Social Impact Assessment

WHERE ART MEETS NATURE IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Altos del Mar Sculpture Park

What is Social Impact Assessment (“SIA”)?

A methodology to review the social effects of infrastructure projects and other development interventions.

The origin of SIA come from the environmental health impact (HIA) model, which first emerged in the 1970s in the U.S, as a way to assess the impacts on society of certain development schemes and projects before they go ahead - for example, new roads, industrial facilities, mines, dams, ports, airports, and other infrastructure projects. It has been incorporated since into the formal planning and approval processes in several countries, in order to categorize and assess how major developments may affect populations, groups, and settlements.

While we at ADMSP are not building any new roads, industrial facilities, mines, dams, ports, airports, or hospitals we are building an infrastructure that although at first glance is a sculpture park, upon further inspection it reveals itself as an important community and social services installation with cultural, social and economic implications that extend well beyond the sculptures.

Table of Contents:

I. Description of the relevant human environment/area of influence and baseline conditions 4II. Process involving all potentially affected public 19III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans 25IV. Description of ADMSP’s community/social services plans 35 V. Description of positive impacts 37VI. Comparison of positive/negative impacts 38 VII. Description of alternatives 39VIII. Thank you for listening 40

I. Description of the r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of i n f l u e n c e a n d baseline conditions:

North Beach (green outline) is a section of t h e c i t y o f M i a m i Beach (dotted outline) east of Miami in South F l o r i d a . I t i s t h e northernmost section of the city. It runs just south of 63rd Street (where Collins Avenue ( A 1 A n o r t h b o u n d ) converges with Indian Creek Dr i ve (A1A s o u t h b o u n d ) a n d cont inues as A1A/Collins Avenue to the northern limit of the city near 87th Terrace.

I. Description of the relevant human environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

ADMSP (green outline) is located at the Altos del Mar Park, in the Historic District of Altos del Mar. It is approximately 41/2 acres.

The Historic District of Altos del Mar (dotted brown outline) encompasses the a rea f rom Co l l i ns Avenue (A1A Northbound) to the ocean's edge from 76th Street to 79th Streets. The area lined in red is a private home on 76th St. which is for sale at this time and can be acquired by ADMSP for further use.

The area dotted in orange is the Miami-Dade North Shore Public Library with a parking lot on 75th St., which can b e c o m e A D M S P ’s m u s e u m a n d classroom building.

The dotted blue line represents the “North Beach Recreat iona l Cor r idor ” , a continuous bicycle-pedestrian trail connecting beaches, parks, homes and commercial districts, that runs along the Atlantic Ocean from South Beach all the way to North Beach. Ocean Terrace is the link to the Recreational Corridor between the Historic Altos del Mar and and the rest of Miami Beach southbound.

I. Description of the r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

Potentially the entire gray outline can become the ADMSP operations area, which would include:

The Miami-Dade North Shore Public Library (area dotted in orange); and

The private home (area lined in red).

I. Description of the relevant human environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

In 2001 the City of Miami Beach hosted a three-day workshop to plan for the future of North Beach and commissioned “The North Beach Town Center Plan” from the Gibbs Planning Group to revitalize North Beach. The plan was based on the assumption that North Beach was finally developing along the lines of the tony South Beach. The plan also included two adjunct plans called “Revitalizing North Beach Oceanfront Parks through Placemaking” and “The North Beach Recreational Corridor”. Together, these plans constituted one “master plan”. Every park in the area -- including the Altos del Mar Park -- became in line for new landscaping, access or recreational improvements as they would be connected via the recreational corridor.

The North Beach Town Center Plan was approved in 2007 and the only portion of it that was begun but not completed was the North Beach Recreational Corridor. The rest of the “master plan” has not been started by the City of Miami Beach as it was stalled by the down-turn in the economy and the Miami Beach real estate crash of 2008.

The current park site, (orange outline) until 2008, did not even have grass and has been used as a hang out spot to sell drugs, prostitution, dump garbage and as a sleeping place for the homeless. The parking lot of the library, and surrounding area (red outline), is used to transact drug deals and to hang out at night. It is not safe there at night.

In 2004 Peter Saile moved to Altos del Mar on Collins and 77th Street. When he saw the empty park property and how it was being used he was inspired to build a sculpture park where sculptures could be exhibited along with community educational and social programs, instead of drugs, prostitution, garbage, and homelessness.

As it looks now, the only portion of any public works of the “master plan” that will be done in North Beach will be ADMSP.

I. Description of the relevant human environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

North Beach is the forgotten and neglected child of Miami Beach. It is a poor area with dilapidated storefronts and several that are boarded up. There is a large population consisting mostly of homeless, winos, prostitutes, drug addicts and disenfranchised foreigners who are there illegally mostly from Latin and Central America and the Caribbean. However, the statistics won’t show you this clearly. The statistics show you still that North Beach in comparison to South Beach is more crowded, mostly hispanic, the median income is less than in South Beach, there are more single mothers and and more people live below poverty level.

I . Descript ion of the relevant human environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

The statistics also show you that in North Beach 28% don’t speak English, 69.9% of the population is foreign born and that in comparison more have less education.

I. Description of t h e r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and b a s e l i n e conditions:

T h i s i s a n important social a n d h i s t o r i c a l document. Think e v e r y t h i n g y o u won't ever see in a tourism brochure of glitzy Miami Beach: homeless, strays, c r i m e , d i r t y, cheap, drunk, on drugs, old, ugly, sick, neglected, weird, alone and living in fear and on the edge of t o w n . T h i s t h e u n d e r - s e r v e d community found in North Beach.

The pictures on slides 10-14 were taken in North Beach. From 63rd Street along Collins Avenue, on the beach at 74th Street, to Ocean Terrace between 73rd and 75th Streets, to Altos del Mar Park to the North Shore Open Park. One was taken by Lummus Park in South Beach and one on Biscayne Island.

I. Description of t h e r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and b a s e l i n e conditions:

T h i s i s a n important social a n d h i s t o r i c a l document. Think e v e r y t h i n g y o u won't ever see in a tourism brochure of glitzy Miami Beach: homeless, strays, c r i m e , d i r t y, cheap, drunk, on drugs, old, ugly, sick, neglected, weird, alone and living in fear and on the edge of t o w n . T h i s t h e u n d e r - s e r v e d community found in North Beach.

The pictures on slides 10-14 were taken in North Beach. From 63rd Street along Collins Avenue, on the beach at 74th Street, to Ocean Terrace between 73rd and 75th Streets, to Altos del Mar Park to the North Shore Open Park. One was taken by Lummus Park in South Beach and one on Biscayne Island.

I. Description of t h e r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and b a s e l i n e conditions:

T h i s i s a n important social a n d h i s t o r i c a l document. Think e v e r y t h i n g y o u won't ever see in a tourism brochure of glitzy Miami Beach: homeless, strays, c r i m e , d i r t y, cheap, drunk, on drugs, old, ugly, sick, neglected, weird, alone and living in fear and on the edge of t o w n . T h i s t h e u n d e r - s e r v e d community found in North Beach.

The pictures on slides 10-14 were taken in North Beach. From 63rd Street along Collins Avenue, on the beach at 74th Street, to Ocean Terrace between 73rd and 75th Streets, to Altos del Mar Park to the North Shore Open Park. One was taken by Lummus Park in South Beach and one on Biscayne Island.

I. Description of t h e r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and b a s e l i n e conditions:

T h i s i s a n important social a n d h i s t o r i c a l document. Think e v e r y t h i n g y o u won't ever see in a tourism brochure of glitzy Miami Beach: homeless, strays, c r i m e , d i r t y, cheap, drunk, on drugs, old, ugly, sick, neglected, weird, alone and living in fear and on the edge of t o w n . T h i s t h e u n d e r - s e r v e d community found in North Beach.

The pictures on slides 10-14 were taken in North Beach. From 63rd Street along Collins Avenue, on the beach at 74th Street, to Ocean Terrace between 73rd and 75th Streets, to Altos del Mar Park to the North Shore Open Park. One was taken by Lummus Park in South Beach and one on Biscayne Island.

I. Description of t h e r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and b a s e l i n e conditions:

T h i s i s a n important social a n d h i s t o r i c a l document. Think e v e r y t h i n g y o u won't ever see in a tourism brochure of glitzy Miami Beach: homeless, strays, c r i m e , d i r t y, cheap, drunk, on drugs, old, ugly, sick, neglected, weird, alone and living in fear and on the edge of t o w n . T h i s t h e u n d e r - s e r v e d community found in North Beach.

The pictures on slides 10-14 were taken in North Beach. From 63rd Street along Collins Avenue, on the beach at 74th Street, to Ocean Terrace between 73rd and 75th Streets, to Altos del Mar Park to the North Shore Open Park. One was taken by Lummus Park in South Beach and one on Biscayne Island.

I. Description of the r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

Reading customer ratings of local businesses can give you an idea. These three hotels are blocks from the ADMSP site on Ocean Terrace and if the library is incorporated, these hotels are adjacent to the park. In fact, in between these hotels there are abandoned, b o a r d e d u p a n d condemned bui ld ings where the homeless squat and all sordid activities go on at night. The entire block has been up for sale on and off and this section will benefit tremendously from the project.

Days Inn North Beach 7450 Ocean TerraceMiami Beach, FL 33141

Ocean Surf Hotel 7436 Ocean TerraceMiami Beach, FL 33141

I. Description of the r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

Reading customer ratings of local businesses can give you an idea. These three hotels are blocks from the ADMSP site on Ocean Terrace and if the library is incorporated, these hotels are adjacent to the park. In fact, in between these hotels there are abandoned, b o a r d e d u p a n d condemned bui ld ings where the homeless squat and all sordid activities go on at night. The entire block has been up for sale on and off and this section will benefit tremendously from the project.

Ocean Terrace Hotel 7410 Ocean Terrace Miami Beach, FL 33141

I. Description of the r e l e v a n t h u m a n environment/area of influence and baseline conditions:

Reading customer ratings of local businesses can give you an idea. These three hotels are blocks from the ADMSP site on Ocean Terrace and if the library is incorporated, these hotels are adjacent to the park. In fact, in between these hotels there are abandoned, b o a r d e d u p a n d condemned bui ld ings where the homeless squat and all sordid activities go on at night. The entire block has been up for sale on and off and this section will benefit tremendously from the project.

II. Process involving all potentially affected public- Summary

2004

Peter Saile and Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz sat down to brainstorm the idea of a sculpture park during November 24th and November 26th, 2004.

On November 26th, 2009 Peter Saile brought Dr. Anthony M. Weaver to research who was the owner of the property and to find out what was needed regarding the intended community/cultural/social development of the property.

The research revealed that the property, known as the Altos del Mar Park, was owned by the City of Miami Beach and was located in the historic district of Altos del Mar in the section known as “North Beach” in Miami Beach and any inquiries as to any community/cultural/social development needed to be addressed to the City of Miami Beach.

Therefore, Peter Saile decided to make a presentation of the sculpture park project in order to proceed further with the investigation of the proposed sculpture park project.

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2005

From February, 1st, 2005 to February 28, 2005 Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz’s and his company Templeflower began the development of the concept. The first artistic rendering of the future sculpture park layout was rendered by Janina Saile from the company Gorgol Productions.

On February the 28, 2005 Peter Saile’s local Miami Beach team was enlarged by Juan Carlos Toca, the then project manager of the Altos Del Mar single house development project adjacent to the Altos Del Mar Park. Juan Carlos Toca engaged the well-known Miami-Dade garden architect Bill Rosenberg, who drafted a first landscape design concept for the sculpture park.

A presentation was developed with the artistic rendering and the first landscape design.

On March 4th, 2005, Peter Saile met with the then President of The North Beach Development Corporation (“NBDC”), Mark Weithorn, Director Randall Robinson and Director of NBDC, Gary Farmer. Peter Saile gave the gentlemen a presentation and explanation of the sculpture park concept. The gentlemen advised Peter Saile that a non-profit company needed to be formed in the form of a public charity or a foundation. They gave Peter Saile very encouraging support for the concept. Their opinion was that if the concept was organized properly as a non-profit with the necessary organizational, artistic and financial ability for the development of such an important project, it could be presented to the City of Miami Beach. They advised Peter Saile that before he went ahead and set up a company to further explore with CMB officials the sculpture park concept to ascertain whether the sculpture park concept would be a viable concept to be presented to the CMB.

The gentlemen offered to be of further assistance in the continued development of the sculpture park project.

Peter Saile continued his research now into the likelihood of museums, art dealers, private collectors interest in having a venue in Miami Beach to exhibit their sculptures. He met with several individuals such as Robert Miller, David Schaff and Robert Rosenblum who are well known art dealers, art-historians, museum directors and curators.

The reception was overwhelming. Everyone stated that it would be a beautiful community project and gave Peter Saile their full support.

Peter Saile subsequently updated his presentation and then proceeded on March 08, 2005 to have his first meeting with an important CMB official at the NBDC’s office, with then Commissioner Jose Smith. NBDC executives Randall Robinson and Gary Farmer were present as well. Peter Saile explained the project concept to Commissioner Jose Smith. Although, Peter Saile got the impression that the project would have to go through several approval stages and that it would take a substantial amount of time, he was encouraged by Jose Smith to move forward with the formal approval processes required by the CMB.

Peter Saile was positively encouraged from this meeting and reported the results to Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz. They jointly decided to go ahead with the detail planning and with the continued investment of their own funds.

On March 31st, 2005, Rudy and Betsy Perez (owners of the house currently for sale) declared their interest to help realize the project and shortly after became the first financial donors outside Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz and Peter Saile. An official ADMSP team of supporters begins to form.

On April 1st, 2005, NBDC provided Peter Saile with a list of the CMB officials, who need to be approached in order to start the official process.

On April 1st, 2005, Loreyne Alicea, proprietor of Numark Ventures offers her pro bono marketing consulting services to the ADMSP team.

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2005 Continued

On April 19, 2005, at NBDC’s board meeting, Peter Saile had the opportunity to inform the Board of Directors of NBDC about the sculpture park project. The NBDC Board of Directors unanimously approved their support of the sculpture park project At this meeting NBDC’s new President, Daniel Veitia, became involved with the ADMSP team. The board of directors was established with Peter Saile, Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz, Loreyne Alicea, Juan Carlos Toca and Dr. Anthony M. Weaver.

In July of 2005, Peter Saile hired Samantha Fitzgerald, Esq. at Fowler, White, Burnett, and P.A., located in Brickell, Miami to discuss the establishment of a Florida domestic non-profit corporation with the attendant 501 c3 IRS status, for the sculpture park project. The corporation was established on August 26th, 2005.

June through November of 2005, was a period of several meetings with CMB officials such as: Mayor David Dermer, Commissioners Matti Bower, Saul Gross, Luis Garcia, Richard Steinberg, and Simon Cruz. Peter Saile was informed that the first steps were to hold public workshops to determine whether the public and the residents of Miami Beach and the North Beach section of Miami Beach were interested in having such a sculpture park with social programming in the community at the site of the Altos del Mar park. Joyce Meyers, Principal Planner at the CMB was in charge at the time of organizing the workshops on behalf of the CMB as part of “Revitalizing North Beach Oceanfront Parks through Placemaking”

Peter was then informed that the Altos del Mar Park site was part of this plan and its adjunct plan “The North Beach Town Center Plan” and that the public workshops needed to be held within the parameters of these two plans.

The public workshops were held on December 1st, 2005 and December 3, 2005. The consultant for the workshops was Project for Public Spaces (“PPS”) from New York. The result of the public workshops was an overwhelming support by the community of the sculpture park project. Over 300 hundred letters of support were signed by local North Beach residents.

Further required steps would be to make presentations to the Planning Board and the Historic Preservation Board of the CMB’s Planning Department. The Planning Department prepares, updates, and maintains neighborhood and citywide plans and technical data. The Planning Board is the land planning agency of the city. The Historic Preservation Board reviews reports on historically significant buildings and sites, demolition and historic designations for a district. Presentations needed to be made and approved because the ADMSP project required construction and because the site of the ADMSP project is in the Historic District of Altos del Mar.

Furthermore, a presentation would have to be made to Arts in Public Places Committee of the Tourism and Development Department. The Art in Public Places committee reviews proposals for permanent and temporary works of public art and makes recommendations to the city commission for such works of art and an appropriate site for works of art. Presentations needed to be made to this committee as one of the subject matters of the ADMSP involves the placement of “art in a public space”.

On December 13th, 2005, Peter Saile presented the sculpture park project to the Historic Preservation Board. The Historic Preservation Board unanimously approved the sculpture park project.

On December 20th, 2005 Peter Saile and Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz presented the sculpture park project to Art In Public Places. Art in Public Places unanimously approved the sculpture park project.

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2006

On March 22, 2006, the City of Miami Beach’s Planning Board discussed the North Beach ocean front parks including the Altos Del Mar Mar Park as an intended future park for community/cultural/social activities as a result of the positive community response from the December, 2005 public workshops.

On June 21, 2006, Peter Saile presented the sculpture park project to the Planning Board. The Planning Board unanimously approved the sculpture park project.

July 2006 through the end of 2006 was used for numerous meetings with city officials and further refinement of the sculpture park project.

On December 4, 2006, the ADMSP Team attended a meeting with the City Bond Committee. Loreyne Alicea, Juan Carlos Toca, Dr. Anthony M. Weaver and the new ADMSP team member, the art historian and attorney-at-law, Marlene Saile, and made short presentations. The discussion involved the budget the CMB would designate towards the construction of the sculpture park project. It was at this time that ADMSP determined that the slow-go at the CMB was the issue of allocation of funds.

This was a slow year with the City of Miami Beach. It was difficult to get them to focus on the project and its moving forward along the administrative process.

2007

In January 2001, ADMSP held a VIP party the evening before the opening of the annual “Miami Beach Festival of the Arts” where ADMSP made further presentations and lobbying about the project and convince the CMB to allocate some funds to to beautify the current park site with at least sodding and some shrubs.

February 2007 through August of 2007 was used by the ADMSP planning team to further prepare details of the financial planning for the sculpture park project. It was decided to announce to the CMB that ADMSP would not require any CMB financing to move forward with the project. Peter Saile then throughout these months met with the Mayor and the Commissioners to inform them of this internal development. In June 2007 Marlene Saile met with Assistant City Manager Hilda Hernandez and city attorney, Raul Aguila to discuss which vehicle the CMB would use to move forward with the project, a “Request for Proposal” (“RFP”) or a “Request for Letters of Interest” (“RFLI”).

On August 17, 2007 the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee met and allocated funds towards the beautification of the Altos Del Mar Park by cleaning up the park, planting grass and some trees, which was done in 2008. Up until this point, the park was an empty lot full of garbage that did not even have grass. It is still used as a hang out spot to sell drugs, prostitution, dump garbage and as a sleeping place for the homeless.

On October 30th, 2007, the Mayor and the City Commission approved the issuance of Request for Proposals No. 02-07/08 for the purpose of Establishing a Cultural Arts Themed and/or Other Passive Recreational Activities Program in Altos del Mar Park with a due date of April 30th, 2008,

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2008

On January 23rd, 2008 a pre-proposal conference was held with Maria Estevez of the Procurement Division to establish the format and contents of the proposal to be submitted by ADMSP.On April 30th, 2008 ADMSP timely submitted its Proposal pursuant to Request for Proposals No. 02-07/08. ADMSP was the only proposer although the CMB issued the RFP state-wide.On May 19th, 2008 the City Manager, Jorge Gonzales appointed an Evaluation Committee to meet with ADMSP to make a recommendation as to ADMSP's proposal.On June 19th, 2008 the Evaluation Committee met with ADMSP where ADMSP gave a full presentation of the proposal, the landscape design and answered all questions posed. The Evaluation Committee unanimously approved the project concept ADMSP and the City Manager agreed and these recommendations were sent to the City Commission.On July 16th, 2008 the Mayor and the City Commission adopted a resolution to accept the Evaluation Committee's and the City Manager's recommendation of ADMSP and further authorized the administration of the CMB to enter into negotiation of a management agreement.

2009

On February 27th, 2009 ADMSP and the legal department of the CMB began negotiations of the management agreement.On June 3rd, 2009, the Mayor and the City Commission unanimously decided to approve the management agreement as negotiated between the CMB and ADMSP. On June 18th, 2009, Mayor Matti Bower representing the CMB and ADMSP-CEO Dr. jur. Marlene Saile signed the management agreement in a special signing ceremony. On June 23, 2009 the Planning Board approved ADMSP’s landscape design and made a recommendation to the City Commission to approve them in order to move forward to the drafting of the Preliminary Plans. On July 15, 2009, the Commission reviewed the landscape design and agreed with the Planning Board and authorized ADMSP to move forward with the drafting of the preliminary plans.

2010On January 15, 2010 ADMSP, presented in accordance with its management agreement, the preliminary plans to Jorge Gonzalez, City Manager of the City of Miami Beach for review and approval. The preliminary plans were prepared by Les Beilinson of BeilinsonGomez Architects PA based on the landscape design done by Margarita Blanco from ArquitectonicaGEO. Both companies worked pro bono.

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2010

On January 15, 2010 ADMSP, presented in accordance with its management agreement, the preliminary plans to Jorge Gonzalez, City Manager of the City of Miami Beach for review and approval. The preliminary plans were prepared by Les Beilinson of BeilinsonGomez Architects PA based on the landscape design done by Margarita Blanco from ArquitectonicaGEO. Both companies worked pro bono.

On May 13th, 2010 Miami Beach’s City Manager, Jorge M. Gonzalez, approved the preliminary plans after review with all of the pertinent city staff. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opF4zQozSgA&hl=en_US&fs=1&w=450&h=375

With that submittal, ADMSP included full landscape design plans that were created by Orlando Comas A.S.L.A., Landscape Architect. See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZSxdGhHigs&hl=en_US&fs=1

The next steps were:1. A neighborhoods meeting for the North Beach Community to give us their input on the landscape plans on August 5th, 2010; and

2. A Historic Preservation Board (HPB) meeting to obtain the approval from the HPB of the landscape plans on August 10th, 2010.

The community of North Beach, at the neighborhoods meeting on the 5th at the Normandy Shores Park and Pool Community Room, loved Les Beilinson’s and Orlando Comas’s presentation outlining the preliminary plans and the landscape plans. We also got several questions at that meeting that we put together in a Q&A. See: http://www.slideshare.net/admsp/admsp-q-a

On August 10th, 2010 the City of Miami Beach’s Historic Preservation Board (“HPB”) Unanimously Approved ADMSP’s Preliminary and Landscape Plans Submitted by ADMSP.See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS3RvE-zU1E

2011- Next Steps

ADMSP must show by September 14, 2011 that it has the funds to prepare the construction plans in order to apply for the construction permits.

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Next Steps:

I. 9/14/11: Construction Plan Funding II. 5/13/12: Building Permit Application IV. 04/15/12: Building Permit Award & Construction of Park VI. 11/01/12: Delivery and Installation of Sculptures VII. 3/01/13: Grand Opening Gala for the Public

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Highlights

ADMSP obtained the services of ArquitectonicaGEO to create the landscape design and Beilinson Gomez Architects P.A. to design the construction and building plans according to the City of Miami Beach’s guidelines as set forth in the RFP and in the subsequent agreement. The key points were:

1. Conservation of the Land- Therefore, the companies seek to create a unique park that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future by utilizing subtle interventions and ecologically harmonious materials, trees and plants thereby conserving the land while using it as a park with sculptures.

2. Observe the Beach Front and Urban Context- Therefore, the design also takes into account that Miami Beach is a barrier island formed by an accumulation of sediment on limestone shoals; that the property is ocean front property within the urban framework of the North Beach community, all of which inform the aesthetics and layout of the space: An allée, dunes and a maritime planting palette provide a landscape design appropriate to the site making Altos Del Mar Sculpture Park as unique worldwide as is the site.

3. Observe the Recreational Corridor and its Connection to all other Oceanfront Parks in Miami Beach- Therefore, the park will have its main entrance on 75th Street and Ocean Terrace (brown dot) with other entrances along the corridor and on 77th and Collins Av (red dots). Ocean Terrace is the link to the Recreational Corridor between the Historic Altos del Mar and and the rest of Miami Beach southbound.

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans 4. Provide Community Programming- Therefore, park is naturally divided into three natural sculpture “rooms” and a “lawn” at the center. The community programming will consist of:

a) Changing exhibits of sculptures in the natural sculpture rooms from contemporary to figurative to abstract from established artists from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries 365 days per year for free. ADMSP will also provide a series of park tours;

b) Various free educational classes and workshops in art, fitness, and other social services currently to be held at the “lawn”. If ADMSP can show the funding, it can obtain the Miami-Dade North Shore Public Library building and the private home for sale and broaden its scope of social services. The fact is that social services is what is most needed in this section of Miami Beach;

c) Various free entertainment services such as cinema, author book readings, kite flying, music and dance also located at the “lawn”;

d) Rental of “lawn” for private events such as wedding, birthdays, christenings and so on.

Highlights- The Natural Sculpture Rooms

The “Dunefield” exhibits contemporary sculptures. Seen from the beach and from the recreational corridor they create an invitation for the wanderer to go see what is in that dunefield. Contemporary sculptures are a part of the experience while walking on the tumbled recycled glass pathways as they weave through the sand dunes. Planted dunes distinguish sculptures from one another visually and physically.

The “Maritime Garden” exhibits figurative sculptures and features the Butterfly Vivarium. Seen from the beach and the recreational corridor, the sculptures create the same invitation to go see what is in that maritime garden. Recycled wooden planks and crushed sea shell meander through dense planting areas providing backdrops for the sculptures and shady seating areas for relaxation and contemplation.

The “Butterfly Vivarium” features a pond, flowers, and plants. It houses native butterfly species in all stages of life. It is a model ecosystem for butterflies and serves as an educational environment to learn more about plant, animal relationships and conservation using the butterfly as an educational model.

The “Tree Allées” exhibit abstract sculptures. Seen from Collins Avenue to the driver and occasional pedestrian, they open up views into the sculpture park and the “Lawn” announcing the park to the community. Paths here are made of stepping stones and coral stone bands set in grass that come up onto the “Lawn” at the center of the park allowing for a variety of community/cultural/social programs, events, and performances.

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Highlights- Sample Programming for the Art Classes

The classes listed here are a sample of the types of art related classes ADMSP can offer to the community. Each can be modified for various age groups. Themes or topics can be suggested to compliment a wide variety of academic and community settings.

Elementary, Middle School, High SchoolSocial Justice as Art: Identity, Community, Action: This 18 week course is comprised of three units, each juxtaposing a central social justice theme with 2D and 3D sculpture art forms. By engaging with art on this intentional level, artistic concepts and skills building become a vehicle for creative analysis of contemporary issues affecting the community. Basic Concepts of Sculpture: The course develops students’ perceptual, creative, technical, and problem-solving skills in a sculptural context. Elements and principles of design are identified and employed. Aesthetic judgment is cultivated.The History of Sculpture: A historical survey of sculpture from prehistory to the present, with emphasis on the development of Western art.Drawings of Discovery: Students are introduced to fundamental concepts of drawing by studying scientific phenomenon (magnets, light, color, nature) and recording their findings in a sketch journal.

Portraiture: Students study the history and significance of portraiture and learn different techniques of portrait while exploring different mediums such as charcoal, watercolor, tempera, and clay to create portraits. Watercolor: Still Life and Landscapes: This classical medium and approach teaches students basic painting skill, perspective and interpretation.Paper as Art: Students learn techniques for folding, cutting, binding, and paper-making to create both functional and decorative art. This class could incorporate a creative-writing component to compliment projects such as book-making. Unmasking Creativity: Working with various materials, students make masks from different countries and cultures around the world and discover how various techniques and symbols reveal ones identity.Sound Exploration: Students build instruments out of found objects to understand principles of acoustics and compositional techniques.Photo documentary: Students document a subject from their home, school, neighborhood through photography. Subject selection and technical aspects of digital and film photography are explored. Could include field trips to photo studios, digital labs and darkrooms, and a gallery show.Arts Club: Explores a theme or topic of relevance to students through an interdisciplinary arts class.

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Sample Programming for the Art Classes- Continued

Early Childhood

Arts Immersion: Music & Movement, Visual Arts and Literature connect ideas and create context for classroom themes. Using the arts as a lens for discovery, children might, for example, create fossils out of clay, learn about the ecosystem of a prehistoric forest using percussion instruments to imitate animal and plant sounds, understand the life of dinosaurs by imitating their movements through dance in a “Prehistoric Orchestra” unit.

This approach also provides excellent performance and demonstration opportunities for students and interaction opportunities for parents.

Shakespeare and Puppets: Student create puppets through collage art based on the characters and plays of Shakespeare.

Community

Social Justice as Art: Identity, Community, Action: This 18 week course is comprised of three units, each juxtaposing a central social justice theme with 2D and 3D sculpture art forms. By engaging with art on this intentional level, artistic concepts and skills building become a vehicle for creative analysis of contemporary issues affecting the community.

Basic Concepts of Sculpture: The course develops students’ perceptual, creative, technical, and problem-solving skills in a sculptural context. Elements and principles of design are identified and employed. Aesthetic judgment and good studio practice are cultivated.

The History of Sculpture: A historical survey of sculpture from prehistory to the present, with emphasis on the development of Western art.

Water Color: Introduce students to a variety of techniques including “wet on wet”, traditional dry paper, and use of blocking or salt. Have students select photos or pictures from magazines as subjects. Also bring in live flowers.

Collage: Using methods of decoupage and glazing, students will work with personal photos and gathered cut-outs to create a unique personal statement. Students will also create their own papers using decorative methods.

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Highlights- Sample Programming for the Fitness Classes

Yoga at ADMSP

ADMSP will offer free Bikram Yoga, a system of Hatha Yoga that integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditation integrated with this very special waterfront environment of nature and art. Suitable for all experience levels.

Capoeira at ADMSP

ADMSP will offer free Capoeira, a lively martial art that originated in Brazil over 450 years ago. Self-defense techniques are concealed by graceful dance moves and spectacular acrobatics set to music. Classes are designed for all experience levels.

Pilates at ADMSP

ADMSP will offer free Pilates, a series of gentle, muscle strengthening exercises formulated by Dr. Joseph Pilates during the 1920‘s. Pilates encourages proper breathing, spinal alignment, core strengthening, muscle flexibility and balance in the body. Classes are designed for all experience levels.

Tai Chi at ADMSP

ADMSP will offer free Tai Chi, a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health. Classes are designed for all experience levels.

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Sample Programming for the Entertainment Programs

Cinema at ADMSP

ADMSP will offer free cinema. Grab a blanket and head out for an unforgettable evening of cinema under the stars.

Book Readings at ADMSP

ADMSP will offer free author book readings featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humor and history.

Music and Dance at ADMSP

ADMSP will offer free music and dance events of both local and internationally known artists.

Kite Flying

ADMSP will offer free kites for kids to put together themselves. Kite Flying is great fun and it's easy. So make your kite and join in the fun.

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans

III. Description of ADMSP’s preliminary plans

IV. Description of ADMSP’s community/social services plans

ADMSP’s Community/Social Services Plans can be best described as programming based on the community composition:

1st: Local Community/Visitors

Comprises of all the community programming required by the City of Miami Beach to the general community and park visitor. These comprise of:

a) Changing exhibits of sculptures from contemporary to figurative to abstract from established artists from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries 365 days per year for free. ADMSP will also provide a series of park tours;

b) Various free educational classes and workshops in art, fitness, and other social services currently to be held at the “lawn”. If AMDSP can show the funding, it can obtain the Miami-Dade North Shore Public Library building and the private home for sale and broaden its scope of social services. The fact is that social services is what is most needed in this section of Miami Beach;

c) Various free entertainment services such as cinema, author book readings, kite flying, music and dance also located at the “lawn”;

d) Rental of “lawn” for private events such as wedding, birthdays, christenings and so on.

2nd: Under-Served Community/Strays

Comprises of all community programming for the under-served and strays in North Beach and Miami Beach that ADMSP would like to further reach and serve.

The goal of such a program is to reach under-served and non-traditional museum audiences and put our messages of learning into practice not only through art, fitness and entertainment but through workshops designed for the under-served to seek solutions to socioeconomic and other inequities that affect the quality of life for many in North Beach.The types of services listed here are a sample of the types of services ADMSP can offer to the community at the lawn and eventually in classrooms that can be built in the library building. Each can be modified for various groups and needs. Themes or topics can be suggested to compliment a wide variety of needs.I. Workshops for Single MothersII. Workshops for Illegal AliensIII. Workshops for the HomelessIV. Workshops for Drug AddictionV. Workshops for Skills and Job Training

IV. Description of ADMSP’s social services plans

3rd: Alliances/Support of Local Charities already serving the under-served.

Comprises of all community programming for the under-served and strays in North Beach, Miami Beach and Miami thru other local charities.

The goal of such a program is to reach under-served and non-traditional museum audiences and put our messages of learning into practice through alliances and financial support of other local charities that are providing services to the under-served, which currently are under financial dire-straits due to all the CMB, Miami-Dade and Florida budget cuts, to seek solutions to socioeconomic and other inequities that affect the quality of life for many in North Beach, Miami Beach and Miami. Currently, ADMSP has identified several such facilities. However, this list is not exhaustive:Teen Job, Corp. Hope in Miami Beachwww.teenjobcorps.com www.hopeinmiamibeach.orgNorth Beach Development Corporation Douglas Gardens CMHC- Homeless Shelter www.gonorthbeach.com 701 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach 33139 (no website) Miami Beach Community Health Center www.miamibeachhealth.orgHands on Miamiwww.handsonmiami.orgThe Wellness Communitywww.twcmiami.orgThe Center for Positive Connectionswww.positiveconnections.orgCommunity Partnership for the Homelesswww.cphi.org

Cultural and Educational AssetADMSP will serve as a cultural and educational asset to the community as well as enhance the North Beach oceanfront park space recreational experience.

Social Services AssetADMSP will serve as a social services asset to the under-served in the community.

Travel DestinationADMSP will make the area of North Beach a popular travel destination and thereby increase tourism to Miami Beach.

RevitalizationADMSP will serve as a revitalizing asset to the community by: Induced employment from project spending; Increased opportunity for local economic development, including increased value of local real estate and local supply of goods and services.

EconomicThe ADMSP project will provide a big economic boost for the community of North Beach but also Miami Beach as a whole by investing over 25 million for the project. It is expected that significant business opportunities will be created by the project for local businesses with the increased visitor’s flow into North Beach.

Employment & TrainingHundreds of jobs will be created through the ADMSP project, not only during the construction phase but during the operational life of the project. Direct flow-on economic activity from the project will create a further local jobs when other businesses come to the area such as restaurants, galleries and hotels. Increased indirect employment with contractors, sub-contractors and in services in the area.

Accommodation and RetailAlong with increased employment comes increased demand for accommodation and retail in the area that is clean. Owners will repair and make more desirable the apartment buildings and stores in the area.

ServicesMore people working in the area will result in an increased demand for services such as health, childcare and transportation.

V. Description of positive impacts

VI. Comparison of positive/negative impacts

Positive NegativeIncrease in direct/indirect employment/career development Increased competition for labor

Increase in direct property value of neighboring private homes and businesses at the historic district of Altos del Mar including private homes, condominiums, buildings and businesses located from 71st street to 79th street on Collins Avenue, also known as North Beach or the North Shore in Miami Beach.

None

Increase in tourism Increased road traffic and deterioration of Infrastructure

Increase in people moving to North Beach

Increased demand on government for community services such as education, health, justice, childcare, roads, transport, police and emergency services. Increase demand for power supplies and water

Increase in demand for housing/accommodation results in increased returns to property owners/investors stimulates further investment in housing/accommodation

Increase in costs and shortage of housing

Increase in direct local expenditure, and economic activity, local economic development /supply of goods and services None

Flow-on economic activity in the area - services, social infrastructure None

Benefits of resident workforce integration in community such as volunteers, sports and social organizations None

Increase knowledge of the arts and aesthetics None

Increase in direct/indirect community programs/social services to the community and the under-served. None

On balance, the positive impacts outweigh the negative impacts.

VII. Description of alternatives

ADMSP was the only presenter to the City of Miami Beach in response to the RFP although the RFP called for all proposers. The only alternative was for the City of Miami Beach to install themselves a programmatic activities park for the community.

ADMSP assessed a range of other sites in Miami and Miami Beach for the location of this project after meeting with the CMB for the first time in 2004. ADMSP concluded that the current site in North Beach is the best and most feasible site for the project as it will revitalize the area of North Beach culturally, economically, and socially with minimal negative social impact as the positive impacts outweigh the negative impacts.

ADMSP is “where art meets nature in service to the community”!

VIII. Thank you for listening!

Please do not hesitate to contact me or Peter Saile at (786) 290-7109 if you have questions or require further information.

Marlene Saile, Esq.President and CEOAltos del Mar Sculpture Park, Inc.A Florida 501 (c) (3) Public Charity(786)2907205(305)437-7601 Faxmsaile@admsp.orgwww.admsp.org