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Home My WebLink AboutM-98-0167TO FROM CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Jose Garcia -Pedrosa City Manager 31 DATE : January 26, 1998 FILE SUBJECT : Discussion Item Request from Bakehouse Arts Complex REFERENCES: City Commission Meeting of ENCLOSURES: February 10, 1998 On September 30, 1997, the City received a request from the Bakehouse Arts Complex for $25,000.00 of emergency funding as matching funds to an award from the Miami -Dade Cultural Affairs Council, for the immediate repairs to the structural columns and beams supporting the main gallery. The complex has been cited as unsafe by the Building and Zoning Department. This request was subsequently denied by the City Manager's Office under former City Manager Edward Marquez. On November 17, 1997, the Bakehouse Arts Complex submitted another request to the Office of the Mayor, Xavier Suarez. According to officials of the Bakehouse Arts Complex, failure to acquire these funds will jeopardize the future operations of this cultural center. Funds in the amount of $25,000.00 have been identified and are available to comply with this request. The City Commission approved $25,000.00 for the Youth of America, Inc. on October 21, 1997, pursuant to Resolution 97-747, for the purpose of providing commercial facade services in the Model City neighborhood. Youth of America, Inc. has subsequently informed the City that it does not intend to accept the award or enter into a City contract. Therefore, these funds are available to assist the Bakehouse Arts Complex. shared -memo svh>mayorcc3 9 o k - 16'7 1 THE B A K E H O U S E A Workplace For Artists or. R,.hcn Aplel Prtr.vdent Larry Munch 1... l.ce Presrdenr Helen L. Kuhen :nd Vice President Peley Cox secretary Jean Waldbers Treasurer Pola Reydhurd Esecume Director Karen Albritton Faith Atlas& L. Frank Cordero Guy Forehion Roste Gordon -Wallace Russell Hieken Ton Luyk 01ss Melin Helene paneoust Susanne Salichs Claire savitt November ' 17, 1997 Mayor Xavier Suarez City Of Miami 3500 Pan American Dr Miami, F1 33133 Dear Mayor Suarez: COMPLEX I N C . .561 N.w. 32nd Struct Miami. Florida 33127 Telephone : 305/576 - 2828 Fax : 305/576 - 2828 ^PA First, let me congratulate you on your election victory and return to office. K I am writing to you in my capacity as President of the Board of Directors of the Bakehouse Art Complex The Bakehouse is celebrating its tenth anniversary and is a success story which you helped initiate. I am writing to advise you of an emergency situation which now exists involving the deteriorating state of the beams and columns in the Bakehouse Gallery. Like many buildings built in the 1920's, they were constructed with beach sand. ,In September we requested emergency fimdiag from the City of Miami Community Development Office for S25,000 as a match for fiends from the Metro -Dade Cultural Affairs Council for this project. i. The staff of the Cities' Community Development Office, approved the request, and had prepared the documentation for approval. however, a week ago the administration turned down the request suggesting the Bakehouse seek CDBG funds from the county. What was an urgent situation in September has become an emergency. The Gallery has been closed and, in fact, has been condemned by the Department of Building and Zoning. 1 would like to reconfirm that all preparations have been made to begin the repairs immediately: the engineering studies are complete, the plans for the repairs are already approved by the Building Department, the contractor is ready to get tile permit and the Metro's Cultural Affairs Department is providing matching funds. 3 (2) I am writing to ask your help in placing our fund request on the community calendar for December 9. (The calendar for November 25 is already filled.) Thank you very much. Siacm* yours, Robert �DDS,ent .a-09 11:45 BP�,EHOUSE APT COMPLEx 2024 THE BAKER OLJ S E A A workplace For Arrisrs Arssr - of Dirnttflrs or. ,w.e. Arrd r.r,.ram Larry Miaaak Iw We /.aa.4n► Home L. Keaaa 3w/ WCV /wI I& I rises Cox s«n..0* Jam VAL%dbef rnaarrnrr raalwsdawe 906~8 W O/T{VN Kawe wiaeium eai*Aeaas L. s.WAk cord.. Gar ra>mien Aerie Gwrew-W&UMe VANUM NcC2= Tiw Lurk 01W ""a now" rafte� S*=am saes Clain. sav:a Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Dear Commissioner Gort: P.2 RT C(DMPLIF- X,INC. September 30, 1997 56 1 N.W. 32nd Street Miarmt. Florlda 33127 Tcloyhone : 30"76 - 2323 Fax : 303/S76 - 2222 The Bakehouse Art Complex is no longer one of Miami's best kept secm tS. As the enclosed list of grants indicates, the vision of the founders to create a space that offers low-cost working and exhibition facilities for artists has received private and public support. However, The Bakehouse is facing an emergency that requires immediate action. The columns and beams in the gallery, originalyr built in 1924. have to be replaced as soon as possible. Like most buildings of the period, they were constructed with beach sand, and the salt content has eroded the steel supports. The gallery is the focus of the monthly Second Sunday Open House which brings dozens of art collectors, visitors, and tourists to Wynwood, a neighborhood located in an Enterprise Zone. Closing the gepery indefinitely while funds am procured, will greatly affect over 50 artists who regularly exhibit as well as a growing audience that attends The Bakehouse Exhlbitkx . Given the urgency of this request, it is not possible to wait until COW funds for 1998 are allocated. Since the City of Miami is amending the Community Development Block Grant Program, we ask you to cdnsider our request to reprogram twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) that will match funds already awarded by Metro -Dade Cultural Affairs Council for this urgent project Or could the funds be allocated from the tt'000,000 designated for the Downtown Development Authority? Enclosed you will find a copy of the engineering study that Hives detailed information on the most cost efficient solution for this problem. The City of Miami Building Department has already approved the plans for the repairs. Please help Miami's only 'Workplace for Artists' and one of the country's most innovative inner-city cultural projects during this major emergency. Thank you for you continued support. Si rely. ROBERT APFEL. DDS President POIA RE DI3UR0 Executive Director TMZ 3WAlClN0USE ..n-r C0"rnLC)K I$ ^ NON rSkOr l*r �15L�L.�nTS AND EDUCATION...L O,iG�NIZ.►T10N •�. �.�.... .......... .�. .....mac. w..c . ..-.....�. .. ... -... �8- 167 TitV of �ian-d �tY A/•'�1 Tuesday, October 2I, 1997 , Qe O-F10�` REPAIR OR DEMOLISH - FIRST NOTICE BAKEHOUSE ART COMPLEX 561 NW 32 ST MIAMI FL 33127-3749 RE: 561 NW 32 ST DEVONSHIRE PARK SUB LOT SIZE 88920 SQ FT Dear Owner(s): CIPVnQ t�1�8tuE , Manager Folio:01-3125-020-0630 PB 5-21 LOTS 1 THRU 13 BLK 7 'OR 12635-356 0985 5 Section 202.2 of the South Florida Building Code sets criterion by which a building is evaluated to determine whether or not it is unsafe, constitutes a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to human life or public welfare. An inspection of the above revealed that it is in violation of Section 202.2 and the following defects have been found: UNSAFE CONDITION AT MAIN EXHIBITION HALL; DAMAGES AND SIGNS OF FAILURE AT MAIN BEAM AND SEVERAL STRUCTURAL COLUMNS. REQUIRING REPAIRS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. " You are, therefore, requested to repair or derpolish this structure: Please contact the Building Code Compliance Section, Building and Zoning Department, P.O. Box 330708, Miami, Florida, or by phone at (305)416-11 l3, and advise of your intentions. If either a demolition or building permit is not obtained or we do not hear from you by Friday, October 31, 1997, it will be necessary to move toward demolition of your building in accordance with the detailed procedure in the South Florida Building Code. Very truly yours, Ruben Avila Assistant to the Director Code Compliance cc: Rafael Portuondo, U.S. H.U.D. a-0104 CEDRIC L. 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