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July 26, 1990
To.,
From:
Hon. Mayor Xavier Suarez John es ok, Vice12president a
Hon. Vice Mayor Miller Dawkins Shenan I West Little H yeuc`ie►`
Hon. Commissioner Miriam Alonso Homeowners' Association
Hon. Commissioner Victor De Yurre
Hon. Commissioner J.L. Plummer
Subject: Destruction of Black Olives on SW 8th Street (Calla Ocho)
We respectfully request:
1) That discussion of the pocket item relating to the removi
of black olive trees on SW Sth Street be postponed until 6:00 p.in•=
this evening so that the residents of our area may be heard on this.,
issue.
2) That the Commission instruct the City Manager to immediately
cease the destruction of the black olives until discussion betwebri►
the Association, the Kiwanis of Little Havana and the City of�141
can take place to develop a more constructive solution. s
We are opposed to the activities taking place for the following
reasons:
1) There is no master plan to replace dead or destroyed Toyal
palms OR to maintain any new ones that are planted. (Of the 200
palms claimed to have been planted in the first phase of this;
project, less than 100 still stand. At this rate, it is doubtful;'
that ANY trees will survive on Calla Ocho if the current plan"'
continues. The current phase of this project will replace Na dead q,
royal palms.
2) Taxpayers' monies provided for the planting of tie black
olives in the first place. It is unnecessary to remote Mite black .�
olives to plant the royal palms in Little Havana. There.are many.',
other more appropriate sites, such as SW 17th or 22nd Avenues. whiv
were denuded of trees when widened to four lanes. We hopes `fibs
Kiwanis' generous donation can be put to good use without this
destruction. A
3) As planned, royal palms are inappropriate: a) Sect iona o
Sth Street have overhead powerlines and streetlights which may�ie
damaged by the palms. b) Royal palms will provide little i. any r
shade. e) Who will pay for the damage caused by a falling frcmd
the hood or windshield of a car parked under a palm?
4) The argument that the black olives block store s gnea-g
merit. While a problem may have existed several year* sao,.p#ti
trees are now well above the height of the signs.
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was passed and tea by the following e-
AYESt issioner Joe Corolla
issioner J. L. Plunm►er. Jr.
ce-Mayor Deaetrio Peres, Jr.
Yor Maurice A: Terre
NOESs None.
ABSENTS Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
11. MMBMIER Am DIFACi CITY MAWh= TO 1t =s &"LVVfOY
TD PUBLIC WORKS DRPARTN=T TO MIST VWM ASPYLTM
NPLANTUS or S.W. M S"On., on.
Mr. Carollos Is Angel de Pedro here. or Hilda Rodrigues?
Mayor Ferret Hilda Rodrigues or Mr. de Pedro here?
Mr. Corollas They have requested the and it was sent. Mr.
Mayor, that in the Latin Quarters, they have bean placing
black asphalt in certain areas that was not what was agreed
upon originally in the waster plan.
Mayor Ferree I think what occurred is that people were
throwing trash into the planters and they decided to fill
then up. but there has been a great deal of outcry about
that. What do you want to do on it?
Mr. Carollot What they are requesting now, Mr. Mayor, is an
Lomediate stop would be put to the placement Of saPMlt in
those areas and whatever asphalt has been placed, for it to
be...
Mayor Ferret All right, Willy, since they are mot Mrs,
•rid I an sorry to impose upon you, but you and your family
•re major property owners of commercial psopsrty alosgi M
street. The subject is that the planters have bean filled
with asphalt and there seems to be an outcry of the mer-
chants of Little Havana.
Mr. torts 7be Kiwants Club of Little Havana the one tins
with the seats in Calle Ocho as they have dwns In the past,
as they used brick to fill that arcs up. Stoat area is very
hard to maintain. It needs to be covered up, but the as-
phalt that is being used, tt really looks !rind of ugly.
what they would like to see, it could be done Is brick ...
Mr. Carollus Red brtek.
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Mr. Gort: Red brick, or it could be done evM im +
Concrete would look a lot better then the block •6UNt•,', ,
Mayor Farr*: So they are just pouring eaphelt M6
holes and filling then up an that it is easier to sweep# RU
Mr. ...
Mr. Carollo: I think that the mottOn should inelude that it ='
be replaced and done in the acme way that the sidewalk he$
In red bricks.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the motion is that the Administra-
tion is instructed to correct the situation in the mer-
chant's section of Little Havana, mainly 8th Street.
Mr. Carollo: From 8th Street to 27th Avenue
Mayor Ferro: And to work with the Merchant's Association
and with the Little Havens Development Authority in correc-
tive measures. Second by Commissioner Perez. Further dis-
cussion? All right, call the roll.
The following notion was introduced by Commissinn-
er Carrillo, who moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 84-620
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. TO DESIST FROM
THE FURTHER ASPHALTING OF PLANTERS ON
S.W. 8TH ST., MAINLY NEAR THE INTERSEC-
TION OF S.W. 8TH ST. AND 27TH AVE:
FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE MANAGER TO WORK
OUT THE PROBLEMS AND THE FUTURE USE OF
THESE PLANTERS WITH REPRSENTATIVES OF
THE LITTLE HAVANA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Upon being seconded by Comaissioner Perez, the motion
was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferro
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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W, DISCUSSION ITEM; KEEPING OF ANINALS ON PRIVAU PRO►tRTT
b"UGLAS ROAD TO 6E DISCUSSED AT t FU?UWNWIN.
Mr. Carollo: Lest t not less , Mr.
Mayor, there were
snme neighbors here fro the uglss Rood section that
briefly talked to me cosin on the problem that was
brought up at the last Co sion Ling while I was repre-
senting the City in Was gtnn, D. and it is my under-
standing the Manager a supposed to bri ack a report on
a piece of prnpert here that had cages an #noes, some-
thing to that of ct. Mr. Manager? Do you have at inter-
matlon here, Manager? Q
Mr. Gary: Yes. 9U` 595
Mr, roilri: Okey, can you go ahead and give the inforea-
tin so that the neighbors that might be here can have a
ch net V, rrspona t- thist. I m ready. 6l14l6A