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COMMISSION
MINUTES
OF MEETING HELD ON, JUNE 13, 1985
(REGULAR)
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY HALL
RALPH G.. ONGIE
CITY CLERK
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CITY COMMSISSSION OF RIAXI, FLORIDA
June 13, 1985
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SUBJECT
LMGISLAI'IOR
PAGE
No.
PTO.
1
PLAQUES, PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS.
PRESENTED
1-2
6/13/85
2
GRANT PERMISSION FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY -
R 85-570
2
MIAMI MARLINS, JULY 2, 1985-
6/13/85
3
GRANT PERMISSION FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY -
R 85-571
2-3
VILLA VIZCAYA, JUNE 20, 1985.
6/13/85
4
CONDOLENCES: DEATH OF WIFE OF FORMER MAYOR
R 85-572
3
ROBERT FLOYD.
6/13/85
5
GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY - BAYWALK
DISCUSSION
4
_
CONSTRUCTED BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
6/13/85
6
FUNDING REQUEST: PRO GRATELI SOCIETY -
DISCUSSION
4-5
REFERRED TO CITY MANAGER.
6/13/85
7
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN AT MIAMI RIVER - CITY
M 85-573
5-6
MANAGER TO ATTEMPT TO RELOCATE TO NEW SITE.
6/13/85
8
ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR RENTAL OF MANUEL ARTIME
R 85-574
6-7
COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A BENEFIT MEMORIAL
6/13/85
CONCERT IN HONOR OF HORACIO LLERA.
9
ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR RENTAL OF MANUEL ARTIME
R 85-575
7-8
COMMUNITY CENTER FOR CULTURAL EVENTS
6/13/85
COMMEMORATING A MONTH -LONG OBSERVANCE OF
THE CONTRIBUTION OF CUBAN MUSIC TO THE ART
WORLD.
10
FUNDING REQUEST: WILLIAM ALEXANDER FOR
DISCUSSION
8-9
FORTHCOMING CONVENTION REFERRED TO CITY
6/13/85
MANAGER.
11
URGE METRO TO CONSIDER 2-WAY TRAFFIC ALONG
M 85-576
9-10
10TH AVENUE BETWEEN FLAGLER AND THE RIVER.
6/13/85
12
RESCHEDULE CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS FOR
R 85-577
11-12
JUNE AND JULY, 1985.
6/13/85
13
DEED RESTRICTIONS - BAYSIDE RESTAURANT
R 85-578
12-13
DEVELOPMENT.
6/13/85
14
DIRECT CITY CLERK TO APOLOGIZE TO CLAY
M 85-579
13-14
SHAW, MEMBER OF CONGRESS CONCERNING LETTER
6/13/85
SENT TO HIM AS RESULT OF A COMPUTER ERROR.
15
ALLOCATE NOT TO EXCEED $16,L000 TO COVER
M 85-580
14-15
DEFICIT OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL
6/13/85
1985.
16
DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO RENDER ASSISTANCE
M 85r581
16
IN CONNECTION WITH FORTHCOMING "N.0,8.L.E,"
6/13/85
CONVENTION.
1
y
0
17
CRANT PERMISSION POR RAM STAT16N Y-100 TO
M 85-582
USE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM POR 4 DAY PNND
t/13/85
RAISING EVENT POR MARCH O1: DIMES,
18
SEND COMMISSIONER J. L. PLUMMER TO SEATTLE,
M 85-583
WASHINGTON AUGUST 4 IN CONNECTION WITH
6/13/85
UNLIMITED REGATTA EVENTS.
19
GRANT PERMISSION FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY!
R 85-584
HAD= PARK - JULY 4, 1985-
6/13/85
20
DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO FORM TASK FORCE TO
M 85-585
ADDRESS PROBLEMS IN COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS
6/13./85
DISTRICT CAUSE BY INFUSION OF YOUTH, GANGS,
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS,
21
POLICY STATEMENT THAT CLAUDE & MILDRED
M 85-586&
PEPPER FOUNTAIN TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN
6/1V85
BAYFRONT PARK WILL BE 3" RECESSED TO PERMIT
FUTURE INSTALLATION OF KEYSTONE,
22
CONSENT AGENDA:
22.1
AUTHORIZE WEST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY
R 85-587
IMPROVEMENT PHASE I.
6/13/85
22.2
RESCIND RESOLUTION 84-1435 ORDERING N.V. 14
R 65-588
STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
6/13/85
22.3
BID ACCEPTANCE - MIRI CONSTRUCTION FOR LOT
R 85-589
CLEARING.
6/13/85
22.4
BID ACCEPTANCE - RUFF CO. FOR FURNITURE,
R 85-590
CURTIS PARK ELDERLY MEALS FACILITY.
6/13/85
22.5
BID ACCEPTANCE - TANNER CO. FOR AWARDS
R 85-591
EMBLEMS.
6/13/85
22.6
BID ACCEPTANCE - DICTATING EQUIPMENT CO.
R 85-592
FOR FIVE CONTINUOUS RECORDING SYSTEM UNITS.
6/13/85
22.7
BID ACCEPTANCE - ROSS CORP. FOR EIGHT (8)
R 85-593
HYDRAULIC JACKS.
6/13/85
22.8
BID ACCEPTANCE - BEAR OF FLORIDA FOR
R 85-594
COMPUTERIZED ENGINE ANALYZER.
6/13/85
22.9
BID ACCEPTANCE - RICH PHOTOS FOR FILM
R 85-595
DEVELOPING.
6/13/85
22.10
BID ACCEPTANCE - MICROFORMS MANAGEMENT
R 85-596
CORP. FOR THREE MICROFILM READER PRINTERS.
6/13/85
22.11
ALLOCATE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 TO GREATER
R 85-597
MIAMI OPERA.
6/13/85
22.12
ALLOCATE NOT TO EXCEED $3,333 TO OFF-STREET
R 85-598
PARKING SYSTEMS FOR STUDENT TICKETS ON
6/13/85
BLACK ARTISTS MOVIE.
22.13
APPROVE DEMOLITION OF LIBRARY BUILDING IN
R 85-599
BAYFRONT PARK.
6/13/85
22.14
ALLOCATE NOT EXCEED $6,000 FOR WORKSHOP
R 85-600
PERFORMANCE BY UPGROVE THEATRE, INC.
6/13/85
22.15
CLAIM SETTLEMENT - $40,000 TO FRANK
R 85-601
MUELLER.
6/13/05
22,16
CLAIM SETTLEMENT - $15,000 TO PRIAN HBR$H.
R 85- 02
6/13/55
17
17.1 9
19-20
2644
24-25
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
�A
i
23
kUTHORI2E FESTIVAL IN PARK; AMI469 DE
R 85-603
F9-36
MAbRIDV ERRENA DR SAN ANTONIO FESTIVAL JULY
6/13/85
28 AT JOSE MARTI PARK.
24
AWARD CONTRACT: DINNER KEY ELECTRICAL
R 85-604
31-33
IMPROVEMENTS DINNER KEY MARINA
6/13/85
RENOVATION/EXPANSION.
25
DIb ACCEPTANCE ` THEATRICAL LIORTING
R 85-605
33-34
PACKAGE FOR CITY OF MIAMI CONVENTION
6/13/85
CENTER.
26
DISCUSSION: ITEM 13 OP CONSENT AGENDA
DISCUSSION
34-35
ALREADY PASSED+
6/13/85
27
DEFERRAL OF AGENDA ITEM 16 TO NEXT MEETING.
DISCUSSION
35
(Note matter was again discussed and
6/13/85 A.
eventually passed.)
28
DISCUSSION: AGENDA ITEM 13 OF CONSENT
DISCUSSION
36
AGENDA ALREADY PASSED.
6/13/85
29
DISCUSSION: AGENDA ITEM 16 (Note: this was
DISCUSSION
3637
eventually passed.)
6/13/85
30
RESCIND PASSAGE OF AGENDA ITEM 13 AND ORDER
M 85-606
37-39
CITY MANAGER TO RE -BID THIS ITEM.
6/13/85
31
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: SENIOR COMMUNITY
R 85-607
39-40
_
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY - HOME SAFETY
6/13/85
INSPECTION PROGRAM.
32
SETTLEMENT OF GATES CASE: EMERGENCY
10002
40-51
ORDINANCE REPEAL ARTICLE IV - PENSION
6/13/85
RETIREMENT PLANS OF CHAPTER 40 - PERSONNEL.
33
DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT NEW PENSION
M 85-608
51-52
PLAN BY THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WOULD
6/13/85
COVER NEW EMPLOYEES.
34
INDEMNIFY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ATTORNEYS
M 85-609
52-54
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT
6/13/85
OF THE GATES CASE.
35
DISCUSSION: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING
DISCUSSION
55-56
CITY OF MIAMI/FIU BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND
6/13/85
INNOVATION CENTER PROJECT.
36
ALLOCATE $4,500 FOR ENGINEERING REPORT FOR
M 85-610
56-62
UNSAFE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 2000 S.W. 24
6/13/85
STREET.
37
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: PIER 5 BOATMEN
M 85-611
62-68
ASSOCIATION (MIAN.ARINA) PROCEED TO CREATE
6/13/85
32 NEW SLIPS AT PIER 3 FOR TEMPORARY
LOCATION OF FISHERMEN DURING CONSTRUCTION
OF BAYSIDE.
38
CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 EXECUTIVE MAYOR
10003
68-75
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
6/13/85
39
CALL SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CHARTER AMENDMENT
R 85-612
75a-76
NO. 1.
6/13/85
40
CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2, PARTISAN ELECTIONS
10004
76-81
FOR OFFICE OF MAYOR IF CHARTER AMENDMENT
6/13/85
NO. 1 EXECUTIVE MAYOR PASSES,
3
1
41
DECLARE THIS WEEK UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI WEEK
M 55-613
51-82
IN THE CITY TO HONOR HURRICANES NATIONAL
0 3/8$
CHAMPIONSHIP.
42
CALL SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CHARTER AMENDMENT
R 85-614
82-83
NO. 2.
6/13/85
43
ISSUE REVOCABLE USE PERMIT WITH CONDITIONS:
R 85-615
85-87
PORTABLE RELOCATA13LE CLASSROOMS AT ATHLIE
6/13/85
RANGE PARK.
44
DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF REOR-
DEFERRED
8788
GANIZATION OF D.D.A. TO JULY 189 1985,
6/13/85
45
RATIFY SELECTION OF DECOKA VENTURE AS THE
R 85-616
89-100
DEVELOPER OF THE CONVENTION/COLISEUM
6/13/85
EXHIBITION CENTER.
46
DISCUSSION & TEMPORARY DEFERRAL OF
DISCUSSION
100-102
SELECTION OF DEVELOPER FOR PARCEL 44 OF
6/13/85
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT.
47
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW REVENUE
10005
103-104
FUND "ENTRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -
6/13/85
1985/86".
48
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH 2 SPECIAL
10006
104-105
REVENUE FUNDS "OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
6/13/85
LIAISON (FY '86)" AND "MIAMI JOB
i
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (FY '86)".
49
DEFERRAL OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE: LAW
DEFERRED
105-106
j
ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND.
6/13/85
}
50
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN
10007
107-108
PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT - SPECIAL
6/13/85
1
REVENUE FUND.
51
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND ANNUAL
10008
108-109
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE MISCELLANEOUS
6/13/85
DEPARTMENTS.
52
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZE
10009
109-110
SUBJECT TO ELECTION $7,000,000 GENERAL
6/13/85
-
OBLIGATION BONDS BAYFRONT PARK OF THE
A.
AMERICAS REDEVELOPMENT.
53
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: PROVIDE FOR
10010
110
HOLDING SPECIAL ELECTION AUGUST 13, 1985
6/13/85
FOR ISSUANCE OF $7,000,000 GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS.
54
AMEND CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE -
FIRST READING
111
FAIRLAWN NORTH SANITARY IMPROVEMENT
6/13/85�
PROJECT.
55
INCREASE APPROPRIATION FOR GENERAL
FIRST READING
111*-112
1.
{
OBLIGATION BONDS - $1,545,000.
6/13/85.
56
DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF AGENDA ITEMS 35
DEFERRED
112-115
AND 47(FIRST SOURCE HIRING).
6/13/85
57
INCREASE APPROPRIATION TO ENTERPRISE FUND,
FIRST READING
115-0 16
PROPERTY AND LEASE MANAGEMENT - $44,207 TO
6/13/85
COVER DEPRECIATION CHARGES.
4
LVLOY OU'TSlDE COUNSEL. LAV FIRM 'OP BEATTY
R 85-617
Alb SKY - CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
6/13/85
SOUTHEAST OVPRTOIVN PARK W98T REMELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
5
ALLOCATE FUNDS AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENT
R 85=618
iOTH YEAR COKMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
6/13/85
GRANT FUNDS.
60
ALLOCATE $2,000 TO HAITIAN AMERICAN
R 85-09
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION iOTH ANNIVERSARY
6/13/85
CELEBRATION HAITIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL.
61
ALLOCATE $12,000 MIAMI CLASSIC
R 85-620
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOCCER TOURNAMENT,
6/13/85
62
AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN
R 85-621
THE CITY AND BARNETT BANK OF SOUTH FLORIDA
6/13/85
N.A. - SPANISH VERSION OF MIAMI BUSINESS
REPORT 1983-84.
63
AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH
R 85-622
OVERTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
6/13/85
-
IN SUPPORT OF OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER.
64
AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
R 85-623
CITY AND MIAMI CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.
6/13/85
65
APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR
R 85-624
DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING.
6/13/85
66
APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR
R 85-625
DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT CENTER GARAGE.
6/13/85
67
APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR WORLD
R 85-626
TRADE CENTER GARAGE.
6/13/85
68
APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR GUSMAN
R 85-627
HALL AND THE OLYMPIA BUILDING.
6/13/85
1
69
EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF
R 85-628
OFF-STREET PARKING FOR LEASE OF SPACE ON
6/13/85
7TH FLOOR OF THE OLYMPIA BUILDING FOR USE
BY DEPAPTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
70
EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF
R 85-629
OFF-STREET PARKINC FOR LEASE OF SPACE ON
6/13/85
_
10TH FLOOR OF THE OLYMPIA BUILDING FOR USE
i
BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
71
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO REFINANCE WORLD
R 85-630
TRADE CENTER PARKING GARAGE BONDS.
6/13/85
72
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH HAMMER, SILER,
R 85-631
GEORGE & ASSOCIATES FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
6/13/85
'
AND GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
73
PLAT ACCEPTANCE - RIBAS SUBDIVISION.
R 05-632
6/13/85
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P
74
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK BY MARTIN CHANEY
R 85-633
c
EQUIPMENT RENTALS, INC. - AUBURN SANITARY
6/13/65
SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5475-0 ASSESS $6,000
AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 4 AUTHORIZE FINAL
PAYMENT OF $56,850.95•
5
M�
122
122-123
123-124
124
124-125
125-126
126
126-127
127-128
128-129
129-130
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75
A
75
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO
P 85-634
i 31
AUEEMENT-. CONSULTANT SERVICES WITH AIDA
6/13/85
LEVITAN AND ASSOCIATES POR TOURS OF
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS IN
MIAMI ARgA-
76
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK OF FRE CONSTRUCTION
R 8$-835
13P
CO., INC- FOR GRAND AVENUE SIDEWALK
03/85
IMPROVEMENT H=4483-
77
ALLOCATE $4050 TO COVER TRANSPORTATION
R 85-636
132-133
L'OSTS FOR MIAMI BANDITOS SOFTBALL TEAM TO
6/13/85
MASSILLON, OHIO.
78
ALLOCATE FUNDS TO BUENA VISTA EAST
R 85-637
133-134
ASSOCIATION FOR FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
6/13/85
JUNE 15, 1985-
79
APPROVE NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
R 85-638
135
AGREEMENT WITH PRIEDE-SEDGEWICK, INC. FOR
6/13/85
DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE STORM
DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY.
so
SELECT DECOMA VENTURE AS DEVELOPER OF
R 85-639
135-139
PARCEL 44 WITHIN SOUTHEAST PARK WEST
6/13/85
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WITH CONDITIONS.
81
CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION: 3151-3199
iO011
139-143
S.W. 27 AVENUE, 2660 LINCOLN AVENUE AND
6/13/85
2699 TIGERTAIL FROM RG-2/5 WITH SPI-3
OVERLAY TO RG-2/6 WITHOUT SPI-3 OVERLAY.
82
GRANT WAIVER OF TIME: REZONING OF PROPERTY
R 85-640
143-144
AT 3151-3199 S.W. 27 AVENUE, 2660 LINCOLN
6/13/85
AVENUE AND 2699 TIGERTAIL AVENUE.
83
CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION 3151-3199 S.W.
10012
144-145
27 AVENUE, 2660 LINCOLN AVENUE & 2699
6/13/85
TIGERTAIL FROM RG-2/6 TO PD-MU.
84
AMEND TEXT OF 9500, AMENDMENT -K-,
FIRST READING
145-147
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SIGNS & OTHER OUTDOOR
6/13/85
ADVERTISING.
85
FORMALIZATION: ALLOCATE 11TH YEAR COMMUNITY
R 85-641
147-148
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO 18
6/13/85
APPROVED SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.
86
ESTABLISH SPECIAL REVENUE FUND SOUTHEAST
FIRST READING
148-149
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT TRUST
6/13/85
FUND".
87
AMEND CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE
FIRST
149
9939 BY DECREASING APPROPRIATION FOR
READING.
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT
6/13/85
PHASE I.
88
CALL SPECIAL ELECTION AUGUST 13, 1985 TO
R 85-642
150-154
CONSIDER EXTENSION OF MONTY TRAINER LEASE
6/13/85
TO PERMIT REDEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY.
89
ESTABLISH POLICY THAT WAR MEMORIAL
X 85-643
154-155
PRESENTLY LOCATED BEHIND LIBRARY BUILDING
6/13/85
WILL BE MOVED TO VICINITY OF TORCH OF
FRIENDSHIP.
9Q
ACCEPT CITY OF MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL
11 55-644
155
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
6/13/65
SEPTEMBER 30, 1984.
RECONSIDER AND RESCIND PASSAGE OF AGENDA
M 85445
155-156
ITEM P CONCERNING N-W. 14 STREET HIGHWAY
6/13/85
IMPROVEM99T H-4500•
9
DISCUSSION ONLY-. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF
DISCUSSION
1$6=157
OCCUPANCY MIAMI CENTER I DEVELOPMENT.
6/13/85
93
SEND COMMISSIONER J. L. PLUMMER TO ASTA
M 85-646
158
CONVENTION IN ATTEMPT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO
6/13/85
MAKE MIAMI A FUTURE CONVENTION SITE.
94
RESCIND FORMER RESOLUTION REGARDING
R 85-647
158-159
TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY - MIAMI
6/13/85
CENTER I DEVELOPMENT AND APPOINT MAYOR
•
FERRE AS A COMMITTEE OF ONE TO NEGOTIATE
SETTLEMENT.
95
CLAIM SETTLEMENT: JOHN WASHINGTON.
R 85-648
159-160
6/13/85
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CITY O)W19S104 OP MiAM#, PWRIbA
On the lath day of June, 1985, the City ComiaglCh Of Miami, Plbrida,
met at its regular meeting place in the City hall, 3500 Pan American brine,
Mimi, Florida in regular session.
The meeting was called to order at 9:02 O'Clock A.M. by Mayer Maurice A.
Ferre with the following members of the Commission found to be present:
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Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
At0 PRESWN
Sergio Pereira, City Manager
Lucia Allen Dougherty, City Attorney
Ralph G. Ongie, City Clerk
Matty Hirai, Assistant City Clerk
An invocation was delivered by Mayor Ferre who then led those present in
a pledge of allegiance to the flag.
1. FLACAM, PFaNENDMCrS AND SPECIAL ITEMS.
OOWENDATION:
Deacon Frank Dawkins and Sister
PRESEtT!'ED
Vernal Strachan of Temple BaptistTChurch.
! Proclamation:
Bille L. Long Day for his
PRESENTED
outstanding achievements and dedication to the
children of Miami.
i
! Certificate of
Ramiro Boza, outgoing president of
1 Appreciation:
Cuban Journalists in Exile.
PRESENTED
Proclamation:
Dia del Programa Actualidad.
NO SHOW
Presented to Jose Antonio Fernandez Porta.
Certificate of
Laurention Rodriguez. Newly
Appreciation:
elected president of Cuban
PRESENTED
j:
Journalists in Exile.
Awards to Mayor: Presented by Les Beilinson, member
PRESENTED of the City Heritage Conservation Board (for a
Fire Station and the Olympia Building).
Proclamation: June as Royal Poinciana Month.
NO SHOW Presented to Amando Moss cn behalf of Al Pallot,
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Mayor Ferre: I have got eight items. Michael Gerrity, Miami Marlins, Mr.
Gerrity the Chair recognizes you. As I understand you want fireworks display
from 9 to 11. Marlins plan to have fireworks display on July 2nd. Does
anybody have any objections to that? Do you have any objections to it? Ok+
Then Demetrio Perez moves, Miller Dawkins seconds that the Miami Marlins be
extended the opportunity to have fireworks displayed from 9 to 11 on July 2,
1985• Is there further discussion on that item? Call the roll please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-570
A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE TIME LIMITATION FOR A FIREWORKS
DISPLAY AT THE MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM, ON JULY 2, 1985, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY AT A
MIAMI MARLINS BASEBALL GAME, TO PERMIT A DISPLAY OF
FIREWORKS WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF
LIFE AND PROPERTY, SAID DISPLAY NOT TO EXTEND BEYOND 11:00
P.M. ON SAID DATE.
(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 Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
3. GRANT PERMISSION FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY - VILLA VIZCAYA JM 20, 1985.
Mayor Ferre: The next pocket item is Christopher Perks. Is Mr. Perks or a
representative here? They wish to extend the City of Miami time ordinance for
fireworks from 9 to 11:00 P.M. on June 20th at Villa Vizcaya. Cesar are you
aware of that?
Mr. Odio: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: What is that in reference to? Is that for the Convention
Planners Association and all that? That's wonderful. All right, is there a
motion on that?
Mr. Plummer: So, move.
Mayor Ferre;
roll.
Plummer moves, Dawkins seconds, further discussion? Cali the
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'The following resolutin waa introduced by Oommieeiober Plimmert whe
emd its gd6pt oti:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-571
A RESOLUTION RELAXING THE LIMITATIONS ON THE DISPLAY OF
FIRENOMS TO ALLOW THE STAGING OF PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS AT
VILLA VIECAYA ON JUNE 20, 1985, SAID DISPLAY NOT TO EXTEND
BEYOND 11!00 P.M., SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES.
(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 wag passed
and adopted by the following vote- F
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Demetrio J. PereZ, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES.. None.
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
4. COIWLSRCBS: DEATH OF WIFE OF FORMER MAYOR ROBERT FLOYD
Mayor Ferre: Resolution to former City of Miami Mayor Bob Floyd for the death
of his wife. Plummer moves, Perez seconds, a resolution to former Mayor Bob
Floyd for the death of his wife Rose Marie. Call the roll please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-572
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND SINCEREST
CONDOLENCES OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI AND ITS CITIZENS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF
ROSE MARIE, FLOYD, UPON HER DEATH.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here
and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner the resolution was, passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT; Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
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Mayor Ferre: We need to establish a date for the ground breaking at Bayfront
Park. The U.S. Corps of Engineers is about to come forward with major action
on this and we need to kind of set the date.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, 1 suggest July 4, 1999• 1 think July 4tb would be a
very appropriate... Bicentennial.
Mayor Ferre: I won't be here, buy, that's all right.
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Mr. Plummer: No.
Mr. Dawkins: I'm kicking off my campaign on July 4th it: Hadley Park. So,
unless you are going to have it in Hadley Park forget it.
Mr. Plummer: It's immaterial to me.
Mayor Ferre: Why don't we do it in the Ball whef2 people are back after Labor
Day.
Mr. Plummer: Fine.
Mayor Ferre: Nestor is there anybody recommending a specific date for this?
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Senator Pepper.
(COMMENT INAUDIBLE)
Mayor Ferre: Let's wait until after Labor Day. So, will you pick a day?
Plummer pick a day.
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Mr. Plummer: I can't go beyond August. I don't have a calendar.
_ Mayor Ferre: Well, let's say September 1st is a Sunday and I would imagine
Labor Day is that weekend. Then the 10th.
Mr. Plummer: That's fine. Tentatively make it for September 10th.
Mayor Ferre: You want to do it during a Commission day?
Mr. Plummer: He wants it on a weekend he said. Pepper.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, because of Pepper, but Congress is not in session then is
it? Who knows about when Congress is in session?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, might I suggest that we set a date at the next
meeting and ask Nestor to get all the info.
I Mayor Ferre: All right, Nestor, would you call Senator Pepper and find out
when he wants to start9
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6. FMING RXQUEST: PRO GRATKLI SOCIETY - REFERRED TO CITY MAGER.
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Mayor Ferre: My next pocket item is Pili de la Rosa and Pro-arte Grateli
requesting that the City help in financing the production of La Corte del
Farron which is to take place in July 27th. I will recognize Pili de la Rosa.
Ms. Pili de la Rosa: Yes, my name is Pili de la Rosa, co -producer and
=r director with a Cuban singer Martha Perez and Demetrio of the Society Pro -arts
Grateli. We are working for seventeen years. Honorable Mayor of Miami,
Honorable Commissioners and Honorable City Manager of Miami, �as you probably
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kbsw Sbaiety Pr6•arte drateii will be etlebratitg itlb se#ehth ahbiveraary
this Iehr.
X&JOr Ferre: Pili it the interest of tiMe bibee the pr6oedure alwhys is that
to go through the Manager. The Manager has hot had the opportunity to see
thib. I would recommend that this be presented to the adffiihistrati6n for
their recommendation. All right, and would you speak with the Manager and see
when he can give you an appropriate date.
7• COlQtERCIAI, FISHERIES AT RIAXI RIVER — CITY MEAGER TO AT"XPT TO RMCA H
TO NEW SITS.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Commissioner Perez, your pocket items. •
Mr. Perez: Ok. Mr. Mayor, first I would like to recognize a group of
fisherman that are here that want to make a request.
(IN SPANISH)
Mr. Perez: Mr. Manager, do we have a translator?
Mr. Pereira: I will translates. That's all right, go ahead.
SPEAKER UNKNOWN: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH).
Mr. Pereira: (TRANSLATES) "Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, we the fishermen
have been asked to leave the River for certain circumstances being the fishing
industry one of the most important of the area. Since the fishing industry is
so closely related to tourism, since tourist come to Florida to enjoy the
lobster, shrimps and if the Commissioners don't allow us to have parking in
the Miami River, we will have to ,go to another place because we don't have
place where to park and there are over three hundred families that make a
living out of this industry in the River. That is why we asking the... on
behalf of a group of fishermen that's why we are asking the Commissioners of
the City of Miami and the Mayor to try to find us a place where we can operate
out of the Miami River. Knowing the interest that you have on the working
people of this City I am anticipating. Thanks for looking into this matter".
I'm trying to ask a question to the gentleman. I have no idea what...
Mr. Perez: Ok. Mr. Mayor, I would like to introduce a motion in order to
instruct the City Manager to find a site on the Miami River to relocate the
Association of Cuban fishermen who have leave the previous site due to the
tension of Jose Marti Park. That's the motion that I would like to introduce.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Yes. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, to instruct the Manager to find a site and come back
and report to this Commission. Yes. Is that your intent?
Mr. Perez: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: I second the motion.
Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion. When he comes back, I mean give me a clearer
understanding of what we are talking about because I really don't understand
what the problem is.
SPEAKER UNKNOWI;: Honorable Commissioners, I am, you know, the President of
Fishermen Incorporation and as you can see we have been in this business for
twenty years and we are... you know, we are... they have been moving us, you
know, from place to place, you know.
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. Now, back up. Where were you,,, for the first place where
were you?
SPEAKER UNKNOWN: Well, we were just by 120 South River Drive.
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MAKER UNKNOWN! to 135•
Mr. Dawkit a t 135 South River Drive.
SPEAKER UNKNOWNt You see the Haitieng..& you knows the export and imports
they are buying all those land. You know, the Haitians boat that go up to...
With raerchktdise and equipment, t don't know and they have been buying all
the land in the River...
Mr. Dawkins: So, in other woods, individuals are purchasing land on the River
for development and that pushes you some place else.
SPEAKER UNKNOWN: Yes, they are pushing us to a deeper... I don't�knowt that's
our problem.
Mr. Dawkins: How many members in your group?
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SPEAKER UNKNOWN: There are about twenty-five members.
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. Well, I go along with the Commissioner's motion. I just
needed to know a little bit more of what it was.
Mayor Ferre: It will be coming back to us. At this time are we ready to vote
on the motion? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who
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moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-573
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A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
FIND A SITE ON THE MIAMI RIVER PURSUANT TO REQUEST
MADE BY THE FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION; FURTHER DIRECTING
THE MANAGER TO REPORT A RECOMMENDED SITE TO THE
3 COMMISSION FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
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ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
8. ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR RENTAL OF MANUEL ARTIKE COPMUNITY CENSER FOR A BUNFIT
IWORIAL CONCERT IN HONOR OF HORACIO LLERA.
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: VICE-N.AYOR JOE CAROLLO ENTERED THE MEETING AT 9:31 A.M.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Commissioner Perez.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I have another motion in order to allocate an amount
not to exceed a hundred forty-five dollars from special programs and accounts
in order to get in the Manuel Artime Community Center for a memorial concert
in honor of Horacio Llera, a well respect patron of the arts. That's
requested by Mr. Diago Chavez. I would like to move this.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second. Further discussion.
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Art tarbilb`: bid that :go thr6119h the Ahftk erg bid it go through the ftha&rt
NOW Pewee: This Lb jubt a wai#er of Manuel Artilbe. It's a hundred dbllarb.
Art Peres: No, l thi.hk that they... That's a hundred forty-five dollaras
That's for the Manuel Artime Center. They weht to the eehter before and ,you
know, it has to be authoribed by the City Coffaission,
Mayor Peree! Further discussioin# call the roll.
The following resolution wag introduced by CoMingioner Peres# Who Moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-574
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$145.00 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, QUALITY Ot
LIFE FUND, IN SUPPORT OF A BENEFIT MEMORIAL CONCERT IN
HONOR OF HORACIO LLERA, WELL -RESPECTED PATRON OF THE
ARTS, AT MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER ON JUNE 301
1985; SAID ALLOCATION BEING CONDITIONED UPON
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF MIAMI
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY NO. APM-1-84, DATED JANUARY 24,
19B4.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed.
and adopted by the following vote
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
9. ALLOCATE FUIDS FOR RMAL OF MANU L ARTIME COMITY CnM FOR CULTURAL
ZVE M COMM MORATI]IG A MONTH -LONG OBSERVANCE OF M COI?RIBUTIOI OF CUBAN
MUSIC TO THB ART WORLD.
Mr. Perez: I have Mr. Mayor, another petition from the group Trio Pinareno in
order to have the month long observance of the contribution of Cuban music to
the art world and they are going to have a presentation on June 23rd at the
Manuel Artime also. That is a request allocating an amount of a hundred
forty-five dollars that I would like to move.
Mayor Ferre: How much?
Mr. Perez: Hundred forty-five dollars. The same.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: There is a issoomd, further discussion, call the roll.
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Tho following rosablutiot na ihtrbduded by CbmmissiotOr Port -At Vho 1nt$rbd
its adeptim t
RESOLUTION NO, 85-575
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EMCEED
$145.00 120M SPECIAL, PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, QUALITY OF
LIFE FUND, IN SUPPORT OF A mas of CULTURAL EVENTS
COMMEMORATING A MONTHLONG OBSERVANCE OF TH9
CONTRIBUTION OF CUBAN MUSIC TO THE ART WORLD, AT
MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER ON JUNE 2�, 1985; SAID
ALLOCATION BEING CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL
COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF MIAMI ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
NO. APM-1-84, DATED JANUARY 24, 1984.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and ob
file in the Office of the City Clerk.) .01
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolutiot Was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
10. FUNDING REQUEST: WILLIAM ALEXANDER FOR FORTHCOMING COTVEMOT RKrERRHD
TO CITY >SANAGBR.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, would you recognize Mr. William Alexander from the Latin
Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Alexander.
Mr. Perez: They have a petition in reference to the Congress to the six
Americans... You want to explain.
Mr. William Alexander: Mr. Mayor, my name is William Alexander, Vice -
President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce for the Director, Mayor,
Commissioners, as every year this will be the sixth time that we come to you,
Commission to request the necessary funding to have the sixth convention to
promote the City of Miami as the international center for finance, trade, and
sports activities.
Mr. Perez: 0k. What is... you have two requests. The same as last year.
One is for ninety-six thousand and the other one was thirty-four. Do we have
Mr. Manager....
Mr. Pereira: I'm informed by staff that it's being reviewed now and it will
be presented in the July agenda.
Mr. Perez: July 10th.
Mr. Alexander: Well, it's your decision. I mean, we request that. We are
working heartly. As you know, we are making trips to Central, South America
and the Caribbean, promoting the convention. I will be in Costa Rica next
week. I was in Puerto Rica, San Domingo a"week before. We are promoting. We
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have the first conference in Cartagena, Colombia months ago and I mean, we are
delaying this.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Manager, would it be possible to have,..
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Mr. Pereirat We will review it and bring it bask on the 20th&
Mr. Perez: At the end of the day do you think that.&.
Mr. Pereira: We have another Cofmiasion meeting belt Thursday- We tati Met it
it by nett Thursday. Is that acceptable to you?
Mayor perre: In other words, what he is saying is give him an opportunity to
review it and next Thursday we will take it up.
Mr. Alexander: We will be here next Thursday then. The 20th. The only
thing, the 20th I will be in Costa Rica and I will be there witb the Inter -
American Chamber of Commerce and we will take about the agenda and all of
those things.
Mr. Plummer: Well, instead of staying in a suite, stay in a room=
Mayor Ferre: (IN SPANISH).
Mr. Pereira: Mr. Mayor, my understanding is that this event occurs in
September and just as a matter of fact, you know, we put it on the agenda in
July with ample time. Now, if there is any pressing need that, you know...
then you know...
Mayor Ferre: That is acceptable I'm sure to everybody here. We don't need a
motion to that affect, do we? No.
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Mr. Pereira: No.
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you very much Captain Alexander.
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Mr. Alexander: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
11. URGE 1CM0 TO CORSIDER 2-WAY TRAFFIC 10TH AVENUE BSTWffii FLAGLSR AND TU
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RIVER
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Mayor Ferre: All right, I have here a request from the place where Plummer
was born, which is Victoria Hospital. Isn't that Where you were born.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: It wasn't Key West?
Mayor Ferre: No, he was born here. Evidently and Plummer, you know better
than I do because I don't... The request is that they are having problems
along 10th Avenue and Flagler, because it is a one way street, because they
are all one way and there is a request here from Master Cake, ha Cubanisima
Jewelry, Rivera Brothers, Inc., Victoria Hospital, T Miami Square, Nicanor
Pharmacy, Master Restaurant, Inc., MacDonalds and J.A.M. Shades and Blinds,
that--- and they all have shops on 10th Avenue and Flagler--- that they want a
long Northwest 7th that it be made a two way street.
Mr. Plummer: Northwest 2nd Street.
Mayor Ferre: It says 7th here. It's on the corner of where the hospital is.
Mr. Plummer% That's 2nd Street.
Mayor Ferre: It must be Avenue then, 7th Avenue going towards the River.
Mr. Plummer: No. Well, 7th Avenue may be, yes. Ok.
Mayor Ferre: And what they want is they wanted because of access problems for
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Mayor ferret lid you agree with that?
' Mr. Plummer: 'Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Then would you make s motin that the City by M sai reebmmends
to Metropolitan Dade County Traffic pepartmeht — is that what it is!
Mr. Plummer: Yes, so move.
Mayor Ferre: That because of the problems that Victoria hospital and others
' are having that a serious attempt be made on that particular avenue which is
evidently a very wide avenue, that it be two lane from Plagler to the River
two way. Ok. Is there a second to that motion?
Mr. Carollo: Second.
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Mayor Ferre: Ok. Further discussion, call the roll.
' The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
x MOTION NO. 85-576
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A NOTIU14 REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO COMMUNICATE
3 WITH THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AT METROPOLITAN DADE
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION
REQUESTING THAT THEY STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING
N.W. LOTH AVENUE BETWEEN FLAGLER STREET AND THE MIAMI
RIVER A TWO-WAY STREET PURSUANT TO REQUESTS RECEIVED
FROM VICTORIA HOSPITAL AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMERCIAL
INTERESTS IN THAT AREA.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Clerk, do you need this and then send it to the
administration?
Mr. Ongie: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Here is the petition signed by ... send a copy to all members...
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, also, I have received another letter from Victoria.
Mr. Manager, Victoria Hospital sits across the street from Henderson Park the
tennis park and they said that they have petitioned the City a number of times
that the building is in complete disrepair. It need painting. There is
graffiti all over the walls and that in fact they had been told by the City
that something would be done and that in fact nothing has been done. They ask
' that it be cleaned up and painted and I don't think that's an unreasonable
request. Would you please follow up and send a memo to my office?
Mr. Pereira: I certainly will.
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Mayor Ferret All right, there is a resolution lot re§chLSdiJling the raguiar
city meetings of June With to June 26th",
(DACKOROUND COMMEND INAUDI13U).
Mayor Ferre: Weli, we have to do it formally &why by% so We always do it by
resolution. We didn't... l forget to do it at the laat Commiaaion meeting.
Mr. Clerk.
Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: Every time we have changed a City at Miami Commission Meeting,
have we done it by resolution?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir. Or the Law Department will send it... i
Mayor Ferre: Is that the law?
' Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: Now, and we have always done it.
Mr. Dawkins: And everyone that has been changed has been changed by
resolution?
! Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
Mr. Dawkins: Everyone?
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Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
3 Mayor Ferre: Is that correct?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, air.
Mr. Plummer: It has to be because the Charter says second and forth Thursday.
So, you have to go with a resolution to change it.
Mayor Ferre: Always done by resolution.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, I'm glad you all told me because when you all called me on
the telephone I didn't know it was by no resolution. Go ahead.
Mayor Ferre: It has to be done by a resolution.
Mr. Dawkins: All right. I mean, look, I know it's been done by resolution
after the fact, but you can't tell me that it was done by resolution before.
Mr. Ongie: No, no, not before sir. I didn't mean that.
Mr. Dawkins: See, I mean, I just have to know that I'm right.
Mr. Ongie: Right.
Mr. Dawkins: Go ahead.
Mayor Ferre: If you have any objections then now you know... if we want to
leave it this way I have no problems in leaving...
Mr. Dawkins: I have no problems with what we are doing. It's just that I
want to know that what we are doing is the way I said we would do it.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, the only problem that I have sir is on the 18th. I
will inform you now that if is changed then I will vote for the change, that I
will have to leave between 4 and 6 in the afternoon.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion on this resolution before you?
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126 UNMUM MEBTIMGs OP Cl" CONK. sibg FON JM d SUI.Y 1985.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a resolution of rescheduling the regular
City meetings of June 27th to June 20th...
(BACKGROUND COMMEND INAUDIBLE).
Mayor Ferre: Well, we have to do it formally away by.., we always do it by
resolution,, We didn`t... I forget to do it at the last Obmmisaion meetitg6
Mr. Clerk.
Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: Every time we have changed a City of Miami Commission m6eting,
have we done it by resolution?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir. Or the Law Department will send it...
Mayor Ferre: Is that the law?
Mr. Ongie: Yea, air.
Mayor Ferre: Now, and we have always done it.
Mr. Dawkins: And everyone that has been changed has been changed by
resolution?
j — Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir.
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Mr. Dawkins: Everyone?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: Is that correct?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, air.
Mr. Plummer: It has to be because the Charter says second and forth Thursday.
So, you have to go with a resolution to change it.
Mayor Ferre: Always done by resolution.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, I'm glad you all told me because when you all called me on
the telephone I didn't know it was by no resolution. Go ahead.
Mayor Ferre: It has to be done by a resolution.
Mr. Dawkins: All right. I mean, look, I know it's been done by resolution
after the fact, but you can't tell me that it was done by resolution before.
Mr. Ongie: No, no, not before sir. I didn't mean that.
Mr. Dawkins: See, I mean, I just have to know that I'm right.
Mr. Ongie: Right.
Mr. Dawkins: Go ahead.
Mayor Ferre: If you have any objections then now you know... if we want to
leave it this way I have no problems in leaving...
Mr. Dawkins: I have no problems with what we are doing. It's just that I
want to know that what we are doing is the way I said we would do it.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, the only problem that I have air is on the 18th, I
will inform you now that if is changed then I will vote for the change, that I
will have to leave between 4 and 6 in the afternoon.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion on this resolution before you?
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Ablor perre! Moved Ahd Aeeohded, rurther diseubblot, ahil the toll,
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saved its adoptiew
RESOLUTION No. 85-577
A RESOLUTION RESCHEDULING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION
MELTING OF JUNE 27, 1985, TO TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 20,
1985, AT 9:00 A.M., AND THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF JULY 11, 1985, TO TAKE PLACE ON JULY 18,
1985, AT 9:00 A.M.
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(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
Mayor Ferre: Just for the record so it will be very clear. I was asked to
change these meetings, these dates at the last Commission meeting. Through my
fault I forgot to do it and I apologize for that mistake. I then asked the
Clerk to call each member of the Commission and get it approved verbally and
in writing so that there would be no mistakes on it and the Clerk called me
back and said that there some problems, that there was a request by
Commissioner Dawkins that he wanted to know the exact reasons for the change.
We called up and gave him the information and it was approved unanimously and
all we are doing here is formally doing the resolution.
13. DEED EBSTEICTIONS - BAYSIDE RESTAURANT DEYELOPMBNT.
Mayor Ferre: Now, there is a resolution requesting the Board of Trustees of
the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to release the deed restrictions contained
deed #19447 recorded in deed book 3130 at page number to 257 to permit the
development of the Bayside Specialty Restaurant. Madam City Attorney.
Ms. Dougherty: Yes, sir, Yr. Mayor. This is simply a house keeping item
asking the board to release some deed restrictions that arguably could
prohibit the building of commercial businesses in the filled area.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: So, move.
Mr. Dawkins: Why is it that we just received this this morning Madam City
Attorney?
Ms. Dougherty: Yes, sir Mr. Commissioner. sw
Mr. Dawkins: Why is it that we just received this this mopains?
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Sri DAWkibb! Oki Well, l tall the Five day rules
Mayor xerre: All night, we have a Five day rule, it Will rode up at the Kett
f tomMission meeting Thursday a week.
Mr. Dawkins: Wait a minute Mr. Mayor. Hold it. Mr. Mayor, would you hold
it. Madam City Attorney by deferring this would it create a problem?
Ms. Dougherty: I would have to ask John Gilchrist. I don't know the answer.
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' Mr. Dawkins: Ok. Go ahead and move it, but do me a Favor will you all get
these things to me with my agenda so that...
Ms. Dougherty: I will do every effort I can.
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Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, I withdraw my objection.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Perez: Second.
F Mayor Ferre: There is a motion and a second further discussion, call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-578
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND TO WAIVE THE DEED
RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN DEED NO. 19447, RECORDED IN
DEED BOOK 3130, AT PAGE NO. 257, TO PERMIT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAYSIDE SPECIALTY CENTER.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
14. DIRECT CITY
CLERK TO
APOLOGIZE
TO CLAY
SHAW, KRM33ER OF CONGRXW
CONCERBING LBTPER
SENT TO
HIM AS A
RESULT OF
COMPUTER ERROR.
Mayor Ferre: All right, evidently I didn't read the Congressman's letter and
he says (AT THIS POI�iT MAYOR FERRE READS LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN SHAW IN TO
THE RECORD). Would someone pass a resolution formally apologizing to the
Congressman for the computer's error.
Mr. Plummer: So, move.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
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,Tune 13, 1985
Mrs hitkint! Sedbads
mayor Perm Purther dieoussion, tell tht toll ad wound ;you p1e1ee vritts s s
Mrs O$gie: Yee, air 1 dills
The foiloai$g intioh tilts ittrbduced by ftnieeiober, Plunesr, Who Moved
its gdoptioh:
MOTION NO. 8$-$79
A MOTION ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF LETTER PROM
CONGRESSMAN E. CLAY SHAW, JR. CONCERNING A LETTER SENT
TO HIM REGARDING THE SENDING OF WESTON HILLO A
CRIMINAL OFFENDER, TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BY THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, WHICH LETTER CONTAINLPD
COMPUTER ERRORS IN THE TEST; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO RENDER THE NECESSARY APOLOGY TO
CONGRESSMAN SHAW.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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15. ALLOCATE NOT TO EXCEED $16,000 TO COVER DEFICIT OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK
FESTIVAL 1985
Mayor Ferre: I don't have any other pocket items here. J. L.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have some here that were asked by my office to
bring up. The first one is Morty Friedman. They have a deficit from the
International Folk Festival of approximately sixteen thousand. I don't think
we hale any choice Mr. Mayor, it's a City sponsored event.
(BACKGkOUND COYY.ENT INAUDIBLE).
Mr. Plummer: Well, because the money has been spent. We are Obligated and we
will just have to keep it in mind next year.
Mr. Dawkins: But when he stood up here he told me he wouldn't have a deficit.
Mr. Plummer: Well, ok. Should we take him out and beat him.
Mayor Ferre: How much did we...
Mr. Marty Friedman: I would like you to know this is the first time in ten
years that I have run the festival that we haven't return money to the City.
Mayor Ferre: Marty how much did we approve? How much did we approve and how
much did you run over?
Mr. Friedman: You approved sixty-nine and it looks like we will need eighty.
<,
six, but we have about five thousand that we are expecting to C0:9ngA
through Monty Trainer that we don't know about yet.
Mr. Plummer: Does Monty know about it?
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Mr. Priedraw Yea, he is trying to eolleet the money trod tieket 81196 to the
ball and, go; it looks like it will be eleven thousand dollars Arid them are
a timber of reasons we wttt over.
Mayor Perre: Commissioner, what do you want to do?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we approve a defieit tundirig not
to exceed sixteen thousand. What?
Mr. Pereira: We need to audit the...
Mr. Plummer: All right, predicated on the audit done by the Admitittratioti.
Mayor Ferret All right, is there a second?
Mr. Friedman: May I ask you a question?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr, Friedman: Will we have this money available soon to pay these people off.
Mr. Plummer: Once the audit is completed.
Mr. Friedman: Because they are all calling me and asking when they are going
to get paid.
Mr. Plummer: Call them and tell them to call Sergio.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second to the Commissioner's motion? Are
you going to second his motion? Anybody want to second it? I will second it.
This is to give Morty the deficit that he ran.
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sMr. Perez: Yes. Sure. I spoke with Morty at the beginning and but I don't
have inconvenience to second the motion.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a third on the motion. All right, call the
roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-580
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $16,000 TO COVER A
DEFICIT INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STAGING OF THE
"1985 INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL", SUCH ALLOCATION TO
BE PREDICATED UPON COMPLETION OF AN AUDIT TO BE
CONDUCTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None•
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its bnWT 01" ROA0E1 TO NMn ASSisTArM n 00MOTION VIM P0112001 120
02.0.s.L.2.0 CONVEMON.
Mr. Plummer: All right, the only other thing Mr. Mayor... Is Chief Dickson
here`? Is the Chief here? Would you ask him to come in please. I think he is
May be a little reluctant. Mr. Mayor, they are having a convention here
Called "N.O.B.L.E." which is the organizations of Black police officers and
from what 1 understand is that they are having some trouble putting this thing
together and 1 would like to make sure through the Chief that he knows that...
Chief Dickson, I'm speaking of the N.O.B.L.E. Convention which 1 understand
you are going to be hosting and for some reason 1 think you have been
reluctant to come here and asked for help. Mr. Mayor, I think t4 t we need to
honor our Chief and our City by making sure that this N.O.B.L.E.-Convention is
put together and well, put together so that we will be proud as will the Chief
and I would like to make a motion at this time that the Manager put together
with the Chief a package and come back to this Commission for whatever is
going to be necessary for this to be a very successful convention of which we
will all be proud and I offer that in the form of a motion Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Dawkins: I second the motion and under discussion, Mr. Manager, Mr. Odic,
is already working with them in order to develop a package to bring to you. I
think. Yea, that's the same group.
Mr. Plummer: The N.O.B.L.E. Convention.
Mr. Odio: Yes, air. We got that under control.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Ok. I just want to make sure. Ok. That this City is not
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embarrassed, nor the Chief.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, you want a motion?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir.
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Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, seconded, further discussion, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
i its adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-581
A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PUT TOGETHER
A PACKAGE AND TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAKE OUT
OF THE FORTHCOMING "N.O.B.L.E." CONVENTION ("NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION OF BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES") A
TOTAL SUCCESS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO
COOPERATE AND ASSIST OUR CHIEF OF POLICE IN EVERY WAY
POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SAID GOAL.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES; None.
ABSENT: None.
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17, DART PERMISSION FOR RADIO STATION 2-100 TO USF 6 GM DOWL 9T&bM Pbb 4
bAt FUR D RAISING EVENT FOR AARCH OF DI*ffi.
Mr. Plummer: I have one other thing. A request from Y-100. They have spoken
to the people at the Orange Bowl and they wish to put an event for which they
are going to raise money for the March of Dimes. They are willing to pay for
611 of the expenses incurred. There will be a four day around the clock money
raising thing hoping to raise seventy-five thousand for the March of Dimes.
They need the permission to use the Orange Bowl on the 25th of this month for
four days. My understanding is Mr. Manager, they have cleared it through Mr.
Golby and that they have everything in agreement. All they need is a•motion
to allow them to use it.
Mayor Ferret How much is that going to cost?
Mr. Plummer: Nothing. They are paying all the expenses.
Mayor Ferret Ok. I got it.
Mr. Plummer: And I would move at this time that they be granted that right
to...
Mayor Ferret Is there a second? No expense to the City. Is there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferret Further discussion, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
a its adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-582
A MOTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO RADIO STATION Y-100 TO
USE THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM UPON PAYMENT OF ALL
EXPENSES FOR A 4-DAY EVENT BEGINNING ON JUNE 25, 1985
IN CONNECTION WITH A FUND-RAISING EVENT FOR THE "MARCH
OF DIMES".
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
18. SEND COMMISSIONER J. L. PLUMM TO SEATTLE, YASMOTON AUGUST 4 IN
CONNECTION PITH UNLIMITED REGATTA EVENTS
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Mr. Plummer:
Mr. Mayor,
a very brief
report on the Unlimited Regatta. I=
think I should start off
by telling
the world that you were chickeup you
3'.
wouldn't ride
the jet skis,
you came...
Mayor Ferret
And neither did
you. So,
don't start...
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Mr. Plummer:
Brought your
kids there and mode your kids Fun in the race,
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June 13, 1985
Mayor Yerrai They came in first t6b,
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, we had a larger attendance. It was the largest
attendance that we have had. We approximate twenty-three thousand people did
fittend the event. The most significant increase was on Saturday From this
year to last..6 we jump from three thousand on Saturday to about sixty-four
hundred this year. I think that we got tremendous coverage on FSPN. I think
we got very good press coverage. I would hope to have at the next Commission
meeting a Full report as to the revenues and what the City will be a
beneficiary of as far as the race is concerned. Mr. Mayor, I also would like
to inform you that it is my intent to represent this City in Seattle,
Washington on the weekend of August 4th.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion for a one way ticket.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, I make the motion Mr. Mayor, as long as it tla the return
portione I will be hosting a press party. Monty Trainer opened his big mouth
and we are taking out three hundred pounds of stone crabs to officially host
this party. It's a press party in Seattle, Washington,
Mayor Ferre: In Seattle, Washington. What month is that going to be?
Mr. Plummer: The weekend of August 4th. Mr. Mayor# what I hope to learn out
there just to give...
Mayor Ferre: What is it a conference... I mean, this is league of cities.
Mr. Plummer: No, this is an actual race.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, the race.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: A race. what kind of race?
Mr. Plummer: The unlimited races.
Mr. Carollo: Unlimited races.
Mr. Plummer: But to give you an example of what they do out there. That is e
week long event in which they have attendance of in excess of six hundred
thousand people.
Mr. Carollo: This be an official City of Miami trip, right?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: All right, who is moving it? Miller move it. Is there a
second.
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, call the roll.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Carollo: Yes. And while I vote "yes" I would like to say that
may be
some
might think "well, you know, here goes government again throwing
monies
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away,
but you think about it. What it's going to cost for one plane
ticket
down
to Seattle and the exposure the City of Miami will get from it, there
is
just
no cost factor that you can place on it. How cities build their
images
is by
doing things of this sort. Their representatives go out and promote
the
City
of Miami. A lot of the pluses that we have here in South Florida
that no
other
part of the Country has. So, I think it's money very well spent.
1$ June 130 1905
The fbllbVing b6tith Wha ititt6duded by Comiaaioher baWkinal who imved
NOTION NO, 85- 53
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT MONIES TO SEND COMMISSIONER J. L.
PLUMMER TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON* ON AUGUST 4TH, IN
CONNECTION WITH THE HOSTING OF A PRESS PARTY
CONCERNING THE UNLIMITED REGATTA.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the Motion itas phased and
Adopted by the following vote -
AYES., Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferro
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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19. GRANT PERMISSION FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY: HADLEY PARK - JULY 4.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Commissioner, your pocket items.
Mr. Carollo: Miller, are you finished with yours.
Mr. Dawkins: I just have one. Mr. Mayor, I forgot to tell you that I will be
applying to the Manager for a permit to fire fireworks at Hadley Park. In
that in the Inner City we don't have any fireworks on 4th of July. We have
them on Miami Beach. We have them at the Orange Bowl and every where and I
have got a sponsor and once he signs that he will pay I will be applying for a
permit.
Mr. Plummer: Second the motion,.
Mayor Ferre: Well, why don't we just move it. There is a motion...
Mr. Dawkins: A motion to have fireworks at...
Mayor Ferre: What what hour to what hour?
Mr. Dawkins: From 7 until 9.
Mayor Ferre: In the evening?
Mr. Dawkins: No, no.
Mayor Ferre: You want them longer than that.
Mr. Plummer: No, no, you don't need a permit for that. Not to exceed 11 P,M.
Mr. Dawkins: Oh, well, I live across the street. It better not go pass 11.
All right, from 7 to 10.
Mr. Plummer: Not to exceed 11.
Mr. Dawkins: Not to exceed 10 P.M.
Mayor Ferre: Not to exceed 10 P.M. All right, :coved and neconded,
Mr. Dawkins: See because 11 o'clock they will be trying to move etuff &Ud
telling me we are still moving it. No, 10 o'clock.
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Mayor Peree Purther diboussios; CsII the re11.
The following resolution vas istrodueed by Csmissioter Dawkins, who
moved its adoption!
RESOLUTION NO. 85-584
A RESOLUTION RELAXING THE LIMITATIONS ON THE DISPLAY
OF FIREWORKS TO ALLOW THE STAGING OF PYROTECHNIC
DISPLAYS AT HAbLEY PARK ON JULY 4, 1985, SAID DISPLAY
NOT TO EXTEND BEYOND 10:00 P.M.$ SUBJECT TO THE
ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE
AND INSPECTION SERVICES.
(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
20. DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO FORD TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS IN COCONUT
GROVE BUSINESS DISTRICT CAUSE BY INFUSION OF TOUTH, GANGS, TRAFFIC
PROBLEMS AND USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.
Mayor Ferre: All right, anything else Commissioner? Commissioner Carollo.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I have a pocket Item. Is the Chief out here still
please.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Chief.
Mr. Carollo: Chief, thank you for coming this morning. Mr. Mayor and fellow
Commissioners and Mr. Manager, Madam City Attorney, the reason that I asked
the Chief to come here this morning is a subject that I think that we need to
give immediate attention to. This past weekend I personally went in the
evening to Downtown Coconut Grove and what I was able to observe there is
something that I could never imagine was going on to that extreme. What I saw
there was thousands of young individuals. I would say well over ninety per
cent of them did not live inside the City of Miami. Probably a majority of
them minors fifteen, sixteen, seventeen year olds and what it was was just one
big party where the few police officers that we had on duty were the baby
sitters. You had scores of alcohol bottles whether beer or wine or hard
liquor thrown all over the place. Kids fifteen, sixteen, seventeen not only
drinking alcohol beverages in public, but snorting cocaine in public like I
saw two young girls that couldn't have been more than sixteen years old.
Others smoking marijuana joints in public and then when one police officer
told a young man that he could not park by the church the police officer was
subjected to some of the worst verbal abuse and profanities that I have ever
heard in a long long time by an individual that could only have been seventeen
or eighteen years olds. Tiie situation that we have out there is worst than
the police loosing control of the streets. Those young individuals that we
have out there apparently have the attitude that police officers are something
that they could just walk over and do as they please and they are supposed to
be out there to baby sit them. My understanding is that we only some ten
police officers to baby sit any where from six to eight thousand or more young
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POPle that are 9OW Out there at tights. It the past rye have had gang
fighta that in at least one occasion a young That het been killed it one of
thBte gang fights. YOU have tcorea of young coming from all over Dade county
-just looking for trouble out there. The girls that work $isoayne Boulevard
have a lot to be envious of by some of these young girls that we have out in
Downtown Coconut Grove have less on than the ones that we have that are
Professionals out on Biscayne Boulevard. It's a nightmare what I'm seeing out
there. And the blame belongs on the parents of those kids that would let
tiwteen, seventeen year olds like I saw out there until 1, 2 in the morning
without any concern as to what their kids are doing or where they are at. The
situation that I'm seeing that is developing out there is that it's not going
to be long again before you have some additional kids get hurt bad in the
middle of a gang fight or someone spaced out on drugs or worst yet a police
officer get hurt in the middle of a fight between some of these youth gangs in
there. I think that what is happening out there is that we are encouraging a
young generation of Dade Countians to grow up with a complete disregard for
law and order thinking that they could do as they please in breaking the law
and get away with it, that no one is going to do anything about it. And this
is why I have met with the Chief this week and we sat down and tried to go
over a variety of areas that the City of Miami can take immediate action on to
stop this. It's unfair to the residents and citizens of this city that live
in that area. It's unfair to this community as a whole. It's unfair to those
officers that are working out there and most of all it's unfair for those kids
to think that they could go through life getting away with the kind of things
that I observed out there. Mr. Manager, what I will like to see you do is to
formulate a task rorce if you would to try to find a solution for all the
problems that we have out there in Coconut Grove Downtown area. Try to bring
back to this Commission a whole puzzle, not just parts of it and solutions for
the different problems that we have been having out there. Including the
traffic problems and everything else that I have described here and more that
we have talked about. One of the areas that I would like for this task force
to especially look into is the areas of creating new ordinances to help the
police stop the problems that we are having out there and particularly before
more occur. And what I'm referring to is possibly the creation of a new
ordinance that would be fashioned in the sought of several ordinances that the
State of California already has, where if someone cruises more than three
times in an area a police officer would have the option of citing them. It's
an anti -cruising ordinance. In this particular area I think it would be quite
justifiable and there is certainly legal precedent for that. What I would
like to do is for this task force to see how we can enforce that noise
ordinance in some of these vehicles that keep cruising around and around with
the stereos blasting at full blast where these kids definitely have to be
deaf. I mean, you could hear it, you know, three, four blocks away. (TAPE
#3)Now, do I need to make a formal motion on this Mr. Mayor or not?
Mayor Ferre: I think you should formalize it, yes.
Mr. Carollo: Ok. And before I formalize this in the form of a motion, what I
would like to ask... yes, Mr. Manager.
Mr. Pereira: Commissioner Carollo, I assume that you would like us to include
on that task force members of the local Chamber of Commerce and members of
the...
Mr. Carollo: Certainly Mr. Manager, but that would be totally up to you whom
you think should be in the task force working together with the Police
Department. The other that I would like to ask the Police Chief, we are going
to be having something like from ten or eleven officers to forty-two beginning
this Friday. Chief do you need any motion or resolution from this Commission
to allocate additional funds for the overtime that is going to be incurred for
these officers to go their?
Chief Dickson: Well, Commissioner Carollo, I would like to give it a try
first this weekend to see how the beefed up force is going to impact on that
problem. We will be opening up the juvenile section, unit to stay open on the
weekend so that most of these kids who the officers really don't know what to
do with them will be able to scoop them off the street and take them to the
j juvenile unit when they are observed committing a minor offense and have the
a parent come from wherever they are located in Dade County to the juvenile unit
to pick the kid up so that the officers will be able to explain to the parents
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what these kids are doarig. I would like to give it A try with a stepped up
1621fbromerit effort First and if it turns out that we do riot have though people
to 'do that I would surely oome back and ask for that. I appreeiate your
offer.
fir. Carollo: That will be fine Chief. t think that it's a possibility that
sure when some of these kids would be arrested for either drinking in publle,
fighting in public, using narcotics in public there still might be some
parents out there that are not going to care and instead are going to blame
the police, but I just have to feel that a majority of these parents once they
are called by a Police Department and told to come pick up their son or
daughter, that they have been arrested for this, this or this that they will
react accordingly and just may be there will be a turn around in the lives of
some of these kids. Mr. Mayor, I so move a motion...
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? All right, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-585
A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO FORM A TASK
FORCE THE MEMBERSHIP OF WHICH IS TO BE DETERMINED BY
THE CITY MANAGER TO IDENTIFY CURRENT PROBLEMS IN
DOWNTOWN COCONUT GROVE INVOLVING EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC
BROUGHT ABOUT BY AN INFUSION OF GANGS AND YOUTHS, THE
INTRODUCTION AND USE OF ILLEGAL DRUG SUBSTANCES ON
WEEK -ENDS, ETC.; FURTHER RECOMMENDING THE DRAFTING OF
AN ANTI -CRUISING ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CONTROLLING THESE PROBLEMS; AND
FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONSULT WITH
i THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND TO ADVISE THE CITY COMMISSION
IF ADDITIONAL MANPOWER IS NEEDED TO BETTER CONTROL
THIS SITUATION.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mr. Dawkins: Don't limit your activities to Coconut Grove. There is Liberty
City that needs cleaning up. There is Wynwood that needs cleaning up. There
is certain areas in Little Havana that needs cleaning up. So, don't... what
I'm trying to say is don't clean up Coconut Grove and drive all of the vice
for the lack of a better word, from Coconut Grove to the rest of the city.
Chief Dickson: Well, I can assure you Commissioner Dawkins that we will take
the best interest at heart for all of the people in the City of Miami.
Mr. Dawkins: See, because like you said... see I went with you on 61st
Street. We kind of got that kind of going and then Commissioner Carollo
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noticed it on Grand. So, then he went with you. So, now we have got Liberty S�
City kind of squared away. Now, we are getting ready to do Grand, but they Y
will go some place else unless we... by the way how many officers do we have s,=
in a zone?
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chiaf biekaolk; Hot luny i1 a Zones $asically, g tom is hhhalod by OSe
pblioe car.
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Mrs Dawkifto Huh?
Chief bickson: One police car it a lone. In a sector, whioh is larger that a
lone there may be several police Cars.
Mr. Dawkins: well, what is Coconut Grove? A ant? A sector? or what.
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Chief Dickson: Coconut Grove is a part of the southern district that we
police and within the southern district there are sectors and within the
sectors there are zones,
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Mr. Dawkins: In the southern district how may officers are on duty at any one
time?
Chief Dickson: In the southern district about one third of what we have in
patrol would be in the southern district and that would be approximately
fifteen, sometimes sixteen to seventeen cars.
Mr. Dawkins: All right, well what... I think now and if I'm in error
Commissioner Carollo is going to correct me. What we are saying is fifteen
men is not enough.
Chief Dickson: No, sir that's right it is not enough.
Mr. Dawkins: And what he is saying is that whatever you need to get some more
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to come back and get it. Is that what you are saying?
Mr. Carollo: Well, that's basically, correct Miller. Based on the problem
that we have is that we only have about ten, eleven officers in Downtown
Coconut Grove on weekend nights and all these officers are tied up during
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traffic duty, because there is just... well, traffic is backed up for two and
three blocks. So, there is no room for any of the officers to enforce some of
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the laws because they are too busy doig traffic detail and these kids know
that and they are getting away with just about anything you could think of out
there. Now, if we were to have major gang fight or a mini riot because an
office tries to arrest somebody. If they were to call out some other units it
would be almost impossible for additional units to get there quickly because
of all the traffic jam that we have there. So, what I'm saying is that I
think by having some forty-two officers there is the number that the Chief
picked out, I think that if these officers go out there with the attitude that
they are going to enforce the law not be concerned in enforcing the laws of
the City of Miami and the State of Florida, that that is going to solve the
situation. I don't think that it's going to be done overnight, but I think in
about a month or so that most of these kids are going to get the idea that
hey, I can't go inside the City of Miami and snort coke in the middle of the
street or smoke a joint or drink a beer and then tell a police woman "F" you
and everything else. They are going to get arrested for that and this is not
a case Miller, like some other crimes that if you move it from one
neighborhood they go right into another. Ninety per cent if not more of these
kids that go there, I think are from other areas of Dade County, including
Broward County that are coming over here. So, once we clear them out from
that area they are not going to be going to another area of the City of Miami.
Chief Dickson: Yes, this situation does place a strain on the Department in
so much that the people that we will be putting into that project will have to
come from other places in other to establish that kind of manpower. So, back
to your original question Commissioner Carollo, will this create a hardship on
the Department as far as manpower being taken from one place and to put there
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to take care of that, I'm hoping that we will be able to bring this to some
kind of acceptab" e order without having to do that, but if it don't work out
we will have to collie back and say that we need help.
Mr. Carollo: Chief we just want the Police Department to know and those men
and women that are going to be working out there that they have the full
support of the City Commission. That I don't want them being concerned that
if they arrest Johnny that s driving a forty thousand dollar Mercedes Benz
that momie gave him, that if momie is going to call the Police Department and
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eampiain because her aon got arrested for drinking boose in the middle of the
street or Smoking a joint that they are going to have that put en their record
and W o going to be used against them later on.
Chief Dickson: Yes, I would like to say that I appreciate very much the
support. That is certainly needed. The Commission and yourself to speak out
and say that that should be or need to be done in the Police bepartibent and
myself with a lot more confidence realise that we have the backing of this
Commission and we appreciate your interest in that area because it's been our
interest for a long time. Thank you.
Mr. Carollo: Well# we appreciate it Chief. It's just sad to see that if some
of these parents would be doing their jobs as parents that we would not be
having to do it for them. There is a motion Mr. Mayor and there is a second I
believe.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir. Is there further discussion on the motion as made and
seconded? If not, call the roll.
(NOTE: MOTION 85-585 PRECEDED THIS DISCUSSION)
21. POLICT STATEKENT THAT CLAUDE d MILDRED PEPPER FOURTAIN TO BE CORSTRUCTED
IN BATFRONT PARK PILL BE 3" RECESSED TO PKR T FUTURE IKSTALLATION OF
KEYSTONE.
Mayor Ferre: J. L., I have a pocket item that came to my attention yesterday
which I had forgotten about. With the Corps of Engineers beginning work it
looks like the estimates would permit us to use sufficient Keystone in the
Claude Pepper Fountain. In other words the two hundred fifty thousand dollars
that that would cost evidently will be covered by the U.S. Corps estimate. To
do that we must lower the whole of the fountain by three inches. The
decision as to whether that will be done or will not be done must be taken in
the future, taking into accord the Grand Prix and the fact that we don't in
anyway want to jeopardize that and it may have to be postponed for the future
and unless we properly leave those three inches off or lower it so to speak we
will never be able to put Keystone in the fountain and therefore, I recommend
that we officially take that position. It requires a policy decision on the
Commission. Do you have any objections to that? Do you M-.11er?
Mr. Dawkins: At any additional cost?
Mayor Ferre: No. Well, no additional cost to the City. Obviously, it's an
additional cost to the project. It cost two hundred fifty thousand dollars of
which the U.S. Corps of Engineers will pay for it.
Mr. Dawkins: I'm for it as long as it's no additional cost to the taxpayers
of the Cicy of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: Joe, you have any problems with it? What it does now is it
lowers the concrete three inches so that if in the future the Corps of
Engineers or the City of Miami wishes to put in Keystone it can be done. All
right, with the stipulation made by Commissioner Dawkins, is there a motion on
this.
Mr. Plummer: So, move.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins secoada, further diacupsi.on, call the roll..
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MOTION NO, 85-586
A NOTION D90LARINO THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION
THAT THE CLAUDE AND MILDRED PEPPER FOUNTAIN TO BE
CONSTRUCTED IN THE NEWLY REDESIGNED BAYPROXT PARK BE
LOWERED THREE INCHES (3 ) IN CONCRETE 80 THAT IN THE
FUTURE A KEYSTONE SURFACE MAY BE APPLIED; FURTHER
STATING THAT THE AFORESAID ADJUSTMENT TO THE
FOUNTAIN'S CONSTRUCTION WILL BE AT NO COST TO THE
CITIZENS OF MIAMI.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkinag the motion was passed end
adopted by the following vote-
AYESt Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES-. None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez* Jr.
Mayor Ferre: Cesar Odio wants us all to see a film. I have no objections to
this.
Mr. Odio: May I make a suggestion. Let me point out the importance of this
film is that we are going to do one this year. This film will be shown in one
thousand theatres after the telecast in the United States and seen by two
million people on top of that...
Mayor Ferre: Two million people?
Mr. Odio: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: All right, go ahead. Turn the lights off and lets... while we
wait for a full Commission. (At this point, the film is shown - an Audio-
visual presentation of the highlights of the 1984 Miss. Universe Beauty
Pageant.
22. CONSENT AGENDA.
Mayor Ferre: All right, go ahead, J. L.
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Mrs bawkine: 5s
Mayor Werra: 5s Ahythitg e160 earollo?
Mr. Carollo: I don't have any, Mr. Mayer,
Mayor Petro: Mummer? peret? All right, ether than 5 arid 20s are we ready
to vote?
Mr. Isere e : 3 and 4•
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Mayor Terre: You watt to remove 3 and 4? All right, 3 and 4. Abything else.
All right, is there anybody who wishes to speak on any item from the Consent
Agenda?
" Mr. Dawkins: Yes, 16, I am sorry.
_ Mayor Ferre: 16. Is there anyone present who is an objector or a proponent
j that wishes to speak on any item on the Consent Agenda? hearing none, the
vote on the adoption of the Consent Agenda will now be taken. Is there a
motion on all of those but 3, 4, 5, 16 and 20?
Mr. Plummer: So moved.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
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Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
THEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS were introduced by
Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Carollo
and adopted by the following vote:
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AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demet.io Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
22.1 AUTHORIZING WEST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PHASE I.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-587
A RESOLUTION ORDERING WEST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT - PHASE I, H-4510 AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY
AGAINST WHICH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE FOR A
PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF AS WEST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - PHASE I, H-4510.
22.2 RESCIND RESOLUTION 84-1435 ORDERING N.W. 14 ST. HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT.
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RESOLUTION NO. 85-588
A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 84-1435 ENTITLED "A
RESOLUTION ORDERING N. W. 14 STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT, H-
4500, AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE FOR A PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF
AS N.W. 14TH STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, H-4500."
(Note for record - later rescinded by M-85-645.)
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2263 ACCEPT t1b _ AIN -CONSTRUCTION FOR LOT CLEARING.
RESOLUTION NO, 85-589
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE $Ib OF MIIRI CONSTRUCTION FOR
CLtARING THE DOT LOCATED AT 531 THRU 599 N. W. 11 Tit STREET
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOLID WASTE AT A TOTAL COST OF
$79300•00; ALLOCATING FUNDS 'THEREFOR FROM 'THE 1984-85
OPERATING BUDGET OF THAT DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS SERVICE.
22.4 ACCEPT BID - RUFF CO. FOR FURNITURE, CURTIS PARR ELDERLY MEALS
FACILITY.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-590
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A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF THOMAS W. RUFP CO. FOR
SUPPLYING FURNITURE FOR THE CURTIS PARK ELDERLY MEALS
FACILITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT A
TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $31#525.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS
THEREFOR FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM;
AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE ASSISTANT CHIEF
PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS
EQUIPMENT.
22.5 ACCEPT BID - TANNER CO. FOR AWARDS EMBLEMS.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-591
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF O.C. TANNER COMPANY FOR
FURNISHING SERVICE AWARDS EMBLEMS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $10,000.00;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1984-85 OPERATING BUDGET;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE ASSISTANT CHIEF
PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THESE
MATERIALS.
22.6 ACCEPT BID - DICTATING EQUIPMENT CO. FOR FIVE CONTINUOUS RECORDING
SYSTEM UNITS.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-592
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF DICTATING EQUIPMENT CO.,
INC. FOR FURNISHING FIVE (5) CONTINUOUS RECORDING SYSTEM
UNITS TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK AT A TOTAL COST OF
$5,675.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1984-65
OPERATING BUDGET OF THAT OFFICE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
22.7 ACCEPT BID - ROSS CORP. FOR EIGHT (6) HYDRAULIC JACKS.
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RESOLUTION NO. 85-593
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF THE ROSS CORPORATION FOR
FURNISHING EIGHT (8) HYDRAULIC JACKS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AT A TOTAL COST OF
$5,436.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1984-85
OPERATING BUDGET OF THAT DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
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AMPT t1b DEAR OP PIMIDA MR COMTERIZEb WINE ANAMER-
RESOLUTION NO. 85-594
A MOLUTION ACCEPTING THE ]BID OF MAR OF FLORIDA POR
FURNISHING ONE (i) COMPUTERIZED ENGINE ANALYZER TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING An VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AT A TOTAL
COST OF $11#130.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1984-
S$ OPERATING ]BUDGET OF THAT DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
WA099 TO INSTRUCT THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
22,9
ACCEPT DID - RICH PHOTOS FOR FILM DEVELOPING.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-595
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF RICH PHOTOS FOR PUNISHING
]BLACK AND WHITE FILM DEVELOPING TO THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC
INFORMATION AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $9,380-00;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1984-85 OPERATING BUDGET
OF THAT OFFICE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE
ASSISTANT CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE
ORDER FOR THIS SERVICE.
22610
ACCEPT BID - MICROFORMS MANAGEMENT CORP. FOR THREE MICROFILM
READER
PRINTERS.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-596
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF MICROFORMS MANAGEMENT
CORP. FOR FURNISHING THREE (3) MICROFILM READER PRINTERS TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE AT A TOTAL COST OF $9,129.00;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1984-65 OPERATING BUDGET
OF THAT DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT
THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE
ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
(Note for the Record: Later rescinded by M-85-606)
22.11
ALLOCATION NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 TO GREATER MIAMI OPERA.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-597
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 FROM
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, QUALITY OF LIFE FUND, IN
SUPPORT OF THE GREATER MIAMI OPERA ASSOCIATION TO OFFSET
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED DURING THE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1985; SAID ALLOCATION
BEING CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF
MIAMI ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY NO. APM-1-84, DATED JANUARY 24,
1984.
22.12 ALLOCATION NOT TO EXCEED $3,333 TO OFF-STREET PARKING SYSTEMS
FOR STUDENT TICKETS ON BLACK ARTISTS MOVIE.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-596
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,333 FROM
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, QUALITY OF LIFE FUND, TO
REIMBURSE THE OFF-STREET PARKING SYSTEMS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
TICKETS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS TO ENABLE THEM TO
ATTEND A FILM SERIES ENTITLED "LOWENBRAU LEGENDS OF BLACK
CINEMA" FEATURING A COLLECTION OF MOVIES OF THE EVOLUTION OF
BLACK ARTISTS; SAID ALLOCATION BEING C011DITIONED UPON
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD EQUALLY
MATCHING THE CITY CONTRIBUTION; SAID ALLOCATION BEING
FURTHER CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF
MIAMI ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY NO. APM-1-84, DATED JANUARY 24,
1984.
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2,90 3 AMOU bNOUTION LIBRARY BLbG IN BAYFRONT PARK4
RESOLUTION NO, $5-599
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DEMOLITION OP THE EXISTING
LIBRARY BUILDING IN BAYFRONT PARK; PROVIDED HOWEVM THAT
THE DEMOLITION SHALL NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE COMMISSION AGREES
THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS EXIST TO COMPLETE THE $AYPRONT PARK
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AND FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE CERTAIN FUNDING SOURCES IN THE
PRIORITIES SET FORTH HEREIN TO COVER ANY SHORTFALLS WHICH
MAY OCCUR DURING THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
22*14 ALLOCATION NOT EXCEEDING $6,000 FOR WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE RY
UPGROVE THEATRE, INC.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-600 t.
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,000 FROM
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND, IN SUPPORT
OF A WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TO BE PRESENTED BY UPGROVE
THEATRE, INC., THEREBY INCREASING A PREVIOUS ALLOCATION FROM
$4,000 TO $10,000, CONTINGENT UPON VERIFICATION THAT
METROPOLITAN - DADE COUNTY HAS CO!MITTED AN EQUAL OR GREATER
MATCH TO THAT OF THE CITY AND FURTHER EXTENDING THE CONTRACT
PERIOD FROM JUNE 30, 1985 TO JULY 31, 1985; SAID ALLOCATION
BEING CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF
MIAMI ADMINISTRATION POLICY NO. APM 1-84, DATED JANUARY 24,
1984
22615 CLAIM SETTLEMENT - $40,000 TO FRANK MUELLER.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-601
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO
FRANK MUELLER, WITHOUT ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE SUM OF
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($40,000.00) IN FULL AND COMPLETE
SETTLEMENT OF ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE
CITY OF MIAMI, UPON THE EXECUTION OF A RELEASE RELEASING THE
CITY OF MIAMI FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS.
22.16 CLAIM SETTLEMENT - $15,000 TO BRIAN HERSH.
RESOLUTION NO. 85-602
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO
BRIAN HERSH THE SUM OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000.00)
WITHOUT THE ADMISSION OF LIABILITY IN FULL AND COMPLETE
SETTLEMENT OF ALL BODILY INJURY, PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION
LIENS, PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIMS, CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST
THE CITY OF MIAMI, UPON EXECUTION OF A RELEASE RELEASING THE
CITY FROM ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS.
23. AUTHORIZE MTIVAL IN PARK: AMIGOS DE MADRIDVBREENA DE BAN
ANTONIO FESTIVAL JULY 28 - JOSE NMI PARK
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to go over any of these, or just put them off or
what? All right, you pulled 3 and 4. Demetrio, what were the questions you
have on 3?
Mr. Perez: Okay, on Number 3, who is going to take care of the cleanup of the
park after the Festival?
Mr. Pereira: I understand there are no monies involved and this is just the
issuance of a permit that the people who are sponsoring the Festival will be
responsible for paying for the cleanup.
Ar. Peret: They are going to be mapotsiblel
Mrs pereirat Yost
Mayor perre: All. right, Commissioner Perez ...
Mr. Plummer: Fell, hold on. Mr. Manager, I am still telling You that
wordings of these kinds of resolutions is going to Cause problems. One would
look at this as written and think that is ell the permit they deed to Bell
beer and wine. I think you need to inject the hording In there that this is
the City's approval to allow them, but they still have to get A State license-
1 think you are going to have a problem in the future if you don't Change that
wording.
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Mr. Plummer: I see the bottom of It. It doesn't say that. It should spell
that out - like, by the State.
Mr. Pereira: Like State law is what the Commissioner intends. Can we add
that in there?
Mayor Ferre: All right, are we ready?
Mr. Plummer: On 37 Yes.
Mayor Ferre: On 3? Demetrios are you all right?
Mr. Perez: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Who makes the motion on 3?
Mr. Perez: Moved.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Perez. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: As amended, yes.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-603
A RESOLUTION GRANTING, UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A
TEMPORARY PERMIT BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE REQUEST
OF AMIGOS DE MADRID TO SELL BEER AND WINE FOR A ONE -
DAY PERIOD IN CONNECTION WITH THE VERBENA DE SAN
ANTONIO FESTIVAL TO BE HELD HELD ON JULY 28, 1985 IN
JOSE MARTI PARK; SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF ALL
PERMITS REQUIRED BY LAW; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A ONE -DAY NONEXCLUSIVE CONCESSION
AGREEMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOW; None.
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24. AVAHD COWMCT: DINM KET ELECTRICAL IRPROVEKTS DIUM nY U212A ..
IMOVATION/EXPANSION.
Mayor Ferre: Now Item 4 is on that Dock Masters ...
Mr. Perez: No, Special 4 is
Mayor Ferre: In the Marina.
Mr. Perez: On 4, Mr. Mayor, I would like to ask a question anyhow - it was
approved or no, but about Number 13 ...
Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute. We are on 4 now.
Mr. Perez: Yes, that was a mistake.
problem with 4. I move.
I was thinking I don't have any
Mayor Ferre: All right, Demetrio Perez moves. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: On 4? Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer seconds. Now, I do have a non related question that has
nothing to do with this, so after we vote, I would like to ask that question.
Further discussion on 4? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-604
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF M.E.T. CONSTRUCTION,
INC. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $116,587.00, BASE BID
OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR DINNER KEY - ELECTRICAL
IMPROVEMENTS WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE
"DINNER KEY MARINA - RENOVATION/EXPANSION" ACCOUNT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $116,587.00 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST;
ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $16,322.00 TO
COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM
SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $2,331.00 TO COVER THE COST OF
SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, AND
POSTAGE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF
$760.00 TO COVER THE INDIRECT 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 Plummer, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, through you to the appropriate person, when are we
going to start in the improvements of the docks and the marinas? And this has
been going on now for eight years, or I don't know how long. I mean, we have
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Mrs pereira: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Odio eau Addreda that.
Mr. Odio: Mr. Mayor, what happened, Greenleaf, Telesca, dent bankrupt and it
had delayed permitting for at least three months over here, and Sow we are
getting ...
Mayor Ferre: Do have everything set now with the monies and the bonds and ...
Mr. Odio: No, air. We have on reserve, at this moment, and I can stand
corrected, and it is $3,000,000, I believe, approximately, that we can use for
the construction of the marina, and I believe that Mr. Rosencrants is working
on a finance package for the difference that it might cost to build the
marina. We now have $3,000,000 and as of last report, the profit for Dinner
Key Marina this year was $700,000.
Mayor Ferre: You know, I don't mean to bring Miami Beach into the picture,
but you know, it took them about eight years to build a marina. I think we
are going to break their record!
Mr. Odio: Yes, sir, because of the permitting that we had to go through with
the space and the ...
Mayor Ferre: Are all the State permits now in hand'
Mr. Odio: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: So, the only thing that is missing now is the final financing
package. Is the engineering all done?
Mr. Odio: No. That is the part that was delayed because of the Greenleaf
Telesca situation.
Mayor Ferre: Have we chosen a new engineer?
Mr. Odio: Don Cather can answer that question.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Cather, have we chosen a new engineer?
Mr. Don Cather: When Greenleaf Telesca went bankrupt, their plans were
approximately 90% complete. I am completing part of the plans in house. I
received permission from the State Board of Engineering Registration to seal
those portions of the plan which I believe we can do in house and then we can
conduct and negotiate with the structural and electrical firm to review the
work done by Greenleaf and Telesca. I expect to have that - at the Commission
meeting, not next week, but the one following that for your approval to get
assistance for review of the structural and electrical portions of that work
and then the contracts will be ready to be let.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Cather, I might remind you that the selection of Greenleaf
and Telesca, remember, it was a very controversial thing, and J. L., you may
have ... your memory is ... I would guess that that must have occurred back in
Joe Grassie's days, or certainly in Foesmoen's, and I think, and that is four
years ago.
Mr. Cather: But, you remember sir, that there was one firm that was selected,
and then he was found to be involved in another thing ...
Mr. Pereira: Excuse me a minute. See if we can find the frame as to where we
are going to be able to go out and get a financing. I think that is what the
Mayor is looking for.
Mr. Cather: All right, I think that we would be able to complete the plans in
September, and take this is October or November.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, this is not any information that you may have at
the tip of your hands, but we have been playing around with this thing for
five years!
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Mrs Odiot Mrs Mayor, I think We should say that is not the City'(3 faults The
prooessing that we had to go thorough to get the permita is ridiculuouss
Mayor perre: I am not saying it is anybody's fault. 1 at saying that it hat
taken five years and we still have yet to drive a pile, okay? 1 mean, you
know, if things in the rest of world happen the way they happen with marinas
and Miami Beach and Miami are examples of that, the world would sink! I raeani
we would all die. It would be a two generational process. It takes forever
to do any of these things.
Mr. Pereira: Let me suggest - I am going to review this and give you and
update with some specific dates as to when are we going to be able to go up.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: All right. •
25. AWARD BID: THEATRICAL LIGHTING PACKAGE FOR CITY OF MIAMI CONVMTION
CENTER.
Mayor Ferre: The next item is Item Number 5.
Mr. Dawkins: 5?
Mayor Ferre: Somebody pulled Item 5.
Mr. Dawkins: Oh yes, Item 5. We were told to do this almost two years ago.
They were supposed to be ready for the Miss Universe Pageant. What is wrong?
Why are we just getting it?
Mr. Odio: No, this was authorized after the Miss Universe Pageant last year,
when we obtained the new contract and we were supposed to have it in place for
Miss Teen U.S.A., but because we had a short time frame period between the
time you approved the funds and Miss Teen, we didn't have time to , so
now, finally we got them on their way here.
Mr. Dawkins: We rented the lights for the Miss Teen.
Mr. Odio: Yes, that is right.
Mr. Dawkins: If we don't have this in place, we will have to rent lights
again.
Mr. Odio: Correct, sir. That is exactly what will happen.
Mr. Dawkins:
Can we fast track this to
get it in place?
Mr. Odio: They will be here June 20th,
which is next week.
Mr. Dawkins:
Okay, thank you. Move 5.
Mayor Ferre:
All right, there is a motion on 5. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer:
Second.
Mayor Ferre:
Further discussion? Call
the roll.
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Tho rellovin$ raablutiot was I$troduoed by hwhrin, who
26vad Its fidoptlefi:
IESOLUTION NO, 85-805
A ItSOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF STAGE WIPMENT AND
LICHTING, INC. FOR FURNISHING THEATRICAL, LIGHTING
PACKAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONFERENCES AND
CONVENTIONS AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF
$1509975.50; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1980
CITY OF MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE
REVENUE BOND FUND; AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO INSTRUCT
THE ASSISTANT CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER TO ISSUE A
PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and dh
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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
26. DISCUSSION: ITEM 13 OF CONSENT AGENDA ALREADY PASSED.
Mayor Ferre: The neat is 13 - Commissioner Perez?
Mr. Perez: Mr. Manager, I would like to clarify - I think that you have an
explanation, but Number 13, the lowest bidder, was a Hispanic. Could you
leave the explanation for the record why the only minority bidder was not
elected in this case?
Mr. Pereira: I believe, Mr. Commissioner, that the bidder did not meet the
specifications. Let me look at the item here for a minute, please. The
lowest bid received from American Photo, Inc. is not acceptable for the
following reasons - one, no automatic film threader two, does not have
capability to print a legal sized copy. Those were the two reasons, and those
were part of the specs.
Mr. Perez: Okay, but they called my attention is that out of 10 bidders, was
the only one Hispanic. The only nine were not minorities; and we improved the
policy in the future, in order to give a better participation. That is what
we are trying to emphasize every time.
Mr. Pereira: That is going to be addressed later on. We are in the process
of improving that and we will be coming back to you in September with
something, okay?
Mr. Perez: Okay, anyhow, that is what you recommend?
Mr. Pereira: Yes, if the lowest bidder does not meet the specification and is
disqualified, then we have to go to the next lowest bidder. There is also the
option that (and I have to consult the attorney here) to reject their bids and
bid it out again. Now, I don't know whether the chief is here, bids here, and
I am trying to get some time frames as to what the impact would be in the
operation, but that is an option that we have is to reject all of the bids.
Mayor Ferre: All right, what do you want to do on this?
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Mrs Peres: in this ease, is it at ettreibe urgenert or db you think that We
tan call again for mother bidding process?
Mr. pereira: That is why I am trying to see if we eat find the ... Lts
Palermo, is the Chief around, please?
Mayor Ferret All right, we will come back to this iteeh.
Mr. Pereira: We will come back in a couple of minutes, please+
Mayor Ferre: We will come back in a few minutes.
I
# 27. DISCUSSION: DEAL OF AGERDA ITM 16 TO MTINC. (Tote nattier was
again discussed and eventually passed)
Mayor Ferre: Miller, you are on next on Item 16, I think.
i
Mr.
Dawkins:
Mr. Manager, on Item 16, we have here - one housing project+
What housing
project is that?
Mr.
Pereira:
Frank?
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Mr.
Castaneda: The housing project, if you recall, Commissioner - they are
1
going to put
security improvements in the housing of elderly.
Mr.
Pereira:
Which housing project is the question. Not the whole story.
x
Mr.
Dawkins:
We are going to spend $14,000,000 putting .... okay, hold it ...
Mr.
Manager.
Mr.
Pereira:
Yes, sir.
Mr.
Dawkins:
I defer this, and at the next meeting, bring Resolution 85-457,
which
states
that there is $14,000,000 and it doesn't say what we are going to
do
with it.
If you can tell me, I will hold up.
Mr. Castaneda: The housing project you are referring to is the $9,000. for
Jewish Families and Children's Services, Inc., which is for a senior security
program which they are going to put locks for the housing and so forth.
,r<
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Manager, may I read - "It is recommended that the City
Commission adopt a resolution which formalizes the Commission's intent to
allocate $1,542,908 of 11 year Community Development Block Grant funds to
previously approved agencies to operate 18 social service projects - one
historical preservation project, and one housing project identified in
Resolution 85-457.
Mr. Pereira: If you recall, we had a public hearing on 11th year Community
Development program and what we are doing here, is we are formalizing your
action of approving the total package and now we are going on individual
programs. The housing project that is indicated here, I understand is a
security project which ...
Mr. Dawkins: All right, Mr. Manager, I defer this until noon. I already have
85-457, and I suggest that you bring a copy of that to each of the
Commissioners and tell me how much repair you will do with $14,000,000.
Mayor Ferre: We do not need a second to that since it has already been
deferred, so the item remains deferred until you bring it back up again.
Mr. Dawkins: All right, thank you.
r.
Mayor Ferre: So, 16 is therefore deferred.
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28. DISCUSSION: AGMA ITO 13 OF COMM= AGENDA ALRRLD2 PASS%D.
Mr, Plummer: LPt me ask a question. Mr. Manager, going back to Itefl► 13s 1
have another question. Why are you paying that from the operational budget of
the Police Department, when it is a perfectly legitimate reason to take it
from the confiscated R.I.C.O. monies, which you can only use for purchasing of
equipment. Now, we got got $1,600,000 or $1,800,000 from the R.I.C.O. last
year? Madam City Attorney? How much money did we get from the confiscation
of drugs, boats and all of that?
Mrs. Dougherty: OUr fund now has about $1,800,000 in it.
Mr. Plummer: Okay, and that is very limited to what you can up that money
for, is that correct?
Mrs. Dougherty: Correct.
Mr. Plummer: All right, now, you could be buying things like this from that
money is my understanding, and why are you using operational money that you
could be using for some other thing that is not restricted. It doesn't make
sense to me.
Mr. Pereira: You make a heck of a good point. Chief? Let me go back to
that, please.
Mr. Plummer: Let me make one thing - Mr. Manager, I want to go on record,
okay? If they have some cockamamie idea about buying that helicopter, and
that is what they are using that money for, I want to tell you, you have got
one hell of a fight on your hands! You have got to come justify it to me to
spend $1,000,000.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Mr. Plummer: I would like a breakdown of all that money and if any of it has
been used, and where it has gone. It just makes sense that you use the money
that is restricted for the things you can use it for and free up your
operational budget.
Mayor Ferre: All right, where do you stand then, On Item 16? Do you want to
defer it?
Mr. Plummer: No, Dawkins wants 16 deferred. I am speaking back to 13.
Mayor Ferre: I am sorry - Item 13. All right, is there any ...
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager, would you forward to me, please the total amount of
money that has been confiscated in that Act, what of has been spent, and
a copy of the rules and regulations of what the restrictions are, and what
that money can be used for.
Mayor Ferre: We need to reverse 13 if you want to hold it up now.
Mr. Plummer: No, I
just
wanted to ask ...
j.
1 Mr. Pereira: That
is in
addition to what he asked ...
Mayor Ferre: All
right,
Chief, are you ready with the information that
Commissioner Perez
asked
on 13?
Chief Dickson: Not
yet.
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29. DISCUSSION: AGENDA
ITEM 16 (Note this was eventually passed)
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_ter
P
Xr- Peres; Mr. Mayor, about Number It, let se ask his somothingt
bo to have to approve in full?
Mayor Perre: No, you can line item its
Mf'. Perez: Okay, first I would like to disouas With the Administration during
the day before we are coming back to this issue. I would like to discuss some
details about tt,z whol-- position. t Mould like to Mve more information
before the Cimmission meeting. I don't know ahything about item ...
Mayor Ferre: He is talking about 16.
Mr. Perez: What we are discussing is about $1t$00#000 and I think that it is
very important that we have the proper information on this issue and I would
like to discuss with the Administration before we decide anything and maybe to
take out some of the agencies.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Castaneda, on something that will ...
Mr. Pereira: Let me, because you are running a ... when we brought to you the
Community Development Program, we made a presentation to you as to all of the
projects that were recommended by the community and your Administration made
some adjustments and some additional recommendations from that Board that is
appointed and goes through all that citizen participation process. You then
approved that plan. Now we are coming back on individual projects and I am
trying to you know ... Commissioner Dawkins' question is certainly valid if he
wants to see the number of projects, so on and so forth, but I have ...
Mr. Dawkins: Commissioner Dawkins only wants to know what the housing project
. .
Mr. Pereira: Project is all about, right!.
Mr. Dawkins: What you are spending $14,000,000 on.
Mr. Pereira: That is fine, and what you are saying, I get the feeling that
you want to take a look at each individual program now and maybe make some
additions and that is a problem there.
Mr. Perez: No, I don't think that is a problem. That is part of the public
record issue. I think that Mr. Castenada is a hard worker. He is very
cooperative all the time and that is the reason that I would like to ask some
question that I would like to clarify and I think that is the right of each
member of the Commission.
Mayor Ferre: It is indeed and the item will come back in the afternoon on
Item 16, which is now held in abeyance.
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: AGENDA ITEM 20 WAS DEFERRED.
30. RESCIND PASSAGE OF AGENDA ITEM 13 AND ORDER CITY MANAGER TO RE -BID THIS
ITEM.
Mr. Pereira: We are ready on Item 13, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Chief?
Chief Dickson: In response to the question, we received on February 27, 1985,
10 bids for furnishing the microfilm reader - printers for the Department of
Police and Record Bureau and the lowest bid received from American Photo
Corporation was not acceptable because it did not or could not meet the
specifications for the microfilm reader printer. In such, they had no
automatic film threading which was a requirement, and it did not have the
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capability to print b legal bited copy which the police Department must have.
'The loweat bidder waa not able to meet those apecif cations which were very
impbrtabt to our miCrofilZ reader printer khd xe recolltit►elided that the lowest
.•. 1 Wrote that we recommended that you accept the newt lowest bid, which was
the Company here that you are looking at.
Mayor Peree: All right, does that satisfy your guestiob, Commissioner?
Mr. Perez: But anyhow, would it be possible to tall again for a new bidding
process?
Mr. Pereira: You have that option, you know. 1 elplained to you, if the
lowest bidder is not responsive, you go to the most responsive, to the butt
responsive lowest bidder, or the Commission has the option of rejecting all
the bids, and readvertise for bids again.
Mr. Perez: Yes, well ...
Mr. Pereira: Now, our recommendation is that we go to the second lowest
bidder. That is your Administration's recommendation. Now, you have the
option of rejecting all of the bids and ask us to rebid this item.
Mr. Perez: In this case, I would like to follow the Administration's
recommendation, but as you know as a matter of what is the symbol. If we
have 10 bidders, only 1 Hispanic, if we have in the new bidders - 1 Hispanic
response and no Black American response and 3 non -minorities, I think it is
the proper time anyhow that this bidding doesn't make any difference. It is
$10,000. We are not discussing a great amount, but I think it is a symbol and
I think that we have to promote - I am not talking about a certain amount, I
am talking about what is the minority participation and the open bidding
process. I don't have any doubt about the credibility, but I would like to
move to call for a new processs on this item.
Mr. Pereira: We will be coming to you, Commissioner. Your Administration is
diligently working on a new procurement as well as professional service
process that will strengthen the participation of minorities and I will be
coming back to you on that.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we do have a time problem with the Gates Case. We
must be at the printers by noon for us to get to the court, so we must move
along now. So, is there a motion on Item 13, which you ...
Mr. Perez: To quote for a new bid.
Mayor Ferre: You want a new bid?
Mr. Perez: Yes, that is what I want.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion then, on the part of Commissioner
Perez to request that Item 13 be rebid for reasons stated into the record. Is
there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, call the roll on the rebid of Item 13.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-606
A MOTION RESCINDING PASSAGE OF R-85-596 WHICH AWARDED
A BID TO MICROFORMS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION FOR THREE
MICROFILM READERS -PRINTERS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO RE -BID THIS
ITEM.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was paeeed and
adopted by the following vote -
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Ang.. comishioner Dnotrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. bh tkitte
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Bice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. perre
HOES., None.
AESENT.. None.
31. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY - HOME
SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM;.
Mayor Ferre: TI would like to now recognize in our midst 36 employees that
represent the activities of the senior citizens of the Fire Department, and
Chief McCullough, if you would give us some more information. I understand
that in the year 1984 these men and women expended 33,000 hours of work. They
made 71,000 calls. They were 38,500 homes reached - a 26% increase in smoke
detectors in homes and apartments were found since 1079 in a five year period.
We had 9% back in 1979. We are up to 35% and that these ladies and gentlemen
found 50 hazardous conditions and action was taken and 36 of those 50 had
immediate conditions corrected, which probably saved many, many lives. To you
ladies and gentlemen on behalf of the City and the City Commission, our
gratitude for the wonderful work that you have done on behalf of the safety on
behalf of so many thousands of Miamians that have benefited by your work.
Thank you. Won't you give them a warm hand? (APPLAUSE)
Chief McCullough: This program has been in effect since June of 1978 and we
have employed as many as 46 senior citizens in this program, which generates
approximately $180,000 salary for this useful purpose. We are the host
agency. This is Federal funding to the Older Americans Act from the U. S.
Department of Labor.
Mr. Plummer: I move Item 51 to renew it.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second? Dawkins seconds. Further discussion on Item
51 as explained by Chief McCullough? All right, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-607
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AN AGREEMENT IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY, AN AGENCY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, AND THE
SENIOR CENTERS OF DADE COUNTY, INC. FOR THE
COORDINATION OF SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE HOME
SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM TO BE CONDUCTED
SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN SAID AGREEMENT, WITH FUNDS
THEREFORE NOT TO EXCEED $77,770, ALLOCATED FROM THE
FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S
GENERAL BUDGET AND THE 1981 FIREFIGHTING, FIRE
PREVENTION AND RESCUE FACILITIES BOND FUND.
(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-
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ACES: 06missimtor bemetrib Perot) Jr.
06ninib5or Miller J. bawkit§
106mmissiabor J, to Plummer, Jr.
Vito -Mayer Joe Carailb
Mayor Mauri6e A. Parre
EKES# Note,
ABSENT: None.
Mayor Perre: Thank your Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you; Chief6
32. SETTLEMENT OF GATES CASE: EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REPEAL ARTICLE IV
PENSION RETIREMENT PLANS OF CHAPTER 40 - PERSONNEL.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now, we need to take the Gates Case up for discussion
because we must be at the printers by noon. We have exactly one hour, so I
need to interrupt the regular sc'iedule because of the emergency nature of
this.
Mr. Dean Mielke: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission and City Manager, we
have an emergency ordinance on the adoption of the modifications of the
Pension Plan. This lays to rest the litigation of variable annuity,
underfunding, Gates, etc. It has had a gestation period, unfortunately, of
about six, seven, eight, nine, years, depending upon hors you look at it. It
has been fine tuned, I believe, every lawyer in town, including all the
lawyers that are standing out here before you today, including a handful of
last minute scrivener's errors and a couple of observations they have. It is
a product of which - well, my shop handled the negotiations. Mr. Rosencrantz
supplied the numbers with regard to the long range funding concept and that
sort of thine. It was a joint effort and more particularly with Miss Reeds -
Jean Reeds rewrote the ordinance in cooperation with the City Attorney's shop,
in which it has been reviewed by both the Pension Board, the Plan, the
System. They are all here. Al the lawyers are here and as early as 7:15 A.M.
this morning, we were still fine tuning it. To the best of my knowledge
everybody is here to bob their head up and down and we are had recommended its
passage. We do have a couple of ... we have a handful of housekeeping
scrivener's type errors that we need to read into the record so that we have
got that all before you.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any substantive changes to the packet Item Number 22
that is presently before us.
Mr. Mielke: No, sir, they are primarily scrivener errors and there are some
of the last minute changes that the Union pointed out that there was a word
misspelled here and there and ...
Mayor Ferre: But they are not substantive in nature?
Mr. Mielke: No, sir. We think that if there is any difference of opinion
that administratively through binding arbitration, that we could solve them.
Mr. Klausner is here.
Mayor Ferre: Bob?
Mr. Robert Klausner: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission - Mr. Mielke is
correct. Any remaining disputes, we have one or two minor issues which are
solely administrative in nature. They don't substantively change the
ordinance itself. The package that you have before you is accurate. The rest
of it can be handled through the collective bargaining resolution process if
there are any disputes. We have one minor implementation matter, which we
have agreed to settle through that process. The rest of it is "go". We
appreciate the assistance we have gotten from the Administration of the City.
We have certainly not always agreed with one another during this long process,
but I think it is fair to say it is an equitable agreement for all involved.
I know it settles a long standing dispute that has been injurious to both
employees and the City for a long time. We have been able to shake hands and
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walk away from the table. We have been able to provide some SUah hooded
relief for our Retirees, who have suffered the adverse effeate of ittlatibift
nd your employees cab look at one another and look at the Adminietratioti AM
say "We have received a fair shake from our employer and we are happy, so we
also recommend the adoption of the ordinance by the Commission today.
Mayor Ferre: Dick, or Don, or any members of the leadership of the various
Unions - anybody want to say?
Mr. Don Teams: Don Teams, President, of the Miatgi Association of Fire
Fighters. Mr. Mayor, we concur. we do have some minor differences, but we
believe that they are collective bargaining issues, not substantive, not
dealing with the ordinance itself - that we can handle through the collective
bargaining process, if we can't agree to them otherwise,. so we are
recommending the passage of the ordinance also.
Mayor Ferre: All right, air, thank you. Dick?
Mr. Dick Kinney: For the record, my name is Dick Kinney. I am President of
the Miami F.O.P., Lodge 20 and I concur with all of the speakers previously
that it just an administrative process that we can handle, and we are
satisfied with the ordinance as presented.
Mr. A. G. Sherman: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, my name is A. G.
Sherman, President of the Miami General Employee's Association, A.S.M.E. Local
1907. We would like to extend our thanks for the hard job and work that has
been demonstrated by Randy Rosencrantz, Dean Mielke and his Labor Relations
_
Department, all the attorneys in the unions involved. Members of the
Commission, we concur with the statements previously made by Robert Klausner
jand
we appreciate and I would like to extend the thanks also from Ralph Parks,
President of the Retirees. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, Pete?
Mr. Peter Joffre: Peter Joffre, Vice -President of Sanitation Employee's
Association. Mayor and Commissioners and Staff, we thank everybody for their
hard work, but I think everything is well accomplished and we are all happy
with it.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, questions from the Commission?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mielke, on Page 2, it says each Board may have its own
separate offices to be provided by the City of Miami. Is that spelled out?
Any size limitation? Are we talking about an office of 1,000 square feet, or
are we talking about 100,000? Are we talking about ... I don't see see it
being anything defined here. Are we going to have to provide them with their
own building or office space as presently exists?
Mr. Mielke: Let me see if I can try to answer that.
Mr. Plummer: Please do.
Mr. Mielke: It did not attempt to say they are limited to say a 100 or 1,000
square feet. It does further in the document talk about that to the extent
possibly they should try to share staff, facilities and equipment and things
like that. It let's it up to their discretion. it also provides in there
that their budget is subject solely to your approval. I think the
understanding that we have with them is they are certainly not going out and
renting the Taj Mahal. They are going to get enough space to do the job and
obviously, knowing what they have been in over the last several years, it has
been pretty crammed over the last few years - whether or not the two Boards,
after they are finally constituted are going to continue to use the same
staff, or whatever _ that is up to the Board, but I think 1 can represent for
the Unions and the Boards that they have no intentions of going out and
renting something exotic palace. The budget for that kind of thing comes into
you as the Off -Street Parking, or anything else, as specifically spelled out
there that their budget will so handled.
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June 13, 1905
Mrs Plumert I th ftk I would have felt More colhfortable had there been
something written in that it shall not elceed "X" nuaber of dollars or abt
+exceed "X" rubber of square feet. It doesn`t bay what ..6 you know, it hap a
separate office, and as we know in the City what hapPene with offices, they
can be very eYpenaive Many times.
Mr. Mielke: It does say in there, if you go into it a little further that it
and when the City has its Administration Building, when they are under b$e
roof, that they will come into that facility also•
Mr. Plummer: But how much square footage?
Mr. Mielke: It doesn't tie them to a square foot. I think in all fairness to
the Board and the Administrator, the Chairman, I think Mr. Marks is here, and
I think he could answer the question. I think he could represent to you and
Mr. Cox is on vacation or he would have been here also. I think they are
talking adding the space to house their people. I really don't believe that
they are going to go out and rent anything other than what they think is
absolutely necessary. Maybe Mr. Marks would like to comment.
Mr. Plummer: Let me ask this question. Are you saying that this Commission
will retain control over whatever they rent?
Mr. Mielke: I am saying that their budget ... it is specifically spelled out
in the document that their budget is subject to your review such as the Off -
Street Parking nuLhurity.
Mr. Plummer: Review and approval?
Mr. Mielke:
Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer:
All right, now the
big question has to be, where is the money
coming from
to pay, especially
on the unfunded actuarial? That is to be
increased by
5% every year over
30 years. At the 30th year, that is 150%.
Where is the
money coming from?
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Mr. Mielke:
Mr. Rosencrantz ...
Mr. Plummer:
It is nice to make
an agreement.
Mr. Mielke:
I understand. Mr. Rosencrantz
is standing here. Let him answer.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Rosencrantz.
Mr.
Rosencrantz: Yes, Commissioner Plummer.
Mr.
Plummer: One other
thing when you address this. I understand, as you
understand,
that there is
a 4 mill cap in the ... is it the Charter, or is it
in
the Code. Where is the
4 mill cap for pensions?
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Mr.
Rosencrantz: I don't
think that is operative anymore is it? Am I correct
on
that? The 4 mill cap
for pensions, it is all merged into ...
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Mr.
Plummer: The 4 mill
cap has been removed?
Mr. Rosencrantz: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: All right, then address the main question, where are the dollars
coming from?
Mr. Rosencrantz: Commissioner Plummer, in terms of trying to work out the
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various lawsuits that were associated with this particular case, it was
determined that at certain points of time, there had to be a certain amount of
money placed into trust funds for both the Plan and the System. The program
that we worked out was a plan so that when those times arrived, those amounts
of money would be there. There are a lot of different ways that we could have
gone about developing how the payments were to be made to the Plan and the
System. The plan that we selected here was to start with as low as amount of
money as was possible, which I think we did, and that amount increases 5% each
year. These conditions that we had to work under that we had to demonstrate
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that within a certain period of time, we would in fact► contribute to the plan
,lid to the System enough money to pay off the unfunded liability., I think
that it is also veryt very important to understand that some of these alleged
under -funding and unfunded liabilities relate back to the 1930'a when the plan
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w&o established~ that there was not sufficient money put in at that time. we
find ourselves in the difficult position of trying to make up for some lost
ground over a number of years.
Mr. Plummer-. Now answer the question. Where is the money coming from? t
understand the formula. I understand the percentages. Now let's talk sorAe
hard facts - dollars. Where are they coming from?
Mr. Rosencrantz: Commissioner Plummer, the money will come from the General
Fund. It will come all the sources of revenue that contribute to the General
Fund.
Mr. Plummer: What is your estimate of that amount?
Mr. Rosencrantz: Included within the settlement was a definite prescribed
contribution to made each year - for the years 1985-'86, the amount will be
$22,000,000. That includes a contribution to the unfunded
liability and it also includes the contribution to the normal cost, so we can
probably talk about $22,000,000 as a base which will increase each year.
Mr. Plummer: Talk to that particular facet. Where is that $22,000,000 coming
from this year?
Mr. Rosencrantz: The $22,000,000 that we are talking about for this year will
come out of the General Fund revenues. It will be a portion of all those
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revenues that are included as part of the General Fund. Included in that will
be Federal Revenue Sharing. It will be the real estate property tax. It will
be license fees, and all those revenues that comes through the General Fund.
Mr. Plummer: How much of that $22,000,000 is up and above the normal pension
payments?
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Mr. Rosencrantz: I am not sure I understand what you mean when you say normal
pension payments.
Mr. Plummer: $22,000,000 represents the 5% for this year, as well as normal
pension payments made by the City every year. How much of that is the 5% for
this year?
Mayor Ferre: We mean after Gates, what will be paying?
Mr. Plummer: Well, after Gates - okay.
Mr. Rosencrantz: I think that the contribution unfunded this year will be
about $12,000,000.
Mr. Plummer: Is that $12,000,000, Mr. Manager, included in your proposed
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projected $13,000,000 deficit for the coming year?
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Mr. Pereira: Let me again reiterate to you that the figures that came out of
the newspapers was just conversation. We have in fact, taking into
consideration as we are beginning to put the numbers in the budget our
contribution that we are going to have to make because of the settlement of
the Gates Case. Yes, it is part of the deficit.
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Mr. Plummer: I understand that, but are we looking at that on top of the so
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called Federalism that is going to create even further deficits.
Mr. Pereira: That is part of we looked at the whole picture. That MB8
included in that projection.
Mr. Plummer: You are saying that the $12,000,000 was included in the
$13,000,000 projection so you are only looking to $1,000,000 loss?
Mr. Pereira: Well, I don't know where we got the $12,000,000. Let me tell you
this, I don't know where we got the $12,000,000. I thought it was $6,000j000,
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14r, pliMer: fir, I got it ttblh J ilt i s s
Its The 4ue1§tiO11 With that Vaa, thhat i#ae the fimmutlt 16"? that
tould be contributed to fuhd the U1 tdhd#d lifibilitY tOr the uPfalbW begat.
Mr. Plummer! 5%.
Mr. Roseuerantet NO* that Number is $12#006000.
ter6 plummert in absegee of the WOO Suit s that Partiols of that is fbr the
Gates Suit?
Mr. Rosencrantz: Would you restate that question? Reading from your tomb -
'Contributions to the fund of the unfunded actuarial accrued liability*. This
is the amount of money which must be contributed by the City in order to pay
for the cost of past benefits provided. All alleged under funding or under
funded liability has been consolidated = the defined amount according to a
prescribed schedule that will be amortized over the next 30 years. The annual
payments will be increased at 5% per year and will be paid by the City without
dispute." What does that 5% represent this year? That is above the normal
operational expenses.
Mr. Rosencrantz: The 5% will be added to the amount that we had planned to
contribute to the unfunded liability.
Mr. Plummer: And what is that amount?
_ Mr. Rosencrantz: It is about $600,000 for next year, because in order for us
to fund the unfunded liability according to the schedule, we will be
contributing $12,000,000 next year. That $12,000,000 is 5% greater than what
was contributed to the unfunded liability last year. 5% of that number, I
think is about $600,000.
Mr. Plummer: How much?
Mr. Rosencrantz: About $600,000.
Mr. Plummer: God Bless You!
Mr. Rosencrantz: The other thing I think I should point out to the
Commission, Commissioner Plummer, is that that deals with the area of unfunded
liability. Another major cost factor is what is considered as normal cost for
the pension fund - that constitutes the rest of that money - about $10,000,000
a year that goes into normal cost. Normal cost are generally those costs that
are necessary to fund current employees with current benefits that have been
submitted and amortized over the 30 years.
Mayor Ferre: Let's do it this way so that we have a clearer understanding.
Mr. Rosencrantz, once we vote on this and settle this, what will be the cost
out of the General Fund to live up to this agreement in the first year of the
Gates settlement agreement vs. the year before settlement? What is the
difference?
Mr. Rosencrantz: In the current budget that we are living with right at this
point, we put in an additional $3,000,000 over what we normally expected we
would put in.
Mayor Ferre: It is your estimate that there is a $3,000,000 difference?
Mr. Rosencrantz:
Mayor Ferre: Post Gates vs. ... prior to Gates?
Mr. Rosencrantz: Yes. It is about a $3,000,000 difference and that
difference will increase for the unfunded portion of approximately
$5,000,000 - at 5% each year.
Mayor Ferre: That $3,000,000 will increase 5% each year?
June 13, 1905
Mrs Yet •
MhFor Ferre! For 30 Fehrel
Mr. 1680t erantas Yet•
MAYOr Ferre: So the $3,000,000 will be $3,000#060 plus %% ob the eeand year.
Mr. Rosencrantz: Yes, on that base.
Mayor Ferre: Which means it will be another $150,000, or whatever it it
dollars, and the second year it will be plus $300,0009 or .•,
Mr. Rosencrantz: Yes, I think that is correct.
Mayor Ferre: Or, 5% of $3,000,150?
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Mr. Rosencrantz: It is 5% over the prior year contribution and if the prior
year increased $300,000, then the following year will increase 5% of that, and
each year it increases 5%.
Mr. Plummer: What are you looking at in the total 30 years?
Mr. Rosencrantz: The calculations that were performed by the actuaries and
was the most difficult number we probably had to write, which there Was a
determination made in a given point in time which I think was January of 1982
or 1983, that the Plan and the System were at that point under funded. The
Plan was under funded to the tune of I think $107,000,000 and I think the
System was $97,000,000, so what we are in effect doing is taking those amounts
of alleged under funding and unfunded liability and spreading them out in the
form of payments over the next 30 years.
Mr. Plummer: $200,000,000.
Mr. Rosencrantz: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: It is about $200,000,000. ... Mr. Rosencrantz, because you know
people ... this is an extremely difficult area to understand and to deal with
and the general public, people who are not accustomed to actuarial studies and
pension fundings and things like that get confused, so I want to make sure
that we, at least on the record explain it clearly. Is this unfunded
$200,000,000. in any way, in your opinion, this is a personal opinion,
substantially different from what occurs to other governmental entities that
get into these pension binds?
Mr. Rosencrantz: 2%'o, Mr. Mayor, it is very different than what happens to a
number of jurisdictions. Eventually what happens will happen to them and it
is the same thing that took place here. There comes a time when you have to
get a prescribed schedule to handle that amount, so we are not the only
jurisdiction that has a large unfunded liability.
Mayor Ferre: Have you been through a process like this before with these types
of problems? ... in your personal experience?
Mr. Rosencrantz: Yes, when I was in Baltimore County we had an issue of
unfunded liability which was incidentally almost as great as this for a
certain group of people that we had to attack.
Mayor Ferre: And the point I am trying to make is that this is not an unusual
... with all due respects to Mr. John McMullen of the Miami Herald, who is now
retired - there was a period of time when every so often, Mr. McMullen, egged
on by my friend, Dan Paul and others, would say the City of Miami is about to
sink and die and this will break the City and there is no hope and it is
goodbye City of Miami. In those days, I would respond that was not so, that
unfunded liabilities existed in all pension systems - that was not uncommon,
that the was not an exorbitant amount for these types of pension systems.
What are the assets of both of these .- the Plan and the System?
Mr. Rosencrantz: I think the combined assets of both the Plan and the System
is, I think, close to $225,000,000. I haven't looked at it recently, but it
is a sizable number.
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Mayor perm okay, then we are talking of urge figures tiller a Imag period of
time and this is not uncommon. Yes, Mr. Manager!
mr. pereira: Mr. Mayor, on that point, this is such a common occurrence nowt
in municipal government that some very sophio ticated innovatiVO funding
mechanisits are being developed. Your Administration is looking at those right
now in terms of the funding of the unfunded liability and hopefully we will be
able to come to you with some sort of report in the very gear future so that
we can continue to explore the funding of this. It is a very normal
occurrence in today's municipal world.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, through you, to either Mr. Rosencrantz, .or Mr.
Mielke, and I again don't want to ... or step on people's toes, but the County
uses the State pension system. I will start off by saying that the State
pension system is in substantially more problematical areas in the City of
Miami and that ... and I just want to put that into the record.. if you would
please elaborate, so that the record will so reflect.
Mr. Pereira: Dean, to you want to take a shot at it?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, it might interest you to know that the City of St.
Petersburg, 68 cents of every dollar goes to pension for employees - 68
cents!.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Dean?
Mr. Mielke: Mr. Mayor, it is true. The State of Florida has had a whopping
large unfunded liability and I think from our prospective
Mayor Ferre: Proportionately larger than ours.
Mr. Plummer: Their system is only 6 or 7 years old.
Mr. Mielke: Substantially larger than ours.
Mayor Ferre: Proportionately, substantially larger than ours.
Mr. Mielke: And I think the real, perhaps the greatest fear of them all is is
this City attacking that problem and dealing with the problem and I think on
the long range track in solving it down the road, we won't be here, I suspect,
that many years, but the bottom line is some point in time when the Commission
is going to be setting you at a fully funded program, which means that big
chunks of their money in General Revenue is not going to be going off into
pension coffers.
Mayor Ferre: Randy, do you want to expand to the question that this System
... the Plan and the System, and what we are about to do when we vote on it
here, is a substantially better picture than that which confronts Metropolitan
Dade County and the other governmental agencies in the State that are using
the State system.
Mr. Rosencrantz: The City is going to, I think, benefit from a number of ways
on this - that we will be in a better position because we have gone ahead on
the tax problem. As you know, Mr. Mayor, one of the sore points with the
rating agencies, not only with the City of Miami, but other jurisdictions, is
not recognizing and making some program to deal with the unfunded liability in
their pension suit. This has been a discussion with the rating agencies and I
suspect they had discussions with you about this same topic and it has been
very much concerned and I think they have been very, very impressed by the
fact that Miami has taken the initiative, that we have set up a definite plan
that we can afford and can handle to deal with this unfunded liability. It
will make us pretty unique in the nation because there are many jurisdictions
across the nation that really almost cannot come to grips with this particular
issue.
Mayor Ferre: Well, we have come to grips with it and the fact is, that we
just recently sold $33,000,000 worth of bonds, which is one of the largest
bond issue sales in the recent history of any government in the State of
Florida, including the State, and we just sold it for 9.2%, which is 20 basis
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pof.hts under the average that the top grade suhicipel bonds are selling tor,
so hot only are we selling our bonds, ire are selling them at substantial
ittprovements on the interests that we pay, Which is a direct relationship to
What Wall Street and the houses of Wall Street, ibdluding MOW and Standard
A poor, what they think of the City of Miami and you have pointed out, they
have had to deal with the hard reality that we were about to settle the Cates
Case and they were aware of it.
Mr. $osencrantz: Mr. Mayor, I think that Was a strong factor. I would also
point to you, the Mayor and the Commissioners that by selling them 20 points
below the 20 Bond Buyer Index, We saved the taxpayers nearly M 000,000, which
is probably an off- set cost to the additional money we are coming up with
here.
Mayor Ferre: We are not here to pound our chest about how good we are in
selling bonds. that we do on another occasion. What we are talking about is
the sanity of what we are doing, the fiscal responsibility and -the fact that
this puts this City in a very, very, substantial advantage, I think. Are
there any other questions?
Mr. Dawkins: The only thing I would like to get more clarity - didn't I
understand you to say that part of this would have to be paid with tax funds
or from the General Fund or something?
Mr. Pereira: Yes.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, and since the newspapers have quoted wrongly - as you see
it now, without looking any further, what is the projected deficit that you
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see, since the newspapers have been wrong?
Mr. Plummer: For next year.
Mr. Dawkins: For next year.
Mr. Pereira: As we begin to look at the numbers and try to balance it, we are
looking somewhere in the neighborhood of $9,500,000 to $10,000,000 that we are
going to have to cut in order to balance our budget.
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Mr. Dawkins: All right, so now we are talking in terms of $9,500,000.
Mr. Plummer: Does that include the telephones? $3►000,000 down for
telephones.
Mr. Pereira: Yes, that includes, I think you were saying, about the new law
of recouperating yes. That includes preliminary look at our projected
revenues, you know franchise fees, you know, all the revenues and projected
extensively somewhere in the neighborhood of $9,500,000 to
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$10,000,000.shortfall.
Mayor Ferre: Including this pension.?
Mr. Pereira: That is included in the pension, yet.
Yr. Dawkins: That includes this pension? That doesn't exclude?
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Mr. Dawkins: Okay, now let's take it to the next year. Sales tax falls off.
We do not get the projected telephone funds that we are supposed to get and
the City does not come up with its share. What catch-all have you worked out
with the Union so that we don't end up in Court or we have not paid them their
money, or what are we going to do to preserve that in the event there is a
shortage, or people move out the City $200,000,000. of Miami or people go
into bankruptcy and lose their homes and the tax millage and what have you,
falls. What safeguard do we have ... have you ceveloped?
Mr. Pereira: Commissioner Dawkins, we have a court order that you know, is
instructing us to make this payment and I guess the adjustment is going to
have to come somewhere else, you know, the budget, now that is ...
Mrs baWkihai Hot are ybu going to Obey the 06utt Order`s
. firs PIUMMOrt Ybu are gbit g to pay It!
Mrs Pereira We Will have to pay it.
Mr. Dawkins: Fay it? From where'?
Mrs Pereira: We will have to pay it from General Puhd matey and flow that is
Why 1 say to you that we are looking. We are lbbkihg at something that
private industry has been doing for many years and Vie utifuttded liability of
Pension funds is something that the private sector had dealt with for many
years and they have successfully financed this unfunded liability and this is
just beginning to be done on the municipal side. I think there are five or
six deals that have been done nationwide and we are looking at it.
Mr. Dawkins: I think the first thing I have to say is that 70u inherited
this. This was here when you got here and everybody should know that. Seel
this is not your problem. This was here when 1 got here!
Mayor Ferre: It was here when I got here.
Mr. Pereira: It has been here for a long time!
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, this is nothing new.
Mayor Ferre: It was here when I got here.
Mr. Dawkins: But I am just trying to be sure that in the end we balance it
out.
Mr. Pereira: Yes, we have got to ... look, I think that what you are saying
is, we are going to have to address it each budget year. It is going to be
something that is there and that we are going to have to look at every time we
prepare the budget, you know, whether I am the City Manager, or you know, the
next City Manager, or the next Commission, they are just going to have to deal
with it.
Mr. Dawkins: It is going to take a strong mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Or the next Mayor. Yes, sir?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS)from audience not using microphone.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you for your comments, and we need to move along now,
because we are under ... there is a court order. We have to be in court. The
Judge is waiting for the City Commission's assistance. This is a matter that
has been going on and being negotiated for five years straight. It goes back
to Joe Grassie days, as far as I can remember, and that is five years ago.
Are we now ready to move along?
Mr. Mielke Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Mielke: I have just a couple of key scrivener's changes that I have read
into the record to make everything legal.
Mayor Ferre: All right, sir, go right ahead and do that.
Ms. Jean Reed: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, we just have a very
few changes ...
Mayor Ferre: We need your name for the record.
Ms. Reed: I am sorry. Jean Reed. Page 3 ....
Mayor Ferre: Ms. Reed, so that the record is straight, we need your a4ze- Ad
your position and your address.
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Me. Rood: All right. Jean Reed, I a1h a1, ALttorlkey V th the tirm at morgafi,
Luria and bacchue, 3200 Miami Center, Miami, Florida.
Mayor Perre: Thank you.
Ms. $eed: Page 3, Line 210 following the word "taken", there is a period.
That should be deleted; we should insert a comma and include the phrase "abd
any other items, if any, currently included in the calculation of average
final compensation". Page 17, Line 12, following the word "ordinances", the
phrase "and other applicable laws" should be inserted. Page 30, Line 32, the
Nord "of" was a typographical error, and should be changed to the word "on".
Page 42, Line 26, the following words should be deleted: "on the date of
retirement". In the same line, that is Line 26, the word "spouse" should be
changed to "beneficiary". On the same page, Line 29, a period should be
deleted; a comma should be inserted and the additional phrase should be added:
"in accordance with Section 212(m) of this division". Page 49, there is a
misspelling of the word "excluded". That is in Line 26. Page. 70, Line 12,
following the word "ordinances", the phrase "and other applicable law" should
be added. Page 76, there is a reference to Schedule A, of Attachment D of the
final judgment which was entered in the Gates matter. The correct reference
should be Schedule B as in boy of Attachement E. The same correction is
necessary on Page 78, that is Schedule A of Attachment D should now read
Schedule B as in boy of Attachment E. As far as we know, that takes care of
it.
Mayor Ferre: All right now, any further questions? Are we ready to go?
Mr. Mielke: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: You sure are!
Mr. Mielke: Nine years!
Mayor Ferre: All right, who will have the pleasure and the honor of making
this motion? Ladies, let's move!
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I so move.
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Mayor Ferre:
All right,
we have
a motion by Commissioner Joe Carollo. Is
there a second
to that motion?
Mr. Dawkins:
I second it
with the
suggested change.
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Mayor Ferre:
All right,
there is
a second by Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins,
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with the
changes read into the record. Are we ready to read
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OPDt�fi141�CE ENTITLED=
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA* BY REPEALING ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED
"PENSION AND RETIREMENT PLANS," OF CHAPTER 40,
ENTITLED "PERSONNEL," OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.
2230, AS AMENDED, WHICH PROVIDED FOR A PROGRAM OF
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES AND DEATH BENEFITS ON BEHALF OF
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, SAID PROGRAM
BEING ENTITLED "MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM"; CREATED A RETIREMENT BOARD TO MANAGE AND
OPERATE THE SYSTEM; PROVIDED ITS POWERS, DUTIES, AND
FUNCTIONS; PROVIDED FOR A TRUSTEE; AND SET FORTH THE
PLAN OF FINANCING THE SYSTEM; AND BY REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 5624, AS AMENDED, WHICH PROVIDED FOR A
RETIREMENT PLAN ENTITLED "MIAMI CITY GENERAL
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN," TO PROVIDE CERTAIN
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES AND DEATH BENEFITS ON ACCOUNT OF
GENERAL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, OTHER
THAN POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS; CREATED A
RETIREMENT BOARD TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE PLAN;
PROVIDED FOR ITS POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS;
PROVIDED FOR A TRUSTEE; AND SET FORTH A PLAN OF
FINANCING SAID PLAN; SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW
ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED "PENSION AND RETIREMENT PLANS,"
WHICH ESTABLISHES THE "CITY OF MIAN.I FIRE FIGHTERS'
AND POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT TRUST" AND THE "CITY
OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEES' AND SANITATION EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT TRUST"; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Carollo and
Dawkins, for adoption as an emergency measure
requirement of reading same on two separate days,
following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
seconded by Commissioner
and dispensing with the
which was agreed to by the
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Carollo and seconded
by Commissioner Dawkins, adopted said ordinance by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre: Before my last vote, I want to
put into the record that
there
are a lot of heroes from the City's side on
this and none have worked
more
diligently, longer hours than has Dean Mielke, I just want to say on the
record that we have gotten here today it is
in great part thanks to
Dean
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Mielke's assistance, I would also like to
on the record, commend
Randy
Rosencrantz, who has been a yeoman in these
two and one-half, three years;
Howard Gary; George Knox, who began the break
throughs, going back four,
five
years ago, from the City's side. I am not going to go into the attorneys
or
a
unions' side, but I know Ron Silver and Bob
Klausner and many others
have
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apebt Ahhys Uhy hours workibg of thibt at I dust ueated to put that into the
rood Arid rate A angratulatbry "yen" of this emerger ey ordiuriaes.
SAlb ORMANCN WAS_MSIONAM ORDINANCN NO. 10002.
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the publie reesrd AM
gittiounced that copies were available to the members of the City 00flaissiUl And
to the public.
Mr. Klausner: Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission on behalf of
the employees and the retirees of the City, thank you.
33• DIMT CI77 MANAGER TO PRESE WT M PEKSIOB PLO BY TBB RED OF '1'$M ym
THAT WOULD COVER NEW E "LOYSES.
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Mayor Ferre: Now, Mr. Manager, I would like to pass the gavel over to the
Vice -Mayor and I would like to be recognized to make the following motion, if
I may. I would like to rn-)ve, Yr. Manager, that this Commission immediately
instruct the Administration, now that the Gate's Case is over and that we have
been waiting five or six years for this, that you, before the end of the year
and hopefully before, come back with a carefully balanced, thought out new
pension plan for all of the new employees that will applicable to the new
employees, upon adoption by the City of Miami and that will not be related to
these existing pension plans. Now, I say this with a clear understanding that
what we have we have, we will live and abide and respect. I think this
gentlemen who spoke as a citizen, spoke for all of the citizens of Miami and
what is, is. We cannot under the law change any of that. We must respect it
and follow the law to the letter and the spirit of the law. It shall be that
way, but I think we need to give serious consideration that this government
and other governments and I want to, for those of you that keep saying that I
sound more and more like a Republican, I am not becoming a Republican, but I
do think that there are certain things that we need to be very carefully -
that we must analyze carefully and I think it is long overdue for us to look
at the way the retirement systems - the pension systems of the City of Miami
... I well remember an angry phone call from Alvah Chapman in the days that
Alvah Chapman used to call me, when he was quite upset, and I think rightfully
so and I told him he was absolutely right that the retirement figures of Paul
Andrews and other members, where the Press would say at the front page of the
newspapers that so and so was retiring at a retirement of $60,000 a year for
the rest of his life and the fellow was age 54 or 55, or whatever and there
are a lot of citizens who have over the years called and said "How in the
world can somebody retire from the City of Miami in their 50's and make
$60,000 and $70,000 a year, and we the taxpayers are paying for that". Now, I
think that I don't have the answers and I am not telling you ... I am not
making any drastic recommendations. It may be that after we look at it, it
may be that this is - perhaps the Pension Plan and The System is the best that
we have. Four or five years ago it was my opinion that we needed to go to the
State system, like Metropolitan Dade County and get it off our backs and our
shoulders, but from the understanding I have, the State system is in worse
shape than any of our Plans or Systems, so we cannot go to the State, they are
worse off than we are. Their unfunded liability is in the billions of
dollars. It would be a terrible thing to do to the employees - future
employees of the City of Miami, if we were to throw them into the State
system, but we have to look for appropriate alternates and therefore, my
motion is very simple. You are instructed, Mr. Manager, to come forward as
quickly as possible with a rethinking, scientifically addressed, actuarial
studies and all, recommendation as to how we deal with the future employees of
the City of Miami and their pension and retirement benefits, and I so move.
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mr, Carollo: There is a motion and a second. Any further discuastou?
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I Pereira: Mr. mayor, if 1 may, as part Of ... t had already instructed
staff, and not knowing that you were going to put this, and l appreciate the
:direction that you have given the Administration ` l had &!ready instructed
Doan Mielke and other members of his staff to begin to look at alternatives
for Other retirement and pension funds as something that is being again dote
very actively in the private sector. Most large corporate structures today,
employees have been there for more than ten years and the new employees do tot
have the same benefits and we will look diligently would to come back to you
hopefully before the adoption of the budget with some alternatives to follow.
Mr. Plummer: Call the roll.
Mr. Carollo: Hearing no further discussion, call the roll Mr. Clerk.
The following motion was introduced by Mayor Peree, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-608
A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO COME BACK AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LATER THAN THE END OF THIS
YEAR WITH A NEW PENSION PLAN FOR ALL FUTURE NEW
` EMPLOYEES THAT IS CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT INCLUDING ALL
NECESSARY ACTUARIAL STUDIES, ETC.; FURTHER STIPULATING
THAT THIS NEW PENSION PLAN WOULD NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY
ANY PRESENT CITY EMPLOYEES UNDER THE PRESENTLY
EXISTING PENSION PLAN.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
;. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre: In voting "yes" I want to make sure the record reflects this in
no way is a reflection on anybody's integrity of any plan or system, that I am
in no way coming to any conclusions on this. We are just asking the Manager
to recommend and that in no way will any benefits of any current employee be
in any way be involved. We are talking about future employees and probably we
are talking about employees that would be hired beyond 1986. I vote "yes".
34. INDEMBIFY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AHD ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATED MITE TER SUCCZSSFUL
SETPLEMERT OF THE GATES CASE.
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Mr. Pereira: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Pereira: We need to get something on the record that was omited
inadvertently.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Pereira: Representative Silver.
Mr. Ron Silver: Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission,
was one item that we had discussed with the Administration
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Mr. Silver. I am not used to this. Ran silver, Attorney, 19soi I. L loth
Avenue.
Mr, Mummer: Representing ...?
Mr. Silver: Representing the plan board of 2ruateee. I kit also spearing for
Mr. Gong as far as the System Board of Trustees is concerned also. There was
a recommendation by the Administration.
Mr. Pereira: Objection.
Mr. Silver: Mr. Rosencrantz is aware of it that a resolution would be
recommended to the City Commission as would relate to the indemification of
the Board of Trustees and the attorneys regarding the Gates matter and the
mandamus action and we talked about that this morning and that will be
forthcoming.
Mayor Ferre; Madam City Attorney, is this something that meets with your
recommendation?
Mrs. Dougherty: Mr. Mayor, I have no objections to it. It is really a policy
matter.
Mayor Ferre: I am sorry - what?
Mrs. Dougherty: It is really a policy matter.
Mr. Plummer: I so move.
Mrs. Dougherty: I have no objections to it.
Mayor Ferre: What it does is, it makes the City of Miami liable for any
lawsuits against the attorneys ...
Mr. Silver: Or The Board of Trustees.
Mr. Plummer: Or the Board of Trustees.
Mayor Ferre: Or the Board of Trustees.
Mrs. Dougherty: In connection with the Gates Case only.
Mr. Pereira: In connection with the Gates Case only.
Mrs. Dougherty: Only in connection with this case.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer, you can't vote on this. You have got a conflict of
interest
Mr. Plummer: You bet your bippy!
Mayor Ferre: All right, does anybody wish to discuss that subject? If not,
what is the will of this Commission?
Mr. Plummer: So moved.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Are you a member? I don't think you should
vote on this.
Mr. Plummer: Madam City Attorney, question is raised, since I do sit on the
Board, technically, should I vote on this matter, or should I not?
Mayor Ferre: You might be the first guy that is going to get -sued!
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Mrs. Dougherty; Mr. CoMMiasibner# You should abstain.
Mayor Ferre: The motion is made by Commissioner Peres, is there m seooiftdl
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: And a second by Carollo. Yee, air?
Mr.Silver: I Just ranted to bring up a point of order. Mr. Carollo will Also
be affected by this, since he once served as Chairman of the board.
Mr. Dawkins: Second it!
Mayor Ferret Seconded by Dawkins.
Mr, Dawkins: You don't haveany of us there, so it's all right.
Mr. Carollo: I withdraw my second. I withdraw big.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now, there are only three of us that can vote on this.
If there is one other conflict, you are in trouble!
Mr. Silver: I don't know of any other conflicts.
Mayor Ferre: All right, call the roll, please.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-609
A MOTION PROVIDING FOR INDEMNIFICATION OF PENSION
BOARD TRUSTEES AND ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN THE GATES
CASE AGAINST ANY LOSSES AND CLAIMS DUE TO APPROVAL AND
EXECUTION OF THE GATES SETTLEMENT MATTER.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Ferre: All right, Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just concluded with
this very, very serious matter, and just for the record, Eddie, how long have
we been at this, that you can recall? About seven years, eight years?
Mr. Ed. Gong: Eight years. For myself, about ten. 1975, I started.
Mayor Ferre: You have become an older, wiser, and wealthier man in the the
interim'.
Mr. Gong: Well, your City Attorney disagrees with the later part, but I think
we will be able to work that out She has done a wonderful job in trying to
marshal all of the good will together. We hope that we can go forth in good
will.
Mayor Ferre: Congratulations to you, Senator.
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Mayor Ferre: We also have Representative Murray Dubbin, who is on the 11:00
o'clock agenda and cannot return this afternoon, so I would, with the
permission of the Commission, recognise Murray Dubbin for a very quick report
on the 11:00 o'clock agenda. Mr. Dubbin.
Mr. Murray Dubbin: Thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission. It is
a pleasure to appear before the Commission this morning with the news that I
bring. I appear before you so often requesting something that it is a welcome
change to be able to present you with a fait accompli that is going to be of
value to the City. As you are aware, I was engaged by the City Manager to
represent the City before the Legislature to explore the feasibility of
seeking funds from the State to match the value of the land owned by the City,
which the City has been discussing, the forming of a coalition with Florida
International University for the development of the Biomedical Research and
Inovation Center. Pursuant to the engagement I went to Tallahassee - actually
it was started April 30th, the middle of the session to try to determine
whether it is was feasible to bring back $7,000,000 or $8,000,000 to equal the
value of the land, as the land was valued at that time. I think the figures
have been adjusted. In any event, within a week we determined that that
figure was not feasible, but it was feasible to get from the State a planning
grant. I determined that a valid and effective planning grant would be in the
sum of $500,000 and the bottom line is that the Legislature appropriated
$500,000 planning grant for the development of a City of Miami, Florida
International University Biomedical Research Center. Thank you. Mr. Mayor,
aside from Charlie Reeves asked me to convey that to you and that if you still
wanted to call him ...
Mayor Ferre: I still want to call him.
Mr. Dubbin: ... okay. That is basically it. If there are any questions, I
would be happy to answer them.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Dubbin, let me just say on behalf of a grateful Commission,
that we in the community are $500,000 - a half -million dollars richer due to
your initiative and to your work, and by richer, I mean, many, many fold. We
have Professor Marvin Dunn here in our community and he is well aware, as one
of the 348 members of the academic staff at FIU that the Miami area is
tragically deficient, and I use those words advisedly ... tragically deficient
in efforts and endeavors to further the high technology employment business in
Miami. We are nowhere, with all due respects to those that are in the
business in computers, we are nowhere in robotics. We are nowhere in
agrotech. We are struggling in just two basic areas - biomed and biotech, and
that is where the action is. The City of Miami, I think, is very proud to
have taken the initiative to bring all of this to a head. I want to just give
you a simple fact so you see the extent of this problem. In the last five
years, according to FIU statistics, there have been 8,000 jobs lost in Greater
Miami/Metropolitan Dade County in the high tech industry area. This is the
Only metropolitan area in Florida and only one of ten American cites - most of
them in the northeast, that have lost jobs in high technology. Instead of
gaining jobs, we are losing jobs. It is the City of Miami Commission's and
FIU's hopes that this is the beginning of the reversal of that. Mr. Dubbin, I
know how much you fought for this, and I want to tell you, we are all very
grateful for your success.
Mr. Plummer: For our success!
Mr. Dubbin: 1 appreciate it, Mr. Mayor, and I don't want to belabor it, but I
would like to underscore the fact that nobody realizes the significance, at
this point, of what that facility will accomplish. They are reaching into the
very heart of bio-medicine, and this will be the only facility of that kind in
Southeastern United States. I think you will have a great opportunity. I
would like to, if I may, very briefly, compliment the City, and thank Manager
Pereira for his strong support and your Economic Development staff, and
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tharl6tte U11694 hhd her statt have Worked very olosely With thei6. t Alsb
worked very blosely with flift Sisser, Who is the City geheral lobbyist fifid t
eisb itnt to give credit geherally to the bade belegatiohf because this *as
96rt of ah after -thought. I worked very Elosely With Boh gilver Who rLmbte
26hitored the oohferenoe committee nativity sad Elaite 46rdon .., Jaok d6rdob,
without him# it would have hewer happehed.
Mayor Ferre: Barry Kutun.
Mr. Dubbin: Barry Kutun, absolutely! ... and Hilda Gavada, who is like a .#s
was everywhere! Carrie Meek and Robert Pox, who served oft the gefsate
Appropriations Committee with Senator Cordon. It Was a team effort# and it I
... I don't mean to omit people, but these ones I mentioned are visible it the
success we have had.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, Murray.
Mr. Dubbin: Thank you, Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, air, Mr. Manager?
Mr. Pereira: Mr. Mayor, let me - at the risk of being redundant. Let me from
the Administration part ... on the record and publicly thank Murray Dubbin.
He went at this with an enthusiasm that is immeasureable and took phone calls
at midnight, on weekends and he Worked diligently and without non-stop in
order to make it possible, and I want to personally thank you for that.
Mr. Dubbin: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: And Murray, let me say to you - I know that people are not aware
of the future importance of this, but believe me, by the end of November of
this year, they will be. All right, air, thank you, very much.
36. ALLOCATE $,4,500 FOR SIGUEERING REPORT FOR UNSAFE STRUCTM LOCATO AT
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2000 S.Y. 24 STREET.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, Ma'am?
Ms. Marisa Perez: My name is Marisa Perez. I live now at 4554 Trapp Avenue.
Mayor Ferre: You are here on Item "F"?
Ms. Perez: Yes, Item "F", regarding 200 S. W. 24th Street. I would like to
have Mr. Wolfarth come up here and speak for us. It is the Shenandoah, Silver
Bluff Homeowner's Association.
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Mr. Bill Wolfarth: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, I've got a few things that I
want to say here - that I have lived near the Golden Arms, that is what this
is all about, a demolition. I would say in request, in behalf of the
Association, which is the Shenandoah, Silver Bluff Homeowner's Association,
which they have been working on this for a number of years and we could go
right through this right now and go ahead and order demolishment, but
apparently one of the Commissioners has not read his history on this. I live
there two blocks away from there for 49 years with my wife, Mary. We have had
a very good neighborhood and we still have a good neighborhood. This building
in question - there were three buildings, there are two of them left now, was
first built during the boom time by Burdines. It is not fit for habitation
and I have a long list of dates here. I am sure you don't want to sit through
it all, but you go right ahead, 1 will read it anyway. Miami and Dade
Structures Committee Board made a decision, Number one, that 2000 S. W. 24th
Street. There is a whole series of them going through in there. They were
demolished. Now, the next building, which is really in question - I don't
know if there are any attorneys here representing those people ...
Mayor Ferre: Right over here.
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Mrs iloltarth; but, the 2020 tuilding Was told by the 'City off` Miami that it
was not tit for rehabilitations the County condemned its This has been going
oft for two and bneahalf yearas The City voted to Condemn its They voted to T
demolish its
Mayor Ferret More than once!
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Volfartht More that Cates You know the story on its I think is bs does
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Mayor Ferre: We all know it. Demetrio knows it; Carollb knows it very well,
Mr. Volfarth: I think that is the answer - why do you want it demolished?
Because it is not fit to be in the neighborhood.
Mayor Ferre: Bill, what can we do now? You know, we all have a great respect
for you and the neighborhood, and Ladies and Gentlemen, I don't. know whether
you are aware Mr. Wolfarth was a distinguished Mayor of the City of Miami,
served with great distinction and has been a great civic leader of our
community. He is a man with tremendous integrity and a great dedication, and
a big, big, heart. He is a beautiful man and we are always happy to see him.
Mr. Wolfarth: Thank you, Maurice, I am glad I made it this morning. I
didn't realize I was that good! Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Well, you are. You are much better!
Mr. Wolfarth: Well, as you know, we are having family problems and not quite
right, but, you will get to the end of this paper, Judge Kaye will be heard
again on this case on July 12th.
Mayor Ferre: On July 12th?
Mr. Wolfarth: Yes, and I don't know ...
Mayor Ferre: You mean, this case before the Judge? Who is the Judge on this?
Mr. Wolfarth: Judge Kaye - Robert Kaye, and ...
Mayor Ferre: Bill, what can we do for you?
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Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I might ...
Mr. Wolfarth: I would like to hear what reason they have, why the building
shouldn't be demolished.
Mr. Carollo: I, like yourself, will go on record again, as we have in the
past, that we are going to fully support the neighbors of that area and I
think we could save a lot of time, if at least the majority of the Commission,
openly states where they stand. I am not about to let these people go into a
nice neighborhood and do with that property as they please! of the
Commission, hopefully states where they stand. I am not about to let these
people go into a nice neighborhood and do with that property as they please!
Mayor Ferre: Joe, that is not the problem. This Commission is unanimously on
record. The problem is that we have got to go to Court on the 12th of July.
Mr. Carollo: I know, Mr. Mayor, but I don't think we are necessarily
unanimous in that.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I will tell you, you got me, and I don't have any
questions. Joe, I know you have got Demetrio, and I am sure ... you don't
have any problems with it, do you? Plummer, do you have any problems?
Mr. Carollo: Demetrio, are you in favor of what the Mayor just stated?
Mr. Perez: Well, I ...
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It1w• voltartht Well, the question is 66*1 that appatettly the bpposera Are
t1fititig t6 get a permit, and he I read it the Paper# 06Mi1§13i6h6r Utbllb
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roat& t6 Mot why a permit shouldn't be laaued6
mts wa no: Should hot be issued! Should hot be issued! ?
Mt• Wolfarth: Should hot be issued, and I don't know if that doesn't
411§Wer your question, I will be glad to come back with all these papers and
read them off to you.
Mr. PluMmert 1 think the proper thing at this time ...
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Mr. W61farth: It is a City error that caused all this thing way hack.
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Mr. Plummer: Better let it go to court.
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Mr. Plummer: That is what I am saying, but it is scheduled for July 12th.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I stand corrected, I apologize. I thought we were all
unanimous on this. I didn't realize ...
Mr. Wolfarth: Well, I don't know ... Mr. Detrio has a case history on this.
It may require a lot of study in that, but it has been very legal. Mrs.
Dougherty here, has been a great help - her attorney that she has on there. I
think it is Chriscord, is that right?
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Mr. Carollo: Lucia, what you recommend that we could do in this point in time
to help expedite this in relieving the neighbors?
Mrs. Dougherty: Mr. Vice -Mayor, there is actually nothing that the Commission
can do at the present time. At the present time the court has a hearing. We
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have been talking with Mr. Berrera for some sort of solution. Perhaps the
City could purchase the property, or let some leniency in zoning if he took
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down the building. These are things we are exploring with them at the same
time as going to court on the building permit.
Mr. Wolfarth: Another question that came up - Mr. Perez here, has told me
about - that they want another engineering report and why the building
shouldn't be ...
Mrs. Dougherty: Yes. Mr. Vice -Mayor, the last action the Commission took in
this matter was directing the Administration to begin the evaluation process: ;
again to go to the Unsafe Structures Board, so=u'
Mr. Wolfarth: The building is so old that it hasn't grown any better and it
is getting worser and worser. Mary always tells me - Don't say "worsen".
There is no such name, but I think that it really sounds worse when you say
that.
Mr. Plummer: Badder and Badder!
Mr. Wolfarth: Badder and Badder.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I was very familiar with this issue, for one of the
parties was in my office two or three times and I tried to contact the City
Attorney's office on several opportunities in reference to this matter. I
think it is a very controversial issue and I share the part that we have to
press aside I would like to ask if this Commission approves to send to the
Administration in order that they have opportunity to meet with both parties
and try to find some kind of agreement and bring back with a recommendation to
this Commission.
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Mr. Perez: Tbey are looking for some alternatives, no? on one side are the
neighbors. The neighbors have very reasonable position. The other side, Mr.
Berrera, is trying to discuss legal matters, but I think the City Attorney's
office can have some kind of recommendation.
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ors hmra: i think we jubt refer it to
r Mr, Dale Reekermaa: if I might, my name is Dale Rbekerubb t in with the law
firm of Vise, Jacobs, Schwartz, Wean, bock@ sad Englabd, and t, with other
SOMbers of my fift have been representing ter. Deters in this Chatter. We have
already been to the 3rd District Court of Appeals, where we prevailed. We are
back before Judge Kaye. This is a matter where we've already been to the
Third District Court of Appeal, where we prevailed. We're back before Judge
Kaye on a motion for an injunction to require the City to issue a building
permit. So this has been going on for a long period of time. We have been
meeting with the City. We have six weeks ago, sat down with Chris Corge and
Jerry Gereaux with the express purpose of trying to work out a situation.
We've got nothing back from the City. We're the ones who have come forward in
an attempt to work out something. We've heard nothing from the City. So what
we did, rather than sit back and wait, is we went forward as -we had to on
behalf of our client, to ask for the injunction to be issued. So it's not
like we have been sitting still. We've been waiting for the City to come back
with us.
Mr. Perez: In other words, you are not interested in having a meeting again
with the City Attorney or with the City Manager office.
Mr. Heckerling: Mr. Perez, we had that meeting. We've been waiting for the
City to come back to us. I've talked to Chris on numerous occasions. Mr.
Korge waiting for some input back....
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Mrs. Dougherty: Mr. Herkerling, excuse me, Mr. Heckerling, it's my
understanding that we gave you a bunch of financing packages that your client
was supposed to get back with you and you were supposed to get back to us on
whether or not they were acceptable.
Mr. Heckerling: That is not exactly accurate. There were some phone
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discussions with regard to possibilities which the City was still looking
into. We've not gotten the first written document. We've not gotten the
first formal proposal of anything. We're more than happy to sit down with the
City if something formally is proposed that we can look at and it makes some
sense, we're more than happy to settle this matter. We don't necessarily want
to keep that building in that neighborhood, but so far nothing has come
forward.
Mayor Ferre: I want to tell you, and you can tell your client, that I am
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unalterably and totally and vigorously opposed and I will do everything within
my power to make sure that building goes down and stays down.
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I don't mind saying it up front, publicly, today, tomorrow. You tell your
client and he can come down to see me anytime he wants because I'd like the
pleasure of telling him what I think of him.
Mr. Heckerling: He's here, your Honor.
Mr. Bill Wolfarth: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, this has been going on for two and a
half years; it's not going get any better, so I think somebody ought to be
doing something about this.
Mr. Heckerling: Where are we supposed to be. We're in court on that right
now. It's before a judge.
Mayor Ferre: I didn't mean anything personally to you. I didn't mean it
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personally about you. I mean about some of the people that are coming around
making statements.
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Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I suggest that the matter is going before a court.`_
At this time 1. don't think there is anything this Commission can do. Let it
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go to court and let it have its day. I don't see there is anything we can do.
Mayor Ferre: That is exactly what my position is. It's nothing personal
against you, but some of the people that go around representing you are
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with you, bnt that has nothing to do with tbis, 'ibis issue to bar, a Court.
It is it the proper area of Jurisdiction lad the ,edge will have to make that
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Mr. Dawxibs: Mr. Mayor, Madam city Attorney' is there any way that this
Commission can go on record that once the court rules in thaneeolein`avor
that they come down, that they don't have to ooze down here to nst we can get
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rid of them.
Carollo: That is the present policy we have about that# Commissioner#
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Mr. Dawkins: Let's spell it out. I make a motion....
Mrs. Dougherty: Wait a minute, Commissioner. If they pursue certain kinds of
remedies, it may come back to you. There's no way you can prevgnt them from
applying to, for example, rezone the property or anything like that.
Mr. Dawkins: Why?
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rezone the property.
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Mr. Dawkins: Well, if they come back, they don't have my vote, ao there's no
sense in coming back.
Mayor Ferre: Anything else on this issue?
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Mr. Wolfarth: One thing, Mr. Mayor, it's been brought up that they want an
engineering report on why the building is unsafe or whether it's safe, take
both sides of it. Ms. Dougherty, did you... I was told the City was short on
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Mr. Carollo: Can your office try to handle this directly from now on so that
there will not be any questions and so that these people can understand very
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clearly that in no way as long as the majority of this present Commission is
here are they going to be able to go in there and do as they please with that
property.
Mr. Pereira: We will
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part of the record and then we'll see what the decision of the courts is.
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Mr. Carollo: How much is that going to cost the City?
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Mr. Pereira: It's under $4,500. Is that right, Walter?
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Mr. Walter Pierce: I'm not sure of that. If it's under $4,500, we'll do it
right away, i.f not we'll be back on the 20th.
Mr. Pereira: We're not sure if it's under $4,500. We can get. I don't know
whether we can get a resolution on in the same....
Mr. Carollo: My question is this. Do we have to spend that money? Do we
have to spend that money in order to enhance our legal position?
Mr. Pereira: From Chris, yes, if you approve it in principle if it's above
$4,500, then we'll come back to you in giving you the correct amount.
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under $4,500; and if it is over to come back to the Commius4A for e
engineering study.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to that?
Mr. Pereira: Formalize it.
Mr. Dawkins: Second*
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Mayor Perre3 ate-nd by bh n'ss 'Under tiroussin is the whet of the
10115tis I think, Joe $ that th ao- people. have rig is too,
Are W6116: Sure,
Mayor Ferre: And they have rights guaranteed by the coua titution and they
have a right to property and due process land all that. We are before a court
flow. If we lose, I think this is an iMportant enough issue where I think the
City of Miami should go in and buy that property. We ought to sit down with
the owners and try to work it out peacefully. If we can't work it out
peacefully, I think that we need to use the right of eminent domain so that we
can safeguard that neighborhood and their need for open, green area. To that
end, I would like to ask that, just so we can get out of here, in your motion
that you include that the Manager and the City Attorney be instructed to come
back with steps that need to be taken that are all inclusive.
Mr. Wolfarth: Mr. Mayor, just one question.
Mayor Ferre: Legal, engineering, the whole thing. Is that acceptable to you?
Mr. Carollo: That would be acceptable, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Is that acceptable to the seconder of the motion?
Mr. Wolfarth: I'd like to see that engineering report is done before the
court has a hearing. There's been a number of delays in this history of why
this never has never gone through.
Mayor Ferre: All right, sir, but we need to do that. The problem is that is
on the 12th. We'll try to do it as quickly as possible.
Mr. Wolfarth: This is July 12th, yes.
Mayor Ferre: I understand. Is there further discussion on the motion as
made?
Unidentified Speaker: Your Honor, if I may, it may be that the City is wasting
its money. You might want to ask the City Attorney because remember the point
in time which we're talking about was in the past. Whether or not it is
structurally sound today may not make any difference, because the delay, which
has been caused because the City wouldn't issue the permit....
Mayor Ferre: Let's leave all that in the hands of the administration and the
City Attorney. You talk to them about it. We're instructing them to proceed
on the basis of the motion made by Commissioner Carollo. Does anybody have
any problems with this? Are we ready to vote? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who moved
its adoption:
MOTION NO. 65-610
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,500 FOR AN ENGINEERING
REPORT ON BUILDING LOCATED AT 2000 S.W. 24TH STREET;
FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRELIMINARY STEPS TO OBTAIN PURCHASE
OF THIS PROPERTY EITHER BY NEGOTIATION OR, IF NECESSARY,
BY EMINENT DOMAIN.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adapted by the following vote -
AM Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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Mr, Dawkins: Mr. Mayori before ire go any further, ;let the record retleat that
'When they get to Liberty City end Overtown &hd they are desirouo of putting e
prison or low rent housing of whatever it 111; that the City bUy the fiend to
bee that they don't do it. I want that put into the record.
Mayor Ferre: Do what?
Mr. Dawkins: Just like we're going to buy this piece of property in order to
preserve the neighborhood and keep the neighbors happy, then when we get to
Liberty City and Overtown and Little Havana and Wynwood and anywhere else
where they want to put a prison, a forensic hospital, or anything else that
the neighbors don't want that we buy the land and don't do it. a.
Mayor Ferre: Amen to that.
WHEREUPON, THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO A RECESS AT
12:14 P.M. RECONVENING AT 3:01 P.M. WITH ALL MEMBERS
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Mayor Ferre: We will take up item "D". Mr. Manager, I'll recognize you for
discussion on item "D".
Mr. Pereira: Mr. Mayor, John Gilchrist from my staff and Randy Rosencrantz
have been working, specifically John Gilchrist. I really think that to get
the total picture, I would like to have John here. He's on his way. He was
just here and must have gone upstairs momentarily. So I would ask you to
please bear with me.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Gilchrist, the Chair recognizes you, sir.
Mr. John Gilchrist: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, on item "D" as
you know the Bayside project will shortly be in construction. The time that
begins, we have to fence off the site, at some point during that construction
early on, including the entire Miamarina area. It will shut down Reflections
Restaurant as well as any public access to the marina. We have tenants in the
marina who are represented here today in the commercial boatmen, who call
themselves the Pier 5 Boatmen Association. The Waterfront Board has heard
from them several times. I've attended those meetings. They passed a
resolution recommending that the City negotiate with the boatmen to find a
temporary location for them during the construction and to guarantee that they
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could come back in to the Miamarina when the construction in Bayside is
finished and the Bayside Project is open and operating and the marina becomes
available again. We've had several meetings. What I'm presenting here to you
today is what we're recommending in the way of advocating a volution for them.
We've reviewed many sites. We try to convince them of other locations, such
as Watson Island but the feel much strongly that the Y g good solution to their
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with them, along with Mr. Rosencrantz, who aided in that. I will review these
if you want or if you would like to have them speak to it. Basically what
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would allow them to be located there for three years and/or until the Bayside
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lbegotiatio>ls, but an agreement that would be Worked out between the City and
the Iouse Company during the Bayside project in Miamarina to brie them back
in there, but also keep the alternative open that it they Wanted to be
considered that they could move the Vatson Island project, should that move
ahead With its marina development or in Fact consider to stay at that location
at that time, if it could be incorporated into Whatever development is going
i, on at that point.
Mayor Ferre: Can we hear from the afteeted parties?
Mr. Gilchrist: Dan Kipnis is here.
Mayor Ferre: Captain Kipnis, are the tunas still running?
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Mr. Dan Kipnis: No tunas, amber, jacks and dolphin now. First of all my name
is Captain Dan Kipnis, 1600 Tigertail Avenue, Miami, Florida. I'm the
president of Pier 5 Boatmen Association. I have a four minute statement I'd
like to read to you. I've already timed it. Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, in
starting I would like to give you some background information about the
association and the history of the charter fleet of Miami. In 1925 Pier 5
opened on the site that is now Miamarina. charter fishing fleet soon became
world famous, becoming a major draw for tourists and residents alike. A
little over ten years ago, Pier 5 was replaced by Miamarina and the charter
fleet continued to operate from that location and has continued to be a major
draw in the downtown area. At current time, it is estimated that 300,000
people a year come to the docks to fish or buy fresh fish, look at the boats
return with the day's catch, or simply to have access to the bay and the
water. To this day, many tourists when calling to find out where the fishing
fleet is still refer to the area as Pier 5. The fleet is comprised of 32
vessels, Miami's only full-time sight-seeing boat, the island Queen has
operated here for over 30 ,years. Two drift boats offer residents a.,d tourists
an sif,rdRble way to go fishing and enjoy the water; fifteen big game and
cbA r+ . r fishing boats daily show that our fishing in South Florida is still
the nest in the world and one can still buy fresh from the sea fish from one
of our smaller commercial boats on a daily basis. Additionally you can sail
on a dive cruise to the Bahamas or Miami waters on one of four large charter
sail boats. The average number of years that association members have
operated from the site is ten, with some members having over 30 years there
and some being second generation charter captains, following in their fathers'
footsteps in the only place they have ever worked. Several years ago, when
the Bayside project was first discussed publicly, the association endorsed the
plan and proceeded to become involved with the process of public hearings and
Commission meetings leading up to approval of the project. We continue to
endorse Bayside as necessarily to re-establishing the vitality to the downtown
Miami and leading the way to rebuilding of Miami Center. Unfortunately, we
are now faced with the problem that could have been solved long ago. As the
plans for Bayside were worked out for all interested parties, inaction in the
past has placed the project in jeopardy and placed undue strain on 32 hard
working charter fishermen. In desperation to be heard and taken seriously, we
were forced to file suit to stop the project. Until we can be assured that
our future in Miami can be safeguarded and our growth and prosperity in the
future would correspond with the growth and prosperity of Miami in the coming
years. This has brought us before you this morning or this afternoon,
actually. We have reached a point where we ask you, the Commission, to show
us your concerti and good intentions regarding the future of Miami's boatmen.
We've been working with Mr. John Gilchrist to come up with a plan that will
solve today's present problems and serve the people of the City of Miami as
well. First of all it's essential that we stay together as a group, for
without unity we lose our draw. We also need to remain downtown near the site
people have been coming to for 50 years. Some have proposed to move to Watson
Island, but after a previous three year stay there during, the construction of
Miamarina, we find the solution to be untenable. If Watson is so good a
site, its 36 slips would be full now and not home only six derelict vessels.
The only other location that would fill the bill is to construct a temporary
facility in slip number 3 of the old port of Miami over a peziod of at least
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three 16arsi the cost of A temporary Facility could be diminished by our
ftbthl fees- Realising there are plena for the ?CC property a8 well as
Kabhtennial Perk, we would conceive the need to possibly have to Move at
sometime down the road when these plans are about to become a reality, At
least at this time, Bayside will be finished, a possibility of other things
tiro, At this time, all parties to the Bayside development have or will be
satisfied, that is Miami Motoraports, Off -Street Parking, Restaurant
Associates, and New World Marina's Inc. The City of Miami. Waterfront Board,
As well as members of the manager's staff have advocated the erection of a
temporary facility and the recovery of damages that the Pier 5 Boatmen
Association has incurred and will sustain. It is now time for the City to
acknowledge our investment and commitment to Miami and deal with us in a Fair
and speedy manner, so that we may proceed with the task at hand. 'Thank you,
if there is any question, I'll be happy to answer.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any other statements to be made at this time? Captain
Kipnis, we may get back to you on questions.
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Mr. Ray Brailer: My name is Ray Brailer, 1740 N. Alton Avenue, Trenton, New
Jersey. I'm of the Flying Cloud Cruisers. Mr. Mayor and City Commissioners,
your resolution dated 6/13/84 number 64-659 entitled "A resolution authorizing
and directing the City Manager to execute the attached agreement with
Restaurant Associates Industries of Florida, Inc. to purchase all right, title
and interest to lease restaurant facilities at Miamarina for the sum of
$2,650,000 to be paid at the time of closing under said agreement." The rest
of it, of course, deals with the same and I don't think you want to hear all
of it. Miami N,otorsports and New World Marina are to be paid approximately
$2,000,000 each for their removal. and loss of concession fees over two years
after your resolution to pay millions for removal of concessionaires to make
way for the Rouse Company, Bayside and Miami now proposes to remove 30
commercial boat operators to a new temporary marina, which the boat owners
must first pay for and which we must agree to vacate when the City desires
without payment and further agree to pay for the demolition of the temporary
marina. It is my opinion that this promise of a new marina that we must pay
for and then vacate is no more than a scheme, an integral part of a malicious
interference, now you see it now you don't scheme, to deprive us of our
business and property rights. It is further my belief that the City first
should pay for the destruction of the 30 businesses it is destroying. Then if
Miami wishes to keep the approximate 30 businesses alive and well, it should
build a new marina at its own cost and furnish grants for the new businesses
and if the businesses are again forced to vacate the lease premises, the City
should pay again and guarantee the survival of each and every business so
removed by the City of Miami. I'll answer any questions that you may have.
Thank you.
Mr. Carollo: Any additional speakers? How much time do you need, sir?
Mr. Walter Canvashaw: Just a couple of minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, my
name is Walter Canvashaw. I live at 910 West Avenue, Miami Beach. My wife
and I are employed by a fishing boat at Miami Marina as fish sellers on a
yearly basis. Our income is based on our ability to give the public fresh
fish at a fair price. I feel that we have accomplished this. I was disturbed
yesterday to find out that the Boatmen's Association has not considered people
like my wife and I in negotiations with the City as far as compensation is
concerned wit'ti the loss of income and gainful employment with the closure of
Miami Marina. Thus I speak for myself. I would like to know who would
compensate me for the loss of my job. I live on Social Security and that's
not enough to keep me going. I need that job. Who's going to pay me? Thank
you.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any other speakers? Ladies and gentlemen, like all
things that affect people's livelihood, this is a serious matter and it's a
difficult matter. The City, I'm sure I speak for everyone in the City, wants
to see the right thing done. We want justice to be done. I think these are
not easy solutions to complicated issues. I want to say two things. First of
all, Bayside will probably be the single most important tourist oriented,
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pos tivo thilig that this city and this cosimuhity has ever doihts I'm very
P6ud ht the City'O partieipatioh ih having brought this about. that iholudea
the tibhi»g fleet and it also includes the laland Oueeh. l think it is
disgraceful to think that a waterbbrhe comunityi like Ribrni, the most
beautiful place on this side of the Atlantic that is waterborne, it V opinibn
It is prettier than Safi Ptanciaco of shy other water city in America. It is
the Venice of the new world, and yet we have one -ONE, can you believe that?`
tourist sight seeing boat. I mean it's just incredible that we don't have a
idoaeh. But that shows you how far this community has not taken care of this
very important area. This City is committed to revamping the tourism of Miami
acid that includes the fishing fleet. 'Watson Island, I agree Captain Kipnis,
is totally unacceptable. You people that make this a livelihood, besides
staking a living on it for you and your families, are doing us a favor; you are
doing Miami a favor. The fact that once in a while cone up with $5,000 for a
fishing bill tournament is little indeed in comparison to what this can
become. We need to do whatever is within reason to help you not only survive,
but prosper. We cannot stop Bayside. I don't think you want us to stop
Rayside. What we need to do is to figure out ways of accommodating you so
that not only you will continue to make your livelihood, but continue to
contribute to this community. As I understand it, John, the crux of the
problem is that we, you want to put them on one side of the slip and they want
to go on the other side of the slip. Is that the problem?
Mr. Gilchrist: No, let me explain that. I've been working with them on the
basis of what they prefer, that is the side of the slip on the Bicentennial
Park site because there's a good sea wall there.
Mayor Ferre: Where there is parking.
Mr. Gilchrist: And there is parking there. They have come back to me in the
last couple of days and suggested that they would be willing to go anywhere in
the slip that would accommodate any other kind of facility, 6o we would just
as well put it on the FEC side. There is no problem with that.
Mr. Plummer: Maurice, that was the thing I wanted to bring up. What was
proposed in their memo was to go on the north side. As you well know and I
know, we're going out with an RFP for a restaurant out there where the fast
food service is now. There would be need for all of the parking that
presently exists and more. I don't know of any problems that would be created
if you put them on the south side of the slip. The only problem that I don't
want to get back into is with the Grand Prix. They would have to understand
for those three days, they've got to close down, no ifs, ands, and buts. But
I have no objection....
Mayor Ferre: Is that acceptable?
Mr. Kipnis: Mr. Mayor, at this time, I think that could be open to discussion
because I'm sure that some accommodation could be made with Mr. Sanchez
between him and ourselves.
Mayor Ferre: I think, J.L., the way to do it is to leave it open between them
and Sanchez.
Mr. Kipnis: I'm sure we could work something out.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, let me tell you, I have directly been involved in
this good faith negotiations that never worked out. One boat captain down
there demanded $22,000 for three days of loss of revenue. He doesn't make
$22,000 in six months.
Mr. Kipnis: I can make a commitment to you, Mr. Plummer. The commitment is
that if we are chartered on a regular daily fees, the boat belonged to the
Grand Prix or whoever else charters us there and we will not ask exorbitant
prices, regular daily charge.
Mr. Plummer: I'm just saying to you that if the City is going overboard to
provide space for you, I don't think it is unreasonable to ask you to close
down for three days in February. I just don't think that is unreasonable.
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ra down for three days? I'm just showing you the 000aenaua we have here.
Mr, Plummer: I understand what you are saying. This thing got into a Iaw
bUit• It got into all kinds of hassles before.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer, I think the way to do it is to pass it the way you ate
r recommending it, but to put in there a statement that if they, Captain Kipnis
And the Association and the people involved, can work out something with Ralph
Sanchez, the City would not object to it.
Mr. Kipnis: Mr. Plummer, the worst thing that could happen, is that we are
closed down for three days. We don't intend to sue Mr. Sanchez when we are in
a temporary marina that the City has made available to us so we can stay in
business.
Mr. Plummer: Dan, if I was dealing only with you, I'd have no problem.
Mr. Kipnis: Well, you're not, but I think that our organization stands behind
me.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Pass it the way you're saying, but just put that extra clause.
Mr. Plummer: I would at this time offer a motion that the City immediately
proceed to create at least 32 slips, and I have no objections to more.
Mr. Kipnis: I thought we should have some more.
Mr. Plummer: O.K., let me back up, the only the question I have, is in the
interest of fairness, if you have other people who want to charter out of
there, I don't think you can exclude them. I don't know how you can do that,
but....
Mayor Ferre: I think they have a right on first come, first serve basis.
Mr. Plummer: First come, yes, those 32 have the first right. I make a motion
at this time that the City immediately instigate whatever is necessary to
provide at least 32 slips on the south side on the port known as pier 3.
Mayor Ferre: And that it give priority to those people that are now....
Mr. Plummer: Presently at Pier 5, yes.
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: And that on the issue of the Grand Prix, that it is understood
that they will be closed for those three days unless they work something out
with Ralph Sanchez.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir, fine.
Mr. Kipnis: Fair enough.
Mr. Plummer: I offer that in the form of a motion.
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Any other discussion?
Mr. Gilchrist: Yes, I'd like to bring up one thing, Mr. Mayor. What we are
proposing is that if we move ahead in this direction that they agree to drop
the law suit against the City and....
Mr. Plummer: Oh, that's understood.
Mr. Gilchrist: I want to make sure on record,
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MhYhr Ferro: to that part of the botiot7
Mr. -Plummer: Very definitely.
Mr. Kipnis: Mr. Mayor, we will drop the few Suit Whet We hhve h highetim On
the bottom line. We can get this very quickly*
Mr. Plummer: That's fair enough.
Mayor Ferre: Fine, that's fair. Anything else? Are we ready now for a vote's
You want to say something? Sure. Why don't you go up to the microphone, that
way we can have a record of who you are and what you say.
Mr. Tom Jenkins: My name is Tom Jenkins. I'm a member o? the Pier
Boatmen's Association. To my knowledge we are not through talking here.
There was mention in Mr. Kipnis' speech about the problems involved with
construction, whatever they may be, a lengthy period of time that we may be
out of business because Bayside will be under construction and our new
facility will not*be completed yet.
Mayor Ferre: That is a fair question.
Mr. Tom Jenkins: I just wondered how you all intended to address that.
Mr. Gilchrist: I have had discussions with them about this issue and their
potential damages. Let me, however, say a couple of things about the timing.
My understanding now, I've got the best information I can get that it will
take 120 to 180 days to permit before we can build. We can do the design
during that time, but there is going to be that kind of delay. I have said in
my memo to you all that we would use our best efforts to have them temporarily
located at one of the finger piers at a marina because that can have access
longer into the construction, but 1 have to say only best efforts, because
Rouse is involved in that and I can't guarantee it until we sit down at the
table. Thirdly, in terms of damages, what I've told these people that the
only way that they would be able to give us anything that could be measurable
would be to show us by their past IRS .reports or whatever, what their income
has been at the Miamarina and in the future when this is over, they can
demonstrate that they haven't earned that kind of income as a result of this
project, that we could re -address it at that time, but that I couldn't address
damages at this point. That is all the discussion that we've had at this
point. They may want to say something in response to that.
Mr. Jenkins: At the current time, the CPA firm of Muscat, Simon and Pulver is
going over all of our records, so that we don't get cut short this way.
Mr. Plummer: Well, of course, that is also predicated on your demonstrating a
loss.
Mr. Jenkins: Obviously, if we get in there and make lots of money, there
wouldn't be need for damages.
Mayor Ferre: Is there any further discussion on this item? Are we ready to
vote? Call the roll.
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NOTION NO. 85-611
A NOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED TO CREATE
AT LEAST �R SLIPS, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF A PORTION OF BICENTENNIAL PARK KNOWN AS "BIER 3"
ON A 'TEMPORARY BASIS AND THAT PRIORITY RE GIVEN TO THE
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN AND SIGHT SEEING BOATS PRESENTLY
}SOUSED AT PIER 50 WHO VILL BE PRESENTLY DISPLACED DUE TO
THE ON -GOING CONSTRUCTION OF THE BAYSIDE PROJECT, WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FISHERMEN AGREE THAT WHILE
OCCUPYING THE NEWLY CREATED SPACE AT PIER 3, THEY WILL
CLOSE DOWN OPERATIONS FOR THREE DAYS DURING THE STAGING OF
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THE ANNUAL "GRAND PRIX" EVENT; AND FURTHER STATI1TG THAT
THIS ACTION DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO CREATE THESE SLIPS IS
CONTINGENT UPON THE FISHERMEN DROPPING THE LAWSUIT
RECENTLY FILED BY THEM TO STOP THE CONSTRUCTION OF
BAYSIDE.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
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Mr. Plummer: Now that the motion has passed, let me put on the record, Mr.
Gilchrist, it is my understanding this City has no legal obligation to do what
we've just done. Is that correct?
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interest of fairness in which we have just done. I just wanted that on the
record.
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Mayor Ferre: We're now on B-1, B-2, Ei-3, and B-4. I would just like to make,
ladies and gentlemen leaving, I'd like to make -not a statement, but I guess a
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quandary since this issue I think is going to be, obviously has been one of
great agitation, concern, fear in eome quarters, politicking in others. I
very, very strongly feel that it is absolutely essential that we get reform in
the governments of our community, including Metropolitan Dade County. Our
jurisdiction is over the City of Miami. If there is something that we
definitely need in this town, in my opinion, it is districting and an
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Whother it be New York or San praneiaeo or Atlanta or clevel&td or TiLmpa or
eveii here in Hialeah. I think that this thing has bouneed all over at
different times. It was going to go to the ballot last Novembers and through
MY fault and I accept the responsibility, I voted, I Was the vote that oast, I
Was part of the third majority vote. I wanted linkage between districts and
the strong mayor proposal. At that times it did not work out. Perhaps it was
an opportunity missed. My colleague, Commissioner Carollo, wanted to go just
with one issue at a time. In hindsight, as I look back, he was right. That
Was a mistake on my part. We should have put the matter on the ballot because
we seem to get into these multiple discussions about districts, about strong
mayor, about partisan elections, and then we agree on some things and disagree
on others, but we don't find a way of all coming to an agreement. As a
consequence we end up kind of not coming to a conclusion. Perhaps that might
be for the best; I don't know. But I do feel that we need to face this issue.
Now, I have an open mind in this process even though I do not have an open
mind on the issue itself. I think that the argument can be made and I will
listen carefully, as I'm sure the other members of this Commission will, to
the question of bi-partisan. I have, I'm not opposed to bi-partisan
elections. They work everywhere in America, but I think Jeb Bush and our own
chairman in the Democratic Party, Dick Pettygrue, are correct. It's something
that needs to be considered, but it has to be a part of a total package
because we need districting for the county and the City. We need strong mayor
and we may need partisan elections too. Perhaps it is impossible to separate
these items. Perhaps we need to do it together. I am willing to do it any
way to move ahead and if that requires us going to the single issue of a
strong mayor, I'm willing to do that. If on the other hand it is better for
us to try to form consensus, then I'm willing to do that. If we have to wait
until November and put this matter into an electoral process in November
applicable to 1987 so that the people of Miami will then have an opportunity
to move into this a little bit more deliberately and carefully, then I'm for
that. I also wish to say at the outset of this debate put it into the record
that if it is our intention to move in that direction, I think we ought to
reconstitute a committee, like we did before, for a very short period of time,
not a long winded committee, but a short committee, so that we can perhaps
come back and face this issue in the early part of September, so that if we
were to put it on the ballot, it could be put on the ballot in November. I
think the issue is what is important, not the individuals, not the
personalities, not the politics of it, but the issue. I'm willing again to
compromise in the process so that we can achieve without compromising
principle, so that we can achieve what is best for this City. This thing has
gotten very complicated and very confused. A special election in August may,
even though I do not t:iin� it will, but may create further divisions in this
City. I am absolutely certain that it will pass, absolutely certain that the
strong mayor will pass in August if it were put on the ballot, but I'm not too
sure in the way it would pass and how many people would come out and vote for
it, whether the accusation would be that it was not sufficient or that it was
a self serving type of a thing. So it might be best to put this whole thing
off until November and approach it in a more deliberate way.
Mr. Dawkins: So move.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think others may have opinions on this. I do feel that
as we move into this, that we be guided not only by the majority and our
consciences, but that we be very careful, as this is a very important issue.
I'd be happy... if we're going to move in that direction, I think we may as
well do it and get it over with and save a lot of people a lot of time.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I think you have some people here that would like to
speak on the matter and I would imagine that this is considered a public
hearing, so that people do have that opportunity.
Mayor Ferre: Well it's a public hearing if there is an issue before us. If
there is no issue before us, then there is no public hearing. In other words,
what I'm saying, Commissioner, is that depending on what you, Dawkins, Perez,
Plummer want to do....
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I don't think we really know what is going to cone
up, unless it's put to a vote. I think possibly one stands more of a chance
of getting three votes of this Commission than the other one does, I would
hate for anyone to leave here today and feel that they were not given the
opportunity to speak for or against the issue.
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Rsyor hrre : I have to obitetiot s to that* I do foel that it others aproaa
their opinion, then we might be able to got Oti atd nova bt to solf Ls other ;stoma
that we have on the agenda.
Mr. Carollo: I see Erny over there 1eaivaag has red Goat.
Mayor Ferre: I will accept discussion first from the Com>tiissioh, Erny,
before we get to the public or anybody else who dishes to eipresa their
opinions, I assume... Then we'll Bove as we open it up for discussion from
members of the public. First of all, any other Commissioner slash to disouss?
Mr. Plummer: I'd rather hear from the public first.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Erny.
Mr. Erny Fannatto: Erny Fannatto is my name and V e ptest dent of the
Taxpayer's League of Miami and Dade County. Mayor, you mentioned the point
of....
Mayor Ferret Erny, in the interest of time, I*m going to limit all the
speakers to three minutes as usual.
Mr. Fannatto: I don't know if I can accomplish it all in three minutes
because it does involve money in this case. That's the reason I'd like to
have an extra minute or two.
Mayor Ferre: O.K., you can have an extra minute.
Mr. Fannatto: When you mentioned to have the election in November, number
one, if you do that you'll save your taxpayers the benefit of an election,
which will amount to several hundred thousand dollars. I feel this way about
it. You also got to make up your mind if you're going to have it in November
and it wins, when are you going to put it on the ballot after you've had the
other election? You have to be fair to these people. You know what I mean,
if they're voted in. So you're going to have two elections at one time, I
presume, Mayor, what you're talking about. I am going to go on record, as
I've said before, I'm definitely against district elections. I want the
taxpayers in This City to have a right to vote for or against all the
Commissioners that votes all the monies away of the taxpayers. That's the
reason I'm against districts. If you want to come up with some districts
elected from the districts, but not... elected from the district, but the
public can vote against all these Commissioners, but when they vote all the
monies of the taxpayers away and the taxpayers don't have the vote to vote
against them if they don't pay for the taxpayers monies wisely, you know what
that is? That is a government walking backwaras. That is discriminating
against the taxpayers. I don't think if you're going to do anything here, you
want to do something that's fair and give the taxpayers the benefit, but if
you are just going to take away the right to vote of the taxpayers, I don't
think they're going to vote for that junk. I want to tell you something else.
I think you folks got to come up and say to the people, "We're going to, if
the strong mayor wins, we're going to pay the mayor so much; money." Tell them
how much it is before you vote, not after you vote and how much you're going
to pay the Commissioners, so that they will decide whether they're willing to
accept that government on a financial basis. You just don't put it up and say
look, we're going to vote for it and then after the taxpayers vote... You
know what that is? 'That's giving them a blank check; that's all it is. They
should know how much it's going to cost. How muc11 the strong mayor is going
to get, how much the Commissioners are going to €et, it's their government.
They own the government and they Have a r'.gh+ to know before you vote. If you
have a vote for a government and you don't tell them thLt, you're not doing
the right thing. I'll say this here. I think it could be progressive to go
to a strong mayor. If you want districts like wr do in Dade County, they
reside in districts, but the taxpayers and voters can vote 100% for or against
every Commissioner, I would say that's a progressive government. But the
other is not; it's discriminatory. That's all I have to say. Thank you.
Mr. Carollo: You made some very good observations, Erny.
Mayor Ferre: Next speaker, Mr. Suarez.
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llr: Aavier Suarw. hsvier buarea, residing at 3060 ts x mi Avenne. I
fipPrebinte the Cbmissibn having taken me bnly 5 hours and 45 minutes after Ve
*Ore bn the agenda on this issue. Mr. ftybr, members of the Commission, for
any weeks now this Commission has been debating a change in the City's form
Of government. You have considered district elections for Commissioners,
bhanges in the length of the Commissioners and the Mayors terms of office,
additional powers for the Commission, a strong or executive mayor, Creation of
n oouncil president, veto powers for the mayor, partisan elections for the
Commission, and at present, partisan election for the mayor, but not the
owission. What you're currently considering is a radical charter amendment,
whieh if passed by the voters in a referendum, will take effect only if a
a6parate amendment is also approved by the voters. All of these organic
changes have been considered without study, without hearings, and without
effective consultation of the people. Worse still, you have created this
confusion just a few months before a general election and incredibly have
proposed that these changes take effect just weeks after the special election.
As far of the cost of this last minute, half baked tinkering with our system
of government, it took a special analysis by Commissioner Plummer to reveal
that it would cost the taxpayers close to a million dollars to implement the
mayor's initial proposal. This at a time when our City is faced with a huge
budget deficit and a millage that can only be increased by amending our state
constitution. It appears, Mayor Ferre, that you started this whole process in
order to create an atmosphere of uncertainty which would shield your own
weakness in the upcoming general election. As for your input into this
process, Mr. Carollo, it appears that you're trying to further divide our
citizens to hide your inability to relate to the various ethnic groups that
make up our community. At this point, I must confess I am unable to discern
which one of you is served by the latest fantastic proposal, but it is obvious
to me that you both seek to divert the people's attention from the real issue,
which is a selection not of a new system of government, but of a new
contingent of persons to run that system. For myself, I assure you both that
none of your proposed changes affects my purpose, which is precisely to
redirect this Commission towards the business of running our City. It matters
not to me, Mr. Ferre, whether the office I seek is out of a well paid
executive mayor or a nominally paid legislative mayor. It matters not to me,
Mr. Carollo, whether I have to run as an independent, republican, democrat, or
from so many parties at once as the law will allow. More importantly, it
matters not to our people whether we have an executive or a legislative mayor,
a partisan or an independent mayor, a two-year or a four-year mayor, what they
want is a good mayor. If either of you want to help in that task, your most
effective contribution is not to file, not to run, and not to support anyone
who is earnestly endeavoring to hold that seat.
Mayor Ferre: That sounds... I'm glad to see, Mr. Suarez, that you brought
your campaign staff, some paid, some not paid. I'm glad to see, Mr. Suarez,
that you have now begun your fifth political campaign. The other four have
not been successful and I assure you this one will not be either. Well, we're
not here to debate politics, Mr. Suarez, we'll get into the political debate
later on this year. Are there any other speakers who wish to speak at this
time and who wish to be heard before this Commission on this issue, rather
than to get involved in the political harangue that we just heard. Mr.
Lazarus.
Mr. Suarez: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to respond to your comments as long as you
gratuitously chose to....
Mayor Ferre: You will have the opportunity, air, you will have the
opportunity to do so when we get before the cameras and debate for the mayor's
campaign. I know you're anxious to get started and so am I. I promise you
that you will have that opportunity.
Mr. Suarez: What you're telling me is that the circus will continue until
November, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Lazarus.
Mr. Lazarus: Mr. Mayor, members of the
speak on this particular issue because I
I'm here to talk about something else.
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Commission, I didn't come here to
didn't know it was it on the docket.
But Mayor Ferre, I think you're on
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very Solid grand with regard to 6* 4 8 abd it''li very uhusual for so to be it
the affirmative, as you ubdbubtably know.
Mayor Perrot That's llot true. You're a good guy, a strong guy. Go &heads
Mr. Lazarus: Thank you, air, I'd like to call your attention to the fact
that the City of New Yotk, the City of Los Angeles, the City of Chicago, the
City of Philadelphia, the City of Detroit, all of the larger cities, have a
strong mayor type of government and they have councilmen or assemblymen,
commissioners, whoever all appointed and elected from individual districts.
That is the only way that we can have decent representative government because
you've got to bring it down to the lowest common denominator. When you bring
politics down to the lowest common denominator, that is where democracy steps
in and you have a much better type of government.
Mayor Ferre: I agree with that.
Mr. Lazarus: With regard to payment of the new members, I would like to make
the suggestion that the Mayor and the Commissioners receive more in
remuneration than two thirds of what a bundle boy gets at a supermarket. It's
a disgrace to have a City that spends hundreds of millions of dollars and
doesn't pay their men enough money to park their cars downtown. It doesn't
make any kind of sense. Thank you, sir.
Mayor Ferre: I agree with everything you said, Mr. Lazarus. I thank you for
your comments.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, can I make a quick statement?
Mayor Ferre: You may indeed, air.
Mr. Carollo: I really didn't want to get in the middle of what you two
gentlemen....
Mayor Ferre: I thought you were.
Mr. Carollo: ....were discussing; everyone certainly has a right to their
opinion, no matter how right or how wrong they might be. The best country in
the world has democracy at its best. You know, it bothers me, though, when
You see individuals that the main thing that ticks in their heart is just pure
envy and jealousy. I guess it's one of the worst traits that us that are cold
human beings carry, envy and jealousy. I remember when Mr. Suarez had lost
his first campaign for the City Commission, then he lost his second public
campaign when he ran for committee man of the democratic party in his
neighborhood in 1980, and lie came to me for advice because he said that I was
a member of the Commission that he most admired and he wanted to be like me.
The only times that Mr. Suarez reached any positions....
Mayor Ferre: Funny, he told me the same thing.
Mr. Carollo: ....reached any positions of significance was when I appointed
him and forced my colleagues who didn't want to appoint him to the Dupont
Committee in the Dupont Plaza area. Then when I appointed him to the
Affirmative Action Board of the City of Miami. Then Mr. Suarez went and lost
the third campaign, just before he was about to lose his fourth, in my home on
an evening, this is during the course of the run-off he had with Mayor Ferre,
he admitted to me that the only reason that he switched from running against
me in November 198-z and ran for the mayorship was because he knew that he
could not beat me. If he was going to lose, he would rather lose in running
for mayor because at least then he would have one last shot in coming back
and running for office if lie lost for the mayorship. But lie knew- if he lost
for the Commission again, that was it, he had played his last hurrah. So it
just bothers me for someone that I got into so many polemics with with fellow
Commissioners to help in their political carrier that would come here today,
led my envy, led by jealousy and be making statements as such, because that
individual would sell his soul to the devil, if he could, to be up here where
we're at. That's his whole problem.
Mayor Ferre: In other words, you don't think he's a quality loser.
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Mr: Carollo-. Mr. Mayor y the bhly th ag that I would Add IS I dt•dfiw t have to
go to Harvard to give a speech like he did, readiflg it troin A piece 1Or paper,,
Mayor Ferret His was read.
Mr. Carollo: 1 could at lease remember it. He talks about the quality of
government going down, the prices going up. *Jell, let me tell you something,
I think the City of Miami would run out of paper, if he would have to read
every speech he would give up here if he were elected, which he won't be.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there anybody else who wishes to speak on item B�
1, 2, 3, and 4. If not, we're back, Mr. Plummer, if you'll come back. I
think we're at the point now of deciding which way we're going. I've
expressed my opinion. I will accept any other statements. If not, I'll
accept a motion one way or the other. The previous motion was moved by
Commissioner Carollo and seconded by Perez, and voted upon by myself and the
two makers of the motion.
Mr. Carollo: Can you repeat what you're saying, Mr. Mayor, I wasn't
following; I'm sorry.
x, Mayor Ferre: I am saying that I don't think it's time at this juncture to
pursue this because it has been so beat up and down one way and the other that
a good idea and an important step forward is going to end up getting
tarnished, even though it will
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win. I don't have any doubts the strong Mayor will pass the electorate on
August 13th. But I have concerns that it would be tarnished in the public
opinion and that it would be the subject of continuous attacks. It is much
too important an issue. We need a strong Mayor form of government, like New
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York and other cities, as Mr. Lazarus has said. I think the issue is more
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important than the people. You saw the kind of harangue based on totally
personal, opportunistic statements made by... I was going to say my worthy
opponent, but I won't.
Mr. Carollo: Certainly Mr. Mayor, you must realize those who speak -I'm not
saying everyone that opposes us speaks in the same mariner, but those
particular individuals that speak out of jealousy and envy, the only thing
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they are protecting, maybe without even knowing it, is the system that we
presently have, which is the strong newspaper form of government. Frankly,
that is what you presently have, a strong newspaper form of government.
Mayor Ferre: Government by newspapers.
Mr. Carollo: What has happened throughout the years since the City of Miami
was first incorporated, with the present by-laws that we have, sure the
Commission appoints and fires a City Manager, but once the Commission appoints
a manager, they all start being great. Boy, they're going to go out there and
be super. But what happens is eventually, you know that's part of human
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nature, I guess (inaudible) Dick, thank God John is gone, and they invite him
to breakfast, they let him know what they want on the agenda and if the
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manager strays from it, well, fire up an editorial at him or sic a reporter at
him to write up a nice little story so they could feel the pains of the pen
and get him back on the right track. Because of politics being what it is,
not just in this community, politics anywhere in the world. It's always very
hard to get three individuals at the same time to be ready to replace a City
Manager, and even when you do, you run into a process that we have in our
Charter that's unlike any process anyw2i-re in the country. You would think
that if the Commission fires a managerr , they're fired immediately. Well, that
is not the way our Charter works. We could have government by chaos for two
months while that manager can appeal and sue and all kinds of things. So, I
Fes':
understand what the Mayor is trying to say that there are some that have
wanted to tarnish this process no matter Which way we would have gone about it
or how it would have been presented. Those individuals that are going to try
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to bat it down would be there speaking against it and will be making new
accusations or old ones or what have you. I think the bottom line is not who
is going to be at the front of the ship, who's going to be the captain, but
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what kind of ship are we going to have. It doesn't matter if the Mayor is
Maurice Ferre or whomever it might be....
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Mayor Ferret I think it does.
Mr. Carollb: It's the system that matters. At iaaat with btrbng
fidmibistrative executive Mayor form of government, if you're tot happy with
the way the government is being run, you can go to the pops and get the Mayor
out and put a new one in. How can you deal with the manager? It's very hard,
fiery, very difficult. Mr. Mayor, I'll make the same motion that I made
before. What is it? B-1, I make a motion for approval on second reading.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion on second reading on the ordinance setting
forth a proposed Charter amendment known as Charter Amendment No. 1 to provide
for the creation of the executive Mayor form of government. Is there a second
for that motion?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: It has now been Seconded. Is there further discussion on the
motion?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, as far as my conversation is concerned, as you know I
previously voted against the proposal that was put before this Commission and
I did so because I did not think that it was a good proposal, nor did I think
that it had had sufficient thought, nor had it been refined. I find today
that I think, this language that is in this proposal is clear. I think it is a
reasonably good proposal. I think that the final decision will not be made by
US. It will be made by the people who elected each and everyone of us. I
have no problems. I think it is understandable. The people will have their
opportunity to speak if they want or they don't want. I have no problem with
that whatsoever.
Mayor Ferre: Is there any other discussion? I want to make sure that the
record clearly reflects that I am strongly for an executive Mayor form of
government. I chink this has been very carefully thought out and worked by
Lucia and by myself and others who have worked on it. I have absolutely no
doubt that it will pass August 13th. I'm just concerned about what we will
have once we've passed, even though it is well written and well thought out in
an election that as we all know is not going to be very high because of the
circumstances. I must say that even though nobody has accused me of that, at
least not in writing or newspapers or television stations, radio, other than
talk hosts, since I am a candidate one way or the other, people have
misunderstood my position on this. I don't want any misunderstanding on that.
I am for a strong Mayor. I think, Commissioner, you're right; and I subscribe
to all statements that you've made about the importance of this issue. Are we
ready to vote now? Call the roll. We are now ready to vote, call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT, KNOWN AS "CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1", TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION ON AUGUST 13, 1965, SAID AMENDMENT OF THE
CITY CHARTER, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF AN
EXECUTIVE MAYOR FORK OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY OF
MIAMI AND DEFINING QUALIFICATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND
COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR, COI2�;ISSION, CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMISSION, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE AND BUDGET, AND CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING FOR
THE TERMS OF OFFICE AND ELECTIONS DATES FOR FIVE
COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR; DEFINING THE CLASSIFIED
AND UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE; SETTING TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF OFFICE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY
CLERK.; REPEALING ALL CHARTE1. SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF
IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SUCH CHARTER AMENDMENT TO
TAKE EFFECT UPON PASSAGE BY THE ELECTORATE; CONTAINING
i A REPEALER AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of May 23, 1985, was taken
Up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of
Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the Ordinance was
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theroupatt givaiin its world kad final roadi;ng by titlo ul pasaod nd *do tad
by tbo following Vote.
ATM Commiaaiotei; j. �'lultmrielw� 3r.
CO=iasibner beMetrib 1?eree1 jr,,
Vice-Xkyot• Joe Carollb
8NS3 Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
ABSENT: None.
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THt ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10003.
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record acid
announced that copies were available to the members of the City 00MM ssion and
to the public. d.
XTRING ROLL CALL:
Mr. Perez: At the time that I vote, I want to reaffirm my first position.
This was a very controversial issue. I have a different item that I deferred.
I tried to present another motion in the last Commission meeting that we
discussed. I'm not satisfied with the full concept, but anyhow, as a matter
of principle, I would like that the people of Miami decide this issue and have
the opportunity to decide that one on August. I vote yes.
Mr. Dawkins: I feel as I've said before that the City of Miami should be
governed by the type of government desirous of the electorate. The City of
Hialeah has a strong Mayor form of government, which works wonderfully. Dade
County has a strong manager form of government which works wonderfully. It is
up to the citizens to decide what they want. I said at the very beginning and
I say now, this is much too much important an issue to be settled in the
manner in which we're doing it. Half of the people in the City of Miami don't
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even know what's in this resolution because I don't and I sit up here.
Therefore, I vote no.
Mayor Ferre: For the reasons that I have expressed previously and I will not
repeat, but make part of the record in my vote. I am very much for a strong
Mayor. I think it will pass August 13th, but I think the clouds that have
been placed on it are unfortunate. I vote no. The ordinance passes on second
reading on a three to two basis.
39 RESOLUTION CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION FOR CHARTER AMEND. NO. 1
Mayor Ferre: We now are at B-2, which is a resolution calling for a special
election for Charter amendment 1, which deals with $-1, which we just passed.
Is there a motion on that resolution?
Mr. Plummer: So move.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: It's been moved and seconded. Further discussion?
roll.
call the
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RESOLUTION NO. 55-612
A RESOLUTION CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION To BE HELD ON AUGUST 13, 1985, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CITY CHARTER TO BE KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1
PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF AN EXECUTIVE MAYOR FORM OF
GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI; DEFINING QUALIFICATIONS,
FUNCTIONS AND COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR, COMMISSION,
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION;
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND BUDGET, AND CITY ATTORNEY;
PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS OF OFFICE AND ELECTION DATES FOR
FIVE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR; DEFINING THE CLRSSIFIED
AND UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE; AND SETTING TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF OFFICE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK;
FURTHER DIRECTING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN
RESOLUTION BE DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT LESS THAN 45
DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here
and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution was passed
- and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
NOES: Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
ABSENT: None.
40 SECOND READING ORDINANCE: CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2, PARTISAN ELECTIONS FOR
OFFICE OF MAYOR IF CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 EXECUTIVE MAYOR PASSES
Mayor Ferre: We're now on B-3, which is the partisan elections. I would like
to pass out a letter from Mr. Jeb bush, the president of the Republic Party in
Dade County, which I will read into the record and then we'll open it up for
statements from members of the Commission, public statements, and then we'll
vote.
"Dear Mayor Ferre, the structure of municipal government in the
electorate process are currently being debated at the City
Commission. The Dade County Republican Executive Committee has
passed a resolution dealing with these issues on the county level,
which I enclose for your review. In recent weeks, the idea of
partisan elections has also become a topic of debate at the City
of Miami Commission. We applaud this debate since we believe that
among other things, partisan elections will: one, better sharpen
the focus on issues rather than peripheral subjects; two, give the
voters a better means by which to identify candidates' political
philosophy; and three, provide for more open goverrment; and four,
generate more sincere interest in the electoral process. Our
strong beliefs in partisan elections would benefit the electorate
process in Miami, has led me to write this letter. In discussing
the subject with my fellow board members of the Republican Party
Executive Committee, there is a consensus that for partisan
elections to be effective, they must be for both the Mayor and all
of the City Commissioners. A mix of partisan and non -partisan
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Loeb ioakea no sebse *hatsoeveik, partisan elections should be
supported or defeated by the voters of the City of Miami bh its
oVIL Morita* Thus# we support: one# partisan elections for the
races of the Mayor and all of the City Commission seats; and two#
the voters be allowed to vote on the issue on election day in
November to become effective for the '87 elections."
Itto the record, all right comments from members of the Commission's
Counts from members of the public. Mr. Wellington Rolle. I'm glad to
see# Mr. Rolle, that you don't have to read your speech.
Mr. Wellington Roller Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission# my name is
Wolliltgton Rolle. I live in the City of Miami. I share the same concern
referenced for partisan elections for a constitutional officer of the City
of Miami. I think it is important to note that all elected officials in the
City of Miami certainly ought to be elected the same way. I am a supporter
of the executive Mayor form of government for the City of Miami. I do
believe that offers something for government in the City of Miami that is
different from any of the things that Commissioner Dawkins talked about that
exist in Dade County. I think it's a fairer type of government than the
citizens of the City would be exposed to. However, I have some concern
that if this motion is continued as it was stated on first reading, that
.. that will become a problem. I think the matter is really constitutionally
suspect that we are able to vote on a constitutional officer and other
constitutional officers are not going to be partisan. I think that is
incumbent upon all of the constitutional officers that are voted on in this
election, just as it has been since its inception that all officers who are
elected should be elected in the same fashion. I find it difficult that
this Commission or this administration or this law department can defend the
— fact that you say that it's lawful or that there are no prohibitions against
electing one constitutional officer in a partisan election and the others
non -partisan. The concern I have, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, is that if
we rethink this particular ordinance and see whether or not we want to talk
in terms of all Commissioners being elected on a partisan basis, then I
would be in support of this particular ordinance. Otherwise, I must confess
that I would only be in support of strong Mayor, but I would not be in
support of partisan office for one constitutional officer and not be in
support for the others. Thank you.
Mr. Plummer: Wellington, just for your information, the state of Nebraska,
the governor is partisan, both houses are non partisan. It is legal.
Mr. Rolle: I understand the workings of the unicameral legislative.
Mr. Erny Fannatto: Erny Fannatto is my name. I'm President of the Taxpayers
League of Miami and Dade County. I have to echo the sentiments of Mr. Bush.
I think it's exactly what we got now except the strong Mayor. A republican
can qualify for office, a democrat can qualify and an independent candidate
can qualify, regardless of what you do. That's what we have today, and I'll
abide by the wishes of the voters of this city when it's put on the ballot.
Mayor Ferre: Any other speakers? I really strongly believe that if we're
going to go to partisan elections, it really should be for everybody. I think
it's wrong really. Just for the record to those people who think it would put
me in a hot seat, believe me, if you really think about it politically, I
might point out to you that Ed Koch in several elections like other people in
the past in New York and in other elections, have run both in the democratic
primary and they, run as an independent. So it is totally within the reason of
probability that I or anybody else could run both as a democrat and as an
independent. It only would require three percent under state law of the
electorate. I talked to Mr. Joe Malone two days ago and he told me that it is
his opinion that after the purge, which is forthcoming, the voter count in the
City of Miami will be under 115,000. A five percent of 115 as you all know,
is barely... Sorry, three percent, sorry, stand corrected, three percent... is
less than 3,500 signatures, which is a very easy thing to get. Fifteen
percent is harder; three percent is relatively easy. So, from my own
political vantage point, I'm not at all personally worried about it. I just
think that it's bad to end up having partisan elections for one and not for
the other. There is also another factor. You realize of course, we would end
up with four elections. Most people haven't thought this one through. You
would have a partisan primary and then a run-off, then you would go to a
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orio a € eotiofi Hof tho Mayor otd for the Cof�iiasiaaera; thet there Would be
a mobtf 6fiiy for the Conibeiof era, aifioe the Mayor' a oiootiofi Would bo ofi a
plurality basis. So there would be four electiona, each elootbfi oasts
$7$*006 if, the City of Miafai. 96 you're talkiftg there just in the elootora
f<ooeas of $300#000 in the election. but even that is clot really that
gormahe, as important as $300,000 is. The faain issue is that I think you
mould end up having a very bitter, divided, kind of a City.
Mr, Dawkins: That is an understatement.
Mayor Ferre: I would say that it is just inevitable that once you get a
partisan Mayor, you'll end up with a partisan Commission. That is by
position. Where are we on B-3? Anybody else? Make your motitifis.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I will make the same comments that I made before.
don't think this is complicated in any way, shape, or form. This proposal to
be put forth to the voters. They will make their decision; ve will not make
the final decision as to whether they want it or they do not. I have no
qualms of letting them make their own decision.
Mayor Ferre: If that is the case, why don't you do it for all the Commission?
I'm sorry, Commissioner.
Mr. Dawkins: No, go ahead, I want you to finish with... See, I have said
before that this is complicated, both of these processes are complicated. If
the citizens can decide intelligently that they do or do not want the strong
Mayor form of government, then I feel that those same citizens have the same
intelligence to decide if they want a partisan or non -partisan form of
government. But I for one, am for it, if we're going to tear this damn City
up divisively between Cubans and Blacks and Republicans and Democrats, let's
do it and get it over with. I am tired of every time we get close to an
election, certain individuals find divisiveness with which to come into the
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communities, divide the communities, and then they go away for two years and
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you don't see them again until the next election. To me this is another form
of divisiveness. We can no longer pick on Black and Cubans, so now what we
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will say is Republicans and Democrats, knowing that the majority of Cubans are
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Republicans. This is just another one of these things that we do at election
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time. But I have no fear of running as a Democrat, which I will do. If some
Republicans like me and vote for me in a partisan race, I will win. If some
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Democrats who dislike me and don't vote for me, I will lose. Therefore, I
have no problems with it and I'm going to support it.
Mayor Ferre: Any other statements?
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I think this is a very complicated issue. I would like
to leave for the record, but anyhow you already read the letter from Jeb Bush
from the Republican Party of Dade County. I think it's important we pay
consideration in this issue of how is constitute the electorate population of
the City of Miami. We have in the City of Miami 121,474 electors. Of that we
have non -Latin White 26% Republican and 65% Democrat. We have the reverse
proportion in the Spanish community. We have 63% Republican and 28%
Democrats. We have in the Black community a 3% Republican and 95% Democrat.
This amounts I think that is very dangerous at this time to vote in this issue
before we have the opportunity to discuss more details, to have more public
hearings, to have the opportunity that the people of the different
neighborhoods have the opportunity to express their own concern on this issue.
I would like to propose today that we have the opportunity first to discuss
the first item, B-1, the strong Mayor on the August 13th election. If the
strong Mayor concept is approved in that election, that we have the
opportunity to appoint a committee of no more than five members to make a
formal recommendation in order to take this issue in the November election as
the proper Jeb Bush recommend in his letter that says that the voters be
allowed to vote on the issue on election day in November to become effective
for the 1987 elections. I would like to make at the proper time as a formal
motion.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, Mr. Rolle, if you want to, I'll recognize you, Commissioner
at the proper time.
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Mr,6 101101Xay6r perre, Oomissioaor pores, 'Ohio of the thifiga that l don't
Utiderathbid here if you read Chapter 230 in the plorida Stgtutos, the achb6l
Surd members are partisan and oath party noffilaates A person to run for the
SOW board. This has been that way since I don't know horn long. If fled it
difficult to believe that you five people sitting up here cannot understand
that this doesn`t have anything to do with a letter from Jeb Bush. This
ddOOSh't have anything to do with comments from Wellington Rolle. They're
talking about improving the way people are elected to office. We're talking
about philosophy of individuals of how they view their government. So we're
simply saying that this is something, it's nothing new. We're not re-
iriventing the wheel. We are simply saying that a partisan election,
Commissioner Dawkiaa, cannot be that difficult for you to understand. I find
it difficult for you to sit there and talk about this being complicated and
Commissioner Perez, you're saying this is complicated. What is complicated
about it? It's a very simple matter. If you are talking in terms of people
elected to office because they believe in different kinds of ideology, then we
ought to be about that business. But to sit here and play aeound with the
process, I think we're straining one's conscience in talking in terms of who
is hitting here who understands what the public needs here. I think we ought
to be about that business. But to sit here and continue to attempt to drag
this matter out, I think we're attempting to gild the lily here but nobody is
going to go away and I think everybody is going to be here paying attention to
what you're doing.
Mr. Dawkins: Thank you, air.
Mr. Perez: I would like to clarify something, Mr. Rolle. First, I don't
think this is a personal issue. When I mentioned the recommendation of the
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chairman of the Republican Party, I am trying to pay consideration to
something that is reasonable. I think that the best way that we have to
discuss is to come into public hearings, to send letters to this Commission as
you are doing today or as Mr. Bush is doing, and we work on all comments on
this issue. I don't think this is a personal issue. I think that this is
very sensible. I think what we are discussing is an important part of the
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political future of the main position of the City of Miami.
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Mr. Rolle: If we talk in terms, Commissioner, I don't want to dialogue this
back and forth, but if we talk in terms of a strong Mayor type of government
for the City of Miami, you would be embarrassed to stack in front of your dais
there the number of copies on this particular subject, because I've got them
all, and I'm embarrassed for you sitting here with the number of different
writings of this particular thing to get across to the public here in the City
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of Miami. I just don't see what the problem is in establishing a partisan
election here in the City of Miami. I read them all and am confident that you
and all the other members have read them. I've understood all that I read.
Some I agreed with; some I don't agree with, but it certainly cannot be
complicated. The point I'm trying to make here is that in the State of
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Florida there are partisan elections. In Dade County there are partisan
elections. There is absolutely no problem. As a statement that I heard
earlier, partisan elections would do a great deal to improve the operation of
Metro Dade County. I think that district elections improve in Dade County.
But partisan elections here in the City of M'FR.i cannot be a problem. I don't
know why we're afraid to face this. But the only thing is I will not support
partisan elections for just one constitutional officer when we talk about five
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others plus the Mayor.
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Mayor Ferre: That's my point. Is there anybody else who wishes to speak on
this issue? I would remind the Commission that the way this all began was
that Commissioner Carollo made a motion to make all the elections partisan,
didn't get a second, then lie turned around and made it just for the Mayor, did
get a second, then I changed my position and offered to vote if we were going
to have partisan elections to at least have them all the samc. Now we're on
second hearing. As I sense it, Commissioner Plunner remains firm,
Commissioner Dawkins is with Commissioner Plummer and Commissioner Perez has
expressed his position. That leaves you, Commissioner Carollo.
Mr. Carollo: Let's see how firm everybody is, Mr. Mayor, or unfirm.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, proceed.
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Mr. carellmt I se move item $-30 an amended,
mayor parire. An amended?
Mrs Carollo: With the amendments attached by the City Attorney+,
kh,YOr Perre: Would you read those amendments, Madam City Attorney?
X1186 Dougherty: Mr. Mayor, the amendments are three -fold. One is the
deletion of the 45% requirement at the general election for the Mayor. The
second one is a reference to the controlling nature of the provisions of the
general election laws has been just moved from one paragraph to the other.
Then we have also included the six month duration residency requirements that
is already presently set forth for both the partisan and the independent
candidates.
Mayor Ferre: Would you repeat that last one about the residency.
Ms. Dougherty: There is a six months residency requirement for both partisan
and the independent candidates. That's already in the present Charter.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let me ask you this since this will be voted upon
August 13th and becomes new law, how could you then apply six months?
Ms. Dougherty: That's existing.
Mayor Ferre: I see. I beg your pardon. Ok. Now, I understand. Ok. We
have a motion as amended, is there a second.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer seconds, is there further discussion?
Mr. Dawkins: What's the motion please?
Mayor Ferre: The motion is for approval of a partisan election. All right,
we now will read the ordinance if you would please. Further discussion, call
the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT, KNOWN AS "CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2," TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
r ELECTION ON AUGUST 13, 1985, SAID AMENDMENT OF THE
CITY CHARTER TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF PARTISAN
ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR IF THE PROPOSED
EXECUTIVE MAYOR CHARTER AMENDMENT KNOWN AS CHARTER
AMENDMENT NO. 1, SCHEDULED FOR REFERENDUM ON AUGUST
13, 1985 BECOMES EFFECTIVE, SAID PARTISAN ELECTIONS TO
COMMENCE NOVEMBER 5, 1965; SETTING FORTH PROCEDURES
FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES; PROVIDING FOR A FIRST
AND SECOND PRIMARY NOMINAT10N ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR
THE NAMES OF QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES TO BE
PLACED ON THE BALLOT AT THE REGULAR ELECTION;
REPEALING ALL CHARTER SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SUCH CHARTER AMENDMENT TO TAKE
EFFECT UPON PASSAGE BY THE ELECTORATE, AND CONTAINING
A SEVERABILITY AND REPEALER CLAUSE.
Was passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of May 23, 1985, was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of
Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the Ordinance was
{ thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted
by the following vote-
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A I 10"Missib r Killor J. Dawkins
ca1m!►ieeioter J, L, Plummer, Jr,
'Fite -mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Porte
NOSS Commisioner Demetrio Perez, art
+FRS fi; None.
TAP, ORDINANCE _WASDESIaNAT9D ORDINANCE NO, 10004,
The City Attorney read the ordivanee itto the publie reeord and
AnhOuteed that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and
to the public.
Mayor Ferre: Now, I would like to pass the gavel to the Vice-?Myor and stove
that the issue of bipartisan elections be applicable to all of the Commission
and I so move.
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion by the Mayor, is there a second? Is there a
second. For the last time is there a second? There is no second.
41. DB+CLARB THIS VM UIFIVERSI7Y OF MIAMI WEEK Is THE CITT To HoNa
HUEEICANffi HATIOHAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, may I have a point of special privilege please.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Monty Trainer, come forward please. Mr. Mayor, as you know
the City of Miami's Hurricane's football team...
Mr. Plummer: City of Miami Hurricane Football Team.
Mr. Dawkins: That's right. I know what I'm saying. They won the world
series of college baseball and we are happy and proud that they did and I
would like to go on record and let them know that this Commission appreciated
it, but I would like for Monty Trainer to take these two cigars, because the
gentleman in the picture had a lousy cigar in his hand and we want them to get
this on from the City Manager and this one from the City Attorney and tell him
that these are better. Yes, sir these are better cigars than he has in the
picture. Ok.
Mr. Pereira: Mr. Mayor, on the same note I might as well tell you that there
is a pep rally honoring the University of Miami Baseball Team co -sponsored by
the City and Metropolitan Dade County tomorrow at the steps of the court house
at noon and that you are all invited to attend it.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, that's noon tomorrow?
Mr. Pereira: At noon tomorrow.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we make this whole week
University of Miami Baseball... Miami University like Commissioner Dawkins
stated. University of Miami, Miami University Week in the City of Miami.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there in a motion and a second, is there further
discussion? Call the roll.
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the tall vi1ig notin Was iltrodimd by 'Colt iaigioter Carall,o, V16 moved
its aftptieatt
NOTION No. 85413
A NOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION BECLARING THE WEEK of
.filtNE 9-15, 1985 OFFICIALLY AS THE "UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
WEEK" IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IN RECOGNITION OF THE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RECENTLY WON BY THE MIAMI
HURRICANES.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner bawkias, the motion was passed nd
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. `
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
42. RICSOLUTI01 CALLING SPECIAL K=TIOB FOR CHARTER A1FD9KNT 110. 2
Mayor Ferre: All right, we need to vote on B-4 gentlemen, which is to have
this...
Mr. Carollo: Move.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion and a second, further discussion, call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-614
A RESOLUTION CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 13, 1965, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, AN AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY CHARTER TO BE KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2,
PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF PARTISAN ELECTIONS FOR THE
OFFICE OF MAYOR IF THE PROPOSED EXECUTIVE MAYOR CHARTER
AMENDMENT KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1, SCHEDULED FOR
REFERENDUM ON AUGUST 13, 1985 BECOMES EFFECTIVE, SAID
PARTISAN ELECTIONS TO COMMENCE NOVEMBER 5, 1965; SETTING
FORTH PROCEDURES FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES; PROVIDING
FOR A FIRST AND SECOND PRIMARY NOMINATION ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR THE NAM F.S OF QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATES TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT AT THE REGULAR
ELECTION; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A
CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION BE DELIVERED TO
THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, NOT LESS THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
(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 leas paosed
and adopted by the following vote-
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commissioner J, L. Plunor, ir.
Commissioner filler Jo bsw Wins
Q . Vice -mayor Joe Csrollo
i Note., Commissioner Demetrio J, perb2, Jr:
Mayor Maurice A. Perre
ABSUT: None.
43• ISSUE REVOCABLE USE PERK IT PITH COtDITIONS: POHTABLB SUCAVA$LM
CLASSROOMS AT ATHLIE RANGE PARK.
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Mayor Ferre: And now I think unless there is anybody here from C to J we will
now get on to the item that most people are here or the items that people are
here...
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, Dr. Stinson from the School Board said that he is
here from some members of the School Board. He asked that the item dealing
with the School Board be heard if the Manager has no opposition.
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Mr. Pereira: That's is Item 58, I believe it is Commissioner. That's the
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item involving the placement of the temporary school. We are making a
recommendation of the placement of the portable classrooms and let me say that
the public schools have... Dade County Public School have offered to install
the irrigation system inside the...
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Mr. Plummer: Which item is this?
Mr. Pereira: This is Item 58. 58. Beyond that I would like to let the
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Commission know that I have asked one of my assistants to develop or work
together with the School Board to develop an interlocal agreement very much
like, you know, you guys have with Metropolitan Dade County which is certainly
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very advantageous where there is colocation of park and schools. I believe
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that the City of Miami ought have the same benefits that are given to
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Metropolitan Dade County Parks Department where there is colocation. So, I
have no objection in recommending this particular site and will accept those
improvements that the School Board is offering, but I will also say to you
that we will be in the process of very aggressively pursuing an interlocal
agreement with you in order that we can get some further improvement in other
schools that are colocated in some of the City parks.
Mr. Plummer: Well let's... Dr. Stinson I don't know if you are here with
authority to speak about, but I think we need to speak about a hundred ninety-
two thousand dollars worth of school crossing guards which I have always said
is the responsibility of the School Board. Now, you know, you are asking us
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to give you the classrooms on the park and I think it's a reasonable request,
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but I think it's also reasonable for this City to ask you to pick up the tab
for that hundred ninety thousand, not you, of course, personally, but the
School Board.
Mr. Dawkins: I have some other questions too Commissioner Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: Are you empowered Doctor to speak to that issue?
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Mr. Stinson: No, sir. No, sir Mr. Plummer. I'm empowered p red to request only
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your permission...
Mr. Plummer: Only to receive, not to give.
Mr. Stinson: Only your permission to place those portables on M. Athalie
Range Park. Now, I do know that our people are willing to sit down and talk
with you concerning joint agreements with the City of Miami like they are with
Metropolitan Dade County, but that is not in my realm of authority to make
those decisions here.
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Its plunger: 'lea, but you see Doctor the problem is that when we sit down and
talk and they invite us to luteb we still come away paying a hundred ninety.
too thousand dollars and according to the Grand Jury right now the third Grand
hry that's looking into this matter, that which we provided on a temporary
basis to try to help the School Board out is not adequate. So, you can look
for after this Grand Jury report most likely double that amount with a City
that is facing ten million dollars declining revenues next year and I
shouldn't be picking on you, but I'm just saying that you know, the School
Board has their own ten mills of taxing the same way this city does and I do
feel that they have responsibilities as this City does and I'm just baying Mr.
Manager, you know, interlocal agreements are nice if it's fair.
Mr. Pereira: That's what I'm talking about.
Mr. Plummer: And it works both ways and at this particular point the School
Board has been all on the receiving end. I can't yet remember anything that
we got from the School Board.
Mr. Stinson: Commissioner Plummer, are probably a hundred per cent correct in
what you are saying. I do not know the history of that and I'm not here to
debate that issue and will not in anyway attempt to debate that issue with
you. I am here as area superintendent of the North Center area with the
housing problem in a community where we do not have adequate schools to house
our kids who are coming to school on a daily basis and for that reason am I
here and for no other reason.
Mr. Plummer: There is an easy way to handle that and that is called that we
pass a motion subject to approval of your negotiating out with the Manager
-� other interlocal agreements.
Mr. Stinson: Commissioner, I in no way can stand here as a citizen of that
community and accept such an agreement when there is such a dire need to house
kids right now on that piece of property. In no way can I sit here and let
the Commission tie this in with some other agreements when we have an
immediate housing problem right there right now and I want that clearly
understood. I understand from where you come and you are right from where you
come, but don't lock our hands in terms of trying to house kids to give them
an education.
Mr. Plummer: I'm not going to disagree with you. Ok. But you are talking
about across the street from Edison High School and Middle School?
Mr. Stinson: No, sir, I'm talking about a school that is on a dead end of 5th
Avenue and approximately 67th Street, I believe.
Mr. Plummer: But there is a lot of property over at Edison isn't it?
Mr. Stinson: Edison Senior?
Mr. Plummer: Yes. A lot of property.
Mr. Stinson: Not in excess of what we need for playground space. Now, we are
talking about the Elementary School. Edison Park Elementary School.
Mr. Plummer: I'm saying there is a lot of space over there.
Mr. Stinson: At Edison Senior High School.
Mr. Plummer: Whatever. Elementary, Middle School or High School.
Mr. Stinson: No, air there is not a lot of property there.
Mr. Plummer: There is a tremendous playground over there.
Mr. Stinson: That playground Mr. Plummer services all of the kids in the
Senior High School and all of the kids in the Junior High School.
Mr. Plummer: And there is a City park across the street.
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Mrs Stina w Vhe City park across the street is not used by the Junior High
School nor the Senior High Schools That park is used presently by the
61e2entary students only.
Mrs Plummer: 1 guess we got to roue to a point of what's more important,
playground or educstiohi
Mr. Stinson: 1 don't think there to a lot of questions about that
Commissioner.
Mr. Plummer: We agree on one point.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Stinson, how long has the School Board realized that there
was an overcrowdedness at this school?
Mr. Stinson: Mr. Dawkins, I can only speak of the time since 1 have been area
superintendent in the North Central area and that has been for atout three and
a half years. Now,...
Mr. Dawkins: All right, in three and a half years. Ok. In three and a half
years at what point... where is the School Board and on what date will the new
school to relieve the overcrowding be ready?
Mr. Stinson: We contemplate Mr. Dawkins that at the opening of the 1988
school year we will have a relief school to relieve the overcrowding at Edison
Park Elementary School.
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. Now, see you are in education, you have to break that down
with me. Is a relief school a brand new school or is a relief school a
remodeled school?
Mr. Stinson: That is a brand new school. Right now we have commissioned an
architect to design and we plan to construct a brand new school from start to
finish.
Mr. Dawkins: And this will be placed where?
Mr. Stinson: This will be located on property that is presently being
acquired between Northeast 59th Street, Northeast 57th Street, Northwest let
Court and Northeast Miami Court.
Mr. Dawkins: So, you have not even acquired the land.
Mr. Stinson: Yes, we have acquired all but the land that we will have to go
into condemnation procedures with and we are planning to move with that
immediately.
Mr. Dawkins: All right, why can't we place the portable either on the
playground of the School Board or on the park lot and let the youngsters use
the area to play where we want to place the portables?
Mr. Stinson: The reason we cannot do that Mr. Dawkins is that right now that
school is on 3.16 acres. We presently use the park for the students to play
on. There is no parking space at the school for the teachers which is another
of our problems. Teachers right now are parking in and around the school on
the street.
(BACKGROUND COMMEND OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Stinson: Mr. Dawkins, at the present time we have an eight pack building
on that area there.
Mr. Dawkins: A what, air.
Mr. Stinson: What we call an eight pack.
Mr. Dawkins: On that building. (INAUDIBLE COMMENTS).
Mr. Stinson: The one that you have on your schematic here,
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Mr; Stinsaht A eight pack building is oh tb&t# yss.
Mrs bankins: Mr. Mayor# I have no further questions beftuse the aahool is".
the only problem I have Dr. Stinson and $'m going to tell you to tell Dr.
Britton to tell everybody, that if there is such a thing as fast trgek, they
better get it done, because I'm getting ready when this is done, I'm going to
limit this ---if it passes --to two years. At the end of two years it's
finished. If the School Board cannot get a school put up and get what done
need to be done knowing that in this area this has to be done and should have
been done, then I don't have no problems with it.
Mr. Stinson: Mr. Dawkins before you tie us into that now let me explain a
couple of the problems that we are having in this area. This is not an area
where we have vacant land already and going into condemnation procedures. It
takes time. We anticipate.... to just build the school if we owned the land if
we started today we are looking at two years. Go into condemnation procedures
we are talking another at ]_east sip: months and we are talking about another
six months in terms of getting the site platted and platted properly. So,
that's the reason we are begging for the three year period. Hopefully, and I
want this worst than anybod else. This school I want to see out there,
number one. And number two, there are other reasons we want to see this
school because right now we have fifth grade students in Junior High School,
setting that I wftLt to see those students out in an elementary setting. So,
this is a pet project of mine and there is no way I'm goinpto turn my back on
it. If it can be completed within a short of three years you can rest assured
that it will.
Mr. Dawkins: Dr. Stinson I hear you. I sympathize with you, but I'm one of
the ones who sit up here every Commission meeting and say that inner city
parks are undermanned, understaffed, under equipped and under everything else
and that if... and it's a known fact that within a year or year and a half
somebody up here will say let's pass a parks bonds and I can't pass... I mean,
what am I going to pass it for when I have got my park tied up with portables
that I can't for the lack of a better word, can't make it accessible to my
citizens. See. So, I'm going to tell you... Ok. I'm going to give you two
years. If Dr. Britton and... see we... what is it now? Computers and when
you and I were in school it was calculus. We thought that was the best thing
and physics. So, they can put that in the computer now and fast track it and
get it out of there. See. They may have to pay a little more money for the
land that we are trying to condemn.
Mr. Dawkins: It may be well Mr. Dawkins, if you would listen to one of the
people that is from the Planning Department to further try to... it might not
change you mind.
Mr. Dawkins: It's not going to change my mind. So, I don't see why we are
going to waste our time. That's not going to change my mind. I mean, I don't
even know if you got three votes Dr. Stinson. I'm just telling you that my
vote hinges on giving you two years and to tell the School Board... ok. They
have given us two years. They are going to let us put them on there for two
years. Whatever we have got to do, we have got to do it and get out of there.
See. If not, then they don't have...
Mayor Ferre: All right, out of courtesy to Mr. Sharlin who has been waiting
here since 2 o'clock and has given up a very important case that he has to
attend we need to finish on this. So, please...
Mr. Dawkins: I'm finished.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any resolutions of any sort? If not,...
Mr. Plummer: I move Item 58 subject to the School Board entering lato en
interlocal agreement with the City on all other schools.
Mr. Dawkins: And
do... that this be
finished.
I would like to amend it that whatever they are going to
only for two years and at the end of the two years it's
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Mr, Dfi tltiflst t 9@66hd it.
Major Perre t All right i there is a 1E6tiat at the floor$ to th6're A Neand t
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Its Plummer: Miller seendea.
ftor Perret All right, further disoussionj eell the roll pleaso.
The following reeolutiou was ittroduoed by Commissiorer Plum or, who
moored its adoptint
RESOLUTION N0. 85-615
A RESOLUTION APPROVING, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION
PRECEDENT THAT THE DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ENTER INTO
AN INTER -LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AS TO ALL OTHER
SCHOOLS IN THE CITY, A REQUEST BY THE DADE COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD AS MODIFIED HEREIN, TO PLACE PORTABLE
RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS IN ATHALIE RANGE PARK, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, UPON FAVORABLE
COMPLETION OF THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS,
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TO ISSUE A TWO YEAR REVOCABLE USE PERMIT, SUBJECT TO
THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, CONDITIONALLY
ALLOWING SUCH PLACEMENT.
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(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
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file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed
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and adopted by the following vote-
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AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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44. DSFSEBAL OF CONSIDERATIOI OF RWRGARIZATION OF D.D.A. TO TULY 18, 1985-
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Scharlin, with my apologizes for holding you up these three
hours. I recognize you now.
Mr. Howard Scharlin: Gentlemen, my name Howard Scharlin. My office address
is 1399 Southwest 1st Avenue, Miami.
Mr. Pereira: What item are you on sir?
A,
Mr. Plummer: What's the number item? It's out of order.
Mr. Scharlin: I don't know the item number.
Mr. Pereira: What's the topic?
Mr. Scharlin: The Downtown Development Authority,
Mr. Plummer: Item 41.
Mr. Scharlin: Item 41.
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Mr. plummorf Mr. sherliho I will be asking At the time that that be deferred,
air. Noww you could apeak to the isauej but I'm just informing jou that at
the time I will ask that it be deferred.
Mr. Schgplit: Ok. I'm tot going to speak more that a mihute or two.
Mr. Plummer: You speak whatever you want. I just ranted to put you on
record.
Mr. Scharlin: The Downtown Development Authority was created by State Statute
something over... or authorized by State Statute something over twenty years
ago and has been functioning as a body created by the City of Miami Commission
since that time. Up until this past year the Downtown Development Authority
was funded by a .5 mill tax levied on the real property within the area. For
the first time during this past year the .5 mill tax was not available because
the City of Miami budget got to a point where their millage exceed 9.5 mills
and I believe that it was at the suggestion of Commissioner PltT= er that the
authority has be gone looking for other sources of funding and I as a part of
a committee with Ed Houston and Armando Cordina has spent several months, not
continually, but on and off examining all of the various options available to
the authority and to the City for alternate funding. I won't go into detail
as to all of the possibilities that were available, but our bottom line
conclusion was that it made sense to treat the authority as a joint venture of
the City of Miami and Dade County recognizing that Downtown is Downtown both
of Dade County and the City of Miami and therefore, we would like the
Commission to authorize exploratory meetings. Well, we would like it to be
brought to the County Commission and to be considered by the City of Miami
Commission and to have both of you authorize an exploratory meeting to see on
what basis this organization can be made a joint creature. Something in which
both the County and the City participate both as to input and as to funding.
That's all I have to say.
Mayor Ferre: All right, any statements or questions from members of the
Commission?
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: In this memorandum I have quite a bit of... I have a problem
with the whole idea, number one, but...
Mr. Plummer: Commissioner Dawkins, you heard my statement.
Mr. Dawkins: No, sir.
Mr. Plummer: I am asking this to be deferred. Fight at a later date.
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion and a second.
Mayor Ferre: It's been moved and seconded that the item be deferred until the
next Commission meeting.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I would appreciate it until the first meeting in
July.
Mayor Ferre: The first meeting of July. Is there any further discussion?
Call the roll on the request for deferral.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Perez: Yes, and for that meeting I would like to have more information
about Section 4, specially and particular and I would like to have a formal
Manager recommendation about that side in particular.
THEREUPON THE FOREGOING MOTION was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and
seconded by Commissioner Dawkins and was passed unanimously.
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Mayor Ferre: There is no other item related to that right? Sot ithAt i6 the
$Axt item on the agenda where we have people here waiting?
Mr. Pereira: Decoma.
Mayor Ferre: Decoma is the 1nnt major issue right? What item is the Do m&?
Mr. Pereira: 66.
Mayor Ferre: Does anybody have any objections if we now move on'Ttem 66. All
right, we are now on Item 66. Item 66 which is Decoma.
Mr. Larry Turner: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Vice -Mayor and Commissioners, my name is
Larry Turner. I reside at 1626 Micanopy Avenue, Miami. I'm appearing today
- as Chairman of the Sports and Exhibition Authority and I have the pleasure of
presenting to the Commission what amounts really to a progress report and
authorization to procedure further with one of your projects. That being to
provide the City of Miami with an exhibition hall and a coliseum which you see
in the model in front of you. I refer to these or this as your project,
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because you will recall that two years ago in July of 1963 this Commission
appointed the Miami Sports and exhibition Authority and I would like to
recognize those members who are present today. If they would stand. I
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noticed Mrs. Rolle was here. Gene Marks was here earlier. George Knox is
standing back there. Ely Fineberg is here. Skip Sheppard and if I have
missed anybody, if they would stand. These members were all appointed by the
Commission and since July of 1983 have been working towards the selection of a
developer who would provide the City with these two components of the project.
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The legislative charge that the Sports and Exhibition Authority had and now
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is to construct a new multi -purpose convention coliseum exhibition center
or the maximum components thereof as funds permit. The developer selected by
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the authority to develop these two components of the project is referred to as
the Decoma Venture. Decoma Venture consist of three partners. They are
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Construction Company. One of the largest general contractors in the United
States. The Houston Sports Association which manages the Astro Dome, the
Astro Domain in Houston and Barker Interest Limited, one of the largest
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developers in the Southwest United States. The charge of the Sports and
Exhibition Authority to Decoma was to use their imagination to come up with a
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plan to maximize the limited funds available through the convention
development tax and to come as close as they can to building both of the
components of the project that were mandated to provide. Decoma has presented
to the Sports Authority and to the Commission its business plan for approval.
That approval was given by the Sports and Exhibition Authority at a meeting
held yesterday. I might also mention that we have been authorized by they
Downtown Miami Hoteliers and the Miami -Dade Hotel Federation which represents
sixty thousands units in the City to indicate that the business plan also
receives their approval. The resolutions that are before you today deal with
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both components of this project. I would like to make brief reference to
those resolutions. Without reading the preamble I will move to Section 1
which is to ratify the developers selected. It says "The City Commission
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hereby ratifies...
Mayor Ferre: Larry, excuse me. 1 understand there are new resolutions that
have been drafted and I have not seen those. I need copies of that. They
have not been passed out.
Mr. Turner: I believe Mr. Sechen has copies of those.
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Mayor Ferre: Yes, but that's fine, but that doesn't mean... that doesn't
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include me. I need to eee it.
Mr. Turner: Do the Commissioners now have the resolution? Fine. I will just
briefly refer to each one. Section 1, is to ratify the developer which is the
Decoma Venture. Sections 2 and 3 deal with the coliseum component of the
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Pf'Qftt. Seotion 2 is to e*edito the busitieas pWL which Will be aumarised
tor you by the repteseatativea present today from the become Venture. Section
3; Is to endorse the application Which has been made for an expansion NBA
PrAnOhibe for the City of Miami which will assist the coliseum in being
PPOtitable. Sections 4 and 5 deal with the exhibition hall component of the
prOJ66t% Section 4 mould authorize the finalization of the business plan and
to have it submitted for approval by the Commission at a later date. And
Section 5 is to the expedite the acquisition of land for the Exhibition
Center. I would now like to introduce the managing general partner of the
DOCOba Venture, Mr. Dean Patronelli who will handle the business presentation
Of the business plan and in the resolution the business plan is referred to as
being attached so that the plan itself is incorporated in the resolutions. We
thought it would be helpful to have the Decoma Venture summarize it for you
and I think for... I know the authority found it very helpful to permit Mr.
Patronelli to make a continuous explanation of the business plan before
questions were asked and I think it probably will also help the Commissioners
if we can go through the entire plan and then come back and answer questions
which you may have and I will also attempt to answer any questions you might
have for the authority. Mr. Traurig is representing Mr. Patronelli and the
Decoma Venture. Bob.
Mr. Robert Traurig: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Mayor and members of the
Commission, before I begin the gentleman who is standing to my right is Mr.
Patronelli and as Mr. Turner indicated he will address you in a little bit
about the business, but I think that we on behalf of Decoma have to publicly
acknowledge the role which the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority has
played in connection with this, because I think that this Commission deserves
great credit for its judgment in nominating the members of that authority who
have worked so diligently and so effectively to reach this day. I think that
Mr. Turner, Mr. Horrow as the Executive Director, all of the members of that
authority ought to be congratulated and we ourselves want to think them for
the kind of courtesy that they have shown us throughout this entire process.
I am joined here today by my colleague Al Cardenas. Together we are joint
counsel representing the Decoma Venture and we are delighted to participate
with the Decoma group and the explanation of the project which was selected by
the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority after a very lengthy comprehensive
process with a deliberate evaluation of three outstanding applications and
applicants. So, that we could offer to you an arena and exhibition center in
our core city. You are looking at a model which is in front of the dais which
depicts the general area in which this property is located. You are looking
at your right to Biscayne Bay and at your left to the Metrorail line and on
the south side you are looking at 5th Street and on the north side it's
Northwest 9th Street. Our property is a six block area that runs between
Northeast 6th Street and 8th Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue to Northwest 1st
Avenue which is this complex from 6th Street to 8th Street and from 2nd Avenue
to the Metrorail Station. As I indicated to you it's a six block area and
it's part of the Park West/Overtown area. Now, the factors that were
evaluated by the authority and on which each of the applicants were required
to present a word picture and a visual picture of development and the various
criteria to be evaluated were these. One, the development team experience.
Two, the financial capability of the different applicants. Three, the site
design and location. Four the project concept. Five a management plan. And
six, the minority participation. We are very proud to say to you that in
almost every category by almost every authority member Decoma was ranked #1
and on a composite overall basis our ranking was clearly superior and we stand
before you having been selected and having gone through the process of
addressing the issues which our Chairperson, Mr. Turner, has already indicated
are paramount relating to the business plan. Why did we select this site.
There are many reasons. Number one, the catalytic affect on the creation of a
viable exciting Park West/Overtown. There is a recognition in this community
that it's very important to have a start in the development, the redevelopment
of the Park West/Overtown area. We think that the creation of this facility
within this area will have that kind of catalytic affect. The proliferative
affect where development will begin to occur immediately to the north and to
the west of the property which we intend to develop for the arena and
exhibition center. Number two, it expands the existing center business
district. It serves as a bridge and a link between the existing central
business district from 5th Street south to the Omni area which is 13th Street
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North$ beoatse this area has been A depressed area its the middle nd to will
loot oreate as etphabion of the elistirig busitorab district to litk those two
Sajor, aommeroial areas. Number three, it's a rniewal of a commercially
depressed area. Number four, it has excellent aetess. l thitkk that you mill
reeoghise that this is the site that will give bur patrons the greatest
aoeessibility. Pot example, we are right at the Overtown Metrorail Station.
Dumber two, there are two People Mover stops on 5th Street right at our front
door. So, consequently in addition to the arterial street system and the
other methods of accessing our project. We have the opportunity to receive
Our patrons from the Metrorail Station and from the two DCM Stations. Next
point our proximity to Bayfront Park. You will notice on the slide that ---
rather on our model that we are within the area to be served by not only
Nayfront Park, but the new Bayside development. (COMMENT INAUDIBLE). You
Must take a look at our project and how it relates to Bayside and how it
relates to Bayfront Park and Bicentennial Park to recognize that we will
generate thousands of potential patrons for the Bayside development and as a
"result of that we will be generating for the City of Miami very substantial
income because as you recall in your contract with Rouse on Bayside, the City
of Miami shares in the income stream and in the parking. So, consequently
what we are proposing for you will have a very great affect on the City's
income from that project and not only that, an under utilized park will have
the benefit of thousands of visitors who are coming to the exhibition center
and to the sports facilities who will then have an opportunity to utilize our
park. I think it's also important for you to recognize and for the County to
recognize as well that we will have a great affect upon the ridership of our
transportation system. It, has been suggested to us by our traffic analysis
that the benefits to Metrorail will be approximately five hundred thousand
dollars per year and the benefits on the DCM will be approximately a hundred
fifty thousand per year and consequently we not only will derive benefits from
their proximity to us,, but they will. derive benefits from developing a
transportation pattern where the destination will be the arena and the
exhibition center that we are c rcatinf.. And finally with regard to reasons
for locating here. We were able to... or we are in the process of assembling
a size parcel which will be sufficient in size to provide not only the basic
facilities that I have described, but give us room for expansion. In round
numbers we expect to have an arena of about seventeen to eighteen thousand
people... seating seventeen to eighteen thousand people which will be a sports
and entertainment center. We will have approximately two hundred thousand
square feet net in the exhibition center. With regard to the rationale that
supports those particular numbers, I think it's important for the record show
that this is in response to the specific questions in the RFP and the
suggestions that we develop a presentation which would reflect those
facilities and that size facility. Now, who is going to create these
facilities. We have a outstanding consortium of planners, architects,
contractors, management consultants and a experienced exhibition center and
arena developers and operators. Chairman Turner indicated to you some of the
people who are involved in this process. The managing venture partner is
Barker Interest Limited. They are represented in this project by Michael
Barker, by Mr. Patronelli who will speak to you in a few minutes who is the
managing partner of Decoma, by Mr. Burt Whitman who is the project manager and
who has already moved Miami to work in connection with the Decoma/Barker
Office. They the Barker Interest are developers of major projects throughout
the United States. The construction company which is its joint partner is
Linbeck Construction Company headed by Mr. Leon Linbeck as Chairman. Mr.
Peter Doil who is with us today is the President of that company. That
company has built projects in the United States in the last five years
exceeding seven hundred fifty million dollars in construction cost. So, it's
one of the largest contractors in the United States and so that you could
appreciate it's financial strength and stability. It has bonding capacity for
individual projects exceeding a hundred million dollars per project. Also,
associated in this venture is the Houston Sports Association and it's
affiliates Beaded by it's Chairman Dr. Jolui McMullin arid by it's President
Robert Harder who is with us today. They own the Houston Astros. They manage
and market the Astrodome and the Astro arena and the Astro hall Convention
Center in Houston. Mr. Harder who's experience is exceptional was himself the
general manager of the New Jersey Meadowlands and Madison Square Garden. And
also associated in this venture is Mr. Mike Magee who is the President of the
Summit in Houston which itself is the most successful arena in the United
States at the present time and Mr. Neil Gunn who is the Executive Vice -
President of the Houston Sports Association was the general manager of the
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2uPe1~ Doffie ift NOW OtIbAbb- So, wt bring to you eutathtdi ig +stpertiae i$ the
d@v€10p1heht, the construction and the operation of hirenab an exhibition
h0ilitiea. In addition our design team are specialist in the design and
plating of convention centers and sports arenas. They include the
Architectural firm of Morris Albury, one of the largest architectural firms in
the united States. Lloyd Jones filpont which was the designer of the
ethibition center in Atlanta City and the designer of the Summit in Houston.
One of the most successful arenas as I indicated. They are joined by Crane
Anderson which has design ten arenas in the United States. Our local
engineers are Post, Buckley, Shue and Jernigan and we are served also by
Barton Ashman which has done our traffic studies. I have given you this
Overview before you hear the business presentation by Mr. Patronelli so that
you can recognize that, this is the best site. It is the most accessible. We
have the best team of professional developers and specialised architects,
designers and planners. We have the most experienced and ownership management
in operation and that the City of Miami will derive very substantial benefits
from the kind of synergistic value of the location of our property as it is
jxtaposed to Bayside and to the other areas of the Downtown City of Miami.
Mr. Cardenas and I are very delighted that we could have the opportunity to
work with this team of outstanding professionals and I will now introduce Mr.
Patronelli to you.
Mr. Patronelli: I have some more slides and I will be brief with these.
Thank you, Bob. I think it might be helpful to see a little bit closer
exactly what we are talking about as far as facilities. We are proposing an
international exhibition convention center in accordance with the RFP request
and that's the design which you see following. It could be a first class
facility. Again, the... a square exhibition floor on grade level located just
behind the freedom tower. There is a cross section showing the meeting rooms
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and the grade level exhibition area in pink. And here is some shots we hope
to bring to Miami in a large sense. We believe ---and this by the way is the
floor of the Astro dome. Our management team has a great amount of experience
in bringing large and managing large conventions and we look forward to
working closely with the Sports and Exhibition Authority and the City
Commission in delivering this as a reality. With the arena. We are looking
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at destination multi -purpose arena. A state of the art first class facility
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like those across the County that our group has been involved in. There is a
shot of the arena looking down 6th Street. Site plan. Cross section and this
is pretty dramatic. This what we think Miami needs along with the exhibition
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center and you can see the drama of what happens when it's full. It's pretty
exciting. These are the types of events,the French open that we hope to bring
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into doors to City of Miami and all of South Florida. When we were selected
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by the Sports and Exhibition Authority our first objective was to receive
guidelines from them in which they made it clear that we needed to refine the
package and come up with a business plan for presentation to their body and
yours which we are believe makes the most sense based on what you have
collectively asked us to do and our key objective is in this venture. Where
number one, begin both facilities simultaneously to a degree possible. Number
two, reduce the City exposure in dollars to the greatest degree possible by
virtue of injection of nine million dollars of Decoma equity in the arena. We
hope to achieve that goal. Number three, recognize the impact of the meeting
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planning industry. It's been our experience that major convention users...
for example, the Off Shore Technology Conference typically plans their
conventions four to five years in advance. The U.S. Home Builders typically
takes eight years to plan a convention in one location. Associated General
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Contractors a major convention take approximately five to six years. The
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International Association of Marina Managers four to five years. It became
clear that if the exhibition center were open tomorrow we would probably fill
up some facilities and book some events, but the large share of bookings would
probably not occur for another three to five years. Given that this is 1985
it became clear to us that one way to address the issue is to be sure that
with both facilities and our target plan of being open in 1993 what was the
best timing of combined plan to get them open and how best to finance the
program. An 1989, 1990 opening of the exhibition center seem to fit how
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meeting planning industry typically works and of course, we would work in the
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meantime to accelerate those bookings. The second bit of reality that occur
after our selection was it appears that the UDAG grants although, still
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available and we still intend to fully pursue them may be difficult to get.
So, our objective was financially with our financial counselors and with the
help of the MSCA negotiating team come up with a business plan which we think
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is doable right nbv and still ptodbed with alternate method after your
approval today of the business plat, to adjunct ancillary financing for those
tatilitieb, Another opportunity whith a&ems to be unique in Miami apparently
is the feet of the,,6 Miami May have the opportunity for having an NBA team
playing on a floor of at arena by 1988 and it's important to note that our
sports management venture partners feel that if this team is not there by
1988f the likelihood of having one in 1989 or 1990 is slim- You have a unique
Opportunity here and that focus on our abilities too. Well, if our objective
18 to not spend money in the first phase other than the convention tax and the
nine million dollars in Decoma equity, how can we best achieve both facilities
on stream by 1990. The financing plan —I will see if I can focus this for
you. What we first looked at. We have two big facilities that are both
important to City of Miami for different reasons. One of the things we tried
to achieve was a simultaneous start and by that... our intention was to in
1986 begin land acquisition on both phases and construction of the arena.
That particular battle plan laid out an interesting opportunity and
observation. Let me describe some of the abbreviations you sLTe in the big
arrow going across. Let me first go over the column. The nine million
dollars in Decoma equity is the first component of the sixty-five million
dollar arena cost. We have thirteen million dollars in convention tax
receipts to that. point for issuing the bond and then you will see a forty
three million dollar convention development tax CDT bond. We call that bond
"A". Those components, a sixty-five million project cost basically allow the
City to benefit from three things. Number one, is you see a dollar sign NCF,
that's net cash flow to the City. As part of our business plan we are
proposing that in years one through three, the first years of operation, the
City benefit from fifty per cent direct cash flow of the net operating profits
of the arena. The second five years at thirty-five per cent and then from
there on at fifteen. The purpose of that is to allow the City to benefit by
virtue of the arena beinC, in existence to create additional cash flows to help
finance the exhibition center. What's also interesting is that by our
observations and projections there are still some funds remaining after
starting this project at sixty-five million in that we have some funds
remaining in the convention development tax pool with which to begin select
parcel acquisition in the exhibition center at the direction of the Sports and
Exhibition Authority and the Y14aMi City Commission and we look for direction
from you on that. If you look at the cost breakdown of the hundred million
dollar exhibition center, this is a two hundred thousand square net facility
that fits the RFP, that if you want that type of facility this is what we
believe we can do to the greatest degree possible, come up with the most
reasonable financing. From the top we have about six million dollars in non-
Decoma private funds which with orchestration of the City and the Sports and
Exhibition Authority we hope to bring in from insurance companies and other
private foundations. A five million dollar preapproved street and sewer bond
and you see 6.8 and 14.4 CDT which is what's left over by virtue of the fact
that we are not using the Commission development tax proceeds in 1986, 1987 or
1988. They flow directly into a fund and earn interest. That interest pool
is allowed twenty-one million roughly, is allocated to help offset the cost of
the exhibition center. We have a short fall of 67.8 million dollars to build
the facility that you have asked us to develop. I will come back to that
point in a minute. And that facility in this instance starts in 1988 and
opens in 1990 which seems to fit the meeting planning industry typical
guidelines. Certainly we could early book a few other ones beside, but let me
show you the flip side of our thinking. We the Decoma Venture are indifferent
as to which facility is started first. Our desire is to do both and have them
operational by 1990. Given that we decided to look at a hypothetical reverse
phasing which in essence is a flip flop of the graph you just saw and use the
same financial resources that we have currently for 1986 to be directed toward
the exhibition center as the first entity. You see that we assumed here a
start in 1986 with completion in 198e. Now, quite frankly the site is much
larger than the arena site and we probably couldn't begin until 1987 at the
best, but for hypothetical apples to apples to comparison in the financing you
will see that to do the facility you have asked us to build, there is a
thirty-one million dollar short fall right now. And I will go back to the
other one for your review. There is no short fall. if you will look down
there in blue and it's hard to read, if you will look down there in the blue
it says phase I City funds, zero. We have enough funds right now in the
convention development tax coupled with our nine million dollars in equity to
build the arena and still have some funds left over to start land acquisition
on the exhibition center. Going back. If we use all of the funds at our
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dihpbeal) to have a thirty -Ott millin dollar short fall It phase 1 19$6 We
don't know hole that's going to be made ups We show it here in red, but you
eee it at A different situation. If Ybu..b in this beenario we have started
the arena in 1988 which more than likely tells us we have missed the
Opportunity for the SBA team, gore we have 6.66 almost a fifty trillion dollar
short fall, I will speed this up. We believe the Financing plan laid for
here is the most reasonable practical plan that we can come up with and we
look for your direction. And integral part of our investment program is a
minority participation program. We have a fifteen per cent equity
participation in Decoma's group investment vehicle in the arena. This
includes capital contributions and all the associated and inherent risk
associated with such investment in the arena. We intend to fully adhere to
all City guidelines with regards to the minority participation ordinance and
with at least fifty per cent participation by qualified sub -contractor,
concessionaires and suppliers.
Mayor Ferre: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Patronelli I want to tell you
that I have seldom been as excited for a project as I am about this and I
think we are well on our way to a major victory in Miami. I think as you
know, I took the time to go to Houston. I went to the Summit. I saw how it's
run. I happen to see one of the quarter play-offs, basketball play-offs. I
want to tell you that I am so impressed with your outfit and what you are
going to do for this community that... you know, everybody talks about Jim
Rouse. We have all... and the Rouse Company and Bayside. I think this will
be every bit as good as Rouse and I want to tell you that I am very... I will
be very proud to vote for the amended resolution as Mr. Plummer has amended it
which I think are good amendments. So, whenever everybody else are finished
making their comments I will take the motion and hopefully we can move along.
Ok any other questions. Any questions from members of the Commission? If
not, are there any comments? Yes, air. Mr. Fannotto. Always happy to hear
from you, sir.
Mr. Ernie Fannotto: Ernie Fannotto, President of the Taxpayers League of
Miami and Dade County. I like you, this sounds like a very exciting sports
arena.
Mayor Ferre: It's good for the taxpayers, Ernie.
Mr. Fannotto: Well, you beat me to the punch. What I was going to say was
that there is quite a bit of money to be put on the tax roll, but I would like
to ask these people what obligations, if any, they are going to ask from the
City of Miami? Through the Chair I would like to have the question answered.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we have a question Mr. Patronelli from our
distinquished civic leader here.
Mr. Patronelli: As we pointed out to build the arena and the exhibition
center the obligations from the City of Miami is zero on the arena. The
convention development tax is fully supported and will fully support the
bonds.
Mayor Ferre: You got that Ernie.
Mr. Patronelli: Decoms Venture is warranting the City that that's nine
million dollars that you don't have to worry about.
Mayor Ferre: That's the kind of talk that Ernie likes to hear.
Mr. Fannotto: My answer to that is put it on the tax roll. Let it go.
Mayor Ferre: All right, counselor.
Mr. Jessie McCray: Yes, Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, my name is
Jessie McCray, 3050 Biscayne Boulevard. Mr. Mayor, before the Commission
votes it's obvious that the Decoma Venture group project includes block 44 and
I think that's the next item on the agenda. Now, the Commission is aware that
it has already considered a proposal by Circa Barness and Sawyer that relates
also to block 44. I represent Circa and we understand what the City is trying
to do in terms of its total project for the redevelopment of Overtown and Park
West. So, as to avoid any misunderstanding Mr. Mayor, Circa supports the
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afiefla• It appears to# that if the Conisain Should Mote for Deco%a to have
t' this project, that that would necessarily entail taking of block 44 and in
light of the fact that *o are not aware of Shy alterhative plans that they
have giveno it that light Circa Would support the arena. To be against it
would be like beibg against motherhood abd apple pie and is senseless. What
we mould ask for you to do today is to at least hear from Circa relative to
home alternatives that they have should this CoMMission award Decoma the
Project so that you can understand what Circa possibly wants to do if 44 is
awarded to Decoma.
Mayor Ferre.- I have no problems with that counselor. As usual you are very
clear.
Mr. McCray: All right, then in the interest of time Mr. Mayor, then the
Commission ought not ever waste time on 44 as the next item and then hear from
Circa with their alternative plan. '
Mayor Ferre: Well, what you are saying is you want us to take up 44 first?
Mr. McCray: No, sir. I'm saying if you are going to award this project to
Decoma, you are automatically awarding 44•
Mayor Ferre: That's the way I see it.
Mr. McCray: All right, then I see no need for the Commission to go into a
long discussion with Item 67.
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Mr. Plummer: No, no, no. There is nothing in the resolution even though it's
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obvious as you say. There is nothing in the resolution binding the City to
that 44.
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Mayor Ferre: Oh, well, sure. That's correct. Nothing but common sense.
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Mr. Plummer: It says that the Manager shall proceed to acquire property. It
does not designate what property.
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Mayor Ferre: That's correct. I stand corrected.
Mr. McCray: Well, I will just wait.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, then seen we are on that would you put slide time activity
network back up there please. First Mr. Bailey while they are doing that let
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me say this to you. Would you draw up a list, if you can't I will, of all the
Black Lawyers in Dade County to present to these people who come in here with
these programs. See. Now, this one has come in with a minority ---he is a
Cuban. I haven't seen a one of them come in here yet with a Black lawyer.
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Ok. So, now it's about time they understand that minority is Black too. So,
when you come in here to have some minority participation have some Black
lawyers along with the Cuban and the White lawyer.
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Mr. Herb Bailey: We will make a list.
Mr. Dawkins: If you can't now I will have m office... if Y Y you can't do it I
will get my office to do it. In fact I will get the Black lawyers. Mr.
McCray, would you have the Black lawyers provide me with a list of the Black
lawyers available.
Mr. McCray: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: Thank you, air. Now, the shaded area Mr. Bailey, is that the
one that's going to be the arena from the "t" out?
Mr. Patronelli: That's right. The circle "t" just to the right of that is
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the arena and then to the right of that is the proposed exist.
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Mr. Dawkins: Now, you just come here. This is nothing new to you. So,
everybody else in here has heard this. Ok. I am not about to put nothing
east of that railroad track. See, to you all it's called Rapid Transit, but
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since I have come up in the segregated system we always lived on the other
side of the railroad track. So, that's my dividing line. Now, Mr. Bailey,
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tliag hate decided that they are going to put the 66118fth ;n trout of the
tftfisit station and then they are going to take two chbite parcels of property
961fig to Biscayne Boulevard. No, rosy. Novi Vs iti favor of all& R. l mean# I
ftht the coliseum. I'm going to sea that they build a e6liseum, but its,, I'm
not about... my vote is I'm not going to let them take the two dhoioe pieoes
of property that when they finish they are sitting on Biscayne Boulevard.
Now$ they can go North. They can go South or they can eroba that railroad
tract if they want to. So,...
Mr. Bailey: Commissioner...
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, sir. Go ahead Mr. Bailey.
Mr. Bailey: Commissioner, if I may respond. The properties going east of the
Metrorail station with the exception of block 44 and those properties that are
going along 6th Street on our redevelopment plan they were not Scheduled for
public taking. These properties are still in private ownef'ship and the
acquisition of any parcel other than parcel #44 will have to be negotiated
privately between the developer and those owners. We are not in the process,
nor have we contemplated in the very near future to enter a process of public
domain for those properties.
Mr. Dawkins: But see, that's a part of my problem. All the damn eminent
domain is on the other side of the railroad track.
Mr. Bailey: We have most of it in Park West, but just not on that particular
street.
Mr. Dawkins: No, see... you see what I'm saying. All of the eminent domain
that you people took from Black people is that land that side west of the
railroad track. Now, when it comes to choice land getting closer to Biscayne
Boulevard when we are supposed to be talking about a marriage of Overtown and
Park West it's left there for those who have the money who can afford to
purchase it to buy it.
Mr. Bailey: May I make one clarification, air?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, by all means, air.
Mr. Bailey: Yes, sir. The eminent domain process we went through on the
Overtown side was a process of last result. We went in to the property owners
and made an offer. Now, we are doing the same process on the Park West side.
It just so happens that the Park West side a considerable number of those
property owners have agreed to settle without going to court. For those who
do not agree to settle with the negotiations that we are making, then they
will also have a condemnation and eminent domain as if we had it on the
Overtown aide. So, it's not a difference, it's just the way of which we
negotiate. Those property owners on Park west are anxious to sell and leave.
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. People like Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Simonette and other Black
people who's land was taken through eminent domain, can they take those funds
that you gave them through eminent domain and buy these two choice pieces of
property?
Mr. Bailey: They may do whatever they like sir.
Mr. Dawkins: I know. Can they?
Mr. Bailey. Yes, they can. If they want to enter into an arrangement with
the developer or just go out on their own and make the... and negotiate...
Mr. Dawkins: Would you office assist them in doing this?
Mr. Bailey: We will assist any property owner...
Mr. Dawkins: All right, well, I'm going to defer this until You come back and
show me this is how you are going to do that.
Mr. Bailey: It's already a matter of record, sir,
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Mr. D&Wkina t All rights Ok. V611i theh I fiove for a entinuenbe.
14AYbr Ferret Well, CoMiesioaer, we will do whatever the Shjority W&htb to
do* but this is a very..6 you want to continue this whole item here?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, sir. I mean,... you know, Mr. Mayor, I get tired of
sitting here arguing the same argument over and over and over. That is that
Black people are not getting a fair deal. They are not getting a Fair shake
on this. They are getting shafted and all I continue to hear is, yea, they
can. They can't do nothing because they are already locked out.
Mr. Traurig: Mr. Mayor, may I address this issue?
Mr. Dawkins: Nobody has ever got any answers Mr. Manager, when they come up
here. Go right ahead sir.
Mr. Traurig: Mr. Dawkins, may I clarify a couple of issues whete perhaps we
did a poor job of describing what we were proposing. Issue number one, this
project doesn't go all the way to Biscayne Boulevard, it goes to Northeast 2nd
Avenue. And it goes between the Metrorail Station and 2nd Avenue and it goes
from 6th Street to 8th Street all of which is within the Park West area and
not within the Overtown area. Now, you asked a very interesting question and
that is whether or not these parcels would be taken by eminent domain just as
parcels within the Overtown area were. And the answer is and I think Mr.
Bailey gave it to you very well, that to the extent that we can acquire all of
our parcels through negotiation with the current property owners, we will do
it. The City Attorney's Office has opined that the City has the inherent
power to condemn anything that hasn't been acquired by us through this
negotiation process. I would tell you and I think that there are people in
this room who are owners of property within this area, that we have already
made commitments to help them relocate their businesses in areas that would be
as important to them from an economic standpoint as their present locations.
We intend to have a minority participation package which will bring credit not
only to the developers for having made astute selection of minority
participants, but also will create economic viability within the minority
community. We think that a combination of minority participation which is not
only equity participation, but participation in the professional and in the
contracting and in the management and in the service of these facilities will
more than satisfy all of the citizens of the City of Miami who are interested
in whether or not these public private ownership arrangements are really
working adequately for the minorities. I would like to have Mr. Cardenas
address this issue. He has worked extensively on that issue with others and I
would call then on Mr. Albert Cardenas.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Counselor, my argument is not with you, with the developer
nor the investors. My argument is with my administration. I have told my
administration from day one, don't start anything east of the railroad track
until you start something west of the railroad track. I have said that from
day one. Ok. And yet they come up here... I mean, first I have to make it
perfectly clear. I am for the arena. We need the arena. We must have the
arena. We must get it built before Joe Robbie build his stadium. I'm not
afraid to say that. Ok. So, now that I have to have understood, but I just
tired of coming up here telling me people who work in the City of Miami that
you have got to do something west of that railroad track before you do some
east. And then all they do is come up with... and just like the arena, we
know we got to have it. So, if I vote against it and raise hell, then I'm a
bad fellow. I'm against Miami. I don't want Miami and you just a bad fellow.
No, I'm not. I'm just fed up with them hearing me and not hearing me. Now,
how many times have I said Mr. Bailey, that the first to do put... the first
project have to go west of the...
Mr. Bailey: Well, Commissioner, if I may make a statement I can correct what
you are saying.
Mr. Dawkins: Go right ahead air, because I'm not...
Mr. Bailey: Just yesterday we had a meeting with the first private lender of
one of the developers who have been selected on the west side who has
indicated they are willing to start construction on the first one hundred
fifty-two housing units on the Overtown side in December of this year.
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Mrs Dawkitat Did we sign a contract?
Mr. Bailey: We are now negotiating the disposition AgrObUht b*UU§a It db' 6
take a couple of months to go through that, but th6 Miami" has bto
arranged. The selection process has been made. The 60bOdUlifig 10 ifk*A%
Mr. Dawkins: All right, what's the total cost Of that PtOJ000
Mr. Bailey: For the first hundred fifty-two units.
Mr. Dawkins: uh huh.
Mr. Bailey: All right, 8. 5 million you are talking about a sixty-five
million dollar project on the other side. That's equity?
Mr. Bailey: No, but we have three other blocks that are also gVing under the
same process. This just happen to be the...
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Mr. Dawkins: No, no, you see that's what I'm saying. We have to come on the
line later on. You see. But right now you are putting sixty-five million
dollars worth of work, construction and everything east of the railroad track.
Mr. Bailey: That's not true sir.
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. Well, correct me then.
Mr. Bailey: Ok. Within the next eighteen months we hopefully* and then that
would be prior to the...
Mr. Dawkins: I may not be the Commissioner then. Let's talk about what's
going to happen this week.
Mr. Bailey: Ok. Well, no, but that would be sometime prior to Decoma
starting their project. The total development that would be on the way on the
Overtown side will be in excess of sixty million dollars. We started the
process on the west side. We had the first developers ready to begin building
and...
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Bailey, let me cut you off one minute. You have already
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condemn through eminent domain the land on that side. You have already taken
it. You own it. You could have developed it, but yet you don't put anything
over there and now we have got to go over here where we have got to wait to
condemn acquire and build. I mean, what's the difference?
Mr. Bailey: We are... the same process is on both sides. We will condemn on
the east side if the owner decides not to negotiate for the sale.
Mr. Dawkins: You are like my wife Mr. Bailey, you hear me but you are not
paying attention. You are just like my wife. You hear me but you are not
paying attention.
Mr. Bailey: Well, Commissioner, I don't know what answer you need.
to you is, we
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. What I'm saying ---and I have to say we,
because we are the City ---have already condemn and acquired land west of the
railroad track that is ready to be developed. Am I correct?
Mr. Bailey: We are in the process of developing that land. Yes, air. We are
in the process. It's not ready. We are in the process of development. The
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development process has started. Construction will start December 1986 on the
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first block and Overtown with one hundred fifty-two units. I mean 1985- I'm
sorry.
Mr. Dawkins: You almost lost me then.
Mr. Bailey: I get the numbers mixed up sometimes. You know how it is.
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Mr. Dawkins: No problem. Ok. Now, Mr. Bailey, I will tell you this for the
last time. Mr. Manager, I'm going to tell you this, because see you just got
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Yes, a long time ago, right? What did it bay?
Ghetto to the
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in the Ghetto? Just what was there when ve started right. And
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like what? See, now we are going through the
bane process with
this b-s of
Overtown Park West and Park West will still
be
developed and
Overtown will
still be a slum if I sit up here acid permit it
and
I'm not going
to permit it.
Mr. Plummer:
Commissioner Dawkins.
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Mr. Dawkins:
Yes, air Mr. Plummer,
Mr. Plummer:
May I offer you for your digestion.
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Mr. Dawkins:
No, no, no, you just offer it. I won't digest
it.
Mr. Plummer: May I offer for your consideration something that your wife
would like you to hear. Commissioner, I understand and I chastise the
administration as much as ,you do, because I have heard you use this same
argument time and time again. I also hear you say that you don't want to
impede the overall development of the arena and to the exhibition. For you
consideration sir, may I ask you to consider passing 66, but deferring 67. I
think there are two clear distinct things that are addressed in these two
issues. 67 basically addresses what you are speaking of and I will vote with
you on that accordingly. That speaks to the parcel. 66 if you will read the
way I have modified it does not lock us in.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, this resolution is 66. All right, well what about Section
4 that says the City Manager is hereby authorized to work with the Sports and
Exhibition... Ok, all right. All right. Ok.
Mr. Plummer: It says he shall...
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. All right, I will accept that. Make the motion
Commissioner Plummer.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Plummer moves 66.
Mr. Plummer: I will move 66 as modified.
Mayor Ferre: And who seconds.
Mr. Dawkins: I will second it.
Mayor Ferre: And Dawkins seconds 66 as modified and submitted to the
Commission. Further discussion. All right, call the roll on 66.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-616
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE SELECTION OF THE DECOMA
VENTURE AS THE DEVELOPER OF THE
CONVENTION/COLISEUM/EXHIBITION CENTER; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXPEDITE THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE
COLISEUM/ARENA; ENDORSING THE APPLICATION FOR A
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FRANCHISE; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE A DETAILED PLAN FOR
EXPEDITED CONVENTION/EXHIBITION CENTER DEVELOPMENT;
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPEDITE
ACQUISITION OF PARCELS DESIGNATED FOR
CONVENTION/EXHIBITION CENTER DEVELOPMENT.
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(Here follawo body Of resolution; emitted here nd of
Me in the Office of the City clerk)
pbh being seconded by Commissioner bertkifiet the reeblUtioi Nob good
mid edbpted by the following vote -
Mal Commissioner Demetrio Perez# Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
None.
ABSENT: None.
46- DISCUSSION d TEMPORARY DKVERRAL OF SnWTIOH OF DSV=PF.R FOR PADCn 44
OF SOUTHEAST OVKMWH PARK WEST REDEV. PROJ.
Mayor Ferre: No, on 67 Yr. Dawkins moves...
Mr. Plummer: On behalf of Nancy Dawkins I will listen to the Commissioner's
motion and second it on
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins moves that this item be continued. Is that it.
Mr. Dawkins: That's right. Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer seconds that under discussion. Yes, sir Mr. Cardenas.
Mr. Al Cardenas: Are we on time to make a comment on Item 67?
Mayor Ferre: Sure, we haven't voted... we voted for 66. That's done. That's
the main issue.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Cardenas, I'm a good listener. Don't cut your throat.
Mr. Dawkins: And tell him in Spanish Amigo.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Cardenas, this is not a vote for denial. It's a
vote for continuation. You got anything else you want to say?
Mr. Cardenas: Well, I have never cut my throat before Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: If you had. It hadn't been noticable.
Mr. Cardenas: I would like to have my colleague Mr. McCray speak and just
reserve the right to make a short statement afterwards. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: You always have that right and so does he by the way.
Mr. Jessie McCray: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, let me address Item 67.
Circa, my client, if the Commission does not vote on 44 today, you are going
to further delay the process. I mean, we are between a rock and a hard place.
We can't even move with our original plans or some alternate plans. The
longer we delay on 44, the longer Circa can't even get out of the ground and
can't even know what they are doing with their bankers.
Mr. Dawkins: Ok. What you are saying is that Circa was awarded 44 to
develop. Is that correct?
Mr. McCray: 44 was in our project.
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Mrs Dwkit A-11 11ghtt and so by Ain not doing nytbings then his total
rjak&gs is bull and Vold Until finothitig is dbfi# Vitt 4.4s ftthgr he gets
44sss he needs to know today that be is going to 44 or he is not going to got
its 10 that what you are saying counselor!
Mrs ReCray! we need to know what the Coozission'a desire is about 44 and ire
have already expressed that we are not trying to fight the arena, but if we
sit here today and don't know anything. I meat, we can't move at all and I
have got people here from Philadelphia and from Washington D.C. where we have
Obviously got to meet tonight to talk about something.
Mr, Cardenas: Thank you, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, and very shortly I will
risk cutting my throat. Let me tell you why. Mr. Dawkins Item 67 deals with
one item and that's parcel 44 which deals with one component and that's the
arena. The arena is the one that I have not beard one statement made by
anyone from this City Commission that should not be where it's presently
proposed that it be located. It's the ideal site. I think there is
substantial agreement on that. Item 67 tells the world that lot 44 is
reserved for the arena. It fairly tells Circa that this Commission has made a
final decision on it and frankly and most importantly it tells the folks who
have been working very hard on getting a number of exciting things down here
to fill that arena when it gets started. That yes, you have a green light.
The project has started, get your horses running and do it. We have plenty of
time based on the resolutions as has been proposed to come back to you and
discuss the issue of the exhibition center at greater length. We intend to do
that. We intend to negotiate open—mindedly with the City Manager and other
City administration, but let's not interrupt lot 44 today. It's an important
site and we need the green light on that.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, air, like J. L. said you cut your throat. I have sat here
and watched us take 37 from one of the bidders which was a choice piece of
property in his proposal. Now, we are dealing with 44 which is a choice piece
of property in this gentleman's proposal. I suggested to everybody that you
sit down admirably and come up with a solution. Tiow, I assumed that that was
done. See. But now I hear counselor for the Circa group say that we have not
reached any agreement and that the individuals who lost 44 do not know what
they are doing. So, now the only thing I can do... where is the Mayor?
Mr. Cardenas: Commissioner, how soon could we get the matter back on the
City's agenda?
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, can I ask that this... that... I ask for special
privilege to give them twenty minutes to go outside and get their act together
and come back in.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, that's fine.
Mr. Dawkins: All right, you guys take twenty minutes to go out and...
Mayor Ferre: That's fine. That's a good suggestion Commissioner.
Mr. McCray: Thank you, very much.
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Mayor Ferre: We now move along to the next item. Bernie, you want to say
something? Yes, go right ahead why they are... let Mr. Lazarus say something.
Go ahead.
Mr. Bernie Lazarus: Thank you, Mayor. At the beginning of the Sports and
Convention Authority I attended a meeting and Chairman Turner in response to a
question from me said that there was no question of a fact that the Convention
Authority was going to be the first thine that was ecing to be taken up with
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regard to this legislation. N 0 W, I 11tive got a copy of the enabling
lahtisseu. No w 1, e rf -at
legislation that was passed dri T&I in th legislation is
there any mention of anything except conventiol, development taxes. The taxes
that are... that the City is going to receive are strictly for th purpose of
the convention devt:lopiLeni.. lioti, this has beer. subverted to the point where
you are doing something that is absolutely illegal, gentlemen. You are not...
Mayor Ferre: Well, Bernie, I think... you know, we have got to be guided by
our lawyer on that and the City Attorney will have to rule.
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Mrs khrua: Maurice$ I dot whit to �� thin, but this I goib� to beaote a
legal matter unless you people decide it bn the merita tibv,
Mr. Dawkins: But nothing said that we weren't going to take the convention
tail And build a convention. fro one said that we were going to take one penny
Of that to do the exhibition center. So, now I think... I mean, we haven't
baid that yet. So, if we took the money that you are talking about and built
A hundred million dollar exhibition center where do we break the law, sir?
Mr. Lazarus: You don't break the law if you use the money for only that
purpose and don't subvert it to a sports arena that there is not one word of a
sports arena in the legislation. I have checked this legislation very
carefully and if you use one penny of that money for arena purposes you are
breaking the law.
Mr. Dawkins: You know, I understand that. You see, but not; I don't see
anybody standing before the Miami Beach City Commission telling them what they,
can and cannot do. All of you run here before us. Well, Bernie why? You
don't go to the County. You don't go to the City of Miami Beach, but all of
you come here... I mean, you do. No, I'm sorry, not you. No, hold it now,
because you go every place. Ok. You and Ernie. See, you and Ernie go every
place, but...
Mr. Lazarus: This is the first time I have been here in about three years.
Mr. Dawkins: Oh, that's your brother. Ok.
Mr. Lazarus: Oh, that's different.
Mr. Dawkins: That's different. But we, you know, we aren't going to make all
right decision. Ok. We are going to make some mistakes, but I guarantee you
when we make mistakes it's a mistake that we make that we think is in the best
interest of the City of Miami.
Mr. Lazarus: Look, I am as great a sports enthusiast as there is. I have gone
thousands of miles to see a football game, but we are talking about
legislation. There is nothing in the legislation that...
Mayor Ferre: All right, look, Bernie... all right, that's wonderful and we
will be guided by the law. Believe me we will. Thank you very...
Mr. Lazarus: Because otherwise it's going to be deferred for a long time
because...
Mayor Ferre: We will be guided by the law. Whatever the City Attorney
says...
Mr. Lazarus: I don't want to have to drag this thing through the courts.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, I'm sure. Thank you very much, Mr. Lazarus.
Mr. Lazarus: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now, while we are waiting for these people to come
back, Mr. Manager we will go through and see what areas we can pick up here
and... anybody have...
Mr. Pereira: It's after 5 any item, Mr. Mayor, you can go back to start.
Mayor Ferre: 23.
Mr. Pereira: 23.
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+47• tERGENCY ORDINANCE. ESTAtiISH NEW WEVE�iUE Pit�ib ENTRANT AS$�STA1�T
PROGRAM 1985/86.
Mayor Ferre: Anybody have any problems with Item 23? We need four -fifths: We
have it here. Does anybody have any problems with the Entrant Assistance
Program? All right, is there a motion on Item 23? Plummer, you reader to
second it?
Mr. Plummer: I will tell you in a minute.
Mayor Ferre: The Entrant Assistance Program.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, moved. s
Mayor Ferre: $406,000 from the U. S. Department of Health. There is a second
by Plummer.
Mr. Carollo: Are we going to be running this ourselves? In other words$ we
are not going to be assigning to any other agencies that work with the City?
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Mr. Pereira: No, we run it ourselves.
Mayor Ferre: Read the ordinance, please.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL
REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "ENTRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -
1985/86", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF
k SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $406,000 FROM THE UNITED STATES
: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; AUTHORIZING
`. THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD FROM THE
STATE OF FLORIDA TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
>'= SERVICES TO ENTRANTS AND REFUGEES; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Perez 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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
"= NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Perez and seconded by
s Commissioner Plummer. adonted Raid nrdinarnp by +ha fnitnw4"n ..A+e_
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
i4 Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
K* AOES; None.
ABSENT: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO, 10005,
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The City Attorne ► read the ordinanco into the Pubiia msoord ad
finbutided that oopiob were avgilbbie to the 2eabar§ of the City Conlaoian and
to tha public,,
48* EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH 2 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL LIAISON AND MIAMI JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PY `86.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item 24, Miami Job Development Program, United States
Department of Labor. Is there a motion on that? Are we ready to go on this
one? Same thing. Anybody wish to speak on Item 24? Is there a motion?
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Manager, is this to be done through us and not farmed out?
Mr. Pereira: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins moves. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Read the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING TWO NEW SPECIAL
REVENUE FUNDS ENTITLED: "OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
LIAISON (FY '86)" AND "MIAMI JOB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(FY "86)", APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THEIR OPERATION IN
THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 AND $683,750 RESPECTIVELY FROM
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE GRANT AWARDS FROM THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TO ENTER INTO
THE NECESSARY CONTRACT(S) AND/OR AGREEMENT(S) WITH THE
SOUTH FLORIDA EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSORTIUM TO
ACCEPT THE GRANTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins and seconded by Commissioner
Plummer, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the
requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the
following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Dawkins and seconded
by Commissioner Plummer, adopted said ordinance by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES; None.
ABSENT: None.
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The City Attorney read the ordinance ifito the Public record and
anouriced that copies were available to the members of the City COMissiofl and
to the public.
49. DEFERRAL OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE: LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND,
Mayor Ferre: Now we are on Item 25. All rights is there a motion on Iteffi 2$?
It is $1,896,000, Lax Enforcement Trust Fund. Who moves it? Joe, do you have
any problem with that?
Mayor Ferre: This is the Law Enforcement 'Trust Fund.
Mir. Plummer: Item 25?
Mayor Ferre: Item 25.
Mr. Pereira: Item 25 creates the appropriate account so that the revenues can
be deposited.
Mr. Carollo: No, not at all. Moved.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Carollo moves, Perez seconds.
Mr. Plummer: Is this the R.I.C.O. money?
Mr. Clark: Essentially, yes.
Unidentified: This is not spending any money, this is just .,.
Mr. Pereira: Is this the Rieko money?
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Mr. Plummer: I would like this deferred, Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Clark: It is not Rieko, it is the regular forfeitures that take place
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through the courts.
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Mr. Pereira: No, that is not Rieko.
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Mr. Clark: It is forfeiture.
Mr. Plummer: This is not part of the operational budget? I ask this be
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deferred until I have a list of what these monies are to be used for, as well
as the R.I.C.O. money.
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion ....
Mr. Rosencrantz: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Rosencrantz: Let me explain this to the Commissioners. This is more of a
housekeeping ...
Mr. Plummer: Why don't you explain it, Mr. Rosencrantz, when the matter is
brought back before the Commission?
Mr. Rosencrantz: There is attached to the document in the Commissioner's
package ...
Mr. Plummer: But I can't compare it, I don't have the other quo.
Mr. Pereira: We will get you the information.
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ftyar Ferret Her, to it to in jeopardy, tie am slop over it for aiie-lootin�'I
Plummer: Mo, it is money that we reoeived,
Mr. Pereira: It is money that Ve have. This in just a h6use#aeping ok&Yf
its will get you the information.
Mayor Ferre: 'Where is a request that this item be deferred. It is seconded,
Further discussion? Call the roll.
Mr. Plummer: First meeting July.
Mayor Ferre: First meeting in July.
THEREUPON, on Motion duly made and seconded, the City
Commission deferred consideration of the above matter
to first meeting in July by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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SO, ZMERGENCY ORDINANCE; SOUTHEAST OVnTOWN PAPX WEST REDEVEIOPUNT
PROJECT - SPECIAL REVENUE PUND.
Mayor Perre: we are on Item 26. This is the Southeast/Overtown, Park Beet
Redevelopment Project - $55,0006 Moved by Perea, is there a second'
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer seconds, further discussion?
Mr. Plummer: Dawkins, Item 26 pertains to Overtowt/park best. Are. you in
accord on that item?
Mr. Dawkins: I don't know why we have to keep giving thefn m ney = another
$53,000. What do you need that for?
Mr. Pereira: I can't hear you.
Mayor Ferre: He says what do you want the $53,000. What are you going to use
it for?
Mr. Pereira: We nPPd that money in order that we can pay for operational
expenses of the Southeast/Overtown Park West office That is not extra money.
It is money we have collected from the developers that we already have.
Mr. Dawkins: (INAUDIBLE)
Mr. Plummer: This is to give them the luxurious offices they so richly
deserve.
Mr. Dawkins: Was that Mrs. Ackerly again?
Mayor Ferre: All right, it has been moved and seconded. Read the the
ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 AND 6 OF
ORDINANCE NUMBER 9901, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 1984, THE
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1985, AS AMENDED BY INCREASING THE
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICE IN THE
AMOUNT OF $53,500 FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATIONAL
EXPENSES, REVENUE IN A LIKE AMOUNT IS AVAILABLE FROM
THE MIAMI SPORTS AND EXHIBITION AUTHORITY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $8,500 AND FROM DEVELOPER'S BID DEPOSIT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $45,000; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION
AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Perez 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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ROES: None.
ABSENT: None.
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Peres and seconded by
Commissioner Plummer, adopted said ordinance by the following vote.
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AM Commissioner Demetrio Peres, Jrs
06=1eaioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. t. Plummer, Jr.
viee=Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
solat None.
ABSENT.. None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED bRDtNANCE 10+ 100076
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and
announced that copies were mailable to the members of the City Commission and
to the public.
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: AGENDA ITEM 27 WAS WITHDRAWN.
51. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE
MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENTS.
Mayor Ferre: Item 28. This is on Second Reading. This was passed by you,
Plummer. Are you ready to move it again?
Mr. Plummer: 28?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, air, so we can move along quickly now.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer. Dawkins, you still second this?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, second by Dawkins, any discussion? Any discussion?
Read the ordinance on 28.
AN ORDINANCE -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 4 AND 6 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 9901 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 1984, THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1985, BY APPROPRIATING A TOTAL AMOUNT OF
$784,952 FROM THE 1984 RETAINED EARNINGS OF THE
BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, $653,000
COMING FROM THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE DIVISION
AND $131,952 COMING FROM THE COMMUNICATION SERVICES
DIVISION; INCREASING REVENUES IN A LIKE AMOUNT TO FUND
OUTSTANDING PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE,
$32,150, HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE DIVISION,
$595,452, PRINT SHOP DIVISION, $25,398 AND
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES DIVISION, $131,952 REMAINING
AT THE CLOSE OF FISCAL YEAR 1984; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of May 9, 1985, was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of
Commissioner Plummer, second-;d by Commissioner Dawkins, the Ordinance was
thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted
by the following vote-
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c6mmieaiooer Miller J. rewkine
0onieeiober J. t. Plimmort jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe carolio
Mayor Maurice A. perre
Notat None.
ABSENT: None.
THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10008#
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.
52. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZE SUBJECT TO ELECTION 7M GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS BAYFRONT PARK REDEVELOPMENT.
Mayor Ferre: We are now on Item 29. Plummer, do you want to move that again?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Carollo, are you still on 29 again? All right, any further
discussion? Read the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE -
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SUBJECT TO THE
ELECTION HEREIN PROVIDED FOR OF $7,000,000 GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF DESIGNING,
CONSTRUCTING, DEVELOPING, EXTENDING, ENLARGING AND
IMPROVING THE BAYFRONT PARK OF THE AMERICAS IN THE
CITY OF MIAMI, INCLUDING FACILITIES PROPERLY
APPURTENANT THERETO, AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAND FOR
SUCH PURPOSES AND THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT
THEREFOR, ALL SUCH ACTIVITY CONSTITUTING THE BAYFRONT
PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF AD VALOREM TAXES TO PAY SUCH BONDS.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of May 23, 1985, was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of
Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the Ordinance was
thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted
by the following vote-
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ommiaai6w J, L. Plummer, irs
Vice-Myor Joe farollo
N&Ybr Maurice A. perm
ASSENT: Commissioner biller J. bhtkita
THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. _10009..
The City Attorney read the ordinance ibto the public record and
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and
to the public.
53. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: PROVIDE FOR HOLDING SPECIAL ELECTION AUGUST
13, 1985 FOR ISSUANCE OF, $7 , 000, 000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 30.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved and seconded. Does anybody wish to speak on
this? Read the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE -
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1985, WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE
OF $7,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE
BAYFRONT PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of May 23, 1985, was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of
Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the Ordinance was
thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted
by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10010.
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.
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PIRST READING ODIUM: AMM CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS WINANCR PAIRDAWN
NORTH SANITARY IMPRo1 EWT PROMT.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item 31.
Mr. Plummer: Mora it.
Mayor Ferre: is there a sacond?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Perez. P'urthsr discussion? Anybody wishing to speak
on Item 31? Call the roll. 0�
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9939, ADOPTED
DECEMBER 20, 1984, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE, BY ESTABLISHING FAIRLAWN
NORTH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $2,200,000 AND APPROPRIATING SANE AMOUNT FROM 1980
SANITARY SEWER GENEPdiL OBLIGATION BONDS; BY
ESTABLISHING WAGNER CREEK RENOVATION PHASE II STORY,
SEWER PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,000 AND
APPROPRIATING SAME AMOUNT FROM, 1984 STORM SEWER
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS; AND BY ESTABLISHING CITY-
WIDE STORM DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $350,000 AND APPROPRIATING SANE AMOUNT FROG; 1984
STORK SEWER GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE -
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner
Perez and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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.
55• FIRST READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE APPROPRIATION FOR G.O. BONDS
$1,545,000.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Agenda Item 34, which of course is a major
accomplishment of this City, in which we are all very proud. The $33,000,000
G.O. bonds were sold sooner than they expected. The sale at this time will
save taxpayers almost $3,000,000 over the life of the $33,000,000 bond issue.
The $33,000,000 bond issue was sold below the 20 Bond Buyer's Index Rate, one-
half a percent under what other municipalities are paying and the bid award
was 9.2.
Mr. Plummer:
Call the roll.
Moved by Ferre, seconded by Dawkins. Any further discussion?
Mayor Ferre: Read the ordinance.
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(TEERMUPON, CITY ATTORNEY Run ORDINANCE INTO Tat nomb)
Irb Plummier: Correct that it ybu would, and make thAt matlss by Perre AM
seeotsded by Perez, I'm ,sorry. Ull the roil,
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 6 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 9901, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 1984, THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1985, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION
FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,545,000 AND BY INCREASING REVENUES IN THE SAME
AMOUNT FROM FY'84 DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING TO PAY FOR $1,545,000 OF
ADDITIONAL INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR FY'85 AS A RESULT OF
THE MOST RECENT $33,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
SALE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Mayor Ferre and seconded by Commissioner Pere2 and
passed on its first reading by title by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice -Mayor 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.
56. DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF AGENDA ITEMS 35 AND 47.
Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 35, First Source Hiring Agreement. That is not
controversial is it?
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: All right, moved by Plummer. Ie there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Perez. Further discussion? Yes, sir?
Mr. Wellington Rolle: On item 35. My name is Wellington Rolle. I live in
the City of Miami. I am wondering whether or not the City itself can do this
in-house without the Private Industry Council. I've not been able to
determine what the benefits are. I read the recommendation of the Manager,
but I have not been able to determine what the benefits are in reference going
the route of the Private Industry Council and maybe somebody can address this
matter.
Mayor Ferre: Charlotte:
Mr. Pereira: Charlotte will answer.
Ms. Charlotte Gallogly: The benefits are that the Private Industry Council
maintains a listing of all unemployed residents.
Mr. Rolle: I don't believe that. That is an outrageous statement.
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its; Ullogly: Mall, l didn't finish my statement, Biro Of all unemployed
reaideftts Who are eligible under the Jobs Training Act, and the Bret
POtbrence in this program Will be given to City of Miami residents that are
eligible under that program for jobs that would be generated from a variety of
P6deral grants being received, some Urban Development Action Grants, E.D.A.
bane, things of that nature, so that is why they maintain of records relative
to the eligibility of those people for the program.
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Vitro Rolle: Mr. Mayor, how do they get those records of all of the people who
are eligible and where are they are housed?
Its. Gallogly: Well, they are housed at 33rd Street and N. E. 2nd Avenue, the
old Castro Convertible Building. That is where their main office is. The
Administrative offices, and then they have outreach offices, what they call
in=take offices, located throughout the community.
Mr. Rolle: But, how do they get the information of those people who are
eligible? Where do they get that information from?
Mr. Pereira: The manpower center network.
` Ms. Gallogly: Well., the individuals, they have in -take - they advertise to
the community. They have mobile in -take. They go in and out of neighborhoods
on many occasions during the year. People have to come forward and be
certified as eligible.
Mr. Dawkins: What is your problem with it, Mr. Wellington, because I have
problems with it too.
Mr. Rolle: Well, I am concerned about the Private Industry Council vs. the
opportunity to use some existing agencies in this community in this City of
Miami. The Private Industry Council is not a City of Miami organization. I
know that, regardless of what you are talking about. I saying, that is just
e not a factual statement. My concern is that we have enough agencies in the
City of Miami that could be used for this particular function and I am
confident that there are no people who go into the Private Industry Council
and they are not going to the community trying to determine who is unemployed!
Now, I found that some strange bit of information to be putting on the record
here at this particular meeting.
Ms. Gallogly: If I might, we do have a representative from the Private
Industry Council who could speak directly to your issue.
Mr. Dawkins: We don't need to hear anybody ... I move ...
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion by Commission Dawkins.
Mr. Dawkins: And I am going to monitor it, and if I have to put him on my
staff as an outside monitor and if we find anything wrong, we are going to
stop it!
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to the motion of Commissioner Dawkins? Item
35-
Mr. Plummer: To approve it?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, air.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, fine.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer seconds it. Is there further discussion on this?
Mr. Plummer: Let me ask a question. Mr. Manager, I don't know if you even
known through Charlotte - it is my understanding that the City, under its own
program, did not meet all of the requirements of last year. Is that correct?
Mayor Ferre: True, and we are getting shafted left and right by
Mr. Plummer: No, no, we are not getting ... whoa, let me bring out something.
Am I right, or am I wrong? Well, who is in charge?
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ors Pbrflra: What program its you talkitLg abbutlt
Mr. PIUMMOtt. I am talkitg about this, the it -horse trhibing prbgrAms
Mr. Dawkins: You need to hear this, Wellington.
Mr. Plummer: We did not complete for all the money we had.
Mr. Frank Rodriguez: I am Frank Rodriguez, DepartMftt of Rus&i Resourasa•
May I have your question again, Commissioner?
Mr. Plummer: My question is, based on last year's programs we did Trot
complete all of the requirements or the mandate of the monies we received, is
that a correct statement?
Mr. Rodriguez: The answer to your question is that last year we -were supposed
to make 200 job placements and we made approximately 190. This year we are
going to exceed our goal of 200 job placements and we will make about 220,
225.
Mr. Dawkins: You see, but our problem, and I think he is going to bear me
out. My problem is not how many placements you make, my problem is how many
people stay there after you place them. You see, you could place 300, one
every other day, but the program is supposed to put people on a job to stay
there, and that is where I am going to be monitoring you and we are paying
back money now that ...
Mr. Plummer: That is the point I am trying to make.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, okay go ahead.
Mayor Ferre: I will tell you what my problem is, okay? I Will read it to
you. Mr. Manager, I am going to read from your memorandum, which is my
problems with PIC.
"During 1984-85, the PIC of South Florida has allocated a total of
$17,572,932, in JTPA funds among 43 different organizations in Dade and
Monroe County. The City of Miami received $1,695,000 or 9.65 of the
above. The City's allocation funded two programs - the Miami Job
Development Program, at $660,929, and the Summer Youth Employment
Program that at $103,408."
Now, I want to tell you something. That is bad news!
Mr. Rolle: Mr. Mayor ...
Mr. Plummer: Excuse me, Wellington, if you will. You see, it is nice to say
we didn't get the money, but the problem is, if you don't spend all you get,
you get a penalty, and we did not meet our quotas last year and in effect we
have got to pay money back. Now, from my understanding is, that these
placement programs are getting and more difficult. They are not getting any
easier and if we accept a bigger grant of money and we don't meet the goals,
we are in more serious troubles, okay? You know, nobody up here wanted to
listen when Howard Gary says "Don't accept the money!" He was right. We
shouldn't have accepted the money. Based on the results of the programs of
the year, what is your placement of the 190 people that you trained?
Mr. Rodriguez: What is the placement?
Mr. Plummer: What was your placement? Of the 190, how many did you place in
jobs?
Mr. Rodriguez: We placed all 190. That is what I said.
Mr. Plummer: In house?
Mr. Rodriguez: No, no. We placed most of them with local employers, private
industry. That is last year we placed 190. This year we are ezceedins the
goal of 200, and we will be placing about 200 ...
114 June 130 1985
Mr. Dawkins: Okay# of that 200s brie met by the end of the Meek; the plate
you placed then, the tiumber of days they stayed where you placed teem, AMd the
reason they left?
Mr. Plummer: Let's defer this until pert Meek.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, there is a motion by Plummer to defer and a secotid by
Dawkins. Before that, I want to ask Charlotte a queatiOD& Charlotte$ in the
PIC Board, who do you represent?
Ms. Gallogly: I was appointed when the Private Industry Council established
itself under the new law. I was appointed by Metropolitan Dade County.
Mayor Ferre: So, are you there defending the interests of Metropolitan Dade
County, or the interests of the City of Miami?
Ms. Gallogly: Obviously I am there and I have an interest in representing the
City of Miami and Metropolitan Dade County in that ...
Mr. Rolle: That's my problem!
` Ms. Gallogly: May I just finish that?
Mr. Rolle: Mayor Ferre, may I just make one final comment, and that is ...
Mayor Ferre: I don't know whether Charlotte finished. Did you finish your
comment? Okay, go ahead.
Mr. Rolle: The other concern, when I looked at the first source agreement
that have attached on this particular memorandum that the Manager sent to the
Commission on Item 35, and also the companion item 47, I become concerned, and
Commissioner Plummer, hopefully that when we look at those agreements and the
working model, that this is certainly something that I think would be better
facilitated in aome agency other than the Private Industry Council and that
their umbrella organization, and I would hope that we look carefully at both
these items when it comes back for further consideration. Thank you.
Mr. Plummer: I move that 35 and 47 be deferred.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion. Call the roll on deferral of both
35 and 47.
DEFERRAL. Agenda items 35 and 47 were deferred by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo.
57. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE APPROPRIATION ENTERPRISE FUND PROPERTY
AND LEASE MANAGEMENT.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Agenda item 36. Is there a motion on 369. Mr,
Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir, I move it.
Mr. Perez: Second.
mayor Ferre: Second by Perez. Further discussion on first rending? Read the
ordinance on 36.
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115 June 13v 1955
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLEb-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 6 OP ORDINANCE
10. 9901 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 1984, THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEIr.BER 30, 1985 AS AMENDED BY INCREASING THE
APPROPRIATION IN THE ENTERPRISE FUND, PROPERTY AND
LEASE MANAGEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,2079 AND BY
INCREASING REVENUE IN A LIKE AMOUNT FROM ADDITIONAL
ENTERPRISE REVEtrJES, TO COVER DEPRECIATION CHARGES
DURING FISCAL YEAR 1985; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner
Peres and was passed on its first reading by title by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
1 Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor 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.
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: AGMA ITEM 37 WAS DEFERRED TO JULT 18.
58. EMPLOY OUTSIDE COUNSEL: LAW FIRM OF BEATTY AND SHY - CONDEMNATION
PROCEEDINGS SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 38 - the law firm of Beatty and Shy to perform
legal services. Now, Miller, are you in agreement now on 38? This is in
Overtown.
Mr. Plummer: Overtown.
Mr. Dawkins: What is it?
Mayor Ferre: It is a minority firm, cost no less than $30,000, rate of $85.00
and hour.
Mr. Dawkins: What?
Mayor Ferre: It is the law firm of Beatty and Shy.
Mr. Dawkins: Madam City Attorney, what do you usually pay for this kind of
work and hour?
Mrs. Dougherty: Mr. Commissioner, we have paid anywhere from $75 to $125.
Mr. Dawkins: All right, I would like to see this referred ... a back of sale
rate of $75, I want it to read a rate of $150 like we pay everybody else.
Just because they are Black lawyers, I don't see why they have to work for $85
an hour when everybody else is getting $150, so I would move it if you change
the rate to $150 an hour, not to exceed $30,000.
Mayor Ferre: Are you all set now on Item 38? On that basis?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, sir.
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116 June 13 F 1965
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Mayer Pete : Did'you sky sty
Mr. bawkinat No, $1$0.
Mayor Perre: oh, $1$0!
Mr. Dawkins: Like we pay everybody .,s 1 have lfiesver beeh a trhite laid firm
oome up here yet and get $85 an dour - not a bhol Not White firma.
Mayor Ferre: Not to etoeed $150 at hour. There is a motions to there a
second?
Mr. Peres: Second.
Mr, Pereira: What is this nowt
Mr. Plummer: They offered to do it for $85 an hour and he va11t to pay them
$150•
Mayor Ferre: No, he said not to exceed.
Mr. Dawkins: Not to exceed ... $150 an hour, just like you have it here and
the whole contract not to exceed $30#000 an hour!
Mayor Ferre: No, not an hour!
Mr. Dawkins: I mean the total contract.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Mr. Dawkins: All I am saying to you is, if you are going to pay them $30,000,
I don't think you need to worry - no, 3,000 at $85 an hour when he could work
200 or 150, come up with...
Mrs. Dougherty: This means that we have to come back to you and get another
contract for more than $30,000.
Mr. Dawkins: No, Ma'am. See, we sit here and do this every day and now when
I...
Mayor Ferre: The Chair recognizes this as a valid motion. He is approving
Item 38 with the stipulation that the total cost not exceed $30,000 and that
the per hour cost not exceed $150 per hour. Further discussion? It has been
moved by Dawkins, seconded by Perez. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-617
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO HIRE THE
LAW FIRM OF BEATTY AND SHY TO PERFORM LEGAL SERVICES
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ISSUANCE OF TITLE
INSURANCE BINDERS AND POLICIES FOR NEGOTIATED
TRANSACTIONS AND TO RENDER OPINIONS OF TITLE WITH
RESPECT TO THE FILING OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY
THE CITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST/OVERTOWN PARK WEST
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AT A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $30,000,
WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED FROM. THE CITY'S 1976 GENERAL
OBLIGATION HOUSING BONDS AND THE SELECTION 108 LOAN
FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote-
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117 J=Q 131 1905
Aygat C8mmiseiner bemetrlo Peres, Jr.
Lommieeibner Miller i. Dawkins
06mm eeiaber J. L. PAummert Jr.
V106-Mayor Joe W6116
Mayor Maurice A. perre
N0ESt None.
ABSENT: None.
110T2 FOR MM RECORD: AGENDA ITEMS "_i" ,_ 39 AND 40 WERE _DE1+'EIRQt ,.
59. ALLOCATE FUNDS AND ENTER INTO AGREEMENT - 10TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.
Mayor Ferre: We are now on Agenda item 42, 10 year Community Development
Block Grant. Do you have any problems? Anybody have any problems with that?
Mr. Plummer: I du,j' L.
Mayor Ferre: You going to move it, Commissioner Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: You want to ask Martin Luther King Development experts?
Mayor Ferre: Anybody have any problems with Item 42? We are about to vote.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins, you better get in here! You all right on 42?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, it has been moved by Plummer, seconded by Perez,
further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-618
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $3,145.83 OF TENTH YEAR
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS APPROPRIATED
BY THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE #98-34 TO THE MARTIN
LUTHER KING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MLKEDCO)
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1112 OF THE TOTAL
ALLOCATION OF $37,750 FOR SAID AGENCY, FOR THE PERIOD
FROM MAY 1, 1985 THROUGH MAY 31, 1985 FOR IT TO
CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING A NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROGRAM,; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AFOREMENTIONED
AGENCY IN A FORM ACCEPTkBLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote-
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A' t 06tMissioner Demetrio Pereai Jrs
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkifle
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Commissioner J. L. Plummer, JrG
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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None.
ABSENT.- None.
60. ALLOCATE $2,000 TO HAITIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 10TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION HAITIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item 43. This is the $2,000 for the HACAD. Moved by
Plummer.
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Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Dawkins. Further discussion? Call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, Vho
moved its adoption:
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RESOLUTION NO. 85-619
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A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $2,000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS
AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND, IN SUPPORT OF THE
HAITIAN AMERICAN COINYIUNITY ASSOCIATION OF DADE
COUNTY'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY HAITIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL
4,
TO BE HELD AT THE GUSMAN CULTURAL CENTER ON JUNE 16,
1985; SAID ALLOCATION BEING CONDITIONED UPON
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SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF MIAMI
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY NO. APM-1-84, DATED JANUARY 24,
j
1984
(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
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and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Hone.
ABSENT: None.
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10'FS FOR M RECORD: AGZffDA ITM 44 AND 45 WERE DBFBH)Q8'D T0 JIIL7 18.
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61. ALLOCATE FUNDS: $12,000 MIAMI CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOCCER
TOURNAMENT.
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Mayor Ferre: On Agenda Item 46 , I just rant to make sure that those games
are played in the City of Miami. Is there a motion?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
119 June Ur 1905
Mayor Parrot. With that stipulations
purthor disausoiovl
Mr. Plummer: to this on 46?
Royor Perre: Yes.
LO there 'M wofld! West somdo:
Mr. Plummer: Are the people here on 467 Are you aware, sirs that this grant
you are receiving this year, that this Condition is on record that nett year
there will be absolutely no dollars for these kinds of activities? You are
aware of that? All right, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Now, Mr. Manager, this has the Administration's backing, is that
Correct? So that is okay. Ready to vote with the stipulation that the games
must be played within the boundaries of the City of Miami? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-620
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$12,000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT
FUND, IN SUPPORT OF THE MIAMI CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH SOCCER TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD JUNE 23-30, 1985;
SAID ALLOCATION BEING CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL
COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF MIAMI ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
NO. APM-1 -84 , DATED JANIJAF.Y 24, 1964.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
62. AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT: CITY AND BARNETT BANK OF SOUTH FLORIDA
N.A. - SPANISH VERSION OF MIAMI BUSINESS REPORT 1983-84.
Mayor Ferre: Item 48 - The Barnett publishing of the business report. Is
there a motion on that?
Mr. Carollo: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: All right, moved by Caro11op seconded by Plummer. Further
discussion on 48?
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to nd its adbptim
RESOLUTION No. 85=621
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND AN —
AMMEN , TN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEYw
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND BARNETT BANK OF SOUTH
OLORTDA N A FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING THE
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TERMINATIONDATE OF THE AGREEMENT FROM APRIL 15s 1985
TO JUNE 1, 1985 TO PUBLISH THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE
MIAMI BUSINESS REPORT 1983-84.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here aad on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the reablUtift live peeved
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
= Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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AM Canissioner Demetrio peraz, irs
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
$ None.
A&Wr: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
63. AUTHORIZE AMEZOME T 'Ib AGREEMENT: OVERiow E7Cmmc DEv. coP.P. IN
SUPPORT OF OVERDDWN SHOPPING CENTER.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 49, OEDC. Moved by Perez, is there a second?
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Carollo. Further discussion on 49? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-622
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TVIE CITY MANAGER TO E}CD= AN
AMENDMENT AND APPRDPRIATE LOAN DoCu�'l m, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, M THE CONTRACT DATED
JULY 8, 1981 BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE OVERI`0WN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OORPORATICN (OEDC) WHEF= AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $1.05 , 400 REPRESENTED BY A LOAN AG'T, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IS TO BE PAID Tb OEDC IN
ORDER TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE OVERTUWN SHOPPING
CENTER; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $105,400 FROM THE 1984-85 SPECIAL
PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FU10.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here
and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe C:arollo
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSEWI': Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
64. AUTHORIZE AMEZZMFNT TO CONNTRACT BEIWEEN THE CITY AND MIAMI CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 50.
Mr. Perez: Moved.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Perez. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Plummer. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced ri
g by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption:
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A 1ESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND, IN A
RORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE PY i W 85
CONTRACT DATED OCTOBER 11 , 1984 BETWEEN THE CITY OP MIAMI
AND MIAMI CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE
PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT TO END ON OCTOBER 31, 1985 AND TO
DELETE THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OPTION.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here
and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the reholutib>t was phased
and gdopted by the following vote-
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
DOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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65• APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING.
Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 52• Have we done 52?
Mr. Plummer: No, that is the budget of the Off -Street Parking.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a continuation on that?
Mr. Pereira: It is related to the ordinance.
Mr. "_ummer: I will move 52.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer, seconded by Carollo. Further discussion on
the approval of the annual Department of Off -Street Parking's budget. Anybody
wish to speak to that? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-624
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1985 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 1986 IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,370,850 TO PROVIDE FOR
THE OPERATION OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET
PARKING, EXCLUDING DEPRECIATION AND OTHER NON -
OPERATING EXPENSES OF $2,412,550, AS REFLECTED IN THE
OFF-STREET PARKING RESOLUTION NO. 85-756 ADOPTED APRIL
29, 1985•
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote-
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123 June 13: 1905
ASS: 06=169ioner bomotrie Per6to Jr%
taninioner millor J, Dkvkin
canifilionbr J. t,. plwaerf Jr.
viet-ftor Job Oarollo
Myor Maurlea A. Terre
0991 None,
ABSENT.- None.
66. APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT CENTER GARAGE.
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Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 53-
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer. Is there a second.
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Perez, further discussion? Call the roll on Item 53.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-625
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET
OF THE DOWNTOWN GOVEP,NYENT CENTER GARAGE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1985 AND ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1986 IN THE AMOUNT OF $428,810 TO
PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT
CENTER GARAGE, AS REFLECTED IN THE OFF-STREET PARKING
RESOLUTION NO. 85-752 ADOPTED MARCH 20, 1985.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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67. APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER GARAGE.
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Mayor Ferre: Item 54.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
81 124 Juue 130 1985
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call the toll.
'The tollortlsg lresolutin Was introduced by Conisslbt er P1UMMer, glib
eaved its sdoptiobt
RESOLUTION 90. 85-626
A NLSOMITION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET
POR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER GARAGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1985 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
1986 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,381,100 TO PROVIDE FOR THE
OPERATION OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER GARAGE, EXCLUDING
DEPRECIATION OF $340,000, AS REFLECTED IN THE OFF-
STREET PARKING RESOLUTION NO. 85-753, ADOPTED MARCH
20, 1985-
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution Vas passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
68. APPROVE AND ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR GUSMAN HALL/OLYMPIA BUILDING.
Mr. Plummer: Move Item 55-
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves 55. Is there a second?
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Carollo. Further discussion? Call the roll on 55•
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-627
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1985 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 1986 IN THE AMOUNT OF $960,600 TO PROVIDE FOR THE
OPERATION OF GUSMAN HALL AND THE OLYMPIA BUILDING,
EXCLUDING DEPRECIATION OF $56,390, AS REFLECTED IN THE
OFF-STREET PARKING BOARD'S RESOLUTION 85-755► ADOPTED
APRIL 29, 1985•
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(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on a
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution Kee peeped
pad adopted by the following vote -
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Oftmissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plu=er, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo -
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre —
RbSf None.
ABSENT: None.
EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT: DEPT. OF OFF-STREET PARKING FOR LEASE OF
SPACE - 7TH FLOOR OF OLYMPIA BUILDING.
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Mayor Ferre: Take up 56.
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Mr. Plummer: I thought they were going in the Library Building? 1 move6.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
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Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Perez. Further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-628
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
LEASE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED
HERETO, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING FOR
THE LEASE OF CERTAIN SPACE ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR OF THE
OLYMPIA BUILDING, 174 EAST FLAGLER STREET, FOR THE USE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITH FUNDS
THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM BUDGED FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
70. 1112 FUNDING: LEASE AGREEMENT - OFF-STREET PARKING FOR LEASE OF SPACE
10TH FLOOR OF OLYMPIA BUILDING.
Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 57.
Mr. Plummer: 57? They are supposed to go to Dinner Key Auditorium!
Mr. Pereira: That is all right, we have a 30 day cancellation Agtjog on it,
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mayor perre Plummer movos-
Mrs Plummer: Wait a mibute! Nowt you did this t t t jbti didal t do it to ze
by good friend did it to me last year, Rouard Dart!
Mr. Pereira: Bonds are reedy, and We Will be #oiftg out bfr bide for tm
offices of the auditorium. Okay?
Mr. Dawkins: And they are going to do all of this it 30 days? You are right,
Plummer, you ...
Mr. Pereira: No, no, no! It has a 30 day cancellation notice. You kaow ...
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, 1 would like to move one -twelfth of this*
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves one -twelfth of 576
6.
Mr. Dawkins: Second,
Mr. Pereira: Well, we will be back every month.
Mr. Plummer: That is right - to remind you!
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Commissioner Dawkins - 57 as amended. Call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-629
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
LEASE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED
HERETO, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET PARKING FOR
THE LEASE OF CERTAIN SPACE ON THE TENTH FLOOR OF THE
OLYMPIA BUILDING, 174 EAST FLAGLER STREET, FOR THE USE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, WITH FUNDS
THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM BUDGETED FUNDS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
71. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO REFINANCE WORLD TRADE CENTER PARKING GARAGE
BONDS.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir, Mr. Manager?
Mr. Pereira: On Item 53, the Government Center garage, I had asked our
financial advisors to take a look at the issuance of that bid. We Just got
the numbers.
Mayor Ferre: Who is our financial advisor?
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Ir. Pereira: Lowory .. 3. J. Lowery. l asked J. J. Lowery to take A look at
the ieauauoe of that because it was a rather high coupon. Ve sold back it
482 $10,400,000 of bonds at an interest rate of 15.160 and asked him to run
8026 tumbers because we do have a window in the market right 1tow glad $ look at
the possibility of refunding of this issuance, which would in fact save it the
long term over $2,000,000 in a value of $1,000*000 and I think it is
in our best ...
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, the clock is running, we have a half hour to go.
Do you have something that you want to do now?
Mr. Pereira: What I want is authorisation to refund this issuance = put out a
request for proposal.
Mayor Ferre: I think that makes a lot of sense. Somebody want to move that?
do.Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Backing the Manager's recommendation? Plummer moves. Dawkins,
you all set on that? Dawkins seconds. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-630
_ A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR UNDERWRITING SERVICES, TO
SELECT UNDERWRITERS FROM THOSE RESPONDING TO PROPOSAL,
AND TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CHOSEN
UNDERWRITERS TO REFINANCE THE GOVERNMENT CENTER
PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1981, THROUGH
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ADVANCED REFUNDING BONDS.
(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
72. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: HAMMER, SILER, GEORGE ASSOCIATES
ANALYSIS, PROPOSED DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Agenda Item 59-
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
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1ned Ito Adaptint
RESOLUTION N0. 85-631
A EESOUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AN AOR IENt IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY
WITH HAMMERt SILER, GEORGE ASSOCIATES, FOR A P99 NOT
TO EXCEED $459640 TO PREPARE AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND
OROVTH PROJECTIONS FOR THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND DRI APPLICATION, WHICH
INCORPORATES THE PRINCIPAL FACTORS IN THE ATTACHED
PROPOSAL DATED APRIL 30, 1985; WITH FUNDS THEREFOR TO
$E EXPENDED FROM FY '84-'85 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND
ACCOUNTS.
(Mere follows body of resolution, omitted here and dh
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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
DOTE FOR THE RWORD: AGENDA ISSM 60 WAS DEFERRED.
73. ACCEPT PLAT: RIBAS SUBDIVISION.
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Mayor Ferre: We are on Item 62, accepting the plat of Ribas Subdivision. Any
problems?
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Dawkins, seconded by Perez. Further discussion on the
plat on 62? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
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RESOLUTION NO. 85-632
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED "RIBAS
SUBDIVISION", A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI; AND
ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT; AND
ACCEPTING THE COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND POSTPONING
THE IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
UNTIL REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; AND
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT AND PROVIDING FOR THE
RECORDATION OF SAID PLAT IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
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adopted by the rollowifig Vote=
AMI comiaaioner bomtrio Perez# jr.
Coniaalooer Miller J. D&Wkihb
Comissioner J. L. Plusher, Jr.
VICE kyot Joe 0arollo
Mayor Maurice A. perre
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At'SENT.. None.
74. AUTHORIZE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND FINAD PAYMENT: AUBURN SANITARY SEWER
IMPROVEMENT SR-5475-C• a
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item 68.
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion and a second. Further discussion
on Item 68. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-633
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY
MARTIN CHANEY EQUIPMENT RENTALS, INC., AND UNITED
STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY AS SURETY, AT A
TOTAL COST OF $2,477,763.51 FOR AUBURN SANITARY SEWER
IMPROVEMENT IN AUBURN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT - SR-5475-C (CENTERLINE SEWERS); ASSESSING
$6,000.00 AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR 12 DAYS OVERRUN OF
CONTRACT TIME; AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF
$56,850.95 TO BE MADE JOINTLY TO MARTIN CHANEY
EQUIPMENT RENTALS, INC. AND UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND
GUARANTY COMPANY, THE SURETY.
(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None,
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AUTHORI29 CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT: CONSULTANT SERVICES MR
AIDA UVITAN AND ASSOCIATES TOURS Off' NATIONAL AND WERNATIGEAL
JOURNALISTS IN MIAMI AREA.
Mayor Perre: Take up Item 69,
Mr. Dawkins: Move 69 so Aide can go home.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved and seconded. Further diaouseion?
Mr. Plummer: For the record, Mr. Mayor, somebody has been putting a rutaor
around town that I told somebody to bid against her. It is not true, and I
don't know where it started from! Where is Aida? (LAUGHTER)
Mayor Ferre: All right, Plummer moves 69. Dawkins seconds. Further
discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-634
A RESOLUTION WAIVING, BY A FOUR/FIFTHS AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE OF THE MEnERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION AFTER A
DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, THE PROHIBITION
CONTAINED IN CITY CODE SECTION 2-302; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, SUBSTANTIALLY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED
PRIOR AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 5, 1984, FOR PROFESSIONAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES WITH AIDA LEVITAN AND ASSOCIATES
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING TOURS OF NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS TO THE MIAMI AREA, SAID
SERVICES TO COMMENCE UPON EXECUTION OF SAID AGREEMENT,
WITH FUNDS THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,000
ALLOCATED FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS,
CONTINGENT FUND.
(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ASSENT: None.
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764 AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED WORX: GRAND A1iE = StRWAM
UVROVEMENT IN H-4483 W AREA.
The following resolution was introduced by CoWiasioner 111uM Orr WhO
soved its adoptions
RESOLUTION NO. 85=635
� A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK OF ARM;
CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF V519439.19
1 FOR GRAND AVENUE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT IN GRAND AVENUM
t HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - H-4483; AND AUTHORIZING
A FINAL PAYMENT OF $19,299.67.
(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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
77. ALLOCATE FUNDS TO MIAMI BANDITOS FOR TRIP TO REPRESENT CITY.
Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 71, Larry Suarez. All right, we supported him in
years past. He is a good guy and the Manager likes him.
Mr. Larry Suarez: This is a program that we have had for the last nine
years - the City of Miami has always contributed.
Mayor Ferre: What is your request for?
Mr. Suarez: $3,145.
Mr. Carollo: So moved, Mr. Mayor, I moved it last year.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Carollo moves, seconded by Dawkins. Farther
discussion? Call the roll on Item 71.
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TM following retolutl i was introaumd by omtimimar caralle, ift
Its ataptioi:
RESOI,UI'ION NO. 85-636
A RESOLUTI'ICN ALLOCATING AN AMCXW NOT TO EX® $3,150
FROM SPF7CIAL PRJGRAM.S AND A0CA.n-`S, OIJ9rINGENTT FUND,
IN SUPPORT OF THE MIAMi BkNDITC6 80FT&NLL TEAM 70
COVER 711F 0- T OF TRANS PORTAT J ON Tb MiE BOYS NATIONAL
SOFTBALL C 5iT�,TJ C NR. 3 J P '1VIURNA11E04T P1 K4SS I LLaq 1 OiiIO,
AUGUST 4-7, J 9B5; SAID AI_J_0-ATJa; BE1W, CONDITIONED
UPON C»^iPI_,IANCF WI71i CITY OF MIAMI
A mim S'TFATJ \T } JjA C5' ND, Aii , S J --&4, 1-Y= JANUARY 24,
1984.
(Here follows lx-dy of resolution, omitted here and qz
file in the office? of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded 1-71, Comissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed
WA adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetr.io Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
78. ALDCATE FUNDS TO BUENA VISTA EAST ASSOCIATION MR FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND
CRAFTS JUNE 15, 1985.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item 72, Buena Vista East Association community
festival - Herb Christy, $5,000. Dawkins moves, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Has it gone before the committee?
Mayor Ferre: Assuming that it goes ...
Mr. Pereira: Yes, it came to us and our recommendation was that out of the
$5,000 - that they wanted $2,500 in cash and $2,500 in in kind. our
recommendation is denial, basically because of the ...
Mayor Ferre: Denial?
Mr. Dawkins: You want denial?
Mr. Pereira: Yes, this was denied earlier; however we oould provide the
$2,500 in -kind.
Mr. Plummer: What?
Mr. Dawkins: You would provide $2,500 in what?
Mr. Pereira: In -kind.
Mr. Dawkins: When they come down, they denied all the ...
Mr. Plummer: No, no, no. Let me make a motion. Mr. Mayor, I went up to
visit with this group, all right? These people are a very fine neighborhood
group. I think they are entitled to their $2,500 and $2,500 and I will make
such a motion.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves.
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Mayor perre: bawkiis seconds. I thirdl Perther dieonesiot?
Mr. Pereira! I dbn't care. #Mete$, I'Ve got to keep be a nice guyl
Mayor Perre: Gall the roil at Item 72. This is what you call over-rLding the
Manager.
Mr. Pereira: That is right, I am doing my job!
Mr. Dawkins: All right, how quickly do you need this m6toy?
Ms. Anita McGruder: My name is Anita McGruder, I live at 90 N• 9% 42nd
Street. We have changed the date of the festival to June 29th6 instead of
June 15th - so, as soon as possible.
Mr. Dawkins: You have got it.
Mr. Plummer: Are you aware - be aware, there are no monies allocated neat
year. This Commission is on record. It is policy, there will be no monies
for festivals next year.
Mayor Ferre: All right, call the roll!
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-637
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,500
FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, QUALITY OF LIFE
FUND, IN SUPPORT OF THE BUENA VISTA EAST SPRING
FESTIVAL TO BE HELD JUNE 29, 1985; FURTHER PROVIDING
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED T2,500 FROM: THE OPERATING
BUDGETS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE, FIRE, AND SOLID
WASTE; SAID ALLOCATION BEING CONDITIONED UPON
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH CITY OF MIAMI
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY NO. APM-1-84, DATED JANUARY 24,
1984•
(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 vas passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: AGENDA ITEM 73 WAS YITHDRAYH.
NOTE FOR THB RECORD: AGENDA ITEM 74 RECEIVED NO MOTION AND THEBFOR IS
DKFIBD.
ROTS FOR THE RECORD: AGENDA ITEM 75 RECEIVED 110 NOTION AND THSSBI'OR IS
DENIED.
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INC.* STORM DRAINAU MASTEk PLAN PCN THE CITY.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Agenda Item 61. 1 utdoratand you are okays fin this
now?
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Mayor Ferre: All right, Dawkins moves 61.
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, I move 616
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second? i
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-638
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
PRIEDE-SEDGEWICK, INC. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
COMPREHENSIVE STORY,, DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY;
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID
AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH FUNDS THEREFOR
ALLOCATED FROM: THE STORM SEWER GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
FUND ACCOUNT.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
SELECT DECOMA VENTURE AS DEVELOPER OF PARCEL 44 WITHIN SOUTHEAST PARK
WEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WITH CONDITIONS.
Mayor Ferre: All right Mr. Cardenas, are you ready to come back now and Mr.
McCrary?
Mr. Al Cardenas: Yes, I will defer to Mr. McCrary.
Mr. Dawkins: Oh, here we go! And then he is going to defer the bonds.
Mr. Jesse McCrary: No, sir, I am not going to defer them, Mr. Commiss o4oF,
am going to take this whole show.
Mr. Plummer: What else is new?
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Mr. X00thrys. I will take them down to please C012is8iftOt Dai►kihb-
Mayor 16tre: That is what I like about Jesse McCrary. Up front all the rayl
IN McCrary: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, not withstanding the short length
of tifne on some very touchy issues that affect the future of this City, we
would suggest to the Commission at this time that the Commission vote on 44
the Commission votes 44 for Decoma, but this Commission direct the Manager and
hot the Assistant Manager - the Manager - to look at the property between
Miami Avenue and V. E. 2nd Avenue, the property between 8th and 10th Streets,
to :cake some determination concerning Circa with one of those blocks - (8th
and 9th, I am sorry) - concerning Circa with those blocks and in the
ffieanwhile, the Decoma Group has agreed that it will work with Circa in this
new endeavor, to try to resolve this problem. We are committed 1}he open lines
of communication between the principals and their counsel, to try to do what
is obviously best for Miami in this situation and not to hurt any of the
developers who have come in here with their proposals on these particular
parcels.
Mr. Carollo: This is getting a little too complicated, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: What we have before you is, what to do on Item 67?
Mr. Carollo: I realise that, but there are so many players involved in this
now that it is hard to keep track of who is on first and who is on second.
Mr. Cardenas: Commissioner, we have two separate items here. One is, there
is a resolution proposed to have you decide to select the Decoma Venture to
negotiate the acquisition of Lot 44 for the construction of a sports arena
with a City Manager. That is a very clear discerning issue, and we would
respectfully request a vote on that issue. There is also a request made here
by colleague, Mr. Jesse McCrary, that the City Commission vote through a
motion to instruct the City Manager to negotiate with the Circa Group with the
assistance of the Decoma folks to come up with another parcel of property for
...
Mr. Carollo: You are saying your colleague. Are you talking about your
colleague at law, or business here now?
Mr. Cardenas: At law.
Mr. Carollo: I just want to be able to separate one from the other.
Mr. Cardenas: Yes.
Mr. Carollo: As far as Circa, who is involved in that group?
Mr. Cardenas: I Would defer to Mr. McCrary and say I don't know.
Mr. McCrary: Commissioner, principals from the Circa Group are here - Mr.
Bill Wilson from Philadelphia and both of his partners, if you would like to
hear from them.
Mr. Carollo: Okay, can maybe they just identify themselves and who they are
and ...
Mr. McCrary: Bill Wilson ..............
Mr. Bill Wilson: Bill Wilson, born and raised in Philadelphia and spent a lot
of time in Miami. My daughter is a tennis player. That was one of the
reasons I was glad to see the Sports Arena will have a tennis facility. She
may be turning pro soon, so I am happy.
Barbara Bryai.t, who is my partner out of D. C. Export out of Philadelphia.
Our other two joint venture partners who are here of the Sawyer Group are Mr.
and Mrs. William Sawyer. There is no representation from the Barness, which
is the total entity.
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MAyOr Ferre: All right, we have IteM 67. It 1Wk§ like both attonW§ ar@
a l ing the same thing �5, as heart! it, ad Do r will tk�r
ie a mot ion.
Mr. Herb Bai ley: I would just like to understand what it is aril l want to
clarify my standing.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, the understanding is that on 37, we sat up here and the
Cruz's didn't get anything. Now, when it cones to 44, we had all parties
involved sit dawn and try to collectively come up with a solution. Now, they
have cow up with a solution and they are suggesting to us that sinoe we are
going to trui Id an arena cn 44, (and I haven't even seen the property, I am
just assuming this) that the Circa Corm -)any be considere•J for something east of
the railroad track, which I am hcpi.ng that is wl-ot it is. I a i-lot going to
even look at it. ... arrl that Deeooma ar�3 them are goina to sit dawn and work
out a deal which is in m�, estimation is gad ;or the City.
Mr. Pereira: It is sirr:)Ie. Sit dorm and tall: to them.
Mr. Bailey: And our comsnitmejit is to work with them c:-i that negotiation and we
will be delighted to.
Mayor Ferre: Al 1 ri 7' t, so what we are doing is we are approving Item 67, as
I understand it, and the condi tiara is that the Administration and the Deeomia
will be sitting down with Circa to try to reach an agreement on the property
east of the ....
Mr. Dawkins: Of the railroad tracks.
Mr. Robert Traurig: May I clarify one thing, though, Mr. Mayor and Mr.
Dawkins. We didn't enter into an agreement to do things jointly. We entered
into an agreement whereby, we, Decoma, would assist them in trying to acquire
the property and we have an obligation to assist them. I don't want at some
later date for anyone to ...
Mr. Plummer: I've got a problem.
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Mr. Dawkins: I've got a problem with that. Either we are going to work ...
I've got a problem with that, Mr. Wilson.
Mr. Plummer: No, I've got an even bigger problem.
Mr. Dawkins: That is right!
Mr. Plummer: Let's say for some reason, Bob , Deaoma doesn't go through
Deeoma does not go through with their arena or their exhibition center. They
still, according to this resolution, have the development rights on that
parcel, the way this is worded.
Mr. Traurig: I think that the resolution therefore should have an expiration
date that if the development of the arena does not commence by a certain date
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Mr. Pereira: They negotiated and ...
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Mr. Bailey: May I make a statement, please?
Mr. Plummer: Excuse me, it does not tie them to what development?
Mr. Bailey: May I hake a statement to the Commission please, an that point?
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Art 'PlA meet Herb# it doean't +jay that !rind of a development thag Are tying
to the businesA plan they have surrendered and that is fine# but it doesh't
nay that!
Mrs 0ardenaa: J. L., you have a second ahot at this thing. What you are
doing today is you are authorizing the City Manager to enter into contraot
negotiations with us to purchase that site for the purposes of building the
Arena. We need to come back to you and then you approve a contract form.
Mr. Plummer: It doesn't say that. It doesn't say that! Nov, put it in
there. Put it in there that this ... to give him the right to acquire to
negotiate with Decoma for the purposes of It doesn't state here. It sags
here "to be developed".
Mr. Traurig: Itwas our understanding that that was the condition proceeding,
but we are haF yly to put it in and to rephrase what I think has been said at
your table, Mr. Plummer, is that if we are to negotiate with the City of Miami
through the City Manager, consistent with the business plan for the
development of the arena on block 44, we are happy with that.
- Mr. Plummer: That is right, and only that purpose!
Mr. Traurig:That is right.
Mr. Plummer: But that here gives you full latitude# it that thing all falls
through, that you are the developer!
Mayor Ferre: Okay, so ...
Mr. Bailey: We will make those adjustments.
Mayor Ferre: Who is ready to make the motion?
Mr. Carollo: Moved with the stipulation as stated by the developer.
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Mayor Ferre: Further discussion?
Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion, where did the magic number of 15% minority
involvement come from?
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Mayor Ferre: 15%?
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Mr. Dawkins: Yes. That seems to be the magic number. Everything that comes
up it has got 15% minority involvement. I rant to know where that magic
number comes from.
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Mayor Ferre: Out of George Knox's head! That came out of George Knox's head
six or seven years ago.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, Mr. Manager.
Mr. Pereira: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: When these other projects come before me or this Commission, I
would like the amount spelled out, the amount of money that the individual
will pay for his share, or its share, whatever it may be; the length of time
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that that individual has to keep his share and that the other minorities have
the right to buy out any minority that wants to sell.
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Mayor Ferre: Okay, are we ready to vote? Have we voted on 67 as amended?
Mr. Ongie: No, sir, we never .....
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RESOLUTION NO- 85`659
A AtSOttYTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY
WAM POR THE SELECTION OF DECOMA VENTURE AS
DIVELOPER ?OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARCEL 44 WITHIN THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
PHASE I; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
AND CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE
PROPOSER ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED BUSINESS PLAN; AND
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT THE
NEGOTIATED CONTRACT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS SOON AS
PRACTICABLE FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY
COMMISSION PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION THEREOF. .
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here gnd oii
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES. Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
81. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION: 3151-3199 S.W. 27 AVENUE, 2660 LINCOLN
AVENUE AND 2699 TIGERTAIL FROM RG-2/5 WITH SPI-3 OVERLAY TO RG-2/6
WITHOUT SPI-3 OVERLAY.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Agenda item 76.
Mr. Richard Whipple: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, the Planning
Department recommends denial of this item. As was indicated earlier in the
meeting, the Department, the Administration, and perhaps the Commission, once
in a while - we all make mistakes. However, we really feel very serious
about this item that if we are to approve this change of zoning and this
planned development it would not be in the best interest of the City and on
that basis we are recommending denial. There were certain questions that were
raised by the Commissioners, one of the Commissioners to the Manager. We have
responded to those concerns in writing in a memo dated June 5th from Mr.
Rodriguez to Mr. Pereira. The basic problems are the exceeding the floor area
ratio, exceeding the height of the district and in addition to that as the
Commission has directed to us we are doing a study with the 27th Avenue
corridor and without having an opportunity to have that study finished. We
feel that this request far exceeds the potential capabilities of what that
study might suggest and perhaps would hamper decisions of this legislative
body when that study is done and implements the results of that study. So, on
that basis we are recommending denial on all the items with respect to this
item.
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you. Counselor.
Mr. Kenneth Meyers: Mayor and members of the Commission Kenneth Meyers, 1428
Brickell Avenue, attorney for the applicants. I will be very brief because of
the time. If you recall this is the planned development mixed use project
that the Commission approved unanimously by a vote of five to nothing on first
reading. Since that time we attempted and I believe have to a great extent
addressed the concerns of area residents and the Planning. Department with
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respoet to the facade, We nhanged the haoade, The Planning hepartment has
ilidioated in writing that they beiible it is Aft improvemeht to the pr4bbt to
Mike the pro feet look and reel more It the Coconut trove tb muhity lookt We
enlarged, because to addreaa it again the area residents concerhs we enlarged
the site of the residential units and we added Softie residential amenities, A
J668usti and recreational roblb. Again, to address a complaint of the
residents that there Were no residential amenities. We believe we have gone
its far as we could possibly go within the content of economic feasibility in
building this project to address the concerns of area residents and the
Manning Department. To answer the... the Planning Department did answer the
Commission and ourselves that the plans that we revised did not constitute a
Material change in the project and therefore it is still validly before you,
We believe Mayor and members of the Commission, that if this project is
approved as you had previously done, that this will be part of the gain
arterial thoroughfare comprising 27th Avenue from Dixie Highway into Coconut
Grove which even the Planning Department and everyone else recognises will be
and the Planning Department further recognizes that the planned development
mixed use concept which we have is a reasonable concept, that they are only
concern about the FAR. We indicated and addressed to you our reasons for the
FAR that its there. We believe this project is going to be one with which the
community... the Coconut Grove community can be proud and with which this
Commission can as well be proud. We asked that it be approved and we are
available for questions. Now, the Planning Department did indicate certain
suggestions that they have if the Commission votes to approve. We have no
objections to Item 1 relating to the adjacent traffic island and Number 3, we
of course, have no control over. That's the future off-street parking. So,
we certainly agree to whatever is done in the future there. Item #2 is an
additional, probably a substantial addition to the cost of the project, but if
the Planning Department desires us to do it and the Commission suggest that we
go along with it we will go along with it. They want us to take the facade
and bring it around the end.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Whipple: No. In the Microphone Mr. Meyers please.
Mr. Meyers: That's it.
Mayor Ferre: All right, do we have members of the opposition that wish to
speak on this. Anybody wish to speak, please in the microphones. Three
minutes or less please.
Mr. Thelma Alchauser: I'm Thelma Alchauser, 3100 Jefferson Street, Tigertail
Association and I am saying that there is no urge need requiring the
Commission to grant rezoning of the subject area prior to the completion of
the study of 27th Avenue. If they do it will be a waste of taxpayers money
and it will set a dangerous precedent for all other property owners on
Southwest 27th Avenue between Eird Road and Tigertail to file for similar
rezoning. The proposed project would have convenience stores and restaurants
on the ground floor and offices seventy-five per cent and apartments twenty-
five per cent on the upper floors. They represent RG-2/5 designation, permits
accessory convenience establishments. Therefore, the request for PDMU
designation is solely to break the residential requirement of the Zoning.
Third, there is an unsold inventory of office space in t e Grove. We think
this is not necessary. Fourth, the present RG-2/5 zoning permits
redevelopment of many lots of densities much in excess of their present use.
Redevelopment to existing zoning should be encouraged and rezoning to a higher
density denied. We are concerned that the density and the type of building
are not compatible with the surrounding areas which are predominantly
residential and we are particularly concerned about the exist onto and
entrance from Lincoln Avenue for vehicles. This will be a major change in the
area in which we live.
Ms. Joanne Holshouser: I am Joanne Holshouser, 4230 Ingraham Highway, Coconut
Grove. I'm president of the Coconut Grove Civic Club and we are asking that
you delay this until you have had time to implement a study of 27th Avenue. I
have been asking for this for five years now and I think it's about time that
we looked once and for all at the property on 27th Avenue. The Coconut Grove
Civic Club, I believe speaking for most of the residents in all of the Grove
are not opposed development in that area and we would like for it to be done
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ill n orderly fashion with due rbepeet to the properties behind. That akeaes
gpeoitioelly bbmifthts should run with the land, that developers will hot try
to intrude on the residential areas behind the buildingss l have one question
it eoMebne could ask it of fir. Meyers. Are they trilling to make againq a
bittdiug agreement to run with the land it whatever legal way we could get it,
that they will stipulate they will not in any tithe in the future turn the
residential units into office units of anything other than residential units*
But basically, what we are asking is that this not be approached. We Would
like to see the study done and we would like to work with the City on it.
Thank you, very much.
Mr. Steven Cooke Yarborough: Gentlemen, my name is Steven Cooke Yarborough
and I live in the North Grove, 3559 Crystal Court. I just have one thing to
add to this very beautiful model here which gives you the impression of the
size of the building sitting in a space by itself. In fact the side away from
you and I would like to turn the model around, there is an apartment building
and when you see this crude model that I have made of that apartment building,
you will realize how close together these buildings are and how this proposed
building will in fact look straight into and onto... into the other building
and onto its residential area which is a swimming pool area here. Let me just
put this here.
SPEAKER UNKNOWN: Well, one person in that building objected and one person
filed a letter approving.
Mayor Ferre: Let him...
SPEAKER UNKNOWN: I'm sorry. Excuse me.
Mr. Jim McMaster: My name is Jim McMaster. I live at 2940 Southwest 30th
Court. After I left the Planning and Zoning meeting that was on 27th and Day
concerning smother office building, I turned on the national news and once
again, Miami is the leader in the nation. They were referring to our
Metrorail System that they called a "boondoggle" and this went on for about
five minutes discussing our system and how much it's cost the national
government and how the national government will probably never again fund any
Metrorail System in any city in this Country to the extent that they have
funded the one in Miami. And here once again, we have the City rezoning a
piece of property that does not need to be rezoned that will impact on the
area surrounding it negatively when they should be trying to steer development
around the Metrorail Stations in order to help this system carry itself so all
the rest of the people in Miami and Metro Dade don't have to carry the system.
Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any other speakers? All right, if you want to have
rebuttal time I will let you have that Joanne after the Senator makes a
statement if he wants to.
Mr. Meyers: Mayor, I think the Commission is completely familiar with this
project. Because of the time I would like to go ahead and vote on it one way
or the other and it's been an agonizing time in this development...
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, sir. Questions from members of the Commission?
Mr. Plummer: Mayor, I have no questions?
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Carollo, any questions? All right, we are now on
comments or resolution. Would you get Commissioners Dawkins and Perez in here
please. Is there a motion for either approval or denial on Item 76.
Mr. Carollo: Let's get a full Commission Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: That's what I'm waiting for. All right, we are on Item #76. We
have asked questions and all that and we are ready for motions on Item 76.
Mr. Carollo: So, move Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion. Is there a second on heal 767
Mr. Perez; Second.
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ill n orderly fashion with due rbepeet to the properties behind. That akeaes
gpeoitioelly bbmifthts should run with the land, that developers will hot try
to intrude on the residential areas behind the buildingss l have one question
it eoMebne could ask it of fir. Meyers. Are they trilling to make againq a
bittdiug agreement to run with the land it whatever legal way we could get it,
that they will stipulate they will not in any tithe in the future turn the
residential units into office units of anything other than residential units*
But basically, what we are asking is that this not be approached. We Would
like to see the study done and we would like to work with the City on it.
Thank you, very much.
Mr. Steven Cooke Yarborough: Gentlemen, my name is Steven Cooke Yarborough
and I live in the North Grove, 3559 Crystal Court. I just have one thing to
add to this very beautiful model here which gives you the impression of the
size of the building sitting in a space by itself. In fact the side away from
you and I would like to turn the model around, there is an apartment building
and when you see this crude model that I have made of that apartment building,
you will realize how close together these buildings are and how this proposed
building will in fact look straight into and onto... into the other building
and onto its residential area which is a swimming pool area here. Let me just
put this here.
SPEAKER UNKNOWN: Well, one person in that building objected and one person
filed a letter approving.
Mayor Ferre: Let him...
SPEAKER UNKNOWN: I'm sorry. Excuse me.
Mr. Jim McMaster: My name is Jim McMaster. I live at 2940 Southwest 30th
Court. After I left the Planning and Zoning meeting that was on 27th and Day
concerning smother office building, I turned on the national news and once
again, Miami is the leader in the nation. They were referring to our
Metrorail System that they called a "boondoggle" and this went on for about
five minutes discussing our system and how much it's cost the national
government and how the national government will probably never again fund any
Metrorail System in any city in this Country to the extent that they have
funded the one in Miami. And here once again, we have the City rezoning a
piece of property that does not need to be rezoned that will impact on the
area surrounding it negatively when they should be trying to steer development
around the Metrorail Stations in order to help this system carry itself so all
the rest of the people in Miami and Metro Dade don't have to carry the system.
Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any other speakers? All right, if you want to have
rebuttal time I will let you have that Joanne after the Senator makes a
statement if he wants to.
Mr. Meyers: Mayor, I think the Commission is completely familiar with this
project. Because of the time I would like to go ahead and vote on it one way
or the other and it's been an agonizing time in this development...
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, sir. Questions from members of the Commission?
Mr. Plummer: Mayor, I have no questions?
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Carollo, any questions? All right, we are now on
comments or resolution. Would you get Commissioners Dawkins and Perez in here
please. Is there a motion for either approval or denial on Item 76.
Mr. Carollo: Let's get a full Commission Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: That's what I'm waiting for. All right, we are on Item #76. We
have asked questions and all that and we are ready for motions on Item 76.
Mr. Carollo: So, move Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion. Is there a second on heal 767
Mr. Perez; Second.
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Mr. 1thipplet Mr. Mayor, if we may suggest it it is a positive vote for the
Commission to approve it, we would like to have the oonditiona that We set
forth in our scemorandum on June 5th from Mr. Rodrigues to Mr. Pereira, City
Mkhager, incorporated.
Mrs Plummer: Read them into the record.
Mr. Whipple: On that memo June 5th, Item number one, improving the
maintenance of the adjacent traffic islands. The Planning Department
requested. The developer agreed to make necessary improvements of and
maintain the traffic island adjacent to the project. Specifically, the
department suggested that the developer improve the island by removing the
existing asphalt limerock base back filling with planting soil and providing
the low flovering and shrubbery. Number two, further refinement of the
facade, additional relief along the roof line of the elevation that is
required in order to break up the cornice line. Such relief should be
appropriately spaced and similar in treatment in relief already present among
other portions of the proposed Southwest 27th Avenue elevation. facade
refinement is also required for the Tigertail elevation by creating greater
articulation and continuation of the art space demonstrated in the Southwest
27th Avenue elevation. Number three, future modification of off-street
parking as submitted, planned, suggested to off-street parking in the
Southwest 27th Avenue Parkxay. This issue will not be resolved until cross
sections are developed and the proposed lighting at Southwest 27th Avenue.
The approval of the plans do not constitute approval to the park and in the
parkway along the Southwest 27th Avenue.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Ready to vote?
Mr. Whipple: No, air.
Mayor Ferre: No. What's you problem?
Mr. Whipple: Mr. Whipple, I got a question for you. What's the name of that
bar that's on 27th Avenue there?
Mr. Whipple: I don't know sir.
Mr. Carollo: You don't know. The one going up to your right there by the
corner on 27th by Tigertail.
Mr. Whipple: No, air I don't know.
Mr. Carollo: May be they call it a private club or something.
Mr. Whipple: Could be.
Mr. Carollo: Don't know, huh. Ok. I hear 4 o'clock and 3:30 is a pretty
good time. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: All right, are we ready to vote? Call the roll on 76.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED-
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
NO. 9500, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF
APPROXIMATELY 3151-3199 SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE, 2660
LINCOLN AVENUE AND 2699 TIGERTAIL AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, (MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN) FROM RG-
2/5 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL (WITH SPI-3 OVERLAY) TO RG-2/6
GENERAL RESIDENTIAL (WITHOUT SPI-3 OVERLAY) MAKING
FINDINGS; AND BY MAKING ALL THE NECESSARY CHANGES ON
PAGE NO. 45 OF SAID ZONING ATLAS MADE A PART OF
ORDINANCE NO. 9500 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN
ARTICLE 3, SECTION 300, THEREOF; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
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passed at its first by title at the meeting of April 1q# 196S, was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption, On motion at
Conisaioner Carollo, seconded by 06MMiasioner Peres,* the Ordinance was
thereupon given its second and final reading by title and paaaed and adopted
by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perezf Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
iOM. Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
A3ENT: None.
THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 10011. A.
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.
82. GRANT WAIVFR OF TM: REZONING OF PROPERTY 3151-3199
Mayor Ferre: We are on 77. 77.
Mr. Perez: Move.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Perez, is there a second? We are on Item 77• Moved by
who?
Mr. Perez: No, I moved...
Mayor Ferre: Perez moves, who seconds 77?
Mr. Dawkins: What is 77?
Mayor Ferre: It's related... Plummer are you seconding that? Is there
anybody wanting to second 77?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Plummer, further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-640
A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE TIME LIMITATIONS BETWEEN REZONING
OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 3151-3199 S W 27
AVENUE, 2660 LINCOLN AVENUE AND 2699 TIGERTAIL AVENUE,
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 THROUGH 6 INCLUSIVE,
BLOCK F, AMENDED PLAT OF NEW BISCAYNE (B-16) , PER SECTION
3514.5 OF ZONING ORDINANCE 9500 IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY IN CONTEXT OF THE ADOPTED
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
(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 peso@d
and adopted by the following vote- „
AYES; Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
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83. SECOND n"ING ORDINANCB: CHANGg ZONING CLASSIFICATION 3151-3199 Mia 27
Avmmu 2660 LINCOLN AVE. A 2699 TIGERTAIL FROM RG-2/6 TO PD-ICU.
Mayor Ferre: We are on 78.
Mr. Campbell: Mr. Mayor, if I may. For the record, GeTrge Campbell
representing the Department of Public Works. You will note on your items
there on 78 that there is a dedication of certain right-of-way around the
property that is required. We would request that that be included in the
resolution which would include the radiuses at the intersection of 27th Avenue
_ With both Lincoln Avenue and Tigertail as well as the dedication along 27th
Avenue. The Department also, like to state to the applicant that we will be
happy to work with them on the development of the portion on 27th Avenue
within that block so that if will be compatible with the future development,
the remain of 27th Avenue. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: All right, what's the will of this Commission on Item 78?
Mr. Plummer: Carollo moved it and Perez seconded that it be approved.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, call the roll.
Mr. Ongie: It's an ordinance.
Mayor Ferre: Read it.
Mr. Ongie: Roll call. For the record Mr. Dawkins votes "no".
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ATLAS OF ORDINANCE
N0. 9500, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF
APPROXIMATELY 3151-3199 SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE, 2660
LINCOLN AVENUE AND 2699 TIGERTAIL AVENUE, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, (MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN) FROM RG-
2/6 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL PD-MU PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
MIXED USE; SUBJECT TO THE APPLICANT OBTAINING
NECESSARY VARIANCES; MAKING FINDINGS; AND BY MAKING
ALL THE NECESSARY CHANGES ON PAGE NO. 45 OF SAID
ZONING ATLAS MADE A PART OF ORDINANCE NO. 9500 BY
REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE 3, SECTION 300,
THEREOF; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of April 18, 1985, was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of E'
Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Perez, the Ordinance was
thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted
by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
ABSENT: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr,
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The City Attottey read the orditiahee into the public raeord A d
AAhoubeed that copies were available to the members of the City Commiaaiork And
tb the public.
84. FIRST RRA IV(; OEDINANCB: AMODMT "K" ZO<ING TUT AKgnWM�
OHDINANCB 9500.
Mayor Ferre: We are on 79. Nov, that one I don't think is a controversial
one, right. Anybody object to 79? It's approved by the department. Approved
by the board. Anybody object to 79?
Mr. Carollo: I think it's about time that...
Mr. Perez: The only amendment Mr. Mayor, that I would like to have is that it
come into effect after the November election.
Mr. Carollo: After the November election of what year? Now, we got to be
specific around here because some want it in 87, some in 86 and some in 85.
You don't need that, you get all that exposure on Channel 73.
Mr. Plummer: Where are we?
Mayor Ferre: We are on 79, non -controversial item. All right, who makes the
motion?
Mr. Carollo: Move.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, read the ordinance.
Mr. Plummer: Madam City Attorney a question. What is the penalty for non-
compliance?
Ms. Dougherty: There is a removal provision, no fine.
Mr. Plummer: Well, what good is it.
Ms.
Dougherty: We will, put a fine in.
Mr.
Plummer: What?
Ms.
Dougherty: We will put a fine in if you Want it.
Mr.
Carollo: There is no provision for fines?
Ms.
Dougherty: No.
Mr.
Plummer: No.
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Mr.
Carollo: None.
Mr.
Plummer: No, there is no penalty.
Mr.
Carollo: That's absurd, there has got to be penalties.
Ms.
Dougherty: The problem is you can't have a..e who are you going to
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penalize. You have to catch the person putting the sign up before you can
have
a penalty of a fine. Otherwise...
Mr.
Plummer: Can we put him in jail?
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no, boughartyl tr you find the Dotson doing its tt you actually 6bagrva tht
POtAbb putting up g sign In violation of...
Mrs Carollo: Can you fine the candidate for having those signs up?
No, Dougherty: Not no. Otherwise, how could you prevent another candidate
from putting somebody else's signs up in order to get them fined.
Mr. Plummer: We would never do that. You mean on somebody's windshield with
glue? No.
Mr. Carollo: Well, I guess that means that we are just going to have to be
very forceful in tearing them down.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager, are you aware sir that the present sign ordinance
says that there are to be up no political signs at this time?
Ms. Dougherty: No.
Mr. Pereira: I'm not aware of that.
Mr. Plummer: Well, I want to know why you as Manager, you have beet on board
how long now?
Mr. Pereira: Two months.
Mr. Plummer: How come the City is filthyp filthy with dirty political signs?
Mr. Pereira: See if I find some... I saw one that said Plummer the other day.
Mr. Plummer: I want you to take that down immediately.
Mr. Carollo: That was John.
Mr. Plummer: That was John. Thank you, Joe. Mr. Manager...
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: I think you have either got to have a penalty on this thing or
you are just wasting your time passing it. That's my personal appearance.
Mr. Carollo: That means that we go send crews out and we can legally take
them down. At least we have that. There is no penalties if they put the
signs up.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Carollo: Yes. The billboards, the signs, the news rack. It's a new day
in Miami.
Mayor Ferre: Have we voted on this?
Mr. Ongie: No.
Mayor Ferre: What are we arguing about? Are we ready...
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion and there was a second that Plummer made.
Mayor Ferre: No, it's been read hasn't it.
Mr. Ongie: And she read the ordinance. Yes. We are just about ready to
vote.
Mayor Ferre: Ready to vote, call the roll.
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AN 61MMOR ENTITLED&
AN ORDINANCE ARMING THE TEXT OP ORDINANCE NO. 95001
AS APSXDtb, THE ZONING OltbINANCE OP THE CITT 0R XTAXI s
PLORIDA, M AMENDING SECTIONS 1520, 1560, AND 15691 TO
ALLON TEMPORARY CIVIC AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SIGNS;
SUBSECTIONS 2025.1.15 AND 2925.3.6 TO EXEMPT TEMPORARY
POLITICAL AND CIVIC CAMPAIGN SIGNS ON SIGN VEHICLES
PROM PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, SUBSECTION 202563.11 TO
CLARIFY LANGUAGE RELATIVE TO TEMPORARY CIVIC CAMPAIGN
SIGNS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS; BY ADDING
NEW SUBSECTIONS 2025.3.12 CONDITIONALLY EXEMPTING
CERTAIN TEMPORARY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SIGNS FROM
REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGN PERMITS AND NEW SUBSECTION
2025.3.13 PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL, AND RENUMBERING
SUBSEQUENT SUBSECTIONS; FURTHER, BY AMENDING THE
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS: PAGES 1 AND
2, TO ALLOW TEMPORARY POLITICAL AND CIVIC CAMPAIGN
SIGNS, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS
2025.3.11, 2025.3.12, AND 2025.3.13, IN THE RS-1, RS-
1., RS-2, RG-1, RG-2, RG-2.1, RG-2.2, RG-2.3, AND RG-3
DISTRICTS; AND PAGES 4 AND 5, TO ALLOW TEMPORARY CIVIC
AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SIGNS, SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS 2025.3.11, 2025.3.12 AND
2025.3.12 AND 2025.3.13, RESPECTIVELY, IN CR AND CG
DISTRICTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Carollo and seconded by Commissioner
Perez and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
ABSENT: None.
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and stated
that copies had been furnished to the City Commission and that copies were
available to the public.
85. FOWULIZATIOH: ALLOCATE 11TH TEAR COMAUNITY DSVSLOBUM GRANT
lUNDS TO 18 APPROVED SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCUO.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 16. Plummer are you ready to go home?
Mr. Plummer: On which item?
Mayor Ferre: 16. Perez moves, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: I have got to look at 16.
Mayor Ferre: We held it up because there were some discussion that needed to
be had. Demetrio wanted...
Mr. Plummer: That was Dawkins that held it up.
Mayor Ferre: No, Dawkins was all upset. Demetrio wanted to talk toops All
right, Perez moves. Who is the second?
Mr. Carollo: Plummer seconds.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer seconds, further discussion. C411 the roll on 16.
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Tie tell aviag resolutitti was ittroduood by Comissioner Perot$ Ab i>toved
its Adoptith!
WOLUT10N 90, 8 -641
A RESOLUTION PORMALItING THE CITY COMMISSION'S INTENT TO
a ALLOCATE $19542 ► 9O8 OF ELEVENTH YEAR COINUNITY UVELOPWT
$LOOK GRANT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED $Y ORDINANCE NO.
9991, ADOPTED MAY 9, 1985, TO EIGHTEEN (18) APPROVED
SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, ONE (1) HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROGRAM AND ONE (1) HOUSING PROGRAM PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED
IN RESOLUTION NO. 85-457 WHICH AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER
TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
f HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING
JULY 1, 1985 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1986, CONDITIONING THE
ALLOCATION TO THE NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN FORUM, INC. ON THE
AGENCY RECEIVING A STATE GRANT FOR THE PROJECT, AND
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER AGREEMENTS
WITH CERTAIN AGENCIES FOR SAID APPROVED PROJECTS IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
(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 vas passed
and adopted by the follokine vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
86. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH SPECIAL RBVMUE FM SOUTHEAST
OMTOWN PARK WffiT REDEVELOPMENT TRUST FU1D.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 32. Plummer you held it up.
Mr. Pereira: 32 and 33 they were the two house keeping items for Overtown
Park West. I mentioned to...
Mayor Ferre: Hey, on the basis...
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Dawkins moves, Plummer seconds 32, read the
ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
ENTITLED "SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT
TRUST FUND" APPROPRIATING $44,585 IN TAX COLLECTIONS
FOR FY'85 BASED ON CALENDAR YEAR 1964 TAX ASSESSMENTS
THAT WERE GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE TAX INCREMENT
FINANCE PLAN APPROVED BY DADE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF
MIAMI FOR THE SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST PROJECT
AREA; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
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Was introduced by Commissioner bawkitio Abd 8060ndod bt CaMiSsittOr
Plwmbr acid was passed on its first reading by title by tie itsawig vote -
Mal Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr*
Commissioner Miller Jo Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
None.
ASSENT: None.
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.
87. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS DECR&M 900TKNAW
OVEMWX PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT PRASE I.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 33.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves, Perez seconds, read the ordinance. Call the
roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9939, ADOPTED
DECEMBER 20, 1984, AS AMENDED, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE, BY DECREASING THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST REDEVELOPMENT -PHASE I PROJECT
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE NET AMOUNT OF $1,035,000;
THROUGH THE DELETION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION COST IN THE AMOUNT OF
$2,135,000; AND THROUGH THE APPROPRIATION OF
$1,100,000 OF INTEREST EARNINGS FROM HOUSING GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR ALL FUNDING
RESOURCES IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH GENERAL ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner
Perez and was passed on its first reading by title by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES; None
ABSENT: None.
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.
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• l%t SPECIAL RLWTION AUGUST 13, 1985 TO CONSIDER XXTY MI0M OP Sony
'I'BAtlER LEASE TO PSRXIT ESDEVSLOPM OF PROPERTY.
Mr. Pereira: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, Mr. Manager.
Mr, Pereira: Mr. Mayor, I have an item that came to our office after the
agenda deadline and we have been working diligently to try to come up with an
agreement. It relates to the Monty Trainer Lease Agreement. The request is
to extend lease agreement and to put this item on a special election to be
held on August 13, 1985. We have been working on the agreement and I believe
we have some new language on the parking issue which was...
Mayor Ferre: Could we see that.
Mr. Pereira: Page 9, Item 11.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, here it is. Is this it? Now, the thing 1 have before me
says partisan elections. Is that the one?
Mr. Pereira: John, why don't you read the new language inserted in there
please.
Mr. Carollo: This will be right after that.
Mr. John Gilchrist: On Page 9, Section 11 of the agreement entitled "parking"
on the eighth line down, I red lined in all the agreements that were passed
out and there a phrase to be taken out and we are replacing it with the phrase
"The company shall be allowed by the City to use the area shown exhibit "C" to
meet it's required parking until such time as the City Commission requires the
company to vacate because of iminent construction activity on the area as a
result of the City Commission's approval of other development for the area or
if required to do so by judicial action. In either case the City Commission
shall provide the required parking in the Dinner Key area". On the next to
the last page...
Mayor Ferre: This is Page 9.
Mr. Gilchrist: Page 9, agreement, Section 11 entitled "parking". And exhibit
"C" is the next to the last page in the document that was furnished to you.
It shows the area.
Mayor Ferre: What happens to Exhibit "C" then?
Mr. Gilchrist: It stays in, but what we are saying is that if the City
proposes to and it's iminent that construction activity would take place on
that site, then that site is vacated, but we have to supply as the agreement
previous and this agreement includes, we have to provide adequate parking in
the Dinner Key area.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. It doesn't say where.
Mr. Gilchrist: No, it just says the Dinner Key area. It doesn't say that it
has to be on grade. It could be structural or whatever.
Mayor Ferre: what else?
Mr. Gilchrist: You want to review all of the major changes in it?
Mr. Pereira: Go ahead, yes.
Mr. Gilchrist: There are several major changes in the agreement which I think
are favorable to the City. One, the company that is Monty Trainer has agreed
that minorities shall participate in development project including
construction contracts and jobs as well as in the work force created about the
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demlopent. lihorities additiolially shall have priority ib the 1668ing of
all tenant spaceab Tiro, cohatructiob is to commence within eigbteeh mohtbs of
the execution of :;his agreement and shall be completed within file years from
that same date unless there is some delay created by the City. Three, the
minimum annual guaranteed rental payment schedule for the existing terms is
increased by sixty thousand dollars per year. That's five thousand dollars
per month. Over the period of the lease that is an increase of three million
and during the remaining additional twenty-five year term the minimum annual
guaranteed rental payment will be increased to the average of the previous
three year rental payments. In order to explain that, their current rent is
over twice what the minimum guaranteed payment is because we have a very good
arrangement with this... with the existing agreement in that they give us
eight per cent of their gross up to one million and ten per cent beyond that.
We get...
Mayor Ferre: Good. It's the beat in Florida. What do you mean good.
Mr. Gilchrist: We have a very good agreement in those terms.
Mayor Ferre: We make over half a million dollars don't we.
Mr. Gilchrist: What this is recommending that the minimum will be kicked up
when the twenty-five year extension takes place. In exchange for that or in
part of that we have agreed to the extent that in addition to the three
million dollar investment in permanent capital improvements. Those are
improvements which will be owned by the City. Permanent improvements on the
site. We will reduce their rent for a ten year period following the five
construction period and that will be on a dollar for dollar basis, but not to
exceed three hundred thousand dollars in any year. Those are the major
changes. We have gone through the document and made many minor little
corrections, I believe, and improvements in areas throughout the document.
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Mayor Ferre: Would you say in your considered opinion John, that after the
twenty-five years should this be as successful as Bayside that this will be as
y good a contract for the people of Miami as Bayside?
Mr. Gilchrist: I didn't try to make that comparison ever, but I think for the
scale that it is as good if not better an agreement
than Bayside. It's a different scale, but if you would... proportionately I
would say that's correct. Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any questions?
Mr. Plummer: Isn't this the same thing that was done for Rusty Pelican?
Mr. Gilchrist: This is the process that you went through with Rusty Pelican.
Mayor Ferre: No, it's not the same thing that was done for Rusty Pelican...
Mr. Gilchrist: Well, taking the vote...
Mayor Ferre: Rusty Pelican didn't come up and it doesn't pay us any where
near what...
Mr. Plummer: The same process.
Mr. Gilchrist: He is talking about the process of changing the lease terms by
going to the referendum vote.
Mayor Ferre: I would be happy if we got half of what we get from Monty
Trainer from Rusty Pelican. It goes through the same process right?
Mr. Gilchrist: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: And that one passed as I recall.
Mr. Gilchrist: It passed.
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lei'• dilthtist! Ahybody here know? 16s,
Mt. Pereita: I don't read the paper air.
Mayor Ferre: Not that it makes any differetett brit,,* bk. Aar other
questions? What's the will of this Commission?
Mr. Carollo: Counselor, you have any statements to make?
Mr. Ron Book: Yes, if I could just be very brief. For the record my name is
Ron Book. I'm from the firm of Sparber, Shevin, Shapo and Heilbronner, 1
Southeast 3rd Avenue, representing Bayshore Properties and Mr. Monty Trainer.
Mr. Mayor, you happen to be absolutely correct. Number one, there probably
has not prior to the Rouse lease been any lease any where in the State of
Florida, by any business entity quite to the benefit that this lease runs from
Monty Trainer to the City as far as revenues back to the City. Number two,
your question to Mr. Gilchrist as it relates to a comparison between the
current lease and the .futures lease as it relates to the Rouse lease, I think
that you are absolutely correct. It provides the City probably With a great
wind far after the initial period than you are getting from under the Rouse
lease if you corpared it pound for pound. But let me just be very brief and
just cover a fev points with you. Why are we here today? As you know and I
think each of you know we have been trying for a number of years to put
together a development on the boatshed property to tic everything there under
the lease together in a first class development. As you also know we were
delayed several years due to the Supreme Court case, no fault of the City, but
the City did extend the lease three years. We then went to a number of the
financial centers to try to come up with financing to put this project
development together in a first class way so that the City and the citizens of
the community could be proud and that we could return the percentage revenue
to the City that they are entitled to under this lease. We found that under a
twenty-five year lease with City owned property that it was impossible to get
anybody to give us the financing that we needed. We therefore, came back to
the drawing board to determine what we. could do to come up with a better
arrangement for the City in order to get the financing to get where we wanted
to go and where you and I think the Commission would like us to get. What we
did was we took a look at the terms as to what it would take to get the
financing. As you know under the Rouse agreement you have got a ninety-nine
year lease and under most other instances where private development comes in
takes a lease of government property they insist on a ninety-nine year lease.
We felt that was a bit much to come to ask for you to put on the ballot. So,
we cut it down to a fifty year period where we think the financing works where
people have indicated to us they would be willing to go forward. We believe
that the people of Miami will overwhelmingly vote to approve the extension of
this lease when they see what we are planning to do on the property. That is
building a first class development. We want this project to be put together
so that it is a showcase and so that it goes a long with all of the other
things that the community is doing. The market is right now. Interest rates
are down. We want to be in the market before the end of the year. The
difference between the development under a twenty-five year lease versus a
fifty year lease is like the difference between night and day in this
instance. We want nothing less for the citizens of Miami. We want to try to
do this in an appropriate and proper fashion. We are not coming here and
asking you the Commission to do anything other than to put this issue before
the public and give them an opportunity to vote on it to extend the lease an
additional twenty-five years. We believe that they will do that. We
respectfully request that you put this on the August ballot along with your
strong mayor resolution. I will be glad to answer any questions as to what
plans we have, but in order to brief and to get this thing moving I will just
stop at this point.
Mayor Ferre: All right, what's the will of this Commission?
Mr. 'Carollo: I think that the opportunity that they are asking for for the
people of Miami to vote upon this is something that they deserve. While at
first people might think, well, gee, I really don't comprehend what is being
presented. I think that if we just look a little bit into the history of
those properties there this man has done wonders for the City -of Miami with a
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pieoe of property that wasn't produoiiag for ua anything. He bought that
Property himself, paid for it and the City held lease to it, That property
#66 bought with this individual'& hard earned money. The City of Miami is the
Owner of it and throughout the g years you.,. 2 remember when I was eighteen
seventeen when I, you know, didn't know who Monty Trainer was or didn't know
who Maurice Ferre was barely at a time, I used to go eat there and the
difference of what I seen with that whole area there not only in the
restaurant, but in the City bay walk and the money that he has placed in there
to upgrade that it's unreal. You look at the marina today and if the marinas
in Dade County would look half as good as that does I think that that would be
a heck of an example.
Mayor Ferre: Keep on talking you might lose another two votes.
Mr. Carollo: Gentlemen, are you through with your fun?
Mayor Ferre: Not really. i
Mr. Carollo: Well, I think the bottom line is that it's not fair for one
individual that is trying to accomplish something that is going to be
extremely positive for this community in what he is trying to accomplish there
to then again have the burden that he is paying probably as much as all these
other restaurants combined just out of that one place in there and that's what
it comes down to.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Mr. Book: Mr. Mayor, if I could just for a minute. Commissioner Carollo has
hit the nail on the head. There is no comparison to the hundreds of thousands
of dollars that have come into this city through Mr. Trainer's leases on those
d properties, number one. The dollars into the property that have been put
there to date and number three, the dollars that he is going to put into the
property in the future.
Mayor Ferre: Counselor, you have done a hell of a job now, stop talking.
(BACKGROUND COYYIENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: All right, Carollo makes the motion, who seconds it?
Mr. Perez: I would like to second Mr. Mayor, I think that that's the kind of
project and the source of revenue that we have to encourage in this community
and I don't have any doubt to second this motion.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, call
The following
moved its adoption:
Commissioner
RESOLUTION NO. 85-642
A RESOLUTION CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 13, 1985, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, A
PROPOSED EXTENSION, COMBINATION AND MODIFICATION OF
TWO EXISTING LEASE -AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE OPERATION
OF MONTY TkAINER'S RESTAURANT, MARINA, AND BOATSHED
FACILITY LOCATED ON CITY -OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTY IN
THE COCONUT GROVE AREA OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
CAUSE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION BE
DELIVERED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOT LESS THAN 45
DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on
ay
file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
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Upou being seconded by Comisslener Pereel the resolution was passed BDd
adopted by the following vote -
AYES., Commissioner Demetrio Peres, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. plumer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Terre
MS.- None.
ABSENT: None.
89. ESTABLISH POLICY THAT WAR MEMORIAL PRESENTLY LOCATED BAD LIBMA4Y
BUILDING WILL BE MOVED TO VICINITY OF TORCH OF FRTKKDSHIP. '
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Mayor Ferre: I want to tell you that we need to do "E". The War Memorial.
Mr. Manager, I don't know about the others, but I know Carollo has talked
about it and I would subscribe that the War Memorial must be preserved and..6
it's a great location to have it next to the...
Mr. Pereira: We have a memo from me...
Mayor Ferre: To the freedom... not the Freedom Tower. What's the name of
that thing?
Mr. Carollo: Torch of Friendship.
Mayor Ferre: Friendship, yes. And I would like to ask a motion that it be
placed there and improved and cleaned and all the things, the names be put in
this place and so on.
Mr. Pereira: We suggested a citizens committee to work with us on the issue
and we submitted some names to you and...
Mayor Ferre: Fine. Just make sure that the citizens committee is balanced
and people who live in the City of Miami and who are veterans and so on.
Mr. Pereira: They are all City residents and most of them are veterans.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion? Carollo moves, Perez seconds, further
discussion on the War Memorial Monument in Bayfront Park being place is
recommended by the Manager? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who moved
its adoption:
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MOTION NO. 85-643
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A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO BEGIN THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO FACILITATE THE MOVING OF THE WORLD
MEMORIAL MONUMENT CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE
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LIBRARY BUILDING IN BAYFRONT PARK TO BE MOVED TO THE
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AREA OF THE TORCH OF FRIENDSHIP, TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION THE INPUT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS
COMMITTEE.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passe
adopted by the following vote-
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AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
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Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
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AbSINT 1 None.
go. ACCEPT CITY OF MIAIII CoMrREEWIVE AM/IIAI, FINANCIAL HSPOBi FOR P19M
ME MING SEPTEMBER 30, 1984.
Mayor Ferre: Now, Mr. Manager, is there anything you need to do on "G"?
Mr. Pereira: Yes, we need to adopt it so that it becomes part of the public
record.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a motion to accept altd adopt the
comprehensive annual financial report year ending September 300 1984? Plummer
you got any problem with that?
Mr. Plummer: No.
Mayor Ferre: Perez moves.
Mr. Dawkins: Moves what?
Mayor Ferre: Accepting this. Plummer seconds, further discussion, call the
roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-644
A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PRESENTATION MADE BY THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE
ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1984•
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
91. RRCOISIDER AND EffiCIMD PASSAGE OF AGENDA ITEM 2 COICKRMIMG M. r. 14
STREET HIGHWAY I!C?EOVEMHIT H-4500.
Mr. Dawkins: Madam City Attorney what's the procedure for putting Item 2 back
on the agenda next week? Item 2, how do you get it back on the agenda next
week.
Mr. Clark: Just ask the Chair to move that Item 2 be reconsidered as being
removed from the Consent Agenda.
Mayor Ferre: The Chair stipulates that that request is unanimously granted
unless somebody objects to it.
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Mayor Berge! Tou flood & roil OhIll
Mr, Clark: On the removal of Item 2,
Mayor Terre: All right, bavkilns moves, Carollo be-06 idea dell the roil.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner bavkine, Vbo moved
its adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-645
A MOTION TO RESCIND PASSAGE Off' 9-85`588 WHICH
RESCINDED R-84-1435 ORDERING THE N.W. 14TH STREET
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4500-
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the :notion was phased and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
92. DISCUSSIOI ONLY: TEKPORARY CKRTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCT MIMI CM!'1'MR I
DEVEWPMM .
Mayor Ferre: What happens to the certificate of occupancy of Miami Center I?
Mr. Pereira: Mr. Mayor, we have reviewed that matter extensively upon your
request. The request of the Commission last time. I have asked Vince Grimm
to work with our staff and we haven concluded that we should issue a new
temporary certificate of occupancy for a period not to exceed ninety days.
The present one...
Mr. Dawkins: I vote "no" on that. Now, you can do that and I'm gone.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Plummer.
Mr. Pereira: We have the concurrence of the building officials is really...
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins makes a motion that that be denied.
Mr. Plummer: For the record Mr. Gould is quoted in the local Miami Today. He
said that his two nemeses, Commissioner J. L. Plummer and Miller Dawkins will
have to carry on without him. Why should I sit there and be abused by those
two dumb S.O.B.s.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mr. Dawkins: I vote to deny it.
No. Dougherty: Mr. Mayor and Mr. Commissioners,...
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Plummer: What happens if it's not renewed.
No. Dougherty: Well, then you are going to have o javo hit and you are going
to lose.
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Mayor Porte! that's What he VgntO 6
Art Dawkina t Now are we going to hive a lawsuit and he to gnitig to 1,61e
Me. Dougherty: wait a minutes
Mr. Plummer: How can be lose? He has hover lost gets
Mr. Dawkins: Go ahead.
Ms. Dougherty: You are going to lose that one.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, explain it to me.
Ms. Dougherty: All this is is a temporary CO and it's... first of all it's in
the building official's hands under the South Florida Building (rode. You all
shouldn't be involved in this area. Number two, all of the safety features
have been complied with. The only thing left is whether or not the podium.
That is not either structure. The podium has a smoke detector exhaust system.
Mayor Ferre: Your motion is to deny, Plummer seconded.
Mr. Plummer: No, I didn't second it yet.
Mr. Dawkins: I withdrawing the motion for the clarification of the attorney
Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: I was going to vote with you.
Ms. Dougherty: I'm telling you that you shouldn't do this.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, why not?
Mr. Plummer: You got a big mouth.
Ms. Dougherty: I got a big mouth. I'm trying to protect you and I mean this -
sincerely.
Mr. Dawkins: Why?
Ms. Dougherty: You are going to lose a lawsuit.
Mr. Plummer: How do we know this man complied?
Ms.
Dougherty: What do you want him to comply with?
Mr.
Plummer: With the fact that he hasn't finished his building.
Ms.
Dougherty: Just the exhaust system, that's all we are talking about is
the
exhaust system and the podium. All he has to do is amend this...
Mr.
Plummer: That's dangerous.
Ms.
Dougherty: It's not dangerous. There is no one occupying it. We do it
all
the time.
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Mr.
Pereira: This is just a report you don't have to act on it. Ok.
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Plummer: No, we do have to act on it because you are forbidden to redo -a
the
CO.
Ms.
Dougherty: You don't have to act on it. No.
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SM COMISS10NZR J. L. PWM= TO ASTA CONVENTION IB k"WT Rib
$BCOURAGS I TO RM MIAMI A FOlURS CONVERION SITE.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves and Demetrio Perez seconds that the City Of MAIL
go after the ASTA Convention and that Commissioner J. L. Caollt� be 6tir
delegate at November.
r (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Ms. Dougherty: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Commissioner, please this situation that is
occurring there with the podium having the lack of an exhaust system is the
exact same situation we have had in the Knight Center for years I'm telling
you...
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion by Plummer and seconded by Perez, that J. L.
Carollo be our delegate to the ASTA Convention in Rome in November. Call the
roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 85-646
A MOTION APPOINTING VICE MAYOR JOE CAROLLO AS THE
OFFICIAL CITY OF MIAMI REPRESENTATIVE TO THE A.S.T.A.
CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT
TO PERSUADE THE SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE TO ONCE AGAIN
CONSIDER THE CITY OF MIAMI A A FUTURE SITE FOR SAID
CONVENTION.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAINING: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
94. RESCIND FORMES RESOLUTION RECA$DING TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY —
MTAMI CENTER I DEVELOPMENT AND APPOINT MAYOR FERRE AS A COMMITTEE OF ONE
TO NEGOTIATE SETTLEKENT.
Mr. Pereira: We have to settle the issue of the temporary certificate of
occupancy.
Mayor Ferre: All right, what else do we have?
Mr. Pereira: Temporary certificate of occupancy. That's all right, you. don't
have to act on it.
Mr. Carollo: How about the Miami Center Project,
according to our last motion.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
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It, fttbllo: l'l net kbkiftg to 'deny it or not, What IS asking is thit we
have to act on it so that you get the old from us based tin bur previeua
resolution. At l eorreot on that or not Madam City Attorney.
Ma. Dougherty: Yea, air Mr. Carollo. It would be nloa if you rea6inded that
rormer Peeolutioh6
Mr. Carollo: I make a motion that we resoind the former tesolutinn and &sign
J. it. Terre to negotiate with Mr. Gould.
Mr. Plummer: I second the motion.
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Mr. Carollo: They understand each other.
Mayor Ferre: All right, are we ready to go?
Mr. Plummer: You heard the motion.
Mr. Carollo: To rescind the previous one.
Mr. Plummer: You are a committee of one to resolve the matter•
Mayor Ferre: Sure, you bet. I'll be happy to do it. $o.
Mr. Plummer: That's the motion, call the roll.
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-647
A RESOLUTION RESCINDING CITY COMMISSION LOTION 85-489
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON MAY 9, 1985, RELATING TO
A PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN CONNECTION WITH
MIAMI CENTER I DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING
THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE OWNERS OF
s
SAID MIAMI CENTER I, PHASE I, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
COMMISSION.
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(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here
and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
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Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
95. CLAIM SBTTLEMENT: JOHN WAMItGTON.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anything else before this Commission?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have my information on Item 20. I nov Wove it, It
was on a legal problem.
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: What is Item 20?
Are Clerk# The Jobb V&§hifl$t6tt BAWOmsbt•
Mayor Perrot. All right, it's beat m led Afkd 86doudsd, turtbor disou9si l
call the roll on 90,
The rolloring resolution was ititroduond by comiabiorier Plumer, 06
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 85-648
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
TO PAY TO
JOHN WASHINGTON THE SUM OF $19,500 AND TO HIS
ATTORNEY,
THE SUM OF $4,481.80 FOR STATUTORY ATTORNEY
FEES AND
COSTS, IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ALL
WORKER'S
COMPENSATION CLAIMS OR DEKANDS AGAINST THE CITY
OF MIAMI
UPON EXECUTION OF A RELEASE RELEASING THE CITY
OF MIAMI
FROM ALL CLAIMS AND DEM-kNDS.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here
and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon
being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution
Vats pssssd
and adopted
by the following vote -
AYES:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor F;tiuiice A. Ferre
NOES:
None.
ABSENT:
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
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DOCL"DIT IDENTIFICATION
WAIVE TIME LIMITATION FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
AT MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM (JULY 2,1985)
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF INDE-
PENDENCE DAY AT A MIAMI MARLINS BASEBALL
GAME.
RELAX LIMITATIONS ON THE DISPLAY OF FIRE-
WORKS TO ALLOW THE STAGING OF PYROTECH-
NIC DISPLAYS AT VILLA VIZCAYA (JUNE 20,
1985).
CONDOLENCES AND DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE
FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF ROSE MARIE FLOYD
UPON HER DEATH.
ALLOCATE $145.00 IN SUPPORT OF A BENEFIT
MEMORIAL CONCERT IN HONOR OF HORACIO LLERA
AT MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER ON JUNE
30, 1985.
ALLOCATE $145.00 IN SUPPORT OF A SERIES
OF CULTURAL EVENTS COMMEMORATING A MONTH-
LONG OBSERVANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTION ON
CUBAN MUSIC TO THE ART WORLD AT MANUEL
ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER ON JUNE 23, 1985.
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RESCHEDULE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
OF JUNE 27, 1985, TO TAKE PLACE ON JUNE
20, 1985, AT 9:00 A.M., AND THE REGULAR
CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 11, 1985
TO TAKE PLACE ON JULY 18, 19851 AT 9:00
A.M.
REQUEST BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INTERNAL IM-
PROVEMENT TRUST FUND TO WAIVE THE DEED
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RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN DEED NO, 19447,
TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAYSIDE
SPECIALTY CENTERS,
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RELAX LIMITATIONS ON THE DISPLAY OF FIREWORK
TO ALLOW STAGE OF PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS
4"
AT HADLEY PARK ON JULY 4, 1985,
ORDER WEST LITTLE HAVANA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -
PHASE I,
P
COMMISSION
ACTION AND
85-570
85-571
85-572
85-574
85-575
85-577
85-578
85-584
85-587
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RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 84-1435 ENTITLED
"A RESOLUTION ORDERING N.W. 14 STREET HIGH-
WAY IMPROVEMENT, H-4500; ETC.....
85-588
ACCEPT BID: MIRI CONSTRUCTION TO CLEAR 85-589
' THE LOT LOCATED AT 531 THRU 599 N.W. 11TH
STREET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOLID WASTE
($7,300.).
ACCEPT BID: THOMAS W. RUFF CO. FOR SUPPLY-
ING FURNITURE FOR THE CURTIS PARK ELDERLY
MEALS FACILITY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ($31,525.)
ACCEPT BID: O.C. TANNER COMPANY FOR FURNISH-
ING SERVICE AWARDS EMBLEMS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN RESOURCES. ($10,000.)
ACCEPT BID: DICTATING EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
FOR FURNISHING FIVE (5) CONTINUOUS RECORDING
SYSTEM UNITS TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
CLERK ($5,675.).
ACCEPT BID: ROSS CORPORATION FOR FURNISHING
EIGHT (8) HYDRAULIC JACKS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ($5,436. ).
ACCEPT BID: BEAR OF FLORIDA FOR FURNISHING
ONE (1) COMPUTERIZED ENGINE ANALYZER TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE ($11,130.).
ACCEPT BID: RICH PHOTOS FOR FURNISHING
BLACK AND WHITE FILM DEVELOPING TO THE
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ($9,380.).
ACCEPT BID: MICROFORMS MANAGEMENT CORP.
FOR FURNISHING THREE (3) MICROFILM READER
PRINTERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE ($9,129. ).
ALLOCATE $25,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER
MIAMI OPERA ASSOCIATION TO OFFSET EXPENSES
OF THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED DURING CURRENT
FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31., 1985,
85=590
85-591
85-592
85-593'
85-594
85-595
85-596
85-59/
ALLOCATE $3,333 TO REIMBURSE OFF-STREET
PARKING SYSTEMS FOR PURCHASING STUDENTS'
TICKETS TO ATTEND SERIES ENTITLED "LOWENBRAU
LEGENDS OF BLACK CINEMA".
85-598
d IAPPROVE DEMOLITION OF LIBRARY BUILDING 85-599
IN BAYFRONT PARK.
ALLOCATE $6,000 IN SUPPORT OF A WORKSHOP
PERFORMANCE PROGRAM TO BE PRESENTED BY
UPGROVE THEATRE, INC. EXTEND CONTRACT PE-
RIOD TO JULY 31, 1985.
CLAIM SETTLEMENT: FRANK MULLER, $40,000.
CLAIM SETTLEMENT: BRIAN HERSH, $15,000
GRANT A TEMPORARY PERMIT BY STATE OF FLORIDA
THE REQUEST OF AMIGOS DE MADRID FOR SELLING
BEER/WINE IN THE -VERBENA DE SAN ANTONIO
FESTIVAL, (JULY 28, 1985) IN JOSE MARTI
PARK.
ACCEPT BID OF M.E.T. CONSTRUCTION, INC.
($116,587.) FOR DINNER KEY -ELECTRICAL IM-
PROVEMENTS, "DINNER KEY MARINA - RENOVATION/
EXPANSION".
ACCEPT BID OF STAGE EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTING,
INC. TO FURNISH THEATRICAL LIGHTING TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS
($150,975.50), ETC....
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SENIOR COM-
MUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT, AND SENIOR CEN-
TERS OF DADE COUNTY, INC. FOR THE COOR-
DINATION OF SERVICES WITH THE HOME SAFETY
INSPECTION PROGRAM ($77,770.).
CALL AND PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 13, 1985,
AN AGREEMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER TO BE
KNOWN AS CHARTER AMENDMENT #1.
CALL AND PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 13, 19851
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, AN AMEND-
MENT TO THE CITY CHARTER TO BE KNOWN AS
CHARTER AMENDMENT NO, 2.
85-600
85-601
85-602
85-603
85-604
85-605
85-607
85-612
85-614
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APPROVE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT
DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ENTER INTO AN
INTER —LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL SCHOOLS
IN THE CITY, TO PLACE A PORTABLE RELOCATA—
BLE CLASSROOMS IN ATHALIE RANGE PARK.
RATIFY SELECTION OF DECOMA VENTURE AS DE—
VELOPER OF CONVENTION/COLISEUM/EXHIBITION
CENTER; ETC...
AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO HIRE LAW FIRM
OF BEATTY AND SHY TO PERFORM LEGAL SERVICES
AND TO RENDER OPINIONS OF TITLE RESPECT
TO FILING OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS BY
THE CITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST/OVERTOWN PARK
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. ($30,000.).
ALLOCATE $3,145.83 OF TENTH YEAR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO MARTIN
LUTHER KING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
(MLKEDCO) (MAY 1, 1985) TO CONTINUE IMPLE—
MENTING A NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORP. PROGRAM, ETC...
ALLOCATE $2,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE HAITIAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF DADE
COUNTY'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY HAITIAN CULTURAL
FESTIVAL TO BE HELD AT GUSMAN CULTURAL
CENTER (JUNE 16, 1985).
ALLOCATE $12,000 IN SUPPORT OF MIAMI CLASSIC
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SOCCER TOURNAMENT TO
BE HELD ON JUNE 23 — 30, 1985.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY TO
AMEND AN AGREEMENT WITH BARNETT BANK OF
SOUTH FLORIDA, N. A. FOR EXTENDING THE
TERMINATION DATE TO JUNE 11 1985.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY TO
EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT LOAN DOCUMENTS, DATED
JULY 8, 1981, WITH OVERTOWN ECONOMIC DE—
VELOPMENT CORPS (OEDC) ($105,400) TO SUPPORT
THE OPERATION OF OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY TO
AMEND CONTRACT DATED OCTOBER 11, 1984,
WITH MIAMI CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. TO
EXTEND THE CONTRACT, ENDING ON OCTOBER
31, 1985.
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85-615
85-616
85-617
85-618
85-619
85-620
85-621
85-622
85-623
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APPROVE/ADOPT THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE
DEPT. OF OFF-STREET PARKING COMMENCING OC-
TOBER 1, 19885 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1986
($4,370,850).
APPROVE/ADOPT THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE
DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT CENTER GARAGE COMMENC-
ING OCTOBER 1, 1985, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
1986. ($438,810).
APPROVE/ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR WORLD TRADE
CENTER GARAGE, COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 1985,
AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1986. ($2,381,100).
APPROVE/ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET OF DEPARTMENT
OF OFF-STREET PARKING, COMMENCING OCTOBER
1, 1985, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1986. ($960,600)
FOR THE OPERATION OF GUSMAN HALL/OLIMPIA
BUILDING.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE
AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET
PARKING FOR LEASE OF SPACE ON 7TH FLOOR
OF THE OLYMPIA BUILDING FOR THE USE BY
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE
AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET
PARKING FOR MONTHLY LEASING OF CERTAIN
SPACE ON THE TENTH FLOOR OF OLYMPIA BUILDING,
174 EAST FLAGLER STREET FOR THE USE OF
THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO REFINANCE THE GO-
VERNMENT CENTER PARKING GARAGE REVENUE
BONDS SERIES 1981, THROUGH ISSUANCE AND
SALE OF ADVANCED REFUNDING BONDS.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY TO
EXECUTE AND AGREEMENT WITH HAMMER, SILES,
GEORGE ASSOCIATES, ($46,6400 TO PREPARE
AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS/PROJECTIONS FOR DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
ACCEPT PLAT "RIBAS SUBDIVISION" ACCEPT
COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND AND POSPONE
CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS UNTIL
REQUIRED BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
85-624
85-625
85-626
85-627
85-628
85-629
85-630
85-631
88-632
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D�Ctl�t:NT ID-rNTIFICATION I*Q �N7 00%.I Fh^q%r- &of%
ACCEPT CONPLETED WORK BY MARTIN CHANEY
EQUIPMENT RENTALS INC., AND UNITED STATES
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY AS SURETY
FOR AUBURN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT IN
AUBURN SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
—S—R 5475 (CENTERLINE SEWER) ($2,477,763.51).
WAIVE THE PROHIBITION CONTAINED IN CITY
CODE SECTION 2-302. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CONSULTANT
SERVICES AIDA LEVITAN AND ASSOCIATES FOR
CONDUCTING TOURS OF NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
JOURNALISTS TO THE MIAMI AREA.
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK OF FRE CONSTRUCTION
CO., INC. ($151,439.19) FOR GRAND AVENUE
SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT IN GRAND AVENUE HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT—H-4483.
ALLOCATE $3,150 TO COVER THE COST OF THE
BANDIDO SOFTBALL TEAM'S TRANSPORTATION
TO THE BOYS NATIONAL SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT (MASILLON, OHIO, AUGUST 4 —
7, 1985.
ALLOCATE $2,500 IN SUPPORT OF THE BUENA
VISTA EAST SPRING FESTIVAL TO BE 'HELD ON
JUNE 29, 1985.
APPROVE/NEGOTIATE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH PRIEDE—SEDGWICK, INC. FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE STORM DRAINAGE
MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY .
ACCEPT THE SELECTION OF DECOMA VENTURE
AS DEVELOPER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PARCEL
44 WITHIN SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PHASE I.
WAIVE OF TIME LIMITATIONS; REZONING OF
PROPERTY AT 3151-3199 S.W. 27TH, 2660 LIN—
COLN AVENUE AND 2699 TIGERTAIL,
FORMALIZE INTENT TO ALLOCATE $1,542,908
OF ELEVENTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS TO 18 APPROVED SOCIAL SERVICE
PROGRAMS.
85-633
85-634
85-635
85-636
85-637
85-638
85-639
85-641
85-641
CALL/APPROVE FOR SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
(AUGUST 13, 1985) FOR SUBMITTING TO QUALIFIED
ELECTORS THE APPROVAL/DISSAPROVAL OF EXTEN-
SION OF TWO LEASE AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE
OPERATION OF MONTY TRAINER'S RESTAURANT,
MARINA, AND BOATSHED FACILITY; ETC.....
RESCIND MOTION 85-489 (MAY 9, 1985) IN CON-
NECTION WITH MIAMI CENTER I DEVELOPMENT
AND HIS PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
COMPLETED SETTLEMENT: JOHN WASHINGTON,
$19,500, AND TO HIS ATTORNEY $4,481.80
85-642
85-64'7
85-648
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