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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-92-0583CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA 29 INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO : Cesar H. Odio DATE _ July 7, 1991. FILE City Manager SUBJECT Personal Appearance for Commission Meeting r. Miriam Alon of July 16, 1992 FROM : Vice mayor REFERENCES ENCLOSURES: Please schedule a personal appearance for Mr. Ringo Cayard, President of Haitian American Foundation, Inc., for the July 16, 1992 City Commission Agenda. Thank you. cc: Hon. Mayor, Xavier Suarez Members of the Commission 92- 583 (E) CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO Frank Castaneda Director, Community Development FROM Irma M. Abella Assistant City Attorney DATE November 16, 1992 FILE A-92--676 SUBJECT Grant to Haitian American Foundation, Inc. Item No. 43, City Commission REFERENCES Meeting of September 24, 1992 ENCLOSURES After reviewing the resolution prepared by your staff on the above referenced matter, the pertinent portion of the transcript of the September 24, 1992 City Commission meeting and the applicant's attorney's letter to you dated October 29, 1992, it is my opinion that this matter should be brought back to the City Commission for clarification of the following issues: 1. The exact amount to be given the applicant for the periods from September 24, 1992 to September 24, 1993 and from September 24, 1993 to September 24, 1994 and whether or not the $15,000 grant given to the applicant pursuant to Resolution No. 92-505, adopted July 16, 1992, is to be deducted from the 1992-1993 or the 1993- 1994 allocation or if it is not to be deducted at all. 2. Whether the proposed acquisition of a building is to be made by the applicant, with the City retaining a contingent junior mortgagee interest on the property, or whether the City is to acquire the building and either lease it to the applicant at a nominal fee or deed it to the applicant subject to a reverter clause whereby the building shall revert to the City in the event that any activity not approved by the City Commission takes place in the building. Said clarification is advisable, since there is language in the transcript of the City Commission meeting that would support either one of the alternatives, and it is not clear which alternative the successful motion was based on. IMA/pb/P179 cc: Miranda Albury Matty Hirai A. Qtr14z& Jones, III Carol Ke MTioM 42--1593 7CITY OF MIAMI * CITY CLERK'S REPORT MEETING DATE: September 24, 1992 PAGE NO. 3 — NON- A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO M 92-581 AG INITIATE THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS MOVED: DE YURRE IN CONNECTION WITH ENGAGING PROFESSIONAL SECONDED: DAWKINS LEGISLATIVE CONSULTATION SERVICES TO LOBBY, ABSENT: SUAREZ ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, IN ITS DEALINGS WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY. AG 7 A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE MIAMI-CITY OF R 92-582 NATIONS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, WA WINTER FESTIVAL MOVED: PLUMMER TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE PIG BOWL CHARITY FUND SECONDED: DE YURRE FROM DECEMBER 17, 1992 THROUGH JANUARY 3, ABSENT: SUAREZ 1993; AUTHORIZING THE USE OF WATSON ISLAND, SUBJECT TO SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST AND THE PIG BOWL CHARITY FUND; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF ALL WAIVABLE CITY FEES, INCLUDING ALL WAIVABLE RENTAL FEES RELATED TO SAID EVENT, CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR ALL NECESSARY COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT AND OBTAINING INSURANCE TO PROTECT THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE. AG 29 A MOTION GRANTING AN AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO M 92-583 THE HAITIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION, INC. (HAFI), MOVED: PLUMMER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND THE ACQUISITION SECONDED: DAWKINS OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE USED BY THE HAITIAN ABSENT: SUAREZ COMMUNITY, SUBJECT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF SAID REAL PROPERTY REVERTING TO THE CITY OF MIAMI SHOULD THE HAFI CEASE TO OPERATE OR EXIST; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR AS FOLLOWS: $50,000 FROM FISCAL YEAR '92-93 AND $50,000 FROM FISCAL YEAR '93-94 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT SAID GRANT. 74 0*11 f '�� • Mr. Castaneda: I have discussed this with Morales several times and I've told him that he's not to run the Center until the City Commission approves that action and so forth. Vice Mayor Alonso: OK. Will you also look into that matter? Mr. Castaneda: Sure. Vice Mayor Alonso: Thank you. Dr. Robert Arias: May I say something? Vice Mayor Alonso: OK, Item 29. Dr. Arias: My name is... Vice Mayor Alonso: I don't think we should really go... Dr. Arias: I just wanted to explain about him running the Center and being there and not being there. Commissioner Dawkins: No, sir. Either... No, sir. We don't want to hear that. Vice Mayor Alonso: Not at this time. Commissioner Dawkins: I want him to find it out and you come back and tell me. Vice Mayor Alonso: Yes. Unidentified Speaker: OK. Vice Mayor Alonso: When... Next Commission meeting. Commissioner Dawkins: And he's not supposed to be there now. OK. All right. That's all. Go ahead. 24. GRANT FUNDING REQUEST BY REPRESENTATIVE OF HAITIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION, INC. -- FOR ACQUISITION OF A BUILDING IN LITTLE HAITI -- AUTHORIZE ALLOCATION OF $50,000 PER YEAR FOR TWO YEARS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Ringo Cayard: Ringo Cayard. Vice Mayor Alonso: Mr. Ringo Cayard. Mr. Cayard: Ringo Cayard, Haitian American Foundation, 47 N.E. 36th Street. Before I address the Commission on my issue, we would like to... I mean, I, Ringo Cayard, on behalf of Ringo Cayard, would like to thank personally Commissioner Dawkins for his efforts during the hurricane relief. He brought 116 September 24, 1992 E some food to our foundation and he didn't have to do it. We took some of it. We gave it to the community and we gave some to Homestead. And I think that it's very good when you see someone taking the boxes himself with the dedication, bringing it to a community, 1n order to help out some people in need. Commissioner Dawkins: All right. Well, I will accept that thanks on behalf of the total Commission because it was a team effort. It's just that everybody was doing something different and those... Oh but, J.L.,.j was not picking up any leaves to J.L.'s neighborhood. Commissioner Plummer: Let me tell you, whatever you're here for, you just lost four to one. Go ahead. I... Mr. Cayard: No, no. I mean... Commissioner Plummer: That's all right. I mean, hell, you know... You'll never learn. But, you know, will teach you. That's all right. Mr. Cayard: No, but it's... No. The fact is that, you know, in our community we always say, "What are the Commissioners doing? What is this? What is that?" and... Commissioner Plummer: Watch Channel 9. Mr. Cayard: And when somebody does something good for us, I like it be in the record that, you know, this is what somebody else has done and they didn't have to do it. They came lifting up the boxes. I think it's pretty heavy work. Vice Mayor Alonso: All right. Thank you... Mr. Cayard: OK. Vice Mayor Alonso: Ringo. Commissioner Dawkins: Now, what do you want from us? Vice Mayor Alonso: Go and... Why are you here today? Commissioner Plummer: Your time is up. Mr. Cayard: We are here because there was some monies set aside five months j ; ago, for the Haitian community, about $200,000 from the CDBG (Community �. Development Block Grant) funds. After sitting with Frank Castaneda, and t Hilda, and Pablo, at many, many meetings, we came to a conclusion which would serve the committee at best, which is taking part of the money, not the whole pot, taking some of it... Vice Mayor Alonso: How much? Mr. Cayard: The total of 100, in order to acquire the facility... Commissioner Dawkins: What facility? s i 3 117 September 24, 1992 Ej Mr. Cayard: ...at that time... There are two facilities right now that we are looking into. Commissioner Dawkins: Where? Mr. Cayard: In the Little Haiti area and by the design district where we are. Commissioner Plummer: Well, let me say for the record, we're good friends and I hope we stay good friends. That $200,000 which I made the motion to set aside, was not designated for any one outfit to be the recipient of all of that money. Mr. Cayard: That's right. Commissioner Plummer: OK? It was my hope and desire that it would be spent very, very well in serving the people. Now, I said to you before, and I'll say again, "Buildings don't feed people." And I don't like to see studies going on and things of that nature, and the people are out there hungry. Now, I have no problem with that money that you're receiving, to go to buy a building. But you've got to understand, if that money goes, we own the building. We own the building. Mr. Cayard: It's fine. Commissioner Plummer: OK? So... Mr. Cayard: We could lease it one dollar a year from you. Commissioner Plummer: That's fine. Mr. Cayard: That's no problem. Commissioner Plummer: That's fine. We can use that money to buy the... Vice Mayor Alonso: Yeah. Frank Castaneda you wanted to make a clarification for the record. Mr. Cayard: Frank will explain... Mr. Castaneda: Yeah. Mr. Cayard: ...because we cannot use that money for food, by the way. Mr. Frank Castaneda: Yeah. Commissioner, this money is coming out of the Economic Development pot, so the money cannot be just for feeding people. Commissioner Dawkins: But... Mr. Castaneda: If we were to use this money to acquire a building, we would set it up as a grant. However, in the case that the property is solo, or they abandon the use of the building, it would turn back into a loan as we have done in the other... 118 September 24, 1992 Commissioner Plummer: No, that's not agreeable to me and 1 think we need to consider, in the future, one more control. Mr. Castaneda: OK. Commissioner Plummer: is if an activity takes place... And this is not aimed at the Haitian community but all communities. Mr. Castaneda: OK. Commissioner Plummer: That if any activity takes place in that structure that is not with the approval of this Commission, it automatically reverts. Now, I'm... You know, it's... Commissioner Dawkins: But... Commissioner Plummer: It's the idea that if we're going to put that money out, then the Haitian Foundation, in my estimation, if the building were to be sold, is not entitled to the money. Commissioner Dawkins: But... Commissioner Plummer: It's the taxpayers' money. Commissioner Dawkins: But, Commissioner... Commissioner Plummer: Go ahead... Commissioner Dawkins: ...Plummer... Vice Mayor Alonso: Yes. Commissioner Plummer: Yeah. Commissioner Dawkins: You started out by saying the money was designated for the Haitian community. Commissioner Plummer: Correct, sir. Commissioner Dawkins: Now, Mr. Ringo, of the $200,000 how much are you requesting? Mr. Castaneda: He's requesting $100,000. Mr. Cayard: We're requesting only $100,000. Commissioner Plummer: Per year. Commissioner Dawkins: Huh? Mr. Cayard: Only... No. Vice Mayor Alonso: Annually... 119 September 24, 1992 C Commissioner Plummer: Well you changed your story. Commissioner Dawkins: OK. Wait a minute. Hold it. You what, now? Mr. Cayard: Only $100,000 which is half of it. Commissioner Dawkins: All right. Commissioner Plummer: Changed his story. Commissioner Dawkins: What will Jacque Despinose's request? What will... What's your organization, Mr. Vielot? Mr. Yves Vielot: Haitian Task Force. Commissioner Dawkins: ...Haitian Task Force request. You see, we've got to make sure, Mr. Ringo, that the agencies out there agree that either they give you $100,000, or we split it equally between everybody. We just can't... Commissioner Plummer: I... Commissioner Dawkins: I mean... Commissioner Plummer: Excuse me, Commissioner Dawkins. Ringo, you've changed your story. I'll go with your other story. OK? Fifty thousand a year for two years gives you the hundred. I'm trying to be fair because I don't know of any other organization that we granted in excess of fifty. OK? And if you want to go to acquire, predicated on fifty a year for two years, I'll go along with that. Mr. Cayard: That's fine with me. Commissioner Plummer: OK? Mr. Cayard: But I want you to understand, this is in every year that money is coming to you. Commissioner Plummer: I understand that, but I don't want to set a precedent with you. OK? Mr. Cayard: OK. Commissioner Plummer: We're going to reach the same ultimate end in the acquisition of a structure, but it doesn't open the door for 11 or 12 others... Mr. Cayard: All right. Commissioner Plummer: ...to say, "You've gave them in excess of fifty. We want in excess of fifty," which they would be entitled to say. Mr. Cayard: OK. 120 September 24, 1992 Commissioner Plummer: So, I would go along with the fifty a year, guaranteed for two years. Mr. Cayard: OK. Comnissioner Plummer: DO Commissioner Dawkins: I second. Commissioner Plummer: That I would go along with. Commissioner Dawkins: I second. Vice Mayor Alonso: OK. So... Mr. Cayard: But that doesn't include the fifteen for... Vice Mayor Alonso: Do you want to... Commissioner Plummer: Excuse me? Vice Mayor Alonso: What? Commissioner Dawkins: What now? Mr. Cayard: Because we already had... I mean, there was a fifteen that when we had a lot of problems we came to you and you granted a fifteen to us, to operate, that's what Frank... Commissioner Plummer: We're talking about five zero... Mr. Cayard: OK. Commissioner Plummer: ...this year... Mr. Cayard: That's right. Commissioner Plummer: ...for the acquisition of a building with a guaranteed five zero out of next year's budget... Mr. Cayard: OK. Commissioner Plummer: ...to make the final payment. Mr. Castaneda Commissioner, let me clarify what Ringo is saying. Commissioner Plummer: Sure. Mr. Castaneda: What he wanted to do was to use the $15,000 that the City had advanced him to cover administrative expenses related to his corporation, to H.A.F.I. (Haitian American Foundation, Inc.), and $85,000 to buy the building. If what you're saying is fifty now, then what you're realty saying is fifteen for his administration and thirty-five to acquire the building? 121 September 24, 1992 t` i r a Commissioner Plummer: I don't care. Mr. Cayard: No, no. t Commissioner Plummer: He can... However he wants to do it but the max is fifty. OK? Mr. Cayard: And that's between two years. Commissioner Plummer: You want to take all fifty for the building this year and split it up next year? But I've got to be fair and equitable across the board. Mr. Cayard: What we could do, since it's on two years, the fifteen we have, why don't we split it in two also? The fifteen should be split in two instead of having just thirty-five. Commissioner Plummer: That's fine. I have no problem... Commissioner Dawkins: We may have another extra fifteen next year that you could get, Ringo. Mr. Cayard: OK. Fine. That's fine. Commissioner Dawkins: Take the fifty now and thirty-five and we come up with another fifteen next year. Vice Mayor Alonso: Call the roll, please. Mr. Cayard: OK. All right. Ms. Matty Hirai (City Clerk): I don't have a motion madam? Vice Mayor Alonso: Yes, yes. He gave a motion. Commissioner Plumper: The motion is... Ms. Hirai: He did? I am sorry. Commissioner Plummer: Yes. I made the motion. Vice Mayor Alonso: Take it again for the record, please. Ms. Hirai: Yes. OK. Vice Mayor Alonso: And Commissioner Dawkins seconded. Ms. Hirai: Yes. Commissioner Plummer: 2:30. i' 122 September 24, 1992 •1 i t • The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: �eT/ } #@99tttTi9N NO. 92-583 A M"l GRANTING AN AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO THE HAITIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION, INC. (HAFI), FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE USED BY THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY, SUBJECT TO THE OWNERSHIP OF SAID REAL PROPERTY REVERTING TO THE CITY OF MIAMI SHOULD THE HAFI CEASE TO OPERATE OR EXIST; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR AS FOLLOWS; $50,000 FROM FISCAL YEAR 192-93 and $50,000 FROM FISCAL YEAR 193-94 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT SAID GRANT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice Mayor Miriam Alonso NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Xavier L. Suarez Vice Mayor Alonso: And... Mr. Cayard: And before we adjourn let me add that we have our 501C3 and that was a pending matter to the Commission about the money that they loaned us and... Commissioner Dawkins: Mr. Ringo, I mean... I'm sorry. Vice Mayor Alonso: Yes. Commissioner Dawkins had you promised Item 25... Commissioner Dawkins: Yes, ma'am. But it's 12:00. Vice Mayor Alonso: ...to the gentleman, maybe we should. Commissioner Dawkins: It's 12:00. Commissioner Plummer: 2:30. Vice Mayor Alonso: I'm sorry. 123 September 24, 1992 s Commissioner Dawkins: I would like to but I want you to get with all the other people out there with the other $100,000... whatever's left and come here at the next meeting, how we can give the money out to the other groups and be finished with it. It's unfair for Ringo to come here and get fifty and then he comes and gets nothing and then somebody else comes and gets nothing. Vice Mayor Alonso: Definitely has to be done among the Haitian community. Commissioner Dawkins: Let's do it all at one time. Vice Mayor Alonso: Yes. OK. We are adjourned. Mr. Cayard: Thank you so much. THEREUPON THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO RECESS AT 12:01 P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 2:39 P.M., WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOUND TO BE PRESENT, EXCEPT COMMISSIONER DE YURRE. 25. (Continued Discussion) WAIVE PRIOR BUDGETARY CONSTRAINT ON THE MIAMI SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY -- AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF $7,000 CONCERNING A DONATION IN CONNECTION WITH NEEDED CARPETING AT THE ORANGE BOWL (See label 20). Mayor Suarez: We are in session again. May we please come to order? And, Mr. David Alexander, whatever she gives you Plummer will give you two of the same. Whatever the Vice Mayor gives you, Plummer will up the ante, and then I'll up the ante, and you're going to get from everybody. Commissioner Plummer: Then the Mayor lies a lot. Mayor Suarez: And then we lie a lot. Special welcome to the representatives from the City of New Orleans - Are they still out here? - who are visiting us, including the Deputy Superintendent and the head of the F.E.M.A. (Federal Emergency Management Agency) office. We were... Commissioner Plummer: Item 7. We held it for you. Vice Mayor Alonso: And we did... Mayor Suarez: On Item 7, we're going to try to go through these as quickly as possible. We've got planning and zoning to get through. Yes, Madam Vice Mayor? Vice Mayor Alonso: Yes, we did... Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, excuse me if I... Vice Mayor Alonso: Excuse me. We did 27... 26, 27 and 29. 3 124 September 24, 1992