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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #06 - Discussion Item�i • :.th ;olea V CITY OF MIAM1, FLORIDA CAM9 INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM : ®Cesar H. Odi City Manager RECOMMENDATION: DATE : MAY 3 -, 1989 FILE r SUBJECT: Allocating Funds -for the Bayside Area Neighborhood Street Closures REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: Resolution, Location Map It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution authorizing an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 from "Special Programs and Accounts Contingent Fund FY 1988-1989" to pay for the installation and maintenance of temporary barricades across those streets listed in Resolution No. 89-360. BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Works at the April 13, 1989 City Commission meeting, was authorized by Resolution No. 89-360 to restrict vehicular access to N.E. 70 Street, N.E. 71 Street and N.E. 72 Street on the east side of Biscayne Boulevard by installing and maintaining temporary barricades for a ninety (90) day trial period. In order for the Public Works Department to proceed with fulfilling the requirements of Resolution No. 89-360, we reconmend that the funding of not pore than $5,000.00 for the construction and maintenance of the barricades be appropriated from the "Special Programs and Accounts Contingent Fund, FY 1988- 19891. W�lj ly"v 4 ,E f r;.. afd wem �t I A ^ • ! M N 4 1 � r N [ • RYF I 4 • N l . C r. r = w = w � N .r V Y • _ w NryN � y KrO. CaYMI 0E-- ElC]C�C OPPCrQITION TO STREET CLOSURES'BY BARRIOADES - N 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E7 Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1 • DE,�IGN: a) The streets in this area were not designed to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc): If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl.. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible rurinr a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St, is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family hones, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in weeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER, THE SArETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE REST DENTS. STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT Signatures below represent residents ov years ofs.� r: record in connection wi, h item j�y-Z_ on atty Hirai City Clerk SIGNATUREb ADDRESS: ex 9--53 _•1 � GP TION TO STREET CLOSIMI-M BY BAR AnES 4 . 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 7 st. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay i4'E, THE RESIDENTS 1%7HO DWELL, ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 Pt,ACE WHICH (_'UR1'ES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: M 3. DFtION: a) T?o streets ir, this area were not designee' to finction as eul-do-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible (:�uri.nc a cjale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets grill generate. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets ;when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive Lo N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language.problems and unfamiliarity with streets :within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The folloi-A ng are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection item CA - 6f on �q Matty Hirai City Clerk _ T SIGNATURE- -e_( _e2a._..- ADDRESS: 1 _11� U 89-531-1 q OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES B`Y BARRIraDES N. `70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO WELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEouwr cuANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DE,SIGN: a) 'flee streets in this area were not designee. to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl-floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible during a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets :when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the -barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and :gait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event cqf a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle t'ie traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers vill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems -and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slogged even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DW7ELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. 'ATE IMPT.ARF YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDINTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE. IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC I1ORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over. 18 years of age. Submitted into the public SIGNATURE record in connection vTi-h item CA - q on (0h /9C7 . ADDRESS. ylatty Hirai City Clerk OP ,TiON TO STREET CLOSURES EY BAR , -X)ES 70 ST., N.F. 71 St., N.E. 71 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WTO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 Pt,ACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. D IGN: a) Tile streets in this area were not desirnec to function as cul-do-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible (Iurinr_ a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deer; water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and urait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MTAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public OriIleCti011 t'iill SIGNATURE record In c �----- i .- item CA ' on ADDRESS: ( �' C7 /►�,G ! S't I /7 1Vlatty Hirai8:�®°531. • 1 City Clerk OPPLWTION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BA ADES MR 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 7 �St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay FIE, THE RESIDENTS 11140 DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSFQTIETSP CHANELL TNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE 14HTCH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 sT. FOR THE FOLLOW1 4C, REASONS: i. DE 1GN: a) Tire streets in this area were not designec'to function as cu 1. -0c, -sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will. be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible c'>>ri.nr a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear. from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets trill generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then slathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back-trackingf west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and trait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND ET,IERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. =.... Submitted into the public record In connection witll item C batty Hirai City Clerk SIGNATURE/ ADDRESS: f:: OP ION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BA ADES n... 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72�St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay INT, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQLJENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 TT -,ACE WITCH CLLRNTS INTO N.F. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWTNG REASONS: 1. DI:,SIGN: a) T'ne streets in this area were not desirnec to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc}: If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Oiirinc_ a dale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets t,i11 gen(_,rate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east bLfore back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-91.1 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and :•,Tait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DINTELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND I11ERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MI.AMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signa tares below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public SIGNATURE - record in connection vJ111, item C A on 6, h' ADDRESS: cJ�ell, /�.• •-, T'��Iclti:� i�.ircti City Clerk OPFAWTTON TO STREET CLOS'RES BY RAR ADES N : 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 7� St. Bettireen Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Ray INTE, THE RFSIDENTS WHO DWTFLL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANET..LTNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.F. 9 7,LNCE WHICH CURVES INTTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLI_. 1ITNG REASONS: 1. D IGN: a) Tine streets in this area were not desieme(' to function as cul-('��-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne- Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.F. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible ('grin" a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get- wet which prevents safe stopping should a car su(;denly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will genr,rate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the harricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. 11E IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. 'The folloviing are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 1 -.years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection `.with item G - q on q __ Matty Hirai City Clerk 1 SIGNATURE ADDRESS: 700 ,))yy -,) I OPPQ&JTION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARPADES 70 ST., N.E. 71. St., N.E. 71 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay hrr-, THE RESIDENTS 1,1HO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLTNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWTNG REASONS: 1. DF IGN: a) Tile streets in this aroa were not desiemec to function as cul-c.e-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible r'urinr_ a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Braces will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and „fait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language.problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd, will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND 34ERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 1.8 years of age. Submitted into the public SIGNATURE i1 r�--'� I i' record in connection wii'h item GA on 6 1 S� ADDRESS: Matty Hirai City Clerk 3111 OPPQW, TON TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARlmk ES N._ 7 _ OPI?,T TON TO STREET CLOSURES BY BAR ADES N„::. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 7PSt. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Day WE, THE RESIDENTS WIiO DWELT., ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLTNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.F. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR TIME FOL.LOWTNG REASONS: I. D4SIGN: a) The streets in this area were not designee to function as- cul-cc-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible (luring a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. BraL,es will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will gcnrrate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and trait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will he unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS 19,1ELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. i%T. II,iPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The foliouinq are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE T,,TAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. OPPgffiTION TO STREET CLOSURN_ BY LIAR ES N 7. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72'St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE 1ENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.F. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DE9IGN: a)� The streets in this area were not designee• to function as cul-e;e-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 131. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible (lurinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle x.-ill have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and trait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150.homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. I e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FOR11M TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. ANTI) EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIA14I POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public SIGNATURE �• -=�'--��"i- record in connection with item CA - R on to 1 � l,9Q ADDRESS • Matty Hirai City Clerk OPPO&ITIONT TO STREET C1,OS0RES BY BAR DES N `�. 70 ST. , N. E. 71 St. , N1.E. 71' St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS W[40 D14ELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY RARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE 1�niICH CURETS INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not desirneO to function as cul-oe-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each blocl, If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. ~.which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible rlurinr a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets swill generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call.. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. TIE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in Connection with item Gh- .. - on Matty Hirai City Clerk SIGNA ADDRE l �, OPP x'ION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BAR DES N. =. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St.., N.E. 72'St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS 11140 DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TP,AFFTC ONTO N.E. 9 PT�ACE WHICH CURVES IRTTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWTNG REASONS: 1 2. 3. DE 1GN: a) 7"ne streets in this area were not designe.' to function as cul-60-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each b1ocY, If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible (uri.nr a �­.le or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through Beep water. Bratzes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto civided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets frill generate. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) lie feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPL40RE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection with item �+�' on _ Matty Hirai City Clerk SIGNATURE ADDRESS: 1,J • OPFUKTTON TO STREET CLOSURES BY BAR ADES 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 7711t. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay INTE, THE RESIDENTS W140 DTNTELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY ST'RELT CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANE'LLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PT -ACE. WHICH CURVES -rNTO N.F. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1 . D JIGN: a) T"ve strceLs it this area were not desi.gnec to function as cal-60-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc); If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P]_. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Curanc a gai.e or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in theproper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND aE,RGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public r SIGNATURE record in connection with item GA '" on ADDRESS: " z%- cS?�V&Po e Matty Hixai 89-'531* City Clerk OP LION TO STREET CLOSURES RY BAR DES 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 7,ASt. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO D1,7ELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CFAATFLLTNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PT,ACF WHTCH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE F'OLLOWTNG REASONS: 1. DE IGAr : a) 1Iic-, streets it this area were not designer to function as cul-('o-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc], Tf streets art' closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible a tale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suedenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could. have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger- someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MTAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection with item CA - Q on --k2ji l 8g Mcitty Hirai City Clerk SIGNATURE ----.� ADDRESS: 7� ';�� OPPQ&TION TO STREET CLOSLiRES BY PAR rDES N 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 7� � t. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay Iw7E, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANvY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WfiICH CURITS INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) 'I"he streets in this area were not desirnec to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible ('nrinr a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through eeep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets w:,ill generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will war ste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public , SIGNATURE record in connection with item CA-11 on 1-2 /-9CI _ . ADDRESS: 7 1r W C- TC1 S7`- A4 I _'3s /-3e Matty Hirai ��-53� •� City Clerk OP ION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BAR DES 70 ST. , N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72'�t. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF 'TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1 2. 3. DE IGN: a) Vie streets in this area were not desirnec• to function as cul.-C-e-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloclr If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly curing heavy rains and is impassible ('Iurinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance Cast before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers trill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection VJith item CA - on G h 19 q . NTatty Hirai City Clerk S IGNTA ADDRESS: _7J7 a��� OP T ION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARi r .TIES 1\.'. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 5t. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CI-IANELT..TNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.F. 9 PLACE WHICH CURZTES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) 7'��c� st.reets i3 this area ;ere not desir,�ec to function ac cul-ele-sacs. ., b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves a into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible ei3ri.n�- a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount _! of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance lust before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event cf a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded _ area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN TIME AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND 14ELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over lA years of age. Submitted into the public 1,2,l, IN record in connection with item C on (l-7M_ Matty Hirai City Clerk SIGNATURE���'//.lA.�� ADDRESS: x OPPC ION TO STREET CLOSURES'.BY BA R ES N. 70 ST. , N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 .AT. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELL,ING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 3. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc): If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible e'urinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets :when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and trait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily porulated multiple dwellings. e) If- a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN ANT OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MTAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection with item « - q on (/'I'q _ Equity Hirai City Clerk SIGNATURE u-� ADDRESS:�J .' .- OPPI' '''TION TO STREET CLOSURES' .BY BARB DES N 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 . Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO D14ELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET C.`LOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR TIME FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DR IGN: a) 7ne streets in this area were not designee• to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St-. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible euring a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must- brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets :when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in oeeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive .to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WF IifPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDEP. THE SAFETY AND WTELFARE or THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: FUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIA -MI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 3.8 years of age. r Submitted into the public SIGNATURE record in connection vvi[h / / ADDRESS: item on � � � Matty iiirai City Clerk 89-531-1 t Afft OP" 1` 10N TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRi ADES N.F. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CIiANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PT.ACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 69 ST. I. DESIGN: a) 7ne streets in this area were not desigmec to function as cul-de-sacs. { b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 1:11. which curves fff Mt into N.F. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is i.mpassiblo c'urinr a gale or hurricane. _ As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep 1 water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must braise for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount =� of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. —1 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong. street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could a have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east nZ before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger _± someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded -= area by both dispatcher and driver. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more.beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDE S.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. aNmitted into the public The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND D, IERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIA•1I POLICE DEPARTMENT. record in connection with Signatures below represent residents over 18 years ofage. item on 6 ? L_. tt Df %C SIGNATURE MaY Hirai 0 City Clerk ()ll) ADDRESS 9�k 3� �. 7-1 OPRK11710N TO STREET CLOSURES BY RAM 'LADES 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St.. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Bi sca}pie Bay jtiM, THE RESIDENTS 1040 DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANTELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE N"TCH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWTNG REASONS: 1. DL,S IGN : a) 7«e streets in this area were not desicnec to function as cul-c'•e sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible c'urinc., a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a tarn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a ride street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and trait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND T14E MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public _ record in connection with sIGNATURE item _ on 71 gq ADDRESS: Nutty Hilai - e City Clerk i-j acc �c( OPP4�NION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARR DES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between, Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS 11HO DWELT, ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT C14ANELLTNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PT.ACE 14HICH CURVES INFM N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: . I. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area vere not designed to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Ourinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Braces will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to su; ;.y handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers :ill be unable to locate the correct address due to language,problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS D14ELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 yeas of age. Submitted into the public record in connection vviLh item 6A - ' on b, i / Matty Hirai City Clerk SIGNATURE ADDRESS: OPPC+ION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, TIDE RESIDENTS 111JO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTTONTED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOT_.LOWTNG REASONS: 1. DES_IGN: a) TI?.e streets in this area were not designee• to function as cul-6e-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible eurirn7 a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Braces will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. DIERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and i-rait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language.problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic trill be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAAIT POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record In connection with `12 a, % item on (a(7 $� � ADDRESS: �� � ! �• Matty Hirai City C'le!k OPASjTION TO STREET CLOSURES BY MIA.i_'ADES 1, ,. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72'St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RFSIDEhrPS WHO DWELT, ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEOUENT CH NnLTNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 '^LACE hT141cli CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLL WING REASONS: 1. D IGN: a) Tlie streets in this area vrere. not desic_,�neC to function �a= cul-r'.r-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl-floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Cnrinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep seater. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance cast before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity.with streets within the harricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS -STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WTORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND 04ERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures beloi, represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public / record in connection with item M. � p4 �M l 1Q' . Matty Hirai City Clerk SIGNA ADDRESS: E, 89--531 1 OPI T ;TON TO STREET CLOSURES BY BAi . . CA 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Ray 1KT, THE RESIDENTS M40 TA% TLL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SURSFOUENT CHANELLTNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACF WHl CH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLL,Otti'TNG REASONS: 1. MSIGN: a) Tlip streets in this area ;ere not designee' to function as cul-c;e-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be. N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible elirirn7 a gIale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through Beep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking. west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthtahild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO 'PRE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection with item Ott, C,„r_�Ik SIGNATURE ADDRESS: 0 C�ySN.r 79 Sfi) OP TTION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BA re�ADES � . 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay INTE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE, ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT' CHANELL.TNG OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.F. 69 ST. FOR THE F011,011ING REASONS: 1. D IGN: a) The streets in this area were not designee to function as ctrl-dry-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl, which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly durinq heavy rains and is impassible Curing a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through Beep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suc'denly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will, be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets trill grnerato. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and trait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DINTELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC 1%TORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEFT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND 'I'liE MIAMI POLICE DEPART,1PNT. Si natur belot e resent residents Subnutte into Ae pui)fic record in connection with SIGNATUR item� �?r Matty Hirai ADDRESS: City Clerk OPP(6'T'ION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARR�_ADES N.a. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE F0LI.0WING REASONS: R l.. DE IGN a) The streets in this area were not designee. to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible eurinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY At:D WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND 04ERGF-NCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public record in connection with with item CA_ on _�1 7 Natty Hirai City Clerk SIGNATUREc�Q��-y ADDRESS: `�1 `� .� `� l S�'�,_ 3 3 (3 Y f"1, OPPION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRILADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY _STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: • 1. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not designer. to function as cal -de -sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block. If streets are , closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible curing a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet i�hich prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Submitted into the public ; SIGNATURE record in connection with item C on 4 ? l g ADDRESS: �s !N. �_ / Matty Hirai F�cz, 3 -3 l 3 9- 84 City Clerl� F x ?t+t: kE Y? Wit. St X lelmi F .. .t PHONE tint• rr•Ir•nt nicto. i turhrEt down „st ^•t. front 1Nist:aynv huu:r•v,Era, „nr .ar. sttucK t,v thE. r,euutifu] nrt•nP IN (rant. of nr:: 1.:: oienoe noun. Slowing* ahrnvt- the Lay. Ei r In tht Lwri yr,jrs slncr- I've uuughr_ my house ur, /1 ;1 . St.. :'V! S�'r'ri JratS Ct hEautilUi slt;nls -- Cvkryt.h]ug Irom nuCks ! aDove ray nutlst• in the morninn ind hounainvi;aea peta.s so �t thick tney ,,Imo::: formed dryftL on the street.. _ In hurl, I - a ex t r un C1 y happy about movinG tc tiaysIde. I obviolll; it plmcc Where pf-ople C.trt.. I care, tno. enn that's why 1-m writing you. While ] realize that many finr people sup.part putting the tra`fir. barricades up on the t:nd of the street., ] oppose the ides. And I wanted to tc!1 you why. I t,ave four broad concern;. They are: E_ 1 1. is this fair to our neianoors on 69th St.? To make the ent.ire• n-lnhburhood drive oast their haves to aet in and out �Z seems inconsiderate to me. E� 2. What. might this mean to our beautiful median on 71st St.? -' People who, like myself, live on the south side of the street, mill inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass to gc!t to our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to €-. the grass? Just think whaL it will look like if people cross the median after a heavy rain. p 3. Will this really cut crime? As I'm sure ,you know from • reading the Neighbors section of the Herald, there's c` disagreement in the Shores and in Belle Meade about whether I` tl barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, I think we could cut crime more by concentrating on home security, crime match programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have wor.ced so hard on. 4. Uon'l these barricades hurt property values? To me, putting up barricades signals to potential homebuyers that this is a'hiah crime area. I think that's a false signal -- E and one we don-t want to send. E in expressing my views, I in no way want to disparage those -who may disagree. [zany fine people who also love wayside may i _ hold a different view. i What all GI us mould do, of course, is express our views .at tr,e public hearing April 13 at City Hall. Please cal'_ me if you need a ride. If you can't attend, call me or return this letter to me with yoar signature as an indication you think j the barricades are NOT the best may to improve bayside. Pinally, thanks for taking the tine to read this letter. The people in this neiahborhood have simply been wonderful to me. And I know tnat, ry working together, there-s nothing we 1 can't achieve. 5i�cerely, ._._.jam � ,. �'•.. / GREC7Z/E'IELDS r Submitted into the pu,:) c I DO NOT AA T THE bAP.RT ADES: Signature record In connection Lviili Address c� G � r � � ���"K��� .'• i in Cl Matty .� nai / Cif.(} Clerk AV i&79 t F a- i Y RON t I� a o r,•t;C f t•Ids Tit d •vit: N't rtnt,ur tuft. rrc.•nt niC;tit. turned down „ct 111. fror; Biscaynt. Hoti!vv,ird, anti roe: st rtJ r. by t.t!r• rrtrduL i;i! srt -r,( to ; rr,n!. r• nr:: r.: t,! :ncit not)ri, clt!tiiriy ahr,vt- the bay Ir! th;. I. Wti yrd r!; ^J nCt i -vc i,ollQht my house tin /1!;I . 5t.., ve ,;r.t,n JrJtS et neautJtui sikttits -- evervtniuo Iron necks apove my nttusr in the rot nin(I and boijoainvi;:va pet;iIt; .^.c thict: they .iiteo;: foreed drift:; on the street I :;hurt, l-a exLremciy happy abort. inovIng tc Bays! tie . I obvicrllc it place where (it-npJe cafe.. I care, tno. anti that's why I"m writing you. While I realize Lhat many fine penf,Je support putting the- traffic: barricades up on tht_ end of the street., i oppose the ides. And I wanted to tell yet: why. I have four broad roricerns. They are: I. ir t.r!is fait to our neighbors on 69th St.? To make the entire rt:-irahborhood drive east their homes to oet in and out seems inconsiderate to me. 2. htt•,at- might this mean to our beautiful median on 71st St.? People: who, like myself, iivc on the south side of the street, mill inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass to gc!t to our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to the grass? Just think what It will look like if people cross the median after a heavy rain. 3. Will this really cut crime? As I'm sure you know from reading the neighbors section of the Herald, there-s disagreement in tbe-Shores and in Belle Meade about whether barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, I think we could cut critse pore by concentrating on home security, crime catch programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have worked so hard on. 4. Uon-L these barricades hurt property values? To me, putting up barricades signal:: to potential homebuyers that this .is a high crime area. I think that's a false signal -- and one we don't want to send. in expressing my views, 1 in no way want to disparage those who may disagree. Many fine people wnoalso love bayside may i hold a different view. What all of us stiould do, of course, is express our views at the pntriic hearing Apri.l 13 at City hall. Please call me if you need a ri.de. If you can't attend, call me or return this letter to me with your signature as an indication you think the barricades are NOT the best way to improve Bayside. Finally, thanks for taking the time to read this letter. The people in this neinhborhood have simply been wonderful to me. And I know that, by working together, there-s nothing we can-t achieve. Sistcerely GREGG/FIELDS Submitted into the public record in connection with item. Gon Ylatty Hirai City Clerk I DO NOT WANT THE BARRICADES: Signature erg/ (� Address cK/!/•� 1'/��(, �11 •�/ "_ -3' Dealt S lu vnd 1 n: a The '�'a ami. i aran ai ilm Say and A E 69.tA, J- C 70.4 , and N S.LtMt4 .i a a ml l,Cion dv.1,L M-p�u0 aMP•t U&CA canny be rr�� bra Le =` pabj& at p�e4en.# becawe of exiwwe di..�rzepazuz v� Le 4emvaLl etc. The f2i�ft l�)anngemeni 86aid auLtho-1zi* the po'J�rn�, v 'ruc .�'Pw vn the pelcime;ft 01 the pavan: " M) Ti?�S%ASSLV§ " , ►' ik1 !.I!y5 fiLLD.G�O " , Oner;li)b:0n ai0t&,a. a�e� a� go OnAepv�en;64 a a wj;6e of n 60, 000. pea ayemr- viz 5 15, 000- 00 du&&z . the o chedided ninety 4 • biat v� Atee baLvucc�,d a a cvj.,,-' v4 avugh4 J //.// peer. 4 pe�z ,cnte"ed on fva 90 dap vti a non-a,ecovenable. expen e. v� $ 3, 000.00 p,t Ajj pe ck " i ev p le ,love ;fv gieal Ao4 e. 9U� �. n i?a hoc #parr � � vn ;tAe bavvzi c�e�, might w Leese and vAza 4qdA be bej;.e& .jpen, vn Aenab.i)!-a" the mi�u-avrrz ? 13. Submitted into the public record in connection with item CA - on _ '6 h / ? 4 Matty Hirai MAYOR XAVIER L. SUAREZ City Clerk VICE MAYOR VICTOR H. DE ti'URRE CITY MANAGE^ CESAR H. O[3r0 • COMMISSIONER MILLER J. DAtiVKiNS COMMISSIONER ROSARIO KENNEDY COMMIS51ONER I.L. PLUMMER. IR. � *! ri ' J -,.�._ ==_,k.4��T { _•Js�.+'Ya. r..a��l`�'.aadr.��, ���_ . .:%.S� �.n�s�..�,.3t...i€��*�;.� - r M U, V, M, fit! ' E nt 1:t i mmi F, I d -1:-I I JA PHONE io it n r 0r, I• r f -t-, nt n i q, h 1. i turrnr.d down 7 t St. iron B 5- (--,1 n v kun 1-v i r d ii n 0, ,,,11; ctrucK ti v t h r: cif. 11 ful nt-vor I ri ', ront oI ti,f, 1,; j v) ! e. n e M 0 11 n giow3n4 ahoy Lne bey In h-- t. wi-i y c%j r n r i ncf- 1 VC 110tiOtl L v y hcjuaC- tit, 71' !;t vverviriiija jr-or, nuckr ;IDOVt MY 11011Sr in the morning dad hojjciajnvi;,,i,a pe L a I r rG Ltij cl. I nf-v I Imo :: formed dri fLu on the street In short. 1-it extrvncly happy about v0v111r1, tc- Bav-,I(Je- I a plictr where pf-opie CeIrc. I care. too. Ann that-s why I'm, writing you. While I realize thal mdnv fine Penpir suppor', nutting the Lralijr barricades Bp an Lttt end 01 the Street., i oppose the ,den. And 3 wanted LLI 1.el v(ju why. I have four broad coricvrns- They are: it tjjip fair to our neighbors on 69th St.? To makC the 000 entire ntjahburhood drive past their homes to get in and out seems iricon:;iderate to me. 2. What might this mean to our beautiful median on 71st St.? Peovle who, south side of the like myself, live on theZEN street., u.111 inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass Lo act to our driveways. Can you imagine what th-'s will do to the grass? Just think what It will look like it people cross the median after a heavy rain. 3. Will this really cut crime? As I'm sure you know from reading the Neighbors section of the Herald, there's disagreement intheShores and in belle Meade about whether barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, I think we could cut crime nore by concentrating on hone security, crime match programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have mmm uorked so hard on. 4. kon-L these barricades hurt property values? To me, HER putting up barricades -signals to potential howebuyers that I M this is a high crime area. I think that's a false signal and one we don't want to send. in expressing my views. 1 in no way want to disparage those -who may disagree. Many line people -who also love bayside may bold a different view. EME What all of us nnould do, of course, is express our vieus.at tne public hearing April 13 at City Hall. Please call me if you need a ride. If you can't attend, call me or return this letter to me with your signature as an indication you think the barricades are NOT the best way to improve Bayside. Finally, thanks for taking the time to read this letter. The people in this neighborhood have simply been wonderful to me. And I know tnat, by working together, there-s nothing we can-t achieve. Si.ncerely, GRECZ'/L1"1ELDS Submitted into the public record in connection Mill item CA-q on -Watty City Clerk I DO NOT WAFT THE BARRICADEZi. Signature Address (J�,C4 .f'.'l;C FII•Ins ht' NE Y st 1:t !110oE . 71, 1 :flit,._ Cn: h/'1 tin t,or tint• rf,t •nt niGtii. i turned dc,wn ..st t. irort Bist•avn: NI; tl: Yyd rd, anG ,."a:; struck by thr, t,eeut.i ft!I sre•ne to :runt ,1! nf.: to I:enctc moon, giut.lnq ahavr• the tray In t.ht t.wn yrer., sine(- i'vc• nuuahl- my hour wit, '/1';t S1. 1-vf' IrrtS r,I nra11t.iIuI Sights -- t1vervthir,o Iron, (.ucks anave ny nuusr in the morning and hounainvi,:e!a peta.s sc thicl: tht•v iIninn: turned drift! tin the street Jn shorl, I"W rrtrcncly happy about. moving tc hays! de. ]t's nbv1ou it E,lwhere pr-tip1t_ citrcc. I care, tno. Ann that"s uhy I'm writing yvu. While I realize t.hat many fine penpie support puttA nq the traffic barricades up on the end of the street., I oppose the idea. And I wanted tv t.ei.l vac why. I have four broad concerns. They are: is this fair to our neiahbors on 69th St.? To make the ent.ire n:cjghborhood drive past their homes to get in and out seems inconsiderate to me. 2. Wh>at xiaht this mean Lo our beautiful median on 71st St.? People who, like myself, live on the south side of the street, wall inevitably be tempted to drive across the yrass to act t.o our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to the grass? Just think what it will look like if people cross the median after a heavy rain. 3. Will this really cut crime? As I'm sure you know from reading the Neighbors section of the Herald, there's disagreement in the Shores and in Belle Meade about whether barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, I think we could cut crime more by concentrating on home security, crime watch programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have worked so hard on. 4. kon-t these barricades hurt property values? To me, putting up barricades signals to potential homebuyers that this is a high crime area. I think that's a false signal -- and one we don't want to send. in expressing my views, 1 in no way want to disparate those who -may disagree. Many fine people who also love bayside may hold a different view. What all of us should do, of course, is express our views at the public hearing April 13 at City Hall. Please call me if you need a ri.de. If you can't attend, call me or return this letter to ne with yoar signature as an indication you think the barricades are NOT the best way to improve Bayside. Finally, thanks for taking the time to read this letter. The people in this neighborhood have simply been wonderful to ore. And I knot that, by working together, there`s nothing we can't achieve.. sincerely, ✓% GkEG6lE'"lELDS �✓ Submitted into the public I DO NOT WANT THE HARRICAD£S • record in connection with item on MC1ity Hirai City Cleric Signature' �j Address / '' J; {` fly r X N c l'—'5a.k.°0 I,U "tE: 'i } s t. 1;t . ::Cn :- h"rghbvf (Mr rrc nt niche. i turnt.d dc,wn „tt :t. rr,m R!sctvnc ktllt'I,V,tr(I, end da:; SLru1;r LIV thr! f1!rt-11e Ire ir(in e. Q! et;: t.:r ,l!r;nye noun, giowir,q ahnvt• Lne bay In tht t.wn yce rs since I "vr ttvuq!)I_ my house tit, 1 Jt . Sl . , ;'ve srt,n JoLt ei ocaut!Iul sit;clts -- evervtrlirtq from rucks :+brnre ny mviist. in the morni nq ind bouoa i nv i! i tea petal s so thief: i hey ,j Imo:::. formed dri fts on the street . I snore, I`m extremely happy about movinq Lc Iiavtlde. I obviouti it pl ict where pt-opie care.. I care, too. P.nn that's why 1"m writing you. While 1 realize that many fine peop]r_ support puttinq the- traffic barricades up on the end of the :street., I oppose the idea. And I wanted to tell you why. I have four broad concerns. They are: 1. is this fair to our neighoors on 69th St.? To make the entire nejuhhorhood drive past their homes to qet in and out seems inconsiderate to me. 2. What. Tight this mean to our beautiful median on 71st St.? People who, like myself, live on the south side of the -street, ulll inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass to ar.!t to our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to the grass? Just think what It will look like if people cross the median after a heavy rain. 3. Will this really cut crime? As I'm sure you know from reading the Neighbors section of the Herald, there's disagreement in the Shores and in Belle Meade about whether barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, I think we could cut crime more by concentrating on home security, crime watch programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have worked so hard on. 4. Unn't these barricades hurt property values? To me, puttinq up barricades signal: to potential homebuyers that this is a high crime area. I think that's a false signal -- and one we don-t want to send. in expressing my views, 1 in no way want to disparage those -who may disagree. Many fine people who also iove bayside may hold a different vieu. What all of us mould do, of course, is express our views at tr,e public hearing April 13 at City Hall. Please cal'_ me if you need a ride. If you can't attend, call me or return this letter to me with your signature as an indication you think the barricades are NOT the best uay to improve Bayside. Finally, thanks for taking the time to read this letter. The people in this neichborhood have simply been wonderful to me. And I knou that, by working together, there's nothing we can't achieve. Sincerely , „✓(ter �! ;l � �r GRECIZ /FIELDS Submitted into the public I DO NOT WA' THE SARRI ADES: record in connection with Signature stein G oil Lh Address Matty Hirai City Clerk 173. PHONE )tw r f-t—nt niche. A ur rwit dt-Wn t 't r fin B i 1;rav-,1!- jjj III f-vil rd j, n fi W, ! !-. t. r Aj c, i: It%, t t-ir tit 'I t! I !;rent t it r o ri it f r i t: rA it. 1 1 it q i f it., 3 n L; it h n v f, I ne bay I n tit I U'l y eo r !; s I nct- vu t,ouohl. ny hou--t- ul. "V n (it I ti-Fi If t. i I u I !; I t1h t !Z eve r y t if i iiq iron; n it c k. s artrive my must- i it the morning and boijnainvi;--iva fret. a se thick t nf - Y a I riiii !;. I t, rm c-d 6 ri f L !; on the n t r ee t I ri short, I - is ext-reitcly happy about Moving- t.c. ti-lYSide - I s o tiv 1 (1 it -.; it place Lih e r c per) p j v-, (,-t r t: - I care, tnr,. ann that's why I'm writinq YOU. While I realize that met ny fJ ric, pcnr) j r support putting tht:- 1- ra f f i c barricades up on UoL- end of the street., I oppose the ider, . And I wanted Lo I-C- 11 vo v U hy . I have four broad concerns. 'they are r this fair to our nei onnors on 69t h St.? To make the ent. I re nei tjhbt-i rhood drive na st their hours to get in and utit seems inconsiderate Lo me. 2. 4hat. -j!j aht this rean to our beautiful median on 71st St.? People who . , . like myself, ijvc on the South side of the street, u.,Lll inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass to get Lo our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to the grass? Just think what it will look like if people Cross the median after a heavy rain. 3. Will this really cut crime? As I'm sure you know from reading the Neighbors section rif the Herald, there's disagreement in the Shores and in Belle Meade about whether barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, I think we could cut crime more by concentrating on home security, crime watch programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have worked so hard on. 4. icon-L these barricades hurt property values? To me, putting up barricades signals to potential hDmebuyers that this is a high crime area. I think that's a false signal -- and one we don't want to send. In expressing my views, 1 in no way want to disparage those who may disagree. hany fine people who also love bayside may hold a different vieu. What all of us snould do, of course, is express our views at the public hearing April 13 at City Hall. Please call me if you need a ride. If you cant attend, call me or return this letter to me with your signature its an indication you think the barricades are NOT the best uay to improve Usayside. Finally, thanks for taking the time to read this letLer. The people in this neighborhood have sioply been wonderful to me. And I know that, of working tooether, there's nothing we can't achieve. Sincerely , GREGG /rIELDS Submitted into the public record in connection wiL'h itemCA-C? on 0219CZ Matty Mimi City Clerk I DO NOT WANT THE BARRICADES: Signature u SIA Address /3 No I Dcar Neighbor: L Gregg Fields 760 NE 71st St. Miami., Fla. 33138 PHONE : 751-7952 one recent night I turned down 71st St. fron Biscayne Boulevard, and was struck by the beautiful scene in front of me: An orange moon, glowing above the bay. In the two years since I've bought ray house on 71St. St. , I've seen :lots of bea►iti f ul siglIts - everything from clucks above my house in the morning and bouclainvillea petals so thick they almost formed drifts on the street. In :;hart., I'm extremely happy about moving to Bayside. It's obviono a place where people care. I care, too. And that"s why I'm writing you. While I realize that many fine people support putting the traffic barricades up can the end of the street, I oppose the idea. And I wanted to t:el.l you why. I have four broad concerns. They are: 1. Is this fair to our neighbors on 69th St.? To make the ent..ire neighborhood drive past their homes to get in and out seems inconsiderate to me. �^. 2. ldhat. might. this mean to our beautiful median on 71st Pt.? People who, like myself, live on the south side of the street, mill inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass to get to our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to the grass? Just think what it will look like if people cross the median after a heavy rain. ee 3. Will this really cut crime? As I -m sure you know from reading the Neighbors section of the Herald,. there disaclreement .in the Shores and in Belle Meade about whether barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, -I think we could cut crime more by concentrating on hove security, crime watch programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have worked so hard on. 4. Uon-'t these barricades hurt property values? To me, p►itti.ng ►.►p barricades signals to potential homebuyers that this :is a high crime area. I think that"s a false signal -- and one we don" t want. to send. In expressing my views, I in no way want to disparage those who may disagree. Many fine people who also love Bayside may hold a different view. What: all of us should do, of course, is express our views at the public hearing Apri.l 13 at City hall. Please call me if you need a ride. If you can't: attend, call me or return this letter to me with your signature as an .indication you think the barricades are NOT the best uay to improve Bayside. Finally, thanks.v for taking the time to read this letter. The people in this neighborhood have simply been wonderful to me. And I know that, by working together, there's nothing we can't achieve. Di eerely, (/ . + GliE,. ib!:t le, L1) S Submitted into the public record in connection with itmi CA - on (�!b 8q Matty Hirai City Clerl; I DO NOT WANT E 13A cAAE S : i►° a Signature f$r tt. 8 a .' Address AIE r Gregg Fields 760 NE 71st St. Miami, Fla. 33138 PHONE : 751-7952 Dear Neighbor.: One recent night I turned down "list St. from Biscayne Boulevard, and was struck by the beautiful scene in front of me: An orange radon, glowing above the bay. In the two years since I've bought my house on 71St. .St., I"ve seen lots of beautiful sights -- everything from ducks above my house in the morning and bougainvillea petals so thick they almost formed drifts on the street. In short., I-m extremely happy about moving to Bayside. It's obviotro a place where people care. I care, too. And that's why I'm writing you. While I realize that many fine people support putting the traffic barricades up cin the end of the street:, I oppose the idea. And I wanted to tell you why. I have four broad concerns. They are: 1. fs this fair to our neighbors on 69th St.? To make the entire neighborhood drive past their homes to get in and out seems inconsiderate to me. p� 2. What. might this mean to our beautiful median on 71st Pt.? People who, like myself, live on the south side of the street., will inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass to gcrt to our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to the grass? Just think what it will look like if people cross the oredlan after a heavy rain. 3. Will this really cut crime? As I'm sure you know from reading the Neighbors section (if the Herald, there's disagreement in the Shores and in Belle Meade about whether barricades reduced cruse. Truthfully, I think we could cut crime more by concentrating on home security, crime watch programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have ... worked so hard on. 4. Uon-t. these barricades hurt property values? To me, putting up barricades signals to potential homebuyers that this As a high crime area. I think that's a false signal -- and one we don"t want to send. In expressing my views, I in no way want to disparage those who may disagree. Many fine people who also love Bayside may hold <3 different view:. What all of us should do, of course, is express our views at the public hearing April 13 at City hall. Please call me if you need a ride. If you can't attend, call me or return this letter to car! with your signature as an indication you think the barricades are NOT the best way to improve Bayside. Finally, thanks for taking the time to read this letter. The people in this neighborhood have simply been wonderful. to me. And I know that, by working together, there"s nothing we can't achieve. Submitted into the public Si� Merely, / GREGGELDS record in connection v-vith item C on � '? �8q Matty Hirai City Clerk 83-531 ° 1 I DO NOT WANT THE ARRICADES `Ln ® Signature I P 1(� ,.--. Address UJ C"POSII'?ON TC STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE. MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES_ AND SUBSEQUENrr CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOIC NG REASONS: I. DES_IGN: a) Tne streets in this area were not desirneC to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc; If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible r'urinr a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets ;when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traff`.c will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COM!4ISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MF.NTIONTED ABOVE. t9E WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE I14PLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. 0 SIGNATURE r ' ADDRESS: Uy 4­5 A 72 ✓% Submitted into the public record in connection with item GA on ('`n7 ( pq Matty Hirai City Clerk 89-531.1 Z N 1i OPPOSITIONT TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT C WM- LING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PUCE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLL014ING REASONS: I. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not desirnec to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are 's closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Ourinc_ a gale or hurricane. -' As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through ecep =i water. Braces will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear =; from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount =_ of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: MEN a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets .4hen they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel suite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers :ill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the harricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. ® 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. "THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY CO"4ISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE 7REA MENTIONED ABOVE. TEE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENITS-STOP 7`HE STREET CLOS114G BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIA4I FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MI&MI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. W/7 A SIGMA ADDRE 0 Submitted into the public record in connection with item _CA on 6 - k.!q_ Matty Hirai City Clerk 89-531*1 m U OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO INNTELL ON THE ABOVE AiM. TONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: I. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not desic;nec to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each blocs; If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl.-which curves into N.F. 69 St. e) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible curing a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Braces will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers :ill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY C%1MISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS IX%TLLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WIE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAJ,1I FIRE DEPT. AND FIMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over -years of age. ��� � -6 D11 7-6SIGNATURE ADDRESS : Submitted into the public record in connectionwith item C� on 6 1// 1 $ Malty Hirai City Clerk dl�7� 6"Cr 89-53' 1 m LA OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO Lk LL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc)T If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible r'urinc_ a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance cast before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the harricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS UdELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE: WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. TIE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIA-1I POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. D,4 %E SIGNATURE ADDRESS: Submitted into the public record in connection with item ! � on b 19 t Se . Matty Hirai Cit.y Clerk 89-531t R -_._ . _ ...... ___... .... _ - OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES B1' BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO I3 ZME —1 ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY — BARRICADES AND SUBSEOUENT C4ANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) Tire streets ir, this area were not desirnec' to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc): If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible OurinC a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. _ d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets trill generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again Wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will hays to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive _= to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. -_ d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct -_ address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the }barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. =_ 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South =_ traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. 774E PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY CUr-HISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALI. RESIDENTS E ELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. INT WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND 111ERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIARI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of. age. srcNnzsme (�ik.Q ADDRESS: Submitted into the public record in connection with item CA- q on m6 h l aM_ Matty Hirai City Clerk -/6- 70 OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DIATELL ON THE ABOVE MEN'TIONED STREE; 5, OPPOSE ANY STREET' CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 LACE WHICH CURtTES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLIOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) 7ne streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc); If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Ourinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers vill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes insteaC of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS 1XIELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. FATE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSI14G BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. QArE /1-) ?A0 f S ADDRESS: �P� /�� �aG%% �L '�✓ ' /!i%�� ,D�� �3/.3� T Submitted into the ptiL. record in connection with item GA - q on & h 1 p9' Matty Hirai City Clerk 88-531* 1 :ri 11 OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTI014M STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEOUF_.N'T CHANFLLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOL101ING REASONS: I. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each blocic If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible curing a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Braces will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic ligbt could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUd TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures be ow represent residents over 1 years of age. QA rE 2`i SIGNATUR , ADDRESS: �/'� J 'A'(' 5. s r , Submitted into the public record in connection with item C A - on �"�� 84 __ Matty t-iira City Clerk 89--53101 i M Ll Di OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne flay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO Df-TIA, ON THE ABOXTE MENFrIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBST.QUFRrf CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES TIM N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) Tide streets in this area were not desigmec to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc}; If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Ourinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers vill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the rarricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial 'Co the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENPIOArED ABOVE. I%T WERE NOT GIVEN AA; OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. 13AYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND IIIERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. ADDRESS: 6 3 6?21 �- Submitted into the public record in connection with item CA" '9� on ? Matty Hirai City Clerk 89-531' 1 M C2 0 OPnOST.ION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO N%T-LL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANTELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) Tile streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc); If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible c'urinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d).Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets t-till generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3.. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS D%TELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WME NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDEN'iTS.STOP THE STREET CIOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. ©A A, ` u SIGNATURE v ADDRESS: Submitted into the public record in connection with item CA - R on ( h/pq�_ Matty Hirai City Clerk St bm..i.tted into the public recorcWi connection. jrritl7item Matiy Hirai OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES D B.ARR 1CALL: N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. City Cleric Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONTED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURtrES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) The streets it this area were not de=icnec to function as mil-ce-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc); If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 P1.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Ou ring a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 Pl., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will he unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the harricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even mere. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITI6N PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT131VEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT .BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AArD EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residen DA T SIGNA 1 , ADDRE 0 � � GtLy Txz) C., ., OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO N%IELI, ON, THE ABO17E MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANT' STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WITCLi CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLI,OWTNG REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) Tne streets in this area were not desimec to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible (luring a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through Beep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and coo not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets :alien they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel suite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and gait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers vill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if user for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDEt S.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIA4I FIRE DEPT. AAND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. -„ � oAr� s i ADDRESS: Submitted into the public record in connection with item CA - 4? on (,0q Matty Hirai City Clerk e OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71. St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PUCE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST . FOR THE FOL I DWI NG REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) TIne streets in this area were not desic�nec' to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Ourinr a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in oeeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT AI.L RESIDENTS DWELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE' 6�tE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. tdf: IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. B.AYSIDE RESIDENTS -STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18years of age. A /) Dm r,6- � S ADDRESS: ��f c% / / / Submitted into the p u-: - -- record in connection with item C_..�1- _ on l7_ Pq Matty Hirai City Clerk 89-531 , V OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO DWELL ON THF. ABOVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLJACE WHICH CURNIES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: I. DESIGN: a) Tloe streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc), If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible curing a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family hones, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel quite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and gait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two i heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if Used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. Th"E PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS UNELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. 651E IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AIM WELFARE OF THE N.E. 13AYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. Um T� 5 t �- F SIGNATURE ADDRESS: Submitted into the pudic record in connection with item CAS._ on Matty Hirai City Clerk 89-531• O „ OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RES I DENTS WHO D?NTELL ON' THE ABOVE WXTIONIM STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANEI.LING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.H. 9 PLACE WHICH : URITS INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. DESIGN: a) 7ne streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each block If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 Pl. which curves into N.E. 69 St. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible Ourinc a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets when they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel smite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In -the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers will be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North/South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS U.NTELLING IN THE AREA MENTIONED ABOVE. 11E WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. R'E IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. BAYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE DEPT. AND EMERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over/IB',years of a DA %-E -5 — l — V L SIGNATURE ADDRESS: • Submitted into the puwic. record in connection with item GA -_ q _ on J ?4 Matty Hirai City Clerk �zw,�W�A 89-5 1 r I 791 OPPOSITION TO STREET CLOSURES BY BARRICADES N.E. 70 ST., N.E. 71 St., N.E. 72 St. Between Biscayne Blvd. and Biscayne Bay WE, THE RESIDENTS WHO l�?ELI, ON 11TE AECVE MENTIONED STREETS, OPPOSE ANY STREET CLOSING BY BARRICADES AND SUBSEQUENT CHANELLING OF TRAFFIC ONTO N.E. 9 PLACE WHICH CURVES INTO N.E. 69 ST. FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: L. DESIGN: a) The streets in this area were not designee to function as cul-de-sacs. b) These streets are unusually long with no cross streets at each bloc}; If streets are closed at Biscayne Blvd., the only entrance or exit will be N.E. 9 P1. which curves into N.E. 69 SL. c) N.E. 9 Pl.floods badly during heavy rains and is impassible euring a gale or hurricane. As the only access, residents and emergency vehicles would have to go through deep water. Brakes will get wet which prevents safe stopping should a car suddenly appear from N.E. 70 or 71 St. or if an emergency vehicle must brake for a turn. d) Although N.E. 69 St. is a wide street, residents curving from or onto divided N.E. 69 St. speed and do not stay in the proper lane. With the increased traffic, there will be accidents -possibly involving a police or emergency vehicle. e) In addition to single family homes, there are two (2) high rise, multiple dwellings at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Bay. N.E. 69 St. was not designed to handle the amount of traffic the closing of N.E. 70, 71 and 72 Streets will generate. 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE: a) Police, fire and rescue services will waste vital minutes in responding to a call. Stopping completely, having to remove a barricade and then gathering necessary speed again wastes valuable seconds. In an emergency, seconds count. b) Emergency vehicle drivers frequently enter the wrong street. Additional precious minutes will be lost as they negotiate an unfamiliar maze of streets :alien they could have entered from a main thoroughfare. Residents closest to the barricades are in deeper jeopardy as the emergency vehicle will have to travel suite a distance east before back -tracking west. More time is lost. c) Should a resident have a non-911 emergency or urgent need to get out, the long drive to N.E. 9 P1., drive around N.E. 69 St. and wait at the traffic light could endanger someone's life and/or health. d) In the event of a natural disaster or other need to evacuate the area, N.E. 69 St. is unable to safely handle the traffic generated by over 150 homes and the two heavily populated multiple dwellings. e) If a resident is in need of a taxi, most drivers :ill be unable to locate the correct address due to language problems and unfamiliarity with streets within the barricaded area by both dispatcher and driver. 3. EFFECT ON BISCAYNE BLVD.: a) Adjusting the traffic signal at N.E. 69 St. and Biscayne Blvd. will further congest Biscayne Blvd. At this point, Biscayne Blvd. traffic is heavily congested. North./South traffic will be slowed even more. b) We feel that funds would be more beneficial to the N.E. if used for other worthwhild purposes instead of closing streets. THE PETITION PRESENTED TO THE CITY CONA4ISSION DID NOT REPRESENT ALL RESIDENTS D1vJTLLING IN THE AREA MD7TIONED ABOVE. WE WERE NOT GIVEN AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. WE IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE N.E. aNYSIDE RESIDENTS.STOP THE STREET CLOSING BEFORE IT BEGINS. The following, are opposed to street closures: PUBLIC WORKS DEPT., MIAMI FIRE-DEPT. AND alERGENCY RESCUE AND THE MIAT1I POLICE DEPARTMENT. Signatures below represent residents over 18 years of age. • SIGNATURE ADDRESS:— Submitted into the public record in connection with item CA -`t on ( /? / 2 Ma.tty Hirul City Clerk Gregg Fields 760 NE 71st St. Miami, Fla. 33138 PHONE : 751-7952 Dear Neighbor: One recent night I turned down 71st St. from Biscayne Boulevard, and was struck by the beautiful scene in front of me: An orange moon, glowing above the tray. In the two years since I've bought ray house cn 71St. St., I've seen lots of beautiful sights -- everything from ducks above my house in the morning and hounainvi3lea petals so thick they almost formed drifts on the street. In short, I"ia extremely happy -about moving to Bayside. It's obvious a place where people care. I care, too. And that"s why I'm writing you. While I realize that many fine people support putting the traffic barricades up on the end of the street, I oppose the idea. And I wanted to tell you why. I have four broad concerns. They are: 1. Is this fair to our neighbors on 69th St.? To make the entire neighborhood drive past their homes to get in and out seems inconsiderate to me. 2. What Might this mean to our beautiful median on 71st St.? People who, like myself, live on the south side of the street, uill inevitably be tempted to drive across the grass to get to our driveways. Can you imagine what this will do to the grass? Just think what it will look like if people cross the median after a heavy rain.. `i 3. Will this really cut crime? As I"m sure you know from reading the Neighbors section of the Herald, there j disagreement in the Shores and in Belle Meade about whether barricades reduced crime. Truthfully, I think we could cut -_, crime pore by concentrating on home security, crime watch programs and the Safety Patrol program that so many have uorked so hard on. 4. Uon"t these barricades hurt property values? To me, putting up barricades signals to potential homebuyers that this is a high crime area. I think that's a false signal -- and one we don't want to send. In expressing my views, I in no way want to disparage those who may disagree. Many fine people uho also love Bayside may hold a different vies. ;that all of us; should do, of c.ourse,__is express our views at the public hearing April 13 at City ifall. Please call me if you need a ride. If you can't attend, call me or return this letter to me with your signature as an .indication you think the barricades are NOT the best way to improve Bayside. Finally, thanks for taking the time to read this letter. The people in this neighborhood have simply been wonderful to mp And I.know that, by working together, there"s nothing we can "t achieve. Submitted into the public ;RG erely, record in connection with item_ on ELDS Matty Hirai r 1' City Clerk I DO NOT WANT THE BARRICADESt Signature.4AW" � 4....