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September 9, 1997
97-589
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Grove Chamber Halloween noise waiver
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Edward Marquez DATE: August 4, 1997 FILE
City Manager
SUBJECT:
FROM: REFERENCES:
Wi eJo (Willy) Gort
CO�1}llllssloner ENCLOSURES:
Will you please place on the Commission Agenda of September 9, 1997, as a personal
appearance, Mr. Ivan F. Fernandez, President of the Coconut Grove Chamber of
Commerce. He will be requesting a waiver of the noise ordinance for the proposed
Halloween Special Event at Peacock Park on October 31,1997.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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cc: Elvi Alonso, Agenda Office
From: -Ivan F. Fernandez, Esq. To: Mr. Edward Marquez
Date: 7/14/97 Time: 4:42:28 PM
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July 14, 1997
Edward Marquez
City Manager, City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
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RE: Request for waiver of the noise ordinance for proposed Halloween special event at Peacock
Park on October 31, 1997.
Dear Mr. Marquez:
The Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce has been approached by representatives of Paxson
Broadcasting of Miami and Professional Event Services, Inc. with a proposal to produce a special
event at Peacock Park on Halloween night, October 31, 1997. A portion of the proceeds of the event
will benefit the Chamber.
The proposed event can be summarized as follows:
Peacock Park will be fenced in and decorated with a Halloween theme that will
include a haunted house area, a concert field with music performances by
contemporary adult entertainment of the type which is commonly aired by Planet
Radio, and a costume contest. A promotional program will be created so that
merchants in Coconut Grove may participate in the event.
In the past several _years, the City of Miami has been saddled with the added expense and cost of
providing law enforcement and other services to the large crowds which congregate in Coconut
Grove during Halloween night. It is not unusual for the City to incur costs of $10,000 to $15,000
or more in providing such services.
The proposed event will require the use of Peacock Park and the closing of McFarlane
RoadBayshore Drive from approximately Main Highway to Mary Street. Naturally, the promoters
of the event expect to pay for necessary permits, impact fees and required services for the affected
area. In addition to the expected costs and expenses, the event promoters are willing to defray
the cost of providing such additional law enforcement services as would normally be provided
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by the City of Miami in connection with Halloween night activities in Coconut Grove, and the
promoters are further willing to defray the cost of an additional Fire -Rescue Unit to he
assigned to the Coconut Grove main business district.
To make the event possible, however, it is necessary that the Commission of the City of Miami take
the necessary action to waive the noise ordinance for the duration of the event. It is important to note
that Halloween this year occurs on a Friday. Since time is of the essence, we are requesting that this
matter be placed on the Commission Agenda of July 24, 1997 or that the requested waiver be
otherwise considered and granted during that meeting so that event promoters can have sufficient
time to organize a successful event.
The event promoters have made application for permits in accordance with City of Miami procedures
and have appeared before the Standing Festival Committee. The Standing Festival Committee
approved the application.
Thank you for your assistance and cooperation. Please do not hesitate to call meat (305) 858-I400
if you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter further.
Very truly yours,
Ivan F. Fernandez
President
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cc: Barry Kates, Paxson Broadcasting of Miami
Sid Sussman, Professional Event Services, Inc.
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : AUG 2 � ;. FILE
of the City Commission
SUBJECT: Personal Appearance
Coconut Grove Chamber
of Commerce _ y
FROM: dward Mar REFERENCES :
City Manager ENCLOSURES: City Commission Agenda
Item - September 9, 1997
BACKGROUND:
Mr. Ivan Fernandez, President of the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce, wishes to appear
before the City Commission to request a waiver of the noise ordinance related to a special event
at Peacock Park on Halloween night, October 31, 1997.
The Chamber is working with Paxson Broadcasting and Professional Event Services to produce a
Halloween Parry at Peacock Park. The promoters are planning to gate the event, which will
feature a concert, a haunted house and a costume contest. To ensure the safety of the pedestrians
it will be necessary to close McFarlane Road and South Bayshore Drive to Mary Street.
The event organizers have met with all affected City Departments (the Special Events
Committee) and the Coconut Grove NET Office to discuss the event. They also met with the
Coconut Grove standing Festival Committee, and said Committee passed a motion
recommending that the City Commission approve the Halloween Party at Peacock Park.
The organizers of the event are proposing to help the City defray the cost of Police and Fire
Rescue services, which are traditionally incurred by said Department on Halloween, due to the
large crowds gathering in the Coconut Grove business district that evening.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the requested waiver be authorized, conditioned upon the organizers
paying for City services and fees, including the payment of the Coconut Grove Festival District
Surcharge Fee, and providing insurance to protect the City as prescribed by the City Manager.
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Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
The organizers have met with all City Departments (Special Events Committee), including the
Police Department and Coconut Grove NET Office Staff. Staff concurs with said
recommendations, since the organizers are proposing to help the City defray the cost of police
and fire rescue services which are traditionally incurred every year by said Departments due to
the crowds gathering in the Coconut Grove business district on Halloween night.
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