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7/22/87
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND
SHOPPING EVENT TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE COCONUT
GROVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON SEPTEMBER 6,
1987, AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED
STREETS TO THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND
ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY PEDESTRIAN MALL
SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE
DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND
INSPECTION SERVICES AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT
THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL
LIABILITY; FURTHER ESTABLISHING AN AREA
PROHIBITED TO RETAIL PEDDLERS DURING THE
PERIOD OF SAID EVENT; CONDITIONED UPON THE
ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR NECESSARY COSTS OF CITY
SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. In order to effectuate safe passage and
establish a temporary pedestrian mall during the Labor Day
Weekend Shopping event to be conducted by the Coconut Grove
Chamber of Commerce, the following streets are hereby closed to
through vehicular traffic from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on
Saturday, September 6, 1987.
Commodore Plaza between Main Highway and Grand Avenue.
Fuller Street between Grand Avenue and Main Highway.
Included in the herein closure are all streets,
avenues, alleys, ways and thoroughfares which
intersect the enumerated areas delineated in this
Section.
Section 2. Such closing of streets is subject to the
issuance of permits by the Departments of Police and Fire, Rescue
and Inspection Services. Said permit from the Department of
Police is to be issued upon the full approval of the Chief of
Police after giving all due consideration to the safety and
traffic needs of residents, businesses, and religious
institutions in the area for entering and crossing through said
arterials and upon the favorable exercise of the City Manager's
judgement predicated upon all factors set forth herein,CITY COTiMISSIQN�
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Section 3. Such closing of streets is subject to the
Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce, obtaining insurance
requirement as mandated by the City of Miami, General Services
Administration Department.
Section 4. Pursuant to the provision of ordinance No. 8851,
enacted September 28, 1978, all retail peddlers' occupational
licenses issued under the provisions of Chapter 31 of the City
Code, as amended, will not be valid on Saturday, September 6,
1987, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the area of
the public right of way included within and adjoining the streets
and avenues described in Section 1, for two blocks in all
directions.
Section 5. Such authorization is hereby conditioned upon the
organizers paying for all costs of City services associated with
said event.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of July , 1987.
XAVIER L. SkWREZ, MAYOR
ATTEES
MA TY HIRAI, CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
ROBERT F. CLARK
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
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July 14, 1987
:he May 1r, C i t f Commiss icners and City Manager:
r..Is year in an erfrrt to celebrate Labor Day Weekend and
orumote the Village of Coconut Grove, the Merchant Association
is requesting that the City Commission recognize the Grove's
first major Labor Day Weekend Shopping Event on Sunday,
Septemoer 6, 1987.
'he Miami Herald will be featuring Coconut Grove in a lengthly
pull out section labor Day weekend and the Miami News will focus
Coconut Grove in its Entertainment Section. The merchants -ouid
Ake to welcome the many expected visitors to the Grove with
street performers, artists and store front sales -all creating a
pleasant day for shoppers and promoting; the variety of goods to
be found in `)a Coconut Grove community, famous fir its artistic
flavor in an area where the old mixes with the new in a tropic&.
Setting.
c;,ce Ine majority of visitors are expected the Sunday prior to
Laoor Day, we have requested, through Sgt. Harvey Bach of t'e
Ci:y of Miami Police Dept., that the following streets be closed
cf- Sunday, September 6 from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. The streets
invulvnd are Fuller Street at the intersection of Fuller and
Grano. Avenue to the intersection of Fuller and Main Highway (one
block; and Commodore Plaza at .the intersection of Commodore and
Grano :.venue to the intersection of Commodore and Main Highway
(one block).
We are hereby requesting that the City Commission provide a
resolution granting the restriction of street vendors (peddlers.)
in the Village center for the day of this event. This is not to
include artists and performers. The merchants have been
notified of the 5 ft. sidewalk access requirement.
We recognize that it is probably too late to be placed on the
July 23rd Commission agenda and therefore we are requesting that
this be brought up as a "pocket" item, since this is the last
Commission meeting before the event.
Tnank you for yojr consideration.
Sincerely,
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Stuart Sorg
President
cc: Sgt. Harvey Bach, Special Events Unit, Police Department
Espe Avalos, Community Development Department