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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1986-10-07 MinutesC INDEX MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA OCTOBER 7, 1986 ITEM -------------- SUBJECT LEGISLATION PAGE NO. NO. 1., PRESENTATIONS, PLAQUES & SPECIAL PRESENTED 1 ITEMS. 10/7/86 2. CONSENT AGENDA: 2-10 2.1 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN R 86-780 3 CONNECTION WITH "MIAMI WAVES 10/7/86 FESTIVAL." 2.2 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN R 86-781 3 CONNECTION WITH TROPIC MAGAZINE 10/7/86 HUNT; AUTHORIZE SALE OF BEER & WINE. 2.3 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN R 86-782 3 CONNECTION WITH "MIAMI HERALD FAMILY 10/7/86 DAY". 2.4 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN R 86-783 4 CONNECTION WITH JORDAN GROVE BAPTIST 10/7/86 CHURCH PARADE. 2.5 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN R 86-784 4 CONNECTION WITH THE ORANGE BLOSSOM 10/7/86 CLASSIC PARADE SPONSORED BY FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOC. 2.6 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN R 86-785 4 CONNECTION WITH PAELLA 186 SPONSORED 10/7/86 BY MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 2.7 AUTHORIZE CONTRACT WITH COGNETICS, R 86-786 5 INC. - ANALYSIS OF CITY'S ECONOMIC 10/7/86 DEVELOPMENT. 2.8 TRANSFER $200,000 TO THE DOWNTOWN R 86-787 5 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS ADVANCE 10/7/86 PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAX PROCEEDS. 2.9 BID ACCEPTANCE: OFFICE SUPPLIES ON R 86-788 5 A CONTRACT BASIS FOR ONE YEAR. 10/7/86 2.10 BID ACCEPTANCE: DATAGRAM CORP. FOR R 86-789 5 FOUR MODEMS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 10/7/86 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 2.11 BID ACCEPTANCE: OSHPECO FOR R 86-790 6 FURNISHING THREE GASOLINE PUMPS - 1017/86 $6,710.05. 2.12 BID ACCEPTANCE: H & R PAVING. INC. R 86-791 6 FOR MIAMI RIVERWALK - PHASE II. 10/7/86 2.13 BID ACCEPTANCE: TARAFA R 86-792 6 CONSTRUCTION, INC. - FIRE GARAGE 10/7/86 FIRE STATION NO. 3 MODIFICATION & EXPANSION (SECOND BIDDING). 't 2.14 BID ACCEPTANCE: P.N.M. CORP. FOR R 86-793 6 - WEST DUNBAR SANITARY SEWER 1017/86 REPLACEMENT PROJECT. 2.15 AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH ALLAPATTAH R 86-794 7 . MEDP'CAL PHARMACY BUILDING, INC. FOR 10/7/86 A LOAN BY THE CITY OF $300,000 TO BE SECURED BY MORTGAGE TO ASSIST IN CONSTRUCTION OF LIVE & LET LIVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3520 N.W. 17 AVENUE. 2.16 ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK OF QUINTERO R 86-795 7 ; CONCRETE CORPORATION FOR S.W. 7TH 10/7/86 STREET SIDEWALK PROJECT. 2.17 TRANSFER RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST R 86-796 7. FLAGLER STREET BETWEEN WEST 27 10/7/86 AVENUE & SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD (WEST 69 AVE.) TO THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN CONFORMANCE WITH 337.29 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. 2.18 VACATE EASEMENTS FOR DREDGING & R 86-797 8 WIDENING MIAMI CANAL & RETURN TO 10/7/86 PRESENT OWNERS IN STREAMLAND GARDENS SUBDIVISION AT APPROXIMATELY 3163 N.W. S. RIVER DRIVE. 2.19 AUTHORIZE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST R 86-798 8 DR. MOISES GRIMBERG WITH REGARD TO 10/7/86 LOSS OF RENTAL FEES FROM PROPERTY, LEASED AT OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. 2.20 AUTHORIZE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST KING'S R 86-799 8 COIN LAUNDRY WITH REGARD TO LOSS OF 10/7/86 RENTAL FEES FROM PROPERTY LEASED AT OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. 2.21 AUTHORIZE RFP FOR OPERATION, R 86-800 8 MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE OF OVERTOWN 10/7/86 SHOPPING CENTER; ESTABLISH SELECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE. 2.22 AUTHORIZE EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS R 86-801 9 OR FIRMS ON CONTRACTUAL BASIS IN 10/7/86 LIEU OF HIRING FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. 2.23 REDUCE GREENS FEES FOR PARTICIPANTS R 86-802 9 TO ANNUAL NORTH -SOUTH GOLF 10/7/86 TOURNAMENT AT MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB IN MIAMI SPRINGS. 2.24 REDUCE GREENS FEES TO $2 PER ROUND R 86-803 9 FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF 10/7/86 CARD PRIVILEGE PROGRAM. 2.25 APPROVE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO R 86-804 9 PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL PLANNING & 10/7/86 DESIGN SERVICES - RETAIL SPACE AT CITY OF MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER. 2.26 3. 4 5 6 7 8 9. 10 11 12 13 14 15 AUTHORIZE USE OF 11TH YEAR COMMUNITY R 86-805 DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO FACILITATE 10/7/86 PRESERVATION OF THE ARTEMUS BROWN HOUSE. BID AWARD - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND R 86-806 MAINTENANCE, INC. FOR AFTER EVENTS 10/7/86 STADIUMS CLEANING AND TRASH REMOVAL. AUTHORIZE SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION R 86-807 BONDS ($2,375,000 - STREET & HIGHWAY 10/7/86 IMPROVEMENT) ($4,000,000 POLLUTION CONTROL & INCINERATOR). ESTABLISH NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND- ORD. 10155 "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MODEL 10/7/86 PROJECT"-$33,000. ESTABLISH NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND - ORD. 10156 "EXPLORE" - $110,000. 10/7/86 AMEND SEC. 5 OF 6145 WHICH ORD. 10157 ESTABLISHED FEES FOR BUILDING, 10/7/86 PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, ETC. - INCREASE SOME FEES, ETC. AMEND 2-75 & 2-76 OF THE CODE ORD. 10158 SETTING FEES FOR EXAMINATION OF 10/7/86 PLANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING CERTIFICATES OF USE. AMEND CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE VII ORD. 10159 ("LIGHTING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 10/7/66 PARKING LOTS') - REPEAL "PARKING LOT REVIEW BOARD." AMEND CODE SEC. 2-279(C) "QUORUM ORD. 10160 REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 10/7/86 ADVISORY BOARD" - MODIFY QUORUM REQUIREMENT FROM EIGHT TO SIX MEMBERS. AMEND CODE SECS. 5-47 THROUGH 5-61 ORD. 10161 "CITY OF MIAMI PROFESSIONAL WRES- 10/7/86 TLING BOARD" - ESTABLISH SECTION CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. AMEND 10085 - PERMIT ORD. 10162 SALE/DISPENSATION OF WINE OR BEER IN 10/7/86 VIRGINIA KEY PARK. AMEND CODE SEC. 40-60 "ELIGIBLE ORD. 10163 REGISTERS" (C) "DURATION" TO PROVIDE 10/7/86 FOR EXTENSION OF REGISTERS AFFECTED BY FREEZE ON PROMOTIONS. AMEND 9939, INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS ORD. 10164 FOR (a) MIAMI STADIUM - ROOF REPAIRS 10/7/86 AND (b) MIAMI STADIUM - PRESS BOX REPAIRS. DISCUSSION REGARDING FIRST READING DISCUSSION ORDINANCE ON "FINANCIAL 10/7186 DISCLOSURE" - BRIEFLY DISCUSSED AND TABLED UNTIL 2:30 P.M. THIS SAME MEETING. 11-14 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 21 21-22 22-23 24 16 REQUEST ADMINISTRATION TO SET UP CONTINUED 27-34 GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMISSION'S 10/7/86 CONSIDERATION REGARDING FUNDING OF FESTIVALS. 17 DECLARE UDP AS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS R 86-808 34-42 METHOD TO DEVELOP IMPROVEMENTS ON 10/7/86 CITY -OWNED WATERFRONT LAND - AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO DRAFT AN RFP FOR A UDP - SET PUBLIC HEARING. (ALSO SEE LABEL #19). 18 DISCUSSION AND TEMPORARY DEFERRAL OF DISCUSSION 42 CONSIDERATION OF UNSAFE STRUCTURE AT 10/7/86 1081 N.W. 66 STREET (ALSO SEE LABEL #20). 19 FURTHER DIRECTION TO THE DISCUSSION 42-43 ADMINISTRATION REGARDING UDP AS MOST 10/7/86 ADVANTAGEOUS WAY TO DEVELOP IMPROVEMENTS ON CITY -OWNED WATERFRONT LAND. (ALSO SEE LABEL #17) 20 CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF AGENDA DISCUSSION 43-46 51.1 - UNSAFE STRUCTURE AT 1081 N.W. 10/7/86 66 STREET. (SEE LABEL #18) 21 RATIFY CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY R 86-809 47 PURCHASE OF TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR 10/7/86 EMERGENCY GENERATORS AT POLICE BUILDING. 22 RATIFY CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY R 86-810 48 PURCHASE OF REPAIRS TO ONE ROLLING 10/7/86 STEEL DOOR AT COCONUT GROVE EXHIBITION CENTER. 23 DISCUSSION AND TEMPORARY DEFERRAL OF DISCUSSION 48-49 REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF RFP FOR 10/7/86 TOWING AND WRECKER SERVICES TO DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE, OFF-STREET PARKING, AND SOLID WASTE. (ALSO SEE LABEL #29) 24 APPOINT MEMBERS TO BOARD OF R 86-811 49-50 DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN 10/7/86 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; APPOINTED WERE: WILLIAM KLEIN, DOUGLAS McKINNON, DORAN A. JASON, PEDRO R. PELAEZ, AND EVONNE RAGLIN. 25 CONTINUE CONSIDERATION OF ADMINIS- M 86-812 50-51 TRATION'S REPORT ON CASINO ESPANOL 10/7/86 AUDIT. 25.1 CASINO ESPANOL AUDIT ISSUE TO BE M 86-812.1 52 TAKEN UP AT A NEXT COMMISSION 10/7/86 MEETING, IF NOT, SPECIAL MEETING TO BE CALLED. 26 APPOINT AND REAPPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO R 86-813 53-54 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD. 10/7/86 (REAPPOINTED WERE: LAWRENCE CRAWFORD, LAURASTINE PIERCE, EDNA MARTINEZ, AND NORA MURRELL) 21. ESTABLISH "STADIUM FACILITY USE R 86-814 54-55 COMMITTEE" TO ADVISE CONCERNING USE 10/7/86 OF CITY STADIUMS. (APPOINTED WERE% JIM ARMSTRONG, JOSE GARCIA PEDROSA) ' 28. BRIEF COMMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH DISCUSSION PENDING STUDY ON IMPACT OF RICKSHAW 10/7/86 OPERATIONS ON TRAFFIC. 29 CONTINUED DISCUSSION - DEFER M 86-815 CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE 10/7/86 OF RFP'S FOR TOWING AND WRECKER SERVICES TO CITY. (CONTINUED FROM LABEL #23) 30 GRANT REQUESTS FROM MIAMI RIVER R 86-816 COORDINATING COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION 10/7/86 WITH THE "MIAMI RIVER FESTIVAL". 31 CONFIRM ASSESSMENT ROLL: DURHAM R 86-817 SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 10/7/86 SR-5486-C. 32 WAIVE CODE REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW R 86-818 VIVIAN ACOSTA (POLICE DEPARTMENT 10/7/86 EMPLOYEE) TO PARTICIPATE I HOME RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM. 33. AMEND SECTION 2-309 OF THE CODE, FIRST "FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE", SETTING READING FORTH REQUIREMENTS OF ANNUAL 10/7/86 DISCLOSURE BY CITY OFFICIALS & EMPLOYEES. 34. APPROVE PROCUREMENT FOR CONSULTANT R 86-819 SERVICES - AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO 10/7/86 NEGOTIATE FOR LAND SURVEY SERVICES FOR CITY PROJECTS. 35 BID ACCEPTANCE - CAMPANELLA R 86-820 CORPORATION FOR "BICENTENNIAL PARK 10/7/86 WATER AND SEWER SERVICE 1986". 36 REQUEST MANAGER TO ASSIST "NEW M 86-821 VISIONS YOUTH OUTREACH FOUNDATION, 10/7/86 INC." IN IDENTIFYING FEDERAL MONIES FOR ANTI -DRUG PROBLEMS. 37 DISCUSSION OF CITY AWARDED CONTRACTS DISCUSSION TO MINORITY/WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS. 10/7/86 38. A)REFER TO MANAGER PROPOSED M 86-822 CONSTRUCTION AND BERTHING OF REPLICA 10/7/86 OF 16TH CENTURY VESSEL, "GALAXY" AT BAYSIDE SPECIALTY CENTER PROJECT. B) REFER TO MANAGER LETTER RECEIVED REGARDING THE ROUSE COMPANY FOR APPROPRIATE HANDLING. 39. APPROVE LATIN QUARTER REVIEW BOARD'S M 86-823 CONCEPT OF CODESIGNATION OF STREETS. 10/7/86 40 DISCUSSION REGARDING PEDESTRIAN & DISCUSSION BICYCLE TRAFFIC SAFETY ON BRICKELL. 10/7/86 41. ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR TWO EVENTS: (A) M 86-824 THE COCONUT GROVE WAITER'S RACE AND 10/7/86 (B) THE TASTE OF THE GROVE. 42. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE DISCUSSION PROTECTION AT KINLOCH PARK JUNIOR 10/7/86 HIGH SCHOOL. 43. REFER TO CITY MANAGER REQUEST FOR M 86-825 SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH "SECOND 10/7/86 LAW ENFORCEMENT ANNUAL CONFERENCE". 56-57 57-64 64-66 66 67-68 68-71 71-80 81-82 82-86 86 87-90 90-96 96-98 99-103 104-105 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. SUPPORT PROPOSED U.S. ATTORNEY'S FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI. BRIEF REPORT ON MEETING HELD WITH CHARTER BOAT CAPTAINS REGARDING OPTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR MOVE. CONTINUED DISCUSSION REGARDING AWARD OF CITY CONTRACTS TO MINORITY & WOMEN -OWNED FIRMS (ALSO SEE LABELS 34 & 37). ESTABLISH POLICY ON "PLACEMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE MONUMENTS." ISSUE AMENDED DEVELOPMENT ORDER FOR THE ONE DUPONT PLAZA PORTION OF "MIAMI CENTER I PROJECT." 11 M 86-826 10/7/86 DISCUSSION 10/7/86 DISCUSSION 10/7/86 R 86-827 10/7/86 R 86-828 10/7/86 RESCHEDULE COMMISSION MEETING OF R 86-829 OCTOBER 23, 1986, TO BEGIN AT 2:00 10/7/86 P.M. 114-115 115-134 134-135 PURCHASE 100 SEASON TICKETS TO THE R 86-830 135-136 N.B.A. GAMES. 10/7/86 DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED CRIME M 86-831 136-138 TAX FOR MIAMI. 10/7/86 CONFIRM ORDERING RESOLUTION 86-678: R 86-832 138 ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON CITY WIDE 10/7/86 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - PHASE IV H-4526. RESCIND R-86-322 ORDERING BAYCREST R 86-833 139-141 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PHASE II H-4522, 10/7/86 DESIGNATING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA On the 7th day of October, 1986, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in the City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida in regular session. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 O'Clock A.M. by Mayor Xavier Suarez with the following members of the Commission found to be present: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy* Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo *NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Commissioner Rosario Kennedy entered the meeting at 9:02 o'clock A.M. ALSO PRESENT: Cesar Odio, City Manager Lucia Allen Dougherty, City Attorney Matty Hirai, City Clerk An invocation was delivered by Mayor Suarez who then led those present in a pledge of allegiance to the flag. 1. PRESENTATIONS, PLAQUES & SPECIAL ITEMS. Presentation: Presentation to Mayor Xavier L. Suarez of a gift PRESENTED from the children at the Retarded Children's Home by Mr. & Mrs. Steve Krok. Proclamation: Local Chapter of the American Red Cross Day: PRESENTED For the valuable assistance they provide to local fire- fighters, police officers and community organizations. Proclamation: Greater Miami Code One Association Day: For the PRESENTED valuable assistance they provide to our Fire Department and community. Proclamation: National Fire Prevention Week: To promote PRESENTED greater awareness of fire prevention and join the national observance of this week in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire. NOTE FOR THIS RECORD: The minutes of the Commission Meeting of June 12, 19869 were approved by unanimous vote of the Commission. 2. CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Suarez: We have a Consent Agenda consisting of Items I through 30. I understand the City wants to pull Item 21? Mr. Odio: Twenty-one, yes sir. We have to explain something. Mrs. Kennedy: I'd like to pull out... Mr. Plummer: We also sent a memo on Item 9. Mr. Odio: And Item 9 is withdrawn. Withdrawn completely. Mrs. Kennedy: I'd like to pull out 25 and 30. Mr. Plummer: No other items being... Mr. Dawkins: Pull thirteen. Mr. Plummer: What was that number? Mr. Odio: Which one? Mr. Plummer: Thirteen? Mr. Dawkins: Thirteen, please. Somebody pull ... I want to discuss 30, but... Mr. Plummer: Just for the record, I received a call from Mr. John Brennan, who's been very vocal on Item 30, who is coming to the meeting and would like to be heard on that particular item. So you might want to hold your discussion until his arrival. On 30, yes. Mayor Suarez: OK, before the vote is taken on Items 1 through 30, exclusive of 9, 13, 21, 25, and 30, is there anyone here who wishes to be heard for or against any one of the items contained in the Consent Agenda, that being Items 1 through 30, with those exclusions? Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Manager, nobody pulled nine? All: Yes. Withdrawn completely. Withdrawn. Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mayor Suarez: Let the record reflect that no one has stepped forward; and we can proceed on a motion for adoption of the Consent Agenda. Mr. Plummer: So moved. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll on the Consent Agenda, Items 1 through 30, exclusive of 9, 13, 21, 25, and 30. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS WERE INTRODUCED BY COMMISSIONER PLUMMER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KENNEDY AND PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: ABSENT: None. Commissioner Joe Carollo fd 2 October i, 1980 • 2.1 2.2 2.3 AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH "MIAMI WAVES FESTIVAL." RESOLUTION NO. 86-780 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE MIAMI WAVES FESTIVAL TO BE SPONSORED BY MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI ON NOVEMBER 21-23, 1986 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 ASSURANCES THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY; CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR ALL COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH TRAFFIC MAGAZINE HUNT. RESOLUTION NO. 86-781 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE TROPIC MAGAZINE HUNT TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE MIAMI HERALD, TROPIC MAGAZINE, TO TAKE PLACE IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI ON NOVEMBER 23, 1986 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 ASSURANCES THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY; ESTABLISHING AN AREA PROHIBITED TO RETAIL PEDDLERS DURING THE PERIOD OF SAID EVENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE IN CONNECTION WITH SAID EVENT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF ALL STATE PERMITS; CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR ALL COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) - AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH "MIAMI HERALD FAMILY DAY." RESOLUTION NO. 86-782 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MIAMI HERALD FAMILY DAY SPONSORED BY THE MIAMI HERALD IN COCONUT GROVE ON NOVEMBER 8, 1986 AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS TO THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES AND ASSURANCES THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY; CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR ALL COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) fd 9 October 7, 1986 t 2.4 JORDAN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH PARADE - AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS. RESOLUTION NO. 86-783 i A RESOLUTION CONCERNING A PARADE TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE = JORDAN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH OCTOBER 19, 1986 AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS TO THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES AND ASSURANCES THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY; CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR ALL COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.5 ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC PARADE - AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS. RESOLUTION NO. 86-784 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC PARADE TO BE SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, MIAMI CHAPTER, ON OCTOBER 18, 1986 AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS TO THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES AND ASSURANCES THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY; CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR ALL COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.6 PAELLA186 - AUTHORIZE CLOSURE OF STREETS. RESOLUTION NO. 86-785 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING PAELLA 86 SPONSORED BY MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON OCTOBER 11, 1986 AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS TO THROUGH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES AND ASSURANCES THAT THE CITY WILL BE INSURED AGAINST ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY; CONDITIONED UPON THE ORGANIZERS PAYING FOR ALL COSTS OF CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID EVENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) !d. 4 October 7, 1986 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 AUTHORIZE CONTRACT WITH COGNETICS, INC. - ANALYSIS OF CITY'S ECONOMY AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES. RESOLUTION NO. 86-786 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH COGNETICS, INC., OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS OF THE CITY'S ECONOMY AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 WITH MONIES ALLOCATED FROM 11TH YEAR CDBG FUNDS BUDGETED FOR CITY-WIDE ACTIVITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ADVANCE $200,000 TO DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. RESOLUTION NO. 86-787 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS AN ADVANCE PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAX PROCEEDS TO BE REPAID OUT OF AD VALOREM TAXES TO BE RECEIVED FROM DADE COUNTY BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ON BEHALF OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BEFORE THE END OF THE 1986-1987 FISCAL YEAR, WITH INTEREST TO BE PAID TO THE CITY AT THE RATE OF 6% PER ANNUM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ACCEPT BIDS FROM 16 SUPPLIERS - FURNISH OFFICE SUPPLIES TO GSA. RESOLUTION NO. 86-788 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BIDS OF SIXTEEN (16) SUPPLIERS, FOR FURNISHING SPECIFIED AND BALANCE OF LINE OFFICE SUPPLIES, AS NEEDED, ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR ONE (1) YEAR TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT/CENTRAL STORES AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $270,000.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1986-87 INTERNAL SERVICE FUND - CENTRAL STORES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THESE MATERIALS, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ACCEPT BID: DATAGRAM COOPERATION (4 MODEMS TO G.S.A.) RESOLUTION NO. 86-789 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF DATAGRAM CORPORATION FOR FURNISHING FOUR (4) MODEMS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $6,300.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1985-86 OPERATING BUDGET; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) fd 5 October 7, 1986 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 11 ACCEPT BID: OSHPECO 3 SECTION -TYPE GASOLINE PUMPS FOR G.S.A. RESOLUTION NO. 86--790 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF OSHPECO FOR FURNISHING THREE (3) SUCTION TYPE GASOLINE PUF-lPS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $6,710.05; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1986-87 OPERATING BUDGET; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ACCEPT BID: H & R PAVING INC. (MIAMI RIVERWALK - PHASE II) RESOLUTION NO. 86-791 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF H & R PAVING, INC. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $55,995.00, BASE BID OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR MIAMI RIVERWALK - PHASE II; WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM "MIAMI RIVERWALK - PHASE II" ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,995.00 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ACCEPT BID; TARAFA CONSTRUCTION INC. (ITEMS 1,2 & 3 FIRE GARAGE/FIRE STATION 3. RESOLUTION NO. 86-792 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF TARAFA CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $2,257,868.00, ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3 OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR FIRE GARAGE/FIRE STATION NO. 3 MODIFICATION & EXPANSION (SECOND BIDDING); WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM "FIRE DEPARTMENT GARAGE/STATION NO. 3 - MODIFICATION & EXPANSION" ACCOUNT, THE AMOUNT OF $2,257,868.00 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ACCEPT BID: P.N.M. CORPORATION (WEST DUNBAR SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT) RESOLUTION NO. 86-793 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF P.N.M. CORPORATION IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $29,152.25, TOTAL BASE BID PLUS ADDITIVE ITEM OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR WEST DUNBAR SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT; WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM "CITYWIDE SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION IMPROVEMENTS" ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,152. 25 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) fd 6 October 7, 1986 2.15 AGREEMENT WITH ALLAPATTAH MEDICAL PHARMACY BUILDING INC. FOR LOAN BY THE CITY. RESOLUTION NO. 86-794 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE ALLAPATTAH MEDICAL PHARMACY BUILDING, INC. FOR A LOAN BY THE CITY OF $300,000 TO BE SECURED BY A FIRST MORTGAGE TO ASSIST IN THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION AND REHABILITATION OF THE LIVE AND LET LIVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 3520 N.W. 17TH AVENUE, INTO A RETAIL PHARMACY/MEDICAL ARTS COMMERCIAL COMPLEX; USING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000, FROM TENTH (LOTH) YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, PREVIOUSLY COMMITTED TO THE ALLAPATTAH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, INC. (AMA) BY RESOLUTION NO. 85-1031, WHICH ALLOCATION IS HEREBY RESCINDED; WITH SAID $300,000 TO BE LOANED DIRECTLY TO THE ALLAPATTAH MEDICAL PHARMACY BUILDING, INC. AT A FIXED RATE OF SIX PERCENT (67) FOR TWENTY (20) YEARS FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF SAID PROJECT AND WITH NO FUNDS TO BE RELEASED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNTIL THE CITY HAS ACQUIRED A SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE WITH AN ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE TO THE CITY FROM ALLAPATTAH MEDICAL PHARMACY BUILDING, INC.; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT A COMMITMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL LOAN AMOUNT OF $225,000 FROM OTHER SOURCES BE OBTAINED OR THAT IT BE DEMONSTRATED TO THE CITY THAT THE SAID PROJECT CAN BE COMPLETED WITH AVAILABLE FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.16 ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: QUINTERO CONCRETE CORPORATION (SW 7TH ST. SIDEWALK PROJECTS) RESOLUTION NO. 86-795 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK OF QUINTERO CONCRETE CORPORATION AT A TOTAL COST OF $127,906.24 FOR S.W. 7TH STREET SIDEWALK PROJECT; AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $1,869.47. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.17 TRANSFER RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST 27TH AVENUE AND SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD (WEST 69 AVE) TO STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. RESOLUTION NO. 86-796 i 'f A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST FLAGLER — STREET BETWEEN WEST 27TH AVENUE AND SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD (WEST 69 AVE.) WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 337.29 FLORIDA STATUTES AND SHOWN ON RIGHT OF WAY PLAT TO BE RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE t THE PLAT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) =i 3: fd 7 October 7, 1986 3 j 2.18 VACATE EASEMENTS FOR WIDENING OF MIAMI CANAL. RESOLUTION NO. 86-797 A RESOLUTION VACATING, DISCONTINUING AND ABANDONING TWO (2) EASEMENTS FOR DREDGING AND WIDENING MIAMI CANAL AND RETURNING SAME TO PRESENT OWNERS LOCATED IN STREAMLAND GARDENS SUBDIVISION AMENDED IN DADE COUNTY SITUATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3163 N.W. SOUTH RIVER DRIVE AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A QUIT CLAIM DEED THEREFOR. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.19 AUTHORIZE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DR. MOISES GRIMBERG. RESOLUTION NO. 86-798 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DR. MOISES GRIMBERG IN CONNECTION WITH ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI REGARDING LOSS OF RENTAL FEES FROM PROPERTY LEASED AT THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.20 AUTHORIZE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST KING'S COIN LAUNDRY. RESOLUTION NO. 86-799 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST KING'S COIN LAUNDRY IN CONNECTION WITH ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI REGARDING LOSS OF RENTAL FEES FROM PROPERTY LEASED AT THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.21 REQUEST RFP REGARDING OPERATION/MAINTENANCE OF OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. RESOLUTION NO. 86-800 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HEREIN, FOR THE SELECTION OF A QUALIFIED FIRM FOR THE OPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A SELECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE OVERTOWN ADVISORY BOARD, CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, AND A REPRESENTATIVE WITH EXPERTISE IN THE AREA OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING OF SHOPPING CENTERS, FURTHER SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY CITY ATTORNEY. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) fg 8 Octobor 7, 1986 2.22 EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS ON CONTRACTUAL TASK RELATED BASIS. RESOLUTION NO. 86-801 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS ON A CONTRACTUAL TASK RELATED BASIS IN LIEU OF HIRING FULL TIME OR PART TIME EMPLOYEES PRO- VIDED THAT SUCH CONTRACTUAL RELATED SERVICES ARE WITHIN THE CURRENTLY ADOPTED APPROPRIATIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.23 REDUCE GREEN FEES TO PARTICIPANTS OF ANNUAL NORTH -SOUTH GOLF TOURNAMENT. RESOLUTION NO. 86-802 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING REDUCED GREENS FEES OF 50% OF SEASONAL RATES TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE ANNUAL NORTH - SOUTH GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 25-28, 1987, AT THE CITY OF MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB IN MIAMI SPRINGS, PROVIDING THAT: 1) ELECTRIC CARTS ARE MANDATORY; 2) PRIZES ARE PURCHASED FROM THE MIAMI SPRINGS PRO SHOP; AND 3) THE AWARD BANQUET IS SCHEDULED AT THE MIAMI SPRINGS CLUBHOUSE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.24 REDUCE GREEN FEES IN CONNECTION WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF CARD PRIVILEGE PROGRAM. RESOLUTION NO. 86-803 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF CARD PRIVILEGE PROGRAM BY REDUCING GREENS FEES TO $2 PER ROUND OF GOLF FOR EACH 1987 CARDHOLDER DURING THE SUMMER SEASON AT THE MELREESE GOLF COURSE AND THE CITY OF MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB IN MIAMI SPRINGS, UNDER THE TERMS DESCRIBED HEREIN. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 2.25 APPROVE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS - PLANNING & DESIGN SERVICES REGARDING CONVERSION OF RETAIL SPACE AT KNIGHT CENTER; ETC. RESOLUTION NO. 86-804 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CONVERSION OF EXISTING RETAIL SPACE, ADJACENT MALL AND SERVICE AREAS AT THE CITY OF MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER, INTO EXHIBITION SPACE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO UNDERTAKE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS, TO ARRIVE AT A CONTRACT WHICH IS FAIR, COMPETITIVE AND REASONABLE, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAnRn Tn VPVQVTM rMM MVrsmTA"Ton 1 a 2.26 ALLOCATE FUNDS TO DEPT. OF DEVELOPMENT TO FACILITATE PRESERVATION OF THE ARTEMUS ROUSE. RESOLUTION NO. 86-805 i A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT TO USE 11TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, ALLOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, TO FACILITATE THE PRESERVATION OF THE ARTEMUS BROWN HOUSE; SAID MONIES TO BE USED FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DETERMINING THE STRUCTURAL FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION AND SUBSEQUENT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORT AND STABILIZATION. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 3. AWARD BID: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, INC. (FOR AFTER EVENTS STADIUMS CLEANING AND TRASH REMOVAL). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: Item 13. Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Manager. Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. Mr. Dawkins: On Item 13, who's going to get paid for hauling the garbage away? How will the Sanitation Department be compensated for hauling away the garbage that the cleaners sweep up and pile up? Or does the $81,000 mean that the cleaners are going to hire private haulers to haul away the trash? Mr. Odio: No, sir, they use City of Miami trucks. Mr. Dawkins: All right - who's going to pay the City of Miami trucks? Mr. Odio: It's an Interdepartmental. — normally they would charge the Orange Bowl for... Mr. Dawkins: OK, Mr. Manager, pull this, and work out a way where we can get —if we're going to get. — Somebody's going to pay us - I mean, we're talking about making the Sanitation Department an enterprise on its own, where it's going to pay for itself, and when it hauls stuff like this away, I mean, somebody's getting paid, or some kind of way some money must go back to the Sanitation fund. Mr. Odio: Well, if you would go ahead and approve this, I'll charge... what we'll do is you'll have an interdepartmental charge, from one to the other, from the Arts and Recreation Facilities to the Solid Waste Department. Mayor Suarez: You want to make that in the form of a motion, to make sure that that charge is in fact... Mr. Dawkins: Well, we'll - I trust him. Go ahead, we'll trust him. Mayor Suarez: All right. Hr. Dawkins: That's the way I got in trouble with Howard Gary - trusting him, so I may as well start with him. Mr. Odio: No, we'll go ahead and do it. It's just an accounting procedure, that's all it is. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: OK. You want to move Item 13? fd 10 October 7, 1986 Mr. Plummer: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any further discussion of Item 13, or statements related to the form of City Manager or anything else? Mr. Plummer: Yeah, statements made. I would just like to bring to your attention that a very close friend of mine brought to my attention. We are charging in the City one hundred and sixty dollars for garbage pickup and trash. She just received her bill in the City of Coral Gables for two hundred and seventy-nine dollars for the same service. They felt so bad, I guess, rather than being able to pay it in the normal two payments a year, the City of Coral Gables will now let you pay it quarterly, so I guess it doesn't hurt as bad. But I think that, you know, we have to stop once in a while and consider that our one -sixty charge, even though we'd prefer not to have it, is nothing compared to the others. And especially in the County, where they don't even have a trash pickup, you have to take it to a public dump. I just wanted to put that on the record. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll on Item 13. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-806 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, INC. FOR FURNISHING AFTER EVENTS STADIUMS CLEANING AND TRASH REMOVAL ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR ONE (1) YEAR RENEWABLE ANNUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED FIRST YEAR COST OF $81,380.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1986-87 OPERATING BUDGET; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS SERVICE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo 4. AUTHORIZE SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ($2,375,000 - STREET & HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT) ($4,000,000 - POLLUTION CONTROL & INCINERATOR) Mayor Suarez: Agenda item 21 also has been withdrawn, so, 25... Mr. Odio: No, no, 21 I would like to explain. Mayor Suarez: OK, please. Mr. Odio: Carlos. Mr. Carlos Garcia: Mr. Mayor, members of the City Commission, item 21 now has two attachments plus... It has f illed in the blanks as to the price of the bonds. We are selling the bonds at an interest rate below seven percent. These are the: bonds that had the interest limit of seven and a half percent, so we are very happy with the: pricing. The attachments that we have here fd 11 October 7, 1986 today, are the purchase: contract with the underwriters, and also the official statement of the City on the bond sales. Mr. Plummer: Congratulations! Mayor Suarez: When you say below seven percent, how much below seven, what tt does it look like? r- Mr. Garcia: I don't have the exact numbers. I think it is six point nine. Mr. Plummer: Six point nine, nine, ninol Mrs. Kennedy: That's below seven. It's OK. Mayor Suarez: Is that the lowest we have done in some time? Mr. Garcia: Yes, in a very long time. To my recollection, it has been the lowest, in the last, at least five years. Mr. Dawkins: With the $400,000 pollution control and incinerator facility bond, what do you plan to do with that? Mr. Plummer: No, it is not $400,000. Mr. Dawkins: I mean $4,000,000. Thank you, Commissioner Plummer. Mr. Garcia: Yes, sir, we... the City is planning to buy two mini dumps and approximately $1,500,000 in equipment. Mr. Dawkins: Buy two mini dumps? Mr. Garcia: Yes, sir. Mr. Dawkins: Why? Mr. Manager? Mr. Odio: It's part of the trash, new reorganization where people can bring in to those mini dumps... Mr. Dawkins: I've told you, and I am going to tell you and your Department again, in the City of Miami, the majority of the people are renters. They do not have automobiles, therefore, they do not, most of them, have the facilities to get trash and garbage to mini dumps, so now, I would like to know where you are going to put these mini dumps that people like me, who have a car, who may not need a mini dump can take the trash to, and where the renters, who are the ones who pile the trash up on the streets are going to get to the mini dumps? Mr. Odio: I will have to get you the answer, sir. I don't know where they are going to send the mini dumps. Mr. Garcia: Mr. Vice -Mayor, I... Mayor Suarez: How many mini dumps are there altogether? Mr. Odio: Two. I did think it was a good idea, because it was the local... Mr. Dawkins: Well, why do we want• to purchase land, when so many places have been burned down, I mean, we have got so many vacant lots. Why we got to purchase land? Mr. Odio: For the mini dumps? Mr. Dawkins: Why you got to purchase land? I mean, hold it, this is sani- tation... I mean, all you are doing is the bonds, I want you to understand, I mean, you are getting rid of the bonds for me, but these are things that the Department needs to let me know, sir. Mr. Odio: Well, before we proceed in the purchase of anything, it has to come to you, so what they are trying to do is sell the bonds now. That doesn't mean we are going to buy anything, because I haven't seen that plan either. fd 12 October 7, 19S6 Hr. Garcia: That in true, tar. Vice -Mayor, you have to approve any final plans for the use of the money. Mr. Dawkins: But see, I have been here long enough to know that if you do not plan and get it in writing before you ,cell, after you sell, you do not pay any attention to what I thought. Mr. Plummer: Well, it in my understanding that what you want to do is approve this, subject with the full understanding that this matter has to be brought back before the Commission before any monies are expended? Hr. Dawkins: Yes, sir, Mr. Plummer. Mayor Suarez: I thought the City Manager wanted to withdraw this item? Mr. Dawkins: No, he didn't. Mr. Plummer: No, they just wanted to... Mr. Dawkins: No, it has got to go, Mr. Mayor, because we... I mean... Mr. Plummer: They came here with feathers in their hats, and they have got them misplaced somewhere else! (LAUGHTER) Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Manager, what is your purpose for item 21. Do you just want to clarify 21? Mr. Odio: If you want to know the locations of the mini dumps... Mayor Suarez: We want that in addition to clarifying what we want to do with 21 on the sale of the bonds. You just want our authorization to sell the bonds, is that what you want? Mr. Odio: We need to pass it today. Mayor Suarez: OK, but besides that, the Commission seems to want, and I certainly agree, you know, to know where the mini dumps are going to be located. Mr. Odio: We won't even buy mini dumps until you approve it. Mayor Suarez: If there is any way to, you know, place them someplace without having to purchase any land, I... Mr. Odio: OK, sir, I am going to... Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mayor Suarez: One of these mini parks that are not being used, or something? Anybody want to move the item? Mr. Dawkins: OK, I move item 21 with the stipulation that before they do anything, they come back. Mr. Plummer: Second. Mrs. Kennedy: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded and thirded. Any further discussion? Call the roll on 21. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-807 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS CONSISTING OF $2,375,000 STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND $4,000,000 POLLUTION CONTROL AND INCINERATOR FACILITIES BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS THEREOF; AND CERTAIN MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (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 J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Suarez: By the way, you are to be congratulated for selling those bonds at such a low rate. Mr. Garcia: The underwriters did it. Mayor Suarez: The underwriters did it? Mr. Garcia: Prudential Bache has to take the credit for the very -low interest rate. Mr. Dawkins: Who is the underwriter? Mayor Suarez: The City Commission, which has kept the lid on spending... Mr. Dawkins: Who is the underwriter on this? Mayor Suarez:... has kept this... Mr. Garcia: We have four firms involved - Prudential Bache, First Equity, Daniels and Bell, and Metro Equities. Mr. Dawkins: Thank you. Mayor Suarez: I see the underwriters are getting credit now for our having good credit and selling bonds at a good rate. That is great, all rights I hope they give us the money they get paid then! NOTE FOR RECORD: At this time, Agenda Items 25 and 30 were deferred until the afternoon. Mayor Suarez: item 31. Emergency Ordinance. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion of Item 31? Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion, Mr. Manager, I'd like to see the program format and the individuals who are going to do this, and how they're going to do it. Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. Prior to approval, or afterwards? Mr. Dawkins: No, 31 and 32. Move it. I mean... Mayor Suarez: OK. Any further discussion? You're moving now subject to obtaining that information? Mr. Dawkins: Yes. Mayor Suarez: That's OK. Any further discussion? Call the roll on 31. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MODEL PROJECT," APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,000 COMPOSED OF $30,000 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND $3,000 FROM FISCAL YEAR 1986-87 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS: MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANTS; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE $30,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; AND TO ENTER INTO THE NECESSARY CONTRACT(S) AND/OR AGREEMENTS) FOR TIM ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, adopted said ordinance by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENTS Commissioner Joe Carollo fd i's October 7., 1986 SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10155. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copier: were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. Mr. Odio: Commissioner Dawkins, the - Item 31 - the purpose of that project is to provide two Statewide training workshops. - Mr. Dawkins: I need to know the format, who they're going to do it with, who the facilitators might be - that's all I'm asking for, Mr. Manager. Mr. Odio: OK. We will be delighted to provide it to you. Mr. Dawkins: Thank you. All righty. 6. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND: "EXPLORE" ($110,000). Mayor Suarez: Item 32. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion? Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion, same thing - I want to see the program -format, how you're going to do it, and what you're going to do, please, sir. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "EXPLORE," APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $110,000 COMPOSED OF $75,000 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND $35,000 FROM FISCAL YEAR 1986-87 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS: MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANTS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE $75,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THE NECESSARY CONTRACT(S) AND/OR AGREEMENT(S) FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, adopted said ordinance by the following vote- fd 16 AYES: Colm Janioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10156. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. 7. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND SEC. 5 OF 6145 - WHICH ESTABLISHED FEES FOR: BUILDING, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, ETC. - INCREASE SOME FEES, ETC. Mayor Suarez: Item 33. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Wait. Why ... what's the nature of the emergency on this one? In case somebody challenges it. Mr. Odio: This is to allow us to immediately begin to collect the new established fee, as well as the fee raises that are being proposed. We need to start collecting now. Mayor Suarez: If you're ever challenged on that, you're going to lose, but, that's... Mr. Dawkins: We may get a good jury. Mayor Suarez: That's right. Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE NO. 6145, ADOPTED MARCH 19, 1958, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHED FEES FOR BUILDING, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL (INCLUDING BOILER AND ELEVATOR) INSPECTION, PERMIT AND CERTIFICATE FEES, BY ADDING AND INCREASING SOME FEES AND CLARIFYING CERTAIN ITEMS IN SAID .SECTION 5, TO COVER THE INCREASE IN OPERATIONAL COST PRIMARILY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez r" NOBS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo i L F fd 1T Ort bar 7, 19-86 i i Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded s by Commissioner Kennedy, adopted said ordinance by the following vote- ..:...'_: AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy F Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez ' NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10157. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. 8. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND CODE SECS. 2-75 AND 2-76 (SETTING FEES FOR EXAMINATION OF PLANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING CERTIFICATE OF USE) - REDEFINE AND INCREASE FEES. Mr. Dawkins: Move 34. Mr. Plummer: Second. Mayor Suarez: Thirty-four is moved and seconded. - Any discussion? Same reason for the emergency, I presume? Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: Any further discussion? Hearing none, call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED- AN EMERGENCx ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-75 AND 2-76 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FLORIDA AS AMENDED, WHICH SET FEES FOR EXAMINATION OF PLANS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND FOR ZONING CERTIFICATES OF USE: BY INCREASING AND REDEFINING REQUIRED FEES TO COVER THE COST FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. r - Was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Dawkins and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, adopted said ordinance by the following vote- fd 18 October 7, 1986 AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10158. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. 9. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE VII ("LIGHTING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARKING LOTS") - REPEAL "PARKING LOT REVIEW BOARD." Mayor Suarez: Item 35. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Seconded. What can be done, City Manager, as long as, we're dealing here with lighting, to improve the lighting as has been requested variously by the people working on that Sports Arena in that area? Have you made any provision to have a whole different amount of lighting and quality of lighting in that area? Mr. Odio: I will review that. I'm not aware of a special plan for lights. The parking lots will have to have the minimum light requirement. Mayor Suarez: Let me ask my colleagues on the Commission if they feel, as I do, that maybe you ought to do a study of that, directed and making sure that. when and if the arena is built and people start attending it, that they will feel like the area is well lighted, and not have all the concerns that people have been expressing to us? Mr. Plummer: Well, I sure hope that the financial burden will be placed on the arena, that in and around their grounds, -they have the money from those bonds, that I think it should be their responsibility to make sure that their place is safe and secure. As far as street lighting is concerned, it's about the only good thing that exists in the area now, is ... The street lighting, as far as I know, in that particular area, is good, but I think your concern about the arena itself is a legitimate concern, and I think that that should be expressed to the Sports Authority... Mr. Odio: OK. Mr. Plummer: ...that they must - we demand - that they put more than adequate lighting, for safety and security. Mr. Odio: We'll do that. Mayor Suarez: Because the intensity here is going to be reduced to roughly half - is that the idea? - from two foot candles to one, is that... Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. ' Mayor Suarez: That's pretty much throughout the City? Mr. Odio: Wall, this is for ... this is only for the, as I understand it, for parking lots. fd 19 October 1, 1986 Mr. Odio: For commercial parking lots only. Mr. Pierce: We're reducing our standard to match the standard that's throughout the other municipalities and Dade County. =: Mayor Suarez: OK. Please reflect, Mr. City Manager, without making it into the form of a motion - I don't think it's necessary to concern the Commission on the lighting in or about the area of the arena, and as Commissioner Plummer has indicated, that that's really their responsibility; but we have to look at it too and keep and eye on it. Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: Any further discussion on Item 35? Read the ordinance, please. Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE VII, ENTITLED "LIGHTING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARKING LOTS" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY MAKING NECESSARY WORDAGE CHANGES AND REPEALING CITY CODE SECTION 35-132 ENTITLED "PARKING LOT REVIEW BOARD" IN ITS ENTIRETY; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of September 11, 1986, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10159. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. Mr. Plummer: Can we stop here for one minute, Mr. Mayor? Mayor Suarez: Yes. Commissioner? Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I remember back in November of last year,'when we were informed by a new Mayor that we were going to have streamlined meetings. I think we have set a record, that we have done half an Agenda in thirty minutes,... Mayor Suarez: Including the ceremonial stuff. Mr. Plummer: And I just wanted to make note of that for the record. Mrs. Kennedy: I don't see what we're going to do with the 2:30 items. Mr. Plummer: Now if you can finish the last half in thirty minutes, I'll take my hat off to you. Mayor Suarez: The South Florida Regional Planning Council yesterday met in about twelve minutes, and they handled the entire Agenda. It was amazing. ! Id 20 October i, 1986 10. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND CODE SEC. 2-279(C) ("QUORUM REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD") -- MODIFY QUORUM REQUIREMENT FROM EIGHT TO SIX MEMBERS. _----.---------------------.----_---__-___-____----_-_------_---------------._.__ Mayor Suarez: Item 36. Change in the quorum. Second ordinance, change of _ quorum of the Affirmative Action Commission. Move it. Mr. Plummer: So moved. Mr. Odio: It's from eight members to six. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll. Read the ordinance. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-279(c) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, DEALING WITH THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT FOR MEETINGS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD; BY PROVIDING FOR MODIFICATION OF THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT FROM EIGHT MEMBERS TO SIX MEMBERS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of September 11, 1986, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote- _ AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor.Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10160. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. 11. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND CODE SECS. 5-47 THROUGH 5-61 ("CITY OF MIAMI PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING BOARD") - ESTABLISH SECTION CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. Mayor Suarez: Item 37. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: This is eliminating the ... Oh, the wrestling board! Yes. Moved and seconded. Any discussion? Mr. Plumert Hey, let ma tell you something. Don't knack that wrestling. I don't know of any one sport that has become as popular as that has through... Id 21 Mayor Suarez: All I want you to do is, when you go, is to please come by my house at 3060 South Miami, and pick up my kids... - Mr. Plummer: And pick up all your kids, right. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, REPEALING SECTIONS 5-47 THROUGH 5-61, INCLUSIVELY, IN THEIR ENTIRETY, SAID SECTIONS PERTAINING FOR THE "CITY OF MIAMI PROFESSIONAL WRES- TLING BOARD;" ESTABLISHING AN ADDITIONAL SECTION CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF MIAMI; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of September 11, 1986, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. is Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins t Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ' ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo I` THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10161. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. ? 12. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 10085 - PERMIT SALE/DISPENSATION OF WINE OR BEER IN ONE ADDITIONAL CITY PARK (VIRGINIA KEY PARK). is Mayor Suarez: Item 38. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mr. Dawkins: Second. s Mayor Suarez: Second reading. Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Under discussion. Commissioner? 'i Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor - I mean, Mr. Manager. r . Mr. Odio: Yes, sir. Mr. Dawkins: When we give the privilege to nonprofit organizations to sell beer and wine, is it customary, or is it policy that we are to get one-fourth of the proceeds, or 25 percent of the proceeds, or something like that? �? Mr. Walter Golby: If it's a City -sponsored event with over five thousand in attendance, then we are entitled to get 25 percent of the concession rights. ld 22 October 7, 1986 v. K .. Mr. Dawkins All right, put that -- From now on, put that in the ordinance, I mean, somewhere, no that when people... Mr. Golby: it in in an ordinance, yen, sir. Mr. Dawkins: I mean, well, is it... Mr. Golby: But it is not in this ordinance. It is in another ordinance, yes, air. Mr. Plummer: Well, let me ask you from a standpoint of enforcement. Who makes the determination at a festival that there's five thousand or not five thousand? I mean, you know, Calle Ocho would be easy to determine, but some of the other festivals - how do you determine whether there's five thousand or 4,999? Mr. Golby: We go out there with a hand counter. (Laughter) Mr. Plummer: And whatever we get in the 25 percent is eaten up in administrative cost. Mr. Golby: The other rate is fifteen percent for anything less than five thousand. Mr. Dawkins: All I'm saying is that I've gotten too many calls where people didn't - now, listen closely - people say they didn't know, that they were supposed to ... that they were charged 25 or fifteen percent. So somewhere, in something, I'd like for you to be able to show me that when you gave it to them it was spelled out. That's all. Mr. Golby: Yes, sir. Mr. Dawkins: OK, thank you. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10085 ADOPTED MARCH 18, 1986, BY AUTHORIZING THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY MANAGER TO PERMIT THE SALE OR DISPENSING OF WINE OR BEER IN SOFT CONTAINERS IN ONE (1) ADDITIONAL CITY PARK, NAMELY, VIRGINIA KEY PARK, ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND FOR SPECIAL EVENTS OR PROGRAMS: FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY COMMISSION TO APPROVE SUCH PERMITS IN CONNECTION WITH "ROCK CONCERTS"; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of September 11, 1986, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES$ None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10162. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. x fd 23 Octobar 7, 1 6.6 — — ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: A14END CODES SEC. 40-60 ("ELIGIBLE REGISTIRS" SUBSECTION (C) "DURATION") _ PROVIDES FOR EXTENSION OF REGISTERS AFFECTED BY FREEZE ON PROMOTIONS. ,k Mayor Suarez: Item 39. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved on second reading. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Extending promotions on the registers. Mr. Dawkins: Wait a minute, now. What are you talking about, "lower press box"? Mayor Suarez: Any discussion? Mr. Dawkins: That's the box we're talking about? Mayor Suarez: Read the ordinance. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 40-60, ENTITLED "ELIGIBLE REGISTERS," SUB -SECTION (C) ENTITLED "DURATION," OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SENTENCE TO THE EXISTING SUB -SECTION (C) BY PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF REGISTERS AFFECTED BY A FREEZE ON PROMOTIONS AS ORDERED BY THE CITY MANAGER; FURTHER CORRECTING A SCRIVENER'S ERROR WHICH HAD TRANSPOSED THE WORD L` "THAN" TO THE INCORRECT WORD "THAT" ON LINE 4 IN CIVIL N SERVICE RULE 7 "ELIGIBLE REGISTERS," SEC. 7.3, $` "DURATION OF REGISTERS"• CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of September 11, 1986, was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. ;.' Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10163. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the. public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City.Comiasiou:gnd to the public. ! 24 Qctobo r I, 1 $ 14. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 9939 -- INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS FOR: (a) "MIAMI STADIU11 - ROOF REPAIRS" AND (b) "MIAMI STADIUM - PRESS BOX REPAIRS." Mr. Plummer: Move 40. Mayor Suarez: Item 4019 been moved. Mr. Dawkins: Yes, seconded. Mayor Suarez: Item 4019 been seconded. Any discussion? Read it. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9939, ADOPTED DECEMBER 20, 1984, AS AMENDED, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR TWO PROJECTS ENTITLED: "MIAMI STADIUM - ROOF REPAIRS" AND "MIAMI STADIUM - PRESS BOX REPAIRS" IN THE AMOUNTS OF $100,000 AND $300,000 RESPECTIVELY, FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS - FUND BALANCE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Miller Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Rosario Kennedy The City Attorney read the. ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. 15. DISCUSSION REGARDING FIRST READING ORDINANCE ON "FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE" - (BRIEFLY DISCUSSED AND TABLED UNTIL 2:30 P.M. THIS SAME MEETING). Mr. Plummer: Forty-one - why is that first reading? I thought it was second. Mr. Robert F. Clark: Because of the extent of the change, when you went from "Commissioners and Committee members," you... Mr. Odio: And - and everybody. Mr. Plummer: All right. Well, I guess really my question is, I thought when we made that change, that reverted back to first reading, and this was going to be second. s4 Mr. Odio: No, I... Mr. Plummer: Isn't that the normal thing that happens when a substantial change is made, that in fact that becomes a first reading rather than second? I'm just asking the question. Mr. Clarke Because of the extent of the change, it was felt prudent to go ahead and come back with a first reading, but you're... fd 25 October 7, 1986 Mr. Plummer: I move Item 41. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mr. Adios You know, I'm going to have to send a ... We had a discussion yesterday on the staff meeting on how this applies and to whom, and we're going to have to send a memorandum explaining to each people how do you do this. There is a lot of questions. Mr. Dawkins: You got the thing in your package. What else you got to send, Mr. Manager? Mr. Odio: No, well, there's a lot of questions that staff has in relation to when they have joint, you know, you file jointly... Mr. Plummer: As it has been said in the past, they will learn to love it. _ Mr. Odio: Well, I tell you, we already disclosed to the State, so... Mr. Dawkins: Well, the City Attorney has said that this is legal, and anybody who does not comply with it may go to jail. Mr. Plummer: No - they have the choice of quitting. Mayor Suarez: OK. Is it clear? Because it isn't to me, and I have a request here from Gerald Silverman from the Miami Civil Service Board to be heard on this item. Is it clear that it applies to boards and commissions of the City, but particularly advisory boards? Mr. Clark: Those boards and committees who are compensated, and the Civil Service Board is a board where the members receive it. Mayor Suarez: I see - the ones that are compensated. Even if the compensation is nominal? I guess our compensation is nominal, too. (Laughter) ly Mr. Plummer: Yeah, the only insult that they have is calling it a salary,,. what they give us. Mayor Suarez: Is Gerald Silverman here? He had asked to be heard on this Item. Let the record reflect... -� t Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor. 4Y. Mayor Suarez: Yes? Mr. Plummer: Since this is first reading, I would suggest that, if you rant, we go ahead and pass it, and discussion can takt place on second reading. Mayor Suarez: OK, that sounds like a good idea. I'll just state my own feelings, not to apply to boards that are compensated even less than we are. OK? Mrs. Kennedy: Yeah, I've had a lot of phone calls also from people who serve on City boards. You know - we try to get the best possible people to serve on - boards, but why should they be subjected to this kind of... _. Mayor Suarez: The City Attorney was saying that it would only apply to the ones that are compensated, which are basically what? Zoning, P.A.B., and Civil Service? Mr. Clark: That's about the three boards that receive compensation. M S arez But the compensation is even more nominal than ours. And their ayor u : compensation is not up for increase by referendum, as ours is, so - that would be my feeding. I don't know how the rest of the Commissioners feel about it. Exclude board members. It's been moved on first reading, Commissioner Kennedy, with the clarification or proviso that we can always take that up on second reading. fd 26 Qctob+rr 7, 1906 �:. -. .. -.. ",. r..v:x:d, sY.'vYffdrl'44,{K�di LE�{.�J.S.i4�•h'A!§.n�rli/^ii i..... }-..-.—.a_...._�-ate, .e..s ..as_La�..�. ...- .,". .. ..,..�...m,,..........�.. 3 rnS.^nL4Jr'' Mrs. Kennedy: OK, because I know that Mr. Silverman called my office and we told him it would probably be taken up rafter 2:30. Mayor Suarez: OK. Or we can table it until then, or however you want. Mrs. Kennedy: Yeah, why don't we table it, because I promised to... a: Mr. Plummer: You went to table it, it's all right with me. You know, I just don't want to pick up a newspaper and see that the City Commission is dragging its feet on this issue and are trying to back off. That's not the case at all. As far as I'm concerned, I think we can go on first reading. If you want to wait for Jerry and... Mrs. Kennedy: Two -thirty we... Mr. Plummer: That's fine. -: Mrs. Kennedy: Yeah. Mr. Plummer: That's fine. Mayor Suarez: OK, just until 2:30. -------------- ---------------------- ------------ ------ - 16. REQUEST ADMINISTRATION TO SET UP GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION REGARDING FUNDING OF FESTIVALS (CONTINUED TO NEXT MEETING). Mayor Suarez: OK, Item 42. Please remind me, Mr...someone of the items that we have. Mr. Dawkins: This is Commissioner Carollo's item, so I think we need to hold it up out of courtesy to him, I don't know. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask for clarification. It was my understanding that this Commission took an action... Mr. Dawkins: Now hold it. Dr. Wells - I think Dr. Wells and all those others who are here on this should be out here. Mr. Plummer: But we're not going to discuss it. We're going to hold it up, right? Mr. Dawkins: I don't care, but I mean, they need to know. Where is Dr. Wells walking around in here? OK, here's Dr. Wells. Go ahead, Mr. Plummer. Mr. Plummer: No, let me make sure that I understand correctly - that this Commission was asked to submit the names of four festivals. Is that right, Mr.... Mr. Frank Castaneda: That's correct. Mr. Plummer: OK. And by virtue of what... the action we took before with the Orange Blossom Classic, then it was to be that each Commissioner was to give three names. Mr. Castaneda: Well, we were requesting for four names. Mr. Plummer: But I thought that the Orange Blossom Classic was going to be one... it was understood when the money was passed for that, that that would be one of the festivals. Mr. Castaneda: The money for the Orange Classic in coshing from another allocation for this year. For next year's event, Commissioner Dawkins stated that he ranted Orange Blossom to be included as part of this four, 77 r Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no, no, no. Wait now. Mr. Plummer: That's why I'm asking. Mr. Dawkins: Commissioner Dawkins said that the Orange Blossom Classic would be his recommendation. Mr. Castaneda: Right. Mr. Dawkins: That's what I said, OK? Let the records reflect that, now. Mr. Castaneda: That's correct. Mr. Plummer: OK, well what I'm saying is, that when I gave my list of four names, I included the Orange Blossom Classic, because it was my understanding that that was to be one of the funded festivals. And if it's different, that's why I'm asking - I would have to go out and get another name, and then we would be doing five rather than four. Mayor Suarez: Well, it would create a procedural problem if we had not... if, you know, if we had a problem now with having first approved the Orange Blossom. I don't feel limited to four, all right? Mr. Plummer: Well, as I say, my list that I surrendered - Orange Blossom is one. Mayor Suarez: Is one of your four. Mr. Plummer: OK - I gave four names. I gave Orange Blossom Classic, I gave Calle Ocho, I gave Latin Fiesta by the Bay, and PACE. Those are my four. Now, the only thing I'm asking is, if Orange Blossom is not included in the four, do I have to get another name to surrender? That's all I'm asking. Mr. Dawkins: Yep. OK. Mr. Plummer: You're saying yes, that I do need to get another name? Mr. Dawkins: If I proffer Orange Blossom Classic, and it doesn't get three votes, yes, you...somebody else got to come up with another... Mr. Plummer: But if it gets three votes, then that's it? Mr. Dawkins: As far as I'm concerned. I don't know. Mr. Plummer: OK. All right. Mr. Dawkins: I don't know, because this is not my —my idea. Mrs. Kennedy: Let me tell you... Mr. Plummer: All I was asking, before we go into the full discussion on the thing, I... Mr. Dawkins: Well, I move for this is Commissioner Carollo's baby... Mr. Plummer: I understand that. Mr. Dawkins: ...and I would move that it be deferred out of consideration to F him. r Mr. Plummer: OK. All I was asking, Miller, for the purposes was, if I had to go gat another name, I wanted to have the time before we really went into discussion on the item. That's all I was asking. Mayor Suarez: OK. We've been informed the Commissioner won't be here for the entire duration of today's Commission hearing. What do you want to do on this item, then? Postpone it altogether? Is that going to affect... Mr. Plummer: Well, let me ask this question. Have all five Commissioner* surrendered their lists? fd 28 October ?, 1406 Mrs. Kennedy: No, and that's what I wanted to address. You know, the way I feel, for us to come with four festivals - you know, it :night not be in the best interests of they City. I need to know more. I need to know about the budgets, I think that we should have guidelines, because what about good festivals coming in later - then they'll be prohibited from being included in this? Mr. Plummer: Yeah. Mr. Odio: Well, yes, because you only have $200,000. Mrs. Kennedy: I don't know. I would like to hear the Community Development's recommendation and perhaps set forth some, really, guidelines. Mr. Plummer: Careful - they're going to recommend "no money." Mr. Dawkins: Well, I would be leaning to that, because I can get you eight agencies out here who are feeding people, that they're turning away 150 people a day, that they can't feed them; almost each agency, so... Mr. Plummer: Well, I hope it's with the full understanding, because you know I have taken a lot of heat in the past year... Mr. Dawkins: And me. And I'm still taking it. Mr. Plummer: And to save, what I consider, this City over two million dollars. Now, I am agreeable.... Mr. Odio: Three. Mr. Plummer: Three million dollars. I am agreeable - OK? - that this City has some obligation, and it is my understanding that if we do this policy that is being established, with four festivals, that we won't even entertain any other applications. Mr. Odio: This is my question, Commissioner. Now, you mentioned the fourth... Mr. Plummer: So I want to make sure that we're —that... Mrs. Kennedy: OK, what is your question? Mr. Odio: Can I ask a question? Is it four festivals? Or $200,000 and how many we can fund? Mr. Dawkins: It's four festivals at $50,000 a festival. That's what it is. Mr. Odio: OK, fine. Mr. Dawkins: OK? It's not one festival for $150,000 and three for $50,000. Mayor Suarez: But there could be some for less than fifty? Mr. Dawkins: No wayt No way, no way, no way, no way, no way. Mayor Suarez: Well, the Orange... Mr. Dawkins: You say four festivals, funded equally. Mayor Suarez: Well, but the Orange Blossom asked for 35, and we... Mr. Dawkins: Well, then we'll owe them fifteen. Ain't no problem with that. Mayor Suarez: No, I can't agree... Mr. Dawkins: Ain't nothing wrong with that. Mrs. Kennedy: OK, then I'd like to move, since it's Mr. Carollo's item, to bring it back when he comes in, and in the meantime instruct Community Development to make a list of recommendations, some guidelines... Mr. Odio: Not today. fd 29 October 7, 1986 4 .F Mrs. Kennedy: No, not today. He's not coming in today, so the next Commission meeting. By that time we'll have your study. Mayor Suarez: Some of the ones that have come up, just to keep everybody in .Y mind as to which ones they are, from different Commissioners and from different people. Mr. Dawkins: Well, hold it, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Yeah. Mr. Dawkins: Give me the list that you have, please. Mr. Castaneda: Well, I have two recommendations - that's from Commissioner Plummer and Vice -Mayor Dawkins. Commissioner Plummer, as he stated, he recommended the Orange Blossom Classic, Calle Ocho, Fiesta By the Bay, and PACE. Vice -Mayor Dawkins recommended Orange Blossom, and I have not received any recommendations... Mr. Dawkins: You will not receive any others. Go ahead. Mr. Castaneda: ...either from Rosario Kennedy, Mayor Suarez, or Commissioner - Carollo. Mr. Plummer: Let me change one. I understand PACE is the big Orange Festival By the Bay - is that the proper name? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: The Big Orange Music Festival. Mr. Plummer: The Big Orange Music Festival. May I change? Mr. Dawkins: You have not received any recommendation from Commissioner Carollo? Mr. Castaneda: No. Mr. Odio: Positive. Mr. Dawkins: OK, now. I want everybody in here to hear that. Because when I go back on 62nd Street, they're going to tell me Commissioner Carollo was out here, and he promised. OK? Mr. Plummer: Let me make one other thing that I want to make sure is included In this, OK? Because of the comments of the Orlando theory. The Orlando theory is that they are going to be funded for a one-year period of time. It is my understanding that the second year there will be new names surrendered, OK? In other words, Orlando has a theory that they will fund you, I think, for a maximum of two years. If you don't get on your financial feet in two years, you are out. Mr. Orlando Urra: But. Mr. Plummer: Just — and, and, you know, I think we have to take our hats off to the Coconut Grove Art Festival. They have, for the last two years. been financially on their own feet, and have not requested any money from the City. And I think that is what we're trying to encourage. So, I'm just putting that on the record, that it's my understanding that this Commission is fully within its power to change their vote every year. Mrs. Kennedys Um-hmm. Yeah, that makes sense. Mr. Castaneda: OK. fd 90 October 7, 1986 w Mr. Odio: Sure. Mr. Dawkins: Hold it, now. Wait, now. Mr. Castaneda: OK. Well, we had... L Mr. Dawkins: Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it. Run that by me one more time, J.L. p „r- Mr. Plummer: The Orlando theory is... Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no - about the Commission being able to what, now? Mr. Plummer: Every year there will be a new vote as to who the four festivals are. Mr. Dawkins: You know, there again now - here we go, getting - OK, you say that in this - and if I'm in error, somebody correct me - you're going to fund four festivals, and for two or three years, or four years - I've forgotten what's in here - the funding will be decreased by 20 percent, and at the end of four years it will receive no money. Now, how can we fund eight different organizations each years and expect it to be decreased by 20 percent and be self-sufficient? Mr. Plummer: I stand corrected. I do recall the conversation. I'm sorry, and I stand corrected. So it would be, then, for four years or for five? Mr. Castaneda: Well, what the Commission stated it would be that the allocation would be decreased by 20 percent every year from the first year's allocation. That would mean a five-year period; but the Commission did state that it would be for four years. Mr. Plummer: Well, if you do that, then let's say that every year of four festivals you decrease it by 20 percent, that gives you 80 percent of the money freed up. Is that in fact, then, going to be a redesignation? How are you going to do that? Or is it just decreasing the fund out? Mr. Castaneda: There was no comment on that issue, Commissioner. Mr. Plummer: Well, you've got to have a comment, because those are the questions that are naturally going to accrue after the first year. Mr. Castaneda: If the funding was available... Mr. Plummer: Well, look. Commissioner Kennedy is asking that this matter, you come back in the next meeting... Mr. Dawkins: No, no, but not only that - I want to make it clear here now, that any festival that got three votes gets funded, OK? _ Mr. Plummer: But that's... Mr. Dawkins: OK, now, just like... Mr. Plummer: Miller, that's no question this go -round. I'm concerned about the subsequent years. Mr. Dawkins: But see, you named two. What two did you name? Mr. Plummer: No, I named four. Mr. Dawkins: Four. Mrs. Kennedy: He named four. Mr. Plummer: And I'll be honest on the record... Mr. Dawkins: OK, OK, but I could very easily, you know, if somebody else doesn't name one, I can name four, but I'm not going to name but two. Mr. Plummer: All right. Well,... td 31 Mr. Dawkins: OK. And then vote for...and, you see, it's no sense in me sitting up here naming five, six or seven festivals, when only four are going to get funded. So I have no problems with recommending one or two. Mr. Plummer: Yeah, but let me tell you where the... Mr. Dawkins: But I... look, I mean, ain't no way in hell I can get three votes for five festivals when we're not going to fund but four. Mr. Plummer: My understanding, if I'm not incorrect, is that the way this thing was going to be done was, the votes of the five Commissioners were going to be tallied, and the four top vote --getters were going to be the festivals. All: That's right. That's correct. Mr. Plummer: And I see nothing wrong with that at all. Mr. Dawkins: None whatsoever. Mr. Plummer: Except if you get 20 different names. Mayor Suarez: Even then, they might still have... Mrs. Kennedy: That's conceivable. Mayor Suarez: ...four higher scores. Mr. Dawkins: Just out of curiosity, just for my benefit - Mr. Urra, come up to the mike, please. Come to the mike, Urra. How many people a day, and this is just one agency, do you turn away that you can't feed? Mr. Urra: Every day? Mr. Dawkins: Yes. Mr. Urra: About 400, 500. Mr. Dawkins: OK, thank you, that's all. See, I want you guys up. -here :to understand why I've been doing what I've been doing, you know, and not funding festivals, because you've got people who can't eat, see? Now, J.L.'s tired -of taking the heat; I don't mind it. Mr. Plummer: No, I'm not tired as long, Miller, as the policy that is set is } fair and equitable. Mr. Dawkins: It cannot be fair and equitable, Mr. Carol ... Mr. Plummer, when we've got, like you said, and Commissioner Caro... Rosario Kennedy hit it right on the head: How can you determine which of these festivals are more needy or more productive toward the City, or serve more citizenry? That's the question. So, how can you determine, of these festivals, which one does the citizenry receive more benefits from, or does the City...I don't know - how can you do it? Mrs. Kennedy: That's what I would like the Community Development... Mr. Dawkins: I will have two groups, which will be the Orange Blossom Classic and the Sunstreet Festival. Now, that's my two. And I don't need but two. r i% If those twoget three votes then they'll get funded. If they don't, there's no sense in me going through another... Mr. Odio: Thirty this year. Mr. Dawkins: Say what? Mrs. Kennedy: OK, so my motion stands, for you, Frank, to make the recommendation based on the track record. Set up some guidelines for us, and we'll take it back when Mr. Carollo come here. Mayor Suarez: Is that agreed, that the idea that the second year they will receive 80 percent, the third year 60, and the fourth year... in that - that's the one thing we agree on? fd 32 October i, 1946 _4 11 All: That's right. Yes. Mayor Suarez: The idea that there'll be no more than four - is that pretty much a consensus? I would have at least six recommendations right now. The Commission wants to limit each one of us to four so that we then tally them and... Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no, no, no, no. But see, you don't know which of your six is going to get four, so you'd better go with your six. Mayor Suarez: Right. Mr. Dawkins: See? That's all. Mayor Suarez: Let me just say, coincidentally, that I would at least want to consider Calle Ocho, Orange Blossom Classic, Book Fair, Sunstreet Festival, and if I was kept to one or two that would be it. Goombay and the Municipios Annual Festival. So those are my six, Frank. I have them in a list here, if you want them. Mrs. Kennedy: Except that it is my understanding, Mr. Mayor, that Book Fair already got its funding. Mayor Suarez: If the Book Fair got its funding, we can leave them out. And then I'm down to five, so I'm getting closer to the four. Mr. Plummer: Well, excuse me, that's for this year. That's funded for this year. What this is talking to is next year and after. Mayor Suarez: Let me just correct the record on Orlando's program. I don't think he meant to say that 400 to 500 people a day were turned away - that's hop many people are actually fed every day, but he turns away 50 or 60 a day, which still is a good point, Commissioner. Mr. Dawkins: No problem. Mayor Suarez: All right, so we have at least two parameters. We do want to go through the five-year step-down reduction down to zero, and the Commission seems to want to use a system of tallying votes where each one of us gives our top four or five, whatever there may be, and then the ones that get the highest number of votes... Mr. Dawkins: OK, give me Calls Ocho... Mayor Suarez: And until Hr.... Commissioner Carollo is here, we probably should... Mr. Dawkins: And Saint Patrick's Day Parade. And I got two Blacks, one Cuban, and a White. Mayor Suarez: And until Commissioner Carollo is here, we will not take any final vote on this, but we're just giving you an idea of how we feel. Mr. Castaneda: But basically, what you want us to do, what the Commission is instructing us, is to tally the votes of the Commissioners, not to make a recommendation or an evaluation. Mayor Suarez: Well, pick up the policies that have been set here, and give us some guidelines in terms of reducing every year, and so on. Mrs. Kennedy: I want some guidelines by the next meeting. Mr. Dawkins: Change that to PACE, from Saint Patrick's Day - change it to PACE. Mr. Plummer: The Big Orange, grapefruit, watermelon - I don't know what the hell it is. Mr. Dawkins: Watch your watermelon over there, J.L. Mr. Plummer: Oh, come on. fd 33 October 7, 1986 T... Mayor Suarez: OK. Mr. CastanedA: So, the next, the November meeting, first meeting? Mr. Plummer: Yeah, where's our calendars? Would you tell the painters to put the calendars back up? Mrs. Kennedy: Good-byet �3. 17. DECLARE UDP AS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS METHOD TO DEVELOP IMPROVEMENTS ON CITY - OWNED WATERFRONT LAND - AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO DRAFT AN RFP FOR A UDP - SET PUBLIC HEARING. (ALSO SEE LABEL #19) Mayor Suarez: Item 30. John, you want to come up and be heard on Item 30? Commissioner Plummer had asked that you be heard on that item. Mr. John Brennan: Thank you. Thank you, J.L., for putting it off. I really expected... Mrs. Kennedy: No, I did. I put it off. Mayor Suarez: Commissioner Kennedy put it off. Mr. Brennan: You did? Well bless your heart. Mayor Suarez: Commissioner Dawkins put it off. Mr. Dawkins: They both needed three votes to put it off.' Mayor Suarez: Commissioner Dawkins, Plummer, Kennedy. I was the only one that was against you, John. I want you to go away. Mr. Brennan: I'll vote for all four of you. (Laughter) Mr. Dawkins: OK, no, you've been nice to Commissioner Kennedy now, :so you take care of the other three. Mr. Brennan: I'm trying real hard. The issue - is anybody going to introduce It, or anything, or...? Mr. Plummer: Well, it's already been introduced. Mr. Brennan: OK. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager, you'd better listen to this. Mrs. Kennedy: I pulled it off, John, because I wanted to clarify that the RYP does provide for boat repair facilities. Mr. Brennan: Yes, yes, that's true, it does. I want to thank J.L. for ... or, actually, the whole Commission, for stopping this for me. Actually, we're going to see a bunch of people about eleven o'clock showing up looking for me, and you can tell them I went home, please. The issue at hand is that - what was it - September 11, we had a Commission meeting here. We were able toturn out a fair number of people who were active in the community, people who were boaters, interested in the property we're talking about remaining a boat repair facility. The Manager was directed - and correct me if I'm wrong, but I did sit out here for the session - the Manager was directed to write an RFP for a boat repair facility on the property that Merrill Stevens now site on. He ryas directed also to go to the Waterfront Board with his proposal, for their evaluation, for their input, so that the community could get access... Mr. Odio: That's what we're going to do. fd 34 October 7, 1986 11 Mr. Brennan: I'm not picking on you - honest. Mr. Odio: No, yeah, well... Mayor Suarez: What are your concerns, John, in regards to that whole process? Mr. Brennan: Everybody picks ... No, the bottom line is, if you read through lr Item 30, it perpetually mentions "restaurant." Now, I've spent a lot of time working in boat yards, and it's really... Mayor Suarez: I don't remember anything being mentioned about any restaurant. Mr. Dawkins: Here it is, right here. Mr. Brennan: It's right in here. Mayor Suarez: Why is that, Mr. City Manager - where'd the restaurant come from? Mr. Plummer: The UDP allows for that. Mr. Dawkins: "Including food," it says here. Mr. Plummer: A UDP allows for that. Mr. Dawkins: "Including food and beverage sales." Mayor Suarez: Yeah, but I mean, we didn't set that as a parameter for the... Mr. Odio: What we're doing is, we're..... in the UDP process, as long as it's a full service marina... Mr. Dawkins: But you do not say "full service marina" here. You say "marine oriented." That does not say "full service marina." Mr. Odio: Well, the intentions are for a full service marina. Mr. Dawkins: OK, all right, OK. Mr. Odio: And the process, Commissioner, if I may... Mr. Plummer: Let me say, on the record, what I told John on the phone this morning. All they're requesting here is for the authorization to start the RFP. Mr. Dawkins: Oh, OK. Mr. Plummer: All right? That RFP has got to come back before this Commission for approval, and at that time, if it's not spelled out to any Commissioner's clarification, that that is the time to do it. Mr. Odio: And Commissioner... Mr. Plummer: I think —hey, I, for one, I'll put my thoughts on the record. I, at all times, want to give the City the flexibility as much- as humanly possible. Are we going to sit here and say that at Grove Key, that the Charthouse Restaurant there was a bad thing for this City? I don't think we'd want to say that. Now, you know, I think we all are - you don't like the Charthouse, OK, all right. Mr. Brennan: I think they got great chow, J.L., really great chow, probably the best in town, really great. But not on the water. We don't have enough water facilities. Mr. Plumm r: All right. John, we can agree or disagree. Mr. Dawkins: Some people like to eat on the water, though, John. Mayor Suarez: Yeah, we can argue about the restaurant. You're... fd 35 October 7, 1986 Mr. Plummer: What I'm saying in, that I would like to see All things have as much flexibility :an possible. When you come back with the final draft of the RFP, that is the time to make the lAngu€age extremely clear. Mr. Odio: Commissioner, if I may. I gave strict orders that, we started this process now; when we proceed to develop the RFP it will go to the Waterfront Board, and they can discuss it all they want, and then it will come here to a „+ public hearing. ,13- Mayor Suarez: OK, but is it at this time envisioned, from your perspective, Mr. City Manager, and then I'd like to ask the Commission to give their thoughts on this, that it would include at least the possibility, as J.L. is saying, to have flexibility in the UDP process, the possibility of a restau- rant - an additional restaurant? Mr. Odio: Let me tell you how I picture this. I think we have to have a minimum capital investment required, so that we can demand, for whoever bids on that property, that they must demolish the old buildings and build some- thing new there. Mayor Suarez: Well, but that's ... They must demolish the old buildings. Now, we've never said that all of them must be demolished. Some of them might be useful. Mr. Odio: Well, I was thinking we wanted to replace that old structure there for a better facility. Mr. Brennan: No. Mr. Odio: I'm not asking you. Mr. Brennan: I'm sorry. My apology. Mr. Plummer: John, you disagree. I personally am going to tell you that if we don't get rid of those barns, we haven't accomplished anything. Now, IIm not saying that you can't build a new structure that is aesthetically pleasing to the area and conducive to the waterfront; but I'm saying, for one Commis- sioner, those barns have got to go. Mr. Odio: I guess what I'm saying, the philosophy is... Mr. Dawkins: Aw, I like those barns. They're historic. That's historic preservation. Mayor Suarez: We did not - the Commission did not - get so specific, either In telling you what not to put in there or telling you what to put in there. I'm just... Mr. Odio: Mr. Mayor, you're asking me my thinking, and then you can change it... Mayor Suarez: On the restaurants. Now you're talking about the barns. Mr. Odio: I'm not talking about restaurants. I'm talking about what I... Mayor Suarez: No, but all of a sudden a restaurant came up in this very general... Mr. Odio: I didn't...I haven't mentioned the ... Let me start all over again. Mayor Suarez: Five times, John says. I mean, I have no problem, if you want to have restaurants, the Commission will have restaurants there, but I didn't hear that at the last meeting. Was it even mentioned at all? Mr. Odio: The only instructions I have given staff is that it must be a full service marina. Now, I did tell them that we must put in there a minimum capital investment requirement. Mrs. Kennedy: Right. Mr. Odio: So that whoever comes in there has something to lose, if they don't operate it correctly. fd 36 October i, 1986 Y. 7 1 Mayor Suarez: I believe all of that, so far, reflects the Commission consen- sus of the last meeting. Mr. Odio: And at the same time to improve that property, which is an eyesore !_ right now. And also... Mayor Suarez: We...i believe that reflects the consensus of the Commission. ; Mr. Odio: Right. And then I also told him that based on appraisers, MAI Appraisers, the minimum rent will be set. They will tell us what that land is worth - for a full service marina, what the return should be to the City, and that's what would be... Mayor Suarez: We're nowhere near setting rent, but I... Mr. Dawkins: Do not put in the RF... Mr. Plummer: No. Can't do it till you get an appraisal. Mayor Suarez: We don't even know what's going to be built there, huh? Mr. Odio: If it's a full service marina, and we know that is the intent, then the appraisers have to tell us what the minimum return to the City must be. Mr. Dawkins: I do not want IMA Appraisals in the RFP, because there are no minority members of the I ... of whatever that is. So scratch that. You don't tell me that you got to be a member of that to be able to appraise the land, OK? So let's get any appraisal whether it's Cuban, Black, polka dot or what, but the I ... that appraisal group - has no Blacks and no Latins in it. Mr. Odio: We discovered one Latin... Mayor Suarez: They also have no particular legal authority on it that... Mr. Dawkins: I don't know if they've even got any ladies in it. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: They may have some women, but no ladies. Mr. Odio: But, those were... Mayor Suarez: I am surprised to hear that restaurants are already contem- plated, for the simple reason we didn't mention them at the last Commission meeting on this issue, and we talked about it extensively. Now, if you now recommend, if you think that as a general thing, as Commissioner Plummer is saying, to allow flexibility we have to mention the possibility of a restau- rant - do you have any problem with that, John? Mr. Brennan: Yes. Serious. Mayor Suarez: What's your problem with that? Mr. Brennan: If I may. I really believe that you ought to expand the prop- erty that's included, presently, where Merrill Stevens is, because we do used more facilities. You know that Tommy's is closed down, you know that Jones' is up for sale, you know that Miami Yacht Basin is up for sale. Most of the places on the river are up for sale. Mayor Suarez: You don't want to take away from the marine facilities, is that what you're saying, by having...? Mr. Brennan: That's absolutely correct. Mr. Odio: Well, what if you have the same facility - full service marina, with all the services, and the guy wants to put in a place... Mayor Suarez: Supposing the guy was able: to design the same exact marine facilities - in fact, even more complete - and still also have a restaurant that Mould bring in some resource - I mean, some income, to the City? fd 37 October 7, 19186 Mr. Odio: I think that's what we're talking about flexibility, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Brennan: Mr. Mayor, I don't have any problem. An I was trying to say, I don't have any problem with a hot dog stand or something small, but I envision -- and I'm sorry, I've been here a long time -- and I envision a very large restaurant parked where one of those buildings are. Now, maybe... ;rt Mayor Suarez: OK, I don't think that would pass this Commission. I mean, we've got Charterhouse, or Charthouse, whatever it is, we've got J.P.'s, we've got Monty's, and I can't imagine another major restaurant there. Mr. Brennan: I'm in perfect agreement with you. But this particular item, Item 30, says, not less than five places, it mentions "restaurant" and "food" and "retail." Now, we do need a full service boat repair facility. I would like to also have... Mayor Suarez: Do you have any problem with the "retail" aspects of that? With having some sale of boat parts and... Mr. Odio: Boat shoes, or whatever... Mr. Brennan: No - no boat shoes! We don't... if we had a lot of - no, I'm not trying to take away from your flexibility, J.L.... Mayor Suarez: Boat what? What are we talking about? Shoes? Mr. Brennan: If we... Mrs. Kennedy: What is boat shoes? Mr. Brennan: If we had plenty of spaces on the water for boat repair facilities, I would have absolutely no problem. But we don't. This is the last on the bay. Mayor Suarez: We agree with you on that. We agree with you. Mr. Brennan: Then why sell shoes where there should be a machine shop? Mr. Plummer: But John, r full service marina - you're going to want the flexibility of selling bai-t., you're going to want the flexibility of marine .... which is all retail,... Mayor Suarez: Tackle,... Mr. Brennan: I really... Mr. Plummer: Merrill Stevens had a ship's store in there. Mr. Brennan: J.L., I... Mr. Plummer: And it didn't work out and then they abandoned it, but they did it for a while. Now, you know, I just say that OK, look, we're arguing about nothing today because there's nothing before us to argue about except what's on the Agenda. We can argue all day long once an RFP is developed, OK? And then, hopefully, that the consensus of this Commission will be what goes forth in the RFP. Mr. Brennan: I just want... Mayor Suarez: Is it a fair - let me just say - is it a fair characterization of what you want, that you want to keep it almost exactly the way it is now is that what you're trying to say? You don't want a major change, only maybe fixing it up a little bit, is that what you want? r: Mr. Brennan: If the facilities need repairing, most certainly. I don't have any problem with that. I would like to see..I would also like to see... Mayor Suarez: Well, they're not very attractive. That's what people are... Mr. Brennan: I would ... Yeah, more attractive. I would like to see a self- service corner for this boat repair facility. But this is a marine community, and we have done precious little. The County... fd 38 October ?, 1986 Mr. Plummer: John. John, if we don't do anything to that location, I can tell you almost without question that when the appraisals come back, $92,000 a year that this City has been receiving from that facility will totally prove to be inadequate return on the investment. Now, I cannot buy that we are going to continue in a new contract that which is presently there, which is E not proving financially feasible for this City or the community. Now, you've got to do something, according to the Charter. The Charter says that the City , must get a fair return for the amount of property that is being used. Ninety- two thousand, I don't think in anybody's book, is a fair return. Now, I'm saying if you don't have the flexibility, and your desire is to keep exactly what you got there now, you're defeating your purpose. Mr. Brennan: J.L., the boat repair facility can not compete with condo prices, and we all know this. And one of my big cries in the future is going to be to try to got you people to change the zoning on the river, where there's a boat repair facility, so that they can afford to stay in business. You're going to put all of the boat repair facilities out of business. Mayor Suarez: John, we understand that we're not going to get the same return on this kind of facility that you could conceivably get if you could put condominiums or something there. But we do want to get more than what we've been getting, which is very little. Mr. Brennan: I don't have any quarrel with that. I'm not saying that you're overpaid. Mayor Suarez: All right, so we don't have any basic disagreement. But you will get a chance to participate in the process from this point forward, through the Board, though the Waterfront Board, and though the staff, and then when it goes back to the Commission, we'll give you a full and ample hearing. And you have stated your preferences today. Basically, you're not too excited about having restaurants there, changing the character of the place, and making sure that all the marine uses that are there now, and services, are kept. That's basically... Mr. Brennan: Yeah, I've worked in a boat yard, and I like having a hot dog, or a sandwich, and a cup of coffee. It's great. Mayor Suarez: Sure. Mr. Brennan: I don't have any problem with that, but to replace too many square feet with a restaurant. Restaurants were inferred at the September 11 meeting inferred and dropped, and they were left cold. At least five references to it in this particular issue. Should I be concerned? Mayor Suarez: I'm very concerned about those references, I'll tell the staff right now. I don't remember one word said about restaurants. And how they cropped up in a proposed outline of an RFP is something that I'd like to know about, but we'll keep an eye on it, we'll monitor it. That's what we're here for. And that's what you're here for. Mr. Brennan: Thank you gentlemen, ladies. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, John. Mr. John Gilchrist: Mr. Mayor, I wanted to say, we were trying to write the flexibility in there, because we believe that if someone's asked to come in and make a capital investment in a new facility, they have to have flexibility to have retail, and it doesn't say "restaurant," it says "food oriented," you know, so that the return could be realized on it. Mayor Suarez: How much is the Charthouse return to the City? Is that a... Mr. Gilchrist: Food and beverage sales. Mr. Odio: What is the Charthouse .....? Mr. Jack Eads: Ninety-seven thousand dollars a year. Mr. Plummer: And that's a sublease. fd 39 Mr. Gilchrist: Sublease. Mayor Suarez: They're not making a killing out there, are they? It doesn't a seem like it to nee. s: Mr. Odio: They're only open for dinner. Mr. Eads: They're doing very well. Mayor Suarez: Well, maybe we should have gotten more of a return if they're doing so well. OK, well... Mr. Gilchrist: Well, my recommendation was simply that in order to get the full service marina there, and have it viable, that they had to have the flexibility to have retail and food service. Mr. Plummer: Well, wait a minute, wait a minute. I think there was a good point just overlooked here very quickly. You know, the reason, Mr. Mayor, that we only get a return from the Charthouse of ninety -some - whatever, we only get a piece of the piece. Mayor Suarez: Because it's a sublease. Mr. Plummer: Now, let me tell you, that's a damn good point when you go out with this RFP. Is the City going to be able to control and get a full 32 percent, as we normally do, or is the developer going to have a sublease of a lease? And that's a damn big difference. There's a lot of dollars of dif- ference there. Mr. Gilchrist: The difference, sir, is that you require the proposer to be the operator. Mr. Plummer: No, that's not the point. Mr. Gilchrist: Because... Mr. Plummer: percent. Mayor Suarez: The point is, that, as I recall with Grove Key, we get 32 That must be 32 percent of net, though. Mr. Plummer: Of, of ... no, of gross. Mayor. Suarez: Thirty-two percent of gross? Mr. Plummer: Then, of the Charthouse, we only get a piece of his piece. Mr. Plummer: Yeah, because he's a subleases. Mr. Plummer: Exactly. Nov, I think what this Commission needs to express is whether or not whoever is the successful bidder is going to be in control of a sublease,, or is the City going to have the sublease? I think... Mayor Suarez: Just like we have the right to consent to an assignment, we should have the right to consent to a sublease, on the terms that we think are fair. Mr. Gilchrist: One of the difficulties we experienced in an earlier RFP, on the fire station, was that they didn't have an operator they had selected - ,and it ran into the same problem. All I'm suggesting is that the RFP should require theme to come with an operator, even if it's a sublease to us, so we approve both at the same time. Mayor Suarez: Right off the bat. Or if they should later have to sublease for whatever reason, that comes back to us. Mr. Gilchrist: Then it comes back for us to sign it. Mr. Dawkina: All right. fd 40 October 7 # 19$6 Mfg > -,a :4r 1 Mayor Suarez: I thin: that reflects our... Mr. Gilchrist: I wanted to say one other thing about appraisals, too. We get the appraisals after we have the RFE out... Mayor Suarez: Yeah, we can, possibly. u= Mr. Gilchrist: And returned, so that it's appraised on the basis of the use. Mayor Suarez: Sure. And Commissioner Dawkins has indicated, and I agree with him - I don't see why they should have to be MAI appraisers. We've got plenty of good... Mr. Gilchrist: No. As a matter of fact, we have been working ... Ron Williams was here to verify to me that we now have minority appraisers. Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no, no - I don't want ... No, no, no - see, that's where we get in a problem up here. I don't want AMA in it. I don't care how many minorities they got or how many they don't have, OK? Mr. Gilchrist: We're not requiring them to... Mr. Dawkins: Don't put AMA in it1 Mr. Odio: OK. Mr. Gilchrist: We're not requiring them. Mr. Dawkins: All right. OK, then. Mayor Suarez: The Commission has not requested or required it, and the State law doesn't it, and the City Charter or Code doesn't require MAI appraisers. So don't put it in. Mr. Dawkins: And you guys still want to stick it in there. Why? Mayor Suarez: Do we need a vote on Item 30? Mr. Gilchrist: No, sir, we do not put it in our UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes, you do. Mayor Suarez: I'll entertain a motion on Item 30, as clarified and - slowly modified. Mr. Plummer: So moved. So moved. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved, and... Mr. Plummer: Well, excuse... really, 30 is not modified. It's, it's... Mayor Suarez: Well, I mean, that we're giving certain instructions to the City Manager on which way to go. Mr. Plummer: Fine. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll. 41 Octo b*r 7, 1406 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS METHOD tr TO DEVELOP CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS ON CITY -OWNED WATERFRONT LAND IS BY A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (UDP),A AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE A DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR A UDP, AND CONFIRMING THE SETTING OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 13, 1986, AT 3:30 P.M., TO TAKE TESTIMONY REGARDING A RFP FOR A UDP FOR THE DEVEL- OPMENT OF MARINE -ORIENTED, RECREATIONAL AND RETAIL USES INCLUDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES AT THE "MERRILL STEVENS DRYDOCK SITE" AT 2640 SOUTH BAYSHORE DRIVE; AND TO AUTHOR- IZE THE ISSUANCE OF A RFP; SELECT A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND APPOINT MEMBERS OF A REVIEW COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND REPORT FINDINGS TO THE CITY MANAGER AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY CHARTER AND CODE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo 18. DISCUSSION AND TEMPORARY DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF UNSAFE STRUCTURE AT 1081 N.W. 66 STREET. (ALSO SEE LABEL #20) Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, can I move 51? I had some people come here for ten o'clock, please. Mayor Suarez: Fifty-one? Mr. Dawkins: Yes, please. Mr. Plummer: Second. Fifty-one point one, right? Mr. Dawkins: Yes, sir. Thank you. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. John, thank you for your testimony. AT THIS POINT, THIS ITEM WAS MOMENTARILY DEFERRED. (SEE LABEL #20) 19. FURTHER DIRECTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING UDP AS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS WAY TO DEVELOP IMPROVEMENTS ON CITY -OWNED WATERFRONT LAND. (ALSO SEE LABEL #17) Mr. Plummer: Hey, look - administration, quickly. May I suggest to you - all right? - that a John Brennan and a couple of other people be consulted to help go along with this thing so that they're better informed at the public hear- ing. Like I was trying to explain to John this morning, about if you don't go the UDP process, that you got to go to a referendum. Now, I think that all of that needs to come out so that the RFP.... and I would suggest to the adminiss- fd 42 October 7, 1986 tration that you get Rome people from that that are vitally interested, to help you prepare that REP. That's my recommendation. Mr. Odio: Will do. _h -----...-e..........---....+.,..----------------------------------- ---- --------- - - 20. CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF AGENDA 51.1 - UNSAFE STRUCTURE AT 1081 N.W. 66 STREET. (SEE LABEL 018) Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Manager. Mr. Plummer: Call the roll on fifty-one one. Mayor Suarez: Did you want to make a statement on fifty-one one, Commissioner Dawkins? Mr. Eads: Wait a minute, it isn't —it's a discussion item. Mr. Dawkins: Yeah, Xavier, I move to hear it out of order. Mr. Plummer: I'm assuming that it's to tear it down. Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Manager, the staff was supposed to give us some answers for these people. Where are they? Mr. Randolph Redd: Good morning, Mr. Mayor. On September 23rd... Mayor Suarez: Want to give us your name and address, please? Mr. Redd: My name is Randolph Redd, 1114 N.W. 66 Street. On September the 23rd we met with Commissioner Dawkins concerning some dilapidated homes in the area. He explained to us that, at that time, the City hadn't set any money away to... for demolition. So, the next question was, improvement of our streets. Between 12th Avenue and 10th Avenue on 66th Street, the water lays there for three, four and five days after a heavy rain. We would like to have 'h drainage put in there, if possible. Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mr. Manager, I sent a memo that they said they had the answers to. Do you have the answer to it? You were out of town, so if they weren't... if they're not available, I won't feel... Mr. Odio: Edits, Fuentes is here, and Walter. We...I know that they were telling me, now they had a fence around that building, and ... we... t Mr. Dawkins: Yeah, but see, we need to know - see, because, first thing In, somebody told these citizens that they would find the money for demolition. So, I want to know if you got a pot of money for demolition. Mr. Odio: Yes. Yes, sir, we do. Mr. Dawkins: You do have money for demolition? Mr. Odio: Yes, sir, we do. Mr. Dawkins: All right, go ahead. All right. Mr. Odio: Have you seen that building yet, Walter? Mr. Walter Pierce: Mr. Vice -Mayor, I did not personally see the building, but we did have staff go out and check it. Turns out that the building; had once ... had been reported earlier. We had given notice to the ownery we had then secured it with a fence. So that made it secure in the ... on the require- ments of the South Florida Building Code. We then went back out after roceiv- ing your memorandum last week. We have gotten some statements from some, of the neighbors there, that people are now jumping the fence and entering the property, so we have renoticed the owner that he has to make it more secure, and we have also started a procedure to go before the Unsafe Structures Dowd, just in the event that he does not make that happen. fd 43 October 7, 1986 3 #lKl Ckiz-kr:4iu Mr. Dawkins: Then what you're saying is that legally we have no rights to demand that this building be destroyed. Mr. Pierce: Not at this time. But if he does not keep it totally secure, we will ... we're going to continue to proceed to the Unsafe Structures Board. Mr. Dawkins: This reminds me of the guy who just shot the guy running on his own house, you know? With his own material. Here we are, in a neighborhood with an eyesore, and the neighbors are attempting to keep their neighborhood looking good and nice, and now you got an eyesore, and all somebody has to do is put up a chain link fence, which the eyesore is visible through, and there's nothing we can do about it. Mr. Pierce: Mr. Dawkins, I couldn't agree with you more. And I will say, informally, though - last week after getting your memo and having gone out to a late meeting myself one night, I spoke with the people at Dade County who provide administrative support to the Unsafe Structures Board, and I am now awaiting, and should have in my hand before the end of the week, a draft revision of that whole procedure, which would hopefully make it a lot easier, and a lot more expedient, to demolish buildings that we see as unsafe. Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Merrill, this building falls into the same category, with me, as the crack and drug houses. Are we saying that all we can do with them is put a fence around them? Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Manager? Mr. Dawkins: No, I'm asking Mr. Merrill - Mr. Clark Merrill. I mean, I asked the attorney. Mayor Suarez: Bob? Mr. Robert F. Clark: Mr. Dawkins, there is a required procedure when your basis for seeking demolition is other than this crack house character that you're talking about. Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mr. Clark: And Walter Pierce is aware of it, and Walter Pierce is taking steps to implement it. Any time that you see these demolition contracts before you, our big concern is that they have went through all the process, so that the owner can't come to the City after the building's torn down and say, "Hey, you tore down my building." Mr. Pierce: Well, not only that, but the Commission should be aware that you won't see a building here for authorization to demolish unless the demolition cost exceeds $4,500. Anything up to that amount, the staff routinely handles, and the Manager approves the payment of that. Mr. Dawkins: Well, in other words, these citizens have a problem that they have to live with, and pay taxes, and just put up with. Mr. Pierce: Unfortunately, for at least a little while longer. Mr. Dawkins: See, either we can help them, or you can't help them. Now, let's don't have them leaving here thinking that in a little while we're going to solve this problem. If we can't solve it, if you tell me, which you and the City Attorney have told me, all we can do is demand that they put a fence around it, that's all we can do... Mr. Pierce: Well, actually... Mr. Dawkins: As long as it's unaccessible, then there's nothing you can.do about it - is that correct? Mr. Pierce: Under the law, as long an the building in secured - and they took one way out of it by securing it with a chain link fence, securing the entire promises - we're not going back to them and saying, *You've got to do more." Now, if they comply this time, then we're stuck, again, until there's a further problem, because we have to go through that legal process. But, to assure you of one thing, the building does have our attention. We are pursuing it. fd 44 Octob6r ?, 1986 11 Mr. Plummer: Are you saying that at this particular item before us today, we're at ... we have no way to... Mr. Odio: There's nothing we can do at this time. Mr. Pierce: There's nothing we can do today about that building. Mr. Odio: We have to wait to wait for the owner to comply now with the second u' notice. Mayor Suarez: How about considering acquisition of the property for... - Mr. Dawkins: (INAUDIBLE COMMENT) Mayor Suarez: Affordable housing, or something? Mr. Plummer: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Once you start that, there's no end to it. _ You know, it's the old... Mayor Suarez: Just did it last week... Mr. Plummer: Ten years... Mayor Suarez: All of a sudden it was here on the Agenda, for Tony Marina's property out there. There was a... Mr. Plummer: Ten years ago, Mr. Mayor, around here, every time you got a hot Issue, we bought it for a park. Now we've got 109 parks, and we can't afford 40. Mayor Suarez: Well, last week we were trying to get somebody to demoliah...i thought we were trying to get him to demolish the structure over there on 37th and Franklin Avenue. All of a sudden we're buying it for one -point -something million dollars. Mr. Pierce: That's the Housing Agency, Mr. Mayor, and just for your Information... Mayor Suarez: That's our Housing Agency, Mr. Pierce, right. Mr. Pierce: Yes. Yes, our Housing Agency. But... Mayor Suarez: Done at... Mr. Dawkins: Our Housing Agency. All the Mayor's saying is that our Housing Agents can purchase this. That's all he's saying. _ Mr. Pierce: Mr. Mayor, I'm with you! I'm not against you. What I found out was that our Housing Agency... Mayor Suarez: You tell me that's the Housing Agency - how does that answer anything? Mr. Dawkins: Let me bring this to closure. Mr. Pierce: Our Housing Agency has been discussing such a program,... Mr. Dawkins: Sir, and all the neighbors,... Mr. Pierces but putting it together and getting it to work is a different story, and we're working with them now. Mr. Dawkins: it's nothing, nothing we can do, and if we sit, and, I mean, I don't want to detain you, because I know you have to get back homes, and I thank you for coming down here, but it's legally - you've heard it from the attorney, you've heard it from Mr. Pierce - it's nothing we can do. You know, unless —no, I'd better not say that because the media is listening - but if it just strangely burned down, it would be gone now. (Laughter) fd 45 October 7, 19$0 Mayor Suarez: We will monitor the situation so that if it can't... if it does become an unsafe structure, we will proceed, and that's what the City's telling ... To declare this an unsafe structure, it has to be that more than 50 percent of the value would have to be put into it in order to make it safe, is that the standard? -; Mr. Pierce: No, the 50 percent criteria comes into play if they want to rehabilitate it. =_ Mayor Suarez: Right. Mr. Pierce: And if the repairs exceed 50 percent of the value, then you're not allowed to. If it's open, or if there's some obvious things, like the = roof is about to cave in, structural... Mayor Suarez: Oh, they have to comply with Code. Mr. Pierce: Tax things, they have to comply it. This thing works under the South Florida Building Code, not under our Zoning Code. Mayor Suarez: Is it now pretty much up to Code? Is that what we're saying? Mr. Pierce: The building structurally, from what we could see, if pretty sound, from what I understand. I have not personally seen it, but what I'm told by staff. It was open and accessible, so that's why the requirement for the ... to secure it. And that was done one time. Mr. Plummer: This sounds like the wisdom of Father Gibson. Those laws that'll work for you sure as hell can work against you. Mayor Suarez: Can you see it yourself, Walter? Mrs. Kennedy: Yeah, why don't you go, Walter, personally, and inspect it yourself? Mr. Plummer: He's scared. He don't want to go. (Laughter) Mr. Pierce: Now, Mr. Plummer. I will do that. No, seriously... Mayor Suarez: Could you? You know, that would give the neighbors the feeling that... Mr. Pierce: I will make it a point to do that today during lunchtime. I will personally go by there. Mayor Suarez: That a high-ranking, high paid member of our staff is going to go out there and see the building. Mr. Pierce: And I'm going to take the Building Director with me. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: All right, thank you sir. You certainly got the attention of this Commission and the staff on the problem in question. td 46 4ctobor 70 1986 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21. RATIFY CITY MANAGER'S TMARGENCY PURCHASE OF TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR EMERGENCY GENERATORS AT POLICE (BUILDING. _f3 -......, —-.....—._--------...—.a.,..,..s.R....—........---------------e..w.....�—�--mow--- —..--.----...—...—..m.me.......c..,....— „-FPa Mayor Suarez: Item...where were we? Forty-three. 1 a_ >- Mr. Plummer: Where are we? Mayor Suarez: Item 43. Mr. Plummer: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Ratifying emergency purchase. Mrs. Kennedy: What is 43? Mayor Suarez: We have four Commissioners, so we can... Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mr. Plummer: Forty-four is also the same. Mayor Suarez: OK, we're ready, yeah, he's there. Mr. Plummer: OK, I move 44. Uh, 43. Mayor Suarez: Forty-three. Mrs. Kennedy: And I second. Mayor Suarez: Seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll on 43. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,. who ; moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-809 ..; A ABSOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING, BY A i`. F. 4/5THS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER IN FINDING THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR EMERGENCY GENERATORS AT THE POLICE BUILDING TO BE AN EMERGENCY PROJECT AND IN AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION _ OF SAID CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO FRANK J. MORAN, INC. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT A -TOTAL." ' PROPOSED COST OF $13,482.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1985-86 OPERATING BUDGET. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the resolution was passed x and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. i Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOBS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo fd 47 October 7s 1944 ?14 22. RATIFY CITY MANAGER'S EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF REPAIRS TO ONE ROLLING STEEL DOOR AT COCONUT GROVE EXHIBITION CENTER. Mrs. Kennedy: Move 44. Mr. Plummer: Second. Mayor Suarez: Forty-four's moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the. roll on 44. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Kennedy, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-810 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING, BY A 4/5THS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER IN FINDING THE ' REPAIR OF ONE (1) ROLLING STEEL DOOR AT THE COCONUT GROVE EXHIBITION CENTER TO BE AN EMERGENCY PROJECT AND IN AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE REPAIR OF SAID STEEL DOOR TO BEST GARAGE DOOR, INC. TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AT A TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $13,620.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS' :> N THEREFOR FROM THE 1985-86 OPERATING BUDGET. "- (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 J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins. Mayor Xavier L. Suarez" NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo v 4 23. DISCUSSION AND TEMPORARY DEFERRAL OF REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF RFP FOR TOWING AND WRECKER SERVICES TO DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE, OFF-STREET PARKING, ;_rz AND SOLID WASTE. (ALSO SEE LABEL #29) Mayor Suarez: Item 45. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I received a call on Item 45, in reference to the wrecker service. There is the feeling, as I expressed when the Department '> came to see me on Friday, that I have some problems with the RFP. The industry is here today, who also feel that there are some other areas that need clarification. I told them to come here this morning, set those parameters of the areas that they feel need more discussion, and I felt that the administration and this Commission would most likely go along with it. So, I would ask at this time that their representative come forward, put on the record those areas of further... the need for further discussion. We can send it back to the administration, to come back after that has been massaged, I guess is the best way to put it. Mr. James J. Donnellan III: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, ray name is James Donnellan. I'm an attorney and my offices are at 1900 Brickell Avenue. I've been asked to represent, and do represent, the area members of the Professional Wrecker Operators of Florida. td 48 00tober 7, 1946 Mayor Suarez% Jim, let me just ask you - have you filed a form an a lobbyist under our new Statute? Just to protect yourself, I want to ask you. Mr. Donnellan: Mayor, I have not at this point, having just gotten here. Mr. Plummer: Then you can't speak. Go file your form and come back. Mayor Suarez: We'll take you in a little while, if you ... The form's around, and you can fill it out real quick. Mr. Donnellan: Thank you. Mayor Suarez: Item 46 and 47 have been withdrawn. Mr. Plummer: I need some numbers put in 48. Mayor Suarez: Forty-eight -what are the numbers? Mr. Don Cather: Commissioners, this item, we're receiving bids at eleven o'clock. We would respectfully request that you consider this item for this afternoon, after we've had a chance to receive the bids and evaluate them. Mr. Plummer: So be it. Mr. Cather: It was scheduled for October 7th. -------------------------- 24. APPOINT MEHBERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. APPOINTED WERE: WILLIAM KLEIN, DOUGLAS McKINNON, DORAN A. JASON, PEDRO R. PELAEZ, AND EVONNE RAGLIN. Mr. Plummer: Move 49. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Forty-nine is moved and seconded. Any discussion of 49? By the way, we have two more vacancies. Need... Mr. Plummer: Filling. Mayor Suarez: Need suggestions from the Commissioners, please. Mr. Plummer: OK. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. Mr. Plummer: Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, if I'm not mistaken, for the record... Mayor Suarez: You're right. You're right. Mr. Plummer: The D.D.A. have to recommend to us... Mayor Suarez: It's just that going back and forth is a pain, no... Mr. Plummer: ...that which is pleasing. That which is pleasing. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: If there would be suggestions made to the D.D.A. Board so we can come back to you with - to this Commission with recommendations, that would be helpful. Mrs. Kennedy: What are we doing now? Mr. Plummer: D.D.A. We're just appointing those ones that are nominated presently by the Board. For the record, it's Mr. Bill Klein, Douglas McKinnon, and Doran Jason to serve four-year terns, Pedro Pelasz to serve a one -gear term, and Evonne Raglin to serve a two-year test. Understanding that there are still two vacancies to be filled. fd 49 October 7, 1,p d IS .rl Mayor Suarez: OK, call the roll on Item 49. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-811 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING WILLIAM KLEIN, DOUGLAS McKINNON AND DORAN A. JASON TO EACH SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS AND APPOINTING PEDRO R. PELAEZ TO SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM AND E. EVONNE RAGLIN TO SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Suarez: I just reminded the Commissioners that we have two more vacancies. Tina Hills resigned, and so. did Eli, who could not serve because he's still on the Sports Authority. And it was his decision, although we tried to convince him to stay on the D.D.A. Board, to remain with the Sports Authority. %k4 25. CONTINUE CONSIDERATION OF ADMINISTRATION'S REPORT ON CASINO ESPANOL AUDIT. t w Mr. Plummer: Hold on. Mr. Mayor, I'm sorry, are we finished with that item? Mayor Suarez: Yes. Mr. Plummer: The Manager is telling me that Casino Espanol is going to have to be deferred. Mr. Odio: Well, if Commissioner Carollo is not here... Mr. Plummer: OK. And it's only fair, that he is not here, and he has been the most vocal one on that. Now, I think even though that the matter. is going to be deferred, I want on the record that all of the information that was ` requested has been proffered. Now... Mr. Odio: The audit is here, and it... Mr. Plummer: OK. Now, in other words, does the Internal Auditor may in that report that he has received all the documents and the numbers, and everything? Mr. Odio: Yes, and they're also saying that they had an exit conference, which I wanted to have. Mr. Plummer: That's fine. OK. Then I would move, at this particular time, that Casino Espanol be continued till the next meeting. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. fd 50 October 71 1906 z: ... -._-_,._._.—____..._.__..._.._.......�........,..,..�n..m,..,...:��e- .- - �.'` r i�_5._L•tT.�`.t+fi�lG,+'"w - Mr. Dawkins: I'll second, And under discussion I'm going to say here and now, that when they come bAck I'm voting positively, because everything in in place, and when they come back next time, come back And there's one vats you got in favor - I don't know about nothing else. I may as well sag that I feel exactly the same way as Commissioner Dawkins. It is a :shame that Commissioner Carollo in not here. I think he stated rather clearly, Commissioner Plummer, that he's going to vote against it no matter what. I don't know that we're accomplishing anything by deferring it, but, I mean, it's your motion. Mrs. Kennedy: Yeah, but we really should hear him out. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'm sorry, I think you have known, and the Commission and the public have known, that I am favorably disposed to the Casino Espanol. All right, sir? Mr. Dawkins: Wait, now - explain that? That's not plain English. I don't know what you mean. Say it in plain English. Mr. Plummer: That I have been with them. Mr. Dawkins: Oh, you're in favor of it. OK, I don't know what "disposed of,"...See, you're talking funeral language. You're talking funeral language. Mr. Plummer: Whoal Whoa, now. I have been with them. I have not read this final and last report, but I think out of due courtesy to our colleague who has been the most vocal, who has raised the questions, that this matter should be deferred. Now, I'm sorry. I'm not sorry. Mr. Dawkins: I don't have any problem with that. Mrs. Kennedy: I seconded your motion. Mr. Dawkins: But I just say that I'm voting with them, that's all. Mr. Plummer: OK. Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll on the motion to defer. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,. who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-812 A MOTION TO CONTINUE CONSIDERATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S REPORT OF THE RECENTLY CONDUCTED CITY AUDIT ON CASINO ESPANOL TO THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins NOES: Mayor Xavier L. Suarez ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mr. Plummer: For the record, that's Item 52. We'll see you at the next Commission meeting. Mr. Dawkins: No, wait a minute. Hold it, hold it, hold it. If somebody is sick - if I'm sick at the next meeting, can I just come and vote "yes" and go back to the hospital? Because, see... Mayor Suarez: We'll take up the item whenever you show up. Mr. Dawkins: I mean, if one of us is not here next time, what then? Mr. Plummer: We'll check with your proctologist. fd 51 11 Mrs. Kennedy: Sure, we can have a conference call. (Laughter) Mr. Dawkins: No, you have to be in the chamber, Commissioner. Mayor Suarez: Really, seriously, it would be a real shame if this Commission would not dispose of this item once and for all at the next meeting. It's a shame we're not doing it today, as far as I'm concerned, but I certainly hope - the next time there won't be another good reason for not deciding this once and for all. Mr. Dawkins: Well, if the Commissioner's ill, he's just ill. I mean, it's nothing we can do about that, but... Mr. Clark: Would you want to defer that to November the 13th, or October...? Mr. Plummer: No, no, no, no - the next meeting. Mayor Suarez: The Planning and Zoning items, so it'll be quick. It'll be October 23rd, I believe. - -------------------------------------------------------------------- 25.1. CASINO ESPANOL AUDIT ISSUE TO BE TAKEN UP AT NEXT CON - MISSION MEETING. IF NOT, SPECIAL MEETING TO BE CALLED. Mr. Dawkins: I tell you what - wait, I'd like to amend the motion. In the event that something happens, and this item cannot be heard at the next regular scheduled meeting, then the Mayor would be empowered to call a special meeting to see if we can't resolve this. Mr. Plummer: I have no problem with that. I accept the amendment. Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mayor Suarez: OK, so moved and amended. Sort of an indication f rom the Commission that they'd want me to exercise that power which the charter gives me. Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who .moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-812.1 A MOTION AMENDING MOTION 86-812 (CASINO ESPANOL AUDIT) TO FURTHER STATE THAT IN THE EVENT SAID ISSUE IS NOT TAKEN UP AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, THE MAYOR WILL CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOE$s None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo td 52 Ostobor 7, $900 ... _....�...�. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 26. APPOINT AND REAPPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD. (REAPPOINTED WERE: LAWRENCE CRAWFORD, LAURASTINE PIERCE;, EDNA MARTINEZ, AND NORA MURRELL). Mayor Suarez: Item - what, 50? We need to make some appointments, and I guess they're according to gender and race, here, looks like, to the Affirma- tive Action Advisory Board. We have some that have been proposed. I don't know the individuals. Presumably, Dr. Daniels, you've checked them to make sure they're qualified? Would you recommend them to us? Dr. Hattie Daniels: The two individuals that we have recommended? Mayor Suarez: Yes. One is a Black female and the other one is a white female, non -Hispanic? Dr. Daniels: Yes. I believe Ms. Porter was referred by Commissioner Dawkins at another time. Mayor Suarez: Oh, I can't vote for her, then. Dr. Daniels: LaVerne - Dr. Laverne Nolte, is very qualified. She's also a member of the Dade County Community Relations Board. Mayor Suarez: And this would help a quorum, that we've been having a diffi- cult time with? I'm ready to vote on them if you recommend them, and if Commissioner Dawkins recommended one of them, at least. Dr. Daniels: That would give us two of the three appointments, and one Anglo on the Board. Mr. Plummer: You mean you only have one Anglo? Dr. Daniels: We have none. Mr. Plummer: You have no Anglo's. Dr. Daniels: No. That was your objection the last time that this item appeared. Mr. Plummer: Does it not seem to others that it is unbalanced, with no Anglo's on the Board? Mrs. Kennedy: Now you know the feeling. Dr. Daniels: Yes. We're trying to correct that with these three appointments. Mr. Plummer: May I assure you that I might not win, but at the next meeting, I will have the name of an Anglo. Mayor Suarez: You want to take a vote on these two? Isn't one of these two an Anglo female? Dr. Daniels: Yes, that's what I'm saying, Ms. Nolte is. Mr. Plummer: And there's fifteen members of the Board? Dr. Daniels: Fourteen. Mr. Plummer: Fourteen. Mayor Suarez: Well, the Anglo representation is improving by one if we take a vote on this, and the Board has... Mr. Plummer: I so move. Just for the sake of the endangered species. (Laughter) fd 53 October 7, 1986, Mr. Dawkines I second. Mayor Suare7�: Moved an seconded. Any further discussion? Mr. Clark: Mr. Mayor, are you reappointing the four whose names appear in the resolution? Mr. Plummer: Yes. Mr. Clark: All right. Mr. Plummer: Godt Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-813 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD AND REAPPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO SAID BOARD. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo . Mayor Suarez: I guess we're waiting for counselor to get'his-form filled out. Mr. Dawkins: Oh, OK. 27. ESTABLISH °STADIUM FACILITY USE COMMITTEE" TO ADVISE CONCERNING USE OF CITY STADIUMS. (APPOINTED WERE: JIM ARMSTRONG; JOSE GARCIA PEDROSA). Mr. Plummer: All right. Mr. Mayor, on 51, I, as this Commission directed, called the Orange Bowl Committee that there must be one member of that com- mittee, from the Orange Bowl Committee, and I spoke to Mr. Stan Marx, and he has forwarded the name of Mr. Jim Armstrong and a commitment that he would serve on that committee. So, I just wanted that to be on the record when you pass Item 51. Mayor Suarez: I have my recommendation. Some other Commissioners have theirs. I don't... Mr. Odio: Yes, I received Commissioner Dawkins' recommendation. Mr. Plummer: Would you please forward that to my office? I'd like to be able to call a meeting within the next ten days. Mr. Odio: Yes, air. Mayor Suarez: OK, mine is Jose Garcia Pedrosa. Do we have to take a vote.on these? Mr. Clark: Yes. fd 54 Ankh Mr. Odio: Yes. Mr. Plummert I think we have to take a vote on establishing the Committee. Mr. Clark: This one resolution will formalize the establishment, and also — appoint Jose Garcia Pedrosa, Jerry Robbins, and Ernie Seiler, so far. So we need... Mr. Plummer: Hold up on that. I think... I'm being made aware that Mr. Ernie Seiler is not well. Mr. Clark: That's your nominee, so... Mr. Plummer: I understand that, and I would like the opportunity to change that if he doesn't feel physically able to serve. So, I'm putting that on the record. Mayor Suarez: We'll take that in the form of a motion and a second so we can get some appointments, at least. Mrs. Kennedy: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved - Commissioner Dawkins, you want to... Mr. Dawkins: Move it. Mayor Suarez: Moved and second? Commissioner Kennedy seconds. Any discus- sion? Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-814 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE "STADIUM FACILITY USE COM- MITTEE" COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADVISE THE CITY COMMISSION CONCERNING THE USE OF THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM, THE MARINE STADIUM, AND THE MIAMI STADIUM; APPOINTING COMMISSIONER J. L. PLUMMER, JR. AS A MEMBER AND CHAIRPERSON OF SAID COMMIT- TEE; AUTHORIZING EACH CITY COMMISSIONER TO NOMINATE ONE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF SAID COMMITTEE AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING EACH SUCH INDIVIDUAL, UPON HIS/HER APPOINTMENT, TO NOMINATE ONE OTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- MENT BY THE CITY COMMISSION TO SAID COMMITTEE; REQUIRING THAT THE MEMBERS OF SUCH COMMITTEE INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION NOT FOR PROFIT; FURTHER APPOINTING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO SAID COMMITTEE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Suarez: Is it your understanding, Bob or Commissioner Plummer, or anyone who's looked at the actual resolution or ordinance, that the other five get appointed, one by each member? fd 55 October 7, 1986 Mr. Clark: They will nominate - your nominees will, in turn, make recommends- tions to you for your appointment. Mayor Suarez: For :additional appointments. Mr. Clark: For your additional appointments. Mr. Plummer: Five appointments. Mr. Plummer: Yeah. Mayor Suarez: On the basis of one per Commissioner? Mr. Plummer: Yes. Mayor Suarez: Just to keep it simple? All right. Mr. Plummer: Yes. Actually, you're looking at, Mr. Mayor, at the present time, a twelve -member committee: myself as chairman, the one designated from the Orange Bowl, each Commissioner then would name five, and the combined would name five additional. I don't know why twelve is a magic number or not, but that's the way that it is. I don't know if 12 is a magic number or not _ but that's the way it is. Mayor Suarez: You can't vote, right? Mr. Plummer: Excuse me? Mayor Suarez: You can't vote? Can't speak? Mr. Plummer: It's immaterial to me. It's immaterial. 28. BRIEF COMMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH PENDING STUDY ON IMPACT OF RICKSHAW OPERATIONS ON TRAFFIC. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, may I request, since we have an item on the Agenda for this afternoon under discussion, on the rickshaws in Coconut Grove - you're not here on that, are you? Are you here on that item? I would request that Lieutenant Lane Bradshaw be brought to these chambers, so that when .the man stands up and says that he's never caused a problem, it can be stated_on the record... Mr. Odio: Bradshaw? Or Bradford? Mr. Plummer: Lane Bradshaw, the head of the law... Mr. Odio: Bradford. _. Mr. Plummer: Bradford, I'm sorry. Mrs. Kennedy: It's rickshaw, not Bradshaw. Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Manager, would you arrange for Lieutenant Bradford to be here for that? Mr. Plummer: I would request that he be here for that, to outline a different side of the story. Mr. Odio: Excuse me, I've just been informed that Mr. - Chi, is it? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah. Mr. Odio: He's going to withdraw the item today, So... VNIDIWTIFIED SPEAKER: Till the twenty... ?i Mr. Odio: Till the twenty... Mr. Plummer: I would appreciate that Lane Bradshaw - Bradford - be here today, just in case we get a - an appearance, OK? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. — Mayor Suarez: Commissioner. Mr. Plummer: Are we now up to public hearings? t Mr. Odio: We're up to fifty ... we need, ah... Mayor Suarez: Forty-five could be taken up, counselor, and then we... Mr. Plummer: I have furnished all of you, Mr. Mayor, a copy of the concern of the Dade League from the other night, and I'd like to discuss that item with you all. Mayor Suarez: Proceed. Mr. Odio: We can also take boat parks, River Committee, if you want. Mayor Suarez: Which one? Mr. Odio: Miami River Committee. Mayor Suarez: This looks like a de facto recess. THEREUPON THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO RECESS AT 10:39 A.M. AND RECONVENED AT 10:50 A.M., WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOUND TO BE PRESENT, EXCEPT COMMISSIONER CAROLLO AND COMMISSIONER KENNEDY. 29. CONTINUED DISCUSSION - DEFER CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF RFP'S FOR TOWING AND WRECKER SERVICES TO CITY. (CONTINUED FROM LABEL #23) Mayor Suarez: I always have a tough time - Donnellan - did I pronounce it right, Jim? Mr. Donnellan: Yes. Mayor Suarez: To handle, consider Item 45. Commissioner Plummer would like to be out by eleven, so ... And Bob, we'll try to take that up, too. Wait -.do we have a third? (INAUDIBLE COMMENT) ----------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE FOR RECORD: Commissioner Kennedy entered the meeting at 10:52 A.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: We got a third. Do it. Item 45. I believe you told.me you have no basic problems with the RFP as proposed, but... - Mr. Donnellan: That is correct. Mayor Suarez: Give us your name and address, Jim, again. Mr. Donnellan: James Donnellan. I'm an attorney. My offices are at 1900 Brickell Avenue. I represent area members of the Professional Wrecker Operators of Florida. We mould like to bring to the Mayor's and Commission's attention certain areas within the contract in proposed form that by mandate apparently has been, if not thrown together, at least prepared by the appro- priate departments within the City that would, in effect, be utilized in the future in all contracts that the; City has with the various wrecker operators. Vary briefly, the proposal out of committee - who, incidentally, was only able z to most once in order to get thin back to you all by today - provides for administrative charges that are basically the same as they were in 1976. I point out to the Commission that in those ten years the price of a traffic fd 57 October 7, 1946 ticket in this City has gone from about 18 dollars to 50, plus two dollars a mile - speeding. A wrecker used to cost about $12,000 ten years ago. In - order to meet Florida Highway Patrol requirements that same vehicle is over $30,000. I need not tell you about what has happened insurance -wise. The charges, therefore, need to be addressed. This contract provides for adminis- trative charges by the City from the monies generated by the wrecker and towing services. It needs to be looked at so it's uniformly applied in circumstances where it should apply. There is a requirement for the better- ment, I think, of both parties, there be a more standardization of equipment, of insurance requirements; there are gray areas in the paperwork that the towing and wrecker operators have to prepare. _ Mr. Plummer: Counselor - counselor, if we could in the interests of time. I don't think this is a place to really go into the issues. I think we need to identify the issues, send it back, and then you can make your points with the administration. They will either agree or disagree, and then come back here to the Commission. Mr. Dawkins: Commissioner Plummer, haven't we already agreed or disagreed with him? Didn't he already meet with the Commission - I mean with the administration - and we told him no? Mr. Plummer: No, we ... they met... Mr. Dawkins: Didn't they meet with you? Mr. Donnellan: Yes. Mr. Plummer: Once. Mr. Dawkins: And you told him no, right? Mr. Ron Williams: We considered several alternatives that they presented to us, and as a committee, we thought that the package that you have in front of you best represents the issues. Now, it is my understanding that as a body there are some new issues that they would like to have considered. Mr. Dawkins: OK, well that's what you're saying. OK, Commissioner Plummer. Mr. Plummer: So, all I'm asking is, in the interests of time, that this is not the time to argue the issue. This is the time to identify it. We're hopefully going to send you back to the administration to go over these issues again, and then it will come back to us, and if you're not satisfied, that's the time to argue. Mr. Donnellan: Precisely. We didn't want a situation where we're having a shotgun wedding and nobody's pregnant, at this point, basically. Mr. Plummer: Well, around here that is not out of line. (Laughter) Mr. Williams: Well, what are the specific issues? Mr. Plummer: Well, that's what I'm asking that he identify on the record the issues, specifically, that you have. Mayor Suarez: Where do we have an impasse, if anywhere? Where do we have a real point of contention? Mr. Plummer: Always, on charges. The fees. Mr. Donnellan: I'm hesitant to categorize it as an impasse. Mayor Suarez: Or points of disagreement. Mr. Donnellan: I don't believe that the committee has officially had the Input, in one meeting, to cover what is a rather substantial factual area, that inevitably the committee isn't going to know everything about what's happening in the industry. fd 58 October 7, 1986 Mayor Suarez: OK. Would you have any problem with meeting one more time, and once again making an effort to... Mr. Dawkins: But he's still got to identify what he wants to talk about. Mayor Suarez: Yeah, I mean, it would be nice if you gave us some idea, Jim, what the points of contention are. Mr. Donnellan: ,Administrative charges,... Mr. Dawkins: OK, number one. Hold it right there. What is wrong with the administrative charge, sir? Because I'm not meeting with you - I need to know now, because I'm not going to be one who'll meet with you. Mr. Donnellan: How and when they are applied. We have no problem with there being an administrative charge, monies that go back to the City. Mr. Dawkins: OK, what's your problem? OK, where do you want them applied, and why not? Mr. Donnellan: I'm going to have to ask a member within the industry to... Mr. Dawkins: Oh yes, by all means. By all means. Mr. Donnellan:... specifically respond to that question. Mr. William McClaskey. Mr. William McClaskey: My name's Bill McClaskey, a representative of Profes- sional Wrecker Operators of Florida. Mr. Mayor, the item that you're talking about, the administrative services the City has decided to put into the proposal. Mr. Dawkins: No, it was there already, sir. We charged administrative costs already, sir. Mr. McClaskey: No, not to date. Mayor Suarez: Yes, we... Mayor Suarez: Did we ever charge administrative fee before, in connection with towing? Mr. Williams: Yes. Department of Offstreet Parking charges, I believe, a tea dollar administrative fee. Mr. McClaskey: Well, let me rephrase that. They do not do it in this part of the business. I think the proposal needs a lot of clarification and defini- tion. Mr. Dawkins: OK, air. Mr. McClaskey: There isn't enough, in order for me to explain to you why I'm charging you $60 to tow your car. I have to explain that to you if you ask. There's not enough information in here that I can explain it clearly. And then again, the interpretation taken out of this proposal, by any one police officer in the department, can be one way with one person, another way with another person - everybody defines this thing in a different way. Mayor Suarez: You think it's too arbitrary? It gives the police too much power to set the... Mr. Plunrmar: That's what I was trying to avoid today. Now, I told Mr. McClaskey - and I'll speak from personal... personal. - I hAve paid, as funeral escorts, I have paid An administrative fee for the last four or five years. ,And I think that it's well justified. It, in fact, pays for the motor; it pays for the uniforms, and it helps pay for the insurance. So, you know, he and I are on disagreements, or somewhat disagreements, at that particular point. This City has said that we are going to do, as much as possible, everything on an enterprise zone; and as far as I'm concerned, the administra- tive fee is justified, it is... in my estimation should be here. But here again, I was hoping -- and if you want to go into a full discussion, I would just like, counselor, you to say that the areas are one, two, three, four, five; go back to committee, and then come back here. Mr. Williams: That'll be fine. Mr. Plummer: Now, if that's agreeable with everybody. Mr. Donnellan: That's fine, and that's why I had to call on Mr. McClaskey when it got into a specific... Mayor Suarez: Basically, your objection is that the administrative fees are either unnecessary or arbitrary. OK. Mr. Donnellan: That is correct. Mayor Suarez: Next. Mr. Plummer: Item two. Mr. Donnellan: The rates themselves. Mr. Plummer: Item three. Mayor Suarez: Your rates - saying the rates are what - too high? _Too small? Too what? Mr. Donnellan: The rates as presently set up - but of course they can vary depending upon the specific task to be performed by the wrecker operator - by and large don't adequately compensate a professional wrecker operator. Mayor Suarez: You're saying they're too low. Mr. Donnellan: You're going to get people who will, put any price on it, and they'll say, "Yeah, we'll do it," but they're going to get their money a way that this City doesn't want it gotten - by the overcharges, the bad publicity, that a few members of the industry have engendered. Mr. Plummer: Item three. Mayor Suarez: They'll defend themselves somehow - OK. Mr. Donnellan: Either an adoption of the Florida Highway Patrol requirements as they apply to wreckers, or a standardization of wrecker specifications and insurance requirements for wrecker operators. Mr. Plummer: Item four. Mr. Donnellan: The gray areas within some of the paperwork requirements that wrecker operators must furnish the City. In the case of, by way of example only, when a junker is picked up off the street per the requirement of Solid Waste, or when it's simply the towing of an illegally parked car - this can generate an awful lot of paperwork. In some cases, there is no further remuneration to the wrecker operator, and some cases there is. It's very arbitrary; there are gray areas; it needs to be addressed. Mr. Plummer: Item five. Mr. Donnellan: That is all that comes to mind specifically that I could categorize. Mr. Plummer: OK. Now, Mr. Williams, you met with me on Friday. You've heard their four areas of discussion. Do I need to put on the record my areas of fd 60 October i, 1986 ?E ,F,_ p; concern, or do you have them and you will no note them and bring them up at the time of the discussion with the committee? Mr. Dawkins: I think you need to put them on the record, 7.L., so that they're at leant there, and know that these are your concerns. - Mr. Plummer: All right, let's hope that I can remember them. Number one: I have a problem with the City going into a bidding process that is not getting the best price for the citizens that we serve. If you...I think it is only right that the City should put a maximum cost of X dollars, and if you're going to have a bidding procedure, somebody wants to bid it for two or three dollars less, that's a bidding. That's why we have bidding procedures. That's number one. Number two: I have a problem in the storage. If you're lucky enough to get towed to a City storage facility, your storage does not start accruing until the seventh day. If you go to a private lot, you start accruing on the sixth hour - the seventh hour. There is a tremendous inequity there, in my estimation. Mayor Suarez: Is there any ... Let me interrupt, because that's a very impor- tant point there. Is there any way that they can be towed always to a City facility? I mean, with all the Offstreet parking... Mr. Plummer: We're talking about that, Mr. Mayor - possibly using one of these parking facilities that the Offstreet Parking Authority own, that are tremendous subsidy, that we could use that for the storage of vehicles. Mayor Suarez: And also, that way we'd have control. Because you never know what's going to happen when it gets privately stored. You never know what charges they're going to impose, you never can control it. Mr. Plummer: The problem that I have, or the phone calls that I, and I'm sure others, have received, that "I got notified today that my car was recovered six days ago, and they're charging me now for six days of storage" - the City has a process which I think needs to be refined, and to be brought out even more so than what it was. I think there needs to be a clause in the contract or in the RFP that is not presently there - and what was the word that I used? That a guy can't hustle, is what I'm saying. Mr. Williams: Yes. You were... Mr. Plummer: What was the word we... Mr. Williams: You were talking... Mr. Plummer: A guy can't hustle a customer, in other words.., Mr. Williams: You were talking about the example of... UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Solicitation. Mr. Plummer: Huh? Mayor Suarez: Solicitation. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Solicitation. Mr. Plummer: Solicitation. I think that area needs to be more clearly defined. Mr. Williams: We did make that correction. Mr. Plummer: All right. What was...I had one other, as I remember. What was MY... Mr. Williame: You had previously been concerned about the inventory of items in the vehicle. Mr. Plummar: Yes. Mr. Williams: And I think we have satisfactorily resolved that with the police. fd 61 October r, 1966 Mr. Plummer: The City In the recent have had to pick up Some tabs for stuff that the owner of the car contended was in the car, but yet wasn't there when he went to recover it; and the City had to pay, I think, in one close, $3,000 for tools, because of the tools disappearing. Mr. Williams: In discussions with the police, we think that we've streamlined that process... Mr. Plummer: Oh, I know what the other one was. Go ahead. Mr. Williams: Bradford has assured us from the police side that a consistent and agreed -upon inventory will be determined at the time of the tow, between the tow operator and the officer, and that in all cases... Mr. Plummer: I'm just delineating my areas of concern. The other one that I had was - they've now got these super -wreckers, OK? I don't know what you'd call them; I call them a flat bed. Mr. Williams: Car carrier. Mr. Odio: Pick up the car and put it on top of the carrier. Mr. Plummer: OK. Now, that one costs a hell of a lot more than the standard wrecker that we know - that you go under, pick up, and carry away. I think It's like double the cost. I don't know what it is, but it's more. Who makes the determination as to whether or not they send a flat bed at $70 or a regular wrecker at $40? Mr. Williams: That would be deter... Mr. Plummer: Whatever. ..Those numbers, I pulled out of the air, by the way, OK? Mr. Williams: That has been determined in... Mr. Plummer: There's no question, if a guy is sitting there and saying, "Heys I got four wreckers that are $70, and I got four wreckers that are 40," I'm going to try to send the 70. Mr. Williams: We will clear it up, Commissioner, but just to tell you - in committee, we've determined that the police officer requesting the tow or the Offstreet Parking enforcement officer that requests the tow, will make the determination on the type of equipment required. Mr. Plummer: OK. I just say that it's not spelled out in there. I think It needs. And those are the areas that I had, of concern. Mr. Odio: OK. Mr. Williams: If I might, just quickly, for the benefit of the Mayor's question regarding storage, I'd just like to clarify your question. Are you talking about, when you say "storage of all facilities," are you talking about those tows that we and the Police Department initiate, or are you talking about tows in general? The reason I want to clarify that - as you can imagine, there are 15,000-plus tows annually, and... Mayor Suarez: How can it happen, if I may just clarify - maybe I'm missing some situations - that someone's car is towed against his ... or without his consent, unless it's somehow under our authority or that of the Offstreet Parking Board? A guy, like, can have a towing company just remove a car, like from a condominium or someplace, I suppose? Not from the street, though.— Mr. Williams: Well, if...we're not particularly... Mayor Suarez: from a private - if the car is somehow located inside private (h property, that's the only way. Mr. Williams: No, no - we're not involved in those tows. Mayor Suarez: OK. fd 62 Mr. Williams: OK. We're talking about town that are either generated by an Offstreet Parking officer who han determined that your meter's run out... Mayor Suarez.: Or by the police. Mr. Williamn: ...or police. Mayor Suarez: I would think all of those should go to some facility other than just a private storage place, if it could be done. Mr. Williams: We think it's too voluminous at this time, but, however, we'll take a look at it. Mayor Suarez: Really? How many cars are we towing? Mr. Williams: Uh, 15,000. Police, you're towing how many? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: We have 15,000 police tows. Mr. Williams: Fifteen thousand police tows, and about 15,000 Offstrest Parking tows, and to... - Mr. Dawkins: Yeah, but they all are at not one time? Mr. Williams: No, by no means. By no means. Mr. Dawkins: OK, all right, so stack. You could stack them. Mr. Williams: But I think Commissioner Plummer was talking specifically about those tows wherein a vehicle has been stolen and recovered, and the police has possession of that vehicle, either for evidence purposes, or to return to the citizen. Mr. Plummer: I move that Item... Mr. Dawkins: OK, I have one item before you move it, please, J.L. Mr. Plummer: All right, air. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes. Mr. Dawkins: And my one item is: Roger Carlton, can you justify to me why the Offstreet Parking need administrative costs? Mr. Williams: They have provided that documentation, both Offstreet Parking and the Police Department. We will make that available to you. Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no. I want them to come to me and justify it, OK? I don't want to read anything. Mr. Williams: I will advise Mr. Carlton. Mr. Dawkins: OK, because, see, I don't understand why Offstreet Parking should be raping people with the parking meters, and then also get an adminis- trative cost for paying for things that the money they take out the parking meters pay people to do. OK? Mr. Donnellan: Especially when it's a third to a fourth of the entire towing charge. Mr. Plummer: I move Item 45 be sent back to committee and at a later date be brought back to this Commission. Mr. Dawkins: Second. 3 Mr. Odio: Could we do, Mr. Mayor, number 63 for a minute? Mr. Dawkins: Sixty-three? That's the... Mr. Plummer: Well, let's get a roll call on 45. Mr. Daawkina: Call the roll, pleaace. fd 63 October 70 1986 Mr. Odio: Oh, you need a roll call on sending it back? Mr. Plummer: I assume. Mr. Daxking: Call the roll, please. Mr. Plummer We're deferring it for further information. Mr. Odio: Well, just tell me to bring it back. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-815 A MOTION TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO FURNISH TOWING AND WRECKER SERVICES TO THE CITY; FURTHER REFERRING THIS ISSUE BACK TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION; AND FURTHER REQUESTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO BRING THIS BACK FOR THE COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOBS: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo 30. GRANT REQUESTS FROM MIAMI RIVER COORDINATING COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THE "MIAMI RIVER FESTIVAL" Mr. Dawkins: Sixty-three. Mr. Plummer: I have got to get out of here, Mr. Mayor - uh, Mr. Manager. Mr. Odio: This is very simple, I think. Mr. Plummer: All right. Mr. Dawkins: What is 63? Sixty-three? Mr. Robert Parks: Want to start? Mr. Dawkins: Yeah. Mr. Parks: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission. Bob Parka, 25 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, here in behalf of the Miami River Coordinating Commit- tee. As the Commission knows... Mr. Dawkins: This is 637 Mr. Parks: Yes, air - I don't know the number, Vice -Mayor Dawkins, I... Mayor Suarez: Yeah, 63 - go ahead. Mr. Parke: Sixty-three? The Committee's Riverfest will be held again October 24, 25, and 26, of the month of October. We have planned at the present time the use of three separate park areas on the river, owned by the City of Miami, as well as the river for a rowing regatta, treasure hunt, great sponsorship on behalf of both the... all of the media, and the likelihood of an extraordinar-- fd 64 October 7, 1986 ily successful event. Particularly with reference to dose Marti Park, we will be instituting, :With the: cooperation of the Parks Department, a market which will be as permanent function, and this will be the kickoff of that, in order to get that park utilized. There will be gospel singers at Curtis Park= there'll be as function for people at Brickell Park - in short, just a general utilization of the entire river during that weekend. Mayor Suarez: You said a market? Mr. Parks: A market, yes, sir. Now, those functions... Mayor Suarez: Like an open-air type? Mr. Parks: Open-air market that will be there for people to come to... Mayor Suarez: What kinds of things? Like... Mr. Parks: Crafts, and that kind of thing, hopefully to branch out into different areas as we continue to develop. Mayor Suarez: Anything that would bring that park to life would be great. Mr. Parks: And it's been some that we've been working on. Mr. Plummer: I'm bringing it to life Sunday. I'm Christopher Columbus again. Mr. Parks: What we would like to do is, in connection with the City charges, such as permit fees, etc., insurance, police and fire help, to ask the City Commission to waive those fees, which total $8,948 for that particular weekend. This does not involve the fund-raising affair, which is Friday evening, that is totally separate, and is not... Mr. Plummer: What's the recommendation of the Manager? Mr. Odio: No, I will recommend that they waive the fees,... Mr. Plummer: I so move. Mr. Odio: ...for $8,070.75. Mr. Plummer: I so move. Mrs. Kennedy: Based on the Manager's recommendation, I second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any further discussion? Call the roll on that waiver. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-816 A RESOLUTION GRANTING, UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY PERMIT BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION, DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO, AND A CITY OF MIAMI BEER -WINE PERMIT, THE REQUEST OF THE MIAMI RIVER COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND COSPONSORS TO SELL BEER AND WINE IN BRICKELL PARK ON OCTOBER 24, 1986 AND IN MIAMI RIVER RAPIDS PARK ON OCTOBER 26, 1986 IN CONNECTION WITH THE MIAMI RIVER FESTIVAL; FURTHER ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,950.00 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS TO COVER THE COST FOR CITY IN -KIND SERVICES AND FEES RELATED TO SAID EVENT; SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF ALL PERMITS REQUIRED BY LAW AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- fd 65 AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice --Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOBS: None. j F ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo NOTE FOR RECORD: Agenda Items 53 and 54 were deferred until the afternoon. ----------------------------------------------------------------- THEREUPON THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO A LUNCHEON RECESS AT 11:10 A.M. AND RECONVENED AT 2:32 P.M., WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOUND TO BE PRESENT, EXCEPT COMMISSIONER CAROLLO AND COMMISSIONER KENNEDY. 31. CONFIRM AGREEMENT ROLL: DURHAM SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT (DISTRICT SR- 5486-C). Mayor Suarez: The afternoon session, we have - 2:30, public hearings, Items 53 and 54. Do we have the City Manager? There he is. Mr. Plummer: Let the record reflect that no one came forth to speak on Item 53. As such, I move it. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Item 53 is moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll on Item 53. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-817 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR CONSTRUC- TION OF DURHAM SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT IN DURHAM SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5486-C AND REMOVING ALL PENDING LIENS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT NOT HEREBY CERTIFIED. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Miller Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Mayor Suarez: We can't do 54. Commissioner Kennedy? We're going to... UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: She's on her way. Mayor Suara z: She's on her way. OK. Item 55 — personal appearances. Mr. Plummer: Latin Quarter Review Board. fd 66 October 7, 1986 Mayor Suarez: Is there anyone here from Latin Quarter Review Board? Mr. Odio: Willy Bermello was supposed to be here. Mayor Suarez: OK, we're going to table this item. Is this the one you're going to direct yourself to, Pat? z UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER (Pat): Yes. Mayor Suarez: OK. We're going to table it for some time, to see if there's anyone here. Othe m ise, you win by default. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER (Pat): OK, good. I'm sure I would. Mr. Dawkins: Hey, Pat. How are you doing, darling? NOTE FOR RECORD: COMMISSIONER KENNEDY REENTERED THE MEETING AT 2:35 P.M. 32. WAIVE CODE REQUIREMENT TO ALLOW VIVIAN ACOSTA (POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE) TO PARTICIPATE IN HOME RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM. Mayor Suarez: Item fifty... Mr. Plummer: OK, we got four now. Go back to fifty... Mayor Suarez: Right. Fifty... Mr. Plummer: Four. Mayor Suarez: Four. Mr, Odio: They want - Oh, I'm sorry. Fifty-six has been -.requested to defer.. Mr. Plummer: Well, we're on 54 now. Mr. Odio: I'm sorry. Mayor Suarez: OK, Item 54. We'll take up 56 in a second. Mr. Plummer: Let the record reflect that no one came forth to speak on Item 54. As such, I move it. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: So moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: 94 RESOLUTION NO. 86-818 ,t A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITION CONTAINED IN CITY CODE SECTION 2-302; BY FINDING, AFTER A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO PERMIT VIVIAN ACOSTA, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOME RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE HOUSING CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) H Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez "- NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo 33. FIRST READING ORDINANCE (CONTINUED), CODE SEC. 2-309: ADD "FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE." Mrs. Kennedy: Mr. Mayor, before we continue, we had two items that we deferred... Mayor Suarez: Commissioner? Mrs. Kennedy: ...from this morning, one having to do with public works - I believe it was Item number 25. Mr. Odio: Twenty-five. Mrs. Kennedy: OK. And the other one was the financial ordinance - I believe that was 41 - that I stated that Mr. Jerry Silverman panted to address this board, and I see him sitting in the audience. Do you think we can take it now? Mayor Suarez: Surely. We'll take Item 41. Mr. Gerald Silverman: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'm Gerald Silverman. I'm chairman of the Civil Service Board, and have been for a number of years. I'm sorry I wasn't able to be here this morning, but the Civil Service Board had a number of hearings. I am authorized by the Board to appear here today, not only for myself, but for members of the Board. The proposed amend —proposed ordinance would require members of the Civil Service Board, as well as other boards, to provide a statement of net worth annually - a description of all assets in excess of $5,000, a list of all liabilities, and/or a file of tax return. I'm here to request that you amend that proposed ordinance, to leave out the members of these boards. And let me tell you, very briefly, why I think you'd discourage good people from serving on these boards if they are required to give a net worth statement. I think of Mitchell Wolfson, 'who served on one of these boards, and I feel certain that if he pas around now, he would not serve, he would not like anyone to know how much he was worth. My paycheck from the City is $49.42, twice a month. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: That is what you make, I am worth more! s:. • Mr. Silverman: This ordinance requires more information than the Congress has to, more than Claude Pepper has to file with the government, and more than the other congressmen. Mr. Dawkins: But, it is not more, sir, than the State of Florida demands of the Florida State Legislators. Mr. Silverman: That is correct. Mr. Dawkins: It is not more? Mr. Silverman: No, it is not more, but we are not elected officials. Mr. Dawkins: OK, but... OK, I am sorry, go right ahead, sir. Mr. Silverman: Just wanted... two other things, and then I will quit. We presently filed reports that list all the real estate that is owned, and we presently filed reports that show our sources of income. I submit that since we are not elected officials, we are not running for this offices, that these appointed boards be removed from the public ordinance. Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Yes, Commissioner. Mr. Dawkins: I agree with Mr. Silverman, but there is a State law, I think, and I have heard this, and I have had to get off of a number of boards for the same reason, and like he says, we have had a number of good people get off boards for the same reason, but that is their decision. Either you abide by the law, or you don't, and if you are desirous of serving the public, then you have to meet those stringent guidelines set down by the public. There again, if it can be changed, then it should be changed, but I don't want the City.of Miami to go on record as being the entity that does not want to conform with the full disclosure law. Mayor Suarez: That is a good point. I just got coincidently, Mr. City Attorney, a form from the State, I believe, requesting certain financial information because of my membership in the Biscayne Bay Management Committee, or something. I didn't even know I was a member, to tell you the truth. Maybe it is ex-officio, but if this board fell under State law applicable. to financial disclosure, what would they have to disclose, or do they, in fact, fall under State law, why yes, or why not? Mr. Clark: It is a City board, and the law does not reach that far down. Mrs. Kennedy: See, I have problems with that, I think that elected officials, must, by the nature of our businesses, file a financial disclosure, and I am in favor of that. These people, you know, we are going to lose a lot of good, valuable people who serve on our boards. Mayor Suarez: I agree with Commissioner Kennedy, so I would vote accordingly. I don't know how the rest of the Commission feels. Mr. Plummer: Well, OK, let me go on the record. I have served on both. I've served on the Zoning Board for three years and I served on this Commission now, 16. The real basis of this ordinance, or what it is purported to do, is to demonstrate an honesty in government, and I just really don't see anything wrong with the fact that it is public disclosure. The people who are proposed, the Zoning Board, and all the rest of the boards, in fact, work for the citizens and receive tax dollars, and I think as such, have a right to knowl Mayor Suarez: Does this board receive insurance, by the way? Mr. Plummer: Yes. Mayor Suarez: What kind of insurance, Plummer? Mr. Plummer: Wall, excuse tee, I shouldn't say... it was 17 years ago. Mr. Silverman: No, we don't receive insurance. fd 69 October 7, 4986 Mayor Suarez: I mean, do you have insurance coverage? Mr. Silverman: We pay for it. Mayor Suarez: You pay for it? Mr. Silverman: Yes, it is deducted from my pay check. Mr. Plummer: No, but, you don't pay for... NOTE FOR THE RECORD: AT THIS POINT THE CITY COMMISSION RECOGNIZES AND C0MMENDS METROPOLITAN MAYOR STEVE CLARK FOR LEADERSHIP SHOWN ON SELECTION OF IKE WITHERS AS ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. Mayor Suarez: OK, what is the Commission's pleasure on this? Mr. Plummer: Well, you have got a deadlocked vote at this particular time. Mayor Suarez: From what has been enunciated so far, it looks like a two -two situation. I don't want to hold up the ordinance. Myself, I would vote with... Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, I am going to move the ordinance and let it fall where it may. I will move the ordinance as proposed. Mayor Suarez: This is second reading? Mr. Plummer: First. I thought it was second, come to find out it is first. Mayor Suarez: Should we later exclude boards and so on, if it should be a majority willing to do that. Would that be a substantive change, or would this be... Mr. Dawkins: You are winning if you will keep quiet. Mayor Suarez: Oh. Mr. Dawkins: See, J.L. moved it, and if we should get two -two vote tied, J.L. vote... I am not going to second it, but if you move it, and it gets a two -two vote, then his motion dies and the other thing passes legally, so I second it. Nov, I will not get caught in that, if... Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Attorney, if we were to make the modification upon second reading, would that constitute a substantive change that would make this in.effect, the second reading, the first reading again? Mr. Clark: The deletion of the paid boards and committees would not be that much of a substantive change... Mr. Plummer: As it was adding. Mr. Dawkins: I second it. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any further discussion? Call the roll. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SECTION 2-309, ENTITLED HFINANCIAL DISCLOSURE", TO CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, SETTING FORTH REQUIREMENTS OF ANNUAL DISCLOSURE BY CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF SAID OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES; CONTAINING PENALTIES, A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins and was passed on its first reading by title by the following vote — ld 70 October 7, 1986 AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins — Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOESs Commissioner Rosario Kennedy ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo " The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. Mayor Suarez: I would like to see that proposed again upon second reading, the exclusion of board members and so announced. Mrs. Kennedy: At this point I would like to move to amend the ordinance to exclude all City board members. Mayor Suarez: So moved. I would second that upon second reading, but not today. OK? Mrs. Kennedy: Ok. 34. APPROVE PROCUREMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES - AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE FOR LAND SURVEY SERVICES FOR CITY PROJECTS. Mayor Suarez: OK, ghat item are we up to, Mr. City Manager? Mr. Odio: We are up to item 25, you have to... Mrs. Kennedy: Yes, item 25. Mr. Odio: Mr. Cather, wake up, item 251 Mrs. Kennedy: I had originally pulled this item, Don, because there were a lot of questions I had. Give me just a second to get all my... all -right, I am reading from the letter written by my Margarita O'Donnell, who I believe is somewhere here in the audience... oh, there she is, OK. The company was rejected under the certification phase, which does allow the City to decide and it reads the capability and adequacy of the company. You know, it has to do with the three to five crew member, all though the City has to have... you know the City has the right to decide there is no place in your specifications where you require that it should be a three to five field crews. You know, if you are basing your decisions on this, shouldn't this be specified in your specs? Mr. Don Cather: Yes, Ma'am. The firm, the R.F.P. called for them to list the name and gender, professional and ethnic background of their field and office personnel, or number of survey crews as required by the R.F.P. They did not do either one, therefore, we were forced to disqualify their firm because they did not answer the questionnaire, left it completely blank. Now, part of the reasons we do this is to determine how many minorities they have in their firm, and since they did not tell us how many minorities they had in their firm, we had no way of judging them in their responsiveness to the R.F.P. I sent you the original R.F.P., I sent you the responses of the six firms that was selected, including their minority breakdowns, their employees and so forth. We also disqualified H. G. Ross, Carl Smith, Biscayne Engineering and Lanes & Garcia, because they did not have sufficient staff to handle City work. We qualified six minority firms Mrs. Kennedy: But, by specifying a company with three to five field crews, are you excluding all the smaller firms, you know, let's... it is a fact... Mr. Cathers No, not excluding the smaller firms, are are just excluding a very small firm r ho has not been responsive to the R.F.P. The first question is, the company did not respond to the questions listed in the R.F.P,, as did the six firms that were short listed and interviewed. Id 71 October 7, 1986 Mrs. Kennedy: Well, according to her, she replied to everything. Mr. Cather: Well, you have it right in front of you, I gave you the whole document and her response is there. I gave you every one of the responses of every one of the firma we interviewed. Mrs. Kennedy: OK, but in her case, for example, it is a new company, it is a small company. They have been in existence for what? ... a year or less? In a case like that, what are your guidelines. How do you call people with... Mr. Cather: Well, she lists the name of the person she has in her firm. Mrs. Kennedy: She has worked for, OK. Mr. Cather: Whether they are male or female, what their professional background is, and whether they are Black, White, or Hispanic, this in accordance with the R.F.P., and she did not do this, therefore, she was non- responsive to the proposal. Mrs. Kennedy: Well, I would like to hear from Maggie, yes. Mrs. Maggie O'Donnell: May I address the floor, now? Maggie O'Donnell, President of Weidener Surveying and Mapping. The R.F.P. called for office personnel. The R.F.P. did not call for field personnel. That's why we did not list our field personnel. In our letter of intent, the covered letter, it shows our office personnel and the breakdown of their sex and their background. The R.F.P. did not ask for field personnel and that is why we didn't put it. It just asked for key office personnel. Mr. Dawkins: Why would we be interested in personnel, field reps, and etc. in attempting to determine if it is a minority firm? Either the stock is owned by a minority, or it is notl I mean, please explain to me the necessity of knowing if the person in this company typing papers is what? Why is that necessary? Mr. Cather: We are trying to respond to the Commission's wishes in getting more work to minorities through subcontractors and we were instructed by the affirmative action group to find out what the ethnic makeup of the firms was, so that we could evaluate them in terms of are they using other employees, or do they just have a minority at the top of the firm. Are they actually going out and hiring minorities? Mrs. Kennedy: Don, I understand that the other companies listed their office personnel, not their field crew members. Mr. Cather: No, Ma'am, if you look at the ones I gave you, you will find .that they listed all the personnel. Mrs. O'Donnell: But the R.F.P. did not request that. Mrs. Kennedy: Right. Mrs. O'Donnell: The R.F.P. strictly addressed key office personnel. Mrs. Kennedy: Right, and obviously, a woman owned company is going to be small, it is going to be inexperienced. Mr. Cather: When she says she lists her office personnel, the R.F.P. requested the personnel in the office of the surveying company. She is saying she only listed secretaries, or what have you in the office. I don't know what bearing that has upon the R.F.P. at alll We are asking an R.F.P. for surveyors, not for secretaries. Mrs. O'Donnell: The R.F.P. does not read that way. It reads key office personnel, which I Look as professional personnel, not technical personnel that works out in the field. I took that as office, registered professional personnel, and that is what I listed. Mrs. Kennedy: You know, we have an ordinance that 17 percent of the contracts should be given to women, and I think I stated at the last Commission meeting that I caked the City Manager to give ate a report of every department, and tee hour this is being met. I just don't see the City doing anything. Id 72 October 7, 1986 Mr. Cather: Well, what I can tell you. If you responds to the next time we ask for proposals, we would be happy to consider her if she has adequate personnel. There is only three people in the firm. Mrs. O'Donnell: There is eight people in the firm. Mr. Cather: How many surveyors? Mrs. O'Donnell: Three, registered, out of eight. Mrs. Kennedy: To me it seems that they are very qualified. Let me ask you something else. What is the City doing to attract firms like this? Mr. Cather: What are we doing to attract them? What we did was, we had never... until I came here, we didn't use any outside surveying firms. We did it all in house, so we then went and started distributing this work in accordance with an effort to give out more of our work to the private sector. — We started initiating land surveying contracts with land surveyors. We then expanded it to add more committee members to it by the Commission... to more committee members. We then approved the designation of land surveying services. We advertised for it. Mrs. Kennedy: More committee members including women, or...? Mr. Cather: Well, we advertised for R.F.P.'s to each registered land survey firm, 60 in Dade County. We mailed out 20 R.F.P. packets who replied to the advertisement. The Certification Committee meeting met, six were approved, and five were rejected. Notification sent to the six approved firms for interview, the Selection Committee interviewed six firms, of which we select the top three. Commission deferred approval to Selection Committee to object because of the unsuccessful firms. Out of the firms that were interviewed, there were five firms that were rejected, because we did not feel they were adequately staffed to handle the surveying work that we have available to them, so we picked the firms that had been fully responsive to the R.F.P. We picked six firms, all of which are local f irms and it had nothing to do with whether they were women or not. We tried to pick firms that were minorities. If they had women, fine they are minorities too. The whole point of her firm being rejected was that she was not at all responsive to the R.F.P., and if you would look at the R.F.P. I sent you, I am sure you would come of the same conclusion. Mrs. O'Donnell: I feel that I was very responsive, and I followed the R.F.P. to the letter. Mr. Plummer: Where is the Manager? What is the wisdom of the Manager? Mrs. Kennedy: I understand that I think you have to meet a... Mr. Cather: For example, the firm Campanile which was number three on our list, is 50 percent female owned. That firm, Campanile which is number three, is 50 percent owned, and 75 percent minority key staff. Mrs. O'Donnell: Commissioner Kennedy, a professional firm cannot be female owned, unless the female is a registered professional. Mr. Dawkins: So what is your argument then? I mean, if you are bidding on something, and you just tell me that you didn't qualify, now come one, I mean, I don't understand what you are sayingl Mr. Kennedy: No, what she is saying... Mr. Dawkins: No, wait a minute, Commissioner Kennedy, she speaks English. Now, don't tell me what she is saying, please, Commissionorl Mrs. O'Donnell: What I am saying is, he is listing a firm as 50 percent female owned... Mr. Dawkins; OK. Mrs. O'Donnell; Which cannot be true, because that 50 percent is not a registered professional surveyor. Id 73 October 7, 1986 Mr. Dawkins: OK, and not only that now, according to our definition, if it is not 51 percent minority owned, it is not a minority firm. Mrs. O'Donnell: That's correct. Mr. Dawkins: See, that is what we are trying to get to. Mrs. O'Donnell: And I am 50 percent women, Cuban owned firm. Mr. Dawkins: So you got the 102 percent, you are Cuban and a woman. OK, no problem. All right, she is 51 percent, and the ones you are telling me about is 50 percent. It doesn't even qualify because it is not 51 percent minority owned, so then, why does that come into the discussion? Mr. Cather: I will start out from the beginning. The first firm qualified was Daniel Vera and Associates, 100 percent Latin minority owned and staffed firm. The second was Metric Engineering. I am sure you are familiar with them, 100 percent Latin minority owned and 50 percent minority staffed. Campanile and Associates, 50 percent female owned firm, with 75 percent minority key staff. This is the only firm that submitted R.F.P.'s that had Black minorities in their key staff; James Beadman and Associates, a non - minority owned firm with 25 percent minority key staff; Brownell, a non - minority owned firm with 55 percent minority key staff; Ludovici and Orange Consulting Engineers, a non -minority owned firm with 100 percent minority key staff. Now, that is what we determined from the R.F.P. in order to find out if they were hiring minorities. That is one of the reasons they were short listed. In this particular proposal from this firm, we had no idea what the makeup was, because as she said, she only listed the people in the office. I assumed she listed the secretaries and so forth. Mrs. O'Donnell: Had the R.F.P. been written clearer, I would have listed every single one. My firm has 86 percent minority as part of the employees. Mayor Suarez: You have got sort of a double short list concept what you have got here, don't you? Mr. Cather: Beg your pardon, sir? Mayor Suarez: A double short list. I mean, you have got the first three being treated one way, and the next three being treated in a different way. Mr. Cather: No, we have a short list that we give to the City Manager, and he picks the first three. That is standard procedure, according to your professional consultant selection ordinance. Mayor Suarez: But, you can go beyond the first three if you can't negotiate. Mr. Cather: I can go beyond the first three, yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: So, you have like a double listing. What is the Commission's pleasure? What is the total amount of dollars over the span of a year that we are talking about. Mr. Cather: Probably about $200,000. Mrs. Kennedy: Well, let me just point out for the record several basic complaints. This is a letter addressed to me by Maggie O'Donnell. She says: "Based on a lengthy telephone conversation with Jim Leukansch as procurement official for this project in the City, we discovered the following... 1) And I will just give you excerpts from each paragraph... 01) That Weidener Surveying and Mapping, P.A. was 'disqualified in the initial screening' because we allegedly did not provide requested data on our ownership or employees. This is untrue. Our submission is attached as is the R.F.P., and you will not that our cover letter Included all the requested particulars. We followed the R.F.P. faithfully, and no one from the City called to request any additional Information. Id 74 October 7, 1986 'R 2) The WSM was too small, and the City was requiring three to five field crews at a minimum. Beyond the fact that this requirement was not advertised, had it been, we might have saved considerable time and expense. It is frivolous. These contracts are normally rather small and I doubt that the City has ever required five field crews at one time from source. Further, we have demonstrated our ability to handle rather large projects without extensive personnel by use of sophisticated equipment and advanced methodology. 3 ) That no truly women -owned firms were selected. One f irm, we have learned is said to be 50 percent women, but this appears to be illegal, as all professional firms must be owned by licensed professionals. 4) That the City does not concern itself with minority or women owned enterprises, and this is my concern, too. It does concern itself with the makeup of employees, however. Since when is my investment as an owner of WSM comparable to a minimum wage employee in another firm? Further, our seven employees are 86 percent minority, as high a percentage as any you will find..." And it goes on and on and on. There are a lot of discrepancies here. Mr. Cather: That letter was written after the certification met and looked over the proposals that were submitted in response to the R.F.P. Mrs. O'Donnell: That letter was written... Mr. Cather: Why don't you read her R.F.P. response? Mrs. O'Donnell: I wrote that letter after my conversation. I have been given the courtesy or even called that I wasn't awarded, or short listed. I only found out because I took it upon myself to call and find out what was the status, and then I was told that I was rejected from the very beginning, that I never even had a chance! Then never even graded my R.F.P. Mr. Odio: Well, may I ask you a question? Why was it that the other companies replied correctly, and understood the R.F.P., and you did not? Mrs. O'Donnell: Because perhaps this is my first time applying at the City of Miami. I am new at this game, I am trying to learn) Mr. Odio: Then, what we need to... Mrs. O'Donnell: Could you please read from the R.F.P. where it... Mr. Odio: Then, what we need to do is, in order for us to help minority companies to get a foot in the door here, is to help them in some cases understand our procedures. Mrs. O'Donnell: Could you please read the excerpt from the R.F.P. where it requests for key office personnel? It does not say anything about field. Mr. Odio: I understand your concern, but the problem that we have is that the Certification Committee, based on replies, certified the six companies and we have no choice but to recommend that we stay with what that committee says at this time. I am trying to correct your concerns for any future applicants, but as of right now, we must stay with the recommendation of the Certification Committee. Mrs. O'Donnell: That means two years down the line. Mr. Odio: Well, I hope not, but we will take steps to correct the procedure, so that anybody that has never done business with the City can come in and be helped in filling out the requirements properly, but... Mrs. Kennedy: I know, but this is going to happen. It happened to me the other day. A friend of mine came to my office. She was here, she met the deadline at 11:00 o'clock. She vent to the City Clerk's office, they sent hex to another place, so she got there at 11:10 a.m. and they rejected her bid, You know, if you don't know these things... ld 75 October 7, 1986 Me. Hirai: We corrected that situation because the lady was erroneously <, routed by the guard, no I called Purchasing and I stated the lady was in fact' in my office, and that was corrected. ' Mrs. Kennedy: Right. Ms. Hirai: She was admitted as timely. Mrs. Kennedy: But, these things are going to happen, especially woman untrained, they don't have the experience. Mr. Odio: Commissioner, I give you my commitment that we will make sure that we help anybody be able to participate in the City procedures, but I again, think that we... this other companies did it the right way, and they are entitled to, they were certified and we must follow the procedures and recommend that we stay with this company. Mayor Suarez: Don, how soon do you need to have the firm selected in order to be able to move ahead with the work? Mr. Cather: We have at this time, one survey party in this City. This has been postponed for six months, approximately. Two survey parties are under contract at this time... but, we have no funds. We will have only one survey party to do all the work in the City, if this is not passed today. Now, I would remind the Commission respectfully, that in the case of a proposal you were speaking to, that member of your constituency who did not get the thing in on time. Well, the Professional Selection Consultant Act says that if you are a minute late with your proposal, you are a minute late and it is thrown out and it cannot be considered. This is what the Law Department tells us to do in this Professional Consultant Selection Act. If it is a minute late, we cannot consider it. Sometimes it hurts very much to have a very good firm thrown out because they are five, ten minutes late! But, they have to draw the line someplace. Mr. Odio: It happened in the auditorium. Mr. Plummer: I think you are also here, I think you are talking about the integrity of the bidding process. I think that is very also important, and I understand the points that you are making, and I think that the only thing that really can be done in the future to avoid this problem, is what the Manager is offering, and that is, make available to any minority, or any firm... Mr. Odio: Any firm. Mr. Plummer:... any firm, the expertise of in-house advice and recommendations on how to fill out a form, period. That's it! Mrs. Kennedy: No, you are going to... Mr. Cather: But, that must come, sir, before the R.F.P. process starts, because be can't talk to anybody after that. Mr. Plummer: Well, wait a minute. Then you are not accomplishing anything! If you can't, after the R.F.E. is already put out... if you can't someone in- house advise them on how to fill it out, then I don't think you have accomplished anything, and I think that they can form such a committee in the Manager's office. I am not saying that they tell them what to put in the bid... Mr. Odio:... no. Mr. Plummer: But what are the proper procedures. Mrs. O'Donnell: May I ask one question? If you take a look at the R.F.P., how many pages are involved in the R.F.P.? There are very lengthy explanations on projects that firms do, and the total number of employees in that R.F.P. ld 76 October 7, 1966 -: '_ . •. �� r- 'awl � � -y7P Mr. Odio: But, you see, Ma'am, let me say this. I don't know how to say this. I guess... .we cannot be responsible for you not •xnderstanding the R.F.P. completely. Now, the fact is, that all these other companies did understand it. The only way I can change that now for the future, is that we make sure that anybody coming to apply to the City of Miami for work, will understand the forms. If you need help, we will put a note on the request for proposal that if you need assistance, you can call the... Mrs. O'Donnell: I did not need assistancel My forms are filled out correctly. It is the point that I am trying to make. I follow the R.F.P. If you would read what you requested in the R.F.P., that is what I putl Mr. Odio: I can only go by the Certification Committee. Again, I recommend that we stay with what they have recommended and that we, in the future, change the ways that we do things so that people can apply correctly. Mayor Suarez: Is one of the criteria stated in the letter that the firm be more than three to five field crews? Did we ever answer that question, Don? Mr. Cather: I don't know. I don't have the letter in front of me and I don't have the R.F.P..... Mayor Suarez: Do you remember if the R.F.P. called for any particular sized f i rm? Mr. Cather: No, I don't believe it called for a particular sized firm. Mayor Suarez: Do you remember why, if at all, the WSM firm was rejected, or not considered, or not short listed? Mr. Cather: Why the WSM firm? Mayor Suarez: Yes, Weidener Surveying. That's yours. Mr. Cather: Weidener Surveying Firm did not list the name, gender, professional and ethnic background of their field and office personnel, or number of survey crews, as required by the R.F.P. Mrs. O'Donnell: The R.F.P. did not ask for the number of survey crews. The R.F.P. did not ask for the field personnel. The R.F.P. asked for key office personnel, and I responded to that in my cover letter. Mr. Plummer: Has the City Attorney gone over this? Mayor Suarez: Yes, I would like an opinion from the City Attorney as to whether that proposal complies with the R.F.P. or not, before voting on this. It sounds to me like it did. Mr. Clark: I would like to ask one question. Don? Mayor Suarez: I don't mean necessarily now, Bob. Mr. Clark: Did the Competitive Selection... Don, let me ask this question... Mr. Cather, did the Competitive Selection Committee consider the proposal by this lady's firm? Mayor Suarez: Was that one of the ones considered? Mr. Cather: Yes, they had to consider it in order to evaluate it. Mr. Clark: All right, now, Mrs. Kennedy, would you listen to this, because this is, I think, going to help you make your decision. "The Competitive Selection Committee shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on each provider which has requested consideration for the project, and shall select several candidates having the size, and technical capabilities most appropriate for the project." Mrs. Kennedy: All right... Mr. Clark: Now, if she was considered by the Competitive Selection Committee, that is my main concern... if she was considered by the Competitive Selection Committee, because this is ghat the Code section provides. Id 77 October 7, 1986 Mayor Suarez: When you say "considered", Bob, you don't mean that... Mr. Clark: If they had the opportunity to... Mayor Suarez:... they met the threshold requirements of the R.F.P.? ;g= Mr. Clark: If her proposal was before the Competitive Selection Committee, then I am satisfied that the Code has been complied with, and let me give you one further... Mayor Suarez: Well, let me just clarify that point. Was it actually before the Selection Committee, or was it... did her proposal ever make it to the Selection Committee? Was it simply ruled to be non -responsive? Mr. Cather: No, the Selection Committee... Mayor Suarez: Considered it that sense? Mr. Cather:... the Certification Committee evaluated each proposal. Mr. Odio: May I...? Mr. Cather: Yes, sir. Thank you. Mr. Odio: Reading from the R.F.P., for the record, "listing by name, gender, professional and ethnic background of all the professional and office personnel in the entire firm, and a similar breakdown in the firm's ownership." Mrs. O'Donnell: That's correct, all the professionals in the entire, and that is what I listed, the professionalsl Mr. Odio: Madam... Mrs. O'Donnell: In the entire, and that is what I listed, the professionalsl Mr. Odio: Madam, professional means people in the field. Mrs. O'Donnell: No, sir. I am sorry, in surveying, the field In the technicians. Mr. Odio: I worked for 18 years in the construction industry. Mrs. O'Donnell: And I have been a registered land surveyor for many years. Field personnel is not a professional. It is not... it is a technician. Mayor Suarez: Were they considered, this company considered, by the Selection Committee, not just by you, by the Selection Committee?... all the members of the Selection Committee? Mr. Cather: The process sir, is first of all, there is a certification phase, and that certification phase Mayor Suarez: Right. Did they pass that phase? Mr. Cather: No, they did not. Mayor Suarez: Were they then considered by the Selection Committee? Mr. Cather: No, because they had not passed... they were n-t selected under the Certification Phase. Mayor Suarez: Sounds to me like we didn't comply with the law. Mr. Cather: Yes, we did. We filed it to the letter. Mayor Suarez: That is not the way you read it. Mr. Clarks Mayor, there is one thing, that you can do. Don't approve of these selections. You can either form a new Competitive Selection Committee from among yourselves, or you can appoint a now Competitive Selection Committee or id 78 October Y, 1986 you can authorize the City Manager to appoint a new Competitive Selection Committee. Mayor Suarez: Can we choose... do we have... Mr. Dawkins: Are you going to throw all these out and start over? Mr. Clark: "'hat is what I am telling you. Mayor Suarez: Because then we can't function. Can we choose three and consider additional ones, Bob? Mr. Clark: This is area, this whole area is governed by State Law. This is the Competitive Consultant Negotiation Act. It is a piece of legislation. The City and tiro County have placed it in our City codes. We are bound to follow the requirements to the letter, and that is why I am making sure that you know what you have to do. You have to appoint a new selection, if you don't accept these recommendations. Mayor Suarez: Well, I understand, but the procedures that you are following, Don, apparently, if her company didn't make it to the Selection Committee, as I am hearing this statute quoted, the law was not complied with. It doesn't matter what other procedures you may have. Mr. Portuondo: The proposal was evaluated by the whole committee. Mayor Suarez: OK, the non certification of her firm was by the Selection Committee? Mr. Portuondo: By the same committee. The Selection Committee... Mayor Suarez: Not by any one individual in the Department. Not by the Director, or by you, or by the committee itself. Mr. Portuondo: No, sir, the committee itself first certifies and then evaluates. That is my understanding. Mayor Suarez: I don't know, you said certifies and evaluates. I don't know if either one of those qualifies under considers, but that is where we are. Mrs. Kennedy: All I know that it is the same firm over and over and over that have been coming here for years, and I just don't see any breaks for new f irms . Mr. Cather: Commissioner, in the field of land surveying, we have widened it from one firm to six firms. Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Attorney... Bob, what happens if we shorten the period of applicability of the short list to six months, instead of a year? Mr. Cather: That's no problem, we can do it every six months. Mr. Clark: I think you have the right to shorten the period. I think this is... Mayor Suarez: And as to... in preparation for the next six months after that, to be more careful and making sure that everyone's applications are processed and they are helped, and make sure that they comply and so on. Mr. Odio: Air. Mayor, we made sure that they understand the R.F.P, but we did follow the procedures correctly. I wanted... Mayor Suarez: Right, you have made a good, strong case there. I think that the whole thing is quite confusing. I just wanted to make sure that we are not back where we are again after six months, or a year. Mr. Odiot If she didn't understand the R.F.P., or she replied incorrectly, or was confused, we will make enure that in the future that doesn't happen, if we can help, but we did follow the procedure of the law. Mayor Suarez: As a compromise I am suggesting that the short list be for six months so we give her another opportunity in six months. ld 79 October 10 1904 .. _. 1 . Mr. Odio: I will agree to make this for six months, and we will open it up again, and to the same process, but with professional... Mr. Plummer: So, what do we do, approve item 25? So moved. Mr. Clark: On the basis of a six month period. ,r= Mrs. Kennedy: I am going to go ahead. Again, I don't want to delay the process, but I do want, Mr. Manager, what I requested the last time, which is a report on how this City is meeting the 70 percent ordinance for women -owned businesses. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. You are advised to begin your process right now very carefully for the next six months after this. Call the roll. Ms. Hirai: Who seconded the motion, Mr. Mayor? I'm sorry. Mr. Plummer: I moved it. - Mrs. Kennedy: And I seconded it. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-819 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SELECTION BY THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE LAND SURVEY SERVICES FOR CITY OF MIAMI PROJECTS 1986; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH THE THREE TOP RATED FIRMS TO PROVIDE SURVEY SERVICES; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO EXECUTION THEREOF; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, IN THE EVENT ANY EXECUTED AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED PRIOR TO COMPLETION THEREOF, TO NEGOTIATE WITH REMAINING LISTED FIRMS FOR AN AGREEMENT TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL FIRM(S) WITH NO INCREASE IN COMPENSATION OR IN THE TERM OF SAID NEW AGREEMENT WHICH AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY THE CITY MANAGER WITHOUT ANY FURTHER APPROVAL OF THE CITY COMMISSION. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo .._...-----_------------------._---------------------.-------------_-------.__ 35. AWARD DID: FOR BICENTENNIAL PARK WATER AND SEWER SERVICE - 1986. -------- ------------------------------------------.--------_---------_--_------ Mr. Cather: Do you want to cover the 2:30 item on the award of the bid for tr= the Bicentennial Water Service: y_ Mr. Odio: That is item 48. Mayor Suarez: We are missing that from... Mr. Odio: Item 48, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: That is the one we didn't have the figures in time? Mr. Plummer: Right. Mayor Suarez: OK, could you just hold it for a second? We are going to take up an item very quickly here. Mr. Dawkins: What number is it? Mayor Suarez: 48. Mr. Cather: The lower bidder was Campanella Corporation Corporation for $61,955. Mr. Plummer: For $61,000? Mr. Cather: $61,955. P.N.M. Corporation was $63,802.50 Vila & Associates was $72,962.50. Boys Engineering, $88,590.00... Mr. Plummer: Are you recommending the low bidder? Mr. Cather: Yes. Mr. Plummer: So moved. - Mayor Suarez: Moved. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll on the acceptance of the low bidder on this bid. x= The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who �.` moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-820 rj A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF CAMPANELLA CORPORATION, =' IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $61,955.00 FOR "BICENTENNIAL PARK WATER AND SEWER SERVICE 198611, WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE "MIAMARINA - MIAMARINA/WATSON ISLAND MAJOR MAINTENANCE" ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,955.00 TO } COVER THE CONTRACT COST; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- Id B1 October 7, 1906 { Ll AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo — --------------------------------------------------------------------- 36. REQUEST MANAGER TO ASSIST "NEW VISIONS YOUTH OUTREACH FOUNDATION, INC." IN IDENTIFYING FEDERAL MONIES FOR ANTI -DRUG PROGRAMS. -------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: Item 56. Give us your name and address. Mr. Terrance Jeff: My name is Terrance Jeff, 1141 N.W. 191st Street. Mayor Suarez, Vice -Mayor Dawkins, Commissioner Kennedy, Commissioner Plummer, this recommendation, a waiver for the Orange Bowl was supposed to come on the agenda for the 9th, but I understand, as of Friday, that the date was changed. As you can see, I am not being represented properly. The people that I worked with and the people that are supporting this program, they work, and because of the sudden change, we need to, if it is necessary, change it for a different date. If not, if you have any questions in reference to how... Mr. Dawkins: But, you are saying, the people who could come with you to speak on this could not be here at this time? Mr. Jeff: Yes, air. Mr. Dawkins: I move that this be held at the next Commission meeting and hold at 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Jeff: Any time after November 10th. Mayor Suarez: You want to make it regularly scheduled? the next Planning and Zoning,.or'the next Mr. Dawkins: Next Planning & Zoning. Mayor Suarez: At 6:00 p.m.? Mr. Dawkins: 6:00 p.m. Mr. Jeff: And when is that, air? Mayor Suarez: We are going to have to change. It should be the 23rd of October. Is that correct? Mr. Jeff: It would.need to be after November 10th, from what I understand. Mr. Dawkins: After November 10th. The meeting? Mr. Jeff: Yes, for this particular meeting, if necessary. Mayor Suarez: What we are going to do, we are going to defer your item. We are not going to consider it today, and you get back to us. Vice -Mayor Dawkins, myself, we had both written letters to support your project, not necessarily supporting giving money to your project, you understand, and we will reschedule it at your convenience, for November. Mr. Jeff: Well, I'll tell you what. Let me just save a lot of time. Let me go ahead and do this. I do my fighting better by myself anyway. By the way, I saw you that night at Virrick Gym, and... Mr. Dawkins: You got his vote now, go ahead. (LAUGHTER) Mayor Suarez: You shouldn't bring that night upi ld 82 October 7, 1986 Mr. Jeff: OK, I am requesting the waiver of the Orange Bowl fee, if that could at all be possible. I understand the financial situation of the City of Miami, and you know, whatever the Commission can do, I will take that and I will run with that. Mrs. Kennedy: Mr. Manager, what is your recommendation? Mr. Odio: We have to recommend against this. It is a request for $17,489, and this is to hold a concert by the gospel group known as the "Commission", plus other attractions, and we just cannot justify at this time to recommend in favor of this. Mr. Plummer: Are you the single promoter? Mr. Jeff: Well, I am a promoter, I am also a community relations person that you know, that works in the community. This is not just a concert. This is a program that has been revised. It was originally scheduled for March Against The Drugs, but since the endorsement of the President for the billions of dollars, we find that we are coming in conflict with more than just one organization staging marches. My organization has marched against drugs since 1984, and now it is becoming... it is really becoming a problem and we know that the people that are selling the drugs and supplying the drugs are going to get critical in reference to coming down on them. This is a multi -million dollar project and we feel that to take the kids on down 62nd Street, or Overtown or Opa Locka, eventually these people are going to fight back. Rather than have them march and show the world that Miami has another existing problem, such as drugs, and everybody knows about the drug problem that exists here in Miami, I want everybody to get in on this. Mayor Suarez: Just supposing we were to waive the fees for the use for the Orange Bowl, or whatever... what is your budget for promotion of this production? Mr. Jeff: The original budget, without the expenses that have occurred for the Orange Bowl, is about $7,000. Mr. Plummer: How much? - Mayor Suarez: OK, for promotion? Mr. Jeff: Right, for promotion, air fare and the works, but we have investors... Mayor Suarez: Do you realistically think you can get a lot of people at the Orange Bowl? Mr. Jeff: Oh, no doubt about that. That is... Mayor Suarez: But, $7,000 for promotions? Mr. Jeffs Commissioner Dawkins knows... I don't want to put him in it, because he is just one person. I want to get your vote, I want to her vote, I want to get his vote, and this is a project that everybody can come in on. Mrs. Kennedy: Let me ask... it is only one day, the second, the third, or the fourth, correct? Mr. Jeff: No, it has been changed. See, not only the date for the third, the third has been changed, or the ninth, which it was originally scheduled for this Commission Board, but I originally scheduled this project to be for the third in the Orange Bowl. Two weeks later I come back, I can't have you know, I can't have the project in the Orange Bowl, so I rescheduled it and got it on paper that we could have it on the 24th. These are, you know, incidents that are confusing not only me, but are confusing the people that I am talking to on a day by day basis in reference to putting this project on. Mr. Plummer: Hr. Jeff. Mr. Jeff: Yes, air. Mr. Plumiller: Are you aware sir, that you are probably talking about $10,000 worth of police? 14 83 October 7, 1986 Mr. Jeffs Yes, sir. You know what, and not only that, the City of Miami is singing on this program. In fact, they have a gospel choir that should be exposed, not only to Miami, but ,should be exposed to the... Mr. Plummer: No, my question is... Mr. Jeff: I understand that. Mr. Plummer:... where is the money coming from to pay for police, fire, cleanup... the cleanup of that Orange Bowl is what? Mr. Odio: $2,000. Mr. Plummer: $2,000, minimum to clean upl Mr. Jeff: Commissioner Dawkins... Mr. Plummer: $7,000 that doesn't even... that is nothingl Mr. Jeff: Well, see, that is the reason why I am here, and Commissioner Dawkins, don't you get mad at me, and don't you... Mr. Dawkins: I am not getting angry with you. I told you what you were doing. I told you... Mr. Jeff: I know it, I know it Just hold up a minute, I know it You already gave me my education this week. Be patient with me. Mr. Dawkins: And you are getting the same thing up here. We just don't have the money. I mean, OK, go ahead. Mr. Jeff: I understand that, but I was here when Michael Jackson came and I know that the City funds you know, helped purchase his tickets.. Mr. Dawkins: You know what? Let me bring this to closure. There is no one in the City of Miami more interested in fighting drugs than this Commission, as no one in the City of Miami, with the amount of funds to do what it has to do, other than the City of Miami... I move that you go get with the City Manager; the City Manager assist you in finding out where all that money is that Ronald Reagan and those say that they are going go fight drugs with and that you make an application, since you are in no hurry, since... Mr. Jeff: OK... Mr. Dawkins:... You can't tell me how to make a motion, sir. You can't tell me how to make a motion up here, OK?... and that you be allowed, we assist you in applying for some of the money that the Federal government is making available to fight drugs and that that be done. I so move. Mr. Plummer, Second, of course. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. I would really would hope that the City Manager could work with you to see exactly where that, I heard one point five billion dollars, and heard three billion dollars, is going for fighting drugs and see if we can identify some of that that can be channeled through your program. Mr. Odio: We are definitely applying, yes, air. Mayor Suarez: And help them in the application process. They will be wanting all kinds of nonprofit organizations to apply, too. Mr. Odio: Only for use for criminal... for Police Department. It will not be for the... Mayor Suarez: A full three billion dollars, and nothing for... there is some H.R.S. funds in that. Mr. Dawkins: None o-All the money is to be used for preventive measures? Id 84 October 7, 1: r - the school system, Odio: I believe they are talking about education in but I don't... Mayor Suarez: I think they have got the whole bag of tricks in that. Mr. Odio: Yes, whether we can find monies within there for promoting events, k I don't know. ,� Mr. Jeff: Mayor, the money, we have supporters, we have financial investors that are willing to... the money that we raised from the Orange Bowl project would be invested in penny stocks. This will create jobs. This is the way to fight drugs... Mayor Suarez: See, but the way to convince us that you are able to put this on, is not to tell us that you are going to use some money to give to financial investors. Just show that you have got the financial investors with the financial statement. The second best thing we can do is to say the Federal government is going to spend three billion dollars conceivably, in fighting drugs in a variety of ways. Miami is viewed as being one of the top cities in the country where this effort is going to be undertaken, and the monies are going here. We participated in a drug task force here and we got all kinds of exposure, and you are the only entity so far that this Commission has asked the City Manager to work with, so I would camp out in this office or Community Development office, until they help you to make those applications. There has got to be some money being routed through nonprofit organizations, which I am sure yours is, right? Mr. Jeff: Yes, air. Mr. Dawkins: The same thing I told you in my office, Mr. Jeff. You don't have any money, see? Mr. Jeff: Oh, yes I dol Mr. Dawkins: Well, go put your bell oal Well, go on and put your... Mr. Jeff: My money is already out there. Put some of yours. Mr. Dawkins: Well hold it, no, no, no, nol Hold it, hold it. Do you have money to do the affair? Mr. Jeff: Not all of itl Mr. Dawkins: Well then, you don't have no moneys - Mr. Jeff: I am asking you for some. Mr. Dawkins: That is right, and we can't afford to sit up here... Mr. Jeff: Well, not the City's money, I mean personal money. You know, I've got proclamations. Mr. Dawkins: No, no, say, listen, sir, listen. Mr. Jeff: I've got all this paperwork, I can't spend that. Mr. Dawkins: Listen, sir, and we can't give you nothing to spend either on top of what you don't have to spend. Mr. Jeff: But, you know, I've got endorsements that you... Mr. Dawkins: No, I told you in my office that this wasn't going to work, didn't I? Mr. Jeff: Yes. Mr. Dawkins: OK, and you come up here now to the same Commission and they tell you to do the same thing I told you. OK, now, if you have a viable program, and you have got funding for your program, then you can get some sir and ex ect us to fund a program that you help, ut you can come ere, , p don't have in place, OK? Id 85 October 7, 1986 ,P.: Mayor Suarez: That in the best we can do, that motion that has been proposed, I gather it is the consensus of the Commission. Let's take a vote on that. It has been moved and seconded. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-821 A MOTION REFERRING TO THE CITY MANAGER REQUEST RECEIVED FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW VISIONS YOUTH OUTREACH FOUNDATION, INC. FOR SUPPORT OF THEIR ANTI -DRUG SEMINAR PROGRAM; FURTHER REQUESTING THE MANAGER TO ASSIST SAID GROUP IN POSSIBLY IDENTIFYING FEDERAL MONIES RECENTLY EARMARKED BY PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN FOR FIGHTING DRUGS. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Mr. Jeff. ------------------------ 37. DISCUSSION OF CITY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO MINORITY/WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS. Mrs. Kennedy: Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Yes. Mrs. Kennedy: Let me just state something for the record, and Maggie, if you are here, I know it is going to make your day. The number of contracts awarded to women since we have passed the ordinance, has been one percent, which is ludicrous. Mayor Suarez: OK, how many have been awarded to Blacks since we formed the committee? How many percentage? Ms. Hattie Daniels: Commissioner, the records that we have currently, and we are only able to keep computerized records since February... Mayor Suarez: You gave a simple answer to the women, how about a simple answer to the other one? Ms. Daniels: Ten percent. Mr. Dawkins: Ten percent. Ms. Daniels: OK, but I wanted to give you the time frame between February... Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no, I don't need that. So you see, as Commissioner Kennedy says, somebody is not doing their job, that is all we are saying. Mrs. Kennedy: Right, but we are going to make sure that they do from now on. Mr. Dawkins: That is right, that is all we are saying. Mayor Suarez: Thank you. Mr. Dawkina: Eleven percent out all the total monies spent with the minorities is wrong. ld 86 October 7, 1986 ----------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE FOR THE RECORD: AT THIS POINT, AGENDA ITEM NO. 57 WAS WITHDRAWN. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ;k -------------.------------------------------------------------------------- - 38. (A)REFER TO MANAGER PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION AND BERTHING OF REPLICA OF 16TH CENTURY VESSEL ("GALAXIE") AT BAYSIDE SPECIALTY CENTER PROJECT. (B) REFER TO MANAGER LETTER RECEIVED REGARDING THE ROUSE COMPANY FOR APPROPRIATE HANDLING. Mayor Suarez: Agenda item 58. Mr. John Gilchrist: Mr. Mayor, and City Commissioners, Jim Dausch is not able to be here, but Lee Goldfarb from the Rouse Company is, and he is going to introduce Brian Street. Let me just say one thing about it. There is an intention on the part of Brian Street to come to Miami and to construct, as a kind of instructional and attraction, a 160 - foot replica of a sixteenth century British galleon. I was at Expo, in Vancover, and they constructed during the time of the fair, a tall ship hull, which they were launching on the last day, and it was a major attraction at the fair. We, in the City Administration are looking for a site to do this. It would be supported through the intention of the Community College to interest people in marine construction, and so on, so Brian Street is here to just present that to you. Mr. Lee Goldfarb: My name is Lee Goldfarb. I am vice-president, and soon to be General Manager of Bayside. Jim Dausch has not been able to attend, so he asked me to represent him and introduce Mr. Street. There are lot of details that have not been completed on Mr. Street's concept but it was felt that this could be something that could be beneficial, both for the City of Miami and Bayside. Mr. Brian Street: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, good afternoon. My name is Brian Street. A short history of what I have done and what I plan to do. I own a tall ship, the Galaxy, which represented Israel in the Parade of Sales in New York City as one of the vessels. It is the only privately owned vessel in the world at this point in time. I salvaged and built a tall ship, which is currently operating in Israel, and is being usdd by the Minister of Tourism as a logo to promote tourism to Israel. What I propose for Miami is by far the largest vessel undertaking that I have ever done. The plans have been drawn up in conjunction with naval architects and approved by for historical integrity by the Maritime Council, the American Museum in Greenwich, in Briton. I have a drawing of the investment I proposed. Mayor Suarez: I'm sorry. It is a peculiar form of government as such that at any time we can be requested by members of the media for certain public records, and we have to make decisions sometimes in awfully quick period of time, and the legal complexities are great. Go ahead, I am sorry. Mr. Street: This vessel that I propose is... Mayor Suarez: The request should never be handwritten, it should always be typed up, at the very least if it is the Miami Herald. Mr. Street: This vessel of which there's an artist's rendition, in front of you, is a sixteenth century British galleon. It will be used in the Miami area in conjunction with the Rouse Corporation, if this is approved, primarily as a day trip excursion vessel, and while I am sure there are several... Mayor Suarez: Primarily as a...7 Mr. Street: A day tripping excursion vessel, taking exhort trips around Biscayne Bay, promoting the immediate area in which you will operate. There are several vessels, I am sure, in the Miami area, tilling this role. However, they are a very standardized type of vessel. We are looking at a mini -cruise line type of vessel not primarily a dinner cruise ship. The Id 87 Octoh&r 7, 1966 concept here in to move a maximum numbers of passengers over short periods of time out of Bayside And to offer some historical integrity to the entire environment. I also believe that with the 500th anniversary of Columbus coming up in 5-yr's time and I believe Miami is a city under serious consideration to have a flagship, and a tall ship, which will be one of the most remarkable in the world at that point in time, a very real attraction. Mr. Plummer: What are you asking of this Commission? Mr. Street: I am asking of this Commission to approve, as partners in Bayside, as I understand, to give approval for this project to go ahead. There is no outside funding required from the Council, all I need is your blessing to go ahead and do this in Bayside. Mr. Plummer: Well, I am at a loss. Why our blessing, if it is going on inside of Bayside,and they control, Rouse Company controls Bayside. Are you asking of us to do it in an area outside of the Rouse control? Mr. Street: Well, no, I am not entirely aware of the breakdown of controls between Rouse and the City. As I understand it, you have a full partnership in the development. This is something larger than just a development in a town. This is going to affect all of Miami. I am convinced with the right amount of promotion it is going to become a logo and a flagship for the City of Miami, and not just the Rouse development. Mr. Plummer: All right, another question I think needs to be raised is... you better run this by Noguchi first! Mrs. Kennedy: What? Mr. Plummer: You better run it by Noguchi, it is going to be in that park. Mrs. Kennedy: That's right. Mr. Plummer: And you know... Mayor Suarez: Where exactly would it be berthed? Mr. Street: Along side the key in the Bayside Development. Mr. Plummer: Along side of the key? Mr. Street: No, the bounty will be... there is marina development. inside there, you have to have a wall. The bounty will be. moved on the harbor wall, and we will be hopefully in the mooring head at the bounty. There is enough space there for the vessel to fit in. Mr. Plummer: Which in effect will cut down on revenue. Mr. Street: Of what? Excuse me, cut down on revenue of what? Sorry sir, I... Mr. Plummer: Well, the City is going to go in and operate the marina. Mr. Street: True. Mr. Plummer: OK, and as such, if we allow you in there, you are not going to be expecting to pay rent. Mr. Street: Well, we will not be taking up any viable rental property, because we will be on the outside of the sea wall. No yachtman is going to be keeping his yacht on the outside of the sea wall, and then Mr. Plummer: Sir, let me tell you something. You can't even sneeze in that park without running it by Noguchi. Mr. Manager, are you ready to make a recommendation on this? Mr. Odio: No. Mr. Plummer: Then, I move that this matter be sent to the Manager, let him go through it and clear all of the obstacles, before we, the Commission, go make a decision and then get our proverbials handed to us for making too rash of • Id 88 October 7, 1986 decision. I move that this matter be sent to the Manager for his review and recommendation back to this.... yes, let the Manager get his proverbial. Mrs. Kennedy: I second. Mayor Suarez: So moved and seconded. This is in no way to denigrate the _T project, or indicate that we... there is a lot of technical answers to it, -: including to what extent we have to even approve anything, if it is part of t the Rouse Company's own project. Mr. Plummer: See, that is what I don't understand. Mayor Suarez: It may be that that is something that they simply can do at their own discretion, but, John is shaking his head saying, no, but... Mr. Gilchrist: We are going to bring before you a joint agreement on the bounty for instance. It requires the City and Rouse Company and everybody to agree. Mayor Suarez: Is there some implication too, that the boat would be built here, or...? Mr. Gilchrist: Yes, that is the purpose, here, and we do encourage that? Mayor Suarez: And if so, what, how does that involve us? I mean, you could go to a ship yard and get it built, presumably. Mr. Plummer: No, no. Did you see the one in Baltimore? Mayor Suarez: Yes. Mr. Plummer: OK, I am assuming this is a like project as the one in Baltimore. Mr. Street: There are similarities between the Pride of Baltimore and what I am proposing here, inasmuch as I hope it is going to become a flagship to the City. The difference is, the Pride of Baltimore, they are currently rebuilding it because of the tragedy that occurred recently, and they have raised some $3,000,000 for the project. Now, that has all come out of civil coffers. Mr. Plummer: But, as an attraction to Bayside, while it was being built, the people could walk around it. They could see what stages it was in, and things r of that... and I assuming that is the same here. Mr. Street: This is a larger vessel than the Pride of Baltimore, and I would be more than happy to build it at Bayside. I think we may have limitations on space. I think the final fitting out, Bayside would lend itself very 'r admirably to that, but the original construction would have to be done in a boat yard. Mr. Plummer: My motion stands. Mrs. Kennedy: You will be absorbing all the capital cost, correct? Mr. Street: That is correct. There is no risk of capital from the City or the State. Mayor Suarez: I want to leave you with words of encouragement that you will carry out the project. It sounds like a great idea for our City and it would enhance the Bayside Project itself and all the rest of the park. With or without Noguchi's consent, in own particular viewpoint. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask, Mr. Mayor, if I may, Mr. Gilchrist, or to the other gentlemen, Mr. Goldfarb, we are all in receipt of a letter here today from a gentleman by the name of James D. McQueen. Have you received such a letter? Mr. Gilchrist: I have not. Mr. Plumm Well, it is not complimentary to Mouse, and air, I am going to give you my copy and ask you to look it over and you can stake a copy of that and bring it back to mo, but I think it needs to be brought to scm body's attention. Id 89 October ?, lf+ f Mr. Odio: OK, we are going to read it. Mr. Plummer: You don't have to do it now, air. Read it in.... Mr. Gilchrist: Fine, thank you. =-'z Mr. Plummer: Can I see a copy Mr. Gilchrist: Yes, they are getting one right now. Mr. Plummer: Thank you, air. Mr. Dawkins: Item 55, come up here. Ms. Hirai: Excuse me, we need to call the roll on that motion. Mr. Dawkins: Yes, call the roll, please. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-822 A MOTION REFERRING TO THE CITY MANAGER REQUEST RECEIVED FROM BRIAN STREET REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO BUILD A 160 FOOT REPLICA OF A 16TH CENTURY GALLEON ("GALAXY") TO BE BERTHED AT THE BAYSIDE SPECIALTY CENTER PROJECT; FURTHER DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO FURTHER REVIEW SAID ISSUE IN ORDER TO RESOLVE ALL POSSIBLE OBSTACLES AND COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITH HIS RECOMMENDATION. Mayor Suarez: Willy, item 55. Mr. Willy Bermello: Commissioners, my name is Willy Bermello, address 55 Almeira, Coral Gables. I am appearing before you as the chairman of the Latin Quarter Review Board. The Latin Quarter Review Board, created by an ordinance of the City to guide the development of the Latin Quarter section, which Is,a 50 block area in the heart of Little Havana, which was created for a very important purpose, which was to enhance and promote the Hispanic culture In our City through architectural and beautification guidelines that would give that area a distinct character, one that would be recognized by residents and nonresidents, or tourists alike. In other words, our goal is for, when people come to visit our area, and they want to go visit Little Havana, they would Immediately go to the Latin Quarter and upon entering the Latin Quarter, .they would realize that they were in a very special part of the City, just like you would if you traveled through Chinatown in San Francisco, or the French Quarter in New Orleans. The Latin Quarter Review Board this year proposed an Idea that would help compliment the more than $15,000,000 of private funds that have been invested in the area over the last year and one-half. The Idea would simply do the followings to have a street codeaignation program, which would add an additional name to the current street number or street name on the streets with two exceptions, one being Flagler Street, or any strest Id 90 October i, 1906 with the name Flagler on it, which would remain the aaame, and the other being S.W. Ath Street, which has now become, we would almost say, publicly accepted as Calle Ocho. The codesignation program would involve in the additional names, the names of Latin American patriots representing the various countries whose residents are living in our area in exile, here in Hismi. Mrs. Kennedy: Willy, excuse me one second. This is a great list, great patriots, but Lenin women have worked shoulder to shoulder with their men, and I think that it is only fitting that we also recognize them as well. Mr. Bermello: Commissioner Kennedy, you are very correct, and I think the fact was brought up to my attention before, and I may just add that today, we are not appearing before you so that you would in a concrete fashion, adopt the names that you see before you. We are coming here before you so that you adopt the concept of the codesignation program. Our intention... Mrs. Kennedy: All right, let me just mention a few names. You can take notes and consider a few: Mariana Grajales, Marta Abreu, Candelaria Acosta, Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, and I am sure, many, many others. Mr. Bermello: Would you provide me with this list, please? Mayor Suarez: Willy, have you been familiarized with the County directive that says that codesignations... how they are done, now? Mr. Bermello: Yes, Mr. Mayor. I would say it is a really insignificant effect for a district. What they would propose to do, in our case, would be, for example, to take 7th Street, and put a sign at 7th and 12th and then a sign at 7th and 17th. Our incentives with the codesignation program is really to create a district character symbol. We are proposing with the adding of the new names, also the change of the signs themselves to go from the typical green and white, to blue and white, so that it becomes another visual element that gives the area a district character, so our proposal is to take every intersection.... Mayor Suarez: I wonder if we can go counter to the County's directive, even if we approve this? I don't know if the County can preempt our approach to street designations? Mr. Bermello: Well, when we first started this, we met with the Public Works Department. They had no problems with it. They would cooperate with the City. The only thing they will not do is maintain the signs. They will take the signs down, they will install them, but they will not maintain them. Ms. Pat Keller: I am Pat Keller, President of the Allapattah Community Association, Vice -President of Citizens for Dade United. I am here to discuss the illegality of co-signing our streets. Where has everybody gone? (LAUGHTER) You know, if I came here to make a presentation... Mayor Suarez: Well, see, Pat, we have an idea what you are going to say before hand. Me. Keller: I didn't hear what you said, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Proceed. Ms. Keller: At any rate, I am Pat Keller, President of the Allapattah Community Association, Vice -President of Citizens of Dade United. Actually, what the young man is discussing is an illegality. It is illegal to co-sign our streets. This is according to Chapter 54, Article IV, of the City of Miami Code, and this code addresses the policy of integrity of numbered streets, the reasons why only numbered system may be used. Also, I think it is significant that we have, according to your City of Miami Plat and Street Commission, we have S.W. 13th Street set aside to Juana Lagino Giros. The reasons why it is dangerous to codesignate streets, is that they are confusing. If there are emergency vehicles, such as fire, ambulance, police and so on, this can be very difficult, especially in the light of the proposed signs, but, are planned... if you notice, they have Generalissimo Maximo Gomez, very, very large, and then in little, little, letters, they show S. W. 12th Avenue, or whatever, and this can cause mail to be lost, or misdirected. The cost in staggering. I'd like to have Mr. Cather tell us what it costs to do what thecae people are requesting. I think it is important... 1d 91 October 7, 1986 Mayor Suarez: Well, as long as you are on that issue... Willy, do you have an answer to that? Mr. Bermello: Yes. Mr. Mayor, the cost will be approximately $13,200. The Little Havana Development Authority has $10,300 through a Community Development Block Grant from the County for a Latin Quarter Gateway Project, which is intended to be used, and the difference we plan to raise through private sector funds. Mayor Suarez: OK, so the issue of the cost then, would have to be directed at the County on that one. Ms. Keller: Well, I am going to... I'd like to direct it here. You know, when you speak of Community Development funds, as you know, Mr. Mayor... Mayor Suarez: In this particular case, they come from Washington, through the County, through Little Havana Development Authority, and not ever through the City of Miami in this particular case you just mentioned. Ms. Keller: I think what we are talking about is yours and my money, and Community Development money... Mayor Suarez: But, you may be in the wrong forum to argue that that should not be applied to that, because we can't do anything about it, even if we wanted to. Ms. Keller: Well, I did want to address that angle. Community Development monies, as you know, are directed towards the poor and the disadvantaged, and to take these monies from the poor and the disadvantaged and to put them on street signs which are illegal is questionable, to say the least. At any rate, the street numbered system is the easiest way to get around our City and I must say, after traveling many cities all over the world, Miami is so easy to get around. This was a thing that our forefathers wanted to preserve. I don't know, maybe it is me, but I just don't feel that I have the attention of you peoplel I must say, it would seem only logical... I try to be respectful in directing my presentation to you people, and hopefully you could listen to my presentation. At any rate, the law was codified against the co-signing of streets. Each of you received this information from the Plat and Street Committee, who advised against the codesignation of streets. The records reflect this, and you chose not even to discuss this, and I think... Mayor Suarez: You understand that is an advisory committee. We can choose to take their advice, or otherwise. Ms. Keller: Yes, I am sure you do. On the other hand, it would seem only logical that this would have been brought up so that we, the public, would know the pros and cons of something like .this, so I am taking the liberty of bringing this further to your attention. I value, and I am sure you do... you value the studies of your various committees, because after all, that is their purpose. Mayor Suarez: Sometimes we do, sometimes we don't Ms. Keller: Well, I think we all should value them, and listen to them, and carefully study them. Mayor Suarez: Sometimes we eliminate the committee altogetherl Ms. Keller: Well, I'm sure you agree that they have a useful purpose. I think you will agree there, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Like I said, some do and some don't. Some we eliminate. We just eliminated this morning, the Wrestling Board of the City of Miami. Would you have wanted us to keep that? Ms. Keller: The who board? Mayor Suarez: The Wrestling Board of the City of Miami. Me. Keller: Wrestling Board. My knowledge of wrestling is not in ksepir4 with my knowledge of codesignation of streets. At any rate, as you know, Dade ld 92 October i, 1986 County will no longer pay for these numerous streets. In one instance, they were... Mayor Suarez: We took care of the cost argument. This is the wrong forum. What also do you have? Ms. Keller: No, but I think it is important to point out that Dade County, according to the letter I saw, seems to be getting a little tired of it. At any rate, I think it well that you Commissioners should be aware that you cannot fly in the face of the law. You may make laws, but... Mayor Suarez: You made the legal argument. Let me ask the City Attorney. Mr. Clark, do you see any legal problem in our approving the codesignations? Mr. Clark: The codesignation is not in any way encumbering, or interfering with the naming of the street, the codesignation. If we were to attempt a redesignation, take away the number, then we would have to go into the City Code and as you know, streets run east and west, avenues run north and south. We would have to follow the scheme of things. As it is, the name, the formal name and number remain the same, and this is the codesignation. This has been addressed. The County has the formula for placing the codesignation above or below, I forget now just the exact... Ms. Keller: Oh, it is way above in big, big, huge letters, and as I say, the actual name of the street is way, way down here in little, little letters. Mr. Plummer: Well, let me ask, since I could be affected, OK? Now, as you know, I have an office on Flagler Street. You codesignated Flagler Street. What does that do to my stationary, my business cards, all of that, as far as my postal address is concerned. What happens? Mr. Bermello: Commissioner Plummer, exactly nothing, and the reason I say that is that in my presentation, I mentioned that there are two streets which will not have a codesignation, and those streets are any street that has the name Flagler, whether it is Flagler Terrace, or Flagler Street. The only thing that we are going to make, is that the signs will be the same size as a codesignated street sign, which is a little bit larger, and the colors, instead of being green, will be blue, with those letters in white. Mr. Plummer: All right, second question that I have, is at this present time, Has there been determined a codesignation for Flagler Street? What would be the second name on that? Mr. Bermello: There will be none. There will be none. It is an exception. Mr. Plummer: Who would decide that? Mr. Bermello: The proposal from the Latin Quarter Review Board is that because the name Flagler is intrinsic to the history of this community, that it not be applied to the codesignated program, but since the street, or that portion of the street that falls within the district is a part of the district, that the street signs that say the name, Flagler, just as they do today, be with the same color coding, which would be a blue background with the letters, or the word, Flagler, in white, and the same size of sign. It is a little bit bigger. Mr. Plummer: OK, then let me go to another street, 3rd Street. Mr. Bermello: Third Street will be S.W. ... Mr. Plummer: Who decides what is the codesignation? Mr. Bermello: You will. Mr. Plummer: The Commission? Mr. Bermello: The Commission. We... Mr. Plummer: Them I have no problem. He. Keller: Commissioner Plummer, It think it is significant, if you read that report by the Street and Plat Committee, that they pointed out that when ld 93 October i, 1986 4 F Ft you go dawn and codesignate streets, this also affects various maps and things of this nature and... Mr. Plummer: Well, they are saying not. Ms. Keller: Oh, he is talking about a different animal. I am talking about the maps and so on, that Dade County uses to designate streets. Look on that f report from the Street and Plat Committee. They point this out, that there is a tremendous amount of work that has to be completed when you codesignate streets. He is referring to the fact that he is not going to ask for the codesignation of Flagler Street and what he calls, Calle Ocho. That, of course, will not be affected, but if you go around co --designating streets, you have to change all the records, and... Mr. Plummer: Well, wait a minute now, he is saying, no. He is saying that the post office address would be the same on 3rd Street, 5th Street, 6th Street. It is only significant for the district. It doesn't change anything the way your mail is delivered, or any of that. Ms. Keller: No, I didn't say that. This would have to do with your records, your street platting, things of this nature. Mr. Plummer: No, it wouldn't change. Ms. Keller: It is right in your report. You have got the report in there, haven't you, of the Street and Plat Committee? They point that out, that it would be affected. Mr. Bermello: No, Commissioners, ws are not asking that there be a replatting of the streets, or that the codesignated name be included by way a plat. That is up to you, if you decide you do it, but we don't think it is necessary. That is Mr. Plummer: Yes, I don't think it is necessary, because it would be awful expensivet Ms. Keller: Well, that is right. At any rate... Mr. Plummer: You've got a lot of titles to redo, there. Mayor Suarez: Hey, Pat, do you want to summarize what you...? Ms. Keller: Yes, I've got just about two more points, about another three minutes. At any rates, our members researched one of the names being suggested as a codesignation, and that is Generalisimo Maximo Gomez. Gomez was not allowed to participate in the surrender ceremonies after the Spanish- American War, as the United States Government felt that he did not act in the interests of Americans. To honor Mr. Gomez in the light of this information, is wrong. I think that the Miami News had a good presentation on this. They pointed out that if Latino heroes were important to the United States, that they could see, in their case, they could see the codesignation of streets. We can't Mayor Suarez: That is a matter of opinion, and obviously, this Commission would render that opinion by designating or not... Me. Keller: Right, but... Mayor Suarez:... if these people were important to the history, liberty and future of the United States of America. _. Ms. Keller: Yes, that of course, is up to you, but, well, I am not sure it is according to the law, but at any rate, just for the purposes... Mayor Suarez: Well, you have told us your legal opinion already. We haven't agreed with you. Ms. Keller: Well, your Street and Plat... Mayor Suarez: Found it a matter of historic significance, and a meaning to our liberty, and we think these people were. Id 94 October i, 1906 Ms. Keller: The Street and Plat Committee doesn't agree. Mayor Suarez: Or, to our culture, or to whatever else. Ms. Keller: At any rate, these people, some of them, just have no significance to the United States, and in the case of... and the Miami News suggested that they would put up those Latino heroes that were of significance to the United States. Now, I think it is quite interesting in the case of Mr. Gomez. Mr. Gomez, as I have already stated, was in the case of the United States Government, they saw fit to dishonor him, and for us to turn around and to honor him, is simply not logical, nor reasonable. At any rate, to sum up, the codesignation of streets is illegal. It is irrational, and the case of Mr. Gomez, it honors one who Americans saw fit to dishonor. Thank you very much. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Pat. I think that your opinions on Generalisimo Maximo Gomez will go down as one of the most misinformed statements ever made in City Hall, but we accept it as part of the record, because you are entitled to it. Ms. Keller: You go ahead and prove me wrong if I am incorrect, I'd like to know about it. Mayor Suarez: You don't get to keep answering forever. You stated your opinion, I am stating mine, OK? Ms. Keller: Right, this was taken right out of the history books. He was dishonored. Mayor Suarez: Well, not the history books that I have read. Thank you anyhow, Pat. Ms. Keller: He was dishonored by the United State Government. Thank you. Mayor Suarez: If you want to say it again. Ms. Keller: No. t Mayor Suarez: So that you infuriate people, is that your objective?. Ms. Keller: Not at all. Mayor Suarez: OK, thank you. Ms. Keller: Thank you. Mayor Suarez: Anything else, Willy? Mr. City Manager? Mr. Odio: No. I think that... � 4 Mr. Bermello: All that we are asking...' Mr. Odio: We don't know what you are saying. `s Mayor Suarez: No, no, please. Don't... let's not get into thati- Mr. Bermello:... Mr. Mayor, is for some direction from the Commission concerning the concept. As I was saying to Commissioner Plummer, we would case back with suggestions to the Commission for final approval and for modifications in terms of the actual names in the particular street and avenues, but right now, what we need to come back to you is obviously, if you approve the concept that we... Mayor Suarez: It.0 want to approve the concept? Mr. Odio: Approve the concept. Mayor Suarez: If I could just have a quorum, we could approve the concept very quickly here. We have got two of us, right? We approve --the codesignation and concept, I'd entertain a motion to that effect. Fortunately, you can't vote on it. Hey we have de facto recess again today. Id 95 October 7, 1986 Gone once... Pat kind of winched. Yes, anyone who is against codesignation of streets with Spanish names should go to Coral Gables. They would really go bananas there. OK, and there is not even codesignation there. Every single one is... I will entertain a motion on approval in principle of the codesignation of the streets in the Latin Quarter. Mrs. Kennedy: Absolutely. So moved. Mayor Suarez: So moved, do we have a second? v Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Second. Any discussion, call roll. Oh, I am sorry, did you want to address this issue? (INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT) Mayor Suarez: Oh, OK, go ahead. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Kennedy, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-823 A MOTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE PROPOSAL RECEIVED FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LATIN QUARTER REVIEW BOARD REGARDING PROPOSED CODESIGNATION OF STREETS IN THE LATIN QUARTER DISTRICT AS MORE FULLY DISCUSSED BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION OF THIS DATE. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins t Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. 40. DISCUSSION REGARDING PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAFFIC SAFETY ON BRICKELL. Mayor Suarez: Agenda item 59, resident of U.T.D. Towers. Priscilla. Yes, go ahead. Give us your name address, and we assume that you are not compensated for your appearance here, so you don't have to file any lobbying registration documents. Go ahead. Ms. Priscilla Marsden: My name is Priscilla Marsden. I live at U.T.D. Towers at 1809 Brickell Avenue, Miami, and I am here to see, on behalf of several of our tenants, what action can be taken to keep bicyclists off the sidewalks on Brickell Avenue so that the pedestrians can walk in safety. We cannot now walk in safety because of this proliferation of bicycles. At least three people in our building have been hit, and one seriously injured and hospitalized. In addition to that, we want to know why... Thank you, Mr. Dawkins for giving me your attention... we would like to know why bicyclists are not required to have tags. There is no way of identifying them if they knock you down. They just go down and say, "Sorry, Lady," and just ride.on and leave you lying on the sidewalk, which did happen to one of our residents. Also, the State law states that they are required to give an audible signal when they pass a pedestrian. None of them has a bell on it, and none of them give any kind of an audible signal, and that in how you get hit. You bear somebody come up suddenly behind you, and you go to jump out of the way, and if the bicyclist should veer in the same direction, baml... you get hit, and I was hit on they hand. ld 96 October i, Mrs. Kennedy: So what would you like us to do? Ms. Marsden: We would like the City to pass an ordinance forbidding bicycle riding on the sidewalks. Mr. Odio: If, I may, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners... Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Manager, do you have any ideas? Mr. Odio: I would recommend to the City Commission that we do not pass an ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding on City sidewalks and continue to enforce State traffic laws. If such an ordinance were passed, it would cause the following difficulties: Number one), it would be very difficult to enforce; two), it would force small, inexperienced children, taxpayers' children, to ride in the roadway with traffic. This could cause unnecessary liability to the City of Miami. The Enforcement Detail has been advised to monitor this area in question, and to take the necessary selective enforcement. That is what we are recommending we do at this time, but there is Florida State traffic law number 316.2065,"That a person propelling a bicycle, upon and along the sidewalk, or across a roadway, upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian, and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian." For example, the City of Coral Gables presently has a City ordinance, 28.11-2, prohibiting bicycle riding on sidewalks in specific areas of their city, and they have had trouble enforcing it, and we recommend that we don't and that we just stay with the State law, and we will have selective enforcement in the following week. Ms. Marsden: Excuse me. What was your name, sir? Mr. Odio: Cesar Odio. Ms. Marsden: Yes, sir. I know that is the State law, but the bicyclists do not... 99 and 9/10ths percent of them do not abide by this law. They go down the middle of the sidewalk wherever they please, they do not give you an audible signal. Mr. Odio: That makes more my point, Madam, that if we pass another ordinance, you will not prohibit bicycles from riding on the sidewalks, and we would have a law on the books that we could not enforce, so the only thing we can do at this time, is to have selective enforcement and see that we try to force these bicycle riders to follow the law that we now have in the books, and that is what I have to recommend, and these people are taxpayers too, you know. Ms. Marsden: I understand, and I was told by a person in the Mayor's office that this is their hobby. I know it is their hobby, but must they have full enjoyment of their hobby without regards to other people's right? Mr. Odio: You are right, and they are under certain State laws, and we should try to enforce that law as much as we can. Mayor Suarez: What can we do regards to the U.T.D. Tower over there? Do you have any ideas? Do the people have any ideas? Mr. Odio: Well, you know they don't pay ad valorem taxes anyway, in that Tower, so, they are surrounded by a lot of taxpayers that do use the sidewalks for sports, and... Mayor Suarez: Yes, it is interesting that you read a statute that said that a bicyclist overtaking a pedestrian has to make some kind of an audible signal. I don't know if that includes a human signal does it?... a voice? They are really supposed to have some kind of a little thing on there, and theoretically, you are violating the law if you don't have it, so... He. Marsden: None of them have bells any more, and once in a while they make a noise of their voice, and you may think you hear something, and you are not sure. Mayor Suarez: You have spoken to someone in my office, you said? He. Marsden: Yes, sir. Id 97 October 7, 1996 77777777713�.-,,-L, 11 Mayor Suarez: Have we gone out there? Have we sent anyone out there to look at the situation? Ms. Marsden: Not that I know of. =ar F Mayor Suarez: We will be happy to do that. Ms. Marsden: And you know, I don't understand why...; Mayor Suarez: Maybe come up with some other ideas. Ms. Marsden: All right, that would be wonderful. I don't understand why other cities, such as, for instance, Glendale, California, which I am familiar with, and where my brother lives... can have such an ordinance and enforce it. Why is it not possible here? Mayor Suarez: Well, we are busy enforcing a lot of other laws that are pretty difficult to enforce. Ms. Marsden: Yes, well, I imagine they are too, but when I told my brother this, he was amazed. He said he never heard of such a thing as bicycles being allowed to ride on sidewalks. Mr. Dawkins: Well, maybe out there, they may have enough room, where if youngsters, kids, on bicycles in the streets would not get killed. Here, it would be very dangerous for us... :a Ms. Marsden: Well, Brickell... I realize that Brickell is heavily trafficked and I wouldn't want to ride on it myself, but I am thinking of the people... Mr. Dawkins: Right, but they should yield, I mean, there should be some =' consideration for us to coexist together, I agree with you. Ms. Marsden: They could walk their bicycles along Brickell, and then go down 15th Road, which is not heavily trafficked, then they could go on the street. They could... and this woman who was hospitalized and paid her own expenses,` she has no recourse in the law at all, apparently. ,µ Mayor Suarez: It is a civil lawsuit, for one thing. Ms. Marsden: How can you sue somebody when you don't know who it is? He just }, ridea.on, you have no way of identifying him. 4 Mayor Suarez: The old bicycle hit and run. >,$ v {5 Ms. Marsden: Yes, right. Mayor Suarez: We will be happy to go out there. We can't think.of anything in particular that can be done at this point, but my office will send someone." ' I am sure the Commissioners will also want to look at the situation. There has got to be something that can be done to improve the... -x qt� Ms. Marsden: Well, we would appreciate that so much, sir. . Mayor Suarez: Would you call, if you wouldn't mind, Mario, on my staff. Ms. Marsden: Yes. Mayor Suarez: Or, just go upstairs and get an appointment. Ms. Marsden: Mario, OK, thank you. Mayor Suarez: Right upstairs. Id 90 October 7., 19#6 5y ` 41. ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR TWO EVENTS: (a) THE COCONUT GROVE WAITER'S RACE AND (b) THE TASTE OF THE GROVE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mayor Suarez: Item 60, Marshall. Mr. Marshall Steingold: My name is Marshall Steingold. I am Director of Coconut Grove Mai:keting, 2583 South Bayshore Drive. Mayor Suarez: What do you need for the Waiters' Race? Mr. Steingold: Right to the bottom. Mayor Suarez: Not money, I hope. Mr. Steingold: For the past three years, I have been chairman of the committee that produces the "Taste of The Grove Festival," which produces all the proceeds which go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and last year... Mayor Suarez: I am really trying to figure out what it is you are going to want, but go ahead, I don't want to preempt you. Mr. Steingold: I am asking for the support of the City to hold the event and for a waiver of City fees and services necessary to produce the event, to enable us to raise the proceeds that are necessary to give to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and to the Miami Children's Hospital, that all the proceeds go for for the Waiters' Race.. These are community events, they are great for the City. It is great for the surrounding community. Mayor Suarez: There has got to be a very small amount of money involved here. What have we done in the past on this, Mr. City Manager? Mr. Odio: against this. We are talking about $13,000, and again we have to recommend M1t Mrs. Kennedy: Marshall, tell us a little bit more about it, please? Mr. Steingold: We are asking for up to $13,000 for both events; words, $6,500 for both events. Mrs. Kennedy: And what are the events, specifically? Mr. Steingold: The Coconut Grove Waiters' Race, which was started last year by Monty Trainer's and a number of other restaurants in Coconut Grove. We have 20 teams which run up and down South Bayshore Drive. We close the street. About 40,000 people come out, and for $1.00, $2.00, or $3.00, they are able to sample foods from all of the different restaurants in Coconut Grove, which would normally cost them $40, $50, $60, $70, for a meal. They come out, they enjoy a band that plays. It is sponsored by Universal Brands, which handles Coors. It is sponsored by LOVE 94 radio, it's also sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The City of Miami is one of our sponsors. Previously we have received the waiver of... Mayor Suarez: Have we ever given you direct financial support, either by waiver of the...? Mr. Steingold: In -kind services, yes. Mrs. Kennedy: What exactly did we do last year in in -kind services? Mayor Suarez: Mr. City Manager, did we provide all of the services last year for them? Mr. Steingold: Last year, the in -kind services were in the form of providing the showmobile, and for some other waivers of City fees regarding the park. This year... Mayor Suarez: Do you remember which those were last year? ld 99 M 777777 kc i_ Mr. Odio: They did not emceed $1,000. Mr. Steingold: Yes, $1,550. Mayor Suarez: it would be the same as last year, closing streets and... Mr. Odio: I think the total amount was about... no more than $2,000. Mrs. Kennedy: I move to approve, following what we did last year, and go ahead and help in the Waiters' Race. Mr. Steingold: Well, that won't help, you see, because... and I appreciate your gesture, but that won't help, because the services have been raised substantially by the City of Miami. In order for any community group to be able to produce an event, which is probably the single most important thing the City of Miami can do for the citizens, besides fire and police protection to show that it is a wonderful community, is to sponsor these events. Coors beer gives us several thousand dollars to sponsor this event. LOVE 94 Radio Station gives us several thousand dollars. The core of the Coconut Grove community of restaurants gives us several thousand dollars. The fact remains, in order to produce a festival, no matter how small in Coconut Grove, you need to come very close to $20,000 to be able to produce an event, so with the $15,000 we collect up front, we need another $5,000 to $6,000 from the City in waiver of costs, to bring out the showmobile, fire inspectors, new concession booth fees that have been imposed by the Parks Department for cleanup, which we also have to pay for, and for the... Mayor Suarez: If you keep lowering to the figure, you mare getting to the point in which he has absolute authority to go ahead and give it to you, so I am going to go ahead and move it at this point, with the proviso that you work with the City Manager to reduce it as low as you possibly can. The maximum being the figure you just gave. You gave a cap of $5,000 or $6,000. That is the best... Mrs. Kennedy: And on that basis, I second. Mr. Steingold: That's fine. I am asking for up to $6,500. That is what I was told to ask for by the Parks Department. If you want me to ask for $5,000, I will ask for $5,000. Mayor Suarez: Well, the proviso that you work with and to try to reduce it. It will get to the point that he could approve it, theoretically without... he could authorize it without our approval, but we are still a little bit over his authority. Mr. Steingold: I am sorry..., Mayor Suarez: $4,500 is his authority. Mr. Steingold: Mr. Odio, $4,500, you said? Mr. Odio: I have Mr. Steingold: That is fine with me. Mayor Suarez: We got you down to $4,500, and I so move. Mrs. Kennedy: Second, with pleasure. Mr. Dawkins: It has been properly moved and seconded. Any further discussion? Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute. What is the $4,500 for? Mayor Suarez: Waivers of the fees for two events that they are having, which we... Mr. Plummer: What is the recommendation of the Manager? Mr. Dawkins: The Manager recommended no. Mr. Odio: Well, I recommended... ld 100 Mr. Plummer: You recommended against it, you don't have the money. Mr. Dawkins: No, it is A Policy that we don't fund all the festivals, and it is... Mayor Suarez: This is a City of Miami event, though. Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute. Is the City a cosponsor? Mr. Steingold: No, the City is a cosponsor at both of these events and has been since the Taste of the Grove for four years, and the Waiters' Race. Mr. Plummer: Yes, that will make a big difference in my thinking. Mr. Odio: Well then, go with the $4,500. Mr. Plummer: If the City is a cosponsor, we can't let it fail, is what, my attitude has been, OK? Mr. Steingold: I am asking for approval of the dates, and $4,500 for each of the events, and closing of the streets, beer permits. Mayor Suarez: And the closing of the streets too, and so on. (INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS) Mr. Castaneda: He is asking for $4,500 per event, so that is $9,000. Mr. Plummer: Well, then ask the Manager again if that was his understanding. Mr. Odio: Wait a moment? Yes, sir? Mr. Plummer: They are now saying there is two events, and it is $4,500-per event, which is $9,000. Mr. Steingold: The Waiters' Race, which occurs on November 23rd, and the Taste of The Grove that occurs on January 18th. The Waiters' Race, all the proceeds go to benefit the Miami Childrens' Foundation. Mr. Plummer: Yes, but you see, Marshall, that is unfair. Mr. Dawkins: Yes, it may be better for us just to make a $4,500 donation to the Childrens' Foundation. Mr. Plummer: You are going to take credit and say that the Waiters' Race gave such and such to charity. You didn't give it to them, we did, OKI You know.... Mayor Suarez: A lot of effort goes into the planning and the participation of these too, so it is really a lot of people who cooperate in getting that. Mr. Plummer: Well, I'll vote whichever way the Manager recommends, OK? There is my vote. Mr. Manager... Mr. Odio: OK, I'm sorry...? Mr. Plummer: I am going to vote any way you recommend, sir. There is two events. There is $4,500 per event, I understand the 'City is a cosponsor of each event. Now, you... Mr. Dawkins: I will vote no money, if you say no money. Mr. Plummer: Hey, you tell mel Mrs. Kennedy: And a tied vote dies, so it is all on your shoulders! Mr. Odio: I recommend that we do the same thing that we did last year, which was to waive the fees, and in helping him out with the showmobile, if we set the precedent, and start paying City services, then we must do the same for the others. Mr. Plummer: I so :Hove that recommendation. Id 101 9 Mrs. Kennedy: There is a motion on the floor. Mr. Plummer: I'm sorry! So recommending against the allocation of dollars. Mr. Odio: I say we give them $4,500 in which they can get their fees paid for, and their showmobile... Mr. Plummer: Per event? Mr. Odio: For both. Mr. Plummer: For both. Mr. Steingold: You can't cover that on... Mr. Odio: Marshall, that is your problem. I can only recommend What I have to give. Mr. Steingold: Which event...? Mr. Dawkins: OK, any further discussion? Mr. Steingold: Which event would you like the City to cosponsor, then? Mr. Dawkins: That is up to... I mean, both, or none. That is up to you, that is your decision. We are not going to tell you which one to do. Mr. Steingold: Can I ask you a question? Mr. Dawkins: Yes. Mr. Steingold: Can I ask Walter Golby if we can put on both of these events for the $4,5007 Mr. Dawkins: Walter Golby does not have a vote up here. You can ask him all you want, that doesn't have any... he doesn't vote up here! Mr. Steingold: I want to know before we get it if that is going to cover our costs! Mayor Suarez: Wait, he was just stating the question. What was it, I didn't even hear it? It was a big mistake to ask Walter Golby anything, but let's figure out what it was you were going to ask. Mr. Plummer: Ohl Mrs. Kennedy: No, that is not true. Don't feel bad about that. Mr. Plummer: Ask him for anything. Mayor Suarez: Just kidding, Walter, I... Mr. Plummer: Ask him for anything but an audit. Mr. Dawkins: Any further discussion? State the motion, Madam Clerk. Ms. Hirai: The first motion, as moved by the Mayor, and seconded by Mrs. Kennedy? Mr. Dawkins: Yes. Ms. Hirai: They are requesting $4,500 per event, closure of streets, waiver of fees, etc. Mr. Dawkins. That is for the 49,000. Commissioner Kennedy, you recommended $9.000. You will vote... tire. Kennedy: No, the Mayor made that motion, and I seconded it. Mr. Dawkins: OK, the Mayor's motion. ld 102 October i, 1966 Mayor Suarez: We will take a vote on that first? Mr. Dawkins: Yen. The one on the $9,0007 Mayor Suarez: Right. Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. r MOTION FAILED. THE HEREINABOVE MOTION GRANTING $9,000 FOR TWO EVENTS FAILED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Commissioner Rosario Kennedy. Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo ON ROLL CALL: Mrs. Kennedy: I think it is a great event for the community, I vote nol Mr. Plummer: I think it is a great event for the community. It is something that ought to happen, I vote no. Mayor Suarez: All right, somebody please make... Mr. Plummer: I now make a motion to approve the recommendation of the Manager. ` Mayor Suarez: Thank you. So moved. Mr. Dawkins: Seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll on that. ` Mr. Plummer: And it is still a great event for the community, and it is something we ought to have. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-824 A MOTION GRANTING REQUEST RECEIVED FROM THE "COCONUT GROVE MARKETING" GROUP FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH "THE COCONUT GROVE WAITERS' RACE" AND "THE TASTE OF THE GROVE" EVENTS; FURTHER ACCEPTING THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOCATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,500 FOR BOTH EVENTS. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Marshall. We did the best we could. ; Mr. Plummer: If you can't get a whole loaf, get a half a loaf.' ld 103 Octobers 7, 1066 -3 ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 42. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL. POLICE PROTECTION AT KINLOCH PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mayor Suarez: Agenda item 61, Kinlock Park Elementary. Mr. Plummer: I want to know as a graduate of Ada Merritt, if I am in a conflict of interest here. Mr. Dwight Witty: Not at all. Not at all, Commissionerl Mr. Plummer: OK. Mr. Witty: We are glad to have you here. Good evening, Mayor and Commissioners. We are happy that you have seen fit to have us here today. We represent these, these ladies right here, myself, we represent approximately 400 members of our schools, P.T.A., and some parents of some 1,400 kids. Basically, we have come here to thank you and the City of Miami Police Department for their support in trying to correct some situations around our school. He had a meeting of our P.T.A., back on September 18th, and after the general discussion, some ladies brought up some problems that they had observed in past years and this year, with hangers - on around the school, with terrible traffic conditions, people pulling up in front of the school, and simply stopping, even getting out of their cars to go look for their children in the building. We made an appeal through this committee, to the City of Miami, Commissioners, and to the Police Department, and we were very gratified by the results. We saw officers there for a number of days working the traffic, writing tickets when necessary, and taking care of that situation, and one communique that I put out to my parents, I said that I wanted to see Kinlock Park, the Kinlock Park community become a community where the driver, who is in violation of law, pays, and not some child paying with his or her life, through the carelessness of these drivers. So thank you, City of Miami and the Commissioners, we appreciate it. Mayor, I know you are a competitive fellow. We are going to have... by the way, congratulations on doing away with this Wrestling Board. Being a purist in that sport, .1 don't agree with what I see on T.V., but in the spring, Mayor, we are going to have an arena at... Mayor Suarez: You could lose a vote! Mr. Witty:... our school, and a brand new mat at... Mr. Plummer: You just lost a vote, sirl Mr. Witty: And if you are of a mind to, we will put on a wrestling match. I'd like to introduce Mrs. Santa -Marina from our P.T.A. Mayor Suarez: Thank you. Mrs. Cristina Santa -Marina: Good afternoon. My name is Cristina Santa - Marina. I live at 263 N.W. 48th Place. I am representing, as a concerned mother, a group of parents at Kinlock Junior High, and I want to distribute these petitions among our Mayor, Vice -Mayor, Commissioners, and City Manager. Mr. Witty: While Mrs. Santa -Marina is doing this, let me point out that we had a tragedy with our president of the P.T.A., and we were unable to obtain all of the signatures. Some of them are locked in his car, and we are unable to get in there, and I know you know about that, Mayor. Thank you. Mrs. Santa -Marina: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, and in particular, Commissioner Carollo's office, who responded immediately to our call of distress. We thank you for the opportunity to be voiced. It took the gathering of people, and inception of our petition to get action, and since the meeting, a constructive attitude has evidenced itself, and the police now have a high profile on the school grounds. I commend this action. However, this is a continuing battle, and I ask the police not to relax their guard . Thank you for your cooperation, and hopefully, there will never again be a necessity for this kind of action to be taken. Thank you again. Id 104 October 7, 1906 Mr. Dawkins: Thank you. We appreciate your coming, but I'd like to know, did you also take this petition to tEe School Board? Mrs. Santm-MarinA: I would like Mr. Witty to comment on that. Mr. Dawkins: OK, the School Board... our taxes, mine and yours, pays for a security force that the School Board, and if we were to be able to get some assistance from the School Board security, this would give us more coverage at our schools, between the two security agencies, so I ask them to assist us to help us give you better coverage. Mrs. Santa -Marina: Ok. Thank you. 43. REFER TO CITY MANAGER REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH "SECOND LAW ENFORCEMENT ANNUAL CONFERENCE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mayor Suarez: Item 62. Mr. Les Palmer: My name is Les Palmer, I am the Executive Director of the Independent Review Panel for Dade County, and also the President of the International Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement. I am here to talk to you about the second annual conference of this independent as I called this, this international association. It is really the fourth year of an effort that has been a partnership between the City of Miami and the County of Dade. It was almost four years ago that Joe Ingraham, who was then the Director of your Office of Professional Compliance, and I met in Chicago with several other people, and we became copartners in developing this international organization. It was eventually formed formally in Toronto last October, and it happened that he was elected Vice -Chairperson, and I was elected Chairperson of this organization, and our partnership was continued. This conference that is scheduled to be held December 1 through 5 at Miami Beach is the culmination, so far, of this partnership. There will be 300 or .400 people coming to this conference from all over the world, people who represent centers of influence, who carry a lot of influence in our own countries. They will be coming from Africa, West Europe, Canada, all over the United States and from Australia Those people are represented on our Board of Directors. It is our intent to show this area as a gem and a shining place to be to everybody in the free world. Although the conference will be held in a hotel in Miami Beach, all of our other activities are aimed towards the City of Miami. We already have a luncheon and session scheduled at Monty Trainer's, in fact, Mr. Trainer is supporting a reception for us there. We have shopping trips and sight seeing trips planned for Little Havana, for Coconut Grove. We have several events, this is shopping and lunches here in the Grove. The County has contributed already $4,000 to $5,000 in in -kind services. We are negotiating with the Fine Arts Council too, for additional money, and there is a very good prospect of getting a small amount from them. Also, we are talking with the County Manager's office, and there is a very good possibility we will get some money there. Mr. Plummer: Sir, can I try to short-circuit this for you? Mr. Palmer: Yes, would you? Mr. Plummer: You know, we always depend on the Manager, who I just reached over and asked if he is supporting this issue, and the answer is no, and I asked why, and his answer was that this is a Miami Beach function, and not a Miami function, so I think what you need to address, if you can, is that which he is concerned about, because I will tell you quite frankly, sir, I am all for fighting crime, and I understand this is fighting crime, but I am going to be guided by my City Manager's opinion. So. I think that you ought to take all your time, and address his concern that this is not a Miami function, it is a Miami Beach function, and if you can convince him differently, and if he recommends it, I am going to vote with you. If you don't convince him, I am going to vote against you, sir, no that is what I would try to save the time for you and for me. Mr. Palmer: Should I try to convince him now, or should I talk to him later? ld 105 October 7, � Mr. Palmer: All right, I would like to say that I was talking fast and trying to cover a lot of things. Our focus is on the City of Miami, where everything is outside the meetings. Our leisure time activities, our cultural events, and our activities will be centered toward here. We will bring the people over, we are busing them, and we are scheduling people for the City of Miami. Mrs. Kennedy: Sir, I am not familiar with this organization. Can you tell me how the City benefits from this? Mr. Palmer: The benefits locally will simply be that local people will be involved in those international events. They will be able to see with us, how the rest of the world handles the liaison between police and Oversight entities, ombudsmen, and people of that kind, and they will be able to judge us, and those are not money kind of results, but they are something that is more abstract. There is already quite a bit of community interest and there will be community people there. Mrs. Kennedy: And how much is the County actually giving you? Mr. Palmer: I can't tell you exactly, because we are still negotiating. Up to this point, the amount of money spent on stationary, on publicity, on mailing, is around close to $5,000, and it's fairly well assured that it will be another $2,500, and there may be a great deal more, not a great deal, but a substantial amount more. I can't.... That is not ..... Mr. Plummer: Sir, when is this event? Mr. Palmer: December 1 through 5. Mr. Plummer: May I suggest that you go back. I want to tell you, I went through your budget, and there is no way that I could vote on your budget of the way the monies are being disbursed. As you understand, anything, if anything this City were to do, has to go strictly for promotion, OK? Now, I could not sit here in good conscience, when you are showing some $12,000, I think, for luncheons, others for cocktail parties. You know, you have got to surrender to the Manager a budget in which shows and delineates if you were to get $10,000 from this City, how that would be used for promotion, and I think that you have the time between now and October, whatever, the 23rd, our next meeting, and I think rather than standing up here, you ought to go try to convince the Manager, and come up with a budget, showing whatever monies you were to receive from this City, would strictly be for promotions, and I would move at this time that this matter be turned over to the Manager, for his review and recommend back to us at the October 23rd meeting. Mrs. Kennedy: I second. Mayor Suarez: So moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-825 A MOTION REFERRING TO THE CITY MANAGER REQUEST RECEIVED FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUP SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THEIR SECOND LAW ENFORCEMENT ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD DECEMBER 1-5, 1986; FURTHER REQUESTING THE MANAGER TO REVIEW SAID MATTER AND COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITH A RECOMMENDATION AT THE OCTOBER 23, 1986 MEETING. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- ld 106 October 7, 1906 AYES:Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. - Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Les. Mr. Palmer: Thank you, I feel very comfortable with that. Mayor Suarez: All right, sir. -------------------------------------------------------- 44. SUPPORT PROPOSED U.S. ATTORNEY'S FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: Item 63.1. I think we get to hear from Mr. Weaver on this, no? Mr. Plummer: Dave Weaver was here. Mr. David Weaver: My name is David Weaver, for the record. I am... Mayor Suarez: That will get you a vote! Mrs. Kennedy: That is right, and that is the gentlemen. Mr. Weaver: Thank you, Madam. I am here as Chairman of the New World Center Action Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Before beginning my very brief presentation, I'd like to introduce Pamela Landy from Congressman Chiles' office, and Mr. John Smo who is the professional staff for the subcommittee of public buildings and ground of the house Public Works Committee of the United States Congress. I believe most of you have had the opportunity to receive a memorandum which I sent to you on the 29th of September, and I won't reiterate what I said there. I have in front of me a letter which was written today by Mr. Leon Keller, the United States Attorney, and I though that this might summarize where we would like to try to lead to this afternoon. This is directed to Mayor Suarez: "I have been informed that today the Miami City Commission is discussing the proposed new Federal Building to be constructed in the vicinity of the United States Federal Courthouse. This building will house the United States Attorney's office in addition to other Federal agencies, including offices for the Federal court. When I was appointed United States Attorney in August, 1985, I made this project one of my primary objectives. Prosecutors working for me handle more felony criminal cases, and more felony defendants than any other United States Attorney's office in the United States. Approximately 50 percent of these cases, and 60 percent of the defendants were charged with narcotics related offenses. The United States Attorney..." Mayor Suarez: What were the percentages again, just for future reference? Mr. Weaver: "Approximately 50 percent of these cases and 60 percent of the defendants are charged with narcotics related offenses." Mr. Plummer: Does that surprise anybody? I don't think so! Mr. Weaver: I don't think so. "The United States Attorney s Office for the Southern District of Florida is on the front line in the nation's efforts to combat the evil of narcotics trafficking. My prosecutors deal on a daily basis with defendants who are documented to be extraordinarily violent and will resort to intimidation, violence, or even murder to accomplish their ends. The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida is currently located five City blocks from the courthouse. Id 107 Octobor 7, 1986 Y ... .._..._.:...._ .._ - ., � ._. ......._.+ .i.....r.. _ _.-:..- .........:.v.a..yr...._.a.......e..ar....u.aieu.smae.wuv-na..S - ,X. Assistant U.S. Attorneys must walk form our current building to the Federal Courthouse for court appearances. These daily trips create an ever present danger that the prosecutors may be assaulted, either in a misguided attempt to prevent a trial, or as revenge for some previous prosecution. Unfortunately, within the past eight months, two incidents that have occurred involving Assistant United States Attorneys, one of these resulted in an indictment and conviction of the perpetrator. A building close enough to the courthouse to permit physical connection of the two buildings would go a long way towards protecting assistants in my office and allow them to make more efficient use of their time. My office is the only major United States Attorney's office that is not located either in the courthouse or in an adjacent building. As a result, the assistants in the Southern District of Florida, who try almost twice the number of criminal jury trials as the next largest district, waste time walking back and forth to the courthouse, time that could be better spent on investigations and trial preparation. I want to take this opportunity to thank you and the other members of the Miami City Commission for considering the various proposals to construct a new Federal building. If there is any information needed to help in your deliberations, please feel free to contact me. Very truly yours, Leon Keller, United States Attorney." Commissioners, the concern that I would like to address to you today, is more one of timing, than it is of the actual, an actuality of need for this new facility. It is clear that the United States Court, the District Court, the Circuit Court, and the United States Attorney, need this additional space, these additional facilities. The concern here is one of timing. Were this facility to go through the traditional appropriations approach in the United States Congress, we are looking at a period of time to achieve this facility, which could take anywhere from five to seven years. The letter which I just read to you from the United States Attorney indicates his most serious concern with the need to get this thing done quickly. As a result, the New World Center Action Committee, which I am here in representation, passed a resolution which says the following: "Whereas the safety of the United States Attorney and his staff is of utmost importance to the community; and whereas the Federal court system requires additional courtroom and office space; therefore be it resolved that the New World Center Action Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce recommends that the City of Miami cooperate fully with the General Services Administration to negotiate a lease arrangement, whereby the City would, (a) Purchase land adjacent to the existing Federal complex, (b) Prepare and issue and R.F.P. for development of a single purpose 250,000 square foot building to be built to G.S.A. specifications, (c) From the land purchase and the development of such improvements via issuance of appropriate bonds, (d) Enter into a 20 year lease with G.S.A. at a rental rate which would cover all debt service and debt amortization over the life of the lease. G.S.A. would have purchase options in years six and ten and the right to extend the lease for three additional 20 year periods at the cost of maintenance of such facility." This resolution was passed unanimously on September 15th by the New World Center Action Committee and passed unanimously by the executive committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce on the 16th. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask you. Mr. Weaver: Yes, sir. Mr. Plummer: Now, that can be misconstrued any way that you want. Is the bottom line that the rental which they will pay over the 20 years going to take and hold this City at no cost? Mr. Weaver: That is correct. Mr. Plummer: OK, if they were to buy us out at the option years of six... was the others ten? Mr. Weaver: Yes, sir. Mr. Plummer: OK. Then they would pay off any indebtedness that existed? ld 108 October 7, 1946 f IN T` Mr. Weaver: That is correct. Mr. Plummer: OK, now, the only negative that I see to that is that it would be taken off of the tax rolls, and those ad valorem taxes that we would normally collect, we would not be collecting. - Mr. Weaver: I believe that would be correct. Mr. Plummer: Is that incorporated in the rent? 8 Mr. Weaver: No, sir. Mr. Plummer: OK. Mr. Weaver: No, that is an issue which I believe would have to be negotiated. It might, or might not be incorporated. _ Mr. Plummer: All right, the other question. Mr. Gilchrist, is this the same location that was professed before the Exhibition Committee? Mr. Gilchrist: Yes, sir. t Mr. Plummer: All right, there is one hell of a problem. There is I think, your way of... We had better put it on the record right now. There exists in the center of this property, a storage building. Mr. Gilchrist: Without identifying that property, they are not talking about that portion of the property. Mr. Plummer: They are not? Mr. Gilchrist: No, sir. Mr. Plummer: So it is not included in that? OK, are you, in any way, still going to pursue the original inception, which was brought before my committee, to the potential of other... you said a single use building. Now, my question is, if the City wanted to opt to build there an exhibition center and include it in that issue, I think from your wording, would be precluded, when you say, j a single purpose building, and I am asking you to clarify the record. ' Mr. Weaver: I would like to say that I believe the wording of single purpose was my wording, rather than the resolution. The concern that the U.S. Attorney has voiced to me and the General Services Administration has voiced, is that they want their facility to be, from a security point of view, independent from any other use. Now, that does not mean that we could not develop a multi -use, mixed use facility, which met of a whole series, or range of needs for the City and funded that entire project, including this, but there would have to be some kind of physical barrier between this and the remainder. Mr. Plummer: To the Administration, where do we have, or don't have the money to purchase this property, because you are not going to get any bonds sold until such time as I assume an R.F.P. and all the rest is out. Where is the City going to get the money to buy this property, especially... well, I don't even want to say it on the record, you know what I mean) Do we have the money to buy the property? Mr. Gilchrist: No, sir. There are several potential scenarios that couldbe worked, however. There is adjacent property that is owned now by Off -Street Parking. We have looked at the potential, switching and including parking on it. What I... Mr. Plummer: Did you look at the potential of a donation? Mr. Gilchrist: I certainly would suggest the City would look at a donation_. What I would suggest is that the Commission at this point, voice their view a* to whether to support in principle what the aim of this is, and to instruct the Manager and his staff to move forward to investigate that. Mr. Plummer: How can this Commission be opposed to putting a atructure dowvn which is vitally needed, that in the final analysis, is not going to cast the taxpayers any money? slow can you be opposed to that? Id 109 Octob*r 7., 1946 Mr. Dawkins: Yes, it will. I am opposed to it. it will cost us money and that be are removing it from the tax rolls, and if you look, you have got the criminally insane hospital, which is on a valuable piece of property, where the railroad station used to be. If you will look, we have the County Courthouse on a valuable piece of City of Miami property that does not bring in any taxes. You have got the new library, and the museum on a valuable piece of City property that does not bring taxes, and now you are getting ready to take another valuable piece of property off the tax rolls, and say it will not cost the taxpayers nothing? Yes, it will cost us, because it will not be producing taxes, Mr. Plummer. Mr. Plummer: Commissioner Carollo - uh, Commissioner Carollo. (Laughter) Sirl Mr. Dawkins: I owe you one. (Laughter) Mr. David Weaver: Now I owe you one. Mr. Plummer: No comment. Sir, did you not hear me say that in the negotiations of the rent that they are going to pay us, that possibly the ad valorem issue could be addressed? Mr. Dawkins: But I didn't hear anybody say it would, yes sir, I heard that. Mr. Plummer: Well... Mr. Weaver: I believe, Commissioner Dawkins, that the position which has been taken by G.S.A. is that they do not pay ad valorem taxes. However, I don't see any reason why the City should not bring that up for negotiation. Mr. Dawkins: I don't see any - right, it's already negotiated. G.S.A. say they don't pay it - that's negotiated. Mr. Plummer: Well, you don't necessarily have to call a rose by a rose. Mr. Weaver: Could I suggest at this point, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, that I introduce Mr. Smulko(?), because he, perhaps, could shed some light on this. Mr. Plummer: I don't think that's necessary, OK? And I don't think even Commissioner Dawkins would be opposed to sending it to the administration, to come up with a review and come back to us with a recommendation. Now, he has his concerns, and you better listen to him - OK? I want to tell you, I'm all for you, 100 percent, and especially where the flexibility is, that we can, if we want, put other uses in the building. And 7 think that Commissioner Dawkins' concerns are very legitimate; I raised them also. But go to the administration, argue with them, massage it, and let them come back and bring us a recommendation. Mayor Suarez: Yeah, a rough - you know, a rough estimate is, if we get... Mr. Plummers That's about right. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: Yeah, we'll leave it at that. I'll leave it at that. No, you know, I think ten percent more than what would otherwise be paid, is roughly what we get if you have a full ten mills applied to the property over time. Mr. Plummer% Let me caution the Manager, who does the negotiations. Mr. Manager, you're well aware that the County is thinking about assessing adjacent buildings of Metromover. This has an adjacent Metromover station. So, keep in mind, in your negotiations, that the potential is there that this building, as adjacent to, would be assessed by the County for a Metromover. So keep that in mind, please. Mayor Suarez: I would like, as long as John is all the way down here from Washington, if he'd like to make a statements and we certainly welcome you on behalf of all the Congressmen you represent. Id 110 October i, 1946 Mr. John Thank you, Mayor Suarez. Mr. Plummer: Is the weather that bad in Washington? Mr. John : Actually, it's a lot nicer. It was 32 degrees when I left, and it was going to go up to CEO, so it was just perfect. Mr. Plummer: If you call that "nicer,"... Mr. John That was a crisp... Mr. Plummer: ...friend, you go back and enjoy it, but don't bring me any of it. Mr. John : We've suffered through the swamps of Washington for long enough, and we finally got fall on Sunday, so, to come back down here, I felt like I returned to summer all over again. But it's nice. I just want to say a couple of things. I wish we were as open... Mayor Suarez: We'll still take your money after saying that. Mr. John . OK. I wish we were as open up there in the Congress as you all down here,because we could learn an awful lot from it. It's like the... Mr. Plummer: Would you repeat that for the Miami Herald? Mr. John Say that... (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: Otherwise known as the Miami Herald. Mr. John The expediency with which you reach compromises would serve well to instruct some of our conferees. We're trying to find an adjournment date, and it's like trying to hit a moving target. It's gone from, about, from last Friday, to this Wednesday, to this Friday, to next week. But setting that aside, let me just give you quickly where we're at. Congressman Chiles asked me to come down here. He wanted to be here himself. As you know, he's been involved, Mayor Suarez has been...your leadership has been instrumental in what we're trying to get accomplished here; and there's a couple different tracks which are being pursued. What we're trying to...I know you've discussed with General Services Administration at some length, the feasibility of taking and constructing a building. I think what Mr. Weaver was referring to, and he's been instrumental, he's been the point man for us, more or less, on this project, and has helped us out tremendously. We met last February on it, and we've had continual discussions since then. But what we. were talking about with regard to a single use facility, is if - the federal government doesn't want to be in the development business, and they don't want to have competing interests, even though we have statutes on the books where we can lease space, that's not our business. What we need is space to house federal agencies. We have...I know about 50 percent of our space down here in this area is leased now. You know, we just bought a building for the Coast Guard, and I think D.E.A. went in that. It was part of the commitment that we're making to combatting drugs and crime down here. So, we need space to house our federal employees, and particularly U.S. Attorneys - they're in bad shape. But the lease that we're talking about is one option we'd like to look at. We've got some other things currently. We have authorized... we have a dual process, you know - the House and Senate both act. We have authorized the construction of a facility down here, with the size being discussed with regard to a lease. It's been authorized in the House; it hasn't been authorized in the Senate. We have two and a half million dollars which have been included in the appropriation on the House side for this project; they have not been included on the Senate side. That bill is in conference right now. It's the continuing resolution which more appropriately should be referred to an omnibus appropriations bill. But that's the status. If the conferees meet and decide that they do not want to continue with the two and a half million dollars, they don't want to include it this year, we'll have to come back neat year, get the Senate to act upon it, and then have that money then appropriated. So that puts us a year away. In addition, the procurement process which we must follow if we went through the federal government's perspective takes about nine months to twelve months fd 111 October i, 1986 just to find an architect, by the time we draft up the specifications. Let me just quickly say - I know you've been here since nine o'clock, you've got a busy agenda, and you want to go home as well; I've got to catch a flight back to Washington -- we are pursuing some other options and vehicles by which we're trying to get some Authorities to G.S.A.p where if we bought a site, you all constructed the building, we lease back the building from you - that would be a scenario. We would try to finance the construction of a building ourselves. So, there's a lot of different avenues which we'd like to pursue and to keep going. A statement of your support, and I'm not going to say what you should do or what you shouldn't do, but your involvement thus far and the leadership which you've demonstrated has helped tremendously in moving this project through the Congress. By Washington standards it has gone quickly. In part of my capacity, we oversee the construction of public buildings nationwide, and we've got as many people trying to construct buildings up there as we have the administration and some of the others trying to get buildings not constructed. So, with that I'll turn it back over to Mr. Weaver. Mr. Plummer: I move that the matter be sent to the administration to review, and come back with a recommendation, if possible - as soon as possible. Mr. Weaver: Could I ask, Mr. Commissioner, if it would be possible to have some form of resolution of support, so that we can take that back to Congress? Mr. Plummer: I move the resolution of support that this City join hands with G.S.A. for a new U.S. Attorney General's office, and likewise send it to the administration to expedite as quickly as possible their review and recommendation back to this Commission. I so move. Mrs. Kennedy: I second, and under discussion, let me ask you, David - I just called my office to see why I didn't have a copy of your memo attached, and they say that they don't recall ever receiving it. So could you make sure that I get all the information? Mr. Weaver: I certainly will. I have in my notes here that it was sent to all the Commissioners, but I'll check as soon as I get back. Thank you. Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion - I'll be voting with the motion. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Under discussion. Mr. Dawkins: But in the event that I'm not satisfied with the remunerations for this property, then I'll be voting no. Mayor Suarez: Yeah, he's voting for himself, not for Commissioner Carollo. Mr. Weaver: I just wondered which chair he was standing behind. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: Well, he's standing way over. Mr. Plummer: You really got to rub salt in, right? Sorry, Del. Mayor Suarez: Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-826 A MOTION SUPPORTING IN PRINCIPLE THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE GSA U.S. ATTORNEY'S FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI; FURTHER DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO REVIEW THIS MATTER AND COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION WITH A RECOMMENDATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- fd 112 October 7, 1986 AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. -.v ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mr. John Thank you very much. Mayor Suarez: Thank you, Dave, thank you, John, for coming down, and we'll continue to cooperate with you, to make sure that it becomes a reality. God knows, it's needed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45. BRIEF REPORT ON MEETING HELD WITH CHARTER BOAT CAPTAINS REGARDING OPTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR MOVE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, on Item 64, Mr. Gilchrist, Mr. Blaisdell, and Mr. Corge and I, met with the two representatives of the charter boat captains. We have entered in discussion and asked for more information. We are meeting again on - John, the 22nd? We're meeting again on the 22nd of October, and at this particular time, it has all been preliminary discussions. Basically, the premise of the discussions: Is it more advantageous for the charter boats to move back into Miamarina, rather than building the facility at F.E.C., and as such, we would then have that monies to put in. They have surrendered to us a list of 20 items, some which are already in place, and wouldn't cost the City anything, and some of them are hard and fast cold dollars. That's what we're talking about. At this particular time, I would appreciate the Commission waiting until we have our meeting on the 22nd, and at that time we can come back with a report as to the findings of what we have; been able to recommend to you. I surrender that as a report. Anyone have any questions? Mayor Suarez: No questions, for myself. Mr. Gilchrist: Let's post Items 64 and 65. 46. CONTINUED DISCUSSION REGARDING AWARD OF CITY CONTRACTS TO MINORITY/WOMEN- OWNED FIRMS. (ALSO SEE LABELS 34 AND 37, ABOVE) Mrs. Kennedy: Mr. Mayor, before we continue, let me just say something that I've been thinking back and forth since we met with WSM this afternoon, and the unfortunate thing that I heard, that women -owned businesses were only one percent, and Black -owned, eleven percent. Could the City perhaps have an Outreach program that will go out to the community and explain to all the ... all three communities, how the RFP's work, and the criteria, and all the guidelines involved? Mr. Odio: Yes, Commissioner, I'll proceed in that direction if you so choose to do so. Mrs. Kennedy: I really think it's very necessary. Mr. Odio: Yes, Commissioner. We'll do it. Mrs. Kennedy: OK, thank you. Mayor Suarez: Does that cover 64 and 65? Mr. Gilchrist: Yes. fd 113 r 47. ESTABLISH POLICY ON "PLACEMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE MONUMENTS." Mayor Suarez: Item 66. Please approach the mike. Komm. Karl Moslein: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. I am not a citizen of this beautiful City, only an honorable citizen, but also I have to represent the German government, and I read here that you talk about disposition of the monuments and statuary of the Bayfront Park. And one of the statues is Humboldt. We made a gift in February, 1979, to the City - a gift of the Federal Republic of Germany. And a motion is to make sure that this statue gets a good new place, if not keep it where it was before. And please let me shortly only, talk about the press release last time. It says, "Sculpture is an exact replica of the famous bust of German explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. It is a gift of the Federal Republic of Germany to this City. Von Humboldt, perhaps as famous in this country for the exchange of political views with Thomas Jefferson as was the classification of South American plant life, which transforms the natural science, posed for the original bust before classical sculptor Daniel Rowe(?), who worked in Berlin during the first half of the 19th Century. Rowe(?) is best known for his bust of Goethe and the monument of Frederick the Great, now standing as a part of Sans Souci in Berlin." The replica is a valuable bronze, and may I remind the City that in the year 1970, the 16th of February was proclaimed Alexander von Humboldt Day. We forgot all about it. But please, may I may one suggestion - you could talk about, either leave it to the Bayfront Park, or maybe to the Cultural Arts Center, University of Miami Science Museum, or, last, not least, Wolfson Center in Miami Community College. Thank you very much. Mayor Suarez: Thank you for your presentation. I wonder what Pat Keller, if she were here, would think of Alexander von Humboldt, as far as him being someone worth remembering in our community? Go ahead, John, do you have any... Mr. Gilchrist: I remember, because I came here to Miami in '72 from California, part of my property was in Humboldt County, California. It's a very fine place. Mayor Suarez: You're wishing to go back there? Mr. Gilchrist: And it's named after Von Humboldt. Mr. Odio: Wish he'd stayed there. Mr. Gilchrist: He's trying to send me back. Mayor Suarez: How much do we save if we send him back? Don't say it. Mr. Gilchrist: What we're recommending here to the Commission is to establish a policy. We've had policy in the past on this, but to reestablish, I would say - and that is to give priority first of all to monuments, plaques, and statuary, that they stay in the City of Miami if they were dedicated to the City of Miami. And, further, that we try to identify appropriate places, such as this gentleman has suggested, for the location of those. And then, further, that any future statuary, or plaques, or busts or whatever, that are submitted, that the City Commission, prior to accepting them, identify a location and the proper position for them. And, if that is a general policy of the City, then following that are the list of those monuments and statues that were in Bayfront Park, where they have been located. And following, on item three, on the last page, are the items that are still in Bayfront Park and have to be determined to have locations, and the recommendations for those. The resolution that is attached is really a resolution of policy, and we would intend to bring each of these issues before the Commission for approval, as has been done in the past. Mayor Suarez: In the case of Von Humboldt, is there any idea where that bust might end up, so that we could inform the representative of the Republic? fd 114 October 7, 1986 i r i 1 Mr. Gilchrist: One of the recommendations that we've made here in that - I don't know whether you're familiar with the locations we have identified on } Biscayne Boulevard, which are quite prominent in the redevelopment of the landscape central portion of the Boulevard, and we were recommending that this would be considered for one of those prominent locations on Biscayne... i Mayor Suarez: It would be a lot more visible than it has been. Of course, anything would be more visible than the way they were in Bayfront Park, when no one went there to view anything. Mr. Gilchrist: That's correct. Mayor Suarez: But, we'll work with you to make sure that, you know, that the final, approved place is one that is acceptable to the German government, and i we'll take any suggestions from you on that. Thank you very much, John. Do we need to make any... Mr. Gilchrist: We need to have that resolution passed, I think, which reestablishes that policy. ' Mayor Suarez: Yeah, I think the criteria make a lot of sense, as I have read them. Mr. Gilchrist: OK. Mrs. Kennedy: Yes, and I so move. Mayor Suarez: And I'll entertain a motion, which we have - Commissioner Kennedy. Need a second on... Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Second. Any discussion? Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Kennedy, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-827 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY ON THE PLACEMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE MONUMENTS, PLAQUES AND STATUARY IN THE - CITY OF MIAMI. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE FOR RECORD: At this time, Agenda Items 67 and 68 were withdrawn. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------_-_-__—___-___-_--_-----__ _�___.�_ 48. ISSUE AMENDED DEVELOPMENT ORDER FOR THE ONE DUPONT PLAZA PORTION OF "MIAMI CENTER I PROJECT." Hr. Sergio Rodriguez: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission. fd 115 October 7, 1986 Mayor Suarez: To reduce that package to a couple of :sheets, as instructed? Mr. Rodriguez: Yeah, going to try to, sir. I'm going to try to go with a fairly short presentation, because I think the issues are known by you all already on all of this. Just for a brief history, this item was before you on June 26 of this year, and you continued the item until the ten points that were identified in the memo by the Planning Department were resolved. On September 25th, you continued this item to today. Just to try to guide you to the three major parts that you have in your packet - you have your packet marked with some tabs. If you look at them, one tab identifies the Planning Memo of October lot, 1986, and is on page 5-f. I'm going to be referring to that part of the memo all the time. In addition to that, you have also the resolution, which is on page 557, which is another tab, and Exhibit B, which is page 552, which basically is a development order, which is the contract between the City and the Developer if this were to be approved. If you refer back to the packet that you have before you, and on the tab referred by October 1st, 1986, the Planning Department memo, this is an effort from the Planning Department to bring you up to date from what has happened since September 25th, when this came before you, and the information that we have to update that. On page 5-h you're going to have a copy of this projected in the screen. On page 5-h you have all the conditions that were identified before, and the resolution of each one of them. Condition number 4 dealt with the River Walk, and the issue at that time was whether there would be... the River Walk would be open to anyone, or restricted in its use. The Planning Department and the applicant have finally agreed to the condition that anyone can use it. So this has been resolved, basically, in support of the recommendation made by the administration. Mayor Suarez: Sergio. Mr. Rodriguez: Yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: Before I forget. Looking at the corner there - and maybe Bob can answer this - as we go from the river to the bay, it doesn't look like we have 50 feet between that, whatever it is, that .green area that you've got there. Is that just a problem of scale there, or...? I know we lose the 50 feet when we try to go around the pavilion. Are we going to have a full... Mr. Walter Pierce: Mr. Mayor, the answer to the question is, there is not 50 feet. Mr. Rodriguez: It's not 50 feet. Mr. Robert H. Traurig: (INAUDIBLE COMMENT OFF MIKE) Mr. Pierce: Yes. Mr. Rodriguez: If you want to, we can go to the... Mayor Suarez: If you have green areas, as part of... Mr. Traurig: (INAUDIBLE BEGINNING, OFF MIKE)...previously approved. Mr. Rodriguez: That was probably the previous development owner. Mayor Suarez: Just trying to figure out how people are going to walk all the ray around, hopefully, eventually, to Bayfront Park and Bayside. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yeah, they can't. Mr. Rodriguez: That was part of the previous development owner. This is amended, and this is grandfathering that portion of it. Mr. Traurig: I haven't introduced myself, and it's really not appropriate for us to speak, but my name is Robert H. Traurig, 1401 Brickell Avenue; and Mr. Paul Soper, the architect, is here to explain this at the appropriate time, air. Mr. Rodriguez: Continuing with condition number five. There was the issue of establishing a landmark focal point in the area of Biscayne Boulevard, as it facts the river. We were trying to nail down the figure, to establish a figure of half a million dollars for this feature. The applicant agreed to fd 116 October 7, 1986 the feature without trying to limit the amount. In the negotiations that we had with them, they finally agreed to that half a million dollar figure, so we have agreement with the Planning Department recommendation on that point. In relation to condition number six, the Bayfront Park, the issue was the contribution of one million dollars toward that park, and the applicant has agreed to contribute one million dollars toward the park. The only change that we have on that item, in the language, is ... No, the only thing that we established, which I'm going to cover later on, is when do they have to contribute that million dollars? Mrs. Kennedy: Well, it's when we...when they get the C.O. issued. All at once, not in two parts, as they had previously... i Mr. Rodriguez: Right. The... i Mrs. Kennedy: ...agreed, and that is... Mr. Rodriguez: The recommendation that we have in the development order, Commissioner Kennedy, is, and the applicant has agreed to it, that they will contribute the one million dollars at the time of the building permit for Phase 1. In relation to items 17b and 25b of the condition, which is condition number four of the ten conditions, the issue was whether the traffic study had to receive F.D.O.T. approval, and this issue has been resolved already by a letter from F.D.O.T. In addition to items 17d and 25d, which is whether the applicant will contribute toward the applicant's fair share, based on the D.D.A. alternative, and some applicant modification to the bifurcated ramp, this agreement by the applicant to contribute the fair share for that change, plus the $188,000 caused by the applicant's modifications. In addition to items 17e and 25e, which is the applicant's fair share for local surface and street improvement, the applicant agrees with the Planning Department that it will contribute the fair share. In relation to conditions 17f and 25f, applicant's fair share for Brickell Avenue, Miami River Bridge replacement, the issue was whether the applicant will fund or loan $517,000, the Planning Department indicated that we wanted to have a funding of that Item, and the applicant before was suggesting a loan. The applicant has now agreed to fund, bond, or provide a letter of credit for $517,000 to F.D.O.T. In addition to that, they have suggested a new language, and the new language that they have suggested is, instead of doing this in relation to Phase 2, the applicant has added this language, which is in agreement to the Planning Department, which is: "The applicant shall provide the City a letter of credit in said amount...," half a million dollars - $517,000, to be more exact - "...to be applied to the construction of the above -described improvement prior to the issuance of any (temporary, partial or permanent) certificate of occupancy for Phase 1, which letter of credit shall be cancelled if said public sector financing package has been committed for the respective improvements or five years from the issuance of said letters of credit whichever is earlier." The Planning Department added additional language, which is not, I understand, supported by the applicant, that says: "provided however that the letters of credit shall be renewed for an additional five years if required by the Miami City Commission. In relation to items 25g and 17g, which is the issue of the applicant's fair share for the bifurcated ramp, the issue before was whether it should be funding or loan of $5,027,000 for the portion of the fair share for that facility, and the applicant has agreed to fund, bond or provide a letter of credit for $5,027,000 to F.D.O.T., with some language similar to the one I mentioned before. In addition to item 25h, as to whether the building permit for Phase 2 will be tied to the ramp construction, the applicant has agreed with the Planning Department that no building permit for One Dupont Plaza, Phase 2, will be given until construction has commenced on the bifurcated ramp. In relation to item 28, that deals with the proportional deletion of up to ten percent of the project, the applicant and the Planning Department has agreed that they may delete up to ten percent of the project, provided that this be proportionate among the different uses. In addition to that, the applicant suggested some nonsubstantive language that relates to - which is on page 5-f of the October 1st memo, which is in your packet. I don't have to go through that, because it's on the record. And in addition to that, the applicant included some language, which is on page 5-g of the packet, also of the memo dated October 1st, from Sergio Rodriguez to Cesar Odio, on this issue, that relates to the fact that they will proffer a voluntary covenant that will basically be... in which they are basically saying that they are in conformance with the development order. Now, if you go to Attachment B, which is on page 5-1 of that packet, on the first portion, that deals with the- Planning fd 117 October 7, 1086 Department memo, you will see in that attachment, the level of donations that the Planning Department, and specifically the applicants, agree to, to provide in relation to this project. As you will see, the applicant will provide, in relation to the River Walk, half a million dollars... Mayor Suarez: Let me interrupt you for a second and ask a technical question here. Is there a. need to build up a record, and if so, why? Do we have any objectors at this point? Mr. Joel Maxwell: Mr. Mayor, regardless of whether there are objectors or not, it's necessary to have the record, because this is an appealable item. It's a public hearing at this time, so you do have to have a record. Mayor Suarez: Do we need a record as lengthy as the one he seems to be Intending to give us today here? Mr. Maxwell: I believe so. I think the reason that Mr. Rodriguez is doing that is because these are items that were not in the packet, or are added to the packet from the last time, so they want to make sure that it's on the record that you've considered those items. Mayor Suarez: Let me just ask, is there anyone here that plans to be objecting to the item in question - the development order, I guess, is what we'll be approving, right? Mr. Alan Baker (OFF MIKE): Yes, sir. Mayor Suarez: What interest do you represent, if I may just ask? Mr. Baker (OFF MIKE): My name is Alan Baker. Southeast Financial Center. We just have some concerns, but not objections. Mayor Suarez: OK, because I thought a lot of those had been resolved. Go ahead, I'm sorry. Mr. Rodriguez: Well, to cut it short, let me refer to item. ..Attachment B, which is on page 5-1, that relates to all the different commitments made by _ tha applicant in relation to this project. And if you want, we're ready to answer any questions as to any details of the project. We have.a staff that can go into the specifics of the project. We felt that you have been exposed to this project already enough on different occasions, that we should address only those ten issues that were, in our opinion, are now resolved. Mr. Plummer: All right. My question still resolves the same, and, Bob, you can handle it individually or in your presentation. My concern is the monies for the bifurcation. As I said to you at the last meeting, I'll stretch anything, and any imagination, to make sure that those monies are secure. And I'm asking you, however you want to handle it, or if you come up with something that is agreeable, and a compromise situation. I said I would even go to the extent that - I think your construction is 30 months, is that correct - 27 to 30 months? That you have until that time to come up with a letter of credit. Mr. Traurig: We have agreed to that, Commissioner. Mr. Plummer: You've already agreed to that? Mr. Traurig: We've agreed, and it's in the proposed development order, that we must provide the letter of credit as a condition to getting a certificate, of occupancy for Phase 1. Mr. Rodriguez: I want to make sure that it's clear, though. Go to page 5-g of your packet. Mr. Plummer: Go ahead, tell me what it says. Mr. Rodriguez: It says, we added some language, to make sure that it would satisfy us. If Mr. Traurig is in agreement to our language, I don't have any problem. Mr. Traurig: We accept your language, air. fd lie 7777777777 Mr. Rodriguez: You accept the language? Mr. Plummer: Well, how about letting me know what the language is. Mr. Rodriguez: No, there was an objection, so that's why. Mr. Plummer: Yes. Would you translate for me, please? Mr. Rodriguez: I will. There has been an amendment to the item, the language that we have in the item, to add the following: "The applicant shall provide the City a letter of credit in said amount, $517,000, or $5,027,000, to be applied to the construction of the above described improvements." It refers to the ramp under the bridge. "Prior to the issuance of any," we added, "(temporary, partial or permanent) certificate of occupancy for Phase 1, which letter of credit shall be cancelled if said public sector financing package has been committed for the respective improvements for five years from the issuance of said letters of credit, whichever is earlier," we added - "provided however that the letters of credit shall be renewed for an additional five years if required by the Miami City Commission." Mr. Plummer: So, in other words, what you're saying is, we will get a letter of credit on the five -point -something million dollars,... Mr. Rodriguez: Right. Mr. Plummer: And that is for five years, with an option for another five years at the discretion of this Commission. Mr. Rodriguez: Right. Mr. Plummer: Before they get a certificate of occupancy. Mr. Rodriguez: For Phase 1. Mr. Plummer: For Phase ... yes. Mr. Rodriguez: Right. If by any chance the five years lapse, you have the chance to renew it again; and if by any chance those ten years have lapsed, and you are already on Phase 2, they are committed in relation to Phase 2, to provide the amount of money again - I mean, they have to provide the amount of money. -r Mr. Plummer: OK. You know, the point was raised, and I agree - we can hold his hands to the fire for so long, but we cannot hold his hands to the fire infinitum. That would unfair. Now, you know, you can say, "Well, we've been fighting this bifurcation for 20 years. Why do you think we're going to get J in done in the next ten?" Well, why are we going to get it done in the next 20? But we can't make this man wait 30, 50 years with a letter of credit. I think that's unfair. But I think it shows good faith on their part, that prior to the certificate of occupancy on Phase 1, they will surrender this letter of credit, which is the guarantee that I've asked for at all times, and I want to tell you, I have no problem. Mrs. Kennedy: Well, so... Mr. Plummer: On that item. (Laughter) Mr. Plummer: Now let's go through the other ten - one by one. Mr. Rodriguez: You want to go all again through that? Mr. Plummer: Yes, air. Mrs. Kennedy: Before we start this, let me just clarify for the record that the million dollars for Bayfront Park is when the building permit is issued. Mr. Rodriguez: Say that again? I'm sorry. Mrs. Kennedy: When the building permit is issued. fd 119 Mr. Plummer: That's one of the items, and we going to go through them one by one. Mr. Rodriguez: Yeah, I went though the items, I'm sorry; but let me go through them again. Mr. Plummer: Item one. a Mr. Rodriguez: Item number one was the issue of the River Walk. And they have agreed to pay the half a million dollars and to make the River Walk available to anyone that wants to use it, like we've tried to argue. Mr. Plummer: So, they've given the dedication of the footage, and the money of a half a million dollars for the River Walk. Mr. Maxwell: No, it's half... just a half a million dollars. Mr. Rodriguez: Yeah, they have ... no, they have allowed to improve the River Walk and to make it available to anyone to use it. Mr. Plummer: OK, but that amount of money is a half a million dollars? Mr. Rodriguez: Half a million dollars. Mr. Plummer: OK. Question. Mr. Rodriguez: That will be available at the time of building permit for Phase 1. Mr. Plummer: It will... available for somebody to walk on? Mr. Rodriguez: No. The amount of money to improve, to make sure that it will be up front. Mr. Plummer: OK. Do we need to put a provision in there that that must be completed at the same time that the building is completed? Just put it in there that they got to put the money in escrow, means they could spend it 20� years down the line. I think that that needs to be incorporated, the wording that that River Walk has to be completed prior to the building completion, or at the same ... no less than the same time. Mr. Rodriguez: That sounds reasonable to me, I don't know. Mr. Maxwell: Want to get a certificate of occupancy. _�. Mr. Plummer: Right. The certificate of occupancy must include the River Walk. Mr. Rodriguez: Let me look at the language one second, because I think we covered that. Mr. Traurig: May we, the applicant, say that we concur. We understand that it's to be done, so that the River Walk will be available to the public at the time Phase I is completed. Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir. Let's go to item number two. Mr. Rodriguez: Item number two was the provision of a landmark focal point, and the issue was, before, that the applicant was proposing a language that didn't specify the amount of money. We suggested half a million dollars. Mr. Plummer: And they have agreed. Hr. Rodriguez: They have agreed. Mr. Plummer: Item three. Mr. Rodriguez: They have agreed to do this at the time of building permit tar Phase I. Item number three was the Bayfront Park. Mr. Plummer: OK, and that's a million dollars. fd 120 Octobst y, 1980 Mr. Rodriguez: One million dollars, and the applicant has agreed to provide that, and the building permit for Phase I. Mr. Plummer: OK, and that's in cash. t Mr. Rodriguez: It in ... Mr. Plummer: That's in dollars. That's not in kind or in trees or in $r concrete. Mr. Rodriguez: No. Funds. Mr. Pierce: No, we'll take a check, though. We'll take a cashier's check. Mr. Plummer: A cashier's check. Mrs. Dougherty: A cashier's check is fine, too. Mr. Traurig: May I respond as he goes along? Mr. Plummer: Sure. Mr. Traurig: With regard to the Bayfront Park improvement, I had asked for consideration that one-half of that amount be provided at the time of the _ issuance of the building permit, and the balance at the time of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy. I don't know what the feelings of this Commission might be, but... Mrs. Kennedy: My feelings .... you know, my feelings ... I'm dead set on that. A Mr. Traurig: Commissioner, I... Yes, I do know what your feelings are. r Mrs. Kennedy: And I don't know about the rest, but I'm sure. F Mr. Traurig: OK. Mr. Plummer: Wait, wait, let me understand, Bob, for the record. All the tea items that you have, they have concurred with. Mr. Rodriguez: They have concurred with them. Mr. Plummer: I'm traveling on that assumption. Mr. Traurig: We've concurred on the million dollars. Mr. Plummer: OK. Mr. Traurig: We were just... and in my presentation, I was going to ask for �x you to consider whether or not it would be equitable for a portion of that, 41 namely one-half, to be paid at the time of the issuance of the building permit, and the balance at the time of the C.O., for cash flow protections. S Mr. Plummer: Would you like to make it two equal payments of $750,000 each? Mr. Traurig: Well, we'll take what the Commissioner wants. Mr. Plummer: Thank you. Next item. Mr. Traurig: And that's the million dollars up front. Mr. Rodriguez: The next item was a technical item, in relation to a.traffic - study that required F.D.O.T. approval, and we received already a letter from them, saying there is no problem with that, and everything... Mr. Plummer: And they'll pay for it. i- Mr. Rodriguez: ...and that has been resolved. Mr. Plummer: They'll pay for it? Mr. Rodriguez: Right. fd 121 October 7, iVSA ,.,.;. Mr. Plummera And we get a copy of it? Mr. Rodriguez: The issue has been resolved already, which is... Mr. Plummer: OK, but I want to know what the issues are. Let's go to the } next item. Mr. Rodriguez: OK. The next item was, whether the applicant will agree to pay the fair share amount of money for the A.D.A. alternative that has been proposed for the bifurcated ramp, and the modifications to that ramp caused by this applicant's proposal, which amounts to at least $138,000 plus whatever modifications will be caused by the study from D.D.A.,... Mr. Plummer: Are we binding... Mr. Rodriguez: ...and they have agreed to that. Mr. Plummer: Are we binding... well, but wait a minute, now - I don't know that I agree to that. Are we binding our hands by limiting it just to the D.D.A. proposal? What about if some other alternative proposal is made? And you know what I'm talking about. Mr. Rodriguez: I know what you're talking about, but this is the one that we have before us now, the only one that is tangible. Mr. Plummer: Well, why couldn't you strike the word "D.D.A." and put in, "any other viable alternative," and give the City the flexibility? I mean, he's obligated for the same amount of dollars. Mr. Rodriguez: That's OK with me. I would like to hear the applicant on that one. Mr. Plummer: Bob, you're well aware of where I'm coming from. Mr. Traurig: Yes, but as Mr. Rodriguez is telling you, the only traffic plan that was submitted and became a part of the record of the South Florida Regional Planning Council, through the application for development approval, or subsequently the records of this City, was the basic plan that was submitted, plus the plans that were referred to as the "D.D.A. plan" or the "applicant's plan." We have now submitted a revised plan which makes it very clear, and this is for the benefit of the Southeast Bank representatives, that 3rd Street remains open. We do not, at this time, for this project, have any intention to support or to in any way incorporate a different plan for this particular development order. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Rodriguez: How much is that - $138,000? The, $138,000 is an additional improvement... Mr. Plummer: But, I mean, it's $138,000... Mr. Rodriguez: ... plus... Mr. Plummer: ... if the alternate. Mr. Rodriguez: No. It's 100 percent of the total cost of the changes created by the D.D.A. plan, plus $138,000 for conversion of the ramp embankments, service road, and geometric modification of one of the streets. Mr. Plummer: Why... but, OK, I guess what I'm saying is, I would be more comfortable that that monies would be paid on any viable alternate so deemed by this Commission. Mr. Rodriguez: That's OK. I think that's reasonable to us. Mr. Traurig: We concur with that - that if a different surface road system is ultimately approved by this Commission before the surface improvements have been made in connection with Phase 1, we will utilize those funds for that new surface road system. Let me point out, however - and this is very important that it was intended by the proposed development order by the Planning Department that that contribution toward surface road improvements would be fd 122 October 7, 1986 _ r= utilized, since it's a fair share contribution, but intended to improve the surface roads abutting this property, it was intended to be used for the roads contiguous to this property. Mr. Plummer: Next item. Mr. Rodriguez: I think you're referring to the next item. Mr. Traurig: OK. F Mr. Rodriguez: The next item deals with the applicant's contribution of local surface street improvement, and you have agreed to do that, which is item 17e and 25e. Now we have an agreement on that one. Mr. Plummer: Next item. a 4 Mr. Rodriguez: The next item was the famous issue of whether to fund or loan $517,000 for the applicant's fair share for the Brickell Avenue Miami River. Bridge replacement. Mr. Plummer: They have agreed to that? Mr. Rodriguez: They have agreed to provide funds, bonds, or letter of credit for $517,000, and there's some language that you should be aware, and the language that you should be aware, which I think is reasonable, in our opinion, is that they will provide that amount of money or, in the alternative, they will loan that amount of money to F.D.O.T. if it is acceptable to them, and the City is not... is held harmless on that agreement. Mr. Plummer: Next item. Mr. Rodriguez: The next item relates to the five million dollars for the bifurcated ramps. It's the same issue. Mr. Plummer: We've already addressed that. Mr. Rodriguez: The next item is, whether the building permit for Phase II is tied to the ramp construction or not, or to the certificate of occupancy. Mr. Plummer: Well, I think you... Mr. Rodriguez: And we have agreed... they have agreed that no building for the Dupont Plaza Phase II will be granted until the construction has commenced on the bifurcated ramps. Mr. Plummer: O000h. So that... let me ask you, all right? It's ten years before the State of Florida does anything. Are you saying that they can't build for ten years? Mr. Rodriguez: The second phase. Mr. Plummer: You don't have a problem with that? Mr. Traurig: Yes, of course we do, but we've accepted that, because we felt that the City wanted to link the development of Phase II to the availability of the bifurcated ramps, and... Mr. Plummer: Yeah, but here again, Bob, I go back to my original statement, you know? Mr. Traurig: This is harsher than what the Regional Planning Council imposed. Mr. Plummer: Well,... Mr. Traurig: And it's harsher than what your Planning Advisory Board imposed. Mr. Plummer: What we're doing is penalizing the developer for the sins of the State Road Department. That's what we're really doing. That's the bottom line. Mr. Rodriguez: I think that you're exercising some: control on the development In they future, because we have to make sure; that the facilities are in place before we approve anything. fd 123 October 7, 1986 Mr. Plummer: But are those controls reasonable, is the question I'm asking. Mr. Rodriguez: Well, I think that you're leaving this... you have an option in the future to revise this if the situation changes in the future, and... Mr. Plummer: I would ... Let me tell you, Sergio, I would be more comfortable -= with wording that says that at the time they are ready to build Phase II, if the bifurcation is not in, they would have to come before this Commission for 1 a hearing to approve Phase II. ;t Mr. Rodriguez: That's OK. Mr. Plummer: Now, the problem that I've got, you know, unfortunately... Mr. Rodriguez: That would cover the language. Mr. Plummer: ...the State of Florida operates - they don't operate in advance - OK? - that in advance we build the roads and then you build the buildings. It's always the other way around. And it's unfortunate. Now, are we going to stymie the entire downtown for ten, twenty, thirty years? I think it's fair that at the time they want to commence Phase II, if the bifurcation ramp is not in place, or on the drawing boards, or funded - whatever that word would be - that the only way that they can get a building permit on Phase II is with a meeting before this Commission. Mr. Rodriguez: I think that would be OK, because that would cover the concerns of the language from the State, that says that the City cannot approve a project for which the infrastructure is not available, and at that time we'll bring the.issue before you. Mr. Plummer: Would you accept that, Bob? Mr. Traurig: Yes, and I thank you for it. Mr. Plummer: All right, next item. Mr. Rodriguez: The last item was a minor item that relates. to whether they want to proportionately delete up to ten percent of the project, and we said that, yeah, and we came to an agreement that they may delete up to ten percent of the project without triggering any substantial deviation, providing that they do it proportionately. The idea was to avoid that, for example, they now have a project that proposes to have some housing, and that they delete ten percent of the housing only. Ten percent of the project, and that would eliminate completely the housing of the project. By doing it this way, it's a proportionate change, and if there is something beyond that, it will come before you. Mr. Plummer: That's fair. Mr. Rodriguez: And they have agreed to that. Mr. Plummer: That's fair. That's all of the points. Mr. Traurig: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, I would like to expedite this, based on your earlier inquiry as to whether there was anyone who had any objection, but I would like to mention a few things, since the representative of the Southeast is here. Mr. Plummer. Excuse me, Bob. Let me go back. The City Attorney has made a good point. On that provision as far as their being able to apply for their permit for Phase II - I would say that, to clarify the language, that either full funding or construction has commenced. If neither one of those have been done, then the only way they can get a permit for Phase II would be a hearing before this Commission. I am reminded that there is already drawings of a number of bifurcations offered in solutions at this time, so they could have, you know, in effect, go and draw out a permit for Phase II right now, which I...put in there the drawings. So, I think that full funding in place or construction commenced, they would not have to corms back to this Commission for a hearing. Is that ... you feel... Is that adequate? Mr. Rodriguez: Let me think duplications of this. fd 124 October 7, 1906 Mr. Plummer- If you got any better wording, I'll be glad to listen, but I think it's fair - OK? - that if full funding is in place, or construction - assuming that construction is started, that full funding is in place - then I think that that satisfies any concerns that might exist as to whether or not it's going to be done. Drawings doesn't mean that it'll be done. Mr. Rodriguez: I think that probably is covering the concerns that we have. Mr. Plummer: OK. So, correct that wording. Mrs. Kennedy: Bob, let me also ask you, and I have to think on behalf of all the working mothers in the City of Miami, that are many - the City is strapped for funds, and we need to go to private enterprise for day care centers. Now, I also understand that at $34 a square foot, it's not economically possible to do a day care center, which would be my first choice. But if you could contribute something to an established day care center, you know, we'd be very, very receptive, and I think it would be great. Mr. Traurig: Mrs. Kennedy, I think that the social conscience of the developer leads him to concur with you, and he would like to make a proposal to contribute through a recognized social service organization, such as the YWCA, the sum of $5,000 per year for five years, starting with the issuance of the certificate of occupancy on Phase I, so that there will be some contribution toward the day care problems of Dade County. We recognize that this is not a land use issue; it is not an issue relating to impacts of this particular property. We voluntarily offer that. We will make it part of any agreement that the City Attorney feels should confirm what we're saying here today. We have prepared a covenant agreeing to all of the financial contributions and other obligations contained in the proposed development — order. We will modify it to provide for this additional $5,000 per year for five years. I would like to supplement what Mr. Rodriguez said, and refer you to page 5-m of the package that you've got. There have been a number of amendments proposed, and I say this because the representative of Southeast Bank, or Southeast Financial Center, Mr. Baker, is here. Amendments A, B, C, and D submitted by us are really for the benefit of the Miami Center existing in the Southeast Financial Center, to give them adequate notice of the development, and the foundation work, and the drainage proposals, etc., and to make sure that they can monitor the structural integrity of the project, and also to coordinate the traffic signalization. And they have been very cooperative, and I would say to you, and I think the record should reflect this - your staff has 'been enormously cooperative in trying to work out the details of this proposed development order. So we would ask you to incorporate all of those additional conditions in the development order, which are conditions with which we accede. Also, we have suggested changing those figures 5 and 6 of the development order, to demonstrate to our neighbors that Southeast 3rd Street will remain open, and that, again, was requested by our neighbors. So, unless you have questions of us... Mr. Plummer: I have one other concern. Sergio. Mr. Rodriguez: I'm sorry. Mr. Plummer: I have one other concern. That concern is: Is there :a stipulation in this order as to how long before commencement can start on Phase I? Mr. Traurig: Yes. Mr. Rodriguez: Let me go back to that. Mr. Plummer: Pierce is shaking his head "no," and you're saying "yes." May I please be told, if it exists, how long is the time period? Mr. Rodriguez: I don't remember seeing that item. Mr. Plummer: Well, since Mr. Traurig said yes, let me ask Mr. Traurig. Mr. Traurig: Well, there is a provision with regard to the starting of Phase II. There isn't a specific provision with regard to the commencement of Phase I. Normally, a development order expires if no work is done within a period of time. And we're looking at this as one project, with an expiration date. Cd 125 October ?, 1986 t (� Mr. Pluaffler: Well, what I'm saying is, Bob... Mr. Rodriguez: Commissioner Plummer, I have an item here. Mr. Plummer: OK. Mr. Rodriguez: Condition 29 says that: "Stay the effectiveness of this Development Order - Exhibit 'D' - if One DuPont Plaza... Phase I is not under construction within three years from the effective date of this Development Order." Mr. Plummer: So in other words, they must start Phase I within three years from the time that this order is in effect. Mr. Rodriguez: Right. Mr. Plummer: OK, that's reasonable. Mr. Rodriguez: That's on page 587. Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute, is that reasonable? Mr. Rodriguez: Well, we feel it is. Mr. Plummer: No, I mean, should we have tried it for two years? What's normal? Mr. Rodriguez: We feel that a project of this nature, which is very large, very complex, three years is a reasonable amount of time. Mr. Plummer: So what you're saying is, then, five years for the completion of Phase I is not unreasonable. Mr. Rodriguez: Doesn't look unreasonable to us. Mr. Plummer: You know, if we do it in two, we get it on the tax rolls faster. Mr. Rodriguez: Yeah, but if we don't get it, then we have to come back before you to amend the development order again. We feel it's reasonable... Mr. Walter Pierce: Three years, three years. Mr. Plummer: OK. Is there a timetable on Phase II, after the completion of Phase I? n< Mr. Traurig: Mr. Plummer, we can't start Phase II until the bifurcation system is - you know. Mr. Plummer: No, that's not true. That's what I built in, was the alternative.. Mr. Rodriguez: We have language that says - yeah, the language that we have now is: "provide a new termination date - termination date - of December 31st, 1996, by which time the applicant must obtain a building permit for Phase II," and provides for, that in any event the development order will expire on January lot of the year 2000. We're already in the year 20001 So what we're saying is that they have a grace period of ten years, basically, to start... Mr. Plummer: That's fourteen. Mr. Rodriguez: No. To start Phase II is ten years. Mr. Plummer: And you feel that's reasonable? Mr. Rodriguez: I think so, for a project of this —you know, this In... It looks the best at this time, you know. Mr. Plummer: twit stuttering. (Laughter) fd 126 October 7, 19#6 Mr. Rodriguez: We're planners, but we don't have a crystal ball. reasonable at this time, with what we know at this time on the project. Mr. Plummer: Thank you, sir. I have no further questions. Looks Mr. Dawkins: I got one question with the City Attorney. Mr. City Attorney, are the covenants being offered any more enforceable than the covenants that were offered on Claughton Island? Mr. Maxwell: Commissioner Dawkins, that's a rather subjective question. I believe that they are enforceable in a court of law. Mr. Dawkins: Well, why... Mr. Maxwell: We never, of course, took the Claughton Island covenants to court. I believe had we taken them to court we probably would have been able to force a court, or ask a court, to execute on behalf of the City. So, the answer to that question would be that I think these are effective covenants, and will... Mr. Dawkins: So, it's your... in your opinion, then, had we gone to court on the Claughton Island case, then we could have won on enforcement of the covenant. Mr. Maxwell: Well, it's hard to say what the court would do, but I believe we could have made a very good argument on the City's behalf, and quite possibly a court would have ruled in our favor. Mr. Dawkins: OK. I'll be voting no. And the reason I'll be voting no, I don't have no more confidence in these covenants than I had in Claughton Island. Mr. Plummer: Question. Let me...he's over there using that highfalutin' language. In your opinion, Mr. City Attorney, these covenants, which have been entered into voluntarily - are they binding on the applicant? Mr. Maxwell: Yes, sir. Mr. Dawkins: They are more binding than the Claughton Island ones? Mr. Maxwell: OK. We never... Mr. Dawkins: Come out in English, in plain English. Mayor Suarez: It's not quite true that they're voluntary. Some of these are... Mr. Dawkins: Yes, they are. Mayor Suarez: ...directly related to the Regional Planning Council. Mr. Rodriguez: No, sir. The applicant has proffered a covenant, by which they say that they agree to everything in the development order. Mayor Suarez: You're saying because we're now under a local ordinance, that makes these voluntary, until we come up with a better system. All right. Mr. Traurig: May I partially respond to Commissioner Dawkins? In Claughton Island... Mayor Suarez: At your own risk! At your own risk. Mr. Traurig. Yes, at my risk. I would like to say, air, that on the Claughton Island case there wasn't a covenant, there was only the conditions in the development order. Number two, those conditions were ultimately modified... Mr. Dawkins: I beg to differ with you, sir. I have —now, you saw the covenant, Mr. Traurig. Did you not see a covenant, that these units would be built - was that not a covenant? fd Mr. Traurig: Those were conditions in the development order, air. Mr. Rodriguez: Sure was. Mr. Dawkins: They were? Mr. Rodriguez: Yes. Mr. Dawkins: OK. Mayor Suarez: Do we have ... do we get a chance to hear now from... Mr. Plummer: Oh, yeah, wait a minute, I need one other condition. I'm sorry. Sergio - shame on you. We need to extract from them that they will make space available on their roof for all City of Miami communications, as necessary. Mr. Rodriguez: Mr. Plummer: square feet,... Mr. Rodriguez: on me. Mr. Plummer: difference. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: are... (INAUDIBLE COMMENT OFF MIKE - UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER) Mr. Plummer: Yeah, well I just want to sure we get them from everybody, that's all. Mr. Pierce: Yeah, but you see, theirbuilding is going to be taller than Southeast, so we may even more. Mr. Rodriguez: OK. It's condition number thirteen, page 588. "Provide interior..." Mr. Plummer: Damn, I stopped reading at 587. (Laughter) Mr. Rodriguez: You see, you have to read the whole thing. "Provide interior and roof space on either or both of the towers... during and as part of the initial construction of One DuPont Plaza... if required by the City, for, a communications antenna, and supporting structure... for the City's emergency communication system." Mr. Plummer: Free. Mayor Suarez: Somebody playing games with our lights here? Is that ... are. you leaning against something there, Eli? Mr. Plummer: Free. Mr. Rodriguez: "Said antenna and appurtenances, services, shall be at City of Miami expense." f. Mr. Plummer: Oh, no. Oh, no. Hr. Rodriguez; "The applicant shall retain the right..." Mrs. Kennedy: City of Miami expenses? Mr. Plummert No, no, no, no. Hr. Rodriguez% That's the way that it has been... I believe we have that, too. They will provide the space, as I recall not to exceed 150 We have that, I believe. Hold on a second. Before you shame I'm going to shame you anyhow, so it doesn't make any The Southeast folks are smiling does that mean you guys fd 128 Mr. Pierce: For our commun...for our equipment. we put that in. - Mr. Plummer: No, no, no, no, no. Mr. Rodriguez: Don't you?` 4... Mr. Plummer: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Mr. Traurig: The space is contributed. The antenna, obviously, you intend to install yourself. - Mr. Pierce: Space is...we don't... Mr. Rodriguez: See... Mr. Plummer: The space is donated free, and one 110 outlet. (Laughter) Mr. Traurig: Yeah. Abs—the answer is yes. Mr. Plummer: Free. Mr. Rodriguez: The... ?Y Mr. Plummer: Free. y4 Mr. Traurig: Free. Mr. Plummer: Yeah, that's what I thought you said. (Laughter)' Mr. Rodriguez: Let me get that clear again. The space and the antenna... .<< Mr. Plummer: Any communications antennae that need to be placed, they, will provide the space and one electrical outlet - free. Mr. Pierce: Outlet. The electrical service to the antenna site. Mr. Plummer: Electrical service to the antenna. Mr. Pierce: Service to the antenna site. OF Mr. Plummer: Come on, hey, it's motherhood. Mr. Rodriguez: OK, you got me, then. Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Traurig, you are will you tell me just what you said, Traurig is correct. u Mr. Maxwell: Mr. Vice -Mayor, what occurred, now that I remember on that, was that the Claughton Island development agreement contained a separate agreement which amended the development order. There was no covenant, so to that extent 2, these are two distinct items. Mr. Dawkins: You're correct, air. Mr. Plummer: When's the groundbreaking? — Mayor Suarez: Do you want to go ahead and state your full agreement with this zY project now? Mr. Alan Baker: First of all, my name is Alan Baker. I represent Southeast_ financial Center. I'm the property manager at Southeast Financial Center. I would like to take a few minutes of your time just to, first of all, express that we commend the applicant on many of his concessions that he has granted, and we appreciate the help that he's given us so far, the language that he has put an the agreement thus far, looking out for everybody alse'a interests. �y However, we do have some concerns that we would like to state regarding the w, �- fd 129 October 7. 19#6 existing development order. As their counsel has told the Commissioners, the applicant in in favor of keeping 3rd Street open, and that is evident by the drawing; and, Again, we've heard him speak on that today. The plan - reviewing the plans, the land shows that Approximately two million square feet Of office space and other development will be constructed. The traffic studies show that this will require the bifurcated ramps to service the central business district area. The construction of the ramps will require a grant of easements from property which is currently owned by the applicant or by Mr. Gould, on the two westernmost lots which are presently used as parking lots. Mr. Pierce: You cannot do it. Mr. Plummer% Let's clarify this record. Mr. Gould is not the owner. Mr. Pierce: Just a moment. Mr. Baker: He ... OK. Mr. Pierce: Mr. Plummer. Mr. Plummer: He is a stockholder., Mr. Pierce: Mr. Plummer. Mr. Plummer: Sir. Mr. Pierce: Not only that, air, but that property to which he's referring is not a part of this application before you, and you have no authority to deal with that. Mr. Plummer: Let's clarify the record. Mr. Baker: OK. I'm making a statement regarding our concerns, and I think that the Commissioners should take into consideration. It is well known that the three parking lots in the property before the D.O. and this Commission is owned or controlled by Mr. Gould. Mr. Plummer: No, sir, it is...I will not accept that statement. It is an incorrect statement. I demand of you to produce proof, sir. Mr. Baker: Well... Mr. Plummer: No, no, no, sir. You've made a statement, now prove it. Prove. it. Mr. Baker: You ... OK. Mr. Plummer: You've made what I consider to be an incorrect statement. Mr. Baker: They are under the single ownership. Mr. Plummer: No, sir, they are not. Now you bring me proof and I'll listen to you. You're making statements that are incorrect. Mr. Gould does not own that property, air. He is not even controlling interest of that property. Mr. Baker: Gould and Olympia ... Mr. Plummer: Excuse me? Mr. Baker: Gould and Olympia York. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gould. ..Your statement was that Mr. Gould owns the property; That is an incorrect statement. He is not even majority stockholder. Mr. Baker: Gould and the Olympia York Florida Property Equity Group controls that property. Excuse me. Mr. Plummer: Exactly. Of which Mr. Gould is a minority stockholder. Mr. Pierce: fifty percent. fd Mr. Dawkins: Not necessarily. Mr. Maxwell: No, he's not. Mrs. Kennedy: In that correct? Mayor Suarez: Let's say a silent partner. Mr. Dawkins: No. Mr. Pierce: Yeah, but, Commissioner Plummer is essentially correct in that the property is controlled, from my understanding, by Miami Center Joint Venture. But that property, no matter the conversation, is not a part of this application. You cannot extract property, any conditions... impose any conditions on that property, until such time as it is actually before you. It is not here today, and you can't deal with it. Mr. Plummer: Exactly. Mr. Pierce: Yeah, I understand what Mr. Baker is saying, but you don't have any authority in that area today. That's why I'm simply just trying to cut the conversation short. Mr. Plummer: Go ahead and proceed, sir. Mr. Baker: Well, our concern is that the property is going to be too expensive when the Phase II comes around, and then you're faced with having to extract that property from the Olympia York Florida Equities Group, which will, therefore, make the bifurcated ramp scenario a very difficult one to follow through, and end up in the eventual closure of 3rd Street. I realize they are, according to the slide that we've seen, putting up 5.27 million dollars for that bifurcated ramp system. However, easements are required... will be required in order to build that bifurcated ramp system once Phase II is proposed for construction - and that's what our concern is, that when the property... when that Phase II comes around, and we're looking at going ahead and constructing the ramps, that the property - sure, it will be there, but how expensive is it going to be? Mr. Plummer: I understand your concern, OK? But I don't know, as the Assistant City Manager has just said, that there's anything that we can do in this present application before us, to extract those guarantees at this time. Your concerns are valid, but I just don't think, under this application, that we can get the guarantees that you and we want at this time. Mr. Baker: Well, we just wanted to express our concerns. As I mentioned initially... Mr. Plummer: We told you so. Mr. Pierce: I understand, and I agree with what you're saying, but we just don't have the authority under this current application to deal with it. If It ... whenever those three blocks of the Dupont Plaza are brought in, I'm going to be the first one, I hope, in line, demanding that those things be accomplished - be accommodated. Mr. Traurig: To raise Mr. Baker's comfort level, we can't get a building permit for Phase II until the bifurcation is, you know, completely... Mr. Plummer: Or a hearing before this Commission. Mr. Baker: I understand that. Mr. Pierce: But he's not talking about Phase II of the Dupont Plaza. He's talking about the three vacant blocks. Different project. Mr. Traurig: We thank you for your attention, and we urge that you support this in accordance with the recommendations of your staff and your Planning Advisory Board and the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Thank you, Bob. Counselor? 131 October 7, Mr. Jeffrey Berkow: Good afternoon, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. My name is Jeffrey Berkow. I'm An attorney, with offices At 200 South Biscayne Boulevard. I'm here today representing the owners of the northern portion of the Miami Center One property. That Ia the owners of the Hotel Intercontinental and the 100 Chopin Plaza office building and garage. At the ` time of the .tune 26th Commission meeting, we wrote to you to express our support... Mr. Plummer: Excuse me, for the record. Mr. Berkow: Yes, sir. Mr. Plummer: You say you're representing the owners. It's my understanding that this present time, who do you actually represent, sir? Mr. Berkow: Who are the owners? Mr. Plummer: Yes. Mr. Berkow: The owners are a group of banks that lent money on the project. Mr. Plummer: Now, one other question. Mr. Berkow: Yes, sir. Mr. Plummer: Are you a registered lobbyist, air? Mr. Berkow: Yes, sir. Mr. Plummer: OK, thank you. Mr. Berkow: At the time that we wrote to you... At the time of the June 26th Commission meeting, we wrote to you to express our support of the One Dupont Plaza application. However, we also had certain concerns, and those concerns fell into two categories. One was traffic and transportation - we were concerned about the effect that the project would have on circulation in Dupont Plaza, and on access to and from our project. We therefore supported the Planning Department in their version of the development order. Since the applicant and the Planning Department have now reached agreement on those conditions, our concerns in this area are satisfied; however, as to the possible alternative plans for Dupont Plaza mentioned today, we don't express any support or agreement as to those plans because we haven't seen them. We also had some other concerns which were of a more private nature. Those dealt with such matters as structural support and easement rights between adjacent land owners. We have reached agreement with the applicant on those matters, most of which are incorporated in a two -page schedule of amendments in your package. As Mr. Traurig mentioned, it's located on pages 5-m and 5-n. The Planning Department, to our understanding, also concurs in those agreements... those amendments, as do we. Therefore, based on the fact that use have reached agreement with the applicant and with the Planning Department on all of our concerns, we support this application to permit development for One Dupont Plaza without any reservations. However, we do wish to state for the record, on behalf of the owners, that it is our intent that by supporting this application, we are not waiving any of our rights, including, but not limited to, the right to protect the structural integrity of all the improvements located on the northern portion of the Miami Center One property, the foundation support for those improvements, and the integrity and function of the water supply, sewage disposal, gravity runoff, and storm water drainage systems located on our property; nor are we waiving any of our rights relating to easements to be located on the One Dupont Plaza property, pursuant to an easement instrument recorded in the Dade County Public Records at Book 11102, Page 2247. We are expressly reserving all of our rights, including those just enumerated, and I thank you for bearing with me. Thank you. Mr. Plummer: Other than that, you're for it. (Laughter) Mayor Suarez: OK. Commissioners, anyone else that wishes to be heard on this Item? Commissioners, what's your pleasure? I'll entertain a motion to approve the amendment of the development order, disapprove, whichever. fd 132 October 7, 1086 Mr. Plummers PlAnninR Department fully recommends thin project, as presented and modified? Mr. Rodriguez: With All the modifications, yes, sir. Mrs. Kennedy: Lot me tell you where I stand. A long time before I came to this Commission, this board decided that this area had to be developed. I agree with that decision, and I think that this can be the focal point of this area. I had a lot of questions that, meeting with Sergio, he answered. And I tell you, I've spoken favorably to this project, because Mr. Worth, at that time you showed an unwillingness to work with the City, but you have ironed out all those differences. You... even my concern, getting the million dollars at Bayfront Park at the time that the building permit was issued; you complied at the last minute, and again today, about the money for the day care center. So, at this point I have no problem. I'm going to vote in favor of your project. Do we hear a motion on the floor? Mayor Suarez: It would help if you would make one. Mrs. Kennedy: OK. So moved, to approve. Mayor Suarez: Do we hear a second? Mr. Plummer: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any further discussion? Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Kennedy, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-828 A RESOLUTION AMENDING A DEVELOPMENT ORDER (RESOLUTION 79- 396; MAY 24, 1979, AS AMENDED) FOR THE MIAMI CENTER I PROJECT, A DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, PROPOSED BY MIAMI CENTER JOINT VENTURE, AND LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 100 CHOPIN PLAZA AND APPROXIMATELY 201-399 S. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD BEING TRACT D, DUPONT PLAZA (50-11); INCORPORATING THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL AND THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL; MAKING FINDINGS, APPROVING SAID PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER PERTAINING TO THE ENTIRE SITE; FURTHER, ADDING CONDITIONS PERTAINING ONLY TO THE SOUTHERN 3.01 ACRES OF THE SUBJECT SITE KNOWN AS "ONE DUPONT PLAZA" (FORMERLY KNOWN AS "BISCAYNE PLAZA") PHASES 1 AND 2 AND APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROJECT KNOWN AS ONE DUPONT PLAZA PHASES 1 AND 2; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD AND SEND COPIES OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT ORDER TO AFFECTED AGENCIES AND THE DEVELOPER. (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 J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Suarez: built someday. I hope you have the resources to build it, and I hope it gets Mr. Traurig: We thank you very, very much. fd 133 000bsr 7, 4900 Mr. Dawkins: May I say to Mr. Worth that - Mr. North? You have been honorable, been a nice gentleman to work with, and my vote is in no way negative in any way to you. It's just that I have a problem with this, and that's why I voted no. I wish you luck, and I'll do anything I can to help assist you, ,air. Mr. Worth: Thank you very much. We very much appreciate the cooperation of the City of Miami. This has been a tremendous amount of work for all parties. Now we'll go forth and work to see if we can raise the financing. Thank you very much. Mayor Suarez: I think it's the most... Mr. Dawkins: Thank you, sir. Mayor Suarez: ...single most complicated item that we've had to deal with since I've been here. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Yes. Mr. Plummer: Prior to the six o'clock hearing - we've got twelve minutes - I have two items which I've - I brought it to your attention before; and if I could, I'd like to get them out of the way. 49. RESCHEDULE COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 23, 1986, TO BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M. Mr. Pierce: Mr. Plummer. Mr. Plummer: Sir? Mr. Pierce: While the Manager's on his way down, may I jump in just ahead of you for a second? Mr. Plummer: Sure. Mr. Pierce: On the October .23rd Commission meeting, which is primarily Planning and Zoning, we need to set a time. Mayor Suarez: Two -thirty P.M. Mr. Pierce: Mr. Mayor, may I urge you to go at two? Mayor Suarez: You don't think we'll make it? Mr. Pierce: I think we need to go to two o'clock. .1 Mayor Suarez: That's fine - two o'clock. Mr. Pierce: We've got a couple of items that are potentially lengthy. Mayor Suarez: Two o'clock. At least we have the morning off. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, and fellow Commissioners... Mr. Dawkins: Oh, we don't come in in the morning? Mayor Suarez: Right. Mr. Maxwell: Got to take a vote. Mayor Suarez: Start at two. Mr. Plummer: We're not going to come in in the morning? Mr. Piercer I believe you need a motion. fd 134 4ctobisr '7, 19,86 Mayor Suarez: Would you make it in the form of a motion? Mr. Plummer: I so move. Mayor Suarez: We'll skip the morning. Mr. Plummer: You bet your bippie I'll move. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any further discussion? Call the roll on that scheduling. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-829 A RESOLUTION RESCHEDULING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 23, 1986 TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 23, 1986 AT 2:00 P.M. - (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo 50. PURCHASE 100 SEASON TICKETS TO THE N.B.A. GAMES ------------ ----------------------------- ci ------- ------ _ Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I've been asked to offer a motion in which this City would find itself in a position of buying 100 season tickets for the N.B.A., with the proviso that those 100 tickets would put them only over the, top of, their .goal needed to go to Phoenix. Those tickets would not be a giveaway.. They would be made available to City employees to buy as an allocation. I think it is our way of showing our support, that this would be the last 100 tickets sold to put it over, and, Mr. Mayor, I so move. Mrs. Kennedy: I second. Y Mayor Suarez: Understanding that the goal is 8,000 - is that the idea? Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir. And let me say to you that we better get this community behind. On television last night, one of our competing cities is Orlando. Theyset a goal of 10,000. They reached their goal yesterday, -and have reset a new goal of 12,000. And we're down trying to reach eight. So, I think this community better be aware that we really need to get behind... Mrs. Kennedy: I think that we, as elected officials, have to really campaign and go out and try to do an effort, and do it. Mr. Pierce: I was in Orlando over the weekend, and I just want to tell you that those people up there are excited about getting an N.B.A. team and beating out Miami. Mr. Plumer: And they don't even have the Chamber of Commerce involved. I so move, Mr. Mayor. i fd 135 October 7, 19► I6'` '. Mayor Suarez: Moved and neconded, and thirded and fourthed. Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-830 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE 100 SEASON TICKETS TO THE N.B.A. GAMES, LATER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY CITY OF MIAMI EMPLOYEES. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rosario Kennedy Vice -Mayor Miller J. Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo -- - ----- -- - - - -- 51. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED CRIME TAX FOR MIAMI. Mayor Suarez: Last item. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: Before six so we can take a recess. Mr. Dawkins: J.L. had two. Mr. Plummer: No, I've got this other item, please. Mr. Dawkins: J.L. had two. J.L. had another item. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I supplied to each and every one of you,-: dated October the 3rd, a memorandum about what took place the other night at the Dade League of Cities, and it's in reference to the half a mill tax for ghat =` is being called the Miami Crime Tax. It is a half a mill which would exist for two years and raise approximately $54,000,000. It was the feeling of the Dade League of Cities that this tax, as proposed and distributed, was unfair, for two reasons. The first reason was that, in fact, the City of Miami, from which every dollar that is raised comes 27 percent, we got back nothing in a direct payment to this City. The second concern expressed at that meeting was that a great number of the items which the County have put into their package are reoccurring expenses, that are not guaranteed by reoccurring revenues. And the Dade League took a position that, (1) they were opposed to this tax as n presently proposed, but they also offered a resolution stating that they would be possibly in the position to recommend more, if, in fact, they addressed all Y of the problems of the cities, and were to have monies funneling back. Let me give you what is two prime examples in this document. The first one is, 620,000,000, or roughly half of that monies is in two years going to go to bring the County up to a police level of 3.0, which we have tried to do. Not one dollar is going to the City of Miami to help us employ more policemen. I think another item that's glaring in this is the fact that it is proposed to Fp spend 2.3 million dollars for Crime Watch programs and Tips program, but p p g p p g yet not a dollar to the City of Miami or other municipalities from which it would be collected. The Dade League asked me to bring this before my Commission, get the feeling of this Commission. What they're hoping to do is possibly go_._ with the issue, but with a full guarantee that there would be a meeting of the minds on the distribution. I give it to you and, you know, whatever you guys �t want to do with it, but I promised the League I would bring this before the Commission. td 136 October 7, Its Mr. Dawkins: I Agree, J.L., and I think that - I don't think, I'm only in favor of each municipality collecting its taxes in its municipality and using It in its municipality. Mr. Plummer: Well... Mr. Dawkins: Whatever we collect in the City of Miami should stay within the City of Miami. We have a crime need, and you have been to the public meetings, the Mayor and I, and at each of these meetings the thing, the first thing, the people ask for is more police protection in the City of Miami. Mr. Plummer: I don't disagree with you. What you're saying, then, is that if they raise 27 percent in the City of Miami, that that should be refunded back to... Mr. Dawkins: Twenty-seven percent must come back to the City of Miami. Mayor Suarez: Sounds to me like "no taxation without representation." That's basically the principle. Mr. Plummer: It's almost bordering on double taxation. Mayor Suarez: Yeah. Mr. Plummer: Now, does this Commission... Mayor Suarez: You want to send it back in the form of a resolution to the League of Cities? Mr. Plummer: Why, I'm at the pleasure of this Commission. However you want _ to handle it. Mayor Suarez: I would entertain a motion that would say precisely that - that unless we get our fair share of that, we're totally opposed to that imposition... Mr. Dawkins: Well, I'd like to make a motion that since J.L. is working with this, J.L. draft the resolution stating what we have expressed here, and get it to the League. Mr. Plummer: Well, I will tell you for the record, I had talked to Sergio Pereira on Sunday, and he has agreed to sit down and let's talk about it, and try to massage it out. OK? .Now, I think a resolution at this particular time of the Dade League, that there must be further discussion on this issue prior. to support of the cities, is a good resolution, and that they must sit. down and discuss it with us. And I would so move. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Any discussion? Call the roll. j' The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 86-831 A. MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION INFORMING THE DADS LBAGUE OF CITIES.THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED CRIME TAX FOR MIAMI, THE CITY'S POSITION IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) THE TAX WOULD BE BASICALLY UNFAIR IN ITS PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION; 2) IF THE CITY OF MIAMI CONTRIBUTES 27%, THEN 27% OF THE MONIES SHOULD COME BACK TO THE CITY; 3) THAT UNLESS THE CITY GETS ITS FAIR SHARE OF THOSE MONIES, THE CITY COMMMISSION WOULD BE TOTALLY OPPOSED TO SAID TAX; AND 4) THAT THERE MUST BE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION. i Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- fd 137 October r, 19 6 r ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner Rosario Kennedy THEREUPON THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO RECESS AT 5:55 P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 6:17 P.M., WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOUND TO BE PRESENT, EXCEPT COMMISSIONER CAROLLO AND COMMISSIONER KENNEDY. 52. CONFIRM ORDERING RESOLUTION 86-678: ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON CITY WIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - PHASE IV H-4526. ----------.-------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor Suarez: Seventy. Mr. Don Cather: Respectfully, sir, could we handle 71 and then go to 70 - it might be a little longer? Mayor Suarez: Surely. Seventy-one first. Is there anyone here to object to the confirming... to the ordering resolution confirming the sealed bids on Item 717 Let the record reflect no one's come forward. Mr. Plummer: I so move. Mayor Suarez: Moved. Commissioner Dawkins? How could he leave that quickly? I could have sworn he was right here. Mr. Dawkins (OFF MIKE): I second. Mayor Suarez: Thank you There's a second. Motion and a second. Any discussion? Call the roll. Item 71. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption:: .Q RESOLUTION NO. 86-832 74 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUTION NO. 86-678 AND -AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITY WIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE IV IN CITY WIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT -PHASE IV H-4526. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) ..Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution .was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. t Vice -Mayor Miller Dawkins Mayor Xavier L. Suarez NOESs None. - ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo 53. RESCIND R-06-322 ORDERING BAYCREST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE II H-4522, DESIGNATING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. Mayor Suarez: Item 70, last item of the day. Mr. Odio: Item 70. Mr. Plummer: We sent you back, Mr. Director, to meet with these people. Can you tell us the results of that meeting? Mr. Cather: Yes, sir. At the last, September llth, meeting, you requested that we claim that because some of the property owners were not notified, and what had transpired at the previous public hearings, we authorized again a third public hearing. This is said public hearing, and I'd like to report, first of all, on the ballots that we have received to date. First of all, we sent all the letters out by certified mail this time, and there's only one property owner that was not, to the best that we can determine, a Mrs. Dozier, whose records on the tax rolls had not been corrected, and she was sent a special letter saying... notifying her, her new address. She owns property, as I'll show you later. So, that was... all the rest of the letters went out by certified mail. The results of the two ballots - There are 220 properties in this area, 220 individual properties. We received a total vote, on the lightest vote, incorporating the first and the second ballots, of 31 for and 43 against. And that leaves the remainder of the 220 did not cast a vote. We have a total vote of 74 ballots returned to us out of 220 solicited. I have drawn a map here, showing where the property owners are, but before I go to that, I would like to indicate some of the ideas on the ... Bay Vista Condominiums, for example, there's 27 units - we got eleven responses. On the Coral Bay Racquet Club, on Bayshore Court, 24 units - we got eight responses. The. Chateau Biscayne Condo, twelve units - we got four responses. The Miami Bayview Condo, 29 units - we got three responses. Tudor House Condo, 21 units - we got three responses. Twenty-four units at Las Olas, we got five responses. So, what we have here, are the people who are against this project, and I'd like to indicate where they live, and show you what that is. Mayor Suarez: Just ask for a show of hands while he does that. Is there anyone here that is in favor of the improvements? May I have a show of hands on those that are against? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER (MIKE 1): We are against it, right here. Mayor Suarez: OK. I'm sorry - go ahead. Mr. Plummer: You know - Can I try to stop you for a minute? You know, after 16 years, I've heard this so many times. You know, aren't we just smarter... these people don't want it. The majority vote is, they don't want it. Let's take the money and spend it somewhere else with people who do. So, I mean, why... (Applause) ...you know, why go - no, please - you know, there's so many people. Flagami is begging for money for sewers and for drainage and so ... I don't know why we're going through this. I want to tell you, on the record - OK? - now you'll boo me - I personally think you're making a mistake. I'm telling you that, on the record. All right? But that's not the point. I think, in the long run, you'll live to regret it. But that's not ... that's what we're here in a democratic process for. But I just don't know why the hell we're going to go through all of this scenario. You're not going to change their mind, Don. You know that and I know that. Now, unless the majority of this Commission is ready to override, which I don't think they're going to do, let's just take and say, "Thank you, folks, Merry Christmas, and we're going to take the money out to Flagami or some other area that wants it." Mayor Suarez: There was no item or component of the improvements that would have been acceptable to the great majority? Mr. Cather: Well, what Commissioner said is basically true. The condominium owners and the people who have the apartment buildings are the ones who object, because they're going to lose their onstreet parking, which they park now parallel. The low areas down here are the ones you see in green, are the fd 139 October 7, 1946 ones that are for it. We could possibly break the project down very small Into just doing a few of the streets in the very lowest areas, but... Mr. Dawkins: But, nee, this Is... as J.L. said, this is the fourth time we've been here with this, OK? And nobody's position out here has changed. Mr. Plummer: I offer a reso... Mr. Dawkins: And so now, and we had some people in here this morning, off of Northwest 60th Street, who say they got no fire hydrant, no storm drainage; they are willing to pay whatever it takes - you know, why not take the money and go there? Why keep harassing these people? Mr. Plummer: I offer a resolution rescinding resolution number 86-322, passed on May 7th, 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 of Baycrest Highway Improvement District -Phase II H-4522," in effect rescinding the resolution means it won't be done. I so offer. Mr. Dawkins: Second. Mayor Suarez: Moved and seconded. Um... Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion. Go ahead, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Suarez: I just want to introduce into the record a petitions of the citizens - and this is ordered into the record, Madame City Clerk. Mr. Plummer: I'm assuming that that petition is those that are opposed. Mayor Suarez: I believe every single one in this group... UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER (MIKE 1): Right. That's right, they're opposed. Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion, Mr. Cather, I have to say to you that at any other times, I would bow to your professional advice, in that I do believe that you know that eventually, if we get hard rains like they had in Oklahoma, professionally you're saying this is what's needed, OK? But the neighbors are saying they'll take that chance. So we have to go along with the neighbors. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: But we never had any problem there at all. Mr. Dawkins: That's right, but see, professionally he's saying that we haven't up to now. But he's saying nothing doesn't say that the next hurricane won't come in and rain for ten days, like i•t did someplace else, you know? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Well, I've been through three hurricanes in that area, and we never had any problems ... Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no - I'm not saying it will, sir. I'm saying that his professional advice to us,... UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes, I understand. Mr. Dawkins: ...what your taxes pay him to advise us. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I understand. Mr. Dawkins: See, we're going against that. But we're going against it because the neighbors and the citizens don't want it. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Well, on July the loth, when there was about 50 property owners here, all of them were against any improvements whatsoever in that area... Mayor Suarez: Is there anyone - I'm sorry, let me just clarify - is there anyone here that wishes to speak in favor of these improvements? I had asked that before. The card that you got, Madame City Clerk? Is that related? No. Hirai: I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor? fd Mayor Suarez: You didn't get a request from a speaker, did you? Ma. Hirai: No, sir. She just wanted to file this into the public record, that's all. Mayor Suarez: OK. Mr. Dawkins: Call the question. Mayor Suarez: You can go ahead and say something, but the momentum is on your side. See, the math here is very simple. There's only three of us. Two of them have expressed opposition to it. I've been opposed to it also. So, either way, it's not going to pass. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Well, we were not opposed to the people having a problem on Northeast 78th Street and loth Avenue. If they have a problem... Mayor Suarez: Well, they may come back, you know, if Don is able to carve out a special area there that really needs something done, but it seems like the area as a whole does not need it. At least, people don't feel it does. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: The rest of the area was in good shape. We don't need that kind of improvements. Mr. Dawkins: Call the question. Mayor Suarez: Any further discussion from the Commission? Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 86-833 A 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 TRWM BRING IRO RMTHRR BUSINESS TO CONE BEFORE TH19 CITT COIISSION, THE FETING WAS AWOMOM AT 6:I6 F.M. Xavier L. Suarez N AT O RAA- `2 ATTEST:` Natty HSrai CITY CLERK w , �Ilil�IV• DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION CONCERN THE MIAMI WAVES FESTIVAL, TO BE SPONSORED BY MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI ON NOVEMBER 21 THRU 23, 1986/ AUTHORIZE THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS. CONCERN THE TROPIC MAGAZINE HUNT TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE MIAMI HERALD, TROPIC MAGAZINE, IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI ON NOVEMBER 23, 1986./AUTHORIZE THE CLOSURE OF DESIG- NATED STREETS. CONCERN THE MIAMI HERALD FAMILY DAY SPONSORED BY THE MIAMI HERALD IN COCONUT GROVE/ NOVEMBER 8, 1986./ AUTHORIZE THE CLOSURE OF STREETS. CONCERN A PARADE TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE JORDAN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH OCTOBER 19, 1986./ AUTHORIZE THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS. CONCERN THE ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC PARADE TO BE SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, MIAMI CHAPTER, ON OCTOBER 18, 1986./ AUTHORIZE THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS. CONCERN PAELLA 86 SPONSORED BY MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON OCTOBER 11, 1986./AUTHORIZE THE CLOSURE OF DESIGNATED STREETS. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH COGNETICS, INC., OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, TO PRODUCE AN ANALYSIS OF THE CITY'S ECONOMY./ COST NOT TO EXCEED $25,000. AUTHORIZE TRANSFER OF FUNDS ($200,000) TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS AN ADVANCE PAYMENT./ INTEREST TO BE PAID TO THE CITY AT 6% PER ANNUM.. MIES "INN DATE OCTOBER 7, 1986 ON AHD 86-780 86-781 86-782 86-783 86-784 86-785 86-786 86-787 OCU�'IENTI`�IDEx CONT� IN- UED ParoeE, 7/B6 00MENT IDENTIFICATION ACCEPT BIDS OF SIXTEEN (16) SUPPLIERS, 86-788 FOR FURNISHING./ CONTRACT BASIS FOR ONE (1) YEAR TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT./ TOTAL PROPOSED COST OF $270,000.00/ ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM THE 1986/87 INTERNAL SERVICE FUND. ACCEPT BID- OF DATAGRAM CORP. FOR FURNISHING 86-789 FOUR MODEMS TO THE DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION./ TOTAL COST $6,300.00/ ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM THE 1985- 1986 BUDGET./ AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. ACCEPT BID OF OSHPECO FOR FURNISHING 86-790 THREE SUCTION TYPE GASOLINE PUMPS TO THE DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED COST OF $6,710.05/ ALLOCATE FUNDS 1986-1987 BUDGET./AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. ACCEPT BID OF H & R PAVING, INC.($55,995.00) 86-791 BASE BID FOR MIAMI RIVERWALK - PHASE II/ ALLOCATE MONIES FROM M.R. PHASE TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST./ AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. ACCEPT BID OF TARAFA CONSTRUCTION, INC. 86-792 ($2,257,868.00) ITEMS 1,2 & 3 FIRE GARAGE/ FIRE STATION NO.3 EXPANSION (SECOND BIDDING)/ALLOCATE MONIES FROM "FIRE DEPT. GARAGE"/AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. ACCEPT BID OF P.N.M. CORP.($29,152.25) 86-793 PLUS ADDITIVE ITEM FOR WEST DUMBAR SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT./ALLOCATE MONIES FROM "CITYWIDE SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION IMPROVEMENTS"/AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY 86-794 TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALLAPATTA MEDICAL PHARMACY BUILDING, INC. FOR A LOAN BY THE CITY OF $300,000.00 TO ASSIST EXPANSION OF THE LIVE AND LET LIVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY (3520 N.W. 17TH AVE.)/FUNDS FROM TENTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT./RES. NO.85--1031/FIXED RATE OF 6% FOR 20 YEARS/FURTHER ADDITIONAL LOAN AMOUNT OF $225,000.00. OCUN�TI�I1'�IDEX CON -TIN UED PAGE � efi JD=lKgi IDE TIMATION ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK OF QUINTERO CONCRETE 86-795 CORP./TOTAL COST: $127,906.24 (S.W. 7TH ST. SIDEWALK PROJECT)./AUTHORIZE FINAL PAYMENT OF $1,869.47. AUTHORIZE/DIRECT/CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK/ 86-796 CITY ATTORNEY TO TRANSFER THE RIGHT- OF-WAY OF W. FLAGLER ST. BETWEEN W. 27TH AVE. AND SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILROAD (W. 69 AVE.) TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM (SECTION 337.29 FLORIDA STATUTES). AUTHORIZE/DIRECT/CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK 86-797 TO EXECUTE A QUIT CLAIM VACATING, DISCON- TINUING AND ABANDONING TWO EASEMENTS FOR DREDGING AND WIDENING MIAMI CANAL AND RETURNING SAME TO PRESENT OWNERS (3163 N.W. SOUTH RIVER DRIVE). - AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO INITIATE 86-798 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DR. MOISES GRIMBERG REGARDING LOSS OF.RENTAL FEES FROM PROPERTY LEASED AT THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO INITIATE 86-799 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST KING'S CORN LAUNDRY IN CONNECTION TO THE CITY OF MIAMI REGARDING LOSS OF RENTAL FEES FROM PROPERTY LEASED AT THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO REQUEST FOR 86-800 PROPOSALS A SELECTION OF A QUALIFIED FIRM TO OPERATE THE OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS 86-801 _ OR FIRMS (FULL TIME OR PART TIME) WITHIN THE CURRENTLY ADOPTED APPROPRIATIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. ESTABLISH REDUCED GREENS FEES OF 50% 86-802 OF SEASONAL RATES TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE ANNUAL NORTH -SOUTH GOLF TOURNAMENT (FEBRUARY 25 THRU 28, 1987) AT THE CITY OF MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB. APPROVE/AUTHORIZE CITY'S PARTICIPATION 86-803 IN THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF CARD BY REDUCING GREENS FEES TO $2 PER ROUND OF GOLF./SUMMER SEASON (1987) CITY OF MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB. OCUNI ENT 1WDEX CONTINUED �Ge. /86 ID'OUP-CM IDENT;FSCA` ION AUTHORIZE/DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO NEGOCIATE 86-804 WITH QUALIFIED FIRMS TO DESIGN AND CONVERSE EXISTING SPACE, ADJACENT MALL, AND SERVICE AREAS INTO EXHIBITION SPACES (CITY OF MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, JAMES L. KNIGHT CENTER) PRESENTING THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. AUTHORIZE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT 86-805 TO USE 11TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO FACILITATE THE PRESERVATION OF ARTEMUS BROWN HOUSE. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER ACCEPT BID OF 86-806 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, INC.,FOR FURNISHING AFTER EVENTS STADIUMS/ CONTRACT: 1 YEAR RENEWABLE ANNUALLY TO THE DEPT. OF PARKS AND RECREATION. ESTIMATED COST:$81,380.00/ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM 1986-87 BUDGET. AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF CITY OF MIAMI 1 86-807 FLORIDA GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS/$2,375,000 STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT/$4,000,000 POLLUTION AND INCINERATOR FACILITIES. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE A DRAFT R.F.P. FOR A U.D.P. AND TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING (11/13/86) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE -ORIENTED, RECREATIONAL AND RETAIL USES AT "MERRILL STEVENS DRYDOCK SITE" (2640 SO. BAYSHORE DR.) AND TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF A REVIEW COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS. RATIFY/APPROVE/CONFIRM BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION ACTION OF THE CITY MANAGER IN FINDING THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS AT THE POLICE BUILDING./P.O. TO FRANK J. MORAN, INC./TOTAL COST: $13,482.00/ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM 1985-86 BUDGET. ALLOCATE $13,620.00 FROM 1985-86 BUDGET TO COVER THE REPARATION OF ONE ROLLING STEEL DOOR AT THE COCONUT GROVE EXHIBITION CENTER. APPOINT/SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE D.D.A. OF THE CITY OF MIAMI: WILLIAM KLEIN, DOUGLAS MCKINNON AND DORAN A. JASON (4) YEAR 'PERMS, PEDRO A. PELAEZ (1), AND E. EVONNE RAGLIN 86-808 86-809 86-810 86-811 (2). I T DEX Amp- u MEN— i OCTOBER 7/86 PAGE 5 T1 N-.-- U E D CON Vg%peNT II)EWIFKATIN APPOINT/REAPPOINT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS 1 86-813 TO THE CITY OF MIAMI AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD. ESTABLISH THE "STADIUM FACILITY USE 86-814 COMMITTEE" COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION CONCERNING THE USE OF THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM, THE MARINE STADIUM, AND THE MIAMI STADIUM./APPOINT COMMISSIONER J. L. PLUMMER JR. AS MEMBER AND CHAIRPERSON OF SAID COMMITTEE. GRANT TEMPORARY PERMIT TO MIAMI BUSINESS 86-816 ASSOC. TO SELL BEER AND WINE IN BRICKELL PARK (10/24/86), AND IN MIAMI RIVER PARK (10/26/86)/ALLOCATE $8,950.00 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS TO COVER THE COST FOR CITY IN —KIND SERVICES. CONFIRM ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR CONSTRUCTION 86-817 OF DURHAM SANITARY SEWER/IMPROVEMENT •DISTRICT SR-5486—Co' AND REMOVE ALL PENDING LIENS NOT HEREBY CERTIFIED. WAVE REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITION CONTAINED 86-818 IN CITY CODE SECT.2-302 TO PERMIT VIVIAN ACOSTA (EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRANT PROGRAM OF THE U.S. DEPT. OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. APPROVE SELECTION OF QUALIFIED FIRMS 86-819 TO PROVIDE LAND SURVEY SERVICES FOR CITY OF MIAMI PROJECTS 1986./AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOCIATE AGREEMENTS AND PRESENT THEM TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. ACCEPT BID OF CAMPANELLA CORP.($61,955.00) 86-820 FOR BICENTENNIAL PARK WATER & SEWER SERVICE 1986/ALLOCATE MONIES FROM MIAMARINA WATSON ISLAND MAJOR MAINTENANCE./AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. ESTABLISH POLICY ON THE PLACEMENT OF 86-827 CURRENT AND FUTURE MONUMENTS, PLAQUES AND STATUARY IN THE CITY OF MIAMI. cuME�r■I�IpEXo CONTINUED OCTOBERPAGE as jDae off tpENTIFIC ►TION AMEND DEVELOPMENT ORDER (RESOLUTION 79-396, MAY 24/79, AS AMENDED) FOR THE MIAMI CENTER I PROJECT A D.R.I. PROPOSED BY MIAMI CENTER JOIN VENTURE, LOCATED 100 CHOPIN PLAZA BEING TRACT D, DUPONT PLAZA (50-11)/FURTHER ADDING CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO THE SOUTHERN 3.01 ACRES OF THE SUBJECT SITE KNOWN AS ONE DUPONT PLAZA OR BISCAYNE PLAZA PHASES 1 & 2. RESCHEDULE THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 23, 1986 TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 23, 1986 AT 2:00 P.M. INFORM DADE LEAGE OF CITIES THE POSITION OF THE CITY COMMISSION IN REFERENCE TO THE PROPOSED CRIME TAX FOR DADE COUNTY. CONFIRM/ORDER RESOLUTION 86-678/AUTHORIZE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITY WIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE IV IN CITY WIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT -PHASE IV H-4526. RESCIND RESOLUTION 86-322 PASSED ON MAY 7, 1986 ENTITLED A RESOLUTION ORDERING BAYCREST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE II H-4522, ETC.... 86-828 86-829 86-831 86-832 86-833