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OF MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 18, 1990 REGULAR PREPAREiD RY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY NUL x z NATTY H;A4Z city ct���� ,3 �. _ ., x« � red � vl,Tei`x'�y,M,� r s•+$£ kNh a X 01 3 INDEX MTIME 9 OP 12011LAR 14UVTIXG y oGT6gER i8, 1990 :.s6ar:YWwr.uariYiitiKiii'irR1GG.YlifiWY.W.'iYT.CafrGai..itHLi'trs:F.ir.rrJ.:.Wrri.rr,u.ir.iiari+trir'.ii6w»+i..awsrw.:w+w+frwrawW'..—.r—rN..—w+iWrrwrr.raiorrleu+ec.'�a '•• ITE1 Svu3xCT LEGISLATION PAGE 90.1NO: d wWrY�iiYVpP""'"__•..•arw..ii.iwu..rii...rr4rr.irrw.r.v.—r..wra..rcaraiu..iYi--- ..---rrrr.M1s..ir--- --...wrr.i — --" 1. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND DISCUSSION 1 SPECIAL ITEMS. 10/18/90 2. DISCUSSION CONCERNING LACK OF POLICE DISCUSSION 2 PRESENCE IN FLAGAMI AREA. 10/18/90 3• CONSENT AGENDA DISCUSSION 3 10/18/90 3.1 ACCEPT CITY CLERK'S; CERTIFICATION AND R 90-743 3 DECLARATION OF RESULTS - 'OF SPECIAL 10/18/90 MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1990 CONCERNING ISSUANCE OF $30,000,000 LOCAL STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT BONDS (DISAPPROVED BY ELECTORATE). 41 3.2 ACCEPT DONATION OF A PIANO FROM VICTOR R 90-744 4 - PIANOS AND ORGANS, INC. (TO BE .PLACED 10/18/90 IN STEPHEN CLARK COMMUNITY BUILDING) FOR PARKS DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS -FOR THE HANDICAPPED' IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRIDE IN MIAMI PARKS ADOPT -A -PROGRAM. 3.3 RATIFY MANAGER'S, FINDING OF ;EMERGENCY R 90-745 4 x _ FOR ;ACQUISITION OF AIR CONDITIONING 10/18/90 SYSTEM FOR PEACOCK PARK., COMMUNITY CENTER FROM SEFORD INDUSTRIES-- FOR }. GSA DEPARTMENT (Projects 331355 & . 331303). 3.4 RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY R 90-746 17 4 #; FOR ACQUISITION. OF SIX MAHOGANY DOORS FOR MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY 10/18/90 CENTER - ..:. FROM FRANK J. MORAN, INC. - FOR GSA DEPARTMENT (Project.,799617). 3.5 RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY R 90-747 5 FOR :,DISPOSAL ;AND RETROFILL -OF PCB 10/18/90 ELECTRICAL '-TRANSFORMERS AT ORANGE A. BOWL -- FROM WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRICAL CORPORATION, - FOR GSA DEPARTMENT (Project 404238). 3.6 ACCEPT BID: BEST MAINTENANCE R 90-748 5 z SERVICES - FOR FURNISHING CUSTODIAL 10/18/90 SERVICES AT MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY , CENTER.. E. - 3.7 ACCEPT BID: SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE R 90-749 4 5' AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY FOR 10/18/90; INSTALLATION OF SUBTERRANEOUS-CONDUIx ` FOR 3911 LINES ASSIGNED TO FIRE - DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY NETWORK -- FOR GSA ffl DEPARTMENT/COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION, '�,T�,a„iq}'pLR nLi 15tY.. _ - _ _ _ - , iH, .r•. i , _ as 355?i.'33° +i`1 ^'a'w�'�i4F' a �' _ k f t 2y y ItMAI �.4 777 i AOCSPT BID SOLO PRINTING, INC. PO1p ri 90-50 6 P}f Yt IN( POLICEb9PARTMM I S AMAt 10/18/90 3.9 ACCEPT baba M0TOIOLA COMMUNICATIONS R 90-I51 6 AND ELECTRONICS, INC. - FOR FURNISHING 10/18/90 TWO RADIO 'REPEATER STATIONS - TO GSA DEPARTMENT/COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Project 312018: 3.10 ACCEPT tlD: LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES, R 90-752 6 INC. :. FOR FURNISHING PARK 9QUIPMENT AT 10/18/00 M.S. DOUGLAS PARK TO PARKS DEPARTMENT (Project 110008). 3.11 ACCEPT RENEWABLE BID: BOBBINS R 90-753 7 i' COMPANY - FOR FURNISHING EMPLOYEE 10/18/90 SERVICE AWARDS - TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. 3.12 ACCEPT BID: COMMERCIAL SIGNS, INC. - R 90-754 7 FOR FURNISHING SIX WELCOME SIGNS - FOR 10/18/90 i PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - ALLOCATE :- FUNDS FROM ELEVENTH YEAR CDBG f ALLOCATIONS (Project 799617). j 3.13 RESCIND RESOLUTION 90-254 WHICH R 90-755 7 AUTHORIZED CONTRACT WITH INTREPID THREE 10/18/90 COMPANY - FOR MODIFICATIONS TO FIRE STATION NO. 1 - DECLARE CONTRACT NULL AND VOID. 3.14 ACCEPT BID: BRUNING COMPANY - FOR R 90-756 8 FURNISHING BLUEPRINT REPRODUCTION 10/18/90 PAPER - TO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 3.15 DIRECTCITY 1CLERK TO PUBLISH R-90-757 8 NOTICE;. OF PUBLIC: HEARING FOR 10/18/90 OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF: (a) NORTH FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER - IMPROVEMENT (District-SR-5500C [centerline]); (b) SOUTH .FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (District SR-5540C [centerline]) (c) NW 36 STREET SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (District SR-5549C [centerline]); (d) EAST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II (District H-4528); and { (e) DOWNTOWN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -'PHASE II (District H-4521): ;e 3.16 EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT R 90-758 8 WITH FLORIDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE - FOR 10/18/90 PROVISION 'OF, TWO EIGHTY -HOUR PRE - ACADEMY ORIENTATION CLASSES - ALLOCATE FUNDS (Law Enforcement Training Trust Fund, project 136002). 3.17 EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN R 90-759 9 DADE COUNTY - FOR IMPLEMENTING THE 10/18/90`' CULMER GARDENS PUBLIC HOUSING SAFETY/SECURITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY DADE COUNTY a DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT - ALLOCATE 16TH YEAR CDBG 5` FUNDS. ,k M ftd i' } 3.18 EXECUTE AMENDMENT . 2 TO ORIGINAL R 90-160 AGREEMENT WITH CONSULAR, INC. TO 10/18/00 PROVIDE CITymE DRUG SCREENING SERVICES FOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT r,. DEPARTMENT.. 3.19 APPROVE SELECTION BY COMPETITIVE R 90-761 10 SELECTION COMMITTEE OF MOST QUALIFIED 10/18/90 FIRMS TO PROVIDE LAND SURVEY SERVICES FOR CITY OF MIAMI- PROJECTS 1991-92 - AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH FIVE TOP RATED FIRMS, etc: 3.20 ACCEPT 26 DEEDS OF DEDICATION FOR R 90-762 10 HIGHWAY PURPOSES: 10/18/90 3.21 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO NATIONAL R 90-763 10 JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION OF CUBA IN 10/18/90 EXILE, INC. - FOR USE OF SPACE IN MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. 3.22 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO JEFATURA R 90-764 11 MILITAR CONJUNTA BRIGADA 2506, INC. - 10/18/90 FOR USE. OF SPACE IN MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. 3.23 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO CENTRO DE R 90-765 11 DERECHOS HUMANOS - FOR USE OF SPACE IN 10/18/90 MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. ' 3.24 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO CHICO'S R 90-766 11 INC. - FOR. USE OF SPACE IN MANUEL 10/18/90 ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. 3.25 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF LOST STORM SEWER R 90-767 11 IMPROVEMENT BOND COUPON (Despite 10/18/90 absence of original coupon): 3.26 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT- OF LOST POLICE R 90-768 12 HEADQUARTER AND CRIME PREVENTION 10/18/90 FACILITIES BOND COUPONS AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT -BOND COUPONS ' (Despite absence of original coupon). 3.27 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS R 90-769 12 IN CONNECTION WITH MIAMI AT PEACE 10/18/90 OPPORTUNITY FAIR. 3.28 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS R 90-770 12 IN CONNECTION WITH 1990'MIAMI BOOK FAIR 10/18/90 INTERNATIONAL - ESTABLISH TEMPORARY PEDESTRIAN MALL AND AREA PROHIBITED TO RETAIL PEDDLERS (See label 16). 3.29 ALLOCATE FUNDS TO COVER COSTS FOR USE R 90-771 13 OF MANUEL ARTIME PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 10/18/90 IN. CONJUNCTION WITH MIAMI-BUENOS AIRES SISTER CITY TANGO FESTIVAL PROGRAM. 3.30 EXTEND.DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF R 90-772 13 PROPOSALS FOR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT OF 10/18/90 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST BLOCKS 45, 55 AND'56 PROJECT, 3.31 ACCEPT PLAT; THORNTON SUBDIVISION, 90 R 773 13- 10/18/90 4 i DISCUSS AND°DEFER PROPOSED PROFESSIONAL, DISCUSSION 14 SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JORDANs A$ELLA 10/18/90 AND COMPANY (certified Public eceouhtaftte) 114 ASSOCIATION WITH AIDA E. EEIRLE AND ASSOCIATES - TO ANALYZE FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED_ IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FOR CITY - OWNED PROPERTY ADJACENT TO CITY OF MIAMI CEMETERY. (MAUSOLEUM) 5. (A) REJECT BID PROTEST BY DAVID PLUMMER R 90-774 CONCERNING RECOMMENDATION OF R 90-775 COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF TWO 10/18/90 MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT. (B) APPROVE RECOMMENDATION OF COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF TWO MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL' TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 6. 7. 9. 10. 15v22 AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT. ACCEPT TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH LAMAR R 90-776 23-26 LOUISE CURRY CONCERNING HER DONATION TO 10/18/90 THE CHALLENGER VII MEMORIAL - STIPULATE THAT THE GIFT IS ACCEPTED CONDITIONED UPON: DEMONSTRATION THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS EXIST TO COMPLETE THE MEMORIAL. DISCUSS ANDTEMPORARILYDEFER RONALD J. DISCUSSION 26 COHEN, ESQ.'S'"RECOUPMENT OF FEES/COSTS 10/18/90 PAID BY GEORGE MANRESA, GEORGE LOPEZ, RICHARD COLEMAN,' FILIBERTO ARROYA, ARIEL ROJAS, JUAN GARCIA - CONCERNING THEIR DEFENSE OF CIVIL` OR CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR. WHICH. THEY HAVE BEEN EXONERATED. (Note: Item not taken up again this.meeting.) DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE PROPOSED DISCUSSION 26-27 SETTLEMENT WITH AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF 10/18/90 THE SOUTHERN STATES, INC.' REGARDING OVERPAYMENT, OF ITS FRANCHISE FEE. (See 1`abe 1 19). (A) EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND CODE ORDINANCE 27-29 SECTIONS 36-4 AND 36-5 PROVIDE THAT 10797 COMMISSION MAY DECLARE EXEMPTIONS FROM DISCUSSION PROHIBITIONS AND RELAX TIME LIMITATIONS 10/18/90 ON THE CREATION OF NOISE. (B) REQUEST CITY ATTORNEY TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF CITY COMMISSION AGENDA. RELAX TIME LIMITATIONS REQUIRED BY,CODE R 90-777 30 REGARDING CREATION OF NOISE DECLARE 10/18/90 CERTAIN CURRENT NOISE PROHIBITIONS TO BE INAPPLICABLE TO ALLOW STAGING OF THE MIAMI RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL. 1 SECOND READING ORY7iNANCR AMEND CODE ORDINANCE 31= PROVIDE THAT -,NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR 10798 r CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD HEARINGS MAY BE 10/18/90 MET BY POSTING NOTICE, IF IN ADDITION TO NOTICE BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR 14AND DRLIV9fMb BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. SHERIFF, CODE YNSPECTOR, ETC, SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 10656 ORDINANCE 32-33 WHICH ESTABLISHED SPECIAL REVENUE FDNbc 10799 TRAINING SUPPORT FUND REGION XIV FY 10/18/90 189-190 - PROVIDE FOR INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATIONS - ACCEPT GRANT 'AWARD `PROM STATE OF FLORIDA. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND CODE ORDINANCE 33-34 CHAPTER 53 (STADIUMS, MARINAS, 10800 EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTERS) - 10/18/90 REPEAL 53-48 (REFUELING VESSELS) - SUBSTITUTE NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE FOR REFUELING AT CITY MARINAS, MOBILE DELIVERY VEHICLES, REGULATIONS ON MOBILE DELIVERY VEHICLES, REGULATIONS OF DELIVERY, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, INSURANCE AND PERFORMANCE BOND, AND A CITY USER FEE. DISCUSS AND WITHDRAW PROPOSED SECOND DISCUSSION 34-37 READING ORDINANCE RELATING TO TOWING 10/18/90 AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO INCREASE CHARGES AND FEES (Note: Though withdrawn by Administration at this point, this itemwas discussed later - see label 23). (A) DISCUSS AND WITHDRAW PROPOSED DISCUSSION 38-41 SECOND` READING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO 10/18/90 SPECIAL OFF -DUTY POLICE SERVICES AND PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PARADES AND PROCESSIONS (AMENDING CODE SECTIONS 42- 8.1 AND 54-6, ADDING NEW SECTION 42 12) - TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED COSTS OF SERVICES. (B) DISCUSS AND WITHDRAW' PROPOSED SECOND READING ORDINANCE RELATING TO BURGLAR AND ROBBERY ALARMS, AMENDING w CODE CHAPTER 3.5 (ALARM SYSTEMS) - TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES ARE CUMULATIVE IN NATURE; etc. (Continued Discussion) WAIVE CHARGES' M 90-778 42-43 FOR DESIGNATED STREET CLOSURES FOR THE 10/18/90 MIAMI BOOK FAIR (See label 3.28). ACCEPT AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH R 90-779 4344 (AT&T) CORPORATION'S PROPOSAL FOR 10/18/90 FURNISHING LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR INSTALLATION OF E911 SYSTEM FOR THE CITY - ALLOCATE FUNDS - EXECUTE CONTRACT. DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE PROPOSED DISCUSSION 44 RESOLUTION RATIFYING ,MANAGER'S FINDING 10/18/90 OF EMERGENCY CONCERNING ACQUISITION OF TWO MOBILE DRUG PREVENTION EDUCATIONAL UNITS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT (FROM PANKOPP'S R.V.) (See label 20A). a �!wk`A7 _. t Fk'�a t •i (rot qs { K �r 1 (Cohtitivad Dibekigbibft) . CLAIM R 00-780 45-46 ' STTLEt�IEIT: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE 10/18/90 •; SOtTHERN STATES, INC, ($1 296,000) = DEbUCT PAYM99TS FROM`ARTICIPATED FUTURE REVENUES'OF PUBLIC SERVICE TAXES DUE FROM AT&T(56t� `) ebe 1 8) , 20. (A) (C6Atiriued Diecuseioh) RATIFY R 90-781 46-50 MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY DISCUSSION CONCERNING ACQUTSIT1014 OF TWO MOBILE 10/18/00 DRUG PREVENTION EDUCATION UNITS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT (FROM PANKOPP'S R,V.), WITH PROVISOS (See label 18), (B) URGE ADMINISTRATION TO ATTEMPT TO REASSIGN MORE SWORN POLICE OFFICERS (PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO COMMUNITY RELATIONS) TO COMBAT CRIME ON THE STREETS. 21. REJECT BIDS FROM 12 VENDORS TO FURNISH R 90-782 50-56 OFFICE SUPPLIES - REFER BACK TO 10/18/90 ADMINISTRATION TO BE REDRAFTED, INCORPORATING CITY COMMISSION'S CONCERNS REGARDING BLACKS, OTHER MINORITIES, AND LOCAL VENDORS. 22. (A) REJECT PROTEST RECEIVED FROM R 90-783 56-57 EASTMAN,KODAK COMPANY CONCERNING BIDS R 90-784 RECEIVEDTO' FURNISH A' HIGH SPEED 10/18/90 ELECTRONIC COPIER DUPLICATOR. (B) ACCEPT BID: XEROX CORPORATION - FOR 'FURNISHING ONE HIGH SPEED ELECTRONIC COPIER DUPLICATOR - FOR GSA DEPARTMENT/GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION # DIVISION. 23. AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF "A REQUEST FOR R 90-785 58-75 PROPOSALS TO FURNISH A TOWING AND 10/18/90 - WRECKER SERVICES PROGRAM TO THE CITY, WITH PROVISOS (See label.14), 24. ACCEPT BID: (a) ETCETERA SERVICES; (b) R 90-786 76-77 ' BEST MAINTENANCE SERVICES; (c)- HILL R 90-787 e JANITORIAL SERVICES; (d) OCEAN CROWN 10/18/90 x MAINTENANCE SERVICES; AND (e) MR. CLEAN JANITORIAL: SERVICES - FOR FURNISHING , CUSTODIAL SERVICES TO GSA DEPARTMENT. 25. ACCEPT BID:; CORAL GABLES GLASS AND R 90-788 77-7$ k, MIRROR - FOR FURNISHING AND INSTALLING 10/18/90 SHATTERPROOF GLASS' AT MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS - FOR GSA - DEPARTMENT (PROJECT 312015). 26. (A) DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE DISCUSSION 78-84 _ PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO ISSUE A 10/18/90 REVOCABLE PERMIT TO COCONUT - GROVE l CHAMBER OF`COMMERCE FOR'USE OF SPACE IN - PEACOCK PARK (See label 38). (B) DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE PROVISION IN ALL OTHER SIMILAR =y x' CONTRACTS -STATING THAT ORGANIZATIONS USING CITY `SPACE CANNOT SUBLEASE TO -a OTHERS WITHOUT COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION. ?. 27. ACCEPT BID: PHOENIX BUILDERS/PEREZ- R 90-789 N $5-86 NAR, JOINT VENTURE (BASE BID) - FOR 10/18/90 WAGNER CREEK RENOVATION PHASE III -= (Project 352230) - EXECUTE CONTRACT. u W P }} x 28. (A) DISCUSSION CONCERNING TEMPORARY DRAINA09 114 TM FLAGAMI AREA. ,. W,ACCEPT DID: ROENCA-DADS, INC. (BASE DID) - FOR PLAOAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT PHASE I (Project'352182) - EXECUTS CONTRACT. . (C) ACCEPT $iD: HOMESTEAD PAVING, INC.:'(Wrs BID) - FOR TAMIAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT PHASE It (Project 352100) EXECUTE CONTRACT. 29. (A) ACCEPT BID: POOLE AND KENT COMPANY - FOR LAM14CE PUMP STATION MODIFICATIONS - PHASE It (Project 352184) EXECUTE CONTRACT. (B) DIRECT ADMINISTRATION NOT TO LET 30. 33. 34. 35. OUT ANY MORE BIDS UNTIL COMMISSION PROVIDES THEM WITH LIST OF QUALIFIED MINORITY GROUPS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE JOB.(PROCUREMENT, CONTRACTS, PUBLIC WORKS) (A) ACCEPT BID: WILLIAMS PAVING R 90-793 96-99 COMPANY, INC. (BASE BID) - FOR LE JEUNE 10/18/90 STORM SEWER PROJECT, PHASE I (Project 352256) - EXECUTE CONTRACT. (B) CITY COMMISSION EXPRESSES CONCERN INCONNECTION WITH OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH AND LOW BIDS WHICH THE .,CITY` ROUTINELY RECEIVES: APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF R 90-794 99-100 TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI 10/18/90 FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST (Appointed were: - Al Gurdak and Charles Hall). DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE DISCUSSION 100-113 DISCUSSION CONCERNING: (a) 10/18/90 RECOMMENDATIONS BY WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD''-CONCERNING'.SUMMARY OF BOARD'S ACTIONS IN ; PAST MONTHS, AND (b) RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY MARINAS (See labels 35"and 37). } DISCUSS AND DEFER `` REQUEST BY DISCUSSION 113-115 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COLOMBIAN 10/18/90 FESTIVAL (NAT MOORE)-TO ACCEPT'A REPORT GIVEN TO THE INTERNAL AUDITS AND REVIEWS DEPARTMENT. (Note: This item was not taken up again this meeting.) PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION TO DISCUSSION -116-117 COMMISSIONER J. L. PLUMMER, -JR. 10/18/90 HONORING HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE :TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AS CITY COMMISSIONER. (Continued Discussion) APPOINT R 90-795 117-120 INDIVIDUALS TO THE MIAMI WATERFRONT 10/18/90 ADVISORY BOARD (Appointed/reappointed were; Hugh Padrick, Dr. Evan Chambers, John A. Brennan, Dario Pedrajo, and William Harrington; Capt. Bob Lewis was appointed alternate member; one appointment still pending) (See labels 32 and 37). ` g r y 9 F` C� > `36 VICE_ MAYOW,DMINS'ANNOUNCES RECEIPT OF DISCUSSION 120 FLORIDA STATE LOAD APPROVAL FROM 10/18/90 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING I AND URBAN .` DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FOR SOUTHEAST OV1hTOWN J. PARk NEST DEVELOPMENT ': PROJECT. 37. (Continuad Discussion) BRIEF COMMENTS DISCUSSION 120-122 CONCERNING: (a) RECOMMENDATIONS BY 10/18/90 WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD CONCERNING SUMMARY OF BOARD'S ACTIONS IN PAST MONTHS, AND (b) RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY MARINAS (See labels 32 and 35). I 38. (Continued Discussion) ISSUE REVOCABLE R 90-796 122-124 PERMIT TO COCONUT GROVE CHAMBER OF 10/18/90 COMMERCE FOR USE OF SPACE (GLASS HOUSE) [ IN PEACOCK PARK, WITH PROVISOS (See label 26). 39. APPROVE, IN CONCEPT, A PROJECT TO ISSUE R 90-797 125-132 $50,000,000 OF CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL 10/18/90 '- OBLIGATION BONDS TO PURCHASE LAND AND CONSTRUCT LOW INCOME HOUSING (.TO BE ON THE SEPTEMBER 1091 BALLOT) (PROPOSED BY MARTIN FINE) 40. (A) EXECUTE AGREEMENT AND ALLOCATE R 90-798 132-137 $60,000 (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF R 90-798.1 FUNDS) TO CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA 10/18/90 ACTION, INC. - FOR THE 1990 MIAMI CONFERENCE ON THE"CARIBBEAN. ,(B) ALLOCATE $165,000 (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS) FOR THE CAMACOL (LATIN-CHAMBER) CONFERENCE. 41. RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY - R 90-799 137-138 EXTEND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES (TO 10/18/90 POLICE) CONTRACT WITH VALLE, AXELBERD, CAPP AND ASSOCIATES, INC. 42. RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY R 90-800 138-139 CONCERNING RENOVATION" OF OVERTOWN 10/18/90 SHOPPING CENTER: 43. DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE PROPOSED DISCUSSION 139-140 x„ WAIVING OF SEALED BID. PROCEDURES FOR 10/18/90 PROCUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING /." CONSTRUCTION SERVICES- (CONTAMINATED LAND) TO BE PERFORMED AT CITY'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT FACILITIES '(See label'51). 44. INSTRUCT ADMINISTRATION TO MEET WITH M 90-801 140-144 INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING PROPOSAL 10/18/90 BY STEPHENS, INC. (BOND UNDERWRITERS) CONCERNING SALE OF TAXABLE BONDS AS A METHOD OF RAISING FUNDS TO FIGHT CRIME AND DRUGS -`' REPORT BACK TO CITY COMMISSION. 45. CONFIRM ASSESSMENT ROLL: FAIRLAWN SOUTH R 90-802 144--145 SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (District 10/18/90 SR-5515-C). 46. CONFIRM ASSESSMENT ROLL; WEST LITTLE R 90-803 146 HAVANA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE I 10/18/90 (District H-4510), y- ��fpe1�S IY � N� S '. CONFIRM ASSESSMENT 'ROLLt ALLARATTAH R 90-804 L46-148 " INDUSTRIAL AREA MaHWAY IMPROVEMENT 10/18/00 PHASE It (District Phase II H-4495). 48. COI&IRM= ASSESSMENT ROLLt CITYWIDE R 90-�805 148-149 ;.. SANITARY SEWE IXTENSION IMPROVEMENT 10/18/90 N.W 5 A'"NUE (District N.W. 5 Avenue SR-5546-C). 49. (A) DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE M 90-806 150-152 LEGISLATION STATING THAT THE R 90-807 TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS BY A MEMBER OF 10/18/90 ANY BOARD WOULD ONLY CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF APPEARING BEFORE THEIR OWN BOARD. (B) WAIVE CODE PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS WITH A CITY OF MIAMI OFFICER, OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR AGENCY AS, IT APPLIES TO JOHN LOWELL, JR., MEMBER OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT r, AUTHORITY AND PRESIDENT OF MIAMI I" CAPITAL FACILITIES, INC., THE LEGAL ., ENTITY PROPOSED FOR THE DESIGN AND i CONSTRUCTION OF THE FEDERAL LAW ! ENFORCEMENT BUILDING (GENERAL SERVICES j ADMINISTRATION BUILDING). 50. WAIVE CODE PROHIBITIONAGAINST R 90-808 152-153 TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS WITH A CITY OF 10/18/90 MIAMI OFFICER, OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR AGENCY AS IT . APPLIES. TO RAUL L. RODRIGUEZ, MEMBER OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION' BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF RODRIGUEZ AND QUIROGA 'ARCHITECTS CHARTERED, A 'ZIMITED:PARTNER OF MIAMI CAPITAL FACILITIES, LTD., THE PROPOSER FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL LAW,' ENFORCEMENT BUILDING (GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING) 51. (Continued Discussion) WAIVE SEALED BID R 90-809 154-155 PROCEDURES FOR PROCUREMENT` OF 10/18/90 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING / CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED AT THE CITY IS HEAVY EQUIPMENT FACILITY (CONTAMINATED LAND) - RATIFY MANAGER'S, FINDING OF EMERGENCY -AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO ACCEPT LOWEST BID -- ALLOCATE FUNDS (CIP 311009 ENTITLED: UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK RETROFITTING) (See label 43). 52. ESTABLISH AND IDENTIFY, IN PRINCIPLED A M 90-810 155-165 NEIGHBORHOOD TO STAND AS A MONUMENT TO 10/18/90 THE HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE .OF THE CUBAN PEOPLE - TO BE CALLED: PEQUENA HABANA (Geographical area: northern boundary: starting at N.W.-7 Street from Miami River to N. W. 27 Avenue; southern boundary: starting at S.W. 17 Street from S. W. 12 Avenue to 27' Avenue, and S.W. 11 Street from Metroraii tracks to S.W. 12 Avenue; western boundary: starting at N.W./S.W. 27 Avenue from N.W. 7 Street to S.W. 1-7 Street; and eastern boundary: S.W. 12 Avenue from 11 Street to 17 Street to the Miami River from metrorail tracks to N.W. 7 Sheet). (See label 66) 55. j h n '�!w�++.ar`Pe�x.rare`ar4�bwua�#k,'65k?ra��.,^�W'tn ISSUE REQUEST -FOR PROPOSALS TO COMPLETE R 90-811 SOUTH END OF MILDRED AND CLAUDE PEPPER 16/18/90 BAVFRO14T PARXo CHOPIN PLAZA, WITH CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FUNDS STIPULATE NO MORE STATE Mbg TO $E USED FOR BAYFRONT PARK AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS PRO.IECT. AUTHORIZE INSTALLMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR R 90-812 PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CITY FEES CONCERNING 10/18/00 OKTOBERFEST IN THE GROVE EVENT. DISCUSSION BY REPRESENTATIVE OF PRO- DISCUSSION MARKET, INC. CONCERNING BLACK BOYCOTT 10/18/90 OF DADE COUNTY. 56. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: TRICIA NARON, DISCUSSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COCONUT GROVE 10/18/90 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - TO DISCUSS WAIVER OF CERTAIN FEES CONCERNING THE 1990 BANYAN ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL. 57. DISCUSS AND DEFER REQUEST BY THE PUERTO DISCUSSION RICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION, INC. FOR FEE 10/18/90 58. 59. 165-169 169--173 174-175 115-177 177-183 WAIVER, ETC. CONCERNING THE FIRST PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL PARADE. GRANT REQUEST BY POSITIVE LINK FOR CITY R 90-813 183-186 COMMISSION'S EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT 10/18/90 CONCERNING THEIR EVENT: CIRCUIT OF LIFE - FOR AIDS EDUCATION. APPROVE REQUEST FROM ALLAPATTAH M'90-814 186-189 COMMUNITY ACTION, INC. TO BUILD 10/18/90 ADDITION TO ITS ELDERLY CENTER FACILITIES - INSTRUCT CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - SET PUBLIC HEARING. GRANT REQUEST BY YMCA OF GREATER R 90-815 189-193 MIAMI - AMEND RESOLUTION 90-661 10/18/90 CONCERNING IMMEDIATE REPAYMENT OF ITS LOAN TO THE CITY - AUTHORIZE THEM TO START PAYING 7% ON THE ENTIRE NOTE. DIRECT MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSED M 90-816 193-195 PLAN PRESENTED BY OVERTOWN ADVISORY 10/18/90 BOARD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AREA OF OVERTOWN NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE -SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN / PARK WEST PROJECT. GRANT REQUEST FROM CATHOLIC COMMUNITY R 90-817 195-198 SERVICE, INC. FOR RENTAL FEE WAIVER FOR 10/18/90 OFFICE SPACE AT MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. (A) GRANT SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS INC.'S R 90-818 199-207 REQUEST FOR A REVOCABLE DOCKAGE PERMIT DISCUSSION TO OPERATE A FEATURE VESSEL (THE 10/18/90 MOSHULU) AT SOUTHEASTERN END OF BICENTENNIAL PARK (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS THE PORTSIDE CAFE). (B) INSTRUCT ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE PERMIT FOR DOCKAGE OF PAUL STEINBERG'S VESSEL (THE MANXMAN) AT FEC. rt . 64� SECOND READING ORDINANCEt AMEND 11000 ORDINANCE ADD NEW SECTION 620 ENTITLED: SD-20 10801 EDGEWATER OVERLAY DISTRICT TO ARTICLE 6 10/18/90 " (SD SPECIAL DISTRICTS) - PROVIDE FOR INTENT, EFFECT AND EXCEPTIONS. G5. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 1100 ORDINANCE s: ATLAS APPLY PROPOSED SD-20 EDGEWATER 10802 ;. OVERLAY DISTRICT TO AREA BOUNDED BY 10/18/90 N.E. 2 AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BAY, N.E. 20 STREET TO N.E. 36 STREET, AND AREA BOUNDED BY N.E. 2 AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BOULEVARD FROM N.E. 17 TERRACE TO N.E. 20 STREET — RETAIN UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS. — 66. DISCUSSION CONCERNING PROPOSED CHANGE DISCUSSIO OF NAME FOR THE PROJECT PRESENTLY KNOWN AS LATIN QUARTER (LITTLE HAVANA) (SEE 10/18/90 LABEL 52) IN NORTH COCONUT GROVE (AREA BOUNDED BY SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY, S.W. 28 STREET, S.W. 22 AND 27 AVENUES) ON 90-DAY TRIAL BASIS. 68. BRIEF COMMENTS TO DEFER CONSIDERATION DISCUSSION 249-250 OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR CITY 10/18/90 - EMPLOYEES TO COMMISSION MEETING - PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 25, ". — 1990. y; lei J r. � 4 MR lzy f ` MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY C6MMISS1014 OF MIAMI, FLORIDA Oaf the 18th day -of October, 1990, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, ; met at its regular meeting place in the City Hall, 3500 pan American mitre, Miami, Florida in regular seasiona The meeting was called to order at 9:10 a.m. by Mayor Xavier Suarez with the following members of the Commission found to be presents Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez ALSO PRESENT: Cesar Odio, City Manager Jorge L. Fernandez, City Attorney Matty Hirai, City Clerk i Walter J. Foeman, Assistant City Clerk i An invocation was delivered by Mayor Suarez. Vice Mayor Dawkins then led those present in a pledge of allegiance to the flag. 7 ----------- ----- --- ---------------- --------------- -- ---- ------------ --- --- ---- 1• PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, AND SPECIAL ITEMS. -------------------------------------- 1. L'laque;presented to Fire Chief C.H. Duke in recognition for an outstanding i_ achievement in submitting an innovative program for improving the state- of--the-art in :f ire service. 2. Proclamation: issued to:"E1 Dia en Memoria de Porfiri`o B. Ramirez-jr, �r hero who died 30 years ago fighting for democracy and freedom.'".'a Cuban , 3.;Proclamation issued ,to "Just Say No to Drugs Day." This; is .the fourth consecutive yearthat the company Proctor & Gamble has, program. supported the x 4. Certificate of A 4'. ppreciation issued to E1 Dorado Furniture for sponsoring the cost of the Miami Arena "Skating Day" for underprivileged children.,; 5. Commendation ,issued to Police Officers Jose Perez and Alejandro Mendez,'for . their dedication. and determination as police officers and for making 38 felony and 89 misdemeanor arrests in just 15 working ::days, j S a T r . , i t 6. t a � ,r Commissioner De Yurres If I could bring up a point that I've been looking into in the last few weeks in the Flagami area. There seems to be a lot of concern, Mr. Manager, about what they call lack of police presence in the Flagami area. In fact, I got a call last night that there was a mishap and that the police officers said that they couldn't get to the scene, because there are only three officers patrolling that whole sector, and I don't know. if that's the case or not, but certainly, I would like to know what kind of man power we have in Flagami at given hours throughout the twenty-four hour day, and maybe look into, since the closest thing to Flagami, happens to be a substation on 22nd Avenue. Looking into the possibility of either at Robert King High Park, or some other area that land and property that we own of being able to set up some type of mini police station that the neighborhood can identify with, and know that it's there for them. If you can look into that. Mayor Suarez: Mr. Manager, in connection with that, there has been an offer made by a state representative from the area of a location for a storefront mini station. This seems to be kind of lagging or just not getting done. t It's State Representative Carlos Valdez, and I hope you could follow up on it and get back to us to see. Mr..Odio: Yes. That's the first I heard about it. I have not seen... Commissioner-Alonso: He has offered a location already? Mayor -Suarez: Yes. I thought they had identified a storefront, and if that's the first time you hear about it, that worries me, because I thought we had plenty of correspondence andquitea bit of logistics already resolved, and it now shocks me to hear that you're not even aware of it. Commissioner Alonso: I do have a location if that one is not convenient that perhaps we can use. It has been offered to me by a merchant and we've .been , looking into that as a result of a town -meeting in the area, and perhaps, it's something that we should look into. Mayor Suarez: And particularly, since we have, if you're able to get the t' location and we have a state representative, pretty soon, all the resources come together, furniture, equipment, so that it doesn't cost; the City anything. The whole idea of this, is not to cost the City anything. That's magnificent, Commissioner. Commissioner Alonso: Yes, I'll talk to the representative on this. Yes, right. And itwas a front store. Mayor Suarez;. Would you report back to us on that in the afternoon, Mr. Manager? Anything else, Commissioner? 4 x, i 1 ti �r - rir»,.,.a.m.7xaar<+in�rs�r4h �'s,htrr7+3ii;!�+t5 ,: ,: :.' Ida..+isYw..aiwac cu�.,r+.�i:er+rW.a�lBi ii:iQiLf.:fr trtirirsroimasic...S.'Lw---a:ac+.cr/iw—Ws-----Lai:.sr.— - a: w1.— — — - -irec:wit.G :.r'a'rw.WY 3CONSENT AGENDA iiY.ri.:.i.r:.i4Yfi.YG9.1➢iY�Y.ci.t+ics.&—"—d.riY4i'icW-----rrriW rr.r..c----Nrma.--a.—.....r`..r....s.irw.r..v.w—r:.—i..—,r,u.w'.r.waw—:+:�:i.�.iY�an Mayor Suarez: OE, Items CA-1 through CA-33 constitute the consent agenda. Mr. Odio: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Yes. Mr. Odio: We have to pull CA-20. There is a protest and we have to officially pull that. Mayor Suarez: CA-20 has been withdrawn by the administration: If you have an interest in any of these items being discussed, individually, please step forward. Let the record reflect that no one from the general public wish to be heard individually in any of these, and the Commissioners now, would like to have clarifications or corrections in any of these. Commissioner Alonso: I'll like to pull seventeen. Mayor. Suarez: Item 17 is not included in the list for the moment. Any others?_ OK, .if we need to put some statements on the record on item withdrawn, we'll do that in a second Mr. Manager, let's take the consent agenda and get it passed. Commissioner Plummer: If no one else has anything to pull, I'll move it. Mayor Suarez:. So moved. Vide Mayor Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Second the consent agenda,` Vice Mayor. Call.the-roll. ON MOTION DULY MADE BY COMMISSIONER PLUMMER AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR DAWKINS,THE CONSENT AGENDA,` WITH THE ABOVE CITED EXCEPTIONS,. WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:'_ AYES: Commissioner. Victor De Yurre F. Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. < Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez s�.< X NOES: None.. s ABSENT: None. .7 3.1 ACCEPT CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON: SEPTEMBER 4, 1990 CONCERNING: ISSUANCE OF $30,000,000 LOCAL STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT BONDS (DISAPPROVED BY ELECTORATE). 1 RESOLUTION NO. 90-743 wt A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), OFFICIALLY ACCEPTING THE ATTACHED CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION AND ;DECLARATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE 'SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON SEPTEMBER 4,, 1990, IN WHICH THE ISSUANCE OF $30,000,000 LOCAL STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENNT BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, WAS DISAPPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE. r (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) E S G 3 [y(y V2 - 3.3 3.4 . ! � �MN\ii, � e ..N •'M�'t"'("»S \yr4Yik+k3:'�q YK. a ACCEPT DONATION OF A PIANO PROM VICTOR PIANOS AND ORGANS, INC. (TO BE PLACED IN STEPHEN CLARK COMMUNITY BUILDING) FOR PARKS DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRIDE IN MIAMI PARKS ADOPT -A -PROGRAM, RESOLUTION NO. 90=-744 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DONATION TO THE CITY OF MIAMI OF A PIANO WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $500.00 PROM VICTOR PIANOS AND ORGANS, INC. TO BE PLACED IN THE STEPHEN CLARK COMMUNITY BUILDING LOCATED AT 1650 NORTHWEST 31TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR THE HANDICAPPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE "PRIDE IN MIAMI PARKS" ADOPT -A - PROGRAM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY FOR ACQUISITION OF FAIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR PEACOCK PARK COMMUNITY CENTER - FROM SEFORD INDUSTRIES - FOR GSA DEPARTMENT (Projects 331355 & 331303). RESOLUTION NO. 90-745 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER IN FINDING THE NEED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR THE PEACOCK PARK COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE AN EMERGENCY AND IN 'AUTHORIZING THE 'ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER FOR SUCH EQUIPMENT TO SEAFORD INDUSTRIES FW THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $32,338.00 WITH FUNDS 'THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 331335 ($25,000.00) AND NO. 331303 ($7,338.00) ACCOUNT NO. 589401-840, (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY FOR ACQUISITION OF SIX MAHOGANY DOORS FOR MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER - FROM FRANK J, MORAN INC, FOR GSA DEPARTMENT (Project 799617). RESOLUTION NO.90-746 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER IN FINDING THE NEED FOR ACQUISITION OF SIX (6) MAHOGANY DOORS FOR THE MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE AN EMERGENCY AND IN AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE I k ORDER FOR SUCH EQUIPMENT TO FRANK J. MORAN, INC; FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $9,600,00 WITH FUNDS THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE COMMUNITY 'DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT CODE NO. 451175-940 PROJECT NO. 799617. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)' Y'➢ 411 0 5.5 RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY FOR DISPOSAL AND RETROFILL OF ECD ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AT ORANGE BOWL - FROM WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRICAL CORPORATION - FOR GSA DEPARTMENT (Project 404238). RESOLUTION NO. 90=747 A RESOLUTION RATIFYINGy APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER IN FINDING THE DISPOSAL AND RETROFILL OF PCB ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AT THE ORANGE BOWL TO BE AN EMERGENCY AND IN AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER FOR SUCH SERVICE TO WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRICAL CORPORATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $42,309.00 WITH FUNDS THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE ORANGE BOWL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT NO. 589302--340 PROJECT NO. 404238. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.6 ACCEPT BID: BEST MAINTENANCE SERVICES - FOR FURNISHING CUSTODIAL SERVICES AT MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. RESOLUTION NO. 90-748 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF BEST MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,680.00, FOR THE FURNISHING OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES AT THE MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER ON A.CONTRACT BASIS FOR ONE (1) YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR THREE (3) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL' SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1990-91 OPERATING BUDGET, ACCOUNT CODE NO., 421001-340; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER. TO INSTRUCT THE. ,CHIEF ,PROCUREMENT OFFICER- TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS SERVICE AND THEREAFTER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THIS CONTRACT FOR THREE ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS UPON,THE;SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the.City Clerk.) z 3.7 ACCEPT BID:, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND. TELEGRAPH COMPANY -`:FOR INSTALLATION OF SUBTERRANEOUS CONDUIT FOR E911 LINES ASSIGNED TO FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY NETWORK - FOR GSA. DEPARTMENT/COMMUNICATIONS . DIVISION: RESOLUTION NO. 90-749 ria A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF, SOUTHERN_ BELL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY FOR INSTALLATIONOF SUBTERRANEOUS CONDUIT FOR THE E911 LINES ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY NETWORK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION AT A TOTAL { PROPOSED COST NOT TO EXCEED $10,437.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT CODE NO. 420602- 670; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS SERVICE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and Y° on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) �y I iFiSi.�Mle �T� R.�FF *. ti�;y, Y�dxSt'p .J i ACCEPT BIDt SOLO PRINTING, INC. y POR PRINTING POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT* RESOLUTION NO, 00-150 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF SOLO PRINTING INC., FOR THE PRINTING OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EMCEED $6,980.001 ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, ACCOUNT NO. 290201-680; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS SERVICE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ACCEPT BID: MOTOROLA COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS, INC. - FOR FURNISHING TWO RADIO REPEATER STATIONS - TO GSA DEPARTMENT/COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (Project 312018. RESOLUTION NO. 90-751 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF MOTOROLA COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS INC FOR FURNISHING TWO (2) RADIO REPEATER STATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST NOT TO EXCEED $43,814.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROJECT NO. 312018, ACCOUNT NO. 299401-840; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ACCEPT BID: LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES, INC.-- FOR FURNISHING PARK EQUIPMENT AT M.S. DOUGLAS PARK— TO PARKS DEPARTMENT (Project 110008). RESOLUTION NO. 90-752 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES, INC. FOR FURNISHING PARK EQUIPMENT AT M.S. DOUGLAS PARK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, AT 'A COSTNOT TO EXCEED $5,249.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND, PROJECT NO. 110008, ACCOUNT CODE NO. 580208- 830; AUTHORIZING THE CITY- MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, .omitted here and on file in the.Office of the City Clerk.) 4 { Y �e 3.11 ACCEPT RENEWABLE BIDs ROBBINS COMPANY FOR FURNISHING EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS - TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, RESOLUTION NO. 00s-153 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF ROBBINS COMPANY FOR FURNISHING EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR ONE (1) YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR THREE ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS AT A TOTAL PROPOSED FIRST YEAR COST OF $11,000.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1990-91 OPERATING BUDGET ACCOUNT CODE NO. 920101-692; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THIS SERVICE, AND ALSO THEREAFTER TO EXTEND THIS CONTRACT ANNUALLY UPON THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) i 3.12 ACCEPT BID: COMMERCIAL SIGNS, INC. - FOR FURNISHING SIX WELCOME SIGNS FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM ELEVENTH YEAR CDBG ALLOCATIONS (Project 79.9617). RESOLUTION NO. 90-754 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF COMMERCIAL SIGN, INC. FOR FURNISHING SIX (6) WELCOME SIGNS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,600.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE "ELEVENTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ALLOCATIONS", PROJECT NO. 799617, ACCOUNT CODE.NO. 451175-940; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THESE SIGNS. E (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.13 RESCIND RESOLUTION 90-254 WHICH AUTHORIZED CONTRACT WITH INTREPID THREE` 3.14 ACCEPT RID: 13RUNING COMPANY FOR FURNISHING BLUEPRINT REPRODUCTION PAPER TO PUBLIC VtORKS DEPARTMENT. RESOLUTION NO. 90-756 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF BRUNING COMPANY FOR FURNISHING BLUEPRINT REPRODUCTION PAPER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR ONE (1) YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIOD AT A TOTAL PROPOSED FIRST YEAR COST NOT TO EXCEED $7,209.75; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM OPERATING BUDGET ACCOUNT CODE NO. 310101-700; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THESE SUPPLIES AND THEREAFTER TO EXTEND THIS CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIOD UPON THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.15 DIRECT CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF: (a) NORTH FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (District SR-5500C [centerline]); (b) SOUTH FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (District SR-5540C [centerline]); (c) NW 36 STREET SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (District SR-5549C [centerline]); (d) - EAST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II (District H-4528); and (e) DOWNTOWN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II (District H-4521). RESOLUTION NO. 90-757 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF; NORTH FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT IN NORTH FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT-'SR-5500-C (CENTERLINE), SOUTH FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH FLAGLER SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - SR-5540-C (CENTERLINE), NORTHWEST' 36 STREET' SANITARY' SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - "SR-5549-C (CENTERLINE), EAST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II' IN EAST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II DISTRICT - H-4528, AND DOWNTOWN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT' - PHASE II IN DOWNTOWN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II DISTRICT H-4521. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.16 EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE - FOR PROVISION OF TWO EIGHTY -HOUR PRE -ACADEMY ORIENTATION CLASSES - ALLOCATE FUNDS (Law Enforcement Training Trust Fund, project 136002). RESOLUTION NO. 90-758 A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED, WITH FLORIDA MEMORIAL COLLEGE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,000, FOR THE PROVISION OF TWO EIGHTY -HOUR PRE -ACADEMY ORIENTATION CLASSES] AND ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $11,000 FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TRUST FUND, PROJECT NO. 136002, INDEX CODE 290505-270. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) EnCUTE 0AURMENT WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY - FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CULM99 GARDENS PUBLIC HOUSING SAFETY/SECURITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT`- TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATE 16TH YEAR CDBG FUNDS. RESOLUTION NO. 90-759 A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE CULMER GARDENS PUBLIC HORSING SAFETY/SECURITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; ALLOCATING $39,650 IN 16TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIVITY TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY DADE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) EXECUTE AMENDMENT 2 TO ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH CONSULAB, INC. - TO PROVIDE CITYWIDE DRUG SCREENING SERVICES - FOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. RESOLUTION NO. 90-760 A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH CONSULAB, INC., IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED, THEREBY EXTENDING, AS OF AUGUST 12, 1990, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, THE SAID AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE CITYWIDE DRUG SCREENING SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $36,000; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS AND FROM BUDGETED FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS ' OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THESE SERVICES SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 9 S �n 11 3.19 APPROVE SELECTION BY COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE LAND SURVEY SERVICES FOR CITY OF MIAMI PROJECTS 1991- 92 - AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH'FIVE TOP RATED FIRMS, etc, RESOLUTION NO, 90-761 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SELECTIONBY THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE LAND SURVEY SERVICES FOR CITY OF MIAMI PROJECTS 1091-92; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH THE FIVE TOP RATED FIRMS, TO PROVIDE SURVEY SERVICES; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO EXECUTION THEREOF; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, IN THE EVENT ANY EXECUTED AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED PRIOR TO COMPLETION THEREOF, TO NEGOTIATE WITH REMAINING LISTED FIRMS FOR AN AGREEMENT TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL FIRM(S) WITH NO INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OR IN THE TERM OF SAID NEW AGREEMENT WHICH AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY THE CITY MANAGER WITHOUT ANY FURTHER APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.20 ACCEPT 26 DEEDS OF DEDICATION FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES. RESOLUTION NO. 90-762 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROPER OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO ACCEPT TWENTY-SIX (26) DEEDS OF DEDICATION FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND APPROVING THE RECORDING OF SAID DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.21 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO NATIONAL JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION OF CUBA IN EXILE, INC. - FOR USE OF SPACE IN MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. RESOLUTION NO. 90-763 A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A REVOCABLE PERMIT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO NATIONAL JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION OF CUBA IN EXILE, INC., FOR THE USE OF 429 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN THE MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED AT 900 SOUTHWEST FIRST STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; SAID PERMITTEE TO PAY AN ANNUAL FEE OF $1,930.50, FOR THE USE OF THE AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN SAID REVOCABLE PERMIT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 10 Octobor 14+,1990 s t 3422 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO JEFATURA MILITAR CONJUNTA RRIGADA 2506, INC. FOR USE OF SPACE IN MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER, RESOLUTION NO. 00-164 A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A REVOCABLE PERMIT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO JEFATURA MILITAR CONJUNTA BRIGADA 2506, INC., FOR THE USE OF 302 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN THE MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED AT 000 SOUTHWEST FIRST STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; SAID PERMITTEE TO PAY AN ANNUAL FEE OF $1,764.00, FOR THE USE OF THE AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN SAID REVOCABLE PERMIT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.23 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO CENTRO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS - FOR USE OF SPACE IN MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. RESOLUTION NO. 90-765 A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY _ MANAGER TO ISSUE A REVOCABLE PERMIT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO CENTRO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS, FOR THE USE OF 170 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN THE MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED AT 900 SOUTHWEST FIRST STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; SAID PERMITTEE TO PAY AN ANNUAL FEE OF $765.00, FOR THE USE .OF THE AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN SAID REVOCABLE PERMIT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.24 ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT TO CHICO'S INC. - FOR USE OF SPACE. IN .MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER. RESOLUTION NO. 90-766 A RESOLUTION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A REVOCABLE PERMIT, IN SUBSTANTIALLYTHE ATTACHED FORM, TO CHICO'S, INC., FOR THE USE OF 109 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN THE MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED `AT 900 SOUTHWEST FIRST STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; SAID PERMITTEE TO PAY AN ANNUAL FEE OF $490.50, FOR THE USE OF THE AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS. AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN SAID REVOCABLE PERMIT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.25 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF LOST STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BOND COUPON (Despite' absence of original coupon). RESOLUTION NO. 90-767 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF A CERTAIN CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BOND COUPON, IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLLARS ($160.00) DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF AN ORIGINAL COUPON. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) r r-. ll ��tg►b�r i�� i��� . {��a L rC � f {auy i 3.26 AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF LOST POLICE HEADQUARTER AND CRIME PREVENTION FACILITIES BOND COUPONS AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BOND COUPONS (Deapite absence of original coupon). RESOLUTION NO. 90-768 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CITY OF MIAMT, FLORIDA POLICE HEADQUARTER AND CRIME —! PREVENTION FACILITIES BOND COUPONS AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BOND COUPONS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $320,00, DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF THE ORIGINAL t.- COUPONS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.27 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH MIAMI AT PEACE OPPORTUNITY FAIR. E =! RESOLUTION NO. 90-769 + A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE MIAMI AT PEACE OPPORTUNITY FAIR; PROVIDING FOR THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS TO THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES; CONDITIONED UPON ORGANIZERS - PAYING FOR THE NECESSARY COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) r_ is 3.28 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH 1990 MIAMI' BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL - ESTABLISH TEMPORARY PEDESTRIAN MALL AND AREA PROHIBITED TO RETAIL PEDDLERS (See label 16).' RESOLUTION NO. 90-770 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE 1990 MIAMI BOOK FAIR ti INTERNATIONAL TO BE CONDUCTED BY MIAMI BOOK FAIR ' INTERNATIONAL, INC. ON NOVEMBER 14-19, 1990., j. AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS TO THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY PEDESTRIAN MALL SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES; FURTHER ESTABLISHING AN AREA PROHIBITED TO RETAIL PEDDLERS DURING THE i PERIOD OF SAID EVENT; CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR NECESSARY COSTS OF CITY i SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) i 1 } r 4 3.29 ALLOCATE FYJD8 TO COVER COSTS FOR USE OF MANUEL ARTIME PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CONJUNCTION 114 WITH MIAMt-BUENOS ACRES SISTER CITY TANGO FESTIVAL PROGRAM. RESOLUTION NO. ` 90-=771 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $350 FROM THE FY 1990y91 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, SISTER CITIES PROGRAM BUDGET, TO COVER COSTS FOR THE USE OF THE MANUEL ARTIME PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MIAMI-BUENOS AIRES SISTER CITY TANGO FESTIVAL PROGRAM, (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.30 EXTEND DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR UNIFIED OF SOUTHEAST DEVELOPMENT OVERTOWN/PARK WEST BLOCKS 45, 55 AND 56 PROJECT. RESOLUTION NO. 90-772 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST BLOCKS 45, 55 AND 56 PROJECT, FROM NOVEMBER 2, 1990 TO JANUARY 18, 1991. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3.31 ACCEPT PLAT: THORNTON SUBDIVISION. RESOLUTION NO. 90-773 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED "THORNTON SUBDIVISION", A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI; SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PLAT AND STREET COMMITTEE, AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT;. AUTHORIZING AND _ DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE RECORDATION OF SAID PLAT IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. _ (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ■ <M1 3 K tp z i t z Yx Ni.4 d N "Y'•Ai H.. H1N't,43".Y%'t�'`Y'Cd''fd. tk!2.'7)Y'�'+jF'9{Y �fT - 1YWO�iYfia. iYY4 i.fW.i..liW ilHYItlWY4iYYtiiYY➢it'YiYdblliiL'iiY4fit1►111i�tii SLYYYYi11iCISGi411a�YY1G1�iYr YlYiii�riNwilrllYYliYIii�IGiiiiY GfYYYIY�YiYiLY�YGiYt3iiYiiYYi{1ii1Y�YlYiWO1i 4, DISCUSS AND DEFER pROFOS91) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AOREEMENT t,�ITt� JOKDAN, AMU AND COMPANY (certified Public aocoUntantb) IN ASSOCIATION Win AIDA E, bEl= AND ASSOCIATES TO ANALYZE FINANCIAL 'VIADILIT'Y OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UNIFIED1)gVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FOR CITY -OWNED PROPERTY ADJACENT TO CITY OF MIAMI CEMETERy, (MAUSOLEUM) --------u----iir---------rr---------f --rig .. .. ., '.' —1—r+:urrir.--w`Yru.Yfi-i...tYr—r. r. v.—y.riiL--w.+a.rrri►r—:-- Mayor Suarez: Item 17, by the request, Commission Alonso, for a variety of reasons would... why don't we go ahead and move to defer it, then? " Commissioner Alonso: OK. Commissioner Plummer: Second. Mayor Suarez: Move to defer a consideration for... _ Commissioner Plummer: To the next meeting? Commissioner. Alonso: Yes. Commissioner Plummer: Fine. Mayor Suarez: Do you think you can handle on'the 25th or you want to leave it for the first meeting in November? Commissioner Alonso: Yes.- I asked the administration to have it on the regular agenda, rather than the consent agenda. Mayor Suarez: OK. That would be for.... or do you want to-do it in the first meeting in November, then? - as opposed to the 25th. You need more time? = Commissioner Alonso: The 25th is fine. _ Mayor Suarez: OK. For the 25th, so moved and seconded, Commissioner Alonso's... Commissioner Plummer: With the instructions that she said, that it's to be on a regular agenda, not a consent. - ter; Mayor Suarez:. Right. As a separate item. Moved and seconded. Administration presumably has _ no problems with that? Call the roll. _ THEREUPON, the City Commission on motion duly_ = made by Commissioner Alonsoand seconded by Commissioner Plummer, deferred consideration of - g. the above matter (CA-17) to the October 25, 1990 meeting by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre d s Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso _ Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins k_ Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None, = ABSENT: None. -. sk s. k leg. Y 14+4� Or 11 ----------------------- lilt--- u..rwwr---r---it s:—r.----ri.Y::w. 5. (A) REJECT DID PROTEST BY DAVID PLUMMER CONCERNING RECOMMENDATION OF COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF TWO MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK NEST DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT. (B) APPROVE RECOMMENDATION OF COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF TWO MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT. Mr. Odic: Wait, wait. He is going to clarify. Mr. Fernandez: Item number 20, needs discussion. Mayor Suarez: Yes, we're going to get into item number 20. I see feverish movement over here, and we ought to have on the record what it is that is the problem. If there is a problem, if there is a protest on a withdrawn item from an affected or interested party, or any Commissioner, we should certainly know about it and put it on the record. If there is any reason why we shouldn't, the Manager or City Attorney can tell us about it. If not, let's discuss it openly. Thank you, somebody. Mr. Fernandez: Yes. But it should be heard outside of the consentagenda, because it's an item that needs to have another piece of legislation besides that adopted today, which is the resolution of a bid protest. Mayor Suarez: OK. Are we ready to do it at this point, then? Mr. Fernandez: Outside of the consent agenda, yes. Mayor Suarez: Yes. We have just voted on the consent agenda, and if this item cannot be resolved within the consent agenda, then by definition,'we're outside the consent agenda. OK. All right, as to item what was previously listed as CA-20, we may now call it, whatever, new, nonconsent agenda item. - Otherwise identified as CA-20. Yes, what do we need to do on'this? Mr. Fernandez: There has been to our understanding, a protest filed against the recommendation of the administration and of this committee to award the contract, or begin negotiations with the selected party: Mr. Odio: No. We met with them yesterday, and I understand what their complain is on the policy that makes thatselectioncommittee chose one company over the other. The selection committee acted accordingly to the policy set by this Commission, and they don't agree with that policy. Mayor Suarez: They, meaning the protesting party? Mr. Odio: That's correct, they are not... Mayor Suarez: Which is the protesting party? Mr. Odio: David Plummer & Associates. Mr. David Plummer: David Plummer, sir. Mayor Suarez: OK. Mr. Odio: They are not protesting the selection of the other firm, but the policy that makes us select the other firm. Mr. Fernandez: Notwithstanding, it's still a protest of the solicitation, and our opinion, we concur with the Chief Procurement Officer, that it:e'untimely; They should have objected to that item when the solicitation went out,: Mayor Suarez: Ao they give out the right to protest from your perspective,: if they don't protest timely? T on... 15 October 140 1990 Y N rf IN" Mr. Fernandez: Yes, because the code is very clear that the time periods are prescribed. Notwithstanding that, we are affording him due process by allowing him to be heard, but our recommendation is very clear that it is untimely, and therefore, the protest should be rejected before we go ahead and consider the award. Mayor guarezi Olt. Anything further from the administration? If not, we hear from the protesting party. ices, Mr. Plummer. Mr. D. Plummer: Thank you, very much. I hate to use the word protest, let me say first of all that the City staff has been an excellent help in going over this consultant selection. There are two separate items and I'd better address the second item first. I would like to hand this out if you would, because I don't think we missed the deadline, I think it's possibly a misinterpretation. Let me first say that the selection process involved a RFP (Request for Proposal) to which we responded, and then there was an oral interview in which all of the consultants who responded were asked to give their evaluation of the project and their project approach. But jumping to the second item, that interview happened in the middle of September, there'. is no question about that. And we received telephone notices about two or three ' days later that we were the number two selection. No question, the City did do that. But if you look at the letter to Mr. Ron Williams, which is in the first page of the hand out, in the second sentence in the second paragraph, the City rule on protesting is this. This protest must be submitted in writing within fourteen days after such agrieved sets agreed party knows or should have known the facts, not just that he was notified, but the facts giving 'rise to the action complained of. And if you go to the next sheet, you will see a fax, now I'm talking F-A-X instead of F A C T S. That is the faxed transmittal to our firm dated October 2nd, which shows on the next page after that in hand written form, why the item we're protesting was decided the.way = it does. We then submitted our protest within two weeks of that October 2nd date. Our point is that our interpretation of the City rule is that when we have: the facts, we have two weeks to submit a protest, otherwise, for two weeks from the date we were notified, we would have to protest whether or not - we knew that we had a legitimate complaint or not. And we are saying the City rule specifically says facts, the date we received the fax was October 2nd, we've 'applied within those two weeks. And I'm not an attorney, I'm not bringing attorneys to do it, so I'm just going on what I think the interpretation is. We think... Mr. Williams reacted correctly, but we think that it really should have started October 2nd, not in the middle of September when we were notified. Commissioner Plummer: The question still remains. If in fact, your protest was 'timely,..did the department look into your contention, or they just did _ not, because it was not timely, and I have to ask the administration that. Mayor Suarez: Was there a determination made on the merits, even though we felt that the timeliness was an issue? Mr. Odio: I did. As late as yesterday, I met John Taylor. and the conversation was the following, that they are not protesting, that the - selection was done correctly. They are opposing the fact that the policies that make us determine who we select, are wrong, and as we told.. them yesterday, the policy has to be changed and only can be changed by the City Commission, and today is not the day to do that. But the fact that the selection was done correctly according to the policy set by the City ; Commission. Mr. D. Plummer: Mr. Odio, if I might just say because I know you are all busy. I think there is a technicality in the process that is applicable ,to this particular item that if you looked at that technicality, you could see that your policy is correct but when applying it to this particular job, it comes up with a very unusual result. If I could just take two minutes# I think I could explain the whole thing. This is a request for increment two, for the downtown DRI for Southeast Overtown/ Park West. Here is a map,,. let's get the north arrow, right. Hare is a map of the.original downtown DRI. My firm was the firm that did the downtown DRI and the Southeast Ovartown/pack West DRI. The grey area, the original boundary we set, was they boundary;:of DDA.(Downtown Development Authority). After we started that job, the City properly decided to separate Southeast 9vertQwn/Park Wash from that whQlo area, no our firm did two DRIB. And when you do those downtown DRIB, And t k' F 16 04o er 104 .4990 wh Incidentally it's the biggest one ever taken in the state of Florida, and we've had nothing but excellent results from applying what we did both technically in the development order. Mayor Suarea: When you're talking about DRIB, you're really talking about ,. umbrella, or regional DRIB, right? �( Mrs D. Plummer: Yea, air. It's the regional DRI called downtown, and covers all of downtown. The reason the City wanted it, which is a good idea, is developers now just deal with the City, they don't have to go to the Regional Planning Council. But, we then did what we call increment one. 1, Commissioner Plummer: I disagree with that. Mr. D. -Plummer: The state won't give ' g you approval for twenty-five million square feet, they give you approval for eight million square feet. You have to then go back for increment two. What's being advertised right now, was ' increment two of what we did and increment one, it's the next logical step, In the consultant selection process, there are three separate pieces, there is i a technical review you go in you make your verbal presentation and the people on the committee, decide who they want. In my hand out there, you can see that when we finished our technical review, who is the best for this critical job for the City of Miami, there were seven separate reviewers. We were listed if you consider technical only, first on all seven committee members, not six and one, not five and two, but each and every member chose u8. Mayor Suarez: What were the other criteria, Mr. Manager? Mr. D. Plummer: There are two other criteria that are punched into that thing, they come from the outside. The first one. is minority participation.: .When they bring in minority participation... Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, let's get... what is the other criteria? Mr. Odio: They brought in minority... Ms. .:Arleen Weintraub: I can list them for you. Mr. .D. Plummer: I'll get that. Mayor Suarez: It is just that he seems to begetting warmed.up to talk about that one. Ms. Weintraub: Right here. Mr. Odio: Minority participation, he came in first, five to two. 3Y, Mr. D. Plummer: That's correct. Mayor Suarez: Just what are the other criteria, if anybody can, list them ". please? Ms. Weintraub: Creativity and skill, experience, team organization and commitment, capability of firm, and minority participation. Mayor Suarez:_ Thank you. + =, Mr. D. Plummer: When they crank the minority part into it, we're still number one. Where we fell from number one to number two as you folks y properly say, let's look at recent work. If you've had a lot of recent work, then they will give you a negative on your evaluation. We received the largest negative yod get, and moved us first to second, not because we have a lot of City work, I've been in business for twelve years, myself, we've had one big job, we lost it because... - Mayor Suarez: The alternative to that and probably a more logical Alternative* will be to say that we don't, distinguish between two, we aLso1v rotate, We Day both are equally qualified but be case we previously have taken you, we go to a different one, That will be the alternative. F7 1 t �i+�',c�' 9abir.` _ m" Mr, b, plummar: that 11% saying, is that we lost the job because we had done the first phase of a multi phase project. This isn't like two different bfidgea, This is the same project, it's just the second phase of that am@ 4, project. Mr. Odiot The policy is to try to avoid, as I understand, the Commission's desire was to try to avoid one firm getting all the work. And that's achy, when we came to that and they had had prior work done, they lost. Mayor Suarest Ott. His argument implicitly is that if they did the first phase or first portion of this, that they, it would make sense from our perspective, not to apply the previous work criterion as something that would go againsthim. Mr. Odib: But, my answer to that, Mr. Mayor, is if you want that to happen, you cannot do it for this one. You have to change the policy. Mayor Suarez: I got you. And I guess of course, we've seen other situation and other facilities in the City where somebody keeps coming up as the... Ms. Weintraub: Right. We had to go through the competitive process again. Mr. D. Plummer: But my point... Mayor Suarez: ... the designer architect planner for the facility, and I don't want to make any specific reference, but I'm talking about the Orange Bowl. But... Mr. D. Plummer: Sir, what I am saying is, that if I design the footing and columns for a bridge for you folks, and the second phase was a bridge deck, I wouldn't be 'allowed to do it. I agree with spreading the work, what I'm.= saying is, this is the second logical step of a project that is .probably the most important item in the commercial center of our region, and we did the first, and seven separate people on the committee said we're first. We lost it because we did such a good job in the first part. Mayon Suarez: Do we get reimbursed on the ultimate developers for all this work that we are doing in the umbrella DRI? Commissioner Plummer: You know, I can see the point, and it's well taken, that the City, doesn't want all eggs in one basket, but it does seem logical, the point that he is trying to make, is the fact that if he were to be say...' can I finish? I don't have a conflict, David is not related to me, I wish he .' was,.he has got more money than I do and I like rich relatives.` Mayor Suarez: 'I doubt that. Mr., D. Plummer: I doubt that too. Commissioner Plummer: The point I'm trying to make, is the fact, that if you „r were to say that this was to kick in on another project, but these, in this 2zv case to" me, I see his point are tied together. OK? If he were to be on a `- plan over south of Flagler Street somewhere,. I think that's a legitimate . situation. Mr. Odio: But the problem is, he knew the rules going in. Yo•; cannot change the rules 'after the game is over. And you cannot change this now, you change the policy for future selection process, but not for this one. �., Commissioner Plummer; I wasn't, arguing that point. }'-- Mr. Odio; And he might be right. He makes sense, and;he should have fi'tshed the whole DRI, but that's not the way the policy is written. s Mayor Suarez; If we had done it in one integrated concept, then he would have. possibly dome the whole thing. #. Me. Weintraub: HX4Ctly. Right, but since It was two separate RTV p ocea$ea,.- :k we bad to compete the second phase. Mayor Suarez: And there is no doubt that the winning bidder hey,.,; technically irQtAp@tont, right? r r October'-1 jogs r sx.i x rr } ` Mayor Suarez: I mean, we're talking about a major deferential or are we talking about night and day here, or what? Ms. Weintraub: I know David has pulled out that portion. It was very close in terms of points. Where are the exacts points? Mayor Suarez: That's what he is... Ms, Weintraub: Nineteen to seventeen. Commissioner Plummer: If this firm sim 1 p y got seven did the:number, number :one votes,_ what two .-firm get?.;Or the firm that you're , recommending? Ma: Weintraub:,' No, excuse me.. If You would allow me. rank y , The.. critexia,.,we..dott t as team members, number one votes until we look it. So'the number - at everything;,and score one votesaren't cast until all criteria is.scored. Commissioner,Plummer: Excuse me. Mr. Plummer. Ms. Weinbraub: The points are two points apart. tT _ Commissioner Plummer: Mr, Plummer... Mr. D.;P'lummer: Yes, sir. -' Commissioner Plummer: ... would you show her your diagram thatyouu.said that ou that you showed me y got all seven votes,;number one as technical? Ms. Weintraub: That's not correct. Mr. Odio: Commissioner, you're both right. _ Ms. Weintraub: It's two points difference. AT - Mr. D. Plummer=; I£ you separate.., we got all seven It's,whom you crank in the technical:number ones: other two pieces, we fall. 0.- - Mr. Odio: He's right. Ms. Weintraub: I respectfully disagree. } Mr, Odio; But tha vote was nineteen to seventeen,, L° S Me.'Weintraub: It was nineteen to sevsnteenv..they,were thecommittee points.. Atthat poig .did not .oast number One votes, or nwaber tome toe of:points. two votes; a Mayor.-Suarezi But intfact, quantitatively, like the Manager as right. In fact quantitatively, on that Criteria, and they s $ Y r you're both Cams out higb¢r fps every single one of the evaluators. However, , you don't prank teem point... �t t e h.t p # d f Mayor Suarez: i'11 entertain a motion on that, rejecting the bid protest, io issioner Pl fter: Mt. Mayor, I don't think we have any choice. Based on the criteria here, I'll rove it. Mayor Suarez: Se moved. Seconded. Commissioner Plummer: The only other alternative that I know in this particular case, would be to throw them all out, redo it, and all we're doing is delaying the process. Commissioner Dawkins: The Ma just said Mayor � Callthe roll. Mayor Suarez: OK. We have a motion and a second. Commissioner Plummer: Is there a noise coming froth the other end? Is there i. an echo? ;. Mayor Suarez: I have that huge hammer that I've got to bring. What is ' a sword, or anti -harassment. All right, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion? .; If not, please' call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner` Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO.'90-774 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER'S DECISION TO REJECT; THE PROTEST RECEIVED FROM DAVID PLUMMER <AND"ASSOCIATES, INC. IN CONNECTION WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE°;APPLICATION::=FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR INCREMENT 42 OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL; IMPACT, AS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE WITHOUT MERITi (Here ' follows'' body of resolution, omitted here and - on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) = Upon being seconded by Commissioner De Yurre, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES:_' Commissioner Victor De Yurre y Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. _ Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins = Mayor Xavier'L. Suarez;.. - e = NOESv None. ABSENT: None., Mayor Suarez: Would the successful bidder as soon as we get through the next Vote; take into �. account various aspects of,` or 'various discussions ,related to traffic downtown at the Metropolitan to Planning Organization of which I am member, and which seems'" like the media doesn't seem {, to pay any -at to it. What other matter do we have to take together with this, Mr. City Mr. Fernandez: What was that, sir? Commissioner Plummers Award the bid. y Mayor Suarez: There was another matter? - the actual award, I r;s4 Mr. Fernandez; Yes. Of course now, item 20 has to formally you, what needs t4 be ccome in fr onsentagenda ZOr ont oft r Commissioner Plummer; Move it. f c t a� . .Mayor Suarez: So moved and seconded.0.0 _ perp. Aia 1 y+yj'y/ q t s t 1 rr - -' (YwYiNiii4Y'tis[iLl mL..f ioi.ir.Y..�Y1YtwaYi W.Yuki:il.iLiL'liiwaii>.YI:iY it'iYLYiY1x.SI.YnfifH4fi1W }..--- Y—Wi:.i..—ir— — if.'riW.y—l+airii ------ ai6iit—ritlYiYYWnG� 6. ACCEPT TXRMS OP AGREEMENT WITH LAMAR LOUISE CURRY CONCERNING HER DONATION TO THX CHALLUN019R VII MEMORIAL L STiPttLAT THAT THR Gi T IS ACCEPTED CONtITiONED UPON DEMONSTRATION THAT St1Pf"ICiENT PUNDS tXIST TO - COMMTE THE MEMORIAL. r ii ----WiW,w—Yi—ll. -----wiirlin.----------- . ---------fii-i+trai.------------ - Mayor Suarers Item 2. Recommendation on the proposed execution of an agreement between the City and Lamar Louise Curry related to her donation to the Challenger VII Memorial. Is she represented by counsel or do we not need anybody here, from her? is everybody OK, with the agreement? Vice Mayor Dawkins: I need some clarification. Mayor Suarez: Mr. Vice Mayor, yes. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Mr. Manager, on the second page, it says, a hundred and e ninety --six dollars ($196.00) is needed to complete the work. ' Commissioner Plummer: A hundred and ninety-six ($196.00)? Vice Mayor Dawkins: A hundred and ninety-six thousand, six hundred and ninety-six dollars ($196,696.00), OK? And after we have expended the fund, it says that it will still be a shortage of seventy six thousand dollars, one hundred and five forty-three ($76,105.43). Is that correct, so far? Mr. Odio: Yes. - Vicer. Mayor:Dawkins- But if you go on the next page, first page, 'fifty dollars ($50.00) of the sixty-nine five can only be applied.toiconstruction' So when you take fifty thousand ($50,000) from seventy-six thousand ($76,000) _ you've got twenty-six'thousand one hundred and five ($26,105.00) left. Where will that twenty-six thousand ($26,000.) come from? LE ` Mr. Odio: Not from the City. They have not requested from us. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Thenyou're not adhering to -the promise, :because the grant only comes- if you promise that the fountain will, whatever it is, will be completed with this money. And that's what you said. I'll read it again. Mr. Odic: Well, I said that the last time. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Has agreed to donate up to sixty-nine thousand five s. hundred dollars: -($69,500.00) to beusedsolely for the completion, for the a Challenger model. The donation calls for fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) to ._be applied -_toward ..towards construction, fifteen >.thousand dollars ($15,000.00) to be. applied toward landscape, and four thousand five` hundred ($4,500.00) to. be used for the sprinkler. The gift is made upon the express condition that the City of Miami's Challenger VII Memorial committee, and of the New World Center, demonstrate that they have collected sufficient funds to a complete the memorial. So we're short twenty-six thousand dollars ($26000.00) in my... now maybe,:I'm wrong., Mr. Odior May I suggest... you're right. r Vice Mayor Dawkins: Beg pardon? Mr. Odio; That we accept this with the condition that the City will not be responsible. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, The City... no, no, no. Well, you have to tell me that, Mr, Odio: Well I think the last time we talked about it, I said... = Commissioner Plummer; With that condition applied. ; I �r Vine Mayor Dawkina; Huh? s COMMiSsi.oher Plu mnor; You can apply that condition, but 40csept the grant, � r N M� iM" k q A 3 Now w+N^k'r°E7-:?1a w Mr. Odio: Sure. You can say that► Mayor Suarez: Was, that thei,..intent, or it just wasn't made clear enough? todause there was no City money.". Mr. Odin: Tha City is net involved. Mayor Suare2: Why don't we clarify what the wording, and... Vice Mayor Dawkinet 'fell, who is going to... I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor, Mayor Suarez: Until no, until you're satisfied and then we can bring up the item of... Vice Mayor Dawkins: Now, who is responsible for the twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000.00). Yousee, Mr. Plummer, this is the same ;thing we went _ through with the $ayfront Park fountain, and Park. Mr. bdio: The New World Center foundation would be responsible for the,.,' Commissioner Plummer: For the additional money. Mayor Suarez: -Yes, it would have to come from private donations, otherwise a the... Commissioner Plummer: Milder, don't get me involved in, this end of it, even though it's in the park.. This, as you know, was done by a private foundation, and by the other organization. So... -Vice. Mayor Dawkins: Well why don't, I... can I do this can I defer Y Y r continue this until the ~administration has contacted the private corporations " of whomever it is, and be assured that they have the twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000.00) before we accept the grant from Mrs. Curry? you can accept.the.grant w Mr. Odio: Or ith the condition...' = Mayor Suarez: Orthey convince. you that we can have the... that you will accept - the wording that says, ,that we will only accept -::it on if the matching funds,, a obtained. Vice Mayor Dawkins: I'11,accept that. Commissioner Plummer: Can I simplify.it for you,., -Mr. Mayor? 4 � Mayor Suarez; He accepts'.the, amendment., Commissioner Plummer: Well, all you've got to do here, is'scratch out this one where there are three ,people, -responsible, one being the City., Just - scratch out the City. Mayor Suarez: Yes. .. r Commissioner.Plummer: That would simplify it., Mayor Suarez: And, also'put-in clear wording that says, that we are not. responsible for that match. t< fin-! Mr. Odio: That's right, we are not. Mayor Suarez: OK. With those two provisos, I'll entertain a motion on the x[- item. Vice Mayor Dawkins; So moved. Mayor Suarez: Moved. h� r 4 Commissioner Plummsx; I'll second it. Xayor Suarez$ Any discussion? if not, please call the rol1, iiow 0140 tot import, or the total cunt of the contribution that she if we could put a v►lna on it? e 24 s F e1 fa _ .c ..c,r K,yH. zc,s>e SFw=r<•� �Ari'*. � f.» �xpi e Mr. Odio: Sixty-nine thousand five hundred ($b0,500). Mayor Suaram Plus petPAtual maintenance? Mr. Odio Yes. Vice Mayor DaWkina: Yes. Commissioner, Plummer: Yes.: But that goes into a trust fund. And from the interest, is what... Mayor Suarez: Which, you know, it's worth.,. Mr. Odio: I think it's fifteen thousand ($15,000) a year. Mayor Suarez: .... two hundred thousand ($200,000) which is worth noting that; possibly, if we hadn't done this, or if we didn't do this, we didn.'t have this contribution, it would cost us more to maintain that general area than otherwise, and that's always a plus for the City, and we are veryha course, with the offer: Ppy of Commissioner. Plummer: But the money goes into a trust, and the interest is what does the operating maintenance. Mayor Suarez: For maintenance of that, and it's a permanent flower arrangement that would be very nice for that area. So moved and second. Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Vice Mayor Dawkins, who moved its adoption: _ RESOLUTION No. 90-776 A.RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE -. A GIFT AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY - ATTORNEY ;WITH LAMAR LOUISE CURRY, TH DONOR, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE CITY $69,500 FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CHALLENGER MEMORIAL PROJECT; FURTHER APPROVING THE CREATION OF A $200,000 TRUST, THE ANNUAL INCOME OF WHICH WILL BE USED BY; THE ::CITYFOR THE; CONTINUED' BEAUTIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING OF . THE::MEMORIAL a SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THE CHALLENGER...VII ; MEMORIAL' COMMITTEE, AND/OR .THE NEW WORLD < CENTER FOUNDATION- DEMONSTRATE THE FINANCIAL'> ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE ,CHALLENGER MEMORIAL.> (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) �. Upon being seconded. by - Commissioner Plummer, .thefresolution was passed and adopted by the following � vote: w 9" AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre =' Commissioner J. L. Plummer.Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso 3 - Vice Mayor Miller J.. Dawkins, z' Mayor Xavier L. Suarez e d r =' NOES: None.: - ABSENT: None. COMMENTS MADE AFTER ROLL CALL; tkt Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I would hope that once this thins finalized, that we would appropriately honor her here at.this,CcuuinaiQnQ the donation• L Mayor Suarez: Absolutely, Na Commissioner Plummer: I think she - probably taught most all of us at Miami High. 7. DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY DEFER RONALD J. COHEN, ESQ.'S RECOUPMENT OF FEES/COSTS PAID BY GEORGE MANRESA, GEORGE LOPEZ, RICHARD COLEMAN, FILIRERTO ARRO'YA, ARIEL ROJAS, JUAN GARCIA CONCERNING THEIR DEFENSE OF CIVIL OR CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN EXONERATED. (Notei Item not taken up again this meeting.) u----lii----W-wl-----------uric i...I. - --+rr...+.----ILL-r..r.rY.-------- Y.----YL--------ili--iy- Mayor Suarez: Item 3. Ron Cohen's... Mr. Fernandez: On item 3, Mr. Mayor, I don't see Mr. Klausner or Mr. Cohen here. We had communications with them late yesterday afternoon, and they have still not been able to get through to their individual clients to relate our offer of settlement in this item. So... Mayor Suarez: OK. So, you've got a pending offer of settlement. Why don't we table it, maybe, they'll get it resolved during the course of the day, soon as they can get all of their clients. ------ -- - -- ----- ----------------------------------------- 8. DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN: STATES, INC. REGARDING OVERPAYMENT. OF; ITS FRANCHISE FEE. (See label 19). Mayor Suarez: Item 4. Mr. Fernandez: Yes. Item number 4, Mr: Mayor, is, perhaps Mr. Surana... Mr. Odio:: -I can explain. Mr. Fernandez: Mr. Odio. Mr. Odio: We had the AT&T company overpaid in their franchise fee, 'and 'they not only overpaid to the City of Miami, theyoverpaidquite a.; few- other.,-,-' cities, too. There was a settlement offer made that:.. we have :to pay them back. And no question,- they did overpay,- so ,we made an agreement with, them; subject to your approval, that we would pay them back one million -two hundred ' and ninety-six thousand dollars ($1,296,000.00) and that we would pay thirty- t six thousand dollars ($36,000.00) back each month. Commissioner Plummer: Where are you going to get the money? Because I heard that the cupboard.was bare, and now suddenly, we're going to find one million t two hundred and thirty six thousand dollars ($1,236,000.00). f Mr. Odio: It's not a lump sum payment. y Commissioner Plummer: I understand that, but where is the money coming from? Mr. -Odio: We have three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00), right? Mr. Warren Bittrer: From anticipated revenue from public service taxes. Commissioner Plummer: From public services what? Mr. Bittrer: Taxes that AT&T will be paying in each month. Apparently, they do pay more than thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000.00) per month;, and we anticipate taking the revenue from anticipated... A Commissioner Plummer: That's fine. That's robbing. Peter to pay Paul. Now the anticipated things that you were going to 40 with that money that you were going to receive, what happens to those projects? e= Mr Odio: Can't An it We ¢ u Mr, Farhandet: They are companion items. That's the festival, that's one of the festivals that'a anticipatad to take place within the next few days. Comisbiofter plummart Fine, OK. Mayor. Suares: So moved and second. 1 hope this does not mean that every. single festival that might conceivably exceed the noise ordinance, is going to:: dome to the Commission for a specific exemption, is it? Mr. Fernandez: There is that risk of that associated with this, Mr. Mayor, to be very honest. Mayor Suarez: Couldn't we come up with a mechanism with allows another board, - or committee, or something to make that determination for us? Unidentified Speaker: The zoning Board. —�i Mayor Suarez: The Zoning Boards or somebody? Committee composed of the City e Manager, the City Attorney, and their best friends, or somebody? Commissioner Plummer: What? Commissioner Alonso: Isn't that true that they usually come to us for closing of the'streets, and probably, will come together. Mr. Fernandez: That, they must always. Right. Mayor Suarers We were trying at one point, Commissioner, to avoid having to get back to. us, the closing of streets, the wine and beer permits, and I thought , we had finally gotten those off our... �.' Commissioner Alonso: But apparently, not.. .` Mr. Fernandez:That hasn't happened yet." They,are:all still coming to you. But if you instruct the administration and - the law department to draft an ordinance creating a board or a committee, or what have you, that could study". e and then recommend to you, and you just pass one item... Mayor Suarez: And you're probably going to tell-us.that if by -=any chance somebody. protest, they probably would have a right to appeal to us, which is OK,,because hopefully, most of them would not. Mr. Fernandez: They would.: Mayor Suarez: Yes, absolutely. And also, on... in fact, Mr. City Attorney, as a great service to the citizens of Miami, and particularly those that are going to succeed us, at all these position that we are talking about, including the ones up here, yours, the City Manager, etc.,, would you kind of review the agenda and see what kinds of things we can somehow eliminate from reaching this:Commission. The Commission has been explaining and suggestion to both you and the City Manager, that we are mindful of many -things that are' done wrong in; other municipalities, but one of .the:.,.things that we hear,;`:we notice, they seem: to do with a;little bit .more expeditiousness than -.we do is go through their agenda. Is there any way that we can get unanimous votes to be,very quickly..reflected, is there any way that we could take... , Mr. Fernandez: Yes, we. are: In fact, just to give you briefly an example, we r n. have been meeting with GSA and we are looking at a way of coming to you with all the procurement .items, or all the contracts, like with, in one its giving you a brief synopsis, or summary of them. Now... 3_ Mayor Suarez: And don't forget the Commission awareness.` I mean, if a Commissioner has looked at it, who has a particular interest, is that department, or is assigned to look at that department, makes a recomendatiaa, the rest of us willliableto go along with it. ' Mr, Fernandez I understand. You know, but, like with evsrything.alss YQu ' � know, there are two sides for A- consideration :and that wot�lsi be ':vo Av � decision. I would be more than happy to draft and prepares for 'You# with the administration, a plan that would ensure that your agendaa look, ,9 i �K Mayor Suarez: Yes, but# we haven't dome that in about five years, and it's time to begin again. Va eliminate a lot of items by changing the City code on settlements proposed by your department, and we even try to do it on fees, rather on monetary decisions made by the City Manager to increase his jurisdiction, and that didn't work, but at least, because that's in the charter) I believe. But we did get quite a few items off the agenda, and some of those are pretty silly. Commissioner Alonso: Yes. And talking about the awareness program, I think it's something that we will have to take up in the near future to discuss exactly how is it going to go and how it is working, and how we can improve the system, really. Mayor Suarez: Yes-. The County has a very formal process of actually having hearings before the Commissioner or Commissioners in question. Commissioner Alonso: But remember, the system is different. It really is. Mayor Suarez: Yes. It's a whole different system. We maybe, ought to make modifications when we see how it works. OK. Do we have a motion and a second on this item? I think we do, do we not? Mr. Fernandez: Yes. Mayor Suarez: All right, read the ordinance, please. You gave the reason for the emergency already. Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 36-4 AND 36-5 OF THE CODE .OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING THAT THE CITY COMMISSION MAY DECLARE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROHIBITIONS AND RELAX TIME LIMITATIONS ON THE CREATION OF NOISE THAT ARE CONTAINED IN>SAID CODE SECTIONS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced ,by Commissioner Alonso and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, for _adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre - Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: None. Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Alonso and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, adopted said.ordinance by the following voter AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENTi None. i; SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10797. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commissiot and ;y to the public. I} 7 29 a r a II.IW.i114W SLi11iLY�..Y114i.1.iLiYCliii.ii..iYlWJCiW �Y®YliGiii .a.it Y.dYI'YWY.41aYlfi��iYwiYrwwY.TY.r1::i4Wi GiilifrYY11f.1un4is:F�"w-iY4iiriYiii4iiYYilYiaYYiiWiYYSitY$YAYLIY ,. 10; RELAX TIME LIMITATIONS REQUIRED RY CODE REGARDING CREATION Olt NOISE DECLARE CERTAIN CURRENT NOISE PROHIBITIONS TO RE INALPLICABLE TO ALLOW STAGING OF THE MIAMI RIMER BLUES FESTIVAL. —au—zr-----....v.w—i..cas..—....rr.r.ir.i...:.r.r-------:r—..x.w—:r.r..----.r.i.rr.—..rr...—,ra..--------+:.----r.a.ati -- '. Mayor Suarez: Item 6, companion item. Commissioner Plummer: Move it. - Commissioner Alonso: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Seconded. Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-777 A RESOLUTION RELAXING THE TIME LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE CITY CODE ON THE CREATION OF NOISE AND DECLARING CERTAIN NOISE PROHIBITIONS CONTAINED IN SAID CODE TO BE INAPPLICABLE TO ALLOW THE STAGING OF THE MIAMI RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL IN THE BLOCK OF SOUTH MIAMI AVENUE BETWEEN SIXTH STREET AND SEVENTH STREET UNTIL 1:00 A.M. ON OCTOBER 21, 1990. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on = file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Alonso, the resolution was passed andadoptedby the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez 2' NOES: None. ABSENT: None. i... e ,F i t r 4 f ^ 30 - T fYih t YW.kxYYrfiFisuss.ut:a:ac,a.:'w®irrLtWaY�rea.'��.�f+.ii.�i:r.as-n::.:-Wait,Jrasita°.N:c�rr.r.uum�r::�:w...iww�w:>'-n::s+:u.s� —.ror.r.wars.a.— -t.L.wa.ri>•. ; !1, SECOND READING ORDINANM AMEND CODE PROVIDE THAT NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD HEARINGS MAY BE MET BY POSTING NOTICE, IV IN ADDITION TO NOTICE BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR HAND DELIVERED BY LAU ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, SHERIFF, CODE INSPECTOR, ETC. WriiwYilu�^---r. r.—w -------r.---------------rim----rrcaa.��� -------------------------- r: Mayor Suarez: Item 7. Mr. Rodriguez: Item 71 is a second reading on the notice of violations in relation to code enforcement, and this, as you remember when I mentioned to you last time, is to try to avoid the unnecessary cost of... in cases to put in the newspapers, when we can serve the notice by posting it on property, in addition to serving the property owners with the notice of violation. Mayor Suarez: I'll entertain a motion on second reading, item 7 of this ordinance. Commissioner Alonso: Yes. Mayor Suarez: Commissioner Alonso. Commissioner Alonso: Let me ask a question. I remember you told us for the record, that I had some question, and I said, with absentee landlords will you be sending the letters, anyway? Mr. Rodriguez: We send the letters to them and what happens sometimes, we don't get any answer. And so, what we do is to comply with that, we also put ads in the papers, which is expensive. We feel that by posting the property, we have .been found... we get the advice from the legal department that we are properly doing that, and this is what this will do. It's in addition to. Commissioner Alonso: OK. So moved. Commissioner Plummer: Second. r Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. An discussion? If not y y please read the ordinance. Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (B), (C) AND (D) OF i SECTION 2-399 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING THAT THE NOTICE; REQUIREMENT FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD HEARINGS MAY BE MET BY POSTING WHEN SUCH POSTING OF NOTICE IS DONE IN ADDITION TO NOTICE BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR BY HAND DELIVERY BY THE SHERIFF, OR ,OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, CODE INSPECTOR, OR DESIGNATED AGENT ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE CODE INSPECTOR AND BY PROVIDING.THAT SO LONG AS PROOF OF SAID POSTING CAN BE ,PROVIDED.'' BY THE' "PERSON POSTING SUCH NOTICE, SAID 'POSTING SHALL -'BE - SUFFICIENT TO SHOW THAT THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS' HAVE BEEN MET WHETHER OR NOT THE ALLEGED VIOLATOR ACTUALLY 7 RECEIVED SUCH NOTICE. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of.September'7, 1990 z was taken up for its second and final reading by title and ;adoption.:On motion of Commissioner Alonso, seconded by Commissioner Plummer,.the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and, adopted by the following vote: rL uj �m J b __ t' n va AYES: C6MM4§ai0ner victor be 'Yurre Commieeioher J. L, Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Millar J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NO991 None, ABSENT: None. = THE. ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE_NO. 10798. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. e .._r.r-r..ra...r.-..r.r_rani__-_-rr--i-____.rw.....r_.:.rr-...-r__ 12. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 10656 WHICH ESTABLISHED SPECIAL REVENUE - FUND: TRAINING SUPPORT FUND REGION XIV FY 189-190 - PROVIDE FOR , INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATIONS - ACCEPT GRANT AWARD FROM STATE OF FLORIDA. Mayor Suarez: Item 8. This seems like the kind of item that will be awfully nice not to have to decide at the Commission level. Commissioner Plummer: But the voters told you, no. Mr. Odio: This.to accept a grant. Mayor Suarez: Yes. Except that this is even worse because this is like accepting a-grant,.so it.'s not even directly our money, it's a sort of a pass through for us. All right, I'll entertain a motion on this item. Commissioner Plummer: So moved. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Commissioner Alonso: Second. Mayor: Suarez: Second. Any discussion? If not, please read the ordinance:.x t' Call the roll. r AN ORDINANCE -. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10656, ADOPTED' OCTOBER`12, 1989, WHICH ESTABLISHED A -SPECIAL:_ REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "TRAINING SUPPORT; -FUND REGION`:XIV FY189-90," TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS FOR ' ITS OPERATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,875; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO. ACCEPT A GRANT 'AWARD FROM THE F STATE OF FLORIDA IN SAID AMOUNT AND IMPLEMENT -THE SAME IN ACCORDANCE WITH 'APPLICABLE CITY CODE 'PROVISIONSj, ,= CONTAINING. A REPEALER -PROVISION PROVISION AND - SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. F Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of; -was ,taken up for its second and final, reading,by title and adoption.. On motion of: Commissioner Plummer, seconded by ,Commissioner Alonso, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote: M i t 1.2 f M IZ- } - 32 'P t � A t .. '$�"��t•`�4 C" i` {.i� T Y Y.3- t � � :,WSJ yz a. -t AYES: C}ytq�t�nciijWaign V}'ictorj�DO ji6fibt� yYUr�re y ''. Commisaioha J. L. rluffite j Jr. Comissioner Miriam Alonao 4 vice Mayor Millar J. Da' kins Mai or Xavier L, Suarez WE None. ADSENT: None. THE ORDINANCE VAS DESIGNATED„ORDINANCE NO. 10799. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the Public record and announced that copies ware available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. _ 13., EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND CODE CHAPTER 53 (STADIUMS, MARINAS, EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTERS) - REPEAL 53-48 (REFUELING VESSELS) - SUBSTITUTE NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE FOR REFUELING AT CITY MARINAS, MOBILE DELIVERY VEHICLES, REGULATIONS ON MOBILE DELIVERY VEHICLES, REGULATIONS OF DELIVERY, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, INSURANCE AND PERFORMANCE BOND, AND A CITY USER FEE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: Item 9. Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Attorney, I've been asked the question because we can use .the revenue. Can this be ,heard on an emergency item basis so that they can be starting today? Mr. Fernandez:Yes, sir.' ' Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, if it's in order, I think the City-can.sure use the revenue, and I would move it on an emergency; basis to make' 'it effective today.. Commissioner Alonso: Second. i Mayor Suarez: So'moved and seconded. I think you were the one that`had°the t {' most concerns 'about it,so it's proper 'that you now pass it here li"z hot knife through melted butter. All right we have a motion and a second. Any #, ' discussion? If not �,. , please read the ordinance. Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CONCERNING MARINE REFUELING -CHAPTER FACILITIES; AMENDING 53 ENTITLED "STADIUMS, ua MARINAS, EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTERS";'OF THE rY; CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY ; t'. ! REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 53-48, ENTITLED "REFUELING VESSELS" OF SAID CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING IN PLACE THEREOF A NEW SECTION 53-48 TO j PROVIDE THEREBY FOR REFUELING AT CITY MARINAS, MOBILE ' i DELIVERY VEHICLES, REGULATIONS ON DELIVERY, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, INSURANCE AND PERFORMANCE BOND, AND ;..A CITY USER FEE; SUBJECT TO ONE-YEAR REVIEW; CONTAINING A REPEALER' PROVISION; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, a^F t Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner u Alonso, for` adoption as an emergency measure and` dispensing with' ,lztis" requirement of Treading same on two separate days; which was agreed to by the .; following votes �s 2 t ham- a M 33 X ffr. ASt St CWftissioner Victor Ds Yurre Commissioner J, Lr Plummer; Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J, Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez , NOES: None. ADSPN�: None. Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Alonso, adopted said ordinance by the following vote: AYESs Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam.Alonso Vice Mayor Miller Dawkins Mayor Xavier.L, Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: None. lk SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE No. 10800. The City .Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of to the ,public. the City Commission and -- - --- -- - ------------------------------------------ -- - t. 14. DISCUSS AND WITHDRAW PROPOSED SECOND READING ORDINANCE RELATING TO TOWING AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO INCREASE CHARGES AND FEES (Note: Though withdrawnby Administration at this points this item was discussed later - see label,23): ------------ ----- --------- --------------- d --------- Mayor Suarez.* Item 10. --- - -- - - ------------ Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, there are members of the industry that are here, that I think want to speak on this issue, and ask think they!ve;been'to for consideration:' I" 7 each of our offices, I don't see- them here right now. ; Commissioner.Alonso: They were here. Commissioner Plummer: May I ask that this be deferred -�. representatives come forward.t. until those Commissioner-Alonso: -Yes, here they are. - Vice Mayor Dawkins: They are here. - a Commissioner Plummer: Huh? f - Vice Mayor Dawkins: You don't see them in the alley way? Commissioner Plummer: Oh, fine. Mayor Suarez: What is the issue, and what is the dispute, if we know, Mz. �P Manager, or J.L.? Commissioner Plummer: Well,:I can tell you what they,spoke to me>about,, that i+�, ' the Aid j y :are concerned about the storage fees, and the fees of n notification, and I think they make � some ver Y, very good points. Mr, Adios The problem was with item 20. A.} CommiesiQAew r Piumner: Ohs is that 20? �sl 1 Mr. Odio: Twent • 4y 7 K , Commissioner be Yurres 'gut, are these charges to items that are towed from private areas, or does this apply to any car that gets picked up on the street or motorcycle, or whatever? i i t mr. Manohar guranat Any car: Commissioner De Yurret Well, I'm not... I can't go with it. Commissioner Plummert But, wait a minute now. Wait a minute. Did you .say not.., didn't Nancy say that this was affecting private property? Ma: Bahn: Yes, air. These are the fees and storage charges that will ba-1n effect for private property towing. However, item 20, the same storage fees are tracking that. Commissioner Plummer: But wait a minute. He is saying that out on the street. Mano, this is Nancy, Nancy this is Mano. Mr. Odiot This is from private property. In item 20, you would increase... Mr. Surana: I'm sorry. Mr. Odio: ...the tow fee five dollars ($5.00) on street towing. Commissioner Plummer: Fine. OK. The other one, Victor, that the controversy is, is on item 20. Mayor Suarez: Anything further on item 10? Mr. Odio: There is none. We... Commissioner De Yurre: Well, what is.it exactly? What does section 3533, and" that 's.what we're looking at here, what does that apply to? Does it apply to, private towings, or does it apply to just any towing in general? Mr. -: John .`Shannon: Commissioner, I think,I can answer that for you. I'm Officer Shannon, from the Towing Detail. Originally, this was to change the fees for private property towing. Evidently, the Finance Department also put, in:>there that the auto pound, the police department storage fees would also go on. I don't know how they got that tacked on there, but it got in there somehow. ". Commissioner De Yurre: Well, I° don't think .that it's clear. enough, and certainly, I wouldn't be voting for this, at this point in time. Well, if they would put it to a vote, I've got no problem. Ive to vote, no.. = rx Mr.` Odio: Yes. We have received conflicting information right 'here.. No question about that. Two different versions, Mr. Shannon; I think the original intent was to bring in more funds for the City. Commissioner De Yurre v Well, you see, but.I don't want it to... it!s already bad enough that we had a big battle a year ago when we finally adopted towing rates,. and I don't want to circumvent this in any way, fashion, or form that ` people get hit additional dollars because of the storage situation. Mr. Shannon: I think the storage rates in this particular... Commissioner Plummer: Let me ask... I'm sorry. Mr. Shannon; ... article are just for the City of Miami auto pound, to changa s the rates on that, what the City of Miami, the property unit... Commissioner Plummer: And when does that rate kick in? Mr. Shannon: Whenever it's adopted, I would assume, = r Commissioner Plummer: No, I'm saying, I'm sorry. t Mayer Suarast:: "Yes, we had a twenty-four hour... x 3�X :N U: 36 Ocar*Ur s j Mr, Plumari When you tow a car to the auto pound, does the storage rate .,.`: start within twelve haute after you tow it there? Mrs Shannon: I think we had a twent -four hour race y- g .period. •- ; . Mr. Shannont Might, t t _ Commissioner Plummer:Well, that's what I'm asking. Is that the case here? 4 Mr, Shannont Twenty-four hours, yes, Commissioner De Yurres And how does this compare to the rates that we have _3. going with the regular towers? Mry Shannont They will be comparable with the... The City... - Commissioner De Yurres Has this been brought up to be comparable to what is being charged in the industry here in the City of Miami today? Mr. Shannon: Yes. The only thing that I had objected to this, I had recommended to the Finance Department, they also raised the administration rates for these private property towing companies, and bring it up to what the_. contract towers that tow for the police department do. I think they only raisedit to seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50). I wanted it raised up to ten dollars ($10.00). Basically... Mayor Suarez: For the administratively fee? !` Mr. Shannont Right. Mayor Suarez: What about for the storage? �i t Mr. Shannon:- That the City... il ,` Mayor Suarez: We are concerned about the storage, that's what the Commissioners are inquiring about particularly. _? Mr. Shannon: Well, the storage rates are for private property towing, and the, contract towers are basically going to be the same. Mayor Suarez: As far as I'm concerned, I'll very... '. Commissioner De Yurres Well, I want to defer. this, because... Mayor Suarez: , >.Let me be very blunt. If you wanted to put it to a vote and take out anything having to do with increase in thestoragefees, for that matter if you want to take out the administrative fees, I have no problem. Mr. Shannon: Increasing the -storage fees in here, I -interpreted that to mean,:. s only -;at the City of Miami auto pound at property. - Mayor Suarez: Fine, exactly. The main problem at the City of Miami auto r �! pound :is that a lot of times, they don't notify people.- By. the time people. know that their car has been towed, the fees owed for storage are more than the car is worth so if anything, we have the opposite problem. , Y 6, Pp. , Mr. Odio: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to defer this... withdraw this 'item, and • bring, it... I need to look at this. li Commissioner De Yurre: OK. Great. Mayor Suarez: Unless some component of it makes sense and the Commission wants to vote on it. Mr. - Odios Let sae withdraw it, if I may. Commissioner De Yurres I'd rather not vote on this. I think it's too �uu dy a'> right aos•, i Mayor Suarezi All right. Withdrawn; at the last moment# right before it was beheaded, ep "fit q KT { ra k S F ; i9L�itiaC..f..,rlYarWYa. c�cY.ti.iYr:ca..'S1rir.a..ri JW sarc.+ii i. a..cwru.si5u.��av: ..rt.---- Sri.—.w.r----..wtrr.-rur..ia.r..r..s.a:ra7a.Gtrai.iimarw.Y 15. (A) DISCUSS AND WITHDRAW PROPOSED SECOND READING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO SPECIAL OFF -DUTY POLICE SERVICES AND PERMITS REQUIRED POR PARADES AND PROCESSIONS (AMENDING CODE SECTIONS 42-8.1 AND 54-6, ADDING NEW SECTION 42-12) TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASED COSTS OF SERVICES. (B) DISCUSS AND WITHDRAW PROPOSED SECOND READING ORDINANCE RELATING TO BURGLAR AND ROBBERY ALARMS, AMENDING CODE CHAPTER 3.5 (ALARM SYSTEMS) .. TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES ARE CUMULATIVE IN NATURE; etc. Mayor Suarez: Item 11. Off -duty services, permits for parades, processions, increased charges... Commissioner Plummer: What does this do? : Mayor Suarez: to reflect increased cost of providing the services. Commissioner Alonso: Makes almost impossible to have a parade. Mayor Suarez: It's already extremely... Commissioner Alonso: Expensive. Mayor Suarez: ... expensive. You're increasing... is this suppose to be a pass through to us? Commissioner Plummer: Well, who is going to speak to this? `1` Mayor Suarez: Is that the idea, or is this to give more compensation to the " officers in question? , i Commissioner Plummer: Item ll, who is on item 11? Where is all the high'.. priced help? - �t Mayor Suarez: :;.Lieutenant, I -think the Commissioner... Commissioner Alonso has indicated, and I tend to agree that maybe the costs are high as it is. Why arewe spending so: much time on ordinances to increase all the -cost of City, services, here? Whose impetus is this, Mr. Manager?;, Is it =from this. l . Commission is it -from 'i .you, where. is it coming from? Is it from: your staff? . 3 Commissioner Plummer: The Budget. E Mr.. Odio:r.No, it's from me. We need to review the cost. Mayor Suarez: Well, you better argue for it, because you're not doing real f well on some of these items. Mr. Odio: Fine, I know. But, you are not realizing that the....,item,l0 fory instance, the cost of doing business in 19... Mayor Suarez:. Let's dwell on item 11, if we may. Mr. Odio; We haven't reviewed this rate since 1986. The cost of.a police officer has gone up substantially since 1986. t' i n �j- Mayor Suarez: No, no, that's right. You don't do it that way. What you do,a is, you estimate a real high number of officers, solid waste, and fire fighters that are needed for any event, and then we start negotiating down from that. You don't do it by the rates, that's true. You've done it very ;t ably by another means which is to tell them they need thirty and forty officers for a little parade somewhere. Really, these things are getting very_ expensive.> Vice Mayor Dawkins; But, and does it, Mr. Mayor... Mr. Qdio; Wall, but doesn't life, .�, more expensive? } Q /� y. fl +�$ cots Ba r r tt >fr n s'.a rti s Zz#k K 'Y�..' ,, rk-? 4 e: , . a .;v fin. ��e+:r A+�k`-•k: ;.... itiCe` Mayor bavkinat b6s his also apply to officers working in-publik and 4K gglak`Check? Dues this refer to thorn, took Mayor Suarazi Totally private employar? Mr. (idiot yes. Commissioner illummart Well, what does it... Vice Mayor Dawkins% Well, how Can you tell me then, that we're only receiving seventy two pereant of the cost of providing the services. How much of the twenty-eight percent that's left, horn much of that does the officer get? Mr. Manohar Surana: Commissioner, this is administrative cost we collect' wherever when police officer provide off -duty services. 'Vice Mayor Dawkins: Right.' L Mr. Surana: Within police department, they have a section for monitor off- f duty functions. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK. Mr.-Surana: So, we are trying to recoup the cost of that function. Vice Mayor Dawkins:: But as you recoup the cost of that function, do you price the officer who is working two jobs, do you price him out of the market, where that -1acility,'be it Publix, or wherever, can get a Florida Highway Patrolman or a'Dade County Policeman cheaper than what we are offering it? I don't _ know..:'that's what the hell... that's my problem. Mr: Surana: 'I don't know about that. e Vice"Mayor-Dawkins:Well then, we have to bring Mayor" Su'arez:- Do we have any union input on this, Dick? Remember, we've got FHP,'County, and some other officers wanting to get in on City... Vice Mayor -Dawkins: Private fi Mayor Suarez:- Yes, on private matter of private business in the City, and as the Commissioner is implying, that the costs are, getting fairly high. If we: knew `'that.., that's why the Commissioner is - asking - about the_other�twenty- eight 'percent. If we knew that this was a pass through to the officers and. < that"we'were still competitive with other forces in-the,area, that will be: `:one_ thing'if it's just a matter' of, recouping more and more money•for the'' ' City, I-1m not sure that , we are at a , point that we should be = doing that', might --just price' us: out of the market. .. •, ,..:` Mr.- Dick Kennet You would be pricing the policemen.out7of:the 'market. Vice Mayor Dawkins: And Mr. Mayor, we have already done, that=at'Miami Dade,,,.. Community College. ux. ti�6 Mayor Suarez: Yes. Commissioner Alonso: They cannot take it any.longer. Vice Mayor Dawkins: They are getting rid of the City of Policemen in the: City, and hiring their own,' because they can't afford to`pay the price that we are charging. Commissioner Plummer: How much are you increasing from, to? Mr. Surana: OK. From eight dollars ($8.00) to tea dollars ($10.00) and Prom... for temporary assignment, ten to'fifteen. Commissioner Plummery What is a temporary Assignment? vice Mayor Dawkins: Lose than six months, p 24< M. °z z ,t9 TMf r 'r }h { i Mr. Odibi Mr, Mayor.. T Mayor guarezt the number of cars had exceeded the ability of the police to guide them, and that in the,future, they would be charged a differential, or something than to just say.,, Mr. Odiot I'll like to withdraw item it and 12. Commissioner Plummort Just for your edification... Joe, where in Joe? How many policemen do you have working in off -duty details, sworn officers? Lt. Longueirat I think there are three, sir, Commissioner Plummer: There are four. One sergeant and three regular policeman, That's all they are doing. Here again, one more time I'm bringing to this Commission's attention, how hard it is to get a sworn officer on to the 'City of Miami police Departmentt and I want to tell you, I've got to put ! on the record, Harvey Bark, in my estimation, does one of the finest jobs that any man can do, but I strenuously object to having a sergeant and three sworn. officers, doing a job that a civilian can do. Now,: there is where you cost, administrative cost 'come in. Mr. Odio: I thought we had a... Commissioner Plummer: If the average policeman today is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), four is two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) worth of cost that this is trying to address that cost factor. You already heard~ one other sworn policemanstandup here today and tell you, all he is..doing is a wrecker detail. I object strenuously to these jobs that are being done by sworn officers that could be done by civilians, when we so desperately need .. sworn officers back out on the street. ■,, Lt. Longueira: Sir, Officer Shannon in :the wrecker detail is an injured officer, injured in the line of duty,. and that's why we have him in that capacity. g� : - ;jf` Commissioner Plummer: That's fine, that's justifiable, OK? And on that one, s' I say it's justifiable. Vice Mayor Dawkins: He'll justify some more if you let him. ! a Commissioner Plummer: For what? What was that noise down there, again? � s Mayor Suarez: I've got noise`on my right, and noise on my left. t Mr. Odio: I'll like to withdraw 11 and 12, Mr. Mayor? ` Mayor Suarez: Items 11 and 12 are withdrawn. 'Commissioner Plummer: Due to the lack of interest today. r r$ 'Mayor Suarez:Commission De Yurre's suggest that we withdraw the rest of the morning agenda, Mr. Odio: That's a good idea. 4 `i �L r y t M 3iZ � y 1 q a2 33 1 f 1 7 k fv''t£' 4� S a ".�' tpY• `t » IS 4S ''` ¢ 'tt ti.. `x^Sl?ti`.-bF3`V i�p�•., ,` YK.t°S7 1 Comissioner p umme rt 'What? Thirty? 'Wad that approved in the, cohaaat , agatida, or was that A aaparata item? Mr; 'frank Caatafteda: separate item. " Mayor Suarez: Separate item. Ali right. Commissioner plumm6r: Separate item, Ok: Commissioner Alonao: 'What number it was? Commissioner Plummer: CA-30. Mayor Suarez: We are pleased that all of these entities that have previously got City support are not coming back to cry for reinstitution of that, and are 3 instead trying to solve their problems by differant modes,'so I am -pleased to r 4` waive...' :i NOTE FOR THE RECORD: At this point, Agenda items 13, 14 and 15 were withdrawn. i - ---------- -_ _------- --------------------------------------- 17. ACCEPT AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (AT&T) CORPORATION'S PROPOSAL �= FOR FURNISHING LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR INSTALLATION OF E911 SYSTEM FOR THE�CITY - ALLOCATEFUNDS- EXECUTE CONTRACT. Mayor Suarez: Item 16. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Oh, are we getting through in a hurry? Commissioner Plummer: Move it. � Mayor Suarez: So moved. Vice'Mayor Dawkins: What is'16? r Mayor Suarez: AT&T installation of E911 system. n 3 Commissioner Alonso: Second. , Vice`Mayor Dawkins: -Second. r ;pry. Mayor -Suarez: Second. Any discussion? If not, 'please call the roll, Rs The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption:' r RESOLUTION NO. 90-779 �f4 f, A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF AMERiCA646 N G TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CORPORATION FOR FURNISHING'r s �... LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ,A E911 Sk SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST. NOT TO EXCEED $537,902.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION u DEPARTMENT/COMMUNICATION SERVICES DIVISION ACCOUNT NO -_. 420602-$40, AS APPROVED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA E911 dirt COMMITTEE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A i rX CONTRACT IN SUBSTANTIAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY SAID FIRM AND IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. (Hero follows body of resolution, omitted hero And sin file in the Office of the City Clerk.) E x 0 upon being saoatided by Vice Mayor D&Wkina, the resolution was passod and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner victor De �turre Comc[iisaianer J. L. Plummer, Jr. - Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: None. -�- -------�.__-__----------------- 18. DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE PROPOSED RESOLUTION RATIFYING MANAGER'S DRUG ` a- FINDING OF EMERGENCY CONCERNING ACQUISITION OF TWO MOBILE (FROM PANKOPP'S R.V.) PREVENTION EDUCATIONAL UNITS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT (See label 20A). -------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Mayor Suarez: Item 17. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Where is my information on 17? �• Commissioner Plummer: ,-Move it. = Vice Mayor- Dawkins: Yes, but under discussion. The minutes I told you to pull.on the two vans. Unidentified Speakers Or, OK. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Go to 18 and come back to 17, Mr. Mayor; please. t 'Commissioner Plummer: I'm sorry, what's the problem? Vice Ma or Dawkins: I've got some information that I want to read in) y in the 'minutes. Commissioner Plummer: On item 17? # Vice Mayor Dawkins.. Yes, sir. i Commissioner Plummer: OK. . Mayor Suarez: OK. We are tabling item 17 until how... { Vice Mayor Dawkins: Until five minutes. Mayor Suarez: A few minutes. R k Vice Mayor Dawkins: Right after 18. Mayor Suarez: Possibly, to the and of the morning. t f� r, s, t 2 ids y) Q, F 7} - 44� = - NNy.R1V Y�, 1 'L4�" 4 j x 44,W ..: :' ' fiiiYCiiGiailY�•ieCCY iYY$iY�Y-irYi.Ir1W--Yrl,iii—iiii.'riiid_i-.as—LY-Ywr—W,artlwri.-- — -- - .-------ii------iiwi.Lii4----- 19, (Continued Discussion) CLAIM SETTLEMENT': AT&T COMMUNICATIONS Off' `. '.' SOU lIE1tN STATES, INC, ($11296,000) - DEDUCT PAYMENTS FROM ANTICIPATED FUTURE REVENUES OF PUBLIC SERVICE TAXES DUE PROM AT&T (See label 8). r. ;. ------a�.+cwr-ra+.wr. ----w.r+�..t:-------- �uaa..r:c�---- asr�..w..a�-----:�.—rw..r,—...x�Wtrww.a.,��..�—.�,+.wwrr..r�+++�+— Mr. Pernandez: ' Mr`6 Mayor Mayor Suarez: Yes. Mr. Fernandez: t understand that item 4, that settlement on AT&T may now be;. ready to be considered. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Yes, I am satisfied. Mayor Suarez: OK. Item 4, the Vice Mayor is satisfied. I'1"1 entertain a motion on it. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Commissioner Plummer:Second. Mayor Suarez: Second. Any... Mr. Odio: Just for the record. 1. Mayor Suarez: Yes, Mr. Manager." Mr.`Odio: We are paying back thirty-five percent of the money they paid. Vice Mayor Dawkins: I'll refer it again. We are not retarded, you already told us that three times. Mayor Suarez: OK. When the Commission is ready to vote, I'll strongly. suggest the Manager and'the`City staff, that we don't,.. -.. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK, we can call 17 now, Mr..Mayor., Mayor Suarez: ... I'm 'tempted to use the `word; :pollute the record, but .that's not the word `I want to use, with'all kinds' -of extraneous information. Unless k _ .. _ you need to put that `into 'the 'record, Mr. Manager, I don't think you do. All right, we havemotion on that, Vice Mayor Dawkins? ,,a ti Vice Mayor Dawkins: Yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: Second, somebody? Commissioner Plummer: Yes, Commissioner Alonso: Yes. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. JSii{+ t t k Xt yt A 45- M �"8.,,',%.._- ,a._ x -.. .'. - _ .. ,_ , s. _ ., _ ... .., `.n .,,.... t . -a•.-... _ _ .., a"�.,.f:....sir.dig'n`,5#`Xz.r$i�d'3ez.�51�3�'n„ t � � - r The fallowing resolution was introduced by Vice Mayor Dawkins, who ti ovad its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-780 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES, INC., WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE SUM OF $1,296,000.00, PAYABLE IN 36 EQUAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $36,000.00 EACH, BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 1991, IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RELEASING THE CITY OF MIAMI FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI WITH FUNDING OF SAID PAYMENTS TO BE DEDUCTED FROM ANTICIPATED FUTURE REVENUES OF PUBLIC SERVICE TAXES DUE FROM AT&T COMMUNICATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN STATES, INC. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commi`3sioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: None. 20. (A) (Continued Discussion) RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY CONCERNING ACQUISITION OF TWO MOBILE DRUG PREVENTION EDUCATION UNITS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT (FROM PANKOPP'S R.V.), WITH PROVISOS. (See label 18). (B) URGE ADMINISTRATION TO ATTEMPT TO REASSIGN MORE SWORN POLICE OFFICERS (PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO COMMUNITY RELATIONS) TO COMBAT CRIME ON THE STREETS. - ---------- --------- ---------------- - Vice Mayor Dawkins: Under 17, I move. Who seconded? Under discussion. Commissioner Plummer: I moved it. Vice Mayor Dawkins: I second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and Second, 17. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Under discussion. Mayor Suarez: Vice Mayor Dawkins. Vice Mayor Dawkins. These units you have here, that they are to be used by the police department,.. isn't that... that's right? Mr. Ron Williams; That was the original intent as I understand it, Mr, Vice Mayor. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, sir, The original intent was,.. Mr. Williams: I stand corrected, In concert with Community'Orsanization. z 46 Q Qias l .gyp , t ,v t ' M Vice Mayor Dawkins: One of these units is to operate in bvertorvn and Liberty f City, The other unit is to operate in Little Havana and the Flagami area, The Urban League is ,going to be the operating entity in Liberty City, and Mr, :. Orlando Urra was supposed to be the one in Little Havana. '. Commissioner Plummer: 'that's not... �. Vice Mayor Dawkinss but now, according to this, getting back to what J.L. i' said, you're going to put a sworn police officer to drive this? That's what; E you,., well hey, you all get it together. Lt. Longueira: I don't know who is going to drive it, I'll have to check on that. They are in conjunction with our community relations' units. It's a community relations program with Urban League and the Little Havana group. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Defer this until we can get some... Commissioner Plummer: And just for the edification of this Commission, it mightinterest you to know that we have more sworn policemen in community relations than we do in robbery. We have forty-two sworn policemen in community relations, we have twenty-six policemen in robbery. Something is _ wrong. Lt. Longueira: A part of those are the gang unit though, sir, and that's a... Commissioner Plummer: Part of those are the gang units, just like you're telling me that you've got eleven rangers downtown. I have, for four nights driven downtown after nine o'clock at night and I have never seen more than x" four. Where the hell are they? Mr. Odio: You have a total of eleven. r Commissioner Plummer: That's right, where are they?. Mayor;Suarez: But they are shifts, they are -shifts. Commissioner Plummer: Shifts, different hours: Mr.. Odio: You don't work them twenty-four hours a day. You shift.them. Commissioner Plummer: They were never proposed to work twenty-four hours a may. Mr. Odio: So youwork four at a time. Because the others are home, because, you need twenty-four hour protection. {' f Mayor Suarez: There is in fact, Mr. Manager, I think, we ought to be carefully about this, there is a shift mentality in that department. Sometimes, the shift can be tailored so that all of them are working in the relevant hours. Maybe, the shift should be the night hours, or I don't know. Mr. Odio: The merchants were paying for this. People want them during ;the day time also. :. Mayor Suarez: OK, well.maybe, that's the answer. Mr. Odio: So you can only split eleven people into so many hours. Y Mayor Suarez: But somehow, there is a problem when you've got, let1.aayj:a thousand fifty police officers let's say,, or even eleven hundred police officers, and at any one time in the streets, you only have sixty or seventy. t: Commissioner Plummer: Well, that's going to change with this new computer program that we've paid for and going to put in. } Mr. Odio: Computer that we bought and... Commissioner Plummer: If it works, it looks good on paper. Firs olio: +.. after we..., and if the union agrees, we'll change` that"We will change the.., i fi a�� 47 Oct:��4}� t Fz P x41}. io L Mayor Suarat: I tm hot impressed with the fact that the computer is going to solve it, lid like to see logic applied, and the -Commissioner is suggesting on tha rangers for example, that maybe, it should be more than four for leas t; hours, I don't know. And I hope that we don't have this... Vice Mayor Dawkins How could the computer change it? Commissioner Plummer: No, it will. It will be... I'll tell you... Vies Mayor Dawkins: The computer can't do a damn... nothing unless a human: being punch it in to the computer. Mayor Suarez: Garbage in, garbage out. Commissioner Plummer: Commissioner Dawkins, the computer will change it, because it will no longer be, every policeman starting seven to eleven, eleven to three, a three to seven. It will be staggered starting times and staggered - ending times, and that will make a difference in... Vice Mayor Dawkins: But somebody has to sit to a computer and put it in and tell the computer, that's what it wants. Commissioner Plummer: Exactly. Vice Mayor Dawkins: You just can't walk up and hit it on the head and say, do _ this. x Commissioner Plummer: No, no, but we've got to have the program which we just bought to implement that person to sit before it. Mayor Suarez:: That program... i. rVice Mayor Dawkins: How much does that program cost? � ly . Commissioner Plummer: Ninety-six thousand dollars ($96,000.00). Vice Mayor Dawkins: How many policemen is that, J.L.? ` Commissioner Plummer: None. If they use a, policeman to operate-the`compu... - r Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, no, no, how many policemen? Ninety-six thousand dollars ($96,000.00) would provide how many policemen on the streets? Commissioner Plummer: Two. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK, thank you, that's what I was asking you. Two and a half? - he just said two and a half. 'Commissioner Plummer: No, he is wrong. is Mayor Suarez: And before we let a computer decide that we want all shifts to < , be staggered... where is the union? - and where is the department, and where .. ' is the Manager, and where is this Commission on the policy issue of never, 4 havingan kind of roll calls where y , people are together? I hope the computer , is not going to decide now, deployment in the City of Miami Police Department,n it can suggest to us things, it can,.. but as Vice Mayor is stating that we 3F have policy decisions to be made here. _ ts; f Commissioner Plummer: Well, the first policy decision Mr. Mayor, was made when you bought the software, and that was three months ago. ,r Mayor Suarez: Well, that y y y policy decision was almost not to buy as far as,I am ;,. concerned, because I haven't seen any of these programs do anythiag f particularly useful to us. And I've seen unions coming with specific analyses �4 of pay that we give to employees and other fiery useful things that didn't Gsiet us anything. They just sat down and they took a big book full of City. employees, and went through them all, and.,, f: Commissioner Plummer; Well Mr. Mayor, lot me tall you, if we don't> get the,, f men back on the street, there is no way to implement any program QK? Vise mayor Dawkinsi Mr. Mayor..., 40 1 +F t $ a: z ` rY h fi fi '� , ,.. - '• ' 'iskze icy a 1- {F •y4. {5 ". Mayor Suarez: Yes, that part, i agree with the thrust of what you're asking, I just am... I'm very very doubtful and I think the rest of this Commission is toot on the value of some of these computer p programs and computer hardware, , and computers, and mainframe, and lowframe, and non -mainframe, and... Vice Mayor Dawkins: And on computer operators. Mayor Suarezi .. computer operators, and computer analyst, and the entire computer department. For a City that's got thirty-six hundred employees, I ' mean, it's not like this is a huge City compared to others, a: Vice Mayor Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, see if I can't short circuit this. Mr. City Attorney? Mr. Fernandez: Yes, sir. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Is it possible to pass this with the stipulations that they go ahead and obtain these vehicles, but they must come back to this Commission and. be sure the five Commissioners up here, understand what they are going to do, how they are going to do it, and that our input is put in to how they do it? Mr. Fernandez: Most definitely. Mayor Suarez: In fact, as to ,myself, Mr. Vice Mayor, I'll defer to those of you that want to be monitoring who is exactly is taking care of these vehicles. So, if you want to make it that subject to you and/or Commissioner Plummer, reviewing that the... Commissioner Plummer: But it under the commission awareness - one more item that I don't need. Vice:Mayor Dawkins: OK, Mayor.Suarez: Sure, I have no problem, but the Vice Mayor.also wants to have some input. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, give it to the one... community... give it to who -is aware.of,it. _ P Mayor. Suarez: .All right, and you've got the concerns.of the Vice Mayor and s therestof us that we don't have police officers driving these vehicles all over the place. All right? - which fits in with your concerns, Commissioner° Plummer. All right, with that proviso.Y Vice Mayor Dawkins: Moved. Mayor Suarez: We have item 17, moved. Commissioner Plummer: Second. Mayor Suarez: Second. Any discussion? If not, please 'call the roll. Y' k t tt fa 5 P6 tzy 49 � � L L x� } � M u m EMERGENCYPURCHASE ORDER FOR SUCH EQUIPMENT TO PANKOPP'S R.V. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION/FLEET MANAGEMENT DIVISION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $119,800.00, WITH FUNDS THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE 1989-90 OPERATING BUDGET, ACCOUNT CODE NO. 290934-840; FURTHER PROHIBITING ANY USE OF SAID UNITS WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT:- None. 21. REJECT BIDS FROM 12 VENDORS TO FURNISH OFFICE SUPPLIES - REFER BACK TO ADMINISTRATION TO BE REDRAFTED INCORPORATING CITY COMMISSION'S CONCERNS REGARDING BLACKS, OTHER MINORITIES AND LOCAL VENDORS. --------------------------------------------------------------•----------------- Mayor Suarez: Item 18. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Move it. .4 Mayor Suarez: Bit of twelve suppliers. So moved. 1 Vice Mayor Dawkins:. Under discussion. Commissioner Plummer: I'll second it. Vice Mayor Dawkins: It's been seconded. Mayor Suarez: Seconded. Mr. Ron Williams: Mr. Vice Mayor,, that's absolutely correct, and that's'a legitimate concern, We looked closely at this whole package and essentially went backandreviewed with the responding vendors, those that responded and those that didn't respond, as to what the concerns were so that we could get some more participation in there, A particular concern with regard to black vendors was that the major black vendor, and we talked to that vendor, was°'n'. the process of relocating their offices and didn't get a chance to get their bid in on time. I recognize the Commission's concern, We are in a position that we :couldwait a while on this particular < item to see it we could r resolicit proposals to get that participation up. 5I! Qbtober f p`4y 's}'l'.1W 44 ,.t.`-!-'n Vice Mayor Dawkinst No. My concern.., but see, I hear you,.Ok? I want to be ` sure you hear me. l cannot in good faith, sit here and see..o how much money are we spending? g z. Mr., Williams: Two hundred and. four thousand ($204,000.00) total., T Vice Mayor Dawkinst Quarter of a million dollars spent, and out of a quarter of a million dollars, Blacks get three hundred and fifty dollars ($350,00). That's zeropoint zero, zero, zero, zero percent. You know,and'`if we got people in the procurement who do not make an effort to go and find somebody, then there is something wrong, Mr. Williams. Mr. Williams: Again, Mr. Vice Mayor... Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, no, no. You see, I don't care. It's something... if it had to be a person on the corner that didn't sell nothing but rubber bands, go get those rubber bands from that black person, see. I know damn well they can't compete with.'.. who is it?... Commissioner Plummer: Barnett. Vice Mayor Dawkins: ... Barnett. Barnett buys ten times more than what these people buy. So, but Barnett don't buy no spray cleaner because he don't make no money off it. So, you're throwing... so, but... when this goes out for bid again, let me see them, please, before you all do anything with them. No, bring them before this Commission, before you put it out for bid. :F Mr. Williams: We will do that. e w Commissioner Plummer: Let me voice one other concern. Out of the' twelve. awarded bidders, not one is in the City of Miami, not one. ! Vice Mayor Dawkins:' Now see, that's reason for me to... I'll throw them all out. Commissioner Plummer: And many of them, not even in the County. Commissioner Alonso: That's a serious concern that I have. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Now, I move, to throw them all out. Commissioner Plummer: Not one is in the City of Miami. x Mr. Williams: Commissioner Plummer, again, we cannot restrict our responses #' to City residents at this point, most certainly... Vice Mayor Dawkins: Why not? Mr. Williams: in listening to the Commissioner's concern... r Commissioner Plummer: If you can restrict the employees living here, why can't you? z's Mr. William: No. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Well, why not, Mr. Williams? t Mr. Williams: The Commission can do that. ` Commissioner Plummer: Ah... Vice Mayor Dawkins:. Well, I move that we throw this' out and rebid, restrict it to City of Miami businesses only, Commissioner Plummer; Did... let me ask one... I'll second that motion. Well ' '-: a wait a minute... Xerox, you can't do that, OK?E 3 r` Mayor Suaregs Well, with out or in glace. Wait, wait, tAitl oWr fi Qrdinance in ,place that supposedly favors local. buaimesa, . . Commissioner Plum er: That's what I was Soros tQ ask. tJ7�.M'�f kf ". _. ._ .. • _ ...._ _._. _ .._ _ .3i,. _ .. .ewe::,.,".tL+,k-sHr.,h_,'.u�e;LC.,.6, {Pa , Awl -;f Commissioner Plummer: Aecording to your sheet, there were ninety eight proposals sent out, Of those ninety-eight, how many propomaia`went to people _in the City? ter, Williams: I wouldn't have that tabulated right here. i can provide you that, Commissioner Plummer: Commissioner Plummer: I think it would be interesting. j Mr, Williamat With the,., Commissioner Plummer: Obviously, twelve of the bids of the ninety-eight went out of the City. Mr. Williams: Sure. With the City Manager's approval, we most certainly can redo this package, understanding your concerns, both with regards to black and minority vendors, and City businesses, and bring it back to you. Vice Mayor Dawkins: All minority business, OK? Mr. Williams: ' Black and'minority vendors, and bring it back to you. VicenMayor Dawkins: See, don't bring it back here, and the next time I've got to-argue,<:because you're going to have a five percent going to the Cuban. Commissioner Plummer: Ten. 1, Commissioner Alonso:_ And when we say low.bid... Mr. Williams: Well without... Commission... Vice Mayor Dawkins, I. need to, you know, impress upon you that unless there is a specific designation with regards to:a targeted minority group, then :we most certainly have to bring to you what we get from my efforts. -: Vice Mayor Dawkins: You've got it, you have it, in the ordinancedon't,you?, Mr. Williams: Yes, we do. Vice Mayor Dawkins: And there is nothing here that you're going to buy all of a' it one time, nothing. Mr. Williams: We will revise the package and bring it'back'to you. 17, Commissioner Alonso: Mr. Williams, and also, when we say local,. it should be F15§e really, City of Miami. Mr.. Williams That is my understanding of the ordinance "r �4 Commissioner Plummer: Let me ask if maybe, we should consider deviation. The f ten percent now, is ten percent within price, is that correct? rt'. �� Mr. Williams: Yes. J Commissioner Plummer: What about, is it legal that we could give a` twenty" percent edge, but not on price, but.a twenty percent edge to a Citq vendor? ry� as far as-the:calculating of the points of the award, not on the price but°on just being'a`city vendor? Is that possible? Mr. Fernandez: You could,' if that is the system that they use- for evaluatiil, 4: not price alone. Keep in mind, these are goods that are susceptible to..be judged on the basis of price alone. Here you don't have to take into accotust any other criteria- consideration. What you are` saying is 'tat: purchase of a pencil, you now want to inject another criteria 'separate fs price, and.,, { Commissioner Flummers I'M saying, is there a passibility that we coup do'to a 3 encourage the in -city people? F, Fsrnauds: At blush, I would think that � � Mr, you could dQ that a scatter of policy if you articulate..,53 rEN, t _K' 41 Mayor guarett bet you that ninety percent of theta do not know that they get a ten percent ptoforence from being a local business. Vita Mayor Dawkinet Thank you, thank you, Mr. Mayor. That's correct. Mayor Suarez t 1111 bet you they don't. Vice Mayor Dawkinst That's correct. And ninety percent of theta don't know that wo can pay theta on a thirty day turn around basis. Commissioner Plummer: Well that doesn't happen. Setter be aware that that doesn't happen. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Well, it will if... Commissioner Plummert That's one of the problems. Vice Mayor Dawkinss Well, if this Commission decides that we want to help the small business person, it will happen. Commissioner Alonso: That's right. We have to do it. Commissioner Plummer: Well, I agree with that. Mayor Suarez-. OK.What do we do on 18? Are we putting it back out for bid? Commissioner Plummer: We're throwing them all out and rebidding. t Mr. Fernandez: So you are -rejecting the item as it appears in front of you, and you're instructing the administration to go out and rebid, or put out a.' invitations for bids on this? Commissioner Plummer: Correct. Mayor Suarez: Yes. So moved and seconded. Do we have motions on that? Commissioner Alonso: Yes. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Commissioner Alonso, and Vice Mayor Dawkins. s Commissioner Plummer: I seconded it, even with Miller moved it. A. Mayor Suarez: OK, call` the roll. a` The following resolution was introduced by Vice Mayor Dawkins, who movedx its adoption: r y NF RESOLUTION NO 90-782 A RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS RECEIVED BY THE CITY IN CONNECTION WITH -THE PURCHASE OF LINE ::OFFICE SUPPLIES, CITY-WIDE, BID NO. 89-90-145; FURTHER x DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SEEK -NEW: -BIDS FROM SUCH NEW SOURCES AND BASED ON SUCH SPECIFICATIONS AS HE DEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SAID SUPPLIES, AND: TO BRING BACK SAID` SOURCES` -AND SPECIFICATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Ir (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on N file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following votes n'x x jiy 43 f -- s t a AM Cormaiaa3.6ner Victor be Yurre Coimnianionar Ji L. Plummer, Jr. Gommiagioinar Miriam Altman Vide Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L.' Suarez NOBS: Nona. ABSENT: None. iG--i.ii---ii fr------------w----- 22. (A) REJECT PROTEST RECEIVED FROM EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY CONCERNING BIDS RECEIVED TO FURNISH A HIGH SPEED ELECTRONIC COPIER DUPLICATOR. (B) ACCEPT BID: XEROX CORPORATION FOR FURNISHING ONE HIGH SPEED ELECTRONIC COPIER DUPLICATOR -- FOR GSA DEPARTMENT/GRAPHIC REPRODUCTION DIVISION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mayor Suarez: Item 19. Xerox Corporation high speed electronic copier duplicator, et cetera. Commissioner Plummer:. Is anybody here from Kodak that lodged`a'protect? s- Mayor Suarez: Anyone on the protesting party? Mr. Williams: They have been advised. Mayor Suarez: I'll entertain a motion to... do we need Mr. City Attorney, to entertain a motion 'then to..,, Mr. Fernandez:" To accept the rejection of the protest. In this case... 'Mayor Suarez: �Is'that' also the same thin as-refusin the y g g Protest? Mr. Fernandez: Yes'," it is, I'm sorry. Mayor Suarez:' Thank you. All 'right, 'to refuse the protest. Vice Mayor Dawkins: So moved. t Mayor Suarez: So moved. ; Commissioner Plummer: Second. Mayor Suarez:. Second.;' Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. Do. we`:,::':,. r.=° need to put anything in the record? - I'm sorry. Mr. Fernandez: No,, that's all right,:you don't. The record... :k .+„ Mayor Suarez: The fact that they are not here is good enough? All right, `. call the roll.' The following resolution was introduced by Vice Mayor Dawkins, who moved...' , its adoption: ,r RESOLUTION NO. 90-783 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER'S DECISION. TO REJECT THE PROTEST RECEIVED FROM RASTMAN KODACK COMPANY IN CONNECTION WITH FURNISHING COMPANY A HIGH SPEED ELECTRONIC COPIER DUPLICATOR ON A CONTRACT '4 BASIS, BID NO. 89-90-165, AS SAID PROTEST HAS :BEEN ? .,; DETERMINED TO BE WITHOUT MERIT. 1 (Here follows boat' of resolution, Omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) p g Y.a$t1 { Upon being seconded b Commissioner Plummer, the reaolutica ` ,wa and adopted by the following vote; f„ O� F 73k' w Yi"A_ ,} l�l •7S '1 A'{.b }' Cl 71 u ; Ails Cormitasioner Victor De Yurre Carirmidainer 3, LV Plummer, Jr. ComnissienerMiriam Alorisn Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None, At SENT:. None. COMMENTS MADE AFTER ROLL CALL: Mr. Fernandez: Now item 190 there is another portion to it which is the accepting and the authorizing the City... Mayor Suarez: All right, I got you. Vice Mayor Dawkins: So moved: Mayor Suareze We figured that much'. So moved. Commissioner Plummer: iSecond. Mayor -Suarez: Seconded.Any discussion? If not, please call the roll on::19-. The following resolution was introduced by Vice Mayor Dawkins, who moved `. its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-784 r _ A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF XEROX CORPORATION _ 'FOR 'FURNISHING- ONE-,, -(I,)' HIGH ,SPEED ` ELECTRONIC COPIER ' -DUPLICATOR-ON A"CONTRAM BASIS FOR FIVE (5) YEARS AT A FIRST YEAR COST OF $53,507.40; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE '''1990-91.>OPERATING BUDGET OF THE ` DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION/GRAPHIC 'REPRODUCTION DIVISION, ACCOUNT NO. 420501-610; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS .FOR SUCCEEDING!FISCAL•YEARS . k 1 .(Here follows body -of resolution, omitted- here and on. file in the'Office of the.City Clerk.) S {"_ Upon'•being seconded ;by. Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed 4� >and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr: Commissioner, Miriam'Alonso. Vice tdayor"-:Miller<-J. Dawkins a MayorXavier L. Suarez;- NOES: � None. ! t ABSENT: None. N x y. * s k a tr < ' �, e R i } t i t +r+ �q � 00 tobo t 4 ,� '' 4 I 9 r w. ... �. i4.GSCHi1iILfYiYiii3iYDil-- iA-i:iaiiG4-----------i..-- --fi -- fif.. iL----iiliil G ii{ 3iiiir Y'�iiillGGiiYYi4YlY'iiiifflliYilYYiYi►WYaf.Ii'�Y ,•— 23:► AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OP A REQUEST POR PROPOSALS TO F` 9NISH A TOWING AND - WRECKER SERVICES PROGRAM TO THE CITY, WITH PROVISOS (See label 14). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ .:' Mayor Suarez: Item 20. The RPP (Request for Proposal). Oh, this is the... Vice Mayor Dawkins: The De Yurre special. s Mayor Suarez: ... De Yurre towing contract specials. Commissioner De Yurre: Mr, Mayor. Mayor Suarez: This is a rebidding, basically, Commissioner, of the same one? Commissioner De Yurre: Well, my understanding was that the last time that this went out for an RFP, and we gave the contract, it was for a one year period and that expired March, I believe, of this year. So we've been going on for over six months now without renewing the process and putting it out there. Now, I have a concern about how tight we are overseeing this industry, _ and if they are actually coming within the requirements of our contract, it has come to my attention that one company didn't have the proper insurance for A number of months, which would have put it in violation of the contract with the City, and nothing was done about it. Mr. John Shannon: Which company are you referring to? Commissioner De Yurre: I'll get you the name in a couple of minutes, but there was one company. e Mr. Shannon: There was one company that was suspended, a mutual suspension, and.they are no longer: towing with the... Commissioner De Yurre: What's the name of that company? Mr. Shannon: Coral Way. Commissioner De Yurre: OK. Mayor. Suarez: There was a company that people suspected was going to take over from -a company that had previously been given the award, and the people suspected that that company had all kinds of objectionable characteristics to az. it. But most importantly, they are not supposed to be just simply be able to _ take 'an assignment of an award of a bid by this Commission, at least, I think, was our intent not to do it... Commissioner De Yurre: No, they can't take over an area. Mayor Suarez: Right. Not to do it in a way -that it would be assignable. That we would specifically choose a company, if that company for whatever reason goes out of business, or wants to try to sell this contract, they can't do it, the Commission has to do that. } Commissioner De Yurre: Do you have any information as to any company being sold, or actually transferring the rights to work in an area? Mr. Shannon: No. I believe the City Manager... there was one company that y did change their name as a result of a civil lawsuit not related to .any police .` related towing. t Mayor Suarez: Can we build in to this bid, Mr: Commissioner, if it is' � acceptable to you, that the award of the bid, and the right to do the towing 9 in the area in question, is not transferable? Mr. Fernandez: We have already done so. Mayor Suarezr And even by a sale of stocks over fifty percent 'of-tha shires during the relevant period of time, that will not be acceptable by Coamesion�' approval? y # z t"i ,Cck p } ti Mr; Pernandoet We're staking sure that we are including language there.that ' absolutely no kind of transfer, under any guise; under any methodology, can be adeomplished without City Commission approval. ; MayorSuarett All right, that... Commissioner Alonaot But he just said that... Commissioner De Yurre: OK. Let me get... Mayor Suarez.- In the prior case, yes, there was one company that may have r, changed its name, Commissioner Alonso: ... in a prior case there was a company who are changing names, or,. Mr. Shannon: They changed their name from what I understand, was a result of a civil action, that one of their drivers... �v Mayor Suarez: OK. When you change your name as a result of a civil action,' a you're not just changing name. ;t Commissioner De Yurre: It's a new entity. Mayor Suarez- You're basically collapsing a corporation and beginning to function under another corporation. You are in effect doing what we are saying, we don't want to allow. Mr. Fernandez:. And we'll make sure, we will include... Mr. Shannon: Well, evidently... Mr. Fernandez: ... as a result of litigation or court proceedings, if any changes are effectuated as a result of a court order, those must also be approved by you, then. Mayor Suarez:.' Yes, very simply. -If we give the award to,a corporation, it's got;to be', hat corporation. .s Commissioner Alonso: OK. So, now I have a question: Has this company in fact changed the name, and started to, or rather, it started a new corporation? Mr. Shannon: It's still operating under the same name. g �r Commissioner Alonso: Same name? nm g Mr. Shannon: But a different corporation. Mayor- Suarez: Yes. He really said it wrong, because it made no sense if you have a lawsuit, to change the name. What you change, is the corporation. The s same :but different corporations, principals P , presumably. Commissioner Plummer: But they don't have a police towing area? y� Mr Shannon: Yes, they do. Commissioner Plummer; Or, they do? Commissioner Alonsoi. And? } Mr. Shannoni And it was approved, the name change and everything was approved' by the law department and the City Manager, also signed it. Commissioner Alonso: It was approved? Commissioner Plummer: By them. , Mr. Odioj Because it was not a change of principals, The principals 40 change at 411, ,49 r t < z r �^ 59 Mayor Suaraz: OK. Now, in the future, we want to make sure that even a change in the corporation or the corporate status, or transfer to a -. subsidiary, or anything, is not allowed. I would not even make it subject to Commission approval. I would make it, just not allowed. I mean, if they come and they bid for a year, they have to function that year with the exact same principals, and the exact same corporation. There can always be minor deviation, you know, sale of five percent of the stock or something, but ' Certainly nothing that intrinsically changes the entity. Mr. Shannon: The principals did not change, your honor, and the... Mayor Suarez: We don't want to have the corporate entity change either, for ,.. the future. It's not your fault, I mean, it's... Mr. Shannon: Well, it's already in the contract, though. Any reorganization d; of the corporation is... Mayor Suarez: I thought we were just,redivising the whole RFP process. Mr. Fernandez: We are. You mean in the RFP that will be going out? Mr. Shannon:, Well, the one that was signed I think, two years ago. Mr. Fernandez: Which is no longer in existence. Mayor Suarez: We are talking now about the prospectively, so we don't have that situation arise and we don't get all kinds of phone calls and letters saying that some people are going to take over for an existing contractee of the City that is objectionable, for a variety of reasons. We don't need that hastle. Commissioner De Yurre: I that, the one you're talking about, is that Coral Way? Mr. Shannon: No, that was Southland. Commissioner De Yurre: OK. Now, Southland, did they have a problem with - their insurance? Mr. Shannon: No. Commissioner De Yurre: No problem at all? max" Mr. Shannon: And I think I gave your aide, the one that resigned from your office, a declaration of insurance. I don't know whether he gave that to you In or not, before he left, but we did determine that they do have adequate insurance. Commissioner De Yurre: OK. So, they had it throughout the whole process, they never lost it? Mr. Shannon: Not that I am aware of, no. In fact, they were doubled insured '> for approximately a couple of months. Commissioner De Yurre: Because the information that came to was that they had a truck.that wasn't insured that was working in the area. Mr. Shannon: No. Commissioner Ike Yurre: And.that that created a problem. Mr. Shannon: That's erroneous information. Commissioner De Yurre: OK. Vices Mayor Dawkins: I'll second Victor's motion. N Mayor Suarez: OK. The import of the motion wag? r; Comm igsioner Do Yurre: The thing is to got an RFP out and got it Soi08, w Mr. Fornandems Correct, *g 00 QaQiis� p v Mayor Suarett All right, with all these modifications, suggeationai at dstraf incorporated. s>>: Commissionor:plummert I think they avant to snake a statement. Mayor Suatrett, But I would think that they would be in full agreement, no? Mr, Bill McClaskeyt We have no objection to that, Mr. Mayor. Mayor.5uarez: And give us the name and the company, please, sir. You've been very helpful in the past, so. Mr, McClaskeyt My name is Bill McClaskey, I'm with Nolan Towing and I represent the towing company for the City of Miami. Mayor Suarez: OK. Commissioner Alonso: And this will mean also a five dollar ($5.00) increase in the feel: Ms. Nancy Bahn:. Yes, there is an increase in the fee. Mayor -Suarez: For administration? Ms. Bahn: There is an increase... Mayor.Suarez: Is that a past through to the City for.administration? - let.me just clarify that, first. _ Ms. Bahn: Pardon me, sir? Mayor:Suarez: Pass through to the City for administration?. Ms. Bahn: No,, sir. Ours... administrative fee -and the police towing 'remains at ten. -:dollars ($10.00). Mayor Suarez:.', OK. So this is a. five dollar '($5.00).fee.to.be.:charged to:the customer, the owner of the car... Mr. Bahn: Which goes to the towing agency. ,g Mayor Suarez: And they get to keep that? y Ms.,Bahn:_ Yes, sir.. 0 Mayor Suarez: And why are we increasing by five dollars ($5.00)?. Ms. Bahn: The expensesa have increased in the towing industry, insurance..,;..: Mayor:Suarez: Presumably, the market analysis -indicated that that's necessary zY for them to compete, Mr. Odios Fuel alone has gone up. t� Mayor Suarez: Do we agree with -that, Commissioners? I mean,.you know, there isnothinglike... ,,- k Commissioner De Yurre: No, I will not go for any increase, I'll tell you,that right now. Mayor Suarez:_ And you know, the beauty of it is:that if we don't -?increase and we just go out and put it -out. -for bids, and , if they still bid, then;'Ve were right. I mean, it's as simple as that. Mr. McClaskey: Mr. Mayor, Mayor Suarers The market was able to,provide:.ths :service without an,4=e4ga. Commissioner De Yurre: Another question that I have is, how o)paeiyo:we' oversee., Officer Shann4s, do we ;ovarses the b�iiiUS that 'Jil 046,ybY;:�hoas� t9wisg qatp4atea beaau a keep getting complaints right ,sad _loft;"that t 9y ors still ove ch4roisg for a number of things, -• Mr. Shannons Oocasi0naiiy; we get complaints like that, but we work With the towing companies and we usually don't have any problem getting a refund► I night add that that fifteen dollars ($15.00) administration increase, tho increase that you, on first reading had passed a couple of weeks ago, on the private property towing, that increase went up to fifteen dollars ($15.00)1 and you evidently approved that. Private property tows usually don't incur as much an administration problem as the contract towers do, because those earn are not there very long. They are usually there only for several hours, and if you saw fit to increase that by five dollars ($5.00), we have no objection to increasing it up to fifteen ($15.00) for the contract towers. Commissioner be Yurret Now, you're telling me that this Commission approved a raise in fee, of how much? Mr. Shannont From my understanding, I wasn't at the last Commission meeting, but on the article that was on the loth, number 10 there, last week or a week before at your last meeting, you approved that on first reading. The raise... Commissioner De Yurre: On first reading only? Mr. Shannon: Pardon? Commissioner be Yurre: On first reading only? Mr. Shannon: Right. Mr. Fernandez: And these are part of the items that the City Manager withdrew today. So, it hasn't had its second reading. Commissioner De Yurre: So it hasn't come before us today, yet? Mr. Fernandez: It did, and the City Manager, withdrew them. Commissioner De Yurre: OK. So, I don't think that that's going to be passing anytime soon. Commissioner Plummer: They had other contentions that you wanted discussed. Commissioner De Yurre: I want to, before we get into anything else. Commissioner Plummer: OK. All right. Commissioner be Yurre: You see, I have a concern that some of these companies, which to me, they are totally unscrupulous in the way they �< function. Some are very good companies and they are conscientious, and some, don't give a damn and they are just out to make a buck = that they are trying k to get away with as much as they can. And I would propose to -this -Commission that :we '.adopt a procedure, wherein for example, if at any time during -:the contract year they are found, and it's substantiated, that - they were overpricing, for whatever it was, three a year, they lose their contract, they're out. Mr. Shannon; Commissioner, I might add that I served as a kind of an advisor on the governor's commission on the towing industry that they had for the'last year. - The entire - towing industry throughout the country, and City administrations throughout the country had praised the City of Miami's contract with the towing companies because it does not resort to a lowbid process. The County just went out for .their low bids, andthereis; one company that bid zero, and they got the contract. There is a possibility of some civil litigation now resulting from that. The City of Miami has an extremely good contract with the towing company. We have extremely good relationships with the towing company, the police department. The 'problems that we have are very very minor, it is not our. You might have � complaints from citizens because their car had a lot of storage charge to it, ;.. and come to find out that they did not notify the department of motor vehicles of their change of address consequently, the couldn't 6 ,Y got a hold of them. That's not the City's fault, it's not the towing company's fault., That!s tha responsibility of the vehicle owner. Commissioner Dq Yurre: I'm talking about overcharging. You knew, it it vas,. there for. twenty day$, and therewas a legitimate reason for,baing tweAty +a g . 62 f 7A► � �r .+� fa, fR Y .S, days, at "XII dollars par day, that's fine, that's the way it is. But I just want to ensure that we are in a position that those that are not doing their _ job, you see, because you may have a great relationship with the towing industry,, I have to maintain a great relationship with the community; that's what I have to be concerned about. Mr,'Shannont All right. Commissioner De Yurret And I have to protect them, I have to make sure that we have in place, the procedure and the mechanism to make sure that any company that kind of tries to get away with a five bucks here and ten bucks there extra) that we cut that out because I don't want to put up with that. And that's why I would put it as a motion that any company that gets caught with three violations of their pricing that has been set here by contract, that they lose their contract. And -I think if we stick to that,- that' are going to be very conscious about howthey price and how they do it. That's my motion and if it doesn't get a second, that's fine, but I think we have to _. protect the people out there. Ms. Bahn: May I just comment? In the proposed contract that we have, we have suspension procedures, which; if they violate anything in the contract, including overpricing, the first violation is a seven days suspension, second violation is a fourteen day suspension, and the third violation, the Manager may recommend termination. So I believe that does cover your concern. Vice Mayor Dawkins: I'll second the motion, if it includes the fact that no licenses or franchise is transferable, it must come back to this Commission „- and`be awarded. I'll do that. Commissioner De Yurre: No, that's already in. -Mr. Odio: It's in there. CommissionerAlonso: That's already there. Vice�Mayor Dawkins: But I don't know if that's" -the way it is or not. Commissioner De Yurre: We've got to make sure, we already discussed them, it's got -to be in there, we're not going toallowany transfer. - Vice Mayor Dawkins:, Is that in there? Commissioner Alonso: It is.' Mr. Fernandez: Yes. And if not,' we will ;make sure ' that' it's in before it goes out. - r Y Vice Mayor Dawkins: Tell me yes, or tell me it's not there and we're going to put it in, or tell me it's there and I don't have to worry about putting it in. Mr. Fernandez: Well, it is already in there, but not with the -specificity that all of . you have brought to the floor this morning. :And if the Mayor's recommendation is to be carried through, is that, different from yours, Vice {}[ t; Mayor, the Mayor suggested that there be no transfer at all, period. You're recommending that -transfers, upon your. consideration. So, I need clarification on that point. t Mayor Suarez: I was saying no transfer at all, and what was the Vice Mayor's.,XR' position? - see if we "can recon... f g; - Vice Mayor Dawkins: There is not transfer at all. Commissioner Alonso: It has to come to the Commission. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No transfer, I say the same thing. Mayor Suarez: I would rather have it no transfer at all, so we don't'haVe tO F go through the business within a year. If we're only going to do ,+D31e year, now, it you want it to two years... ' ;y Vice Mayor Dawkins; No transfer at all, r t 63 040b 101 .MZ A` Mayor Suarezt CKi MY, rernandezt No) no, But the Vice Mayor's position is, upon cancellation - by the City Manager, .„ Mayor Suarez: He just agreed, no transfer at all, Vice Mayor Dawkins: No transfer at all, ® Mr, Fernandez: But then what you would have) you would have a vacant area, You would have one sector of the City.., Mayor, Suarez: I'm sure you will bring that to our attention if we have _ a vacant area so that we can... in some cases, remember, we had given sharing situations. We had co -designations for certain areas, remember? Mr, Fernandez: OK. a r Mayor Suarez: So, in a lot of those cases, it would just be one. I have a feeling, it just won't happen, they will last out that year, you know, somehow.- We're only doing one year, right? ol Commissioner Plummer: Correct. Mr. -Shannon: Two years. - Commissioner De Yurre: One year, with an option at our choice... Mr. -Fernandez: No, no. �- Commissioner De Yurre: Well,what I want. ,. - Mr. 'Fernandez: OK. Well... Commissioner.De Yurre: One year with our option to extend it to a second - year. Mayor Suarez: See, at that point, at the and of the year then, you get situations where somebody may, in fact, not be able to perform and then at our option, we can change. Commissioner De Yurrer Or we may not like their performance. <. Mayor Suarez -.;And we may just simply, re -award it,"all right?r � Mr. Fernandez:.i So, it is for an initial one year term.,with-:two ,',one .year options to: be renewed annually? F Commissioner :De :Yurre: No, no. One year term with an additional one year• option at the Commission's choice. Mr. Fernandez: OK. Because the way that it stands right now, is quite} different. Commissioner De Yurre: Well, fine, then change _t. Mr. Fernandez: All right, so that's the consensus? Mayor Suarez: All right, with those modifications, we have in a form of a motion? Commissioner Ae Yurre: And we make sure that three strikes, and you're out, �a as far.as any.violat.ion of the pricing than has been set. Mr. McClaskeyi Mr. Mayor..., Mayon Suarez: Three violations, right. Commissioner lie Yurre: Make sure that l e in -too, i .. - Mayor Suarez: Sir? i. 04 �I#F #f'C re.ry3JY$� WE A. Mr. McClaske s Let the give y g you a little run down of the City in past three. = years. Mayor Suaram No, no, no. Don't give us any run down, at all. We know the ruh down, Mr, McClaakoy: tell, only for the purpose... Mayor Suarez: What specifically do you like, or do not like of the proposal: being made? You've been very helpful with it, and we appreciate that, but s: please don't give us any history. We've got so much... Mr. McClaskey: Only to let you know that it's been running beautifully, according to the City.. .; Mayor Suarez: That's what we were hoping that you would say. Mr. McClaskey: .., and there are no complaints to any, you know, any'. seriousness. Mayor Suarez: And it's greatly due to the fact that you have cooperated with us and you have cooperated with us in... Mr. McClaskey: And to change this, would be out of this world. The proposal that's put before you today, is the greatest thing that ever happened to -'the City of Miami, and it is being... Mayor Suarez: We're making minor changes, we're just making sure that we can monitor properly. Mr. McClaskey! That minor change 'isIvery detrimental to this industry, and to ; _;. the City, Mayor Suarez: Which one specifically? You are concerned about the five dollar,($5.00) fee? Mr. McClaskey: I 'am concerned about the change you're making in this motion. Maybe Suarez`: The five dollar ($5.00) fee? 'Mr. McClaskey:Not only the five dollars. 5.00 fee but the one Y ($ ) , year term.t. Mayor Suarez: One year term renewable at our option... it's almost the same thing as a two year term. We can, at the' end of a year, I think Mr. City ,. Attorney, correct me if I am wrong, simply not go through the whole' process, Y` a and just pass a resolution maintaining the same, exact number. But we. want: to 'a ' " have, one year review period- that's' what we are doing. r: That's" not, abig ` deal. The five 'dollars ($5.00)' fee I know, is a concern to'you, I' would; expect it would be. k, Mr. McClaskey:. Would you knock the fee out of your motion? It really messes up our entire proposal. x, A Mayor Suarez: Commissioner De Yurre? Commissioner De Yurre: Well, it messes up my concept, I can't go 'for any <6 , increases. Mr. McClaskey: Commissioner De Yurre, it's... LT Mayor Suarez: All right. Any other Commissioner wants to`try to..., r! .. Commissioner Alonso: I have a question for Commissioner De Yurre. In`` hiss a... .. motion, he said, be doesn't want the fee increased, and I assume that als;p,;he is not including the permission of the towing company to recoup the actual T4 MIS expenses in trying to find the car. Are you including that in your matioA' or not? you are eliminating that? Commissioner De . Yur re s I am eliminating any type of isaosrsaas3e; CotamieeiQnesr ��onso: CK. j ���� �� E ys�Q a 65 mfflv Commissioner De Yurre: .,, from ghat we've had in the present. ; issioner Alonoot So, the entire section is eliminated in your motion, Commissioner be Yurre: So, that's out. Ott? I don't want no increases. And if it's a matter that some can't deal with that, then those that bid will get, ' maybe, instead of one sector, will get two sectors, those that can live with , that, and so be it. a y Mayor Suarett Olt. Anything else? - you ought to be allowed to... Commissioner Plummer: But now, his motion is separate and does not encompass everything in that which is before us today, and I guess I'm confused. You are amending this,.but are you passing the rest of it in its entirety, or just the amendments and then we will speak to the main issue later? You have a lot more involved here. Commissioner be Yurre: Why is it?... Mayor Suarez: I understand it to be an effort to go ahead and pass it, but if i you want to split it, that's fine. Commissioner Plummer: I'm just, asking. Commissioner De Yurre: No. I've got no problem with those changes going '4 ahead with the RFP. Mayor Suarez: Right. Mr. Fernandez: Well, but you must be clear that the resolution in front of today does two :things. Not -only -authorizes the issuance . of- the RFP but ' then upon conclusion of that process,` automatically authorizes theCity Manager to enter into the agreement with the successful proponents, without this item coming in front of you again. Commissioner De Yurre: Oh no, it's going to come back, because I want to know who is getting what sector, and who these companies,are. Mr,.,Fernandez:' All right. So, then if you've, read the item 20 in front; of you,; then we are deleting from it, the authorization to the City. Manager;. to enter, into the agreements automatically, 8 y, without 'coming Ao ou? We are; y s eliminating„that? Commissioner De,Yurre: No, no. I.want itbrought back. � Mayor Suarez: I.wonder why those things change. The last time we did it all, u? you having , it . come back to us and all of a sudden it _ wasn! t going -to come back r; to us. Why is it that those changes are made administratively, without us knowing about it? I want to just rhetorically, make that .point. Yes, ,. Commissioner Alonso, you want to say.something?If not... Commissioner Alonso: No, no, it's on ,cost clarifications that;I. made about 7 the motion, - - Commissioner Pluru4er: Let me ask a question. , r,u, Mayor Suarez: If not, we -will let him complete his statement, Remember, a does have object... I thought he didn't, I thought he was basically goingto "a say, he was.in agreement. Commissioner Plummer: All right, let him complete his statement. Mayor Suarez: And besides the five dollars ($5.00), besides that you will tJ like it to be longer than one year, what else do you have that's a problem? w� Mr, McClaakeyr: Well, I'd like for the Commissien .to aooep Qur pp poog, not our. proposal, but the City administrative proposal, aor Suaxeso Wall, you see .that we have gotten into the apealflee Qf .lt� b what speoiflclly do you dislike besides the two things that we've talid ry about . already? r A 14, S = Mrs McClaskeyi Wall, if' you pass the REP in its entirety, except for the two things:that you said there, I think I can live with that, but it's... if your five dollar ($5:00) fee.., Commissioner Plumart But wait a minute, .. Mayor Suaram So you're back to saying, you disagree with those two things? rw` Mr. McClaakey: I do. Mayor Suarez: All right, you want to say anything further as to why you disagree... Mr. McClaskey: I don't understand your... Mayor Suarez: ... other than the fact that you think you should be able to h= charge more, which is the... Mr. McClaskey: i would like to have a little bit of a clearing on this five dollars ($5.00) increase. You say, you don't want any increases at all. Are ` you speaking about the administrative fee, or everything? Commissioner De Yurre: I like it the way it's been up to now. si Mr. McClaske • We have increased our Florida legislature has Y• , g Passed a bill, it went into effect 1990, October 1. It has increased our cost on every automobile in this state. Mayor Suarez: How 'did ,they do that? By what measure? Mr.k McClaskey: By the legislators passing that;bill. Commissioner ,Plummer: And what does the bill say, -Bill? Mayor".Suarez: And 'how did it increase your cost on every vehicle?.' Mr. McClaskey: Well, the billsaysthat we have probably quadrupled our paper work: We have probably _quadrupled .,our search for the owner. ' Ito makes'. it..'-'. impossible for us to: get :rid of an automobile without getting a commonly.:,. called, death certificate, what it is really, is a certificate of destruction, and that's going.to.cost us a net figure•to the State :and the agencies of the ' r State, somewhere between twelve and fifteen dollars ($12.00 and $15.00) ;per car.;' Now,.,.you've got an automobile that's a -haul, and everything, has been;" stolen off of it, and we pick it up for the City and bring it in our pound -and Fz hold it thirty-five days under the new structure. Was`, forty -fiver now -it's thirty-five. And at that point, we have to go doum and"fill out these papers, we get -them -from the agency, we pay for them, four dollars '($4.00) a'.:copy`rwe A fill them out, take them back, they... { y x Mayor Suarez; But in most of those cases, if I,may just interrupt fora' second. In most of those cases, you would be recovering your cost from the - sale of whatever is left of those things. Those are not the kind- of cases L which ,you can collect against the >individuals, almost `,by definition: So, not affected by our rate structure here.nYx Mr. McClaskey; What I'm trying to say, Mr.`. Mayor, 'is, in this situation, .,We. �> get no money, We don't even.:: we're in the hole-on•that.t. Mayor Suarez: Right. So, you're hoping to recoup that by charging the onus � TF as that you are able to identify that are not' totally abandoned, or. whatever, call them. rs Mr..McClaskey: Not necessarily, £tk'; r Mayor Suarez: That's our problem. You,p. the legislature imposescer sln burdens . on you for `those automobiles that are totally; abandoned; amd ohs y � just sort of hulks out there, whatever you Cali it, and then 'you wait tQ pass It on, And I understand why, because you've Sot to-reooug omewhere u h Z§ . ". Mr. Mc.CInmkoys Not necessarily. �{ � ny rM Ln Lp Ay 5 t m Ilk, n a Commissioner De Yurra: Mr. Mayor, what?... Mayor Suarom You wantto pass it on to those that we are able to regulate the fees by allowing you to charge more, and we have a problem with that. Commissioner De Yurres And what do you do with the scrap? Mr. McClaskeys We sell the scrap. You get anywhere from fifty to sixty. dollars (450600 to $60.00). On a haul, you don't get anything. You're just lucky if they come by and pick it up and take it off your hands. S Commissioner De Yurre: OK. Well, whatever you sell, put an extra five bucks on top of that, Mr.-McClaskeys Well, we can't control that either. We have people that... Commissioner De Yurre: Sure, you're the one that's selling it. Mr. McClaskeys Well, they won't buy. Mayor Suarez: They will end up stuck with them, that's what he is saying-..,,. Commissioner De Yurre:' Everything goes up. If the whole market goes up?... r, Mr. McClaskey: And scrap goes down. n ' Mayor Suarez: He is saying that there won't be a market for it at that point. Mr._McClaskey: I'm not speaking of the scrap car only, I'm just giving you 4 " that'' as an:`example, -'and we don't make .any.money there, so because we -:bring �_•2.` thirty .cars every week -or two weeks, =doesn't -mean we're, going -to get'. paid on' lls. �.- thirty cars. What it does mean, is we lose money on those cars that go to the scrap, and. it cost us an additional money, on- paper work,: and. undying ;time , consuming to process these things with .the extra paper work we have, and all of this, sort of thing. Now, thecarthat we bring in and the person picks up..: Mayor -,Suarez: OK, for the ones with no owner, Vice Mayor,`:J. think wants to, make a comment on that issue. - 'Mayor Vice Dawkins: What 'would -happen, -Mr. City Attorne y .. . Mr: Fernandez: Yes, sir. Vice Mayor Dawkins: ...`if the towing company decided that the haul, which of no -value to them, they leave it on the streets because they -..don't make no*¢ money picking it up,,what would happen? Mr. Fernandez: They cannot leave it in the streets when they get... Vice Mayor Dawkins: Why not? 7 pr Mr. Fernandez: Because they are under contract with the City to pick up those cars. Vice Mayon Dawkins: All right, then, who is supposed, to compensatwithew4or _{ picking P ' pick up, . and thou they,-,b kin for car that we've contracted with them to$ t { getmoney i Mr. Fernandez: It's'contemplated as part of this RFP and coAtract•that weare y talking about. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK. Commissioner Plummer: Well, let me ask:this questions If we are going to put,'',y a burden on them or the State Is, those that are hulks, can they;juat tow them : to tho City police station and let -the City police worry ,about a Mr: Shannon; No, Commissioner Plummer Whys }t £Y`fi - i< :';' Mr. Shannotit City,auto pound, won't take them. Vice ` May- or . Da14kins t Why? Commissioner Plummer: Why? Mr. Shannont Because they don't have any room. b. '- Vice Mayor Dawkinst Well, they don't either. Commissioner De Yurre: They've got room. They just wanted more money for the . paper work that they've got to do now. "Vice. Mayor Dawkins: No, no, they don't. They've got room to put the... I beg ., _ to differ with you. They've got room to put those that pay them. Nov if I were out there, I wouldn't' have any room to pay that one -that's not going .to ' pay.me either, I'll let the City of Miami store it, since they are not going #; to get paid for it. } Commissioner. De Yurre: I think the bottom line is, we put out the "P and depending on the market, you know, supply and demand, if people don't respond, then.it wasn't a good deal, and we will have to readjust it. If theyrespond, then it was a good deal. .z f' Commissioner Plummer: Well, let me understand this because I'm losing something. In an RFP, are they bidding on price? Mr. McClaskey:, No. Mr .Shannon:: Basically,they are _.bidding their qualifications, that's what it is. si Commissioner Plummer: Well then, you're not going to get a reduced price by any".stretch of the imagination if you're bidding on qualifications. Mr. Shannon: We don't want a reduced price. Commissioner Plummer: Well, that's what my:colleague is trying to say. f Mr. Shannon:- That's what the problem with the County is, they are having all kinds of problems over -there, Commissioner, because they bid low price,'"one company bid zero. Now you know, the citizens aren't stupid, they know they are going to have to jack that up someplace else, by'pulling the transmission, the linkage, or opening the car, and if you pardon the expression, the people P get screwed that way. We have a good contract. Commissioner Plummer: Are you recommending the fifteen dollars ($15:00) surcharge? Mr. Shannon: Yes, I am. Commissioner Plummer: And you think it's justified? Mr, Shannon: Ideall the City of Miami have been telling p Y, Y g people this for years,-: needs about ten, acres of land, for a City auto pound, I'm : oure"-the, Commissioners are aware of that. We cannot impose on these people because, they are storing our cars, because the City auto pound will not accept a car that is not drivable, will not accept stolen cars that are" not City, cases x' will not accept junk, becausethey just don't have room for them. These fF people do not have the luxury of raising taxes or getting government greats,k h" or raising a bond issue to recover .their cost. They are doing the --City.;-a ` favor. �E Commissioner Plummer: OTC, So, what. you are saying, a five dollars•. 05,Mj Ss incroaae in your estimation is justifiable, ;{ Mr. Shannon: Yes, I ate the one who raised all these prices, p Because tsir 'fuel cost is going up, their insurance cost have gone ug, the City, is not going to provide lam; Ideally, we will li1ce, the CixYr tfie; police dept0t would i ike, and everybody, all°, the <ara towed to a pity' faciliti►, W hut` ishg'ast I ihiais you gust had a ,stud by the industrial engineeri , a} 1� ' t�l#"'MRJLAR {,3 H 'RliRr9R F f,-h, feasible because they don't have tiny land in the City, try a 7 a e 01 F 1 K y: Commissioner plummert All right. Let me talk to two other issues. What is A' the responsibility of the police department in notifying owners that their car has been towed? Mr. Shannon: They have to notify them within seven days by certified letter. Commissioner Plummer: The police department? Mr. Shannon: Yes. a Commissioner Plummer: OK. Within seven days. In other words, you could have a car for seven days prior to the person knowing that you have confiscated it? Mr. Shannon: Might. Commissioner Plummer: And seven days of storage, or six days of storage have kicked in? Mr. Shannon: If a stolen car is brought in, it takes a couple days for it to get up to auto theft where they have ,all the information on it. They run.a ' check on it and if it comes back from Tallahassee with a different address, or ' something like that, then they send out a certified letter and it comes back, nobody answers it.. Well, the car is going to stay there, until we can locate that owner. Commissioner Plummer: The other item is in, what I would call, accessory uses ; of a wrecker service,such as you referred to, opening up the car, disconnecting the transmission, something out of other than just sticking the hook to it and towing it. Is that mandated mandatory that a police officer must sign that that was authorized? Mr. Shannon: Yes. He signs it on the impound slip. Commissioner Plummer: And they do it? Mr.' Shannon: Yes.. Commissioner Plummer: Is the, storage 'rate staying the ;same, the actual storage rate, or is that increased? { Mayor Suarez: After the grace period. 3 Mr. Shannon: No, that's going up fifteen dollars ($15.00). Commissioner Plummer: From? z f, Mr. Shannon: Twelve. Commissioner Plummer: .From twelve to fifteen. Mr. .Shannon: Right., Commissioner Plummer: And you're recommending that? Mr. Shannon; Yes. And I think in that item 10, that was the problem with that. x . 4 Commissioner Plummer: Well, that's what you did in the private sector, youlre saying do it the same in the public sector. Mr. Shannon: Well, the City auto pound itself was going to raise the stQrago rates also. i Mr. Fernandez; However, the City Manager has withdrawn those items, you have ; not voted on those, z Mr. .Shannon; Right. Mayor Suarez; As to those. OK, by the way, twelve to fifteen is if s}y Slabdossn't fail me, twenty-five percent increase, So, that's., li�cs WOy above cost of living. Anyhow, if presumably, somewhere we have to oil:ow lice ti h i-t sF� {� 1 { - • 14 hit Of.flexibility for then to meet the market, then maybe that's the place to do it, They still have a grace period, just like they do in public towing situational Commissioner plum mart Twenty-four hours, I think. �. Mayor Suarela: Twenty-four hours is incorporated here? Mr. Shannont They want to put it up to thirty hours. v- Mayor Suarez: Oh, they want to increase it to thirty? Mr. Shannon:_ Right. Commissioner Plummer: From twenty-four to thirty, yes. Mayor SuarezAnd they agree with that? That's nice. Mr. McClaskey: Yes, and we agree to this entire structure. Mayor Suarez: In that particular case, we like the fact that you agree. In some of the other ones, we don't. All right. ' Mr, McClaske t You know, this Commission about five y , , years ago, imposed on the office of Ron Williams, to get together with our industry and create a good working contract, which they did, and we are only trying to make it better. The rising cost that we've added, were asked to add to it, or that z they added to it, is less than twenty-five percent. If you take storage rato'` of twelve dollars ($12.00) and you raise it twenty-five percent, what you... . Mayor Suarez: No, we are agreeing with you on that. At least. so far, no one 1 has disagreed. Mr. McClaskey:Wer are not asking for that. Mayor Suarez: But we disagree on the actual towing fee being increased five dollars" ($5.00) because the argument would be that if in fact, we are above. the market, when we go out for bids, we simply will not get any replies, no one :interested, no takers and I'guess,<we.want-to go through that exercise. Hopefully, we will get takers and we will be found to have been still within o the market and still able to 'carry this out at a lower<fee, if that's the .>- Commission's consensus, -which I gather it is. Anything further on any other, component? Otherwise, we'll get ready to vote. Commissioner Plummer: Well let me ask this just so I understand. We're going to be voting on the total ordinance as 8 6 B proposed ' by the wrecker .,services and the police department, with the exception of the years of the contract, which have. changed now 'by- Commissioner De Yurre'a amendment, to a two .year contract: of one year and one year -additional approval?. And the,-- second addition; is that 'there- will be no change whatsoever,:, in the structure of the corporation or company, period? Is that my understanding of what we are voting -on? Mr. Fernandez: And also, that no increase in five. Commissioner De Yurre: No, no price increase. zr Mr., Fernandez: No increase in the towing fee, and also'three strikes an& you r` are out. 4 Y q x Commissioner Plummer:- In the towing .or administrative? The towing fee is. different than the administrative. E Mr. Fernandez: No, in the towing, in the towing fee which is what I was.,. a z� Commissioner Plummer: Well, that's not even in this proposal. The to goes j :from what to what, of towing? ... Commissioner pe Yurre: No, it's there, it's a five dollars.($$ 00) amount: Commissioner Alonso: five dollar ($5,00) increase. Ln �z Ott Ober!� z 4 fit' iL§jL a 3 Con iaaioner Mummers I thought that was the administrative? Commissioner Alonso: No. Mr..8hannont .All fado,went up five dollars ($5.00), No, Bahnt, Not the administrative. Mr.-Fornandett And also, implicit in Commissioner De Yurre's motion, in the fact that all of these to come back to you prior to final award. Commissioner Plummert Oh, I understand that. All right, OK. Let Me say where I!.ve got a problem. I am in concurrence on everything, I think that the - fee rate as recommended by the police department is justifiable for many reasons. The fuel cost, the new rules that have been imposed on these companies, and I just can't see, everything has gone up, I don't see why, the taxi cabs get regular increases, why we would deny these people that same right. So, I don't know how I'd vote. If you vote, no, on a total package. The only other ,question I had, was three strikes, you're speaking of complaints, I'm assuming... Commissioner De Yurre: Complaints that are verified. Commissioner Plummer: That are justifiable and sustained? Commissioner De Yurre: That's right. ! j Ms. Bahn: I just want to clarify that another thing that you would be agreeing to with this RFP, would be that the storage rates increased. We discussed _that: - 'Commissioner Plummer: OK. -Yes he Y, You -know, my parking fees ,downtown. just , to..park my car legally, have gone completely bananas. Then I've got to 'vote against the motion based on the fact that I don't agree with one segment. Is that correct? Mr. Fernandez: Correct. Unless you... Commissioner Plummer: Well, I have no choice, sir. Mayor Suarez:. Unless. you want to put that particular segment to a vote, :we — try to always be flexible, here. r' Mr. Fernandez: Correct. Commissioner Plummer: If you want to do that separately, let's do that. 7Y k Mayor Suarez: Yes, if you want to at any time want to get something passed l separately, or at least reflect the Commission's desire on it so that you could try to incorporate it, .you're welcome to do that. Commissioner Plummer: All right, well let me do this if I. may, with;=my colleagues permission? { Mayor. Suarez: Yes, please. _ Commissioner Plummer: That I would make a motion at this time, that.the fee increaseas recommended by the police department, tho jee,incre,ase schedule'as ;r .. recommended, be approved. I'll move it. Mayor Suarez,; So moved. x Vice Mayor Dawkins; That's outside of the rest of the contract? _. Commissioner Alonso; Outside. f a Commissioner Plummer: That to correct, sir. ' Mayor Suarez: Right. ,lust as a separate motion to reflect how the Connieeion feele, - on - that isoue. {�{ � T $co Ma 9 . DBwk1ns; Y �' Secpnd, x, � . k. 4 'A' N v 72 tee Mayor' Suaret,t So moved and seconded. Any discussion on that particular point? It not.., Vida 'Mayor Dawkina: Under discussion. ' _ Mayor Suarazt Yes) Vice Mayor. =' Vice'Mayor-Dawkinat I have to agree that we worked with these individuals and told them if they come in with something that was pleasing, and that we could stop some, of the 'complaints of thievery and abuse, and what have you, and in my opinion a five dollar ($5.00) fee for one year to try it, would not be too excessive, But that's just my personal opinion. Mayor Suarez: Anything further? If not, please call the roll on that particular motion. - ON MOTION DULY MADE BY COMMISSIONER PLUMMER AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR DAWKINS, THE ABOVE MOTION FAILED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins NOES: -` Commissioner Miriam Alonso Commissioner Victor De.Yurre Mayor Xavier L. Suarez ABSENT:. None. Jy COMMENTS -,MADE DURING ROLL:CALL: Commissioner,,Plummerr The wisdom of Soloron., And when was the last time your,,' car was towed? Mayor Suarez: I'm going to vote, no, and test the market. We'll see how it comes in-on:the bids. We may have to find ourselves in a'situation having to rebid it again, if we don't get no bids. COMMENTS MADE AFTER ROLL CALL. - Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK. No problem. t; Mayor Suarez: All.right. On the rest of the package, we have a motion on z�4 that,-l°think you had a motion.- 'Commissioner Alonso:Commissioner De Yurre's k motion, right? �t Commissioner De Yurre: Yes, move it. Ms. Matty Hirai: Yes, we have one, sir. Mayor Suarez: We. had a motion and a second, we've got a variety of provisos ; that have all been built in, we've taken the remarks from the industry, and appreciate again,' your cooperation. I think we have allowed at least . -one.`` increase as to storage, and if there is anything that we can do to help you with the burden imposed by the State, let us know. Commissioner Plummer: No, excuse me. You have disallowed the storage. My, motion said that all fees recommended increased by the police department. ;. Mayor Suarez: OK, you're right. What is before us, does not include that. fry , It's just that in a discussion, we didn't seem to have any real discrepancy ottr' ' that, Commissioner, you're not inclined to build in the storage increase? Commissioner De'Yurret Test the market. Mayor Suarez All right. With the provisos made, we have a motion --:,and,' think it's been seconded, all right,.Madam•City Clerk? No. Hirai: Yes, air. iiayor Suarez: All right, t� 7$s 5 ' t z � Vita Mayor Dawkirisi thidat distuasion, Mayor guareas Vice Mayor Dawkins. Vice Mayor bawkinat When we test the market, if the bidder floes not reside in the City of Miami, his bid will not be accepted. Comm ssioner'Plummert His personal residence? Vine Mayor Dawkins: His personal business. Commissioner Plummer: Personal business? Vice Mayor Dawkins: Yes. Mr. Shannon: 'That's already in the' contract. > Mayor Suarez: Is that in the REP? Vice Mayor Dawkins: If we're supposed to be helping local business, don't tell me we're going to test the -market and then when everybody in the City of Miami say to hell with it, I'm not going to bid, then you're going to run to Ft. Lauderdale, I don't need that. Mayor Suarez: It's in the REP, OK. Mr. Shannon: Let me ask you... could I ask a question, please? Commissioner Plummer:_ Wait a minute. That automatically puts you out. Mr. McClaskey:I'm in the City, my business. Mayor Suarez: No, they all have businesses in the City. R., Commissioner Plummer: Where are you in the City? Commissioner De Yurre: I think they are all in the City. Commissioner Plummer: Where are you in the City? f{ ' Mr. McClaskey: Twenty-nine fifty-one northwest twenty-seventh Avenue.` xz �. Commissioner Plummer: That's not in the City. J E E Mr. Shannon: Yes, it is. Commissioner Plummer: It is in the City? Mr. Shannon: Yes. s. Mr. McClaskey: Right on the line._ Been there for years, Mr. Plummer. Commissioner Plummer: You pulled a coup. Mayor Suarez: Anything further? If not, we have a motion and a second. Any. further discussion? If not...t k, 1 r Commissioner Plummer: I have one other clarification. You iolks� keep speaking to the competitive market. My understanding, this is not a bidding Wit' procedure dollars, it's a qualification bidding. �t x Mr. Shannon: Might. , Mayor Suarez: No, what I mean by that is, that if we are below the market and somehow, they cannot meet these fee schedules, there will. be ,no bidder:e, f' That's all I'm saying, we are testing the market me in that sense. a{ are going to got quite a few bidders, as we did last tiros. Commissioner Plummer; OK. _. 7e y ` � tF :w ...�,.,- _ R F ... ,...t „ ,. ;• tit} ,3=; �err"�+� .'. —�vM1t�• � i+ggsm �. i a � j4 = mayor Suarezt Oxt `We have a motion and a seconds Any further discussion? 1f not, please call the roll, real quick, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner be Yurro, who moved its Adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-785 t:- A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), IN 3 SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AND ALSO APPROVING THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS, SPECIFICATIONS AND SAMPLE „ AGREEMENT CONTAINED THEREIN, FOR THE FURNISHING OF A T041ING AND VRECKER SERVICES PROGRAM TO THE CITY 'OF MIAMI. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice Mayor Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: None. x 1 :_ ' I } j S � ti RIMa . Vice Mayor Dawkina: When I'm evaluating the Manager, that will be a part of - �,; my evaluation for the Manager. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll on that, then. t The following motion was introduced by Vice Mayor Dawkins, who moved its . adoption: MOTION NO. 90-787 4 A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION EXPRESSING TO THE ADMINISTRATION ITS CONCERN AS TO WHY, IN THE CASE OF CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS FOR CLEANING SERVICES INVOLVING MINORITY FIRMS, THERE IS ALWAYS THE INCLUSION OF A CLAUSE WHICH READS, "SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND UPON THE SAME PRICES, TERMS AND CONDITIONS;" FURTHER PLACING THE ADMINISTRATION ON NOTICE THAT THEY WILL BE RECEIVING WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE FROM. THE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH SAME, AND THAT THEY SHOULD ANTICIPATE REVISITING THIS ISSUE DURING THE CITY COMMISSION'S EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER. Upon being seconded by Mayor Suarez, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre ,. Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: None.---------------------------------------------------------------------- 25. ACCEPT BID: CORAL GABLES GLASS AND MIRROR - FOR FURNISHING AND; INSTALLING SHATTERPROOF GLASS AT MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS FOR GSA DEPARTMENT (PROJECT 312015). _- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: Item 22.*r r� ' Vice Mayor Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion. on 22? If not, please call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner De Yurre,_ who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-788 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF CORAL GABLES GLASS & 3 MIRROR FOR FURNISHING AND INSTALLATION OF SHATTERPROOF' s GLASS AT THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT_A TOTAL PROPOSED COST, NOT. TO EXCEED ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 312015 ACCOUNT CODE NO. 299501-772; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF ; PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS ' SERVICE. ' (Here follows body of resolution,... omitted here..and.:on file in the O€ftce of the City Clerk,) Upon,be ng seconded by Vice Mayor Dawkins, the resolution wee gassed .end s 3 adopted by the following votes 5 x� 77, ��t�iFi61� l g ,yr, p'+3 r AW r'.� x4 Y t }}hi 1{k''+' reataurant and don't know where you get the helve dollars ($12.00) pet'' : hquara foot that you are wanting to charge for this. And as regards to the adopt the ark we currently have under our project with round breaking p park) y p j g 8 �:• schedule for June let, a renovation to Peacock Park which witl inciuda �. relocation of the bail field, irrigation, planting of trees.., Mayor guares: How much io earmarked for that at this point, Howard? Mr, Huntsberry:` Currently, we have funds that are in the neighborhood of about sixty=five'to seventy thousand dollars ($65,000.00) to ($70,000.00) that are going into this. Mayor Suarez: You know, that is a major... Mr. Odio: That money came from where? Mr. Huntsberry: That money came from the Coconut Grove Arta Festival... Mr. Odio: Thank you, sir. ry r Mr. Huntsberry: ... it came from the Coconut Grove Jaycees... Mr.'Odio: I was... that's money... Mr`. Huntsberry: ... it came from the Taste of the Grove... Mr. 'Odio- That's right'. Mr. Huntsberr s it came from Seafood Festival which is y put on by the chamber. -Commissioner Plummer: But that's not the chamber. Mr. Odio: That is not the Chamber of Commerce, because what we have done with the- Arts :Festival because they: have been using the park, and wearing :them down, they agreed to separate funds for that, the same thing with the Taste of the Grove,, and the same- thing with the Jaycee, we've given :the,parking area and the exhibition center. Mayor Suarez: Does the chamber coordinate all of this contribution... Commission Plummer: No. Mayor Suarez: .. or in any way guide it, direct it? - no? F Vice Mayor Dawkinst No. Mr.-Huntsberry:>"That's correct. Without the chamber... Mayor Suarez: We have a real dis... ZL Mr.`Huntsberry: ... without the chamber in the last year moving in 'and setting a project up, that money wouldjustbe residing in some sort of..a fund and would not,- definitely not be... Mr. Odio: That'"is not accurate a statement to make because we would have -Z received the funds, we would have spent the funds. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Well, Mr. Manager, why didn't you let them take. their- A, - thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) and fix that air conditioner that you had us pass this morning.You made me spend thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) this morning to put an air con... Mr. Odio:` Because that is part of the agreement that we had with the chamber which I disagreed with, is that we pay for those expenses, That was.., �yy : . _ Vice Mayor Dawkins: But he just said that he,got money, now, sand he`- said it don t belong'to him and it doesn t belong tows. = "r Mr, Odiot` You see; -but -that money:is not his. Go=issioner Blw mer: But you've got to know where that mosey cakte f # Mr. Odiat The counter propceal would be -that they stay the hundred dollars . 0100.00j a month, and they cover all the expenses. Commissioner De Yurret Row much? Mr:,Cdi6i The aims thing they are paying now... Commissioner De Yurre: Yves. Mr. idiot ... and they cover all the expenses, including replacement. y Commissioner De Yurret Well then, I want to know what the expenses are. Mayor Suarez: So why don't we table the item, try to get an estimate of the out of pocket expenses... Commissioner Alonsot Yes. _ Mayor Suarez: ... utilities... Commissioner De Yurre: Basically, of the utility and maintenance .of inside, not the park. Mayor Suarez: Or unless you do your own maintenance in there, clean up. Vice Mayor Dawkins: You pay your own phone bill? Mr. Huntsberry: We do our own cleaning, maintaining though, the parks s department does that. Mayor; Suarez: And the phone bill you pay yourselves, presumably, right? j' Mr. Huntsberry: Of course. Mayor Suarez: So you're basically talking electricity and related maintenance, and:'you are going to put,- or.at: least, you're going to. help a variety of organizations to put major money into the park, so maybe, ;there are three,of us herethatwould be.willing to work out a compromise. Commissioner Plummer:, Let -me broach another subject, Mr. Mayor. Overall' Mr. -_ Manager, of the people that are in this category who are renting space at below square footage of,the neighborhood, I think it is only right that there „. is a provision in those contracts that they cannot sublease out that facility : to some'other`party for a price. Commissioner De Yurre: How could -they -do that? Commissioner -Plummer: They've 'done it. Commissioner De Yurre: Who'has done that? Commissioner Plummer: The Chamber`of`Commerce. y Commissioner De.Yurre: Which one? Mr. Huntsberrys There is that provision in the current lease. ,3 Commissioner De Yurret What Chamber of Commerce? a' Y . Commissioner Plummer: Coconut.Grove. Mr. Fernandez: But this lease expires in December. Commissioner De Yurres Which one? Mr. Fernandez: Apparently the one that they are still running under. Mr.'Huntsborry: The current, right. � Commissioner Alonso; The one that a119ws them , k S. - s t �v. u {t{t R. � Mr, . Parnandem l don't know whather in fact, allows theta to do that or not; but the point is that... t Commissioner Plummer: I'm saying that it should not be that they can sublease out at anytime to anotherorganization without this Commission's approval' eseoially if ;a fee is tieing charged. Mr. Fernandem: That is in fact part of the standard language that we have now in all out revokable permits. Mr.,Huntsberry: It;'s currently in... Mr. Fernandez: We no longer enter into leases. Mr. Huntsberry: Yes. .- Commissioner De Yurre: And you know, certainly, I wouldn't mind that if we. mould get the money. Commissioner Plummer: Well, but they've been... we are not getting the money. And I can tell you... I'm not going to go pointing fingers right now, OK?... Commissioner -De Yurret Why not? Commissioner Plummer: ... That they are in fact, renting it out to other organizations for a fee. Mr. Huntsberry: Commissioner Plummer. Commissioner Plummer: Yes, sir. Mr..Huntsberry: Would you be specific? E= Commissioner Plummer: I'll be'glad to, off; the record, sir. Commissioner De Yurre: Well, aren't they there? Commissioner Plummer: Excuse me? -Commissioner De Yurre: Are they there now? Commissioner Plummer: What? - the chamber? k}}s Commissioner De Yurre: The sublessee? eChamber Commissioner Plummer:. The is there now. f Commissioner De Yurre:. No, and the one=they are leasing to. "- 1 Commissioner Alonso: How about asking them? Do you do that?,, Commissioner De Yurre: That'.the.phantom sublessee...- { Mr.. Huntsberry: - Currently... -let, me clarify.` There are :a: couple- : of organizations that have their monthly meetings after hours at our location. We charge them for our staff time because we have to have a< staff person present when they are having their meeting at night, and we -charge for :;the cleanup which we do when they have had their... Commissioner Plummer:' Do you charge for festivals to use your office? h Mr. Huntsberry: At this point in time, I don't believe we have aver; charges! for a festival to use our office. Commissioner Plummer: Go back,.. Mr. Huntsberry: We make our office available for the Coconut Grove Arts Featival,, and some other festival.. ComsaiesioAer Plummer: Go back and check Your records.83 . 5� 'lF 7 i M f 4 Sliµfx.-k� r uffl, �,� Rti C 7 i r Ij f� fi Scci 7 ' .: Mr,untaberrrt i, you know,.+ you are snaking _ t A an allegation without being Specific and I think you should be specific, Commissioner plummert I said, 'air, I'll be. glad to sit down and talk to" you ` and give in part to you, the information that I have, if true, and I'm not making an allegation. I'm asking you to check your records, that's all I'an asking. Mr. Huntsberry: OK. I'll check my records. Commissioner De Yurre: Is the bottom line, we're going to defer this until we get the information of what the actual cost to the City is.,. Mr. Odiot 'Yes. Commissioner Alonso: Yes. 4 Commissioner De Yurret ... for running the actual building? ; Mayor -Suarez: Defer or table, you want to table? - give him a little tithe? Commissioner De Yurre: Well, I'll table it if we get that information,, :I don't know if we can get it today. Mayor Suarez: That's the idea. Mr. Odio: I'm -trying to get it now. Mayor -Suarez: I would just as soon table it so we'd try to get some of these items off the agenda, otherwise, they are going to come back. f t " Commissi'oner,Plummer: Whatever, that's fine. Mr. Huntsberry: OK. I think this is a very good approach to take and... Mayor=Suarez: .Thank you. Mr. < Huntsberry: ..." we are all -'for it- and we will come back and talk to you when you get your information. Thank you very much. Mayor Suarez: Well this could be in the next few minutes. Don't... Commissioner Alonso: Don't go away. z �. Mayor Suarez: Don't go away too far, you've got your executive director.- back , and she is a very good negotiator maybe you ought to involve her in this. Mr. Huntsberry: OK. We have our general membership meeting at 12:00, so I'll „ be hereuntil twelve. Commissioner Plummer: I can tell you, you're'not'going to get it=before'lunch . E break so why' don't you tell him to come back afterwards. Q. Mayor Suarez: She has got a little bit friendlier approach than you do, I want to tell you.{r ' Commissioner De Yurre: Come back around three o'clock. OK,"that's it, come,. 4 back around three.' Mayor Suarez: Yes. Might want to- involve your executive director, she seems =. to be just a; little bit easier to deal with, ' A V.F'Ar jEi 13s t t a k -- _ ',...ii+WiiiYir+r.rasa-a.r�.rcaistsur.rserraiirra�r:�its5.lsc.rr..wr..iwiiiurri.:wa...s.....r--rr.croi..o.r..w..:.r— w....v....—.w—�.w:z:+:astioa�.:�.�ru Y 27. ACCEPT BID, PHOENIX BUILDERS/PEREZ-NARi JOINT VENTURE (BASE BID) POR 'WAONER.CREEK RENOVATION PHASE III (Project 352230) =CUTE CONTRACT. LYwli.i-v...a-----Wi----------------.i`W w.-wrayr.4 -------------------- .—r— --L—.ri-- Mayor Suarett Item 24. A resolution... Mr. Pernandez: Mr. Mayor, just a matter of general announcement, as you consider items 24, 25, 26 and 28, there is a very small change that needs to be made in all of those and that is the ordinance number has changed. Before you were dealing with ordinance 10642 which was a capital improvement ordinance that was in"- effect last year but because now, we are in a new fiscal year, all of these items in front you have to suffer that minor change, otherwise they are fine as they stand in front of you. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Mr. Manager. Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Why is it taking so long to do whatever we're doing over there, and then we have to just keep carrying the money over to another fiscal S year? Mr. Luis Prieto: This item was being treated on the 7th of September, and it was pulled off the consent agenda and that's why it has been resubmitted now. Mr. Odio: We had it in the... Vice`, Mayor Dawkins: Whenareyou going to be completed with the project. of ;? the Wagner. Creek Renovation Phase III, and how many more phases is it after.,; —� phase III? Mr, :Prieto: That's the last phase that we're planning for Wagner Creek. We are starting immediately after approval, sir. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Thank you, Mr. Manager. Mayor Suarez: OK. Anything else on 24? If not, I'll entertain a motion on Commissioner De Yurre: Moved. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Commissioner Alonso: Second. Mayor Suarez: Seconded. Any discussion? If not, please call the role. r The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner De Yurre, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-789 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF PHOENIX BUILDERS/PEREZ-NAR, JOINT VENTURE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $839,999.96, BASE BID OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR WAGNER CREEK- RENOVATION 'PHASE III; WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE 1991 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 10782,`PROJECT NO., 352230, IN THE AMOUNT '. OF $839,999.96 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; AND x ;. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT l WITH SAID FIRM. [Here follaws body'of'rese7ut9nn_ nmittwA hwra AriA nn * t , }. 'aWi.: i a HIS Commigeionar,Vietne Do Yurra Commissioner Miriam Aloftso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. At SENT: Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr. . -rt uw.rrrc+irw�.rr.irrawar:.rirwr.... ...r..r i..—...r—rr----.rr---------...----.r+.:--r—:..rrr.7.rrrr".:sr+.ac.r 28. (A) DISCUSSION CONCERNING TEMPORARY DRAINAGE IN THE FLAGAMI AREA. (B) ACCEPT BID: ROENCA-DADS, INC. (BASE BID) - FOR PLAGAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT PHASE I (Project 352182)- EXECUTE CONTRACT. (C) ACCEPT BID: HOMESTEAD PAVING, INC. (BASE BID) - FOR TAMIAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT PHASE It (Project 352190) = EXECUTE CONTRACT. ----------------- - rrrrrrrrr—vrriwrrrrrrrrrrrwiLi.arrr:a.rr.--r.v--r.Yr ',. . Commissioner De Yurre: Now Mr. Mayor, I'll like to ask Mr. Prieto something else. Mr. Prieto: Yes, sir. Commissioner De .Yurre: Were we supposed to get some temporary kind of drainage system out to Flagami? Mr. Prieto: Yes, sir. Commissioner De Yurre:. And, -where is that at? _.Mr. Prieto: We have placed... actually in Tamiami. Commissioner De Yurre: In where? Mr. Prieto: Tamiami. Commissioner Alonso: Tamiami. Commissioner De Yurre: In Flagami? Mr. Prieto: In Flagami, no. Commissioner De Yurre: Weren't we supposed to do that? z Mr. Prieto: I understood .in: Flagami, and we are putting those in, we.'.re putting auger holes to drain the areas where the water is standing. Commissioner De Yurre: OK. But, in Flagami? Mr. Prieto: I went out there, and. I identified _.areas. in-Tamiami, actually, 59th Court, 5th-Street... Commissioner De Yurre: And what avenue? Mr. Prieto:. 59th Court is an avenue. r= Commissioner,De Yurre:- OK, and what street? Mr. Prieto: Roughly, just almost on 7th Avenue... 7th Street, another one pn . f_ 5th Street.,, r; Commissioner De Yurre: Northwest? Mr. Prieto: All of these, northwest, Commissioner De Yurre; Well, that's Flagami. What do you cs:oeld r FlaSemiY f Mr. Friata; Oki, OK, I'm sorry. I consider that the Tamiami area, rr consider it from 62nd to bith - Its a matter of dofinitioA.. fix T 1. h ! Comiesioner Alonsos That'a Flagarei, Commissioner De Vurre: Vail, I think that I consider Flagami pretty much anythittg West of Le June. . Mr. Prieto: Ok. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OX. Let me ask a question along those lines. Mr. Prieto: Might. ,z Vice Mayor Dawkins: Twenty-five deals with the section that Commissioner De Yurre ,is concerned about,: or does it deal with the section which you determined is Flagami? s, Mr. Prieto: Actually, it... he includes that in Flagami, I am sort of using Flagami only as a small area. fir; t w, Vice Mayor Dawkins: Well,, I will census... since it's a consensus of opinion up here... ,z Mr. Prieto: Yes. Vice Mayor Dawkins: ... why don't you. move, 25 as a priority. And since we have a drainage problem, and everybody continue to call on all our offices up here about the drainage, why don't we go ahead? - you've got a million and some dollars heretospend,on the storm sewer system in Flagami. Mr. Prieto: Right. �.. -Vice Mayor Dawkins: :Why don we move on that, sir, instead of having people :, continue to call us, andwe.continue to r have to go through this. Mr. Prieto: Sir, we want to do that. In fact, we are ready to go. And.... Vice Mayor Dawkins: When we pass this today,.you're going to work, when? 4; Mr. Prieto: Immediately, sir. Commissioner De Yurre: OK, I move 25. 1 t- Vice Mayor Dawkins: What, one o'clock? - I second it. Commissioner Alonso: And -we also approved last Commission meeting, some -portiona,of the Flagami area as well. Mr. Prieto: No; it's next item. t{_ Commissioner Alonso: It's... {' q 3: Mr. Prieto_: Item 26. Commissioner Alonso: Also, portions of it?. r Utz.; Mr..Prieto: Yes. F . , Commissioner Alonso: OK � Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK, he separated it, OK, all right. ~ Commissioner Alonso; Yea. Commissioner De Yurre: OK, we've got a motion and a second, K -` Commissioner Plummer: Which one are we on now?' t Mr, Fri.stos You're on 25. Commissioner Alonsas. Twentyw4ve, } tj V*p* Mayor Dawkins; Twenty .xt *i14.' l t A 4 `iX� AGh-kf'W •�4 i t` �� A -fi%Yni j A 1 A.v_n r�^5 fE t'k wFQ.�V�t� G t Connission6r Piumbr, We've done 241 Coftnissidner Albnsios Yes. Mayor Suarett Moved and second on 25, Any discussion from the Commission... queseions, COMMissioner Plummer, if Clot? Please call the roll. fi The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner De Yurre, who moved its adoptions RESOLUTION NO. 90-700 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF ROENCA-DADS, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,028,842.00, BASE BID OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR FLAGAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT PHASE I, WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE 1991 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE No. 10782, PROJECT NO. 352182 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,028,842.00 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST{ AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH. SAID FIRM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice Mayor Dawkins, the resolution was adopted by the following vote: passed and AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins ;Mayor -Xavier L. Suarez f NOES:' None. ABSENT: None. ; . x. ,; Commissioner De'Yurre: Move 26. Mayor Suarez: 'Item 26 hasbeen moved.,. Mr. Odio: That's also Flagami according... c, ' 1 Commissioner Alonso: Second. pie Mayor Suarez: ... accepting the bid of Homestead Paving. Moved and Vice Mayor. Dawkins? seconded. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, seconded. Mayor Suarez: All right, beautiful, thank you. If not, we will... Commissioner Plummer; Should we put on the record,- that even though favor of this, that Flagami was I am.in the largest..-. - Vice.Mayor Dawkins: Beg pardon now? Commissioner Plummer; ... Flagami was the largest voter against issues for 4.. the bond sewers. <: } Vice Mayor Dawkins; That's right. 7 Commissioner PlummersAnd in spite of it, we are doing their areas. 3 Vice Mayor Dawkins; Two and a quarter million dollars. Commissioner Plummors They turned it down in bigger. percentagesa than other quadrant of the City. any Mayor Suarez; That may be a correlation I mean, people want to see and them they start it doDa, getting a little bit more favorable to it, BY since you port that out, I think validly letle M ths3..�� yF ao, 4159 point out that: th+a Id7ftMiil seR�eF t �Y,l.d,�5. §3x 001'7, vm ,rs,%f*b' � Y -toads Association has gotten together and began promoting our public works general obligation bonds and at least, got a favorable vote in one district, ''. one precinct ..> Mr. Priatot Two precincts, sir: ' Mayor Suarez- Or, two precincts? Mr. Prieto: Yea, that's right. Mayor Suarez: And therefore, everything that you've done, Dr. Prieto, staff, i; Commissioners, in listening to these organizations, and working with them, my turn of tide, and ultimately we may get a G.0 bond approve for public works: Mr. Odio: Well, but thanks to you passing the storm, the percolating law which I called, is why we are going to be able to do all the storm drainage system in the City. Mayor Suarez: For storm drainage? Vice Mayor Dawkins: Say what now? Mr. Odio: When you approve the storm drainage fee that we have in the water bill, Commissioner,two years ago, what you have done is... Vice Mayor Dawkins: I am passing the storm water finish fee to hire sanitation people in the sanitation department. Mr. Odio: I mean... Vice Mayor Dawkins: I'am not passing one to put no streets and sewer down. A. Mr. Odio: OK. Vice Mayor Dawkinst I want that clear. Mr. Odio: Yes.` Vice Mayor Dawkins: Spell it out. I want to sanitation people to work _put with sanitation fees. �. Mr. Odio: Yes. a Vice Mayor Dawkins: Now, if you're going. to pave streets, you go," back.. and } tell people that I'm going to tax you to pave the street. Mr. Odio: Yes, air. Vice Mayor Dawkins:. OK? #° Mr. Odio: Yes, sir: Mayor�Suarez:- G.O. bonds.must be 'very clear on how the money is going to be spent. All right, we have a motion and a second? kr' Commissioner Alonso. It's one of the problems. y k= Mayor Suarez: That's why a lot of times they vote it down. r Vice Mayor Dawkins: That's right, of course. t 4 Mayor Suarez: We have a motion and a second on item twenty-six?,; lbs. Hirai: Yes, sir. ti Vice Mayor Dawkins: Twenty-six or twenty-five? Me. Hirai: Twenty-six. �tr Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Commissioner. Cali the roll. Fc a t Y 89 Yi.s.., ... _. .. .. .. ..,, _<.. ,... _ ,.... ..., y. . S . _-,_ . w.�u...s W,..�•u4-tu�:.� �:,.�"�f'.';Fkc�§e�t;� � t 26Y � '� �} , 64�i frY ;-�c K The following resolution Was introduced by Commissioner De Vurre, who moved its adoptions RESOLUTION NO. 90-701 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF HOMESTEAD PAVING, CO.) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,294,717.00) $ASE DID OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR TAMIAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT t PHASE I, WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE 1991 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 10782, PROJECT NO, 352190, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,294,777.00 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO i EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. f° (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Alonso, the resolutiori was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT:None.- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------- - 29. (A) -ACCEPT BID: POOLE AND KENT COMPANY - FOR LAWRENCE PUMP STATION MODIFICATIONS - PHASE II (Project 352184) - EXECUTE CONTRACT.` (B); DIRECT -ADMINISTRATION NOT TO LET OUT ANY MORE BIDS UNTIL COMMISSION PROVIDES THEM WITH LIST OF QUALIFIED MINORITY GROUPS CAPABLE :OF:,, PERFORMING THE JOB (PROCUREMENT, CONTRACTS, PUBLIC WORKS). Mayor Suarez: Item 28. r t Mr. Prieto: Now this is part of the same package that I am bringing before you, sir. sk Mayor Suarez: OK, pump station. Mr. Prieto: This is the Lawrence Pump Station. Commissioner Plummer: Move it. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Where is Lawrence Pump Station located? Mr - Prieto; Lawrence Pump Station... Com;issioner Plummer: Thirteenth Avenue and 6th Street,, I believe. , Mr. Odio; Southwest 7th Avenue and Southwest 4th Street. r Mr. Prieto; Actually, that's NW 7th. Mr. Odio; Or -NW 7th, - .: Mr. Prieto: Yes, that'a.,. Commissioner: Plummer; Northwest 7th Avenue... Mr. Prieto; No, there is a mistake on this printing, yes. St Y ..' Commissioner Alonso; Move it. 90 Ay s Q QQq .. 4 11S�It# RA t �" #0f a Mayor Suaregs OXI so moved. Any other questions? Mr. Odiot You know where Ith... yes, right after you pass,.. before you get to the bridge. Commissioner- Plusm or. Yes. Mr.-Odiot Near the 'Orange 'Bowl. Mayor Suaress We're going to give you a private tour of the pump station. Commissioner Plummer- Wait a minute now, hold on. It's not next to the Orange Bowl'. The pumping station that I thought you were talking about... Mr. Odios It's before you get to that bridge. Commissioner Plummer: That's not Lawrence Estates. Lawrence Estates is :the pump station at 13th Avenue and 6th Street, and that is next to the Orange Bowl, and that is in Lawrence Estates. Commissioner Alonso: That's right. Commissioner Plummer- That's where my funeral home was. That's where I lived all my life up until 1970. I Mr. Prieto: Let me check that location for you, I'll bring it back to you. ,€ Mayor Suarez: -Not related to David Lawrence of the Miami Herald, or Lawrence of Arabia, or any other notable Lawrence. Any other questions on the pump station, it!s location, or it's significance? Mr. Prieto: I'll bring the location back. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No. - t Mayor: Suarez: Thank you. We have a motion, do we have a second? Vice Mayor Dawkins:Second, and under discussion. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Vice Mayor. Commissioner Plummer: I moved it. Where the hell were.you? Mayor Suarez:. No, no. He just second. r -5. Vice Mayon Dawkins: Does Benjamin Contracting put down a pumping stationTl Mr.`Prieto: Say that again sir?` Commissioner Plummer: That's not Lawrence Estates. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Benjamin Tom, Benjamin Plumbing-'on'54th'Street does it } put -in pumping stations? Mr. Prieto. I don't know the answer to that, sir. I can find out;for you. {; Vice' Mayor Dawkins: You know, we continue to get all of these road s resurfacing, we get pumping stations and I never see nobody is a' black minority>listed. Why? I 1, Mr. Prieto: I checked on that, sir, and I've got a little bit of a statistic. Ca here. 'We use commonly, a pool of two hundred and six general contractors sixty-two are in the City, We have a pool, of forty minorities,` of those =`.two hundred and six contractors, and twelve .are in the City. Minorities are leis 4z than a fifth of the number of contractors that were here, a Vice Mayor Dawkins: Is Poole and Kent in the City? a Mac. Prieto; I don't knQw specifically, I Fan find out that fob you $A gel " back to you, oF 9 C?be� Vito Mayor Dawkinst I hate to do this, but I'll have to. Don't put out any more bids for paving, for storm sewers, for putting in pumps, and nothing where the contract is two hundred thousand to a million, a million and a half until you have provided each of us up here with a list of all of the qualified people in the City of Miami, who can bid on this and who can do it. Because I keep... I mean, Mr. Manager, I am just fed up with sitting up hers constantly complaining, and all I do is complain and then you go and do the same thing over, and I complain again, and you do the same thing over. Commissioner Alonso, has come on and started complaining, you're doing the same thing over. The Mayor has constantly complained, you do the same thing over. J.L. Plummer tells us all to shut up, you do the same thing over. I mean, I'd like to make a motion that no more bids, no nothing.., wait, I take that back. No more bids or nothing unless it's a contracting of a building that's going up where we're going to put some laborers to work, be it let, until the Manager provides us with a listing of the qualified people to do those jobs. And the reason I say that Mr. Mayor, is, if the department has done its job, they can put that on our desk this afternoon, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Prieto: You will have it... Mayor Suarez: I particularly think that as you've defined it, we should be geared at procurement, contracts, you included the public works contracts, I believe, in that, professional contracts. Mr. Odio:. You'll have it by this afternoon. Mr. Prieto: Yes, sir, we have that list. i Mr. Odio: On this particular project we mailed 196 invitations. { Mr. Prieto: We have that list. i R ' Mr.. Odio: Out of which only ten contractors picked up plans and specs. Mayor Suarez: There is a degree of invitations and a degree of invitations, by the ,way. I think this Commission has been heading in that direction. One thing is getting a little legal notice of an invitation, which everybody else !!! gets,"and the other thing is a little extra effort. We offer to do it here at the Commission level all the time and nobody ever takesusup on it. Very seldom do they take us up on it. We offered to do it for recruiting, for Police and Fire. I have yet to be asked by the City, interestingly% to go to any high schools or any colleges, and I don't think this Commission... any differently from myself. And yet, we get all kinds of requests from the whole rest of the world to go speak to the students on a variety of topics, lately, Hispanic heritage. But, whatever it may be and on procurement, the extra effort walking the extra mile, and that's what we have a minority procurement office for, is to contact them, make them aware of the profitability of some of these. Make an aware of the fact that we've had very little response to the bidding, Therefore, that means they can, perhaps, make a little extra money. Just simply making them aware of the opportunities. I wonder if that extra mile has been walked? Mr. Prieto; Well, the department has made that effort. This issue has come up before. Mayor Suarez; I don't want to embarrass you, Dr. Prieto, you're.a very nice_; man, by asking you specifically what phone calls you may have made= to companies or what additional things you have done besides just a circular { letter. Mr. Prieto: This... Mayor Suarez: So, you say you've made the extra effort. Not the kind of extra effort I'm thinking about, i , Mr. Prieto; This summer, we've made phone calls. n 1 a 92 k, x nr fN 7J Mice Mayor bawkins: Name me three black firms that you went to and put in an extra effort with. ,lust name three off the top of your head. Mr. Prietot Actually, I have a construction department that is taking care of that Vice Mayor Dawkins: See, all right, who's in your construction department?, Mr. Prieto: John Jackson, my assistant director. Vice Mayor Dawkins: John Jackson. Call John Jackson on the phone and tell him to give you three names. I'll wait, Mr. Prieto: All right. Mayon Suarez: Or even associations. Have you even contacted, in each specific case, the Association of Black Contractors or Black Accountants or whatever the entity may be. j Mr, Prieto: Yes, sir, we've tried - we continuously are doing that. And I'm sure you... Mayor Suarez: But I don't want to embarrass you by asking you specific questions 'about it because I don't think you're going to be able to give us the answers. Just circular letters don't do it. That's just not enough. ;r Vice Mayor Dawkins: No further questions. ' j, Mayor Suarez: All right, no further questions. i Commissioner Plummers No, I got a question. Are we on 297 Mr. Prieto: We're on 28. Mr. Jorge Fernandez: Twenty-eight. { Commissioner Plummer: Twenty-eight? } Twice Mayor Dawkins: Yes, sir. j' Mr. Prieto:- We're still on the Lawrence... a vote hasn't been taken on k 1 Lawrence'Pump`Station, I believe. f i Commissioner. Plummer: You know, I think that we'd better be _aware that :for 4 example; 'anyone - or 28 - let's just use that for an example. On 28, on our agenda, we're talking about spending $585,000. What, in fact, is we're not. spending $585,000, we're spending,$704,000. x Mr..Prieto; That's right. Commissioner Plummer:- OK?-- And, -.when this thing comes. down to, -the: .nutty, f gritty and you wonder where the dollars are going, I am wondering why project expense, with all these other items there, is running more than twenty. -percent? Something doesn't hold good water., 1 Mr, Prieto: This is not 20 percent, sir. This is slightly less than 20 percent. Basically, what it is, it's designed.., k, i Commissioner Plummery But why - you know, you've got the blue print-ot.of project expense, you've got the advertising out, the testing out, $50 .in postage, and I don't know what the hell indirect costs are. OK? Now, to men, i that is... all of those items together are project expense. Project expense sis that we are..., 5: r Mr. Prieto: This is running.., Commissioner Plummer: Excuse me? Mr . Prieto: ' This is running 18 percent and let : me '-explain l -w it vor*ems .,t GS{iirr` } Q Oct � h toftnisaionor Plunn art No, no, .no, whoa, whoa, whoal Not 18 percent. A $11gyOOO more is the total project expense. Mr. Prietot Let tine explain, air. Commissioner Plummers That's over twenty. Mr. Prietos Let me explain. Six p percent of that is design. Then we have ; surveys) we have construction inspection, we have construction administrations This would be done... Commissioner Plummer: That's run over twenty percent? Mr. Prieto: This would cost more if you went out on the street and had somebody do it. Some projects may be as high as 40 percent. The department i actually has,,. you couldn't. get this project done by an outside consultant for what .we're charging on design, which is six percent. You cannot do it. They'll charge you ten percent. If you tag on to that 12 percent for inspection, right there you have 22 percent. You start putting surveying, you have preliminary engineering, and you will find that the City is saving you ten to twelve percent. Commissioner Plummer: I think that in the future, Mr. Manager, you ought to . put the full true picture on the agenda so the people know that it's not a $585,000 project, it is a $704,000 project. Mr. Prieto: It`is. That's what this says here. _ Commissioner Plummer: It's not on the agenda. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, it does not say that. t Mr. Prieto: Well, what you're approving is the construction cost. 1 Commissioner Plummer:, That's right, but I think that I have assumed that that was.'what.-the-project cost. Mr.Prieto: No, sir, that's why we have this tabulation on the... Commissioner.Plummer: -I'm saying, put it on the agenda.. We're the.only ones that -see that. The public don't know. Mr. -Prieto. Oh, I see. Mayor Suarez: -Anything=further on the item? If not, do we have- a,motion and a second, Madam City Clerk? Commissioner Alonso:, Yes I have.one quick question... Mayor Suarez: Commissioner Alonso. ,z Commissioner Alonso: Dr. Prieto,:An .the page where:we -have the -tabulation of bids,<where it read,:. irregularities. r N Mr. Prieto:' Yes. There are.no irregularities on this bid. Thera are...lk Commissioner Alonso: I:beg your pardon? Mr. -Prietos There are two bidders, Poole and Kent and H.A.° contracting Corporation. You - see the line of irregularities, Poole `and Kent, have. -,no irregularities,21 Commissioner Alonso: And when it has C.H. What it means? k� �s Commissioner Plummers Read down here, Mr. Prietos C means it's a corrected extension and H means it's a cos:xe4esi bid. Commissioner'flusssmar: These are your items,_C and H. gy 94 Q+�si�sQ 3x t, F{; Mrs Prietot That as long as they are legally admissible under tha bidding procedures, they may be accepted. There are some conditions that we will not accept corrections. Commissioner Alonaot But, it will not really change anything later on that because they expressed that at the time of the bid. It will not affect the price in anyway whatsoever. Mr, prietot It cannot. For example, sometimes it's a minor mistake and if the second bidder feels that it is not an irregularity and does not contest it, then it's all right Commissioner Alonsot All right. Commissioner Plummer: Doctor, does it seem anything unusual to you, just using this one as the example, that there's in excess of a $200,000 difference in bidders? wY Mr. Prieto: Yes, it is unusual and we're just happy that the bidder that came in is under our cost estimate. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Will there be any change orders? Mr. Prietot No, no change orders here, sir. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK, now what if it comes up, you have to have a change order? Then that change order takes it back up to where the other guy bid? - Mr. Prieto: ,.We're .running the risk that they can take us to the cleaners. That's why we try.and avoid change orders. Vice Mayor Dawkins: ..Begyour pardon? Mr. Prieto: We try to avoid change orders assiduously. Vice.Mayor Dawkins: Why do you have to attempt to 'avoid change orders when you could put it in the bid, there will be no change orders? 4. a Mr. Prieto: Because sometimes, in fact, a piece of equipment that we specify may not be purchased because, in fact, the scope of work is increased to make - use of a contract that is already on site. And there are many, many instances that the City comes up way ahead by having minor change orders come in. The department in general, however, does not like change orders. Vice 'Mayor Dawkinss Beg your pardon? See, that's another thing that T'm" f going to be passing legislation sometime in January. No change orders. 4 }' You're going to have to factor in ten, five percent for contingency ;to make changes, but what happens, the guy come in and low ball the bid... Mr, Prieto: I; agree: tr Vice Mayor Dawkins: ...he gets the bid and the guy who could... he ends up making more money than the other low bidder. t. Mr. Prieto: I agree. I fully agree. Vice Mayor Dawkins: And we sit here and permit it. I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. Fi Mayor Suarers It .'appears that defining a change order should be an insubstantial percentage of the total bid price on anything. If not, then something is wrong, I mean.- , C" u� Mr,,.Prietot Correct. Mayor Suarez; And that is precisely to avoid what` the vice`. Mayor 'just"` referred to.. F Mr. Prieto; I agree with the Vice Mayor. j. E, Mayor Suarez; Thank you, We all agree, The question is to do —so Methin .: r About it. 95 0eVie 4 i by n1 - t ! Mr,`Odio! Lat ma aae. I doh't have thati x : Mr. Prietot I'll get back to you on M. Vila. Commiasioner Mummer: I would like to know whether M. Vila or Imburgia-, Ara ` lodated in the City of Miami. Mt:)Prieto : All right. in fact.... Commissioner plummer3- Homestead, obviously, is not. Mr, Prieto:- The list that we'll supply you this afternoon, by this afternoon, as requested, will have the address of all of these. k " Mayor Suarez: Words of geographical wisdom. Yes. Mr. Prieto: All of them. Commissioner Plummer: Well, strangely enough, sir, Homestead is not in Homestead. Homestead Paving is in Naranja. Mayor Suarez: Very good. Mr. Odio::, That's 'true. Mayor Suarez: And that's a fruit. Commissioner Plummer: I get more noise from over this area. Mayor Suarez: Really. t Commissioner Plummer: I'll move it,.. r Mayor •Suarez: ` OK, ~.thank you. _ Commissioner.Plummer: ...but if I find out that either one of these companies are located in the City, I'll ask for reconsideration. Mayor Suarez: "So moved. 5, Mr. Prieto:.OK, I'll remember that we have the ten percent rule.' i Vice Vice Mayor Dawkins: I second with that amendment..$' IN 1 Mayor Suarez: With that proviso and amendment. So moved and seconded. Any discussion? If: not,''please call the roll. =` t + The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who { moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 90-793 < Y, 4A -RESOLUTION ACCEPTING .THE BID OF WILLIAMS PAVING COMPANY,, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $364,656.50, `y j BASE' BID OF THE, ' PROPOSAL 'FOR , LEJEUNE STORM SEWER PROJECT, PHASE Ij WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE 1990-91 CAPITAL .IMPROVEMENTPROJECT NO, "352255,. �£ sf FUNDS] ;:AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO:EXECUTE''A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM.i, 5a+a !, ; (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on L� file in the Off i-ce: of the City Clerk.) r� Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: r yF 97 A Ss Commissioner J. L, Plummer, Jr, Commissioner Miriam Alonso ` mice Mayor Miller ,f. Pawkin.s Mayor Xavier L, Suarez 5, .,. NOS None. AS3tNTI Commissioner Victor be Yurre, Commissioner Plummer: .lust for the record, Mr. Mayor, there's damn near $100,000 difference in bidders on this item. Somewhere along the lines, something has got to be wrong. Mayor Suarez: Out of. the total of three sixty-four? Commissioner Plummer: At 364 and the high bidder was 456. Mayor Suarez: That's a .... Commissioner Plummer: There can't be that much discrepancy. Mayor Suarez: ...25 to 30 percent discrepancy. Mr. Prieto: Sometimes, the people merely bid to be bidding and they make it ' r. ' excessively large so as not to get it. Mayor. Suarez: Are. we. sure that they don't sometimes cooperate in the bidding process.to... . Mr.-Odio: N0000. No. ; Commissioner Plummer: I'm not touching that one. Commissioner.Alonso: .Oh, boy, that's very touchy subject. Mr.-Odio;_, No, that would be... Mayor Suarez:: If they know that by.constantly submitting bids that are higher than what they know the cost is, that they will be enough bidders so that we will not be concerned, you know, that therewassomehow the price was .set -too. low or something.,, Mr. :Odio:. Since I used to do bids every. month, I tried to. explain to,; him , that. Mayor Suarez: no monopolistic behavior on the part of -bidders., Is ;}r' ,.There's that what you're saying? Never. uN: Mr."Odio: It's a:: question of ,K Mayor Suarez: They're pure as the driven.snow. S' Mr. Odioc It's a question of how much... x{ ! Mayor Suarez:- OK, from a former contractor himself: i n' Mr. Odio: I. wasn't. I was the supplier. We'd go out on bids and .if we had a anough work at the plant, you would put in a bid just to keep your name in i but you would go in high. ' Mayor Suarez; That's the idea. You keep putting bids because ita ,' ego or- _ G _9. i .You have an estimator who does that and then you know you're high,'you-'r really able to perform it anyhow, but at least you keep the market faix,ly high s and they all help each other that way, 3' ( t4. {{w' • f Mr, Odios When you need work... Commissioner Plummer: And the Charter says you Sot to have throe bide go out and get Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, _ Moyor Suarens that's it, X. Ut - rz i k i t Z 1 4 ti- Mr. Odiot When you need work, you go in for it low ball and get the work, beep your plant going. +.. Mayor Suaraz: And then, whenever you'rereally desperate, than you go in real a low. If they all do it, and if it's part of a pattern, it could very wail be.., _ Mr. Odiot And I think we're lucky that we get these low bids. Mayor Suarett ...violation of the law. t Mr. Odiot I don't know why we're complaining. The lower... _ Mayor Suarez: Yes, but, if nobody needs to do that at that particular time, a f you get stuck with a -high bid if they're all acting in concert, Mr. Manager. 4 But, you say that they're not. They're pure as the driven snow. >Mr. Odiot No, he's -complaining because they're too low and I'm happy. ' Commissioner Plummer: I did not complain that they were too low. 3 Mayor Suarez: And too low in comparison to the other ones which may be too , high. Commissioner Plummer: I am asking the question of the discrepancy of a hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) bidding on the same items. y Mayor Suarez: It's unusual to have that kind of discrepancy. That's why we have our ordinance that says... 4.. Commissioner Plummer: Well, you know, when the Manager was. running :the; t concrete, there was so much snow, that's why they were pure and driven out there in Benzueo. And also, went out of business, I might note. n !f Mr. Odio: No. Wrong. i Mayor Suarez: No, it did not. It went bankrupt.; Commissioner Plummer: Well, what the hell, huh? , Mr. Odio: It is not... It is still running, still running very well, thank r you. Y r Mayor Suarez: OK. Won't get into the history of the concrete company:r question. w --------------------------------------------- ----- - --------------- --- - t 31.. APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FIREFIGHTERS' AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST (Appointed weret-'.A1 Gurdak and Charles Hall). Commissioner Plummer: The two names for item thirty are Al Gurdak and Charles} Hall and I so move. Mayor Suarez: So moved.., o Vine Mayor Dawkins: Second. . Mayor Suarez; Seconded. Any discussion? -item 30. If not, please call the i5. roll. X. ' Y I # q1C t i r+e 49c`' t (( :.7 Ut}3, a. tl F �t h r The following resolution was introduced by Coff niasionar Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-704 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FIRE Y'IGHTER'S AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST AS PROVIDED FOR BY '. CITY OF MIAMI ORDINANCE NO. 10002, APPEARING IN THE CITY CODE AS SECTIONS 40-201 AND 40-202, FOR A SPECIFIED TERM OF OFFICE BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1990 AND EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 30, 1992. (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 J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Victor De Yurre. Mayor 'Suarez: Is Marty Fine around or'have we done anything else with this item?' Y , = Mr. Odio `I think I understood it would be after lunch. K NOTE FOR THE RECORD: At this point, Agenda item 31 (personal appearance by Martin 'Fine, Esq.'to discuss " low income ' housing concerns)'' was called for discussion. The record was marked to reflect no appearance by interested parties (See label 39). ------ -------- ---------------- -- ---- ------ ---- --- _----- -- - -- 32. DISCUSS AND TEMPORARILY TABLE DISCUSSION CONCERNING: (a) RECOMMENDATIONS BY WATERFRONT -=ADVISORY BOARD CONCERNING SUMMARY` OF BOARD'S ACTIONS IN PAST MONTHS, AND_(b) RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY MARINAS (See labels 35 and Y: 37). - ----------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: OK, Item 32 then. James Wellington, Waterfront Board. Commissioner Alonso: Waterfront Board. Mayor Suarez: We, sealed the morning discussion with the Waterfront Board. '= a Vice Mayor Dawkins: Where is Henry with my nomination? 34 Mr. James Wellington: Good morning, Commissioners, we... I'd like to give you... _ Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor. Jim, hold on. Mr. Mayor, I think it would be within order that any remaining items be told to be back at 3:00 because there's no way we're going to handle anything also this morning. =: Mayor Suarez: Yes, this..: I meant to imply that. This will be the last iteM x in the morning agenda so everyone else will take you up at,,,: = Commissioner Plummer: Two thirty or three o'clock. �} r' d Mayor Suarez: Two thirty. xwr 100 r r s w.. swK ttq�i=k fi' , } a . 9 k Commissioner Plummer: Two thirty in fine with me. Six p,m. Yea, by the way, I for the record, Mr. Mayor, I 'want you to know that I have to leave at 5:59 x this afternoon, I have a previous appointment. There are three emergency funerals. r Mayor Suarez: Weil be pleased to handle all matters beyond 5:59 without your presence., Commissioner Plummer: I have three people who didn't die, but they're contemplating it, i Mayor Suarez; Yes, James. Mr. Wellington: All that we're bringing to you now is not a dead issue, so you can rest assured. We have some people that have.., _p Commissioner Alonso: You are in a fine business. You know that? Very': convenient. Mayor.Suarez: You know, if he was not a funeral director, you know, we would not have nearly as much fun up here. But, go ahead. Commissioner Plummer: At my expense. " } Mayor Suarez: I'm glad you have an unusual profession and occupation. Mr. Wellington: Two of our people, as part of a subcommittee, :worked on,. r >t reviewing, some of the marinas and they have somerecommendationsthat they would like to make to you. Hugh. Mr. Hugh Padrick: I don't know how you all want to take this. There are ' other,:- whenwe look at the agenda, your agenda this morning, there are other_ items in front of... we're taking this out of sequence, obviously. The recommendations that... Mayor Suarez: Well, you havesomany things for us that the quicker we: get into some of them, you know, we dispose them. You may want to intervene in some of the other ones too. Mr. Padrick: OK. We have a recommendation that we have of twelve items that we're submitting to you for consideration and we will address each item or, 4, you, know, if you have questions,; we- can address individual items or as a package. However would suit you. ,6 Mayor, Suarez: Well, that's- a fair proposal. If any Commissioner has any i specific ones we want to dwell on... Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, this thing is all encompassing. There are areas there I agree with. The one area that I've got a particular problem with is about the parking. Mayor Suarez: OK, what about the parking? Maybe we ought to delve into that, Commissioner Plummer: OK, very simply. There was never, ever any indication in any record that the City of Miami guaranteed a boater a parking space. Never. Now, one of the problems that have existed>is... Mayor Suarez: One parking space per boat at the slip. There was never even! that? Commissioner Plummer: None. All right? " h Mr, Padrick: Wall, that was the criteria the marina was built uader,-under , construction criteria, or whatever, there was certain... 'f Co.missioner Plummer: Well, but there is nothing there that says we've, got, to give 4hem a guaranteed space free of charge, We charge for. the space for, the r: boat.-_. it would be my opinion, that if . they wanted a : guaVant#ed eP40# #QIr;q� their .tar, they should pay a toe for that. I'm not. trying tt� +set that log 040 of the Problems,., ,i ny e G Ev r n- �s AWL Mayor Suarez: And it comes a point to that, that to keep some sort of a selective sygtsm, if we don't have an unlimited number of spaces, we may want to-, charge anyhow, even it didn't mean that we're going to recover our ti.. :,. particular cost so that it's not totally, you know, available to the entire :.:.. world. Commissioner Plummer: Veil, I think that that problem has been compounded by the fact that we have tremendously increased the number of spaces that use have in the dinner Key Marina and the fact that we have still a level of 30 percentIa liveaboards. Now, everybody, I'm sure, that lives aboard has at least one automobile and maybe two. We have extremely limited space out there for s. parking. Mayor Suarez: What is their basic recommendation? -if I may inquire on that? b Commissioner Plummer: Well, they wanted to have an area designated and guaranteed for the boaters. Mayor Suarez: Well, wouldn't it make sense if you did that to charge something for each one of those? because there's not going to be 550 parking spaces in that area. Mr. Padrick: Yes, what we're doing is looking at... obviously, there's only 4' so many parking spots out here. r Mayor Suarez: That's what I just said. _A Mr. Padrick: And part of the parking spots have been allocated to the Little Havana Restaurant area. Those are exempt from the use of the marina users. Mayor Suarez: Not the Little Havana Restaurant. k E Mr. Odio: It's not Little Havana. Commissioner Alonso: It's Havana Clipper. . Mayor'Suarez: The Latin Quarter Restaurant. i i Mr. Padrick: The Latin Quarter whatever. I'm sorry. f Commissioner-Alonso: Please, please. ! Mayor Suarez: Or any:. other kind ofquarter restaurant. It's called the j Havana Clipper. Thank you. Mr. Padrick: Clipper, right. OK. Vice Mayor Dawkins: All right, hold it right there. Hold it right there. k Mr. Padrick: Yes. Vice Mayor Dawkins:, When the land was donated to the Havana -''Clipper, this #' land up here was a swap? Is that right? �n Mr. Padrick: That's one of the items we -bring up. j Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, no, no. I'm talking to the Manager, now. Is that a: correct... Mr. Odio: Yes. Yes, sir. Vice Mayor Dawkins: All right, so now, if we swapped slots that we could have t used here, I want the same amount of swapped lots made available up here I front of the Grand Bay. Now, that's going to be a hell of a sight to have f� these ragged boats parked in front of the Grand Bay, but that's not my i problem, see., l Commissioner Plummer; Well, but the other problem that I think that everybody to overlooking that, you know, we're subsidiz$ng Dinner Key.Audi.toriun►. We k '! are now charging for parking to help that subsidy, When you i er'eaee #e iB of the free spaces and- guarantee for the boaters, not only .aver y,�' the .amount of people who can go to Dinner Key, but you're reducing - the . t sex T i ii,� {IOSf,'L4fi Kyttzm �.riryk i{5 tsG ". of subsidy or, you're increasing the amount of subsidy that we've got to give to the Miner stay Auditoriums The primary purpose out here was Dinner Kay Audit6riuM.` We spent seven million dollars ($7,000,000) in redoing the ; plate to make it a better.., to help eliminate subsidy and now we don't even hatsa the 'parking. spaces, out there for them to go and use Dinner tray Auditorium. Mr, Odio: May 1,. Commissioner Plummer: So... Mr. Odio: Commissioner Dawkins, you asked me a question yesterday in writing. We have, in the next agenda, I think we're asking permission to go out on a request for proposals for the parking in this area here, including down by.the f otherbuilding. Commissioner Plummer: What are you talking about? =a parking structure? Mr. Odio: I want to ask permission from you whether we should go`out on -the private sector and to... Mayor Suarez: Basically, for a concession you're talking about. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Build a parking garage... Mayor Suarez: No, no, surface parking, surface parking. Mr. Odio: No, no. To control the parking in this area. k, Mayor Suarez: And also to. improve the... Mr. Odio: And to improve the parking. Mayor'Suarez: ...the surface. All right, but, in defining what we would put out for an RFP, this does not take away from what we should be saying in " regards to'how many spaces to be allocated to the marina and to what extent we s should be charging for that. Mr. Odio: No, but we have... Mayor ,Suarez: And that's likethemost important ingredient. That, and ;the other:public facility, which is obviously this. one, although you're saying ',, x that. the concession would serve the Dinner Key Auditorium. Right? s Mr. Odio: And... all of the area here, ( Mayor. Suarez: But the overlapping use or the overuse or the-•non-paid.for use or whatever you want,to call it of these particular spaces, I think, is a,", very important consideration that Commissioner Plummer is leading; -us. How. does -the , waterfront feel about .that? F Mr. Padrick: We11 what we're recommending, obviously, there are. some F` deficiencies in"numbers no matter who -you look at using it. Commissioner Plummer: There's not adequate. Mr. Padrick; And we're recommending... Mayor Suarez: Are you proposing some kind of`a charge for the spaces"; Rush?, M Mr. Padricks No, we recommended that there be an RFP for a parking garage. E Commissioner Plummer: No, no, no,.. 7 Padrick; And that the parking garage be subleased out and rented out as� f" you were saying. Mayor >$uarez; So, we go vert,i.cal then. N AI Commissioner Plummer; This Commission its on a long standing reroord that �Q , `will be built �r+em Dayehore Drive; >n t:structures U - roscooX parr. }' -R, E + Mayor guares: well, the master plan doesn't exactly say that, t don't think.. still, Hugh .. Mr: Padrick: No, the master plan did include a,.. Mayor Suarez: �., but, y f you know, I mean at this puncture, do you want to propose a parking structure? I mean, Mr. Padricks You know, how else do you get additional parking spots to 6 sarve.. we're not looking just at the use of Dinner Key, we're looking at the ' auditorium... Mayor Suarez: But there's another way of limiting parking, which is charging, a Mr. Padricki These were some of the'ways that we looked at, Various ways. Mayor Suarez: But, you don't favor that? You really do not think that it's fair to charge something for the parking over there? Mr. Padrick: You know, from our viewpoint, we felt that the implicationwasr that when every other marina that you rent space in - regardless of whether you're living aboard or not - and your figure of thirty some odd is from the dock office the other day, was 18 percent. 1 Commissioner Plummer: No, sir, no, sir. It is from the gentleman standing next "to you, Mr."'Padrick: OK: The dock office supplied us with a recent; figure of about: 18 percent, is the liveaboard number...` Commissioner Plummer: Then, if it's corrected, it's corrected. r But he gave me" the f i"gure of thirty. Mr.;Padrick: Yes. 3 Mr. Wellington: That's correct, that was the information I was originally fed. k -- Commissioner Plummer: And, excuse me, that doesn't include the anchorage; They're all Ziveaboards: r' Mr. Padrick: Yes, and there's another use that you all supplied. - yes, .by . another Mayor Suarez: Yes, we have to get into the issue of it, because,, apparently, it's "brewing and somehow there's something built into °our ordinance or something ''that'I thought we had fought that battle before on the liveaboards" out in the ocean. Mr. Padrick: Well, you did, but when you did so, you also implied to them,. by C!d their ''fee;' that they would have certain services. And -parking,, was,: >gne;,of F4 them.rF commissioner Plummer: No, I never implied that.NA Mayor Suarez: No, I don't- remember parking being ,discussed, I remember '=3 the..: well, except public parking. I mean, presumably if they're there for ;a limited period of time, they would have public varking, access to public parking A3 Mr'. Wellington: They gat a permit, so that had to be part of something. k Mayor°Suarez: By the way,'let's not get confused...Xw 4 Mr• padr cks Yes. They get a permit from the City dock office that W41.1 r them to 'parX and that was part of " the resolution,' ' you know, JwhouYQU4.141i , passed, Jfra• Kennedy made the motion.., Mayor Suarozs Vol!, if we're not charging anybody also for pariieBi.+P wouldh't charge them, but if we now are looking to oharge other, '09014, Ahoy 104, to k 'C �''� - r \ ' V'• oartai�lly' would '.be expected to pay. Now, when you say that parking in other marinas typically goes with the slip.+. Mr`* Padrickt One point five is what the general and that's whatthis marina Nee babad on. f r. 'Mayor'Suarott in other words, you get more than one, or you get half of one. What are you saying? } Commissioner Plummert How many parking spaces are out there total? Mr. Padrick: Go half per slip. In other words.., " Mayor Suarez: Half per slip. So you get half of one, so you have to have two slips or, otherwise, buy from another slip owner so you have a full parking lot, so you can park a full car. Commissioner Plummer. No, no in the Dinner Key. z Mr.Padrick: Right. + - Mayor Suarez: Otherwise you park half a°car. Mr.' Padrick: Yes. ;! Mayor Suarez: There are many, many marinas that, in comparison to Dinner Key, just that the comparison just doesn't wash. We've got a marina here... i i4 Mr. Padrick: That is unique. Mayor,Suarers ...that is extremely close to where most people live and"would lake": to have —their �iboatsiiAnd 'it 4s'"=not .exactly, urban' -setting, --but it's r awfully close to a downtown where seven orr eight, ten minutes away ;from a " downtown. We're close to a commercial district, Coconut'.Grove, a huge �+ resl'.' identiadistrict.-, -It , is prime property for parking, not -to °mention for''.,_., having''a yacht or a boat or,a sailboat and so it would make sense to charge. Mr. Padrick: Well, we've considered:.. I� ( Mayor Suarez: I have to tell you, I hope you guys don't take that as a strong recommendation. Mr. Padrick: We considered the parking, you�know,'charging•for parking The'. problam "is, you're talking about -people' who would go': off for-'a:,,weekend=•'on • .5 their boat.- They put their, you know, twelve hour fee in and they'-re"gone.'for r 24, 48 hours and'now.they come, back 'and they've got a ticket,becausw"F,there"".was ! no way -for "them to continue, -to feed the meters. l Commissioner Plummer: •No, they would be onr a.decal. If you charged ,= for example, a dollar a day, which I think is reasonable...ix� { e Mr,. Padrick: Um hum. i Commissioner Plummer:' ...and you have a decal and when you're gone, that decal is for the month or for the year or whatever it is. 1j Mr. Odio: ' Mr. Mayor.. �4 ;f Mr. Padrick: Yes, these are details I'm sure we could work out with the 3k Manager's office. fi t Mayor Suarez: OK, so you have no fundamental objection, you don't think,-tv+ ' the idea of limiting the amount of spaces by charging some kind of a fee, dv you? Mr. Padrick: No, basically, I think if that's the answer, that's the 4upwor' Mayor' �Sunroxa Particularly is view of the fact, ''Hugh- that.., 4+ there#s too .many people `on this Commission excited about a parking rst, 1 there. 41, t v �• . r r z� s s �r Mr, padricki Well, you know, again, that was our last resort because of the fact that we couldn't manufacture other parking spots, yes. Mayor Suarez: Ott, and then... OK, why don't we leave the rest of the items for after lunch, unless you can summarize quickly, f a Mr. fadricki Valli maybe between now and lunch... Mayor Suarez: That may have been the biggest bone of contention. Commissioner Plummer: Well, the other one that I have a problem with, and we. yy ` disagree on, is that they want to eliminate the surcharge on liveaboards, OX? t Mr. Padrick: Yes... if Commissioner Plummer: Now, they're not convincing me... i Mayor Suarez: We're still talking about liveaboards in the marina slips?:-;. Commissioner Plummer: Exactly, and this is compounded by the problem of the electric meters. OK? They have not convinced me that somebody who doesn't �.., live aboard uses as much electricity or other facilities as people who do. You see, r come back... � i Mayor Suarez: You don't favor a surcharge on liveaboards? X s Commissioner Plummer: They want to eliminate it, it's seven cents a foot more. x Mr. Padrick: Mr. Plummer, if you take our things one at a time, you'll see that we're' also .'-recommending the elimination of discounts .on commercial -vehicles:- .commercial vessels that. would- offset the doss of income. The z ' identif in y g =process of: who's -a liveaboard at Dinner Key' is verp ":difficult �_" `because somebody .who lives :aboard on weekends every 'weekend, in true !?" `technicality', is a l`iveaboard. He's there three nights every weekend. If Mayor' Suarez: ` Well,, let me ask my brother Commissioner, a question here then. On liveaboards if we in fact had the meters working, do , , , g, you think that would pick up a lot of their extra... e Commissioner Plummer: I think it would with one exception. Mr. Mayor, .one "of the ,problems that I've had with the liveaboards. I mean, they want that life ,za ' style, God bless them, I think they're entitled to it. But remember this", the, E[' liveaboards do not pay ad valorem taxation, OK? They: re,quire,.th' same 1 services that you and I a ad valorem taxes on. .The use y pay y policemen, they 1 have firemen, they have sanitation, they use the 'parks, and they do not pay an " f'ad valorem tax. Yet, they.are residents. ` Mr. Padrick: We're not arguing that at allwithyou. We're total ly,.agree able withyou.- Commissioner Plummer: But there's" nothing -any move. You're talking about reducing, but you agree that there should be something, but you're not proposing anything that would offset it. Mr. Padrick: We're offsetting it by eliminating the commercial discount and creating the transit rates- and that would offset any loss of income by"the fi j identified liveaboards. x' ' Commissioner Plummer:- Eighteen percent is what? -roughly. a <"hundxed "" "= liveaboards? Mr. Padrick; Something like that. N Commissioner Plummer; OK. A# ~Odio: Mr. It would generate•,, f r Commissioner Plummer; And what wait a minute now +- may I sgsak? the average house, in the ity of Miami bring iBin ad =>+�►a�re�"° i l Average? y3, '3 t ` B i f t; c r amp}" • Pe' Mayor Suarett 1 think we're at what? -seven? -seven, eight hundred dollars? r Commissioner Plummart OK, You're talking about $800,000? Vito Mayor Dawkinst If you got a hundred liveaboards, Commissioner Plumtort 1 mean, that's what I'm saying is that these,,. Mayor Suarezt Not eight hundred thousand would be... eighty thousand, z; Commissioner Plummer: Eighty thousand. OK. Now, to me, they want their right to have and the ability to live aboard. And I think they should have that right. OK? But, if they're going to require the services that a regular homeowner requires, then I think they should have the right to pay ad valorem tax or some tax - call it what you may - to be a resident and demand and require the services which they do not pay today. I think that is wrong, ; Mr. Padrick, Mr. Plummer, to identify the services that they receive is a difficulty. Commissioner Plummer: Why? Mr. 'Padrick: Because we have people who spend every weekend out of every month on their boat. They spend as much time aboard their boat as a' liveaboard who goes to work Monday through Friday and is only there in the evening. 1. Vine Mayor Dawkins: But, you're saying then that I should not provide fire, ' police, and sanitation to him on the weekend...' Mr. Padrick: No, no, no, huh uh...' Vice Mayor Dawkins: ...because he wasn't there for the other five days. So, for that five da s ou know, I didn't have to Y � y � provide it for him, so he comes there and I don't provide it while he's there. That's what you're saying. Mr. Padrick:' See, you've got to provide that for the fact that there's boats { there anyhow. t. Vice Mayor Dawkins: So, he'sgot to pay: So they got, to pay.: of Mr. Padrick: Yea. ,zr r: Commissioner Plummer: You know, if I got a weekend home, in the Florida i. Keys. ' Mr. Padrickt Um hum, you pay taxes on it as I do too. Commissioner Plummer: I a both pay . Unfortunately, f rtunately, I don't have a home in the ' Florida Keys. Mr. Padrick: I'll sell you one. I've got one. Mayor'Suarez: You've got a moveable home that you take everywhere, Florida Keys and elsewhere. z Commissioner Plummer: You bet your bippy and I pay for it. Mr. Padrick: Let me address,. we're talking, you brought up the fact that r7 the electricity and that's one of our -items as well, We're concerned with the metering and the fact that at this point, the metering process is note ah t accurate metering process.., r Mayor Suarezt Wait,' wait, notwithstanding the -fact that were not metering •at, all, apparently, if I read the memos correctly, why would it not be accuratef if we were reading them at least... Mr, Fadrickt Well, you've got to remember that during the proceasvof haoki g up the lights that are in front of each boat is hooked up to the same life .that the meter is hooped up to and you're going.to`be charging 'that 'perfon a the lighting of the marina as well as.,, ` �k a y _ s � �siY'A1j57� AIR 1"'Yr'.. Y,ydRV'.. C 3.#{ fi �• - MObr, SUAt621 W6u1-d you ans0br the -question,'. Whether the tasters, . . :Mr. Odiot The hewn_ one is nowreplacing them with a Japanese made meter that are supposed to be fool proof at his own cost and, hopefully, they'll be working. commissioner. Plwnmer: And just for your edification, it is a loss to .the City, I am told at somewhere between two hundred to three hundred thousand a year! � Mr. Padrick: ...thousand dollars. Mr: Odio: No, No. y —, Commissioner Alonso: Not, I have some questions on that. Mr. Odio: No. _ Commissioner Plummer: All right, that's their figure. How much is your ' figure? Mr. Odio: -rThey don't know what they're talking about. Commissioner Plummer: Well, how much is your figure? ■� Mr..Odio:: Excuse me, a minute. Commissioner Plummer: What is your figure? _ Mr. Odio: Can I say something? Commissioner=Plummer: Would you answermy question? �. Mr. Odio: There is no figure because we, have never charged electricity before. - Commissioner Plummer: But you're losing it if you had of been charging it. Mr. Odio: ;.No, you're notbecause part-of.the bills that they paid... Mayor -Suarez: What.is-your estimate or projection -of what we would`be".:. Commissioner Alonso:. Part'of"the cost... Mr., Odio: Part" of the fees that: they're paying :for the slip:.includes ".; electricity and that's why the Herald is all wetl - Commissioner Alonso: Is electricity... -" a Mr. Padrick: That's correct. Mrl Wellington: That's right. �# Commissioner Plummer: They've always been wet. 4 Mr. .Odio: Don't -you go and say that we're losing two hundred thousand a year! x�x We are not 1 t s 1 Mr. Padrick: That's correct. Commissioner Plummers I did not point to the Herald." I'pointed to these'"met guys ' �G Mr. Odio: ...also wet. : fs Commissioner Plummer; OK. Now, my question,., ;1ra Mayor Suarez; Now that we've established that the Miami R� Herald is ail wets . let's Valk about" the other,boats and, so ' on11 _ � "AN .., .. 4OW-144iYne R"..'F1'•.Ni�MXB: May I got an aHvwY6? ,, I d ' " t - _ 4 vy � _ kr� N 1 0•� j - - i x �a a,y r tic Vith: the guy going out there with a little pad and reading the meters once a month or however often it, has to be done. In the process, they might find a little bit more about how the marina is functioning. Commissioner Alonsot And it is my understanding that they are very easy to read. Mayor Suarezt They sound like they're very easy to read to me and I don't know if, you know.,.. We didn't do it that way, instead, we spent another year or whatever number of months trying to get this computer into operation, so'if somebody can sit at some central place and punch the numbers and have the printout, which is, to me, entirely silly and unnecessary. Not to mention the fact that we've lost a few months in the process. So, we're going to have to take you up after lunch, Hugh, and the rest of your comments. Mr. Padrick: OK. Between now and then, there are some figures that will probably be necessary for you because of the fact that:we're on the _ bond issue that was floated for this or dealt with the building of the marina. We've heard two different amounts that the bond issue was for. Mayor Suarez: OK, why don't you just put those on the record and we'll get it worked out after lunch. Mr. Padrick: OK, we heard fourteen million plus... Mayor Suarez: Fourteen million plus? Mr. Padrick: Yes, and we heard twenty million plus. Mayor Suarez: Wow! Mr. Padrick: And, you know... Vice Mayor Dawkins: Answer it after lunch. Mayor Suarez: I think both of those figures are way off. We'll get that answered after lunch. Mr. Padrick: And, you know, we're also concerned - if it is more than the marina cost, who's paying for the difference? -is it.... Mayor Suarez: I understand -you. We'd like to know if it's more than -the coat of the marina,-where'it all went. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 33. DISCUSS AND DEFER REQUEST BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE:COLOMBIAN FESTIVAL — (NAT MOORE) TO ACCEPT A REPORT GIVEN TO THE`INTERNAL:AUDITS AND REVIEWS DEPARTMENT. (Note: This item was not taken up again this meeting.) Mayor Suarez: Thank you, we'll recess and be back... Yes, Vice Mayor Dawkins. ' Vice Mayor Dawkins: We have Nat Moore who's... if he has something that's not controversial, I'd like for him to get it out of the way, If it's controversial, he'll have to come back. Mr, Moore, INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD. Vise Mayor Dawkins: Well, please come on down then. Let's get it over with if we can. Mr. Nat Moore: Name's Nat Moore, live at 810 N,W. 151st Street, but my business in at 4770 Biscayne Boulevard, which is in the City. Basically, what I come before you today is to ask you to accept the report that was given to =` Internal Affairs which they have recommendedthat it be accepted in lieu -oft. complete audit. Vi.ce''Mayor Dawkins: Is that permissible, Mr. Manager? r. �n s llee 9t6 Y i#a 11fL F 7lq S i ' �Srt m L, }k Y Mayor guarets To Internal Audit? -not Internal Affairs, hopefully, we're not at the level of internal Affairs here. Commisaioner,Plummer: What is this in reference to? I'm sorry. Vice Mayor 'Dawkins: His getting money last year and he gat to give a.,. Mr. Moose: This is in reference to the Colombian Festival. Mayor ,Suarez: The Colombian Festival, Have you been satisfied, Mr. Manager? -and you, Dr. Daniels, on the report? Dr. Hattie Daniels: Yes. Commissioner Plummer: Are there any outstanding debt? Ms. Daniels: No, Commissioners, we are satisfied after completing a review,' which included a notarized statement of revenues and expenditures. We've looked at their disbursements and receipts. We also have income tax returns . and we are basically satisfied that an audit is not necessary in this regard. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Would you say then, Dr. Daniels, that an audit, a professional audit, would cost more than the money we gave them? Ms. Daniels: Yes, it would exceed that. Commissioner Plummer: How much money did we give them? Ms. Daniels: It was a fee waiver for the Mildred and Claude Pepper.park., Commissioner Plummer: I'm sorry? Ms. Daniels: Five hundred dollars. ,'- Commissioner Plummer: And what are they here today for? -the same thing? ` Ms. Daniels: Well, basically, what you had - no, what you had asked was for a certified audit of the entire amount of their revenues. a Commissioner Plummer: OK. e Ms. Daniels: Which would be two hundred thousand dollars. And we're saying . that the review that we've completed, I believe, satisfies that need without that certified audit. Mayor Suarez: OK,. what's the motion, Commissioner - Vice Mayor? Move ,the acceptance of the report, which I guess allows them then _to dispose, of whatever funds they have in excess, right? Is that the idea? s " Mr. Moore:- Right, as a matter of fact, we've already disposed of 'those and gave them to charity. — Commissioner Plummer:- Now, you see, Nat, excuse me... r-ova? Mr. Moore: OK. ,z Commissioner Plummer: What happened to the ordinance of this Commission that �.' says that any festival or event in which monies were derived. for charity, before any of those monies could be disbursed, we had the right to approve. gt Mayor Suarez: This is what happens. They have to come... Commissioner Plummer: No, no, he's telling me they've already disbursed. >r` t Mayor Suarez: No, no, only as to expenditures of the... ` Commissioner Plummer: No, he said they've already disbursed the monies to the �< charities, Mr. Moore: Wait A minute, can I..• x ui i' fk 1 114 ,. r.'tat-µ`'''i,r. .� ,� nA F - -.?'`,'T _ .-7+{-S4iT•, .'Y`:'2h'MC'�vY`.' _. .. g. _4 _... _,-. tt �nr :t Atikzw.R�tca,.,,wrt-�--�c+p .;whz'9++'. C• u: e Commissioner piummert What happened to the ordinance? No I'm asking them, That's who t pay, Nat, I don't pay you. I can't afford you. that happened to our organization, our, administration who said anything that we gave money to, the monies +could hot be disbursed until this Commission had the review of 'the audit and approved the disbursements? What happened to that? Mr. frank Castanedat Commissioner, I'll have an answer for you in the afternoon. I really don't know the answer to that, I don't know whether it Applies to this one or... Comm'isaioner plummert It applied to all of them. _$ Commissioner Alonso: He's trying to say something, you'd better listen to clarify the point. Mr. Castaneda: I don't know. You had special considerations on this one which was an audit requirement. Mayor Suarez: OK, yes, since the administration is not able to give us a clear answer and the private party does... Commissioner Plummer: Nat? Mr. Moore: OK, the reason that the money was already distributed before -:it happened even before you agreed to give me the grant - we gave five thousand dollars ($5,000) to Miami and five thousand dollars ($5,000)-to United Way when we kicked off the event. x Commissioner Plummer- I don't have any problem with where those two monies went. I'm saying is, in your case that's fine. It was an all the way across the board policy that when we were involved, we, the City, either giving. grants or waivers, that any monies that were derived before they could be disbursed, had to go before the audit and this Commission's approval. I'm not finding fault. Well, I guess I am finding fault with you. OK, but to the extent of the overall policy. And you know exactly what we.were'-looking for. Mayor Suarez: All right, let's get a report on that at 2:30 from the administration. t: ® Commissioner Plummer:. Ninetv.narCent went fnr administration and thn rhnritn: �.. _ 6VY-a1V ..iii�l�• Mayor,Suarez: At Commissioner Plum Mayor Suarez: W maybe it didn't Commissioner`Plun former Miami.Cit3 THERE 12:2t MEMBE — WITH �t �WF I xiY-,r« n-awr^iufiw' Fh�'i`Fe -k !id§i3ieiicaii$aa..a.i aL'i-c�r{�iiiiCYYtiiG aL.siic.a. crt ctLiiil.�amc6+lt�a.r:-tlaaya.—.ti---ar--sic:s— --Baru.—a.---r:—era. a..u�airrrau.r:r�Y Ssiu. 94. PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION TO COMMISSIONER J, LI PLuMMER, JR, 140140RIN0 HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO SHE CITY OF MIAMI AS CITY COMMISSIONER. i1WWYYAUYf1iiY1hi1,ii4.YWiiriiraa.aiiii(Yw--rYY---yi— ►Ya.— -Yf. Y..YiW:r.Wb----------------/liriwG. ----.i.---YiiL.i----wi--- Mayor Suarezc This Commission is back in session for a very important ceremonial item. The CommissionandI, personally, am happy, to recognize today the presence of one, two, three, four Miami City Commissioners, starting —' as, there close to Vice Mayor Dawkins, Manolo Reboso, Rose Gordon, Athalie Commissioner Plummer: Rosario. Mayor Suarez: Where's Rosario? There's Rosario. And Rosario, with the ever present smile, IM Commissioner Plummer: Maurice was here. Mayor Suarez: Maurice Ferre was here too for a little while. Now, we are... former City Manager Sergio Pereira, good to have you, sir, with the ever present cigar. We are here to recognize or we have a special recognition today for a member of this Commission, who, I guess, served with every single one of the ones that are here and, by the way, accompanied today by another member of the family who has also beenin government many, many. years - I don't think as many as J.L., but I may be wrong. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Thirteen. :NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Commissioner,Alonso entered the ' meeting at 2:41 p.m. , AN Mayor Suarez: Thirteen years. His brother, Senator Plummer. And the proclamation that we're; going to give to Commissioner: Plummer, reads=ias follows.:. before.' -.I read the proclamation, let me tell all -of you. here :that for myself I'expected that after'five years.of being on this Com:riission, twice a month meetings, occasionally even more if we have a special session, by now, I; would certainly have gotten .to•know him. And I have, but I have also come to respect and care for him in a special way and.I wanted to just add that as _ a•.personal,remark., The.proclamation speaks for itself, and Itthink speaks for s thei rest of the Commission, although some of them may want to add whatever they would like, in recognition of what I believe to be something like almost twent ears I think on this Commission. The twenty:years, , proclamation reads: "Whereas as the former governor of_Massachusetts,°.Robert Bradford,:: f _ once, said.,.. a this is a great quote, by the way ...to live long' in politics, you must 'possess the hide of a -rhinoceros', ..the memory of an elephant, the .persistence. of :a ' beaver, thenative: friendliness of a mongrel pup, as, well � as the, heart of a lion and a stomach of an ostrich. It also helps'`toe have the humor and ubiquity of the crow. But all of ;:.these combined are not enough unless, when it comes to matters of principle, you also have the stubbornness of an army mule," Via.. J. L. Plummer certainly.has that "Whereas J.L. Plummer, Miami City Commissioner, for the past two decades, is ,the epitome of the public servant who has served this community well for many years in numerous capacities, including his, voluntary assistance as a native - Xoja#� to..the : Mia4ai 1'0l ice LL Department, with exemplary dedication to., the, best: inter -opt 'of:: be community. Whereas, J, L,, as his' colleagues end i?.rieeds.call . } U him, 4s a member of the several local and statowide servibe d �A civic organizations where he has earned the admiration and respsc „ o those with whom he has ,none into contact 440 : th0 ' 8ftectton,',�f = hie follow " ubl.ic servants ,who are p. proud r�tc► �:aii 'hn.",��'.e�� � 11 Qc j frw �r Local authorities, bti behalf of the community, express our sittcara appreciation to Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. for his dintinguished service and for the manner in which he has carried out his duties and responsibilities during the past twenty yeara." Many of those years, obviously, the years in which many of ua who are Cuban barn and who cane hero into an ensile - environment, in fact, were arriving on these shores and he was always there as a friend for all of us, "And so he has carried out his duties and responsibility for those years for the benefit of those citizens of Miami. Now, therefore, I Xavier L. Suarez, Mayor of the City of Miami, joined by the entire City Commission..." The former Commissioners that are here, and, Thelma, why don't you come around the back too, since you represent a = former Commissioner, Theodore Gibson, in the person of his spouse, Thelma Gibson, are pleased and honored to present to you with this very inexpensive proclamation." Knowing J. L. Plummer, you know why I say that, to you, J.L. =_ is (APPLAUSE) _ Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor and my colleagues and all present, I thank you very much. It has been my pleasure, as 20 years as a Commissioner and four years before that on the Zoning Board, I'm really in my 24th year with this City and I don't want to hear the cry of four more, more - four more years. I want to hear the cry of twenty more years! Thank you very much. - (APPLAUSE) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35. (Continued Discussion) APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO THE MIAMI WATERFRONT _ - ADVISORY BOARD (Appointed/reappointed were: Hugh Padrick, Dr. Evan Chambers, John A. Brennan, Dario Pedrajo, and William Harrington; Capt. Bob Lewis was appointed alternate member; one appointment still pending) (See labels 32 and 37). ------------------------------------------------------ s ------------------------ Mayor Suarez: -We -have a few items left from the morning session. We're going "- to need to have quiet as we go through - I don't even know how many items we e have left. We have a few 'left from the morning session.. Mr. Hugh Padrick: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners... r Mayor Suarez: We were in the midst of a presentation by the Waterfront — Board... Mr. Odio: We were saying they were wet - no. Mr. Padrick: At the lunch break, we had a chance to meet with Mr. Odio, the — City Manager, and we feel that between now and next month, we can iron out most of these recommendations and come together to you next month at one of =_ the monthly meetings of the Commission with a joint recommendation from the Waterfront Board as well as from the'.Manager's :office, and deal with these. r. �.- items, with abetter understanding. After working long hard times tryingto get this, we feel that this 'is the future that we're headed and, hopefully, we can keep going like this with cooperation from both the board and the Manager's office. Mayor Suarez; Very good. is ,. Mr. Padrick; And we'd ask you to... 4 Mayor Suarez; And we already hammered out a'few items even this morning nt�d I'd certainly got a- lot of useful input from you and from the admitUstrat on t and I'm glad that you're going to clarify a lot - about the matoz air` <he marina, at -cetera. Mr, fadrick: Yes-i Those are some 'of -the -items we'll be addressins aid we � t rty be' presenting some information to you. We would aaiC that you do 40 i ilk NOW*! 4C h p 3i �r 3 ,•yt lt: Addrees • the other items that roe ware here for, which is the reappointment of . several of the members and we have a report to give you for our last three months of what we've done for the last three months. Mr. Wellington, our chairman. Mr, `James Wellington: Before we commenco with this, could I ask the ' Commission if they would consider our appointments and reappointments for the Waterfront Board, We are short of members, �. Mayor Suarez: Who is pending Alberto? Mr,: Albert Ruder: Each Commissioner has one appointment and Commissioner De Yurre has two. Each Commissioner, but Commissioner De Yurre has one, and Commissioner De Yurre has two and then there's an alternate. Mayor Suarez: Who's my appointment, Alberto, that is up for re.., Mr. Ruder: You're - Hugh Padrick, Hugh Padrick. Mayor Suarez: I nominate Hugh Padrick for reappointment. I presume he wants to serve. Commissioner Plummer: Mine is... Mr. Ruder: Your's is Dario Pedrajo. Commissioner Plummer: I'll nominate Dario again. He's done an excellent job. The man'is a harbor pilot for this community and, surely, no one knows... Mr. Wellington: Absolutely. Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Yes. Commissioner Plummer: Since no one else is speaking up right now, I would like.. v Vice Mayor Dawkins: Nobody can speak because you won't let them. s Commissioner Plummer: Oh, OK. Vice Mayor Dawkins: I nominate Dr. Evans Chambers -for my... Mayor Suarez: OK, so nominated. Commissioner Plummer: Miriam, do you have your':? Commissioner:Alonso: I would like to delay mine until next month, if, it's — possible. =` Mayor Suarezi OK, :we'll.table-as to -those or defer as to those. ® z, Mr. Wellington: Thank you. Mayor Suarez; Or defer as to those. Any of yours... r Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, yes, I'm re... Mayor Suarez; Oh, you've done your one, OK: '= Commissioner Plummer: OK I would like if -I could_ have the k. , privilege speaking to the alternate, The alternate, Mr. Mayor, -who I was kind enough that Commissioner: Dawkins allowed me to proffer last year, 1 would like `to..do ` ' again this year, with the concert of my colleagues. Captain Bob Lewis is' ®. probably one of.the foremost , charter boatmen and fishermen in.this town, an I'm proud to tell you a'former City of liami policeman. And'I would like to if I may, I was :torn between .two people - Mr. Pedrajo, who is a harborpi.iot,' J ,x s r who hap been an excellent member.,. Y W , Vice: Mayor Dawkins; You're going to lose my vote. 1 t yp 'yf 0 µ 1 y Mayor Suarezi Good, meaning favorable to the conditions or just a thorough -_ report or things are improving or.... Mr. Wellingtons They're improving. Well, it's a hard act to ,follow after Commissioner Plummer, but... Mayor Suarez: OR, all right, thanks to all of you, !" --------'n------------------rani-----iY—+YYiifr----.Y—ri—'..—+►rYi1.----ilk. 36. VICE MAYOR DAWKINS ANNOUNCES RECEIPT OF FLORIDA STATE LOAN APPROVAL FROM DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FOR SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. ------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Vice Mayor Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, may I take a point of special privilege? Mayor Suarez: Yes, Vice Mayor Dawkins. _ Vice Mayor Dawkins: To my fellow Commissioners, I'd like to read a letter I just received. " "The United States Senate, Office of Connie Mack. To Commissioner Miller Dawkins. Date, October 17th. Re: U.S. HUD, eight million ($8,000,000) loan approval for the City of Miami for continued development of Southeast Overtown/Park West. Attached you will find copy of Senator Connie Mack's press release issued today regarding the approval of HUD's loan for the Southeast Overtown/Park West area." Again, I would like for this Commission to know that our friends in Washington worked with us and I'd like for the community to know that all of us have gone up there and lobbied for this and our people in Washington have delivered. So, for that, we are grateful. Mayor Suarez: All right, Vice Mayor, very pleased to hear that and that HUD - is coming.through after a few frustrating months. Vice Mayor. -Dawkins: That's why we had to keep going up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37. (Continued-Discussion):BRIEF COMMENTS CONCERNING: (a) RECOMMENDATIONS.BY WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARDCONCERNINGSUMMARY OF BOARD'S ACTIONS IN PAST MONTHS, AND (b) RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY MARINAS (See labels '32.and 35). -------------------------------------------------------- - Mayor Suarez: What was -item .23 that.we left from the morning? Mr. Jorge Fernandez:- It's the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce and the. issue is their lease. Mayor Suarez: Do we have anything on that? -Commissioner Alonso any...... Mr. Fernandez:- Mr. Mayor, you still have someone on item 32. Mr. Odio: Mr. Mayor, he wants to address something on the Waterfront Board. ' Mayor Suarez: Steven Cooke - Yarborough. a. Mr. Steven Cooke Yarborough: Good afternoon... Mayor Suarez:. You understand that they're going to make a more complete. =�4 report after working with the administration. Mr. Coko-Yarborough: Yes, I do, but I want to put out a few point$ that i k _ think should help them in their deliberations and the City is tar, s: deliberations. My name is Steven -Cooke Yarborough, I'm vice presi4eat� x Tigertail:Associotion,,. Mayor Suarez: Please, we need quiet in the chambers, Can barely hear-, ,S {€ - 5 by ffS d4 �l� J m ��h£ jx( - �} �;M ��� r ' Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: I live at 3555 Crystal Court in the North Grove. I wish to speak now as an eight and a half year tenant of a boat slip at the marina. The situation has got very, very bad as regards to parking, as you ' all know, But i wonder if you realize how bad it is? -because reference was made earlier on this morning to the Dinner Key master plan. At that trine there ware 374 slips in the marina and the report said that there were'430.. spaces which, 'withrearrangement, could be put up to 554. The actual number of slips now is 581 and the number of parking spaces 317, So, you haven't even followed the recommendations of the master plan. Nov, there is talk this morning of charging boat owners for parking to go to their boats. This is a �. great idea except if you're going to charge somebody for parking, he should be entitled to expect the place to put his car. If you've only got 317 spaces _-. for 581 slips, what are you going to do it with? -smoke and mirrors? The =� thing just doesn't make any sense. Mayor Suarez: That's precisely the reason we're considering charging is so that we create an incentive for some to... g Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: Not to come to your boat? What's the good of an incentive not to come to your boat? Mayor Suarez: A lot of people will not take advantage of it if you charge for it, particularly if... Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: Well, then, they should move their boat out of the - marina and you will lose.... Commissioner Plummer: And a lot of people, Mr. Yarborough, do not all go out = at the same.time. Mayor Suarez: Right, Commissioner Plummer: I mean, I've,been by that marina and I've never -seen `it half_'full, even on a -weekend or half empty. Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: Right, but you look at the parking, Mr. Commissioner. You ,look at 'the°,parking on those days. - Commissioner Plummer: It's bad, no question. Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: I went down to the marina at 4:45 a.m. on Saturday,. May. the 5th. : I got the last parking spot. At quarter to five in the morning, ,all i the parking spots were full and all the boats were in. I suspect they're all living their boats, have people on two or three parking cars and people out in the. - ? Mayor :Suarez: Well, we suspect that if we start charging,- we'll have less 3 �. than one per slip, but if we don't, we got a real problem. You're right. So i far, -we have no organization whatsoever, so everybody just kind of grabs a space and we've got to improve that. Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: Yes, but it seems to me strange to charge. I,pay $275 a month to keep my boat and now if I get down there and even if I pay for parking, there isn't parking space, then I can't use my boat: I don't see why I'm'paying rent. You've got one heck of a problem'throughout that:whole'area here and it has largely been brought upon... Mayor Suarez: We think the problem -is basically an easy problem to solve by charging, because we have so much demand. But, go ahead, Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: I think your whole problem is that the City has allowed over development on that strip. Enlargement of the exhibition hall, enlargement of the marina, the Monty's Bayshore development, the Terremark, building across the street, which, theoretically, has its own parking. But ® nobody parks in it. Mayor Suarezi Well, I take it, you don't favor a parking garage to accommodate some of these, right? r Mr. Cooke -Yarborough: Yes, I think a parking garage,., E Mayor'-Suarers Ohl'you do `favor it. 1,21 0,001ier, 44d 40 ^ )� �k! n... . _. . , • ._. -, - is j» , �r.YYh$;;:t` "2: ,. T J 21. u f 4y :. Mr►tuntsberry: Mr. Plummer, we addressed that problem two days ago when we had a parks meeting. We have just arranged and, in fact, today, Were put in place, two reserved parking spots on the street for the chamber staff ;and i three for the Parks Department. And we have agreed with the Park Department to close that off. Commissioner Plummer: OK, I'm saying, no more cars in the park: Mr. Huntsberry: Yes, I agree. -< Commissioner Plummer: You got my second for a motion. Now, that's for a.one year period. " I would ask the administration that they would come back before' the end of that year for the renewal and give us an absolute cost factor so next. year, we can come up with some realistic numbers and get it that way. I accept the fact they only use a third of the building, a third of the electricity would be approximately $3,000. Mayor Suarez: OK. So moved and seconded. Any further discussion? If not, please call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner De Yurrey who i moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-796 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY a MANAGER TO ISSUE,A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO THE COCONUT -_ GROVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE —'` ATTACHED FORM, FOR THE USE OF 895.5 SQUARE FEET OF > SPACE IN PEACOCK PARK LOCATED AT 2820 MCFARLANE ROAD, — MIAMI,,FLORIDA, .WITH PERMITTEE•TO PAY FOR THE USE OF... THE AREA'AT AN ANNUAL FEE OF $3,600, IN SUBSTANTIAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS' CONTAINED IN SAID REVOCABLE PERMIT. � (Here follows body of resolution, y n, omitted here:and on file in. the Office of the City Clerk.)` -' Upon being' seconded by Commissioner.: Plummer, the resolution was -passed and adopted by the -'following vote: .„ AYES: - Commissioner Victor De Yurre- -- Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso- , �4All ,'. Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier- L. Suarez' NOES: None. t — ABSENT: None. Mayor Suarez: Thank you. Mr. Huntsberry: Thank you very much. .r r f , { 124 `k gtK n.rr—:a; +1—n.----- 391 APPROVE, IN CONCEPT, A PROJECT TO ISSUE $50,0 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PURCHASE LAND At HOUSING (TO BE ON THE SEPTEMBER 1001 BALLOT) M r-- :ri'irrw.al.1.ii.r..:rGwwri+Wi+rt.ilN:rr.iw:.r—ld—.n------wh.w3.:i---rA—.L.a'ca----r'.r-- Mayor Suarez- From time to time, we have input, a; interest basis from a distinguished citizen of this recognize him as the next item on the agenda, Attorn proposal, again, of public interest, not anything th to his benefit. Martin Fine, Esq.: Thank you, Mr. Mayor... Mr. Fine: You bet, for like forty-three (43) years. Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, I'm particularly pleased and proud to be here, along with Manny Itivero of East Little Havana Housing Authority and Mr. Fabregas and CODEC.- Tal Fair is 'here of the Urban League, Otis Pitts tried to be here but = couldn't get here, and we're here, basically, to suggest something which I think is very significant. And that is that we're here as non-profit housing - developers and I've made some notes just to go through this in a hurry. Obviously, you'll have some questions and if you have the time, we'd try to answer them for you. I have been before this Commission on many, many occasions, but I've never been here on one that I think has greater potential for making a significant difference in the quality of life, especially for poor people, in order for them to be able to have suitable housing in a decent living environment. And so, without going over all of that, and Miller, I was delighted you received that note from Senator Mack. You know Senator Mack `and.,;` -: Senator`Graham are both on the Housing Senate Subcommittee -and so we have some good friends there and we'll get into part of,that in a minute. The`proposal is today, that you just conceptually approve, just conceptually, a` fifty- million dollar ($50,000,000) general obligation bond issue for 'housing -that would be placed on the ballot in September of 1991 during the regular City -_ Commission election, so that there is no cost to the taxpayers of the City of Miami. And the very unique aspect of this particular bond issue would-be'.that - its proceeds would be limited to being given to purchase land, to be used for purchase of land which, in turn, would be leased at a dollar a''year to only, o underline only, non profit housing developers and CDCs. , ,We thinkthat -this; City has a unique opportunity to' pass 'such a bond issue as compared to the, . County and, J.L., I. think you may be the only one on the Commission `to remember that ,you were here when we passed a twenty-five million dollar. `3 ($25,000,000) bond issue and without that, Park West wouldn't have happened. Without that, other developments in the community wouldn't have happened and - so ;you use the "but for'' theory that says, "but for" the capacity to own .this - gags WE land, these developments would not take place. Commissioner Plummer: And you're not even speaking to the multiplying. effect = a that;.that money can be used. Mr. Fine: -That's in item number three.... - n Commissioner Plummer: I'm sorry. r Mr. Fine:. ...but thank you for asking the question. And so I'll respond right now. Basically, we think that there would be'A leverage or multiplf6r, effect of at least three to one so that we would have two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) and that would produce about three thousand (3',000")'tn.>' thirty-three hundred (3,300) housing units. To give you the idea' of he ' number of units, that's about a third of the total public housing units in the " entire 'County built since 1937. And so, we're not saying that this' would k happen overnight. Indeed, it should not happend overnight. But, perhlape, over a five or ten' year period. By :the end of this decade, as. -we enter tho' — ' dawn of a new century, we would, indeed, be looking' at the opportunity t+D' =_ house approximately four persons per family, about 12,000 people. I belie : , that there is a tremendous amount of capacity in non profit developers ,l;ike ' this ,young man who has .been demonstrated ably to you and "CODEC and iit'i l'ittet,. °ride you know, you're 'never a hero in your own hoes- town aad Otie "haa��£�e�n' ' ,; �A repo Hued `all over America, although he has been recogni.ed hex M .sue 12 �►otoito�c' i 1p$4<., a ri x b y i4 xr� IF something very significant with the help of this City Commission in Making that land available. And Tal Fair and the Urban Teague are becoming one of the major, major non profit developers in the State of Florida. And there are others out there in Tittle Haiti and Little Havana and Allapattah and Edison Center, and everywhere who could participate in this. I would suggest to you that this may be the only proposal of its kind in the country that deals with - the use of money for non profit developers only. So you would not only be _ building housing, you would be building capacity and you would, in my opinion, be building hope that people have an opportunity to live in a decent apartment or a decent home. I don't think we could pass this bill on a Countywide basis. You and I know the composition of the City of Miami and I believe that we have the kind of people here who care a lot about the plight of other people, to wit, in this case, poor people. The working poor can't afford decent housing at the rates we have today. I think we could pass that. Miller, you referred to Senator Mack and that bill - that program for HUD - �_ there has not been a new federal housing bill in ten years. And now, there is one pending, which, hopefully, will pass before the end of the year or in the first quarter of next year. I have had the pleasure of participating in some of the deliberations with groups across the country, the Enterprise Foundation, in particular, in some of the aspects of that bill and it's very clear to us that it will provide big bonuses to communities that put up their �j own money. So, I think, J. L., we can leverage again on that in addition to the mortgage money, in addition to the doc stamp money, and in addition to all the things that you all are doing. And so, what we're asking for today, and I'd be delighted if you have the time, to have Tal or Manny or Mr. Fabregas speak to you too. What we're asking for today is the following. Conceptual approval, to say that you're willing to consider it, to say that you're jinclined to be a pioneeer and do something no other city in America has done. j- By the way, I've spoken to James Rouse of the Enterprise Foundation about this - and Laurie Raskin, of Greater Miami Neighborhoods, an affiliate is here, and he's very excited about this, and wants to be of help in any way he can. If:,: you were to give conceptual approval to this concept today, we would continue our meetings - we've already had one - we would meet, Cesar, with the Manager. I've already had a preliminary meeting with Herb Bailey. We'd -meet with anybody you tell us to meet to. We'd meet with the City Attorney to begin,to formulate the bond language, the language that would go on, the ballot and begin to formulate the way this money would be used, so there would be no surprises and we would not - I see Tal's coming up - I'm going to windup here �i- because he can do a lot better at this in telling how important it is than I can. May I simply say to you, we're asking for permission to go to work for �3 the benefit of the citizens of Miami and to help this Commission be a pioneer a, and continue its tradition of being concerned about housing. I think Tal can elaborate on it. They can, but we're asking for conceptual approval. Frankly, we're asking for your enthusiasm. We're asking for you.to say, go.do it. Come back, work with our staff, work with our people, and.we.will produce o¢ something.that is very unique in America. _ Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Marty. Commissioner Plummer: I have one question of Marty. #_ i Mr. Fine: Yes. Commissioner Plummer: Marty, you know, there's -been this thing among .my — colleagues that are presently sitting here today and I think it's a concern, And that concern you didn't address and I would ask you to address ' it. And that is, that housing today comes under HUD, which is Metropolitan Dade County. And I think it was Commissioner De Yurre who looked into the ;fact if we could create once again our own HUD. I think all of us have the feeling -,a because we get calls and letters all of the time <from constituents i. that' we serve, and basically constituents that that bond issue would be paid-for,by, ` How could we, the City, still have the control that I think that -ahi Commission - not that it would be a patronage kind of thing or help out your brother-in-law - but I just don't think that the citizens of this City have, in the past, got a real fair shake and here you are, and I rightfully. agree with you, it would not pass Countywide, but yet, the aitigens of this community, this City, are the ones who are acing to pick up the tab. I wish you would address that issue. ' Mr. Fine: I'd be happy to. Let me just say, in general, for, another time_, the last, thing in the world that you all want to do is take back .little W oar any part of it that's within the City. I assure you, it is the mcat eXpe�►4V4 . - -; r 126 00Over 18� �i 'IfX x a- r i i problem that Metropolitan Dads County has today. I'm on that oversight board, 1. assure you it would bankrupt this City as it's going to come dose to bankrupting Metropolitan Trade County. And so, for another day we can talk'. F about thati but let me share with you how you would control in full, this ( concept. Every project would come before you for approval. Every purchase j and every lease of land would come before your administration and you for approval. And everyone of these bonafide, non-profit developers would come to this. Commission and this administration and, in effect, you would :be controlling without expanding direct money of the City Commission, but indeed, you:'re correct that the City of Miami taxpayers would pay for the bonds,.You would have full control over this housing in the best manner possible, that is if. allowing the non-profit, semi-public, semi -private, sector of our economy =; which,, by the way, John Gardner and others says is the fastest growing sector. 5, of our economy, the voluntary sector - to do what it knows how to do best. So, I would submit to you that can accomplish all you want to accomplish. ga Commissioner Plummer: It would not then be under HUD? Mr. T. Willard Fairs No, no. M' Mr. Fine: Absolutely, positively not. -i Mayor Suarez': Vice Mayor Dawkins. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Mr. Plummer... Commissioner Plummer: That's what I wanted to hear, sir. Vice Mayor Dawkins: The City has its own housing agency. Now, we have been building houses... >. Mr. Fine: Yes. ter. l' Vice Mayor Dawkins:. ...along with the other non-profit organization. I: have —�' no problem with that.: But I got a problem with giving up the City of Miami's housing agency, in : that :that is the only way . everybody has got a; shot at the pot. You give it to a non-profit organization. He go hire nonunion and non whatever, I don't care what it is, and I get complaints everyday that they MT could not work on the project. So, therefore, something would have to be built in... Mr. Fine: To protect that. f- Vice Mayor Dawkins: ...protect that.. The, other thing that I'd like.to:say is, you must:build in something to .ensure that if the.citizens.in::the City of Miami pass this bond issue, the money will only -be spent .in the City. of .I Miami.. Mr. Fine: Of course. Vice Mayor Dawkins: ...and that the money will be used for nothing but low, income housing that we will not get caught with: this as we did with the surtax where the County took the surtax money and bailed out HUD. The other thing is., Marty, that we would have to agree on the size of the units. I don't want any matchboxes. And if we could work that out, I wouldn't have no problem i with it. Mr. Fine: Miller, I'll just. give you one quick response and then-1et'Tai f; address some of this. The answer to all, your questions and concerns in, yes, we'll come back with all of those. We've discussed them. Herb Bailey has also mentioned that perhaps the City directly should participate as a nonprofit developer. That's not a problem. We'll meet with them. Tal, would you pick up from there? Mr. T. Willard Fair: Marty' T. Willard.Fair, 8500 N.W. 25th Avenue.. I"nood uo forum to make any comments about this important issue so�lld rather for:tbe Commission to move on and give us the go ahead to do what we wanted to 'do, t which, in -our judgment is in the best interests of all of Miami, f , Mayor Suarezx There 'a a - Tal and Marty and ,lose and Manny s :thsre!s a posaaibiiity that you ought to analyze, and I think z+e mentiobsl it:•.to,,, you, dart of= us in os►e of the funds so -obtained b A eaex'a1 obli atiO4 <bpsd nor, y S;. by , -A $ trying to transfer public housing units to,.. t < t fix dR x Mro vine Home ownership. Mayor 5uaret: ...private home ownership. If such a thing could be done legally, the first question is, would you recommend it as part of the package and, of course, to what extent? We should earmark some of it for that and, secondly, can it be done legally? I understand, from the City Attorney, that in,the last couple of days, there's an opinion been issued by him saying that within certain parameters, it can be done,- The importance, of course, is that we have last count - I want to say twelve thousand,(120000) of the residents of public and senior housing in the City who... of Dade County HUD who are actually living in the City of Miami, roughly a third of the total', I think, or a little bit more than a third, about 40 percent of the total, which,-1 think is twenty six thousand (26,000). And, as such, would be in the position jof being benefitedandhopefully, voting favorably to it, so your input on that would be important. Mr. Fine: Let me .give you immediate reaction, then we'll give you more detail and work with your City Attorney. One provision of the housing bill is called HOPE, Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere. And an essential ingredient in that, as envisioned by Mr. Rouse and the committee that:putit together, is some home ownership in public housing projects. I can't give you a legal opinion, he will. But I can tell you, there's no question in my mind, we can accomplish what you just asked within the City limits of the City of Miami. g s Mayor Suarez: All right. And, you know, again, your recommendation on the ® policy aspects.of that would be useful. Mr. Fine: And the advantage, if I may just close, in asking and getting, as _. Tal said, as your conceptual approval, we will have almost a year..before we .were -: ten months before- we are able to go to the voters,, but we will begin work now and come back to you literally on a monthly basis and report to you and working with your staff and your City Attorney and Herb Bailey so.we.don:'t have any last minute rushes about what the language means or how it's to be =n: used or-Miller's concerns are left in the air,..or anybody, that has a genuine concern, as well as people in the City of Miami. Commissioner De Yurre: Mr. Mayor, I have a... Mayor Suarez: Commissioner De Yurre and then Commissioner Alonso, yes. Commissioner De Yurre: I have about three points that I think need to be addressed.: First of all, I have a problem going to the voters of the City of Miami only asking them again to pay additional tax dollars unless I have an _ assurance that this housing would be available to residents that live already. in the City of Miami. Because,I can't see bringing people in from part of the County, part of the State, part of the country, to take... Vice Mayor Dawkins: ....who wouldn't vote for the bond issue to start with. Commissioner De Yurre: Well. To take advantage of what we.. Mr. Fine: Would be paying for. r. Commissioner De Yurre: ...would be paying for. That's number one. '`Number two, we _need to address the -issue of maintenance because you build it with the s fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) and then where is the upkeep? Where does c that money come from? That needs to be addressed. Mr. Fine: We will. N +' Commissioner De Yurre: And thirdly, which really has nothing to do with you, but since we're talking about this, I have had the City Attorney's Office ' researching the last few weeks, the issue of whether we can bring Dade County before the Code Enforcement Board for code violations that are running rampant in our City of Miami in buildings that they control and that they own. The response from the City Attorney's Office is, that we can do it. I heave, for those who want to see it, I have a videotape of some of the code violatioas y. which are numerous, and I will be asking the administration to actively seek , cut these units, these apartments buildinga, . and bring'` the County-,befe+ara. our-, City, because we're. on the verge of having *eriow accidents df 'to' on "of x' 126 oct9bar it, , Z „# 1 IMP IMt a •a: +' R ` d+ailing falling on people than live in these apartments buildings and that in really totally uncalled for. So, that will be coming to the administration; hopefully, we can start cracking down on all of these violations that exist _ and have existed for a long time in our City of Miami. 'That's it. Mayor Suarez: OK, Commissioner Alonso. Commissioner Alonso: Yes, I think that several things... I'm willing to move on a motion on the concept and I think it's something that, if accomplished; I - believe will be great for the City of Miami. Now, often enough, government goes,to the voters asking for bonds and they don't really know the extent, the degree, or the meaning of what they are voting on. We saw the School Board =, and people we see the frustration now of the citizens. Two schools have been ` completed and what has happened with the money? I think that if this bond - will be presented to the voters, it will have to be in a very responsible way. In a way that they understand what we're asking from them and what it will mean to the future of Miami and to the people who need it the most. But it ?' �c - will have to really be done so much ahead of time that several months prior ,to election time, they will have the information and then we, as well as you, we k all will be able to go to the people and tell them, this is in your hands, if .' you want it, you will say yes. If you don't like it, you will turn it down. = But this is the content and we think it's a great plan and this is what A will... we will have answer to all of the questions that they will have and I see that that will probably be the only way because times are very difficult and people are tired of government going to them asking for bonds and for more taxes. i Mr. Fair: Commissioner, let me say that those of: us who make up the CDC =_ Coalition,.are standing here today and I can assure you that we do not plan to take an issue.to our public that they do not fully understand. That we're not = prepared tostick our own agency and professional reputations behind. We want -. to;make.sure that they understand the issue that they're voting on and thatis why"":we're here today. That's why we're here ten months early, so that we.can work out the appropriate language, get all of your. concerns into. the appropriate language and have adequate time to go to the public so that.they fullyunderstand what we're offering and based on our presentation, either vote it up or vote it down. Commissioner Alonso: I think one of the things that give us confidence is the e quality of the people that we have here today asking us...:, Mr. Fair: You cant beat this quality. You can't beat this. Commissioner Alonso:. That's right. Mr. Fine: Modesty becomes him. Commissioner Alonso: I agree. Mayor Suarez: Never have been accused of that. All right... Commissioner Plummer: Marty, give me a rough idea, if you can. What would it cost.the average homeowner a year? —roughly. Mr. Fine: Now, honestly, you know, I am very responsive to your questions. We haven't done that arithmetic yet until we know where we're at. We will comebackatour first report session and give it to you,MW f _ Mr. Fair: But, it's going to be affordable, I can tell you, based on who's ` involved, that the unit is going to be affordable for the people.... Mr. Fine: No, he was talking about the taxpayer, how much per,.. Mr, Fair: Oh, I see. !Vice . Mayor Dawkina: Depending on what the bonds be sold for, J.L. , at : the. . bond market, s Mr. Fairs Yes, wo.really can't give that now. y Mr, Fine; Yes, we'll came. back, we'll work with your FimLage Pogart enjoy working with Carlos. fir. Mayor, I ���� wand to b1Qae �� th�a always ) 129 � b " t{� note. picking up on whatall of you have said, we want to be partners with the City Commission. We don't want this to be just a non-profit issue or a City issue. We want this City Commission issue or an administration issue. We want to build a sense of community as well as a sense of building housing and one way to start, if you'd ask the Clerk, I'd be glad to pay for it, we'll pick up a transcript of this portion and distribute it to all our members ad that we know what your concerns are and we don't just sit here and shake our head and say, yes, we'll do that and do that and forget it. We will begin to address each and every one of those and those that we will identify in the weeks and months ahead. Please give us a unanimous vote enthusiastically and let us go to work for you and the citizens of this great City and together, we're going to do something very significant. Mayor Suarers OK, Marty, as you pick up the transcript, I want to make sure that it reflects one comment that is going to have a lot to do with whether this passes or not and in fairness to the City, I would strongly suggest that all the projects that would result from this would be labeled and marked as being City of Miami -projects in addition to whatever non profit agency participates. Mr. Fines Of course, of course. Mayor Suarez: The media doesn't always recognize that. If a non profit comes in and builds on land given by the City, a lot of times they put up their sign and ours doesn't appear anywhere, and the people, the citizens of the City, s ought to know when they go by there that some of their tax monies are being used. In fact, Mr. Manager, I would suggest that in anticipation of having to pass this, and in anticipation that it will be, in fact, approved today by the Commission, before it reaches the voters, that we go back to the entire twenty-five million dollar ($25,000,000) expenditure from the past housing bond, find out where every single one of those monies went and put at least a fairly visible sign that says, "This Was Done With City of Miami - at least partially, we're not taking anything away from anybody else - Housing Bond Monies." Because there were $25,000,000 spent out there and, of course, we know about Rio Plaza and we know about some of the other ones and Edison Towers, et cetera. But we'd like to have all of them. Mr. Fine: And Melrose Park will have that. Mayor Suarez: And donated by Jose Fabregas and sons, et cetera. Commissioner De Yurre: And, also, Mr. Mayor, one point is that I want to make sure that the process that is created for determining where the housing is going to be built, is 'something that is equitable for all our groups here in the City of Miami. G Mr. Fine: Exactly. Commissioner Alonso: Very important. Mr. Fair: Yes, yes. Mr. Fine: And, remember, you all will have the final say as whetheryouwant to go there or not. Commissioner De Yurre: We're just pointing out little things for you all to be thinking about because there are a lot of things that need to be addressed. Mr. Fine: Sure, sure. Mayor Suarez: A lot of times, interestingly, in the City of Miami, we've had the incredible experience of having certain neighborhoods say, we don't want the affordable housing here. In which case, we're pleased to accommodate; them and put them in neighborhoods that do want the affordable housing and not you know, sometimes that problem is solved for us if we're intelligent in taking public input which we weren't a few years ago, Mr. Fine; Mr. Mayor, there's a lot more we can nay, but you have a long agenda, so we're finished and if you'd like to vote on it, we'd be,.. Mayor.guarez: Thank you, Marty. Thank you, Tal, Thank you, Joan and azty. —1 Maw y i t T t L �%x 71 . Mr,, Fina: Thank you very much, Mayor Suarez: Thank you and good luck. 40. (A) EXECUTE AGREEMENT. AND ALLOCATE $60,000 (SUBJECT TO ILITYI OF FUNDS) TO CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICA ACTION, INC. FOR THE 1900 MIAMI CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN. (B) ALLOCATE $165,000 (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS) FOR THE CAMACOL (LATIN CHAMBER) CONFERENCE, _--__ --- -W-----_----_----- -___ ------------------- Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I've got an item here, a man's got to catch a plane and if I may, please. Mayor Suarez: Special privilege, I guess. ,i Commissioner Plummer: I bring this to you as chairman of the International Trade Board. My board voted for this and I am duty bound to bring it to you and that is the funding for the Caribbean Central of the CAC. Mr. Peter Johnson is here. This is something that was funded in the past and they are LE asking for funding once again to the tune of $60,000. Ken Mailer, where's Ken? Ken, do you want to make a comment on this, who is executive director of the ITB? } Mr. Ken Mailer: Yes, what we did is, we prepared a resolution. We realize that City funds are limited .and just instructing the City Manager to fund the conference as best he can. And, again, we fully support this conference. Miami: has a tremendousstake in the Caribbean Basin countries and we would like to see it funded, if possible. Vice Mayor ;Dawkins: Mr. -Mayor... CommissionerPlummer: Mr. Johnson, doyouhave anything you wish to say? Mayor Suarez: And then, Mr. Vice Mayor. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, I'll wait, let him go ahead. Mr. Peter Johnson: I'm Peter Johnson, 555 N.E. 34th Street, Miami. I'd just like to say that at a time when I know the budgets are tight and 'lots of priorities that: are clearly higher than this one,, but I'd just,like.to point a out that this meeting has grown with the City's support, both spiritually and r, h- financially over the past ten years to become the largest conference, not only _ in Miami, but; ,the largest conference in the world in this kind of material. rrt- < At a time when the hemisphere is changing and business is developing and trade policies are -changing ins;ch a way,that businesses is, going to be surging.ia, Latin America, it's really important that a meeting like this, or meetings,.,. like this - not necessarily this one alone - occur in Miami and bring ,to -Miami theprestige and the sense of being at the center of all of this activity.•. ® This particular meeting this year, it's got some new features to it that I'd like to touch on quickly. Kevin Miles has a supplement in Inc. magazine, a s' 12-page supplement that cost a half a million dollars to promote the conference and zr. promote Miami. The whole thing is going to be satelli.ted live to not only the Caribbean and Central America. Seven to eight hours of live feed, not only to. Central America and the Caribbean but to the, hemipphere o ':• generally. Eight heads of state are confirmed at this, point. They're likely . it's: going to be a Caribbean Basin summit with Vice President Quayle and a number of other things that I won't touch on.you at this time. The City has �+ traditionally funded this for sixty -thousand dollars 0601000). { Vice Mayor Dawkins: Why? Mr. Johnson; The conference to proceed effectively has, in fact, budget6d earlier in the year on that, and .we'd very much .like to,reco1vo the gull traditional type of grant, if that's possible within the context -of the c ty: budget. OK Mayor Suare�s Peter. y {4 r, `�- }� Q sS it T L�ly } :tmniseione plttgaiert Before c:slleague if I may, I just wanted to make sure that the Commission understands the wording... 1 fiirtlDBN I " ty gp AKi Bt Weil, you could do it yourself is that the fund, contingent upon the availability of funding... ?< Vice Mayor Dawkinst Mr, Mayor, Mayor Suarett Yes. And that's understood clearly. Mr. Vice Mayor Vice Mayor Dawkinst I have watched this conference for the last five or sift years and as Mr. Johnson said, it does bring tremendous people, but I've yet to see where it, gets tremendous dollars to the City of Miami. But that's neither here nor there. I'm going to vote against it. That's just on principle. But I.'d like to know, from the Manager two things. Mr. Managers rc how many :people did you lay off in the City of Miami? Mr. Odiot, Twenty, I believe. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Twenty? a Mr. Odiot Yes. Vice Mayor_Dawkinst- And out of the twenty that you laid off, did any agency create a consultancy to rehire anybody? - Commissioner Plummer: For the record, we are doing that, yes. All Vice Mayor Dawkins: I'm talking to the Manager.... Comnissioner.Plummer: Excuse me. _ Vice Mayor Dawkins: ...now. If you'.11 let: me and then I can. hear, you. Let i. me hear the Manager. OK?. Mr.>,Odio: No, ;I brought back, of the 20 that. we laid off, we brought back some people... o Vice Mayor Dawkins: Did you create a consultancy to hire anybody that you laid off? a — Mr. Odio: Not yet, no. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK, now, number one. Number two, the CAMACOL has a conference. Is.that right, air? Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. l - Vice.Mayor-;Dawki.ns: Does it_bring people here to this area to,.discuss trade � 4 and -;commerce? Ork Mr. Odio: Yes, air. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Did we-fund.it for one penny this.year? i...... Mr. = Odio., No, sir. _ Vice Mayor Dawkins.; All right, now, when :this is moved I'm going ,to, say," y g � just like you found $60,000 to fund Caribbean Central American Action, I want , you to find $60,000 to fund CAMACOL. r Mr. Odio: Well, I haven't done that yet. Mayor Suarez: Well, it sounds like if his motion passes, you might have to x find : enough for both. All right, Commissioners anything further on ttila? . Commissioner Plummar; May I ;beg the indulgence of my colleague...,;I thl we're all behind Miller Mtn .the CAMACOL, but it's One sixty, : not sixty, Mayon Suaraz;. Well, halo saying at least sixty at this point. t � St 1$ e Qj ,, - ' :,, .;' . r i a _.d.. .t �.rixr LlgY✓G �a�`:� bra X �W 1 1 Vice Mayor Dawkinst Sixty and go find the other hundred. I have no problem - I., With that - Commissioner Plummert OR. C,ommisaion6r be .Yurret So your motion is sixty for the Caribbean and bbb u sixty for CAMACOL, I'll second that.motion. `- Mayor,Suarezt It wasn't stated.that way, Commissioner. If the movant... Vice Mayor Dawkinst That's OR, I'll... Commissioner De `turret Well, you willing to change... Mayor Suarez: It was . stated as something that he would then move, Not as partofthe same motion. <a. Vice Mayor Dawkins:, Well, I'll make the same motion. Mayor Suarez: All right, so moved and seconded. Any discussion? Let me'say f that inthefuture, I'm;going to vote favorably .to both, but in the future, F' Mr. Manager, I consider these two to be omissions from the budget'of"the City L,. of Miami to promote: tourism and trade, particularly trade in this case'; and.in _ a programatic way, not in a :sporadic after -the -fact, come up and get `funding for two.functions that have put us very, very high on the map of trade in the Americas. And this is not the way to do it. It should have been found,. it should have, been part of the budget and I hope that no one takes this as a signal that we're going to _fund an other g g y programs. These two have been.- I „ '-_-_ have experienced, particularly, recently with Hemispheric Congress, but prior to that, with the Miami Caribbean Conference. Let me tell you that New ' Orleans, ,among others, would scoop -this up in no time, as the Vice Mayor has stated and you have stated. It is the premiere forum for economic interchange and trade, interchange in the Americas, not just the :Caribbean, in the .' Americas, on a yearly basis in Miami. But this is not the way to do .the budget.,_. These, should have been problematic, they should have been in the �- budget and I know you can find the money for them, frankly. Commissioner Plummer: Yes. Mayor_ Suarez: All right, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Commissioner Alonso. �- Commissioner Alonso: Yes, I'd like to know where the money is coming from. Mr. Odio: I'll have to research the budget. I'll bring back a resolutions formalizing. themotion once I,have. Vice Mayor. Dawkins: Well, it's eighty thousand dollars left in the International Trade Board budget after g you take the sixty out, so that's eighty,we.could:start..with. tom; No Commissioner Plummer: , no, no. t ViceMayor;,Dawkins::: Yes, yes, yes... Commissioner Plummer: No, no, no. Vice -Mayor Dawkins: Hey, you're juggling.the budget now. Ifqou' re going a. �.: juggle.. it.,_. T 3; r, w Commissioner Plummer; That's out contingency fund in the International, J' Vice-mayor,Dawkins: But, if you're juggling the budget,' you can juggle it, s> & §% f r mayor' ayer Suarez: Why, can't you use the contingency fund? Cpmtieipner Plummer: Yes, well, but wait a minute. Let's uttserstan#s wey 4 this thing ;works now because, .remember, I'm your chaj.�aea and;at Z� rya your . pl eas>txe, What we were. asked to do by, the klanagsr ' in . t04,90t exactly what we. 4id, t , t 1 , 134, i 1-14 Commissioner Plummar: We dropped our budget by forty percent. We still had to reserve, as all good organizations, a contingency fund. But we dropped all of these; items from the regular budget, Mayon. Suarez; Well, without prejudicing your final recommendation on the money, I would have no problem voting on using the contingency fund. I think it's a time to make that decision for the entire calendar year and there's no decide that now problem for me: But I don t th n we a Commissioner Plummer: Well, OK. Mayor Suarez: And I'm aura the ITB is going to give you input very quickly. All right, with that form, we have a motion and a second. It's obviously subject to the funding and I have a feeling that ultimately require Commission action if any funding changes are made on the budget. Commissioner. Alonso: I will go along with the motion .if, in fact, the City Manager can find the money to pay for these events and I don't think, and I'd like to go on the record as saying this is not the right way to do things and this should have come- up at the time that we discussed the budget and not. ' And this is .going to open the door to future groups coming here and asking ` exactly the same way as these two organizations that I respect and know that ` _ the conferences that they prepare are important for the City of Miami, but it'snot the right way. " Mayor Suarez: And by the way, if, in the case of either one, the recommended amount is higher than we should be proposing, I have no problem also modifying" this at a later point when we ascertain where the funds are and reducing them. Mr. Odio: But I do think that we need to tell them that... Mayor Suarez: Yes, I think that over time they have to start... Mr. Odio: ...that you better... ® Mayor Suarez: ...lowering the dependency. It may be that in a case of this particular one they; -can't get any lower than that amount, I don't know. :But, = certainly, with the Hemispheric Congress, I think the dependency has to lowered over time. i Mr. Odio: We have to do it on... s: Mayor Suarez: I really believe that. Commissioner De Yurre: Mr. Mayor, I think that we should give the Manager the, instruction that if by; the next -Commission meeting: he hasn't found the funding, that he can come back. If he found it, just to go ahead with it. Commissioner Plummer: Just for the record, I want you to know that from our budget;we dropped three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) at the _ . request of the Manager:. r Mayor Suarez: And I think that's... yes, and I think that's exemplary. I also' think that, as Commissioner-Alonso said, this. is - I hope it's :not misunderstood. We're. not funding a single festival. -We have.,:no:festival policy committee this year, zero from two hundred thousand. We're not funding r, a single grant to an outside agency which used to be 1.8 million roughly, having come down from over three million over the years. These are City of . Miami functions and they should be identified as such. They should be part of. �. our ITB budget. It should have been included in the budget and... { Vice Mayor Dawkins: If they bring trade and tourism money to... they're in having a tourism department. Mayor Suarzid l bu} We used toehave�acommerce andtradefdepartmenttinathe City of i• we had to eliminate it for economy purposes. We have a skeleton group of abet ' ' four people, I think, doing this and I think they're part of development.Q =, we don't even have a department to coo this because we want to save money. sut. E these two events are extremely important. Even 500 even so, I think the dependency has to be lowered over time and I'in particularly sa►yin ,thatDr =: the 'tiamspher.c Congress. It's a large amount and we can hardly ,eaxd y'ri F. c •. t if l �..'S ifi,�t �, i � 'TPRO � k�k Commissioner Alonsot And also, for the record, I'd like to clarify that it is thy understanding that the board had to drop all of these events at the request _ of the Manager because the money wag not available. Comtttissioner PlWoort Pixactlyb Commissioner Alonsot Is that right, Commissioner Plummet? -' Commissioner Plummert Correct. Mayor Suarezt OK, we have a motion and a second. I think it's reasonably well understood to be a contingent on the funds being... Commissioner Plummer: Made available. Mayor Suarez: ...found by the Manager and, of course, if that requires future Commission action, it has to come back to us. That's as per the City Attorney. ; Mr. Odio: I£ it says that I know I have about three hundred and fifty a _ thousand only. That's it, in the special programs and accounts. And you want to take it out of there now to save bringing it back. Mayor Suarez:I already stated my views on the contingency fund from ITB. LE Mr. Odio: But, that's all the money I have there. I don't want anybody to think that there is... CommissionerDeYurre: OK, so you found it. Mr. Odio: It -is there. Commissioner De Yurre: OK, that's it then. Mr. Odio: We -have a line:item on three fifty for contingency. Commissioner-De-Yurre: And we don't have to hear it again. We don't have to hear it again if you take it from there. �i Mr. Odio: No. Commissioner De Yurre: OK, fine. F Commissioner Plummer: That's fine. 4 Mr. Jorge Fernandez: Again, so then the motion is sixty for Caribbean and one -sixty for CAMACOL. —t. Commissioner Plummer: No, one sixty-five. Mr. Fernandez: One sixty-five for CAMACOL with authorization to the City Manager to transfer it from that fund to these accounts. i; Mayor Suarez: I would like to see, also, depletion of the contingent fund, ,Y but we'll get that at another point. All right, so moved and,ssconded.._ ' .maybe Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. r 4 f t [ t . } f J 1 Yp 'Z # s!'At AN The following resolutions were introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved their adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-798 -� A RESOLUTION. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE. CITY ATTORNEY,WITH CARIBBEAN CENTRAL AMERICAN ACTION, INC., IN SUPPORT OF THE 1990 MIAMI CONFERENCE ON THE - CARIBBEAN TO BE HELD DECEMBER 4-7, 1990, WITH FUNDS THEREFOR NOT TO EXCEED $60,000 BEING ALLOCATED FROM BUDGETED FY 190-91 INTERNATIONAL TRADE BOARD FUNDS, =1, SAID LIKE AMOUNT BEING AUTHORIZED AS A TRANSFER FROM �i THE FY '90-91 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) s, a RESOLUTION NO. 90-798.1 ai A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF U.S.A. (CAMACOL), IN SUPPORT OF THE 1990-91 PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARIAT AND THE HEMISPHERIC CONGRESS OF LATIN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, WITH FUNDS THEREFOR NOT TO EXCEED $165,000 ALLOCATED FROM BUDGETED FY 190-91 INTERNATIONAL TRADE BOARD FUNDS, SAID LIKE AMOUNT BEING AUTHORIZED AS A TRANSFER FROM THE FY 190-91 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND =fi ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) _.._ Upon being ,seconded by Commissioner De- Yurre, the resolutions were passed and adopted by the following vote: s. AYES:Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso 4 Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier'L. Suarez i NOES: None. �t ABSENT: None. �i. Mr. Johnson: Thank you, gentlemen. -1 Mayor Suarez: All right, Peter. _. ----- ---------------------------------------- ------- --------- -- --- -- - - 'i 41. RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY - EXTEND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES (TO POLICE) CONTRACT WITH VALLE, AXELBERD, CAPP AND ASSOCIATES, INC. { ' f ---------.-.----------------------�---------------- --------- -- ------ _ - ---- Mayor Suarez: Item 33. We need four -fifths vote on this, emergency authorization of extension of psychological services contract. i �i Commissioner Plummer: We got a legal problem there. Vice Mayor Dawkins: So move. Mayor Suarez: So moved. Com�4i88iotler lum#mer: Second. s u J r a i t F 3s ... 4F2 w.. - .. thr- a ts='s'7s"!�y. - Mayor Suarets Item 33. Commissioner Plummer: Thirty-three, Mayor Suarez: We need four -fifths on this, so if you have an y problems, _ make. sure... Moved and seconded. Any discubsionl If not, please call the roll, s The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-799 k -' A. RESOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE R CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORIZATION OF AN EXTENSION OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH VALLE, AXELBERD, s CAP?, AND ASSOCIATES, INC., AT THE SAME TERMS AND `- CONDITIONS AS THE PRECEDING YEAR, USING PREVIOUSLY ENCUMBERED FUNDS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FY 189- = 90 GENERAL FUND, INDEX CODE 290201-260. :y _ (Herefollows body of resolution, omitted here and on - - file in the Office of the City Clerk.) yl - Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: i AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre ' Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins -Mayor Xavier L. Suarez r: NOES: None. ABSENT: None. r .. ------- ------ ----------------- ---- -- - ---- ------ - - --- 42. RATIFY MANAGER'S FINDING OF EMERGENCY CONCERNING RENOVATION OF OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. is g' ------ -------- .----------- --------------------------------- �—--.--- ---- s Mayor Suarez: Item 34. Ratifying the actions of the City Manager. :,,Also—;t requires four -fifths. A`' Commissioner Plummer: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Finding renovation of the Overtown shopping centeras an, emergency. ;;- Commissioner Alonso: Second. a: 1 =_ Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion? If. not,, please:, call the roll. y r' s z: i' I 3; 3 .max �c,i,r{{Ft,t 3 Fxlll t The following resolution toss introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 90-800 A RESOLUTION RATIFYINO, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING, BY A 4/5T'HS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION AFTER A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER IN FINDING THE RENOVATION OF THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER AS AN EMERGENCY AND IN AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDERS TO VARIOUS VENDORS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $39,580, AND IN USING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE GENERAL SERVICE = ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT/PROPERTY MAINTENANCE = DIVISION 1988-89 OPERATING BUDGET, ACCOUNT NO. 420401- 670. ,Y? (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) = Upon being seconded by Commissioner Alonso, the resolution was passed- and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre - Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez =. NOES: None. - ABSENT: None. 43. DISCUSS ANDTEMPORARILY TABLE PROPOSED WAIVING OF SEALED BID PROCEDURES FOR PROCUREMENT' OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING / CONSTRUCTION-` SERVICES (CONTAMINATED LAND) TO BE PERFORMED AT CITY'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT FACILITIES (See label 51). -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- �I. Mayor -Suarez: Item 35. Waiving formal competitive sealed bid procedures, procurement environmental consulting construction service to be performed, the City's heavy equipment facility: Ratifying the Manager's finding that an -' emergency exists. - Vice Mayor Dawkins: Is this looking for contaminants? Is this looking to see if the land.is contaminated? Or what is this looking for? Commissioner Plummer: Gold. a Mr. Odio: Sorry, -I was not paying... is this... Vice Mayor Dawkins: All right, what 'services will the consultant' firm perform and what will be the findings of the consultant firm? k' Mr. Odios Is this item 33? Vice Mayor Dawkins: Beg your pardon, sir? f, Mr. Odios On thirty... I'm sorry... Vice Mayor Dawkins: We took your money, I can understand that, What wiil the - consultant firm look for? a= Mr. Odio: This is to verify whether the soil and ground water is yr QQQ i contamnated. '. ' Vice Mayor Dawkins: It's just the soil, this is not looking for no .6 astoo or the cost will go up. 4�s t! IN ti tad ;�. �q } tY.2i�A�d i,, a x Y F E w '+3 eW�s 1 ".M1"t•* '�� p_ - 3 �` .I^S i j i.P rrl'w � P' tt ��k�� •_ °.wr. .� h0l it ... wry .ry .. a ,r'+ `' H'3'•ar .,r ' s _ Mr. Odio: No, sir, this is 'soil. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Thank you, Mr. Odio: I'm sorry, ... Vice Mayor Dawkins: That's OK, no problem. �. s; Mayor Suarez: OK, on item 35. I'i1 entertain a motion, Vice Mayor Dawkins: >Move it. - Mayor Suarez: Moved. We don't have four members of the Commission. Mr. Jorge Fernandez:You need four -fifths. �. Mayor Suarez: Table... please withdraw the motion and we'll table item 354 __ -- -_ ---- --- - ----------------- - - ---_ 'z 44. INSTRUCT ADMINISTRATION TO MEET WITH INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING = PROPOSAL BY STEPHENS,. INC. (BOND UNDERWRITERS) CONCERNING SALE OF TAXABLE BONDS AS A METHOD OF RAISING FUNDS TO FIGHT CRIME AND DRUGS - REPORT BACK TO CITY COMMISSION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ t: Mayor, Suarez: Item 36, bond underwriting firm of Stevens, Inc. - = Mr. Odio: This is a request of the Urban League, as you remember, and... Vice Mayor Dawkins: Where is Mr. Fair? Mayor Suarez: Which bonds were these supposed to be? Mr. Jorge Fernandez: This is to fight crime and drugs in the inner City and it is basically a similar concept to: that which was discussed earlier here for public housing. -' Mayor Suarez: This is not going to be a general obligation bond, issue... Mr. Carlos Garcia: No, the concept is that this will be taxable bonds which: = you normally pay -.ten percent interest. a Mayor'Suarez: Wait .a_minute, wait a minute, Carlos. OK, in the back; sir. You've been here a, grand total of five minutes and you're already out`of tt' .` order. Please. All right, I'm sorry. Mr. Garcia: Yes, the City would sell taxable bonds which are not general_`' obligation bonds. Normally, you pay ten percent for that type of bonds. Now the proposal is that the City -<would sell these bonds to special investors°that ;' are willing to take only three or four percent interest return on the money. °+ Onceyouu,sell the bonds, you get the bond.proceeds and invest the maJorlty of it, about sixty percent, in a trust account on treasury bills and notes.:>The • '^e L rest -of the monies,` the.,remaining-funds, about -twenty-five to�forty-percent, . ' then. the City will have available to for any legal purposes. In this case, . tag' would be to fund the program to fight drugs in the P.O.P? area, which: the - Urban League has. You know, the... push the pushers program the Urban League has. T' Mayor Suarez: Where are the officers that are supposed to be on this side, t Mr, Manager? Could I. have some quiet in the back? I.;see folks fromCas:illus .:� House:. We're happy to see you back there, but please, we need quiet im :the .— chambers. Now, he's gone. Thank you. Carlos, very simply, you!vs just s ve ti us a -nice little arbitrage scheme, .Where are the, funds coming fa�a t 'payQr, a Mr, Garcia; To pay for, the, bonds from the bond proceeds themsalvAa. be�auas � the j?ond . we'll be paying only, ; as I $aid, throe to four peroeat : iat reetx : . Once you've reinvested those monies, you'll be able to, got eight,' r1e 'tee# x s{ Ef gerceht,. ESQ, there in ahr,. ti�,.yz ;� 11 k"al}.fi't t f 3 it 40 .. SnE 'due 5%` <`}Me'�',a�,�t t`L .4;.9;5`ni✓�,'.`';' 3 r Mr, Odio: If it works here, this could be a mechanism to do it in other areas of the City, dee, do that's why I think we should try it some.... Mayor Suarez: When you proposed, Mr. Manager, a fairly similar scheme for refinancing of the City's pension liability, I opposed it and... Mr. Odio: No, this is not similar. Mayor Suarez: ...to be consistent, I have to oppose it now, but I would be more than willing to sit down with you, Tali and get more input on it. So it's clarified to me that it's not just another scheme to borrow money that we happen to be able to get by virtue of being a public entity, at fairly low interest, and mate a little money on the differential and interest rate. But still have to borrow money, I just have problems with it. But I'd be more than happy to meet with you, so this is a discussion item today. We can... anything further? Mr. Fair: Tell me what you're saying, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: What I'm saying is, if I have to vote on it right now, I would vote against it. It seems to me like a scheme to borrow money even though it is in ,a particularly inexpensive way so that we can make a little money on the differential from investing it and it's a liability that I don't think the City ought to get involved in. There is an upfront gain, but it's a twenty year liability. It has to be serviced, it has to require finance directors and City Managers and Commissioners that are careful in financing the City, and I have some other doubts about it that have to do with the Charter, but I'd just as soon explore that with you privately and before I state in public, I don't want to jeopardize in any way the courts validation if the rest of the Commission. were ready to vote on it. Yes, it was a discussion item. So, unless there's any vote needed, I just wanted to put those comments on the record so you would know my concerns. Commissioner Plummer: Well, are we not going to say to them to go and pursue further to come back to this Commission with more final information? I think` that would be in order. ME ` Mayor Suarez: That's certainly fine. Commissioner Plummer: That we don't drop the ball if there is'a possibility of something good''for the City, I think a motion, and I would make, that we instruct the administration to sit with the parties involved; and to come back to this Commission with more information and final recommendation. Mayor Suarez: Certainly can do that. Commissioner Plummer: I so move. t Commissioner Alonso: Second: Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. ® The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: xi MOTI027 NO. 90-801 �'• A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY THE BOND UNDERWRITER'S FIRM OF STEPHENS, INC, CONCERNING; (A) SALE OF BONDS; (B) i, UTILIZATION OF SAID PROCEEDS TO PURCHASE HIGHER :'YIELD SECURITIES; AND (C) FUNDING OF A DRUG FIGHTING PROGRAM WITH PROCEEDS THEREFOR; FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO SIT DOWN WITH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND.',TO COME BACK WITHARECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATIONBYTFiE.z CITY COMMISSION. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Alonso, the motion was Peeped $d Adopt, by the following vote: € t / �' 143 c�4� z' v! 4 AI Si Commissioner 'Victor to Yurre Cotnmieeioner L: Plummer, Jr: Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez a Rots, None, ABSENTS None. Mr. Fair: Thank you: Mayor Suarez: Thank you. _ ..---------------=------------------ =-----..----_--------------------..-----a----- g 45. CONFIRM ASSESSMENT ROLLS FAIRLAWN SOUTH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (District SR-5515-C). ------ - --- ---------------------------------------------- --- ----- - Mayor Suarez: Item 37, confirming assessment roll, construction Fairlawn South Sanitary Sewer improvement. Does anyone wish to be heard on this item? —°a Let the record reflect no one came forward. Commissioner Plummer: I then move. Mayor Suarez: Moved, item 37. Commissioner Alonso: Second. Mayor'Suarez: .Seconded. -Any-.discussion?..,-:If..not, please call the roll. The 'following resolution was >introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved:its'adopt"ions RESOLUTION NO. 90-802 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FAIRLAWN SOUTH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT:, INFAIRLAWN SOUTH SANITARY SEWER ,,. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5515-C AND REMOVING ALL. ® PENDING LIENS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT NO HEREBY . `. CERTIFIED. ,t follows body of resolution omitted here and on (Here Y � file in the'Office of the City Clerk.) -Upon being seconded - by -Commissioner Alonso, the ; resolution{.was' passed s and adopted by the following votes AYES:- Commissioner Victor De`Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner' Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins„ Mayor Xavier L. Suarez st�. NOES: None. 11 �{} ABSENT:' None. r' Mayor Suarez: Explain to me, quickly, Carlos or Luis, how just very :. quickly, just to remind me again - how does the percentage that the homeowners l pay set again? k ij 5 Dr. Luis Prieto: OK, you're looking at two different types here, ea l,tarp <� sewers and highways. highways acmes out to about 15 percent of the actuAl E•. assessable construction.That comes out today at around six hundred 011nrs for a typical lot. mayor Suarez: How does that 15 percent where does that COMO :tromv,now that eAd, .up being fifteen percent? We not 'capricious 'a40 R max. 411 at�4 k .;g. Mr. bdio t 'We're out of money W Mayor, Suarez: i know we're out of money but you're always proposing new bond { issues and coshing up with other schemes and whatever schemes you come up with, maybe if Allapattah knew that they were next in line, they might be more.. inclined to vote favorably, i don't know. Just an observation, Call ;the ; roil, ' Vice Mayor. Dawkins s You say you're out of .money, howare you assessing the, w ., .areas? -by priority or you just put them in a hat? Mr. Odig: This is work already done, Commissioner. � Vice Mayor Dawkins: Beg your pardon? Mr. Odio: This is work already performed. Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK, and how did you arrive at the agreement -to already do that? Did you: go looking at what was priority, or you just pull these out so; .by of the hat? -` Mr. Odios No. Mr. Prieto: No sir, these... M1 Mr. Odio: Go ahead. a' Mr. Prieto: Sir, these are done on a priority list. We have an annual... .'. Vice Mayor Dawkins: All right then, what priority is Allapattah? Because I ride through there just like the,Mayor, and it's in a terrible shape. What priority is it? Mr. Prieto: Very.iop,priority. In fact, we had it on the... -Vice Mayor Dawkins: What is very top? - A, B, C, D, double A? s, Mr.- Prieto: We had fifty projects, it was project number 4. It was on .the top five... Ma or Suarez: Four out of fifty. Mr. Prieto: projects, I think'it was number 4. Top priority. z s✓" Vice Mayor Dawkins:. Out of fifty? Mr. Prieto: Out of fifty. -Mayor.Suarez: What do you remember the other three being?s Mr. Prieto. I think the others were a neighborhood in Liberty City, and there -', was a neighborhood in the Flagami area, which have some pretty bad roads.-: s' Mayor Suarez:_ Storm sewers. Y: Mr. Prieto: And there is one in... from 7th Street to the 8.36'Ex reswa � P y, -,vasi the third. In fact, I'll have them listed out and I'll give them to , 'Vice Mayor So are you saying, sir, then, that Allapattah number =: 4, is the next One? next K}� Mr. ,Prieto; Yes. Vice Mayor Dawkins; All right then, the Manager said we're running out of s `,honey, so now,, where are we nowt 0,1 Mr, Prieto: We don't have any money, air.tys Mayor Suarez; These are all scone already, these are just to got" a°;te trfbi�tsi fromtie hs?xaeowners. b. ;i paione r,. that's the ., boAd .issue we triad to �Vjapv 44 , 147 N -..r�...- .'.i�si4/YG.SY4i'wWYJY3..iir. riiri�:i 4.a.YYi`.IYil. .iritrar.liw sirwr wiri—arisLiiii----------------S.S.Jbwiii-- iYie:YiiYW 49, (A) DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE LEGISLATION STATING THAT THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS BY A MEMBER OF ANY BOARD WOULD ONLY CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF APPEARING BEFORE THEIR OWN BOARD. (B) WAIVE CODE PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS WITH A CITY OF MIAMI OFFICER, OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR AGENCY AS IT APPLIES TO JOHN LOWELLo JR., MEMBER OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND PRESIDENT OF MIAMI CAPITAL ' FACILITIES, INC., THE LEGAL ENTITY PROPOSED FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILDING (GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING). '? w--------_w---w----=-w---------------------------------------------------=w--- Mayor Suarez: Item 41, waiving again, requires 4/5ths vote. f Commissioner Plummert Mr. Mayor, 41 and 42 are companion, but let me speak to the overall issue because it's kind... every time I'm turning around now, there are more people involved in this thing. Mayor Suarez: There is some confusion I think, as to... Commissioner Plummer: There is absolute confusion. Mayor Suarez: Right. Commissioner Plummer: Now, the problem existing is this wording here that l says "against the transition of business with the City, a member of any board, commission, or agency before the City Commission." Now, if that is the case, in many instances for example, on the DDA, they would have to either come in ` for a waiver or not serve on DDA, and we have some fine people that serve on that board. I think there is a case or two in relation to the Sports Authority, of people who do come before this Commission, from time to time and I'm really, seriously questioning, should we be doing this on an individual i basis, or should we in fact, be considering that this is I don't think, was ever anybody's intent, to prohibit people... good people from serving in ?` boards and agencies and prohibiting them in making their living in front of this Commission. Now, I just throw that out for what it's worth. Mr. Fernandez:.,. Having received the same concerns expressed by several of you and other board members, we are working on preparing an amendatory ordinance to our conflict of interest to mirror, or to reflect basically, the same way. 1 that it's in other jurisdiction especially in the County. Where the prohibition will be only against appearing in front of your own board but the prohibition would not be appearing in.front of the City Commission. Commissioner Plummer: Well, I. think that goes without saying. I can tell lyou... Mr. Fernandez: Well, that's not the way it reads right now. We :need to amend it then. - Commissioner Plummer:- There is a number of people on the DDA that would have, to more or less resign because they make their living appearing before this ' Commission. Mr. Fernandez: So, do I hear you as instructing me to bring such an 4 instrument in front of you? Commissioner Plummer: I would so move that this thing needs more consideration and more change so that we're not going to be doing this every time we turn around - we have two today, There are my appointments who have called me saying hey, where am I? So, I would say if a motion is in order, Mr. Mayor, that we instruct the City Attorney to go back with the feeling of this Commission that it would read as a conflict only if they were to appear ;r before the board that they sit on... Mr. Fernandezt Correct, Commissioner Plummer; .,, that it would not prohibit thew from appearing, 5 6`, before this Commission, I Would so move that.., ;fir Y Mayor guarezt ''Should there also not be wording of appearing before the City Commission any hatter that emanated from that board? Commissioner Plutrmert From that board, of course. That an inherent conflict ` of ,3nteregt, Mayor Suarett All right. Commissioner Plummer: But I would so move that that.matter should be brought E.: back by the City Attorney, correcting it, so we are not going to be forced to h cut this up. I mean, here we have two very good people here today, who have i to get that waiver and if they did not received it, would have to be off that i board, and I say, it would be the City's loss. Mr. Fernandez: For these two, you need to pass them. Mayor Suarez; All right: Commissioner Plummer: No problem. 1 j Mayor Suarez: OK. Is that in the form of -a motion or do we need to... Commissioner Plummeri Yes, sir. I put that... Commissioner Alonso: Second. } Mayor Suarez: So moved. And that also has the effect of withdrawing these j' or... : Mr. Fernandez:No, you need to'move on.these two then. Mayor Suarez: You need to move on these, anyhow. Mr. Fernandez: Yes. _ j' Mayor Suarez- OK,,so moved and seconded on the other ones. Call the roll. Mr. Fernandez: Four -fifth, t The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who.moved its adoption..: au MOTION NO. 90-806 A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY'. PREPARE: AN AMENDATORY ORDINANCE 'TO'CODE .SECTION 2-302,CONCERNING, AGAINST: TRANSACTION THE PROHIBITION THE ;.OF BUSINESS WITH A CITY OFFICER,` OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER,,;OF ANY BOARD, '`'COMMISSION OR :AGENCY:: BEFORE THE, CITY rX COMMISSION; FURTHER DIRECTING THE "CITY ATTORNEY :TO h DRAFT' AMENDATORY LANGU'GE'WHICH WOULD MAKE SAID CODE SECTION APPLY ONLY IF INDIVIDUALS' WERE TO ;APPEAR � BEFORE THE BOARD:THEY SIT ON, BUT NOT TIME, THEY' APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMISSION, AND TO BRING SAID. r ! PROPOSED. AMENDMENT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION.r Upon being seconded by Commissioner Alonso, the motion was passed and, air. adopted by'the following vote: rye, AYES; Commissioner Victor De Yurre} ::g. Commissioner J, L. Plummer, Jr. s :. Commissioner Mirfiam`Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins ,+ {rjjr Mayor :Xavier L.:.:Suarez NOES', None. i AARR /mry�.T e♦. None, Q/R x NnnM . C k: N.ayor Suarez j 41 t#en. Y r i e 3! 4- x * r hg ti k'sy-"16'Ei1k '�,i�ff r 51 PRwl ,�, T. 1, �4 Conirniasioner Plummer: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved, i. Commissioner De Yurres Second. t Mayor Suarez: Second. Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. l The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: i RESOLUTION No. 90-807 Y A RESOLUTION WAIVING, BY A 4/5THS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, AFTER A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, THE PROHIBITION AGAINST'THfi TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS WITH A CITY OFFICER, OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR AGENCY BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION AS SUCH PROHIBITION APPLIES TO JOHN LOWELL, JR., A MEMBER OF THE DOWNTOWN _ DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF MIAMI CAPITAL FACILITIES, INC., THE GENERAL PARTNER OF MIAMI CAPITAL FACILITIES, LTD., THE LEGAL ENTITY PROPOSED FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILDING. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on ■ file in the. Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner De Yurre,. the resolution was passed _ and adopted by the following.vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre �._ Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.: a• Commissioner Miriam Alonso.- Vice'Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez ® NOES: None. x ABSENT: None. , - ------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- r 50. WAIVE CODE PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS WITH A CITY OF,, MIAMI OFFICER, OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR AGENCY AS IT APPLIES TO RAUL L. RODRIGUEZ, MEMBER OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF RODRIGUEZ AND QUIROGA'ARCHITEGTS,.", CHARTERED, A LIMITED PARTNER OF MIAMI CAPITAL FACILITIES, LTD., THE PROPOSER FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILDINGe (GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING) ------------------ --------.. ------ -------•-------------------------- ----------------------------- - Commissioner De Yurre: Move 42. �f Mr. Fernandez; That was actually 42,Mr. Mayor. Y� k k } Mayor Suarez: Forty-two. Thank you. Commissioner Plummer: No, that was 41,tr s Mayor Suarez: I thought we hadn't voted on 41? { Commissioner Plummer: The previous was a motion instructing you to {{4 change the ordinance. f v Mr. Fernandez: That's right, I understand that, r Mr. Adios You have not Voted on41, Mr. Mayor. 152A9 Y 1 2 i €t . '.. ccr►ueiesibtter Pluftar: That was 41 .::. k item Mayor guarer.: OX) and 41, let the jjay, does anyone wish to be heard `i oft 417 - �ilVan after the "fact, Let th'e record reflect no one stepped forward, OK. I'll entertain on 42 which we area, Commissioner plummersMove it. Mayor Suarezi ... equally disposed to approve. Commissioner Alonso: Second. Mayor Suarets Moved and second. Any discussion? Does anyone wish to be < -; heard on item 427 Let the record reflect no one stepped forward. Call the - roll on 42 k' A The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who a moved its adoption:' RESOLUTION NO. 90-808 �. A RESOLUTION WAIVING, BY 4/5THS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, AFTER A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS WITH A CITY OFFICER, OFFICIAL EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBER OF ANY BOARD, COMMISSION OR AGENCY BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION AS SUCH PROHIBITION APPLIES TO RAUL L. RODRIGUEZ, A MEMBER OF THE HERITAGE CONSERVATION BOARD AND PRESIDENT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL "— FIRM OF RODRIGUEZ & QUIROGA ARCHITECTS CHARTERED WHICH IS A LIMITED PARTNER OF MIAMI CAPITAL FACILITIES, LTD., THE PROPOSER FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILDING. (Here follows body of resolution, -omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.`) 0.-. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Alonso, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De'Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso , j Vice Mayor Miller J.'Dawkins? Mayor Xavier L. Suarez i?.n " .. �.y. NOES: None. ='s ABSENT: None. . r d r 1 �} i 4 d 5 4i { tr r 1 ---inY4l.i+----�:G�'Y:ia.�:Y�ir+fwS'����it —uteit------- ---lass.--- iaai--S.ii--- Wall iaYtl+YtYIYSGiIiiiY 52. ESTABLISH AND iDENTIVY, IN PRINCIPLE, A NEIGH13OR1400D TO STAND AS A MONUMENT TO THE HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF THE CUBAN P90PLE TO BE CALLED: MUENA HABANA (Geographical area: northern boundaryi starting at N.V, 7 Street from Miami River to N.W. 27 Avenuez southern boundary: starting at S.W. 17 Street from S.W. 12 Avenue to 27 Avenue, and S.W. 11 Street from Metrorail tracks to S.W. 12 Avenue; western boundary: starting at N.W./S.W. 27 Avenue from N.W. 7 Street to S.W. 17 Street; and eastern boundary: S.W. 12 Avenue from 11 Street to 17 Street to the Miami River from metrorail tracks to N.W. 7 Street). (See label 66) - [NOTE: FOLLOWING 23ACH AND EVERY STATEMENT, PLEASE FIND THE _ CORRESPONDING TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH OR SPANISH, AS THE CASE Y MAY BE. SPANISH STATEMENTS WILL BE DENOTED BY CAPITAL LBTIRS. "< TRANSLATIONS WERE BADE BY MAYOR XAVIER SUAREZ.] Commissioner De Yurre: Mr. Mayor, if I may, before we get into the afternoon agenda, I would like to bring up an item, and I'm going to need the projector ® to show a transparency. And first of all, I want to thank the City Attorney's office and also, the administration, especially, the Community Development Office for working very hard in identifying this issue, and bringing it forth. We have exhausted all our resources in searching in the City records and there does not appear, anywhere, that legally, there is any area in the City of Miami known as Little Havana, nor Little Havana, nor Pequena Habana. There is neither one. Mayor Suarez: Wait a second, Commission, for a second. Please, in the back, we, need quiet in the back. Thank you. Commissioner De Yurre: Historically, the County created a target area and called it; Little Havana. But in our City of Miami, there is nothing that would show that any Commission has ,ever, by resolution or otherwise, recognized any area. that we know of as Little Havana, as Little Havana. And what I would propose at this time, is a resolution: establishing and identifying the geographical area within the northern boundary, starting at NW 7th- Street from. the Miami River to NW 27th Avenue; the southern boundary starting at SW 17th Street from SW 12th Avenue to 27th Avenue; and SW IIth" Street from the metrorail tracks. to SW 12th Avenue., The western,; boundary.`; starting at 27th Avenue from NW 7th Street to SW 17th Street, and the eastern boundary, from SW 12th Avenue, from llth to 17th Street and. the Metrorail tracks from SW llth Street to the Miami River, and then the Miami River from u, the metrorail tracks to NW 7th Street, to establish this as a neighborhood that stands as a monument to the history, language and: culture of the Cuban people, and said neighborhood.to be called now and forever, Pequena°Habana; in honor of the enrichment that the Cuban._people have given to the _City of Miami. And that right there, delineates the geographical description that I have .just read into the record. Mayor Suarez: So moved. Commissioner Alonso. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Seconded. Mayor Suarez: Wait, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, Vice Mayor.Dawkins; Commissioner Alonso: Yes. I have never,.. I'd like to invoke the five. day rule, because I have not heard of this, I'm not sure of theboundaries:that the Commissioner is talking about. This item is not in the agenda and. I'm -:not certain of what are the boundaries. . I have not seen this ordinance or resolution that the Commission is referring to, and I'd like_ to invoke the. five day rule. Mayor., Suarez: OK, The chair rules on that, and I'm going to need a ,little help from the City Attorney before I make an ultimate ruling, iiut maybe we can avoid it, that it can be avoided if the Commissioner is intending at this pgJnt, for -It not tohavefinal legislative... y I b(3 c �r rya 4Z kt -q.f t . �oiaaioner Ai�snaos I'm not certain what the Commissioner is trying to do iwith this issue,., Commissioner be Yurre: What i... and I'll tell you... Magor`Suarez: OK. But all to, wait, wait wait, procedurally, as to the fide day rule,' Commissioner Alonso: Exactly. Mayor Suarez: if it is for example, a motion in principle, I believe we can vote on it, today. If it is meant to have final legislative impact, it may have to wait for five days notice to the rest of the Commissioners. That is what I am inclined to state at this point, but... Mr. Fernandez, Let me read to you... u Commissioner Alonso: I believe that section... Mayor Suarez: OK. Please. Mr. Fernandez: Let me read to you section of the code 2-13 that has the " rules, order of business and rules of procedure for this Commission. "A copy of each resolution and ordinance shall be furnished the members of the City Commission, five days before meeting to enable the heads of the department affected to prepare necessary and intelligent memoranda data or reports." Then rule number 8.there, says: "... Nothing herein contained shall prevent any member of the City Commission from presenting at a meeting any ordinance or resolution for consideration or adoption or both, subject to the right of any member of the City Commission or the Mayor to assert the privilege of rule 4,11which was the previous rule that I had just read, "of this section." >s , Mayor Suarez: OK. So the rule has been, the privilege of the rule has been exerted. Where are we now then? s Mr. Fernandez: Then, if what Commissioner De Yurre is offering is a resolution', then' that falls squarely withinwhat rule 4 says. Ifs what he, is presenting is. a: motion to be formalized at a later time, but yet... or a. resolution in principle for primary consideration, then it may be proper. Mayor Suarez: OK. Mr. Fernandez: But if it's a resolution or ordinance with final' character, then the invoking of the five 'day rule; as Commissioner Alonso-has done', is a s matter for you as chairperson of this Commission, to determine the propriety ter of that. N t , Mayor Suarez: Well, I would suggest that following the wording and the intent `of that legislation that we have on the books, and I suppose we could always" passanemergency ordinance changing it all, I'd hate to do that, because `we should follow existing laws that are binding on us at this particular point without changing them at any point by emergency ordinance, which, we. may or-=maq not have to publish. Anyhow, I would suggest to_the Commissioner' that' he make that a motion in principle, and the final" legislative action be t"aken..at''a, dater point. Commissioner De Yurre: I so move, and this delineates exactly what _has been `f known as Little Havana officially by Dade County and we are adopting, and 'I' pto adapt this right here, and I move it in'a form of principle t`o be adopted at a'date certain, to be adopted at the next Commission- meeting,'.rt x; formally. I would also request of the administration that once this. is `ym finalized and it becomes official, that we may be able to l put, i andtWhere` Is ' it.., Cesar, that we may be able to put on the main `arteries, such as 22nd, 17th, 12th Avenues, 8th Street, 16th Street, Flagler and 7th "Street, erg signs welcoming the people so'that `they know they are in La Pequena Habana, <s�; Mr. `Yernanders But Commissioner' De Yurre, do you intsud to have `any Zoning o' 3 planning impact by this motion? ommissloser De Yurre; No,I just want it to be known as bs Vogl4ena Habsina. ��; t� '.. r Mayor Suarez: And to be so darnareated by the signs that he gust referred to That has, and may have some financial implications and, therefore, it may have to be acted finally at a later hearing. Commission Alonso, Commissioner Alonso: I'd like a legal opinion on the City Attorney. is it..b what we are doing today, is this legal? I have invoked the five day rule, I think this is a very, very important matter. We have not seen any memos., indication from Commissioner De Yurre on what he is doing, I think that we,., :. Mr. Fernandez: My ruling would be that it would not be proper to pass a formal final resolution today. Commissioner Alonso: And in this issue, an issue of this nature, I think it - demands that a formal, I don't see the reason of taking this in this form, I don't think that we understand exactly what's happening. I, for one, don't understand what Commissioner De Yurre is trying to do. I don't know if the rest of the Commissioners do, I think that the,.. Commissioner De Yurre: I'll explain it to you. Commissioner Alonso: excuse me, Commissioner. Mayor Suarez: Please, please. Commissioner Alonso: I believe that perhaps the Commissioner knows quite well ` what he is trying to do. I certainly don't. Commissioner De Yurre: I do. Commissioner Alonso: I would like this to be postponed and not be taken at this time. Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Attorney, please. Mr. Fernandez: I'm sorry. Commissioner Plummer: I'm sorry, he and 'I were talking. I apologize for tying up his time. _ Commissioner Alonso: No, no, it's OK. Commissioner Plummer: I'm putting on the record, because I don't understand. Are you saying, Mr. City Attorney, that in the five day rule, if a motion is made but: not a motion to finalize, the five day rule does not take effect? Is. that my understanding? Mr. Fernandez: No. Rule number 8, deals with rule number 4. Commissioner Plummer: I understand... Mr. Fernandez: Rule number 8, is -a rule that gives any Commissioner the•right to assert the privilege, basing itself on rule number-4. And what rule number 4 speaks to, is resolutions, each resolution and ordinanceshall be furnished the members of the City Commission, five days before meeting", to enable, the ' head of the departments affected to prepare necessary and intelligent: memoranda data reports. If what Commissioner De Yurre is doing- now, is moving... making a motion, which is another one of the methods that you have of expressing yourself, just a motion, then I would find that`thatwould.not be improper, but it would be improper, if what Commissioner De Yurre is trying to do, is to pass a formal resolution. Commissioner Plummer: So what you are saying in effect, is that as long as it. well, it would have to be finalized at another hearing.' Mr. Fernandez: Correct. That's exactly. .. ' Commissioner Plummer: Are you all,.. Mayor Suarez: OK.- Qmmi sionsr P uaanaers Wait a minute, please, because ` T am oaf a m�����►�� �� here. Are you saying also, that a City Commissioner or th M ycr.;` his; 39 October.:; �� l4 L __fi,-„- }MA,Jh"'{M�_.._ __ - gi right at any time, contrary to the five day rule to at least put it on the liable, as long as not a final decision is made? Mr. Vornandex: Yea, I would say, yes, by way of much, And keep in mind that you cats only operate as a Commission officially, by charter and code, taking oneof two actions, either resolution or ordinance. Anything else that you do, would net happen to be illegal, which is the 'extra legal,' and a motion Of this Commission only has the weight and the impact of instructing the administration to look at this issue, to come back with a formal process for you, at a later time, Commissioner Plummer: OK. Well, I have one other question of Commissioner De Yurre. Commissioner De Yurre, you know, we have other segments of this community. We have Allapattah, for example, and I don't know of anywhere that there is a legal definition of Allapattah. Mr. Odio: Target area. Commissioner. Plummer: In target areas, yes. And that's what I'm really asking of... t Commissioner Alonso: Little Havana is also a target area. Commissioner Plummer: OK. My question to Commissioner De Yurre is, in which way would you feel, as the maker of this motion, that this would be applied? Are you making that as to the zoning atlas? Mr. Fernandez: No. Commissioner Plummer: I'm asking him as the maker of the motion what:,his intent is. How would it be applied? I guess this... Commissioner De Yurre: I think that it would-be applied, and.,I think that it should apply also to the other areas that would like to formalize where -they C live. Commissioner Plummer: OK, that's another example. Yes, like Coconut Grove. I.-don't<know where anywhere, where that. designation,: even on the zoning,or _ atlas, that doesn't appear, because I live in Coconut Grove, or at least`I'm 4 told I am and ' yet my subdivision is in the Natoma Manor. So, I'm asking for clarification and intent, I would assume the only. place that; it could go_; , would-be on'a,zoning atlas. Mr..Fernandez: No: ' Commissioner Plummer: OK. Where else?t Mr. Fernandez: There is... for a zoning atlas consideration, --.it would have to come through thenormalprocess of planning and zoning. This, .:I -.gather .. I still need to understand from Commissioner De -Yurre what he<intends.t0 do 4 with this 'motion:`' There is an area :.known, :for purposes ofr community development target area, as Little Havana, Now, .the content of this motion addresses, not zoning, not community development issues, what issues would it 1 address? That's I think, the question you are :trying to.get,:at. Commissioner Plummer: Yes. Is it an official?..: xs, ,. Commissioner De Yurre: Well, what it addresses is,a matter of..identity. Commissioner Plummer: OK; Commissioner- Do Yurre; It addresses a matter of identity that there is a Yt� place in the City of Miami that is known as La Pequena Habana. That when`you , drive into La.Pequena Habana,.you know that you are in La Po a. ana,.not; that ou are x y part of somewhere else, And I think it is important for the, ra Cuban .people, the culture, what it signifies in our struEBle,>that .we ,have something that says ESTO ES LA PEQUENA HABANA And it is 4mportaat . , (APPLAUSE! ).. , and it Is important from a cultural stat�dppipt, from a legal standpoint, in the sense of zoning or anything elso, but frost', the tandpoiat that you are .in .La .Pequena .Habana: That; who yr�U:, 8n ug. and �nVn nth Stt~+set, you are in La. Pequ na Habana, .. from,,,, Z9th,. Avenuo , 4o t �°tea � � r Sl ►ad . trac*44 Thgt ' you are in La P*gU*AA iiOanO` TongAm .,: th Avenue, that you know where you are at. Fi SirM712'a.aRS� . ��}.4. �1 �,�,4 .t�r,'�t✓_t�?r»�S. .�ae..,L, ., fo. ..,...h .,. - _ ; .., ..,. t.. �d.s, .xs s�"4� MIRPM 4.t -`k 1 Contrn3ssioner Plumthert Ott. Let the clarify it this way, and I don't know the , word in Spanish, but maybe, you could help me. Mayor Suarez; Let me say one thing, please, With the, .. we need to be able` "— to .hear. - Commissioner Alonso: Mr. Mayor, may I ask a question? Mr. Mayor, I. have a question, if you excuse me, Commissioner. Commissioner Plummer: Ladies first. ' . Commissioner Alonso: Thank you, Mayor Suarett 'Wait, if Commissioner Plummer yields, but before that, as a point of order, Commissioner, wait a minute. Please in the back. : Media, cameras, friends, enemies, countrymen, in particular, people with the flags, You can hold them up as much as you want, if you shake them, it just makes 'you noise and that means that we can't hear the proceedings. Please, I ask for that kind of... POR FAVOR, LAS BANDERAS LAS VEMOS. SI LAS MUEVEN, ENTONCES CAUSAN RUIDO Y NOS PREVIENEN QUE TENGAMOS ESTA DISCUSION CLARAMENTE HOY, POR FAVOR1 -OK. Commissioner Alonso. Commissioner Alonso: Mr. Mayor, yes. I'd like to know exactly what's going on here. We have a public hearing: that was called for six o'clock on the question of Latin Quarter, Little Havana, Pequena Habana, whatever ,you want to j call it. Now, Commissioner De Yurre, has come with an item that, at least, I see two Commissioners here don't quite understand, the purpose of this, and even the City Attorney is confused on the intent of the motion of Commissioner " �. De Yurre. My question is this, is the intent of this... and I have invoked the five. day rule on this item, because I was not notified of this, I have no idea of what's going on. And somehow, it's not clear enough whether we can take an.action or not, after I have actually invoked a five day rule, so that is in question. And I have not heard the City Attorney been able to provide to. me, a -definite answer as to whether this is acceptable or not,. and ..the Mayor has not ruled on that either. = Mayor,Suarez: I have, but I'll wait until you,'re .finished and I'll>say.,what my - ruling is. Commissioner: Alonso: Yes. So, I have some :question. Is -the intent of Commissioner De Yurre's motion substitute -a public hearing that -was set up°for six- o'clock to address now this issue in`a ,sort of strange: way, as -far asI'm r T concerned;- I'm -talking about LittleHavana,,-out of the "content `of`what:wa)ve z { been talking about, the:`area -of Latin Quarter, or how is it 'going to be done? Mayor Suarez: No." In fact, regardless, of the.intent of the motion, one.. would not -preempt .the:other. There is:no way we are going to preempt 'something, -.that' is publicly scheduled for 6.00 pm. It..is really':no.different,in w sense.from ' what: took place, two Thursdays ago, in relation, to this issue, that in , deference to bunch of people being here, who`have many,*many-other ,things to ,a do, we took:up-the item... ; Commissioner Alonso: Yes, it does Mr. Mayor, because I did send a memo,. to. -all." of you, five days. ahead of. time, ..advising you that I. I had .the •=intention " pf bringing :a pocket item, , and I asked :for a legal opinion. : , I'. did :send .that "- memo, everyone was informed and it' was very clear in my memo. I`..addressed,r 4 I was going to address to .you, the change of :name .Latin Quarter.,to:Little ,. Havana, ': and I " sent it to you, f ive days in advance. : In this, case; I` have': not _ ¢, • received a memo from Commissioner De Yurre... f, rj Mayor Suareis 'And it would probably not be a,.. ,." ;. Commissioner Alonso: .. , therefore, I have no idea of what's going on. Mayon Suarez:' And it would probably not be, I think, fair to the peopls..a` 4 -' Commissioner Alonool Can we take these two things at the same time? 3iaybar, fiwaregs ' It would 'probably not be fair to the Peopi.e--.whc► •ale ��iii�►ieeti the 'hearing at 6�i?Q p,m, to'taue that Up now, be�cau�e ti�eaa ee ir�g fore 'between "now a�ad ; siX, So, we "wi ii` cer'tainl ..take- that `�!,at a � ME n�� x �,_ } 77 p:at, Anything that is not inconsistent with that, and anything that,a Commissioner wants to discuss, as we have always done, Commissioner, particularly in deferenee to the number of people that are here, can be resolved if it is not controversial, and in the case of the Commissioner's motion, if it is proper. I -have ruled., to the contrary of what you ;3u8t stated, - I have ruled, 1 did consult the City Attorney in ruling that, as 2 ' understand the charter and -the City code, the proper. way for the motion to reads would be in principle. I have asked the Commissioner if he would change , it to reflect that, so that we don't have a major legal entanglement.here. He has agreed to that, and I presume the seconder of the motion, has too. Commissioner Alonso: May I ask then from the... Commissioner De Yurre..... Mayon Suarez: Yes, please. Commissioner Alonso: please, since the intent of the motion is very close to the item that has been called for six o'clock as a public hearing, to please delay his presentation for six o'clock so everyone who is interested... (APPLAUSE,I Mayor Suarez: Please, please. Commissioner Alonso: .., in the meeting, one side and the other, Latin Quarter and Little Havana, will have the opportunity to be here, since I am sure it's something that is the concern of everyone. I so request from Commissioner De Yurre. Commissioner De Yurre: Well, let me answer that for you, because one has nothing to do with the other. La Pequena Habana ES La Pequena Habana. Latin Quarter is,.something that will be addressed at six o'clock. (LOUD SHOUTING AND JEERING FROM THE CROWDI) Mayor Suarez: Please, please, please. All right, let :me.lay:down some ground rules, Mr. Commissioner. Commissioner De Yurre. All .right,.., sir,-and,I will repeat it in. Spanish. It is the 1 ruling- of, this chair with '.City Attorney's.confirmation and agreement, and.. acquiescence that we may discuss and vote on -this matter if the Commissioner wants to vote on it, Commissioner Alonso:has requested that he -withdraw that motion.. He may or may not do it, but I'll tell you one thing, if the Commission decides to vote on this issue, we will vote, on this 'issue and if you want to be heard at 6:00 p.m. on` the. other matter, you're welcome to come back at 6.:00 p.m. on the other matter, but the ;one. thing - you will do between now and 6:00 ;p.m., is, ,you will a follow the order of this Commission, and give us the opportunity to debate. I'm going to repeat it in Spanish. LA DETERMINACION DEL PRESIDENTE DE LA CAMARA'.-." EN. CONSULTA CON EL ABOGADO MUNICIPAL ES QUE LA MOCION, SI ES EN PRINCIPIO, ESTA PROPRIAMENTE HECHA; NO SI SE PROPONE DETERMINAR FINALMENTE Y ESTABLECER UNA..ORDENANZA,,PARA EL DISTRITO PORQUE. ESO ;:REQUIERE OTRAS, MED.IDAS;.MAS ESPECIFICAS. SI EL COMISIONADO,. COMO -LO HA HECHO, RACE UNA.,MOCION;EN PRINCIPIO. SOLO, ESO .ES PROPIO :EN ESTE MOMENTO; Y•:> HA SIDO,.:SECUNDADA POSIBLEMENTE SE VOTE. LA COMISIONADA ALONSO LE -HA 'PEDIDO'AL COMISIONADOIQUE -;> DIFIERA ESA MOCION HASTA LAS.SEIS (6:00) PORQUE ELLA PIENSA QUE TIENE .MAS SENTIDO DESDE EL PUNTO DE VISTA DE ELLA, EL DECIRLO A LAS 'SEIS- (6;00). COMISIONADO PUEDE O NO QUE HAGA ESO, PERO CUALQUIER COSA, QUE SE DETERMINE-, Y sE VOTE,`SE VA A HACER EN PAZ Y EN ORDEN AQUI, YEL.QUE QUIERA NADA:MAS Q1WxRSTAR. 4 PARR LO QUE .SE DISCUTA A LAS SEIS (6:00), PORQUE TIENE MAS INTERES'EN ESO, SIEMPRE PUEDE VOLVER A LAS SEIS (6:00). ESTOY SEGURO QUE LE:ESTARAN x' DISPONIBLES LOS ASZENTOS. TODO EL MUNDO CON CORTESIA :.PARA :LAS PERSONAS MAYORES O LAS PERSONAS QUE LAS HAYAN TENIDO, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. PERO LO QUE SI,RS.,SEGURO, Y DE ASEGURO, ES QUE VAMOS A.TENER ORDEN DEAHORA.HASTA;LA SEIS' ; (6:00) PORQUE TENEMOS MUCHOS OTROS ASUNTOS AQUI EN EL DIA DE HOY, ,ASI QUE'%ES ;. AGRADECEMOS LA COOPERACION A TODOS. LA DISCUSION EN ESTOS MOM ENTOS ES A NIVEL DR LA COMISION,,Commissioner,Alonso, Commissioner De Yurre;;: s 3 F Commissioner De Yurre: Mr. , Mayor, Nayar Suare;; Yes, Commissioner De Yurre. Commissioner Ds Yurre: Lot me say it in Spanish s�se, YO HE E"i' RQVUEST4 , 3 TS EAE15 VEM, . IN ESE NAPA QUE ES LO QtJE NUSOTRQS CO NOCU0S BAN ,: SEA GQNOGIPQ OFIC P+I,MEIdTE OQMO LA PIQUE NA HABANA AQUI. EN E$TA MUI?� } 2 i Qcts Gins 2 '. G � 4.}•.._� � Mkt I 1 2 G h MIAMI, QU9 NO HAYA EQUIVOCACION ALGUNA DE QUE ESO ES LA PEQUENA HABANA Y ESQ? ES LO QUE YO ESTOY PROPONIENbO Y QUE SE PONGA LOS SIGNOS QUE DIGAN "DIENVENIbOS A LA PEQUENA HABANA" ALREDEDOR DLL PERIMETRO DE LO QUE ESTA DELINEADO AHI, QUE ES LO QUE NOSOTROS CONOCEMOS COMO LA PEQUENA HABANA. ESA ES LA MOCION Q0E YO HE 14EC140 Y ES LA MOCION QUE SE HA SECUNDADO, Y ES LA MOCION WE YO, EN PRINCIPIO, PIDO QUE SE VOTE EN ESTE MOMENTO. TRANSLATION: I have proposed that what you see in that map, for lack of a translator,., and that you and we know as Little Havana be officially recognized as Little Havana in the City of Miami, and there be no doubt that that is in fact) Little Havana. And that's what I am proposing and that they have signs that say 'Welcome to Little Havana.' Wait.., And the perimeter of ' what is so designated and which we know as Little Havana, And that's the motion that I have made and that's the motion that has been seconded, and that I want at this point, discussed and voted on. Mayor Suarez: OK. Commissioners, anything further? Commissioner Alonso: Yes, I'd like clarification. Mayor Suarez: I have a feeling we are going to hear on this issue a lot more later on today, so. Yes, Commissioner Alonso. Commissioner Alonso: What are the boundaries of what's going to be called Little Havana, and I have also, a legal question from the City Attorney. According to Commissioner De Yurre, we don't have anything that defines Little Havana as Little Havana. The decision that this Commission took some time ago for community development issues to declare Little Havana as a target area,. did this Commission ever address this issue, giving a name to the different areas in the City of Miami? How was it done? - Mr. Fernandez: I don't believe so. I believe that the determination of ` different target areas for purposes of community development funds, was a decision that the County made, countywide, as to what would be the target areas. I don't believe in the research that I have done, that there is a resolution or an ordinance of this City Commission addressing at the creation f of :an ;area... :'- the purpose for which, I still need some more clarification on - but the creation of an area with this name. Or for that matter, with any other name..- For example, Coconut Grove is an area that we know about, yet, ..I don't think that you can find in the code or in our laws, any specific resolution or ordinance passed giving this area that name. Commissioner Alonso: OK. 2. Commissioner Plummer: Yes, you can. -Excuse me. That's the. point I was going-' to make. Mr. Fernandez: OK. Commissioner Plummer: This Commission, about three or four years ago, did in fact designate the so-called .Village of Coconut Grove. There are signs which exist on Dixie Highway, saying, 'Welcome to the Village of Coconut Grove.' Commissioner Alonso: That's right. Commissioner Plummer: ... and that's why I was asking of the maker of ,the motion the: intent. Is this what you intend to do in this particular; -area?. I think it needs clarification. I'm not. Commissioner De Yurre: That's exactly it, to.identify the area. Commissioner Plummer: OK. I'm not argumentative, I'm asking ,for clarification. . y Commissioner Plummer: The administration would be in a better position to give you a reading on that. From my legal, understanding, this has not been done before with a given neighborhood to assign to it, a legal... Commissioner Alonso: But Coconut Grove was. Commissioner Mummer: We did do it in Coconut Grove, The s gns,-, wn Digia HighWAY say, WGIcome to the Village of Coconut Grove, SQ, if ,that is w4; f you intent l.s, fine, so state it. at NN &ak rt'F s' 1 Commissioner De Yurret I'm going to read it again. Commissioner Alonsot 'des. " Commissioner Do Yurret The northern boundary starting at Not 7th Street from the Miami River... _ ,r Commissioner Alonsot Seventh Street NW and then down... � c �t 4, Commissioner De Yurret To the 27th Avenue. ' - ' Commissioner Alonso: to SW, what? ' Commissioner De Yurre: No, hold it. Down to 27th Avenue, OK? - that's north. The southern boundary, starting at SW 27th Avenue to 12th Avenue along 17th , a' Street: That's the southern boundary. Then SW 11th Street from 12th Avenue to the Metrorail tracks. OK? Commissioner Alonso: I have a question for Mr. Rodriguez, because, excuse me, i Commissioner;De Yurre, but I am thoroughly confused in the boundaries. So, it ' I may ask a question from Sergio Rodriguez? Mr. Sergio Rodriguez:, Excuse me. Commissioner Alonso: And I am sorry, but I am confused. Since you are the man who handles zoning and all of that, could you tell me, what we see right there, it's all of what we call Little Havana, now? - from 27th Avenue down to the River and from 7th Street NW down to Coral Way? Mr. Rodriguezt What is shown over there goes all the way to... Commissioner. Alonso::' And have > you listened to the boundaries - that-•b Commissioner De Yurre is saying? Mr. Rodriguez: I'm sorry, I was .being asked another question, but I've been looking at the map... Commissioner Alonso: Could you give it to him, he will understand better than US. Mr.:, Rodriguez-- looking at the map, it shows 17th Avenue, 17th Street,. right? And the question is, whether the Little Havana community development target. -.area, that -Is the community, development target area, the one that shows all the way to 17th Street. Commissioner De Yurre: Sergio, there is the description. Commissioner Alonso: It goes to Coral Way. According to what I understand, it goes 7th Street NW and it goes to Coral Way, and it'goes.from 27th'down to the River. Mr. Rodriguez: I might be wrong, but my opinion is, that the City target area' corresponds fairly closely to that one over there that you have on the... Commissioner Plummer: Well, it doesn't go to Coral Way, the further -it bounds... V� F d Mr. Rodriguez: It doesn't go to Coral Way. I think it ends in 17th. ; Commissioner Plummer: That's the furthest southern boundary. « Mr, Rodriguez: I think, but I have to Took at the map. }. Commissioner De Yurre: Well, those are maps from the Community Developti ent z Office and Frank Castaneda, is right there, so. h Mr. Rodriguez: That's what T am saying, it looks like the same 'area. 'That,s the coAununity eve opment target area. Now, remember this; some p0ople might ' call the Little ji4vana area, an area which is larger than this... c ommlRilh'.tono4 •*lonso 1 00 # I nRaw. • 4( f RR !Unidentified Speaker: r vote for you all the time. Mayor Suarat: Thank you, (APPLAUSEi) CADA VE2 QUE ME MENA LA TARJETA TENON! MAS INFORMACION. I didn't catch your last name, I know it was Ramon but I s didn't know what your last name was, now I do. All right, we have a motion ; _ _ and a second. Any further discussion? If not, please call the roll so that } - we can do some other things here today. - The following motion was introduced by Commissioner De Yurre, who mooted its adoption: MOTION NO, 90-810 4 e A MOTION IN PRINCIPLE ESTABLISHING AND IDENTIFYING THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WITHIN THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY t STARTING AT N.W, 7 STREET FROM THE MIAMI RIVER TO N.W. ` 27 AVENUE, SOUTHERN BOUNDARY STARTING AT S.W. 17 STREET FROM S.W. 12 AVENUE TO 27 AVENUE AND S.W. 11' STREET FROM MPT90RAIL TRACKS TO S.W. 12 AVENUE, WESTERN BOUNDARY. STARTING AT N.W./S.W. 27 AVENUE FROM; N.W. 7. STREET TO S.W. 17 STREET AND EASTERN BOUNDARY S.W. 12 AVENUE FROM 11 STREET TO 17 STREET TO THE �. METRORAIL TRACKS FROM S.W. 11 STREET TO THE MIAMI. RIVER, AND THE MIAMI RIVER FORM METRORAIL TRACKS TO z N.W. 7 STREET A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT STANDS AS A MONUMENTt TO THE HISTORY, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF THE CUBAN - PEOPLE AND SAID NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE CALLED NOW AND ' FOREVER "PEQUENA HABANA" IN HONOR OF THE ENRICHMENT .: u THAT THE CUBAN PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE THE Y' NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO FORMALIZE THIS ISSUE AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. 9 .. Upon being seconded by Vice Mayor Dawkins, the motion was passed and .. # adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Miriam Alonso .' Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ---------------------- ---------------------------------- ----- ---- - -- 53. ISSUE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO COMPLETE SOUTH END OF MILDRED AND CLAUDE - PEPPER BAYFRONT PARK, CHOPIN PLAZA, WITH CURRENTLY AVAILABLE•FUNDS - STIPULATE NO MORE STATE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR. BAYFRONT PARK .AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT. 4` ------------------------------------------------ ----- ----�- --------- , Mayor Suarez: Now, we're finished on this issue, _I. believe, I'm,$o.ing.to' continue through the regularly scheduled agenda and we may very well,, in fact, we are scheduled to get to other issues having to do with,,, fr Commissioner Plummer: I've got a quickie. ; Mayor Suarez: A quickie. Commissioner Plummer, quick please so that we ,can T go through the agenda. r Commissioner Plummer: Basically, let me explain... takes thirty ssconds,to >, explain, This is a resolution authorizing the City Managor to=go oat w,ith,4t k kPis to complete the south .end of the park with the,, monies that are avaii•abie ;5 to ado the project, giving thew the latitude of including any of the 4e444s,, h including the Nogouchi design, but it must be done within the paramete�re o�� the monies available. "A resolution authorizing end directing .,the,ity M Manager to instruct the pity administration to complete forthwith any e r fit {t 9 fi 1 Wit. necessary documents and drawings required for the construction of the planned development of the Chopin plaza area and the south and of the Mildred and Claude pepper park, within currently appropriated limitations for said development. Further authorizing the director and the City Manager as designee thereafter, to issue said invitation to bids, IFB which bids are to be returnable within 30 days after the said issuance of IFB." I so move. Mayor Suarez: So moved, - Commissioner Plummer: Hello. `Y Mayor Suarez: May I see it, please? Commissioner Plummer: You all should have one - Bob? 3 i Commissioner Plummer: Basically, what it says is, go out for bids, complete t` the park within the funds that are available. That is what the direction of: this Commission was and as such, these are basically the monies that are from ; the State of Florida. _ Mayor Suarez: OK, does this fit in within the criteria established by prior t Z motions, many of them -initiated by the Vice Mayor, on not spending any monies except what .we had obtained, and any new funding would have to be matched against City parks, etcetera, all of those motions? Commissioner Plummer: That is correct, sir.What this actually says, that the monies that are set aside by the State - was where they are coming from that we would complete the south end with only those funds available. I so move. e -Mayor Suarez: So moved.' ' Commissioner Plummer: The chairman of the Park, you want to come here? - you better come here and talk quick. We're not getting a second. Mayor Suarez: Once, so moved, twice, Mr., Weisberg. Mr. Alan Weisberg: Alan Weisberg, 5978 NE 6th Court, Miami Florida. As a result.of a priormeetingthat you had indicating that you want,to go forward ® with; the: park... Commissioner.Plummer: Finish the park. Mr. Weisberg: .. in the City: -Manager's plan, we ask for reconsideration. In the interim, we have met, with the people in the City Manager's office, inQf particular, Wally Lee, and I want to commend him despite his extremely busy schedule, he came up with estimates, he helped us find ways to come within the budget, the monies are there now, we are hopeful that with the lull' in the economy we can come in with some good bids, and finally finish the park - with the monies:that are currently available. Vice Mayor Dawkins: These current available funds, where.did they come from? Commissioner Plummer: State of Florida. This is the million and a half } dollar grant, or million point two five that Senator Jack Gordon made available. There are approximately eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00) in rough numbers with the interest that are available to.' complete the south end of the park, Vice Mayor Dawkins: When we. go .to_our`lobbyists to tell: theme to lobby in . Tallahassee for parks, are we going to limit it to City parksand don't...- and see that the lobbyists do not lobby for another penny for Bayfront Park? #- Commissioner Plummer: Commissioner, I have no problem with, that -but I think...' Mayor` Suarez: I would like to, at some point, to possibly:-- build particular proposal or statement of principle into a motion Vice Xd yor w • , Dawkins, that 4 r 4` Commissioner Plum- era I have no problem with that, QK? . fa#trt t'a'4 2 ��qqpp A ww,eg QQ IYMk�' , rs R* �n � q " C� Mayor Suareta that we clarify to our State Legislature that Bayfront Park 3s not, in view of other pri orities... now, I'm sorry about this, but it's the way we feel, worthy of further State funding, this is it for us, God knows probably more than many of ua thought that ought to be spent on it, and for a Variety of reasons we have gone along this far, but that this is it. in fabt, you tan even build that into this if you want. Commissioner Plummer: What's fine, I have no problem with that. Vice Mayor. Dawkins: OX. I'll second it. " Mayor Suarez: So, with that proviso and understanding, the motion is. r seconded. Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. The -following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who g moved its adoption: is RESOLUTION NO. 90-811 A RESOLUTION AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO COMPLETE FORTHWITH ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS REQUIRED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHOPIN PLAZA AREA IN THE SOUTH END OF MILDRED AND CLAUDE PEPPER BAYFRONT PARK WITHIN CURRENTLY APPROPRIATED LIMITATIONS FOR SAID DEVELOPMENT; FURTHER, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE THEREAFTERTOISSUE SAID INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) WHICH BIDS ARE TO BE RETURNABLE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF SAID IFB; WITH THE PROVISION THAT NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS BE MADE BY THE CITY TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR -STATE MONIES OR GRANTS TO BE USED FOR THIS PARK. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Uponbeing seconded by Vice Mayor Dawkins, the, resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES:'; Commissioner Victor De Yurre _ >' Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice Mayor,Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: Commissioner Miriam Alonso a ABSENT: None: ; COMMENTS MADE AFTER ROLL CALL - Mayor, Suarez: You've been very articulate today, Alan Mr. Weisberg: Thank you. , F a 7. NOTE FOR THE RECORD: At this point, Agenda item 43' was called for discussion. The record was markedto reflect no appearance by interested parties, Mayor Suarez: OK. Mr. Manager, if indeed, and I'm only saying . I �{ don't know if the gentleman back there wanted to be heard on this item, but if yj indeed, at some point the Speciality Center concept is somehow refashioned:snci"3a dvea not include the area around Domino Park, you might want to, keep' that in rr' mind in connection with this issue, i don't know how one effocts the'cther-'"` " but ' i€ the people who are proposing this are here at 6:00 p,m, . i msy be +� good opportunity to discuss some of that. Nib° .; CgMmieajcner Vl mer; Mr{ Mayor, may ; aek?r}{ �<yt � 5' ro7K y i iY.atl1il.Giiiii�lfit�Ym.fr.Yiie.tlLifliiLYii�'i�YYiY3.f�Y�wii.ii.lY iriwJGi r:Wea YC Iwi.Wi.YiilfGiYG!&�i NiLGi,:ii�st4.6►iYr W3Y.iwi�ii�iY.�ti Ya Yi. Wi.iWwY.iYliiiYiti Y'iiW. 54. Att'Ii#ORILF INSTALLMENT ARRANGEMENTFOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CITY FEES CONCERNING OKTODERVEST IN THE GROVE EVENT. ---------------- ------- --------------- ----------------- Mayor Suarers All right, let's go. We don't need anything on that just a document to be provided, so item 44, Susan Neuman, is she here? Susan is here. Commissioner Plummer: No, I'm sorry sir. That was not item 43, my request. Mayor Suarazs I understand. There was nothing pending then. Susan, waiver of certain waivable fees, I like that title - waivable fees and the waiver of delay of payment of the supplementary user fee for Coconut Grove Special Events in Connection with the Octoberfest in the Grove scheduled for October 26 to November 4, 1990. Do we have any policy established citywide and what we are doing with these now, Mr. Manager, that can guide us? Mr. Odio: Yes. We definitely would like to recommend against extending it to midnight. The residents have complained and I think we should respect this ordinance, and... Mayor Suarez: Commissioner Plummer, with the committee that made recommendations on... Commissioner Plummer: We did not speak to times of festivals, I think only is it related to the morning. Mr. Odio:- But the... Commissioner Plummer: The people were tired of loudspeakers. Mayor Suarez: The noise issue, right. 4 Commissioner Plummer: Yes. Mr. Odio: But we have had complaints and they want us to hold the line on the deadline and I think they are entitled to. Commissioner Plummer: What is that deadline, presently? - eight o'clock? u Mr. Odio: Ten o'clock. Commissioner Plummer Ten o'clock?- Mr..Odio: Yes, sir. _ Ms. Susan Neuman: Eleven on noise. Mr..Odio: Eleven on the weekends. And I think one hour won't hurt them that bad. Mayor Suarez: Please. Yes ma'am, Susan, you want to tell us anything? Ms. Neuman: Yes. Basically on our Octoberfest coming up, is going to be a _ very high class event. We have people coming in from Germany, a ten piece band, we .have food concessionaires who are doing festivals all over. Germany, who are going to be doing genuine German food, I've -presented to the Commission members today, individual packets of this information. We -also have -a tour group working over in Germany, bringing people over here. We have:` z approximately 100 people as of this time coming over, and they will be staying at -the Doubletree, and several other hotels around town. We have done a great deal of publicity in Germany to generate tourism to the City of Miami. This group of private individuals has been doing a lot of work which is benefipin¢ the City of Miami. You will begin to see this coming week the,publicity.'here i also., We ask for waivers on waivable fees, the fifty dollar ° 050.00)" i day r oonceasion fee, the twenty-five -dollar ($25,00) a day occupation.fee-v:the } thus hundred dollar ($300.-00)` a day, beer permit, and the suppemsntai-usea" fee of twenty-five percent. F N. 4169 �� a s� si F i S y h aY �yffyi �;• j iG. t - Mr, Odio: Mr. Mayor, you are hot,,, you cannot waive these fees Ms. Neumah: The ordinance for the supplemental fee says that it is possible. Mayor guaret:' Oft, Recommendatiohal, . Mr. Odioz; You cannot waive the occupational licences fee, the beer permit fees, or the concession. Mayor Suarez: In fact, I would be inclined if the Commission agreed to bar - All future, and if it was proper, Madam City Attorney, to bar all future request of this kind from reaching the Commission if they are clearly against the policy established. We spend a lot of time going through the festival, The Coconut Grove events, the setting of fees. Some of us wanted to keep the fees <much lower than were proposed, some of -us didn't, in any event, it i passed, it now the law, and we cannot take item by item and waive or not waive. 'Those days are past in the City, so whatever way we have for myself, Madam City Attorney, Mr. Manager, to keep these items from reaching the Commissioners on a whole, I would appreciate it. They don't add anything and 3F we.can't, we just can't do it. i Ms. Neuman: Mr. Mayor, you new supplemental... W.. !' Mayor Suarez: Now occasionally, we allow an item to come because there is something that we have that the only thing that is involved is an.opportunity cost to us, a stage, a facility that is not otherwise going to be usedi but when it concerns a fee duly passed by law... Mr. Odio: They are not waivable now. Mayor Suarez: ... there is nothing to be talked about in terms of waiving it, because it was, passed by the majority of this Commission, whether all of us agreed or not is not the issue. Ms. Neuman: Your new supplemental users fee for Peacock Park states clearly in,.the-ordinance that -it can be waived by the City Commission. Mayor Suarez: That's probably'a_mistake. Mr. Odio: That's not listed here, but... Ms. Neuman: Yes, I have a copy of it. 5 Mayor Suarez: OK, so we are stuck with having to consider it. I would -'be ti inclined, 'again to vote to change: that and eliminate that waiver provision. - But you are here properly, so Commissioners, we must act one way or the other.". Commissioner Plummer: There was a request of me that these monies could not have to be paid up front as requested by the ordinance, and I proffered there was the, possibility that it could be done in a bond. I don't know, is that possible that they could put forth a performance bond in which the City would be -assured of getting its money? Unidentified Speaker: That's the same like money, to put up a bond. y Commissioner Plummer: I'm sorry? No, you would have to put up:'!X" numbed of dollars,.a bond -you pay a premium. Commissioner Plummer: If you're bondable. I'm sorry,. if you don't-, wa tit, I talked to Susie and that was one of the possibilities. Ms. Neuman:: Yes. If you will... Commissioner Plummer: He is indicating that he doesn't want it. Ms, Nsunuaa; If you will .not ;waive the fee, we would ask that we could .pay At,'; �i` least, fifty percent of it on November 5th out of ` the proceeds of the' evan The _grganii ere hcve =.expended a great dead,, of money and effort to assis,t p�rgin4tin$ the City of Miami in this event, anid it would be most .heip£Ui if' the .: city could shAw a little bit of cooparationi also. � 4FWIN j C,pMm.JxsJoaer Piummori Whea- is this scheduled? from what date to what d�tay a aM C. M N uman: October 26th to November 4: i commissioner Plummert How about if we do this? It's a mean man that won't 4 split the difference, How about, that you must put up all of the money by Novernbar the lot? - that will give you five days of operation. If you don't do it, then you are out of the park, 3 Ms. Neuman: November 18t? Commissioner Plummer: 'That's right in the middle, is that not correct? Mg. Neuraant Yes, that's Thursday, correct. Commissioner Plummer: Can the administration live with that? How much money are we talking about?' Ms. Neumant About thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00)" - Commissioner Plummer: How about... �. Mayor Suarez: On this side, wait a minute. On this side, Javier, Ramon, " please suggest to people to be quiet back there, all of you. And on this side, those of you that are with the group that is here on the Latin Quarter issue and otherwise... and Officer, please try to suggest to them that we need quiet, otherwise... this is not the best mike system in the world, as you can, see. q Mr. Castaneda: The supplementary fees only the six thousand ($6,000.00) total - City services... ea -. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Speak in the mike. Commissioner Alonso: Yes, that's one of the problems. Mayor=Suarez: It` -doesn't help if you don't speak in the mike, Frank. — Mr. Castaneda: Yes, - supplementary tfees, -only six: thousand ,dollars A ($6,000.00).' City services is twenty-four thousand dollars ($24,000.00). Commissioner Plummer: OK. What I'm saying... Mr..Castaneda: Fora total of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00), but I see what the Commissioner is only referring to the six _thousand .dollars ($600000)`for the supplementary fee. t Commissioner Plummer: Well the City service you are speaking about, you ars. speaking about police and fire? Mr. Castaneda: That's correct. < Commissioner Plummer:' They want their money now. Me. Neuman: Police, fire', park -permit and that sort -of thing. We have eight a y. thousand dollars ($8 000.00) just-: in permits. Six thousand':, dol,lers, ($6;000.00) for the events staff, five something for, the police, twenty-five, hundred for fire rescue, two thousand for solid waste, per total of two. `; r <r thousand two hundred and... I'm sorry, twenty-four thousand -two hundred; and fifty-seven dollars ($24,257.00). Plus the supplementary fee of six thousand rlf six -four dollars and twenty-five Gents ($6,064.25) bringing the total bill for: the City, thirty thousand three hundred and twenty-one twenty-five. Commissioner Plummer: Well I'm- wiilin to sa #ift ercezat half wa B yr y P Y is, through. _ Ms. Neumanv And the other fifty? =' Mayor Suarez: You're talking about the ` supplementary fee? Commission or Plummer; I'm talking about anything but the police and ,firs ;and �s'fi £ eealarlea of that Are, thaee arstuallQ W%�anit17 h 8 1.e h{ � reed Atitled to thofr money, i/y S r r Mayor 8uare2: I don't know what the motion is. 7 Commissioner plummet; Well, how touch is police and fire and sanitation? Mayor'Suaren: I'm not... hey, you don't have to clarify. Hsi Neuman:- Five, seven, eight, nine, about ten. Commissioner Plummer: OK. So then, I would say, ten thousand dollars (100000.00). = T Mr. Castaneda: He has event staff as well. a ° ,. Commissioner Plummer: Well, I'm asking how much is salaries, that's :what l mm = asked.you. fifty-seven Mr. Odio: it's totally, twenty-four thousand two hundred and dollars ($14j257..00). - Commissioner. Plummer: Twenty --four thousand? Mr. Odio: Two hundred and fifty-seven. =" Mr. Castaneda: Except everything but the rental which is eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00). Ms. Neuman: Of that... Mr. Castaneda: It's sixteen thousand two fifty-seven, is staff salary. Commisaioner-Tlummer: But let me... Frank,: the rental. is...: and the police s and fire, if that; thing 'is not, paid up in full by the third day or fourth day. Mr. Castaneda: That!s,correct.:' Commissioner Plummer: . they are out, so there is not that much involved. Mr. Castaneda.-'Right.- Commissioner Plummer:. So. what I guess I'm saying �is, is that the eight _ thousand dollars ($8,000.00) would be waived until November lst... : ►. Mr: Castaneda: .Right." Commissioner Plummer: .-..:and at November lot you'll. have to pay, up the P e , entire eight thousand, because you're going to have to pay everybody `e1se'As Y It', comes. Vice. Mayor Dawkins:. And if they -don t t pay ,up J. L. , ,how are you going t vE there and put them out; of the park? y Commissioner Plummer: I"'m going let the people :who have paid to be a part,:`ofL that:, and the people that want to come go scalp them alive :for',.,cancelling last. - seven days. Mr; .Castaneda: Commissioners, let me go ;over, this again, it'ol kind complicated.a Commissioner Alonso: It is, x ' Mr. Castaneda: Twenty-four thousand two fifty-seven 1.13 the, full C..It services. : Out of that, eight thousand is :rentalwhich means thet':thgxe is R: aixteon- two fifty-seven for salaries. What you are ,thousand commissioner lay that between rental and the estimated SUP plomentary fee, At: r fourteen, thousand dollars ($1k,000.00). You want half of .that prior. ohs "`' event and and half of it, after the let, November the lot. c that"vtid. #non that they would have to pay seven thousand doll ($7$000, 0) VA Nave Or 4� }r iel�ner Pl►ex3 That's the last seven tk�tueand} . €gip a F — - - -- 4 IG3a.hi aY rrs�Lr.,urii+'filalYtYi:u:G+stasui..a'i9ii.it+rwtiiiluu..:i�rri ir�r'...tYafiuIN iu.a.w.r' --w..cc.—ra.+wa--r—.w-------w.—.arli i' arY 55, bISCttSSION BY REPRESENTATIVE OF PRO-MARXET, INC. CONCERNING BLACfC BOYCOTT OF DADE COUNTY i r----.r+r.+---o.—u.-.i.---------:..--..-- ---------------------- — —..--.r-r.--—.v..ra.—.ww.rl:.-:i:-- �. Mayor Suarez: Forty-five, Pro -Market Inc, David Bowser. Mr, David Bowsert Good afternoon, my name is David Bowser, president of Pro Market, 3139 Virginia Street, Miami, Florida. Hopefully, all of you will remember my last appearance before the Commission back on June 27th of this year when I attempted to enter into a professional services agreement contract with the City regarding an overall publicity and marketing campaign for the City of Miami. Since that time, however, something very serious has happened for our community, and that's the overall Black boycott of Dade County. As all of you are aware, this action is a direct result of Dade County's and Miami's refusal to extend an official welcome to Nelson Mandela and also to protest statistically documented lack of advancement among Blacks in the hotel and cruise industry, which, under the category of tourism, is Dade County's and Miami's number one industry in terms of employment and revenue. I've met with each of you over the past four months discussing this plan which I bring before you today which is a full scale PR and promotional campaign which should have a stated goal of coming to a solution of this ongoing situation. It's no secret that to date, nine major conventions have pulled out of our City,. either contractually or in considering our City as a convention destination. Mr. Mayor, I'd ask for quiet, please, so we can get through this. Mayor Suarez: I'm doing the best I can. Once again, in the back - particularly on this side - we're doing well on this side and I appreciate it, , those of you who are over here, because Ramon is helping over there. Commissioner Alonso: Mr. Mayor, I believe that the sound comes from outside. That the doors, perhaps, are open. Mayor Suarez: Yes, I think some of it is coming from outside. What is happening with the doors? You have them open? Commissioner Alonso: Because they are outside. Mayor Suarez: Can we circulate the officers asking people for quiet on a constant basis, Mr. Lieutenant',Longusira, please. And if anybody wants `to have an. argument, they have to 'do it outside or an other kind .of loud' discussion. I appreciate those of you who are here and have been patient and quiet LES AGRADEZCO A LOS QUE HAN ESTADO AQUI QUE SE HAN COMPORTADO EXCELENTEMENTE Y QUE HAN MANTENIDO EL SILENCIO. SI''PUDIERAMOS CONSEGUIR'QUE.,' LOS DE AFUERA TAMBIEN LO RAGAN, ESTARIAMOS PERFECTO. ASI`QUE LOS QUE ESTAN HACIA ATRAS, AYUDENNOS UN POQUITO. POR FAVOR SENORA.- All right. Mr. Bowsert Like I was saying, it's no secret that to date nine major conventions have pulled out of our City. Being a journalist, I know.firsthand the impact of these conventions. Three years ago, in 1987, the National Association of Black Journalists Conference was here in Miami at the hotel. InterContinental and I also attended this year's NABJ conference in L.A. last summer. Journalists there I talked to from radio, TV, and print said they'd love to return here; even in the middle of summer, but sided with the boycott•' ' which strangle holds' us today. In stark numbers we''re talking about a national group of 1200 members -who bring untold impressions. and revenue` dollars to our community which is all gone away. Realize that this plan`I submit to you today is not -a rubber stamp for a solution nor do I promise one. But what it does do is have these people in power come together, if not face to,face, then using forceof the media, to air this issue and flush it out.for ,• the entire community, state, tourism industry and nation to come to tit 8:' ith a and understand. I pledge to get this issue discussed in such important publications as the Afro-American newspaper chain, Black Enterprise, Strivs,.' and.Eseence and Business Black weekly magazines and -on programs such as Black entertainment television, business weekly and the nightly business report., With increased awareness comes a hope for an ultimate solution. There are also other issues right here in City Hall, which needs to be addressed w1iich . has been raised by Commissioner Ae Yurre - I don't see him sitt$n there but which could go hand -in -hand with this proposal. So, what I'm-44)da Y64 to F A 3 S {777 Commissioner Plummer! It's a street closure fee. Mr. Odiot She's asking for uses streets is twenty-five cents... Commissioner Plummars Yea. Mr, Odiot is sikteen hundred and eighty-six dollars. That's waivable. Wre , still recommending you don't waive it. if we're going to waive every if w+ waive this, everytime we have one, we might as well take it off the books. Mayor Suarezt We've got three Commissioners up here and I'm sticking to a policy of not waiving, The only things that I vote favorably to waiving are City -facilities that would not otherwise be used. I guess ,I think that there's no real opportunity cost to using them for something productive .and worthwhile. a Commissioner Plummer: Well, Mt. Mayor, this is not a facility as such. Mayor Suarez: This is a street. Commissioner Plummer: This is a street which is used by the general public and I think that's where it comes, it makes a..... Mayor Suarez: All right, if you move it, all I ask is that, once again, we go back and if it passes, we go back to some kind of a universal policy that just` doesn't keep coming back to this Commission, please. I mean, Commissioners, we've made'.' one exception apparently already today. We'll make another exception, we'll never get through an agenda. Commissioner Plummer: - Well, Mr. Mayor, we did not make... excuse me, we -did not make an exception as to the fees. i j Mayor Suarez:. We reduced it. Commissioner Plummer: No, sir. .Mayor Suarez: No? j :Commissioner Plummer:: No, ,sir, we did not. What we did was,= we. delayed payment for.three days on half of.a third. That's what we really,. did... j Mayor -Suarez:. This is a minimal amount too and to keep ,.this Commission going. j and `the _,staff for this kind of thing, it really should be some. other { mechanism:_ Commissioner.Alonso. Commissioner Alonso: I was going to say that. Can we develop a way that we don't: have to vote, every Commission meeting, we have to go`through.so many... h4 Mr. Odio: Just say, that you won't waive... Commissioner Plummer: Just say -you don't waive the fees, that's all. r Mr. Odiot That's all. Tell me you don't waive the fees, they won't come back, y3 here. , ' Mayor Suarez: Or that we'll give you discretion to waive; up to, you know, a 3„s :cert'aizt amount: k I Commissioner Plummer: Don't do that because you throw him,in the p 1 3' jackpot and - then they still appeal. ` tY Mr. Odio: No, no... t} Mayor Suarez: That's the idea. The idea is just not to have a public heArin #: 'ori every item, particularly those.., i q i Mr. Odios I agree. N. Mayor Suarezo All: right, either way, Commi.#aioners� x1n1.,,ready iK+Q..At _.:_ r into; a ,formal policy, bUt the ,idea ja not to .gave" .ea01 one CQminVu TT#�ls not the way to do thiaga+ 1 T t FLP, L a y �Yr , 7 J t Mayor Suarez. All right, sir. Fine fine, fine, I heard you. Mr. Odio: We cannot recommend... Mayor Suarers The rest of you, including the police officer, we're going to deed quiet back there, otherwise, we're going to have to start clearing hallways. That's good, thank you. I thought you would cooperate, but you don't want to. That's Oft, you have a right not to. { Mr. Odio: We do not recommend that we close Biscayne Boulevard. The Police Department is against this and they should f ind another route,' but not _ Biscayne Boulevard: i Mayor Suarez: Oh, so you're going to recommend a route, let alone to waive... f =! the waiver of the fee at this point. Mr. Odio: No, I was talking about the closure of streets. They want to -close Biscayne Boulevard. F Mr. Frank Castaneda: They want to go from the DuPont Plaza... Mr. Odio: And we cannot recommend that at all. Mr. Castaneda: ...to Bicentennial Park, by Biscayne. Mr. De Rosa: It's only about a half... if I may... , ' Mr. Odio: That is a very important arterial road for us. = a; Mayor Suarez: We tried, to the best f our abilities, never to close off Biscayne Boulevard. Occasionally- I guess once or twice a year, we do. Mr. De Rosa: .. We have drawn a lot of international, as well as national attention to this parade. You can imagine, the former Mayor, Maurice Ferre, a" is to godfather the parade..; Former Governor Luis Ferre will be attending, ;as well as other dignitaries. We'll be announced - it will be channel 51 is the official television of the parade, and it's already somewhat in stone, it's - unfortunate. We .want .to cooperate and we need the consideration of the Commission on this matter. I understand there is a meeting to be held tomorrow. and I know that it's a question of logistics, which there always -is, 4 but we'reasking for your consideration in this matter. We've drawn a lot of ■ attention.. d Mayor Suarez: How long and for what part of the day is Biscayne Boulevard to t be closed as their proposal? Mr. Castaneda: Well, they have not actually had that meeting. They're. going` to have a meeting with the police tomorrow.:. I believe that they -intend to close -it '.between i1:00 and 1:00 in'the afternoon - Mr. -De Rosa; Yes, it's only two hours, you know... ' Commissioner Plummer: What day of the week? Mayor Suarez: How much of it.... Mr. Castaneda;Sunday. Mr. De. Rosa: Sunday, November... Mayor Suarez: How much of Biscayne Boulevard are we talking about? Mr. Castaneda; It will be from the DuPont Plaza to Bicentennial, Park so it cuts across the port entrance. a , Mr. Odio: And Bayaide. i s Mr. Castaneda; Bayside. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER; ...we got an approval on Bayaide, f � f �e L;4,y rF t} 5 51R�' i 1 y S f �'.h OPI Mayor 5uaraz: Two houra.in the middle of a Sunday, Mr. De Rosa: We're in the process of getting the approval of Bayside and iwe have it', I'm'gorry, I'm told, And we're negotiating with the Port of Miftic i understand it's been done before, they have taken the time to close the •::: parade, They allow traffic to go in and out. Vice Mayor Dawkins: What happens with the... - f• Mr. De 'Rosa: It's, you know... Vice Mayor Dawkinss What happens with the traffic coming off of I-95 dumping ` into the DuPont? What happens with that, Joe? 3 Lt. Joseph Longueira: That's the problem. We'd have to close - either close it -or divert it south to Brickell because it.,. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Have to close the whole ramp. You'd have to close the n� ramp. Lt. Longueira: It sounds like it's two hours, but they have to have set- up time to set up the parade for the staging area. So it's actually more than . two hours. Vice Mayor Dawkins: But, if they stopped it up the road before they get there. Mr. De Rosa: Yes, we will stop before they... " Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, I'm asking - huh? Joe. Mr. De Rosa: Yes. -' Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK..: Mayor Suarez: OK, as -.to the logistics of it, we would obviously defer to the City Manager and staff... ## {F Mr. De -Rosa: We've stopped them before.' ! Mayor Suarez: Is there any way that this can be done with some portion of Biscayne Boulevard to allow this to happen or not? Commissioner Plummer: The answer is yes... Mr. Castaneda: Commission, what I was suggesting to them was... y Commissioner Plummer: The answer .is yes, but it's very expensive because 'what you've got to do is on the west lane,,: make that two ;ways from.bth Street, 7th Za Street, down to Southeast Bank. And that's how we do the bicycle race... q! Mayor Suarez: Convert... Commissioner Plummer: ...but that's an expensive item when you start putting police in there to block each one of the intersections. You're talking about a lot of money. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Tell them about the City of Miami... Mr. Odio: Let me remind you, the Caribbean Festival also wanted to d4 the same thing and we denied them that. Then, they went to 2nd Avenue, Mr. Castaneda: No, but what the Caribbean did was to go from Maragaret Paget r, Park through the back... yes. j ` Mayor_Suarers OK, what's the Manager.'s recommendation so that'we Mr; De: Rose; Can 'I, Mayor, x _ � Mr. Odioi That we .do not do it on Biscayne Boulevard, That we find�a �the�r. ,. route. E h?vEAE A � ., _ mwv tr• Mr. De Roast This is Edna Martinez, who is representing us on this project. Ms. Edna Martinez: good afternoon, I've been meeting with the police Department, Al Pumariega. He said to us that if we got approval from Payeido s and approval from the Port of Miami, that he didn't see a problem, This is a first time event for the Puerto Rican community. We are having a lot of people coming here, media people, important people from the united States. We have a lot of sponsors, especially American Airlines. it's going to be televised in Puerto Rico, in New York, and Chicago, and I think that we should be given the opportunity to stage our presence here. OTC? Carmen Lunette has been out of town and I was told yesterday by his assistant that he got in late yesterday afternoon. So, we haven't been able to meet with him or discuss R t this process with him. In the letter that I wrote to him, I explained to him - that.,. Commissioner Plummer: You know, I don't think he can do it, All those cruise ships.leave at 5:00 on Sunday. Ms. Martinez:" ,..we were able to stop the parade in and out of the port and �k so I don't think that we should be denied the opportunity of this, until we ". meet again.with'the Police Department tomorrow. } Mr. Odio: We're no denying you the opportunity, we are saying that you should use another location. Ms. Martinez: Well, if we see... Mr. Odio': But, you cannot interrupt the whole City downtown just because you want to hold a parade. Ms. Martinez: It's only a two... but it's only a two hour event from the = DuPont to Bicentennial. Mr.<Odio: That would be enough to cause major traffic situation ;n'that. 3: Mayor_Suarez: All right, Commissioner Alonso.- Commissioner Alonso: Is it possible to defer this until the next Commissioner - meeting, the 25th, so that you have an opportunity to see...- i Ms. Martinez: The 25th of what? Commissioner Alonso: Of this month. Ms. Martinez: Oh, that's good. A - Commissioner Alonso: To see if you can work with Bayside, the Port,- the police and- everyone concerned, the City of Miami, and see what can be done. s And if you find a solution that is acceptable, then we'll take it back the k 25th: Ms,"Martinez: Sure. Lt. Longueira, Commissioner, we'll meet.... r; Commissioner Plummer: Let me go a step further. �1A Commissioner Alonso: We can find, perhaps, another route..t Mr.. Odio: Let me.... f -. Mayor Suarez: Wait, everybody wants to talk at the same time. Do we want: to defer to the administration on this, J.L., so we can keep..* >- Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I think we might be, all of us, whistling, - Dixie, because I think Carmen Lunetta is going to have to tell you no. Anti -let me tell you why, And that's m experience with the Grand rrix. - All �i ' y , those°=cruise boats leave at 5:00 o'clock. And those people start I. t erd;at.. noon# i don't :see how he could agree to have that causeway closed, So � think we might be, you -know, out of character-- every pursuing, - r Hot Martiaez: Mr. Plumper., ., Z lip" Commiseioner Plumart Yes. Wit Martinez: We're not sayingi..-well, he hasn't said yam and he hasn't said no. Commissioner Plummart Well, let him speak... Me. Martinezt All I'm asking is for the opportunity for us to discuss it with Commissioner Plummer:, final -fine... Ms. Martinez: ...because we will stop the parade and let the traffic in and out of the port. I know it's very important and it has been done before. btu? And then, if it cannot be worked out, then we'll take the other alternative from:Margarat Pace park.... Commissioner Plummer: Fine. Ms. Martinez: All. I'm asking you is just to be a little bit. lenient and -,give us the time to work it out if we can. Commissioner Plummer: You got it. Mayor Suarez: All right... Ms. Martinez: And can I ask another question, please? Mayor Suarez: Last question and then we go on to the next item. Ms..Martinezt. OK,.thank you. Mayor _Suarez: Wait, we need quiet on this side over here again. Wherearethe- officers ;now? Please, in; the back, we're doing well on the right. They have a a big 'sign `and that helps. Sign speaks for itself. Over here we don't.have `a ., sign, .we got a`'lot of.,people talking. Yes., Mr. Odio: The agenda for next week is already in the print shop because :of the;,time;frame.. You have to .have .it out and in your hands... s Commissioner Plummer: So, we'll hold it as a,pocket;item. Mr. Odio: So,:. -this would=,have ,to be held as a... Mayor;.Suarez: I understand that. Ms. ,Martinez. Pocket.item. .Commissioner Alonso: OK. Mayor _,Suarez:. That whatever -procedure is proper,_ this, Commission; -is, intending -_ to act on .it -so I don't think it would be a problem. f ; Ms. Martinez: _ Mr..,Mayor, c Lt. Longueira. Mr. Mayor, the only thing is we .have told her under...no �€ circumstances are we going to recommend the Boulevard, We told.:her .tl1tat drat time:- she talked to us. We set two meetings to talk about the size 8 �. the parade, the hours. They never came. We are not reco- ending the:n' Boulevard:uader.any circumstances, ; That's not going to,chang+a;,o d� a � Mayor Suarez: Well, does the Commission want to give staff as ladlootLOA that, ,under proper" conditions, the ,Boulevard_„ might, be OK sir snot? I would have no problem if the rest of the.,.. s - 1 ;6X OQmn►iseidoer i'utnamer:` I have no problem with that as ionB as they iui:i►, understand the ;oat factors of making the other.aide two way, oi., M`ayor 'des, All right, I think you may have to budge a litti� SSuarez; n9 - tt i SR � y 7' �,'��x"��r'�•7�° � •k , T R'tfi'NYW" _ ry �t 3,, t x 11 I, i. Ma, Vicky Leiva: Mr. Mayor, point of clarification. 1 Mayor Suarezr Reflecting Commissioner Plummer's and Commissioner Alonao's and Rine and possibly one or two others of the rest of the Commission, f Mg. Leivat There's also a question of fees. Mayor Suarezt So, we don't need to put that into the form of a motion. t Commissioner Alonso: Of what? Mayor Suarez: I am going to hear from you, Madam City Attorney, very soon. Like now. Yes. fMs, Leiva: They also have a question of the waiver of fees, t; Mayor Suarez: We have not dwelt on that yet. i Ms. Leiva: No. w i=. Mayor Suarez: I was hoping they might forget. All right, are you foolish enough to try for a waiver of fees? i Mr. De Rosa: No, next meeting. ., Ms. Martinez:- Can I ask a question? 'Because this is a.... s Mayor Suarez: A different question not related to Biscayne Boulevard and not =` �r a waiver of fees? Ms. Martinez: No, it's related to the whole event. The Puerto Rican police off1cers.with the City of Miami have approached us and they want to volunteer ' their time... T. Commissioner Plummer:' That's fine. i Ms. Martinez: ..which would defray the cost of police officers that we would i; have to `hire. Commissioner Plummer:: That's fine. -. Mayor Suarez: It's an excellent idea. Excellent idea. Commissioner Alonso: That's great. - t �Commissioner Plummer: That's great. „ Ms. Martinez; OK, would that be OK with the City of Miami? Commissioner Plummer:: Of course. -" Ms. Martinez: OK, now do I need a letter from Wz them? -their names, titles, a telephone numbers and'all :that?y Mayor. Suarez: Yes, ,we have done that before .in 1986 .for the,.,Sunstree i_ Festival, I believe. Ms,. -Martinez: Also, what about Metro Dade County police officers? Would that be possible? = Mayor Suarez:- Well, if they volunteer, if they volunteer, They Old that,tor 5' Sunstreet. We used Dade and City. We also used "Corrections Departmt `h officals. Yes. Well," work it out: with the unions, but I th;sk the yks I ` Commission, might not have.a problem with that. But you got" toae gore xhgt� it's all within union rags ZE Mr,`.De` Rosai Good, It's in wri.tin$, Yes, i Me: -,Martinez: OX ,���►�� u4rezf ,And ` it's got, to be on � totally �Q� irree �+a�i�, , �� � kY2U ; oven . , they 0e4 tAX00 I gueee, 60m0thing to eat _�e maybe. tbetright F I Ms. Martinet: OK, go ahead. please, " 'dice Mayor Dawkins And when the City Attorney corned and tell me who's likbial if itle the City of Miami streets and the Dade County police hurt somebody, let me know who's liable, Mayor SuArez: R'ight._ Ms. Martinez: We have insurance. Mr. De Rosa: The parade is going to be insured, air. Mayor Suarez: OK. All right, I tend to disagree with the opinion I thought I heard back here from the City Attorney, give off the cuff. But, anyhowt insurance helps, yes.It doesn't solve our problems, but it helps. 'Yes? Mr. De Rosa: I'm sure. y Mayor'Suarez:`' We still get sued. - Mr. De Rosa: Last, but not least, of course, is the waiver of some of the - fees which, I can assure you, is under five thousand. Mayor Suarez: I thought you were going to say to leave that for the next Commissioner meeting. I thought somebody suggested that. { Mr. 'De Rosa: Oh, OK, all right, OK. = Ms Martinez:` Oh, it's for the next. Commission? 'Thank you. Commissioner Alonso: Yes. Mr. De'Rosa: Thank you, Ms: Martinez: Thank you so much. Mayor- -Suarez: 'GO away and sin` no more. Mr. `De Rosa: Thank you very -'much. ------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------- .` 58. GRANT'REQUEST = BY POSITIVE LINK FOR CITY COMMISSION'S EXPRESSION OF rA` SUPPORT CONCERNING THEIR EVENT: CIRCUIT OF LIFE FOR AIDS EDUCATION.,R a. z ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Mayor Suarez: Forty-eight, Positive Link. Are they'''here? Yes; they are; right before 'you. Right behind you, Frank."' Circuit for Life ,scheduled October 21, 1990 at Bayfrout. L 'y - Dr. McVay Christy: Good afternoon, my name is Dr. McVay Christy. I live at ? - =; 1001 N.B. 72nd Street -in -the City of Miami. I function as the national events coordinator for Positive Link, a nonprofit AIDS education fund='raising ; _ organization. We are in our first year of development. On October '2list` "we will present a fund-raising effort to benefit eight of Miami's and Dade's most important AIDS organizations. Mayor Suarez: You dust get a little closer to the mike. We're not making out < what you're saying. , Dir. Christy; On October the 21st at Bayfront Park, we wiI preeant,+ f?or,.t e . '• nk� first time, a national fund raiser to benefit eight of Dade's moat lraportant, AiDB=orQan#ations. I approach you today for financial'assi.atancs`is any way- shape, or form, that the City car: manufacture it, to help us assume the 41Ixt044 s =' ti4oi4sand, nine'" hundred and ' twent Y-seven dollars ($ib, 27) inv6vsd A �` producing this event at Bayfront Park. To date, we've had, twalve moor is�c��l ' gent 'and arti•ets ebntributs their time'' and 'efforts" fox'".�a :Roil" g �rAing et 3:00 o'clock, The park admiaiatratistn had already walvers+d t4 l�vs huaded da�.i ar (5500) requirement fearQR �'.. 103t tt y x kni J¢�'iz'S r �kF a4 A. k4i^ { mayor suaram For rentals Dr. Christy: Yes. Commissioner Plummer: Yes, Mayor Suarez: Think that's the best we can do, but if anybody has any other `idwas, don't hesitate to move to allocate funds or whatever you may grant to help them out at this point. I don't see any way without being totally' inconsistent with everything we've done in the last two years. In fact, `I don't even see any reason for this item to be before us. Dr. Christy: I think there's a major reason to appear before you so that the Peoples.. Mayor Suarez: No, I mean, procedurally. Oh, substantively, there's a million reasons why we should help, but... }. g = Dr. Christy: We also are nonprofit. I believe the other organizations that are requesting assistance are profit in their orientation. We are nonprofit... t Mayor Suarez: No, most of them are not for profit. Almost all of them are not for profit. Dr. Christy: We are nonprofit. =- Mayor Suarez: Yes, almost all of them are nonprofit. In fact, that's almost a requirement to get as much as you got, which is the use of the amphitheater - for free. All right, Commissioners, anything further on this item? If not... Dr. Christy: There's also a second request. Each of you have been personally ' invited in the last three weeks, to this event. I have not personally heard from any of your offices.if you intend to appear. I -would like to be able... Mayor Suarez: What time is it on the 21st? z Dr. Christy:. One thirty opening ceremony. - Mayor Suarez: That's Saturday, right? ' ` Dr. Christy: That>is Sunday, October the 21st, " Mayor Suarez: Sunday. Dr. Christy: In front of the fountain that the City park assures me is going to work. _ Mayor Suarez: That's one of the problem for me. Sunday is just the day I14 reserve for my family, but I'll -do the.best I,can.- _ Dr. Christy: Thank you. r ;; _ Mayor Suarez: Thank you. Dr. Christy: Is there going to be a vote? � Mayor Suarez: If the"motion is not made a vote is not necessar y y or proper, 'tog x� And we have no motion.' Commissioners, : does anybody want make a" motion =nti the item? Yes, Frank, you want to move it? Mr. Frank 'Castaneda: Commissioner," I think what he's asking far is aft endorsement of the event by the City Commission, no money associated. Mayor Suarez: Oh,"I'll entertain a motion to'eadoras... Commissioner Alonso: No, no, he's asking.;. =• — —_ Dr. � Christy: No, W e:incorrect. I would like both a endordemen I'm ri — also... �T ter, " r , 1 t fA y n " Mayor Suarett I'm glad you understood clearly what he wanted, Franki,so that we went into this further than we had to. Dr, Christyi I am also asking for any donation or assistance that the City can make, 'We're talking about fifty thousand people that are identified as HIV positive in this City alone, Mayor Suarezt We were just clarifying the motion that you were looking for,. Do you want a motion of support or do you want a motion for financial support' Dr, Christyt I would like both. Mayor Suarezt OK, I don't think there's going to be forthcoming a motion for financial support. If any Commissioner wants to move to support it symbolically, I'll entertain that motion at this point. In fact, I'll entertain either.motion, but it's certainly symbolic support. Commissioner De Yurre: Well, move it. Commissioner Alonsot Yes, move, - Mayor Suarezt Moved,, seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll. .The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner De Yurre, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-813 A RESOLUTION, EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COMMISSION AS A SYMBOL OF ITS APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION OF ''CIRCUIT FOR LIFE" FOR ITS EFFORTS IN THE ONGOING CAMPAIGN AGAINST AIDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 43 _ Upon being ;seconded by, Commissioner Alonso, the resolution was`rpassed and adopted by the following vote:: _. AYES: Commissioner. Victor_De`Yurre- Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. - Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez �J¢ NOES: None. ABSENT: None,. x� Mayor Suarez: With that, of course, goes any other ceremonial items you may ■°- need and if you tell us enough about;,the organization, -if, we haven't'''.already �. signed whatever proper documents you would like to have 8 P P Y - proclamations, � = commendations, whatever support, we'd be happy to do that. Dr. Christy: I appreciate the documentation part. It is ,significantly - important::.. that people see in reality, the people that represent ."them:vin E - government. We're talking about an event that involves the Black community, the hispanic community, the Anglo community. We are talking' about: nationai �'.. television,coverage., We're also talking about how Miami gets, perceived.uln.,the � national network:of people involved in,the .battle against. AIDS.. 1. Mayor Suarez: I want you to know that despite what some people say, and I'm opt. -.saying; you're saying that, Miami is at the forefront in almost every respect that I can think of in the battle against AIDS. And most recently,` for myself, : I went to the AIDS research center at Jackson Memorial and the national/local coverage has been magnificent. All of us have been involved in a variety of charitable. or nonprofit efforts to _deal with the:.;4is�aapei.I ` treat it, to research it, , to house the people that. have it, > i.t feed them, -: toter&, but among the ones that wereall involved in it have been genesis,..,.,=� • Dr. Chriatyt Genesis what is... at k, ly- sr 3,f t ; E' AOL Mayor guaret: .=sand just about every fundraising effort for research or treatment. So, I think Miami is doing pretty well in the national... The nation, as a whole, is not doing as wall as it should be doing. That would be another argument. OK? But, you're right, the presence is important and if it was not on a Sunday, I would tell you for sure I'd be there. Even as it is, I'm going to make every effort. I see the earnest look on your face and the interest with which you're doing this and I recognize the importance of it so I'm going to make an effort to go on Sunday, Dr. Christy: It's extremely important. We are fund-raising for eight - organizations, four of which could very well close within the next six months. We do not fund raise for ourself as a nonprofit. We do it exclusively for other organizations. I appreciate your support of the University of Miami. They are only one of the forty-two major centers in America... Mayor Suarez: Just the ones that came to mind. There's every single one, I don't know how many we're involved in. Dr. Christy: We also support organizations like Share Your Gift, which include five professional people who volunteer 25 hours a week, Genesis, as - you , mentioned, Health Crisis Network, Community Outreach,. Prevention Education, which is the only program in the County of Dade that deals with IV , = drug users and their sexual partners. We are essentially concerned with information and HIV education because it is a one hundredpercentpreventable ' disease. Mayor Suarez: All right, sir, I agree with that. Thank you. , ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 59. APPROVE REQUEST FROM ALLAPATTAH COMMUNITY ACTION, INC. TO BUILD: ADDITION TO ITS ELDERLY CENTER FACILITIES - INSTRUCT CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - SET PUBLIC HEARING. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [NOTE: FOLLOWING EACH AND EVERY STATEMENT, PLEASE FIND THE 2 CORRESPONDING TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH OR SPANISH, AS THE CASE MAY BE. SPANISH STATEMENTS WILL BE DENOTED BY. CAPITAL 1. LETTERS. TRANSLATIONS:WERE MADE BY MRS. ADA FERMIN.] �! Mayor Suarez: Item forty-nine. Is Orlando Urra here? a: Mr. Orlando Urra: Yes. Mayor Suarez: Orlando, what is going on with the expansion of the facility? 3 `l Mr. Orlando Urra: Mayor and COMISIONADOS, for the:record,..my name is Orlando Urra.- I am director, executivedirector, Allapattah Community Action... ■{ Mayor Suarez: Wait a minute, Orlando. One more time. On the left side. -`' Again, the right side is doing well. Mr. Urra: My address is 1890 N.W. 22nd Place, Miami.: Mayor and Commissioner, may I speak -in Spanish' because my English is a little bad? Mrs. Ada Fermin will traduce (sic) for me. EN EL ANO DE 1974 NOSOTROS EMPEZAMOS Y FUNDAMOS EL - CENTRO DE ACTIVIDAD DE ALLAPATTAH. EN ESE ANO, NOSOTROS EMPEZAMOS CON VEINTE_ PERSONAS MAYORES ESTE CENTRO. EN EL ANO DE 1985 SE PREPARO"EL CENTRO.. ;( TRANSLATIQN: In 1974, we started and founded the -Center of Allapattah =j Community Action. In that year, we started the center with only twenty r` ! participants. Mayor Suarez: Wait a minute, Orlando. i Mr." Urra: No, I want to explain all. s; ®s Mayor Suarez: NO, ESPERA UN MOMENTICO. One more time, ma'am. This'is warning number two, three, four. I don't know which it is. You know I'm looking at you. You know who I'm talking about. You may not continue ts% ssy - out loud: whatever is in your mind. Don't want to remove you, but wo wi��� _�. flip, continue.. t2t2 Fes. 1 Q fpp}pp}�ppp gyp/ 1 1 , 5� YW Mr, Urra: ELLOS SE VAN A ESTAR TRANQUILOS, PORQUE ESTO ES UNA COSA QUE LES IXTERESA A TOWS ELLOS, Y YO QUIERO POR FAVOR, PEDIRLES A USTEDES QUE SE — MANTENGAN TRANQUILOS, POR LO MENOS HASTA QUE YO TERMINE. Y DESPUES, ESO ES UN PROBLEMA DEL ALCALDE. PERO YO LES PIDO, POR FAVOR... Mayor Suarez: NO, DESPUES TAMBIEN. Mr. Urra: YO LES PIDO POR FAVOR QUE USTEDES SE MANTENGAN AHORA PORQUE ES UNA ` COSA MUY INTERESANTE. EN EL ANO 1985 NOSOTROS ABRIMOS EL EDIFICIO DE LA CIUDAD .DE MIAMI CON TRES MIL DOCIENTOS (3,200) PARTICIPANTES. CINCO ANDS DESPUES, AHORA EN EL 1990, TENEMOS CAST SIETE MIL (7,000) MIEMBROS. TRANSLATION: In 1985, we opened the new Center of Allapattah Community Action Agency with three thousand, two hundred participants. Five years later, at the present time, we have approximately five thousand (5,000) participants. Mr. Urra: Seven thousand (7,000)+ Commissioner Plummer: Spanglish. Mr. Urra: NOSOTROS DAMOS ALREDEDOR DE CUATRO MIL COMIDAS PARA LA GENTE POBRE A TRAVES DE LA CRUZ ROJA TODOS LOS MESES. ESTO NOS IMPLICA QUE CUANDO LLEGA14 _ ESTOS ALIMENTOS VIENEN RASTRAS Y ESTAMOS OCUPANDO POR QUINCE 0 VEINTE DIAS LOS SALONES QUE SE DEDICAN PARA DAR CLASES Y PARA DAR CERAMICA, Y LOS PASILLOS DE ` NOSOTROS. ESTA ES UNA SITUACION DESESPERADA QUE TENEMOS QUE BUSCARLE SOLUCION. LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, A TRAVES DE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NOS DIERON, NOS ASIGNARON A NOSOTROS CIENTO DIES MIL DOLARES ($110,000) PARA AGRANDAR EL 1 CENTRO. NOSOTROS TUVIMOS UN MEETING CON EL DEPARTAMENTO DE PUBLIC WORKS. EN ELLO LES ENSENAMOS QUE TENIAMOS PARA LA CONSTRUCCION... DE LO QUE USTEDES - :_. TIENEN AHI DELANTE -YO NO SE SI SE LES REPARTIO- LO QUE SE VA A AGRANDAR, QUE SON TRES SALONES CON UN BANG, MAS ESOS $110,000. EL DEPARTAMENTO DE = PUBLIC WORKS NO PUEDE HACER EL TRABAJO CON ESE DINERO PORQUE CUESTA MUCHO MAS _ = que ESO. = TRANSLATION: We give approximately four thousand meals through the Red Cross every month. The distribution of this food means that we have to use up all { of our center's rooms, the rooms that we have designated for classrooms, and also iput :the merchandise in our. halls, which create a really terrible situation for our participants. Our situation at the present time is really - desperate. The Community Development Department has set aside a hundred. and ten ,thousand dollars for us to go ahead and remedy this.: We met `about two 41 - months ago with Public Works and we explained to them we .had the. hundred, and ten thousand dollars for the expansion which will consist of three extra rooms i and a bathroom. And they told us that with a hundred and ten thousand dollars, it would be impossible for us to build this. Mayor Suarez: Well, what are we supposed to decide today? Let me cut.through• , a little bit,:Orlando. ti ' Mr. Odio: What you need to do. is just approve that I declare this -an emergency and then he can go ahead and do the work himself without a valid, without closed, sealed bids. Commissioner Alonso: That's great, because we will save money. „z v: Mr. Urra: The question is... LA CUESTION ES, NOSOTROS HEMOS IDO A HABLAR CON 1 EL ARQUITECTO ARMANDO CAZO. - Mr. Odio: DEJAME ACABAR CON ESTO, Mr. Urra: All right, do you want to finish or what? Let me explain: = something, ■; Mr. Odio: OK, Mr. Urra: HABLAMOS CON EL ARQUITECTO ARMANDO CAZO. EL VA A DONAR LOS PLANO$ � DE CONSTRUCCION Y CON ESE DINERO RL PUEDE REALIZAR... s Mayor Suarers The architect is going to donate the construction plans with that money you will.,. SIGUE, SIGUE LOS QUE ESTABAS DICIENDO, ORLANDO*' Vicky Leiva, Each: Excuse me, Mayor, if this is going to be dsclnzed..ap' - emergency, four -fifths are required as well as a... it must be ,advertie,o as a public hearing, t rs 169Gt�tr •t 1� AY10i Coimtnis$ionar Victor ire Vurre Commissioner J. L. Plummar, Jr. r Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice. Mayor Miller J, Dawkins �`. Mayor Xavier L, Suaraz i NOES: None,. ABSENTv None. - ----wv------W.WLL----w—r-.r------rr------------r---r—YYr— —rr�rr —ir — _ - rrYY �auYYif+Y.Y..., 60. GRANT REQUEST BY YMCA OF GREATER MIAMI �- AMEND RESOLUTION 90-6+61 CONCERNING IMMEDIATE REPAYMENT OF ITS LOAN TO THE CITY - AUTHORIZE THEM TO START PAYING 7% ON THE ENTIRE NOTE. --------r------------------------------------------------------------- i- a. Mayor Suarez: Item 50? Did I miss any? Item 50, YMCA. { Mr. Edward J. Gerhardt: Good afternoon, my name is Edward Gerhardt, 2400 Biscayne Boulevard, YMCA of Greater Miami. As you're well aware, on September 7, 1990, the Commission approved an extension on a loan from the City, one million, one hundred and fifty thousand dollar CD float, for our Carver YMCA property. The new terms are slated to go into effect on March 14, 1991. What �} we :are asking is that the agreed upon payment of one hundred and seventeen x thousand, nine hundred and fifty-eight also be due upon that date when the new. iT terms go into effect.. =ri Mr: -Odio: You know' Y Mr. Mayor... Mayor Suarez: Mr. Manager, do we have a way to cut through this? Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. I met with them... Mayor Suarez: And may we have just... the media now is making a racket back there !with, their equipment and ,all that. Could they cooperate with us a little bit? - Mr. Odio:, OK. Mayor Suarez: Yes?. Mr..Odio:. This agreement that they now have was an agreement that I made withr them to ease up on their problems that they have. Now, he's coming. back , with-. another deal and I, :totally; reject...- recommend_- against= it .: completely. You accepted a deal in my office... Mr. +Gerhardt: Sir, I've never been in your office. .. Mr. Odio: Well, not you, whoever it was. And now, he's coming ,back.. And 9 changin&.this. x"r � . 3 Mayor -Suarez: Who was the... where did the money come from -for -,the loan? Mr. Odio: From the...' Mayor Suarez: CDBG? � 1 Mr: Frank Castansda; It really was a CD float. They met with the.Menagar, -asked for an extension in which they would give a hundred thousand+• dollar- down and the rest of the money later on, What they're asking now i8 that hundred thousand dollars they were supposed to pay now to be delayed for �f another six or seven months. 5 t�� Mx. Odio: They keep delaying- this. -We already belayed them once ie•<what,<I�m •` �� trying to pay, ia►cr ua azs„Weil, the:logical question is, is there anyone waiting tQ spay { for the self same €µads that we didn't give them a delays that p4��o� bw,,aomehow'left,<out? somooaol: else with'- worthy: ojocts Sj Ly7 i S5* t9bor : � �■ ;[,t ( 3�i2� YE i 1 1 . Mr. Odic 1 Could be. i !... Mayor Suarett Well, you're contradicting your CD director back there. Maybe ... he':11 be out of a job tomorrow, I'don't know. Mr. Odiot No, but the fact is that how many deals do they want to make? i mean, we already gave them a break and now he's coining back with another one. Mayor Suarerzt Well, that's kind of the whole purpose of the loan floats. 'dice Mayor Dawkins. Vice Mayor DAWkinst Is it the purpose of this City to put out the CD float' and have it available for the next guy who want. a CD float? Is that the ,,. purpose? i` Mr. Odiot Yes, it is, that's why... 1t i 4k( Vice Mayor Dawkins: Well, how can I do that if I've got the CD float out and it's due in and this guy... and the person who holds it comes in and.tells me, give me another extension. That means somebody else cannnot apply. j Mayor Suarez: Yes, but you have a twenty-four hour... Mr. Odio: Grace. And what I'm saying.also... Mayor Suarez: But there's a 24-hour call provision, right? a; Mr. Odio: Forty-eight. }: Vice .Mayor Dawkins: Well, but if they can't - OK, if we recall the note now, do they have that million dollars? Il Mr. Odio: Yes. : Vice Mayor,Dawkinst Well, call it then. Mayor .Suarez: See, we,,can call it at any.time so... Mr. Odio: I would suggest we leaver.. I would suggest he ,leaves here with the deal he... r -_� `Mayor- Suarez: If_another. ,.worthy applicant- was -there,, we could always call. :Anyhow, it's-:whatever,the Commission wants to do. Do you want -state a couple of more reasons why you should get an extension? Commissioner Plummer: How much of the money that you have, have youspent? } �. Mr. Castaneda: All of .it. Commissioner Plummer: It'-s all been spent? Mr. Gerhardt: It's all been spent on the Carver YMCA buildings. Commissioner Plummer: How did you anticipate paying it back and why didn't d} ` our anticipation' come true?` ,4 Mayor Suarez: What was the reason for non-payment? .: Mr. Gerhardt: Commissioner, thank you. We anticipate being able .to raise, "'. this sum;;of one hundred and seventeen thousanddollars within the .next few 'and ®' months. We also plan to pay for a portion of it out of operating costs out of.a special request to united Way. t Commissioner Plummer: And when would that be? When would paymoat be:tasda?:r,� k lk Mr. Gerhardt =At your Pleasure, We would raqueat It be.tngoo ia=Ma►rah► Mr. Castanodaa He's referring to a hundred seventeen thousand dollara.tha- he.. � negatia e i -with the Manager, le ha"wiliiug ta.p�►l►;:: hi hear t i�t k �f CotamlasiQasr Pluttm ort 1 understand,oz l+r , yTK .ai.ti�-3 1 . ,i '7 Mr. Cfastanedas Starting hekt,March, according to the deal that was negotiated _ with the man, he hag to pay i percent, # Commissioner plummers Instead of? >a Mr. Castanedas One percent. Two percent, I'm sorry, Commissioner Plummer: Well, how about if then he wants an extension from now, he pays seven percent from now until March? Mr, Odios How many.extensions-are they going to get? Commissioner Plummers Cesar, you can't get blood out of a turnip. If he - Y doesn't have the money, what are you going to do? -take over the... r '- Mr: Odio: No, I call the loan and I get the money with a letter of credit: ; That.is money... ti Commissioner Plummer:- But, Cesar, YMCA is not out there as a money making a organization. I belonged, when I was a kid, to the YMCA. All right? Now, I'm saying is, if they're willing to pay the seven percent starting now until March, I would be so favorably disposed. OK? i f Mr. Castaneda: On the hundred thousand dollars or in the one point two (1.2) million? Commissioner Plummer: What does it start on March? -on the one point two i' (1.2)? Mr. Castaneda: Yes. �,. '.. Commissioner Plummer:. That's when it would start,now. He's asking us to back it up to now. Commissioner Alonso: Is that a motion? s Mr. 'Gerhardt: I'm willing to do that, yes. Commissioner Plummer:- That's what I'm saying., That's his problem if he can't afford it. Don't agree to it. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Is this the policy now for all CD floats? Don't do: At! for:, --:one now and'when somebody come up here who's a friend of mine, you don't do it. Commissioner Plummer: Hey... Vice Mayor Dawkins: OK, all right... either... Commissioner: Plummer,: Excuse me, for the record, these are not friends of Y ■i` mine. These... r Vice:MayorDawkins: Yes, they are. You said you belonged to the. YMCA. yam, Commissioner. Plummer: I:'d like. to. go back to those years, .It;"a',Anq about f, ` forty. '- Vice Mayor Dawkins: Go ahead, move it. :Move it=and get... Mayor Suarez: All right, did you move it? -Somebody, 4y At x Vice Mayor Dawkins; You moved it, J.L.? Commissioner Plummer; I'll be glad to move that based on that, that,tkey art start paying the seven percent on the .entire note ae vt today;, as..tjioy have . agreed, to do in March of!, next: year, Predicated on .that, • I • would move ^fs�s " approval, z A�� _ Comm-issicner Alonsoz OKI second, ftyox Suarez; So moved and seconded, The OX in close enough, kl i dk p a i�pBR f tML 'e.7Rri j RV Mr. Odiot You better figure out what you're doing, Mayor Suares: Uhile he does that, I need quiet on the left side again. _ Commissioner Alonso: He does understand, but he's agreeing.... s Commissioner.Plummer: Don't think no, it's a lot of money, ilk Mayor Suarez: I've got a`bigger one of these in here somewhere. I appreciate those of you again who have been here all day and have kept quiet, have been respectful, and I hope that you convey that to the others in the back of the ` room. UNA VEZ MAS LES AGRADEZCO`QUE RAN ESTADO AQUi Y HAN MANTHNIDO DECORO Y SILBNCIO Y LO UNICO QUE NECESITO ES QUE SE LO HAGAN SABER A LOS DE ALLA ATRAS PARA QUE NOS'AYUDEN. Commissioner Plummer: You're talking about seven thousand:a month. A million dollars. b: j Commissioner Alonso: He has the power to say yes? iI Commissioner Plummer: I don't know. If he's here to request it, otherwise, =!" he should have the power. Commissioner Alonso: I have one question. Are you certain of the amount that it }f you will have to pay every month? ' Mr. Gerhardt: I had a little bit of confusion here in the heat of the moment here. Mr. Odio: I think he needs to figure out what he's accepting because... Mr. -Gerhardt: _ I doappreciateMr. Odio's pointing it out to me. Commissioner'Alonso: That's a lot of money. Commissioner Plummer: You're .going to be paying approximately,forty thousand dollars ($40,000) more, that's what you're going to be paying. No, not much. - From one percent to seven is six. Six percent would bring in about.-$6001, a month times ten; sixty thousand dollars, I'm sorry. Mayor Suarez: Six hundred dollars a month times ten? Commissioner Alonso: No... y Commissioner Plummer: Yes... �x Mayor Suarez: -It's six thousand bucks. You said, six hundred dollars a -month nrA " times ten? ff c � Mr. Gerhardt: That's true. Commissioner Plummer: Yes, .six hundred dollars, :'tames ten, it's a' -million h:n dollars. Six hundred per hundred. Mr. Odio: Why don't we do this, let him figure it"out; If he doesn't accept 1 that, then he's back to the old deal. Y ; F i Commissioner Plummer:' That's fine. We'll>approve it on predicated on what Mayor Suarez, All right, yes. As an alternative, so moved. Commissioner Plummer: That's fine. ' Mayor Suarez: And seconded. Does the City Manager understand the numbers? #� am assuming as I- vote, on it that he does, because 'I sure -don't.. So tee. have A motfon and a second. Any furtherdiscussion? If not, please call nth roil: t r� The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Pluer, rho mm ttoved Its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 90-815 _ A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF RESOLUTION NO. 90-661, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 7, 1990, WHICH HAD APPROVED AN EXTENSION OF THE REPAYMENT DATE OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND YMCA OF GREATER MIAMI, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,150,000 r FROM MARCH 14, 1991, TO MARCH 13, 1992; WITH THE y CONDITION OF ACCEPTING $100,000 OF PRINCIPAL PLUS DUE i' INTEREST ON MARCH 14, 1991; FURTHER INCREASING THE INTEREST ON SAID LOAN FROM ONE PERCENT (1%) TO SEVEN = ' PERCENT (7%) BEGINNING OCTOBER 18, 1990, TO THE NEW EXPIRATION DATE.OF MARCH 13, 1992, SUBJECT TO THE CITY CONTINUING TO BE SECURED BY AN AMENDED LETTER OF CREDIT. ,{ (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) s i; Upon being seconded by Commissioner Alonso, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: i' AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J..L. Plummer, Jr. ■ Commissioner Miriam Alonso ■; Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins gE Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: one. ABSENT: None. --------- ------ ---------- --------------------------------------- -- -- ------ 61. DIRECT MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSED PLAN PRESENTED BY OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AREA OF OVERTOWN, NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN / PARK WEST PROJECT. ---------- - -- ---------- --------------------------------------------------_ is z. Mayor. Suarez: Overtown Advisory Board. i Mr. Bob McKinne: Bob McKinne, 901 N.W. 49th Street in behalf of the Overtown Advisory Board. Mr. Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor, members of the Commission, Manager . # and -staff, I've been asked to come by the Overtown Advisory Board, which I'am jl a member and report on the progress of the proposal of the Overtown Advisory Board for a plan for the redevelopment of the rest of Overtown. Now, what we're talking about is that portion of Overtown that is not.presently:included under, was it.Southeast Overtown/Park West. We want to make that very' clear that we're not talking :about that portion. At the instruction of this Commission, the Overtown Advisory Board has met with the City Manager and I understand that there is an agreement there in principle that the City staff ?. and the Florida Center for Urban Design - excuse me - that's a, group that the Overtown Advisory Board wishes to contract with:: in regards to this 'plan!;: is s{ going to. work to develop a plan for the development of the rest of Overto'n. Initially, the request was for some three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000). However, through some negotiations ;with the Center for. Urban IF Design,and the Overtown Advisory Board, that amount has now been reduced;:to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). Also, there will bean , additional hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in in -kind services" � that we feel that we can get from the community. We'll be having... we'll get the value of approximately four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) and the 5 Commission of the City, that is, would be putting in approximately two huned and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). There is some concern about the twenty percent administrative cap on mini-UDAG funds. Now, Mr. David Crane who: is the CEO and director of the Florida Center for Urban Design have, in the past, ,. }.' ( wa have same knowledge of cities who have not found a y to got around the" �+ twenty .percent. but the twenty percent, I understand,. it's F sae, is for the initial funds -� that's UDAG funds, - funds .;that are lOft fiver 7„�'���A /, 193 JAI a xj' 4;j r>, does not have to come under the twenty percent administrative cap. So, basically, what we're looking for at this time is the Commission and/or the Manager to ,designate funds for the Overtown Advisory board to contract with the Florida Center for Urban Design to come up with a plan for the redevelopment of the rest of Overtown. s Mayor Suarez Mr, Manager, we've had this item before us, we've tried to figure out ways to fund the planning, Mr. Odio: I have found one way is that _ and I have not.., Mayor Suarez: And I fully presume that you're ready to tell us how to do it. 0 �. Mr. Odio: What I would like to propose is that the Florida Center, will prepare the outline of the study under a contract establishing a clear definition of the scope and the final product to be generated for each item and will prepare the market study describing item five which is something I have here in front of me. That will cost a total amount of a hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) over two years. And then the City staff will do the rest j with Florida Center. And we can work that out, we know now that we can get ' away with this as far as HUD is concerned. We're going to try... 4 Mayor Suarez: That we can comply with federal regulations, not to get away with anything. All right? Mr. Odio: That we can do, not the two fifty. But we can get the same thing; that they want now. That they want to achieve, we will help them achieve. ■ Mr. McKinne: OK. Mayor Suarez: It's a start. f. ' Mr. McKinne: Mr. Mayor, Reverent Willie Lukens.... ■ Mr. Odio: With the community. - Mr. McKinne: We're looking,'for working relationship with the 'City. Mrs. Adker says that'sgood. I understand the. meet... I didn't `attend them personally, the meetings' that we had with the Manager went very, very well. The Planning Department is also working with the Overtown Advisory Board in reference to the beautif<ication of 3rd Avenue; and I. personally have attended .-,. some,meet3ngs,with the Parks Department in reference to the optimist that:we arein the process of formulating Overtown. One other thing,' Mr. Mayor, that... the payment of thesefunds can be done over a two year period. Mr. Odio: Yes, that's right.`: Mr. McKinne:, I'm only reporting based on... : Mr. Odio: Right, you're right. Mr..,McKinne: ...the information that was given to me. Also, there would be`'a ° community oversight committee. ,t: Mr. Odio, Right. x A Mr. McKinne:. That's other than the;,Overtown,Advisory Board that would contain, grass root people, people from the Commission, and throughout the community who would oversee this particular project. We talked about the nakind service of a hundred and fifty thousand and that's where we are, We've , made progress, we're very satisfied with the progress we've .made :and were here"rto report this to the Mayor and the Commission. h Mayor Suarez: very good, Do you need a motion on the approval of.,. F: Mr.' Odio: I would ask you to tell me that go ahead with the plan of the: hundred and,., Mayor Suarez: Absolutely, 4 Co=ipvtonsr Alonsos So move. 1 194 it fi s� r a 1 - „fl SC F .y 6- 4jji �xtY ,t J Mayor Suar6ti Jo moved,.Vice 'Mayor Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Second, Vice Mayor Bawkins: Any discussion? I'm glad that we came to this juncture because on tax increment bonds being used, I was going to fully disagree with the opinion already obtained from City staff -and att6fn6ys3 et cetera, and say that I have looked at it myself and I don't have a written opinion, but I think they could have been used too. And, in fact, the law says clearly can be used for planning and the interlocal agreement is very, very silent on it so I really have no idea where anyone got the notion that we couldn't use tart increment bond monies. But, anyhow, that's down the road. We don't have those. We haven't issued the bonds, so why argue about that at this point? Mr. Odio: I think we... I really mean this that we have to commend what they're trying to do and I hope that if this works, with the involvement that - I see in them now in three meetings that we have, that it could work somewhere else in the community too. Because I'm very excited about what could happen here with this. Mayor Suarez: OK, and that speaks well of what you're doing and it speaks well with the whole concept of the advisory board, otherwise why have it if we n- 1 don't take your input, right? Mr. McKinne: Thank you very much for your time. } Mayor Suarez: OK, we're going to vote in a second. Call the roll. _. The following` motion was introduced by Commissioner Alonso, who moved ` its adoption: ,r MOTION N0. 90-816 r A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER`TO PROCEED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPOSED PLAN` PRESENTED BY THE OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD, FOR ;dq DEVELOPMENT OF "THE AREA OF OVERTOWN NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN PARK/WEST'PROJECT: Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins; the motion was passed and .,. L' adopted by the following vote: A€ AYES:' Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.s Commissioner Miriam Alonso th Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins a, Mayor Xavier L. Suarez ■ j; NOES: None. - ABSENT: None. --------------r------------r--r-------------------- 62. GRANT REQUEST .FROM CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICE, INC. FOR RENTAL FEE _f. WAIVER FOR OFFICE SPACE'AT MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER, w =z ¢ ——�...—�.� ------------------------------------------ �. nh Catholic `your 'requeat Mayor Suarez; Item'52. Community Service. Why wasn't along ' with the other consent agenda items related to the Artime , Center { waivers? f Vice Mayor Dawkins: Because they don't want to pay. It wasn't a waiver.,' 'Everybody else paid, 6K y Mayor Suarez: I thought the Artime Center consent agenda item had a hunch taaivers in it. �i ke Mayor Dawkins;f '''No, they' all paid. Let ma to bade to h !t i . y fire•, del Torot No, no, not we have -community action agency that gets PIMA funds too, We serve, more or less, the same. Mayor Suarezt Sol it's kind of like either/or. The person can go to you or to them for emergency funds, emergency food, emergency blankets, emergency housing. .. Me. del Torot provided they have the funds available. And you knows. -i �. Mayor Suarezt dh, always provided they have the funds available. Otherwise, you put them up in your own place and give them your own food and your own money. We all go through that. e Ms. del Torot But most of our services, orientation, and referral and crisis intervention... Mayor Suarez: We've been dismissing everybody else that wanted waivers or fees, et cetera, we've been telling them, bye, bye, we just can't do it. But this is for a City facility which, my theory at least, is that it doesn't cost r us anything to waive it. However, Vice Mayor points out that other very important agencies also have come before us today and have paid some amount. f Not a large amount, for offices in the Manuel Artime Center. s Ms. del Toro: Yes, but remember something, Mr. Mayor, we are... Mayor Suarez: Yours is... Ms. del Toro:' ...serving your residents of the area. a � :.: Mayor Suarez: Yea, that's the key. The key is, you're doing what we're not y doing. -. Ms. del Toro: Right. k •' Mayor Suarez: What the County's not doing, what HRS is not doing... { s Ms. del Toro: We're saving you money. Mayor Suarez: Well, I don't like to look at it that way. I just look at it = as an essential service that we're not giving. So, as far as S'm concerned, " since it is a waiver that doesn't otherwise cost us anything,- there's not out _ of --pocket in that sense, I would vote for it. Commissioner°Alonso: How much are we:talking about?� Ms. del Toro: Fifty four hundred ($5,400) yearly. —E Vice, Mayor Dawkins: I'm going to have to vote no and the reason I vote no is: we had four other organizations who have space in that building and I don't -' think it's fair to have four people pay.- that's four today, .at least six came ;. here before this four, so that's ten people in the building who are paying and ZZ you're -,going to.,.. now one isn't going, to .pay. I feel that either one should i not... all should pay or none should pay. Ms. del Toro: But, Commissioners.... Vice 'Mayor Dawkins: So if you're going to waive the fee in the Center, waive it for everybody. Ms. del Toro: But, Commissioner, can I say something? r Vice Mayor Dawkins: Yes, ma'am. v, Ms. dal Torot We're the only one giving social services to all.the.residents ,. of the Little Havana area. That if we were not there, the Manuel Artime Community Center would be in serious trouble because we are talking about.. hundreds of people who are... f ^5 Vice Mayor AawXias:: - You got four votes, it's just one vote against you! Mo, problem. 197 Ali 'j 6 1 - Commissioner Alonsot Frank, this is the only organization that providers services that has space? Mr. Castanedat Well, let me refresh your memory, Commissioner. About three . years ago, did they provide outreach services to clients, that in not one of ' the high priorities of the Commission because the high priority Boas food Programs . Therefore, they were not funded by the City Commission. under Community Development, They came here and they asked that because of the = financial problems that they were having because they did not have any CD funds, could the City of Miami Commission waive their rent? And the = Commission said yes and you've done it for the last three year, Every other agency at that building, which is a new building, does pay rent except them, Commissioner Alonsot I'm ready to move to give it to them. } Mayor Suarezt So moved. That's close enough. I'll second. Vice Mayor Dawkins: Any further discussion? a Ms. del Toro: Thank you very much. q Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, don't thank us yet. Commissioner Alonso: Not yet. Wait for the vote. 31 Vice Mayor Dawkins: Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Alonso, who "s moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 90-817 A -RESOLUTION GRANTING THE WAIVER OF THE USER FEE FOR OFFICE SPACE AT THE MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER TO z' CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC., LITTLE 'HAVANA ! OUTREACH OFFICE.Y' (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on rr file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded :by :Mayor Suarez, the resolution waspassed and adopted by the "following vote:. AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre >i ;? Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.' Commissioner Miriam Alonso: .. Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Y Mayor Xavier L. Suarez; NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.. COMMENTS MADE DURING ROLL CALL: Vice Mayor, Dawkins: Where's J.L.? Where's J.L. Plummer? Since J.L. Plummer isn't here, I'll vote yes. kz COMMENTS MADE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL: Mayor Suarez: Thank:you. ,ua Ms, del Toro: Thank you very much. ' r� NOTE FOR THE RECORD: At this point, item 54 wad withdrawn, ;x z 3 + s a� f x, ..,•iiPfiihiYi'i (i ii.'Yi'--iYii'i---- Yi--Olfilr.LYifYttl.i.l.i.ItYwwillYiYiYi.iYW1Yii. 63. (A) GRANT SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS INC.'S REOtMST FOR A REVOCABLE DOCKAGE PERMIT TO OPERATE A FEATURE VESSEL (THE MOSHULU) AT SOUTHEASTERN END OF BICENTENNIAL PARK (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS THE PORTSIDE CAPE). (B) INSTRUCT ADMINISTRATION TO NEGOTIATE PERMIT FOR DOCKAGE OF PAUL SThINBERG'S "VESSEL (THE MANXMAN) AT FEC, Mayor Suarez: Fifty-five. Specialty Restaurants, Inc. request for revocable dockage permit to operate a future vessel in the area at the southeastern end ° of Bicentennial Park. Commissioner_ De Yurre: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor, I believe Richard Weiss, who represents the applicant - I think he's trying to work his way in now. If he can make it. , Vice Mayor Dawkins: I move it while he's coming in, maybe we can have this settled before he gets here. Commissioner De Yurre, I'll second it. You're on. Mr. Richard Weiss: My name is Richard.... Commissioner Plummer: Let me, let me - just hold on, just a minute, 'if you fi would, Richard. Mr. Weiss: Sure.: Commissioner'Plummer: Just in the interest of fairness, Mr. Manager, there have been other requests besides the one. that Commissioner De Yurre brings to '. the table. There is also a request that Paul Steinberg will be bringing to ■ ■ the�table,arid there is another request, not -for this kind of an operation, but ,3 e for space... f: Mr. Weiss: That's the one that Wally Lee met with. Commissioner Plummer: ...and I don't think I'm talking out of school. My4 neighbor is the architect and :I think, Mr. Mayor,they've. spoken. to you about a hovercraft that they want to run between Miami and Key West which would 5 entail a small terminal, as such., So, I just bring to this table that we' j g g That there are many; areas,.- suddenly€ don't, hive just, a single- thin .here. � overnight,'this area.has become extremely' popular - so I don't want us to cut F off any of our options by thinking that there's only one.... Commissioner De Yurre: So that when the baseball stadium gets built they're �. g � y already in: place.. ,That's the idea. Commissioner Plummer: Well, we'll talk about that one later. i Mayor Suarez: OK. Make your presentation. Once again, .officer, if you can just give me a little hand on the left side we're doing about the same on both sides now. Actually, we're not doing any better on the right side. Commissioner De Yurre: The right side is quieter, they're winning out. right now. They're doing all right. ' Mayor Suarez: All right, the right side may be doing a little better, reported by my Commissioner on the right. Not necessarily ideologically, but; r maybo,,so we need as much quiet as we can have. ` Mr. Odio: Mr, Mayor, I might save some time here. If what they want is to dock this ship somewhere away from aayside, we can deal with them. ; Mayor Suarez: I think you're talking about the basin right around Bicentennial, and . FEC, t` Mr, Odic i Fin+ ,: then we �.can go ahead and work out an arransoment with: r M� dceen•'.t have to be here :today. 199 x dPt%i{i - ..Mayor Suarert: " Whatdo:. you hoed from us by way of ... ,,. Mr. Odiot Nothing, nothing. Mayor 5uaret: OKI it's a long term arrangement now. Mr. Weisst No, no, no. I've been told by the... Mr. ddio: No. One year. Mayor Suaras: One year. Mr.-"Odio: Revocable permit. = Mr. Weiss: I've been told by the City Attorney that this needs to be approved by the City Commission. Mayor Suarez: For one year, Rich? F i - Mr. Weisst One year, it's revocable on 30-days notice. I'm delighted. Ifi don't need to be here, that's fine, but I was just following instructions of the City Attorney's office. = Mr. Odios You can do it two ways. You can charge them docking area like we do at the other place and you don't need this, or you can do a revocable... OK, if, they need, to do improvements so that they can be there on a permanent basis, then you have to give them a revocable permit for 30-days cancellation notice and then .you would have to pass a resolution authorizing me to enter = into an agreement with them. Vice Mayor Dawkins: So move. I'm going to... that's what... ' Commissioner De Yurre: That's fine, second. Vice Mayor Dawkins: You recommending it? You recommending it? Mr: "Odin: Fine. Yes. . . Vice.Mayor Dawkins: OK, so move. .. " Mr. Odio: It means -about thirty-eight thousand.dollars ($38,000) a year for }` :. us. Commissioner Plummer: All right, question. Is this envisioned as.to be'going awayifrom the dock or.staying at the::dock? Mr. Weiss: It,stays at.the dock. �.,.. Commissioner Plummer: OK. Mr.:Odio: But he has to comply that." F Commissioner, Plummer: Now, what about the environmental problem$?. x Mr',"Odio:. That's it. He has to .comply with zoning ordinance.:: Commissioner De Yurre: And everything. K,q3 Commissioner Plummer; What about? Commissioner Do Yurre: DERM (Department of t 7i yd Environmental Resourc a �.: 1anaFpment), whatever it takes. e: Mrq* 4,Jio: With everything. a S 4 fi Commiseioner Plummer: Parking. s Mr. Odioi He has to comply with the requirements of the zoning orders.* r� ` k Commiesionor Plummer; UE because that's what I've been tolli ps Mrs t l be g and I don t 'want, � 4 f L T be st _ t I on another trail and our Maths crossed and we're really here together to ask s— you for permits for both of us. Commissioner Oe Yurrer bhhhhhhhhh: - Mr. Weiast Our site in on Bicentennial Park. This ship. The Moahuiu, which in the largest mailing ship in the world, Mr, Steinberg's mite is the PIC site, Our site is the one that might affect Mr. Sanchez. We spoke with Mr. Sanchez today, to see whether Mr. Sanchez are they reacting to my presentation? Commissioner Plummer: No. { Commissioner Alonao: No, not... - (LAUGHTER )44 Mayor Suarez: Mr. Manager, do you have sufficient information about the feasibility of both projects... Mr. Odio: Yes, air. Mayor Suarez: ...for lack of a better term, that with a -motion from this Commission to work out the negotiations towards an agreement, obviously a returning to the.City what you consider to be maximum return in addition to '- the benefit of their beingthere which is obviously an attraction alread .. , y y� Mr. Odio: Right. a Mayor Suarez: ...and any other improvements to the general vicinity you can get out of them, that gives you sufficient instruction to 'proceed. Mr. Odio: Yes, but -Commissioner Plummer... i. Mayor ;Suarez: But: Commissioner Plummer wants it, in any event, to come,,back for..final,approval. F Mr. Weiss:. Commissioner Plummer, I know that you've told me a million times when' -you're ahead, be quiet. The problem that I have -is, that'L. ourt.boat , the r Moshului is -;in :Philadelphia. -It needs to:be:moved. ;What I had requested was that:the basic parameters of the rent, I -asked the Manager 'whathe wanted for .. rent, theManager's::office. They told me and I said yes. Commissioner:Plummer: That's not enough. ■ Mr. Odio: It's thirty cents or two percent.?z�� ■.,, Commissioner De Yurre:. What about the discounts for the Commissioners? % Commissioner Plummer:. What percentage of gross? n Mr. Odio: Two percent. a Mr. .Weiss: Two percent -of gross. Commissioner Plummer: Why would you give them two percent of gross when Monty Trainer pays ten? •���� � Mr. Weiss: We're not leasing anything from the ,City,` we! re, jlist using the s 1. waterfront* property. Our is' on a 30-day revocable 'permit; - We;'ve=gat to gait ° 4 in -significant improvements, we're going to clean° the problems. L Cpmapissioner Plummer; You got to up it from two. �. Vice wMayor Dawkins: I guess it's because Monty Trainer got his by " and Y V Weias: J. L I can't, We've negotiated this thing. 'k Mr, ,, 8 g i'leese► it5`s Mays�xi�uare : That's right, as to the exteasion of the leave ,te hig. gents 3 lbatyx+�insis t s, it wea by rof erendum � l _r e 4 x 202 } i fMU �4, �s��,r���.f��'Y-4?•rE''V'.+4 __ _— - .-d �� k ;i7". ,L^; A`V _ —_ l N a Mr. 'Wei§st flight. Vice Mayor Dawkins: That's right, Commissioner Plummer: That's right, �. I Mr. Waisst This is not a lease, it's a 30-day revocable... We've got to do a significant amount of itprovernents, you can kick us out on 30-days notice and, I mean, I think this is a good attraction for the City of Miami. Commissioner De Yurre: Let me ask a question. The boat that's on Bayside I don't know if it's still there if it comes and goes - what kind of, deal did they have? Commissioner Plummer: That's with Bayside, not with us, Commissioner De Yurre: No, i know, but to have an idea. Mr. Odio: Oh, they do it with the Rouse Company. . Mr. Weiss: They pay less than this. :i Mr. Paul Steinberg: They pay less than they did to the City. Mr. Odio: I think they pay... honestly, I think they pay about eleven to twelve thousand a year or something like that. Mr. Paul Steinberg: Yes, The Bounty pays less per square foot than these two because... = Mayor Suarez: Please, Senator Steinberg, if you need to... Y" — Commissioner De Yurre: But they don't have a restaurant. , FV r Commissioner Plummer: Yes, but, Paul, being all honest, The Bounty doesn't serve meals, they don't serve anything but a Coca Cola at a dollar a can. I mean,.that. ',s a different ballgame. OK? Mr.. Weiss:. My :request would be that you authorize the City, Manager and the City Attorney to negotiate with us this revocable permit on terms acceptable, to them.. I've negotiated with them>in good faith...It's,a one year agreement. By the time we: bring it, back here, you know, half of it will be gone.., We've j got._to bring this boat down from Philadelphia and.I'd ask you to approve the resolution that's on the agenda which is authorizing them to negotiate with US.' 5141, 1' -■. Commissioner De Yurre: I got no problem approving it, but, you know, we do { have to move up a little bit that rent. y Mr. Weiss: Commissioner De Yurre,_ I know what_ you Jike. I tried to. deal with n e the City, I didn't hold anything back. It's a fair rent, it's a rent that all your ,other boats pay. If, we do well, 'you're going,.to,'do well with us. We're ., . putting in all the improvements in the park. We're going to clean.out those ' homeless people -.you know, we're going to try to deal with those people... Mayor, Suarez:,._.The environment where they are, you know...` Mr. Weiss: The., environmental, the improve... we're going to keep the µ k; environment clean. We've spoken with Mr. Sanchez. It's a good project for... the Cit and we've one as far. as we can ' Y S go. If you're going to tell:me no, that's fine, we'll move the boat some place else, seriously. But ,I i .just can't -_I've negotiated with the City Y on this and given them everything - they've asked for. Now, I mean, that's, , . Mr. Steinberg, I don't know if your have anyt hing, else, to say, but I think it's a fair rent and I'd ask you =� please,., s !' YlCe Mayor Dawkins: I'll move it,Fk =_ kiayQr Su:arpz: So movod, � .. Commissioner Do Yurre: Na, Paul's also 90MOS 1n undOr that two F li i`�II 1��y+r 11F p Mr. Odiot I have nat made a deal with hits because I didn't know he would be ' here today. Oomfiisbioner Pitmmert 'Yea, but who is going to assume, let's... look, how are you going to assume - let's say both boats are approved to go in there who's .^ going to pay what portion of the parking lot? •' Mt. Odiot It's separate areas. _ Mr. Weisat One's on one side,.,. 1 Mr. Odio: He will be on the other side where the restaurant is and he will be ' on this side. Mayor Suarez: All right, the only thing I can think of to try to do today in view of the interest in the Commissioners, by the Commissioners in the details of it, is to say, try to put together the essential terms of the deal for final approval at the next Commission meeting. Commissioner Plummert Next Thursday, next Thursday. s Mayor Suarez: Commissioner Plummer obviously wants to delve into it. Don't !; hesitate to get into it and negotiate. i Commissioner Plummer: One week isn't going to make you or break you. Mayor Suarez: Commissioner De Yurre may want to. I think, in;principle, we're agreeable, but and I would delegate to the City Manager, the details of it, but I'm hearing that they want to have ultimate approval. — Mr. Weiss: -The reason I'm resisting is because we've spent four months now a negotiating with every... { Mayor Suarez: Well, this happens to be one of those times when we haveseven days between -one Commission meeting and the next. I mean, couldn't possibly do it any quicker than that. { �l Commissioner De Yurre: Mr. Mayor, let me tell you, if the administration goes i ahead and it is something that is fair and equitable compared to the other deals that are comparable, then, you know, I got no problem just 'letting them t go ahead and deal with it. But I just want something that is... I don't want to just give ' it away. Mayor Suarez: I don't either, but... Mr. Weiss: Our boat is ready to move down here, that's the problem. Mayor Suarez: ...you know, it is a little difficult and the finding what is fair andequitable and later you know what happens. He q y pp puts together.adeal and some people here'... Mr: Odio: Maybe they will agree since they have initial, upfront expenses, to k pay the first sixmonths what we're talking about and maybe consider an opening after -the "other six months and we can.:. Mayor Suarez: Well, you know, at this point, it's a seven day difference. I have no problem if we spend - if the Commission oversees the negotiations for the next seven days. 1 Mr. Weiss: The other problem is, I'm leaving town. ' 3 Mayor Suarez: It can't be any quicker than that. No other city in the ,entire world would do it quicker than that; Rich. Mr. Weiss; OK, I have to tell you honestly that it is very,discouragimg for me, I've -been °dealing, you know, with Mr. 'Odio's staff in good fAith for four. ' r F months.on this, I've met with ten members of his staff, they've beaten me, up', �r they've negotiated with me... ,= Mayor Suarez; Yes, you look a little thinner. x�. C'� N 205 40 t - FYY'I �.4.� j''�" Xi- i 3 t^ Mt, Vaisef I1m's6ri,oue about it, because you know that they're tough and they get the best deal for the City and we were talking about a so -day.... Mayor Suarez: Please, please, please.... a Mr. Weise: Excuse me. We're talking about a 30-flay revocable permit. People s want to dome into this City and do businees. I've tried to guide them through ■.: the _process. We've.worked with everybody on the staff and this is very toughk People have come here from out of town, we've blown up . you know, waive done ;:. everything. The basis of our deal is worked out. I'm not trying to kill myself, but I'm trying to be honest with you about. this and it is very, very 1 tough. Mayor Suarez: You do look thinner to me. 5 1 Commissioner Alonso: It is a great attraction. Mayor Suarez: All right, Commissioners, we have so far two that have already j expressed, I think, that unreservedly would allow the Manager to negotiate the details of it. If they want to put it to the motion... ti Commissioner De Yurre: I'll move it and let the administration negotiate the ,4 i final terms and conditions. g' = Vice Mayor Dawkins: Second. + Mayor Suarez: So moved and seconded. Any discussion? If not, please call the roll. Let's see if that flies. i; The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner De Yurre, who moveditsadoption: #' ■ i, RESOLUTION NO. 90-818 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE.A REVOCABLE DOCKAGE PERMIT, IN'A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS, INC., TO "OPERATE A FEATURE VESSEL IN THE AREA AT THE SOUTHEASTERN END OF BICENTENNIAL PARK, PRESENTLY KNOWN AS:.THE ,PORTSIDE CAFE, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DOCKAGE FEES, PERMITS', AND PROVISIONS OF ALL NECESSARY r IMPROVEMENT, WITH COSTS- FOR SAID FEES,, PERMITS AND IMPROVEMENT -TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PERMITTEE. (Here follows body. of resolution, '.omitted here and on, < file in the Office of the City Clerk.)z Upon being seconded byCommissioner,Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: ' k� AYES: Commissioner -Victor De Yurre r Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller.J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez � �E NOES:. Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. ' 4 ABSENT: None.„ COMMENTS MADE DURING ROLL CALL: _igrt, Commissioner Plummer: I got to vote no, I'm sorry. And I want it very badly+ a,t but ,T Just don't, think that . the City is: getting the sufficient revenue b4cl that : it should or .the protections and I don't : know, That's, what my, clotvm_ ;to I don't have the ability to know what the final contract is going. tQ.troad. " have to Grote . no., Commissioner Alonsoi I trust that the administration w ll get the best,., iris. Hirai; I am sorry, Commissioner, could you turn your mike on' A {I•i'` �S RzFx�r r , 206 tab S r4f ;i' Y SA B.st d } - -, �' WLiiiYiiYYr►liFYtiLaiwaiHr+osi Iu Ym...Yi iw.La' i�it•Ciiica "GYY.Y. 'a.w aiiLii —iii.G is ic.aiaJiaaYliYilo3tiY. (tiriri4�h�:iiiliLiYYitYiyL j� 1j 64, SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 11000 ADD NEW SECTION 620 ENTITLED: 50-20 EDOWATSR OVERLAP` DISTRICT TO ARTICLE 6 (SD SPECIAL DISTRICTS) - �- ,, PROVIDE FOR INTENT, EFFECT AND EXCEPTIONS. ;- ' Yiillrrw}Yiiif illaLiiLL1fY.►rdLYiiir.1.itii it4—.L.--►--Y----------------------i+—�IiYfYiai.fYir— CGJYiY'oiiii3 ,. Commissioner Alonsot Mr. Mayor, can we take 56, 57 just.., it's second .i reading. s _ '- Mayor Suarez: I don't know how easy they are and people have been waiting ,., ' I' here. Commissioner Alonso: Very easy. Edgewater. I move to approve. 3 f Mayor Suarez: OK, on... Commissioner Alonso: Fifty-six, that easy. Mayor Suarez: The Commissioner wants to do one or two other items very quickly that might get us out of here. t Commissioner Alonso: Fifty-six. r Mayor Suarez: It's fair enough, item 56. Moved. Does anyone wish to be heard against the application of 56? Let the record reflect it that no one stepped_ forward. ESPERATE UN.MOMENTICO, ANGELITO. LA COMISIONADA QUIERE, YO CREO QUE CON RAZON, OIR ESTE OTRO 'ASUNTO PARA QUE PUEDAN LAGENIE 'DE -� EDGEWATER YA... LODE ELLOS NO TIENE NINGUNA CONTROVERSIA. Is it clear that - nobody wants to speak against the application at 56, number 56? Let the {. record. 'ref lect no one stepped forward. Everybody is in favor. We have a t motion. Do we have a second? Commissioner De Yurre: I'll second.1 Do you need to put anything: into the record Mayor Suarez: Second. y p, Guillermo? Mr. Guillermo.Olmedillo: No this is the second reading for the zoning text amendment. Mayor Suarez: OK.. Thank: you. Just-no.would;do fine. Hr..City;Attorney, read the ordinance. Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE s AN•.ORDINANCE AMENDING.ORDINANCE NO. 11000, AS -AMENDED THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.OF MIAMI, FLORIDA,,-BY .., ADDING A NEW. SECTION 620 ENTITLED_.'!SD-20 EDGEWATER G „ OVERLAY;DISTRICT,# TO ARTICLE 6. SD SPECIAL DISTRICTS; t PROVIDING • FOR INTENT, EFFECT, AND' EXCEPTIONS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY' CLAUSE; AND,PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of September 27,. 1990, was taken up:for<its second and final reading by title and adoption. 0n Am motion of Commissioner Alonso, seconded by Commissioner De Yurre,•.,the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner Miriam Alonso}� Vice Mayor. Miller J. Dawkins'r Mayor. Xavier L. Suarez g! NOS&; None. r ' MOUNT; Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr, ' . =.ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO, 10601» z rX `6 i „yam �. y•$ -1 { ,s }'* _ a� yy the City Attorney reed the ordinance into the public record and r announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission Ahd to the public, 65. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 1100 ATLAS - APPLY PROPOSED SD321WI EDGEWATER OVERLAY DISTRICT TO AREA BOUNDED BY N.E. 2 AVENUE AND BISCAYNE �. BAY, N.E. 20 STREET TO N.E. 36 STREET, AND AREA BOUNDED BY N.E. 2 AVENUE �,.. AND BISCAYNE BOULEVARD PROM N.E. 17 -TERRACE TO N.E. 20 STREET - AMIN UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT -CLASSIFICATIONS. _..--------------.._-----------------------------------___----_--- • Mayor Suarez: Item.57 is companion? --No? Commissioner Alonso: Move, move.., Mr. Guillermo Olmedillo: Fifty-seven'is companion item, sir. i. Commissioner Alonso: Yes. is ' Mayor Suarez: Moved by Commissioner Alonso. Do you want to second that, Commissioner De Yurre? Vice Mayor Dawkins: Second it. _ Mayor Suarez: Second by Vice Mayor Dawkins and/or Commissioner De Yurre. Any discussion? If not, please call the roll on that item. It is not an ordinance. It is an ordinance. Call the roll. a AN ORDINANCE - �•,..; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE g r NO. 1,1000, AS AMENDED,THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY APPLYING THE SD-20 .. - EDGEWATER OVERLAY DISTRICT TO THE AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BAY, 20TH STREET TO NORTHEAST-36 STREET, AND THE,AREA BOUNDED BY NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE AND BISCAYNE BOULEVARD FROM NORTHEAST 17TH TERRACE TO NORTHEAST 20TH STREET, _ - MIAMI, FLORIDA.(MORE PARTICULARLY` DESCRIBED HEREIN); BY MAKING FINDINGS; AND BY MAKING ALL NECESSARY CHANGES: ON PAGES 21 AND 23 OF SAID ZONING ATLAS; < CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY f' (4- CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.' Passed on its first reading .by title at .the meeting of 'September 27, 1990, was taken up for its 'second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Alonso, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the'Ordinance was thereupon given its, second. and final reading by title and: passed=and' adopted by ,the following vote: y AYES: Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner Miriam Alonso Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L..Suarez �{ f� ,r NOES: None. : ABSENT: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr, ,? F 1 THE -ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10802. '.' The City 'Attorney read the`" ordinance into ' the public,.: roc' ord and 1 announced<that copies were available to the members of the City ComoaJusiou end: to the public. �r x Mayor Su+szez: OK, thank you, Ji x. b i � ✓ i ey3' 1.1 vsp 1 ,G r v vp i� ` i .sa.....:..u...r.:r.-,:.- — — --r.r...-- --.a—z.---v.—.c:s.—.aa.—r.+o.1.-c-..----a....-yn 66. DISCUSSION CONCERNING PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAME FOR THE PROJECT PRESENTLY XNOW14 AS LATIN QUARTER (LITTLE HAVANA) (SEE LABEL 52) .i.ras:rwi----rrrr.wrr.rrrrwww.Wi:------Yuri-w-----vr.rr—.rrwrr ---- --- ' wry r.1Yr.rrrWwrrrwrww�.iW i+YW NOTE FOLLOWING FOLLOWING EACH AND EVERY STATEMENT, PLRASB FIND THE { CORRESPONDING TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH OR SPANISH, AS M CASE MAY BE. SPANISH STATEMENTS WILL BE DENOTED BY CAPITAL ISMS. TRANSLATIONS WERE MADE BY MAYOR XAVIER L. SUAREL', CITY MANAGER, CESAR ODIO AND THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVBLOPMANT, FRANK CASTANEDA.] Mayor Suarez: On the item of Little Havana, Latin Quarter, et cetera. Twenty minutes for each side. Parcel it out, if you can. Are you pretty sure you can parcel it out? -because otherwise we have to go by the Code which gives everybody a right to two minutes, but I'd rather have more time for each of the speakers. LAS DOS MANERAS DE HACERLO ES ESPECIFICAR DOS MINUTOS MAXIMO PARA CADA PERSONA 0 DARLE VEINTE (20) MINUTOS, POR EJEMPLO, COMO ESTAMOS PROPONIENDO, 0 ESTOY PROPONIENDO, PARA CADA LADO, DE MANERA QUE USTEDES PUEDAN DIVIDIRSELO ENTRE USTEDES, ASI TIENEN UN POQUITO MAS DE TIEMPO PARA DISCUTIR LAS COSAS MAS PROFUNDAMENTE. How many speakers do you have? CUANTOS? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Three minutes.... Commissioner Alonso: Mr. Mayor, can we do it in Spanish and translation? Mayor Suarez: OK. Yes, we're going to have... Mr. Angel Gonzalez: No, no, no, no, CINCO MINUTOS PARA CUATRO ORADORES. Mayor Suarez: Five minutes for four speakers. Mr. Gonzalez: ALCALDE, NOSOTROS TENEMOS VEINTE (20) MINUTOS. NO? ' Mayor Suarez: SI.:" Mr. Gonzalez: ENTONCES NOSOTROS NOS VAMOS A DIVIDIR CUATRO ORADORES EN VEINTE of (20) MINUTOS, CINCO:CADA UNO. k: Mayor Suarez: COMO QUIERA, PERFECTO, PERFECTO. Mr. Odio: PERFECTO, DIOS MIO. Mayor Suarez: CUATRO MINUTOS, CINCO ORADORES,,-ME DIJISTES? :. Mr. Gonzalez: _SI, SI, CUATRO ORADORES CON CINCO MINUTOS CADA'.UNO. Mayor Suarez: PERFECTO. The same goes to this side? Four speakers or maximum of twenty, youcansplit it however you want. You're going to stick to that, otherwise I have to limit each one to two minutes. 'SINO,=ESTE:LADO NO ESTA DE ACUERDO, LAS MISMAS REGLAS SE APLICAN. DE NUEVO, PODEMOS-IR;.DE ORADOR EN.ORADOR, 0 PODEMOS PRESENTAR TODO UN LADO PRIMERO. ME PARECE QUE,SI ' QUIEREN, PUEDEN PRESENTAR UN LADO PRIMERO Y DESPUES EL OTRO- SI`DESI'TJE$ " QUIEREN ALGUN TIEMPO PARA REBATE, SE LES DARA ALGUNOS MINUTOS_?TAMBiEN, PARR SOBRE' TODO SI ES ALGO QUE SE,HAYA DICHO QUE. NO ES CORRECTOr ETCETERA, DESPUES LOS COMISIONADOS DISCUTEN. SI -DIOS QUIERE, 'LOGRAREMOS.EL, '-DEBATE COMPLETO EN UNA HORA PARA LO DISCUSSION CUAL NECESITAMOS LA MAXIMA COOPERACION, SOBRE TODO.CUANDO ESTA HABLANDO--.EL GRUPO<CON EL CUAL NO ESTAN DE ACUERDO, PORQUE EVIDENTEMENTE SON.,. TIRNAE`VNq ' A SER MAS RESPETUOSO Y MAS SILENCIOSO CUANDO HABLA EL GRUPO.CON QUE UNO ESTA 4 DE ACUERDO. PERO AUN CON USE GRUPO,'LOS APLAUSOS NOS DILATAN MUCHOQ ASI.QUE POR FAVOR, MUY BREVE, OK? Commissioner Plummer: Who's the translator? Cesart are you the t'ranal'ator?:, Mr, Rolando Vazquez; PERMITAME, ALCALDE, YO VENGO HACIENDA TUNA'- FROPOCISION , APARTE., YO VENGO EN REPRESENTACION DE LA CUMBRE PATRIQTICA. W. z ;' : • ... TRANSLATIONt I am coming, , with a whole different proposal. I come on behalf of tho patriotic summit. - t Mr. Vazquezt Y TRAIGO UNA PRESENTACION AQUI, ASI QUE YO.., ,:: ' # Mayor Suarez: And you're making a presentation. we'll give you an extra three or four minutes. Mr. Vazquez: ...'LE PIDO A USTED QUE ME DE MIS VEINTE HINUTOS, Mayor Suarez: NO SE PUEDE CARACTERIZAR COMO IGUAL A NINGUNO DE LOS DOS LADOS. No, we can't give you 20 minutes, The Code says we can give you.., Mr. Gonzalezt BUENO, EL QUEDA AFUERA DEL GRUPO DE NOSOTROS QUE VENIMOS CON EL PLANTAMIENTO ORIGINAL. Mayor Suarez, YA ENTENDEMOS, YA ENTENDEMOS, NADA MAS QUE ESTAMOS TRATANDO DE ifti. DETERMINAR CUANTO TIEMPO TIEMPO DARLE. We're only trying to decide how much' time to give him. Let me say, we'll give you five minutes for your presentation. Five minutes is a long time. You have a totally different position, so we'll give you five minutes, sir. All right. Please, please. All right, proceed. Twenty minutes. Mr. Odio: XAVIER, QUIERES QUE... TRADUZCO? Unidentified Speaker: QUEREMOS TRADUCCION. Mayor Suarez: SI, SE VA A TRADUCIR TODO. Mr. Odiot ANGEL, DESPACIO, OYE, Mayor`Suarez: SE VA-A,_TRADUCIR':TODO. NECESITAMOS SILENCIO. Mr. Odio:- ANGELITO, BIEN DESPACIO, OK? Mr. Gonzalez: SENOR' ALCALDE Y SENORES COMISIONADOS, MI NOMBRE ES ;ANGEL GONZALEZ. YO VIVO EN EL 2232 S.W. 31 AVENIDA YO'QUIERO:SABER IEN PRIMER LUGAR,- SILA PROPOSICION QUE PRESENTO LA COMISIONADA MIRIAM 'ALONSO.'ES EXACTAMENTE LO QUE'VENIMOS' A DISCUTIR DE PONERLE LITTLE HAVANA'QUARTER EN SUBSTITUCION:DE LATIN QUARTER. TRANSLATION: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Commissioners and Madam Commissioner, my Angel Gonzalez.' I live at 2232 S.W. I want to know in - first' place,' if' the *, proposition that Commissioner Alonso presented is exactly what'"they;want`t' 1 discuss today? -to name Little Havana, Latin 'Quarter. replacing the Latin Quarter name. Mr.'Odio: `That's what he wants to know today before he starts. . Commissioner Alonso': EN REALIDAD, NOS ENCONTRAMOS EN UNA CIRCUMSTANCIAS QUE: RACE UNOS MINUTOS EL COMISIONADO DE YURRE HIZO UNA MOCION QUE AUNQUE NO SE HA, CONSTITUIDO EN LEY, EN PRINCIPIO, HA RECONOZIDO EL AREA' COMPLETA ;COMO LA PEQUENA HABANA, ALGO'QUE ERA LO EXISTENTE A TRAVES DE`;TREINTA.Y UN'('31).ANOS. EN ESTE`MOMENTO CONTINUA SIENDO LO MISMO, EN UN PRINCIPIO,-COMO UN`"CONCEPTO Y K NO,COMO UNA LEY,, NO COMO UNA ORDENANZA, TODAVIA'NO ESTA:IMPUESTA' 'EN TERMINO #; GENERALES, LA COMISION VOTO` EN QUE"QUERIAMOS QUE EL AREA SE SIGH- LLAMANDO 4£ PEQUENA HABANA.' (APLAUSOS) MI MOCION, CUANDO LLEGUE MI MINUTO: DESPUES`QUE USTEDES' HABLEN TENEMOS QUE DIRIGIRNOS AL TEMA DE LO QUE VINIMOS''AQIII,* DIRIGIRNOS AL TEMA' DE UNA" AREA QUE VA A'RECIBIR`'REViTALIZACION `BSPBCIAL f ° LLAI�ADA 'LATIN QUARTER (VOLES DE PROTESTA) DE LA DIES Y `STET$ ('17) AVENIDA A < LA DOCE`(12) AVENIDA,' DE LA" NUEVE CALLE A LA DOS, DE LA NUEVE, CALLS DEL SOUTHWEST A... (VOCES DE-PROTESTA) A LA DOS CALLE DEL NORTHWEST,.:=ESA,ARBA ACTUALMENTE, Y POR ORDENANZA DE ESTA COMISION'SE "LLAMA "ACTUALMENTS. LATIN {r�� QUARTER.`'Y ESO ES LO QUE "VINIMOS A HABLAR.EN LA TARDE D$ HOY, SI QUERIAMOS' CAMRIARLE EL NOMBRE A LATIN QUARTER. DE HECHO ES'QUE EN PRINCIPIO, :Y`SUPON, 0 " QUE SE HARA ORDENANZA EN PROXIMAS REUNIONES, LE VAMOS A LLAMAR A TOAA LA';ONA `'{} OFICIALMENTE PBQUENA HABANA, ENTONCES, YO (APLAUSO) TENGQ L!!, INTTCIONR; A$ z', AREA QUE NOSOTROS VINIMOS A DISC TIR" iJi Y { t7E r � k PBDIR QUE ENTONCES EL � SiGNiFICA TANTO PARR LA COMUNIDAD QUE $B HA DR SARROLLADO MAYORITARIAMNTR BN' ESA ZONA, QUS SB L'X, PONGA EL NOMBRE PARA QUE VERDAAERAMBNTE "RHFLBJX ; L CA 'R ; DB LA OENTE QTIE'VINIEROAT HACE TRRINA 'Y UN (31) ALTOS A ALQJARSB J .LI: RONOk CUBAN QUARTER, YA QUE IL RESTO US LA REQUINA HABANA. (AnA'USOS) G r QUT'IRRA QUE' USTBARS 'HAB� FRIMTRO, ri? 4 211 f RANSLA'IONt In reality, we find ourselves in a circumstance that a few minutes ago, Commissioner be Yurre raised a motion like even though it has not become a law, has recognized the area like... that has been called Little Havana, Pequena Habana. Something that was already in existence during the last 30 years. At this moment, it continues to be the same as the principle, as a concept, and not like a law. It hasn't passed.... in a general concept, the Commission voted that we want that the area would be called Little Havana... (SHOUTING, APPLAUSE, CHEERING) In her motion, when she has the time, when her time comes, after you have finished, she wants to address herself to what we came here today for which is to address the ..... (BOOING) JEERING) We.came here today to talk specifically about an area that is called the Latin Quarter. That's why she thinks that in the next Commission Meetings, you will be calling the whole area Little Havana. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE, SHOUTING)-.1 And then she... She has all the intentions of doing... of asking that the area that she came to discuss today and that means so much to the community that has developed themselves in that area specifically, that we call it Little... that we give it the name that actually would reflect the warmth and .the feeling that the people in that area have given to that area. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE, SHOUTING) And then to call that Cuban Quarter because the rest is going to be called Little Havana. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE, SHOUTING). But ,I think you should speak first. Mr. Gonzalez: BUENO, YO ESPERO QUE EL TIEMPO QUE CONSUMIO LA COMISIONADA ALONSO NO SE DESCUENTE DEL TIEMPO DE NOSOTROS. BUENO, EN LA COMPARECENCIA ANTERIOR ANTE ESTA COMISION, DIJIMOS QUE ESTABAMOS RECLAMANDO UNA COSA HISTORICA COMO ES EL NOMBRE DE LITTLE HAVANA PARA QUE NO SE LE CONFUNDA CON EL LATIN QUARTER QUE SI SE ESTABLECERIA EN ESA ZONA, CON LA CANTIDAD DE DINERO QUE SE LE VA A PONER EN EL PROYECTO Y QUE ESTA BIEN ESPECIFICADO, 0 MEJOR DICHO, BASTANTE ESPECIFICADO EN EL ESTO DEL DESARROLLO DE LA PEQUENA HABANA, EN:EL AREA DE DESARROLLO DE LA PEQUENA HABANA DEL MUNICIPIO. SI, EN EL "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT," EN ESTE FOLLETO SE MENCIONA MUCHISIMAS VECES EL DINERO QUE SE VA A PONER EN EL LATIN QUARTER Y TAMBIEN EN ESAS CALLES SE VA A{ PONER NOMBRE DE PATRIOTAS DE LATINOAMERICA Y CREO QUE DOS CUBANOS SOLAMENTE. (VOCES DE PROTESTAI) ESTA DE MAS DECIR LO QUE TIENE-DE SIMBOLO PARA LOS { 3 CUBANOS QUE NOS HEMOS REUNIDOS AQUI HOY Y PARA LOS QUE ESTAN FUERA DE AQUI, CASI UN MILLON DE CUBANOS COMO SIMBOLO DE_NUESTRA HISTORIA,rLA PEQUENA HABANA. COMO TODOS`SABEN, ESTE ES UN PAIS DE EMIGRANTES QUE ACEPTA EL RESPETO, SI QUE ACEPTA,Y RESPETA:A LOS CIUDADANOS DE UN PAIS QUE SE ESTABLECEN EN UN AREA DETERMINADA, EL CHINATOWN EN LOS ANGELES; EL BARRIO JUDIO, EN NEW YORK; EN EL MISMO NEW"YORK EL BARRIO LATINO, EL BARRIO ITALIANO; EL FRENCH QUARTERS,,EN f' NEW ORLEANS; Y ASI, MUY CERCA DE NOSOTROS EL AFRICAN QUARTERS, EL PEQUENO i HAITI, LA PEQUENA MANAGUA, Y NADIE DISCUTE ESO. (APLAUSOS) NADIE QUIERE METERLE, NADIE QUIERE PONERLE UN,ENGENDRO, UN PROYECTO EN SU CORAZON,'QUE-FOR LA CANTIDAD DE DINERO QUE SE VA A PONER EN EL PROYECTO Y LA FAMA QUE VA A RECIBIR, NOS HARIA OLVIDAR LA PEQUENA HABANA, ESE SANTUARIO MARCADO CON LAS g HUELLAS DEL SUFRIMIENTO Y EL DOLOR DEL PUEBLO CUBANO. UN EJEMPLO PARMARIO -YO NO SE SI TU SABES TRADUCIR ESO... Mr. Odio: YO SOY CUBANO IGUAL QUE TU... MR. GONZALEZ: PERFECTO, PERFECTO, BUENO.- UN EJEMPLO PARMARIO SERIA NUESTO ESTADIUM "ORANGE BOWL" CON CINCUENTA Y UN (51) ANOS Y EL "ROBBIE STADIUM." .'EN ESTOS MOMENTOS SE ESTA PONIENDO MUCHISIMO DINERO EN EL "ROBBIE STADIUM," ALLI el JUEGAN LOS "DOLPHINS." ALLA- HABRA UN EQUIPO DE PELOTA POSIBLEMENTE Y PARA i� NUESTRO ESTADIUM, ESTA COMISION CASI SE TUVO QUE POKER DE RODILLAS' ANTE EL "ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE" PARA DECIRLES QUE SE QUEDARAN AHI. YO CREO QUE ESO ES r. z' UN EJEMPLO MUY SIMILAR A LA PEQUENA HABANA. AHORA NO ENTENDEMOS PORQUE EL CAMBIO`DE UN NOMBRE HA CREADO TANTO PROBLEMA. NOSOTROS-NO;HEMOS VENIDOS,.A DISCUTIR EL PROYECTO EN SU FORMA MEDULAR. ESO LO DEJAMOS PARA NUESTROS FUNCIONARIOS ELECTOS Y PARA NUESTROS TECNICOS EN UN REPOSADO "'MEETING." ' ENTENDISTES?- ES MUY IMPORTANTE PORQUE ESTO SIGNIFICA, AUNQUE PARECE UNA HERMANA DE LA CARIDAD, "LATIN QUARTER" LA DESCUBANIZACION DEL AREA. SI NO EL MIAMI HERALD (GRITOS DE PROTESTA).... NO LE HUBIERA.DEDICADO... "+ TRANSLATION; I hope that the time that the Commision has taken will, not be reduced from their time, In my last appearance in front of the Commisaion, we said what.., that we were demanding something that is, historic, like what it is the name of Little Havana. So that it won't be confused with the Latin Quarter, that it it was established in that area, with the amount of mosiea than should be invested into that project, ,and that is very clearly specified or almost ,clearly specified, in the development order that we put out yoa. That's the development order of the Latin Quarter. Yes. Yea, in that booklet many, many times it'a mentioned the amount o monies that are gong to be: ...i .. .tot. z*�'n• nor .. � � 1 invested in that area. And also, in those streets, they are going to give names of patriots of Latin America and two Cubans only, ($GOING, JEERING). I don't have to say that what the symbolism for the Cubans that are here gathered today and for the ones that are not here today, almost a million Cubans, like the symbol of our history, Little Havana. Like everybody else knows, this is a country of immigrants that respects - go ahead - that respects every citizen from another country that establish themselves in a specific area of a City or a country. China Town in Los Angeles, the Jewish neighborhoods in New York, the Latin Quarter, the Italian area, the French Quarters in New Orleans, and like that, they are very near us.., The •African Quarter, the Little Haiti, and the small Managua -- nobody's arguing about that. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE, SHOUTING) Nobody wants to change - go ahead - nobody wants to create a project inside their heart, I guess, and the attention that it's going to call upon that area, we would tend to forget the Little Havana, that sanctuary, that it's marked with the footprints of suffering and the pain and suffering of the Cuban people. One classical example, one that you can really feel, our Orange Bowl Stadium, with 51 years old, and Robbie Stadium, Right now, we are spending a lot of money in the Orange Bowl and the Robbie Stadium, that's where the Dolphins play. There might be a baseball team going there and for our stadium, this Commission we almost have to beg in front of the Orange Bowl Committee, to ask them to stay there. This is an example very similar to the Little Havana area. Now, we don't understand why the change of a name has caused so many problems. They have not come here to discuss the project itself. That is up to you, to discuss. They don't want to discuss the..... It's very important because this means it looks like charity... the sister of the charity, that they are de-Cubanizing of the area. If not the Miami Herald (BOOING, JEERING, SHOUTING)... Let me see how I... Mayor Suarez: I never thought I'd see the day where I'd stop people from booing the Miami Herald! Mr. 'Gonzalez: ... SI NOEL "MIAMI HERALD" NO LE HUBIERA DEDICADO (ABUCHEO) NO LE HUBIERA DEDICADO UN EDITORIAL A ESTO. ESTA'FACTORIA PERIODISTICA QUE .SIEMBRA EL, ODIO EN NUESTRA COMUNIDAD ENFRENTANDO A NEGROS CONTRA CUBANOS, JUDIOS CONTRA CUBANOS, POR EL CINICO LEMA DE DIVIDE PARA IMPERAR A HECHO,UNA COSA iNCREIBLE EN'ESTA COMUNIDAD a TRANSLATION: If' not,.they would not have dedicated an editorial to this name change. But that newspaper factory that generates hatred among our community (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING) putting Blacks against Cubans, Jewish against Cubans, because they are.using that... Mayor Suarez: With the cynical slogan, "divide and conquer," is what he said. 2 Mr. Odio: Yes. Mr. Gonzalez: ESTE MONOPOLIO PERIODISTICO, QUERIENDO APLASTAR A ESTA € A COMUNIDAD TRABAJADORA QUE HA HECHO DE MIAMI EL .F000 DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS (APLAUSOS) EN UN EDITORIAL QUE DEBE SER PARA CALMADAMENTE CONDUCIR LOS_MEJORES s z: PENSAMIENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD, PONE POR PRIMERA VEZ LOS TELEFONOS ;COMO -UNA PROPAGANDA, ALGO INSOLITO EN LA OBJECTIVIDAD DE UN PERIODICO, PARA QUE LLAMEN ALSENOR ALCALDE Y A LOS DEMAS COMISONADOS. PERO HAY HAS TODAVIA,- CUANDO VINIMOS AQUI EL 27 DEL MES PASADO ESTE PERIODICO EN ESPANOL ESTUVO CORRECTO, DIJO, QUE HABIAN CUATROCIENTAS PERSONAS AQUI1, .Y EN INGLES DIJO QUE HABIAN DOSCIENTAS, (GRITOS, SILBIDOS) ESTE EDITORIAL NO LO PUBLICO EN SU APENDICE;EN ESPANOL DEL MIAMI HERALD. SI EL MIAMI HERALD DEFIENDE EL LATIN;QUARTER, ES Z . PORQUE EL LATIN QUARTER NO ES BUENO PARA ESTA COMUNIDAD. (GRITOS, APLAUSOS) TRANLATION: They have done something incredible in this community,'. This newspaper trust that wants to squash this working community that has,made;aut ,k of Miami a central point: of the United States, in one.editorial that should be to calmly conduce the best feelings of this community, for the first time they are placing telephone numbers, like an advertising, something.unheard of in an editorial in a newspaper, so that they would call the Mayor and.the other 1' Commissioners. But there is more, when we came here the . 27th of 1a0t;..month this paper in Spanish was correct. They said that there were 400 pspple bare, but in 'English, they said there were 200. (BOOING, LAUGHTER), This editorial, they didn't publish that in their -Spanish appendix :.of.the Miami Herald.. If the Miami Herald defends the- Latin Quarter, it: in beoause the Latin'Quarter is not good for this commhnity, (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE, CHANTING, WHISTLING!) .t 1 ; 21�b�r S` F Mayor Suarez: Please. Ma'am. Ma'am, we're going to have to... one more outburst - wait, wait, wait, wait... Mr. Gonzalaz: VAMOS A TENER CALMADOS LOS ANIMOS PORQUE AQUI VIENEN OTRAS COMUNIDADES, SE EXPLOTAN AQUI Y LAS TOREAN PARA QUE SE VAYAN TRANQUILAS, PERO COMO 'NOSOTROS HEMOS SIDO UN PUEBLO MANSO QUE NUNCA HEMOS FORMADO DISTtTRBIO, QUE QUEREMOS EXCUSARNOS DE TODO POR VENIR AQUI, SE NOS HA LLAMADO CHUSMA.... - TRANSLATION: Let's be calm, the other communities that come here that.;,+ they said other communitities that come here and do get out of hand and then we cannot.... we have never caused any riots, we have to excuse for everything because we come here, we may be called a scum. Mayor Suarez: Please, please) Mr. Gonzalez: Y EL MIAMI HERALD NOS HA LLAMADO PERTURBADORES... TRANSALATION: And the Miami Herald has called them - I don't know:.. - PERTURBADORES... UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Trouble makers. Mr. Odio: Trouble makersl Trouble makersl... Mr. Gonzalez: UN PUEBLO QUE LUCHA POR SUS DERECHOS SIEMPRE CONCITA DE SUS - ENEMIGOS, EPITAFIOS COMO ESOS. EL MIAMI HERALD, THE MIAMI HERALD, REPITIENDO LO MISMO QUE NOS DIJO CASTRO CUANDO SALIMOS DE ALLI FOR QUERER LIBERTAD, LA QUE-TENEMOS AQUI, NOS LLAMARON LUMPEN PROLETARIOS, NOS LLAMARON GUSANOS. iSIN EMBARGO ESOS GUSANOS Y ESOS LUMPEN PROLETARIOS CONVIRTIERON UN PUEBLO DE UNA ECONOMIA ESTACIONARIA, Y DE RETIRADOS EN UN PUEBLO VIBRANTE. AHORA ,ME PREGUNTO YO, FOR QUE SE DEJO QUE SE DETERIORARA LA PEQUENA HABANA? ESO ES INSOLITO, SERIA PARA COMPRAR LAS PROPIEDADES Y LAS TIERRAS MUY BARATAS? t (GRITOS Y APLAUSOS) YO CREO QUE ES UN CRIMEN EN QUE ESTA COMISION RAGA:>VENIR ESTE PUEBLO AQUI,' QUE VIENE POR SUS`SIMBOLOS FRENTE A UN GRUPO DE PERSONAS QUE =...,; VIENEN MIRANDO UN NEGOCIO. NINGUNA DE ESAS PERSONAS QUE COMPONEN EL LATIN ti QUARTER LOS HEMOS-VISTO LUCHANDO EN ESTA CAUSA, HEMOS VISTO.WILLIE GORT,-POR EJEMPLO, EN EL -ASUNTO DE LOS PARQUIMETROS, Y 1 AHORA QUERIENDO METER-LOS PARQUIMETROS EN NEGOCIO CON LA PEQUENA HABANA. YO CREO-QUE ESTA COMISION EN RESPETO A NUESTROS SENTIMIENTOS DEBEN EMPEZAR POR QUITARLE A ESE MICKEY`MOUSE# EL'NOMBRE:'DE LATIN-QUARTER Y PONERLE LITTLE'HAVANA CUBAN QUARTER.`(APLAUSOS).Y DESPUES QUE ELLOS ESTUDIEN-SI EL PROYECTO ES BUENO 0 ES MALO Y QUE NOS DENs:MAS INFORMACION AL PUEBLO, POR CASI NADA AQUI. TIENE BUENA INFORMACION PARA.- EL' PUEBLO. , EL PUEBLO SE VINO A DAR _CUENTA DE ESTO .CUANDO NOS PUSIERON LINOS ENTONCES BANQUITOS COSTOSOS, QUE DECIAN BIENVENIDOSAL LATIN-QUARTER. SENCILLAMENTE ESO. ES LO QUE HA- PASADO, LA POCA- INFORMACION ... RAY -MUCHOS DOCUMENTOS PIDIENDO GRANTS Y PIDIENDO DINERO. EL.`COMISIONADO VICTOR DE:YURRE �A TWO LA GENTILEZA EN LA SESION PASADA,'ADEMAS DE MOSTRAR SU CONFORMIDAD CON -EL Er � PLAN DE'DECIRNOS QUE SE HABIAN GASTADO TRES MILLONES<DE DOLARESiEN UN ESTUDIO SOBRE' EL PLAN ... ESO DEBE CONSTAR EN EL RECORD AQUI- PORQUE - EL LO,DIJO'.:. ENTONCES YO QUISIERA... AHI FUR DONDE NOS ENTERAMOS NOSOTROS,'ENTONCES. ,.;QUE f SE SUPIERA COMO;SE GASTARON ESOS FONDOS. AHORA LO QUE SI NOSOTROS QUEREMOS'ES QUE SE RESPETE NUESTRA DECISION'DEFINITIVA, 'DE QUE -NO QUEREMOS_QUE NINGUN PROYECTO DE ESTE TIPO EN LA PEQUENA HABANA LLEVE EL NOMBRE DE LATIN.=_CLARO=SI UNA PERSONA QUIERE PONER UN NEGOCIO PARTICULAR'- QUE NO TENGA--QUE VER:z0N NUESTROS IMPUESTOS LO PUEDE PONER; AHORA ENTRE LAS FALACIAS QUE' SE -HAN MANIFESTADO' AQUI HAN DICHO QUE- NOSOTROS>`OFENDEMOS CON -NUESTRA-POSTURA:-'AL,`.' RECLAMAR EL NOMBRE DE LA' PEQUENA HABANA, A NUESTROS DEMAS HERMANOS:LATINO= , AMERICANOS, Y ESO ES UNA SOBERANA MENTIRA. PUEDE HABER'ALGUN LATINO=AMERICANO DE ESOS QUE `ESTAN CORRIENDO SIEMPRE ATRAS DE LOS GRANTS Y DE=DINERO FEDERALES QUE VENGAA SOLIDARIZARSE AQUI 0 EN LA PRENSA"CON EL LATIN QUARTER. '=PERO;LOS' y HERMANOS LATINO-AMERICANOS SABEN BIEN QUE ESO LO HEMOS HECHO-NOSOTROS,'QUE HEMOS COOPERADO EN CUANTA DESGRACIA HA HABIDO EN LATINO AMERICA; ENTONCES,E$ HASTA RIDICULO TRUER QUE MOBILIZAR EL PUEBLO PARA' RECLAMAR ANTE LA COMISIO14 FOR EL INTERES DE UN GRUPO DE NEGOCIANTES QUE SE LE CAMBIE'EL NOMBRE'DE,-LITTLE .. HAVANA, QUE ES PARA NOSOTROS UN TREMENDO'SIMBOLISMO ESFIRITUAL POR QUE'DE'AHI'' HAN PARTIDO MUCHOS CUBANOS A LUCHAR FOR LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA Y H HUERT0.01- LA GENIE SE IMAGINA QUE ESTO ES UN DISCURSO DE_PATRIOTERISMO CON'"OTRO'.TIPO'.DE TRASTIENDA, SIN EMBARGO, LOS PUEBLOS SE MUEVEN FOR RAZONES';ESPIRITUAL.ES.Y ESO SE VE CUANDO UN HOMBRE MUERE RN LA GUERRA, QUE NO TIENE UN FIN ECONOMICO,-PERO - TIENE UN FIN PATRIOTICO, LO UNICO QUE NOSOTROS VOLVEMOS : A . REITERATt " QUID EEDINOS QUE SE NOS RESPETEt QUE SI VA A SEGUIR EL LATIN QUARTER-.S$ LE BQNGA . o "EL." LITTLE HAVANA CUBAN QUARTER" Y QUE NO QUEREMOS LATIN'; QUARTER: DENG NI[tlA k :-: k�AN13RA, (GRITOS, SILBIDDS) VOY A TERMINAR, VOX A TERM Nl1R, :. �TOS ;DICE A . ' : tOSOTROS 'QUE LA. MUM HABANA SEGUIRA CON TODQ STVZSPUWDO)t, ' AUNQUR VSIQS . COMO CINICAMENTE SE HA PERMITIDO SU DETERIORO PARA JUGAR DESPUES A LA ALBA Y A LA BAJA EN UN PROBLEMA ECONOMICO. YO LES VOY A LEER A USTEDES LOS QUE ESTAN AQUI ESTOS NOMBRES PARA QUE USTEDES ME DIGAN SI TODA LA FUERZA Y TODO EL DINERO NO SE VA A PONER EN ESE TUMOR NOS VA A DESCUBANIZAR EN LA PEQUENA HABANA, MAY UNA COSA -0 UN ORGANIAMO- QUE SE LLAMA EL LATIN QUARTER ASSOCIATION, ESTE ORGANISMO PUEDE EXISTIR PORQUE PUEDE INSCRIBIRLO CON EL NOMBRE QUE LE DE LA GANA. AHORA SI RECIBE DINERO DE LOS TAXPAYERS, DE LOS PAGADORES DE IMPUESTOS Y LO PIDE A NOMBRE DE LA PEQUENA HABANA, TIENE Qua CAMBIAR SU NOMBRE. AHORA VIENE EL LATIN QUARTER REVIEW BOARD, QUE DIRIJE EL ARQUITECTO BERMELLO QUE ESTA AQUI PRESENTS. YO NO LE NIEGO SU INTELIGENCIA AL INGENIERO BERMELLO PARA HABER ORGANIZADO LOS CARNAVALES DE MIRACLE MILE.... TRANSLATION: If the people that fight for their rights its always brings out of their enemies, some kind of statements like that. The Miami Herald - the Miami Herald - repeating the same thing that Castro said when we left Cuba because we wanted freedom and landed here, we were called LUMPENES, GUSANOS... But, however, those worms, LUMPENES, turned this town of a very stationery economy, stable economy, and we have made it into a very thriving metropolis. Now I ask myself, why did we allow the Little Havana area to be deteriorated? Why? Why did that happen? It's something that should not have happened. Was it because we wanted to buy the properties.... (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE)... at a low price? I believe that is a crime that this City Commission make these people come here today because they come here because of what this represents to them as a symbol. In front of a group of people that are looking at this as a business. None of these people that are part of the Latin Quarter have ever... seen them fighting for this cause. Have we ever seen Willie Gort, for example, in the parking meters issue? And now he wants to put the parking meters in business with the Little Havana area. I believe , that this City Commission, out of respect for our feelings, they should begin to take the Mickey Mouse, the name of Latin Quarter... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION] (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE). And after that you go ahead and study if the project is good or not. Right. And to give more information to the people of Miami because nobody - nothing here -.we have not good information forthe people. The people began to know about this when some arches were placed in 8th Street, Welcome to Latin Quarter. And that's what brought the attention to the people, the.... There are a lot of documents asking for grants, asking x' for money. Commissioner Victor De Yurre was kind enough to, in the last s'.. Commission Meeting, besides saying that he wasn't happy with the plan, to say r that we had spent three million dollars (WHISTLES, JEERING) in a study of this x, plan. (I'm only translating here.) This should be in the record. He said F that. That's where he found out about this. Now, we want to know how those monies were spent. What we want is that we be respected, that our decision be respected. That we don't want that any project of this type in the Little Havana area be called Latin. Of course, if somebody wants to put a private business that has nothing to do with our taxes, then you can call it whatever „I you want. Now, among the fallacies that we have heard here - that have been said here - that we sell with our posture when we are claiming the name of Little Havana that we're hurting the other Latin Americans in this area. That h is a big lie! It could be that one Latin American or a few Latin Americans. of those that are always running after grants or federal monies,that could come here and take sides or in the press with the Latin Quarter' But our, brothers, of Latin American brothers, know well that we have done that. That we have cooperated with every single tragedy that has happened' in Latin America and then, please, it is ridiculous to have to mobilize .these people -:to claim in front of the Commission, because of the private interests of some people, to change the Little Havana which means for us so much as a>spiritual symbol because from there, a lot of things have stated, a lot of Cubans -to fight for the Cuban freedom. And they have died. People think that this is another speech of a Cuban patriotic speeches, but with some hidden ,agenda. However, the people move many times because of a spiritual reasons, and that's what you see when a man dies in a war that had no idea, no... I'm:sorry..-;.rno purpose to make any money but it does have a patriotic. What we. ask you, again, we reiterate, that we be respected, that if we're going to continue with that project, we don't... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION], (NOES, JEERING) We've been told that Little Havana will continue with all its splendor, but.we see how cynically we have allowed that to deteriorate to later play to display the high and the lows in an economic problem. I'm going to read to you, the people around here, the names so you will not tell me the monies will not be placed in that tumor that is going to de-Cubanize us, Little Havana, Thera is something that is called the Latin Quarter Association. This organism, ;anybody can subscribe. But if they receive monies of the taxpayers, those people that paid taxes, and they do it in the name of the Little Havana area, then you have to change the name. Now comes the Latin Quarter Review,,. that 215 October 14, 1990 77777 H, is directed by-Arehiteot Willie Bermello. (BOOING). -I don't deny hie intelligence to have organized the carnivals in Miracle M31e.... Mayor Suarezt Wait, waits wait, Angel. Mr. Gonzalezt NO ES QUE RACE LO MISMO... VOY A SEGUIR ENTONCES.. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, and by the way, he is not - by the way, he is not the chairman of the Latin Quarter Review Board, Mr. Gonzalez: OK Mayor Suarez: EN ESTOS MOMENTOS EL NO ES EL CHAIRMAN, CREO QUE NI SIQUIERA ESTA EN EL LATIN QUARTER REVIEW BOARD, ASI QUE LOS COMENTARIOS NO PERSONALES SINO AL TEMA, FOR FAVOR. Mr4 Gonzalez: PERFECTO, PERFECTO. NO, YO IBA A DECIR OTRA COSA, PERO AHI LO DEJO... EL LATIN QUARTER REVIEW QUE ESE ES EL QUE VA A DESIGNAR TODO LO QUE:SE VA HACER AQUI PARA TRAERLO DESPUES ACA, DESPUES TENEMOS EL CENTRO CULTURAL DEL LATIN QUARTER, EL LATIN QUARTER HOLIDAY FESTIVAL INN, NO SE SI -ES EL CARNIVAL ... PORQUE SE RECORDARAN USTEDES QUE EL CARNAVAL ANTES SE LLAMABA EL CARNAVAL DE LA CALLE OCHO DE MIAMI, YA TUVO UNA TRANSFORMACION; HOY SE LLAMA. EL CARNAVAL HISPANO DE MIAMI. AQUI APARECE TAMBIEN EL LATIN STAR Y EL LATIN QUARTER SPECIALTY CENTER, QUE ES UN SHOPPING CENTER QUE QUIEREN PONER AHI, QUE DESGRACIADAMENTE FUR LO QUE SE PLANTEO AQUI EN ESTA AGENDA. UNA CASUAL EQUIVOCACION QUE BUENO, QUE SE RECTIFICO. YO SOLAMENTE QUIERO PARA TERMINAR ' PEDIRLE A LOS QUE APOYAN EL NOMBRE DE LITTLE HAVANA, QUE SE PONGAN DE PIE. (GRITOS, APLAUSOS) TRANSLATION: The Latin Quarter Review, that's what's going to say everything that's going to be done there and then bring it 'here. Then we have the Cultural Center for the Latin Quarter. Remember that Carnaval Miami was `. called before, Calle Ocho Miami. Now, -it's been transformed. Today it'-1 is, :' called the 'Hispanic Carnival of Miami. Here, we also see the Latin 'Stars (BOOING, JEERING). And that's that shopping center we're going'to place .there called the Latin Quarter Specialty <Center. That's what was asked... a` [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION]` right., That was a mistake that was placed on the agenda as the Latin Quarter Specialty Center and, thank God', that we fixed �. that. I want to say to finish, to us those people... (BOOING, JEERING) ... .to stand if they support... Little Havana (SHOUTING, SHOUTING, SHOUTING). XAVIER, VOY'A- TERMINAR... AHORA SERIA BUENO- QUE SE PUSIERAN DE' PIE _LOS IQUE r APOYAN AL LATIN QUARTER. (VOCES DE PROTESTA) - Mayor`Suarez:, No, no, no, finish your presentation." Mr. Odio: Please, please... (SHOUTING, WHISTLING) Mr. Gonzalez:` BUENO, UNA PALABRA FINAL, YO ESPERO 'QUE ESTA .COMISION INTERPRETE EL SENTIMIENTO DE'ESTE PUEBLO QUE -ESTA AQUI, DE. ESTOS .QUE HAN LLAMADO LA CHUSMA, UNA GENTE TRABAJADORA'Y HONRADA Y QUE NO VOTEN`RESPONDIENDO ALAS PRESIONES'DEL MIAMI HERALD QUE TRATA CON ESTE EDITORIAL DE PRACTICAMENTE PRESIONAR'A ESTA' COMISION.- Y ESTA COMISION TIENE QUE RESPONDER. A_ LOS ;QUE ". EDITAN. Y AQUI HAY UNA BUENA-MUESTRA DE LO QUEESEL ELECTORADO.DE MIAMI*- FOR OTRA PARTE EN LITTLE HABANA HAY MAS DEL 90 FOR CIENTO DE CUBANOS Y"CASI TODOS LOS COMERCIANTES SON CUBANOS EN SU MAYORIA. ESO ES LO QUB.QUIERO.DECIlt.~ (APLAUSOS) TRANSLATION: And the one last word, I hope this Commission will interpret the feelings of these people that are here today, - Those people that have worked so hard and...- and do not vote in response to the pressures' applied to by -`,the Miami Herald that, tries with that editorial practically to 'put pressure ou this Commission. And this "commission' has to respond to that editors. And this is what - this is a good showing'of what.is happening'in-Miami. In another part of Little Havana, 90 percent of the Cubans and all -the -merchants are`Cubanw. That's all he wanted to say. (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING) j Mayor Suarez: OK, I'm going to have to give you you used up -the 6;ntire;20 minutes. { Me. Hirai; Twenty-six, 210 October is f9 } 4 Y {#jN E Mayer Suarez: 'twenty-six minutes, even assuming that we take some time for the intervention of the Commissioners and questions, et cetera. So, I'm just going to give your remaining speakers two minutes each in accordance with the Code. So make your statements very brief. You have three remaining speakers of two minutes each and then we go to the other positions. Mr. Odio: TIENEN DOS MINUTOS PARA HABLAR RAPIDAMENTE... Mayor Suarez: LES QUEDAN DOS MINUTOS DE ACUERDO CON EL CODIGO, HACI QUE BREVEMENTE, SU NOMBRE, SU DIRECCION Y LO QUE QUIERE DECIRNOS...RAPIDAMENTE. Mr, Rolando Vazquez: MI NOMBRE ES ROLANDO VAZQUEZ, 13691 S.W. 55 TERRACE, SENOR ALCALDE, COMISONADOS Y CIUDADANOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI. COMO CUBANO EN ESTA TARDE ME PRESENTO PARA APOYAR LA PROPOSICION QUE FUR DADA EN SEPTIEMBRE 27, POR LA COMISIONADA MIRIAM ALONSO. QUISIERA RECALCAR QUE EN ESTAS REUNIONES QUE HEMOS TENIDO QUE LA PALABRA RESPETO A SIDO NOMBRADA MAS QUE ` N114GUIiA OTRA, Y NO SOLAMENTE LA PALABRA RESPETO ES NECESARIA PARA MANTENER EL ORDEN EN ESTE LUGAR, Y ESTA COMUNIDAD; TENEMOS QUE ANADIR MUTUO PARA QUE CONCUERDE Y PODAMOS OBTENER EL MEJOR SIGNIFICADO DE ESTA PALABRA. LA REUNION ANTERIOR DE LOS CUBANOS PRESENTE VENIAN A PEDIR ESE RESPETO. HOY TRES VECES MAS ESA CANTIDAD, DE NUEVO VOLVEMOS A PEDIR ESE RESPETO. EL SENOR ALCALDE EN SU ULTIMA REUNION PIDIO A LOS PRESENTES CON MUCHO ENFASIS, QUE MANTUVIERAMOS RESPETO A EL, SUS COMISIONADOS Y LOS MIEMBROS DEL LATIN QUARTER ASSOCIATION, EN PEQUENAS LETRAS, LA PEQUENA HABANA. LA PALABRA RESPETO MUTUO ES LA BASE QUE MUEVE A TODOS LOS QUE HOY ESTAN PRESENTES, PARA PEDIR QUE SE MANTENGA EL NOMBRE DE PEQUENA HABANA EN EL AREA MENCIONADA. ES IMPORTANTE QUE PONGAMOS y, NUESTROS ESFUERZOS... TRANSLATION: My name is Rolando Vazquez, 13691 S.W. 55 Terrace. Mr. Mayor, Commissioners and citizens of Miami. I, as Cuban, this afternoon I come here to support the proposition that was given September 26th by Commissioner Miriam Alonso. I would like to... in all the meetings that we have had, I'd like to pin point that the word respect, has been repeated more than others.. Not only the word respect is necessary to maintain the order in this place and in this community. We have to add to that mutual respect so that it will all .! agree - it will all come together and we can - so that we can obtain a better significance of this word. The last meetings of the Cubans present, we 'came here to ask for respect. Today, threetimes more of the people that were here - the last time, again, we ask for respect, that we be given respect. Mr. :! Mayor, in the last meeting, asked the people present with a lot of emphasis, to maintain the order of respect to him, to his Commissioners, and the members of the Latin Quarter Association, in small words, Little Havana. The word of mutual respect is the base that moves everybody that today are here present to ask that we keep the name of Little Havana in the mentioned area. It is very important that we put all our efforts..... tl Mayor Suarez: COMPLETE LA DECLARACION POR FAVOR... Mr. Vazquez:...EN MANTENER ESTE RESPETO EN ESTA COMUNIDAD, DE AMBOS LADOS, MUTUAMENTE, Y SOLAMENTE SE PODRA RACER A TRAVES DE LA COMISION DE LACIUDADDE 4 MIAMI, RESPETANDO A ESTE LADO DE ACA, QUE PIDE SOLAMENTE QUE SE`MANTEGA EL I NOMBRE DE PEQUENA HABANA, PARA MANTENER LA ARMONIA EN ESTA COMUNIDAD. (APLAUSOS, GRITERIA) TRANSLATION:...into keep this respect in this community on both sides, mutual. j Mutually, on both sides. And only we can do that through this Commission of the City of Miami respecting to this side, to that side, that all they ask i that we keep the name of Little Havana to keep harmony in this community. i (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING) Ms. Josea Olga Perez: HONORABLE ALCALDE, HONORABLE COMISIONADOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, Y CIUDADANOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI. EL PUEBLO CUBANO'SE ENCUENTRA sr HOY AQUI REUNIDO PARA COMO DECIA NUESTRO APOSTOL JOSE MARTI, "LOS 'DERECHOS SE TOMAN NO SE MENDIGAN." (APLAUSOS, GRITERIA) ESTE PUEBLO QUE ESTA`AQUI, `Y POR FAVOR OBSERVENLOS, SI ENTRE ESTE PUEBLO QUE ESTA QUI EXISTEN'PERSONAS LLAMADAS CHUSMAS... NOI VERDAD? Y ES UN PUEBLO QUE A LUCHADO POR 'TREINTA"'ANOS'FOR LEVANTAR ESTA CIUDAD, CON LAGRIMAS Y SACRICIOS HA LOGRADO RACER DE ESTA CIUDAD i UNA DE LAS MAS IMPORTANTES ENTRE LAS CIUDADES IMPORTANTES DEL MUNDO ENTERO. Y DE ELLQ NOS SENTIMOS ORGULLOSOS, Y ESTA LABOR QUE HEMOS REALIZADO TIENE'QUE SE R RESPETADA. NOSOTROS QUEREMOS QUE SE MANTENGA EL HOMBRE DE PEQUENA kIABANA Y QUEREMOS QUE ADEMAS, EN LUGAR DEL LATIN QUARTER, SEA CUBAN PUARTER, (APLAUSOS, GRITERIA) YO QUIERO QUE SEA CUBAN, CUBAN "LITTLE HABANA"CUBAN# YO QUIERO IDENTIFICARME PORQUE CREO QUE SOY UNA CARA FAMILIAR, NO 'SOLMM= PARA ESTE PUEBLO QUE ESTA AQUI SINO PARA EL SENOR ALCALDE T FARA<E�+� RNOR ; 217 00t0or lot 1990=rx L i 'VICTOR DE SLUR M. CUANDO SE NOS LLAMA CHUSMA, YO QUIERO DECIRLE QUE YO REPRESENTO TODAS ESTAS PERSONAS QUE ESTAN AQUI, UNA EMPLEADA ESTATAL DE VEINTE ANDS DE SERVICIO, CUBANA AMERICANAo AL SERVICIO DE LOS NECESITADOS, YO NO SOY CHUSMA, RECIENTO ESA PALABRA PARA MI Y PARA MIS HERMANOS CUBANOS. (APLAUSOS, GRITOS) Y DIGO QUE MI CARA Y MI ROSTRO ES FAMILIAR PORQUE SOY ACTIV19TA COMUNITARIA. NO SOLAMENTE CIVICA, SING COMUNITARIA Y POLITICA. A TRAVES DE LA DOCTORA MIRIAM ALONSO YO COLABORE PARA QUE EL SENOR XAVIER SUAREZ LLEGARA A ESA POSICION, (APLAUSOS, GRITERIA). A TRAVES DE LA DOCTORA MIRIAM ALONSO YO COLABORE PARA QUE EL SENOR VICTOR DE YURRE LLEGARA A ESA POSICION, (APLAUSOS, GRITOS). Y COMO ES QUE NO SE HA LEVANTADO LA VOZ DEL ALCALDE Y EL SENOR VICTOR DE YURRE PARA PROTESTAR PORQUE SE NOS LLAME CHUSMA. (APLAUSOS GRITERIA) Y YO SOY MARTIANA DE PIES A CABEZA, Y SOY CUBANA AMERICANA DE PIES A CABEZA. Y YO LE PIDO AL ALCALDE QUE EN ESTE PROPIO MOMENTO Y AL SENOR VICTOR DE YURRE PRESENTEN UNA DISCULPA A TODO ESTE PUEBLO QUE SE ENCUENTRA AQUI, MI NOMBRE ES DOCTORA OLGA PEREZ NODAL, VIVO EN EL 2567 S.W. 21 AVENIDA... (APLAUSOS, BRAVOI) NO VAMOS A PERMITIR ESTE CAMBIO, NOSOTROS SOMOS PACIFICOS PERO SI TENEMOS QUE LLEGAR, DICE MARTI QUE "HABIA QUE HACER EN CADA MOMENTO LO QUE EN CADA MOMENTO ES NECESARIO," Y NOSOTROS VAMOS A HACER LO - QUE SEA NECESARIO... (APLAUSOS, GRITERIA) TRANSLATION: Mr. Mayor, Honorable Commissioners of the City of Miami, the people of Miami are here, gathered here today., like Jose Marti used to say, "the rights of the people are taken, they are not begged." (APPLAUSE$ SHOUTING, CHEERING) These people that are here today and please, observe these people that are here today, these people that are here today, there are people here that have been called scum. They are people that have fought for 30 years, they are people that have worked 30 years in this community to make it a better community with a lot of sacrifice and tears. They have managed to make of this City one of the most important cities of the whole world. And "Y that we are proud of. And that work we have accomplished has to be respected. We want to maintain the name of Little Havana and we want to also in place of the Latin Quarter, to be called Cuban Quartert (CHEERING, SHOUTING, , APPLAUSE). I also want to... I want to identify myself because I think my - face might be familiar. Not to these people here, but to the Mayor and ,.! Commissioner Victor De Yurre. When we are called scums, I want to tell you that ,I represent among all these people here, one State employee, 20 years employed in the State, Cuban American, that I'm at the help of the service of - the needy. I am not scum. I really resent that word, for me and my Cuban ' brothers. (CHEERS, APPLAUSE) And I say that my face is familiar because I'm a . very active in this community. Not only civic, but also in the community and also politics. Through Commissioner Miriam Alonso, I worked so that the -i Mayor, Xavier Suarez, reach that position. (CHEERS, BOOING, APPLAUSE) Through Miriam Alonso... (CHEERS, APPLAUSE) [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION]. Why ' is it that we have not heard.... (CHEERS, APPLAUSE, SHOUTING). OK, ah.... I'll translate it... we are not going to allow, ... (CHEERS, APPLAUSE; SHOUTING) OK, in synthesis, what she said is that she wants an apology from Commissioner De Yurre... i Ms. Mercedes Rodriguez: BUENAS NOCHES, MI NOMBRE ES MERCEDES RODRIGUEZ, VIVO EN EL 6295 TAMIAMI CANAL ROAD. YO NO TENGO NADA PREPARADO VOY A.SER MUY BREVE, PORQUE VOY A HABLAR COMO LA MUJER CUBANA, ME VOY A ATREVER HOY A REPRESENTAR A LA MUJER CUBANA QUE ESTA AQUI, TRABAJADORA COMO YO, SENCILLA... Mr. Frank Castaneda: DESPACIO, POR FAVOR, SENORA, PARA TRADUCIR POR LISTED. - Ms. Rodriguez: YO ME ESTOY ATREVIENDO A REPRESENTAR A LA MUJER CUBANA. MI NOMBRE ES MERCEDES RODRIGUEZ, VIVO EN EL 6295 TAMIAMI CANAL ROAD, COMO USTEDES VEN NO TENIA NADA PREPARADO, NO PENSABA QUE IBA.A HABLAR...PERO ME VOY.ATREVER A REPRESENTAR AQUI A LA MUJER HUMILDE, CUBANA Y TRABAJADORA. TRABAJADOR ACOMO , YO QUE LLEVO MAS DE VEINTE ANDS EN ESTA QUERIDISIAMA PEQUENA HABANA. AQUI SE DIJO EN LA VEZ ANTERIOR QUE ESTUVIMOS QUE EL PUEBLO PEDIA-QUE NOS DIERAN.EL NOMBRE DE PEQUENA HABANA; YO CREO QUE HUBO UNA CONFUSION. NOSOTROS SOLAMENTE, ESTAMOS PIDIENDO QUE NOS DEVUELVAN EL NOMBRE DE PEQUENA HABANA, QUE SE NOS FUE QUITADO... CREO QUE HARA LINOS CUATROS ANDS, SIN CONSULTARNOS, SIN DEJARNOS SABER, NOS LO QUITARON Y LE PUSIERON, YO DIRIA QUE, EL SOBRENOMBRE LATIN QUARTER. ES MUY IMPORTANTE TAMBIEN ESPECIFICAR QUE NOSOTROS.-,AQUI $E DIJO QUE EL CLUB, EL PROGRAMA "LA MOGOLLA" Y EL SENOR ALBERTO GONZALEZ,, SU DIRECTOR, (APLAUSOS) NOS HABIA LLAMADO A NOSOTROS. NO FUE ASI. EL PUEBLO ENCONTRO EN FL PROGRAMA Y EN EL SENOR ALBERTO GONZALEZ, SU VQZ, NOS COMPENETRAMOS, HICIMOS UN NUCLEO PROGRAMA, DIRECTOR Y PUEBLO. EL RES"TAAQ ; FUE "LA MOGOLLA", EL CLUB DF LA MOGOLLA QUE ES EL CLUB DEL PUEBLO, (AFLAUSQS) YO :,:LES VOY A PEDIR ESTA NQCHE A MI JEFE Y AL JEFE DE TODOS USTUDE5 RUB ..LES., ILUMINE LAS MENTES Y LOS GORAZONES AL COMISIONADO VICTOR -DE YVR ,: 210 Or.00o r � , e COMISIONADO MILLER DAWKINS, AL HONORABLE ALCALDE XAVIER SUARE2, QUE QUISIERA QUE ME MIRARA LA CAM PORQUE YO SE LO ESTOY DICIENDO A SUS OJOS (APLAUSOS) A NUESTRA QUERIDISIMA COMISIONADA DRA. MIRIAM ALONSO. (APLAUSOS) 'AL COMISIONADO J.L. PLUMMER.,. QUE ESTA NOCHE QUE EL SENOR LOS ILUMINE PARA QUE VAYAN ESTA NOCHE A SUS CAMAS CON LA. SATISFACCION DE HABER CUMPLIDO CON EL DE= DE HABER LLEVADO LA BALANZA HACIA LA JUSTICIA, QUE NO OTRA COSA ESTAMOS PID19NDO... QUE NOS DEVUELVAN NUESTRO NOMBRE, QUE EN DEFINITIVA YO CREO QUE EL PUEBLO ES EL QUE ESTA PAGANDO CON NUESTROS VOTOS, Y TAMBIEN CON NUESTROS IMPUESTOS A QUE ELLOS OCUPEN ESAS SILLAS TAN COMODAS Y TAN BONITAS DONDE ESTAN SENTADOS. (APLAUSOS, GRITOS) YO ESPERO QUE ESTA NOCHE CUMPLAN CON EL DEBER DE QUE TIENEN PARA TODOS NOSOTROS CON EL PUEBLO. SOMOS MAYORIA Y YO LE DOY ANTICIPADAMENTE LAS GRACIAS, PORQUE TENGO LA CERTEZA SEA CUAL FUERE LA DECISION, SI ES ADVERSA AL PUEBLO, NUNCA LO OLVIDAREMOS Y SI ES A NUESTRO FAVOR LO RECORDAREMOS. ESTA VEZ EL PUEBLO ESTA UNIDO Y TENEMOS HUY BUENA MEMORIA, ESTAMOS MUY ORAGNIZADOS, ESTAREMOS A FAVOR DE USTEDES 0 EN CONTRA DE USTEDES. LES DOY LAS GRACIAS ANTICIPADA PORQUE NOS VAN A DEVOLVER NUESTR0 NOMBRE DE LITTLE HAVANA, LA PEQUENA HABANA. (APLAUSOS, GRITOS) TRANSLATION: I'm represented the Cuban woman. My name is Mercedes Rodriguez, 6295 Tamiami Canal Road. I don't have anything prepared to speak, but I'm going to try to represent the Cuban lady. Working persons like me that have been working for more than 20 years in this beautiful Little Havana. It was said here last time we were here that the people were asking that we be given the name of Little Havana. I believe that there was a confusion, that what the people are requesting is that we be returned the name of Little Havana that was taken away approximately four years ago, without consulting with us, without letting us know. Not only did you take it away, and you put the name of Latin Quarter. It is very important to specify that we were told that the program La Mogolla, of Mr. Alberto Gonzalez, director... (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING)... had called us. It wasn't that way. The people... found in the program of Albert Gonzalez their voice. We became together a nucleus, a program, director, and country. And the end result was the Club La Mogolla, which is the club of the people. (APPLAUSE) I'm going to ask you - tonight I'm going to ask my boss and the boss of all of you, that he will illuminate your minds and hearts to the Commissioner Victor De Yurre, to the Commissioner Miller Dawkins, Mayor Xavier Suarez, that I would like him to look at me. (JEERING) To our lovely Commissioner Miriam Alonso (APPLAUSE, CHEERING, SHOUTING), the Commissioner J.L. PLummer, that tonight that God will illuminate you so you can go to sleep with the satisfaction that you have met your duties to take the movement toward justice that that is what we are asking. Return us our name. The people are the ones* that are paying with their votes and with our taxes. So you, Commissioners, occupy these seats. (CHEERS, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE) I hope that tonight you live up to the will of the people. We're the majority and we give you our thanks" because we are sure, in anticipation we're... if it is against the people, the decision, we i will never force you. And if it's on our side, we will remember you. The people are united and we're very organized and we have good memories. Thank :. you for returning our name in anticipation. (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE)' UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: XAVIER YO VOY A HABLAR, YO VOY A HABLAR Y ME SOBRA UN MINUTO PARA LO QUE VOY A DECIR... ` Mayor Suarez: All right, sir. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: UN MINUTO NADA MAS, NECESITO.., Mayor Suarez: I'm going to tell you something and I want to tell everybody in this group, Y LO VOY A DECIR EN ESPANOL Ma'am, and you, sir, we'll remove you if we have to. I'm going to give you a minute out of respect. You've been waiting there but your side has overextended itself by about double 'the ' amount. We have to hear from the other side. We have to -vote. The Commission may want to discuss this and we have other items. SE HAN SOBRE EXTENDIDO CASI EL DOBLE, LES VOY A DEJAR UN MINUTO.,.UN MINUTO NO SE LE OLVIDE. Mr. Nils Jerez: SENOR ALCALDE, ME DIRIJO A USTED PERSONALMENTE. PRIMERAMENTE ME VOY A DIRIJIR AL PUEBLO DE CUBA QUE ESTA AQUI. NO PUEDE EXISTIR NADA DENTRO DE LOS PREVIOS DE LA PEQUENA HABANA, QUE TENGA EL HOMBRE DE LATIN, PORQUE ESO SE PRESTA A CONFUSIONES DE MEDROSAS COMPLICIDADES QUIZAS, NO TENGO PRUEBA SOBRE ESO. LAS PREOCUPACIONES ECONOMICAS QUE PUEDA TENER ESTA COMISION AQUI SOBRE ESTO ES DUDOSA PORQUE CUANDO LA COMISIONADA MIRIAM ALONSO QUISO PONER UN IMPUESTO AL TURISMO QUE ENTRA EN ESTA CIUDAD ME DENEGADA FIB SSTp MISMA COMISION, QUE IS UNA FUENTE DE INGRESOS INAGOTA$LE-Q TIiNE ESTA 219 Octobet 10, 1990 VA y I CIUDAD; FUE DENEGADA EN ESTA MISMA SALA ESE IMPUESTO. POR LO TANTO NADA , LA PALABRA LATIN TIENE QUE ESTAR DESAPARECIDA DEL CONTEXTO DE LA CIUDAD ....POR IMPLICACIONES POLITICAS E INTERNACIONALES; PORQUE LA UNICA CIUDAD DE LA HAVANA LIBRE QUE QUEDA ES ESTA, Y HASTA QUE LA TIRANIA ESTE ALLI TIM QVE EXISTIR LA HABANA LIBRE. (APLAUSOS, GRITERIA) TRANSLATtON: Mr. Mayor, I'm talking to you personally. First I want to talk to the people of Cuba that are here. Nothing can exist within Little Havant that says Latin Quarter because that creates confusion. And complicity... the economic preoccupations that the Commission can have at the time because when Commissioner Miriam Alonso wanted to tax on tourism that comes into the City, she went in front of this Commission and the tax was turned down in this Commission. There's nothing that Latin can be in here because the only City that Cubans have is Miami and it has to exist while they're here. (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE), UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: SENOR ALCALDE CON SU PERMISO....LE RUEGO QUE USTED ME '- CONCEDA A MI CINCO MINUTOS NADA MAS, SE LO PIDO AL AMIGO, NO AL ALCALDE, AL AMIGO XAVIER SUAREZ QUE HA COMPARTIDO CONMIGO ESCENARIOS... Mayor Suarez: No, ma'am, ma'am... por favor. Officer - we're going to have to remove you. I have given more than ample time. HE DADO MAS TIEMPO DE LO ACORDADO Y LO QUE ESTA COMISION PUEDE COGER, USTED TIENE QUE SENTARSE Y OIR EL RESTO DEL ARGUMENTO, SI NO LE VAMOS A TENER QUE PEDIR QUE SE VAYA DE LA COMISION ... VAMOS A VER...SIENTESE, POR FAVOR. OK, proceed. Mr. Pedro Rodriguez Medina: MI NOMBRE ES PEDRO RODRIGUEZ MEDINA, EX- PRISIONERO POLITICO CUBANO (APLAUSOS) Y VOLUNTARIO DE LA GUERRA DE KOREA. HONORABLE SENOR ALCALDE, Y COMISIONADOS, LA GRAN CUMBRE PATRIOTICA INTEGRADA s POR LA MAS PRESTIGIOSAS ORGANIZACIONES DEL EXILIO DESPUES -DE AMPLIAS DISCUSIONES EN EL SENO DE SU ASAMBLEA DECIDE HACER ACTO DE PRESENCIA EN ESTE DELICADO Y TRANSCENDENTAL DEBATE QUE ATANE A TODO EL PUEBLO DE CUBA EN EL EXILIO, N0 . SOLAMENTE DE AQUEL- QUE RESIDE EN LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, SING DEL` QUE `'' VIVE EN TODOS LOS RINCONES DEL MUNDO PENDIENTE DE TODO LO QUE SUCEDE EN ESTE': i LUGAR, DEL QUE HEMOS HECHO NUESTRA CAPITAL SIMBOLICA. ASI PLIES, SIENDO EL QUE SUBSCRIBE DELEGADO DE LA MISMA MI PALABRA Y MI TURNO, SOLICITADO PREVIAMENTE PARA. ABUNDAR EN LA TESIS DEL PERIODICO_"COMBATE", QUE DIRIJO, ENCAMINABA QUE SE MANTUVIERA EL NOMBRE THE LITTLE HAVANA, PERO AGRANDANDO EL CONCEPTO DE CUBAN-QUARTER,.U.S.A. (GRITERIA) PARA FORMAR EL NOMBRE COMPUESTO DE LITTLE HAVANA CUBAN QUARTER. TRANSLATION: My name is Pedro Rodriguez Medina, ex political prisoner (APPLAUSE) and volunteer to the Korean War. Honorable Mayor - and Commissioners, the great patriotism integrated by most political.organization in,exile, after great discussion in their assemby have _decided to..make act'of presence in this debate that ties all the Cuban people in exile. No only.of thatwholives in the City of Miami, but everybody that lives in all the parts f r, of the. world, keeping track of everything that happens in Miami, of which we have made our symbolic capital. This way, that I'm the delegate from the same organization, my wordand my turn, requested previously by :the newspaper "Combate," which,I direct, we requested that the name be maintained,'Pequena i'. Habana, but also bringing forward the concept of "Cuban Quarter, U.S.A.":.. (NOES, BOOING) to formalize the total name, Little Havana Cuban, Quarters (NOES, BOOING, SHOUTING). Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, wait ... ESPERENSE UN MOMENTICO. The last, time we had to remove you. You know who I'm talking about and we'll remove you again, ma'am, if you can't control yourself, Marieta. Go ahead. " f` Mr. Medina: PARECE QUE MIS COMPATRIOTAS NO HAN ENTENDIDO BIEN EL PROPOSITO DE NOSOTROS. NOSOTROS QUEREMOS REAFIRMAR THE LITTLE HAVANA CON CUBAN QUARTER QUE ENTENDEMOS SE AJUSTA MAS Y MEJOR A LA REALIDAD DE NUESTRA PRESENCIA FISICA MAYORITARIA EN ESTA CIUDAD DE MIAMI. SERVIRA PARA QUE LA GRAN CUMBRE PATRIOTICA HAGA LLEGAR A ESTA COMISION DE LA CIUDAD CUAL'ES LA POSICION DE LOS CUBANOS COMBATIENTES POR LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA. ESTIMAMOS.NOSOTORS QUE A DIFERENCIA DE LO QUE MUCHOS QUIEREN HACER'VER, ESTA CUESTION ES DR GRAN TRANSCENDENCIA HISTORICA COMO SE PODRA DEDUCIR DEL PLANTIAMIENTO QUE HABRA DE LEER A CONTINUACION Y QUE ESPERAMOS SEA TOMADO EN CONSIDERACION POR TODA$�LAS PARTES ENVUELTAS. TRANSLATION; It appears that my compatriots have not understood... We want to reaffirm the Little Havana with Cuban Quarters. (NOES, SHOUTING). That.it comes closer to the reality of our physical presence in this City. of MAML, It will serve to have the big Cuban Summit have come to thl$ COM tosion,'Q Mi uni what is the position 9f Cuban` fighters; in the position of Cuba. Wet ,; 220 October 1990 r rt � 3 t a estimate to the difference that many want to make it seem this question has tremendous historic transcendence from the planning that I will make now... Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, wait. The proposal or presentation, but not planning. Oki go ahead. Mr. Medina: EL PLANTEAMIENTO AHORA VIENE... NOSOTROS, SENOR ALCALDE Y COMISIONADOS, QUISIERAMOS PREGUNTARLE RESPETUOSAMENTE, SABEN USTEDES REALMENTE LO QUE SIGNIFICARIA PARA NUESTRA QUERIDA PEQUENA HABANA, ANTEPONERLE...FIJENSE BIEN EN LA PALABRA, ANTEPONERLE EL CONCEPTO DE BARRIO LATINO A LA MISMA, REFLEXIONEN... LOS QUE SE EMPECINAN EN IMPONER SEMEJANTE DESATINO, SE DAN ; CUENTA USTEDES DEL ERROR GARRAFAL QUE ESTAN COMETIENDO, DESNOYENDO EL CLAMOR POPULAR QUE SE OPONE AL PROPOSITO DEL LATIN QUARTER. SI LA REVITALIZACION DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI EN SENTIDO GENERAL Y EL MILAGRO DE LA PEQUENA HABANA HA SIDO OBRA EXCLUSIVA DE LOS CUBANOS QUE NOS ASENTAMOS EN ESTE LUGAR. CUANDO NOS VIMOS OBLIGADOS A ESCAPAR DE LA ISLA AL TRIUNFO DEL COMUNISMO. FOR QUE AHORA ESTE AFAN EN QUERER DESMORALIZAR Y CON EL TIEMPO HACER DESAPARECER UN HOMBRE QUE EN ESENCIA, TANTO EN LO ESPIRITUAL, COMO EN LO HISTORICO, Y SENTIMENTAL ESTA PROFUNDAMENTE ARRAIGADO EN LA CONCIENCIA MORAL DE NUESTRO PUEBLO, ESTAMOS SEGUROS DE INTERPRETAR LOS SENTIMIENTOS Y PREOCUPACIONES DE LOS SETECIENTOS CINCUENTA MIL RESIDENTES CUBANOS QUE VIVEN.... - TRANSLATION: We, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, we would like to ask you respectfully, do you know what it would represent to our lovely Little Havana -before we place of putting the concept of Latin Quarter? Reflect on it. Those that want to press this issue, this is a tremendous error that you're committing. Not listening to the people that oppose the Latin Quarter concept, if the revitalization of the City of Miami in his general sense, and the miracle of Little Havana has been caused by the Cubans that are in this area, when we were here, after we left Cuba, to the truth of the communism. Why now? Why now do we want to change the name? -and, with time, make 45} disappear a.name that, in essence, in the spiritual as well as the. historic -`i and sentimental, is deeply incensed in the moral spirit of our people.. We are >� sure of interpreting -the preoccupations of the 750,000 people that live... Mayor Suarez: Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, we've got another "t little problem here. Wait, wait, wait.... Mr. Herald reporter, you have, .- sir, -a chair, you may sit at it. You don't have the opportunity to be interviewing people as these proceedings are going on. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER:, Out! Out! Outl. Mayor Suarez: No, no, no, he's got he's got a chair. He can sit there, but, not to interview people as we're trying to... And the same with -,the television cameras coming forward. They've got their places and we're happy to have them. And if we conduct ourselves properly, I'm sure it's going- to look quite good on television. All right. Mr. Medina: ESTAMOS SEGUROS DE INTERPRETAR LOS SENTIMIENTOS Y PREOCUPACIONES DE LOS SETECIENTOS CINCUENTA MIL RESIDENTES CUBANOS QUE VIVEN, TRABAJAN, Y DESARROLLAN SUS ACTIVIDADES SOCIALES, PROFESIONALES, EMPRESARIALES Y HASTA POLITICAS DE NUESTRA COMUNIDAD. PERO ES MAS TAMBIEN LA DE LA TOTALIDAD DEL _ x. EXILIO LOCALIZADO EN COMUNIDADES COMO LA NUESTRA EN OTRAS PARTES DE ESTA NACION.... TRANSLATION: We're sure of interpreting the preoccupation and sentiments.of 750,000 Cubans that live, work, and have social functions, professionals, h; industrialists, and political of our community. But it's more, the. total exile which is found in different communities like ours in other parts of this country and the world... Mayor Suarez: PEDRO, YA ESTAS ACABANDO? PORQUE TE DIMOS CINCO MINUTOS...,r s Mr. Medina: YO CON TIEMPO...HACE CUESTION DE, CINCO DIAS ,PRESENTE;; MI PRESENTACION FOR ESCRITO Y TENGO DERECHO A HABLAR, PORQUE YO ESTOY EN .ESTE MOMENTO REPRESENTANDO CINCO ORGANIZACIONES .FIRMANTES EN.A ;LUCHA REVOLUCIONARIA. Y TENGO DERECHO A LOS VEINTE MINUTOS. TRANSLATION: Five days ago, I presented in writing that I wanted to apeak I'm representing five organizations and I deserve my 20 minutes. (NOISE, 'TALKING, NOES) - Nayor Suarez: Wait, wait, wait. PEDRO, TB DIMOS CINCO MINUTOS. .3L jEGHQ.QUE ,. A. LO HAYAS PEDIDO RACE CINCO DIAS TE DA DERECHO A COMPARECER, BAJO 9' GQDI O:D 3 lit MINUTOS. TE DIMOS CINCO....NO VAMOS A DISCUTIRLO, ACABA RAVIDO, FOR wQR. F q 00 0 i fF fi i-- j „ Mr. Medina: OK, CORRECTO. FOR ESO QUEREMOS EXPRESAR AQUI ABIERTAMENTE Y A VOZ 1 EN CUELLO, QUE RECHAZAMOS FIRMENTE EL INTENTO DE QUITAR EL CONCEPTO DEL LATIN QUARTER, EN EL MISMO CORAZON DE LA PEQUENA HABANA, COMO ALGO INADMISIBLE Y NO -> TIENEN POR QUE ALARMARSE, LOS QUE FALSAMENTE ALEGAN QUE CON ELLO PUEDEN SEA LASTIMADOS NUESTROS VECINOS LOS AMIGOS COLOMBIANOS, DOMINICANOS, PANAMENOS, NICARAGUENSE, ARGENTINOS, PERUANOS, MEJICANOS, HONDURENOS Y OTROS CIUDADANOS PROCEDENTES DE AMERICA DE HABLA CASTELLANA. LOS QUE INVOCAN ESE ARGUMENTO SABEN COMO LO SADEN NUESTROS HERMANOS DE CENTRO Y SUR AMERICA, QUE ES EL TERMINO APROPRIADO St QUEREMOS LLAMARNOS GENERICAMENTE CUALES SON NUESTROS =' SENTIMIENTOS HACIA ELLOS. YA LO HEMOS DEMOSTRADO CON HECHOS Y CONTINUAREMOS HACIENDOLO CUANDO SEA NECESARIO. ELLOS SIEMPRE NOS HAN TENIDO A SU LADO CUANDO SUS PALABRAS Y SUS PATRIAS DE ORIGEN HAN SUFRIDO EL EMBATE DE LA ADVERSIDAD O CUANDO COMO VECINOS NUESTROS, TANTO EN LO QUE SE REFIERE A LA FAMILIA, COMO EN EL EJERCICIO DE SUS PROFESIONES, AL DESARROLO DE SUS NEGOCIOS EN NUESTRAS ACTIVIDADES DIARIAS EN EL LUGAR COMUN DE TRABAJO, ELLOS PIENSAN QUE EL CONCEPTO LATINO ES DE ORIGEN SEMATICO SOLAMENTE. Y QUE ESTA SIENDO USADO EQUIVOCADEMENTE POR PERSONAS INTERESADAS, POR LO TANTO TAMBIEN QUIEREN SU RECHAZO. ELLOS CONSIDERAN ASIMISMO QUE NUESTRO PUEBLO, Y NO PRECISAMENTE POR HABER SIDO PRIMERO EN LLEGAR Y ACENTUARNOS AQUI, NI POR SER LOS QUE EN MAYOR NUMERO HABITAMOS LA ZONA DENOMINADA LA PEQUENA HABANA. TENEMOS EL LEGITIMO DERECHO A QUE SE NOS RESPETE ESE CONCEPTO YA ESTABLECIDO. SINO TAMBIEN, A QUE SE LE AGREGUE "BARRIO CUAANO" QUE REAFIRMARIA SU SIMBOLISMO NACIONAL E HISTORICO. TRANSLATION: That's what we want to express here in loud voices, that we reject the [intent to kill the] concept of Latin Quarter, in the same heart of the Little Havana, like something which is inadmissible and you don't have to fear those who falsely allege that with this, we might be hurting our neighbors, the Colombians, Dominicans, Panamanians, Nicaraguenses, Argentines, _ Mexicans, and other persons of other Latin American countries. Those that make that argument know, like our brothers from Central American and Latin 4y, America, that is the proper term. If we want to call generically, what are our sentiments towards them. We have demonstrated our feelings towards them with our own actions, and we will demonstrate in in the futureifits r necessary. They have always have had us at our side, when their words and their countries have been in trouble. Or when, as neighbors of ours, as''it refers to their families, as in their professional work, the development of their businesses in our activities... in the common activities at work... (TALKING, CROWD NOISE) They think that the concept of Latin is of origins semantic only and that it's being used erroneously by persons of interest. For those reasons, they also reject that argument. They consider themselves there are people and not precisely because we were the first to arrive, nor for being the group that is in biggest numbers in that area in Little Havana.` We have the legitimacy that this concept be respected that has already been established. We would mean that this should also act Cuban Quarters, which " } would add symbolism to the historic moment. Mayor Suarez: PEDRO, SUMARIZA Y COMPLETA... Mr. Castaneda: Yes. (TALKING, CROWD NOISE) Mr. Medina: TOMANDO EN CUENTA TODO LO EXPRESADO AQUI, PORQUE USTEDES HONORABLE SENOR ALCALDE, Y DISTINGUIDOS COMISIONADOS, FOR QUE NO SE SUMAN A NUESTRO CONCEPTO? (GRITERIA) EL NOMBRE LITTLE HAVANA CUBAN QUARTER ES EL MAS REPRESENTANTE Y QUE COMVIENE A LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI. (NOES, GRITERIA) TANTO EN SU VALOR CONCEPSUAL COMO SU IDENTIFICACION SOCIO POLITICA ECONOMICA, COMO `- TRANSCENDENCIA HISTORICA 0 SIMBOLICA. TRANSALATION Taking into account all that has been expressed here, because you, Commissioners, and Mayor and Commissioners, why don't you agree to our concept?(NOES, BOOING, SHOUTING) The name, Little Havana Cuban Quarter is the most convenient to the City of Miami. (NOES, BOOING, SHOUTING) Little Havana Cuban Quarter is the best name because of historic and transcendental issues; Mayor Suarez: Pedro, Pedro... Mr. Medina: YA VOY A TEMINAR....ALCALDE. TENGAN PRESENTE,,, Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, wait... You have a half a minute to complete your presentation, MEDIA MINUTO... EXACTAMENTE. 222 October 184 1990 4 Mr. Humberto L, Machadot CON PERMISO, YO QU1ERO APROVECHAR-POROUS NOSOTROS HEMOS ESPERADO FOR VARIOS MINUTOS= YO QUIERO QUE ME CONCEDA LA COMISION, PARA COMPLETAR ESTO A TODA VELOCIDAD, HAGANME EL FAVOR... ESTO ES UN DOCUMENTO ' IMPORTANTISIMO SENORES, CUBANOS... 140 ME VOY A EXTENDER ... TRANSLATION- I would like to thank you for _. That the Commisaion give the three little minutes. This is a very important document. Mayor Suarez: Two minutes under the Code. Two minutes under the Code. -DO$ MINUTOS EXACTO BAJO EL CODIGO DE LA CIUDAD Mayor Sudrezt ESPERESE, ESPERESE, TIENE QUE DARLE CHANCE PARA QUE TRADUZCA... VAYA AL GRANO,..NO SE EXTIENDA. Mr. Medina- NO ME VOY A EXTENDER.. YO LE RUEGO A MIS COMPATRIOTAS QUE ESTAN AQUI, QUE HAY UNA CONFUCION QUE COMPRENDAN PERFECTAMENTE LO QUE ESTE'DOCUMENTO DICE. ESTE ES UN DOCUMENTO PATRIOTICO. TRANSALATIONt I ask my compatriots that there's a confusion.... I want you to understand perfectly what this document is saying. k Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, wait, wait! NO PODEMOS TENER UN DEBATE AQUI, SENOR... i Mr. Medina: PERO QUE COMPRENDAN... Mayor Suarez:DIRIJA SU COMENTARIOS, FOR FAVOR A LA.COMISION. You have to s: direct your comments to the Commission and, sir, I'm warning you, OK? It may just be one warning, sir. Officer, next time, you know the gentleman. OK, r' now, please. Mr. Medina: EL NOMBRE DE LITTLE HAVANA CUBAN QUARTER- U.S.A., ES EL QUE MAS REPRESENTA Y:CONVIENE A LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI (PROTESTAS) TANTO EN SU`VALOR .. CONCEPTUAL COMO. FOR SU' .SIGNIFICACION SOCIO-POLITICA-ECONOMICA, COMO `.SU TRANSCENDENCIA HISTORICA SIMBOLICA. NO TENGAN DUDA DE ELLO. TRANSLATION: The name of Little Havana Cuban Quarter U.S.A., is the 'one=that is more "important totheCommission of the City of Miami. In its political, socio-economic and its transendental... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION] (NOES, JEERING, SHOUTING)` Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, wait, you have to go slower. EL QUE NO PUEDA ESCUCHAR LA OPINION ADVERSA SE ESTA PROBANDO UNA PERSONA 'INCAPAZ :DE LA DEMOCRACIA. If you can't listen to the opposing view, quietly and in peace, - you're proving yourselves not to be capable of democracy. FOR FAVOR,` NO DEN ESE EJEMPLO, INCLUSIVE NO ESTOY NI SEGURO QUE LA OPINION DE EL ES ADVERSAASI QUE:..ESCUCHENLO CUIDADOSAMENTE.=DESPUES VAN A ESCUCHAR, TIENEN QUE ESCUCHAR Fk POR LEY SI QUIEREN ESTAR AQUI, LA OPINION ADVERSA LO'VAMOS A HACER EN ORDEN CON -SERENIDAD Y CON RESPETO SI` NO TIENEN QUE IRSE LOS QUE NO PUEDAN k4 a MANTENERSE. HAY MUCHOS QUE HAN ESTADO AQUI MUCHAS HORAS PARA OIR UNA DISCUSION; SERENA CON ORDEN Y TRANQUILIDAD Y SE LO MERECEN... IGUAL.QUE.LO MERECEMOS NOSOTROS'QUE HEMOS ESTADO AQUI, OK. Please. { Mr. Medina: TENGAN PRESENTE QUE LA PEQUENA HABANA, COMO PROCLAMAMOS:SERIA EL CORRECTO NOMBRE PARA, DESIGNARLA. FUE EL LUGAR DE RESIDENCIA Y' PUNTO DE PARTIDA DE MUCHOS DE NUESTROS HEROES Y MARTIRES. DESDE EL RIVER MIAMI PARTIAN CASI A'DIARIO LAS'INCURSIONES DE DESEMBARQUE... TRANSLATION: ...Have present that the Latin Quarter - Little Havana... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION]. Mayor Suarez.--HABLE MAS DESPACIO ... AHORA TENEMOS UN SUPLENTE. Mr. Medina: PERO ES QUE TENGO QUE COMPARTIR LOS MINVTOS_DE LA TRADUCCION.::.' " LA TRADUCCION NOS COME1 Mayor Suarez: SI PERO EL RECORD TIENE QUE ESTAR COMPLETO... SI LO QU ERES COMPLETO. SI NO, - $I NO SALE COMO ALGO NO TRADUCIBLE.., PERO BUENO, SI LO HACE:UN POQUITO MAS DESPACIO. TENEMOS UN SUPLENTE AHORA. Mr. Odio: ESPERATE"QUE LLEGO CANSECO AQUI... OYE, DESPACIO, Mrs Medinas REPITO EL PARRAFO? OK! Mayor Suarez: OK, ploaso. LA UNICA PERSONA QUE NO S3 LE PUED$ AFLAUD BS AL ` ADMINTSTRADQR PORQUA ' DEWAS QUIERE QUE LE PAGUIN MAS,' AS1. ; QU9 ROB FAVOR. � (RISAS1) ms r trt: 223 1 r Y 2m' i u (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING) Mr. Medina: TENGAN PRESENTE, QUE LA PEQUENA HABANA, PARTS CUBANA, COMO ; PROCLAMAMOS SERIA EL CORRECTO NOMBRE PARA DESIGNARLA, ME EL LUGAR DE RESIDENCIA Y PUNTO DE PARTIDA DE MUCHOS DE NUESTROS HEROES Y MARTIRES, DESDE EL RIO MIAMI PARTIAN CAST A DIARYO LAS INCURSIONES DE DESEMBARCO E FILTRACION DE NUESTROS COMANDOS REVOLUCIONARIOS. AQUI FUERON RECLUTADOS LOS HEROICOS COMBATIENTES DE LA BRIGADA DE ASALTO 2506 Y LOS CINCO MIL JOVENES QUH ,SH ! ALISTARON EN EL EJERCITO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS QUE SE ENTRENARON 'EN LOS CAMPAMENTOS DE FT. KNOK Y FT, JACKSON.... TRANSLATION: You have to have in mind, that Little Havana, a Cuban heighborhood, like we proclaim, would be the correct name to call it. etas the place ofresidence and the place where it departed from... of a lot of our x heroes and martyrs from the Miami River- daily we had boats leaving for Cuba ' with our groups of young men, of invaders, and resolutionaries. That's where we - that's where the Brigade 2506 members were recruited from, and the 5,000 young men that were enlisted in the army of the United States that "were trained in the camps of Ft. Knox and Ft. Jackson... (CROWD NOISE, LOUD TALKING) Mayor Suarez: All right, sir! Officer, if he can't contain himself... and be quiet, we'll have to remove him. All right, all right. That does it. OK. 4 TIENE QUE SALIR EL SENOR ESE...NO PUEDE MANTENER LA SERENIDA NO PUEDE ESTAR AQUI. OK. Go ahead. Mr. Medina: ...DISPUESTO A PELEAR POR ESTE PAIS Y A MORIR POR LA LIBERTAD DE CUBA. CONTEMPLEN ESTA CIUDAD DE MIAMI LO QUE ES HOY Y VEANSE USTEDES MISMOS SENTADOS AHI DONDE ESTAN, VIENDONOS Y OYENDONOS EXALTADOS Y VEHEMENTES PLANTEAR ESTA CUESTION PARA MUCHOS TRIVIAL Y SIN IMPORTANCIA. USTEDES Y EL R CRECIMIENTO DE ESTA CIUDAD EN TODO SU ESPLENDOR Y MAGNIFICENCIA SE DEBEN, MAS BIEN PUDIERAMOS DECIR, SON EL RESULTADO DE ESA TRAGEDIA QUE SUFRE NUESTRA' t: PATRIA A LA QUE NINGUN CUBANO QUE SE PRECIS DE ELLO Y ASPIRE A SER RESPETADO PUEDE DAR LAS ESPALDAS Y VIVIR AJENO... TRANSLATION: .:.that were: willing to fight.for `this country and to die` -for the freedom of Cuba. You better look the City of Miami, what it is today, look, yourselves at yourselves, sitting there where you are .- sitting =today , looking at us and hearing usbeing emotional and very vehement, ...for some ` people, this issue is trivial and without importance, but for us, .it's very. #` important. You and the: growth of this City in all its splendor and magnificence. is .partly - is the direct result of that tragedy that -our country.is °living today. I want no Cuban that is proud_ of -'being called a Cuban and wants to be respected, could turn his back and leave with..,.. Mayor Suarez: YA SUMARIZE, TIENE MEDIO MINUTO..:.. Mr. Medina::" AH, Y NO SE OLVIDEN DE LOS MUERTOS. SU RECUERDO.TAMBIEN. CUENTA...' ELLOS:SON PARTS IGUALMENTE DE'TAMBIEN LA HISTORIA QUE'ESTA NOCHE:SE ESTA ESCRIBIENDO. TRANSLATION: And forget the dead people. You have to... their memory is also... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION]. r (SHOUTED RESPONSES, CROWD NOISE) Mr. Medina: YO LES VOY A DECIR UN FINAL... SENORES, USTEDES COMO CUBANOS:QU$ NOS REPRESENTAN NO CONSIDERAN QUE ESTO, EN ESTA PAGINA, EN UNOS MINUTOS, ' r DEBEN SER OIDAS? TRANSALATION: He wants to ask you as Cubans that represent us, you don't believe that a few... that one more page and a few mords... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION]: (BOOING, JEERING, NOES) ' " Mayor Suarez: RAPIDO, PERO COMPLETA... Mr. Odio: RAPIDO NO... Mayor Suarez: SI ACEPTAN EL RECORD DE LA CIUDAD AE MIAMI ... DEJ © COMPLETARLO.` :Mr: Odio: PERO HAZLO•CON MEMOS EEUBERANCIA Y MAS DESPACIO, r 2 Oct99 ' v-G Hry p_ i I Mr, Medina: QUE PENA,.,VOY A LLEVAR UNA MALA IMPRESION DE ESTE tiERCICIO DE LA DEMOCRACIA4 TRANSLATIONt I'm going to have the wrong impression of this exercise in. democracy, Mayor Suarez: DEJENLO COMPLETARLO.,. Please, Mr. Medina: tH ESOS TRES CEMENTERIOS QUE FORMAN PARTE DE LITTLE HAVANA, COMO PUEDE LLAMARSELE EN AMBOS IDIOMAS, DESCANSAN LOS QUE FUERON EN VIDA NUESTROS ` SERES MAS QUERIDOS, FAMILIARES Y AMIGOS QUIENES SIENTIERON Y SUFRIERON AL ' IGUAL QUE NOSOTROS LA PERDIDA DE LA PATRIA AMADA. EN ESOS SAGRADOS LUGARES SE REPOSAN EL SUENO ETERNO IGUALADOS POR ESA INEXORABLE LEY DE LA VIDA, POBRES Y ?.. RICOS, ADVERSARIOS Y ENEMIGOS, BLANCOS Y NEGROS, JUNTO A LOS HOMBRES Y MUJERES QUE EN LAS DIFERENTES ACTIVIDADES Y PROFESIONES COMO EN LOS CAMPOS DE LA CIENCIA... TRANSLATIONt In those three cemeteries that form part of Little Havana, as you can call in both languages, are the corpses of those people that are really beloved, family and friends, that felt like we did, the loss of our country. In those sacred places, they are living their eternal repose because.... :a [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION] Mayor Suarez: Wait, wait, wait, let him read it and we'll have it translated after the fact. Mr. Odio: What he said is, everybody's... (CROWD NOISE, SHOUTING, INTERRUPTIONS) Mayor Suarez: LO VA A LEER... OIGAN, OIGAN... PARA QUE SEA MAS RAPIDO LO VA -A LEER EN ESPANOL SIN TRADUCCION Y DESPUES LO VAMOS A TRADUCIR YA CUANDO ESTE... CUANDO SE ACABE LA SESION. LEALO RAPIDO. ESCUCHENLO, POR FAVOR. Mr. Odio: SI, SI. { Mr. Medina: CLARO. GRACIAS, MUCHAS GRACIAS... JUNTO A-LOS HOMBRES Y.,.MUJERES QUE EN LAS DIFERENTES ACTIVIDADES Y PROFESIONES, 0 EN LOS CAMPOS DE LA CIENCIA, LAS ARTES, LA CULTURA, Y LA POLITICA LE DIERON GLORIA Y LUSTRE A LA NACION CUBANA. ELLOS ESTAN AQUI PRESENTES EN ESPIRITU,;-ELLOS SON ;Y CONTINUARAN ,SIENDO LOS MAS QUERIDOS Y RESPETADOS MIEMBROS DE ESTA .COMUNIDAD NUESTRA. POR LO TANTO SI NUESTRA PETICION PUDIERA CALIFICARSELE DE DESEO,°LA DE ELLOS CONSTITUYE UN MANDATO. PUDIERAMOS CONTINUAR ARGUMENTANDO EN -FAVOR DE LITTLE HAVANA CUBAN QUARTER U.S.A. PERO CREEMOS FIRMEMENTE QUE'LO-.DICHO:ES SUFICIENTE. ASI PLIES, CONCLUIMOS CON EL RUEGO AL HONORABLE >ALCALDE,:XAVIER SUAREZ'Y. A LOS COMISIONADOS MIRIAM ALONSO, MILLER DAWKINS VICTOR DE_YURRE,,. J.L. PLUMMER PARA QUE TOMEN EN CONSIDERACION ESTE PLANTEAMIENTO NUESTRO QUE s RECOGE EL VERDADERO SENTIR DE NUESTRO PUEBLO Y VOTEN ;EN, FAVOR DE NUESTR0 " CONCEPTO (VOCES Y EXPRESIONES DE PROTESTA) DESIGNANDO A;LA PEQUENA HABANA, THE LITTLE HAVANA CUBAN,QUARTER U.S.A. (VOCES Y EXPRESIONES DE PROTESTA) USTEDES SO NUESTROS REPRESENTATIVOS... Mayor Suarez: OK. All right. Wait, there's a -moment at each one o£ these meetings where we have to tell Marieta that she can't stay here.- That_.momeht has come. We - have to ask you to leave Marieta. You can't - control ,,yourse;l£ and you're not helping matters,any. Mr. Odio: What he said is.., (SHOUTING, JEERING, VOICES OF PROTEST) r' Mayor Suarez: OK, please, we're almost at the end. I think we're almost at the end, ESTAMOS TERMINANDO... Mr. Medina: USTEDES SON NUESTROS REPRESENTATIVOS Y EN USTEDES CONFIAMOS PARA +ESOLVER LA SITUACION PLANTEADA,.NO NOS DEFRAUDEN. HE TERMiNAAO. TRANSLATION; You represent us... (CROWD NOISE, SHOUTING, TALKING) Nayor.$uarez. All right, listen. FOR FAVOR, EL GRUPO QUE RASICAMN��.OPQ :.LA POSICION DE LOS QUE CREO RUE SON MAYQRITARIOS AQUI QW, r$S Y l? 'i14: , ; {' ,'SLAR, BRA , TAN-MAS, 919 TESTER RRMTO, ENTRE QTRAS +COSA$ FORQV: Sx NOr �►ANQ5;wA t � � tttir Nye y ESTAR AQUI TODA LA NOCHE Y APARTE DE ESO PORQUE SE LO MERECEN COMO CIUDADANOS ...SEAN CUBANOS... DEL PAIS QUE SEAN, DE UNA MANERA MUY ESPECIAL EN ESTE AYUNTAMIENTO PORQUE SON CONCIUDADANOS. ASI QUE, POR FAVOR ESCUCHEN, Y ASI SALIMOS DE AQUI MAS TEMPRANO. EL QUE NO PUEDA MANTENER EL SILENCIO TIENE QUE SALIR Y ACOMPANAR A LOS QUE HAN TENIDO QUE SALIR. OK, Willie. Mr. Willy Bermello: SENOR ALCALDE Y DISTINGUIDOS COMISIONADOS. MI NOMBRE ES WILLIE BERMELLO. (BURLAS Y CHIFLIDOS) Y VENGO ESTA NOCHE A DIRIGIRME A USTEDES EN NOMBRE DE CUBANOS AMERICANOS Y CUBANOS QUE HAN TRABAJADO EN EL AREA DE LA PEQUENA HABANA POR LOS ULTIMOS TREINTA ANOS PARA MEJORAR EL AREA Y PRESERVAR NUESTRA CULTURA. YO VENGO AQUI ESTA NOCHE PARA PEDIRLE A USTEDES QUE CON LIDERAZGO, CON CORAJE Y CON MUCHA HONRA NOS DEN SU VOTO Y SU APOYO PARR MANTENER LATIN QUARTER -LITTLE HAVANA. (NOOO1 BURLAS, GRITOS) Y YA DE UNA VEZ, PONERLE FIN A ESTA FICTICIA CONTROVERSIA QUE ENFRENTA A CUBANOS CONTRA CUBANOS. Y ES UN FACTOR DIVISIVO EN NUESTRA COMUNIDAD, PONGANLE FIN ESTA NOCHE A TODOS ESOS INTERESES QUE SOLO TRATAN DE PROMOVER SU AUDIENCIA MEDIANTE CAMPANAS DEMOGOGICAS CARENTES DE FUNDAMENTO. NO ES MI PROPOSITO ESTA NOCHE DE HACER UN RECUENTO HISTORICO SOBRE EL POR QUE DEL LATIN QUARTER PUES HAY AQUI OTRAS PERSONAS MAS CAPACITADAS QUE YO PARA CUBRIR ESE COMETIDO. TRANSALATION: Mr. Mayor and distinguished Commissioners. My name is Willie Bermello. (BOOING, WHISTLING) I come tonight to address you in the name of Cuban Americans and Cubans that have worked in the area of Little Havana for the last 30 years to improve the area and to preserve our culture. I come here tonight to ask you with leadership, with courage, and with a lot of honor, you give us your support, your vote, to keep the name of Latin Quarter Little Havana. (NOES, BOOING, JEERING). And now that I'm here to put an end to this fictitious controversy that is confront... that is putting Cubans against Cubans and that is a divisive factor in our community. Let's put an end tonight to those interests that are only trying to promote an audience through demogoguery campaigns with no foundation. It is not our intent tonight to give you an historic recount over why the Latin Quarter because there are other people here that are more able than me to cover that area. Mayor Suarez: Wait a minute, we have another person that apparently can't comport themselves here. I could swear that's the same voice of the same lady that I asked to be removed before. I would hear and I would know it anywhere. OK. b Mr. Bermello: SIN EMBARGO., SENOR ALCALDE Y COMISIONADOS, YO QUISIERA TOMARME SOLAMEMNTE UNOS MINUTOS PARA PUNTUALIZAR CIERTOS HECHOS, QUE SIN DUDA SERVIRAN A REFUTAR LAS AFIRMACIONES INSOLITAS E'IRRESPONSABLES QUE CON INTENCION MUY DUDOSA SE HAN VENIDO PROPAGANDO EN LOS ULTIMOS MESES. PRIMERO, LA PEQUENA HABANA, EL LATIN QUARTER Y EL LATIN QUARTER SPECIALTY CENTER SON TODOS REALIDADES QUE SON FRUTO DE ESFUERZOS DE CUBANOS -AMER I CANOS EN ESTE EXILIO; MOVIDOS SOLAMENTE CON UN DESEO Y UNA VISION DE PODER PRESERVAR UN PEDACITO DE ESTA GRAN CIUDAD DE MIAMI PARA QUE AQUI LOS QUE APOYAN EL LATIN QUARTER Y LOS {' QUE LO ATACAN PUEDAN LLAMAR DESDE ESE PEDACITO "NUESTRO"... EL PROPIO .�` PROYECTO LATIN QUARTER SPECIALTY CENTER TIENE COMO OBJETIVO CREAR UN PUNTO FOCAL QUE SIRVA COMO UN IMAN PARA ATRAER A LOS RESIDENTES DEL AREA Y A LOS TURISTAS QUE NOS VISITAN. UN PROYECTO QUE NO SOLO NOS PERMITA DISFRUTAR DE LA BELLEZA Y LA ARQUITECTURA COLONIAL, PERO ADEMAS NOS DA UN CENTRO DONDE PODAMOS DISFRUTAR DE UN AMBIENTE TIPICAMENTE HISPANO. SEGUNDO, CUANDO LA COMISION`;EN EL ANO 1984 APROBO LA CREACION DEL DISTRITO LATIN QUARTER DENTRO DE LA PEQUENA HABANA. NUNCA SUPUSO ELLO QUE SE LE ESTUVIERA QUITANDO EL NOMBRE DE LA PEQUENA HABANA. SIMPLEMENTE SE ESTABA ESTABLECIENDO EL'DISTRITO DE ZONIFICACION DENTRO DEL BARRIO NUESTRO QUE ES LA PEQUENA HABANA. ES DECIR SERIA COMO.DEL LATIN QUARTER A LA PEQUENA HABANA, ES COMO DECIR LA HABANA VIEJA A LA-CIUDAD DE LA HABANA (NOOOI GRITERIA, VOCES DE PROTESTAI) TRANSLATION: However, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, I want to take a few sr minutes to point some things, facts, that no doubt will serve to refute the insolit.[sic], statements and irresponsible that with a very shady intentions have been spread in the last few months. First, the Little Havana, the Latin Quarter, and the Latin Quarter Specialty Center, are all realities that are the direct result of the efforts of Cuban Americans in exile, that have been moved only with a vision and a desire to be able to preserve a little piece of this great City of Miami so those that are proposing the Latin Quarter and those who attack it could be able to call that little piece of that fours." The proposed Latin Quarter Specialty Center project has, as an objective, to create a focal point that would serve as a magnet to bring residents f rom.tho area and the tourists that visit us to come here, Not only a project that would allow us to enjoy the beauty of colonial architecture but besides that, x it would give us a center where we 'could enjoy an atmosphere typical. Hidpanid, ,. 226 October 10, 199 5 S y , e - Secondly, when the Commission in when in 1984, the Commission approved the creation of the Latin Quarter district within the Little Havana area, they never thought that they were taking the name of Little Havana away. They were simply establishing a district.., a zonification district within our own, neighborhood which is Little Havana. It is to say it is like the - It's like, calling Latin Quarter, like we used to call Havana vieja, which is .the old Havana in Havana, Plummer, before you were, you know... (SHOUTS, NOES, BOOING) Mayor Suarezt OK, wait, wait, we got another person that has to leave. Mr. Bermellot...POR ESO EL AFIRMAR QUE EL MANTENER EL NOMBRE DE LATIN QUARTER TIENE UN EFECTO DESCUBANIZADOR, NO ES SOLAMENTE RIDICULO PERO SUMAMENTE _ DEMAGOGICO. TERCERO Y ULTIMO PUNTO, DEBO SENALAR QUE DURANTE LOS ULTIMOS ANOS QUE HA SIDO CREADO EL LATIN QUARTER , CUBANOS AMERICANOS HAN INVERTIDO SU CAPITAL EN ESA AREA, CON LA ESPERANZA... TRANSLATION: ...for that to make statements that to keep the name of Latin Quarter has an effect to de-Cubanize us, it's not only ridiculous but it's also very demogogic. And my last point, the third point, I must point out that in the last few years that the Latin Quarter has been created, Cuban Americans have invested a lot of money into that area. With the... Mayor Suarez:- Wait, wait, wait, wait! Please escort Miss Rubio out. I've given her enough warning. Estrella, you can't comport yourself...- Unidentified Speaker: DIGANME QUE HAN HECHO CON LOS TRES MILLONES! Mayor Suarez: That proves it! That proves it! Unidentified Speaker: A MI ME SACAN PERO PARA LA CARCEL.. A MI NO ME VAN'A SACAR DE' AQUI.. . Commissioner.,Plummer:. Oh, boy! (LOUD VOICES,' COLLECTIVE SHOUTING AND PROTESTS!) - Mayor <Suarez: -Nice and easy. ESPERATE ESTRELLA....PUEDES SENTARTE, TRANQUILITA.... (SHOUTING, JEERING,; LOUD TALKING) Mayor: Suarez: Wait, wait, wait. ANGELITO, SI PUEDES SENTARLA ELLA PUEDE ESCUCHAR EL RESTO DE LA AUDIENCIA. ' (SHOUTING, JEERING, LOUD TALKING) - Mayor Suarez: POR FAVOR, POR FAVOR ESTRELLA... TRANQUILA, TRANQUILA. POR , RESPETO A LA EDAD Y` A LAS OTRAS LUCHAS DE ESTRELLA,''PERO TIENE QUE ESTAR TRANQUILA POR FAVOR. OK. N Mr. Bermello: ESTAS'PERSONAS HAN INVERTIDO SU CAPITAL CON LA ESPERANZA DE REVITALIZAR'ESTA AREA. ASI MISMO HAN SURGIDO ORGANIZACIONES CUBANO-AMERICANAS,. COMO EL LATIN QUARTER MERCHANTS'ASSOCIATION, ORGANIZACIONES CUBANO-&4ERICANAS� CON EL PROPOSITO TAMBIEN 'DE REVITALIZAR LA ZONA. Y A MI ME DUELE COMO CUBANO AMERICANO OIR A -OTROS CUBANOS ATACANDO A CUBANOS DUDANDO SU` CUBANIA, 'POR f MOTIVO DE UN .NOMBRE SOBRE UNA ZONA DE ZONIFICACION. -YO LES_ PIDO-QUE EST$ ASUNTO-DE ESTA NOCHE, YO LES PIDO, SENOR ALCALDE Y COMISIONADOS%,' QUE ESTE . TEMA NO SE-POSPONGA, QUE NO SE LLEVE A REFERENDUM Y QUE ESTA NOCHE`USTEDES POR MEDIO' DE UNA MOCION RATIFIQUEN Y PRESERVEN DE FORMA PERMANENTE EL. HOMBRE DE LATIN QUARTER DE LITTLE HAVANA. (VEHEMENTES GRITOS DE PROTESTA) TRANSLATION.: These people have invested their capital with the --hope that they # would be revitalizing this area. And we also have had organizations that have come up forward that are not Cuban; Americans;.. Oh, L'm sorry; that they ' are, :...like The Latin Quarter Merchants' Association;; organizations that art 3 Cuban American with the purpose in mind to revitalize that area. And it hurts j me, Cuban American that I am, to hear other Cubans attacking Cubans, putting in -doubt their Cubanism because of a name change in an 'area that.,,jINOOMPL$T8' ' TRANSLATION) -I'm asking..,:I ask you, Mr, 'Mayor and Commissioners, that.th�a subeot would not be delayed, that it not be taken to a referendum and that tonight, you would by means of a motion, ratify and preserve on a permanent: basis the name of (INCOMPLBTE,TRANSLATION): "ALA DOQING EERING SHOUTING, NOES, WiiISTLING!) { 227 October loo� F, Z ' Mayor Suaret: Please.,. Go ahead, Willy. ; F Mr, Rermello: TENGAN USTEDES FOR SEGURO QUE LA INMENSA MAYORIA- DE LOS RESIDENTES DE PSSTA GRAN CIUDAD ESTAN ASQUEADOS DE-LAS CAMPANAS DIVISIVAS QUE ESTA NOCHE SE MEN DE TERMINAR. MUCHAS GRACIAS. (GRITERIA, EXPRESIONES DE PROTESTA Y DESAPttMO) TRANSLATION: Keep in mind that the enormous majority of the residents of this ` t great City are... what? (SHOUTING) ,::are turned off of the devisive campaigns that tonight..: an and has to be put to it, tonight, Thank you. i (BOOING, SHOUTING, CURSING, NOES) E Mayor Suarez: OK, FOR ALLA ATRAS HAY ALGUIEN QUE FOR LO VISTO NO PUEDE CONPORTARSE, VOY A ADELGAZAR YO COMO DIEZ LIBRAS AQUI DANDOLE'GOLPES'A ESTO. OK, go ahead. Mr. Miguel Gonzalez: MI NOMBRE ES MIGUEL GONZALEZ RIERA. YO TENGO UN NEGOCIO `} j FOR VEINTECINCO ANOS EN LA 27 AVENIDA Y LA OCHO CALLE DEL S.W, NACI EN BEJUCAL, CUBA, TAN CUBANOS COMO ESTOS Y TODOS LOS QUE ESTAN AQUI. EL SENOR HABLO ANTERIORMENTE DE QUE LA PEQUENA HABANA SE DETERIORABA, TENIA RAZON. SE DETERIORA PORQUE SI TODAS ESTAS PERSONAS QUE ESTAN AQUI HOY CAMINARAN FOR LA i PEQUENA HABANA, MANTUVIERAN LOS NEGOCIOS ABIERTOS Y FUNCIONANDO... SI USTEDES SE DIERAN UNA CAMINADA FOR LA CALLE OCHO CUANDO USTED VIENE FOR LA DIECISIETE HACIA EL ESTE, SE ENCUENTRA UNA ESTACION DE GASOLINA "BP", QUE ES DIFERENTE A TODAS LAS ESTACIONES DE ESA COMPANIA EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS. TIENE UN MARCO HISPANO, Y SI MIRA A LA DERECHA, VE UN SHOPPING QUE TIENE MAS DE SEIS ANOS DE HECHO, LA MISMA SITUACION PARA QUE NOS ACORDEMOS DE CUBA. SI USTED SIGUE FOR jj LA CALLE OCHO, VA A VER UN MCDONALD DIFERENTE A TODOS LOS MCDONALDS ,QUE I EXISTEN EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS; CON SU PORTAL, SU TECHO DE TEJA, Y EN ESE LUGAR TODOS LOS ANOS, DOS 0 TRES VECES, SE DAN EXPOSICIONES DE PINTURAS, N EXPOSICIONES DE' CERAMICA, PARA ATRAER A LOS CUBANOS A ESA ZONA; PERO LOS ' '.- CUBANOS NO QUIEREN VENIR_ A LA >PEQUENA HABANA. SI SIGUE FOR AHI :SE VA °A"' ENCONTRAR EN LA DERECHA, LA FARMACIA DE NAVARRO QUE TIENE SU FRENTE MODIFICADO PARA RECORDARNOS LOS BALCONES DE LA HABANA. SIGUE, Y CUANDO LLEGUA A<LA 12 ' AVENIDA, VA'A"VER UNA ESTACION DE GASOLINA DIFERENTE _A TODAS `LAS 'DE ESA i is COMPANIA EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS Y LES RECUERDA OTRA.VEZ... CUBA. SIrDOBLA A LA IZQUIERDA PARA LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI VA A ENCONTRAR 'EN .LA :5TA AVENIDA UN-' RESTAURANT'COLOMBIANO CON EL FRENTE EN LAS MISMAS CONDICIONES RECORDANDONOS DE' CUBA CON SUS BALCONES. EN LA PROXIMA CUADRA A'MANO IZQUIERDA °HAY. UN SHOPPING:..:(PROTESTAS, GRITERIA)... TRANSLATION: My name is Miguel Gonzalez. I'have, a business for the. last 25 z years -on 27th Avenue and 8th Street, Southwest. I was born in Bejucal, Cuba. I'm more Cuban than this and all the others that are here. Themanthat talked` before me that the Little Havana area was being deteriorate&..—. -He is 4 right. It is being deteriorated because if all these peopleare here; today y would :walk in Little Havana and kept the businesses open and working and: functions, if you would walk down 8th Street when you reach .17th .Avenue, eastbound, you will find a gasoline station, BP, that is different than :all the. others of . that whole area. It has a frame, a Spanish frame. : And-, if you look at your right, you see a shopping center that is six years old in the ' same kind of situation so that we can remember Cuba. If you continue down 8th Street you are y going to _see a- MacDonalds' different than all 'of: the;; other ,..: i MacDonalds that exist in the United States_ with its portals,. tile,:. roof in that 'place every year, two or three times a year, they are, giving 'exhibit ions in ceramics to bring the Cubans`to that area. But -the Cubans don lti want to , come to Little Havana. If you continue down 8th Street,' and to the right,"",qou will see'Navarro's Pharmacy that has also a front modified to remind us'':of''the ,? t balconies of Havana, of Cuba. And if, you continue you reach 12th'Avenue :S you're going to see another gas station different than all the others that 'E that company has built in the United States.' And you will remember Cuba. .:And. ifyou turn left and ou're going down to the downtown q y B B , you will : f ind :that -..on 5th Street, 5th Avenue, you will find a Colombian restaurant with a,lronx'.that ; is also in the same condition remembering the Cuban n the s' other street to the left side... (SHOUTING, BOOING, LOUD TALKING) , ; A Mayor Suarez; NOS HA DADO... PERDON, PERDQN SENOR, FOR FAVOR NOS?,- HA IiAAU } ! UN TOUR BASTANTE COMPLETQ DEL AREA, PERO TIENE QUE SUMARIKAR YAa..',ACABE4POR YAVAR, SUMARICE. Mr' Gonzalez: LQS . MIEMBRQS ; DEIo LATIN QUARTER SON TAN ,CUBANOS COMO ivQAQ� ! � 4 DWS4 QUEREMOS LA MEJORA DEL AREA. QUE VENGAN MAS NgGQCIGS.,AL:: AA. N.Q Q '�` ' Mrl{ SX,�:VAYAN�� ` PORQUE LQS-9UE SE..�vAN E PORQUE �LQS ,CUaA�1�?S .NQ VA A�' C�?�1P1 �` i�� , � ; . a 1 . r= �- Fr�Ya�t�6t 77 71 �. �t AREA. ESE ES EL MOTIVO QUR LA PEQUENA HABANA SE DETERIORA, YO HE INVERTIDO EN { ESA ESQUINA MIS VEINTECINCO ANDS DR TRABAJO, NO PARA OUR SE DETERIORE, PARA QUE SE LEVANTE, NO PARA QUE SE SE DETERIORE, EN ESTA CUESTION LO QUE HAY ES UN MAL.ENTENDIDO, MAL INFORMADO, Y PERSONAS QUE NO HAN TENIDO ESCRUPULOS EN ECHAR A PELEAR A CUBANOS CONTRA CUBANOS....(N00, CRITERIA) EL QUE TIENE UN MICROVONO PARA HABLAR, ANTES DE HABLAR TIM QUE INFORMARSE DE LAS COSAS PARA. SABER COMO SON. (CRITERIA, SILBIDOS) TRANSLATION: The members of the Latin Quarter are as Cuban as any other Cuban. We want the improvements of the area. We want more businesses in the area, Not that they leave because ':hen they leave is because the Cubans don't come to buy in that area. That's ay the Little Havana area is deteriorating. I have invested in that corner 25 years of work of labor. He has invested his last 25 years of labor into that corner so that it will be - so that it grows. What we have here is a misunderstanding, misinformation and people that have had no scruples into starting a fight between Cubans and Cubans.(BOOING, SHOUTING, JEERING) Whoever has a microphon- to talk before they speak, they should be well informed of things and to find out what they really are. (BOOING, SHOUTING, JEERING, WHISTLING, CURSING, CHANTINGI) Mayor Suarez: Willy, Willy, we've used up a lot of time so make it quick. Mr. Willie Gort: Mayor, you going to allow the other people an hour and forty-five minutes. You're not going to give us the equal time after all the work we've put here? Mayor Suarez: Do it in five minutes, Willie, please. Mr. Gort: Honorable Mayor, Commissioners, I want to try to put 30 years of history within five minutes. CON EL PERMISO DE USTEDES, VOY A TRATAR DE RACER EN CINCO MINUTOS UNA HISTORIA DE TREINTA ANDS. MI NOMBRE ES WILLIE GORT. (BOOING, HISSING, JEERING) Mayor Suarez: Pleasel Senoral Mr. Gort: ... CONTRARIO A LO QUE USTEDES PIENSAN , MI DIRECCION ES 2660 N.W. 14 AVE. USTEDES SABEN LO QUE ES ESO?...ALLAPATTAH...LLEVO VIENTEOCHO ANOS AHI, MI NEGOCIO ESTA EN EL 1602 S.W. DE LA CALLE 8, QUE MI PADRE ABRIO EN EL ANO 154. YO SOLO QUIERO DAR UNA BREVE HISTORIA DE POR QUE ESTAMOS AQUI Y LLEGAMOS. EN LOS ANOS 1965, 64, Y 166... ANTES QUE NADA SI USTED ANALIZA LA HISTORIA DE TODAS LAS CIUDADES GRANDES DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.... TRANSLATION: I want to give you a brief history why we're here. In the years .. of 1965, 164...c Mayor Suarez: OK, wait, wait! We can do the English translation afterwards. Vice Mayor Dawkins says it's OK with him. Do you want to give him a private, running translate... Give a private running translation to J.L. Plummer and`_, then correct the record to have the English translation reflected. All right,`," s Frank is going to help. And I'll help over here. And whoever - wait*,Iwait, wait, Willie... And whoever back there cannot keep the order, remove that person if need be, please. Mr. Gort: QUE LOS BARRIOS ADJUNTOS A LOS DOWNTOWN SE HABIAN-DETERIORADO COMPLETAMENTE. EL UNICO QUE NO LE HABIA PASADO ESO ERA LA PEQUENA HABANA. FUR EN LOS ANOS DEL 70, QUE NUESTRO PUEBLO EMPEZO A MUDARSE TAMBIEN BUSCANDO OTROS h LUGARES, Y UN GRUPO DE COMERCIANTES Y VECINOS DEL AREA, NOS REUNIMO$"CON EL DEPARTAMENTO DE PLANIFICACION DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, NOS CON--ELREUNIMOS - .,,r DEPARTAMENTO DE OBRAS PUBLICAS DEL CONDADO Y DIJIMOS QUE NECESITASAMOS.HACER s ALGO PARA TRAER PUBLICO A ESTA AREA. DESPUES DE HACER VARIOS ANALISIS Y DR HABLAR Y MIRAR, EL TURISMO QUE MAS SE PODIA TRAER A ESTA AREA, ERA EL TURISMO AMERICANO, QUE ERA LA PERSONA QUE PODIA SUSTITUIR Y EN ESTE MO MENTO $I USTEDES , ANALIZAN LOS NEGOCIOS QUE ESTAN BASTANTE BIEN -EN LA PRQUENA HABANA SON AQVELLOS NEGOCIOS DE LOS RESTAURANES QUE VIENEN MUCHAS PERSONAS DE VISITA.A a'= ESA AREA. TAMBIEN DESGRACIADAMENTE TENIAMOS MUCHOS CUBANOS POR TODOS LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS Y MIAMI Y ESTA ERA EL AREA QUE TENIAN QUE VENIR. EL ARQUITECTO DE TO.DO ESTO ES UN SENOR QUE VIVIA EN HOUSTON, QUE CUBNDO VENIA DE VISITA A MIAMI TRAIA A SUS HIJOS PARA QUE ELLOS PUDIERAN VER LA CULTURA CUBANA, Y DE ESO ESTAMOS MUY ORGULLOSOS PORQUE YO SOY TAN CUBANO COMO TOD.OS USTEDES. (VOC$S DE PROTESTA) NO SE LO QUE USTEDES USAN PARA ANALIZARLO PERO ICES ASEGURO'QUE ,,. LO SOY. NACI EN CONSQLACION DEL SUR, PINAR DEL RIO, 0,SEA YO NO SOY- DE :LA HABANA ... QUIERO QUE SEPAN ESO, NO TENGO PROPIEDAD NINGUNA EN ,LA .PEQMA HABANA, QUIERO QUE SEPAN ESA, TODA LA LABOR QUE HE. HFCHO iSIEMPRE LA . HEQt p VOLUNTARIO, Y LA HE HECHO PORQUE ESTOY ORGULLOSO, PORQUE ESO ES EL IA ETTQ :. 229 October 1990 i D OW FFF�`1`715W 11 AL EXILIO Y 'YO AQUI TENGO UN PAPEL DE L09 TOURS WE NOSOTROS HICIMOS EN LA PEQUENA HABANA, LOS CUALES SE LOS VOY A PASAR, DONDE TRA.IIMOS MILES DE PERSONAS PARA QUE VIERAN LOS ESTABLECIMIENTOS QUE REPRESENTABAN LA BEQUENA HABANA Y PARA QUE CONOCIERAN LA CULi'URA CUBANA. (COMENTARIOS FUERA DEL MICROFONO) - QUE ES ESTO?... ESTO ES A DONDE TRAIAMOS LOS VISITANTES NOSOTROS QUE NO CONOCIAN A LOS CUBANOS Y TENIAN MIEDO DE ENTRAR A UN BARRIO CUBANO... (GRITOS Y EXPRESIONES DE PROTESTA) ::,.yor Suarez: You're out of order, Angel. You're supposed to be helping to keep the order. You're out of order, Mr. Gort: ESPERO QUE NO LO TOMES MAL, ANGELITO YO NO ESTOY TRATANDO DE F INSULTAR A NADIE... (GRITERIA). Mayor Suarez: Direct your comments to the chair and to the Commission. And Angel, please... Willie, summarize and get to the point, please. Mr. Gort: LOS TOURS QUE HICIMOS EN EL AREA, LO HICIMOS CON LA IDEA DE TRAER A "$ LOS VECINOS, VECINOS NORTEAMERICANOS, Y OTRAS PERSONAS PARA QUE CONOCIERAN NUESTRA CULTURA Y NUESTRA MANERA DE SER. ESTAN LOS ESCRITOS... Y TODO ESTO SE HIZO A TRAVES DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, OBRAS PUBLICAS Y DEL CONDADO. ALGUIEN PREGUNTO QUE PASO CON LOS TRES MILLONES. LOS TRES MILLONES QUE USTEDES ESTAN PREGUNTANDO, FUR UN GRANT FEDERAL, EN CUAL TODO ESE DINERO VINO DIRECTAMENTE A LA CIUDAD DE;MIAMI, AL DEPARTAMENTO DE OBRAS PUBLICAS, AL DEPARTAMENTO DE PLANIFICACION DE LA CIUDAD, Y AL DEPARTAMENTO DE OBRAS PUBLICAS DEL CONDADO. (GRITERIA)BUENO, PREGUNTESELO A OBRAS PUBLICAS DEL CONDADO Y PREGUNTESELO A LAS OTRAS PERSONAS. i 1 Mayor Suarez: Willie, as long as you mention that, just so we know PARA QUE SEPAMOS... PARA QUE SEPA TODO EL MUNDO... EN QUE ANO FUE? PORQUE YO NO -ME ACUERDO DE ESO. MAS 0 MENOS. (SHOUTING, TALKING) Mr. Gort: ESTO COMENZO EL EL ANO 176. 1982 MAS 0 MENOS... Mr. Odio: No. 1980, I think they have... Mayor Suarez: ALREDEDOR DEL 180, OK, go ahead, complete. Mr. Gort: PERO ESTOS PLANES SE EMPEZARON.EN EL ANO 176. Commissioner Alonso: PERDON; SI VAMOS A PONERLO EN EL RECORD SON CUATRO MILLONES ENTONCES, NO SON TRES, SON CUATRO... Mr. Gort: NO TENGO LA CANTIDAD EXACTA, PERO, VOY A... LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI..-i. (BOOING, APPLAUSE, WHISTLING, SHOUTING) f Mr. Gort: COMISIONADA ALONSO, PARA PONER LAS. COSAS...NINGUNA DRLAS ORGANIZACIONES QUE TRABAJARON EN EL ENBELLECIMIENTO Y LA PLANIFICACION=DE:ESTA AREA,-TUVO NADA, QUE VER CON LA DISTRIBUCION DE ESOS FONDOS. ESOS FONDOS, LA CANTIDAD QUE SEA, TRES, CUATRO, CINCO, 0 DIEZ SE DISTRIBUYO A TRAVES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE OBRAS PUBLICAS DE LA. CIUDAD, A TRAVES DELDEPARTAMENTO DE OBRAS PUBLICAS DEL CONDADO Y A TRAVES DE EL DEPARTAMENTO DE PLANIFICACION QUE TRABAJO CON NOSOTROS. SOLAMENTE QUERIA ESTABLECER ESTO PARA, DAR A SABER.QUE - EN NINGUN MOMENTO NOSOTROS PENSAMOS EN OFENDER A NADIR CON EL PROYECTO DEL LATIN QUARTER, QUE TODO NUESTRO IDEAL FUR TRAER.A LAS PERSONAS AQUI;PARAtQUE x NOS CONOCIERAN MUCHO MEJOR. Y ADEMAS DE ESO SON MUCHOS LOS EVENTOS .QUE LLEVAMOS ACABO AQUI, PARA QUE VINIERAN LAS PERSONAS Y NOS CONOCIERAN A t` NOSOTROS. YO CREO QUE EL ESFUERZO... ESTO ERA. UNA LABOR DE TODOS 'LOS DIFERENTES DEPARTAMENTOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, DE UN,GRUPO:DE PERSONAS Y ORGANIZACIONES QUE EMPEZARON Y SE DEDICARON A ESTO HACE MAS DE VEINTE ANDS, CREO QUE CUANDO USTEDES TOMEN EN CONSIDERACION SU DECISION, QUE DEBEN TOMAR,EN CONSIDERACION EL ESFUERZO DE ALGUNOS DE NOSOTROS. MUCHAS GRACiAS. 5. (SHOUTING) Mayor Suarez: LES AGRADEZCO, LOS QUE SE ESTAN GOMPORTANDO EN UNA MRA SERENA Y ORDENADA, LOS DEMAS, POR FAVOR, A,CUERDENSE LAS REGLAS -QUE TENWO =. AQUI.. Please, Jesus,;welve got to make this quick. We've been at this now , Zor 'almost two hours. CASI HORA Y MEDIA... ASI QUE' RAPIDAMWB, NO 88 M� QGURRE QUE 3AYA MUCHOS ' MAS ARGUMENTOS, QUE NO SE HAYAN ' DICIiQ TA ' E&TA: l,TOOH&: LOS DOS LADQS. f, , 230 Oct+obor f Pr w iS L y _ Mr. Jesus Roiht How much time do I have, Mayor? Mr, Odio: Two seconds. Mrs Rois: How much time do I have? Mayor Suarez: Viva minutes and that's it for your presentation for this item, ,A CINCO MINUTOS SE ACABA ESTE LADO, Y LOS DOS LADOS Y DESPUES LA COMISION DECIDES,. ' i' :p. Mr, Rois: All right. My name is Jesus Rois) for the record. And, if you allow me, I'm going to say a couple of words in Spanish and then I will go back to a prepared statement that I have in English. TRANSLATION: EL DICE QUE VA HABLAR AHORA UNAS PALABRAS EN ESPANOL Y DESPUES VA A VOLVER A HABLAR EN INGLES, Y SE LOS TRADUCIRA. 5 Mr. Rois: YO LES PIDO DISCULPAS A LAS PERSONAS QUE LLEVAN POCO TIEMPO PN ESTADOS UNIDOS Y NO HAN APRENDIDO INGLES. PERO YO PENSE QUE IBA A TENER DOS MINUTOS NADA MAS Y ENTONCES PREPARE AQUI UN PEQUENO COMENTARIO EN INGLES, POR BREVEDAD Y ESO ES LO QUE TENGO Y NO QUIERO TOMAR MAS TIEMPO QUE ESE. MI HOMBRE ES JESUS ROIS, YO VINE A MIAMI DEL BARRIO DE LUYANO HACE VEINTE ANOS, VINE A VIVIR A LA PEQUENA HABANA, AL ESTE DE LA PEQUENA HABANA, A LA CALLE SEIS, DESPUES VIVI EN SILVER BLUFF, EN LOS ROADS, Y AHORA HE VUELTO OTRA VEZ A LA CALLE SETS, EN LA PEQUENA HABANA, MIENTRAS SE ESTA REPARANDO MI CASA VIEJA. My present home address is 873 S.W. 6th Street and I have a short, brief statement here, it will take only two minutes. TRANSLATION: EL QUIERE HACER UNAS BREVES PALABRAS, LE VA A TOMAR DOS MINUTOS. Mr, Rois: SI ALGUIEN QUISIERA POR BREVEDAD QUE YO DESPUES LES DE UNA TRADUCCION DE ESTO, PUES ME DA SU NOMBRE Y DIRECCION Y YO SE LO MANDO POR . CORREO. (GRITERIA, PROTESTAS) Mayor Suarez: OK. Mr. Rois: I wonder .if, after all of this, I need to remind you Commissioners '. that you do represent the City of Miami at large and your decisions are to be made for the future and I hope that it is of essence that you do keep _that in mind. What' I would like to say is that the lack of good employment is usually found to be because of many problems affecting the neighborhoods, including gangs,_ sale of drugs, prostitution, burglaries, and 'muggings. The purpose of' the Latin Quarter" projectis to improve the 'economic condition of Little Havana by attracting business and employment to the area. By creating this. = attractive showcase for the Hispanic culture, Little Havana will become .a major..tourist attraction in South Florida at a time when the Latin American > countries are starting to talk about the creation of a Latin American common 4' r market. We, the Miami Cubans, should not isolate ourselves in Little Havana. We We .should be part of that great economic future that will be enjoyed..by the <. Spanish speaking people of this continent. We should open up. our, hearts arid our new bank accounts. To polarize and divide the community is a disservice to the underemployed Cuban as well as other underemployed Latins in 'Little 3 Havana. The United States became the greatest nation in "the world by T accepting people, from every country. Epcot Center ,did not hurt the name of this 'new world. If we are as good as we say we are, we have to prove ourselves everyday. Not to try to keep.by force what was created in the past ` and perhaps we have abandoned today. It is very sad that our spokespersons are sending to the world this sorry message of division during the Hispanic Heritage Month. TRANSLATION: YO CREO, SI DESPUES DE TODO ESTO YO DEBO RECORDARLE A,USTEDR_SI § COMISIONADOS Y SENOR ALCALDE QUE USTEDES REPRESENTAN A LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI EN.. SU TOTALIDAD. Y SUS DECISIONES QUE DEBEN DE TOMAR'PARA EL FUTLTRO... YO ESPJR` QUE USTEDES TENGAN ESO EN MENTE. LO QUE YO_QUIERO D.ECIR ES LA FALTA DR.BUENQ$ ` EMPI,EOS ES NUEVAMENTE . , , LA ` FALTA DE EMPLEOS ES LA CAUSA QUE CREA ,T,1N'TQS PROBLEM,AS EN .LOS VECINDARIOS; INCLUYENDO LAS GANGAR DE JUVENILES, ,LA YENTA.DR: DROGA$, LA PROSTITUGIpN, R9EOS Y ASAI.TO$t EL PRQPOSITO DEL PROJECTO DE' QUARTER ES PARA MEJQRAR LA SITUACION ECONOMICA DE LA PEQUENA HABANA; TRAY NEGOCIQS 'Y _E14PLBOS A ESA AREA, CREANDO UNA COSA TAN ATR,ACTIV,A COMO ,RST� Qom« DIINONSTRARIA LA CVLTURA HISPANQ; LA PEQUENA HABANA SE .E�t -• Y IONVERTIRI,A TR MENDA ATRACCiAN TURIST CA, EN MN MOMENTO EN QUR LAS PAISES DE EAic ;A,;NA-ASTAK Et 'SZANDQ . AHABLAR SQDRE UN M RCADQ GOWN i T Alp "ABC , t aN .T080TR0P -LOS CUBANC►s' DR MIAM NO NOS, PEBItAMO$ DE AIpFit Q 4. , iiAP +TA NCSGTROS DER$RIAMOS DE OR PARTS DE ESE GRAN FUTURO &CaNQklICSi:.` ;QT A VA 5 s . h.: 7231Rk ' -. A SER DISFRUTADO POR TODOS LOS QUE HABLAN ESPANOL EN ESTE PAIS. NOSOTROS DEDERiAMOS DE ABRIR NUESTROS CORAZONES Y NUESTRAS NUEVAS CUENTAS BANCARIAS= bIVIDIR LA COMUNIDAD ES UN MAL SERVICIO PARA LOS CUBANOS DESEMPLEADOS Y TAMBIEN COMO PARA OTROS LATINOS QUE ESTAN DESEMPLEADO EN LA PEQUENA HABANA. LOS ESTAD08 UNIDOS SE CONVIRTIERON EN UNA DE LAS GRANDES NACIONES DEL MUNDQ PORQUV ACEPTARON PERSONAS DE TODOS LOS DAISES. EL CENTRO EPCOT EN DISNEY WORLD NO LE HIZO DANO A DISNEY WORLD, SI NOSOTORS SOMOS TAN BUENOS COMO DECIMOS QUE SOMOS, TENEMOS QUE PROBARNOS TODOS LOS DIAS, NO TRATANDO DE MANTENER POR LA FUR RZA LO QUE FUR CREADO EN EL PASADO Y QUIZAS LO QUE ESTEMOS ABANDONANDO HOY. ES MUY TRISTE QUE LAS PERSONAS QUE HABLAN POR NOSOTROS ESTAN MANDANDO UN MENSAJE AL MUNDO... UN MENSAJE TRISTE DE DIVISION, Y SOBRE TODO EL MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA. (VOCES DE PROTESTA O Mayor Suarez: Finish up, Jesus. ACABA, POR FAVOR. Mr. Rois: Many years of work by this City of Miami Planning Department and a large group of well meaning Cuban activists have gone into this plan. The plan is workable, could be producing results fairly soon and is the only foreseeable hope for the Little Havana area. That small commercial area could provide substantial amount of employment for many residents of Little Havana. I beg you please to support the City of Miami Planning Department, the City of Miami Planning Advisory Board... TRANSLATION: MUCHOS ANOS DE TRABAJO POR EL DEPARTAMENTO DE PLANIFICACION DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI Y UN GRUPO DE BASTANTE GRANDE DE CUBANOS ACTIVISTAS SE HAN ENVUELTO EN ESTE PLAN. EL PLAN SE PUEDE RACER, PUDIERA ESTAR DANDO RESULTADOS MUY PRONTO,.. Y ES LO MAS VISIBLE, LO MAS PRONTO... ES LA UNICA ESPERANZA QUE TIENE LA PEQUENA HABANA EN EL FUTURO INMEDIATO. ESA AREA PEQUENA PUDIERA GENERAR MUCHISIMOS EMPLEOS PARA ESA AREA DE LA PEQUENA HABANA. POR FAVOR LES RUEGO QUE APOYEN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE PLANI.FICACION DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, EL ADVISORY BOARD... Mayor Suarez: You don't have to give all the organizations. We know. Mr.'Rois: ...the Latin Quarter Task Force, the Little Havana Advisory Board, the Latin Quarter Review Board, and the Latin Quarter area merchants. We need' prosperity, not divisions. TRANSLATION: DESEAMOS PROSPERIDAD Y NO DIVISION, POR TODOS Y PARA EL BIEN DE TODOS. (BOOING, SHOUTING, NOES, SCREAMING) Mayor Suarez: ANGELITO, YO TE SUGERIRIA QUE... Commissioner Alonso: YO QUIERO HACER UNA MOCION. Mayor Suarez: LA COMISIONADA QUIERE HABLAR. ME PARECE QUE SE HA HECHO TODO Y ELLA VA A EXPONER SUS IDEAS, Y DESPUES LOS COMISIONADOS, Y DESPUES...RESUMIMOS, NUESTRAS ACTIVIDADES. t` '2 Commissioner Alonso: YO QUIERO DARLE LAS GRACIAS A TODOS LO QUE HANVENIDO ESTA NOCHE AQUI, DE UN BANDO Y DEL OTRO, PARA PRESENTAR ANTES ESTA COMISION LA POSICION ... Mayor Suarez: YO CREO QUE LO TUYO DEBEMOS TRADUCIRLO, COMISIONADA. Mr. Odio: Go ahead. Commissioner Alonso: Go ahead? Mr. Odio: Yes. Commisioner Alonso; QUIERO DARLE LAS GRACIAS A TODOS LOS QUE HAN VENIDO AQUI,:. DE UN GRUPO Y DEL OTRO, PARA PRESENTAR SUS PUNTOS DE VISTA. Y QUIERO DECIRLES QUE BASICAMENTE EN EL CONCEPTO DE LAS MEJORIAS QUE QUEREMOS PARA EL AREA, TODOS COINCIDIMOS, TODOS QUEREMOS PROSPERIDAD, TODOS QUEREMOS FUENTES DE TRABAJO, TODOS QUEREMOS QUE EL AREA SIGA CRECIENDO Y MEJORE. DESAFORTUNAMENTE, A PESAR DEL ESFUERZO BIEN INTENCIONADO DEL GRUPO DEL LATIN QUARTER, NO MEMOS PODIDO VER SUFICIENTES MEJORIAS EN EL AREA EN ESTQS ULTIMOS SEIS ANDS QUE ELLQS HAN ESTADO TRABAJANDO.' YO RECONOZCO QUE LA TAREA, ES DIFiCIL, YO FELICITO AL DEPARTAMENTO DE PLANIFICACION,:YO FELICITO A TODOS LAS BOARDS QUE HAN TRABAJADO EN ESTO, YO FELICITO AL SENOR aERMELLO, FELICITO AL SENOR WILLIE GORT QUE LESDE EL PRINCIPIO $ONO DE MEJORAR EL AREA, ' P'ELICITQ' A ` AQUELLOO QUE HAN HECHO POSIBLE LOS DINERO QUE HAN VENIDO DEL OOBIERNO FEDERAL, }' Q ESTATAL, O DR LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, PARA AYUDAR A HACER ESOS ESTUD106 QUE SE } 232 October IE, I990 S; 5 r ea w t A' 2 HAN HECHO,;QUE TENEMOS LA ESPERANZA QUE QUIZAS SIRVAN PARA. ALGO HEN EL FUTURO PARA MEJORAR LA ZONA, Y CREO QUE EN ESO NO TENEMOS PUNTO DE DISCUSION. LO OUR ESTA AQUI A DISCUSION ES EL NOMBRE (APLAUSOS, GRITOSI) Y POR QUE EL NOMBRE? PORQUE EL ROMBRE LATIN QUARTER TAL VEZ ES DEMASIADO PEGAJOSO Y FACIL DE RECORDAR, PORQUE QUIZAS ESE NOMBRE QUE LLEGO DESPUES DE PEQUENA HABANA 311- (APLAUSOS) LOGRE QUE CON LOS.ANOS SE OLVIDE ACERCA DE LA PEQUENA HABANA. LA PEQUENA HABANA Y TENGO QUE DECIRLO CON ORGULLO, YO VIVO EN LA PEQUENA HABANA A PROPOSITO (APLAUSOS, GRITOS). QUIZAS AQUI DE MIS DISTINGUIDOS COLEGAS SOY LA UNICA QUE VIVO EN LA PEQUENA HABANA. (APLAUSOS, GRITOS) Y COMO ELLOS YO r- QUIERO A LA PEQUENA HABANA. HACE MUCHOS ANOS DESDE LOS COMIENZOS DE ESTE PROYECTO, MANIFESTE EN MUCHAS OCASIONES QUE NO CREIA QUE ERA CORRECTO PONERLE LATIN QUARTER Y SUSTITUIR EL NOMBRE DE LA PEQUENA HABANA. EL NOMBRE DE LA PEQUENA HABANA ES IMPORTANTE PARA GENTE BUENA QUE VIVE EN LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI (APLAUSOS), PARA UN PUEBLO QUE VINIERON A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, A ESTA GRAN NACION, BUSCANDO LIBERTAD, Y ENCONTRARON EN ESA AREA Y VINIENDO DE LOS i AMERICANOS HACIA NOSOTROS, NOMBRARON ESE LUGAR PEQUENA HABANA (APLAUSOS). ESA AREA SIGNIFICA TRADICION, ESA AREA SIGNIFICA EL RECUERDO DE LA LUCHA DE .UN PUEBLO; SIGNIFICA PRECISAMENTE LO QUE ESTA GRAN NACION SIGNIFICA- LA LUCHA POR LA LIBERTAD! (APLAUSOS), EL AMOR A LA DEMOCRACIA, Y UN PAIS QUE NOS ABRIO LAS PUERTAS (APLAUSOS). NOSOTROS EN LA PEQUENA HABANA, LE HEMOS ABIERTO LAS PUERTAS A OTROS QUE HAN VENIDO DESPUES (APLAUSOS). Y A TRAVES DE TREINTA ANOS DE TRADICION HAN VENIDO CUBANOS EN DIFERENTES ETAPAS. TAMBIEN HEMOS RECIBIDO HERMANOS NICARAGUENSES BUSCANDO LIBERTAD (APLAUSOS), Y HEMOS RECIBIDO v ARGENTINOS (APLAUSOS) Y HEMOS RECIBIDO PANAMENOS Y MEJICANOS. Y DE TODOS LOS -� PAISES COMO UNO SOLO, COMO HERMANOS (APLAUSOS), Y COMPARTIMOS Y DISFRUTAMOS -` CUANDO LOS HERMANOS NORTEAMERICANOS VIENEN A NESTROS RESTAURANTES Y A NUESTRAS CASAS Y NOS SENTIMOS CONTENTOS DE QUE NOS VISITEN. (APLAUSOS, BRAVO) IGUAL QUE I HACE UNOS DIAS YO PEDIA QUE EL ORANGE BOWL PERMANECIERA POR LA TRADICION DE 53 ANDS. HOY PIDO QUE EL NOMBRE DE LATIN QUARTER SEA CAMBIADO (APLAUSOS, GRITOSI) Y QUE EL NOMBRE DE LA PEQUENA HABANA SEA SUSTITUIDO Y SE UTILIZE LA PEQUENA HABANA QUARTER (APLAUSOS, GRITOS) PARA QUE ESE MENSAJE POSITIVO QUE ESTOS HERMANOS-HAN MENCIONADO QUE VA A .VIAJAR POR TANTOS LUGARES Y RECORER TANTOS PAISES Y CIUDADES, Y PARA UTILIZAR ESE NOMBRE, QUE SE HA ESCRITO EN TANTOS ARTICULOS ALREDEDOR DEL MUNDO, ESO VA A AYUDAR A LA CIUDAD DE MIAM. TALVEZ EN SEIS ANOS EL NOMBRE DE LATIN QUARTER NO NOS HA DADO TAL VEZ LA FUERZA PARA SEGUIR ADELANTE.A PESAR:DE QUE USTEDES TANTO HAN TRABAJADO. QUIZAS EL NOMBRE DE-PEQUENA HABANA TRAIGA ESA FUERZA QUE HACE FALTA (APLAUSOS, EXPRESIONES DE APOY01) MI MOCION ES ESTA: -QUE DESAPAREZCA EL NOMBRE DE LATIN QUARTER (APLAUSOS, GRITOS), QUE SE SUSTITUYA POR EL NOMBRE DE PEQUENA HABANA (APLAUSOS, GRITOS). ESA ES MI MOCION, RESPETUOSAMENTE A LOS MIEMBROS DE ESTA COMISION. Y A USTEDES QUIERO APROVECHAR LA OPORTUNIDAD PARA EXORTARLOS A QUE," COMO YO, REGRESEN A LA PEQUENA HABANA. (APLAUSOS) TRABAJEN PAR LA PEQUENA HABANA, COMPREN EN LOS NEGOCIOS DE LA PEQUENA HABANA (APLAUSOS), Y QUE-,ESOS COMERCIANTES QUE SE HAN MANTENIDO EN LA PEQUENA HABANA Y QUE MERECEN-NUESTRO RESPETO RECIBAN EL APOYO COMERCIAL QUE NECESITAN PARA_ QUE PROGRESEN (APLAUSOS) HAGAN UN COMPROMISO DE COMER UN DIA A LA SEMANA EN UN RESTAURANTE 1f DE LA PEQUENA HABANA (APLUSOS). HAGAN UN COMPROMISO DE ECHAR GASOLINA.UNA VEZ A LA SEMANA EN UN GARAGE DE LA PEQUENA HABANA. (APLAUSOS) HAGAN UN COMPROMISO DE COMPRAR UN DISCO EN LA PEQUENA HABANA (APLAUSOS), CON ESO VAN A AYUDAR A MANTENER UNA PEQUENA HABANA QUE PROGRESA. LAS COSAS SE SOSTIENEN CON LAS ACCIONES Y CON LOS HECHOS. Y YO CREO QUE ESTO DE HOY YA A SER POSITIVO PARA MIAMI. LO QUE EN UN MOMENTO SE CREYO QUE NOS -IBA A DIVIDIR NOS VA UNIR MAS QUE NUNCAI (APLAUSOS). SI EL SPECIALTY CENTER ES BUENO, .QUE-SE CONSTRUYA. SI EL DESARROLLO QUE ELLO TIENEN PLANIFICADO ES BUENO, QUE SE RAGA. Y UNA COSA NO PUEDE SER... ESTAR EN ATAQUE A LA OTRA, TODO: LO CONTRARIO. YO CREO QUE SI EL PROGRAMA ES BUENO, QUE PROGRESE Y . NOSOTROS LO VAMOS A AYUDAR. PERO ESTA NOCHE, ANTES DE IRNOS ESTA COMISION VA A TOMAR UNA DECISION Y VA DECIR, QUEREMOS EL LATIN QUARTER (PROTESTS!) 0 QUEREMOS LA- hJ PEQUENA HABANA (GRITOS DE APOY01 SILBIDOS). YO CREO QUE VAN:A DECIR QUE QUIEREN LA PEQUENA HABANA, PORQUE ESTA TARDE UNO DE MIS COLEGAS HIZO _UNA MOCION Y SE APROBO UNANIMEMENTE. POR LO TANTO EN MI CORAZON CONFIO_DE.QU3 VAN A VOTAR CON NOSOTROS EN ESTA MOCION. (GRITOS, CANTOS, SILBIDOS) Y QUE NO VAN ESCUCHAR EL CONSEJO DEL MIAMI HERALD. PERO SI ELLOS POR CASUALIDAD NO VO,TARAN CON NOSOTROS, ELLOS TIENEN ESE DERECHO Y NOSOTROS VAMOS A ACATALO, Y:.VAMOS A SEGUIR TRABAJANDO Y EVENTUALMENTE PODREMOS TRIUNFAR (APLAUSOS). MI MOCION ESTA HECHA, Y SOLAMENTE NECESITAMOS ALGUIEN QUE LA,APOYE Y OTRO:, YOTQ.;,.Y ENTONCES SERA LEY. MI MOCION INCLUYE QUE SE LE INSTRUYA AL ADMINISTRADOR DE1,.A CIUDAD. DE MIAMI QUE SIGA . TODOS LOS PLANES Y PASOS QUE SEAN NUC_ASARIOS PARA LEGALIEAR ESTA MOCION Y HACER TODOS LOS CAMBIOS QUE SEAN NACESARM_-,SN RELACION AL NOMBRE (APLAUSOS). MI MOCION ESTA HECHA, EN DIOS CONVIOt ORACI:AS P ACOMPANARME. (APLAUSOS, GRITOS, BRAVOS!) %233 October I84 4990 r M11J� a i i i.. b i; i' TRANSLATION: I want to thank everybody, all of you that have aotte here tonight from one side or the other to introduce your point of views, And I want to say that basically, in the concept of the improvements that we watt E for the area, we all coincide. We all want prosperity, we all want jobs, we all want that the area will keep growing and improving. But, unfortunately,; in spite of all the efforts that are well intentioned of this group of the latin Quarter, we have not been able to see enough improvements in the area in this last six years that I have been working in this project. I do recognite that this job is very difficult. I do congratulate the Planning Department and all the boards that have worked on this. I congratulate Mr. Bermello and also Willie Gort that from the beginning he dreamt of improving the area and I also congratulate those of you that have been able to obtain those funds from the federal government and from the City of Miami and from the State to help F to produce those studies that have come out, that we have the hope that they will be useful in the future to improve the area and in that, I believe, that we don't have that point of discord. What we're discussing today is a name. '= (SHOUTING, CHEERING, APPLAUSE) And why the name? Because the name Latin o-_ Quarter maybe is too sticky and too easy to remember because maybe that name that arrived after Little Havana... (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING) it might be - it - might manage to... that in years to come that people will forget about Little Havana. The Little Havana and I have to say this with pride, I live in Little Havana on purpose (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING)... maybe the only member (BOOING, JEERING) of this Commission that lives in Little Havana. And like them, I 41 z want... I love Little Havana. A long time ago and at the beginning of this ' project, -I always expressed in many, many occasions, that I did not believe �. that it was correct to call it Latin Quarter and to replace the name of Little _ Havana (CHEERING, APPLAUSE). The name is Little Havana is important for people that are good people, that live in the City of Miami. (APPLAUSE, CHEERING) For a people that came to the United States, to this greatnation looking for freedom and found in that area and coming from the Anglos.to us, y r they named that place Little. Havana (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE). That > area means a lot of tradition, -that area means remembrance of the fight >of."'. their people. It means a specific what this great nation means, the fight for freedoml'. (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE) The love for democracy and a country .: i that opened, its doors (APPLAUSE, CHEERING). We, in :Little Havana, have opened our doors to other people that have come (APPLAUSE), and through 30 years of tradition, we ,have had Cubans arriving in different episodes. ,We've received our brothers from Nicaragua looking for freedom (APPLAUSE);and we have welcomed Argentinians (APPLAUSE), and also from Pananma and Mexico, and from all countries, like one... like our brothers. And we enjoy -when our brothers', the Anglos, come to our. community and enjoyour restaurants, 'and ` we're glad when they visit us. Just like a few days ago, I asked that the Orange Bowl would remain because of its tradition of 53 years. Today I`ask , that -'the Latin Quarter would be changed... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION] (APPLAUSE, ' SHOUTING) That the name of Little Havana that would be called the Little { Havana Quarter (APPLAUSE, SHOUTING), so that this positive message that y s _ these brothers have mentioned that will travel through many countries and with 5 a» so many communities and to use that name that so many .articles have been written around the world about, that will help the City of Miami. Maybe in * , , six' years, the name of Latin Quarter hasn't' given us the trust to push' ahead to show how much work we have put into it. Maybe the name of Pequena Habana will provide... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION] (APPLAUSE, 'CHEERING, SHOUTING) ;,_,My motion is the following: To disappear the name of Latin Quarter (SHOUTING; APPLAUSE, CHEERING); to replace it with the -name of Pequena Habana". (SHOUTING, APPLAUSE, CHEERING). That is my motion respectfully' to the members of this Commission and to you, I want to take this opportunity to tell'you,.to exhort you like me, to return to Little Havana (SHOUTING, CHEERING, APPLAUSE;), r work for Little Havana, buy in the businesses of Little Havana -(APPLAUSE; CHEERING),'' and that these merchants that have stayed in Little Havana and x:! `- deserve our respect, they should get all the support, the: .business :support - that they need to survive (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE). Make an effort:to j eat once a week in a restaurant in Little Havana. Make an effort to - buy gasoline once in a week in a garage in Little Havana. Buy a record once. a week in Little Havana. With that,- you are going to help to. keep a: Little Havana that will thrive. Things are kept with actions and with facto and i think that today, what has happened today, will be positive for Miami. What in one moment ;we thought that would divide us, will unite 'us more than even (CHEERS, APPLAUSE, SHOOTING). SI' EL CENTRO.COMMERCIAL ES EUINO, QUE' $E CONSTRUYA. IF the. development is good, then let it be built. ;'If what. they have planned is good, let it, be done. One thing cannot be attacking the { other,; on the contrary. I believe that if the program is sood, it ,sboui4 ;., ;.- continue cn:�. ; -sa Ande, should help it go on. But tonight; bofore we Iea�ve,h�`�a ,. 234 �icti9r' iE, 'Yf� V tonight, this Cotmnisaion will make a deciaion and we'll say, we want the Latin Quarter (BOOING, NOES) or we want the Little Havana (CHEERING, SHOUTING). I believe that they will say they want the Little Havana, (CHEERING, SHOUTING), because this afternoon one of my fellow Commissioners made a motion and it was approved unanimously. Because of that, in my heart, I trust that they will vote with us today in this (CHEERING, SHOUTING, APPLAUSE;, CHANTING). And they will not listen to the advice of the Miami Herald. But if by any chance ' they would not vote with us, they have that right and we will abide by it. z <.: And we will continue to work on and, eventually, we will have victory (APPLAUSE) SHOUTING). My motion is made, I need somebody to support it - to second it. My motion includes that the City Manager be instructed to take every step necessary to move ahead on this motion and make every necessary changes that have to be made to the name (APPLAUSE, CHEERING). My motion is made and I trust that ... [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION] (CHEERING, APPLAUSE, SHOUTING, CHANTING) i Mayor Suarez: OK, we have a motion. Please, please, pleasel (SINGING, CHANTING, SHOUTING) Commissioner Alonso: NO AHORA POR FAVOR...SILENCIO POR FAVOR, NO SE PUEDE VOTAR SI NO HACEN SILENCIO. r. '> Mayor Suarez: POR FAVOR TENEMOS UNA MOCION PENDIENTE. We have a motion made by Commissioner Alonso. Do we have a second on the motion? Is the motion understood? If anyone wishes to inquire - SI ALGUN COMISIONADO NECESITA SABER ALGO MAS DE LA MOCION, LO QUE SIGNIFICA, PUEDE PREGUNTAR- if not, we're going. to call it three times. SIEMPRE UNA MOCION SE REPITE TRES 1IECES A VER SI SE RECIBE QUIEN LA SECUNDE. OK, we have a motion. Do we have a second? We have ` a motion, do we have a second for the third time? As stated... motion dies for lack of a second. Any other Commissioner wish to make any statement on <: this issue? Commissioner De Yurre. POR FAVOR. Commissioner De Yurre: AQUI SE HA HABLADO DEL NOMBRE.- EL NOMBRE LATIN = s, LATINO. Y LA PREGUNTA QUE YO ME HAGO ES SI UNO RECONOCE LO QUE ES LA PEQUENA HABANA? LA PEQUENA HABANA, QUE COMO HICE YO UNA MOCION HOY QUE`FUE APROBADA ; UNANIMENTEPOR _ESTA COMISION, PORQUE OFICIALMENTE NO EXISTIA, LA PEQUENA HABANA NO EXISTIA, Y-HOY COMENZO EL PROCESO DE FORMALIZAR EL NOMBREDRLO QUE ES LA PEQUENA HABANA. NO "LITTLE HAVANA", SINO "LA PEQUENA HABANA" EN ESPANOL. DE LA 27 AVENIDA HACIA EL DOWNTOWN, DE LA CALLE 7 DEL N.W. Y APROXIMADAMENTE ; LA 17 CALLE DEL S.W. EXTENDIENDO HACIA EL ESTE..DENTRO DE ESO QUE ES CONOCIDO 'Y COMO.LA PEQUENA HABANA, EXISTEN TRECE BARRIOS, DEL CUAL LATIN QUARTER ES UNO DE LOS TRECE. POR EJEMPLO LOS TRECE SON, QUE LES ASEGURO QUE USTEDES NO LO a SABEN, PORQUE YO TAMPOCO LO SABIA: BRICKELL WEST, WEST CITRUS- GROVE, WEST,:,` MIAMI HIGH, SOUTHEAST LITTLE HAVANA, SHENANDOAH,`AUBURNDALE, ORANGE BOWL.: -.EL y r QUE VIVE POR EL ORANGE BOWL, ESE BARRIO SE LLAMA. "ORANGE BOWL," EL QUE >VIVB POR EL HOSPITAL VICTORIA, SE LLAMA HENDERSON PARK, NORTH ADA sMERRITT, SOUTH '. ADA MERRITT, RIVERSIDE, LATIN QUARTER, EAST MIAMI HIGH. TODO ESO COMPONE`.LA' PEQUENA HABANA. AHORA, UNO ESTA CON LOS SENTIMIENTOS;QUE NOS `TRAEN'AQUI". LOS' SENTIMIENTOS ... COMO UN SENOR QUE ACABO DE CONOCER'AQUI-QUE ME SACO UNA TARJETA DE NEGOCIOS DEL'ANO 163, 164 CON EL NOMBRE DE MI PADRE CUANDO TRABAJABA EN LA ' MIAMI LATIN, EN LA PRIMERA CALLE Y LA 10 AVENIDA DEL S.W.; QUE SI`USTEDES' ESTABAN AQUI EN AQUEL ENTONCES SABEN QUE ESTABA ESA CLINICA.-YO PIENSO": ME } HAGO OTRA VEZ LA PREGUNTA Y SE LAS HAGO A USTEDES, CUAL ES EL HOMBRE QUE'TIENE MAS FUERZA, QUE PODEMOS CONCENTRARNOS EN LLEVAR A CABO UN_ PRO YECTO; LATIN...(NOl VOCES DE PROTESTA) LATIN OR CUBAN?`(CUBANI). SI ESTAMOS,=DE ACUERDO QUE NUESTRO AMOR PROPIO, LLEVADO-A TRAVES DE NUESTRO ESFUERZO,-AQUI EN EL EXILIQ NOS LLEVARIA A TRABAJAR AUN MAS PARA REPRESENTAR.ALGOQUE",;$E LLAMASE, CUBAN QUARTER, ESE COMPROMISO — SE DEBE RACER ESTA NOCHE, LO QUE' :YO PROPONGO ES LA CREACION, Y LO PONGO EN FORMA DE MOCION, DE CREAR EL CONCEPTO >; DE LO QUE SERIA EL REPARTO, EL DISTRITO, LO QUE SE LLAMASE EL "CUBAN,QUARTER;" PORQUE ESTE CUBAN QUARTER EXTENDERIA ENTRE FLAGLER Y LA 8 CALLE, DE LA 12 AVENIDA HACIA EL ESTE HASTA DONDE TERMINA LA PEQUENA HABANA, QUE SE USASEN LOS {°{_ RECURSOS QUE TENEMOS Y QUE SE ESTABAN PONIENDO... AL IGUAL QUE SE ESTABAN PONIENDO A LA DISPOSICION DEL LATIN QUARTER Y QUE SE PONGAN PARR MEJ FAR .Y ' CREAR NUESTRO PROPIO CUBAN QUARTER. DE ESTA FORMA, CON LAS ENERGIAS QUE "SE ESTAN EXPRESANDO AQUI ESTA NOCHE, CON LO QUE YA TENEMOS DENTRO DE USA ZONA TORQUE YO CRFA QUE UNA DE LA COSA$ MAS SIGNIFICANTES PARA EL EXI.iO,CUBANO"ES RIB TRATRO MARTI QUE YO NO CREO QUE HAY NADIE AQUI QUE NO HA PASADO POR AiiI.EN ALOW MOMENTO, TENEMOS EL PARQUE JOSE MARTI, Y TENEMOS EL RM 1 1N S34Li FACTORS Y CON :EL ESFUERZO DEL PUEBLO CUBANO Y LA CIUDAD DE MIAM3, &$ WE= } :.. r ` FACER :S i►ER3�SD&RAMENTE,' ALG0 GRANDE EN MEMORIA DE TODOS 1`IOSOTROS AQUI • "A ;s 23 f}ctQb�E, i 4 b 5 �r a .4 r �£S y ; �. YO PROPONGO -y, ES MI MOCION- CREAK EL CUBAN QUARTER EN ESA SECCION, (NOES, r NOES, ORITOS DE PROTESTAI) ' TRANSLATION: We have spoken here today about a name. The name of Latin Latino and the question that I ask myself is if you recognize what at as that Havana is all about, Little Havana, like he made a motion today, was approved by all the members of this Commission, because officially it doesn't ' exist. Little Havana does not exist. And then today, we began the process to formalize the name of what it is now, Little Havana. No "Little Havana," la "Pequena Habana," or Little Havana in Spanish. from 27th Avenue to downtown, from 7th Street N.W. and approximately 17th Street from S.W. extending towards the east. Between those lines that are considered as Little Havana, there exist three neighborhoods... thirteen neighborhoods! I'm sorry ...thirteen E neighborhoods, of which Latin Quarter was one of the thirteen. For example, ;i the 13 are- that I can assure you, you didn't even know this exists, and I s didn't even know it until today: [INCOMPLETE TRANSLATION] All that is what { composes.., is what... it is in the... composes Little Havana. Now, we all are with you, with those feelings that brought you here today. With the feelings and emotions like a gentleman that I just met and showed me his card from his business, from the year 1963 or 164, with the name of his father when he worked in Miami Latin in 1st Street and loth Avenue, in southwest. That if you had been here at that time, you know whore it was. I think, and I ask myself the question again and I ask you this, what is the name that has more � power to it, that we could concentrate and to push forward a project? - Latin? l 1:i (NOES) Latin or Cuban? (CUBANI) If what we're saying - if we all agree that { our own self respect that has been carried through because of our efforts here i in exile, would take us to work even harder to represent something that would be called Cuban Quarters. That compromise - that commitment has to be made here tonight. What I propose is the creation - and I'm going to make it in the form of a motion to create a concept that would be a district, a neighborhood, or what would be called a Cuban Quarter. Because this Cuban Quarter would be extended between Flagler and 8th Street, between 12th Avenue to the east, to the end of Little Havana in the east. That we would use all the resources that we have - just like we were putting our resources for the benefit of the Latin Quarter - that we would put them here so that it would be used then for the Cuban Quarter. This way, with all the energies that I see here, that are expressed here tonight, what we already have in that area and . that is most significant to the Cuban in exile is the Marti Theater - and everybody has come by there once, at least. We have a Jose Marti Park and we have the river.. With all those factors, and with all the effort of the Cuban people in Miami and the City of Miami, we could do something real, real great for the memory of our exile: -I think I propose a motion to :create the '.Cuban Quarter in that section. (NOES, SHOUTINGI) Mayor Suarez: Please, please, please! So moved. Do we have a second of the motion - for the motion - on the motion? As before, the motion has..three opportunities to be seconded. Is the motion seconded? Do we have a second for the motion? Do we have a second for the motion? Motion dies for lack of a second. Any other Commissioner wish to be heard on this item? OK. The item is at an end tonight. SE HA COMPLETADO LA DISCUCION DE ESTE ASUNTO Y x' TENEMOS TODAVIA ALGUNAS COSAS QUE HACER ESTA NOCHE. AST QUE LE AGRADECEMOS A TODOS SU PRESENCIA Y POR SUPUESTO.. (NOES, SHOUTING, SCREAMING, CHANTING, SINGING - LOUD EXPRESIONS OF DISGUST!') Commissioner Alonso: POR FAVOR)' POR FAVOR. ES IMPORTANTE ..ESCUCHEN.r.NO 'r PUEDE HABER UNA VOTACION, LO QUE QUIERE DECIR, YO HICE UNA MOCION Y LA MOCION .. QUE USTEDES QUERIAN, NO LA SECUNDARON, NO PUEDE HABER VOTACION. EL T�^• COMISIONADO DE YURRE HIZO UNA MOCION, NADIE LA SECUNDO, POR LO TANTO NO PUEDE HABER VOTACION.,.ESTO QUIERE DECIR QUIEN GANO FUE EL LATIN QUARTER... (YOCES DE PROTESTA, GRITERIAI) }: TRANSLATION: There cannot be a vote. There cannot be a vote. She's saying that motions were not seconded, so they cannot be vote. }' (BOOING, SCREAMING, SHOUTING, CURSING.......) Mayor Suarez:. OK - we need,... SENORA, SENORA, POR FAVOR. OK... (BOOING, HYSTERIA, SCREAMING,...) Commissioner Aloasos YO TENGO OTRA MOCION, UNA ULTIMA MOCTON, .JESTOT TR TANTO DE HACER UNA ULTIMA MOCION POR FAVOR! NADIR EN ESTA { OIiI$IAN ,,:'QUIEa SECUNAAR MI MOCION YO TENGO UNA ULTIM,A IOCIGN... MI MOCION ES r ` 230, October 14 �z 6 k 'k- �-a,332I•r�r•kx z`i � rt. •.a r. _ _ _ `'-4 .�h. PARA MACER DESAPARECEREL NOMBRE DE LATIN QUARTER, UNA MOCION PARA bESAPARECER, YO M129 YA UNA MOCION EN QUE PEDI QUE DESAFARECIERA EL NOMBRE DE LATIN QUARTER Y SE SUSTITUYERA FOR pEQUENA WANA: EVE DERROTAbA, HADIE.QUIZO APOYARLA, AHORA VOY A HACER UNA ULTIMA MOCION PARA MANTENER VIVO EL NOMBRE DR LA TEQUENA HABANA TIENE QUE DESAPARECER EL NOMBRE LATIN QUARTER, Y LES PIDO A MIS COLEGAS QUE ENTIENDAN ESTOS SENTIMIENTOS. Y ALGUIEN APOYAR ESTA MOCION PARA QUITAR EL 146MBRE DE LATIN QUARTER. TRANSLATION: Her motion is the following. To make disappear the name of Latin 'Quarter. She wants to disappear the name of Latin Quarters. She wants to make a motion to disappear the name of Latin Quarter, I ask .. she wanted the name of Latin Quarter to replace it, for the name of Little Havana. It was a feeling nobody wanted to support it. Now, I'm going to make another motion, my last motion. To keep alive the name of Little Havana you have to disappear the name of Latin Quarter. And I ask my colleagues to please understand these feelings and somebody will support this motion to remove the name of Latin Quarter. Mayor Suarezt So moved. So moved, do we have a second on that motion? Going once. Do we have a second on the motion? Going twice. FOR FAVOR, SENOR. Do we have a second on the motion? LA MOCION HA SIDO HECHA,ESTAMOS VIENDO A VER SI SE SECUNDA, UNA VEZ, DOS VECES, Y VAMOS A LA TERCERA VEZ.. . Do we have a second on the motion for the third time? The motion fails. The item is over. Commissioner Alonso: FOR FAVOR, LES PIDO SILENCIO! RETIRENSE... FOR FAVOR.... (MASS HYSTERIAI) Mayor Suarez: Please, FOR FAVOR! FOR FAVOR! .(OUT OF CONTROL!) °r Commissioner Alonso: FOR FAVOR,1 FOR FAVOR! FOR FAVOR! ..i j: (AUDIENCE OUT OF CONTROL!) Commissioner Alonso: FOR FAVOR! FOR FAVOR! r. Mayor Suarez: FOR FAVOR! FOR FAVOR! Commissioner Alonso: FOR FAVORI POR FAVORI LES PIDO QUE SE MARCHEN EN CALMAI (SCREAMING, LOUD SHOUTING, AUDIENCE TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL!) Commissioner Alonso: FOR FAVOR, ES IMPORTANTE QUE SE VAYAN EN CALMA, NO HAY NADA QUE PODAMOS RACER!... (SCREAMING, LOUD SHOUTING, AUDIENCE TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL!) ,t Commissioner Alonso: POR FAVOR, LES ROGAMOS QUE ACTUEN CON CALMA. FOR FAVOR, YO LES RUEGO... YO LES RUEGO QUE FOR FAVOR TENGAN LA CALMA QUE SIEMPRE NOS HA CARACTERIZADO1 ES TAN IMPORTANTE PARA NOSOTROS QUE USTEDES:ENTIENDAN QUE HAY QUE ACTUAR CON CALMAI QUE LAS PELEAS SE ECHAN FOR LARGO TIEMPO Y QUE AL FINAL SE GANA. FOR FAVOR, ENTIENDAN Y FOR FAVOR RETIRENSE CON CALMA. AQUI`ESTA NOCHE... SENORES... AQUI ESTA NOCHE NO HAY MAS NADA QUE RACER! FOR FAVOR,, LES RUEGO QUE SE VAYAN RETIRANDO EN CALMAI SI SE SIENTAN NO HAY PROBLEMA, PERO EN S" CALMAI EV ,' (SCREAMING, LOUD SHOUTING, AUDIENCE TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROLI) Commissioner Alonso: SI QUIEREN, QUEDENSE SENTADOS. FOR FAVOR... 5� t. (SCREAMING, LOUD SHOUTING, AUDIENCE TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL!) -•t Mayor Suarez: SR.`ALBERTO GONZALEZ... OK... All right, this Commission is i back in session, Anybody that wants to remain for the rest of our proceedings - please, pleasel... All right, if she can't conduct hergeli?, will have to be removed! And the same with you, girl,.- And the same with f yowl If he can't conduct, comport himself, we'll have to remove yowl I hate ; to :do it, you're an older man! All right! And you were warned before and,you„'. i • a a4,ised to conduct` yourself during the time that we were lasts, ti QKa, th�ie Y Comrt�ission is in session# 1, 237 .�.��itP�''�.'.k�x iY,i.:Ea.F,e � imx.:3i s. ^` 4,,. •'J .:•ra �' y :t xKr+•nx n�+' y�yl `k'"fa ) , t5 Q k, W3Rii. i➢1iYihiYraGOi.ii7. i..afi.,,.f,eu,w:tGi:iilPY fr 1. .0 iG.siw.:u, SYiW�1 liYr ica.syalP---Y4ia- .Yi CfG ---- APPROVE 114STALLATION OF TRAFFIC REGULATORY SIGNS (WITHOUT BARRICADES) IN ' 14011TH .� COCONUT GROVE (AREA BOUNDED B Y SOUTH DIxIE HIGHWAY, S.W. 28 b� STREET, S.W. 22 AND 27 AVENUES) ON 00-DAY'TRIAL BASIS, 3 Mayor Suarez: We have an item that is important. People have been waiting a sx long-time to discuss ,the 28th Street matter. Who do we hear from? Please, .'` quiet,please, pleasel I don't know what item it is, I think it's fifty..,_ Yv 1 w Commissioner Alonso: Fifty-nine. z Commissioner Plummer: Fifty-nine, Mayor Suarez: .,. nine. Who do we hear from? We need a mike there, u Mr. Fernandez: Matty, mike, 'f Mr. Jim Kay: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, this item is brought to i You, it was.back in April of -this year a resolution was adopted, which adopted Plan "B" which was a one-way street system in the area of SW 28th Street on the south; US 1 on the north; SW 20,.. Mayor Suarez: Can't see it up on the screen, somebody has got to move it`a little.better, Jim. Thank you. N. Mr. Kay:. The area is shown on the: overhead here, and the plan that you see now was, in the adopted Plan "B" by the City Commission in April`of this year. k That,-plan.was forwarded>to -Metropolitan Dade County for implementation. The ` County conducted a study and concluded that they could not implement this, plan, _that it was not needed. Mayor Suarez:, Well,.that's-two different things. That they couldn't, or that it wasn't .needed? Mr. Kays They made their own engineering stu$, and they stated that they would not implement this plan because this plan was... Mayor Suarez: Ultimate approval has to be given by the County? r (EXCESSIVE LOUD NOISE, SCREAMING) Mayor to 'Sleav'Suarez: Ok, let's go you need to clear the chambers. If you are goin g ave quietly. SI-SE VAN A RETIRAR, RETIRENSE EN SILENCIO. Please!`` r you know that lady is, totally hysterical. She is going to do,harm to herself:` SENORA,. PLEASE, PLEASEl.SENOR, FOR FAVOR!_ UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: BOLA DE CHURRE! x: - _ Mayor Suarez: FOR FAVOR, SENORA. We know your views. YA SABEMOS ILO QUE PIENSAN,. ES BIEN EVIDENTE. Please, Sir. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERS A LOS NEGROS NO LE HACEN ESO. Mayor.Suarez:, Carl, Mr., Miami Herald, please,' outside with the interviewer, You know it seem like up ,until -the last moment you :still figure a way to divide this community,Would s you please ask the Miami Herald 'reporter to interview the man outside, somewhere, officer :right there,- with the la s There is plenty of apace out there to interview. g a Commissioner Alonso: No, that's not him. Mayor Suarea: Right there. Thank you. y UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER A L.QS NEGROS NO LE HACEN ESO, " u X� Napr•Suee�: ieee� ma'am, SENORA, FOR FAVOR, gear# r• Aada County stated that' traffia et�nst�ti®aa yt�e�e'� �r e o a gh a .And . that any etgnif Uant Alterst'ion to the triff jc fat&e 230 -1J t Z 2k t `uE 9t4!! 41'5, 777777, fi � Yam' x 3 i area should not be implemantad. Now, that is reason why we are here today, and this is a publichearing, and notification was sent out to the property owners in the area. Mayor Suarets What are the alternatives, Jim? Mr. Kays Since that time, the department, Public Works Department,'has tnet : with County Public Works. Public Works of Dade County has now ' reconsidered the plan, and they have so stated that they are willing to implement the plan "$" that was adopted by the City Commission, and they are ready to move ahead with that. - Mayor Suarers I don't believe that you just told me that they didn't approve it; now you told me, they did. Mr. Kay: That's correct. They reconsidered their original... , Mayor Suarez: I wasn't interested in the first consideration, to tell you the ` truth. All right, they have reconsidered now and that's acceptable to Dade. County. Mr. Kay: Right. Yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: All right, how about the residents? Mr. Bob Healy My name is Bob Healy, I live at 2400 SW 28th Street, and I've s lived there for thirty-one years. ?=' Y' Mayor Suarez: Please, Charlie, officers, everybody, we need all the quiet we can get. God knows we haven't had it for the last hour and -a -half, two hours, three hours, whatever it was. Commissioner Plummer: For the last three hours. Mayor Suarez: Three hours. Please, anybody else who doesn't want to comport themselves, I'll have to escort them out. It's a few who deserve worse than that. Mr. Healy: Anyway, this is our thirteenth time before the Commission about ti this matter, about barricades or something, and at the last meeting which was over six months ago, Commissioner Plummer said "try this, give it a try'for '90 u days and see what happens and if come back here and tell me what's "happened." Well nothing has happened, absolutely nothing. The only thing that :has happened,:. is crime -is climbing in leaps and bounds as I'm sure you ;". f know, Mayor. The only difference between us and you, is that you get five minute response and we get forty-five minute response.-' All of us here have, :i had 'individual :crime problems because of opportunistic criminals. We want the k barricades, we ,would rather have all; the barricades -removed, we know that, that is' not a realistic- position, so we want the ,relief that you `'need to give us because.of the ,problem that you have caused by putting these barricades up Our street is awful., I've had animals run over, I've had my cars wrecked, I've had cars trashed, -we've had people attacked ,and 'dragged into houses, "all because it's an opportunistic crime area now. And it'certainly isn't fairito any of us. 0ne time you said we didn't have the .realization that we could x F expect on our street the same as people ;who live behind us, but by you.ic,Os ng� off the streets behind us, our street is a bloody zoo now. I've lived,'there `� .+ jthirty-one` years and I can't believe what!s happened to 28th Street. `it was a wonderful street, I raised seven children on that street, and it'e not a.,;`4 ," wonderful street anymore. People are afraid to go out of their houses. ° I've r fix > put. bars on my doors, which I never thought I'd ever do, but we have°to stoop # to that. And we are looking: for relief, we're looking for the relief =that hk h ' Commissioner Plummer promised us if we waited 90 days,.which is now more them ` a 180 days. Andwould like to see barricades on 26th Avenue, 2$th'Stre�t' and 27th Lane, so that we're not pushing our problem on to' somebody. else. U` you look .at the map, you'll see that the north Grove..9 we just stick -out like s i4 ' a sofa, thumb, everybody also has. got barricades except ue, Drive down '27th ' Avenue toward City Hall, the only place you can make a ' left turn a#ter ''7th ^r t Avenue is. our street, and it's murder, it's killing ail: of us. respectfully ask that..you grant us barricades until you do'someth'W4 about -the other,barricades. .lust- give -us the relief that we Wesel temparar.'lyR Anc tl#le i s �x stuff. with Mr, Kay,, we went' to two meetings witfi; him toss, � of,= ►utos# them: wewere told we areanit going to, gent i.t #4 Ov. h� tei�s us wa" `�F �q i+ r 239 1 i 1 fy. �5.��- are going to get it. We're,not going to get it, we need barricades, just like everybody else. Thank you very much. a. �. Mayor Suarez: All right, Would all the people who are in favor of this... the barricades and of the statements just made, raise your hand, please? OK,j those against? OK, may we hear from those against, please? Try to do it in a representative fashion so we don't have to hear cumulative arguments, repetitive arguments. Ms. Harriet Fox: Yes, thank you. My name is Harriet Fox, I live at 2440 SW- 27th Lane. Yesterday, I delivered to each of your officers, a letter and petition signed. We now have more signatures, we have 107 signatures of residents of the area representing 80... well 107 voters, representing 80 of the -households in the 122 homes bounded by SW 27th Lane, 22nd Avenue, 27th Avenue and US 1. We also most recently have gotten about a half a dozen - signatures from residents of 28th Street, 28th Street is not unanimous in, their stance. The situation clearly is muddy. The only clear thing is that there is no clear solution, and I know you're in a really tough situation. -'41 OK? And to continue to barricade streets, and to further restrict access, will not make anything better, it will only make it worse. And so the 107 signatures that we have are all against putting barricades, or one way streets in this area. Yes, we want to maintain the status quo as it is right now, do nothing more to our neighborhood. i Mayor Suarez: Have you felt any change whatsoever, during the last couple of months in terms of crime, traffic?... Ms. Fox: Crime seems to be up both in the barricaded area as well as our immediate area - 28th Street, 27th Lane... Mayor Suarez: Please, please, please. Ms. Fox: That's my impression, I don't have statistics to go by. u Mayor Suarez: OK, thank you, Harriet. You want to go_quickly?... Mr.James Armstrong: OK. Mayor Suarez: ... without being repetitive, please. Mr. Armstrong: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, over a week ago, I delivered a letter to each of your officers... Mayor Suarez: We need name and address, please. Mr. Armstrong: Oh, I'm sorry. My name is James F. Armstrong, I live at 2238 SW 27th Way. For the benefit of the other people in the room, I would like to i` very quickly read that letter, it's very short. "Metro's rejection of the proposal approved April 12th, 1990 now offers the opportunity to correct the mistake and to begin to reverse this'very negative trend toward ghettoization for the real or imagined benefit of a few vocal and selfish residents, and to the detriment of everybody else. The. problem, quote, addressed by this proposal was caused by the "previous - Commission approval of the barricades along Aviation and 27th Avenues, The proposed, quote solution, only transfers and intensifies problems in other locations and for other sets of victims. The only real solution is to reject all such proposals as this and to reverse all previous similar i actions." ' For details, see the attached copy of the memo which I gave you all, ,which was - delivered to all of the neighborhood... people in the affected neighborhood ` last April before your previous vote. There is a hand written revision in there, but the only difference there is, that it points out that this. new proposal, I'm speaking of, the barricades, makes the situation even worse than it would have been with the one way streets, neither of which I consider to be very acceptable, My gratitude, and I believe that of most of those who will be affected by your actions, goes to those of you on the Commission.who voted against the previous proposal and will also reject this netiv but equally faulty " Motion, It is time for the Commission by its actions to prove that :it really! ` does represent the interest of all citizens, and not.; just the Vocal op+edial F Interest groups, It is time for the Commission" to vote on the 44a,Ia of the merits of a proposal, not simply on the fervor and volume of the 4009oete4is t` the 'Commission Chamber at the moment. I congratulate you' All ;on your ,x f 4&cab logo t r t t i ' jL" 2 J• F �61f�m�+ r`;i immediately previous to this, in not bowing to that kind of vocal fervor, I cannot urge you to too strongly to reject this new proposal, and any similar ` i verification in this long battle for the free use of our streets by all the citizens who need them and pay for them. 'Thank you very much, Mr, John Statlers My name is John Statler, I live at 2510 SW 27th Lane. 'Wa circulated a petition on 27th Lane residents only on October 16th. There Ara 63 houses on 27th Lane, we were able to contact people at 53 of those houses, Forty-seven of the households signed either petition one or two, which I have here, I'll give you, that's 89 percent of the homes, and they don't want any more traffic on 27th Lane due to street closures to the south. Thirty-one people signed the petition number one, which asked you to put up barricades on j 28th Street and 27th Lane. Just go ahead and put them up. Twenty-seven people signed petition number two, which asked you to put up a barricade on 27th Lane, only if you barricade 28th Street. We know the barricades will. make it harder for everyone to get around, but they reduce traffic and... ; Mayor Suarez: What was the argument on barricades? - on only 28th Street? what did you say about that? Mr. Statler: I took a petition only on 27th Lane. And we think that the benefits of less traffic and less crime makes our inconvenience worthwhile. Mr. Healy: If I could interject. Mayor Suarez: OK, one quick interjection, then we go... Mr. Healy: The residents of 28th Street do not want to push their traffic on 27th Lane, we think these streets should be treated the same. Mayor Suarez: All right, you figured that it should be all or none. Mr. Ciro del Castillo: Yes. My name is Ciro del Castillo, I live in 2450 SW 27th Lane. I came to this Commission to speak against thebarricadesor'the two way street, and to keep the status quo. I will like to point out something in the map to the Mayor and the Commissioners. My son goes back and forward in a school '-'bus. That bus comes south in 27th Avenue, it has to '.. make... if they go through with the change, or if they go with a barricade in k,. 27th Lane, that bus will have to make a left in Dixie Highway at rush hour, E:. time, then go back to 24th - go to my house, then go again to Dixie Highway. That's the way we are going to save our children? Mayor Suarez:" Ciro, the problem is that when you walk away, we don't pick you up on the mike. There is a little thing that you can take with you, a little mike. z Mr. Castillo: I'm sorry. Now, we are putting this school bus to go around, in and out, crossing Dixie Highway at rush hour. I don't want to have my son be dropped one block from my house. I think that this barricade'.. and I'm- against any barricades. Mayor Suarez: Just to put it on the record, Jim, what is the solution, simplest way for a bus to drop off, or pick up somebody from Mr. del Castillo's house? - if you know where he lives? Assuming he comes from a } particular direction, east or west, or... and if the barricades are in.place?` Commissioner Plummer: The barricade or the one way streets? r' Mayor Suarez: I guess we could also do the one way street plan. Mr. Kay: The bus would be stopped at approximately where the arrow is... pin is pointing. Mr. Castillo: The bus cannot go inside, go in the other way and then back a big out. Can youimagineschool bus backing up in my street, plus, it's"a � moral thing it's s a_ community, If we keep doing barricades, we are start closing neighborhoods in Miami, and we are g goin to have a small enclosure, a smaller closure, you know, if we are going to have a uAited", . community in that way? I say, if we have other problems in the coMr4uniky,' crime, we have to fight together those problems, but those problemsAon't gv with barricades, You don't atop a robbery in a house because you put e f = barricade. That .for me, is no sense. Thank you, _ ' yr3 r 241 October,;:gig � k •'$u ffAy iJ"i t i i Ms. Sharon Allen: My name is Sharon Allen... Mayor Suarez- Quick statement. Ms. Allen- I live at 2437 SW 27th lane. I was initially against these barricades a year and -a -half ago, and I came to the meetings to talk against them. I think that by closing the streets immediately to the south of us, Yr-- we've been squeezed into a situation where we don't have a lot of choices. er And so, I have changed my position because the people in 28th Street are A- suffering for everything that was done south of them, and I feel like it was illegally done because those are public streets, but I don't think as a i, person, I can change them. I am not a lawyer, I'm not going to lobby for it, but if you're going to close 28th Street, then you have to close the other streets and not increase the suffering in the neighborhood. As far as crime, my house has been hit a number of times, couple of times. Just recently in the last month,somebody walked in at six o'clock in the morning, passed the dog' and took two VCRs from my house. The same guy that is going around the neighborhood robbing people, the description has been given several times, and but of a hundred people that were surveyed as to crime in the last week, Z twenty-six people responded that they had been victims of crime in the last year. That's an extremely high amount. Is it a result of the additional traffic? I don't know. But we do not have the protection that we need with all these people racing through our neighborhood... j Mayor Suarez: OK. Ms. Allen; ... And we've received nothing. We've not gotten one way streets, j we haven't got stop signs, we've got a lot of talk, you know, and when my, house has been broken into, it's more likely that Commissioner Plummer would show up than anybody else. Mayor Suarez: Certainly true in my case too. Ms. Allen: Yes, I mean, he is there. You know, the cops came too, but he is the'one-that shows up. I mean... { {. Mayor Suarez: He had the Manager with him in this particular case. r Ms. Allen: Huh? Mayor Suarez: No, in my particular case, he had the Manager with him. j. Ms. Allen: Naturally! Hey, listen) Mayor Suarez: Thank you. Well, vice versa, I don't know who had who. 0 ., Mr. Odio: No, he was carrying me around.: r Mayor Suarez: All right, next to the last statement of the night, then your statement, and believe me, we will adjourn for the evening. Mr. Tom Spear: My name is Tom Spear,'I live at 2485 SW'°27th.Lane Mayor Suarez: Hopefully, after a vote. I'm sorry. Mr. Spear: I agree with most of the things.my colleagues have said. I agree x. 4; to the adjacent neighbor... Mayor.Suarez: If you had to have a choice of barricades 'or the Mr. Spear: Status quo. 3 " Mayor Suarez: No, no, I know that, but that was not the choice I -was gcing"t' t give you:. }. Mr. Spear: What other choice you... Mayor:Suarez: I was going to give you a choice of barricades or the on$-ws�► at eet. 4 i 0i f L a 242 oc bP� ;� 1 5 ( � - 1 M6 'Ili Mr, Spears That's not a choice. The third alternative is, no barricades at all. Mayor Suarett But if you had to have a choice of the other two?, Mr. spears No choice. Absolutely none. Mayor; Suarez: Or, you rather not, you rather not answer. All right. Mr. Spears = No, sir, not an acceptable.., Mayor Suarezt Doesn!t help us much. Mr. Spears Because p you are telling me that -I have to have something, sir. That's not appropriate - as an alternative. Mayor Suarez: No, I was just thinking that we might decide that, it might be legal,.it might not be.challenged in court, in which case it might have been a good idea for you to express a preference between those two. That's what... > something has to do with decision now, since I guess, I don't know. Mr. Spear: Barricades and all that as you well know, will not stop crime. Mayor.Suarezt Not per se. _That's true, Mr. Castillo said that. Mr. Spear: Not per se. You are well aware of it, and you're talking about those issues, you're talking about traffic. County staff, professional staff have. indicated that the traffic counts on 28th Street, which is an issue is ' within acceptable limits. Absolutely. That street can take eight to ten thousand cars a day. p Commissioner Plummer: A day? Mr.,Spear: Yes, sir. Commissioner.'Plummer: No, no. ;I'm sorry, I can't_ Ms. Allen: What:did he say? `. s Mr. Spear: Now, listen. Ms. Allen: I didn't hear. Mayor:; Suarez; _.Please, please, please.. You remind me of,,a recent hearing. we had..here, please. Mr. Spear:: Sir, contrary... Mr. Plummer.:. k .!i Commissioner Plummer: I have my right, -sir,.to disagree with you, OK?`: Mr. *Spear: Suggest you talk to professional staff at the County. r , Commissioner ,Plummer; I did, ,:sir, when they told.,me that- I had :three -thousand on my,street, when - it was supposed. to be six hundred at the, most, andv�ifmy , street can't: carry threethousand,. there is.no,way ,in hell you're '801 ng"r to carry eight, to ten thousand., Now, that street isstill, whether you like it or not, is a residential street, as is yours, OK? yf Mr. Spear:.. I just went over this today with professional staff at the County, sir, please. We have a lot of confusing issues here. You guys are confused' `f i, we are confused, let's go back to:the status quo, remove the barricades on t' 27th Avenue and let traffic go back to a normal.rt Commissioner Plummer: Let me tell you something, OK? I'm not confused about «� one thing. Thin.whple damn problem comes about because -the County-refuseq :4 refuses, to put 3n mainarterials that are suffit:iant p for the eo ie to{travel �r Nr,:Spw There needs to be a 3 '4� Conmisaiolas ' Plummer; Dixie Highway is c4rrying two huAr red sn w xs f percent -of- �cspacity,`' f t � n 243 0 T � gg Is NT tk: 77777777 t , Ms. Allen: That's right, Commissioner plummert South Bayshore Drive is carrying damn near two hundred percent of capacity. Now they are out there building roads in the County, but they are penalizing me for living in the City, OK? And I don't think it's £air, Now that's where the problem comes, you can blame it on anything else you want, but that's where the problem comes from,- h Ms. Foxi May I suggest, Commissioner Plummer.., t' Commissioner Plummer: Sure. Ms. Fox: ::i that by putting up additional barricades, all we are doing..i Commissioner Plummer: I didn't say I was in favor of that. Ms. Foxt I know, but I.. ,I Unidentified Speaker: She already spoke. - Ms. Marlene Kann: She just walked up. Mayor-Suarezt Please, please, we're going to hear everybody. You know this isour last item, we're going to do the best we can. Ms.'Fox- ...`by restricting the access to the residential streets further, , the traffic is just going to go more into those County roads where there... -- i Vice Mayor Dawkins: Yes, but this is her second time, she... Mayor Suarez: OK. I think she was responding to the Commissioner's'question t' Commissioner Plummer: Where they belong.': Ms. Fox: It's going to make Tigertail a lot worse. Ms. Kann: You already spoke, I think. Mayor Suarez:. Please, please, both of you. Go ahead ma'am. Ms. Kann: ",My name is Marlene Kann, I live at 2530 SW 28th Street, and T am a , member of the Overbrook Association, which many other people who are wearing the SOS'badges-� are: SOS we've adopted to mean, "Save our Street," more za. } appropriately, it means "save our soul." They both apply to us. Save our «, souls from when we back�out on to 28th Street. either in the morning to go,. to'. 30- - work, or pull back into our driveways'.in the evening. Save.our souls from the cars that, are. racing, up and down our street at fifty and sixty miles an"hour" that just barely miss us. Save our souls when we try to walk out into the }' street to visit one of our neighbors and just nearly get killed every time we,:: do :because of the traffic that's coming through there. It's coming•• -_through •t there because we are being encroached upon by commercial- property. s coming through there because you put barricades up without regard; to us. Save our souls because my mother, was mugged on SW 28th Street, about two months . . ago. We were both robbed right in front of our house, a second instance, rk about four:weeks'ago. Please help us before someone is killed. Mayor Suarez: Thank -you for your statement. Last statement of -the evening, - r ` of the item. v Mr, Frank Baron: My name is Frank Baron, I live on 2470 SW"27th Terrace,,.. Mayor Suarez: Please, please, please. t Mr, Baron: ... and as far a$ the barricades go, I'm opposed to bairri.ca, dee, don't want -to see the neighborhood blocked off so nobody can gain "acaees. ; t. we continue to have barricades... I think it was your suggestion 'Commienionnr Ae Yuxre, that we find a place for a heliport, at one points" yqn Monti 04nd � helicopters.- Because the psopie who take the opinion while 'they've g+�t. s �f barricade, we'll get a barricade, .. g J ik4 a 244 October , i Mayor Suarezi That's got to be the best metaphor of the day, I have to Any, The best analogy. i Mr. haront The only equitable method is to barricade every street, and for us to fly in and out, MgyorSuarez: Or the best exaggeration of the day. We have had a few' exaggerations. Mr, Baron: Well, that's carrying it to the enth degree. The other thing is, is that of course, our street would suffer, We are the - just obliquely 'off of US-1 Street. People on 28th Street do have a problem, but we have even a worse problem because traffic is coming down US-1 at legal forty-five miles an s + hour, and they barely slow as they don't have to turn, they just kind of slide i` off onto our street. The one thing that does save us is that they get so darn s' clogged with traffic and parking, that they've got to slow a little ,bit, maybe, down to thirty-five or forty, still on a residential street. As far as your observation on daily vehicular capacity for the street, Commissioner, I i don't know where you live or what your street is, 28th Street has sufficiently =¢ greater capacity. It is the only street line street in the. north end of the neighborhood there. As you might be aware, the rest of the neighborhood -: streets are at a forty-five degree angle. This provides a direct access between 27th and 22nd Avenue. If you look at the configuration of the E street, it has a wide cross section, it had... as additionally wider Swale areas which are reserved for right-of-way for future expansion, if needed, so the configuration of the street enables a greater capacity. I believe you live in a slightly narrower street in the north end of the north Grove, so 3. your street will have a lesser capacity. Additionally, you have no commercial venture on your street, the other and of 28th Street has been allowed to go commercial with the installation, not only which has been there for quite a while, but the shopping center, as well as former residential areas :on the south side. of the street going to mixed residential office. All x� of-this.combines to, of course, adds to some of these traffic problems, but I don't think that barricades are the problem, are the solution. I don't like 1.. the fact that you are denying access and. potentially putting more traffic on j the remaining streets. As the traffic grows on those streets, those people ` would probably agitate for their own closures, again, multiplying, the problem. One other comment is that before the barricade south of 28th Street were instituted, there was a traffic count taken on 28th Street, there were also... ' -28th Street traffic was counted after the installation of the barricades`, and the traffic count went down after the installation of the barricades'` south 'of z; 28th Street. Unidentified Speaker: That's wrong. r� Mr. Baron: A lot of people groan about that, but it's it sad but true fact. Jim can give you. the statistics on that one. Within the error margin on_the count, essentially what has happened is that there has been no change intraffic. Commissioner Plummer: First of all let me tell You, . I wish you were right, OK? a. Unidentified -Speaker: Ha, he. Mayor Suarez: Please, please, " F Commissioner Plummer: I wish you were right: that there is no commercial r• vehicles in my neighborhood. h � Mr. Baron: No, I did not say that. Commissioner Plummer: Oh, I'm sorry. Then I misunderstood you. Mr. Baron: True, you did. `Y '.Commissioner Plummeri Because the fifteen... `` Mr. Baron: No commercial, vesture, I • m M1 " Cpmmivsivner Plummeri 0b, venture? OK. �t Ober - �� r Mr. Baron: That's true. Commissioner Plummer: Because the fifteen rescue squads that go by my house everyday to Mercy, plus all of the trucks that go to Mercy carrying the goods for Mercy Hospital, definitely have a bearing on mine. There in one more consideration to the streets than just the capacity or the width of the street, and that is the safety of the people who live on that street. Now, what I'm try to say... Mr. Baron: True. And they... the people on 28th Street with the wider swale area, have a better view of oncoming traffic. Now, they do have a problem with the traffic, but they are not as pressed as we are when we have to look 5= around the cars that are parked bumper to bumper. Commissioner Plummer: OK, you see... what I'm trying to tell you is, is that Yes, a -street has a certain capacity by its width and its swale area, but it also has a capacity of being single family neighborhood, OK? - and I feel very strongly about that. You know, there is only one thing I hate worse than barricades, and that is broaching the safety of the people who live there. I don.'.t like barricades, I want to tell you that, in any way, shape or form and my good friend Healy would probably shoot me tomorrow, but I won't vote for barricades, I don't like them. I think they are wrong, I think that when you look at them they give you the wrong impression, but I have to tell you where h. you'll shoot me on the other side, I think there is a problem that's got to be addressed and something has got to be done. Now maybe what we have come up with is not the answer, but I think the people on 28th Street, and if you are . not aware, I travel that street almost every day, those people are entitled to relief. Mr. Baron: Oh, so you're clogging up our neighborhood, eh? Commissioner Plummer: Yes, sir, you bet your bippy. Yes, sir, I do clog up ' your neighborhood, but I think I am there for a little different reason,-. OK? - All I am saying to you is, there has got to be an answer, and there has got to be a solution, because obviously, Metro is not going to do... you know, how many years have they promised us, I've been here twenty years,. I've just started my. twenty first year, and I can't remember a year that Metro didn't promise us that the highest priority that they had was to four lane 27th Avenue from Dixie Highway to Bayshore Drive. That's twenty years. All I am saying to you sir, I will be just as much protective of you on 27th Lane as I am going to be of those people on 28th. Mr. Baron: I live on 27th Terrace. ,m Commissioner Plummer: Twenty-seventh Terrace, twenty-seventh Way, OK? i Mr. Baron: Oh, that's another point. Commissioner Plummer: I would- be just as protective of you as I would be of r them, because the people who are... if you wish to call them offenders, don't live anywhere near our. neighborhood, OK? They are people who are trying to s: avoid an overcrowded street and making the others overcrowded. And if you don't slow it down, the more that Dixie Highway gets clogged, the worse our streets are going to get. So that's... Mayor Suarez: OK. Do we have?... Mr. Baron: By the way, I like your beard, and I'm sorry it couldn't your,;.::: Mr. Odio: You like the beard? Mayor Suarez: Big birthday, or big anniversary bash, here. Mr. Barons And I'm sorry I couldn't make it over with J.L. and Commissioner... Mayor Suarezi Jim, what are the options? Mr, Kay: Well, there is this plan here of course, which was actually formulated by ;the homeowners earlier this year, by majority of :,�os#sewna=T ehQulc gay, after many' meetings: with them, and was adopted fOy th copmisvion. pi 240 - - b 14 4 4 u t Mayor Suare2: Please, please" ► please, Mr. kays and the County says they are ready to implement this plan. There is an option for barricades, and there is an option for a status quo of ..; doing nothing, f suppose.' Mayor Suarez.. Basically, three options. The option for barricades carries ` with it wthe stipulation that somebody has y to pay for them, right? . Mr. Kay: That is correct. Mayor Suarez: All right. Commissioners, what's your pleasure? Commissioner Plummer: Jim, let me ask ff you. You've given us the alternatives. three Mr. flay: Yes, sir. Commissioner Plummer: I am not one to do nothing. g I'm going to throw the monkey on your back. Of the three alternatives, which one would you, as the -so called professional, which one would you choose? .:.'. . Mr. Kay: What I would choose? I would choose for a status quo, at this point. After all the meetings I've gone to, _I wouldn't change it. Mayor Suarez: Please , please. lease. He obviously, understanding he doesn't was asked as a Citystaff person, live there - for all I know, T mean, I don't know where he lives. Commissioner Plummer: Well, yes, but that was not really my question. Mayor Suarez: Pretty soon he's probablygoing to have to live in the City, but that's another issue. s K, Commissioner Plummer: I' understand... of the two Jim, since we .,. two, excuse me... are down to TO Mayor Suarez: Please, lease le please, please. " Commissioner Plummer: ... I predicated my remarks on, I'm not one to do" nothing. Status quo means, you do nothing. I then... Mayor' Suarez: Please, please. s ; Commissioner Plummer:" I would say to you, sir, of the two remaining, which j fr < one of the two remaining B would you. choose? ; Mr. Kay: I would choose this one. Commissioner Plummer: This one here? Mr. Kay: Yes, sir. Commissioner Plummer: OK. �}. Mayor'Suarez: All right. Anyone else, Commissioners, I'm inclined tu: 7°y close off debate.. I think. we haveheard... ust ..,, how many hearings have.; we. had this?- youtoldusat one point, right? on y; x Mr, Healy: Thirteen. Mayorrez. Thirteen, you toad us. *} _j Commissioner Alonso: Oh, my God! Y S =f u. 1p i3 F� Mayor Suarez: So, We've of to decide. Site 8 the bullet whatever, Ao I hYw `. a motion? r CoM0issic�per k�ltusmer: Mr. Mayor, I11.1 make a motion Zino* this is for Ong' Wii� {iE! right s�sfini�si here,, �A �h� nipstio�h ��$� i; it. d►ssn' work, take it down. gni I ;will move' a saoian.t.'this I n #Rxe that is shown on the map be tried fair a Period of np ■J) - n1not� �;:' 4 y 24 `3` NYC pa 44 Mayor Suarez: So moved, Do we have a second on that plan? g Unidentified Speaker: It doesn't have any barricades? Y- i Mayor Suarez: Without barricades. Commissioner Plummers Without barricades. I don't like barricades. Commissioner De Yurre: I'll second that. Mayor Suarez: OK,' he is seconding, Commissioner is seconding the plan "B". So we have a motion and a second. Any discussion from the Commission? If. not, please calf the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption:. RESOLUTION NO. 90-819 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, APPROVING THE ' INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC REGULATORY SIGNS IN THE NORTH COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, - FLORIDA ON A NINETY . (90) DAY TRIAL BASIS, IN SUBSTANTIAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED AMENDED PLAN "B"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN NAMED OFFICIALS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Uponbeing seconded by Commissioner De Yurre, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES:.' Commissioner Victor De Yurre Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor.Xavier.L. Suarez NOES: .; Commissioner Miriam Alonso. ' ABSENT: None. COMMENTS MADE DURING ROLL CALL: Commissioner Plummer.- On this.planT. ' Ms. Hirai: Yes, sir. r Commissioner Plummer: I vote yes. i t Vice Mayor Dawkins: No barricades?- For ninety days, J.L.? . 4�# Ms. Hirai: Yes, for ninety days, u Commissioner Plummer: Ninety days, and hearing would be scheduled for ninety daps here and you would do a study between the sixtieth andtheninety. {� � }` Vice Mayor Dawkins: And after ninety days. , , it, before I vote,-: ;And;' _hold in the ninety days this doesn't work, what do we do? r Mayon Suarers Is it easy to remove the signs and everything , else? '- if,: we w wanted to go back to the state of nature, or status quo or whatever you call it? Mr, Kay: Yes, sir. It would be easy enough to do that. fr r '} Mayor Suarez: OK, that's one options, and of course, the barricades were 'sleo en flptvn at the and of that period, Mayor Suarez; We are adjourned, s ' i s Cs wR i a '248. tot s- '7 t z +^z 4 4�0 33 �. �,.:.:' it14u3Ya'.ir:9uirdarrrr:t..yiliiiiiiLL.i+iYlW:3iYi➢I ia.ii�i i'Sofi ait----JIYYi--WiNiYiS1'r 68. M=F COMMENTS TO DEVER CONSIDERATION OF PSSiDENCY REQUIREMENT POtt CITY EMPLOYEES TO COMMISSION MEETING PRVSENTLY SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 25, 1090, + v� .i.�r---uY r+—.r.r....rwlrr.—fir..--r.a.rrr.rrr..wry.rrw—i+.rrra+—rrr--rrrr.r.i.tir—.r.r Vice Mayor Dawkins: No. We've got to hear 58. Commissioner Plummer: Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, I don't want... this item is over. Mr. Mayor, I brought before this Commission, and 1 am very... I'm more concerned tonight and I don't like to stay after nine o'clock. But Mr. Mayor, I have the impression that our employees are very, very uneasy... Mayor Suarez: I don't think that we can solve'' that issue tonight Commissioner. v Commissioner Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, i will acquiesce to the consensus of this Commission, but my employees, our employees, are concerned about this t residency rule. A lot of people could or could not be affected by it. Mayor Suarez: I'll tell you, it's better for them to be worried than to know what I have in mind, I'll tell you that. They are not going to be too happy with that as far as the residency requirements, so. Of the two states, better be worried than... Commissioner Plummer: Well, OK, hey, I think they have the right to an answer . is what I'm saying. Mayor Suarez: Yes, I think they do too, but I don't think tonightisthe time to get into it. Commissioner Plummer: OK, now if you don't want to hear it tonight, can I ask that the Manager put it on as one of the first items in November and hear it then? Mayor Suarez: Please, please. Vice Mayor Dawkins: No, that's not yours, this is another one. Commissioner Plummer: No, this has nothing to do with you. r Mayor Suarez: Yours has been voted on already. Commissioner Plummer: Yours had been voted on. Commissioner De Yurre: Let's do it next week. Commissioner Plummer: Hey, but... Mayor Suarez: Please, please. The vote on the prior item was to implement plan "B" for ninety days. OK, on that issue, first item on what day? Commissioner Plummer: On the next meeting. Mayor Suarez: Twenty-fifth. I agree with that. Commissioner Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'm not speaking for or against, I am saying . the employees have the right to an answer. -4 Vice Mayor Dawkins: But always want to go home at nine o'clock, now tonight you want to stay. 4M 4_ Mayor Suarez: All right, first item, next Commission meeting, tsJr „. E Commissioner Plummer: i think that was... is importantif necessary, , ay Vice Mayor Dawkins: Let's go home, ' Mayor Suarez: We are otherwise, adjourned.: FVN 1.l1 9tjSt ESS To CM 13gro 8TMgLill . d"18810y o TIM MMINO WAS AWOMMD AT 003 Xavier L. Suarez M A Y O R AMS2: Katty Hirai CIT' CLERK 0 Walter J. Foeman ASSISTANT CiTit CLERK ,et, • * 1 NCOItN 1►tt AT M ,�►