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Home My WebLink AboutR-85-0150J-35-126 M-85-66 (1/24/85) RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $45,000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND, IN SUPPORT OF CARNAVAL MIAMI AND PASEO, TO BE HELD IN MIAMI ON MARCH 2 AND 3, 1985; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; CLOSING CERTAIN STREETS TO THROUGH VEHI- CULAR TRAFFIC AND ESTABLISHING A PEDESTRIAN MALL DURING SPECIFIED HOURS FOR THE PASEO EVENT ON MARCH 3, 1985 AND FOR AN 8K RACE ON MARCH 8, 1985; SAID STREET CLO- SINGS SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF POLICE AND FIRE, RESCUE AND IN- SPECTION SERVICES; ESTABLISHING THE AREA PROHIBITED TO RETAIL PEDDLERS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE EVENT; ALLOWING THE SALE OF BEER FOR A ONE -DAY PERIOD BY THE LITTLE HAVANA TOURIST AUTHORITY IN CON- NECTION WITH THE PASEO EVENT TO BE HELD ON BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUB- JECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF ALL RE- QUIRED PERMITS; FURTHER RELAXING THE LIMITATIONS ON THE DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS TO ALLOW THE STAGING OF PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS IN THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM UNTIL 11:30 PM ON MARCH 2, 1985 AND IN VIZCAYA UNTIL 10:00 PM ON MARCH 9, 1985, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE AND INSPECTION SERVICES. WHEREAS, the City Commission, on January 24, 1985, expressed their intent to allocate $80,000 to Carnaval Miami, Paseo and Calle Ocho, by Motion No. 85-66; and WHEREAS, the sponsors of the events, the Little Havana Tourist Authority and the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, have requested that $45,000 be allocated to Carnaval Miami and Paseo, and that $35,000 be allocated to Calle Ocho; and WHEREAS, the Little Havana Tourist Authority has requested that certain streets be closed to through vehicular traffic for the Paseo event on March 3, 1985 and for the 8K Run on March 8, 1985, during specified hours to insure the safety of the partici- pants and spectators attending these events; and WHEREAS, the Little Havana Tourist Authority has also re - CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF FEB 144j 1985 R RESOLUTION (V S: 5 ` quested permission to sell beer for a one -day period of March 3, 1985, in Bayfront Park, in connection with Paseo; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 9818 of April 5, 1984, authorized the City Commission to permit the dispensing of beer or wine in soft containers in any City park upon such conditions and limitations as the City Commission shall prescribe; and i WHEREAS, the Little Havana Tourist Authority has further x requested that the fireworks deadline be extended until 11:30 PM on Saturday, March 2, 1985, at the Orange Bowl Stadium and until i i 10:00 PM on March 9, 1985 in Vizcaya; j 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY 1 OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. An amount not to exceed $45,000 is hereby allo- 1 cated from Special Programs and Accounts, Contingent Fund, as a grant in support of Carnaval Miami and Paseo, to be held in Miami in March, 1985. I Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an agreement establishing the terms and conditions of said grant with the Little Havana Tourist Authority, Inc., in a form accept- . able to the City Attorney. Section 3. In order to provide safe passage and to provide a pedestrian mall during Carnaval Miami the following streets are hereby closed to through vehicular traffic on March 3 and 8, 1985: a a) PASEO - March 3, 1985 - 1 p.m. to8 p.m. Biscayne Boulevard from Biscayne Way to N.E. 4 Street b) 8K RUN - March 8, 1985 - 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Beacom Boulevard to S.W. 1 Avenue i S.W. 1 Avenue to Coral Way Coral Way to S.W. 2 Avenue S.W. 2 Avenue to S.W. 8 Street - S.W. 8 Street to Beacom Boulevard c) All streets and avenues intersecting the areas listed above. =.- a Section 4. Such closing of streets is subject to the issu- ance of permits by the Departments of Police and Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services. Said permit from the Department of Police a is to be issued upon the full approval of the Chief of Police after giving all due consideration to the safety and traffic 2 85-1J0 needs of residents, businesses and religious institutions in the area for entering and crossing through said arterials and upon the favorable exercise of the City Manager's judgment predicated upon all factors set forth herein. Section 5. Pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 8851, enacted September 28, 1978, all retail peddlers' occupational licenses issued under the provisions of Chapter 31 of the City Code, as amended, will not be valid on March 3, 1985, during the hours of 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Biscayne Boulevard from Biscayne Way to NE 4th Street, and on March 8, 1985, along the route of the 8K race as described above. Section 6. Permission to sell beer for a one -day period in Bayfront Park, is hereby granted to the Little Havana Tourist Authority in connection with the Paseo event of Carnaval Miami on March 3, 1985, in compliance with Ordinance No. 9818, and subject to the issuance of all required permits. Section 7. The time limitations on the display of fireworks is hereby relaxed to allow the staging of pyrotechnic displays in the Orange Bowl Stadium on March 2, 1985, until 11:30 PM and in Vizcaya on March 9, 1985 until 10:00 PM, subject to the issuance of appropriate permits from the Department of Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14 day of February , 1985. A TEST: RALPK G. ONGIE, CITY CLE PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLARK CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPXSVED A O FO AND CORRECTNESS: CITY ATTORNEY 3 Maurice A. Ferre MAYOR ss-ss0 4 4 CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 32 TO Randolph B. Rosencrantz DATE. January 31, 1985 FILE: City Manager -- SUBJECT A Resolution Concerning Carnaval Miami — FROM Carl E. Krn REFERENCES- February14 1985City ► , Y Director Commission Meeting Department of Parks and Recreation ENCLOSURES: "It is recommended thaM $45,000 be allocated in support of Carnaval Miami and Paseo; that certain streets be closed to through vehi- cular traffic during Paseo and an 8K Run on March 3, 1985 and March 8, 1985, respectively; that the sale of beer be allowed during Paseo, and that the fireworks deadline be extended until 11:30 PM in the Orange Bowl Stadium on March 2, 1985, formalizing Motion No. 84-66, per the attached resolution." The City Commission, by Motion No. 85-66 on January 24, 1985, _ expressed its intent to allocate $80,000 to Carnaval Miami, Paseo and Calle Ocho. The sponsors of these events, the Little Havana Tourist _ Authority.and the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, have requested that f $45,000 be allocated to Carnaval Miami and Paseo and that $35,000 be allocated to Calle Ocho. The Little Havana Tourist Authority has planned Carnaval Miami from March 1 through March 10, 1985. The organization has requested the closing of certain streets to through vehicular traffic during two events of Carnaval, Paseo on March 3, 1985, and the 8K Run on March 8, 1985. Additionally, it has requested permission to sell beer _ during Paseo in Bayfront Park on March 3, 1985, and that the deadline for fireworks be extended to 11:30 PM in the Orange Bowl Stadium on March 2, 1985. The Department of Parks and Recreation supports these requests, and - _ recommends authorization subject to compliance with City, County and State permits, per the attached resolution. i MEV : hs cc: Law Department �r z r WRI