HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2001-02-08 Discussion Item (2)CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
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The Honorable Mayor and DATE FEB 2 7 2001 FILE
Members of the City Commission
L Direction to City Manager
from Commission Meeting of
February 8h,2001(#516)
Ca'r os A. Gim�ez Sale of Fill Material to
City Manager u r `J'� iE` Parrot Jungle
At the City Commission Meeting of February 8th, 200, Commissioner Teele, Jr. directed
the administration to provide documentation of the fill material transaction between the
City and Parrot Jungle and Gardens of Watson Island, Inc. In accordance with the
directive, the following is provided and will be kept on file as part of the permanent
record:
• On February 8th, 2001, Resolution No. 01-113, was adopted authorizing the City
Manager to sell up to 135,000 cubic yards of fill material to Parrot Jungle at a cost
of $1.00 per cubic yard for use at the Watson Island project site. The market
value of fill material stored at the Virginia Key disposal site was $1.26 per cubic
yard in August 1998, as established by a sale to an outside firm, at the time Parrot
Jungle approached the City to purchase fill for construction of the project. A sale
of 135,000 cubic yards at $1.00 for cubic yard for a total cost of $135,000
represents a savings to Parrot Jungle of $35,100 when compared to a sale at $1.26
per cubic yard.
• The market value of fill material as of February 2001 is estimated at $3.00 per
cubic yard, based upon a telephone survey to a building contractor who recently
purchased fill and to several companies selling fill material. A sale of 135,000
cubic yards at $1.00 per cubic yard to Parrot Jungle for a total cost of $135,000
represents a savings to Parrot Jungle of $270,000 when compared to the present
market value of fill material at $3.00 per cubic yard.
On February 22nd, 2001, Dr. Bern Levine, President of Parrot Jungle and Gardens,
requested, via a telephone call to Arleen Weintraub, Acting Director of the
Department of Real Estate and Economic Development, that the documentation
record additionally include the following information:
o Sale of fill material at $3.00 per cubic yard is a fully delivered cost that
includes labor, equipment, and delivery charges.
o Purchase by Parrot Jungle of the fill material at Virginia Key at $1.00 per
cubic yard is the cost of the fill only. Parrot Jungle will pay labor cost at
the disposal site for three individuals to load the fill, provide a minimum
of two trucks, and pay travel costs from Virginia Key to Watson Island
(gasoline and Rickenbacker Causeway toll charges).
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Commission
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o As of February 22nd, 2001, Parrot Jungle has paid a total of $50,000 in
charges to Bell South and FPL to remove overhead telephone and power
lines and relocate the lines underground. This work has been done to
relocate the entrance road and gate leading to the Miami Yacht Club,
which is the responsibility per Parrot Jungle's Lease Agreement. These
improvements have been made to city -owned property outside of Parrot
Jungle's lease area.
c: City Clerk's Office
DB/AW-
2/08/01 CC Meeting
"irections to Administration
Due: Feb. 23, 2001
DENA BIANCHINO - PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
(Due: 2/23/01)
516 DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER: BY
COMMISSIONER TEELE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION
OF THE FILL MATERIAL TRANSACTION AS PART OF
THE RECORD WHICH WAS PRESENTED BEFORE THE
CITY COMMISSION ON THIS SAME DATE IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PARROT JUNGLE PROJECT ON
WATSON ISLAND. (Dena Bianchino, A.Weintraub)
517 DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER: BY COMMISSIONER
SANCHEZ TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
FOR CALLE OCHO, INCLUDING OUTSIDE CAFES, JAZZ
CLUBS, ETC.; FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO
HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ORDER TO SOLICIT
COMMUNITY INPUT AND COME BACK WITH A
RECOMMENDATION. (Dena Bianchino, Ana Gelabert-
Sanchez, FYI--ELVI)
518 DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER: BY VICE
CHAIRMAN GORT AND COMMISSIONER WINTON TO
REVIEW CURRENT SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR ANY HOME
IMPROVEMENTS EXCEEDING $500 IN VALUE OF
BUILDING MATERIALS; FURTHER STATING SAID
REQUIREMENTS DISCOURAGE HOMEOWNERS FROM
MAINTAINING THEIR PROPERTIES; FURTHER URGING
THE ADMINISTRATION TO BRING SAID MATTER BACK
AND ADVISE THE CITY COMMISSION OF SAME.
(Dena Bianchino, Hector Lima, FYI—ELVI)
519 DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER: BY
COMMISSIONER TEELE TO IDENTIFY AN APPROPRIATE
FUNDING SOURCE IN CONNECTION WITH POSSIBLE
SUPPORT FOR THE UPCOMING MIAMI DEVELOPMENT
SUMMIT 2000, TO BE HELD ON APRIL 4 THROUGH 6Tx,
AT THE INTERCONTINENTAL MOTEL.
(Dena Bianchino, Dianne Johnson)
520 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO REVIEW THE PROCESS IN CONNECTION
WITH THE GRANT TO THE CITY BY THE FAMILY OF
THE LATE DANA DORSEY, "THE DORSEY LIBRARY", IN
ORDER TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT SAID
FACILITY CAN BE USED AS A SATELLITE LIBRARY
LOCATION FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, PER REQUEST
OF THE GRANTOR. (Dena Bianchino, Lori Billerry)