Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2003-093 A1A Scenic Highway RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 093 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA IN SUPPORT OF THE DESIGNATION OF SR AM IN BROWARD COUNTY AS A FLORIDA SCENIC HIGHWAY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, In 1993, State legislation was passed to enable the State, through the Florida Department of Transportation, to establish an official program for scenic highways; and, WHEREAS, a Corridor Advocacy Group has been formed for the SR AM Scenic Highway in Broward County, as required by Florida Statues for the designation of a Florida Scenic Highway; and, WHEREAS, per Florida Department of Transportation Guidelines, the Florida Scenic Highways Program is designed to showcase outstanding cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, natural and scenic resources along Florida's State Highways; and, WHEREAS, throughout the world, SR AM is widely acknowledge to be South Florida's scenic gateway to the natural and recreational splendors of the Atlantic Ocean, and is enjoyed each year by millions in an environment in harmony with its natural surroundings that provide several unobstructed panoramic vistas; and, WHEREAS, beach and intracoastal waterway areas adjacent to SR AM provide a tremendous variety of and number of marine animal and plant life forms, many of J-1 which are international authorities; WHEREAS, in the City of Dania Beach, SR AM connects the beach with the City's Community Redevelopment Agency and Local Activity Center, and in the process passes many buildings of historic and civic importance. WHEREAS, SR AM bisects the City of Dania Beach's Central Business District, WHEREAS, the City's Comprehensive Plan, Policy 4.7 commits the City to maintain and enhance a pedestrian-friendly environment within the Central Business District. WHEREAS, the designation of SR AM is consistent with the City of Dania Beach's Comprehensive Plan, Policy 9.1 which states that the City shall encourage and support development in the Community Redevelopment Agency and Downtown Development District that will encourage appropriate development and recreational opportunities. 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-093 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA joins other local elected officials, government agencies, community groups and businesses in petitioning the State of Florida to: 1. Designate SR A1A in Broward County a Florida Scenic Highway in recognition of the variety of resources as described herein; 2. Assist local officials in federal designation for SR A1A, as appropriate; 3. Provide resources and assistance as necessary to protect, promote and beautify SR A1A and implement transportation and enhancement activities as appropriate. Section 1. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this resolution are repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 2. That this resolution shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption. • PASSED AND ADOPTED THE 22ND DAY OF AP IL 200 . OB A TON MAYOR-COMMISSIONER ATTEST: ROLL CALL: COMMISSIONER CHUNN - YES CAU14 COMMISSIONER FLURY - YES CHARLENE J NSON COMMISSIONER MIKES - YES CITY CLERK VICE-MAYOR MCELYEA - YES MAYOR ANTON - YES APPROVED AS T FORM AND CORRECTNESS: BY: THOVI AS' J. ANSBRO CITY ATTORNEY • 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-093 AGENDA REQUEST FORM 411 11 ,'�'- -� CITY OF DANIA BEACH 010 • 7* AGENDA ITEM NO. 1. DATE OF COMMISSION MEETING: 04/22/03 2. DESCRIPTION OF AGENDA ITEM: RESOLUTION DESIGNATION REQUEST 3. COMMISSION ACTION BEING REQUESTED: ADOPT RESOLUTION 4. SUMMARY EXPLANATION &BACKGROUND: The Broward County State Road A1A Scenic Highway Corridor Advocacy Group has requested the participation of the City of Dania Beach in the support of State designation of State Road A1A as a scenic highway in Broward County. 5. ATTACHED EXHIBITS AND ADDITIONAL BACKUP MATERIALS (PLEASE LIST): STAFF REPORT RESOLUTION FLORIDA SCENIC HIGHWAYS PROGRAM (BACK UP MATERIALS) 6. FOR PURCHASING REQUESTS ONLY: Dept: Amount: $ 7. REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR ADDITION ON AGENDA: Submitted by: Laurence G. Leeds, AICP, Director Date April 16,2003 Growth Management Department City Manager Date • CITY OF DANIA BEACH GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT DATE: April 22, 2003 TO: Ivan Pato, City Manager VIA: Laurence Leeds, AICP, Director G. �.z� FROM: Corinne Church, AICP, Principal Planner 669-1 SUBJECT: Resolution designating State Road A1A, within Dania Beach, as a Florida Scenic Highway. The Broward County State Road A1A Scenic Highway Corridor Advocacy Group has requested the participation of the City of Dania Beach in the support of State designation of State Road A1A as a scenic highway in Broward County. State Road A1A runs through the City of Dania Beach east from the barrier island, west along Dania Beach Boulevard, then north along Federal Highway/US 1. The Florida Scenic Highways Program is designed to showcase outstanding cultural, historical, archeological, recreational, natural and scenic resources along Florida's highways. The program is a grass roots effort to heighten awareness of our State's history and intrinsic resources. The Florida Scenic Highways Program process is divided into three phases: 1) Eligibility, 2) Designation and 3) Implementation. The State Road AIA Scenic Highway designation is in the Eligibility phase of this process. This phase involves forming a Corridor Advocacy Group (CAG) to develop and Eligibility Application. As part of that application, a resolution from each municipality is required. Several of the benefits that designation as a Florida Scenic Highway offers a community is identified below: • Recognition of the significance of a corridor's resources. • Community pride and promoting designated corridors as community show places State and National recognition of corridor on state maps, brochures and through the Florida Scenic Highways Program and national Scenic Byways Program web site. • Collaborative marketing program for designated corridors that provides corridor brochures, maps and promotion of corridors and their resources. • Tourism generating, therefore enhancement of local economy, and educational opportunities for visitors on corridor story and community history. ® Potential increase in priority for receiving grant funding RECOMMENDATION Approval of the resolution supporting the designating State Road A1A as a Florida Scenic Highway. /e r! Florida Scenic Highways Program Monetary Benefits Dated: May 25, 2000 One of the most tangible benefits that designated Florida Scenic Highway Corridors have received has come in the form of grant monies awarded for specific actions and implementation activities along the corridors. In some cases,the State Program has applied for and received grants that were used to support specific corridors as well as to support the program in general. In other cases, individual corridors applied for and received grants. There is a great opportunity for designated corridors to pursue funding to help fulfill their Corridor Visions and implement their Corridor Management Plans. Corridor Advocacy groups and Corridor Management Entities are encouraged to pursue appropriate grants given their status and the availability of federal, state, local and private funds. Although designation as a Florida Scenic Highway does not guarantee that grants will be awarded, past history associated with the Florida Scenic Highways Program has shown a high likelihood of success. To date, both the State Program and designated Florida Scenic Highways Program corridors have pursued and received the grant funding listed below: sign N- M, . - Florida Scenic Highways 1994 $150,000 National Scenic To create a scenic highways process Program Byways and program for Florida Resulted (Statewide) Discretionary Grant in the creation of the Program (FDOT) Manual,Brochure and Training Courses. Overseas Heritage Trail $110,000 Private Donation To assist the Corridor advocacy Scenic Highway Group in pursuing Florida Scenic Highways Program designation. Tamiami Trail Scenic 1999 $2,100,000 Public Lands To enhance the roadway corridor Highway Discretionary Grant and provide pull-offs and other (FDOT District 1) visitor amenities related to the corridor and the Big Cypress National Preserve park facilities. Florida Scenic Highways 1999 $509,000 National Scenic For tourism promotion and Program Byways interpretive facilities(for Tamiami (Statewide) Discretionary Grant Trail and Pensacola Scenic Bluffs (FDOT) Highway), web site,publications,an economic impact assessment as well as statewide program development. E�' �Emm ig Cypress National 1999 $5,000,000 Public Lands For improvements to Preserve lands /! Preserve(on Tamiami Trail) Discretionary Grant along the scenic highway and ' (National Park Service) construction of a Welcome Center. Tamiami Trail Scenic 2000 $240,000 National Scenic To prepare a Master Plan(and Highway Byways complete environmental (FDOT District 1) Discretionary Grant documentation)for the corridor detailing pull-offs,signage,trails, paths and vegetation management. Pensacola Scenic Bluffs 2000 $120,000 National Scenic To prepare a Master Plan(and Highway Byways complete environmental (FDOT District 3) Discretionary Grant documentation)for the corridor detailing pull-offs,signage,trails, paths and vegetation management. Pensacola Scenic Bluffs 2000 $1,200,000 Preservation 2000 To purchase bluff property along the Highway Funds and the City corridor in an effort to preserve the (FDOT District 3) of Pensacola viewshed. In addition to monetary funding, several corridors have received in-direct funds through technical assistance from the District offices and/or the FDOT Central Office. Per � j he intrinsic resources identified in the Florida . f Scenic Highways Program represent Florida's cultural, his- torical, archeological, recrea- <� tional,natural and scenic features that are deserving of recognition. ' The six intrinsic resources con- sidered in this Program include both man-made and natural fea- tures from the past and present. Cultural Resources include por- tions of the human environment that express aesthetics, tradi- Scenic lions, values and customs. Tra- Historic Resources embody the dent upon the natural or cultural ditions are usually associated with distinctive physical elements in elements of the landscape. These tinct groups of people and the landscape, either natural or activities may include boating, Wd on from one generation manmade,that reflect the human fishing, hiking, canoeing, camp- e next. Cultural resources actions in relation to past events, ing,biking,beach activities,wild- may include arts, rituals, tribal sites, or structures. These his- life viewing, horseback riding, customs,festivals,languages,mu- toric resources symbolize an driving, hunting and picnicking. seums, foods, vernacular archi- important era in Florida history tecture, physical or recognized and serve to educate viewers Natural Resources show minimal legacies, and customs practiced while providing an appreciation evidence of exotic vegetation and by people in the past or present. of the past. human disruption, occurring i naturally in the environment. Archeological Resources embody Examples include wetlands, the physical evidence or remains marshes, geological features, for- ' ! of known historic or prehistoric ests, as well as water bodies and human life, activity or culture in vegetation that are indigenous Florida. For example,significant and characteristic of Florida and ruins,artifacts,inscriptions,struc- its differing regions. §Y tural or human remains may all be considered archeological re- Scenic Resources include a com- . sources. These resources differ bination of natural and man- from historical resources in that made features that give remark- they may have existed before writ- able character to the visual land- ten records were kept in an area. scape. These resources are strik- ing in appearance, and provide Recreational Resources provide ei- a pleasing and memorable expe- ther active or passive outdoor rec- rience for viewers. Cultural reational activities directly depen- m d o � 'QNo CDti cis 464 d o d ag 4 S. 'r Qom " a O cd N �" a° U b O a +oa ° 41 iq bm o ° Aa q a' ° q� w ° „ U m p W w c � .� o eo a •� � m N tkC d m a 'LI IDC/] �i U i C F 7 O +� O v � O �0 M o J 94 ow m � � a � ® g Cd cd Z o E : Cn C M ►�i 4 E4 113l Ca co q ° x q PI cl -tow ' � PCI d q d > .. CV •: ; q ` 0 a El 0 ,. a q Go .� cl U car a o i J < , a rk i �1w C F 164 •� a0 q a +. c1°c °' m ° m O d M ° 0 0 ` o W U X coo o a 3 A m O c ami a ., -r p r • .q ' G4 M O d O O o " , ,, ,sy d o N O H �pp ..; co w an d o m 'b ,b Cd Y ^�pjyT(.4 W •� q q d .! C°0 .LI O O {/ wI "- Yd !qs �.2GqO•,�I Y�" ^ vV �N4q omf O aN0! •Fc°mi+ qoa07 .q�m0.0 �aUo6s1 cmCSNcVI 7 09 00 .Nn m7 UO 4) ~ p� —" q ,0 Od1 „a+Uqys•b co Cd A � G 'moans 1 L m ff O, 0 . � + CQ/1I M jw A0 � +- > cc do -r, O O ` m •� UdV 0 y / aa Pr .1] ►`� d v� t~tl m W N 0 'D Sys G z i s f i pI N 4 0-i f t c � Y� �i rrt2yF a6$ A � } O Cd 3 MRrf� cd x a� bO uie .4Sx .,�. -1.,... �Fn•� O M i-1 Cd 4 ii (d o ', ' y� O jam" fir" U2 O w >ism S a� a ?K rf CR •-+ V C) .q Cd Cd O O o 4 cc tv z'. •is lC� +ay3'`v 2n(;r":k� -�.r C '^ �01,�r,Ym.,p `t^XLa'i` 'psi,.s�: i��€a s`.. 'b i+. V1 ,�- v U� tx '� \"� (� ^�' .r v �0-4 �y Cd Cd ►� 'Tj Cd bIDDC rn it V �y cd O cd Cd o Cd14 C� CVCd .tr' > +� O O r .a 94 .N o N g A - � cd o �,.. N O 00 O cq Cd .� Cd � C 4.4 0 0 r o fY o P v z 5 " m f E E 2 m K J a v «N m m o m c "�q a S g c m m v = >° m d g m a W O a J U J O m @E N c B m a m s e D a a ° CoMrtia 1 z m as �f 4-3 m ° 'C9unoo pal Cd f N t3 y .. aD Ix cLL rn c E' '' z4 ° °° a" '~ Lo ,a W O Cd cd cli 9 li#Sj V >� _..r Fi O a ��fr pv c 3 u :'� r � � �`3 ✓ �' A+ Al Soo v �Ya rn �u�3ZYr 3 \ �R x ht y i ao tW L. rA Cd ' 3 F-4 3 W H x co " � r •"" O � ►�"i t•+ A u CU A, >Q " o C, pq ►�' Qi � +: p tl Cd do u r o O Cd p ti z" J Fo n gJF e4t r1 , _ Z b j o J ,4 0 � ' ,� - r" N ✓ a Y ri " ' ir7js 2r Y /. a / 1 0/ r� F b a) O uioc U r a / c _ Sri ""• �,=bb .• '� .� : s a C�C•3 3' x l N' fr co m h oc ®� ga ca — �o� I I ui '° I Q usa8> 2 _ r - - - - - - - - - -® z � 4 � m o E Z 160) 0 W C 0 C `o »o• d a a5c= oV dCmC `oo -ooZ `uU, 6 E Uin 102. Q J 6 Q 0 Du 2 �— — — — — — — — — — — — �— 0 CL O c e coE a. a —c r - - - - - - - - - - -� o Ewa •c t aq wc q,% o00 `oo l r ® �x -Mal 11 Xy mcc r y f p Oagoaaa OEg se A,�3"v, r >n � com O J z"r C C x C 13 N U _U 0 Q f {FjL�r6N 0 +� r s " t r cY C .X 7 c ►- V" 0 (X) d �J um So 0 ra O O W d .r U � t i ^z 7Q l�d� yl s /�„/ ���r°�',a' �s' b ✓.. r �°y/v'�,y �'. ,r ti ffi" tax t Ai m O m JTr tyar .. xt �3 � ., o,m c w 0.2 m m Of /: 1 LL C rn O E Fria. '` ys rt` left €.. �t * mi 2 O N.O.w �'-- ?�, o ..z• „x„�r ` 'eza: " Fj y M n � �� t E ea