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® CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of tjae City Commission
FROM
City Manager
DATE: October 25, 2000 FILE
SUBJECT : Responses to Mr. Herschel
Haynes Neighborhood Tour
Wth Mayor Carollo, City
REFERENCES: Manager and Staff/ 10/19/00
ENCLOSURES
Subsequent to the City Commission direction given at the September 28th, 2000,
Commission meeting, Mayor Carollo, members of my staff as well as myself met with
Mr. Herschel Haynes on October 19th , 2000. We accompanied him and other members
of the community on a tour of various locations. During this tour, the attached issues
were raised and the Administration has responded accordingly.
The issues have been addressed by the lead Department responsible for each, even
though it is recognized that various support Departments must cooperatively participate
to correct some of the issues.
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Model City Tour
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NET responses*
Listed below please find the comments to each query generated
subsequent to the Mayor and City Manager's site visit:
1. Apartment Building at 676 NW 47th Street:
This issue will appear before the Code Enforcement Board on
October 25, 2000.
a) Bars on windows that do not appear to be able to be opened from the inside per code.
A Life Safety complaint (CR:0014439) is currently being processed by
the Fire -Rescue Department; specifically, by Inspector H. Johnson.
b) No posted City of Miami Certificate of Use (CU) or Occupational License (OL); posted
County/State licenses expired in 1998.
This property has valid City of Miami Occupational License and
Certificate of Use. The property owner has been advised to post the
licenses on site. NET will follow-up on expired Miami -Dade County/
State of Florida licenses.
c) Meter room is housed on inside rear porch and has numerous "poke-throughs" in the
ceiling to allow newly installed electrical tubing access to upper floors.
Referred to the Building Department, Electrical Section for
appropriate action (CR:0020415).
2. Apartment Building just west of 676 NW 47th Street (no street number posted): numerous
problems are presented. Needs to be completely inspected.
Property specified is located at 4699 NW 7 Avenue. This property is
vacant with an unauthorized homeless person living on the premises.
The property owner is currently pursuing the removing of the vagrant.
This matter was referred to the Building Department, Code
Compliance Section for appropriate action (CR:0020411). Model City
NET is sending a Notice of Violation regarding the overgrown yard, junk
in the yard and failure to display address.
3. Vacant and abandoned house on north side of 47th Street, east of 676 NW 47th Street:
What is status of this structure?
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• Property specified is located at 659 N.W. 47 Street (property owner
deceased). A case for vacant/unsecured structure was heard by the
Code Enforcement Board wherein they affirmed the structure was
vacantfunsecured. Liens are currently running and the approximate
liens accrued thus far total $50,750.00 (CR:9905703). The Building
Department's Unsafe Structures section is also processing this case
(CR:9905707).
4. Kwik Pic at 695 NW 46th Street:
a) Alleyway is not maintained.
issued Solid Waste Notice of Violation (CR:0020409). The property
owner partially trimmed the foliage in the alleyway. This property
changes ownership frequently and has always presented an ongoing
problem in which Model City NET has repeatedly cited the owners in the
past and currently continues to do so. .
b) Dumpster is located on unpaved lot on east side of building; trash all around.
Issued Solid Waste Notice of Violation. (CR:0020409)
c) There appears to be some type of grease trap located on the east side of the building
which may be open and hazardous to small children.
This matter has been referred to the Building Department,
Mechanical Section (CR:0020407 & CR:0020408) for appropriate action.
5. Overgrown lot located at NW 12th Place and 43rd Street: What is status? When was the
last time that we cut it and are there any fines or liens associated with this property?
Property specified is located at 1253 NW 43 Street and is in the
bidding process for lot clearing. We are currently awaiting approval of
the bid. After the Request for Quotation is awarded to the vendor, the
vendor has 7 days in which to complete the assignment.
The last time this lot was cut was on June 8, 2000. There are various
liens on this property. City liens total $14,117.73.
6. Vacant and abandoned houses located at 4700 NW 15th Court: What is status?
Vacant/Unsecured structure case was heard before the Code
Enforcement Board. To date, liens total $60,400.00 (CR:9901579). The
Building Department's Unsafe Structures Section is processing an open
complaint (CR:9905720) on this matter.
"Note: The properties referenced in this tickler have been ongoing problems in which Model City NET
has always cited in the past and continues to do so currently.
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Parks and Recreation Department Responses
This provides the Corrective Action Plan which addresses the four (4) areas of concern raised
.by Mr. Herschel Haynes at the Hadley Park Pool site visit, where the Mayor, Manager and other
City staff members were in attendance.
Item Corrective Action
No. 1 Several broken plastic deck drain grates -- Replacement plastic drain grates
are on order. Once the grates are
received, the majority will be
installed easily. Some minor
support repair work must be
performed by GSA prior to the
installing of a small amount of this
grate.
No. 2 Cracks in wall at breezeway and -- The Public Works Department will
apparent ceiling leaks. conduct a structural assessment of
the breezeway, walls, floor, and
ceiling for cracks and leaks. A
preliminary assessment by the
Public Works Department reveals
that the subject leak is caused by
rainwater blowing in through
louvers on the roof tower and
leaking out at breezeway ceiling.
Public Works will recommend a
solution to prevent said leaks and
seal off the roof tower.
No. 3 Water leaking from Community Room -- The A/C condensation line has
A/C condenser unit. been unclogged. Hence, the
water leak has been eliminated.
Dirty A/C filter in Community Room -- The A/C filter in the Community
Room has been replaced. A
supply of new A/C filters will be
kept in the park for future use. All
City facilities will be equipped with
similar supplies
No. 4. Repair of vertical blinds and broken -- The vertical blinds will be replaced.
blind track. We are currently contacting
vendors to obtain quotes to
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Building Department Responses
1. In response to your request for a complete status of the demolition of unsafe
structures, including the current list of what has been presented to the
Building Department by NET, and the structures pending the City Attorney's
review and approval, please refer to the attachments as follows:
• Attachment A (Unsafe Structures Ready for Demolition Process), which
identifies the properties/structures not in compliance with Unsafe
Structures Board order. The next step will be to start the demolition
process.
• Attachment B (NET priority Demolition List). This is the list of current
structures, which are pending the City Attorney's review and approval.
2. The following structures are not ready for demolition because the owners
have secured the structures at this time.
• 440 NE '63 ST
• 501 NE 65 ST
• 7537 NW 1 AVE
• 120 NE 50 TER
• 128 NE 46 ST
• 5422 NE 1 CT
• 98 NW 52 ST
• 1240 NW 61 ST
• 1490 NW 69 ST
• 1579 NW 55 TER
• 233 NW 20 TER
• 742 NW 1 ST
• 834 SW 13 AVE
3. Length of time that these structures have been on the system - Please refer
to Attachment B, which identifies each property and the date that these cases
were entered into the system.
4. Cost paid to Miami -Dade County to hear each case - The cost per Unsafe
Structures Case heard by the Miami -Dade County Unsafe Structures Board is
approximately $650.
5. The cost for demolition of an unsafe structure is based on the following rates
as per the City's Demolition Contract:
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Residential (one and two story structures):
Commercial (one story structures):
Commercial (two and three story structures)
Sewer cap cost:
Abandonment of septic tank:
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$1.59/S.F.
$1.59/S.F.
$1:60/S.F.-
$450/Project
$650/Tank
6. Status of structures located at 4700 NW 15 Court and 1575 NW 47 Street:
• The Structure located at 4700 NW 15 CT, was inspected on 10/20/00.
Findings revealed that the structure remains Vacant, Open and
Abandoned. An Unsafe Structures Case was presented and heard by the
Miami -Dade County Unsafe Structures Board on 10/20/99. Please note
that this case is listed on Attachment B, Item #61.
• The Structure located at 1575 NW 47 ST, was inspected on 10/20/00.
Findings revealed that a small wood structure is vacant, secured and
abandoned at this time.
7. The following questions were raised by Mayor Carollo concerning the
demolition process for Unsafe Structures:
1. Who can change the South Florida Building Code? (In reference to
allowing the City of Miami to establish its own Unsafe Structures Board)
2. Can the City of Miami adopt the South Florida Building Code with certain
exemptions, i.e., Unsafe Structures Board?
3. Does the Florida Statute address any or all of the above?
For answers to the above questions, please refer to Attachment C of this
package.
Attachment
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Attachment A
UNSASTRUCTURES READY FOR DEMOLITIO0ROCESS
PROPERTIES/STRUCTURES NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSAFE STRUCTURES BD ORDER
" NEXT STEP: START DEMOLITON PROCESS
AS OF 6/9/00
NET SERVICE AREA #
PROPERTY ADDRESS CD COMMENTS
NET (1) UPPER EASTSIDE 1
440 NE 63 ST
2
451 NE 52 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
3
501 NE 65 ST
4
536 NE 62 ST
5
540 NE 63 ST
6
573 NE 69 ST
7
7537 NW 1 AVE
8
835 NE 82 ST
NET (2) LITLLE HAITI 9
120 NE 50 TER
10
128 NE 46 ST
11
148 NE 64 ST
12
154 NW 61 ST
13
160 NW 56 ST
14
179 NW 59 ST
15
191 NW 59 ST
16
20 NE 67 ST
17
22 NW 60 TER
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
18
233 NW 63 ST
19
236 NW 58 ST
20
265 NW 59 ST
21
279 NW 54 ST
22
327 NE 55 TER
23
36 NW 51 ST
24
363 NE 76 ST
25
420 NW 40 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
26
420 NW 52 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
27
5027 NW 6 AVE
28
5422 NE 1 CT
29
5475 NE 1 AVE
30
5636 NE MIAMI PL
31
5701 NE 1 CT
32
5718 NW 4 AVE
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
33
5933 NW 5 CT
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
34
6211 NE 1 AVE
35
6330 NE 1 PL 2
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
36
6335 NE 1 PL
AKA: 148 NE 64 ST
37
6444 NE 1 PL
38
6511 NE 1 CT
AKA: 130 NE 66 ST
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Attachment A
UNSAIRTRUCTURES READY FOR DEMOLITI ROCESS
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NET SERVICE AREA #
PROPERTY ADDRESS CD
COMMENTS
NET (2) LITLLE HAITI 39
6728 NW 4 AVE
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
40
6750 NW 3 AVE
41
6915 NW 5 CT
42
7626 NE 3 AVE
43
7632 NE 3 PL
44
7718 NE 1 AVE
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
45
7726 NW 5 CT
46
7734 NW 2 AVE
47
7736 NW 2 AVE
48
7742 NW 2 AVE
49
7823 NW 5 AVE
50
8221 NE 1 AVE
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
51
8281 NE 1 PL
52
98 NW 52 ST
NET (3) MODEL CITY 53
1075 NW 47 ST
54
1192 NW 65 ST
55
1228 NW 45 ST
56
1240 NW 61 ST
57
1265 NW 70 ST
58
1268 NW 69 ST
59
1286 NW 59 ST
60
1337 NW 60 ST
61
1400 NW 71 ST
62
1405 NW 60 ST
63
1420 NW 52 ST
64
1435 NW 61 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
65
1436 NW 51 TER
66
1455 NW 61 ST
USO -DEMO PRIORITY
67
1457 NW 42 ST
68
1475 NW 61 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
69
1490 NW 69 ST
70
1501 NW 62 ST
71
1509 NW 65 ST
72
1542 NW 47 ST
73
1547 NW 66 ST
74
1553 NW 69 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
75
1579 NW 55 TER
76
1601 NW 62 TER
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
77
1606 NW 58 TER
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
78
1618 NW 38 ST
79
1621 NW 69 TER
80 11625
NW 62 TERUSO
- DEMO PRIORITY
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Attachment A
UNSASTRUCTURES READY FOR DEMOLITAROCESS
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81 1691 NW 58 TER
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
82 1700 NW 58 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
83 4700 NW 15 CT
NET SERVICE AREA
# PROPERTY ADDRESS CoCOMMENTS
NET (3) MODEL CITY
84 5575 NW 17 AVE
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
85 5726 NW 12 AVE
86 5820 NW 13 AV
87 659 NW 47 ST
88 661 NW 51 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
89 778 NW 70 ST
90 923 NW 62 ST
91 990 NW 48 ST
NET (4) WYNWOOD/EDGEWATER
92 142 NW 31 ST
93 233 NW 20 TER
94 268 NW 34 ST
95 434 NE 23 ST
96 452 NE 30 ST
97 625 NE 22 ST
98 70 NW 32 ST
99 701 NE 22 ST
NET (5) ALLAPATTAH
100 1032 NW 34 ST
101 1220 NW 34 ST
102 1268 NW 39 ST
103 1426 NW 30 ST
104 1883 NW 22 AVE
105 2453 NW 23 ST
106 3245 NW 9 AVE
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
107 773 NW 35 ST
NET (6) OVERTOWN
108 1421 NW 1 CT
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
109 240 NW 11 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
110 244 NW 16 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
111 249 NW 9 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
112 348 NW 7 ST
113 365 NW 8 ST
114 771 NW 13 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
NET (7) DOWNTOWN
115 50 NE 13 ST
USO - DEMO PRIORITY
NET (8) WEST LITTLE HAVANA
116 149 NW 17 PL
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Attachment A
UNSARTRUCTURES READY FOR DEMOLITIOROCESS
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117 200 NW 24 AVE
118 2035 NW FLAGLER TER USO - DEMO PRIORITY
119 530 NW 24 AVE
120 951 NW 37 AV
NET SERVICE AREA
# PROPERTY ADDRESS CD COMMENTS
NET (10) CORAL WAY
121 209 SW 5 AVE
122 2332 SW 19 ST
NET (12) S/W COCONUT GROVE
123 3370 THOMAS AVE
124 3611 STEWART AVE USO - DEMO PRIORITY
NET (13) EAST LITTLE HAVANA
125 742 NW 1 ST
126 834 SW 13 AV
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Attachment B
N.E.T. PRIOR[ TY
DEMOLITION
LIST
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City Clerk
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PROPERTY ADDRESS
DATE
CURRENT STATUS/COMMENTS
1
771 NW 13 STREET
11/13/98
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
2
5933 NW 5 CT
12/21/95
PENDING
3
1606 NW 58 TERRACE
08/07/96
DEMOLISHED BY CITY
4
6728 NW 4 Ave
06/13/97
PENDING
5
50 NE 13 St
09/05/97
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
6
1421 NW 1 CT
10/13/98
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
7
249 NW 9 St
05/02/98
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
8
3611 STEWART Ave
02/04/98
NEW OWNER, RPRS IN PROGRESS
9
1475 NW 61 St
09/14/98
DEMOLISHED BY CITY
10
1457 NW 42 St
03/05/99
PENDING
11
1455 NW 61 St
09/14/98
DEMOLISHED BY CITY
12
6330 NE 1 PL
06/09/98
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL -
13
8221 NE 1 Ave
04/27/98
PENDING
14
420 NW 40 St
09/10/96
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
15
2035 NW FLAGLER TER
06/09/99
DEMOLISHED BY OWNER
16
240 NW 11 ST
03/04/99
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
17
244 NW 16 St
01/11/99
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
18
451 NE 52 St
08/17/99
OWNER DECEASED, PROBATE IN PROCESS
19
1661 NW 51 St
09/04/99
PENDING
20
1625 NW 62 TER
09/10/99
PENDING
21
1691 NW 58 TER
03/23/99
PENDING
22
1601 NW 62 TER
09/10/99
PENDING
23
1553 NW 69 St
01/18/00
PENDING
24
420 NW 52 St
11/23/99
PENDING
25
5718 NW 4 Ave
03/17/98
PENDING
26
1435 NW 61 ST
09/14/98
DEMOLISHED BY CITY
27
3245 NW 9 AVE
03/05/98
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
28
835 NE 82 St
06/28/95
NEW OWNER, RPRS IN PROGRESS
29
268 NW 34 St
07/07/95
PENDING
30
452 NE 30 St
05/24/99
PENDING
31
536 NE 62 St
02/12/96
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
32
540 NE 63 St
11/09/98
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
33
1436 NW 51 TER
07/19/96
PENDING
34
160 NW 56 St
09/09/96
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
35
8281 NE 1 PL
01/23/97
PENDING
36
5575 NW 17 Ave
03/18/99
PENDING
37
365 NW 8 St
10/02/98
PENDING
38
6511 NE 1 CT
01/29/99
PENDING
39
7734 NW 2 Ave
09/25/97
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
40
7742 NW 2 Ave
12/02/97
PENDING
41
7823 NW 5 Ave
12/10/97
PENDING
42
1509 NW 65 St
01/22/98
PENDING
43
625 NE 22 St
08/30/99
PENDING
44
701 NE 22 St
08/30/99
PENDING
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Attachment B
N.E.T. PRIORITY DEMOLITION
LIST
45
5027 NW 6 Ave
07/08/98
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
CASE
START
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PROPERTY ADDRESS
DATE
CURRENT STATUS/COMMENTS
46
6444 NE 1 PL
06/17/97
NEW OWNERS, DEMO NTC PENDING SVC
47
7736 NW 2 Ave
08/27/98
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
48
3370 THOMAS Ave
02/12/98
OWNER DECEASED, ESTATE WILL DEMO
49
233 NW 63 St
10/10/98
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
50
154 NW 61 St
1015/98
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
51
1700 NW 58 St
11/24/98
PENDING
52
1265 NW 70 St
09/29/98
PENDING
53
348 NW 7 St
09/29/98
PENDING
54
5701 NE 1 CT
01/29/99
PENDING
55
7726 NW 5 CT
12/05/97
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
56
1075 NW 47 St
02/11/99
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
57
1286 NW 59 St
03/15/99
PENDING
58
573 NE 69 St
03/03/99
PENDING
59
265 NW 59 St
04/01/99
PENDING
60
1457 NW 42 St
03/05/99
PENDING
61
4700 NW 15 CT
03/24/99
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
62
659 NW 47 St
03/24/99
PENDING
63
1032 NW 34 St
05/20/98
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
64
1542 NW 47 St
06/17/99
PENDING
65
6335 NE 1 PL
07/01/99
PENDING
66
1547 NW 66 St
10/13/99
PENDING
67
148 NE 64 St
11/08/99
PENDING
68
279 NW 54 St
12/29/99
PENDING
69
6211 NE 1 Ave
05/24/96
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
70
191 NW 59 St
08/26/96
PENDING
71
778 NW 70 St
06/28/96
PENDING
72
1220 NW 34 St
07/12/96
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
73
951 NW 37 Ave
10/16/96
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PENDING
74
6915 NW 5 CT
-0/03/96
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
75
1400 NW 71 St
04/30/97
PENDING
76
923 NW 62 St
11/03/97
PENDING
77
200 NW 24 Ave
06/10/98
PENDING
78
5636 NE Miami PL
02/18/98
PENDING
79
6750 NW 3 Ave
09/28/98
PENDING
80
36 NW 51 St
07/08/98
PENDING
81
1192 NW 65 St
10/22/98
PENDING
82
1501 NW 62 St
11/23/98
PENDING
83
990 NW 48 St
12/02/98
PENDING
84
1426 NW 30 St
12/02/98
PENDING
85
773 NW 35 St
10/29/98
PENDING
86
2332 SW 19 St
02/02/99
PENDING
87
209 SW 5 Ave
03/30/99
PENDING
88
1268 NW 39 St
01/25/99
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
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Attachment B
N.E.T. PRIORITY DEMOLITION
LIST
89
5820 NW 13 Ave
03/23/99
PENDING
90
1621 NW 69 TER
03/23/99
PENDING
91
1405 NW 60 St
02/23/99
PENDING
92
1337 NW 60 St
03/23/99
PENDING
CASE
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PROPERTY ADDRESS
DATE
CURRENT STATUS/COMMENTS
93
20 NE 67 St
04/04/99
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
94
1268 NW 69 St
06/02/99
PENDING
95
1883 NW 22 Ave
01/13/99
PENDING
96
327 NE 55 TER
06/04/99
PENDING
97
179 NW 59 St
06/08/99
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
98
1420 NW 52 St
06/24/99
DEOMOLITION NTC PENDING SERVICE
99
7632 NE 3 PL
06/16/99
PENDING LAW DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
100
236 NW 58 St
01/11/00
PENDING
101
530 NW 24 Ave
08/19/99
PENDING
10/25/00
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Attachment C
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
OCT 2 5 2000
DATE: FILE
SUBJECT
Unsafe Structures Board
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
This memorandum is to advise you that staff from the Building Department have
met with Law Department personnel in reference to the above subject matter. The
following questions were discussed:
1. Who can change the South Florida Building Code?
2. Can the City of Miami adopt the South Florida Building Code with certain
exemptions, i.e.: Unsafe Structures Board?
3. Does the Florida Statute address any or all of the above?
Staff from the Law Department is researching questions No. 2 and No. 3 and will
be supplying a response. As for question No. 1, it is stated under Section 106 of
the South Florida Building Code that the Board of County Commission, through
their actions, are the only ones who can make any changes to this Code.
For your information, there was a meeting between the Building Department and
the Dade County Code Compliance Office. In that meeting, it was verbally agreed
that if the City should need additional meetings because of the large volume of
cases we had, the Board was willing to have more meetings a month and/or was
willing to start these meetings earlier in order to assist us.
Another issue discussed at that meeting was the possibility of having the cost
involved in presenting these cases become a lien against the property, the same
manner in which the City liens its expenses instead of paying the County up front
($653.00) per case. The actual collection for both entities would be done as the
property changes hands or does,%nyrr _± anciWsal�ge5blic
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Walter Foeman G-.0— 9 4
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Once the Law Department provides me with a response to the different issues
mentioned here, I will forward that infonnation to you.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
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Walter Foeman
City Clerk 00— 934