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DANIA CITY COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING
FEBRUARY 1, 1993
ROLL CALL:
Present:
f Mayor: Bill Hyde
Vice Mayor: Bob Mikes
Commissioners: John Bertino
Robert Do ly
Bobbie Grace
City Manager: Robert Flatley
City Attorney: Frank Adler
City Clark: Wanda Mullikin
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City Manager Flatley mentioned that this meeting was scheduled with Steve Snyder, Seafair, to
discuss the upcoming lease amendment for March of 1993 and to present an update on the hotel
proposal projected for the beach area.
{ Steve Snyder, President of Aragon Group, Inc., explained that the plans for the hotel have been
n financing for the project based on the economic condition
placed on hold due to the inability to obtai
of the country over the past few years. Recognizing this problem, he engaged the firm of Seaman,
Larson & Marsh, landplanners, to review the entire project in order to make recommendations for
possible development alternatives. He then introduced Charles Seaman and asked the Commission
to allow him to present his proposal.
Charles Seaman, Seaman, Larson & Marsh, stated that his firm analyzed several different
development alternatives for the site and determined that the probability of a significantly attractive
economically feasible project were not apparent. In observing the site, he did recommend the
possibility of developing an educational marine facility modeled after the Virginia Beach Marine
Science Museum. The center would serve as a school program and community educational facility
that would have a 30,000 gallon tank aquarium.
He felt that the Seafair structure could be converted to a Marine Science Education Facility/Marine p
Science Museum/Sports Fishing Museum which would take great advantage of the natural resources
surrounding the site. His other recommendation was to consider the site for development of the New
World Aquarium which is proposed with Broward County and the Board of Education which would
provide a viable fund raising alternative. Mr. Seaman then presented a concept plan for Commission
( consideration that would involve two phases of development and projected the project to cost an
estimated 15 million dollars. i
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mmunimeeting�f'Seaman advised that a veryviduals at the New rld positve rlesponserhas been received based on the and
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superior location of the site. He presented a letter from the International Game Fish Association
expressing interest in locating their headquarters and sport fishing museum at Seafair. The facility
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could be opened in a year to year and a half and would provide a landmark public use for the beach
area.
Mr. Seaman presented information on funding sources that would be available for the project and
Commissioner Grace suggested the idea of looking into the financing possibility of including the
Fishing Pier project with this development.
Vice Mayor Mikes mentioned the need for the City to obtain some source of revenue from the beach
area and Commissioner Bertino said that his understanding was that Fort Lauderdale wanted the New
World Aquarium located within their city. Commissioner Donly thought that the City needs to take a
position to show support of the project in order to be ready to present this to the citizens.
This meeting was then adjourned.
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AGENDA
DANIA CITY COMMISSION
WORKSHOP MEETING
j MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1993
(TO BE HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM)
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