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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Vice-Mayor Ricky Arriola | | | DATE: | September 11, 2019 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | DISCUSS ARKUP'S LUXURY HOUSEBOATS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BISCAYNE BAY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SURROUNDING RESIDENTS. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| | Arkup, LLC is a company that produces luxury houseboats. Arkup houseboats are different than others in that they use hydraulic piledriving to anchor in place; this is harmful to our precious bay bottom. The Arkup houseboat has been observed driving its pilings all around Biscayne Bay. A number of residents in the South of Fifth, West Avenue, Palm/Hibiscus/Star Islands, and Venitian Islands neighborhoods have reached out to our office about the issue because they know how I feel about mooring fields and my strong desire to protect our resident's privacy, quality of life, and marine ecosystem. I ask that the Commission discuss this issue an explore ways to regulate these houseboats, including working with the State of Florida to prohibit them in Florida's coastal waters. |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a Resident Right to Know item? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | Yes | | No | |
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Vice-Mayor Ricky Arriola |
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