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Home My WebLink AboutR-83-0324J-83-210 rr RESOLUTION NO. 83'-3A'.� A RESOLUTION URGING AND REQUESTING THE DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO PLAN FOR THE CONTINUED AND IMPROVED PROVISION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE SOUTHSIDE/BRICKELL NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. WHEREAS, in January, 1983, the Dade County Attendance and Boundary Committee considered a recommendation to the Dade County School Board that the Southside Elementary School be closed; and WHEREAS, the Committee voted to defer the recommendation for one year to allow further consideration of the issue; and WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes the essential service provided the Southside/Brickell neghborhoods by the existing bilingual primary education program at Southside Elementary School; and WHEREAS, Comprehensive Development Planning Policies adopted by the City Commission explicitly encourage and provide for the future growth of the Brickell area as a high density residential mixed -use neighborhood; and WHEREAS, an improved primary school facility will be a vital part of public service needs for an expanding Brickell neighborhood and essential to the success of implementing Master Plan policies; and WHEREAS, current zoning and development controls offer several potential mechanisms for inducing private sector support and participation in accommodating an improved elementary school facility in the Brickell/Southside neighborhoods; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: CITY CCIVIT11 "10N OF APP, g8 3 32j1 1b'N Section 1. The Dade County School Board is hereby urged to recognize and consider the present and growing need for quality primary school programs and facilities in the Brickell/Southside neighborhoods of the City of Miami. Section 2. The Dade County School Board is hereby urged to join with the City Commission during 1983 to actively prepare development strategies and mechanisms to maintain and improve future elementary school facilities and programs for the Brickell/Southside neighborhoods. Section 3. The Dade County School Board is hereby requested to direct its staff to join with the City administrative staff in reviewing State of Florida Standards governing the replacement and improvement of public school facilities and in recommending means of reconciling those Standards with City of Miami school improvement needs. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of April , 1983. ATTEST: -/ ? Q RAL45H G. ONGIE, CITY C K PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: A 4141eltj � - - &944r. ROBERT F. CLARK DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: R: GARCIA-PEDROSA ATTORNEY -2- Maurice A. Fer e MAURICE A. FERRE M A Y O R IA 83-324 t f F' E lint;', April 28, 1983 Mr. G. Holmes Braddock, Chairman Dade County School Board 1410 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Mr. Braddock: Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No. 83-324, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com- mission at its meeting held on April 6, 1983, which is self-explanatory. On behalf of the City of Miami, thank you for your kind attention. RGO : smm Enc. a/s 4 L Very truly yours, LPH G. ONGIE City Clerk . :1 HiR 1i t � �• l iil Cl[FM5 April 28, 1983 Ms. Ethel Beckham, Vice Chairman Dade County School Board 1410 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Ms. Beckham: Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No. 83-324, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com- mission at its meeting held on April 6, 1983, which is self-explanatory. On behalf of the City of Miami, thank you for your kind attention. Very truly yours, (:;4�LPHG. ONGIE City Clerk RGO : smm Enc. a/s k C. r- HIF'.AV. (�� '� (IT\ CIFR►� Fr!•u Ri April 28, 1983 Mrs. Janet McAliley Dade County School Board 1410 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Mrs. McAliley: Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No. 83-324, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com- mission at its meeting held on April 6, 1983, which is self-explanatory. On behalf of the City of Miami, thank you for your kind attention. Very truly yours, LPH G. ONGIE City Clerk RGO:smm Enc. a/s ' — ter. �: G�� •— �� :� k . Pig �.� C�'.i,;E f TI EiiRAI �' Q� A� � Crt� �iP•k (IT) CLERK' . E. Tmc' E rv' R':.. April 28, 1983 Mr. William Turner Dade County School Board 1410 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Mr. Turner: Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No. 83-324, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com- mission at its meeting held on April 6, 1983, which is self-explanatory. On behalf of the City of Miami, thank you for your kind attention. ry truly yours, LPH G. ONGIE City Clerk RGO : smm Enc. a/s r'• , . •r t i ! CIT1 CLERF.S F .! nrt E TinR�r.. Y Litz!, .. �1 �1r•nrlr�tr E�chc R April 28, 1983 Dr. Michael Krop Dade County School Board 1410 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Dr. Krop: Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No. 83-324, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com- mission at its meeting held on April 6, 1983, which is self-explanatory. On behalf of the City of Miami, thank you for your kind attention. RGO:smm Enc. a/s s., Very truly yours, LPH G. ONGIE City Clerk 1 April 28, 1983 Mr. Paul Cejas Dade County School Board 1410 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Mr. Cejas: Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No. 83-324, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com- mission at its meeting held on April 6, 1983, which is self-explanatory. On behalf of the City of Miami, thank you for your kind attention. Very truly` yours, RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk RGO:smm Enc. a/s 1" + Citi, Clergy. CIT) CffR►.� �1 l�t•:e \1 Mend, v:.1 r April 28, 1983 Mr. Robert Renick Dade County School Board 1410 N. E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Dear Mr. Renick: Enclosed herein please find a copy of Resolution No. 83-324, passed and adopted by the City of Miami Com- mission at its meeting held on April 6, 1983, which is self-explanatory. On behalf of the City of Miami, thank you for your kind attention. truly yours, RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk RGO:smm 0. i1 MR n,. (_:., Clrri ' ON C[fRR ,t i 47C11 ".�I tr.. Howard V. Gary March 10, 1983 r1LE City Manager Resolution Urging Dade County School Board Plan for Elemen- tary School Needs in Brickell o Rodriguez, for ,O00000Planning Department it is recommended that the attached resolu- tion be adopted urging the Dade County School Board to consider and plan for future ele- mentary school needs in Brickell. This item should be placed on the April 14 Commission Agenda. The Dade County Attendance and Boundary Committee voted this past January to defer for one year consideration of recommending clo- sure of Southside Elementary School to the School Board. An aging facility on valuable (perhaps $6,000,000) land, Southside Elementary School at SW 13th Street and Miami Avenue is a prime target for closure and consolidation with nearby schools. This potential action raises several serious concerns: 1) Brickell is increasing in population and current land use policies promise to escalate that increase. If Brickell mixed -use development policies are to result in the quality stable downtown neighborhood so long advocated then a public elementary school is essential. 2) Based on current Dade County School Board enrollment capaci- ties, nearby elementary schools -- Coral Way, Riverside, Douglas -- are already overcrowded and could not absorb a consolidation of Brickell's school population. 3) All of our inner-city schools are not only crowded, but aging, if not deteriorated, and located on undersized sites. State standards prevent the current 1.8 acre Southside site from being rebuilt on unless expanded to 11 acres, clearly an im- possibility. The same problem exists in considering expanding nearby school facilities. 4) The School Administration may be considering selling the Southside site without taking into account options for rebuilding or expanding school facilities in the general area. 83-3 24 Howard V. Gary -2- March 10, 1983 5) The continued hiatus with respect to providing new school fa- cilities in the inner city means that modern classroom and support facilities (computer st learning laboratory facilities, g and lunchrooms, remedial equipmen suburban schools will not be avail dren. This disparity affects dir tain stable middle income family p health of our neighborhoods. By funding, adequate site size vis-a- vironmental impacts/relocation im placement of Southside Elementary cedent and blueprint for addressing other City elementary schools will idies classrooms, special imnasiums, modern kitchens :) which are commonplace in able to Miami school chil- !ctly our abililty to main- )pulations crucial to the resolving the problems of its State standard, and en - :)acts that confront the re- 3chool, a significant pre - identical needs in several lave been accomplished. We feel that enlightened policies of integrating public and pri- vate investment and development in inner city areas may hold op- portunities to positively address these issues. Brickell may well be our best chance to demonstrate these approaches that could also benefit other neighborhoods (Edgewater, Coconut Grove, Little Havana). SR/JL/vb 83-324