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MINUTES
OF MEETING HELD ON May 1. 1984
(SPECIAL)
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY HALL
RALPH G.. ONGIE
CITY CLERK
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INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER TO INSTITUTE A STUDY OF THE
SEATTLE PLAN FOR THE CONTROL OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC,
PARTICtTLARLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS,, REPORT SACK BY END
OF SUMMER WITH ALTERNATIVES FOR DIVERTING TRAFFIC. I M-84-502
APPOINT COMMISSIONER J.L. PLUMMER AS CITY OF MIAMI
REPRESENTATIVE AND DELEGATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF SISTER CITIES IN DENVER, COLORADO, IN
JUNE OF 1984 1 M-84-503
ACCEPT COMPLETED.WORK OF•G.H.CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHARLES HADLEY PARK REDEVELOPMENT. R-84-504
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK OF P.N.M. CORPORATION FOR
MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO TENNIS COURTS AT HADLEY
PARK, I R-84-505
OFFICIALLY DECLARE DATE OF JULY 12, 1984 AS THE DATE OF
A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS 18 THROUGH
26 SCREUDLES FOR APRIL 26TH CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF A
LATIN QUARTER IN THE LITTLE HAVANA SECTION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI. I M-84-506
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DISCUSSION ITEM: PLACEMENT OF BOND ISSUES ON FALL 1984
BALLOT. I DISCUSSION 1 7-8
AMEND SEC. 2 OF R-79-172 AND R-81-377 WHICH CREATED THE
MUM WATERFRONT BOARD TO PROVIDE FOR WAIVER OF EXISTING
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. R-84-507 8
DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE
AS MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI WATERFRONT BOARD. DISCUSSION 8-10
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMISTAD
CORPORATION REGARDING THE VISIT OF A NAVAL VESSEL TO THE
CITY OF MIMAI AND REQUEST FOR FUNDING. DISCUSSION 10-11
ALLOCATE- AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $134.35 IN SUPPORT
OF "HORIZONTE 178, INC.". R-84-508 12
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT `WITH
ATHALIE RANGE FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANT
SERVICES. I R-84-509 13
CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS
TO THE WATERFRONT BOARD.
(THIS MATTER, AGAIN, WAS CONTINUED). DISCUSSION 14-15
INSTRUCT MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI SUEPR BOWL
COMMITTEE IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR N.F.L. OWNERS MEETING
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO OFFER THE ORANGE BOWL AS FIRST
PRIORITY BUT THAT IT NOT BE LIMITED TO ORANGE BOWL
STADIUM, INC. I M-84-510 15-17
ALLOCATE $166,000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT BY THE GREATER MIAMI HOST
COMMITTEE FOR THE "MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT" IN JULY, 1984. R-84-511 17-20
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Sessibn. The meeting was, called to order at 9:18 O'Clook`A.M.;_'b�i
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre with the following member of the
Commission found to be present:
Commissioner Miler J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
ALSO PRESENT:
Howard V. Gary, City Manager
Jose R. Garcia -Pedrosa, 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. INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER TO INSTITUTE A STUDY OF THE
SEATTLE PLAN FOR THE CONTROL OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC,
PARTICULARLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS; REPORT BACK BY END OF
SUMMER WITH ALTERNATIVES FOR DIVERTING TRAFFIC.
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Mayor Ferre: While we are waiting for our other colleagues
who should be here momentarily, Mr. Manager, I submit to
you, sir, a letter from David Plummer that shows how the
City of Seattle, I guess it is Seattle Washington, has
worked out the Miami problem of neighborhood intrusion. In
other words - Walter, these are the drawings that David
Plummer left with me and I gave to you. But what it basi-
cally shows is the way to solve the problems for north
Coconut Grove and Coral Way and'other areas in the community
where people are using the streets, the residential streets
to by-pass arterial highways. I would like to at this time,
in an official way, Plummer, why don't you make the motion
since this is your....
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'd rather not make the motion.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, I'll make the motion that the City of
Miami administration be instructed to forthwith study the
Seattle Plan and any other plan and before the end of the
summer report back to the City Commission with viable solu-
tions on how to avoid the problem of converting our residen-
tial streets into main thoroughfares and by-passes to arte-
rial roads. This could be done with traffic diverters, cul
de sacs, block park and traffic circles as is explained in
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tat hies.
Mr. Plummer: Commissioner Dawkinal because it probably wil
in the long time
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search of trying to find some. solution., Every prof
ter something it is accused that I'm doing it fors myselft so
I've the plan and it is the only
that's why I asked. seen
plan that I have seen that does not deny. the public the
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access to the roads but it does, in fact, offer a solution
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to the 3 to 3500 car a day use of Tigertail which was de-
signed for 400 and I think it is worth considering.
Mr. Dawkins: As long as it wasn't dealing with your rela-
tives, Mr. Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: That's for sure.
Mayor Ferre: All right, since it is .probable. ijr. Rana er
that both Commissioner Dawkins and I will be n California
in July and since the trip from San Francisco to Seattle is
not that - I think it is about an hour flight,- I would like
to through staff, take advantage of the opportunity that
we're going to be out there, to fly up to Seattle to take'an
actual look to see what they're doing. They're also doing
some very heavy duty development in the downtown area of
Seattle and in Portland and perhaps we might take the oppor-
tunity to go see those while we're, if we've gone that far
it isn't any much further just to take a day and go see
Portland and a day to go see Seattle and I would like for
the administration to arrange for that subsequent to the
Democratic Convention which, as I recall, finishes July
20th.
Mr. Gary: Who is going, you and who else?
Mayor Ferre: I think Commissioner Dawkins is going to be a
delegate, an alternate and I'm going to be an alternate or a
delegate or whatever. We'll see. But I think the probabil-
ity is there and therefore, the week starting with the 21st,
Saturday would be a good time to go see those two cities.
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INSTITUTE A STUDY OF THE SEATTLE PLAN
FO`R THE CONTROLOF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC .AS
!i IT 'RELATES TO HOW TO AVOID -THE PRACTICE
SY MOTORIST'S OF USING RESIDENTIAL
STREETS AS ARTERIAL ROADS; FURTHER
INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO COME
BACK BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION BY THE
END OF THE SUMMER WITH VIABLE ALTERNA-
TIVES FOR THE DIVERSION OF SAID TRAFFIC
UNDER PRESENT TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the
motion was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
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2. APPOINT COMMISSIONER J. L. PLUMMER AS CITY OF MIAMI
REPRESENTATIVE AND DELEGATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFER-
ENCE OF SISTER CITIES IN DENVER, COLORADO, IN JUNE OF
1984.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner
Perez, who moved its adoption:
MOTION 84-503
A MOTION APPOINTING COMMISSIONER J. L.
PLUMMER AS THE CITY OF MIAMI REPRESENTA-
TIVE AND DELEGATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF SISTER CITIES MEETING TO
BE HELD IN DENVER, COLORADO, IN JUNE,
1984; FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO REIMBURSE COMMISSIONER
PLUMMER FOR ALL NECESSARY TRAVEL EXPENS-
ES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the
motion was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
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Mr. Cary: Mr, Mayor, Item 3 on the Memo dated- .April Sdth
which is passage of two resolutions relating to the payment
of grant funds to P.N.M. Corp., L.G.H. Construction Corp.
for work performed at Hadley Park. This park;was_completed
under a federal grant and it is important for us to complete
the project and get our money from the federal government by
passing these resolutions. I would like to make note for
particularly Commissioner Dawkins' edification, this in-
cludes liquidated damages for the firm of L.G.H. Construc-
tion which we had some problems with and we have subtracted
that from their payment.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, I move both of these for the simple
reason that the staff is out there almost daily, Mr. Kern
has people out there almost daily to correct things that
this L.G.H. or whoever he was did not do and they are work-
ing.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion on L.G.H. Con-
struction which is Item #3, accepting the c,ampleted work.
Is there a legal problem with L.G.H., they got the contract
and didn't do the work, is that it?
Mr. Gary: They got the contract, Mr. Mayor, and they per-
formed less than adequately and not timely and we assessed
damages, very high rates on a daily basis and we even had to
take some of the work from them and go in there and do it
ourselves.
Mayor Ferre: Did we settle it?
Mr. Gary: Yes, and it subtracts about $25,000 worth of
damages from them.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Dawkins, who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 84-504
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED
WORK OF L.G.H. CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHARLES HADLEY
PARK - REDEVELOPMENT AT A TOTAL COST OF
$6129406.571 AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN
THE CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $2,474.57, SAID
FUNDS TO BE FURNISHED FROM MONIES AL-
READY ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT; ASSESS-
ING $24,500 AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR 49
DAYS OVERRUN OF CONTRACT TIME AND AU-
THORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $38,967.77.
(Here follows body of resolution, omit-
ted here and on file in the Office of
the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resn-
lution was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Dawkins; who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 84-505
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED
WORK OF P.N.M. CORPORATION AT A TOTAL
COST OF $123,082.00 FOR HADLEY PARK -
MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS - TENNIS
COURTS (2ND BIDDING); AND AUTHORIZING A
FINAL PAYMENT OF $12,308.20.
(Here follows body of resolution, omit-
ted here and on file in the Office of
the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the reso-
lution was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
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5. OFFICIALLY DECLARE DATE OF JULY 129 1984 AS THE DATE OF
A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS 18 THROUGH 26
SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 26TH CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF A
LATIN QUARTER IN THE LITTLE HAVANA SECTION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI.
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Mayor Ferre: Latin Quarter Zoning Proposal, do we need a
set of dates certain? What date do you recommend?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I would recommend the second meeting
in June, that's because of the advertisement requirements.
Mr. Plummer: Well, the question is can we have our Town
Hall Meeting concept be applied to little Havana that meet-
ing? Is that possible? I think it is important that it be
held in that particular area.
Mayor Ferre: That was why you put it off. I wasn't there
because I stepped out just then, but I understand that that
was the intention.
Mr. Plummer: That's right. Mr. Mayor, to my knowledge,
there is no place in the area bounded by the boundaries that
you could hold a meeting, and the closest place I know would
be the little Havana Activities Center which is only 3
blocks away, but it would afford the people of that, unless
you went to Riverside Elementary maybe.
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`Mayor Ferre: Okay, does that cause any irreparable- harm to _.
the plan or the people of Little Havana?
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Mr. Gary: No, sir.
Mr. Plummer: It's a 20 year plan.
Mayor Ferre: A 20 year plan?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, it is a 20 year plan.
Mayor Ferre: In other words it causes no harm. Okay.
Plummer moves, Perez seconds that the July 12th meeting be
the meeting where the Latin Quarter proposal be discussed at
Little Havana, a public hearing. ,
Mr. Plummer: And Mr. Mayor, accompanying that motion, that
all parties affected in the bounded area be notified of the
time and place of that meeting - after 5:00 O'Clock in the
evening.
Mayor Ferre: All right, further discussion on the motion?
Are we clear on it? All right, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner
Plummer, who moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 84-506
A MOTION OFFICIALLY DECLARING THE DATE
OF JULY 129 1984 AS A DATE FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING TO CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS 18
THROUGH 269 WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY SCHED-
ULED FOR APRIL 26, 1984 CONCERNING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATIN QUARTER IN THE
LITTLE HAVANA SECTION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI; FURTHER INSTRUCTING THE ADMINI-
STRATION TO NOTIFY ALL AFFECTED PARTIES
IN THE AREA AS TO THE DATE AND EXACT
TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING; FURTHER
STIPULATING THAT THIS MATTER WILL BE
HEARD AFTER 5:00 P.M. ON JULY 12TH.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the
motion was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES:
ABSENT:
None.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
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teptember•, October and November. We were going to discuss
these. Do you want to wait for Joe on that?
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Mr. Plummer! Mr, Mayor, I have no problem with them.
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Mayor Ferre: the point, Mr. Manager, is that we would put
the parks. in September and Overtown/Little Havana in-Novem"_
ber. Anybody have any objections? All right, is there a
motion?
Mr. Perez: I personally think all the issues, all the
questions would be better to have them on the November
ballot. I think we would have more participation in that
election and I think that that is the best opportunity.
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Perez says that he thinks they
should both be in November but we still have time.
Mr. Plummer: In November?
Mayor Ferre: That's what he says, but we'll have to wait
and let's think this thing through a little bit more.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, in view of the fact that you have set
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up a committee and got a staff person, we're trying to move
ahead and we need factual information to give to the public,
can we put this on the next City Commission Meeting for
discussion?
Mayor Ferre: I'm ready to resolve it right now. My recom-
mendation, I go along with Plummer that it should be Septem-
ber and November. September for the Parks and November for
Overtown.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, regardless of the discussion
or the request of our colleague to defer....
Mayor Ferre: No, he hasn't asked that, he just recommended
that they both be in November.
Mr. Plummer: Well, what I'm saying is I think the admini-
stration has to be instructed that we are going forth with
the bonds. The only thing to be determined....
Mayor Ferre: Well, we've already done that.
Mr. Plummer: Well, but he needs authorization to proceed to
start getting research and everything.
Mayor Ferre: No, J. L., we have already voted on this and
the matter was a 4 - 1 vote, Carol.lo voted against it and
four of us voted for is.
Mr. Plummer: I'm sorry, I misunderstood I guess.
Mayor Ferre: So there is no question as to the bonds, the
only question now, and there is no question as to the
hear-ings, we're going to have a series of four public hearings
on the bonds and there is no question about the committee,
you approved the committee, the honorary chairman who will
be Alvah Chapman. You've also approved the dates. Every-
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Mr. Perez: Wello I think it would be better to wait for
Commissioner Carollo.
Mayor Ferre: We'll wait until he gets here. What elsedig
you have, Howard?
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Plummer, who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 84-507
_ A RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION 2 OF
RESOLUTION NO. 79-1721 MARCH 89 1979, AS
AMENDED BY RESOLUTION No. 81-377, APRIL
239 1981, WHICH CREATED AND ESTABLISHED
THE MIAMI WATERFRONT BOARD, BY PROVIDING
FOR THE WAIVER OF EXS ALTERNATE DENC
TING
MEMY
REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN
BERS POSSESSING OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE
OR TALENT IN WATERFRONT -RELATED ISSUES.
(Here follows body of resolution, omit-
ted here and on file in the Office of
the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolu-
tion was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
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8. DISCUSSION
ME AND DEFERRAL
DOF IDUALS TO
SERVE AS THE MIAMI WATERFRONT T BOARD
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Item 14 is related, let's get this Waterfront thing over
with and then we can go on...
Mr. Plummer: I think it would be simpler if we had a copy
of what you've got.
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Mr. Dawkins! Which one is black?
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Mayor 011ie Washington.
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Mr. Dawkins: Good, I've got no problem
with that.
Mr. Plummer: I need to be brought up to
date on the thing,
Mr. May'br, because. if the action of the
Commission, I don't
see the name, I proffered the name of
Carol Dawson and I
don't see that on there. Group II.
Mr. Gary: J. L., just recommend it.
Mr. Plummer: But what group would she go in?
Mr. Gary: What is her experience?
Mayor Ferre: Well, I could care less, whatever it is let's
get on with it. '
Mr. Gary: Is she a resident of Miami?
Mr. Plummer: She is a member of the Coconut Grove Sailing
Club.
Mr. Gary: Is she a resident of Miami?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mr. Gary: She lives in Miami?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mr. Gary: Group VI, on the second page.
Mr. Plummer: No, Group VI according to my thing here,
Howard, says a resident of Miami representing the City
Commission. No, I want her on the clubs.
Mayor Ferre: Group II has to recommend a yacht club.
Mr. Plummer: Is there an opening in Group II?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: I nominate Carol Dawson.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Carol Dawson. Then I nominate
Frank Bauer for Group V. Does anybody have any problems
with that? And then for Group IV Dario Pedrajo, he is a
Latin male. And for alternate, Miss 011ie Washington who is
a black female, alternates.
Mr. Plummer: Anne Kipnes, Kipnes and Washington?
Mayor Ferre: Kipnes is there, so the vacancy, therefore,
would be... What is the name of the lady you...
Mr. Plummer: Carol Dawson.
Mayor Ferre: Carol Dawson, Frank Bauer, Dario Pedrajo and
Miss 011ie Washington.
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Mrs` P1>mme>* Are there three appointments or four?
Mayor Ferre : Four. }
Mr. Plummer: All right, I've got Dawson, Pedrajo and Wash-
ington and Sauer. Which one is Bauer for?
Mayor Ferre: Group V. Are there any further discussions?
Who makes the motion?
Mr. Dawkins: I'll move it.
one of these three times removed
Mayer Ferre: Hey, it is
type of things.
Mr. Dawkins: All right, I'll make a motion tq defer.
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Why are we deferring it?
Mr. Plummer: Can we go ahead and do Group II, Group VI....
Mayor Ferre: Absolutely
meantitnow
is somethinghell
thatshasdeciding
things around here? I who cares,
lately no importance. What the hell, frankly,
Howard, who is on this thing? It is an advisory board, it
is three times removed, what the hell is the difference?
Mr. Dawkins: There's a lot of difference, a lot of people
don't set horses and they don't sleep together and they
don't eat together.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, then continue it. We're going to con-
tinue it until Carollo walks in and then we're going to
force it.
Mr. Plummer: I understand what he's saying.
Mr. Gary: Give it to him, I don't care.
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9. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMISTAD
CORPORATION REGARDING THE VISIT OF A NAVAL VESSEL TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI AND REQUEST FOR FUNDING.
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Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, I think I need to explain to this
gentleman again the process, he asked me to bring this up.
This cannot be brought up because we referred it to the
Manager and the Manager has to evaluate it and come back
That
with a recommendation at the next Commission Meeting.
is what I was explaining to you the other day, that no way
you could get an answer or money in the three days.
Mayor Ferre: Were you the gentleman that called my house
yesterday?
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3F
�rtlf ue sit�uatian we, only found out that the .. Nt�vy'`3 p�r�e
ment was, savail able for;.this, kind- of,. exhibition Abnut ie , �A j.
agn. KAAW :-4166e that time there has been an in rodaing
amount of logistieA doming our way, and we're a very AMAll
company, . we only have six people in our ; etftire aompany;�titd�
trying to organize this Afro-American Exhibition has been a
very difficult situation and we're just trying to see, we`re„
not trying to ask for any special favors, we understand that,
the City Commission is very busy and the City Manager like.
wise is also....
Mr. Dawkins: Hold it. It's not a matter of being busy, it,
is the procedure, sir. I keep asking you, sir, understand
the procedure.
UNIDENTIFIED/SPEAKER: I do understand the procedure, but
there is a situation here, sir, that is beneficial for the
City. I understand that there is a procedure and we would
be only too glad to accommodate that. However, there is a
time consideration that is beyond our control. We are
simply trying to tie the City in with this very significant
exhibition. The United States Navy has agreed to bring a
destroyer here, the first time in I don't know how many
years for the Saga of the Afro-American F.C. We are merely
asking for the City's cooperation to whatever they can do.
If they can't do anything then that is what is going to have
to happen. We are asking if there is any kind of help we
can get to have the Mayor to have the people that we know
that would like to be present at this presentation, we'd
like to have them there and have the funds to have this
thing on, so it is going to be covered nationally. NBC,
ABC, everybody knows about it. We are just trying to sync
it up with the City and if we can't do it then we can't do
it. I'm willing to take that kind of information, but what
we are supplying you with are the facts that we have. Now,
we are asking for $23,600 and that is simply mostly for an
opening and a closing ceremony and some awards given to
different politicians or elected officials in the City. If
we can't do that then obviously we can't do it. It is
unfortunate that it has gotten to this situation but we
would never have waited to the last moment to present this
to the Commission if we would have had any other choice.
The situation is that the Navy contacted a week ago and said
that they would bring an LSD-37 here. Now, I don't know
what else we can do. We've got everything that we were
called on to bring to you. The time is not correct, if we
don't have enough time to facilitate it then I guess we're
going to have to accept that. I guess really what I'm
asking is for some special consideration because I feel that
this is a significant event for the City of Miami.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, will you explain to him why because
Ms. Reno, that we cannot at this time just do things like
this.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, we have
a procedure this City Commission followed in terms of re-
viewing special funding requests and that procedure includes
some stringent requirements in our fiduciary capacity which
we have agreed to with the State Attorney's Office. this
gentleman, even though he has a project which is nice to
have, I think it is kind of expensive and we can't afford,
has not complied with the rules and regulations, and it is
not that somebody is busy but it is the fact that he has not
complied with the rules and regulations as he should have.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you. Mr.
haveto bring $134 , 35 item on the police
Inuj tb oover the cost of the protest of
ty?
Mr. Gary: Because this was a
a gentleman came before you to
on it and you have to formalize
Mayor Ferre: For $134.00?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
special funding request where
give out money and you -voted
it.
Mr. Perez: It was approved at the Allapattah Meeting.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Perez, who moved its adoption: b
RESOLUTION NO. 84-508
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $134.35 FROM THE POLICE 1983-84
OPERATING BUDGET IN SUPPORT OF
HORIZONTES 78, INC. TO COVER THE COST OF
IN -KIND SERVICES FOR POLICE IN CONNEC-
TION WITH A MARCH HELD ON APRIL 159
1984, TO PROTEST THE SIMPSON-MAZOLLI
BILL AND TO SEEK SOLIDARITY AND RESPECT
FOR THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS TO THE
UNITED STATES; SAID ALLOCATION BEING
CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE
WITH CITY OF MIAMI ADMINISTRATIVE PROCE-
DURE NO. APM-1-840 DATED JANUARY 24,
1984.
(Here follows body of resolution, omit-
ted here and on file in the Office of
the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the reso-
lution was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Demetrio J. Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carolin
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that we did not take this item up.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Commissioner Perez moves Item 129
the resolution authorizing the City Manager to .... with
Athalie Range for professional, and so on....
Mr. Carollo: This was approved at the last Commission
Meeting.
Mayor Ferre: Well, there is confusion on it, so it is
seconded by Carollo. Further discussion? Cail the roll.
Mr. Plummer: No, I did not move it.
Mr. Carollo: I moved it last time, Perez seconded it.
Mayor Ferre: Carollo moves it, Perez seconds, call the roll
on Item 12 on Mrs. Range.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Carollo, who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 84-509
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAG-
ER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTAN-
TIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH ATHALIE
M. RANGE FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE
CONSULTANT SERVICES CONCERNING LEGISLA-
TION WHICH IMPACTS ON THE CITY OF MIAMI
AND ITS CITIZENS; ALLOCATING THEREFOR AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000 FOR SUCH
SERVICES AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$6,000 FOR REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES FROM
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS CONTINGENT
FUND.
(Here follows body of resolution, omit-
ted here and on file in the Office of
the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolu-
tion was passed and adoptt.d by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES:
ABSENT:
None.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
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voted ire favor of it. Y don't know who voted against it,. ;hr
if anybody aiae noted, but there were 3 vote invor .`
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Mr. Gary: Well
_
Mr. Carollo: Now it can be double official.
, the reason we have it
here, Commissioner
is
that the records, as we were going over thole
Mr. Perez: Yes, but I want to clarify that this motion had
5 votes in favor in the last Commission Meeting.
Mr. Gary: Exactly.
Mr. Perez: Five of this Commission voted in favor.
Mr. Carollo: I believe you're right.
Mr. Plummer: Of what motion?
Mr. Perez: Mrs. Range.
Mr. Gary: J. L., everybody voted for the contract. It
either pulled 1 or 5-1, I'm pretty sure.
12. CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS
TO THE WATERFRONT BOARD. (This matter, again, was con-
tinued).
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Mayor Ferre:. Now that Carollo is here, I want to take up
this thing with Mr. Pedrajo. Pedrajo is recommended to me
by the Babum family, I have known the Babum family for 25
years, if he is recommended by Mr. Babum I cannot think of a
better member to serve on the Waterfront Advisory Board.
Okay? I want to move Pedrajo.
Mr. Carollo: I have no problem with moving Pedrajo, that
was one of the original people that I was going to be bring-
ing up.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I don't have any problem to second or
to move that one but I think it would be better to have the
opportunity to know what are the positions available and who
are.... Because every time that we have this kind of ap-
pointment we never know what are the requirements, we find a
lot of names and we never have any opportunity to appoint a
candidate.
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner, this has been going on since
December. We are now in May. December, January, February,
March, April and we're now into May.
Mr. Perez: Yes, but we always in the agenda all the names
and we never have a motion to recommend, I asked on several
times and I never have opportunity to know the procedure of
how to recommend, or for example, Mr. Pedrajo, I don't have
any inconvenience but it never came to our office, never
sent a letter....
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Mi pe A x do i �,t have any hardship # abut` 3 - thifik:. it
x wnUld � x
bef }'bfttjffr to= defef;,, fnr - the ° next C6mmission Meetings .
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Mr . Dawk`in
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Mr. Plummer: Imove we abolish the Waterfront hoard.
Mayor Ferre: I second that motion. I think we
should-.-,
k -
aboli'dh all -these'- boards. This has .been going on
:since:
December and we don't seem to be able to make any headway
-An,:
appointing boards, it is getting to the point where
it is
embarrassing to me. People come and then we get
;upset:
because we don't know so and so and so and so and.
at the
same time these people keep coming back and keep
doming
back. I think we should just abolish it and forget
about
it. Obviously this Waterfront Board...
Mr. Dawkins: I have to share Commissioner Perez's concern,
I too would like to have a letter stating that these
people
are coming up. I would also like to see their resum6
to
know what qualifications they had so that I too would know
whom I were voting on and what.
Mayor Ferre: No problem.
Mr. Carollo: Well, I would like to do with the Waterfront
Board the same thing the Federal Government asks of funer-
als, full disclosure.
Mayor Ferre: What?
Mr. Carollo: The same thing the Federal Government is
requiring of funeral directors, to give full disclosure of
funerals.
Mayor Ferre: All right, what else do we have?
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13. INSTRUCT MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI SUPER BOWL COMMIT-
TEE IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR N.F.L. OWNERS MEETING IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. TO OFFER THE ORANGE BOWL AS FIRST
PRIORITY BUT THAT IT NOT BE LIMITED TO ORANGE BOWL
STADIUM, INC.
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Mayor Ferre: We have the Super Bowl matter.
Mr. Carollo: If we could do the Super Bowl, I'm sorry, I
came just for that.
Mayor Ferre: What is the motion?
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, the motion is the same motion that
we discussed the last time when we had a second for it and
that is that the City of Miami's representation to the NFL
Meeting in Washington later on this month be instructed that
while the City of Miami's Orange Bowl is to have the first
priority in our consideration and presentations that we are
to make to them, that we do not mind any City of Miami
officials to only speak on the Orange Bowl site. Yes, that
will be our first priority, but we will also have the option
of discussing any other and future sites in order to bring
the Super Bowl to Dade County.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, is there a second?
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Mr. Perez: What is the motion*. J6el z}
Mr. Carollo: The motion, Commissioner pere2, again is to
'instruat our officials: that will Le going to Wabhi-figton�,to
make the ;Or ange ,fowl their . xf first priority in brf.riging'Afit
Super Bowl .dawn bust the same time that their will :.not , � aie
their. hands tied : to just speaking on , the Orange . Bewl, „thiey
,oan discuss, they can propose any, future or present siea
other than the. Orange Bowl and that being, that, as we; all
know, let's not kid ourselves, if the owner of the Miami
Dolphins Mr. Robbie, is not in conjunction, in agreement
with us then we don't have a chance in the world of bringing
the Super Bowl down here and if one of the options that.we
have in order to bring the Super Bowl to Dade County and the
City of Miami will be the main beneficiary if it comes
anywhere in Dade County, whether it is the Orange Bowl or
not, most of those moneys will be coming to the City of
Miami. What he means is that we might find ourselves in a
situation where we have to compromise, then we are not going
to tie the hands of our negotiators, of our representatives
in Washington. The Orange Bowl will be our main considera-
tion, it will be our main priority but we will not be tied
down to speaking on just the Orange Bowl.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to the motion?
Mr. Perez: I would like to clarify my position when I
supported Commissioner Plummer's motion. I think that the
spirit of this motion was to have the Orange Bowl as a
priority and I feel that position now. But I don't think
that we can limit the award, our City's presentation only to
one place. I think the Super Bowl would benefit this area
anyhow without distinction about the location. The other
day Mr. Glasser, the promoter about the Miss Universe said
that this event will bring the people here and will give
them an opportunity to portray a new image of Miami that is
not the image of Scarface. As I share that position 100%
and I think that we have to promote events like the Super
Bowl, The Cotal, Miss Universe, all these kind of events I
think are an important part of the image of the City of
Miami and without any doubt I support this motion and I
second the motion to bring the Super Bowl to Miami and as
first choice the Orange Bowl but not limited to the Orange
Bowl Stadium.
Mayor Ferre: Is that acceptable?
Mr. Carollo: Excuse me, what?
Mayor Ferre: He's putting a condition to second which is
that the Orange Bowl be the first presentation but not
limited to.
Mr. Carollo: Oh, that's exactly what I stated, that that
would be our first priority but we're not going to limited
or tied down to the Orange Bowl so we're in full agreement,
Commissioner.
Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion?
Mr. Perez: And also, with your permission, I would like to
let you know, Mr. Mayor, that the 23th or the 24th I don't
plan to be here and I don't think that we have enough time
to participate on this Commission and I would like to resign
to this Commission anyhow because I don't think that I will
have enough time.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: No, no, not the City Commission.
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5/1/$4
Mr, Perot: Okay, the Super Bowl Coiemission,
Mr. "Plummer; Committee # not Commissien4
Mr Dawkins:- Mr. Mayor, at no time did I expross., any
thoughts of,. denying Dade County the opportunity.to pr seri +
Super fowl but I asked then, I ask now and I will continue
to dsk until someone answers it for me, in the event that
Mr. Joe Robbie- does not have a stadium to play in in .19$
is he going to support the Dade County Delegation. in bring.
ing`the Super Bowl here in 187 irregardless of what stadium
it is played in? Whichever? Thatts all I'm asking Nowo
don't mind swapping off with him, saying yes, I will support
you for Dade County, but you have to support the Orange Bowl
with me in case you do not have a stadium. Now, according
to the records - I can only go by records - Mr. Robbie has
said he will never play in the Orange Bowl so I have to
assume that he will not support a Super Bowl for the Orange
Bowl. So at no time am I against Dade County, I am only
against Mr. Robbie not saying that he will support the
Orange Bowl.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion on the motion before us?
Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner
Carollo, who moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 84-510
A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE MEMBERS OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI SUPER BOWL COMMITTEE THAT
IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE N.F.L. OWNERS MEETING TO BE
HELD IN WASHINGTON, D. C., THAT THEY
ATTEMPT TO BRING THE SUPER BOWL TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI IN 1987, THEY OFFER THE
ORANGE BOWL STADIUM AS THE FIRST PRIORI-
TY, BUT THAT THE PRESENTATION BE NOT
JUST LIMITED TO THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM;
FURTHER ADVISING THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT THEY MAY RPF.AK OF ANY
OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE SITES FOR THIS
EVENT TO BE HELD WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES
OF DADE COUNTY.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the
motion was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: None.
14. ALLOCATE $1669000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT BY THE GREATER MIAMI HOST COMMIT-
TEE FOR THE "MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT" IN DULY, 1984.
Mr, Carollo: Mr, Mayor,
words.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
if I may say a
few additional
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�1" s too:a Io.' i ,think thst what tie have dope here is wI
taken a fothef° positive step"- f orwii d for this _oammr6�M= .
th6'.t ty for this whale: -ores. Not only have- rye Ittraated
reseht days another prime aotnvehtioti that is going to be
ooming to Miami that we announced at the. last Commission
heating, but we''have also attracted probably the one 006gi4w
in' the United States that has the highest rating in televiw►
Sion, a program that as I was told, unlike what I read in
our morning newspaper, is not going to be viewed by some
b0,000,000' people, it will be viewed by some 700000,000:
around the country and it will be viewed by appproximately-
700,000,000 people around the world and not 200,0009000 like`
I read in the paper. These were the figures that were
expressed to me by the organizer of the pageant. Now, what
we have done is taken even a further step forward in being
positive in trying to go to the NFL Conference and being
open minded and really finally having a true chance to
bringing the Super Bowl to Miami whether it be 87, 88, 89
and these are the kind of events that are going to help this
community progress forward into the 80'3 and the 90'3, the
kind of events that are going to enhance our image, bring in
industry, bring business to Miami and bring jobs to Miami.
One last additional thing. I know that there are some in
the Herald that are somewhat embarrassed about the position
they took because three of us in this Commission had the
fortitude and had the guts to bite the bullet and take the
heat is the reason that Miss Universe will be coming to
Miami. But I wish that while in their sour grapes they're
still trying to knock it down that at least they would get
some of their facts right. The area that the Miss USA
Pageant is going to be held in on May 17th is not Lake Worth
in Palm Beach County, it is Lake Placid, a little further up
in the State of Florida. So, if they're going to knock us
at least they should get their facts right, and the City of
Miami is going to have more than just 4 minutes on national
and world television. What it really is going to be, it is
going to be a full 45 minutes because besides those 4 min-
utes that we're going to have that will be a documentary
talking about Miami and about the area, there is going to be
an additional 41 minutes that will be tied into the pageant
where the girls will be shown in different parts of the City
of Miami in the regular events that they will be showing.
So it is really 45 minutes, not 4 minutes.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, my fellow Commissioners, I want you
to understand, all 5 of us why I clearly voted against the
Miss USA Pageant. I am aware of what I feel are much more
pressing issues in the Overtown area, in the Liberty City
area, in the Wynwood area and the Little Havana area, that
$300,000 would impact much more on and improving the life-
style of, the health care of, even perhaps the unemployment
of those individuals. Therefore, when you sit here as a
Commission and vote to spend $300,000 to bring a Miss Uni-
verse Pageant here and you don't show me where this will
impact on any of the things that I have said when I know
that these are the individuals that I will be facing in the
next 14 to 15 months to re-elect me, I want to be able to
tell them, "Yes, the Miss USA Pageant explored Miami, pro-
jected Miami, but you still do not have a job nor a place to
buy something to eat so, therefore, I voted against it then,
I have no problems with being on the losing side." That is
what this Commission is about. This Commission is supposed
to debate issues and arrive at decisions but once those
decisions are made it irritates me for some of us to sit
here and try to make political hay by belittling others.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we need a motion to finalize it.
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e#�d= 4to nti:.:.Cnntiflont Fund ,t6t ;the Urilkttr Mi�tai";
06itteeJ rill, °tn ' ataill the ,-Mi`sa :Uhivera+i Pag�eh't ih tie =
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Mayor Ferret. Seconded by Commissioner Perez. Under disads-
sion7Aff
Mr. Dawkins: Under discussion I will be voting `yes, with -
this motion although I'm against the Miss USA Pageant but<'at
the time that they were trying to wrap up the negotiations
they could not find a third vote to Okay giving "them the
money, I voted yes, so I will be - this does not change'my
position' but going back to what I said, you have to' go
along with the majority of the Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, Commissioner. Any further discus-
sion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner
Carollo, who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 84-511
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $1669000. FROM
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT
FUND, IN SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT BY THE
GREATER MIAMI HOST COMMITTEE, INC. TO
STAGE THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT IN THE
MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER ON JULY 9, 1984.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted
here and on file in the Office of the City
Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolu-
tion was passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice -Mayor Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Noes: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: None.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Carollo: While voting yes, hearing some of the
statements that I've heard here today, I'd just like to go
back on something someone once told me and that was the
difference between a politician and a statesman. The
difference is basically that a politician only thinks about
the next election and the statesman only thinks about the
next generations. And I think that's what those of us that
tituck our necks out for this event were thinking about,
e present and next generations of Miami because frankly,
$166,000 is not going to make any bit of difference in
anything that we could do in such a huge area of this
community or in huge areas of this community where there are
needs. Frankly, $166,000 would probably just maybe last a
week in the salaries of some of the bureaucrats that work
for us. But what will make a difference is if we turn
around the image that many people have of this community and
the rest of the continent of the United States and the rest
of the world. And if we accomplish that, then again we can
progress forward in additional business coming to Miami,
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mote construction coming to Miami more businesses oo is ".`
jobs o�,ming to MiaRii
tb Miamigrid the bo"t o d ine being more
and that is what. Will rosily Significantly change the
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Dods and in. fives
of .the needy people in our 'needy neighborhoods t 8ct
their lives are ehanged
t
change their neighborhoods when
-
through Saba or better jobs.
mayor Ferro: In voting yes, I want to point out that this
by 70,000,000 Americans will be
event, besides being viewed
viewed by 700,000,000 people throughout the world. It is
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the single largest television event in the world.
the World Cup, not t he
none that is watched more, not
football games, not the baseball games, nothing is watched
of
more than Miss Universe. There will be millions people
of downtown Miami, the
that will be seeing the progress
beaches, they will see Metrorail and the People Mover under
in Coconut
construction, they will see Vizcaya and our Bay
I cannot think of a c e investment
_
haveourism
our City.er
Grove and spent
and advertising for the future
the Gran Prix. The Gran Prix
in the past money to sponsor
is watched supposedly by 20,000,000 or 5090009000 people.
This is watched by 700,000,000 people and I concur with the
Bowls, we need to get
idea that we need to get Super
Olympics, we need to get our Gran Prix, we need to get film
I'm not
festivals, we need to get Miss Universe Pageants.
the Miss Universe Pageant and I
totally at ease with
understand thatlev in e iI
tthatr
nist movement have some stronge reservations ationsand
live in a world
concur with those reservations. However, we
is tremendous popularity to the Miss Universe
where there a
Pageant, it is done with a great deal of charm and I think
just the promotion of
it is done with constraint, it is not
looking girls in bathing suits, there is a lot more to
good
it than that and I think that it will be an important event
that we would get the
for this community and I would hope
of the governments and the private sector to help us
rest
put together something that certainly has got to be better
end up
in my opinion than casino gambling because as we
our tourismkeepsdown, I
eas
sinking e intow ocean that people and
think the 1 will theygdrown is
casino gambling casino gambling. In the mean time they are
Many people are doing
r
doing nothing, and I mean nothing.,
nothing to see that Miami becomes a major tourist
,i
v
my opinion is two
attraction. And the way to do that, and that's what we're
the facilities
fold (1) to build
trying to do and (2) to hold events. We ought to have
Gran Prix, a
events like this every week, a film festival, a
Ocho, on and on and on and every week there ought to
Calle
be a major event in thin community. Certainly, who can deny
in the world,
that ct ssUniverse
the s the more Most important edthingsam
that we could
is n oneof
sponsor? I vote yes.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME THE CITY
COMM ISSION q THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:02 A.M.
Maurice A. Ferro
N A Y O R
ATTEST:
Ralph G. Ongie
CITY CLERK
Natty Hirai
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK OF L.G.H. CONSTRUCTION CORP.
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHARLES HADLEY PARK - REDEVELOPMENT ,
AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT AMOUNT ALREADY
ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT; AND AUTHORIZING FINAL PANT.
ACCEPTING THE COf4PLE ED WOTK OF P.N.M. CORPORATION FOR
HADLEY PARK - MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS - TENNIS COURTS;AND
AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENTS.
AMENDING SECTION 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 79-172, MARCH 8, 1979,
AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO. 81-377, APRIL 23, 1981, WHICH
CREATED AND ESTABLISHED THE MIAMI WATERFRONT BOARD, BY PRO-
VIDING FOR THE WAIVER OF EXISTING RESIDENCY REQUIRE14ENTS FOF
CERTAIN ALTERNATE MEMBERS POSSESSING OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE
OF TALENT IN WATERFRONT -RELATED ISSUES.
ALLOCATING FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF HORIZONTES 78, INC, TO COVER
THE COST OF INKIND SERVICES FOR POLICE IN CONNECTION VTITH A
MARCH HELD ON APRIL 15, 1984, TO PROTEST THE SIMPSON-MAZOLL
BILL TO SEEK SOLIDARITY AND RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF IMMI-
GRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH
M. ATHALIE RANGE FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANT
SERVICES CONCERNING LFOISLATION WHICH IMPACTS ON THE CITY
_MIAMI AND ITS CITIZENS.(Note) See R-84-493 passed Apr, 26,
1984.
ALZOCATING FUNDS FRO" SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONT
GENT FUND, IN SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT BY THE GREATER MIAMI
HOST CCWITTEE,INC. TO STAGE THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT IN
THE MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER ON JULY 9, 1984.
M��"riN � liJ1►T �f �`
MAY 1,1.984. _• ____..
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ACTION AND _CODE NO.
R-84-504
R-84-505
R-84-507
P.-84-508
R-84-509
R-84-511