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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-98-0044CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: Frank Rollason Interim City Maanger DATE : JAN - 5 i""" SUBJECT : RENAMING OF SEVERAL COCONUT GROVE STREETS REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: Petition FILE The purpose of the January 13, 1998 public hearing is to hear comments from affected citizens concerning the renaming of several streets in north Coconut Grove. BACKGROUND: At the October 14, 1997 Commission meeting, Ms. Martha Melahn, a resident at 2564 Inagua Avenue,.made a personal appearance to request changing the names of Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue to Andros Street, Cherokee Street and lcha Tigertail, respectively. As directed by the City Commission, the Public Works Department notified all property owners affected by the proposed name changes and advertised this public hearing. Unlike a street cociesignation, an entire name change of a roadway will affect all legal documents and official addresses such as letterheads, mailing addresses, mortgage and insurance documents, titles, deeds, voter registration, income tax documentation and driver licenses. Numerous government and utility agencies, including postal, water and sewer service, electric and telephone must adjust their taxing and billing accounts. All City departments must approve and adjust accounts and records accordingly. Since long term and historical name recognition of a renamed roadway will be lost and the effect on the conduct of business and legal documentation is considerable, many property owners will be impacted by this request, the same as if they were moving to a new address. These streets were originally named by the founding property owners and subdividers of Coconut Grove in 1902, predating its annexation into the City of Miami and the creation of the City of Miami Beach. Renaming of roadways is a very serious matter and a majority concurrence from all affected Coconut Grove residents, historians and civic associations should be a requirement of considering renaming these roadways. One hundred and five (105) property owners will be directly affected by these proposed name changes. 98- 44 V October 14, 1997 City of Miami Commissioners Miami City Hall Lady and Gentlemen Commissioners, ins. Martha Melahn 2584 IrFl Miami, 33133 3832 U7' PUBLIC NOR�,s THE CITY OF MIAMI. FLA. I am here to request that the street names: Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln in North Coconut Grove be changed respectively to Andros, Cherokee and Icha Tigertail. The reason for this change is due to name duplication within the same postal district which delays all deliveries and complicates finding an address. The first element of beauty is unity, and almost all of the residents on these streets believe their property values will be increased by association with the area of Indian and Caribbean street names slightly to the north. Cut off from South Grove by street closure, this small portion of North Grove quite naturally identifies with the area to the north and to Abaco, Inagua, Calusa, etc., that adjoin. By lumping the streets together with similar names a cohesiveness and unity are gained. Part of the problem stems from the fact that Washington Street is perceived to run parallel to S.W. 27th Avenue, although actually it runs somewhat diagonally. The same can be said of Jefferson. Andros is one block long. Washington is only six blocks long. By allowing Andros to bend we would have a street seven blocks long, one more easily found on maps. Tigertail is well-known and by changing Lincoln to Icha Tigertail, or less popular, Little Tigertail, this street will be more easily located. Please note the accompanying documents. Further, within Dade County there are: a Lincoln unspecified, a Lincoln Street, a Lincoln Avenue, a Lincoln Road, a Lincoln Blvd, a Lincoln Terrace and a Lincoln Lane. Almost the same can be said for Washington, except there are three Washington Avenues. Ditto Jefferson. So these changes --on streets no wider than cow -paths -- hardly reduce respect and admiration for our founding fathers. The area currently is undergoing considerable up-scalling and hdk%-- improvement,' and we believe the name changes, long overdue, will add an aura of interest, uniqueness and character to the area. Thank you for your consideration. Martha Melahn 98- 44 3 As a home owner on Lincoln Street in North Coconut Grove I do not object to the name being changed to: 1) Little Tiger Tail or_2) Icha Tiger Tail or 3) Icha (Little) Tiger Tail. I prefer: Name Address Signature Preference �,4, 1 \%,\, 2L&LU-2-6c --- ----------- - -- --- -- -- - �i�i., i ni S ZZ3Z L f� COU,,J �4-------------- 98- - 44 As a home owner on Washington Street in North Coconut Grove -I do not object to the street name being changed to Andros. Name Address Signature ------------------------------------------------------------------- - _ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----_ -_ 98-- 44 12/14/1997 23:39 3055316623 DAUID F WELSH PAGE 01 December 15, 1997 City of Miami Al James J. K.ay P.E. Ilepartment of Public Works 275 N.W. 2'"d Street kliami, Fl, 3323"708 David F Welsh 2410 Prairie Ave Miami Beach, F03140 Re; Public Nearing on Street Name Change Dear Mr Kay 1 a reponse to notification of a public hearing scheduled for January 13, 19". Please he advi%ed that when I read your letter I was flabbergasted to think that such :1 "Lame Brain" idea could advance past responsible people with supposedly good judgment. If by some strange sequence of events this passes,one would be tempted to make a further rerommendation at the following Commission meeting. The proposal ►%ould he do naTie the street where this certain individual resides to "Looney Place" I wish to add further that Jefferson, and Lincoln are great American names. 1 would 91s4i like to add , that with the present serious upheaval we have with our current city administration, that something like this has to occupy your time. When will sorncone with good judgment and authority step in and squash ludicrous Iiraoosals such as this before they ever advance to this stage. Respectively voUrs David F M'clsh 98- 44 9 io: James J. Kay From: Sommer From: Sumsner To: James J. Kay CaM:12f Q07 Timr 16.29.18 , 12-15-97 3:29pm P. 2 of 2 Pap• 2 of 2 Glenn Stuart Sommer :b84 Lincoln avenue, coconut grove, ilorida 33ia3-3843 c&cc: (Sob) 860-0686 - fax: (305) 86&0063 • home (305) 856-8785 15 December 1997 VIA FAC:SIMIL.E TO: 416-2153 James J. Kay, P.E. Director, Public Works Dept. City of Miami P.O. Box 330709 Miami, FL 33233-070i1 RE: Opposition to RenamWg of North Coconut Grove Streets Dear Mr. Kay, I am in receipt of your Notice of Public Hearing concerning the above -referenced matter. I have been a Miami resident #ad homeowner on Lincoln Avenue since 1988. I do r of agree with the resident who made the recommendation for renaming my street or any other sheet in the "North. Grove." I have found ray neighlonccod to be among the safer, friendlier, and more enjoyable places to live within Dade County,: particularly because of our strong sense of community pride, our participation in community ufiirs, and our commitment to preserving our neighborhood's historic nature. The renaming of our neighborhood streets can only result in unnecessary confusion, the greater detachment' and increased sense of isolation of residents, and the further erosion of our neighborhood's historic identity. The City of Miami has better ways in which to expend its ,financial resources than playing around with street names in a neighborhood that is quite healthy. Please count me among the other vocal opponents to this absurd recommendation, 11 or _ 7 DEC 19 Phi 2: 15 James J. Kay, P.E. ::'T � Director ;"`"�"�J �a .� Ei•i, OF PUBLIC WORKS �<�.F�°� THE CITY OF MIAMI, FtA- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Dear Property Owner: RENAMING OF NORTH COCONUT GROVE STREETS Alberto Ruder City Manager At the October 14, 1997 Commission meeting, a resident of north Coconut Grove recommended changing the names of Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue in Coconut Grove to Andros Street, Cherokee Street and Icha Tigertail respectively. This request is for an entire name change of the roadways and will affect all legal documents and official addresses including mailing addresses, mortgage and insurance documents, titles, deeds, voter registration, income tax documents and driver licenses. Since the current names would no longer exist, long term and historical name recognition will be lost. A Public Hearing has been scheduled for the January 13, 1998 Commission meeting after 9:00 a.m., before the City of Miami Commission, to hear comments from property owners and the general public concerning the renaming of these roadways. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Mr. Leonard Helmers, P.E., at 416-1221. Sincerely, 4 James J. Kay, P. E. Director �i Son DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS/ P.O. Box 330708 Miami, FL 33233-0708;'005! 416-1 200/ Fax:(305) 416-2153 13 Sally Alyce Gross Attorney at Law December 22, 1997 Mr. Leonard Helmers City of Miami Dept. of Public Works P.O. Box 330708 Miami, FL 33233-0708 Dear Mr. Helmers: 2 , g. � o N ;- -,, C= Ca 3r � 0 I live on Lincoln Avenue in Coconut Grove. I cannot attend the January 13, 1997 public hearing on street name changes in the area. I am OPPOSED to changing any street names in our neighborhood. Please do not hestitate to call should you have any questions. Very truly yours, S Gross 1401 BRICKELL AvENUE • SUITE 900 • MIAMl, FLORIDA • 33131-3504 (TEL) 305.530.1401 • (FAX) 305.530.1919 44 15 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM James J. Kay, P.E. December 29, 1997 Director DATE : FILE Public Works Department SUBJECT : Changing Street Names in North Coconut Grove ROM REFERENCES: Public Hearing Santiago Jorg Ventura, AIA Director and Building Official ENCLOSURES: Pursuant to your memorandum requesting that we investigate any negative impact in reference to the proposed Public Hearing to consider the name change of several streets in North Coconut Grove, I would like to bring to your attention that the proposed change is grouping together both streets and avenues. Our system would be negatively impacted, since streets and avenues generally run in opposite directions, and are part of two distinct fields in our system. If any renaming is to be done, streets should remain streets and avenues should remain avenues. Should you need additional information on this matter, do not hesitate to contact me. 98- 44 17 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 70 : James J. Kay, P.E., Director DATE : December 16, 1997 FILE: Department of Public Works SUBJECT : Street Name Changes In N. Coconut Grove =ROM : Chi C. a ez, Director REFERENCES: Memo darted 12/11/97 Department of Fi escue ENCLOSURES: The proposed name changes; Washington Street to Andros Street, Jefferson Street to Cherokee Street and Lincoln Avenue to Icha Tigertail, will not present any operational problems to the Department of Fire -Rescue. However, my assumption is that any billing accounts, fire inspection territories, etc., will be updated by the Department of Computers. If you have any questions, please call Chief D.R. Wheeler at ext. 1602. CAGIDRWIacp rn�o O .�• rn Q G �! � G r -� M CO r vN N 98- 44 19 P- T I l l '�04I\1142Y January 3, 1998 Mayor and City of Miami Commissioners Below is a summary of several petitions regarding proposed streetfiame changes for Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue in the North Grove section of Coconut Grove. The original petition submitted in October, 1997 had the following signatures in favor of the renaming of the streets. Washington Street 7 Jefferson Street 9 Lincoln Avenue 13 The residents of the area were recently re -approached, many who originally were in favor of the street name change have since reversed their position and signed a petition to stop the name change - others who were not originally approached have signed a petition against the change, and others on adjacent streets have voted against the name change as well. The information below summarizes all petitions. Remaining Votes Street Against The Chance For The Chanae Washington Street 17 1 Jefferson Street 10 7 Lincoln Avenue -47 J 5 (Adjacent Streets) 30 - Total 104 13 In conclusion, based upon the signatures collected the petition to change the street names should be denied. �� 44 21 TK1 -AA/©(Z of OW6 �HAWW C- As a home owner on Lincoln Street in North Coconut Grove I do not object to the name being chanced to: 1) Little Tiger Tail or 2 Icha Tiger Tail or 3) Icha (Little) Tiger Tail. I prefer: Name Address Signature Preference ------------------------------------------ -- 2� J ._------ --- hCl%--<„ -------- - -- - ------ -�-s-�-- Cn�_� N s 7,23z L ,t-) COU1, J A%vC- 9�- 44 23 Ads a home owner on Jefferson Street in -North Coconut Grove I do not object to the street name being changed to Cherokee Name Address Signature ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cq ------------------------ ---------------- 29 l �- 5�=---------------------- LEE- ------- -- OW-- e LA ------------------------------------------------ tf--------_-------- 24 98_- 44 As a home owner on Washington Street in North Coconut Grove I do not object to the street name being changed to Andros. Name Address Signature ------------------------------------------------------------------- e _ e A R kl t 10 ------Cv-- ----- 7 F4�. - 4.- __ - -- All l C 1a------ lioS - ------ ------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 98— 44 25 To: City of Miami Department of Public W 'cs P.O. Boa 330706 Miami, FL 33233-0708 ATTN: James J. Kay, PY., Director (PPOSED T- NIA E, CHAM6-jt--- WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO RENAMING THE FOLLOWING STREETS: WASHINGTON STREET, JEFFERSON STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE Print Name Address Telephone Signature Date 1 y z -zo y 2 14 4\J. 0y"1-1 VL. 3vjQ %ri".k 57 15Y 3/f'l !% % A^ert na k 3 0 7 LI C;�K. s tj ' 3 Z,�� --. 16 2 .-,. 117 S S'c:_a���— i3 �• 9 r �' r k�r ' S y6c4 G'c, � l� .1 10 11 Jt OL) i FeR T k�k 5 g' a/ 12 A rt� �c7 4," 'C6 !� kLdlfq 7 14 27-SZ 2i?/i PP I Vf 8S9 �J^4 .y 2 !) 2 15 5-4 -5L"-7 (' C <2-z i "-T�h't "VO ZC 491 17j;�1 G,` ,��`� �; �= !��;L ;:% �•, % '� 7-5 44 •' 1819 N YI I Y. .� r I/ �;r�A• r � ( r7 � ,,,.v! f�,: /. /. % 1-� 20 1 i /k z l / 27 �- 44 'i I JL CL %-ALY UA. LVII;-11111 Department of Public Works 'P.O. Box 330708 Miami, FL 33233-0708 ATTW-. James J. Kay, P.E. Director WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO RENAMING THE FOLLOWING STREETS: .WASHINGTON STREET, JEFFERSON STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE Print Name Address Telephone --% . Signature Date k, 1W so "4;9 2 J � L' cl Q �l�l �? _ J 1 � //b C L- c � � 1 �. - ��j � :�/�--• is �, - 3 /9 5 IV 6 Rlcl-�MD I?u 7VO liZ31 --C1/vCk11,,,1r,- P2/24 10 11 MAL f 4'-z"e—. 12 13 Ea Cow> 2tLf )jjj -NE -7,zq 12-17 'If r, ASV- S?Vl- 0- -d T 16 17 18 6-ca'vl-) AiAgIF71 19 28 44 i To: City of Miami Department of Public W ks P.O. Boa 330708 Miami, FL 33233-0708 ATTN. James J. Kay, P.E. Director WE. THE UNDERSIGNED, WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO RENAMING THE FOLLOWING STREETS' WASHINGTON STREET, JEFFERSON STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE . Print Name Address Telephone Signature Date ,;� _ ���.ir� � �✓ .T _. .tom r-" :__(^Li. 3 -vc1 iLi Sa - 4 L-�- ( T •/ :::.se' S 1 , 9 I. 5 �� � /� �-✓ "( +1 ,! "- Z L,f,�� �'..�,zr- - ,4: ,t �� r 7 -� 6 7 LiAve � r iv 7- zo 8 J. p AVIL SITS - 10 Z2�=0 , 4�,,;/1�% LrY, 12 ��G��� ez 13�� 2q' 14 1. 15W:�vfit' Z Zz. LrN�..�LN Ave 1 C' S� Z�,� 12/�' c\ 18 (l 19CZ ,� It L'�` 20 �1, 8— 44 29 Toc City of Miami Department of Public V" 'rks P.O. Boa 330708 Miami, FL 33233-0708 ATT-. James J. Kay, P.E. Director WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO RENAMING THE FOLLOWING STREETS: WASHINGTON STREET, JEFFERSON STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE Print Name Address Telephone Signature Date �Al: W, lid M M — wm!; ?A P9 p E�R� VAN M_' Y—OMMO �C' A �ff "arw W".14V155 - �'K Off] 5S- 44 PETITION TO RETAIN THE STREET NAMES IN NORTH GROVE This petition will be submitted at the January 13, 1988 Commission meeting as a statement from the residents of the North Grove to retain the street names for Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue. The Commission has scheduled a hearing in response to an October 14, 1997 recommendation to changed' the names of the streets. By signing this petition you are stating that you do not want the street names changed, and wish to retain their current names. 3o? 98_ 44 31 To: City of Miami Department of Public W As P.O. Boa 330708 Miami, FL 33233-0708 ATM: James J. Kay. P.E. Director WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO RENAMING THE FOLLOWING STREETS: WASHINGTON STREET, JEFFERSON STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE Print Name Address Telephone Signature Date oNA�� v�A� a73 3e�.�/s�s 8'Sy-y36G �2-��-97 2 I—ft✓ # U/ ten% 3o?.sJ 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 32 �- 44 PETITION TO RETAIN THE STREET NAMES IN NORTH GROVE This petition will be submitted at the January 13, 1988 Commission meeting as a statement.from the residents of the North Grove to retain the street names for Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue. The Commission has scheduled a hearing in response to an October 14, 1997 recommendation to changed the names of the streets. By signing this petition you are stating that you do not want the street names changed, and wish to retain their current names. A? A 0 SIT Kin I&M MM ,3o7.i rc%du' W A4}I L Uurrw r)'i : —33 .�.33�33 3o�s �s�hy�m �7 33/3 30 q5- LOA � �� SI l - 33CGv /lvG�� 9R— 44 33 K PETITION TO RETAIN THE STREET NAVIES IN NORTH GROVE This petition will be submitted at the January 13, 1988 Commission meeting as a statement from the residents of the North Grove to retain the street names for Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue. The Commission has scheduled a hearing in response to an October 14, 1997 recommendation to changed the names of the streets. By signing this petition you are stating that you do not want the street names changed, and wish to retain their current names. e" 6�a Aewpu- z21&,e1-zz: l�s6/a -M 25- K + L� Y1 60) 0- 7 L P0 (1) "'t�' Y 34 �- 44 FAY F. UPTION 2624 Lincoln Avenue Cbconut Grove, Fla. 33133 -4623 January 2, 1998 Fblio 4122-001-0590 L #4444H Be: Renaming Of North Coconut Groove Streets Mr. Leonard Belmers, P.E. Depax - - I Of Public Works P.O. Box 330708 Miami, Fl. 33233-0708 Dear Mr Helmers: I've received the enclosed copy notice about renaming our streets. In my opinion this IS totally ludl=OUS. Have all these people lost their minas? Isn't there moreimportant matters to concern the residents and the commission. than this? I will not be in Miami for the January 13th omission meeting. Please register my FIM CBJDCLTM to this lunacy. Sincerely, CC: James J. Ray, P.E. Director Alberho Ruder, City Manager f )SZ- 44 35 " X w� l TZ 10 r �• a w A r+• aX �N .01 nN=r'+� nur zr:°cro cr r.. z rr Inn C: ;0 O y N or •� N m2 z O > o T 4+ J r m 1 � a coo o I w w 1 A a ►� W w V W N 10 Q 0� s J. Kay, P.E. Director Dear Property Owner: lots OF �\ tt • 'ogle,n. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RENAMING OF NORTH COCONUT GROVE STREETS Alberto Ruder City Manager At the October 14, 1997 Commission meeting, a resident of north Coconut Grove recommended changing the names of Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue in Coconut Grove to Andros Street, Cherokee Street and Icha Tigertail respectively. This request is for an entire name change of the roadways and will affect all legal documents and official addresses Including mailing addresses, mortgage and Insurance documents, titles, deeds, voter registration, income tax documents and driver licenses. Since the current names would no longer exist, long term and historical name recognition will be lost. A Public Hearing has been scheduled for the January 13, 1998 Commission meeting after 9:00 a.m., before the City of Miami Commission, to hear comments from property owners and the general public concerning the renaming of these roadways. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call Mr. Leonard Heimers, P.E., at 416-1221. Sincerely, { James J. Kay, P. E. Director CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : Walter J. Foeman DATE : December 10, 1997 FILE City Clerk SUBJECT : Request to publish Notice Of Public Hearing for the Renaming of Streets in Coconut Grove FROM : mes J. K , P.E. rector REFERENCES: Public Works Department • ENCLOSURES: Advertisement Please make arrangements to publish a Notice of Public Hearing for discussion pertaining to the RENAMING OF WASHINGTON STREET, JEFFERSON STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE IN NORTH COCONUT GROVE. The Public Hearing has been scheduled for January 13,1998. Please charge to Index Code: 310201-287. LJH/m c: Civil Engineering Cost Analysis Len Helmers Central Agenda Coordinator qQ_ 44 39 CITY OF MIAMI NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held by the Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, on January 13, 1998, at A.M., in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of hearing from any interested parties affected by the RENAMING OF WASHINGTON STREET, JEFFERSON STREET AND LINCOLN AVENUE IN NORTH COCONUT GROVE. All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard concerning the renaming of Washington Street, Jefferson Street and Lincoln Avenue. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based. WALTER J. FOEMAN CITY CLERK MIAMI, FLORIDA