HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-86-0833A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.
86-322 PASSED ON MAY 7, 1986 ENTITLED,.
"A RESOLUTION ORDERING BAYCREST HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT -PHASE II H-4522 AND
DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE FOR A
PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF AS BAYCREST
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT -PHASE II
H-4522."
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 86-322 ordering Baycrest Highway
Improvement -Phase II H-4522 was passed and adopted May 7, 1986;
and
WHEREAS, a petition in opposition to the proposed
improvement was submitted by affected property owners to the City
Commission at a public hearing held on June 12, 1986 to consider
confirmation of Resolution No. 86-322; and
WHEREAS, only 28 property owners, out of a total of 220
affected property owners, 'responded favorably to the proposed
improvements; and
WHEREAS, the ordering resolution must be rescinded to
eliminate the pending liens on all property located within the
proposed Baycrest Highway Improvement District - Phase II H-4522;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Resolution No. 86-322, passed and adopted
May 7, 1986, entitled "A RESOLUTION ORDERING BAYCREST HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II H-4522 AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY
AGAINST WHICH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE FOR A PORTION OF
THE COST THEREOF AS BAYCREST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - PHASE
II H-4522" be, and the same is hereby rescinded.
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TO. Matty Hirai DATE: September 19, 1986 FILE:
City Clerk
SU13JECT: Scheduling of Baycrest
Highway Improvement
Public Hearing
Cesar H. Odio
FROM: REFERENCES:
City Manager
ENCLOSURES:
Our Office is in receipt of your attached September 16, 1986
memorandum enclosing the special transcript excerpt of the
minutes of the July 10, 1986 City Commission Meeting concerning
the issue of Baycrest Highway Improvements.
Please be advised that my staff has reviewed this matter with the
Department of Public Works and they have indicated that due to
the legal requirement that this public hearing be advertised at
least ten days before it is to be considered by the City
Commission, it will not be scheduled on the agenda until the
October 9, 1986 Commission Meeting. Further, proper notice is
being sent to affected property owners informing them that such
hearing will take place at 6:00 p.m. on said date.
If you have any questions, please advise.
cc: Honorable Mayor and Members
of the City Commission
Albert Ruder
Management Services Administrator
Donald W. Cather, Director
Department of Public Works
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COMMISSION
MATT1' HIRAI
CITY CLERK
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SPECIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUEST
EXCERPT MINUTES OF
JULY 10, 1986
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Enclosed herein please find an excerpt from the Minutes of the
July 1Q, 1966 City Commission Meeting, which this office has
completed for the purpose of being included in the Agenda for
September 25th. A copy of this special transcript has also
been re.guested by Commissioner Joe Carollo.
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PETITION TO MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
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We, the undersigned, all residents of the City of Miami, whose signatures and addresses appear
hereinafter, do declare and state that we are categorically opposed to the Baycrest Highway
Improvement -Phase II-H4522 in toto.
Further, that as residents and property owners, we concur with the vote of the Commissioners
of the City of Miami 1-ho, while in official session on July 10, 1986, voted to deny the work
proposed and instructed the Department of Public Works that no such improverants be made be-
cause of the unanimous objections of the residents.
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hereinafter, do declare and state that we are categorically opposed to the Baycrest Highway
Improvement -Phase II-H4522 in toto.
Further, that as residents and property owners, we concur with the vote of the Commissioners
of the city of Miami who, while in official session on July 10, 1986, voted to deny the work
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Improvement -Phase II-H4522 in toto.
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Improvement -Phase II-H4522 in toto.
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PETITION TO MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
TO WITHDRAW CONFIRMATION OF RESOLUTION #86-322
We, the undersigned, all residents of the City of Miami, whose signatures and addresses appear
hereinafter, do declare and state that we are categorically opposed to the Baycrest Highway
Improvement -Phase II-H4522 in toto.
Further, that as residents and property owners, we concur with the vote of the Commissioners
of the City of Miami who, while in official session on July 10, 1986, voted to deny the work
proposed and instructed the Department of Public Works that no such improvements be made be-
cause of the unanimous objections of the residents.
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INTER-OFFICIR MR14 OnANOUM1 7u
TO: Honorable Mayor and DATE: SEP 3 01986
Members of the City
Commission SU§JKCT: BAYCREST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -
PHASE II H-4522
Resolution Confirming
FROM: REFERENCES: Ordering Resolution
Cesar H. Odi
City Manager : ENCLOSURES: (For Commission Meeting
of October 9, 1986)
It is recommended that a resolution be
adopted confirming Ordering Resolution
No. 86-322 and authorizing the City
Clerk to advertise for sealed bids for
the construction of BAYCREST HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT -PHASE II in BAYCREST
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT -PHASE II,
H-4522.
BAYCREST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE II H-4522 was ordered by the
City Commission on May 7, 1986. It is now in order to confirm
the ordering resolution and to authorize advertising for bids.
At the September lath public hearing for Baycrest Highway
Improvement -Phase II, the City Commission deferred confirmation
of the project due to some confusion as to what transpired at the
prior public hearing held on July loth, and due to the allegation
by several property owners that they had not received proper
notice of the public hearings.
The Department of Public Works has reviewed the tapes and
transcripts of the July loth public hearing. A copy of the
transcript is attached. At that hearing, the Commission directed
the Department to delete concrete sidewalk and paved on street
parking lanes from the proposed construction and reschedule
confirmation of the project. This project revision was due to
several objections raised at the July 10th hearing. The
confirming resolution was revised and the project was rescheduled
for confirmation on September lath.
At the September llth public hearing, one apartment owner stated
that it was his impression that the entire project was killed at
the July loth public hearing. As explained above, this was not
the case.
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Also at the September filth public hearing, several apartment
owners alleged that the other property owners did not receive the
City's letter notifying them of the public hearing and that the
other apartment owners were opposed to the project. To prevent a
recurrence of this problem, the Department of Public Works mailed
certified letters to all property owners in the district
notifying them of the public hearing scheduled for October 9th.
Also, postcards were included with the certified letter for the
property owners to vote once again either "for" or "against" the
project. The tabulation of votes will be available at the public
hearing.
The public hearing scheduled for October 9th will be the fourth
public hearing held for this project. In addition, two evening
meetings were held by Public Works staff at Legion Memorial Park
to explain the project and to obtain input and suggestions from
the affected property owners. The recurring flooding and the
erosion of the parkways cannot be eliminated unless the streets
are rebuilt.
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REVISED ESTIMATE OF COST
OF
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
BAYCREST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE II H-4522
ORDERED BY RESOLUTION NO. 86-322 ADOPTED MAY 7, 1986
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST OF IMPROVEMENT .....................$
ESTIMATED INCIDENTAL EXPENSES:
Surveys; Inspection and Supervision
of work; Preparation of Plans;
Specifications and Estimates, etc.. $ 969000
686,000
Printing; Publishing of notices
and proceedings; Preparation of
Bonds; Legal services; Abstracts;
etc., and other necessary and
proper expenses .................... $ 14,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED INCIDENTAL EXPENSES ................ $ 110,000
ESTIMATEDINDIRECT COST ....................................... $ 4,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF IMPROVEMENT ........................... $ 800,000
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DISTRIBUTION:
Estimated
cost to be
paid
by City
of Miami ...............
$
6649000
Estimated
cost of all
items
to be
assessed ...............
$
136,000
Estimated
assessment
per
front foot
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$
8.50
Estimated
assessment
per
L. Ft. of
curb and gutter.......
$
2.00
Estimated
assessment
per
s.y. of
1-inch asphalt concrete.
$
0.75
Estimated
assessment
per
s.y. of
8-inch limerock base....
$
2.35
Estimated
assessment
per
s.f. of
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Matty Hirai
City Clerk
Cesar H. Odio ,
City Manager
CITY OV MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Q4•E September 19, 1986 ,.E
SI.S:E:' Scheduling of Baycrest
Highway Improvement
Public Hearing
RUEREACES
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Our Office is in receipt of your attached September 16, 1986
memorandum enclosing the special transcript excerpt of the
minutes of the July 10, 1986 City Commission Meeting concerning
the issue of Baycrest Highway Improvements.
Please be advised that my staff has reviewed this matter with the
Department of Public Works and they have indicated that due to
the legal requirement that this public hearing be advertised at
least ten days before it is to be considered by the City
Commission, it will not be scheduled on the agenda until the
October 9, 1986 Commission Meeting. Further, proper notice is
being sent to affected property owners informing them that such
hearing will take place at 6:00 p.m. on said date.
If you have any questions, please advise.
THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COMMISSION
MATTY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
°IL September 16, 1986 r.
SPECIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUEST
EXCERPT MINUTES OF
JULY 10, 1986
CEr(%E%CES
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Enclosed herein please find an excerpt from the Minutes of the
July 10, 1986 City Commission Meeting, which this office has
completed for the purpose of being included in the Agenda for
September 25th. A copy of this special transcript has also
been requested by Commissioner Joe Carollo.
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AYES: Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
vor Xavier
NOES: Vice-May�N,
ABSENT: None.
Joe Carollo
J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Rosario Kennedy
L. Suarez
iller J. Dawkin
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Suarez: Sa committee now, going o all the same items,
looking for, knows when? Well, if they are lling to serve,
I suppose y not? I will vote yes. Thank you for our work on
the ittee.
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76. PUBLIC HEARING ON BAYCREST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS; STREETS TO
BE RAISED AND NO SIDEWALKS ARE TO BE BUILT.
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Mayor Suarez: Item 99. State your name and address, please.
Mr. Morton J. Kaplo: My name is Morton Kaplo. I am a property
owner at 7851, 7641, and 7848 Dunham Boulevard, that is five
lots, approximately 300 feet on Dunham Boulevard, and I am here
to talk about, with reference to the Baycrest resolution of
highway improvements. I just heard about this yesterday, and I
have a couple of objections, one of course, being that I have
never been informed. I've owned the property approximately three
years now, and I have not been informed of this Baycrest
improvement in this area, never received a notice in the mail.
I understand there were blue cards sent out for objections or not
objecting to making this improvement - never received it, and I
understand there are other homeowners in the area who have never
received these cards, or have been notified of any of these
meetings that have taken place in the past. Now, I am not
normally against improving in an area, and it is not just the
money that we are talking about, but I would like to state, based
on reading some of the reports here from the City Manager to the
Commission, with regard to the deterioration of the area and the
flooding in the area, we don't have this problem on Dunham
Boulevard from 79th Street to the bay. We have no such problem,
and we would be creating a big problem if we go through putting
the sidewalks through Dunham Boulevard area, because, the way our
homes, our properties are situated. I have 24 units, two
buildings on one side of the street, and another building on the
opposite side of the street, and my neighbor, this morning was
nice enough to take these photos. If they put, and I would like
to pass these around if the Commission would like to see it, but
the way this is set up now, for most of'the property owners on
Dunham Boulevard, we have parking backed up one car behind
another, and my 24 units are approximately 50 cars for the 24
units, that is approximately two cars per family. Our people,
there are hardly any children in the area, it is mostly blue
collar workers, husband and wife, each has a job, each has a car.
You put a sidewalk through this area, which isn't necessary, it
is only two short blocks. The are of Dunham Boulevard is set up
beautifully, it is a wide street. If you look at the pictures of
the street, if you have them, we all blacktop our own, take care
i, of .our cwn area in front of the properties for the parking of
these vehicles, we don't need sidewalks, and if we put sidewalks
through, you are going to cut our parking at least in half, and
there will be no place for our tenants to put our curs.
Mayor Suarez: Let me just hold that one particular argument. Is
there any reason why they have to have sidewalks in the streets
that he is referring to?
Mr. Don Cather: Other than for people to walk on, that is about
the only reason we have sidewalks.
Mr. Kaplo: Yes, but there aren't any people walking over there.
It is two blocks from...
Mr. Cather: He is parking on City property for his condominium
units and he has got...
Mr. Kaplo: It's not condominium, these are rental properties.
Mr. Cather: Well, rental units. He has got parking on the
sidewalks from the streets to where the sidewalks would be. Now,
you look at...
Mr. Kaplo: Yes, but if you take a look at those pictures, we
have got blacktop going across there, and across the street we
have pebbles that we take care of.
Mr. Cather: Perpendicular parking is not preferred in the City
of Miami. We have been through this many, many times about
perpendicular parking. That is what you have got there, and that
is what you tried to eliminate throughout the City, is
perpendicular parking on residential streets, where they have to
back out onto the street, and by going in most cases, we would
lose probably about six or seven spaces by going to parallel
parking.
Mr. Kaplo: Well, I object to that six or seven spaces. I've got
it figured out to at least 24 spaces that would be lost, for my
three pieces of property. The gentlemen next to me would lose
six on his and he has got ten units.
Mayor Suarez: They have perpendicular parking right now.
Mr. Plummer: But it is dangerous, that is the problem.
Perpendicular parking, you have got to back out into the street,
and it is without question, the...
Mr. Kaplo: It is 80 feet. Dunham Boulevard is 80 feet across.
It is the widest street in the area.
Mr. Plummer: Sir, still when you back out into the street, it is
not the same as pulling from regular parallel parking. You have
to admit that.
Mr. Kaplo: Yes, of course.
Mr. Plummer: OK? And what we have tried to do in the City is to
eliminate the perpendicular because of the safety hazard, and...
Mr. Kaplo: What do we do with the parking? You know, we don't
have a throughway of traffic. It is not an area like 79th
Street, or any other street where traffic goes through. It goes
two blocks from 79th Street to the bay, and it stops. There is
not that much traffic going through. I don't hardly remember
ever seeing, if ever, an accident on the street. I am not saying
there wasn't, but I don't remember ever seeing one, but... and we
don't have a flooding problem, which is another thing stated in
these reports. There is no flood... there may be one around the
corner, possibly, or two blocks over, on loth Avenue, 78th
Street..
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS)
Mr. Kaplo: That is where it is? Well, that doesn't affect us at
79th,.Street, on Dunham Boulevard, and where our area is, never
have a problem with flooding, so. I would like to... and of
course again, I will say, I have not been notified, and some of
my neighbors have never been notified of these improvements
through any kind of a letter or blue cards. Now, I don't know
why.
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Mr. Plummer: Are you the owner of record. sir?
Mr. Kaplo: Yes, I've got my...
Mr. Plummer: Is it in your name, or a corporation?
Mr. Kaplo: Yes, in my name, and my wife's name, and I've got my
tax receipts here to prove it for the three buildings.
Mr. Cather: We get the standard tax rolls furnished to us by the
County. The mailing labels are prepared and we send them to all
automatic property owners. All the letters go out to the
property owners. Occasionally, somebody is not on the tax rolls,
and we don't get the label, and it doesn't go out, but we have
had two public meetings in the area, we have advertised both
public hearings. and...
Mr. Kaplo: I have been paying taxes for three years on it, and I
have got the '86 tax rolls right here, and I have three or four
people that have not been notified.
Mayor Suarez: Let me ask you this. Are your views reflected by
the rest of the group? Why don't you.give us each your name and
address at least, so we know.
Mr. Kaplo: OK, I'd like to defer to John North.
Mr. John North: Thank you. My name is John North, 7800 Dunham
Boulevard. I have a ten unit building there, and I have eleven
parking spaces for my tenants, and if they put a sidewalk and a
curb in there. and make parallel parking, then I will have room
for five cars only, six will have... where are they going to
park, across the street on the other people's property? They are
going to have a parking problem across the street the same as I
am going to have on my side. That is the only reason I am
against this. I went and saw Mr. William Parks at the
Department of Public Works, and also the engineer, and they said
there was only about nine people that were for this sidewalk and
curb area, and that is on N.E. Bayshore Court, where there are a
lot of condominiums by the bay, and the rest of the -area, on N.E.
Bayshore Drive, Dunham Boulevard, N.E. 78 Road. N.E. loth Court,
those people were all against it, because of parking problems.
On a 60 foot lot, you can put six cars in there, driving in. If
you put a sidewalk and a curb, you get three parking places.
three are cut off, that is what is going to hurt. Now, these are
mostly one bedroom... these are rental areas, one bedroom
apartments, very few two bedroom apartments. The husband works
and the wife works. Each has a car, each one goes their own way.
That is what creates the problem for the landlords who have
rental property in that area. and I talked with the City
engineer, and he admitted... the other day I went down there and
saw Mr. Parks and the engineer and we discussed this thing there
for about an hour. He says. yes. he admits that it is going to
cause a parking problem in that area. That is about all I have
to say on that, and Mr. Kaplo is right about some of them not
receiving notification for these meetings. A lady lives across
the street from me. Helen Kibbel. She lives in Miami Beach in
Forte Towers and she did not receive any of these... nothing
about these meetings or these improvements that they want to make
in that area. I received one. That is it. I didn't get no card
for coming up for this meeting either. If I wasn't at the last
meeting. I wouldn't even know that this meeting is going to be
held today, and Mr. Cross, right behind me, he didn't get his
either.
Mayor Suarez: OK, why don't you give us... the rest of the group
give us your name and address.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Manager...
Mayor Suarez: Wait a minute.
Commissioner Dawkins, go ahead.
Mr. Dawkins: Can you have Mr. Walter Pierce tell me when those
buildings where built, what was the parking requirement at that
time, and were they notified that they would need parking, or
what happened, sir?
Mr. Odio: Yes. sir, we will find out for you. Can you tell him
now?
Mr. Pierce: Specifically, which building. sir?
Mr. Dawkins: What is the address. sir?
Mr. Kaplo: 7851, 7841 Dunham Boulevard.
hayor Suarez: These two that have vertical parking?
Perpendicular parking, not vertical parking.
Mr. Dawkins: 7840, 7848, and 70...what. sir?
Mr. Kaplo: 7851.
Mr. Dawkins: 7851.
Mr. Pierce: There were probably one space or less.per unit if
they were built prior under ordinance 6871, which was in effect
from about 1966 to 1983; no more. at the most, one and one-half
spaces per unit.
Mr. Odio: Are they in compliance?
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Mr. Pierce: As long as they got the parking they were built
k with, they are in compliance.
Mr. Kenneth Most: My name is Kenneth Most. and I own the house
1. at 1060 N.E. 78 Road, the apartment house with 12 apartments.
The house has 15 parking spaces, at the rear. It also has
parallel parking at the front. It appears to me that this
is expenditure would not be necessary in relation to the property
that I own, and therefore. I oppose it.
Mr. William Gross: Well, I have four units. William Gross is my
name. and I live at 1036 N.E. 78 Road, and the parking in which I
can get by with it, but these men here are really up against it.
and I would ask a favor of you - go out there and look for
yourself and see. These people have a lot of money invested, and
I think you should go out and look at it. It would be a hardship
against them.
Mayor Suarez: Sir, go ahead. Give us your name and address.
Mr. Constantine Molinovsky: My name is Constantine Molinovsky.
I am a resident of 1026 N.E. Little River Drive. I am
representing a consensus of people living on 78th Street and N.E.
Little River Drive.' We, in general accepted the four
propositions you have on your letter. The extension of the
street to 22 feet. our pavements will be bordered with multiple
curb and gutter, no sidewalks. The new pavement will be
constructed and elevated to slightly above the extreme height
level. It is all acceptable to our little group, which is 78th
Street and N.E. Little River Drive, so one thing I would like to
suggest, maybe. To avoid...
Mayor Suarez: Let me understand you correctly. The present
proposal then, is acceptable to you?
Mr.''MoIinovsky: Yes, to our group. 78th Street and N.E. Little
River. We are a residential group.
Mayor Suarez: Well, the other ones are residential, but you mean
single family residential?
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Mr. Dawkins: Can you have Mr. Walter Pierce tell me when those
buildings where built, what was the parking requirement at that
time, and were they notified that they would need parking, or
what happened. sir?
Mr. Odio: Yes, sir, we will find out for you. Can you tell him
now?
Mr. Pierce: Specifically, which building, sir?
Mr. Dawkins: What is the address. sir?
Mr. Kaplo: 7851, 7841 Dunham Boulevard.
hayor Suarez: These two that have vertical parking?
Perpendicular parking, not vertical parking.
Mr. Dawkins: 7840. 7848. and 70... what, air?
Mr. Kaplo: 7851.
Mr. Dawkins: 7851.
Mr. Pierce: There were probably one space or less.per unit if
they were built prior under ordinance 6871, which was in effect
from about 1966 to 1983; no more, at the most, one and one-half
spaces per unit.
Mr. Odio: Are they in compliance?
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Mr. Pierce: As long as they got the parking they were built
with, they are in compliance.
Mr. Kenneth Most: My name is Kenneth Most, and I own the house
at 1060 N.E. 78 Road, the apartment house with 12 apartments.
j_ The house has 15 parking spaces- at the rear. It also has
i` paral•lel parking at the front. It appears to me that this
expenditure would not be necessary in relation to the property
that I own, and therefore, I oppose it.
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Mr. William Gross: Well, I have four units. William Cross is my
name, and I live at 1036 N.E. 78 Road, and the parking in which I
can get by with it, but these men here are really up against it.
and I would ask a favor of you - go out there and look for
yourself and see. These people have a lot of money invested, and
I think you should go out and look at it. It would be a hardship
against them.
Mayor Suarez: Sir, go ahead. Give us your name and address.
Mr. Constantine Molinovsky: My name is Constantine Molinovsky.
I am a resident of 1026 N.E. Little River Drive. I am
representing a consensus of people living on 78th Street and N.E.
Little River Drive.' We, in general accepted the four
propositions you have on your letter. The extension of the
street to 22 feet, our pavements will be bordered with multiple
curb and gutter, no sidewalks. The new pavement will be
constructed and elevated to slightly above the extreme height
level. It is all acceptable to our little group, which is 78th
Street and N.E. Little River Drive. so one thing I would like to
suggest, maybe. To avoid...
Mayor Suarez: Let me understand you correctly. The present
proposal then, is acceptable to you?
Mr."Molinovsky: Yes. to our group. 78th Street and N.E. Little
River. We are a residential group.
Mayor Suarez: Well, the other ones are residential, but you mean
single family residential?
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Mr. Molinovsky: We are single family, but they are apartments*
so they have a problem. they have a parking problem. We don't
have that problem. we are individual homes. My suggestion,
maybe we could find a way of doing a curb, a rolling curb,
instead of with a straight up gutter, which will solve their
problem also. What does the engineer say?
Mr. Plummer: Hello, there!
Mr. Molinovsky: I would like to ask the engineer, my suggestion
to solve the problem of these people, instead of putting a gutter
with a straight up edge, why don't you put in a rolling gutter,
which will give us a chance of straightening out the streets,
solving our water problems everywhere, cleaning up the place, and
yet it will leave them a chance to park their cars on the street,
in that... Yes, but anyway, they are trying to improve the
area, and yours also. Maybe that is the solution. Do you
understand...
Mr. Cather: I think that possibility that has very definite
merit to it, and I would agree with you 100 percent, were it .not
for the fact that the perpendicular parking in front of these
areas is illegal.
Mr. Molinovsky: Well. you are broaching on something which is
already not in your jurisdiction. They have been doing it for
"X" times of years. We are trying to solve a problem and you
want to improve the area. To improve the area, I am suggesting,
make a gutter which will be a rolling gutter.
Mr. Dawkins: Are you suggesting. sir, that because the cars are
parkt:wl illegally, you wsnt me to send the police out there and
ticket every one of them?
Mr. Molinovsky: Well. I don't suggest. No, no, I don':,
because I don't think it is right!
Mr. Dawkins: OV, then. OK. I don't either, sir.
Mr. Molinovsky: But, they have been doing it for how many years?
Mr. Dawkins: That still doesn't make it right. It is still
illegal.
Mr. Molinovsky: Well. I agree with you.
Mr. Dawkins: OK, but, if they have been doing it, and so let's
don't go out and create another hardshipo right?
Mr. Molinovsky: Well, if it a hardship. I don't know, if they
don't feel it is a hardship. sir. I am just trying...
Mr. Dawkins: I mean, go out and put tickets on cars that have
been parked illegal, just because we were discussing... we don't
want to do that.
Mr. Molinovsky: well. maybe you will have to do...
Mr. Dawkins: OK, sir, all right.
Mr. Molinovsky: OK, I thank you.
Mayor Suarez: Thank you for your suggestion and testimony. Co
ahead, sir.
Mr. Peter Shonlank: My name is Peter Shonlank. I live in the
same neighborhood. This is comprised of apartment houses and
private homes. The private home owners, we will agree that they
wanted to lift the street up and put in the...
Mr. Dawkins: Curbing.
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Mr. Shonlank: The curb for the waterway, and to upgrade the
drainage system they have. See, it is an area where it comes in
and you have private houses and then you have the apartments
close to 79th Street. Now, I don't know how they can resolve it
where one has it good, and the other one doesn't have it. All
right, whatever solution they make, if they send us the letters,
you know, we will see if we can agree to it. We had a meeting
last week, and all the homeowners were there, the apartment
people were not there. you know, and it has been that way right
from the beginning, you know the apartment owners, they just
don't show up at the meeting. You know, but the homeowners, we
show up, because we want to have the neighborhood looking good,
so we have come to a certain agreement with the highway
department. so I don't know what they can go from here on. You
know, I have no idea.
Mayor Suarez: I keep looking at that flooded area in front of
us.
Mr. Shonlank: All right. that flooded area...(INAUDIBLE, OFF
MICROPHONE)...
Mayor Suarez: Couldn't you solve the flooding problem without
having to build sidewalks and curbs where the people don't want
them?
Mr. Cather: You can solve the flooding problem by raising the
street only, yes, we can, but as far as sidewalks again, you
know, it is a question, do you want sidewalks, or don't. In
other words. you are...
Mr. Shonlank: Nobody wants sidewalks.
Mayor Suarez: I haven't heard anybody saying anything about
wanting a sidewalk here today yet.
Mr. Cather: OK, now remember. when you talk about people not
wanting sidewalks, we have whole areas. large areas of the City
where we do not have sidewalks, and the question was brought up
this morning, who is going to maintain that area, so again, I am
assuming that we if do not build sidewalks, that these property
owners are going to maintain the landscaping and the grass up to
the curb.
Mayor Suarez: They do it in many areas of Miami.
Mr. Cather: I know. I know this. I am fully aware of that.
Mr. Shonlank: (INAUDIBLE, OFF —MICROPHONE)
Mrs. Shonlank: (INAUDIBLE, OFF —MICROPHONE)
Mayor Suarez: OK, why don't you go ahead and approach the mike
and tell us about it in a little bit more formal way.
Mrs. Phyllis Shonlank: My name is Phyllis Shonlank, and I live
at 1039 N.E. Little River Drive. I have been there for 14 years
and the problem is you put in a sewer system and a drainage
system and the drainage system that you people put in you are not
maintaining. If you could fix it, you probably would have fixed
it. You don't know what to do. Your solution is spending
people's money again. That doesn't solve anything. Another
thing, what you proposed on the letter is a compromise. The
people who own the private homes, we agreed to it, and we will
stand by our agreement. What you are going to do to these people
that own apartment buildings is discourage the renters from
com1nZ to this area. Right now, the people who rent in this area
are working class people with two vehicles, no children
basically. and it is nice and quiet. If you discourage those
types of people from renting, then these people will have to
lower their rent, and get in people who subsidize their incomes,
or some other kind of people that don't want to rent r don't
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have to rent, you know, by paying with their paychecks, and that
is a darn shame. Their property values will go down. Also, you
think you have all the answers. because every time I have met
with you, this is the fourth time, you speak as if you know what
the people want. Why do you think people are running away from
Miami? You don't know what we want. Ours is a very stable
community, the people who...
Mayor Suarez: Ma'am. let me see if I can follow what the
consensus of the citizens is, and propose that we send this
back,and I so move, to the Public Works Department, that with the
instructions that the street be raised, and not, and the
sidewalks not be built and the plan be redrafted that way. So
moved. It is just a motion right now.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded.
Mr. Dawkins: Any further discussion?
Mrs. Caroline Gaynor: Do I qualify as further discussion?
Mayor Suarez: Are you going to oppose that?
Mr. Dawkins: No, go right ahead, Madam, go right ahead.
Mrs. Gaynor: No. no. We all received a letter yesterday stating
exactly that. Mayor Suarez, that our street is going to be
raised, that the curbs... that we are not going to have
sidewalks, our street isn't going to be widened very much...
Mayor Suarez: who sent you that:
Mrs. Gaynor: Cather, or the Planning commission. This is just
for NE. 78th Street. My name is Caroline Gaynor. I live at 960
N.E. 78th Street. This is just for 78th Street, and N.E. Little
River Drive. My concern. and that of my neighbor on one side,
and my neighbor across the street is that even the raised street
has to be considered carefully, because it is flood land, and it
is, when it does rain heavily, the water goes into the ground,
this is why we don't want sidewalks, so there will be ground for
the water to go into, instead of sitting on the sidewalk. Also,
when the high tide comes in, a high street could hold water back
onto thr properties on either side. act as a dam, in effect,
unless there is some really adequate drainage system, some really
adequate storm sewer system. Now, in a letter we received, there
was no mention of a really adequate storm sewer system. If we
were...
Mayor Suarez: Let me interrupt you for a second. The letter
July 2, 1986. under signature of Mr. Cather, just by adjusting
paragraph '3. where it says, "No sidewalk. or paved on street
parking lanes will be constructed adjacent to the single family
residences", if it 'is simply applied generally through the
construction of the neighborhood, where the project is being
constructed, it would satisfy everyone, it seems to me.
Mrs. Gaynor: Yes, as long as the street...
Mayor Suarez: Here, it is only... you know, it is limited to
single family residences, but if it applied generally, I don't
think there would be any problem.
Mrs. Gaynor: I don't either, as long as the street level is not
going to affect the lands that are actually on the river. I
mean, if we have an assurance that the storm sewer is actually
going to take off the rain water. great. I mean, that is what we
ell want.
Mayor Suarez: I so move, it is the same thing. with the
difference that the... there is no sidewalks or marked parking
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for areas that are adjacent either to the single family
residences, or otherwise to the apartment houses either. That
will be my motion, and I believe it has been seconded.
Mrs. Gaynor: OK, are you going to vote on it, because I had
something else I would like to...
Mayor Suarez: That is what we hope.
The following motion was introduced by Mayor Suarez, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 86-594
A MOTION DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SEND
BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PROPOSED
CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUTION FOR BAYCREST
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PHASE II (H-4522) WITH
INSTRUCTIONS THAT STREETS BE RAISED AND SIDEWALKS
NOT BE BUILT IN THIS AREA PURSUANT TO REQUEST
FROM NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was
passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins
Mayor Xavier L. Suarez
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Rosario Kennedy
Mayor Suarez: Thank you, very much.
Mrs. Gaynor: 1 have something else that I would like to say to
everyone here and particularly to the Commissioners. Miami is a
very wonderful place to live these days.
Mr. Carollo: It certainly is.
Mrs. Gaynor: The spirit of cooperation, of democracy. of unity,
is quite exceptional. I am glad to be a resident of N.E. 7Sth
Street, it is particularly apparent at Unity Center, where I am a
member with approximately 1,400 other people. This Sunday we are
having a concert choir. Our concern choir has been gaining
national notoriety. I know you are all very busy. but I would
love it if you would do yourselves a favor and come and listen to
this quite remarkable music.
Mr. Carollo: It will be Sunday at what time?
Mrs. Gaynor: This Sunday... I have an invitation for you, Joe.
Mr. Carollo: Great.
Mrs. Gaynor: It is this Sunday at 7:00 o'clock. You are all
invited. It is free. There is plenty of parking.
Mayor Suarez: Is that 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m.
Mrs. Gaynor: P.M., please. on Sundayl And there will be
refreshments afterwards. I will just read to you very briefly
what we' put into the various newspapers: Miami Unity Choir is
celebrating its second annual concert. Our multinational singers
are.• representing a repertoire of contemporary inspirational
selections. The 30 member choir has made a special dedication to
this event and as a group, we are representative of the rich
cross cultural synthesis which is unfolding in South Florida. and
we invite all South Florida to join -us." OK?
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Mayor Suarez:
invitation.
Thank you. Caroline. Thank you for your
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77. ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FLAGAMI SANITARY SEWER
IMPROVEMENT.
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Mayor Suarez: Item 65. Anybody have any problems with item 65?
Any Commissioner wants an explanation or wants to move it?...
sanitary sewers in Flagami. Dies for lack of interest?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS)
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Suarez: Moved. seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll
on item 65.
Mr. Carollo: Hold on. I want to see... Oh, fine.
Mayor Suarez: Any further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Dawkins, who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 86-595
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUTION NO.
86-191, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO
ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
FLAGAMI SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT IN FLAGAMI
SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5511-C
(CENTERLINE SEWER)
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here
and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution
was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. '
Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins
Mayor Xavier L. Suarez
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Rosario Kennedy
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78. ACCEPT COM1t%-:LQ WORK OF RIC-MAN INTERNATION i'RZ� "FOR EAST
LITTLE HAVANA HIGRihA-Y IMPROVEMENT -PHASE D B).
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Mayor re2: Item 66. final payment, East Little Havana HiE veW
korrovement.
Id 15 July 10. 1986
CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
TO. Matty Hirai
City Clerk
INTER•OrFICE MEMORANDUM
OATE: September 19, 1986 11L.E:
SUBJECT.Saycrest Highway
. ,._..� Improvement -Phase II
Request to Publish.
REFERENCES: Notice of Public Hearing
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Donald W. Cather ENCLOSURES:
Director of Public Works