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A Resolution of the City of Coral Gables directing the Interim City Manager to negotiate a proposed lease, financing and operational agreement for development of a new public parking structure at 245 Andalusia Avenue (site of Garage No. 1) for the City Commission to consider and review at a later scheduled City Commission meeting.
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At its Meeting of May 11, 2004 the City Commission considered a proposal for the redevelopment of the garage at 245 Andalusia. This proposal was in response to an RFP issued by the City and was presented at prior public meetings and a workshop. At the meeting of May 11, 2004 the Commission chose not to proceed with the project at 245 Andalusia. However, after rejecting the proposed development, the Commission passed a resolution (Resolution No. 2004-95) requiring the City to negotiate with this developer should the City decide to develop a new garage at 245 Andalusia within five years.
On May 27, 2008 a principal in the 2004 development proposal for the 245 Andalusia site appeared before the City Commission proposing a modified redevelopment of this site. The Commission referred to matter to the City Manager to work with the developer to bring back a proposal for consideration and review at a later date. (Resolution No. 2008-74) Over the next several months, the Parking Department reviewed the proposal, existing conditions and future parking needs within the Central Business District (CBD).
Staff and the Parking Advisory Board (PAB) identify redevelopment of 245 Andalusia site as the number 1 priority for the public parking system. The existing Garage 1 facility at this site is dated, in need of substantial repairs, functions poorly for drivers and pedestrians, is undersized and heavily utilized. When the 2006 parking study recommends upgrading or improving parking facilities, paseos, alleys and walkways; Garage 1 is necessarily at the top of the list. For better or worse, the CBD and the public parking system ar...
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