5. Preserve the Current Parking Spaces

for the Public and the Pier Fishers

There must be a compelling effort to preserve public parking spaces at the pier. This effort is especially so in order to accommodate pier fishers.

As those who fish know, it is invaluable to have safe and convenient parking near the pier so that fishing poles and tackle boxes can be more conveniently brought onto the pier.

Any plans or concepts to eliminate or substantially reduce public parking at the pier are unacceptable. The Bounis' proposal eliminates the public parking at the pier parking lot.

Preserving the current size of the current Pier restaurant facility will preserve pier parking for the public and the pier fishers.

Preserving Pier parking for the public and pier fishers can be done with vision.

 

6. Prevent the Traffic Congestion and Problems

that will Result from a Large Restaurant

There are a number of problems that will result from a large restaurant where the current pier restaurant and parking lot is located. The Bounis' proposal is for 484 seats, 2 floors, a gross building area of over 18,000 square feet, and a massive valet parking operation at this area that will add to the already bad traffic congestion!

It does not take a legitimate traffic expert to see that this Bounis' proposal will cause even worse traffic congestion in the beach area!

The traffic congestion and problems resulting from a large restaurant will not occur if the Pier Restaurant is preserved and upgraded. The users of the Pier Restaurant will be daytime beach goers who are already at the beach.

It was a lack of vision by the City Manager, developer Mayor and the Commissioners to approve such ill-conceived projects as J Bs, with its traffic problems and congestion caused by its valet parking. Why have they learned nothing from their past bad decisions?

 

 

7. Use this Pier Restaurant as an Educational Opportunity

The Pier Restaurant can be used as an educational opportunity. With imagination and vision, the educational opportunities are boundless.

It would be great for the City to have a student from an architectural school, such as the University of Florida, blend the Old Florida theme into a small restaurant setting that exclusively serves beach goers. This plan could be accomplished with the cooperation of the Community Appearance Board and the student would be under the supervision of a licensed Florida architect. If there was not an interest for the architectural aspects of this plan being done educationally, then because of the public nature of this project, exploration of attracting the interest of a local architect should be considered.

With the many educational institutions in the area, including FAU, Broward Community College, Palm Beach Community College, Nova University, and Deerfield Beach High School, the opportunity to make this Pier Restaurant an educational laboratory is exciting and an opportunity for the City and the educational institutions to work for the benefit of the public. Among the opportunities to explore:

  • Work-study for the students: It could provide an educational opportunity for students and money for their schooling.
  • Business planning for students interested in the restaurant business
  • Marketing plan for the marketing and advertising students
  • Government planning for the government and public interest students to see how public use can be made of public property, and how to properly plan for the niche beach goer restaurant that does not have to compete with private business
  • Nutritional planning to increase healthy choices for menu items to supplement traditional food items

This beach goer restaurant at the Pier should attract the cooperation and assistance of restaurant owners in the area, since this restaurant will not be in competition with those other restaurants.

And, with all of these educational aspects, this restaurant should still be able to provide some income to the City.

This educational aspect of the Pier Restaurant can be provided with vision.

 

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