Isles Beach. Florida tower and the RK Plaza buildings align. They will also install landscaping and a buffer where the ground level parking and the open space abut the RK Plaza building. This will further secure the area and mitigate any potential issues that may arise. The same request is applicable to the south side of their project which they are also seeking a 5 -foot variance because right now where the Government Center sits it encroaches within its setback and so effectively you have the buildings which are contiguous to each other but they are extremely close. We will be creating a gate walkway and pedestrian access which will directly benefit the residents which are on Atlantic Boulevard to the west, this will allow them to traverse in east/west corridor from Atlantic Boulevard to Collins Avenue rather than having to walk through the parking lot of the Government Center. This paved walkway is going to be lighted, landscaped, and it is going to provide both decoration and security. Mr. Stamm said that they are also seeking necessary variance to the current front property setback on Collins Avenue side to permit a front setback of 124.2 feet rather than the currently required 130 feet. This variance is necessary to accommodate additional FAR required to properly construct and operate the building. Due to the configuration of the property next door, which is commonly called the Alamo property, the angle of the property has to be accommodated to provide for a public elevator as well as public stairwell access to the property going from the ground floor all the way up. Finally, they are seeking a variance to permit the horizontal or top of the building to be 201 feet 3 inches from the front property line rather than the required 230 feet. This variance is necessary to accommodate the proper construction and symmetry of the building and again, these variances do not interfere or impact with the adjacent property or the site line along Collins Avenue. During the construction and development, they will be installing a temporary fence around the property and they will provide professional graphics and murals depicting what the building is going to look like. It is going to compliment the additional signage that is located within this area. Mr. Stamm stated that not only does this project provide our community with a Class "A" office space but it also compliments and expands the current City Center Concept and plaza out front which benefits all the residents. We are going to be providing 508 parking spaces, not only for the tenants and patrons of the office complex but also they are going to be able to serve the general public. There is going to be easy and accessible access to the parking as well as pedestrian access to the elevators as well as the stairwell. They have conducted a traffic study and it was determined that the surrounding roadways can accommodate the anticipated increase in traffic without a change in service and there will not be any negative impact on the surrounding roadways. He knows that is a concern to not only the residents on Atlantic Boulevard but also with a lot of the accommodations for the school and for other businesses that are around. We were very cognizant of how our parking and the additional cars that may be traveling in and out of the building during office hours would impact the residents on the west side, and the traffic study determined that it is not going to. Architect Paul Slattery gave a power point presentation and displayed a 3 -D model of the project. There will be vehicular access both from Collins Avenue as well as Atlantic Boulevard from east to west. There are a number of commercial components on this site, one facing Collins Avenue is a one -story branch bank. As you enter the bank there is a drive - through, access to the parking garage, there is a lobby at this location for the upper level medical offices, and the main lobby to the office building above. The pedestrian walkway iVA