At its May 4, 2022 meeting, the City Commission approved a referral to the Public Safety and Quality of Life Committee to discuss creating a dog park between the 5300 and 5330 block of Collins Avenue.

The discussion was brought forth by the sponsoring Commissioner, Rosen-Gonzalez, who has been in receipt of residential feedback about the need of a dog park at the 5300 block of Collins Avenue.  It was shared that the new dog park being created at 67th and Harding does not help the neighborhood as it is over 10 blocks away and forces dog owners to cross many high-traffic streets before being able to get there.

Attached is an aerial view picture of the proposed land, as well as the aerial view picture as depicted in the property appraisal website defining property lines, owned by a private property owner and the City.

Public Works staff has reviewed the image supplied by the sponsoring Commissioner, and the area outlined in blue (Attachment A) is not owned or maintained by the City.  According to the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser, the subject land belongs to the adjacent property owners on the eastern side of Collins Avenue (Attachment B), La Costa Condo and The Amethyst Condo respectively.  As such, the Administration is unable to consider this land as an option for a dog park.