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REG: 11-4-82 MECT
PERSONAL APPEARANCE - RAYMOND RAY CONCERNING
RENOVATION OF HADLEY PARK.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE - ANN MARIE ADKER CONCERNING
CULTURAL PROGRAM IN THE OVERTOWN AREA.
DISCUSSION ITEM - COMMISSIONER DAWKINS' RECEIPT OF
A LETTER FROM MICHAEL MENEN'DEZ ALLEGING DISCRIMINA-
TION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
CHANGE DATES OF DECEMBER 1982 CITY COMMISSION MEET-'
INGS TO BE DECEMBER 97H AND DECEMBER 16TH.
DISCUSSION ITEM: INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER TO COORDINATE
A MAJOR EVENT WITH THE MAYORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
AND TAMPA MARKING A BEGINNING OF AMTRAK SERVICE
BETWEEN THESE TWO CITIES.
INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER TO ASSEMBLE A TEAM TO MAKE A
PRESENTATION FOR THE WORLD CUP OF SOCCER EVENT TO
BE HELD IN MIAMI IN 1986.
REAPPOINT HELEN MUIR AS A MEMBER OF THE MIAMI DADE
LIBRARY BOARD.
RETAIN THE SERVICES OF RODNEY ROBINSON AS A LEGAL
ASSISTANT IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: ELIZABETH VIRRICK, CONTINUE
FUNDING OF COCONUT GROVE CARE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST
SUBJECT TO AUDIT BEING RECEIVED.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MONTH -TO -MONTH
RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE OF FORT DALLS PARK IN CON-
JUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF RIVER PARC HOTEL,
ALLOCATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,200 AS A CON-
TRIBUTION TO THE EASTER SEAL SOCIETY FOR USE OF THE
MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH JAMES E. SCOTT JESCA FOR
CITY -VOCATIONAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
GRANT A REQUEST FOR EXTRA FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $20,200
TO ACTION COK4UNITY CENTER TO COVER EXPENDITURES AS
OUTLINED BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION THIS DATE.
SELECTION COMMISSIONER J. L. PLU'LMER TO BE THE VICE -
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR 1982-1983.
DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO REMOVE $20,000 GIVEN TO MIAMI
ATHLETIC TRAINING AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CLUB TO BE
GIVEN TO BELAFONTE TACOLCY; (b) ADOPT OPTION ONE
FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDING AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION; (c) ADOPT FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING
FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS AS AMENDED.
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CIIY��f�P�UORAMIAMIEPTMIDA
REG: 11-4-82 MECT
PERSONAL APPEARANCE - RAYMOND RAY CONCERNING
RENOVATION OF HADLEY PARK.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE - ANN MARIE ADKER CONCERNING
CULTURAL PROGRAM IN THE OVERTOWN AREA.
DISCUSSION ITEM - COMMISSIONER DAWKINS' RECEIPT OF
A LETTER FROM MICHAEL MENEN'DEZ ALLEGING DISCRIMINA-
TION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
CHANGE DATES OF DECEMBER 1982 CITY COMMISSION MEET-'
INGS TO BE DECEMBER 97H AND DECEMBER 16TH.
DISCUSSION ITEM: INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER TO COORDINATE
A MAJOR EVENT WITH THE MAYORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
AND TAMPA MARKING A BEGINNING OF AMTRAK SERVICE
BETWEEN THESE TWO CITIES.
INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER TO ASSEMBLE A TEAM TO MAKE A
PRESENTATION FOR THE WORLD CUP OF SOCCER EVENT TO
BE HELD IN MIAMI IN 1986.
REAPPOINT HELEN MUIR AS A MEMBER OF THE MIAMI DADE
LIBRARY BOARD.
RETAIN THE SERVICES OF RODNEY ROBINSON AS A LEGAL
ASSISTANT IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
INSTRUCT CITY MANAGER
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: ELIZABETH VIRRICK, CONTINUE
FUNDING OF COCONUT GROVE CARE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST
SUBJECT TO AUDIT BEING RECEIVED.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MONTH -TO -MONTH
RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE OF FORT DALLS PARK IN CON-
JUNCTION WITH RENOVATION OF RIVER PARC HOTEL,
ALLOCATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,200 AS A CON-
TRIBUTION TO THE EASTER SEAL SOCIETY FOR USE OF THE
MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH JAMES E. SCOTT JESCA FOR
CITY -VOCATIONAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
GRANT A REQUEST FOR EXTRA FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $20,200
TO ACTION COK4UNITY CENTER TO COVER EXPENDITURES AS
OUTLINED BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION THIS DATE.
SELECTION COMMISSIONER J. L. PLU'LMER TO BE THE VICE -
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR 1982-1983.
DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO REMOVE $20,000 GIVEN TO MIAMI
ATHLETIC TRAINING AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CLUB TO BE
GIVEN TO BELAFONTE TACOLCY; (b) ADOPT OPTION ONE
FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDING AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION; (c) ADOPT FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING
FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS AS AMENDED.
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CIlYICCt?iISTI�PNAN�I, 6II14
REG: 11-4-82 SlxcT
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: MODIFY PREVIOUSLY
ESTABLISHED TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED ENTRANT
ASSISTANT PROGRAM - 1982/1983.
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE MISC. FEES re
COVENANTS, RECORDING PLATS, CHECKING AND RECORDING
PLATS, FILL PERMITS, STREET EXCAVATIONS, SIDEWALK
REPAIRS, PAVING OR RESURFACING, ETC.
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND
AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "OFFICE OF INTERGOVERM'vMENTAL
LIAISON FY83".
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND
AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "CUBAN-HAITIAN ENTRANT IMPACT
AID PROGRAM'f" .
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE THE APPROPRIA-
TION TO TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "RECREATION
PROGR!MS FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED (6TH YEAR)".
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND
AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "RECREATIONAL E\PERIENCES
THROUGH ADAPTED LEISURE".
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND
AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "CONTINUUM OF ADAPTED RECREA-
TION EDUCATION".
SECOND READING ORDINA.NCE: AMEND TRUST AND AGENCY
FUND ENTITLED "SLITMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR
CHILDREN - 1982".
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 30-26 OF
THE CODE, INCREASE FEES CHARGED FOR THE CHILD DAY
CARE PROGRAM.
FIRST READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH FOUR NEW TRUST
AND AGENCY FUNDS "APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FY 83"
(b) "COMPREHENSIVE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FY 83"
(c) "OVERTOWN JOBS PROGRAM FY 83" (d) "TRAINING
FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FY 83".
FIF,5T READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 54-3(d) OF
THE CODE; INCREASE FEE TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO
OBSTRUCT A STREET OR SIDEWALK OR IMPEDE TRAFFIC.
FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 54-6(f); INCREASE
FEE FOR A PERMIT FOR PARADES AND PROCESSIONS.
DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF INCREASING CERTAIN FEES
CHARGED FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE POLICE DEPT.;
MANAGER TO COME BACK WITH OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
PLAQUES, PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, SPECIAL ITEMS
A.ND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF HOWARD N. KENNEDY.
FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SEC. 3.5-23(c) OF TH
CODE; ESTABLISH SERVICE CHARGE FOR PROCESSING AND
ADMINISTERING PERMITS FOR ALARM SYSTEMS.
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CINICOM'�ISSI0fiFMIRA"�I, FLORIA4
REG: 11-4-82 SLUCT
CONFIRM ORDERING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY CLERK
TO ADVERTISE SEALED BIDS DURHAM SANITARY SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS DISTRICT SR-5486-C.
AUTHORIZE CLOSING OF COMMODORE PLAZA NOV. 21ST FOR
SECOND ANNUAL COCONUT GROVE TURKEY RACE.
GRANT EXTENSION OF PERMITTED HOURS OF SALE OF ALCO-
HOLIC BEVERAGES FOR LIQUOR STORES DURING THE MONTH
OF DECEMBER.
APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE ISSUANCE NOT TO EXCEED
$65,000,000 MULTI -FAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO RESERVE $108,000 PREVIOUSLY
SET ASIDE FOR DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT PARKING GARAGE ART
IN PUBLIC PLACES TO BE USED LATER IN CITY PORTION OF
DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT CENTER COMPLEX.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE WAIVER AGREEMENT
RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS, TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS,
COMPUTER EQUIP*LENT TO BE INSTALLED IN A PORTION OF
THE MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH METRO: CUBAN/11AITIA.N
ENTRANT COK UNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSIMILATION
PROGRAM.
EXPRESS INTENT OF THE CITY TO RELINQUISH TO METRO
REGULATION OF ALL VEHICLES FOR HIRE.
URGE DADE COUNTY TO MAINTAIN SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE
AND MAINTENANCE OF TAXICABS AND OTHER FOR HIRE
VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY MAINTAINED WHEN SUCH VEHICLES
WERE REGULATED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI.
AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREE-
MENT GOVERr?iENT FINANCE RESEARCH CENTER, AN AFFILIATE
OF THE MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION
APPROVE THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFES-
SIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITEFTURAL AND ENGINEERING SER-
VICES FOR VIRGINIA KEY PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
APP96VE IN PRINCIPLE CITY OF MIAMI PARK AND RECREA-
TION MASTER PLAN.
JANET RENO, STATE ATTORNEY, REGARDING RECENT TICK -
TALK WIRETAP INVESTIGATION.
SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING MOVING OF CORAL
ROCK HOUSE TO MARGARET PACE PARK WITH PROVISO OF
LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNATURES.
DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING TRANSFER OF
T.C.I. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STOCK FOR FURTHER
STUDY AND REVIEW.
APPROVE CITY PARTICIPATION AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
GOLF CART PROGRAM.
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REG: 11-4-82 CT
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
BALTIMORE ORIOLES, INC. FOR USE OF MIAMI BASEBALL
STADIUM.
AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF WASTE COLLECTION LICENSES TO
SEVERAL COMPANIES.
AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT OF F.P. & L "CON-
SERVATION LIGHTING CONVERSION AGREEMENT".
ORDERING RESOLUTION KINLOCH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVE-
MENT SR-5485-S
ORDERING RESOLUTION KINLOCK SANITARY SEWER IMPROVE-
MENT SR-5485-C.
CONSENT AGENDA
AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF 6 RADIO UNITS FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: FRE CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR
MODEL CITIES STREET IMPROVEMENT.
ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT PAST THE AGE OF
72 FOR MARCOS 1,OHLY, OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFOR*lATION.
CHANGING NkME OF LITTLE HAVA.NA COW-afU ITY CENTER
TO "MANUEL ARTIME CODLNIL-NITY CENTER".
AGREE*IENT WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF CUBAN ACCOUNTANTS
IN EXILE CONCERNING "III INTER-A-MERICAN REGIONAL
SEMINAR".
AGREEMENT WITH CAMACOL ESTABLISHING THE "PERMANENT
SECRETARIAT OF THE HEMISPHERIC CONGRESS OF LATIN
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY".
AGREEMENT WITH GREENLEAF-TELASCA, PLANNERS, ENGI-
NEERS, AND ARCHITECTS FOR DINNER KEY MARINA RENOVA-
TIONS.
ACCEPT BID FOR TEST SCORING EQUIPMENT FOR THE DEPT.
OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
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ACCEPT BID FOR NEWCO'�*SLh.TTY BLILDINGS AND SkI2•L*1IAG
POOL RENOVATIONS.FOR WEST END, CURTIS AND SHENAN-
DOAH PARKS.
FOR*lALIZING RESOLUTION EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN
OF PROPOSED EXPANSION OF DOCKMASTER'S OFFICE AT
DINNER KEY MARINA.
FORMALIZING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MONTH -TO -MONTH
RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR USE OF FORT DALLAS PARK IN CON-
JUNCTION WITH RIVER PARC PROJECT.
CLOSE FLAGLER STREET NOVEMBER 5, 1982 FOR THE
FIFTHETH ANNUAL ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC FESTIVAL AND
PARADE.
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CERTIFY ELECTION RESULTS OF FOUR CHARTER AMENDMENT
QUESTIONS AND TWO STRAW BALLOT QUESTIONS.
AUTHORIZE EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT FOR WORD PROCES-
SING EQUIPMENT FOR LAW DEPARTMENT.
MOTION OF INTENT TO APPOINT JAMES RESNICK TO THE
CITY OF MIAMI BOXING AND WRESTLING BOARD (See later
formalization; label #63)
APPROVE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTLING BOARD.
FORMALIZING RESOLUTION APPOINTING PEDRO MILIAN AND
JAMES RESNICK TO THE CITY OF MIAMI PROFESSIONAL BOX-
ING AND WRESTLING BOARD.
WAIVE ONE HALF OF RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF MIAMI BASE-
BALL STADIUM BY FEDERACION DE PELOTEROS CUBANOS
BASEBALL GAME DECEMBER 21ST.
DISCUSSION ITEM: FUTURE APPOINTMENTS OF CHAIRMAN,
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE MIAMI SPORTS AUTHORITY.
DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW OF SOLID WASTE.
DISCUSSION ITEM: UPDATE ORANGE BOWL STUDY AND PUBLIC
INFORMATION BROCHURES.
CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: APPOINT MAYOR FERRE AND
COMMISSIONER PLUM!vER TO METRO TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE.
PUBLIC HEARING: PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
TRANSMISSION OF PORNOGRAPHY ON CABLE T.V.
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
On the 4th day of November, 1982, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, met
at its regular meeting place in the City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive,
Miami, Florida in regular session.
The meeting was called to order at 9:15 A.M., by Mayor Ferre with the
following members of the Commission found to be present:
ALSO PRESENT:
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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.
On motion duly made and seconded by the City Commission, the Minutes
for the Meetings of September 17, 1982 and September 23, 1982 were approved.
1. PERSONAL APPEARANCE - RAYMO:� FAY CO..CERi.IiIG RE111OVATI00 OF
HAD L E1 PARK.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, I have two pocket items.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, we will start with you, Mr. Dawkins.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Ray, will you come forward, please? Mr. Mayor, we have some
citizens who reside around and use Hadley Park, and they have some complaints.
State your name and your complaint, please.
Mr. Raymond Ray: My name is Raymond Ray, and I live in Manor Park, 1275
North West Section. We are here to protest the final plans to renovate
Hadley Park. About two years ago, we presented and had a meeting with the
Planning Department, or the Engineering Department from the City of Miami
that is responsible for renovating and I would assume, building parks. We
gave some input as to what the community wanted and seen the final plan and
work is supposed to start sometime soon. This week, let's say they have
started, you know dumping to make what we ca11,I guess, hill spots and they
plan Vita -.courses and install trees, etc. The main reason I am here and my
friends here, citizens from my community, is because the fact that the final
plan is not giving us anything that we request, or anything that we can assure
for our kids in the Hadley Park, a future in tennis, so what we are saying is;-'
we request that we have four parks, four tennis courts. We requested two
additional tennis courts and four handball courts. Now, so what we see on
the final plans is improvement of the four existing courts and two racket -
ball courts, so ... would one of you guys like to help me with this? Some
input?
Mr. CLrlos Guy: Basically, what it is, is that the park, as far as the com-
munity is concerned, does not meet the particular needs of the community as
far as it goes, and we have seen in certain things that have gone on as far
as Planning Department planning for a Black community, that they know nothing
about what we need and what our needs are, and if we are ever to expect to do
anything in our particular community, then we would like to have a hand in
doing what we originally started to do. At present time, looking at the plans
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and the charts, we don't need no fountain. We don't need no mountains and
hills where a kid can't do anything. Okay, we have got plenty of activities
for them. They have been surviving in these parks long enough, doing what we
need to do. For instance, utilizing the tennis, we are saying that with four
courts as they have been building in our community for so long, in two courts,
that we can be U.S.T.A. sanctioned, so therefore, anything that we do in the
way of tennis and because Charles Hadley Park is so active in tennis, that we
can't even come off the board as far as that. No one is going to recognize
any of our kids, and as far as Miami is concerned, Miami ought to be damn
proud of the fact that they have had the kids go to the Nationals and the
National Junior Tennis Association League and come out a winner. And that
being a winner...
Mayor Ferre: Okay, look...
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, Mr. Gary, is there any way that we can stop this and then
have somebody meet these people to what they want done, sir?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, we attempted to expedite
the construction and renovation of this park and we are out for bids and we
expect the bids to come in tomorrow with the understanding that the City
Commission would award them on November loth so that we can proceed on a fast
track basis to get this done. We have no problem...
Mr. Dawkins: But, you see, if we get the bids in, then we are locked into...
Mayor Ferre: No, no, you are not.
Mr. Gary: No, you are not. You are not. That is what I was getting ready to
say. We will get the bids in. We will still receive the bids, but simutane-
ously, we can reject all of the bids if we want to, Commissioner Dawkins, if
we decide to do something else. We will get this gentlemen's name and we will
sit down with him, the Parks Department, and me personally, to understand their
concerns and determine how we can satisfy their concerns.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay fine, but not Mr. Razmane. Mr. Razmane and Mr.Ray will
get the rest of the residents to meet. Mr. Ray is here representing the
people on it. He is not here representing Ray now.
Mr. Gary: Oh no. I understand that.
Mr. Dawkins: He was the only one to get off his job to be here.
Mayor Ferre: Let me say something on this. There is a precedent. The pre-
cedent was Little Havana Jose Marti Park, okay? In Jose Marti Park, Mr. Man-
ager, as you recall, the Parks Department had an idea as to what to build
there. And the people of Little Havana didn't want that. They said "We
don't want these things. We would rather have other things." Now, you
would have thought, and I am sorry Carl Kern is not here, you would have
thought that after that he had learned his lesson, that he has to go to the
community to see what that community wants, because there is no use putting
in tennis courts in Little Havana if what the people of Little Havana want
is basketball courts or a baseball field and a swimming pool, or what have
you. It doesn't make any sense to do these things without more input from
the community. That is why we have these C.B.D. community based organiza-
tions and dt least they can act as a reference point - the people who live
in the community.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, just for the record, I cannot say that we did not do
that. I was under the impression that we had a public hearing on the park.
We also went to the C.D. group out there. Now, that is history. We have
no problems doing that again with the community. I think it is healthy and
I think it is worthwhile.
Mr. Dawkins: All right, I'd like to just correct one point. For two years
I met with them and the people, and like he said, everything that was
talked of in two years is not in this plan. That is all we are saying.
All right, thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you for coming here.
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1982
NOTE FOR THE RECORD
Agenda Items "B", 42 and 43 were withdrawn.
2. PERSONAL APPEARA;;CE - AN,v %SARIE AD1,ER CO-CLRNING CULTURAL PROGRAIM
I_d THE OVE.RTOk.7 AREA.
Mr. Dawkins: The other person is Ms. Adker.
Mayor Ferre: While Ms. Adker is coming here, Mr. Manager, I don't want to
pursue ... but, I want you to satisfy yourself and perhaps tell Commissioner
Dawkins, and that is good enough for me, that Carl Kern and that department
really consulted with the community before they made their decision on all
that. And as you say, maybe they did that, but if they didn't, I think we
ought to kind of get that straight.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, Anne Marie, go ahead.
Ms. Anne Marie Adker: I am Mrs. Anne Marie Adker, 238 N. W. 8th Street, Over -
town. I am here to request a freeze on the budget of $23,200 for the cultural
program in Overtown. We are requesting that freeze on that budget because
there is nothing - in fact, there was a stipulation, that budget was allocated
by the Community Development Advisory Board for a cultural program and acti-
vities in Overtown, and if you would notice the handout I gave you that was
presented to Mr. Howard, Director of Recreation from Mrs. Montrick. Ceramics
is just not our bag. We have been dealing in the past with children from
the ages of five to fifteen and to allocate $6,000 for materials, supplies
and rentals for ceramics, we just can't see it. However, we have an alterna-
tive for that money for cultural programs, which we would present to you
sometime in December and we are requesting a freeze on the $23,200.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager.
Mr. Gary: The money she is talking about is money that historically we have
appropriated through the C.D. process or the C.D. funds and approximately a
couple of years ago, the responsibility for the administration of those funds
was put under the responsibility of the Recreation Department. Prior to that
time, the monies have been managed by two groups within the Overtown area.
First, it was managed by Jackie Bell's group and then it was managed by
Kako, which was Mr. Irby McKnight. The original intent of the program was
to allow the local residents to plan cultural activities. However, we ran
into some snags in terms of poor performance with regards to the initial
_= organization that ran it. The second organization failed to comply with the
requirements that they become incorporated. Thirdly, we have had some pro-
blems with the person who was administering it and he is no longer with us.
I think the bottom line, Mr. Mayor, is that we have developed a program, a
cultural program in the Overtown area, under the responsibility of the
Recreation Department. We feel that this is an adequate program. We think
we are going to get more mileage out it. In addition to the $23,200, we are
_ also utilizing the existing resources, which provide these programs. We
would like to say, Mr. Mayor, that if Ms. Adker and her group of people in
Overtown would like to meet with the Recreation Department to give us some
additional ideas in terms of program implementation, we'd be happy to do that. But, to freeze the funds, I am not in support of that.
Ms. Adker: Mr. Mayor, as for about six or seven months now, the park is not
being utilized by the children at all, because of
the
inactivities of the
program. Our parks, especially Gibson Park, has been
turned into some other
'S resources, not parks for parks. We would like to
take
this program out of
'x the park altogether. We are in negotiations right
now
for the Culmer Center,
where we would like to place this program, so that
it
would be more of an
incentive to our community.
^` Mayor Ferre: Howard, I think the best way to go about
this is, we are going
to be meeting again on the loth. Ohay? Today is
the
4th and we are going to
be meeting on the 10th. Would you have Ms. Adker
meet
with the Recreation
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bepattment and then t think we can discuss this next week. is that all right
with you?
Ms. Adker: Mr. Mayor, I have met with the Administration Department of Re-
creation and Parks until it is coming out of my ears. They just can't seem
to understand what Blacks need or want.
Mr. Dawkins: Ms. Adker, let's just try for the next meeting. If nobody else
can come up with a decision, I will make a motion to do something.
Ms. Adker: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you. You come up like first thing in the
morning, like this morning. We will take you up as a pocket item.
3. DISCUSSION ITEM: CO:DIISSIONER DAWKINS' RECEIPT OF A LETTER
FROM MICHAEL MENE :'DEZ ALLEGING DISCEI"flt'ATIOiO'
Iii THE DEPART" fE.�T OF ECO.,,OMIC DEVELOPME\T.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, my other pocket item deals with a letter I received
a copy of from a Mr. Michael Menendez, who alleges that he was discriminated
against in the Department of Economic Development and I have a letter that he
wrote. I also have the newspaper article this morning, and Mr. Gary, I would
like to bring two incidents to your attention, one which is under your juris-
diction and one is not.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Dawkins, to set the record clear, I think it should be in-
dicated for the record that this individual, it is my understanding, has
terminated his employment, and as such, has the right to bring it up before
this Commission. If he was still an employee, it would not be the prerogative
of this Commission to hear any such item of a grievance of an employee, but
since he is terminated, then it can, as a citizen be brought before this
Commission.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay. His case may not, in turn, be what I am interested in.
Mr. Gary, my concern is discrimination, period. As a minority, I would have
to be concerned anytime alleged discrimination is brought up. And, as such, I
am concerned, and I would like, as a Commissioner, to have Ms. Gallogly
respond to this letter, and like we said, it may be alleged, but I would like
to know for myself, and as long as I sit here, if there is any form of dis-
crimination alleged, I want to get to the bottom of it as a minority. Now,
whether you rehire him, refire him, I am not concerned. But, my concern is
that here it has been alleged, and the only way we can know whether it is
correct or not is for me to have both sides of it. All I am saying to you
== I have only got his side of it. I need to know where it is coming from and
- what have you.
Mr. Carollo: If I may, Miller, I think the intention of what you are trying
to do is very honorable. However, knowing how things work here, especially
the Administration,if someone is a pet of the Administration, you could scream
and jump all you want, but unless you have three votes that are ready to hang
somebody, there is nothing that is going to be done, just a lot of lip ser-
vice. Now, I think in order to try to reach what you are trying to reach, _
the best way maybe to approach it, is not only have this individual file be -
looked over by us, but all the other people that have left or been fired
since Ms. Gallogly took over that department and invite them to come to the
City Commission, or just get statements from them as to what is the problem
in that department. In other words, let's bring it all out, and anybody else
in that department that would like to make any statements, invite him to do
SO.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, the only problem I have is ... I agree with you, but the
only problem I have with that is if we do, we are going to open up a can of
worms, because Mr. Pedrosa either fired, discharged, or ask for the resigna-
tion of three individuals and then we are going to go back now and say that
these three individuals should have the right to come before the Commission
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and say why they were asked to leave. I mean, I don't mind doing it, but we
are going to get back and open up an..(INAUDIBLE).
Mt. Carollo: I understand your feelings and let me say this - I would not
have any problems in doing that in other cases, but in this particu-
lar situation, as you and everyone else in this Commission are aware -of, we
have been getting constant complaints, complaints, complaints and complaints
from employees in that department, which I think is a different situation
from the Law Department or other smaller departments that we have in the
City and I think that either we are going to get to the bottom of it, or
let's just forget about it and let Ms. Gallogly run the department as she sees
fit and you know, admit to her that "Hey, we are nobody here. You know, she
is the boss, she has a connection with the Manager".
Mr. Gary: The implications of what you are saying, Commissioner Carollo, is
totally incorrect. The only pet I have is a little small poodle!
Mr. Carollo: It is no implication. It is a very direct statement!
Mr. Gary: The only pet I have is a little small poodle. I think it is impor-
tant, before we come to any conclusions, based upon innuendos and a letter of
resignation that we get the facts first. I think one of the facts that you
will probably find is that particularly in view of the seven people that are
mentioned in that letter and the seven people that are alluded to by Commis-
sioner Carollo, you will probably find that most of those people resigned to
go to some other place of employment with their former employers. In terms
of your comments about whether or not Ms. Gallogly, or the City Manager has
a right to run the department as they see fit, I can assure you that we will
do that, but we will also do that to assure that there is no discrimination
and the department is professionally run. I think Ms. Gallogly has not been
given a chance to perform because of the badgering she has received and other
badgering that other employees have received, and other department directors.
I would suggest that if you do have a concern, that you convey those to me
and I will be happy to look into them and report back to you.
Mr. Carollo: Well, Mr. Manager, let me say this. It seems to me, and I re-
member when Joe Grassie was here and this Commission gave Mr. Grassie a lot
of weight to carry and Mr. Grassie, very gentlemanly took it, never extended
himself or mouthed off back to members of this Commission like I have seen in
the past. And Mr. Fosmoen, under some very difficult situations, I would
have to say, behaved extremely well as a Manager. It seems to me that
at least since I have been here, that you are the only Manager that I have
seen up to now that cannot take a little criticism without right away trying
to fight this Commission. Now, I don't know why that is the case, but it
certainly is the case. Now, if we are trying to air something out, and be
completely fair about it, how can right away you be defending Ms. Gallogly?
I mean, you are saying that no, she is not your pet, but the minute members
of this Commission made some statements, right away you jump to her defense.
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Now, I am sorry if I am getting a little in the way of something, but my in-
tentions are the same intentions that Miller Dawkins has, and I am sure oth-
er members of this Commission, and that is to find out what is happening in
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that small department, and why all of us, not only in this particular case,
but in the past, have received so many complaints from employees, or previous
employees of that department? ... and you said the badgering that she has been
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receiving. Well, you know, I would like to know what badgering, from whom, if
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there is anything improper that any member of this Commission has been doing?
The mike is yours, Mr. Manager.
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Mr. Gary: As I said before, I think that it is appropriate that if the City
Commission has any concern about a department director, that they convey those
concerns to me. I have no problems with the City Commission complaining about
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any department director, but I do have problems with the innuendos that come
fi
with regards to those complaints.
Mayor Ferre: Well, let's see if we can stop...
Mr. Carollo: Well, no, no, no. You talk about innuendos. Well, you threw
an innuendo of badgering of Ms. Gallogly. I want an answer! What kind of
badgering are you talking about? Who is badgering her? Are you trying to
say that because of this badgering, she hasn't been able to perform? Well,
1 I want an answer from you.
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Mr. Carollo: You talk about innuendos. If that is not an innuendo, I don't
know what is.
Mr. Gary: Well, badgering came about as a result, as you said, implying that
she was a pet. That is one form of badgering.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I really don't think that we are going to get anywhere
with this...
Mr. Carollo: Nor with that department.
Mayor Ferre: Howard, my...I have changed my opinion of Charlotte Gallogly.
I happen to think that she is a lot more effective and efficient than I had
previously thought and I think she is good, but now that we have gotten into
this subject, we may as well... I've got to tell you, I think her problem is
that she has got this military approach and she grew up in the military and
I think she is overly...I wouldn't say aggressive, but she is overly disci-
plined in the sense that around everybody she is like in terms of black and
white that way, and I don't mean in a racial context, I mean the strictness
of things, and I think you have got to do a little bit more of a human
approach once in a while. People are people, you know and you know, you
might remember that there was a time when Mr. Michael Menendez, if you will
forgive my reusing of the word, was kind of a pet of Charlotte Gallogly.
In other words, in a sense that he was the one that ran all the errands and
did this and "go get me this" and "bring me this information" and he was the
one that was in the midst of this whole process, and the problem with that
is that then you can't be both things, and if you are going to run a military
shop, then you have got to run a military shop, period. You can't do it
sometimes and not all of the time and then go back and forth between being
nice and being severe and I think that that is why there is confusion and
concern. Now, I really think that all things considered, Charlotte Gallogly's
assets far outweigh her liabilities, but I really think her style is the
cause of the problem. Can we go on?
Mr. Dawkins: That is it. That is all I have. I am glad you brought that up.
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: The November loth City Commission Meeting will begin at
11:00 o'clock A.M.
4. Ut';�GE DATES OF DECEMBER 1932 CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS TO BE
DECEIMBER 9TH AND DECEMBER 16TH.
Mr. Perez: The only thing, Mr. Mayor, about the days of the two meetings that
we have in December. Do you think it would be possible to try to change for
the first rwo weeks of December?
Mayor Ferre: First two weeks?
Mr. Perez: I am asking the other members of the Commission, but I think that
we have...
Mayor Ferre: How about the 2nd or the 3rd, would that be acceptable?
Mr. Plummer: No, no. I will be gone, Maurice.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, you will be gone. That was the problem here. When are
you leaving, Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: I leave, per your instructions on the 27th and I return...
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Mayor Ferre: 27th of what?
Mr. Plummer: November, and I return on the 2nd.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but that is why I am saying the 16th. How about the 4th
and the 16th?
Mr. Plummer: Of December?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: The 4th is a Saturday.
Mayor Ferre: No, the 4th is a Thursday, isn't it? It is the'9th� 1 hm
sorry. I thought it was the 4th.
Mr. Plummer: The 9th and the 23rd is what is proposed.
Mayor Ferre: How about the 9th and the 16th?
Mr. Plummer: I have no problem with that.
Mayor Ferre: Anybody have problems with that?
Mr. Carollo: What date is that?
Mayor Ferre: The 9th ... Miller, do you have any problem with that 9 and 16?
Mr. Dawkins: No.
Mr. Plummer: We are just changing the 23rd to the 16th.
Mr. Carollo: That will be good.
Mayor Ferre: Is that all right with you? Is that what you want? All right,
Plummer makes a motion, Perez seconds that the December 23rd meeting be
changed to the 16th. Is that all right?
Mr. Plummer: All right, further discussion on the motion. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-999
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A RESOLUTION RESCHEDULING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEET-
ING OF NOVEMBER 10, 1982 AT 9:00 A.M. TO TAKE PLACE ON NOV-
EMBER 10, 1982 AT 11:00 A.M.; FURTHER RESCHEDULING THE REGU-
LAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER 23, 1982 TO TAKE
PLACE ON DECEMBER 16, 1982 AT 9:00 A.M.
(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 Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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NOTE FOR THE RECORD: December 10, 1982 was established as the date for
dedication of the Manuel Artime Center.
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NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Commissioner Plummer expressed the thanks and gratitude
of members of the Florida League of Cities for a very successful convention
held at the City of Miami/University of Miami James L. Knight Convention
Center.
5. DISCUSSION ITEM: IINSTRLCT CITY ';ANAGER TO COORDINATE A IMAJOR
EVENT WITH THE MAYORS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND TA"PA :L-%RI,1";G A
BEGINNING OF A!TTRAK SERVICE BETWEEN THESE TWO CITIES.
Mayor Ferre: My pocket items are as follows. In the first place, I received
a call from the Governor a couple of days ago, asking me - J. L., and I men-
tioned it to Bobby Martinez, the Mayor of Tampa, to coordinate a major event
for the opening of AMTRAK between Miami and Tampa, which is a major event.
I talked to Mayor Martinez yesterday and he said that he would be very anx-
ious to do that, so Mr. Manager, I would like for you to assign somebody in
the Administration to talk with Mayor Martinez and his staff, and I think we
ought to have a big celebration somehow, because this is I think, an impor-
tant event. This would be the first time that there would be a railroad
linkage between Miami and Tampa with Orlando and Lakeland and stops in be-
tween. I hope that this is a step in the direction of eventually getting a
bullet train between here and Disney World. I think we ought to really give
it major play. Would you come back on the loth with a report oti that?
6. INSTRUCT CITY MA.:AGER TO ASSF-MBLE A TEAS TO AAi:E A PRESE::TATION
FOR THE WORLD CUP OF SOCCER EVENT TO BE HELD I,' MIAMI LI 1936.
Mayor Ferre: The second item that I have, Mr. Manager, is to let you know
that I have had some preliminary discussions with some people that are in-
volved and knowledgeable in world soccer and that as of last week, the Presi-
dent of Columbia rejected as being too costly and undoable the world soccer
game (world cup) which would be played in the summer of 1986. Now, I have
tentatively talked to people to see if F.I.F.A., who is a world soccer, like the
N.F.L. owners, would accept a presentation from this community before its
governing board which meets fairly soon - accept a bid from Miami and the
State of Florida to be the site for the world's soccer in the year 1986. Now,
as I understand it, Henry Kissinger just flew down to Mexico this past week-
end and Mexico and Lopez Portillo turned it down. He said that Mexico was in
no economic condition to do it. That leaves Brazil. Now, whether or not
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Brazil is going to take it, because Brazil is having their problems, I don't
know. If Brazil wants it, I doubt if we are going to be able to compete, be-
cause while we turn down penny sales taxes for stadiums, Brazil builds them
left and right and they have one called Haricana, which holds 200,000
people, and obviously, they can make more money selling 200,000 seats, and
believe me, they will be at a premium for $5.00 and we can't sell even 20,000
seats for $20.00. I think whether or not we can compete with Brazil or not,
I don't know, but it is my opinion that it is worth a try. I talked to the
_
Governor - the Governor says that he thought that we should put a team toget-
her to discuss it. I talked to the Mayor of Tampa; he is interested and I
am sure the Mayor of Orlando and the Mayor of Jacksonville, Jake Codbold and
Bill Federich would also be very enthused. As you know, there are three pro-
fessional soccer teams in Florida and there are four major stadiums. There
are three things that are basic requirements for an event of this kind. Num-
ber one is proper stadium. 1 think we have got it. Number two, is a tourist
infra -structure to hold the hundreds of thousands of people that come to these
footballs game. As you know, it is over a month. I was in Spain for this
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year's world cup and I have got to tell you that there were millions of people
that came from all over Europe for that and the fanaticism, I have never seen.
I have been to super bowls, I have never seen anything like these soccer fan-
atics. I mean, whether they are English or German or Brazilian, they just
go absolutely wild. The African countries were all there. It is just un-
believable. Now, I think it would be a major coup and worth fighting for to
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try to put all this together and I think, if I may through you, I would like
to ask Cesar, or whoever you want and I think Cesar, because he coordinated
the super bowl bid and this is a similar type of a thing and I really like to
get Sue Cobb back on, and the same thing that we had before that made the bid
for the super bowl, meet immediately and see if we can start putting together
a bid for the 1986 world cup.
Mr. Plummer: I'd love to serve on that committee.
Mayor Ferre: I'll tell you what. Let's make it a little bit more official.
Could we get a motion to that effect?
Mr. Plummer: So moved.
Mr. Carollo: Moved.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved and seconded that we make an official attempt
at this and we are going to have to spend some money now. We can't do this
with a simple letter. Okay, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Vice -Mayor Plummer, who moved its
adoption.
MOTION NO. 82-1000
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ASSEMBLE THE TEAM OR PERSONS THAT MADE SUPERBOWL PRE-
SENTATIONS IN THE PAST TO PREPARE A PRESENTATION ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA
TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE "WORLD CUP SOCCER INTERNATIONAL
EVENT" TO BE HELD IN MIAMI in 1986.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
7. REAPPCINT HELEN MUIR AS A MEMBER OF THE MIAMI DADE LIBRARY BOARD.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Helen Muir, as you know is the mother of the library
system of &de County and she started out by, I guess with you, Elizabeth, and
others, building this little library here in Coconut Grove and then as that
became the Miami Library in the 'SO's... her term is up. Now, she did not
call me, but other people called saying that she has been there for a long
time and she would like to be there when they cut the ribbon for the new li-
brary, representing the City and if anybody deserves that kind of recognition,
it is certainly Helen Muir. Anybody disagree with that?
Mr. Plummer: Absolutely not.
Mayor Ferre: Make the motion.
Mr. Plummer: So moved.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion that Mrs. Helen Muir be reappointed to the
Library Board. Is there a second?
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Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plumtnart wha
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1001
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING HELEN MUIR AS THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE MIAMI-DADE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 1983.
(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 }gassed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
S. RETAIN THE SERVICES OF RODNEY ROBINSON AS A LEGAL ASSISTANT IN
THE LAW DEPARTPIENT .
Mayor Ferre: Now, we have a pocket item here that the City -Attorney gave me.
This office has availed itself of the services of Rodney Robinson, as legal
assistant. In order to continue the employment of Rodney Robinson as legal
assistant, it is appropriate that the City Commission authorize his service
by adopting the attached resolution. Would somebody move that?
Mr. Carollo: Moved.
Mr. Plummer: Is this within its budget?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: Yes, sir, and it has been in the past year as well,
Commissioner.
Mayor Ferre: What is this for? In other words, one of their legal assistants
to the Attorney, or legal assistants to the Manager? What is the problem?
(INAUDIBLE .BACKGROUND COMMENT NOT PLACED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: He works for the City Attorney. What does the Manager have to
do with it?
(INALMIBLE BACKGROUND COMMEENTS NOT PLACED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
k' Mayor Ferre: All right, we have a motion and a second. Is that right? Fur-
? then discussion? Call the roll.
r The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
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RESOLUTION NO. 82-1002
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE CONTINUED
EMPLOYMENT OF RODNEY ROBINSON, LEGAL ASSISTANT, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY
ATTORNEY AND THE SAID INDIVIDUAL, USING BUDGETED FUNDS OF THE
LAW DEPARTMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE HEREIN RESOLUTION.
(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 Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
C1 { 1' .1TO....
Mayor Ferre: There is a request by Mr. Andy Hancock that he be put on the
next zoning agenda in reference to billboards. Now, Andy, are you going to
explain that? And why did it have to come up as a special item?
Mr. Gene Hancock: Andy Hancock, E. A. Hancock Advertising, 3856 Douglas.
The reason is, I haven't been able to get on the zoning board agenda and I
would just like to be able to be placed on the agenda.
Mr. Plummer: I would love to.
Mr. Carollo: Is there any reason why he hasn't been able to get on the agenda?
I thought that was the right of every citizen to be able to have their day in
court.
Mr. Plummer: No, Joe, the problem I think, you are going to find here is
that there is no provision for what he is requesting in the present code, so
they cannot accept an application to hear something that they don't have the
mechanism to hear. Now, I think it is well within this Commission's right
to hear his case and ask that the Planning Department be directed to give
him an application since he does exist on City property. He is a concession-
aire, but I think the problem at this point is that there is no vehicle for
him to be heard.
Mr. Carollo: But, if there is no vehicle for him to be heard, let me make `
sure that I understand where you are asking for. You are asking to be given
permission to...
Mr. Hancock: All we are asking for is the ability to be on the Zoning Board
agenda. I have requested to be on the Zoning Board agenda. This does not
have anything to do with the Miami Marine Stadium. It is in regards to
signs along the Interstate and I have requested to be on the agenda and they
have denied it.
Mr. Carollo: Okay, is this not a roof top sign, or is it a roof top?
Mr. Hancock: The reason given for the denial is that it would conflict with
litigation involving roof top signs, which this has absolutely nothing to do
with.
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Mr, Hancock: Not at all.
Mr. Carollo: Well, then...
Mr. Plummer: Well, what I would suggest, if I may, is ask the Manager to get
the reason for the denial and come back to us before lunch time and we can
consider it.
Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute. You are not going to consider it now?
Mr. Plummer: No, no, not consider the item, but consider whether or not we
feel he should be on the agenda.
Mr. Hancock: No, I am not asking you really to consider it.
Mr. Plummer: We just make a motion to put him on the agenda, or not to.
Mr. Carollo: Is there anybody there from the Zoning Department? Is Perez-
Lugones here?
Mayor Ferre: Well, why don't we do it the way Plummer recommending? Let the
Administration come back before we break up. Is that all right, Mr. Manager?
Okay. Stick around.
10. PERSONAL APPEARAtiCE: ELIZABLTH VIRRICK, COIQTII•UE FUNDING OF
COCONUT G1OVE CARE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST SUBJECT TO AUDIT BEING
RECEIVED.
Mayor Ferre: The next pocket item is Elizabeth Virrick, who would like to
appear on a pocket item regarding an audit that was done on her operation.
Ms. Virrick: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, that isn't all I was supposed to
be here about. There are two or three things pending.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead with them. All right, did you write my office? Or
did you call?
Ms. Virrick: You mean, to get on the agenda?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Ms. Virrick: No, I talked to Mr. Odio.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Ms. Virrick: I talked to Mr. Toledo and I never did find out whether I wa:
on the agenda or not. I just came on faith!
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Toledo, Ms. Virrick says she has been calling the office.
Mr. Cesar Odio: Mr. Mayor, I talked to her and I told her that we needed
a letter from the accountant saying that the financial statement that did
turn over to us is an independent audit.
Mayor Ferre: Okay.
Mr. Odio: And they have not done that, as of now.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Elizabeth, go ahead.
Ms. Virrick: Mr. Mayor, the Price -Waterhouse people did not do an audit for
us, and I explained that last time. They did a review of our books because
they do not do that kind of audit. They do great big organizations, but out
of the goodness of their hearts, and because there are many friends of the
people at Price -Waterhouse, and they are all on the Board, they did a complete
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review of all of our operations and we have it here and you can look at it, if
you want to take the time to look at and it is in their envelope and these are
the work papers that they did in trying to bring our account down to date -
all of the agencies in the program.
Mayor Ferre: But, Elizabeth, that is not acceptable. You see... the point...
Ms. Virrick: But, they can't give us...
Mayor Ferre: The point is the City Administration has told you time and time
again that for you to keep on getting money from the City, you have got to
account for it! The only way you can account for it is by having an audit.
If it isn't Price-Waterhouse,then get Smith & Jones, or somebody.
Ms. Virrick: We have an auditor who is going to do our annual certified audit,
which you know we have to have every year because we are non-profit and we have
to present it to the Secretary of State in order to be tax exempt in order to
solicit or accept any funds. That audit cannot be done quickly enough to de-
cide this question that is up before you now. It is going to take two or
three months to do it. We are discussing it with Mr. Foon now, because he
has always kind of worked into it and he is used it. Now, we have had several
meetings with Mr. Koon. In fact, he is coming into the office today for our
final discussion, but we can't have that in time to get this thing settled.
Now, we have two or three things hanging fire until this thing is settled.
One is the money that the City claims that we owe for the auditorium for the
Antique Show, since the 1st of last year. We were charged the wrong rate in
our opinion, leaving us owing the City $17,000 and something dollars, which we
claim we don't owe. That is one of the items that is pending and hanging fire
now. The other is, the renewal of our contract for the boxing, signing the
new contract, which the City Manager, and Mr. Al Howard and we have gone
over, and we have that ready to be approved. That is hanging fire. The bud-
get for the boxing for next year is also hanging fire until this thing is
settled. The only thing we could get was these working papers. (He's not
even listening to me!)
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Ms. Virrick: The only thing we could get were these working papers that Price -
Waterhouse did for us without charge just out of the goodness of their heart,
which proves that they did do a report, but they can't call it an audit.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Gary, how long has this been going on?
Mr. Gary: I guess about four to six months.
Mr. Dawkins: Ms. Virrick, you know very well that in six months we could
audit the Pentegon's budget, let alone a little budget like this. And like
I told you in my letter, we cannot run the City this way, and each time you
come, you come with a crying blanket, and I listen to you - yes Ma'am, and
each time you tell me that we are going to give it to you the next time I
come. Then you come back again and you say we are going to give it to you
-�� the next time I come. Then you come back and say we are going to give it to
you the next time I come.
Mr. Plummer: Miller Dawkins hates little old ladies. (LAUGHTER)
Ms. Virrick: Mr. Dawkins, you are going to make me old before my time!
Mr. Dawkins: Just don't catch up with Father Gibson and I will love you!
Ms. Virrick: I will try not to!
A' Mr. Dawkins: Okay, darling.
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;�. Ms. Virrick: Now, let me tell you. There has been some exaggeration around
here. Forgive me for saying that.
Mr. Dawkins: On my part, huh? All right, I will takE it.
Ms. Virrick: I am not saying whose part.
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, Ma'am. Go ahead.
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Ms. Virrick: We came up here and asked for an extension, for one month.
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, Ma'am. How long ago? All right, you got that one, so
all right, Ma'am, go ahead, so you got that one.
Ms. Virrick: Anyway, when we came up again, you asked for an extension.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay. All right, so then I gave you an extension to complete
what you should have done in that one month.
Ms. Virrick: You are saying what I should have done. Mr. Dawkins, you are
talking to a friend that is dependent on whatever we can get in the ways of
funds. We don't have the kind of funds that ... Who did you say could get an
audit over at...
Mr. Dawkins: The Pentegon.
Ms. Virrick: The Pentagon. We don't have that kind of money.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, let me do this. Mr. Gary, I am going to ask, on my own,
that the Cuban Association of Accountants and that the Black Association of
Accountants - I'm going to ask them out of the goodness of their hearts, if
the two of them would not combine their efforts and get you out of this. If
they say yes, would you accept them?
Ms. Virrick: Well, you know Mr. Koon. Mr. Koon is the one we are talking
with now.
Mr. Dawkins: I am not...see, we are mixing apples and oranges. Mr. Koon is
going to want to be paid. You just told me "We have no money to pay him".
Mr. Virrick: Are you saying that any of these people are going to do an
audit of our books for nothing?
Mr. Dawkins: No, no. I said I would ask them, unless your books are so
fouled up...
Ms. Virrick: Oh, they are.
Mr. Dawkins: They are?
Ms. Virrick: We have had some very bad bookkeepers lately. That is what our
trouble is!
Mr. Carlos Coats: Mr. Dawkins? Yes, I think the last time we came before
you ... My name is Carlos. I am Ms. Virrick's assistant. The last time we came
before the Commission, I think the Mayor said at that time, and I quote:
"Elizabeth, I trust you. It is some of the people that you have working for
you that I have questions about." That was the reason for having someone to
_ come in and do an audit. Price -Waterhouse came in and took the figures. I
think it was a question or not, whether or not some of the funds were misappro-
priated or whatever. There was the finding that it wasn't. Price -Waterhouse...
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT NOT PLACED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Gary: It is a conflict. I can't have my people go in there and audit
her and then audit themselves. It is a conflict. You have got to have the
checks and balances.
Mr. Coats: Price -Waterhouse, since they were doing a audit, or a study or
a report, or whatever you want to call it, at their own expense. They just
came in to help get things organized to show Mrs. Virrick that there was nothing
illegal about her books, but however, there was mismanagement of the funds
that was raised through agencies. I think that was my only problem.
Mr. Dawkins: Do you know that for mismanagement of funds by your agency that
Mr. Gary will go to jail?
Mr. Coats: These were not funds that were given through the agency. These
are agency funds that were raised...
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Ms. Virrick: That isnot mismanagement as you ate determining it. What it bias
was that...
Mr. Dawkins: I know Ms. Virrick, I know darling. Let me tell you what you
are saying, because I have heen through this. What you are saying is that
when we take dollars as a program administrator and we put it in the program
and along comes some auditor who feels that it should have been someplace
else, not knowing that you had to deliver it, but I understand what
you are saying, darling, in total. But, like I said, somewhere along the
line, Mr. Gary has to have an audit, because when the time comes to go to
jail, I am going to tell the people that he is the Manager.
Ms. Virrick: Are you talking about a certified audit?
Mr. Dawkins: Whatever Mr. Gary needs in his books.
Mr. Plummer: No, we are talking about Howard Gary being a certified jailbird.
Mr. Dawkins: Now see, the only hangup is that Mr. Gary has to protect the
City. All we do is legislate. He administrates.
Ms. Virrick: Mr. Dawkins, you are doing a lot of talking around the edges of
everything.
Mr. Dawkins: No, Ma'am. You already told me what I need to know.
Ms. Virrick: Wait a minute. The hard facts are...
Mr. Dawkins: The thing is that you have a set of books that cannot be audited.
Now, the problem is, what can we do to rectify this?
Ms. Virrick: No, they can be audited, but it is not going to be done over
night. It is going to take a couple of months, at least. Now, in the mean-
time, twice a month we have people working for us that have to be paid.
Mr. Dawkins: You see, what you are saying is fine, but it is obvious that
your books are fouled up, because Price -Waterhouse would not put his name to
it. He told you this is an unofficial audit.
Ms. Virrick: They aren't as fouled up as the are complicated.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Ms. Virrick: But we can't pay our people.
Mr. Gary: I think I have a solution.
Mr. Plummer: Oh, oh!
Mr. Dawkins: Here we go again!
Mr. Gary: First of all, I think the first solution is that this Commission
has to tell -Ms. Virrick that she has to comply with what we have been telling
her for the last six months. That is the first thing.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, so I will rule that.
Mr. Gary: Okay, the second is that I would like to have the City Commission
to give me the authority to allocate adequate funds to Ms. Virrick so that
she can go out and get a professional certified audit and there will be no
excuse after that.
Mr. Dawkins: What is the maximum figure? But you see, what I hear them say-
ing is, we have got a massive maze. And like she says, it cannot be done in
a hurry. Okay, so now, it may take four years for whoever we are talking
about to do it.
Ms. Virrick: A couple of months.
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Mr. Dawkins: And you just said you want us to appropriate money for four years
for an audit for her.
Ms. Virrick: No, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: No, no. I am talking to Mr. Gary. That is what Mr. Gary said.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Gary: And members of the Commission, in view of the fact that this has
been going on for some time, we have a fiduciary responsibility and they
also have one, and the really, the responsibility is theirs to do it, I would
recommend that we continue to fund her for one month and that we pay half of
the cost of her getting a certified professional audit.
Mayor Ferre: I think that is a good recommendation. Is there a motion?
Ms. Virrick: Wait just a minute before you do that. Let me understand this.
Are you talking about the boxing program, or the...
Mr. Dawkins: No, no, we are talking about everything that you are supposed
to report back here to us on. Boxing, wrestling, ant watching.
Ms. Virrick: Oh, you can have it!
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission. Based on the comments
made by Ms. Virrick, I think I must inform you that in your capacity ... in my
capacity, in terms of. the City's responsibility, in terms of our fiduciary
responsibility, I want to caution you not to accept anything less than a
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certified audit.
Mayor Ferre: I absolutely agree. There is no other way we can do it. It
must be a certified audit, or we are not being responsible in our fiduciary
capacity. We'll pay for it! ... 50%.
Mr. Dawkins: I hate to say this, Mr. Gary, if this is not completed by
January 1st, then I have no choice but to say just to terminate it and forget
about it, because I have been here and for six months...
Mayor Ferre: Make the motion so we can go along.
Mr. Dawkins: I move that this Commission pay up to 50% of an audit to be
performed on these books and that if it is not completed by January lst, that
we no longer fund this.
Mayor Ferre: Is that enough time, Howard?
Mr. Gary: That is enough time, but I would also put a condition on there
that the auditor has to be acceptable to the City.
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Mr. Dawkins: All right, I accept that amendment to the motion.
Mayor Ferrer Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion? Elizabeth, do you want to add
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anything to it?
Ms. Virrick: I want to ask how we get along in the meantime?
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Mr. Gary: I recommend the temporary funding, Mr. Mayor, of this program
until that time.
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to include that in your motion?
Mr. Plummer: Fine.
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Mr. Gary: Those are estimates of...
Mr. Dawkins: Now, what happens, Mr. Gary,
half of the audit?
Mayor Ferre: All right, let the record reflect that the maker of the motion,
and the seconder accepted the inclusion of the temporary funds to get us through
January 1st.
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT NOT PLACED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: How much?
Mr. Carollo: Until January 1st.
Mr. Gary: About $4700 a month. You are talking about approximately two
months, so say approximately $10,000.
Mayor Ferre: Close to $10,000, okay?
Mr. Carollo: How much do you estimate that the audit is going to cost?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Carollo, I think that is a very difficult question.
Mr. Carollo: I know it is, but what do you estimate, more or less? What
range.
Mr. Gary: Based on the condition of her books, I would assume, Commissioner,
they have got to go in first and do the accounting in order to be able to the
auditing, so we are talking about approximately from $15,000 to $20,000.
Mr. Carollo: $15,000 to $20,000?
Mayor Ferre: For the whole audit, of which we will pay half.
if they can't come up with their
Mr. Gary: Well then, there is no agreement.
Mr. Carollo: We pay the other half!
Mayor Ferre: We have to have accountability. These are public fl►nds. We
can't just have things on little scraps of paper, you know. We want to be
helpful, but this is got to be done legally. And the only way you can do it
legally is there has to be accountability.
Ms. Virrick: Can Mr. Koon do some of your auditing?
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Who?
Ms. Virrick: Koon. He is the man we are talking to now. Is it possible that
he would be the one we would appoint to do this? Because that is the man we
have in mind yet.
Mayor Ferre: Well, that is something you have to work out with the Adminis—
tration. All right, is their further discussion on all this?
Ms. Virrick: I want to know if this applies to the boxing as well as the
other program? All the programs.
Mayor Ferre: I would imagine it applies to everything, doesn't it?
Mr. Gary: We give them funding for the boxing. We are requesting, because
of the support the City Commission gives for all her programs that all of
them be audited.
Mayor Ferre: All right, further discussion.
Mr. Carollo: Elizabeth, I hope you make every effort to have this settled
by the lst. I hope you realize that the extensions that we have been giving
you time and time again have only been given to you. If any other program
would have come here before us with this problem, I'll assure you a long time
ago we would have cut their funds out.
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Ms. Virrick: We want you to know that we appreciate very much all the consider-
ation you have given us. The only way I can explain it would be to hurt some-
one and I must not do that. The reason we are in this position is because of
something that happened in the office and I cannot publicly state that, but we
appreciate very much what you are doing. We have been struggling very hard
to get out of this mess and we hope to be out of debt, if we can go on, by the
1st of the year, but we have tried to get the books audited and we haven't
been able to. We simply have gotten a very thorough report from Price -
Waterhouse....
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Ms. Virrick:.... and that is all we have at the moment.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1003
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY FUNDING OF COCONUT GROVE
CARES, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000, FOR THE OPERA-
TION OF THE ELIZABETH VIRRICK GYMNASIUM PURSUANT TO THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF AN AGREEMENT ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED BY RESO-
LUTION NO. 81-670 ADOPTED JULY 23, 1981, SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT
OF SAID AGENCY TO BE CONDUCTED FORTHWITH AND TO BE CONCLUDED
NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 1982 UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DEEMED ACCEPTABLE BY THE CITY MANAGER WITH THE CITY PROVIDING
ONE-HALF THE COST OF SAID AUDIT; FURTHER ALLOCATING MONIES TO
BE EXPENDED FOR SAID FUNDING AND AUDIT FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS
AND ACCOUNTS.
(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 Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
11. AUTHORIZE CITY 11ANAGER TO ENTER I":TO A '101,71-TO-110;:TH RENTAL,
AGREEMENT FOR USE OF FORT DALLAS PARK 1:; CONJUNCi10:i WITH
RENOVATIO:; OF RIVER PARC HOTEL.
Mayor Ferre: The next item is one that...Walter, you brought this to me... =
this is Fort Dallas Park temporary rental?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. Mr. Mayor, if you recall, a firm attached to the Worsham
Brothers is presently...
Mayor Ferre: They have nothing to do - I think some of the principals involved
work for Worsham.
Mr. Gary: I don't know the names, that is the only reason I said that.
Mayor Ferre: Adrian Warner.
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Mr. Gary: Warner - that is the only reason I said that. But, they are in the
process of renovating the old Bauder Fashion College. They need staging space
right next to it.
Mayor Ferre: For how long? Vince, how long will it take for them to...?
Mr. Gary: How long will it take?
Mayor Ferre: And when are we going to get on with that park. That park has
been sitting there idle for two years, and that old house sitting there.
Mr. Gary: Well, Mr. Mayor, we support what they are doing, because we think
it is going to help downtown.
Mayor Ferre: I am all for it too, but that is not the question.
Mr. Gary: We will ... part of the agreement that we want to negotiate is that
they cannot interfere with us doing the River Walk. The final piece where
they will be staged obviously cannot be done until after they have completed
construction.
Mayor Ferre: How much are they going to be paying us, Vince?
Mr. Vince Grimm: Well, we haven't decided that yet, Mr. Mayor. That will be
up to the Manager to negotiate, but one of the things that we have in our
favor in this negotiation is the fact that they haven't paid us yet the
money that owe us for the variance we granted them. This is the developer of
the Parc Hotel.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I will tell you, if they haven't done that, then as far
as I am concerned, Mr. Manager, until we know that they have done what they
promised they would do, I not about to vote for this.
Mr. Grimm: Well, don't forget, you are giving us authority to negotiate
with them. If we can't successful conclude the negotiation, why...
Mayor Ferre: Oh, this just gives you authority and then you have got to
come back.
Mr. Grimm: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, but you have got to go into negotiation with clean hands.
And from what you are telling me, their hands are not clean yet and we are
going to give them the opportunity to clean their hands first.
Mr. Gary: Let me just clear this up. There are penalties for them not hav-
ing clean hands. We will inform them that they have got to clean their
hands, or the construction of the building stops, first of all and if they
don't, they won't be granted this. Secondly, that we will be charging them,
Mr. Mayor, the fair market of that land for them to utilize it.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, I cannot support this, I am sorry. And here is
what I can support. The resolution before us says that the Manager is author-
ized to negotiate and enter into a rental agreement. I cannot support that.
I will tell you what, I will make the motion that says as follows: That the
Administration is instructed to negotiate a contract for the month to month
rental agreement for the use of the Fort Dallas Park in conjunction with the _
renovation of Bauder Fashion College, once they have cleared up the amount -
of money they owe us, and the final agreement to be voted upon by the City
of Miami Commission.
Mr. Plummer: Second the motion.
Mr. Gary: That is good.
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll,
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The preceding Motion, introduced by Mayor Ferre and seconded by Cofna
fbissioner Plummer, was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Said Motion was designated Motion Number 82-1004
SEE LATER FORMALIZATION - RESOLUTION NLMER 82-1044.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I would like to, just for the record, to make it offi-
cial is that you also allow me to allow them to use it during this interim
until we can negotiate with the understanding that we will charge them retro-
actively.
Mr. Plummer: No.
Mr. Gary: You can't put them in the street, Commissioner Plummer.
Mayor Ferre: You can't put them in the street, J. L. - providing however,
that it is finalized by the first December meeting, which is December 9th.
Mr. Plummer: All right.
Mayor Ferre: They have got a month. A month ought to be enough for them to
pay up what they owe us and come up with an agreement.
Mr. Plummer: We will put them on notice now if they don't.
12. ALLOCATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,200 AS A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE EASTER SEAL. SOCIETY FOR USE OF THE MIAN1I CONVENTION CENTER.
Mayor Ferre: I have one last pocket item, and that is the request by the
Easter Seal Society. Is the Easter Seal Society here? You don't look like
the Easter Seal Society!
Mr. Plummer: He looks like the Easter Bunny!
Mr. Edgar Jones: I don't have my bunny ears on! My name is Edgar Jones.
I reside at 5517 Sardinia Avenue is Coral Gables, Florida. I am the ...
Mr. Plummer: Sure we are for it! How can you go against Easter Seals? They
want a waiver of $2600 a day for two days to use the Convention Center to hold
their fund—raiser.
Mr. Gary: At the Convention Center?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mr. Gary: You can't waive.
Mr. Plummer: So fine, I make a motion that we give them $5200.
Mayor Ferre: (INAUDIBLE)
Mr. Plummer: We have already done it, Maurice. We did it last Commission
meeting. That is what I told you opened the door. Not you, excuse me, when
this Commission opened the door.
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Mayor Ferre: With who? Who did we give it to?
Mr. Plummer: I will tell you in a minute. Pavarotti.
Mr. Gary: We gave it to someone.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sure did. I was opposed to it then, but that was the will
of the Commission and once you do it for one, you have got to do it for others.
Mayor Ferre: Are you talking about the Downtown Convention Conference Center?
Mr. Gary: That is what he is talking about.
Mayor Ferre: No, I have got to tell you something. We built that thing and
that thing is on a razor edge....
Mr. Plummer: That is right!
Mayor Ferre:....and we can't ... now you know, the Easter Seal Society is great,
but they are going to have to pay.
Mr. Gary: For the conference center?
Mayor Ferre: We can't..if you are going to make money, then you are going to
have to pay us back from the proceeds. I don't mind ... I mean, if we say "yes"
to the Easter Seal, I have got to tell you that we have got say "yes" to
every United Fund Agency, the Boy Scouts, there is just no ending to it.
We cannot afford it.
Mr. Plummer: How about if we split it in half? If you can't get a whole cake,
you get half a cake.
Mr. Albert P. Calli: Well, let me point out, Mr. Mayor, one of the reasons
that we are asking... Albert P. Calli. I reside at 3101 S. W. 22nd Avenue,
Miami. I am the Executive Director of the Easter Seal Society. One of the
reasons we are asking for a waiver of this, is because of the more than
half million dollars of free services we give to the citizens of Miami. Bet-
ter than 65% of those who receive free services are persons considered to be
in monority groups and if we are charged for each thing that we do, it means
that there are going to be that many fewer people who do not receive services.
Mayor Ferre: Can't you find another place to do this?
Mr. Calli: Can't we find another place to do this? One of our other interests
is helping the City of Miami to bring positive attention to the City of Miami.
This is a national telethon. We will be broadcasting nationwide. The business
is being broadcast from the Convention Center of downtown Miami, which is
developing...
Mayor Ferre: Let me tell you what our problem is.
Mr Calli: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: Our problem is that we owe $66,000,000 on that property and we
are up to here, okay? And you tell us how we make those payments.
Mr. Calli: Well, if we can get the...we are trying to work into a partnership
with the City of Miami. I am also in the position of giving a request to the =
National Easter Seal Society to bring a national convention here and if we do
not have an indication...we are in the process of preparing a request to sub-
mit, or an invitation to submit to the National Easter Seal Society to hold
their national convention here. The last one was in 19....
Mayor Ferre: Are they going to want a waiver also?
Mr. Calli: No. No.
Mayor Ferre: Well, if they want a waiver, I want to tell you tight now,
thank you but...
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Mira Calli: I am not talking about a waiver. I am talking about bring a tia=
tional convention. The last time it was here was in 19...
Mayor Ferre: But, I mean, are they going to want a waiver of payment - they
are not going to want to pay anything either.
Mr. Calli: No. You were asking me, you know, what are some of the advantages
of a waiver on this use for two days.
Mayor Ferre: And I am asking you a very simple question.
Mr. Calli: No, they will not want a waiver on anything.
Mayor Ferre: If the National Easter Seal people come to Miami for their con-
vention, are they going to want a waiver of the fee? Do they want a freebie.
Mr. Calli: They will want no waiver. They will be bringing money. The last
time was on Miami Beach.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, one of the things that we did when we set up the
Convention Center was to allocate near $1,000,000 for promotions. I think
where this is going nationwide can surely be a good, positive thing for Miami,
and as such, I would make a motion that $5200 be allocated for promotion of
nationwide coverage from the center of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to that motion?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: All right, it has been seconded. Now under discussion, let's
see if we understand this right. I think the reason why we are doing this,
just for the record - this is not for you, but otherwise we will have every-
body asking for waivers of usage for that and I just want to state into the
record that I personally will not vote for anything that will give a waiver
for the fees of that unless it gives us national or international coverage,
It is a tax-free group - non profit making and if it has a multiplier of some
kind in another sense for the welfare of the community. Now, Pavarotti hap-
pens to fit that last one and I think therefore, we were justified in that
and I am going to vote with this on that basis, but I am afraid that we are
getting ourselves in one deep mess if we keep on going this way, we are going
to be in financial trouble!
Mr. Plummer: I agree.
Mayor Ferre: Okay.
Mr. Jones: Mr. Mayor, this will be one for twenty-one hours during the period
of time...
Mr. Plummer: Sir, a smart man knows when he is ahead and sits down.
Mr. Carollo: Well, he just got my attention. You were saying sir, twenty-
one hours?
Mr. Jones: Twenty-one hours, at the Convention Center, from 11:00 o'clock
on Saturday...
Mr. Carollo: Will this be shown nationally?
Mr. Jones: The show emanates nationally and this is the local portion of that _
telethon.
Mr. Carollo: This local portion, will any of that be going nationally?
Mr. Jones: It could be, yes.
Mr. Carollo: It could be, but it is not for sure?
Mr. Jones: Some of it will be.
Mr. Carollo: Will they say it is coming from Miami?
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Mt. Jones: Yes.
Mr. Carollo: Well, if they want my vote, it is going to be in the condition
that the Miami part of it will be shown nationally and that Miami's name
will go nationally. If not, I just don't see the purpose.
Mayor Ferre: Is that going to be on national television?
Mr. Jones: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: On what channel? Is that ABC, where that goes?
Mr. Jones: We are not sure what network.
Mayor Ferre: It is not a network show, then?
Mr. Jones: It is a network show.
Mayor Ferre: It is a network show. Okay then, will the maker of the motion
accept the condition that the location be identified throughout the program,
that it is emanating from the City of Miami Convention Center.
Mr. Plummer: Has to be, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Will the seconder of the motion accept that? All right, that
is the condition for this.
Mr. Jones: No problem.
Mr. Carollo: That is worth $5000.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion. All right, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its
adoption.
MOTION NO. 82-1005
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ALLOCATE AN AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $5,200.00 AS A CONTRIBU-
TION TO THE EASTER SEAL SOCIETY FOR USE OF THE "MIAMI CON-
VENTION CENTER" FOR PURPOSES OF HOLDING THEIR EASTER SEAL
TELETHON; STIPULATING, HOWEVER, THAT THIS CONTRIBUTION IS
MADE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL TELEVISON COVERAGE TO
BE AFFORDED TO THE CITY OF MIAMI; AND FURTHER STIPULATING
THAT THE PORTION ORIGINATING FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER
AND SENT TO THE NATIONAL NETWORK SHALL STATE THAT SAID
COVERAGE IS COMING FROM "THE CITY OF MIAMI CONVENTION
CENTER".
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13. AUTHOR= AGREE'.`E`'T WITH JA'%ES E. SCOTT JESCA FOR CITY
VoC:aTI01,a1L JOB TRAINING PROS-.R_. -1..
Mayor Ferre: We have got an item here on job training agreement with JESCA.
Mr. Manager, your staff is supposed to meet with the JESCA people. Has that
been worked out and where are we on it.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor, we have an item on the agenda to allocate
CETA funds. In that allocation we had approximately $60,000 remaining for
inovative vocational training, which we had targeted for the Black community.
We worked out an agreement with JESCA to provide a vocational educational
system which has been demonstrated across the country to be very successful
and we support that.
Mayor Ferre: All right, I will tell you, if we are going to take that up,
then we ought to rake up Blanco also, because he has a problem with Action,
which is going to need some attention. So, I have no problems bringing this
up.
Mr. Dawkins: Moved.
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Dawkins moves. Demetrio Perez seconds. Further discussion?
Call the roll on approval of $60,000 from the South Florida Employment and
Training Consortium, subject to the City Attorney's approval to form it
correctly. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1006
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEAiENT WITH JAMES E. SCOTT C=%TLNITY ASSOCIATION
(JESCA), IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE
ATTACHED CITY MANAGER'S MEMORANDUM DATED NOVEMBER 2, 1982,
IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S VOCIATIONAL JOB TRAINING
PROGRAM; ALLOCATING C.E.T.A. FUNDS THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $60,000.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and
on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote-
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AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
'Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: None
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14. GRANT A REQUEST FOR EXTRA FINDS NOT TO c.XCEF:D $20,200
TO ACTION COPtft'NITY CENTER TO COVER EXPENDITURES AS
OUTLINED BEFORE THE CITY CO`":ISSION THIS DATE.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Blanco, you tell us about the financial problem
that you have.
Mr. Octavio Blanco: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. My name is Octavio
Blanco. I live at 8115 S. W. 16th Street and I am assistant to the director
of the Action Community Center. We had some shortage of money at Action Com-
munity Center due to the fact that we do have two new buses for the refugee
programs, tht we are trying to keep those buses instead of renting those buses
like we did the first year and we lose all that money. This year we are rent-
ing those buses so next year will be our buses, I mean Action - the City of
Miami buses.
Mayor Ferre: You are renting the buses now?
Mr. Blanco: No, now we are buying.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, you are buying.
Mr. Blanco: And we charge these to the refugee programs and those buses next
year will be paid for.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now why are you having a shortage?
Mr. Blanco: Well, because for example, for gas, we spent last year, twenty-
eight; we expect to spend more than thirty this year.
Mayor Ferre: That is $2000.
Mr. Blanco: In maintenance and repair, we spent $15,000. We are planning to
spend $17,000.
Mayor Ferre: That is $2,000 more.
Mr. Blanco: On insurance on the buses, we have to go $19,000.
Mayor Ferre: Versus what?
Mr. Blanco: $15,000.
Mayor Ferre: That is $4,000 more.
Mr. Blanco: Yes. Office supplies and equipment, on this and the special
equipment, we have a computer that we are having some problems with. Already
we have spent $18,000 and we do not have it in our budget.
Mayor Ferre: $18,000?
Mr. Blanco: 'I mean $1,800 on the computer and we need that. Office supplies,
last year, because we were so short on money, we are short on supplies, $2,000.__
For insurance to our people - hospitalization, they are charging us 30% more
this year. That comes out to $5,000. The whole total is $20,100, but I be-
lieve that we can manage it with $20,000.
Mayor Ferre:
All right, I have no problems with that, Mr. Manager, provided
that somebody
in the Administration makes sure that all
those requests - in
other words,
that their repairs and their insurance and
all that, is properly
checked out by
someone in the Administration and I would
so move.
Mr. Plummer:
I will second it as long as that person is
Elizabeth Virrick.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Call the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Mayor Ferre, who moved its
adoption.
MOTION NO. 82-1007
A MOTION GRANTING A REQUEST FOR EXTRA FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT
OF NOT TO EXCEED $20,200 TO "ACTION COMMUNITY CENTER, INC."
TO COVER EXPENDITURES, AS MORE FULLY OUTLINED BEFORE THE
CITY COMMISSION ON THIS DATE; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE
CITY MANAGER MAKES SURE THAT SAID FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED
EXACTLY AS STIPULATED.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
15. SELECTION CO�L`iISSIO::ER J. L. PLt'211ER TO BE THE VICE-1,1AYOR OF
THE CITY OF MIA`1I. FOR 19u2-1983.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the next thing is the appointment of the Vice -Mayor
of the City of Miami. Is there a motion?
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I think it is appropriate for the present Vice -Mayor
to make the motion for the next Vice -Mayor. I would like to take the oppor-
tunity. I would like to make a motion to appoint someone that has had much,
much more experience in the area of vice than I had this year. I would like
to appoint J. L. Plummer (nominate him) to be the Vice -Mayor for '82-'83.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion.
Mr. Dawkins: I second.
Mayor Ferre: There is a second. Further discussion? Call the roll on the
appointment of the Vice -Mayor. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1008
_ A RESOLUTION ELECTING AND APPOINTING COMMISSIONER J. L.
nUMMER AS VICE -MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR
' A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 2, 1982.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and
on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
A�K�r • :y' Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
>; Commissioner Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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NOES: None
ABSTAINED: Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, I would like to assign to our Vice -Mayor that he
chair the World Soccer Cup Committee and that he share that chairmanship with
Sue Cobb and that he call Sue Cobb up and immediately get the former Super
Bowl Committee operational again to see if we can reach for the World Cup.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I thank you for that appointment and I thank Mr.
Carollo and other members of the Commission. You have afforded me the oppor-
tunity I think that no one else has ever had within the City of Miami and this
is my fourth time to serve as Vice -Mayor of the City of Miami and starting my
thirteenth year, so...
Mr. Carollo: Fourth time? Wait a minute. How many times have Demetrio and
Miller had it? We might have to reconsider this.
Mr. Plummer: You mean these newcomers? (LAUGHTER)
Mr. Dawkins: You are discriminating because we are minorities! (LAUGHTER)
Mr. Plummer: Yes, for sure. But, I do thank you for that opportunity and it
has always been my pleasure in the past to be the Vice -Mayor and I will do
the best that is available this year. Thank you.
16. DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO REMOVE $20,000 GIVEN TO MIAMI ATHLETIC
TRAINING AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CLUB TO BE GIVEN TO BELAFONTE
TACOLCY; (b) ADOPT OPTION ONE FEDERAL. REVENUE SHARING FUNDI;;G AS
RECO*DIENDED BY THE ADMINISTRATION; (c) ADOPT FEDERAL REVENUE
SHARING FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS AS AIMENDED.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let's do revenue sharing.
Mr. Gary: It is on your supplemental agenda.
Mr. Carollo: Boy, I'll tell you, how we jump around! We don't want the media
to pick up with something!
Mr. Gary: Well no, I have no problem. I just know that they have been out
there waiting. This is the third time they have been here, waiting for a
long period of time.
Mr. Carollo: Yes, that I understand.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
-= Mr. Gary: Dena will give a presentation, but I think it is important to note
that I have submitted to you some information with regards to all the programs
- that we are proposing to be funded. One of the most important items is the
_ item that was raised by Commissioner Plummer and also was supported by the
remainder of the City Commission, that we review the funding for HACAD, par-
_- ticularly in terms of how the funds were being utilized. I have personally
reviewed this budget with staff. We have made modifications to the budget
a to provide more resources, Commissioner Plummer, for food and shelter and I
think we hive reduced personnel and legal fees by approximately $30,000 to
$40,000 and included that amount in those two particular items.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gary, of HACAD's total funding of a hundred, and I see the
reduced recommendation, but of that, what percentage of that monies is going
for food and shelter?
Ms. Dena Spillman: The budget is in your packet, Commissioner.
Mr. Plummer: Well now, are we on Page four?
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner Plummer, the food has gone from $10,415...
Mr. Plummer: Where are you reading from, please?
Ms. Spillman: There is no number on the page. It is in the back, 1t Wee
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in a memo dated October 27th from the Manager.
Mr. Plummer: May I see your copy or a copy?
Ms. Spillman: The memo is a memo from Howard Gary to the Mayor and members of
the Commission dated October 27th and attached to it is the budget.
Mr. Plummer: Okay, that is what I wanted to know here. So, you are talking
about $67,000 would be going toward actual food and shelter.
Ms. Spillman: It is 56% for food and shelter, Commissioner.
Mr. Plummer: Okay. So in other words, it would be $82,000.
Ms. Spillman: For food and legal fees and shelter.
Mr. Plummer: No, no, no! According to this...
Ms. Spillman: I don't mean legal fees, I mean legal services - housing
services.
Mr. Plummer: $82,000 will be better than 50% of it will be going for food
and shelter and that is exactly what I wanted to do.
Ms. Spillman: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: I have no problems. Somebody else in the future, if they take
and shift that over to some other side of their other funding, you know,
somebody else has to justify.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor and member of the Commission, I would also note to that
there have been some allegations back and forth, directed to the Commission
staff and otherwise, with regards to HACAD's political activities with the
allegations stating that HACAD has been utilizing City resources for political
activities. We have done an investigation and we found that that has not been
the case, that none of the City's resources had been used for political acti-
vity. We will constantly monitor that to insure that those political acti-
vities are not financed by the use of City funds. I must also add to you
that we are living in America and that during after hours, if HACAD or any-
body decides that they want to protest, convey their concerns in a legal
manner, that there is basically no problem with that. We have also had the
counter -allegation from HACADD with regards to the Consulate -General involve-
ment politically in the interference of that organization, interference that
does not comply with the responsibility of the Consulate -General. We are in
the process of also investigating that and we will get back to you with a
report. I must add too that...
Mr. Carollo: Who is getting involved now?
Mr. Gary: The Consulate -General from Haiti. The Consulate -General to Miami
from Haiti. There have been letters, Commissioner Carollo, and I have sub-
mitted in that thick packet of information that I submitted to you from HACAD
to various congressional delegates from the Florida area. They have turned
this matter over to the State Department for them to investigate in terms of
whether or not he is violating his rights as a Consulate and whether he is
getting involved in those kinds of activities.
Mr. Carollo: What have they done to violate their rights?
Mr. Gary: Well, there have been allegations that the Consulate -General has
been involved in activities that are out of the scope of what his Consulate -
General functions should be, namely...
Mr. Carollo: Well, what I am trying to do, Howard, is air everything out,
not talk about allegations and innuendos. Try to get some facts, because if
we are going to be allocating funds to this or any other organizations, I
want to get to the bottom of this and I don't want to see people interfering
with this organization, or any other organization that does not have any
r; business doing that. On the other hand, I don't want to see people putting
up a smoke screen to try to get our sympathy in order to get funds from us,
so what I want to do before we make a final vote, is to find out what the
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situation is. You know, you hear in the media that this particular office is
burned down; you hear this, you hear that. I'd like to get to the bottom of
it. Now, you were saying that there were some allegations made that the
Haitian Consulate -General has been getting involved with this particular
organization?
Mr. Gary: Those have been allegations, Commissioner Carollo. There have been
allegations on both sides - innuendos, allegations.
Mr. Carollo: Do you have some concrete facts, you know, pro or con?
Mr. Gary: No, we don't and let me explain to you, Commissioner, the allega-
tions have been - let me give you just a little short scenerio. The allega-
tions have been from the Consulate -General about HACAD, that they have been
utilizing City resources to participate in counter -Haiti demonstrations -
counter Baby "Doc" Duvalier demonstrations. There have been allegations
on the other side by HACAD that the Consulate -General had been utilizing,
threatening people's lives, using all kinds of resources, and interfering
with organizations and people working in the organizations. And as a result,
they sent letters to the congressional representatives from Florida, Miami -
primarily South Florida. Those delegates, representatives turned it over to
the State Department for investigation. We have not gotten a report back
from the State Department, even though we have asked them to give us the
information once they have completed their investigation, which they have
not done, in terms of whether those accusations are true. It appears that
even if they are having that information, only people that have the right to
take action would be the State Department, Number one. That is an allegation
that has not been founded. The allegation with regard to HACAD utilizing
City resources for political purposes, we have investigated through the C.D.
department through the Haitian inter -program and through the Police Depart-
ment and we have not found that to be true. So, I guess what I am saying to
you, none of the allegations have been proven, Commissioner. We will make
sure through our monitoring process that HACAD does not utilize our resources
during normal operating hours for political purposes, and that has been found
not to be the case. Also, there was one other accusation too, Commissioner
Carollo, members of the Commission, and that was that one of the board of
directors of HACAD had been arrested for sexual battery. We found that to be
true. This person is not on the payroll of HACAD. He is on the board of
directors and he has submitted his resignation until he clears up that matter.
Mr. Carollo: How many people on the Board of Directors?
Mr. Roger Biamby: We have a fifteen member board now.
Mr. Gary: Fifteen?
Mr. Biamby: One - five.
Mr. Biamby: Mr. Mayor, my name is Roger Biamby. I am the Executive Director
of HACAD. Mr. Commissioners, for the past three or four months HACAD and
other social service agencies - other agencies rather, in providing services
primarily to Haitians in the community, together with other Haitian merchants
in the community have been since the arrival of Alexander Paul, the Haitian
Consul in Miami, the subject of continued harassment. We are here to serve
the community in need. We are not a political organization, but it is very
difficult for the Haitian Consul to understand that concept and I have re-
ceived hundreds of phone calls, threatening my physical body. -
Mr. Carollo: Don't feel bad. We get that every week.
1: Mr. Biamby: Fine, but the fact of the matter is, that we were working with
the City of Miami Police Department in reporting all those calls, which we
believe are directly associated with the Haitian Consul. Yesterday, 2:00
o'clock in the morning, one of the storefronts of our central offices was burned
' and we reason to believe that this was a directive from the Haitian Consul
` here in Miami. We will handle it within the legal process in the United
States, but I want this Commission to understand that last year, when we came
before you for assistance to the Haitian community, the Commission funded
HACAD in February and the so-called invasion happened in January. Mr. Alex-
ander Paul is using any means he can to disrupt the Haitian community. We
are not here to interfere with his Consulate affairs, but we would not want
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him to interfere in our community affairs, because we have a community in
need and we are there to serve that community and I wanted to bring that to
your attention so that you can clear on what is happening and rest assured
that HACAD has never funded the invasion that took place in January. We
don't have any money for that, and that is not the purpose of HACAD in the
first place and that is why these people cannot understand, but we have a
community in need, and we are determined to serve that community, regardless.
They have temporarily disrupted our operations. We are calling on the
State Attorney's office to immediately investigate this matter, because we
believe that it is directly related with the Haitian Consulate in Miami.
Mr. Carollo: Well, you know, what you are saying might all be true, partly
be true, might not be true. You know, we are not here to judge that, but
what I can't understand is, what does all this have to do with whether the
City of Miami grants funding to your organization or not. What I am saying
is that, we are getting involved here and a matter....
Mr. Biamby: Mr. Carollo...
Mr. Carollo:.... like the Miami Herald sometimes say we do sometimes, gett $ig
involved in international areas tkiat is beyond the scope of all that we are
trying to decide here - whether we approve some funding for the naitian community.
Mr. Biamby: Mr. Carollo, the Haitian Consul, Alexander Paul, has written to
this body to make those allegations in an attempt to prevent this Commission
to fund HACAD and that is why I responded to that.
Mr. Carollo: What I am saving here, is that, you know, anyway you paint
this, this is the only program that we are funding or considering to fund
that is having all these outside - internal problems. You know, all that
we are trying to do is to decide on whether we are going to allow our funds
of the Cite of Miami to be used for our community. I don't want to see
the City of Miami to get dragged in pro or con the government of Haiti and
I have seen more and more that this is the inclination of where we are head-
ing. As to what you do after hours in your program, or any of your people,
that is your business as long as none of you violate the law, we have no
problems with allocating funds.
Mr. Biamby: I can assure you that it will not happen.
Mr. Carollo: If during working hours where City funds are going to be used -
any of those funds are going to be used to further any political goals that
you might have, this is a different story.
Mr. Biamby:
Mr. Carollo, let me reassure you that we are here to serve the
community and
that is our intent and our purpose. That is what we will do.
When we do not
serve that community, the community gets on our back and I
have had to work
fifty to sixty hours a week to find resources for this
community.
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Mr. Carollo:
Okay, if we leave all the politics on the side now, and get
into the bottom
line of this, the funding, what the revised funding recom-
mendation is
Dena, is $141,810?
Ms. Spillman:
It is $149,075, Commissioner.
Mr. Carollo:
That is the recommended funding? .. .
Ms: Spillman:
Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo:
So that $141,810 is the revised funding recommendation?
Ms. Spillman:
I'm sorry, I don't know where you are reading. Oh, I know
what you are
reading. Sir, that is after...remember, they have been funded
already for two
months.
Mr. Plummer:
No, this is the reduction for ASPIRA.
Mr. Gary: This is the reduction memo which will come up when we start talk-
ing about additional funding for ASPIRA and other organizational budget
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increases. Their budget right now, Commissioner Carollo, if you look at the
first column, it is recommended funding, $149,075. That is what was initially
proposed. Of that, Commissioner we have...I have personally gone through this
budget and we have reduced legal and other types of salaries to increase food
and shelter by approximately $68,000.
Mr. Carollo: Okay, so of the total amount of money, the $149,075, what per-
centage of that goes to salaries?
Mr. Plummer: On the revised?
Mr. Carollo: Well, I am saying on your revised version. What...?
Ms. Spillman: Less than 25% It would be about...
Mr. Plummer: About 60% is going to food and shelter now.
Mr. Carollo: So, approximately 60% is going for food and shelter.
Mr. Plummer: Keeping in mind, Joe...
Ms. Spillman: 27% for salaries.
Mr. Plummer: Okay, but keeping in mind that we are not the only revenue source
that these people have. We are providing roughly 25% of their total funding at
$150,000 level. This organization presently is getting over $600,000 in total
grants from all sources.
Mr. Carollo: Over $600,000?
Mr. Plummer: $600,000. One other question I wanted to ask, Mr. Gary. On
our resolution today of Item Number 24 - of that $1....
Mr. Gary: $1,700,000.
Mr. Plummer: Okay, but of that, of the Haitian portion, who is taking care
of that money? Is HACAD involved in that?
Mr. Gary: Yes, in a very, very, small, small way.
Mr. Plummer: Does that increase their $600,000 total?
Mr. Gary: No, let me tell you what they get, Commissioner. They are right
now, from Impact Eighty funds, they are getting only $90,700....only $90,000
out of that $1,700,000.
Mr. Plummer: Well, but is that part of the $600,000 total revenue?
Mr. Gary: Yes, it is.
Ms. Spillman: Yes, sir.
Mr. Gary: Let me just add something here. You know, when we talk about
$600,000 - $600,000 in my estimation is just a drop in the bucket to address
the problems that the Haitian community is confronted with. This is the only
immigrant community that this country has not dealt with fairly. They have
not benefited, Commissioners, from practically none of the Cuban -Haitian
refugee money. We have just begun to attack the problems in the Haitian -
community. I think the money that we are giving, if we can give more, we
should. The $600,000 deals with job vocational training, English as a second
language, feeding and shelter.
Mr. Carollo: I don't think anybody here is questioning the fact of not help-
ing the Haitian community, even though I will say this much, that the main
responsibility....
Mr. Gary: I didn't try to get that across either.
Mr. Carollo:....lies with the Federal government, not with the City of Miami,
or anybody else down here.
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Mr. Gary: Commissioner, I don't want to give that impression. I guess what I
was trying to say is that of the $600,000, when we look at that, we are looking
at all of the money they get, as opposed to some of the other social programs.
We just look at what we give them. It is also interesting, Commissioner Car-
rollo, that the HRS money, the money they get from SALAD,(they even get some
money from the Spanish-American League Against Discrimination), the church,
(World Services of the National Council of Churches) and Dade County, those
funds are in jeopardy.
Mr. Carollo: Excuse me. SALAD gives them money:
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: So, if SALAD is so freely handing money out, how come we have
got to give SALAD money?
Mayor Ferre: Those are Federal funds. It is a pass through. SALAD has...
Mr. Plummer: No, it is more in kind than it is dollars.
Mayor Ferre: No, no, no. It is dollars. SALAD gets money from the Federal
government as a Federal grant and they are just passing it through.
Mr. Gary: That is correct.
Mayor Ferre: They don't have $33,000.
Mr. Plummer: I am sorry! It is in kind.
Mr. Gary: It is dollars, J. L.
Mr. Carollo: I think the biggest concern that Plummer has, I have and others
here would have is, and I have seen it happen with the Cuban community - you
have some excellent Cuban organizations to service the Cuban community, but
at the same time, you have people that have just tried to patch a little
group together just to suck in funding, whether it is from the City, or
wherever it is, so they could have a little program and have ten, fifteen,
twenty jobs and play that kind of game. What I want to make sure is that
whatever funding we are giving is going to be .legitimate funding that is
going to go to help the people that need it. And, I don't know enough about
this organization or the people involved, to really make a good, logical
decision on it.
Mr. Gary: Commissioner, we share that concern and we have a monitoring process
and
we have had personal dialogue with the executive director to insure him
of
our position
that these funds ought to be used to service the Haitians.
I would like
to add that if you visit their facilities, they have no luxuries.
It
is a hot,
sweaty place. They have people jammed in there and they are
servicing them
the best they can. I would recommend, based on our evaluation
of
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the program
that we fund them to the amount that is recommended.
Mr.
Carollo:
How about the salaries that the people there make? How many
employees
do
they have on their payroll, part time or full time?
Ms.
Spillman:
We are only funding two people, Commissioner, from our budget.
Mr.
Carollo:
Well, what is the total funding of employees? How many people
do
they have
employed, and how much money do they totally make? -'
Ms.
Spillman:
They have...
Mr.
Carollo:
In other words, what I am trying to get...
Ms.
Spillman:
Twenty-three, sir.
Mr.
Carollo:
They have twenty-three people?
Ms.
Spillman:
Now this is based on last year's budget with a total of
$341,000.
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Mr. Carollo: Twenty-three people for...
Ms. Spillman: Yes, sir. $341,000. Now, Mr. Gary, in his revised budget has
cut at least three of those people, at least from our portion of that budget.
We are left with only two lawyers.
Mr. Carollo: What was their total budget last year?
Ms. Spillman: The total budget was in the neighborhood of $627,000, Commis-
sioner.
Mr. Carollo: $627,000 and $341,000 went for salaries.
Ms. Spillman: Yes, it...
Mr. Carollo: So, we are talking about 50% of their budget went just for
salaries.
Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute, let me go one step further. I want to come back
to the original concept of Federal revenue sharing social monies of this
Commission. Number one, feed the poor and take care of the sick. Now, let
me tell you something. When I saw that budget from the City of Miami, that
monies delegated from the City, only lOr of that money went for food and
shelter and the other money went for something else. That is what origi-
nally triggered me on this thing. Now, let me tell you something. Legal
services are fine. Their taking surveys are fine. But that is not from
Federal revenue social dollars. Let me tell you, I cannot, for the life of
me, understand in priority, if in fact, you are to feed a man or ask him
what he wants. You know damn well what he wants! He wants to eat! You
don't have to go out and do an educated study. Now, let me tell you the
reason why. I will tell you the reason why - because the Administration,
rightfully so, imposed upon them that they had to serve seven hundred and
fifty clients and the serving of those clients was primarily done in taking
a survey. Now, that is not HACAD's fault. That is what this Commission
said you have got to do. I don't need a survey. I need to feed that man
and take care of the sick. Then after you take care of those things, you
want to talk about what he needs, fine. Talk about it, but first and fore-
most, I have said from this chair from the twelve years I have sat here,
involved with Federal revenue sharing, you feed the sick and take care of
the ill. Anything left over, we will talk about.
Mr. Gary: Okay, now...
Mr. Plummer: Excuse me, I want to know is there a man in this audience by
the name of Les Cousins?
Mayor Ferre: That is not his name.
Mr. Plummer: Is Mr. Cousins involved?
Mayor Ferre: No, no. That is not his name. His name is Diter Juste.
Mr. Plummer: Well, he writes on the stationery of Les Cousins. Is Mr.
Diter Juste...?
Mayor Ferre: That is the name of the company, which has records and books
and magazines. If you look at the second page, J. L., you will see that the _
man's name is Diter Juste.
Mr. Plummer: Is Mr. Juste present here today? I am assuming he is a member
of HACAD, is that correct?
Mr.Biamby: No, he is not.
Mr. Plummer: He is not a member? Is he authorized to write in the name of
HACAD?
Mr. Biamby: No, he is not.
Mayor Ferre: He is not a lawyer and let's see what he says. He says "As one
of HACAD's founders, I have many objections", okay? "However, I feel with
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many Haitians that money allocated for office equipment and surveys are not
monies thrown in the waste basket". Now, he is not a member of HACAD, he is a
founder of HACAD, he says. That is what the letter says.
Mr. Plummer: Okay.
Mr. Biamby: He wanted to be chairman of the board of HACAD and the executive
director of HACAD for some time, and this is the kind of thing that cannot...
it can't be both.
Mr. Gary: Well, if I may add, Commissioner Plummer was correct. We made those
changes to comply with his philosophy that we ought to feed the hungry and house
the poor and that is why the budget is changed now to put more money into food
and shelter. Now, I think it is important to note that the Haitians... this
program may appear to be, Commissioner Carollo, labor intensive, when we are
talking about a 50% - 50 some% going for salaries. In my estimation, that is
very low for the types of services that have to be provided to the Haitians.
A lot of them are classroom English as a second language, a lot of them is
jobs and vocational training and a lot of it has to do with CETA funding, which
we are required to do under the guidelines of CETA. In terms of what we are
financing, as you stated before, $68,000 of the $149,000 that we are giving to
them is going for food.
Mr. Plummer: No, $82,000, according to this.
Mr. Gary: I am sorry - $82,000, food and shelter. Excuse me. When we went
through the budget, we got rid of the survey people. The survey people are
no longer there. We got rid of the legal consultants. That is no longer
there. They still have the legal assistance that they need.
Mr. Plummer: I have no problem with that.
Mayor Ferre: I. have a divergent opinion and I would just want to express it
_
so that we all (just for the record) understand each other. J. L., I think
under normal circumstances, in a normal society, the feeding of the poor is
without any question the most important thing. However, you have a different
situation here. And it is the old story, if you give the man a fish and he
eats a meal and you teach him how to fish, then he has a livelihood. The
Haitian community is here in transition. They are refugees and they are
_ —
poor people that are in a new country with a new language, a new culture.
And the best thing that we can do for the Haitian community is help them to
settle in to what America is all about, help them get jobs, because if we are
—
going to take the welfare approach - and they are not used to welfare in
Haiti; there is no welfare in Haiti - if we start giving them food and start
giving them handouts of that sort, in my opinion, we are not doing them any
favors. Now, the best thing that we can do for the Haitian community is
to help the Haitian community adapt to the conditons and I want to tell you
something from personal observation. I have never seen a more aggressive,
hard working and well-intentioned people as the Haitians. They are wonderful
people and I think you are going to see them fit into the mainstream of
-_
American life as well as any other immigrant group and I think they are going
to be outstanding citizens if you give them a chance. What we need to do is
to help them find a place in the sun, not feed them. We don't need to feed
them. What we need to do is make sure that somebody is not taking them for
a ride in their rentals, that somebody isn't abusing them because of their
lack of knowledge of English, that they know where to complain and go to the
proper agencies to get a job or to do whatever needs to be done, because I
.
will tell you, there just is not enough money in the City of Miami coffers
or that of Dade County or the Federal government to solve the problems of
the Haitians. We don't have that kind of money, so all we can really do is
help them help themselves. Now, to that end, if HACAD performs that function,
it performs an important function. Now, my problem with you, as you know, and
I have told you this before; I don't know how you can solve it, is that you
cannot become involved in Haitian politics in Miami. Now, the problem is,
ty
what does he do when he doesn't get involved in Haitian politics, but the
aAn
Haitian government gets involved in his politics? And that is what is hap-
,.,�.
pening, see? What is happening is that not only ... yes, but you are not
totally innocent. You got involved in Haitian politics, you and some of your
associates before. Now, they are getting involved in your politics. If you
~�
hadn't gotten involved in the first place, then they wouldn't be involved in
yours now. The problem is, we have got to put a stop to this and I think,
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with all due respect to Consul of Haiti, who is a nice man and he is just
doing his job representing his government, is that we have got to tell them -
Mr. Manager, I would recommend that you have a luncheon with the Haitian
Consul and I think we need to tell this group and the other group to cease
and desist.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, let me tell you where 1 disagree. I disagree to the
point that this Commission, a few years back, finally took a stand and quit
funding legal services, because we said that this was not a service under
federal revenue sharing and we cut them out and there was a hell to pay here
at this Commission. I think that first and foremost, these people, if thev
want the vocational training, fine, and I agree with the concept, but that is
what CETA is for. That is what that kind of funding is for. This $1,200,000
for the Impact Program of Cuban and Haitians for vocational, fine. If that
is what it is being used for, I am all in favor. I am very much opposed for
social monies, that which we dedicate, only $1,100,000 for a total year, that
those monies, that better than 80% were proposed to be for other than feeding
and helping the ill. The social money is for social as far as those two
items are concerned. They have got $600,000. Let them take their monies
_ from something else. Let them take it from someone else. Let me ask Mr.
Gary - you say $90,000 of that $1,100,000 is going to HACAD. How much more
of that money is dedicated to the Haitian community?
Mr. Gary: Let me get those figures for you. As I recall....
Mr. Plummer: Is it 60/40, is it...
Mr. Gary: .... it is something more like 40% is dedicated to the Haitians and
60% to the Cubans. No, 70/30, excuse me.
Mr. Plummer: All right, 70/30.
Mr. Gary: And we checked - you are right, 60/40.
Mr. Plummer: All right, Mr. Biamby, in your program, sir, are you handling
only Haitians?
Mr. Biamby: We are located in the heart of the Haitian community. However,
there have been some non -Haitians coming into our offices and we have served
them as we would anyone else.
Mr. Plummer: All right, so in other words, anyone can avail themselves of
your service.
Mr. Biamby: Anybody. We have staff that speaks Spanish as well.
Mr. Plummer: Okay, I just wanted to get it on the record.
Mayor Ferre: Hey, look, again - if there is another social agency that is
going to take care of the Haitian problem, I am willing to listen to their
proposal. Until there is another social agency, I want to tell you that
t the most deprived, the least serviced, the humblest of the humble and the
people that are left way out there with nobody to protect them is the Haitian
community. First of all because they are Black and let's not kid ourselves,
that is still a problem in this country, and secondly, because they don't
speak English, and thirdly because they are poor people. They are all poor
people. We don't have any wealthy Haitians coming over here and I want to
tell you that unless somebody jumps up, somebody else comes up to defend
these people and you have got my solid support, but for God's sake, stay the
hell out of politics, would you please? What else do you have?
Mr. Dawkins: I have the work programs for City-wide sports development.
Mayor Ferre: Work program, is that Tom Ferguson?
Ms. Spillman: Sports development.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, go ahead.
Mr. Dawkins: Do you have it?
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Ms. Spillman: Yes, I have it. I sent it to you also. Did you get it?
Mt. Dawkins: No, what I would like to know is how is the $18,000 broken
down?
Ms. Spillman: You want to know what the budget is? It is $20,000.
Mr. Dawkins: What the budget is and how it is expended, yes.
Ms. Spillman: I'll have it for you in one minute, Commissioner.
Mr. Dawkins: O.K.
Ms. Spillman: The Director of Operations gets $1500. These are people
who work for Belafonte Tacolcy. It is just a portion of their salary.
Administrative Secretary is $975.
Mr. Dawkins: Wait a minute. Run this by me again, now.
Mr. Spillman: I'm sorry.
Mr. Dawkins: You have here $20,000 is given to the Miami Athletic Training
and Sports Development, Inc.
Ms. Spillman: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: That is who it is given to. Now tell me about the salaries.
Ms. Spillman: The Director of Operations $1500; that is an employee of
Belafonte Tacolcy. Administrative Secretary, $975...now you want salaries,
correct?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
Ms. Spillman: Program Director is $6900; Program Specialist is $3900;
Recreation Leader $1200.
Mr. Dawkins: Recreation Leader?
Mr. Spillman: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: $1200, go ahead.
Ms. Spillman: That is all the salaries.
Mr. Dawkins: O.K., give me a total on that, please.
Ms. Spillman: All of those people that I mentioned are employees of
Belafonte Tacolcy, except for Dr. Ferguson. It adds up to approximately
a little over $12,000.
Mr. Dawkins: So $12,000... O.K., what are the other $8,000 spent for?
Ms. Spillman: It is various items that go to Belafonte Tacolcy to assist:
equipment rental, postage, telephone, liability insurance, there is auto
4
G, insurance because they have a van that transports.... _
t
F Mr. Dawkins: All right, where does the equipment come from that these
youngsters are supposed to be using?
Ms. Spillman: Well, I believe that equipment was purchased in the early
'r
years of the program.
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Mr. Dawkins: How early?
Ms. Spillman: I would say three or four years ago, Commissioner.
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Mr. Dawkins: I would say in '71 when Model Cities was there. it should be
worn out by now.
Ms. Spillman: They do have equipment from our money.
Mr. Dawkins: All I am saying to you is you have $8,000. You are asking
me to give you $20,000 for a program. What does Mr. Ferguson do for that
$6,000, for $7,000?
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner, let me tell you what we are going to make sure
that he does during the next year.
Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no! Tell me what he has done for $7,000.
Mr. Gary: I think Mr. Ferguson is going to tell you that.
Mr. Dawkins: I'll get to him. Let me finish with Dena.
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner Dawkins, I will tell you what Mr. Ferguson told
me. That was he was responsible for filling out all the administrative
reports and forms that are due to the City.
Mr. Dawkins: O.K., then what does the Administrative Assistant from
Tacolcy do?
Ms. Spillman: In addition to that he told me that he....
Mr. Dawkins: No, if Mr. Ferguson is doing that, what is the Administrative
Assistant that you have with Tacolcy paid $1500... what is she doing?
Ms. Spillman: No, no, no, all we have is an Administrative Secretary that
is $975.
Mr. Dawkins: You told me you had a Director of something part-time from
Tacolcy for $1500.
Ms. Spillman: The Director of Operations.
Mr. Dawkins: What is he doing?
Ms. Spillman: He is out there with the kids.
Mr. Dawkins: My only problem with this, Mr. Gary....
Ms. Spillman: Let me....
Mr. Dawkins: Let me tell you. Mr. Gary, my only problem with this is
Tacolcy is managing the program. Tacolcy is running the program. Tacolcy
is providing everything the program needs. I am in favor of giving $20,000
to Tacolcy and let Tacolcy run the program. I don't see any sense in
Mr. Ferguson having $6,900 for nothing, in my opinion. That is my opinion.
So my recommendation is to give her $20,000 to Tacolcy. If they are
desirous of hiring Mr. Ferguson in the $1500, I don't mind.
Mr. Gary': Commissioner Dawkins. I understand your recommendation. I guess
that is the policy the City Commission has to adopt. What we propose in this
particular budget year is that we feel that the $6900 is more than
adequate just for administrative coordination, or administrative processes.
What we will be informing, we should have informed Mr. Ferguson that he
will have to take a more active role in the direct supervision and
coordination of the sports activities themselves out in the field.
That was our recommendation, which is basically almost synonymous to
what you had recommended.
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Mr. Dawkins: I still recommend that the $20,000 go to Tacolcy. That's
my recommendation. I may not get support. But I recommend that the
$20,000 go to Tacolcy, where I feel that the kids will get more services.
Right now we have no money for equipment.
Mr. Gary: I have no problem with that.
Mr. Plummer: Well, let me only ask a question. Is Mr. Ferguson going to
be heading up that program for Tacolcy? Because, hey, Ferguson was the one
who came here and busted his butt when nobody....
Mr. Dawkins: I beg to differ with you. Let me correct you.
Mr. Plummer: O.K.
Mr. Dawkins: This program was a Model Cities' program. This program is
a carry over from the Model Cities' days. He did not bust his b----.
Don't you be led to believe that.
Mr. Plummer: That was baseballs.
Mr. Ferguson: Do I have an opportunity to defend my character?
Mr. Dawkins: You can defend anything you want, Mr. Ferguson, after I
have carried this motion or it has been denied. You may do anything you
desire, but let me do what I intend.
Mayor Ferre: Tell me what the motion is.
Mr. Dawkins: I move that the $20,000 be given to Tacolcy and that Tacolcy
provide the services to the youngsters.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second.
Mr. Plummer: For the purposes of discussion, let's second it. Let's see
what Mr. Ferguson has to say.
Mayor Ferre: All right. Mr. Ferguson, go ahead.
Mr. Ferguson: In 1975, when Sports Development Program phased out in Model
Cities, Rose Gordon, Mayor Ferre, Plummer, I came here and made a presentation
to get monies to be funded a program that annually we serve approximately
1,000 youths of all nationalities. This is the only program within the
City of Miami presently that deals with the total prospect of implementing
a program of values, crime preventions that deals with Hispanics, Blacks, and
Puerto Rican younsters. This program has been implemented. We have
schedules. We have invited the Commissioners. The City Manager has been
to see the presentation. Commissioner Plummer has been there. And yes,
T F
om erguson has kept it together, Miller Dawkins. And Tom Ferguson has
worked with this program. I'm not here... I'll go back off the program....
Mr. Plummer: Easy...
Mr. Ferguson: ....for the mere fact of letting the program continue.
Mr. Dawkins: That is what I want you to do.
Mr. Ferguson: But this seems like a personality thing, and fine.
Mr. Dawkins: Beautiful,
Mr. Ferguson: I will go with whatever the Commissioners recommend, but
the program has been productive. It has made the schedules and all of the
paperwork has been made out by Tom Ferguson. Everything that the City
has asked us to do administratively with this program has been done by
the Project Director. All the schools, the monitoring, the driving
out and seeing that the program is being carried out has been done by
the Program Director. Now each day that we have a program and you hear
the schedules... I'm quite sure if the Commissioners or if anyone would
like to go out and see the mass participation of these youngsters of all
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Mr. Ferguson (CON'T): ...nationalities. The schedules are there. The
schedules are there. It takes a lot of time to organize, implement, and
hold schedules and be a commissioner for all sports to be called all the
night long by parents and also to be able to draw up all the programs
that are going on now were done by the Project Director. It is given to
Tacolcy. Tacolcy monitors the programs given to them under a contract
and guidelines of the City of Miami.
Mr. Dawkins: Mrs. Spillman, on the program it says here all of the children
will have a minimum of a "C" average in school. Do you have the records
to confirm that?
Ms. Spillman: Now you are on the Belafonte Tacolcy now?
Mr. Dawkins: No, ma'am, I'm on city-wide youth sports development programs?
Ms. Spillman: I'm sorry, sir. No, sir, we don't.
Mr. Dawkins: Give me... it says on the next page that one flag team will
be organized from each of the following schools: Shadowlawn, Poinciana,
Olinda, Dunbar, Allapattah, and Riverside...and under that it says that
at least one coach from each of these schools will volunteer his or her
time to coach and instruct these youths. Who are the volunteers from
those schools?
Mr. Gary: Let me, if I may, Commissioner Dawkins, and also for Mr.
Ferguson. For your information, Mr. Ferguson, in the proposal that we
have given to them highlights the productivity of your operation. I have
personally, Commissioner Dawkins, viewed some the activities. They do
have volunteers. They have coaches. They have people from the community.
Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no, all I asked for were the names now. If you can
give me the names, give them to me. If you can't, say "We don't have them."
Ms. Spillman: I don't have the names.
Mr. Ferguson: We don't have the volunteers....
Mr. Dawkins: I'm not talking to you, Mr. Ferguson.
Mr. Ferguson: O.K., I'm sorry.
Mr. Dawkins: If you have them, give them to me; if you don't have them,
tell me you don't have them.
Ms. Spillman: Mr. William Clark coordinates the volunteers. I do not have
the names of all. There are volunteers.
Mr. Dawkins: That is all I asked. I did not asked whether there were nor
were not. I asked for the names. That is all. My recommendation still
stands.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, are we ready to vote on the motion? Alina, would
you tell Commissioner Perez and Commissioner Carollo that we are about to _
vote on this issue. There is a motion on the floor. Tell them we are
about to vote. We are waiting for them to vote.
INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anybody here with the item on Allapattah? Is Mr.
Urra around? Mr. Blanco just had to go to the hospital because his mother
is gravely ill so we are going to put that off then. Who are we waiting
for now?
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Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gary, while we are waiting for all the other Commissioners$
let me ask a question. Have all of these other social programs been made
aware of your recommended cut?
Mr. Gary: No, they have not. This is why we had this meeting today. They
have all been informed to be here.
Mr. PLummer: They were informed to be here.
Ms. Spillman: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: That covers it then. They are not here to protect their
proverbial —you know, they had the opportunity.
INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD.
Mayor Ferre: We can't wait any longer. Call the roll.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, I think it is only fair that the other
two Commissioners have their right of input. I understand and I am here
but....
Mayor Ferre: I realize that this is not an easy vote, but that is the
way life is.
Mr. Plummer: On the record, Mr. Manager, what is your recommendation?
You have heard all of the discussion.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, Members of the Commission, we can live with the
recommendation that Commissioner Dawkins has proffered. In view of the
fact that the intent is to basically do what we say, that is to improve
the coordination. I think it also provides an opportunity, because Mr.
Ferguson does work with the Tacolcy people presently, that the parent
organization can be Tacolcy which still leaves him the option of working
something out with Tacolcy. So I support what Commissioner Dawkins is
recommending.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved
its adoption.
MOTION 82-1009
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
-� TO REMOVE $20,000 PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED TO BE GIVEN
TO THE "MIAMI ATHLETIC TRAINING AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
CLUB" AND DIRECTING THAT SAID AMOUNT BE ALLOCATED TO
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"BELAFONTE-TACOLCY" SO THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE THE
AM SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN DIRECTLY.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted•py the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
* Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
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ON ROLL CALL:
* Mr. Plummer: I go with the recommendation. I vote yes,
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Mayor Ferre: Is there anything else to come before us, Dena?
Mr. PLummer: I think it would be appropriate since all agencies have been
notified of today's meeting, if any of the others are present and wish to
discuss the item?
Ms. Spillman: Can I give a recommendation?
Mayor Ferre: Please.
Ms. Spillman: The agencies, you should have before you a memo dated October
20th which lists the agencies to be funded. Action Community Center, at $40,000.
You just heard a request this morning to increase that. ASPIRA we recommended
$40,000. You have asked us to increase that. We have another memo which you
received today which gives you the funding options on doing that.
Mayor Ferre: Where is that?
Ms. Spillman: Somebody handed it to you. I don't know who. I believe
Mr. Eads handed it out. Jack?
Mayor Ferre: Nestor, pay attention now. Where is the memo?
Ms. Spillman: Let me continue through the programs. Then we can talk about
the cuts. Belafonte Youth Programs... actually all the agencies are funded
at the same level as last year. That is our proposal. You asked us, however,
to increase ASPIRA. You have a memo dated November 2nd, which talks about
increase funding for ASPIRA and gives five options for doing so.
Mayor Ferre: What is your recommendation?
Ms. Spillman: Mr. Mayor, the staff's recommendation is not to increase any....
Mayor Ferre: I did not ask you that, Dena.
Mr. Plummer: Predicated on....
Mayor Ferre: If we are going to, what is your recommendation?
you gave us five options.
Ms. Spillman: I think the first option is the fairest option.
Mayor Ferre: What is that?
Ms. Spillman: That one takes every agency and cuts them at the same proportion
as it is to the total FRS allocation. So for example, if they are 10% of
the total allocation, they will be cut 10% of the amount needed for ASPIRA.
If you will notice, no agency is cut more than $3,000 and that is only one.
INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD.
Mr, Plummer: We can always take the total amount out of administration.
Ms. Spillman: Then we will be laying staff off, Commissioner; then we won't
be able to monitor these programs.
Mr. Plummer: As I said, we can always take the total amount out of administration.
Mayor Ferre: A11 right, then I would move that we adopt option one. Is
that what you are saying, Dena, that is the best of the three?
Ms. Spillman: I think it is the fairest. if you have to cut.
Mr. Dawkins: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Dawkins second. Do we have anything else?
Hey, Mendez, you stay out of this. Is there further discussion? Call
the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummet, who fabVdd
its adoption.
MOTION 82-1010
A MOTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION
IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING ALLOCATIONS AND
ADOPTING OPTION NO. 1, AS MORE FULLY OUTLINED IN MEMORANDUM
FROM DENA SPILLMAN TO HOWARD GARY DATED NOVEMBER 2, 1982
IN ORDER TO ALLOW AN INCREASE FOR THE "ASPIRA OF FLORIDA"
PROGRAM.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT.: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Ms. Spillman: Then we would have to adopt the funding recommendation.
Mayor Ferre: The what?
Ms. Spillman: Amended as you...
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins moves.
Mr. Gary: As amended.
Ms. Spillman: As amended.
Mayor Ferre: As amended. Plummer, are you seconding?
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Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1011
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $700,851 OF FY'82-83 FEDERAL
REVENUE SHARING FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE
NO. 9481 TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES
LISTED HEREIN FOR THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1, 1982 THROUGH
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SEPTEMBER 30, 1983, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
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INTO AGREE24ENTS WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED AGENCIES.
.� (Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was
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passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
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Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
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Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, for your patience,
Mr. Manager, what is the next thing you want to get in?
Mr. Gary: I would like to thank the Commission for that decision.
Mayor Ferre: A vote of confidence, Mr. Manager.
Mr. Plummer: If that is the case, I would like to change my vote.
17. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: MODIFY PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED
TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED ENTRANT ASSISTANT PROGRAM-
1982/1983.
Mr. Gary: Item number 7, sir.
Mayor Ferre: We will start with that immediately. All right, we will take
up item number 7 on second hearing, action! Amending section 1 of ordinance
8719. This is Entrant Assistance Program. This increases the appropriation
in the amount of $39,000 and so on.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Does anybody want to move that?
Mr. Plummer: Second it.
Mayor Ferre: Miller, are you moving that?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins moves. Plummer seconds.
the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719
ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE BY MODIFYING THE PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED TRUST
AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "ENTRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -
1982/1983" BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION THEREFOR IN
THE AMOUNT OF $39,000 AND BY INCREASING THE REVENUES IN
.A LIKE AMOUNT FOR SAID FUNDS FROM GENERAL FUND SPECIAL
PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS - CONTINGENT FUND FISCAL YEAR 1983;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
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Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
On motion of Commissioner Dawkins, seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
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SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9512
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.
18. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE MISC. FEES re COVENANTS,
RECORDING PLATS, CHECKING AND RECORDING PLATS, FILL PERMITS,
STREET EXCAVATIONS, SIDEWALK REPAIRS, PAVING OR RESURFACING,
ETC.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 8. This is on second reading.
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, I'll move it.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins moves. Second by Plummer. Further discussion?
Read the ordinance. Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED: SEC-
TION 2-98, ENTITLED "FEE FOR PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS
CONTAINING COVENANTS TO RUN WITH THE LAND, WAIVER OF
FEE; RECORDING FEE"; SECTION 2-99, ENTITLED "CHECKING
AND RECORDING PLATS --FEE SCHEDULE; WAIVER OF FEE";
SECTION 2-100, ENTITLED "CHECKING AND RECORDING PLATS --
FINDING MATERIAL ERRORS, ADDITIONAL FEE; WAIVER OF
FEE"; SECTION 2-101, ENTITLED "CHECKING AND RECORDING
PLATS --PERMANENT REFERENCE MONUMENTS NOT PROPERLY
PLACED, ADDITIONAL FEE; WAIVER OF FEE"; SECTION 29-3,
ENTITLED "FILL PERMITS --FEES"; SECTION 29-27 ENTITLED
"FEES AND CHARGES"; SECTION 29-46, ENTITLED "PERMITS
FOR WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT -FEES"; AND SECTION 54-27,
ENTITLED "PERMIT FEES FOR STREET EXCAVATION, SIDE-
WALK REPAIR, PAVING OR RESURFACING OF PARKWAY OR
SHOULDER AREA, BUILDING LINE AND GRADE SURVEY, SIDE-
WALK CONSTRUCTION SURVEY, DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION,
FLUME EXCAVATION, UTILITY POLE PLACEMENT, UNDERGROUND
UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTION EXCAVATION; PERMIT RENEWAL";
WITH ALL OF SAID AMENDMENTS PROVIDING AN INCREASE IN THE
AMOUNT OF FEES FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
On motion of Commissioner Dawkins, seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9513
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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19. SECO;;D READING ORDIi4A:'CE: ESTABLISH NEI; TRUST AND AGE:;CY
FUND ENTITLED "OFFICE OF INTERGOVERti,XENTAL LIAISON M*83".
Mayor Ferre: Take up 9. Plummer, do you want to move that again?
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Dawkins: Second. Under discussion...
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Dawkins seconds. Under discussion, go ahead.
Mr. Dawkins: Who is the director, Mr. Gary, under this office of Inter-
governmental Liaison?
Mr. Gary: First of all, these are funds given to us by the CETA Consortium
for our liaison. The director is Mr. Rodriguez, who has been the director
for about two years.
Mayor Ferre: Howard, you know that the new law permits us to go at it alone.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: You know... and I understand the reluctance for us to take on...
and I'm with you, I don't want to... we have bad enough problems as it is
allocating funds to all these different programs. Taking that one on is a
real monstrosity. On the other hand, there might be some economic advantages.
I don't think that we should blindly and totally say no to it without really
going deeper.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, we have not taken that position primarily because
there is some dispute as to whether or not the Private Industry Council
will take the roll of the City Commission, which we are opposing, so I
will keep you abreast as to where we proceed before final decision is made
on this. The position I am taking is that this City Commission has
fiduciary responsibility to its citizens to provide social services
from the Federal government and not the Private Industry Council. We
can do it jointly, but we cannot remove the City Commission from that
process. That is the position that I am taking.
Mayor Ferre: I would like to take a pragmatic position. That is that if
we could get substantially more money by going it alone, that we do it
that way.
Mr. Gary: We are looking at that particularly because Monroe County,
J.L.'s hometown, is not as progressive as we are up here. We are
therefore, thinking of....
Mr. Plummer: You did not have to say that. I tell you. I take offense
as a member of the Conch Republic.
Mayor Ferre: Read the ordinance.
Mr. Plummer: And we hereby relinquish and cease and desist your passport.
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
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AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO.
8719, ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED; BY ESTABLISHING
A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED: "OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL LIAISON-FY'83," AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF
$57,000; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9514
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.
20. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND AGE1,CY
FUND E-NTITLED "CUBAN-HAITIAN ENTRANT IMPACT AID PROGRAM".
Mayor Ferre: Pick up item 10.
Mr. Gary: This is basically formalizing City Commission action allocating
$1.7 million to the Haitian -Cuban impact aid money to the various C.B.O.'s.
Mr. Plummer: This is a Federal grant?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
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AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719,
ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED; BY ESTABLISHING A NEW TRUST AND
AGENCY FUND ENTITLED: CUBAN-HAITIAN ENTRANT IMPACT AID
PROGRAM," AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATION IN
THE AMOUNT OF $1,708,800; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION
AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9515
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.
21. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION TO TRUST
AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR THE MENTALLY
RETAFDED (6TH YEAR)".
Mr. Plummer: Move 11.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion on 11.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins seconds. Read the ordinance. Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719,
ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATION
ORDINANCE, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION TO THE TRUST
AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED: "RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR THE
MENTALLY RETARDED (6th YEAR)" BY $78,944.00, COMPOSED
OF $67,444.00 FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA: DEPARTMENT OF -
HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND $11,500.00 FROM
FISCAL YEAR 1982-83 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS:
MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANTS, TO CONTINUE THE OPERATION
OF SAME; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
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On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: * Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9516
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.
ON ROLL CALL:
* Mr. Dawkins: I vote yes, but, Mr. Gary, I would like to make a recommendation.
This is a very good program. Everybody, even at Miami Dade, talks about
it. But we do not seem to get the exposure and the media as to how good
this program is. Would you see that it gets a little more exposure.
Mr. Plummer: Well, there is a secret to that. You make it a bad program.
Then you get all kinds of exposure.
22. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND AGENCY
FUND ENTITLED "RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADAPTED
LEISURE".
Mayor Ferre: We will take up item 12 which is next.
Mr. Gary: It is the same type of handicap program.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins, do you want to move it?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: Perez seconds.
Mayor Ferre: Perez, do you want to second it?
Mr. Perez: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, it has been moved and seconded." Read the
ordinance. Call the roll.
AN -ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719
ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE, AMENDED BY ESTABLISHING A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY "
FUND ENTITLED: "RECREATIONAL EXPERIEIICES THROUGH ADAPTED
LEISURE", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATION IN
THE AMOUNT OF $126,192.00 COMPOSED OF $88,334.00 FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, URBAN PARKS AND RECREATION
RECOVERY PROGRAM AND $37,858.00 FROM THE CASH MATCH
ACCOUNT; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 19820
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
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On motion of Commissioner Dawkins, 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 Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
* Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9517
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.
ON ROLL CALL:
* Mr. Dawkins: This is another one of those, Mr. Gary, that I hear everything
about, but I do not see anything in writing.
23. SECOND READING ORDINP-NCE: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND
ENTITLED "CONTINUUM OF ADAPTED RECREATION EDUCATION".
Mayor Ferre: Take up item number 13.
Mr. Plummer: I second it.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved by Dawkins. Seconded by Plummer. Further
discussion? Read the ordinance. Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719
ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE, AIyMENDED BY ESTABLISHING A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY
FUND ENTITLED: "CONTINUUM OF ADAPTED RECREATION EDUCATION",
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATION IN THE AMOUNT OF
$116,983.00 COMPOSED OF $81,983.00 FROM THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND $35,000.00 FROM THE CASH MATCH
ACCOUNT CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
On motion of Commissioner Dawkins, seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote: �.
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9518
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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.
24. SECOND READING ORD1NA.NCE: AMEN-D TRUST A..ND AGENCY FL^`D ENTITLED
"SL^•L•tER FOOD SERVICE PRO(R-,Vl FOR CHILDREN - 1952" .
Mayor Ferre: Carollo moves 14.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins seconds. This is Summer Food Service Program for
children. Read the ordinance. Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719,
ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMER GRANT APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED: BY AMENDING THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED
FOR THE TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED: "SUMMER FOOD
SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN - 1982", BY INCREASING
APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME TO THE
AMOUNT OF $106,824, CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION
ARID A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
On motion of Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9519
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.
25. SECOND READL'NG ORDI.iAXE: AMEND SECTION' 30-26 OF THE CODE,
I::CREASE FEES CILyRGED FOR THE CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer, do you want to move it again, 15?
Mr. Plummer: 15, yes.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Who seconds?
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Mt. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Carollo seconds. Further discussion? Read the ordinance.
Does anyone here want to speak on that? All right, call the roll on 15.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30-26 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF GENERALLY INCREASING THE FEES CHARGED
FOR THE CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of October 14, 1982,
it 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 Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9520
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.
26. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH FOUR NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUNDS
"A.PPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FY 83" (b) "COMPREHENSIVE JOB TRAINING
PROGRIVl FY 83" (c) "0%'ERTOWN JOBS PROGP.AM FY 83" (d) "TRAINING
FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FY 83".
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 16 on first reading.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Perez. Further discussion on first reading?
Who are the four programs?
Mr. Gary: The four programs, the Apprenticeship Program, which has been
very successful and has been a model across the country. _
Mayor Ferre: Is that part of....?
Mr. Gary: Eddie Cox.
Mayor Ferre: That's Eddie Cox.
Mr. Gary: Right. They come out with apprenticeship cards and....
Mayor Ferre: Yes, O.K. Comprehensive Job Training Program.
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Mt. Gary: That's with the Board of Education for vocational as well as
English and remedial education. By the way, we are getting a good deal
on that one. Overtown Jobs Program, which would not be coordinated with
Eddie Cox also, which attempts to give skills to people in the Overtown area
in terms of painting, electrical work. The Training for Independent
Living, that is the handicap -retarded program in the Parks Department. We
already approved the one for JESCA.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719,
ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATIONS
ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED: BY ESTABLISHING FOUR (4) NEW TRUST
AND AGENCY FUNDS ENTITLED: "APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM -BY '83";
"COMPREHENSIVE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM-BY'83"; "OVERTOWN JOBS
PROGRAM-FY'83"; AND "TRAINING FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING-FY'83";
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID TRUST AND AGENCY
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNTS OF $87,410; $1,138,790; $223,400; AND
$150,400, RESPECTIVELY, FOR A TOTAL OF $1,600,000; PROVIDING
THE AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER FUNDS AMONG
AND BETWEEN ANY OF THE FOUR (4) NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUNDS
HEREIN ESTABLISHED, WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE $1,600,000 TOTAL
APPROPRIATION, INSOFAR AS SAID TRANSFER IS AUTHORIZED BY
THE SOUTH FLORIDA EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSORTIUM;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND 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 Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
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.
FLRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEN-D SECTION 54-3(d) OF THE CODE;
!NCRLASE FEE TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO OBSTRUCT A STREET OR
SIDEWALK OR I"1PEDE TRAFFIC.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 17 on first reading. Who wants to move that?
Mr. Plummer: Move it. -
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Perez seconds. Is there anyone who wants to
talk about this? You want to talk about it. Well, Dr. Theede, we have not
seen you in a long time.
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Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I would like to before she makes her comments. Items
17, 18, 19, and 20 are related to the actions taken by the City Commission
during the budget process to finance the additional police officers.
Mayor Ferre: I understand.
Mr. Plummer: Well, understand also, Mr. Gary, we told you to find other
sources of revenue. I am not in concurrence with all of these recommendations.
Mr. Gary: Well, no, if I may, these were the ones that were presented to
you that you voted on that night.
Mr. Plummer: Absolutely not. We will discuss that.
Mayor Ferre: Dr. Theede.
Dr. Theede: I have missed being here, but illness and vacation in Europe has
prevented it. I'm glad to see these two ordinances. think there is something
important missing that will prevent this sort of thing coming to you in the
future. This is that I think that we should have an inflationary/deflationary
clause on these and any in the future; so that these fees go up or go down
as we have inflation and they do not need to be wasting your time.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Dr. Theede, thank you very mush. All right, it has
been moved and seconded. Further discussion? Read the ordinance. Call
the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION (d) OF SECTION
54-3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY INCREASING
THE FEE FROM $15 TO $30 WHEN APPLYING FOR A PERMIT TO
OBSTRUCT A STREET OR SIDEWALK OR I"IPEDE TRAFFIC;
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 Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
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.
28. FIRST RE -ZING ORDINANCE: AMEND 54-6 (f) ; INCREASE FEE FOR A
PERMIT FOR PAR.. -%DES AND PROCESSIONS.
Mayor Ferre: Who's moving 18?
Mr. Plummer: I move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves 18. Is there a second?
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Mr. Carollo: Is that for parades and processions in funerals?
Mr. Plummer: It is just the administrative charge to issue the permit.
Mayor Ferre: It has to cost more than that. Who seconds it?
Mr. Carollo: Is that parades, processions in funerals, right?
Mr. Plummer: We do not apply for a permit.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Commissioner Perez. Further discussion? Read
the ordinance. Call the roll on 18.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION (f) OF SECTION
54-6 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY
INCREASING THE FEE FROM $15 TO $30 WHEN APPLYING
FOR A PERMIT FOR PARADES AND PROCESSIONS; 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 Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
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.
29. DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF INCREASING CERTAIN FEES CHARGED
FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE POLICE DEPT. ; MANAGER TO COME
BACK WITH OTHER Fb"NDING SOURCES.
Mayor Ferre: Who wants to move 19?
Mr. Perez: I move.
Mr. Dawkins: What rates and what charges?
Mr. Plummer: This is one of the ones I have a problem with. I have no
problem with raising the fees on this. Mr. Gary., it has been brought to
my attention that we now have an internal situation in which liability -
and medical insurance on off duty jobs. I want to tell you something,
it is a very serious situation. I want to bring that before this Commission
at the next meeting. It is my understanding that an officer who was injured
in an off duty job was in fact, or is in fact, being denied by the Administration
the rights that he, in my estimation is entitled to. I want to bring that
thing before this Commission because I want to tell you I think it seriously
affects this community.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Plummer, those matters are presently part of a grievance
process. We are in mediation. I would hope that it will be completed by
the next meeting and we can discuss that. If not, I would hope that we
would wait until after the mediation has taken place before we discuss it,
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Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gary, I have no problem with what you suggest, as long as
it is fully understood that the policies of the past will be adhered to
until such time as you come before this Commission. That is that any
off duty policeman or employee, if so approved by this City, will be
covered for a liability or an injury. It has always been the case to my
knowledge, and I am just astounded. I do not really feel that should be
part of the negotiation or of a union contract. Well, you know....
Mr. Gary: It's not that simple.
Mr. Plummer: I think that is vital. I really do.
Mr. Gary: I agree with you. But it is not as simple as you may have been
told or what you think exists. We will be happy to discuss this with you.
Mr. Plummer: What I was told is very simple. There is a present employee
who was injured who is by the administration action recommended to be
denied. I want to tell you if I were that employee, and I am laying in
a home in bed injured and I have to worry about my family, it has to
affect the overall work force of this City. I am saying to you that by
God, these people played the rules that were set and adhered to in the
past and until this Commission takes some directive action, I do not that
I would agree to make that a part of negotiation. I think this City
Commission still retains that right unto itself to direct you as to what
you will negotiate, not after the fact.
Mr. Gary: Fine.
Mr. Plummer: All right, sir, is it understood that until such time as you
come back to this Commission that the present policy is in effect? If not,
I'm going to make another motion now.
Mr. Gary: It is understood.
Mr. Plummer: Thank you, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: Does 18 refer to the memo I have here that says three
additional fees...how does that apply to what we are saying?
Mr. Plummer: It applies this way. We are now presently charging an
additional fee for off duty. There is a surcharge and administrative
charge. Those things were originally proposed to cover the use, for
example, of motorcycles, to cover the uniform allowance, to cover the
increased insurance. All of that was proposed that these fees would
cover. Yet, we are finding that we are increasing them once again. In
fact, from what I understand, there is one man who is actually being denied.
Mr. Gary: Well, this does not have anything to do with being off -duty.
17, 18, 19, and 20 have nothing to do with off duty. He's bringing up
another matter which we will discuss. That's one of the items we had
for revenue increases. We have not brought this up because of the problems
that we are working out with the grievance.
Mr. Dawkins: I would just like to ask him one question. Are you really
and trully shocked the way we jerk the garbage trucks around? Are you
really surprised?
Mr. Plummer: I don't think we do the garbage trucks off duty.
Mr. Carollo: Well, on 19 I have a problem. I think we charge
the highest
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fees of anybody around for people that want simple
copies. I
mean to
charge one dollar for just one copy to be made, when
it doesn't
cost any-
where near that. I think that it is unfair to most
people to
go there.
It is one thing when you have some of this high pay
attorneys
that can
afford it, but the majority of people cannot afford
it. Now we
are talking
about increasing from one dollar to two dollars for
additional
copies that
people might need. I think that is extremely unfair and it is uncalled for.
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Mayor Ferre: It is noon, so according to our rules we need to kind of decide
this whole thing. So one way or the other, what do you want to do with it?
Mr. Plummer: Do you want to defer it, Joe?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Carollo: I'm not in favor of the nineteen.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Gary: First of all, these fees were approved in your budget process.
Secondly, Commissioner Carollo, it is easy to say if you walk, if you take
a piece of paper and walk to one of these photo copiers and make a copy that
the cost should be 20, 30, 40 cents. What this entails is the utilization
of staff time to get copies from the record office, give it to mostly
attorneys who obviously charge even more than what we are charging to
have them to make a copy. Get the copy back. Put it back in the file.
And keep the order of those files, or maintain the files. Somebody has
to pay for that. It is very, very time consuming when these lawyers
constantly come in requesting information and making copies, as well as
the utilization of the machines.
Mr. Carollo: You are talking about the attorneys now. I'm talking about
the little guy that comes there much more than the attorneys do to get
copies of accident reports or what have you. And I think it
is extremely unfair to charge outrageous prices when people want a simple
copy of a report. It does not cost us anywhere near that in staff time,
or anything else you want to throw in there.
Mr. Plummer: Joe, let me go in defense, I guess. I have no real problem.
But you know, just recently they increased the fees of death certificates.
That is the same thing. They increased the fees of death certificates from
$1 to $3. I think it is really interesting to see where that additional
money is going to, but here again....
Mr. Carollo: Are funeral directors involved?
Mr. Plummer: No, we don't make a dime on the things. Not at all. I can
make the copies for about 12(,' a copy and they charge $3. It is a fee
basis and somebody has to pay for the underwriting, not undertaking, but
underwriting.
Mr. Carollo: Well, I think we have to charge for whatever service in a
process. But when we charge much more than that service is actually costing
us I can't buy that. I mean it is a dollar already. Now we are going to
charge $2 per copy.
Mr. Gary: Well, I think we have to look at...if you take an isolated
example of a fee and say it ought to equal what it costs us; if we take
that whole philosophy and spread it out throughout the whole City
government, we probably would not have enough money to run the government.
That would probably say that we should not charge more money for our
marinas. Somebody has to pay to provide the service. We think this fee
is an adequate fee. It has not been increased since April of 1976. It
is necessary now in order to balance the budget. We think it ought to be
approved.
Mr. Carollo: That is your opinion, Mr. Manager.
Mayor Ferre: Are you ready to vote on it, or what?
Mr. Carollo: I have expressed mine.
Mr. Plummier: I am ready to vote unless Mr. Carollo wants to deter.
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Mt. Carollo: If the majority of this Commission wants to raise the fee to
$2 per copy when it is not going to cost us anywhere near that much to
provide the service, let them go ahead and charge the vast majority of the
poor people of this City $2 per copy when they want to go get a report.
Mr. Gary: Well, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Well, what do you want to do? Do you want to vote on it or not?
Mr. Carollo: I will vote on it, but I am going to vote against it. There
are only two ways to go at it; either you vote for it or you do not.
Mayor Ferre: Have we read the ordinance, Mr. City Attorney?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: No, sir.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Carollo, there is a third alternative. That is to defer
it and put the charge, the additional amount of revenue it would raise on
some other area of concern. That is what I am going to do on 20, because
I think 20 is ludicrous.
Mayor Ferre: I sense this is going to lose anyway, so let's get this over
with so we can....
Mr. Plummer: Then I make a motion on 19 that it be deferred and that the
Manager come back at the next Commission meeting showing that $1 fee remain
and that the additional revenue be derived from some other fee.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion for deferral.
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded; further discussion? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption.
MOTION 82-1012
A MOTION DEFERRING CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE TO INCREASE CERTAIN FEES CHARGED FOR
SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REPORT BACK TO
THE CITY CO,%1MISSION AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH
OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCE(S) TO MAKE UP
THE SHORTFALL IN THE FY-'82-83 BUDGET.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice Ferre
None.
None. _
WHEREUPON, THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO
A BRIEF RECESS AT: 12:05 P.M., RECONVENING AT: 2;20 P,M,
WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
FOUND TO BE PRESENT.
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30. PL%Q ES, PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, SPECIAL ITEMS, A:H)
CONDOLENCES TO TLIE FAIMILY OF HOwAP.D 1�. KEti:NEDY.
1. Presentation of a Key of the City to Jose Manuel Casanova, Executive
Director, BID Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
2. Commendations to Sgts. William Cauchi and Andrew Clute, and Officers
Bruce Braun, Clay Camil, Gary Clements, Robert Fielder, Javier
Peral and Kenneth Underwood, all of the Criminal Investigation
Tactical Apprehension Team, selected as Officers of the Month
for September, 1982.
3. Presented Certificates of Appreciation to Fire Chief Louis D. DeChime,
and members of the Fire Department Gerald E. Winskie, John J. McBride,
and Robert Forbes, for their assistance in the acquisition of three
amphibious crafts for the Department.
4. Commendation to Chirstopher C. Perks, General Manager of OMNI Hotel,
President of the Greater Miami Host Committee for ASTA, for his efforts
in coordinating the congress.
5. Presented Certificate of Appreciation to the individuals and
organizations who helped make the ASTA convention a great success.
6. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1013
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEP SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCES
OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
ITS CITIZENS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF HOWARD N.
KENNEDY UPON HIS DEATH.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
7. Commendation presented to "Miss Black Florida 1982".
8. Presented Distinguished Visitor Scroll to Dr. Luis A. Ginebra
Hernandez, President of Consejo Nacional de Hombres de Empresa,
of the Dominican Republic.
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31. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: tV.1END SEC. 3.5-23(c) OF THE CODE;
ESTABLISH SERVICE CHARGE FOR PROCESSING AND ADMI:;ISTERI\G
PERMITS FOR ALA -El SYSTEMS.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer, on 20, do you want that deferred too?
Mr. Plummer: No, Mr. Mayor, let me tell you what my problem is with 20.
I am in accord with Mr. Gary that we must raise revenues. There is no
question about it. Mr. Mayor, item 20 when it was originally before
this Commission, was not for a revenue source. The reason it came before
this Commission was to try to cut down 11,000 man-hours a month that the
Police Department were being tied up unnecessarily.
Mayor Ferre: What do you want to do, J.L.?
Mr. Plummer: What I would like to do is to take away what I would call a
detriment for good users and put it on the losers. In other words, take
Mr. Gary, instead of charging $10 to people who have had a perfect record
apply that towards the fines for those who have the bad records. Don't
make the people... in other words, this was to encourage people to get good
burglar alarms and not tie up the police.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, do you have a reaction to that?
Mr. Gary: I support that.
Mayor Ferre: With that in mind....
Mr. Plummer: I move 20, that Mr. Gary will come back with a modified....
Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute, this is in first reading.
Mr. Plummer: O.K.
Mayor Ferre: Let us pass it in first reading. Mr. Manager, you come back
on second reading with the modifications.
Mr. Plummer: So move.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves.
Mr. Dawkins: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Miller Dawkins seconds. Further discussion on first reading.
Read the ordinance.
Mr. Plummer: As modified I move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved, seconded, further discussion? Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING (c) OF SECTION 3.5-23 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY ESTABLISHING
A SERVICE CHARGE FOR PROCESSING AND ADMINISTERING
PERMITS FOR ALARM SYSTEMS WITH NO REPORTED FALSE
ALARMS DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, and seconded by Commissioner
Dawkins and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote:
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AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission
and to the public.
32. C0?:FIR\1 ORDERING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY CLEPj', TO
ADVERTISE SEALED BIDS DURHA.%1 SANITARY SEWER L%IPROVDIENTS
DISTRICT SR-5486-C.
Mayor Ferre: We now have public hearing item on the 2:30 agenda confirming
ordering resolution 82-791.
Mr. Plummer: What item?
Mayor Ferre: Two, and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for sealed
bids for the construction of the Durham Sanitary Sewer improvements district.
Is there anybody here who wishes to speak to this issue on the public hearing
this afternoon?
Mr. Plummer: Let the record reflect that no one came forth and as such I
move it.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Commissioner Perez. Further discussion? Call
the roll on item 2.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
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RESOLUTION NO. 82-1014
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUTION NO. 82-791
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED
BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DURHAM SANITARY SEWER
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IMPROVEMENT IN DURHAM SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT SR-5486-C (CENTERLINE SEWER).
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
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on file in the Office of the 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
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
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Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
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33. AUTHORIZE CLOSING OF CO�P•tODORE PLt'1ZA NOV. 21ST FOR SECOND AN`,, U
COCONUT GROVE TURKEY RACE.
Mayor Ferre: Now we have three things on public appearances: Joe Avalos,
Willie Nicholson, and Luis Sabines. First Joe Avalos. Is Joe here, Joe
Avalos? Requesting permission to close Comodore Plaza from 11:00 to 4:00 P.M.
on Sunday, November 21st for the second Annual Coconut Grove Turkey Race.
The City Commission has an entrant as our favorite turkey. Who do you think
that is, Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: I think that you by Charter is designated to represent this
Commission as the big turkey without question.
Mayor Ferre: No, no, I'm not the number one turkey.
Mr. Plummer: You are the buzzer.
Mayor Ferre: Come on, Joe, tell us about the turkey race.
Mr. Joe Avalos: My name is Joe Avalos. I am speaking for the Chamber of
Commerce in Coconut Grove, requesting permission to close Commodore Plaza
as we did last year to indulge in a competitive event involving birds of
a feather, as it were.
Mayor Ferre: Can we enter a competitor?
Mr. Avalos: You certainly may, sir. I would not touch that line with
somebody else's joke.
Mayor Ferre: The one we are going to enter is the number one turkey in
this Commission. Would you be willing to take a guess as to who the number
one turkey is on this Commission?
Mr. Plummer: Don't guess and you lose.
Mr. Avalos: I wouldn't touch that line either.
Mr. Plummer: Guess, and you win four to one.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, do you have any problems with having a turkey
race in Coconut Grove?
Mr. Gary: No, we don't, with the same provisions that they meet the
requirements established by the Police Department.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Avalos: I spoke to them this morning. It is all covered.
Mayor Ferre: With that as a proviso, Mr. Turkey moves. I'm sorry.
Mr. Avalos: I wish I'd gotten here early to see the beginning of this one.
Mayor Ferre: Who wants to move this one?
Mr. Plummer: If you think Mr. Turkey moves, it isn't going to be me, baby.
Mr. Dawkins: I'll be the turkey.
Mayor Ferre: We have a motion. Second? Anybody want to second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mr. Plummer: Let me ask you, Joe....
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Mayor Ferre: Wait, wait.
Mt. Plummer: No, I might not want to second. What happens to all of the
losers?
Mr. Avalos: They are donated to charity for the appropriate purposes on
the subsequent Thursday.
Mr. Plummer: How many entrants do you have?
Mr. Avalos: Twenty-five.
Mr. Plummer: I would like to see at least ten of those to go to Charlie
Hadley for his Thanksgiving Day situation in the park. Can that be arranged?
Mr. Avalos: You have no problem.
Mr. Dawkins: In a park other than Hadley Park. I do not need all the
turkeys handed out in front of my house.
Mr. Plummer: At least nine; one across the street.
Mayor Ferre: The old statement used to be...Father Gibson said ... was it
Father Gibson that used to say: "Everybody wants to go to heaven but
nobody wants to die." Now we have a new version of it: "Everybody wants
a turkey, but not in front of my house." O.K., Plummer seconds. Further
discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1015
A RESOLUTION CLOSING CO%IMODORE PLAZA FROM GRAND AVENUE
MAIN HIGHWAY ON NOVEMBER 21, 1982 BETWEEN 11:00 A.M. AND
4:00 P.M. IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECOND ANNUAL COCONUT
GROVE TURKEY RACE SPONSORED BY THE COCONUT GROVE CHAMBER
OF COM14ERCE, SUBJECT TO ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE POLICE
AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the 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
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
DOES: None.
ABSENT: —Commissioner Joe Carollo
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34. GR ANT EXTENSION OF PERMITTED HOURS OF SALE OF :'ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES FOR LIQUOR STORES DL'RIN(7 THE MONTH OF DLCEIIBER.
Mayor Ferre: President Sabines.
Mr. Dawkins: How many thousands of dollars do you want, amigo?
Mr. Luis Sabines: COMMENTS IN SPANISH.
Mr. Plummer: I think we need a new interpreter. Every time he interprets,
we lose.
Mr. Sabines: COMMENTS IN SPANISH.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves that the liquor stores be allowed to open on
Sunday during the month of December. That is December the 5th, December
the 12th, December the 19th, and December the 26th. Now what times, how
do we do this, Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: I do not remember exactly, but we allow them to go beyond
the 2:00 o'clock normal closing.
Mayor Ferre: We have done it every year now.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, just make it the same as last year.
Mayor Ferre: Same as last year.
Mr. Dawkins: I second.
_ Mayor Ferre: Let me ask you, instead of having these people come here
every year, why don't we just do this.
Mr. Plummer: Must change the Charter, I believe.
Mayor Ferre: We have to change the Charter? Further discussion? Call the
roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption.
MOTION 82-1016
A MOTION GRANTING CERTAIN EXTENSIONS OF PERMITTED HOURS
OF SALE FOR N.C.O.P. ESTABLISHMENTS DISPENSING ALSOCHOLIC
BEVERAGES DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS,
SPECIFICALLY ON THE DATES OF DECEMBER 5, 12, 19 AND 26,
FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
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
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Agenda item 4, Willie Nicholson, did not show.
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35. APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE ISSUANCE NOT TO EXCEED S65,000,000
MULTI -FAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS.
Mayor Ferre: We are now on item number 21, which is a resolution approving
in principle....
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Is there a second? This is $65 million worth
of multi -family housing revenue bond.
Mr. Dawkins: I will second it if you do not put any of it in the City of
Miami.
Mr. Plummer: Only, let us be clear on it. None of this money is to be
allocated until there are public hearings before this Commission.
Mr. Dawkins: O.K., I second that.
Dr. Theede: Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Dr. Theede: No outside comments on this?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I will accept your comments, Dr. Theede.
Dr. Theede: It is hard to decide where to start on something like this,
because in our race for mayor last year one of the constant things you
had to remind Manolo Reboso is that the City of Miami was....
Mayor Ferre: Who? Who?
Dr. Theede: You prime opponent. I have forgotten his name.
Mayor Ferre: I don't remember his name either.
Dr. Theede: But you had to remind him that although he had sat part-time
on the Commission, that the City of Miami was not in the housing business;
that they had relinquished this to the Department of HUD some years ago.
I see this as a very dangerous act on the part of the Commission for more
ways than one. If we look at it politically, it is going to be a political
football that is going to end in bruhaha that none of us are going to want
to see. Setting politics aside, talking from a taxpayer, talking from a
landowner, talking from a resident's view point, I think this is unfair
double taxation on our point. Looking at it from an administrative view
point, we are going to lose our fulcrum with HUD, because they are
going to say, "You are issuing bonds. You have your own housing project.
We do not need to provide you with the funds that are legally yours."
Mayor Ferre: Dr. Theede, would you believe me if I told you, you do not
have to worry about that? They provide nothing anyway. Those Republicans
do not provide anything anyway. I mean there is no money coming in for
.� housing, none, zip, zero.
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Dr. Theede: When did this stop?
Mayor Ferre: When the Democratic president left office.
Dr. Theede: You mean there has been no funds into Dade County for HUD?
Mayor Ferre: There have been absolutely no funds.
Dr. Theede: Then how are they operating?
NOV 4
1982
Mayor Ferre: Because those are funds that came in from the Carter Administration.
I will tell you when we will have some funds again. Do you want to know when?
When we get the next Democratic president.
Dr. Theede: Hopefully. What is happening to the funds that as a county tax
are going into HUD.
Mayor Ferre: The County doesn't put any tax funds into HUD.
Dr. Theede: None whatsoever?
Mayor Ferre: None whatsoever. They have been using Federal funds. They
had a second mortgage program for a while and they killed that recently.
That is it.
Dr. Theede: A11 right, then, what is going to happen to our tax base. We
take this property by right of eminent domain and make it into City property.
Mayor Ferre: In my opinion it is going to go up, because the stores and
the other things that go around it are going to more than compensate for
it.
Mr. Gary: These houses we are talking about right now will be paying taxes.
Dr. Theede: Will be paying taxes. What are we doing? Reselling this to
these people?
Mayor Ferre: This is just the beginning of a very long and complicated
process. Not the beginning, we have only been at it what, five years?
Mr. Gary: Correct.
Mayor Ferre: This is only five years' worth of work, right?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Dena, do you want to tell us something about it?
Mr. Gary: Let her go to Dena's office and tell her.
Mayor Ferre: Just tell us if you think it is a good program, that you
have worked hard for it.
Ms. Dena Spillman: We have worked incredibly hard for this program.
Mayor Ferre: Do you think it is in good shape?
Ms. Spillman: It is in very good shape.
Mayor Ferre: Before I get grayer hair or lose any more of my hair, I will
be able to see one?
Ms. Spillman: Yes, you will see it. Before next November we will be
breaking_ ground.
Mayor Ferre: Before next November?
Ms. Spillman: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: I think that is pretty good timing.
Dr. Theede: Yes, I do to, but Dena, you know, I don't like being in the
dark about my tax money. I do not think anyone else does.
Ms. Spillman: Mortgage revenue bonds do not require ... you will not be
paying taxes on mortgage revenue bonds. They are retired from the projects
themselves.
Dr. Theede: So then this is not a tax....
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Ms. Spillman: The $65 million will be retired from the revenue generated by
the project.
Mayor Ferre: Dr. Theede, I do not mean to be rude to you because I don't
think I have ever been rude to you, but.... you know that you have a right,
and you know that I always recognize you. But I think that you will be
well advised to spend a little time with somebody in the department to be
educated a little bit as to... Excuse me, do not take offense.
Dr. Theede: No, I'm....
Mayor Ferre: The difference between ad valorem tax base bonds, revenue
bonds, full faith and credit bonds, moral obligation bonds, and so on so
that you know, when it says revenue bonds, you will know what revenue bonds
mean.
Dr. Theede: I know what revenue bonds are but I've also learned from
reading these things that there is most of the time not adequate information
in the resolution. If you do not have prior knowledge to it, then you are
hampered by the wording.
Mayor Ferre: That is true.
Dr. Theede: As I have said, I have been sick. I was not well when I came
here this morning, so I had only this to go by. It came to me cold turkey.
If I had heard more about it before, I'd probably would not be up here right now.
Mayor Ferre: O.K., Doctor, thank you.
Mr. Dawkins: I would like to say to the Administration that I couldn't
care less how hard you had worked to obtain this. But if you attempt to
put any of this low rent housing in the Black neighborhoods after it has
been turned down in the white neighborhoods, I'm going to fight it as long
as I am in Miami, whether I am a Commissioner or not. 1 want to go on
record now and I am going to say it now and I am going to say it as long
as I sit up here. I am tired of putting low rent, non -tax producing houses
in the City of Miami and the County turns them down. You always tell me,
"The Black folks need them."
Mayor Ferre: I want you to know, Miller, that Allapattah and Wynwood, and
Little Havana....
Mr. Dawkins: I don't care.
Mayor Ferre: ....are going to want as much of this as they can get.
Mr. Dawkins: I will still be voting against it. I mean I only have one vote.
But I will vote against it.
Mayor Ferre: In Little Havana?
Mr. Dawkins: If the people want it, I'm for it 100%. But the people do not...
O.K., I do not believe that the people in Little Havana will take a housing
project thAt was turned down by Flagami or someplace else. I'm just tired
of every time that you put a jail, if they don't want it in the White
neighborhood, it goes in the Black neighborhood; the forensic hospital,
they did not want it in the White neighborhood, it is in the Black _
neighborhood.
Mayor Ferre: I tell you we just opened one the other day, section 8 private
thing with George Perez. I have never seen a group of...there must have
Y. been 500 people there, and were they happy. I want you to know that full
neighborhood turned out. It was a great event. The only problem I had is
Claude Pepper and I... that everybody was jumping on us asking when the
next project was going to be.
` Mr. Dawkins: I also want you to know that they are puEring one on jLn
Street and what is the avenue, Howard?
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Mt. Gary: It's about...
Mr. Dawkins: 6th Avenue and nobody wants it. They have been to court against
it. It is still being put there. The County. You give me one, I give you
one against it.
Mr. Gary: The difference in the traditional public housing, which has all of
the associated maintenance problems, and what we have here is not only that
maintenance is built in because it's private ownership, Commissioner, but
it is also one where we would have low and moderate income housing. It is
on a rental basis. I do share with you your....
Mr. Dawkins: If it is affordable housing, it's tax producing.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: I have no problem with it.
Mr. Gary: That is what this is.
Mr. Dawkins: But when it is low income....
Mayor Ferre: That is not what this is, affordable rental housing development.
program.
Mr. Gary: This is not that.
Mr. Dawkins: This is affordable housing?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Dena, you know, I have news for you. Please, Howard, I have to
tell you, you guys have not done your homework.
Mr. Gary: I beg to differ this time.
Mayor Ferre: He does not know about it and you talk to him every day.
Mr. Dawkins: We don't talk about City business.
Mr. Gary: I think Commissioner Dawkins is...
Mr. Dawkins: ....is just anti -damn -public -housing. I'll say it for you.
Mr. Gary: There are so many public housing projects of different types
that are going in. The last one was with Dade County on Fifth Street,
which is different. This is the same one, Commissioner, where we went up
to New York to talk to the Bar Council where we talked about the 20% low
income guarantee to elderly and it's affordable housing. This is a
different project than the one that Dade County was talking about in
Flagami.
Mr. Dawkins: O.K., where will the next one that you build be placed?
Mr. Gary: Right across from Hadley Park.
Mayor Ferre: Hey, come on!
Mr. Dawkins: No, that's O.K., as long as I get an apartment rent-free.
Mayor Ferre: Did somebody move this thing?
Mr. Plummer: I did.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moved it. Dawkins seconded it. Further discussion?
Call the roll.
Mr. Plummer: No, as amended.
Mayor Ferre: What is the as amended?
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Mr. Plummer: That before any action is taken, that there be a public hearing
before this Commission.
Mayor Ferre: In other words, before you start finalizing any construction....
Mr. Plummer: Before you stick that shovel in the ground.
Mr. Gary: We have to do that.
Mayor Ferre: That is fair.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1017
A RESOLUTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE ISSUANCE OF NOT
EXCEEDING $65,000,000 MULTI -FAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
HOUSING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR FAMILIES AND PERSONS,
INCLUDING THE ELDERLY, OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME AND
FOR THE USE OF PROCEEDS OF THE $25,000,000 HOUSING BONDS
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 8514
TO ACQUIRE LAND AND PAY RELOCATION AND OTHER EXPENSES
IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH HOUSING.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
36. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO RESERVE $108,000 PREVIOUSLY SET ASIDE
FOR DOV.NTOTA,N GOVERNMENT PARKING GARAGE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES TO
BE USED LATER IN CITY PORTION OF DOWNTOVN GOVERNMENT CENTER
-- COMPLEX.
Mayor Ferre: The next one is authorizing the Manager to reserve $108,000
to be set aside for the construction budget of the Downtown Government
Parking Garage No. 2 for the Art in Public Places Program and so on.
Mr. Manager, do you recommend that?
Mr. Gary: Yes, this is about the smartest thing we have done in Art in
Public Places. I agree with this.
Mr. Plummer: How can you do different? I don't know why we have to act
on the thing. You have to do it by County ordinance.
Mr. Gary: The thing is, what it is saying is, instead of doing it specifically
for this building, that we want to find a more appropriate place as the
Government Center begins to develop so we make sure we put it in an
appropriate place.
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Mrs Plummer: I move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves.
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Perez seconds. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1018
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RESERVE
THE $108,000 THAT HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION
BUDGET OF THE DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT PARKING GARAGE NO. 2
FOR THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM AND USE THESE
FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ART AT A MORE APPROPRIATE
TIME AND PLACE IN THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN
GOVERNMENT CENTER COMPLEX.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Mayor Ferre: But I do not want, Howard, the money not to be spent.
Mr. Gary: No, it's there, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Do you mean it is going to be put in a special account and
accumulate...?
Mr. Gary: It is right in the construction account, and it is reserved
for that purpose.
37. AUTHORIZE CITE' %, NAGER TO EXECUTE WAIVER AGREE*1ENT RELEASE OF
ALL CLALMS, TELEPHONE CO!-2-!UN I CATIONS, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO BE
INSTALLED IN A PORTION OF THE MIA*1I CONVENTION CENTER.
Mayor Ferre: Twenty-three.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: Mr. Mayor, we have a substitute 23.
Mayor Ferre: Is that what this one is?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: It is being passed out now, sir.
Mayor Ferre: "A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute
a waiver agreement, in a form approved by or upon conditions
required by the City Attorney, providing for a release of all
claims of the City to telephone, communications and computer
equip ent to be installed in the City of Miami/University of
Miam.17James L. Knight Center."
Who wants to move this?
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NOV 4 1982
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Mr. Carollo: Move.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Carollo
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Perez. Further discus§in? Ahy pr6bldml Mr.
Manager, you recommend this, right?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Carollo,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1019
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
WAIVER AGREEMENT, IN A FORM APPROVED BY OR UPON
CONDITIONS REQUIRED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, PROVIDING
FOR A RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS OF THE CITY TO TELEPHONE,
COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED
IN A PORTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/
JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER BY THE LESSEES
THEREOF.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
38. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT WITH METRO: CUBAN/HAITIAN ENTRANT CO*LM NITY
CRI'•1INAL JUSTICE ASSIMILATION PROGRAM.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 24, authorizing the Manager to enter into an agreement
with Metro for funding of a project under the Cuban/Haitian Entrant Com-
munity Criminal Justice Assimilation Program for $59,000.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager, is this part of item 10?
Mr. Gary: No, sir, this is a grant that the Federal Government has given
to Metropolitan Dade County and they are passing through a portion of it
for us to establish a crime prevention program in the Haitian community.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer.
Mr. Perez: Second.
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Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Perez. Further discussion? Call the roll on 24,
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1020
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY FOR FUNDING
OF A PROJECT UNDER THE CUBAN NAITIAN ENTRANT COMMUNITY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSIMILATION PROGRAM PROVIDING $59,052
TO THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR ALLOCATION TO ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT;
AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
NECESSARY AGREEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS DLINEATED
THEREIN.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner *filler J. Dawkins
39. EXPRESS INTENT OF THE CITY TO RELINQUISH TO METRO REGULATION
OF ALL VEHICLES FOR HIRE.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 25, taxicabs and other vehicles for hire. Is this
the one on the jitneys?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, well, Mr. Mayor, I have been spoken to by the department.
They have indicated they feel that it should be done away with. I will be
happy to move it, but I want to make a comment after this motion passes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, moved by Plummer. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: What is the reason....?
Mr. Plunber: The reason for it....
Mayor Ferre: We do not have a taxi regulation anymore. -
Mr. Plummer: The regulation was turned over to Metropolitan Dade County,
Mayor Ferre: By law.
Mr. Plummer: By law.
Mayor Ferre: That was an act of the legislature. We fought it in court
and we lost.
Mr. Plummer: And as such we have no choice because we have a department
without any teeth for enforcements, so it is just abandoning that portion.
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Mt. Petez! it is only a technical....
Mt. Plummer: It is more technical than anything.
Mt. Perez: Yes, I second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Perez. Further discussion? Call the roll on 25.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1021
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
TO RELINQUISH TO METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY THE REGULATIONS
OF ALL TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION, AS
PRESENTLY PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 56 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, ENTITLED: "TAXICABS AND OTHER
VEHICLES FOR HIRE".
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
40. URGE DADE COUNTY TO MAINTAIN SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE AND
:V%INTENA.NCE OF TAXICABS AND OTHER FOR HIRE VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY
MAINTAINED tiaiEN SUCH VEHICLES k'ERE REGULATED BY THE CITY OF
MIAMI.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I want to make a statement.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: We have now, Mr. Gary, how long ago was that transferred over
to Metropolitan Dade County?
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Gary:
Mr. I think about two and a half years or two years ago.
Mr. Plummer: No, it has not been that long. Not after all the court suits
and everything. How long?
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Mr. Gary: Two years.
Mr. Plummer: How long? Of this year? I want to bring to your attention and
to Metro's attention the deplorable condition that most cabs are running
around in this City. When the City of Miami was enforcing the rules and
regulations (Bob Webb well knows because he ran it for a while) those cabs
were clean; those cabs had good tires on them; there was little high flagging
going on, if an I want to tell y, , g g y. you today, I have seen and witnessed not
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with the major cabs, but what we call the renegades, those cabs are filthy
dirty, they are running on bald tires, they are high flagging right and left.
I just want Metropolitan Dade County to be aware that we relinquished to
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them reluctantly as it was, and I think that it should be brought to their
attention that they should maintain the same level of service that this
City provided to the tourists of this community and they are not doing it.
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I think it needs to be brought to their attention.
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to formalize it in any way?
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Mir. Plummer: Fine, I formalize it in a motion that this City go on record
to Metropolitan Dade County, that we feel that they must maintain the same
high high standards that were maintained by the City of Miami in the
regulation and appearance of taxicabs, that we do not see evidence of that
at this time.
Mayor Ferre: And also send a copy to the author of all that, Mr. Joe
McMullin at the Miami Herald.
Mr. Plummer: I have no problem with your amendment.
Mayor Ferre: That is a Dear John letter, right?
Mr. Plummer: Dear John.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Mr. Perez. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1022
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
TO RELINQUISH TO METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY THE REGULATION
OF ALL TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION, AS
PRESENTLY PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 56 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, ENTITLED: "TAXICABS AND OTHER
VEHICLES FOR HIRE".
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
41. AL'THORIZE E}:ECUTION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT GOVERNMENT
F1NAN'CE RESEARCH CENTER, AN AFFILIATE OF THE MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
Mayor Ferre: Take up item number 26.
Mr. Plummer: I want to know what it is. It is, I guess, the first contract
down the line that has not been with Booz Allen.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, Members of the Commission, one of the handicaps that
we have as a City in general is being able to separate the City of Miami
from that of Dade County. This obviously has an effect on us in terms of
in my estimation on our bond rating of being able to explain the positive
sides of Miami as opposed to those of Dade County. As an example, when
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Mr. Gary (CON'T): we start talking about the Garment District, when we
start talking about the major developments in downtown, it is very difficult
for us and it is very difficult for the bond rating community in terms of
what is happening in Miami versus other things. This in essence, Commissioner,
will provide that kind of data for our bond market, which we have to do under
disclosures, but also provides information when we get ready to submit proposals
to the Federal Government and other institutions.
Mr. Plummer: In other words, we have a high priced Finance Director, but he
does not work.
Mr. Gary: No, this is hard core data with regard to various demographic
and other statistical information with regard to the City of Miami. You know
that the Census gives out information out based on a standard Metropolitan
statistical area, which includes more than the City of Miami. It includes
other areas. So you have to be able to extract from that what is actually
occuring in Miami, so that when we start talking about selling bonds, we can
explain what is actually happening in Miami versus the standard Metropolitan
statistical area.
Mayor Ferre: Is everybody ready to move on this?
Mr. Gary: This is something we need by M.F.O.A. certificate which obviously
helps us in our bond rating. We are trying to increase our bond rating
up a notch, which would save millions of dollars.
Mayor Ferre: I tell you, that is one of the most important things we are
doing today (this item right here). Are you ready to make a motion?
Mr. Gary: It has to pass. It is a good investment.
Mr.. Perez: Do we contract this service every year, every time we make a
statement?
Mr. Gary: No, sir.
Mr. Perez: That is only one time. Yes, I move.
Mr. Dawkins: I second.
Mayor Ferre: There has been a motion and a second.
Call the roll on 26.
Further discussion?
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1023
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S APPROVAL AS LO FORM AND CORRECTNESS, WITH
GOVERNMENT FINANCE RESEARCH CENTER, AN AFFILIATE OF THE
MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (MFOA) IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $42,500 FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES TO
REVISE ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, ANALYZE AND EVALUATE
ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, AND REVIEW THE OFFICIAL
STATEMENT WHICH IS USED IN THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF _
CITY BONDS TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH MFOA DISCLOSURE
GUIDELINES.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
NOV 4 1982
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
42. APPROVE THE MOST QUALIFIED FIR1'11S TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LANDS
ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR VIRGINIA KEY PARK
DEVELOPIMENT PROJECT.
Mayor Ferre: Pick up item 27.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved and seconded. Further discussion? Who
is it... you are going to start with Synterra?
Mr. Gary: We start with the number one firm, same process we do on category
B, then go to number two.
Mayor Ferre: Is Synterra, is Ron Frazier, Dalla, Rizza Associates and
Post, Buckley is a combination?
Mr. Gary: That is a combination, all those.
Mayor Ferre: In other words....
Mr. Gary: No, Synterra is the firm out of Philly, a Black firm, which did
the preliminary study, which is the onlv Black landscanP archiracr o..A rh.ge
are the people in his group.
Mayor Ferre: But the sub -consultants are going to be Ron Frazier, Dalla,
Rizza Associates.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: Is this the same firm that did African Square Park?
Mr. Gary: No, sir.
Mr. Plummer: I wanted to make sure it was not.
Mayor Ferre: How much are the local guys going to get out of this nice
little contract? I mean roughly?
Mr. Plummer: How are you going to know? It's not been negotiated.
Mayor Ferre: Will they get half of it, or?
Mr. Gary: I would say it is approximately half, Mr. Mayor, maybe a little
bit more.
Mr. Plummer: What is the total contract?
Mr. Gary; We have not negotiated that yet.
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Mt, Plummer: What is projected as the total contract?
Mr. Gary: We have not negotiated yet. You don't want to put that on the
record, obviously, you are compromising your negotiations.
Mayor Ferre: We have $450,000 of the money is earmarked for this, right?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir, but if you look on the front page. It pretty much
summarizes what we estimate. I tried to do that for you without giving
our hand away in terms of what we think the price should be, but it tells
you basically that the $350,000 we estimate to be the design and construction
cost with $50,000 of that being for... O.K.? I hate to say that because
it puts me in a peculiar position. That is a major corporation.
Mayor Ferre: Can you tell me who the members of the committee were?
Mr. Gary: The members of the committee are on the last page: Al Howard,
Don Cather, Joe McManus, Carlos Garcia, Paul Young, Walter Pierce, Adrian
MacBeth, and Carl Kern.
Mayor Ferre: Is everybody ready to vote on this now? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1024
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS TO
PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL, ARTITECTURAL
AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE VIRGINIA KEY PARK
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
UNDERTAKE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRMS
TO ARRIVE AT A CONTRACT WHICH IS FAIR, COMPETITIVE, AND
REASONABLE, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT
THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR ITS
RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
43. APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE CITY OF MIA."MI PARK A..\D RECREATION MASTER
P LAIN .
Mayor Ferre: Pick up item number 28.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, this is a plan that was prepared through the use of
Federal funds. It basically summarizes the condition of our parks, what
we should do currently and in the future to improve our parks situation.
I would like for Mr. Carl Kerns to explain and summarize the report.
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Mayor Ferre: Mr. Kern.
Mr. Carl Kern: Carl Kern, Director of the Miami Parks Department. Basically
what we have done... I will keep this very brief because I know you are very
busy... this is the first time this City has really analyzed its entire park
and recreation system. We prepared an outline, a master plan of the basic
issues that we need to improve. That includes rehabilitation, management of
the park system, delivery of recreation services and rehabilitation. We plan
to use this overall framework for our future planning and relate that to our
budget objectives. There is an executive summary package, which we included.
This is a final draft. It is a living document subject to change. We do
not want to put anything in concrete, but it is a first overall look at the
City as a comprehensive unit.
Mr. Plummer: How much was spent on the study?
Mr. Kern: We used in-house staff which was already on board and we had
$50,000 from the Federal Government to help us defray some of our expenses.
Mr. Plummer: Of staff time, how much would you say in dollars that amounted
to?
Mr. Kern: I would not be able to say. I would have to research that. But
we had one full time staff person working on it over one year. Plus we had
input from the Planning Department. They had a lot of input which they did
not bill us for.
Mr. Plummer: It is a $100,000 study.
Mr. Kern: Yes, that is correct.
Mr. Plummer: I hope I do not have to remind you of that.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: Move it. We are just accepting it. They have already done
it.
Mayor Ferre: No, there is a motion involved in this. Let me read it to
you so you understand it. "A resolution approving in principle the City
of Miami's Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which was funded by the Urban
Parks and Recreation Recovery Program." So, in other words, you are moving
in principle....
Mr. Plummer: In principle we are accepting the study which they have
completed.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: You do not have to accept that.
Mayor Ferre: Well, it implies, even though it is not explicit, it is
implicit, the approval of what the conclusions are.
Mr. Plummer: No, no, no, no, that is implementation thereof.
Mayor Fe"rre: When you accept....
Mr. Plummer: You accept the study.
Mayor Ferre: It is by implication, something which I want to make sure
we understand... Is that right, Mr. City Attorney?
Mr. Gary: That is correct, Mr. Mayor, but obviously before we can do
anything of substance in dollars, it has to come before the Commission.
Mayor Ferre: I understand.
Mr. Gary: This attempts to give us some kind of guide in terms of proceedings,
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Mayor Ferre: But Plummer is saying this is accepting in principle: gut
that is not what this says. It says approving in principle. That is a
very different word.
Mr. Gary: Right.
Mayor Ferre: It is approving in principle.
Mr. Plummer: Woa, I withdraw my motion. Predicated on section 2, I think
we need to go more into this thing. That is that the City Commission hereby
finds, determines, and declares that the matter set out in foregoing
recitals are true and correct. I want that deferred.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer, you better go back to reading these agenda items.
Mr. Gary: Take that section out, true and correct. We will not ask you
to certify that. But we need some kind of guidance. This plan was developed
to give us that guidance.
Mr. Plummer: I make a motion that we accept the report.
Mr. Kern: May I say something, sir? In order to keep qualifying for
Federal funds, one of the prerequisites is that the City Commission
reviews and agrees, in principle. They don't have to approve every
statement.
Mayor Ferre: We have to approve this in principle and subject to, Mr. Manager,
at a future meeting, you bring it back for discussion and we can amend it.
Mr. Plummer: O.K.
Mayor Ferre: Let Plummer amend it if he has an objection. Would you put
it back on again, approving in principle with that stipulation?
Mr. Plummer: Sure.
Mr. Gary: Can we do this on exception basis? If he wants to change something,
let me know. We will bring it up only on exception.
Mayor Ferre: That puts the burden on him. Do you want to do that?
Mr. Plummer: I have no problems.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Demetrio Perez seconds. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 62-1025
A RESOLUTION APPROVING, IN PRINCIPLE, THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN WHICH WAS FUNDED BY THE
URBAN PARKS AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM, AN EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY AND COPY OF WHICH ARE ATTACHED HERETO.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution vas
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
44. JANET RENO, STATE ATTORNEY, REGARDING RECENT TICK -TALK WIRETAP
INVESTIGATION.
Mayor Ferre: Janet Reno is our distinguished....
Mr. Plummer: Kenny is not here.
Mayor Ferre: He was supposed to be here at 3:00, right?
Mr. Plummer: 3:30.
Mayor Ferre: Is the Chief here?
Mr. Gary: He should be here.
Mayor Ferre: We don't know where he hides, so lets send somebody up to
find him.
Mr. Gary: No, he's not there this time. But he is on his way here.
Mayor Ferre: Ms. Reno, if you would not mind, the Police Chief will be
here any moment. The moment he walks in we will take you up.
Ms. Janet Reno: I can stay here about five minutes, Mr. Mayor. I received
the invitation yesterday afternoon at 5:30. I attempted to call the City
Manager; reached somebody in his office. They contacted him and said he
would call me in the morning. I said I would speak to him tonight.
Mayor Ferre: The Chair recognizes our distinguished State Attorney.
Ms. Reno: What can I do for you. I am here in response to the City
Manager's letter. It said call for clarification. I finally got
Mr. Reid this morning at about 9:27. He could not give me much clarification
and so I am here to answer any questions you have.
Mayor Ferre: I think what happened was this. We were all concerned on
the Commission, Miss Reno, that it would be a safeguard mechanism to assure _
that if we go out after criminal investigation and wiretaps that we would
not fall into the Code problems that we had last time. I was in all
sincere and good faith trying to figure out a way to help our Police
Department. There are some problems with that, some concerns about
duplication of work with your office and the City Commission voted that
down. So I think as a consequence of that there was a request that perhaps
you or your representative would be invited (it did not have to be you
yourself) would come down here and give us personal reassurance that things
are going to go well with regard to future wiretaps.
Mr. Dawkins: Before you get started, I would like to make it clear that
I stated then and I state now that any attorney can only make an opinion.
A judge will determine if that opinion is valid. So whether it is you,
our City Attorney, or someone else we hire, they can only interpret the
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fit: Dawkins (CON'T): law as their legal training leads them to interpret
it. But there is no way in the world that is going to guarantee how any
judge is going to rule on the opinion of that lawyer. Am I right or wrong?
Ms. Reno: That is right, Commissioner.
Mayor Ferre: Janet, I don't want to personalize this in any way. Let me
just make one more statement. The two investigations that the City of
Miami Police Department (big investigations) that we have been in since I
have been around were this one and the market connection. You were not
State Attorney during the market connection investigation. That was Dick
Gerstein. I don't recall the details of that. But after an awful lot of
work. The Governor was involved in that. He wrote permission and
all this kind of stuff. We lost that on legal technicalities, as I recall.
I am not a lawyer and this goes back ten years ago. These are the only
two experiences this City has had on major investigations. We lost both
of them. Not because we went to court and tried it and lost on the merits
of it, but because there was some legal techinicality along the way that
prevented us from pursuing it. It is just a heart breaking experience. I
am sure that it was for you. I am sure that it was for Gerstein. I am
sure that it is for all of us.
Ms. Reno: First of all, with respect to the market connection, remember
that Mr. Gerstein wasn't the State Attorney. Had he been and had he been
consulted, there might have been a different result.
Mayor Ferre: He wasn't the State Attorney?
Ms. Reno: He was the State Attorney. But you will recall the circumstances
that the market connection had, Mr. Mayor.
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Mayor Ferre: That was the Governor. They by-passed Dick Gerstein.
Ms. Reno: Precisely. Secondly, you overlook one of the major drug
investigations that was conducted by your department, the so-called
"Sting or Video Cannary." Your department was the prime police force
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involved. It did a magnificent job resulting in 120 people being charged.
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Eighty were arrested. The rest fled the country. Almost every single one
of them either pled to the court or pled nolo contendere. There were fines,
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costs assessed, people went to jail. It is a great credit to you, the
City Commission, and to the Department that supported that investigation.
So there have been...I can think of others, but remember that.
Mayor Ferre: I stand corrected. What was the name of that? Sting?
Ms. Reno: The sting, remember the video cannary? It was an example of
where your department cooperated with other departments. They bore the
burden of it. They just did a magnificent job. It went as it should.
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Commissioner Dawkins points out that I can never really assure you of
what judges will do. Recall if there was a judge that approved this
wiretap application, approved extensions, including information that
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the next court said it did not have. I agree with Judge Kogan that
every posible step should be taken to make sure that people's rights
are not"violated in terms of wiretaps investigations or any other. We
try the best we can. In this instance, a number of people have recognized
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with this and any investigation, whether it is a long and complex investigation,
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is take the best hold we can in terms of what is the highest standard that
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we can expect. One of the ways that we have addressed that is by taking
wiretap applications, at least initially to Judge Kogan; get a court
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reporter. It is very difficult. Again, I assume the responsibility for
it, but we will work with your department. We have an excellent working
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check on ourselves. I think that all of us working together, we can try
our very best to avoid these problems in the future.
Mayor Ferre: Questions?
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Mt. Plummer: The only question I think was on everyone's mind or expressed
openly by some, is there anything in your opinion that our Police Department
could do to better assist you or better assist this community in the overall,
thinking to the future? Is there anything that you could recommend to this
Commission that we could be helpful to the Police Department and not have
as many problems in the future. Is there any funding, is there any kind of
things that we can do, as a Commission, to better our chances in these future
investigations?
Ms. Reno: I cannot think of anything, Commissioner. I will tell you. You
are obviously concerned about cost and I will suggest to you one of the
principal problems we face in law enforcement, and I don't know that you
can do a thing about it, is the problem of overtime. Sherlock Holmes did
not solve cases being concerned about overtime. The massive costs involved
sometimes almost paralyzes law enforcement agencies. I don't know what the
answer is in terms of long range investigations, but it is a problem that we
are going to have to address. The F.B.I. has various plans and programs to
address that issue. I do not know whether that is successful. I do not know
whether there is an answer to it. I know it is a problem because while your
officers are receiving overtime on these investigations, our prosecutors are
not and they are working the same hours oftentimes. If I had to pay them
overtime, I am not sure that we would prosecute or could successfully.
Mr. Plummer: As a Monday morning quarterback looking back on this particular
one that brought the exposure tick -talks, is there anything ... do you still
stand behind the compliments of our Police Department, that they did the
job as directed by your department, and or is there anything that you now
can look back on that maybe could have done something a little bit differently?
Ms. Reno: I think the department did everything that we asked them to do.
I think of Monday morning quarterbacking, there are things that I would do,
like perhaps never having anything to do with some of the informants. But
at the same time, those are Monday morning quarterbacks, and I'm not sure
that we can conduct some investigations unless we ... we just can't get into
some of these investigations unless we turn to some of the people who know
something about it; and if you know something about it, you are not going to
be the innocent person on the outside.
Mayor Ferre: Now for the last and very important question. How is your
Spanish coming along?
Ms. Reno: Mi Espanol es horrible.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much.
Ms. Reno: Thank you all.
45. SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING MOVING OF CORAL ROCK HOUSE
TO ^L%RG,.RET PACE PARR WITH PROVISO OF LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD
SIGNATURES.
Mayor Ferre: We are back to item 29, which is A.K.A. Coral Rock House.
Mr. Plummer: I would like to know who proposed that this item come before
the Commission?
Mr. Carollo: What item?
Mr. Plummer: 29.
Mr. Gary: If you recall, one of the issues of surrounding Tibor Hollo's
development was preservation of that particular piece of property, I mean
the house. Obviously, he is ready to move and we have to wake a decision.
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Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gary, obviously you do not recall the screaming people
before this Commission when we proposed to put some chickies in that park.
And buddy, if they are not going to allow chickies for a few people to
have a couple of beers, can you imagine what they are going to do for this
wino future home? My office is receiving telegrams, as I assume other
Commissioners are receiving telegrams. I thought that this Commission made
it pretty clear at that time that in the future we were not going to, that
the people in that area did not want it, and we were going to abide by their
opinions. Yet I find this back on. It is a hell of a lot bigger than a
teepee.
Mr. Gary: Commissioner Plummer, if that is the directive or policy of the
City Commission, I will accept that and will find alternate sites. I have
one in mind.
Mr. Plummer: You get near Flagler Street....
Mr. Dawkins: You sure won't be in Hadley Park, you can bet on that.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, Hadley Park.
Mr. Plummer: On the north side.
Mr. Tim Blake: Mr. Mayor, Members of the Commission, my name is Tim Blake.
My office is at 66 W. Flagler Street. I am President of Dade Heritage Trust.
As you will recall we disseminated a very lengthy proposal to you that our
Executive Director, Paul Thompson, prepared at the time Tibor Hollo made
his presentation for the numerous variances that this Commission made in
allowing him to proceed with his very large project right across from Miami
Women's Club. At time he stated in open public that he wants to see that
building preserved because of its very historic nature: two story, coral
rock, mediterranean home. I think the Kennedys resided there at one time.
Mr. Barnum resided there at one time. I think its historic significance
is well noted in the records.
Mayor Ferre: That is not the problem. We all want to save it. The problem
is where are we going to put it?
Mr. Blake: We have done tremendous research into that issue. We have had
Russell building movers over there. They have made a determination that
it can be moved, but it can only be moved once. To move it in once piece,
without cutting the building in half, it has to be moved to a very close
proximity. Our Executive Director has prepared a report. Paul. This is
the same report, except for the back you can see a map of the parks and you
will also see the configuration of the house and what it takes up on the
park. Any complaint that it overwhelms the park in the open space....
Mr. Plummer: People just do not want it.
INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD. (OFF MIKE)
Mr. Blake: If this building is moved there and a good use is made of it, I
think it is going to add to the character. It is going to accomplish
exactly wrrat those people wanted to. If you have it being utilized,
instead of abandoned and vacant where it is right now...
Mr. Dawkins: But the people want it vacant.
Mr. Blake: Well, look at the map and see what it takes up. There is so
much open space, how could they ever say that....
Mr. Dawkins: I'm getting these by the tens every day; ten, fifteen of them,
Mr. Blake: We got maybe one or two calls.
Mr. Dawkins: And they are different addresses. If they were the same
addresses, I could say well, the condo, but these are homes.
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Ms. Joyce Meyers: Commissioner Dawkins, we believe there are two differences
in this proposal. From the picnic shelters which the neighbors were opposed
to in the past. One of the major concerns with the picnic shelter was that
they would attract undesirable people. They were....
Mr. Dawkins: Let me cut you off. Go out there. Get me 100 people to sign
your petition then bring it back. Then I will listen to you.
Ms. Meyers: That is what we are asking for: a chance to have a public
hearing. We will meet with the neighbors before the public hearing.
Mr. Dawkins: No.
Mayor Ferre: Wait, Commissioner, you did not listen. I subscribe to what
he said. You get 100 neighbors....
Mr. Plummer: No, no, I think what is fair is we ought to handle this the
same way we do zoning. All of the people who reside within a 375 foot
radius.
Mayor Ferre: No, no Plummer, I don't agree with that because this is a
neighborhood park and this is not a specific piece of property.
Mr. Plummer: That is one block.
Mayor Ferre: I think it is a neighborhood. I think Claude Pepper had just
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as much right to express his opinions when he lived up on 21st Street as
the person that lives down on 15th. I am saying that you go get 100
signatures within the neighborhood, the general neighborhood. What is
that neighborhood called?
Ms. Meyers: Edge Water.
Mayor Ferre: You get 100 signatures of neighbors in general terms. It does
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not have to be right across the street, but in that general neighborhood, that
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are people that are willing to do this, and then we will have a public hearing.
All right, Mr. *tanager? In other words, you have to sumbit to the Administration
for verification that there are 100 names in the neighborhood that want that,
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and then we will have a public hearing. Is that all right?
Mr. Perez: Let me ask him something, Mayor.
Mr. Blake: Would the Commission consider a letter from say the Miami
Women's Club, the next door neighbor, that they viewed in favor of....
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Mr. Dawkins: That would be one letter. That would be one signature. But
I do not want ever member....
Mr. Blake: Two hundred members of an organization?
Mayor Ferre: They all live in Coral Gables. I want people who live in
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Mr. Dawkins: And in the area.
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Mr. Perez: What do you think of the possibility of moving_ the house to
Bicentennial Park? -
Mayor Ferre: To what park?
Mr. Perez: Bicentennial.
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Mr. Dawkins: I'm meeting with the people who want it in Manor Park. I may
be able to sell them on the idea to put it in Manor Park. I don't know.
You know the people that I am meeting with? They may want it in Manor Park.
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Who kows?
Mr, Perez: I think we need some kind of attraction in Bicentennial Park.
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Mt, Plummer: Let me... Are we finished with this item?
Mayor Ferre: Let us formalize it then. The motion, therefore, is that we
proceed with the public hearing after the Administration has been satisfied
that the proponents of this have received 100 signatures in the general
neighborhood of the Bay Corridor, north of OMNI and south of 36th Street.
Mr. Perez: That would be residents or property owners?
Mayor Ferre: Either one.
Mr. Dawkins: I move.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved
its adoption.
MOTION 82-1026
A MOTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING MOVING
THE BROWN/DRAMER RESIDENCE (a/d/a/ CORAL ROCK HOUSE)
TO MARGARET PACE PARK AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION IS
SATISFIED THAT THE PROPONENTS HAVE OBTAINED 100
SIGNATURE FROM THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE BAY
CORRIDOR; SAID PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON A DATE AND
AT A PLACE TO BE SET.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
_ Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Mayor Maurice Ferre
NOES: Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: None.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Plummer: No, the people do not want it. I do not want it.
Mayor Ferre: If they get 100 signatures, I think it is worth listening
to it.
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NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Brief discussion of possible demolition of Gesu
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46. DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING TRANSFER OF T.C.I.
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STOCK FOR FURTHER STUDY AND REVIEW.
Mayor Ferre: We are now on item 30. Transfer of T.C.I. Development
Corporation, of T.C.I. Cable Taft Cablevision Association interest in
Miami telecommunications. As I understand it, the issue is that Taft
Broadcasting that owns 40% of T.C.I. consortium has now purchased Channel
6, and therefore, I guess under the law and what have you, has to get out
of cable and you want permission to sell it back to T.C.I. so that T.C.I.
would buy it.
Mr. Martin Genauer: That is correct, Mr. Mayor. Martin Genauer, for
Paul, Landy, Bailey, Harper and Metsch representing Miami T.C.I.
Mayor Ferre: Any questions?
Mr. Carollo: Yes.
Mr. Genauer: Let me make one brief comment. It is really a technical
matter that we are requesting. It is something that is required by the
F.C.C. regulations and by the Miami Cable Television ordinance itself,
section 205. Taft is simply prohibited from being involved in both a
cable television system and a local television station. Taft has been
the quiet silent partner in cable. It feels that it could make a much
— better contribution to the City of Miami with the purchase of Channel 6.
That's the one it knows how to do. That's what it would like to be
involved in. T.C.I. on the other hand, is the real cable television
operator and is willing to pick up the Taft portion.
Mayor Ferre: Counsel, let me see if I understand the law properly. The
agreement... is the City Attorney listening?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: The agreement that we have with T.C.I. and the contract that
we signed on the license said that they are entitled at any time to sell
their stock, provided however, that they prior get permission from us.
Mr. Plummer: With a percentage.
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Mr. Plummer: There was a percentage stipulation.
Mr. Genauer: Assuming that more than 5% of the cable television license
is being sold, you have a right of approval.
Mayor Ferre: You would not arbitrarily, unilaterally, or without reason
to cause do this. In other words, it will not be unduly rejected. Is
that correct? Mr. City Attorney, or Mr. Manager?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: That is right, sir.
Mr. Plummer: What is your percentage that you are asking to transfer?
Mayor Ferre: Excuse me, J.L., in other words, this is a legal question.
We have to have a legal reason, or we have to have a good reason why we
say no. Because otherwise, if they took us to court it would be
arbitrary, capricious....
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: You would not be entitled to act unreasonably, yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Unreasonalby, so we have to have a reason to do it.
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MY. Catollo: For instance...
Mayor Ferre: You cannot just say I do not like it, or I do not like T.C.I.,
and therefore, I am not voting. You have to have a reason, so otherwise
it takes us to court.
Mr. Dawkins: Is the reason enough that I do not think that the cable T.V.
is operating in good faith; therefore, I say no. Is that a reason enough
for me to vote no?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: I do not think that would affect the composition of
the stock ownership.
Mr. Dawkins: Can I say again that I perhaps thought at the beginning that
they knew at the beginning they were going to... Can I say that I am voting
no because it looks like one guy is trying to retain ownership and that I
think that should be put out for somebody else to own it and let somebody
else buy it? Is that reason enough?
Mr. Genauer: The....
Mr. Dawkins: No, I'm talking to my attorney. Not you. Hold it. I'm
paying him for these kinds of decision.
Mr. Plummer: But they are not binding.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: There might be some basis, Commissioner, on those lines
for you to act.
Mr. Dawkins: I can understand. You have not researched. That is good
enough.
Mr. Carollo: One of the things that I am extremely interested in finding out
is all of those thousands of dollars that T.C.I. admitted that it paid in
so called advertising to a handful of weekly newspapers, which never placed
any ads even to this date, if they are still going to insist that money was
paid for advertisements or for another reason.
Mr. Genauer: I believe that all of the facts were submitted to the best
of my knowledge everything was true and accurate. I do not believe anything
inaccurate was submitted to the Commission.
Mr. Carollo: I hate to disagree with you. I understand that you are
coming in at the end of this and not at the beginning so you are not aware
of what I am talking about....
Mr. Genauer: Right.
Mr. Carollo: ....or all of the variables involved in this. But there is
something that up to this date has not been answered. Back then it was
ignored and it was shuffled under the rug. But I want to receive an answer
for that. Is anybody that is going to do business with the City going
to be able to pay local newspapers to attack whomever they want to and
Members of this Commission were attacked by this newspaper. The excuse
that they are going to give so that they won't be accused of having paid
off this newspaper is that, "Well, we were paying them for advertisements."
Ladies and gentlemen, you know it, there is still a word in America for
that. I would like to know whatever happened to that money and have
T.C.I. or the people that received money from T.C.I. answer what that
money went to.
Mr. Plummer: Counselor.
Mr. Genauer: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: Are you prepared to answer what part of T.C.I.
the Miami Herald Knight-Ridder.
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Mr. Genauer: T.C.I. is not owned at all by the Miami Herald or Knight-Ridder
as far as I know.
Mr. Carollo: This is eventually what is going to happen. I have seen
it. The minute this whole system is going to be built....
Mr. Plummer: No, excuse me, Joe. I have been told by principals of T.C.I.
that they have joined with Knight-Ridder. I want to know what portion of
T.C.I. Knight-Ridder is.
Mr. Genauer: If I can clarify that. There was a joint venture agreement
that was entered into between T.C.I. and Knight-Ridder some months ago.
There were questions submitted by the (to me) by the City Attorney's
office at the request of City Commissioners that we explained that joint
venture. A letter was sent by my office about it. The basic substance
of it is that it does not have anything at all to do with the City of Miami.
They, as two separate business entities, signed an agreement that they
would together in certain cities try and establish cable television projects.
The ownership of the two remain separate. They have nothing to do with
each other in terms of one controls the other. It is just like two separate
corporations. Beside that, in certain instances, they can be stronger by
tackling a project together rather than tackling it separately. That is
the relationship. But it is not a common ownership, common interest,
common decision making situation. That is the best I can answer it.
Mr. Plummer: Counselor, did they make a joint venture in Tampa?
Mr. Genauer: I do not know specifically where their joint venture projects
are. I do remember hearing that Tampa was one of the areas that they were
looking at. That is as much as I have personal knowledge of.
Mr. Plummer: Well, I would like more knowledge, but, Mr. Mayor, for your
edification and other Members of this Commission, I think it is very noteworthy
that you'd not read one line in the morning publication. The Knight-Ridder
in fact, made an application to the City of. Tampa to be the cable
franchise.
Mayor Ferre: That is what is happening to Miami.
Mr. Plummer: There were four applicants. Knight-Ridder was fourth, the
worst application submitted. They, in fact, I am told, were not even
considered. Interesting.
Mr. Genauer: I don't know whether T.C.I. is involved in that one or not.
I can certainly find out and get that information.
Mr. Plummer: But you did know that the Knight-Ridder was fourth in Tampa
out of four.
Mr. Genauer: I was not aware of that either, since I have never had
anything to do with Knight-Ridder and I have never really paid much attention
-� to them.
Am Mr. Plummer: It is amazing you did not read a word in this local paper
about that.
Mayor Ferre: Hey, I'm sorry, this is getting complicated. So would you
do this for me. You or your principals, go call on each member individually,
would you, please? See what it is. Then we can come back and discuss it.
Mr. Carollo: Well no, I think that besides what you suggest, Mr. Mayor,
we are going to have to get a lot of answers out in the open. This is
developing more and more like what I described some months back. The
way it is going I am not going to be surprised at all that one day after
this whole cable system is to be put into place, the next couple of years
you are going to find Knight-Ridder owning stock to it. Of course, they
won't buy it now. They do not want to appear like they do now, so people
can forget.
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Mr. Genauer: No such sale could occur without the approval of the City
Commission, just like this sale cannot occur without your approval.
Mr. Dawkins: But he just said that I could not disapprove it. Somebody is
wrong.
Mr. Plummer: No, that is not the case.
Mr. Carollo: The other thing that I would like to point out is....
Mayor Ferre: You couldn't just disapprove it on an arbitrary basis. That
would be arbitrary, so you are right.
Mr. Dawkins: That's right.
Mayor Ferre: In other words, if Knight-Ridder came in here and had an
offer to purchase this, you could not disapprove this just because you
don't like the Knight-Ridder, because that would be arbitrary and
capricious. That would not be sound reason for a turn down. You would
have to have....
Mr. Carollo: Of course, we could approve it if some very good, objective,
and reasonable grounds and not just because....
Mayor Ferre: It would have to be, for example, too much control of the
press in the community. I think you would have some basis....
Mr. Carollo: You better believe it, a complete monopoly.
Mr. Geneauer: I think that would be an entirely reasonable justification
for not approving such a sale. This is really an entirely different
conceptual matter. It is that Taft would like to operate Channel 6
in this City and there are technical governmental regulations which
presently prohibit it from doing so.
Mr. Dawkins: The Mayor says see us, but I'm going to tell you, don't waste
your time with me, you cannot change my mind, no. So don't waste your time
coming to see me. Go see the other four.
Mr. Carollo: They should call Carolyn Weiss. She'll get you.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion that this item be deferred?
Mr. Carollo: Yes, there is a motion, after we have some further discussion.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Carollo: Don't laugh too much, Plummer, I have one for you too.
Mr. Plummer: Full disclosure.
Mr. Carollo: I have one more question for you. Is Taft broadcasting...
they will own Channel 6 here now, are they in partnership with T.C.I.
still in other areas or are going to be?
Mr. Genatier: Taft has participated in a couple of joint venture projects
with T.C.I. in other areas of the country as far as I understand.
Mr. Carollo: In other words that the only area that they are going to
disassociate themselves from T.C.I. will be here in Miami.
Mr.
Genauer: That is
correct and the reason is
because the ordinance and
the
F.C.C. regulations
say that you cannot be a
local television operator
and
a cable television
operator in the same geographic
area. The only
reason that they want
to disassociate themselves
is not because they do
not
like Miami....
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Mr. Carollo: Can you provide for me all the areas where Knight-Ridder is
involved with T.C.I. in?
Mr. Genauer: Where Knight-Ridder is involved.
Mr. Carollo: With T.C.I.
Mr. Genauer: With T.C.I. I will be happy to do that.
Mr. Carollo: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Are you ready now? Plummer moves the deferral. No? Demetrio
Perez moves the deferral. Plummer seconds. Further discussion? Call the
roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption.
MOTION 82-1027
A MOTION DEFERRING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF T.C.I. DEVELOPMENT CORP. OF T.C.I.-TAFT CABLEVISION
ASSOCIATES INTEREST IN MIAMI TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION AND STUDY.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
47. APPROVE CITY PARTICIPATION AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF CART
PROGRAM.
Mayor Ferre: We are on item 31. This is the American Cancer Society's
Golf Cart Program by waiving... is this the Mamie Pinder?
Mr. Plummer: Is this Dave Bondu's memorial?
Mr. Gary: No, this is the American Cancer Society, where you do that every
year.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: That is the one. That is the one that David Bondu used to.,,,
Mr. Gary: No, he had something with the Black golfers.
Mayor Ferre: This is another one. Is that it?
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Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. We have been doing this for the last three or four
years.
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Mr. Plummer: I move it:
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Perez seconds. Further discussion on 31?
Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1028
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S
PARTICIPATION IN THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF
CARD PROGRAM BY WAIVING THE COST OF A SINGLE GREENS
FEE FOR ONE ROUND OF GOLF TO EACH BEARER OF A 1983
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY GOLF CARD, DURING THE SUMMER SEASON,
AT BOTH THE MELREESE GOLF COURSE AND THE CITY OF MIAMI
COUNTRY CLUB IN MIAMI SPRINGS, UNDER TERMS DESCRIBED
HEREIN.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: * Commissioner Joe Carollo *NOTE: Commissioner Carollo, though
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr. absent on roll call, later requested
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins of the Clerk to be shown as voting
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr. with the motion.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREaIENT WITH BALT L*SORE
ORIOLES, INC. FOR USE OF MIA141 BASEBALL STADIUM.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 32, Mr. Manager.
-_ Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, the attached resolution authorizes me into a three
year agreement with the Baltimore Orioles for their summer exhibition
training, not exhibition, summer training camp at the Miami Stadium.
Mr. Plummer: How much are they paying us per event? How many times are
they using it?
Mr. Gary: It is net $20,000 we receive.
Mr. Plummer: That is net.
Mr. Gary: Net is 20.
Mr. Plummer: All I'm asking is do we break even?
Mr. Gary: We make money.
Mr. Plummer: Fine, I move it,
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Mt. Gary: We make $20,000.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer has moved.
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion? For the Baltimore Orioles, great
friends of Miami... someday we are going to have our own baseball team.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1029
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH BALTIMORE ORIOLES,
INC., FOR THE USE OF THE MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM FOR
THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING SPRING TRAINING PRACTICE AND
MAJOR LEAGUE EXHIBITION GAMES BY SAID MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL CLUB FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE
ATTACHED AGREEMENT.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the 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
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Couunissioner Joe Carollo
49. AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF WASTE COLLECTION LICENSES TO SEVERAL
COXPAtiIES.
Mayor Ferre: Now we are going to give a waste collection license to
Alonso Brothers Trash Service Corporation. No relation, right?
Mr. Perez,: I move.
Mayor Ferre: Perez moves. Dawkins seconds. Further discussion? Call
the roll on 33. _.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez,
Who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1030
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF WASTE COLLECTION
LICENSES TO ALONSO BROTHERS TRASH SERVICE CORP., COUNTY
WASTE INC., INDUSTRIAL WASTE SERVICE, GENERAL HAULING
SERVICE, INC., BIG ORANGE SANITATION SERVICES, INC.,
LAZARO'S WASTE SYSTEM, PERMITTING THEM TO CONyMENCE DOING
BUSINESS UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 22 OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, (1980).
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the 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
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
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NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Agenda item 34 concerning a master telecommunications
plan for the City was withdrawn.
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50. AUTHORIZE E-XECUTION OF AGREDIENT OF F.P.& L. "CONSERVATION
LIGHTING CONVERSION AGRELMENT".
Mayor Ferre: You have item number 35, which is Conservation Lighting
Conversion Agreement. What is all that about?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Gar}.; The State of Florida in conjunction with the Federal Energy
Conservation has implemented a plan which has been mandated by the...
what is that organization from the State?...by the State, that any time
we get ready to install or upgrade our lighting, we must go to high
sodium vapor. One of the questions that concerns, which Commissioner
Plummer had, was the fact that we would be charged for the depreciation
and material costs for those installations that were under ten years.
What this attempts to do is to establish an agreement whereb- we will
comply with the high power sodium vapor agreement but that the City of
Miami will not be charged for the depreciation of the material costs.
This sets that agreement by which we install and upgrade our lighting
system.
Mr. Perez: How much would the City save by changing to this system of
sodium lights?
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Mr. Gary: The City now has 57% sodium vapor. We plan to upgrade the whole
City within the next three years, starting with 17% this year, then 16 and
then 16. The cost savings is considerable. I do not have the exact amount,
but they have demonstrated that we save more energy and we get more
illumination through high power sodium vapor as opposed to the other modes
of lighting the streets.
Mayor Ferre: O.K., who wants to talk about this? Yes, sir.
Mr. Gary: Do you have any questions?
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to add anything?
Mr. Plummer: I just want to make sure that it is on the record that you
explain to me, Mr. Sanchez, that is a program that is mandated on this
Commission; that this Commission really has no choice in the matter; and
that we are doing it in compliance with the mandate of the Public Service
Commission.
Mr. Gary: That is correct.
Mr. Guy Sanchez: My name is Guy Sanchez. I am the Miami District Manager
for Florida Power and Light. My office is in One Biscayne Building. Back
in 1980, the Federal Energy Act caused the P.S.C. (Public Service Commission)
of the State of Florida to implement Commission Order No. 9552 for enP*¢y
conservation dictating goals for energy conservation for the 1980's, essentially
to cut down the kilowatt demand and the energy use of kilowatt hours. So
therefore, we are complying with that Commission Order 9552 and the street
light conversion is one of the programs required to meet those objectives.
Furthermore, to answer Commissioner Perez's question, the estimated savings
for the City of Miami when fully implemented will be approximately
$70,000 a year in savings. We expect that the implementation will take
from three to four years to change all the lights.
Mr. Gary: Three years.
Mayor Ferre: Are you ready to vote? Who makes the motion?
Mr. Carollo: So move.
Mr. Perez: I move.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved and seconded. Further discussion?
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Carollo,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1031
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
WITH THE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY A "CONSERVATION
LIGHTING CONVERSION AGREEMENT", IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
FORM ATTACHED HERETO, ALONG WITH AN "INSTRUMENT OF
. UNDERSTANDING", BOTH IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPLACEMENT
• OF EXISTING MERCURY VAPOR AND INCANDESCENT STREET LIGHTS
WITH HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM VAPOR STREET LIGHTS.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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51. ORDERING RESOLUTION KINLOCH SANITARY SEWER L%1PROVE%FNT SR-5485-S
Mayor Ferre: We are now on item number 36, Kinloch Sanitary Sewer. Does
anybody here want to speak to that? Is there a motion?
Mr. Carollo: Move.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Carollo: Move.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved and seconded. Further discussion? Call.
the roll on 36.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1032
A RESOLUTION ORDERING "KINLOCH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT"
AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
SHALL BE MADE FOR A PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF AS "KINLOCH
SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5485-S (SIDELINE
SEWER)"
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
52. ORDERING RESOLUTION KINLOCH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5485-C.
E Mayor Ferre: Item 37 is a companion bill.
Mr. Carollo: Move.
;p. Mayor Ferre: Moved by Carollo. Is there a second?
pup Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Perez. Further discussion? Call the roll,
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Carollo,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1033
A RESOLUTION ORDERING "KINLOCH SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT"
AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
SHALL BE MADE FOR A PORTION OF THE COST THEREOF AS "KINLOCH
SANITARY SEWER IMPROVLMENT DISTRICT SR-5485-C (CENTER-
LINE SEWER)".
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Agenda item 38 concerning the appointment of individuals
to the Community Development Advisory Board was deferred to November loth.
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53. CONSENT AGENDA.
Mayor Ferre: Now we are in the Consent Agenda.
Mr. Plummer: I wish to pull items 40 and 49.
Mayor Ferre: Pull out items 40 and 49. Any other items to be pulled?
Mr. Plummer: The Manager has pulled 42 and 43 already.
Mr. Carollo: I would like to ask a question. On 48 where is the money
coming frgm?
Mr. Gary: This was approved last fiscal year. This is merely a formalization.
The City Commission approved it on May 17, 1982. The monies were reserved.
Mr. Carollo: They were reserved?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
} Mr. Carollo: All right. I so move.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion.
Mr. Gary: Which ones did he pull, 40 and ....?
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Mayor Ferre: And a second, further discussion?
Mr. Perez: I want to ask him....
Mr. Plummer: I want to pull 40 and 49 for discussion.
Mayor Ferre: We have already done that.
there any other items?
Mr. Perez: 41.
I pulled 40, 49, 42, 41, Are
Mayor Ferre: 41, all right. Are there any other items to be pulled?
Mr. Plummer: Move the Consent Agenda.
Mayor Ferre: The Consent Agenda is being moved. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anyone here who wishes to speak about any items on
the Consent Agenda? Hearing none, we can go ahead with the vote. Call
the roll.
THEREUPON, the following resolutions were introduced by Commissioner
Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Perez and were adopted by the following
vote:
AYES:
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES:
None.
ABSENT:
None.
53.1
AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF 6 RADIO UNITS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING
AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE.
RESOLUTION 82- 1034
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 6 PORTABLE RADIO
UNITS UNDER A STATE OF FLORIDA CONTRACT FROM MOTOROLA, INC.
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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE -
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE DIVISION; AT A TOTAL COST OF
$4,884.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1982-83
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OPERATING BUDGET OF THAT DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE
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CITY MANAGER AND THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE
ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
53.2
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: FRE CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR MODEL CITIES
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
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RESOLUTION 82-1035
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A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY
FRE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF $421,260.96
FOR MODEL CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STREET IMPROVEMENTS -
PHASE VI - BID "A" (HIGHWAY); AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL
PAYMENT OF $45,642.46.
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53.5
53.6
53.7
ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT PAST THE AGE OF 72 FOR MARCOS
KOHLY, OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
RESOLUTION 82-1036
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT
PAST THE AGE OF 72 FOR MARCOS A. KOHLY, PUBLICITY WRITER,
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 13, 1982 THROUGH
JUNE 13, 1983, WITH THE PROVISION THAT IN THE EVENT OF A
ROLLBACK OR LAYOFF, MARCOS A. KOHLY, RATHER THAN A JUNIOR
EMPLOYEE, WOULD BE AFFECTED.
CHANGING MANE OF LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER TO "MANUEL ARTIME
COMMUNITY CENTER".
RESOLUTION 82-1037
A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE NAME OF THE LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY
CENTER COMPLEX TO THE "MANUEL ARTIME COMMUNITY CENTER".
AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF CUBAN ACCOUNTANTS IN EXILE
CONCERNING "1II INTER-AMERICAN REGIONAL SEMINAR".
RESOLUTION 82-1038
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT,
IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MIAMI AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CUBAN ACCOUNTANTS IN EXILE,
CONCERNING THE PREPARATION, COORDINATION ANT SUPERVISION
OF THE "III INTER-AMERICAN REGIONAL SEMINAR" OF THE INTER-
AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION, HELD IN MIAMI OCTOBER 20-
22, 1982, WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED THEREFOR FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS
AND ACCOUNTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000.
AGREEMENT WITH CAMACOL ESTABLISHING THE "PERMANENT SECRETARIAT
OF THE HLMISPHERIC CONGRESS OF LATIN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY".
RESOLUTION 82-1039
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MIAMI AND THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF
THE UNITED STATES (CAMACOL) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING
THE "PERMANENT SECRETARIAT OF THE HEMISPHERIC CONGRESS OF
LATIN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY", WITH FUNDS
THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $68,000.
AGREEMENT WITH GREENLEAF-TELASCA, PLANNERS, ENGINEERS, AND ARCHITECTS
FOR DINNER KEY MARINA RENOVATIONS.
RESOLUTION 82-1040
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO,
WHICH HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH GREENLEAF-TELESCA, PLANNERS,
ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS FOR THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION CONSULTATION FOR THE DINNER KEY MARINA
RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR
TLr Tuc AMnrr?ZT rIP CG1'3_(Nll1 FRnM RETAINED EARNINGS FROM MARINA
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5,. ACCEPT BID FOR TEST SCORING EQUIP'IENT FOR THE DEPT. OF HL7Qi
RESOURCES.
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 40: test scoring equipment, Human Resources.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, my problem with item 40 is that this is a part of
a computer program. As such, we have not received back the half a million
dollar study that is being done by Booz Allen. Until such time as that
study is completed, and it is for the simplification and the modification
of all present equipment, I would be opposed to buying any further equipment.
Now, they speak about this back up material of secrecy and all of this sort
of thing. I cannot buy a system for Human Resources just to evaluate scores
when we do not have the half a million dollar study back. That ninety days
has been up and long gone that that report was to be forthcoming to this
Commission. I think that it is ludicrous for this Commission to spend a
dollar to buy additional computers without having that study on hand first.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I respect what Commissioner Plummer is saying. First
of all, we are in an emergency situation. We are having problems in terms
of testing and scoring and validating our exams, which is a very complicated
system. We have severed our relationship with the University of Chicago,
primarily because the contract has run out plus they have discontinued that
function in the University of Chicago. One of the things that is omitted from
this memorandum is the fact that Booz Allen has evaluated the need for this
equipment. It has been determined that this particular programming, this
particular configuration of equipment cannot be utilized on the existing
computer, Commissioner Plummer. I would urge the City Commission, particularly
in view of the fact that the need for the test for police and fire that we
move on this item so that we can accurately examine the people in accordance
with the Consent Decree. I would also like to say that I have a meeting next
week with Booz Allen on the completion of the first phase; you will be receiving
a report shortly thereafter. The amount of money we are talking about is
approximately $41,000 to $42,000. It is sorely needed so that we can accurately
score and test our examinations.
Mr. Plummer: That is for hardware. How much are you going to pay for
programmers and people to operate it and all of that sort of thing?
Mr. Gary: Those will be done through utilization of in-house staff.
Mr. Plummer: No, no, no. In-house staff is going to have more staff now.
Mr. Gary: No, we won't.
Mr. Plummer: Either that or we have staff we don't need.
Mr. Gary: No, we had to re -order our priorities, because this is a top
priority in order to score the exams for our police officers.
Mr. Plummer: We have more sophistication than we can afford. We did it
for years without it. Now look what we have: a mess.
a Mr. Krause: Mr. Mayor, may I make a plea to Commissioner Plummer, please?
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Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Krause: We are having some very serious problems with test scoring
because with the enormous work load that went with the testing for
!` thousands of police officer applicants each year. I have had some serious
problems getting wrong scores on promotional exams and that has caused
n morale problems in the Fire Department.
Mr. Plummer: The only comment I have to make. Boy, look where this City
i has come in two years! We have gone from the coffee can to computerization.
I liked the coffee can; if you don't have one, I'll give you a new one.
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Mr. Krause: You know, I used to like the old r:cBee Key -sort system too with
the little long file that went through the cards. That was great.
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Miller Dawkins. Is there a second? Further discussion?
Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1041
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BIDS OF NATIONAL COMPUTER
SYSTEM FOR FURNISHING ONE OPTICAL SCANNER SYSTEM AT A
COST OF $26,050.00 AND RADIO SHACK/TANDY CORPORATION
FOR FURNISHING ONE MOCRO COMPUTER SYSTEM AT A COST OF
$15,381.20 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR
POLICE TEST SCORING, AT A TOTAL COST OF $41,431.20;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE PRIOR YEAR RESERVE
RUND; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PURCHASING
AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the 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 Joe Carollo *NOTE: Commissioner Carollo, though
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre absent on roll call, later requested
of the Clerk to be shown as voting
NOES: Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer with the motion.
ABSENT: None.
. 55. ACCEPT BID FOR NEW COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND SWI21,1 MING POOL
RENOVATIONS FOR WEST END, CURTIS, AND SHENANDOAH PARKS.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 41.
Mr. Perez: I found the answers in the back up information.
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Perez moves item 41.
Mr. PlumrIIer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Plummer. Further discussion? Call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1042
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF ALTMAN-MYERS CONSTRUCTION,
INC. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $622,900, BASE BID PLUS
ADDITIVE ITEM "A" OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR NEW COMMUNITY
BUILDINGS AND SWIMMING POOL RENOVATIONS; WITH MONIES THEREFOR
ALLOCATED FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "PARK REHABILITATION
FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS" IN THE AMOUNT OF $622,900
TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND
THE AMOUNT OF $59,175 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE;
ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $12,458 TO COVER
THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES,
AND POSTAGE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $7,960
TO COVER THE COST OF ARTWORK; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
56. FOR?IALIZING RESOLUTION EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN OF PROPOSED
EXPANSION OF DOCIalASTER'S OFFICE AT DINNER KEY MARINA.
Mayor Ferre: Item 49 is the next one. Plummer, you pulled it.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, I want to know why, Mr. Gary, it was my understanding
that we turned this work over to Greenleaf-Telesca.
Mr. Gary: No, sir.
Mr. Plummer: No, sir?
Mr. Gary: We turned over the expansion of the docks or the marinas over
to Greenleaf-Telesca. But we left the dockhouse. This is just the dock -
house (over to Crowder).
Mr. Plummer: Then I misunderstood. I move 49.
Mr. Gary: This is just the dockhouse.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves 49. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: We can go home.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Perez. Further discussion? Call the Fall,
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummet]
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1043
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO,
WHICH HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH CROWDER, MAHONEY, MAKOWSKI,
RICE, INC., FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE
DOCK OFFICE AT DINNER KEY MARINA: ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $29,600 FROM THE DINNER KEY - MAJOR MAINTENANCE -
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SAID WORK.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
57. FORMALIZING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MONTH -TO -MONTH RENTAL
AGREEMENT FOR USE OF FORT DALLAS PARK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RIVER
PARC PROJECT.
Mayor Ferre: We have some pocket items now, and resolutions and all of
that kind of stuff.
Mr. Ralph Ongie: We also have the election results, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: We have the election results?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Pass them out so that we can canvass.
"A resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate a
nonexclusive use agreement with the developer of the River
Parc Hotel Project, on a month -to -month basis subject to
cancellation by the City Manager, for the use of Fort Dallas
Park in conjuction with..."
O.K., that is fine, this is just the negotiation. You have to come back,
right?
INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Gary: The City Commission contributed to the 50th annual Orange
Blossom Classic....
Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute. Let's finish with this one first. Plummer,
are you ready on that?
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Mr. Plummer: I don't see in here where they are cleaning their hands.
Mr. Gary: Under section 2. They have to pay all the fees and everything.
Mr. Plummer: My understanding... didn't we give them 30 days? How long
did we give them to clear up and get their hands clean?
Mayor Ferre: They have to pay what they owe us.
Mr. Plummer: By the first of January.
Mr. Gary: We are going to do it before that because they are going to need
that parking space we have to negotiate. That is right, January 1st. You
are right.
Mr. Plummer: It does not say January 1st in this resolution.
Mayor Ferre: Just insert it, J.L., it is a resolution.
Mr. Plummer: I move it subject to the insertion in section 2 of a final
date of January 1, 1983.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Perez. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1044
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A
NONEXCLUSIVE USE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THE RIVER
PARC HOTEL PROJECT, ON A MONTH -TO -MONTH BASIS SUBJECT TO
CANCELLATION BY THE CITY MANAGER, FOR THE USE OF FORT
DALLAS PARK IN CONJUCTION WITH RENOVATION ACTIVITIES ON
THE RIVER PARC HOTEL PROJECT; SETTING FORTH CERTAIN
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH SAID AGREEMENT IS TO BE BASED.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: . None.
ABSENT: None.
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58. CLOSE FLAGLER STREET 1,"OVE-IBER 5, 1982 FOR THE FIFTIETH ANNNUAL
ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC FESTIVAL AND
Mayor Ferre: The next one is the Orange Bowl Classic.
Mr. Plummer: I move Florida A and M.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Miller Dawkins.
Mr. Dawkins: Second by Joe.
Mayor Ferre: By Joe Carollo; further discussion? In connection with the
50th annual Orange Blossom Classic Festival.
Mr. Gary: There will be a parade, Mr. Mayor, Friday (tomorrow) starting
at 12:15. We have cars for the City Mayor and Commission, Senator Pepper,
and Dade County. It will start at Bicentennial Park; proceed south on
Biscayne Boulevard, come west on Flagler Street. We would like to have
all of the Commissioners there, particularly Commissioner Plummer because
this isn't a Black event.
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
Mr. Plummer: I'll be right there.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
who moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1045
A RESOLUTION CLOSING FLAGLER STREET FROM BAYFRONT PARK
TO THE DADE COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1982,
BETWEEN 12:00 NOON AND 1:00 P.M.; NORTHWEST 52ND STREET
BETWEEN 12TH AVENUE AND 7TH AVENUE, NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE
BETWEEN 50TH STREET AND 71ST STREET, NORTHWEST 71ST STREET
BETWEEN 7TH AVENNUE AND 12TH AVENUE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
BETWEEN 7:30 A.M. AND 1:00 P.M. IN CONNECTION WITH THE
50TH ANNUAL ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC FESTIVAL AND PARADE
SPONSORED BY THE FLORIDA A b M UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
MIAMI CHAPTER, SUBJECT TO ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE POLICE
AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted herein and
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on file in the Office of the Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
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AYES: _' Commissioner Joe Carollo
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Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Vice Mayor J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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Mr. Plummer: I would like to invite Mr. Gary on Saturday to participate
in Liberty City, especially since it is a Black affair.
Mr. Dawkins: That is the only way you will get him out there, if you invite
him.
Mr. Plummer: He does not know north of the river, does he?
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59. CERTIFY ELECTION RESULTS OF FOUR CIiARTER A.IENDMENT QUESTIONS
AND TWO STRAW BALLOT QUESTIONS.
Mayor Ferre: Now we have before us the general special election of Dade
County of November 2nd. There are some City items before us. If. you look
to the back, you see City Charter Amendments number 1, 2, 3 and 4. On page
01 of the City Charter... are there questions? What was the final vote,
Mr. City Clerk?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: On Miami Charter Amendment No. 1, what page is that on?
Mr. Ongie: The total, sir, are the fourth page from the bottom of the
package. It says page no. 08 at the top of it.
Mayor Ferre: All right, it says here. Miami Charter Amendment No. 1,
yes, 19,517; no, 18,303.
Mr. Ongie: Mr. Mayor, maybe it would be easier if I read from the...
the absentee ballots are shown on a separate paper, but on the resolution
the numbers are inserted. On Charter Amendment No. 1 the yes votes were
19, 917 and the no votes were 18,712; that is on number one. The total
was 38,629. We now have 86 precincts; they dropped one.
Mayor Ferre: What do you mean? We don't have 87 precincts anymore?
Mr. Ongie: No, sir. They didn't even tell us but they dropped one of them,
or merged it.
Mayor Ferre: How about Charter Amendment No. 2?
Mr. Ongie: Charter Amendment No. 2, 18,256 for approval; 22,499 against;
the total number was 40,755.
Mayor Ferre: How about three?
Mr. Ongie: Number three was 20,297 for approval; 21,107 against. Total
was 41,404.
Mayor Ferre: Twenty what?
Mr. Ongie: The no votes were 21,107.
Mayor Ferre: Total votes.
Mr. Ongie: The total ballots were 41,404.
Mayor Ferre: So, we lost that one by 900 votes.
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer, if you had gone out and worked two days you would
have had an extra year. See? The trouble is that nobody thought that
had a chance of passing, so we sat on our duffs and didn't do any work.
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NOV 4 1982
Mr. Ongie: Charter Amendment Number 4 - 16,877 for approval; 20,681 against.
The total ballot, 37,558.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, Mr. City -Attorney, I don't want in any way for this to be
taken personally, but I want you to know you did the worst of all.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: Thank you, sir.
Mayor Ferre: I don't know whether it is just lack of confidence.
Mr. Plummer: You are now only binding on the Manager, not the Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Tell us about the multi -national conference.
Mr. Ongie: All right, on the straw ballot for the multi -national conference
and funds being expended, 10,476 were for approval; 32,396 against. The total
ballots cast was 42,872.
Mayor Ferre: What was that last figure?
Mr. Ongie: 42,872.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, and the waste fee?
Mr. Ongie: And on the final question, the collection of waste, 26,976 for
approval; 17,595 against. Total ballots cast, 44,571.
Mayor Ferre_: Well, anybody want to make the motion on this resolution?
Any further questions? "A resolution declaring and certifying the results
of the special municipal election held on November 2, 1982". Is there a
motion?
Mr. Ongie: Actually, there are six resolutions.
Mayor Ferre: Six motions, all right. This is motion J82-124.
Mr. Plummer: Moved.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: As it relates to canvassing.
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Perez. Further discussion. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
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its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1046
A RESOLUTION DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE
-"RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
VOTING FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF
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CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 WHICH PROPOSED '
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AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 3, 52, AND 53 OF THE
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CITY CHARTER PROVIDING FOR THE POWER AND
METHOD OF ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF ALL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING WATER-
FRONT PROPERTY, PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS,
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND SERVICES;
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DEFINING AND AUTHORIZING UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS; RENAMING AND REDEFINING THE DUTIES
OF THE PURCHASING AGENT; PROVIDING SAFEGUARDS;
AND PROVIDING FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; SAID
ELECTION RESULTING IN THE APPROVAL OF THE
SAID PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT.
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(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
on 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 Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Mayor Ferre: Take up...
Mr. Plummer: Three
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves Item J82-125 on the special election.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: Mr. Mayor, excuse me. Those were Law Department num-
bers. If you are using them for identification, that is fine, but they are
not...
Mayor Ferre: For the purposes of identification, Law Department Number
J82-125, a resolution declaring and ceritifying the results of the special
municipal election - all right, Plummer moves. Perez seconds. Further dis-
cussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1047
A RESOLUTION DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE
RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
VOTING FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF
CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2 WHICH PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 4, 8, 13-A AND 13-B
OF THE CITY CHARTER TO INCORPORATE DISTRICT
ELECTIONS FOR THE CITY COMMISSION; TO ESTAB-
LISH A BOUNDARIES COMMITTEE TO DEFINE THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICTS; TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS FROM FIVE TO SEVEN;
AND TO ESTABLISH THE TERMS OF EACH COMMIS-
SIONER AND THE DATE AND MANNER OF THEIR
ELECTION; SAID ELECTION RESULTING IN THE
DISAPPROVAL OF THE SAID PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
on 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 Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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Mayor Ferre: For the purposes of identification, J82-126 of the City-Attor-
jney's office, a resolution on the special municipal election. Moved by Perez,
seconded by Plummer. Call the roll, please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1048
A RESOLUTION DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE
RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
VOTING FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF
CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 3 WHICH PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER BY ADDING
A NEW SECTION PROVIDING FOR MUNICIPAL
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO TAKE PLACE ON EVEN
NUMBERED YEARS TO COINCIDE WITH FEDERAL
AND STATE GENERAL ELECTIONS, THEREBY EXTEND-
ING BY ONE YEAR THE CURRENT TERMS OF OFFICE
OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS; SAID ELECTION
RESULTING IN THE DISAPPROVAL OF THE SAID PRO-
POSED CHARTER AMENDMENT.
(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 Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Ferre: For the purposes of identification, J82-127 of the Law Depart-
ment. This is a resolution declaring and certifying the results of the
special municipal election. Plummer moves.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins seconds. Further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1049
A RESOLUTION DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE
RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
VOTING FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF
CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 4 WHICH PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 21 OF THE CITY CHARTER,
MAKING THE WRITTEN LEGAL OPINIONS OF THE CITY
ATTORNEY, DESIGNATED AS SUCH BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY, BINDING ON ALL MEMBERS AND PERSONNEL
OF THE COMMISSION, OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER, OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, AND
OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES, BOARDS, AND
COMMITTEES NOT INCLUDED WITHIN ANY DEPARTMENT;
SAID ELECTION RESULTING IN THE DISAPPROVAL OF
THE SAID PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT.
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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 Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Ferre: For the purposes of identification, J82-130, a special munici-
pal election, Carollo moves. Perez seconds. That is the one on multi-
national conference.
Mr. Carollo: What was the vote on that again please, for the record?
Mayor Ferre: 75.57%.
Mr. Carollo: Almost 76% agree with me on that one. I hope the individuals
from the Miami Herald that so much talked about before hand...
Mayor Ferre: A11 I want to know is who those 10,476 Commie rats that are out
there! (LAUGHTER)
Mr. Carollo: Those are just misguided individuals!
Mayor Ferre: I want you to know Marie voted with you. I got very upset, but
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she said she didn't want any.
Mr. Carollo: Well, I hope that from now on none of you guys give me anymore
problems with this.
Mayor Ferre: All right! Further discussion. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1050
A RESOLUTION DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE
_
RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
_
VOTING ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER CITY FUNDS
.-SHOULD BE EXPENDED TO FINANCE, IN WHOLE OR IN
' PART, ANY MULTINATIONAL COMMERCIAL OR CULTURAL
CONFERENCE OR CONVENTION WHERE REPRESENTATIVES
OF COMMUNIST-MARXIST COUNTRIES HAVE EITHER -
BEEN SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE OR INVITED TO
ATTEND; SAID ELECTION RESULTING IN THE DIS-
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APPROVAL OF SAID EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS.
(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-
NOV 4 1982
AYES., Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Ferre: Now, the next one is 382-131. Plummer moves. Perez seconds.
A resolution declaring and certifying the results of the special municipal
election. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1051
A RESOLUTION DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE
RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
VOTING ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CITY
SHOULD INSTITUTE RESIDENTIAL COMBINED CURB-
SIDE GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION, TWICE
PER WEEK, IN REGULAR CONTAINERS, WITH NO
INCREASE IN THE WASTE FEE, AS OPPOSED TO AN
INCREASE UNDER THE PRESENT BACKYARD COLLEC-
TION SYSTEM OF $30 PER YEAR DURING FISCAL
YEARS 1983-84 AND 1984-85; SAID ELECTION
RESULTING IN THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY'S
INSTITUTION OF RESIDENTIAL COMBINED CURB-
SIDE GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION.
(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 Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
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ABSENT: None
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Plummer This is reference to the garbage?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: This is just canvassing.
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir. Just canvassing.
Mr Plummer: What was the final result?
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Mayor Ferre: 60% of the people want to go to curbside pickup.
Mt. Ongie: For, 26,976; against, 17,595.
Mayor Ferre: 60%
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: We need a computer for that, J. L.
Mayor Ferre: 60.53% of the ballot is for the curbside.
Mr. Ongie: 60.53%.
Mr. Carollo: Better ask for a recount of that one, Plummer.
Mr. Ongie: 39.46% against.
Mayor Ferre: Hey, the magic word was $30.
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, but (INAUDIBLE) the way it was written on the ballot.
Mr. Carollo: Well, I want to hear Grace Rockafellar's opinion on this.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. There is already a recall motion under way and started
by Don Petit. Okay, it get's me, I know.
Mr. Plummer: I vote "yes" on the canvassing.
Mr. Dawkins: You said you are voting "yes" on the canvassing?
Mr. Plummer: That is all we are voting on.
Mr. Dawkins: (INAUDIBLE, OFF MICROPHONE)
Mr. Carollo: Buy the 82 gallon containers.
Mayor Ferre: I want to tell you that this is a straw ballot, but I think
that in my opinion, just like in the other one, you know that Carollo got
I don't know how you feel, but I feel honor bound to honor both of those
things.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I feel honor bound to have public hearings and let
the people come speak to us.
(INAUDIBLE COAL*MNTS NOT PLACED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: They already spoke, that is what...
Mr. Plummer: No, sir, because I, like Commissioner Dawkins do not feel that
the ballot was clear. You cannot convince me that the people of Bay Heights,
if they understood, would have voted as they did, because I think it is just
reversed. Now, Mr. Mayor, I think that we need to go to a public hearing,
and I will tell you what. You know, the people will rule. This was not a
mandate. This was a straw ballot.
Mayor Ferrel Well, I will tell you, if that is the case, then I don't feel
bound by anything that isn't...
Mr. Dawkins: (INAUDIBLE, OFF MIKE)
Mr. Carollo: Well, let me tell you one thing, mine was as clear as you could
possibly word it.
Mr. Plummer: That is right!
Mayor Ferre: It couldn't have been clearer. Both of them were as clear as
they could possibly be worded. It couldn't have been clearer! It said it as
clearly as the English language can say it. and how you could go back now and
say after 27,000 people, 60% of these people voted...
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Mr. Dawkins: The same way that you can go back with the one cent sales tax
after everybody said no, so what is the difference? Let's be realistic, okay?
Let's be realistic now.
Mr. Carollo: Well, Miller came up with a good one today. There is one for
Miller. Give him ten points!
Mr. Plummer: I will see you at the public hearing, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: I want you to know you just got my attention.
Mr. Ongie: Mr. Mayor, can we finish the roll call on that one?
THEREUPON, roll call was concluded.
60. AUTHORIZE EQUIP"LEST LEASE AGREEMENT FOR WORD PROCESSIi;G EOUIP-
HENT FOR LAW DEPARTMEN7.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: We have one item on the agenda, Mr Mayor, that we haven't
taken up yet.
Mayor Ferre: Let's go. Hurry up.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa:
very clearly.
Last item on the Supplemental Agenda, which is written
Mr. Dawkins: I move it.
Mr. Plummer: What is it?
Mr. Dawkins: He wants $57,000.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: $5700!
Mr. Dawkins: $5700.
Mr. Plummer: It is not on my agenda.
Mr. Carollo: How much?
Mr. Plummer: Supplemental agendas are illegal. It wasn't in my hands five
days before the meeting.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: J. L., for heavon's sake! I need this, don't make me
sweat for it!
Mr. Carollo: So moved.
4 Mayor Ferre: Further discussion. Call the roll.
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FY The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1052
V' A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
ATTACHED EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CITICORP INDUSTRIAL
CREDIT, INC., FOR WORD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED BY
THE LAW DEPARTMENT AT AN ANNUAL RENTAL OF $5,764.40, WITH
FUNDS THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM LAW DEPARTMENT BUDGETED
FUNDS; FURTHER WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT OF FORMAL SEALED
BIDS DUE TO ACCEPTANCE OF PRICES QUOTED UNDER GSA CONTRACT;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PURCHASING AGENT TO
ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and
on file in the Office of the City Clerk.)
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the resolution -was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer
61. MOTION OF IKEN7T TO APPOINT JA:;ES RESi1ICK TO THE CITY OF I:IAI*,l
BOXIOG A1,ID WRESTLING BOARD (See later formalization; label #63)
Mayor Ferre: All right, come on Gentlemen, we need to formalize the boxing
board. This is a resolution appointing James Resnick. Look, can we do all
these together rather than have to go one by one?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, I will just number them.
Mr. Plummer: Well now, it is my understanding that someone...who told me this
morning that Al Goodman is going to be the chairman? They are recommending
Al Goodman - okay.
Mayor Ferre: All right, this is a resolution appointing James Resnick. Moved
by Plummer, second by Perez. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The preceding Motion, introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by
Commissioner Perez, was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Said Motion was designated Motion Number 82-1053
SEE LATER FORMALIZATION - RESOLUTION NUMBER 82-1055
62. APPROVE RUES A1� REGULATIO"S OF THE CIi'Y OF MIAMI PROFESSIONAL
LOXI?IG AND WRESTLING BOARD.
Mr. Ongie: How many resolutions?
Mayor Ferre: I figure there is only one, but now, Mr. Manager, would you
please have instruct the Boxing and Wrestling Board that they must have a
full advertised board and a quorum of the majority before they select a chair-
man. Please ask them to have...
Mr. Cesar Odio: I think the resolution, when you decided before was that we
would have to bring back to you a recommendation of the board and that you
would choose the chair.
Mayor Ferre: We will choose the chairman, but do we want that...
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Mr. Plummer: That is not the point. The point is that the Mayor is saying
that there shall be a full board present to make that vote.
Mayor Ferre: Or at least the majority. I mean, you know, I don't want four
people to leave and send us a resolution. Okay, now this is a resolution
approving the attached rules and regulations of the City of Miami's profes-
sional boxing and wrestling board. Now, Mr. Manager... Cesar, have you read
this?
Mr. Odio: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: You are sure this is okay? You recommend this?
Mr. Odio: Yes, sir and the Law Department checked it out completely.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, anything else?
Mr. Perez: I have one pending appointment.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Demetrio Perez moves. Plummer seconds. Further
discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1054
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ATTACHED RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI PROFESSIONAL BORING AND WRESTLING BOARD.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
on 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 Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
63. FOR.iALIZING RESOLUTIO., APPOINTING PEDRO MILIAN AID JAI:ES RESNICK
TO THE CIi1' OF I1IA:1I PROFESSIOI:AL B01INC; AID WR.ZSTLII:G BOARD.
Mayor Ferre: All right, this is a motion...
Mr. Perez: (,COMMENT IN SPANISH)
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a missing boxing commissioner. Who did you = .
name?
Mr. Perez: I want to include Pedro Milian.
Mayor Ferre: Pedro Milian. Moved by Commissioner Perez.
Mr. Perez: I have one pending appointment.
Mayor Ferre: All right, second by Carollo. Further discussion. Call the
roll on the appointment.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Pete , who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1055
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI PROFESSIONAL BOXING AIND WRESTLING BOARD TO
SERVE THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF HARRY LIZARIDI; FURTHER AP-
POINTING AN INDIVIDUAL AS A MEMBER OF SAID BOARD TO SERVE
UNTIL NOVEMBER 3, 1984.
(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 Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Pedro Milian was appointed to the Board to serve
until November 3, 1984.
6-4. WAIVE ONE HALF OF RENTAL FEE FOR USE OF MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM
BY FEDEP.ACION DE PELOTEROS CUBA.;OS BASEBALL GA;'E DECE`BEP 21ST.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Commission Carollo moves that Federacion De Peloteros
Cubanos have a half fee for their annual baseball game December 21st at the
Miami Stadium.
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: This is what we have done in the past, right Cesar? All right,
call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who moved its
adoption.
MOTION NO. 82-1056
A -MOTION WAIVING ONE HALF OF THE RENTAL FEE FOR THE USE
OF THE MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM BY THE FEDERACION DE PELOTEROS
CUBANOS FOR PURPOSES OF HOLDING A BASEBALL GAME ON DECEMBER
21, 1982. '
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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Mayor Ferre: Now Cesar, I would like from you, by tomorrow afternoon, a list
of all of the athletic heros who we have in our community:* baseball, football,
(there is some football), boxing - Kid Gavilan...
Mr. Cesar Odio: Florentino Fernandez.
Mayor Ferre: All these great heros in both the Black and Cuban community and
the general community that we have here. I would like a general list of people.
I would also like a list from you of all the news editors, all the sports
editors of all the newspapers, daily and weekly, like Patria, La Nacion and
Dias Las Americas, the Miami Herald and the Miami News, so we can address them
on this sports facilities issue.
Mr. Odio: The retired heros, you mean old timers?
Mayor Ferre: I am talking the level of people who play at All Star games,
have world boxing championships, welter weight, people who play big league
baseball. You know, we have got probably two dozen people like that living
in this community.
65. DISCUSSION ITE,1: FUTURE APPOI,�T`IENTS OF CHAIR::,1:C, VICE CtIAIR:!A:;
OF THE 11;IA:1I SPORTS AUTHORITY.
Mayor Ferre: The City Attorney asked me about the Spors Authority. J. L.,
on the Sports Authority, I have talked to Steve Clark. He would like to ask
that we go up from nine to eleven. I don't think there is any objection to
that, okay? Secondly, he has no objections personally, and he says the Com-
mission would accept it, if we were to nominate out of the eleven, the chair-
man and the vice-chairman and give them two names from which they would choose.
For example, suppose we sent them the name of Raul Masvidal and Garth Reeves,
and they would select. In other words, they want to be part of the selection
process and we initiate it. We would send the names of the chairman, at least
two or more. We could send three, five and then they would choose one, but
obviously we could send them two.
Mr. Plummer: Well, if what you are saying is that we are the only ones who
can nominate and they have veto power, I have no problems. They will nominate
five and we will nominate five...
Mayor Ferre: Yes, we nominate the chairman - we nominate two people or more,
for the chairmanship and then they would select one of those two.
Mr. Plummer: Fine, I have no problem with that.
Mayor Ferre: That gives them a little bit of participation.
Mr. Gary: Are they voting?
Mayor Ferre: What?
Mr. Gary: Are they voting? We will give them two?
Mr. Plummer: Two names.
Mayor Ferre: Two names, we will send them two names.
Mr. Plummer: From what it would be is, there will be, of eleven people, five
will be appointed by the City, five will be appointed by the County. We will
recommend names for the chairman.
Mayor Ferre: Two names.
Mr. Plummer: Two names, and they get to choose either one?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
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Mt. Plummer: I have no problem with that. As long as we have the right to
names.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, yes, that is it, but we also select the vice-chairman.
Mr. Plummer: That is even better.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, now, Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa, let me make sure that you under-
stand what this is. Instead of a nine -member board, we now go to an eleven
member board, okay? Let me tell you what the reason is. Hey, J. L., we
want Schreiber on.
Mr. Dawkins: What board is this we are discussing?
Mr. Plummer: City Sports Authority.
Mr. Dawkins: Why do we need a Sports Authority when you have got...I mean,
what do you need a Sports Authority for?
Mr. Plummer: Well, I will tell you what you do...
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, tell me what you need it for.
Mr. Plummer: I think everyone on this Commission, including yourself voted
to hold the referendum on December 14th, okay? Now, if in fact you are going
to go before the public and ask them to vote an increase in tax, it would be
the responsibility of a Sports Authority to put forth a clear cut package as
to what would be done with those dollars, if it is passed. I am convinced
that one of the reasons it failed in the County is because nobody really knew
what they were doing. Now, here again, if on December 14th the matter fails,
the Authority is abolished.
Mr. Dawkins: The only problem I have with that, again I am taking tax dollars,
creating a bureaucracy that you need when you have got _ Here we are, we
are going to take and pay a director and a whole lot of others to run the
Sports Authority when you have got staff that can do that, in my opinion.
Mayor Ferre: ;filler, let me...I don't want to get into an argument with any-
body, I just want to respectfully submit this to you. We are going to need
the County's money and the County's help.
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: If you will look at the way this Authority is structured, with
whatever monies we come up with, the County has got to match us.
Mr. Dawkins: But, the County also dissolved that board and I have heard on the
radio where Beverly Phillips and two or three other commissioners said they
were not going to revive that board because they felt just like I feel, that
it is a duplication of services and it is a bureaucracy that they don't need.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now look, Miller. If we go on December 14th and
pass this - if it passes - the State law as established by the Legislature
gives the Sports Authority a tremendous leverage in the law for taxing purposes,
for the ri 6ts of taking of land, for the issuing of bonds, etc. Now, the way
that was done, it was limited to the County. It said only chartered counties
can do that. Now, what we are in effect doing is, we are using that vehicle
as written by Barry Kutun and Jack Gordon and others, and what we are doing is -
we are using that vehicle and we are establishing a Sports Authority for Miami,
asking the County to come up with half of the members, asking the County to
match us with whatever monies we put in and that is what we are trying to
accomplish here.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, how are we going to sell the County on providing money to
match our money when it was turned down by a vote?
Mayor Ferre: That is something that the Manager of the City will have to...
Mr. Dawkins: Then the Manager, that is...
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Mayor Ferre: Let me finish. He will have to negotiate and come back to this
Commission and the County Manager will have to go back to the Commission and
the County to finalize, and if the County Commission says no and doesn't match
us or the City Manager or the Commission disagree with it, then there is no
vehicle and then we do it in another way, but what I am trying to do, I am
trying to maximize the money available for us, operational, and for other
facilities and it gives us a vehicle in which to do that. That is all!
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, let me ask a question. I am of the understanding
that a meeting was called yesterday at 3:00 o'clock, of which I have had no
knowledge and it was obvious yesterday that that failed in the County.
Mayor Ferre: What?
Mr. Plummer: The measure had failed in the County.
Mayor Ferre: You mean, our measure?
Mr. Plummer: No, no. The County's bond issue, or the County's vote, the
referendum had failed in the County is obvious and the consultants were
called in and I am wondering who had the authority to call such a meeting?
They were holed in the DDA office. You called it together?
Mayor Ferre: It was me and it was just for me only. There was no press in-
volved and I just wanted, for my own personal knowledge, to know what the
technicians...and there were no conclusions there, it was just...
Mr. Plummer: No, I just ... because I was asked this morning what took place
at the meeting and I did not even know about it.
Mayor Ferre: The reason, J. L., obviously no members of the Commission were
invited because it would have been a violation of the Sunshine Law. You re-
member that one and if we had more than two people there we would have had to
invite the press and it would have been a mess. Now, I would recommend at
the proper time, I am sure the Manager will be discussing some items with
you, and just be patient for another day or two until he gets around to doing
that.
Mr. Plummer: All right, what about where I was supposed to get some names
together?
Mayor Ferre: Okay, let's not cross that bridge until we create the Authority.
Mr. Plummer: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: Now, are we ready to go on this?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: We have the authority picking the vice-chairman from
among its members and I am not sure that is what you said a moment ago.
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Plummer:
Mayor Ferre: There will be an eleven member Authority. This is the proposal
now. The County appoints five; the City appoints five. The City will then
send two names to Dade County and they will choose, out of those two, a person
to be the chairperson. Now obviously, what I am sure this and future Commis-
sions will do is select four members, rather than five, send two names to the
County; one of them will be chosen as chairman and the other will be appointed
as our fifth member. I would guess that would be the way we would do it.
Now, furthermore, you need to put in here that the City of Miami Commission
will select from the remaining ten of the eleven members, be vice-chairman.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: That will be a change then, in Paragraph "e" on Page two.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Now is this an ordinance on first reading?
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Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: This was read the first time, Mr. Mayor, before and it
should be on the November loth agenda for second reading. I just wanted to
get the Commission's agreement on what was going to be the change. Now I
understand it, if that is the Commission's view.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, if you have any other changes, please let the City Attorney
know. Now again, I will repeat to you that we have paralleled the County's
wording. We took their ordinance and copied it word for word as much as we
could so that they don't...
Mr. Plummer: Their wording has the word "A Commissioner or two Commissioners
shall be on that Authority".
Mayor Ferre: Well, ask him about that.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa, the Countv, as I recall, has stipulated. that
there shall be, I think, a commissioner from each Commission on the Authority.
Two? Yes, but that is under a thirteen member board.
Mayor Ferre: J. L., whatever changes you or any other member of the Commission
want...
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: I don't think so.
Mr. Plummer: I am almost certain.
Mayor Ferre: Send him a copy of the County ordinance, would you please?
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, I just want to go on the record as saying that I am
against this. I don't believe in the board and I am against it. I am going
on the record, that is all.
Mr. Plummer: Let me ask one other thing under discussion. Mr. Mayor, attri-
buted to you in the morning paper was some comments which I think need clari-
fication or at least, I need clarification. Your proposal, not as it relates
to the stadium, but as it relates to the exhibition colesium in Overtown.
Mayor Ferre: J. L., I have no proposal.
Mr. Plummer: Oh, okay.
Mayor Ferre: So that...
Mr. Plummer: You were credited in the paper this morning with making a propo-
sal.
Mayor Ferre: That may be and also in the afternoon paper it says "baseball
in the Orange Bowl" and I never said that! I was very, very specific. I
have no proposal. I am trying to work around, without violating the Sunshine
Law and without violating the Access Law and all the other laws that we have
got to obey around here and trying not to pre-empt anything, I am trying to
work out some consensus. I am not in any way - I have no recommendations.
Mr. Plummer: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: Now, in my opinion, the Exhibition Hall must be as close to the
Miami Convention Center as possible.
Mr. Plummer: It has got to be contiguous.
Mayor Ferre: Well, it can't be contiguous if we don't own the land conti-
guous.
Mr. Plummer: We can go up.
Mayor Ferre: What I am saying is, the closer the better, and I am well aware
of that, because we are not anywhere...
Mr. Plummer: One floor up.
Mayor Ferre: You can't go up if you don't have no space.
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Mt. Garcia -Pedrosa:.... change the provisions in the lot line.
Mr. Plummer: How much space do we have between the top of the Convention
}Tall and the rapid transit?
Mayor Ferre: That would cost you a fortune to put...you can't have heavy
duty trucks driving on that.
Mr. Plummer: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: The point is that it should be as close as possible, okay?
Is that understood?
66. DEPAR.-IENTAL REVIEW OF SOLID WASTE.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, could we then proceed with the Department's pre-
sentation? Mr. Patterson, would you proceed, please?
Mr. Clarence Patterson: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I would
like to start the Department's review with a report on Affirmative Action
Program which you asked us to report back to you on during our budget hear-
ing. I will ask Mr. Borgmann to pass out the information to Mayor and Commis-
sion at this time. The information that you have in front of you is in three
categories. One is in Administration. The other one is in Clerical. The
other one is in Operation. These are the three categories that we are report-
ing to you on at this time. The front page that you are looking at has on
it the raw data which gives the specific number of each of the categories
that you see at the top: Blacks, Latins, Anglo, Male and Female in each of
the various classifications within the Department. If you will turn to the
second page, went back for a sir, month period to April of this year, to
make a comparison as to how we have progressed with Affirmative Action in
the various classifications as listed there, in of course, the same categories.
The third page, of course, will give you the percentages in each of those
categories that is reported on the front page. As you will note in Administra-
tion there has been no significant change in the percentage of Blacks since
the last report that we gave you. Likewise, in Latin as well as Anglo. If
you will move to the fourth page, you will note that there has been a change
in Blacks in the clerical area of 33% and 17% in Anglos and 6% Latin. In-
cidently, Mr. Mayor, something I should tell you, all of you here, in follow-
ing me through this. The first page that you are looking at is the current
situation and the second page is what it was in April of this year. So, you
will notice in clerical and the part shop, the current Black percentage is
33% and if you look at the second page of that, you will see that has changed
now to 42%. Likewise, you will notice Anglos are 17% and in April of this
year were 25%. Latins, 50% and in April of this year they were 33%. We
move over to the next page in Operations at the top, you will notice on that
first page again is the current statistics and the second page, of course, is
what it was when we gave you the budget review. You will notice in Operations,
Blacks represent 92% of the total employees in Operations and back in - when
we submitted the budget report to you, that was 86%. You will also note that -
Anglos represented 41'. currently and when we submitted the budget to you, of
course that was 11%. To date, Latins represent 4% and when we submitted the
budget to you, that represented 3%, so there has been some changes in upward
mobility of Latins and Anglos in the Department in certain categories, but
at the operational level of course, we still have the problem, of course that
you pointed out to us during the budget hearing, in that we should try and
recruit more Latins and Blacks in Operations. We have talked to the Depart-
ment of Human Resources about this, who does the recruiting for us, to try
and get more Blacks and Latins in at the bottom level. The reason for the
increase in the other categories is because of the fact that we have promoted
Latins and Anglos upwards in higher classifications within the Department
which brought about that change. But, we are still having the same difficulties
of course, recruiting Latins and Anglos to start at the bottom of the ladder
and working their way up through the system.
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Mr, Carollo: Excuse me, Clarence. Mr, Mayor, would it be appropriate to
ask one question now, or...
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Carollo: Clarence, in the Administration, maybe you could go down the
line from your assistant director down, describe who they are and what is
the scope of their duties.
Mr. Patterson: In Administration, you have a director and of course, you
can look at me and see that I am not a Chinaman.
Mr. Carollo: Well, I don't know, you have a little slanted eyes, Clarence.
Mr. Patterson: The Assistant Director is Jim who is Anglo, The
Superintendent of Operations is Black and he is male.
Mr. Carollo: Who is that?
Mr. Patterson: His name is Charlie Christie.
Mr. Carollo: Okay. Can you maybe, as you go down, describe a little bit of
what the scope of their duties is?
Mr. Patterson: Yes. The Director of course, is charged with the overall
responsibility of the program, planning and directing the work force of the
operation involved in trash collection, street cleaning throughout the City
of Miami. The Assistant Director, who works very closely with the Director
who is charged with the responsibility of assisting me in helping to develop
the programs and plans for the Department, as well as helping to administer
the budget and in all related duties assigned to him. The Superintendent
of Operation that is over the garbage and trash collection and street clean-
ing throughout the entire City - we have one position doing that. Of course,
he then has several positions under him which we will enumerate later who is
charged with the first line supervision of the people who are actually in
the field performing the duties of garbage and trash collection.
Mr. Carollo: Okay. Wio is the Assistant Superintendent of Operations?
Mr. Patterson: We have two assistant superintendents. One is Herman Rolle,
who is Black. We have another who is T. J. Duggar, Jr., who is White. One
is in charge of trash collection operations and street cleaning and the other
is in charge of garbage collection. Under each of them of course, there are
several foreman positions which are first line supervisors in the field
who assign the crews out on a daily basis and of course, works in the field
with their crews during the day. We have also an Administrative Assistant
III, one who is Latin. His name is Al Garcia. Al Garcia is charged with the
day to day operation of the Administration in our office and of course main-
taining accounting and budget activities. We have an Administrative Assistant
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I,whose name is Adam Jimeno, who is our Public Relations Officer, who assists
me in meeting with people in the community and dealing with matters pertain-
ing to the overall operation as to what we do and what we are all about in
the community. We have been to several community meetings with community
based organizations throughout the City and they request our presence there
and Mr. Odan attends many of these meetings for me, and of course, I am
there many times myself.
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Mr. Carollo: How long have we had a public relations person?
Mr. Patterson: About five - six months. About maybe, eight - nine months.
Mr. Carollo: Have you had one prior to that?
Mr. Patterson: Did I have one prior to that? No, sir.
Mr. Carollo: Is this the first time that there has been a public relations
person?
Mr. Patterson: That is correct.
Mr. Carollo: Okay, I guess my question is, what I am looking at, Clarence,
is to make this department as efficient as it possibly can be. Frankly, I
am a little surprised that this seems to have been a newly created position.
Am I correct?
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Mt, Patterson: it is not a newly created position, no.
Mr. Carollo: At least the scope of the position is.
Mr. Patterson: Well this, Commissioner and earlier on, if you recall when we
made a report to this Commission earlier this year, and this Commission di-
rected this Department, of course to get into the community and let the
community know the services that were available to us, and likewise, sir, you
also approved additional monies to put on additional inspectors so that we
could beef up our enforcement staff.
Mr. Carollo: That is correct. That was one of the things that we were look-
ing for and I made the motion to create openings for additional inspectors.
Mr. Patterson: I will be reporting on that.
Mr. Carollo: I certainly recall that, but you know, the election is over,
Clarence, so the public relations part, it has had its impact already. What
I am looking at is to cut the fat as much as I can in this department and
if there is anybody in the future that is going to be laid off, I don't want
it to be the people that can least afford it to be laid off. You know, I
think you read what I am trying to say.
Mr. Patterson: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: I don't want to see people in your department getting punished
for being a few minutes late or for a lot of petty things and seeing some
people do nothing but sit on their behinds and then play politics inside.
Mr. Patterson: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: And I don't give a hoot who they know in City government. They
don't know me enough yet.
Mr. Patterson: Shall I continue?
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, but before you continue. You just said that you had dif-
ficulty getting people to come on at the bottom round. Is that right?
Mr. Patterson: What I said, Commissioner Dawkins, is that we have difficulty
recruiting Latins and Anglos to come at the bottom of the ladder, yes.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay. If you will remember, and I am only pointing this out
to you because I told you. You promoted clerical people to supervisory po-
sitions over the people who carry the garbage every day, so why should I take
a job at the bottom when you aren't going to promote me from the bottom. You
are going to promote clerical, so that could be one of your reasons that you
are having difficulty.
Mr. Patterson: That is not correct, sir.
- = Mr. Dawkins: I did not say, I said could be, and I am entitled to my opinion.
Mr. Patterson: No sir, you said that I promoted people from the bottom of the
ladder, or supervisors, clerical people.
Mr. Dawkins: No, I did not. I did not say that. I said you promoted cleri-
cal people to supervisory jobs, that is what I said. -
Mr. Patterson: That is not correct, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: That is what you said.
Mr. Gary: Let's see if we can clarify the issue that he was trying to address
when he talked about the changes in Operations from 86% Black to 92%.
Mr. Dawkins: No, I am talking about when he came here and I specifically told
him that I didn't think it was fair for him to promote clerical people up over
the people who are carrying the garbage. You remember that?
Mr. Gary: Yes, let me address...
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Mt. Dawkins: Okay, but wait a minute. Do you remember that?
Mt. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, that is what I am talking about. I am not talking about
this sheet here. This sheet here doesn't mean anything to me.
Mr. Gary: Yes, but you brought two issues and one of the issues that you
brought up was that it was difficult for him to bring people into the...
Mr. Dawkins: He said that.
Mr. Gary: He said that, but the reason...
Mr. Dawkins: And I said it is a possib ility...I did not say it was true!
I said there is a possibility that he may be having troubles recruiting
people because of that. Okay, now go ahead.
Mr. Gary: The problem was though, is not including people. The problem is
recruiting non -Blacks to those positions to come into compliance with the
Consent Decree.
Mr. Dawkins: They are people. They are people, Mr. Gary.
Mr. Gary: No, I am trying to tell you that the problem he was trying to
address was one of recruiting non -Blacks to comply with the Consent Decree.
He didn't explain it thoroughly.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay. All right, let me go back then. Then the problem that
you may have, Mr. Patterson, recruiting non -Blacks into the lower ranks is
that they have seen - it is possible that the non -Blacks whom we are dis-
cussing have seen you promote clerical workers and therefore, those non -
Blacks may have sense enough, being non -Black to realize that it was a
dead end job, so there is really no point in applying. Now, that is a possi-
bility.
Mr. Patterson: No, sir, that is not correct, Commissioner. There is no one
appointed from clerical positions to supervise anybody in Operations.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay.
Mr. Gary: If he can answer it this way, I think it would be important, Mr.
Patterson, to explain within the top administration, the number of those
people that were promoted from the lower ranks.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, I can realize , Mr. Gary. The people, the
clerical that you promoted, where did you put them?
Mr. Patterson: The clerical people that I think you are talking about, Com-
missioner...
Mr. Dawkins: Why do you have to think? You know who I am talking about!
Mr. Patterson: Well, I haven't put anybody to supervisor, therefore that is
what I am saying.
Mr. Dawkins: I don't care where you put them. I Just ask you where did you
put them. You don't understand English? Just tell me, the clerical neonle that you
promoted, where did you put them? That is all I asked you. You don't have
to go out and give me a lot of jibberish that we don't need. Just tell me
where you put them.
Mr. Carollo: Public relations!
Mr. Patterson: The clerical people that I promoted, Commissioner - some of
those positions of course, were promoted to inspectors.
Mr. Dawkins: Inspectors, that is not a supervisory type of capacity?
Mr. Patterson: No, sir.
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Mt. Dawkins: But it is a promotion. Okay, go ahead. And others went to
what? Some of them went to Inspector. What did the others go to?
Mr. Patterson: There haven't been any other promotions, Commissioner.
Mr. Dawkins: Then all of them went to Inspectors then. I don't understand...
you tell me the people that are clerical are promoted (and if I am in error
now, you correct me)...the people that are promoted, the clerical that are
upgraded, some of them went to Inspectors. But, what happened to the others?
Either some or all of them went to Inspectors.
Mr. Patterson: Out of the positions that the Commission approved for us to ap-
point, four of those were clerical people and five of them were from people in
Operations at the bottom of the ladder.
Mr. Dawkins: I will ask you again, Mr. Patterson, because I can whisper into
your ear again. Of the clerical people that you upgraded, where did they go?
Mr. Patterson: Inspectors.
Mr. Dawkins: All right and nothing else?
Mr. Patterson: No, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: That tells it. All right now, you put dumpsters in the neigh-
borhood without any consideration of anything. Now, next Thursday you are
going to have people down here about these dumpsters and then after the
dumpsters have been in place for three weeks, then you decide to send a letter
explaining that you put the dumpsters out there. Now, I would like for you to
explain to me, how is it that we can afford dumpsters in the neighborhood
where I live, but you tell me we cannot afford dumpsters to put at the condo-
miniums to compete with the other haulers who charge (and if I am in error
now, I want to be corrected) because you said we did not have the facilities
and the dumpsters and the equipment to handle the dumpsters.
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND CO*2,iENT NOT PLACED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Patterson: Commissioner, if You remember, during the budget hearing, I
reported to the Commission at that time that we were going to test a few
areas of the City on a demonstration project and really, there is only four
areas in the City and there is only four dumpsters involved.
Mr. Dawkins: How many?
Mr. Patterson: Four. Four dumpsters in the City and we were testing...
Mr. Dawkins: Aren't I lucky you decided to put one right in front of my
house, of the four. I am a lucky boy! I'm lucky!
Mr. Plummer: That will look nice with a Coral Rock house.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, now... that is good enough.
Mr. Patterson: There is only four of those, Commissioner, and I reported
that to you, and of course we did pass out...
Mr. Dawkins: Not me! I'm not complaining. It is the people in the neighbor-
hood, Mr. Patterson. I am not complaining. I was complaining to you and now
we are finished with it, but I am getting people every day who are saying:
"The dumpster, what about it, and why it was there" and I am telling them,
you know, come down here and see you. Now, if you would prefer, I would
rather you meet with them on the 20th of November at a meeting at Northwestern
and have you explain it to them there, rather than have them come down here,
now that is what I would prefer.
Mr. Patterson: I would be happy, Commissioner, to meet with them at any time
at any place.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, there is a meeting on the 20th at Northwestern, if you want
to come out and explain the dumpsters, I will tell them "Don't come down here
on the loth. Wait until the 20th"... and let you explain it over there.
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Mt. Patterson: What time will that be, Commissionet?
Mr. Dawkins: I think it is 7:30 P.M.
Mr. Patterson: 7:30 PM. on the loth.
Mr. Dawkins: No, the 20th.
Mr. Patterson: On the 20th, I am sorry.
Mr. Dawkins: At Northwestern.
Mr. Patterson: Okay.
Mr. Carollo: You know, Clarence, I am going to go right to the point and I
think you know what my feelings are. One of the things that bothers me is
that, we are cutting everywhere in the City. When I see that you are giving
a new position, a position that has been newly created that you haven't had
before. All of a sudden you are in need of public relations and I see that
the people that have kept that department alive, people sitting over there
and others like them have worked their tail off and then all of a sudden -
BOOM - here is this political appointee in a nice three-piece suit, they sit
back, don't do much work in the Department and want to get involved in the
political maneuvering behind the scenes. That bothers me greatly. If some-
one wants a job, I don't mind them being given a job - let him work for it,
not spend a good portion of their time that they are supposed to be working,
playing politics and playing games and one day they like this guy - next they
like that one and there is all kinds of games being played and pumping your
head up, you know, and trying to get to your ego. You will recall the
little meeting we had on Eight Street one time.
Mr. Patterson: Yes, Commissioner.
Mr. Dawkins: Now, you said that the Assistant Director's job was to assist
you in planning the sanitation waste program for the City of Miami. Have him
explain to me what plan you have on the drawing board for upgrading the col-
lection of garbage, facilitating a better work relationship with the work
force and a way of attacking the "absenteeism"" problem.
Mr. Patterson: Would you state that last part about the absenteeism part,
Commissioner?
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, as it is alleged by the papers that you said there was a
problem in the Waste and Sanitation Department by absenteeism and that it has
been going on for as long as you have been there, and I want to know what
managerial tools you have used, or you plan to put in place to attack this.
As a manager, you should either have corrected it, or should have a plan that
you have tried and are ready to discard it, or you should have something. You
just can't tell me that you, as an administrator, realize that this problem
existed all this time and you have not attacked it, unless you had it waiting
in the wings to use it as a club with which to get your point over.
Mr. Patterson: Commissioner, on the absentee thing, I would like to answer
myself, since I am the one who made the statements to the press after the
press came tp�me and asked me about this. This came out of a alleged informa-
tion on the part of the reporter that this is something that we were talking _
about during union...
Mr. Dawkins: Welcome to the crowd.
Mr. Patterson:...about something that was taking place during union negotiations.
Yes, it is true that it is a problem within the Department and we are currently
working in our negotiation sessions, both jointly, by labor and management, try-
ing to attack this problem in every way. Now, heretofore, before union negotia-
tions, we have suspended people for this before. We have withheld their merit
increases for it; we have done a number of things in order to discourage ab-
senteeism in the Department, but we are still having a problem in spite of those
things and of course, we are now addressing that issue at the bargaining table.
Mr. Dawkins: Did you try dismissal?
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Mr. Patterson: Yes, we have dismissed people for it.
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Mr. Dawkins: You couldn't have dismissed enough of them, or you wouldn't
have had the problem.
Mr. Patterson: Then I wouldn't have gotten the garbage picked up.
Mr. Dawkins: You are not getting it picked up now!
Mr. Patterson: Now, do you want to hear from my assistant in reference to
the other point?
Mr. Dawkins: Please.
Mr. James Borgmann: Thank you. I believe this Commission is very well aware
of the plan that we have...
Mr. Dawkins: I am not aware. Tell me what youFwant. Okay, thank you.
Mr. Borgmann: The concept of curbside collection that we have proposed for
the past at least two and one-half years since I have been on board - I came
from a city where (Miami Springs) we have a - it is not a true curbside col-
lection system - but it was an automated system and an automated system is
what we were looking at originally two and one-half years when I came here.
It was the will of the former Commission, and it may still well be the will
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of this Commission that you did not want to go to a mechanized type of curb-
side collection.
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Mr. Dawkins: May I ask you a question before you go any further?
Mr. Borgmann: Certainly.
Mr Dawkins: What is the population of the city you left?
Mr. Borgmann: 13,000.
Mr. Dawkins: 13,000.
Mr. Borgmann: St. Petersburg has the same system too.
Mr. Dawkins: Which are you and I going to discuss, the one you left or the
one in St. Pete?
Mr. Borgmann: Yes, sir, I...
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, let's discuss the one you worked at. What is the popula-
tion?
Mr. Borgmann: 13,000, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: What is the budget? What was the budget for the 13,000?
Mr. Borgmann: I believe it was $7,000,000.
Mr. Dawkins: $7,000,000.
Mr. Borgmann: General Fund budget.
Mr. Dawkins: $7,000,000 for 13,000 people. Okay. What was the number of
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trash and sanitation workers in this city?
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Mr. Borgmann: To the best of my knowledge, it was roughly 50, sir.
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Mr. Dawkins: Okay.
Mr. Carollo: Did they have a public relations person there?
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for for the City of Miami Springs.
Mr. Dawkins: Did you have a problem in Miami Springs picking the garbage up
today at 10:00 o'clock and going back at 6:00 o'clock and it is back there again?
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Mt. Borgmann: Miami Springs had a unique situation sir, in that they had an
Alley system, and that the trash could be placed in the alley rather than out
at the curbside, but yes, the trash would sit out in the alley for approximate�
ly one week before it was picked up.
Mr. Dawkins: In the alley.
Mr. Borgmann: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: But, you told me that when we started discussing curbside pickup
and you said you left a place, Miami Springs, that had curbside pickup. That
is what you told me.
Mr. Borgmann: What I was trying to express to you, sir, was you asked for
a recap of the information. I was trying to go back and explain to you that
the original plan that was put forth by Mr. Patterson, two and one-half years
ago when I first came on board was an automated type system similar to that
being used in Miami Springs." The difference being of course, the majority of
the homes in Miami Springs are serviced by an alley. I say the majority -
I would say 15% to 20% do not have an alley.
Mr. Dawkins: Have you checked the City of Miami?
Mr. Borgmann: I know that it is quite different, sir, yes.
Mr. Dawkins: No, no. How many alleys are in the City of Miami, what percentage?
Mr. Borgmann: I do not know the percentage, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: Would you say it was a good amount, a low amount or...?
Mr. Borgmann: I would say it is significantly different from Miami Springs.
Mr. Dawkins: Well let me say, there are quite a number of alleys, so now
why...okay, go on and finish. I am sorry sir, go ahead.
Mr. Borgmann: Through our research and facts speak for themselves. The majority
of your major cities in America today are serviced on this combined curbside
type collection. It works. It is cheap. It is efficient. We are have pre-
pared report after report to speak to the wishes of this Commission when they
had concerns. I think we tried to answer any and all questions that you ever
had concerning former plans. Not you specifically, Commissioner, because you
havne't been here as long as Commissioner Plummer or the Mayor or Commissioner
Carollo.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, let me ask you one question. Why didn't you explain to
the public that you came from the city, that you had the combination of the
services. You had automated curbside pickup in Miami Springs and you have
a trash collection in the alleys, but all I have been hearing to sell the program
here is curbside pickup, but you left a system that had the two going.
Mr. Borgmann: It is now a combined system, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: It is now?
Mr. Borgmann: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: There is nothing in the alleys now?
Mr. Borgmann: When they went to the ninety gallon container in the alley, they
assumed that you were going to put all of your garbage and trash in that con-
tainer
Mr. Dawkins; In the alley.
Mr. Borgmann: In the alley, yes, sir, but it is in the container.
Mr. Carollo: Clarence, did you jump from 82 gallons to 90?
Mr. Borgmann: That is Miami Springs.
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Mr. Dawkins: No, no, we are talking about Miami Springs. Okay, go ahead, I
hate to cut you off. Go ahead. Wait a minute. We have to be here until
6:00 o'clock? Then I have time yet.
Mr. Borgmann: Basically, your question remains, what has the basic plan
been to solve Miami's garbage and trash collection problem, and we are con-
vinced, and we still remain convinced, sir, that this combined curbside col-
lection is the plan.
Mr. Dawkins: That is the only plans you have for the Sanitation Department
all the time?
Mr. Borgmann: The only other plans we have involves a substantial funding
problem.
Mr. Dawkins: And for that, Mr. Patterson needs you to help him, for those
two problems.
Mr. -Gary. This is the best system that we think should be implemented in
the City of Miami.
Mr. Dawkins: I know that. That is why you put it on the ballot the way
you did. I am aware of that. Okay, I have no further questions of anybody.
66(a). DISCUSSIO:' ITE:1: UPDATE ORA:'GE BOLL STUDY AND PUBLIC
INFOR?1ATI0:: BROCHURES.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, on the $50,000 that we approved for you to dust
off the old Orange Bowl plans and what have you, now that included also for
the publishing of brochures and information to the campaign. Now, somebody,
I forgot who I gave that to.
Mr. Plummer: What is it?
Mayor Ferre: This is resolution number 82-850, 82-882, and ordinance number
9508. There is a resolution that Matty gave me, but there is some question
as to whether we have passed that or not. Did we pass that?
Ms. Hirai: It has been withdrawn. The one that I sent you a copy of from
the agenda office?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Ms. Hirai: It has been withdrawn and was supposed to maybe come up today
again.
Mayor Ferre: Why isn't it before us now, Mr. City Attorney?
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: It will be up on the loth, sir.
Mayor Ferre' It will be up on the loth, then.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: Mr. Mayor, I have one more resolution here that has been -
r handed to me.
Mayor Ferre: Did you hear me now? The resolution which has not been memorial-
ized here, this is in reference to getting Judge Kunde to come back and give
us an analysis of an updated plan, and there was a $50,000 tag on that.
Mr. Garcia -Pedrosa: We did. We memorialized that.
Mr. Plummer: No, the $50,000 tag was not to pay Kunde.
Mayor Ferre: It was to advertise...
Mr. Plummer: It was for the total educational process, but as far as Kunde
is concerned, your instructions to me, to him and to Earl Worsham was to be
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prepared to make a presentation tomorrow on the fifth, okay?
Mayor Ferre: Why tomorrow?
Mr. Plummer: Well, let me give you the time frame, and that is the questions
I was asking before. The election was on the 2nd; the results on the 3rd; we
met on the 4th and the committee would be appointed to meet on the 5th, okay?
Now, the $50,000 that was put aside was for education purposes only to edu-
cate the public. I informed the firm of Kunde and the firm of Earl Worsham
to be prepared to make their full presentations on the 5th - that there were
no dollars involved for them to make the presentation.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, I just wanted to get that clear. And then basically, what
we are going to do then, J. L., is next Wednesday we are going to hopefully
make it...
Mr. Plummer: There will be no meeting tomorrow, because there is no committee
to meet.
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT PLACED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: You know, you ought to consider that meeting in December before
the 14th in case we have any last minute snags.
67. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: APPOINT '1.%YOR FERRE tv'D CO'2'11SSIO'ER
PLn2:ER TO METRO TRA' SPORTATIO:: CO''CiITTEE.
Mayor Ferre: This is a resolution appointing and confirming Maurice Ferre
and Plummer as City representatives on the Metropolitan Dade County Transpor-
tation committee. Is that what you wanted.
Mr. Plummer: That is the one you passed in the last...
Mayor Ferre: Demetrio Perez moves, Plummer seconds. Further discussion.
Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1057
_ A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND CONFIRMING MAYOR MAURICE A.
_ FERRE AND VICE -MAYOR J. L. PLUMMER AS THE CITY'S REPRE-
SENTATIVES ON THE METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY DOWNTOWN
TRANSPORATION POLICY COMMITTEE.
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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 Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
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THEREUPON, THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO A BRIEF
RECESS AT 5:35 P.M., reconvening at 6:05 P.M., with all
members of the Commission found to be present.
63. PUBLIC HEARI;;G: PROPOSED OP.DI�:A:iCE PROHIBITI;`G TPANS:;ISSION
OF PORNOGRAPHY 0`: CABLE T.V.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, for the record, please sir, did we properly adver-
tise this as a public hearing?
Mr. Gary: Yes, we did, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Now, this is in reference to an ordinance prohibiting the use of
cable television for distribution of obscene or indecent material, defining
terms, providing for sanctions for violations (who is doing the heavy breath-
ing?), providing for procedure for imposing said sanctions and containing a
severability clause and an effective date contingent upon approval by the
electorate of the City of Miami. Now, that is what we are here to discuss
tonight. Does anybody wish to be heard on that issue? Mr. Manager, did we
properly advertise?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Now, let me ask you further, Mr. Manager, we did properly ad-
vertise?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Now, we have another public hearing?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: When is the next public hearing?
Mr. Dawkins: The loth.
Mayor Ferre: That is next Wednesday, right?
Mr. Gary: Yes, the loth.
Mayor Ferre: What time, Mr. Manager?
Mr. Gary: 6:00 o'clock.
Mayor Ferre: Next Wednesday, is that right?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Well, as far as I am concerned, I had many people tell me that
we should confuse the issue on December 14th and that we should have gothing
but the one cent sales tax, which is sufficient and it is my opinion that _
I don't want to win that (and we are going to win it) and have somebody come -
around and say that we had to use all kinds of props to win it and bring out
the Cuban community or anything else like that. We have already taken this
to a referendum. The referendum was won, I don't care if it was won by one
vote or a hundred votes. We won a referendum. It is an issue that has been
settled in my mind and I have no problems in taking this back to the electors,
but there is no reason why we can't pass this as a simple ordinance establish-
ing this as a guideline and letting it sit until some future date when we can
put it on a ballot without having the taxpayers go to special expense and
that is what I am going to be moving this next Wednesday, the loth of
November. Anybody else want to say anything?
Mr. Carollo: I move we adjourn.
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Mayor Ferre: There is a motion that we adjourn. Again, let the record
reflect that it is 6:05 P.M. There is nobody here for this public hearing
to speak out. All right, there is a second to the motion by Commissioner
Perez. Further discussion?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, this will be a continuation on the loth. You ad-
journ the meeting, but not ... you continue the public hearing on the loth.
Mayor Ferre: We will have a continuation of the public hearing on the loth,
but this is the adjournment of this Commission meeting for the day and a
continuation of the public hearing on the loth. All right, is there any-
body who wants to say anything else?
Mr. Carollo: I am just going to add one more thing. Even though the
referendum vote was close, I feel that a lot of people did not understand
what they were voting for. It was worded in such a way that a lot of people
that were voting against having pornography in cable television, in fact, were
voting the opposite way. They thought they were voting against it, but it
was worded in such a way, they were voting for it, so I think that if the
wording would have been clearer, the margin of victory that the Commission
would have had would have been much greater than what it was.
Mayor Ferre: I think you are right, and I want to tell you that I have in-
creased respect for your intuition on how people are going to vote on issues.
Mr. Carollo: Well, 76%, but...
Mayor Ferre: Is not bad. That is not bad.
Mr. Carollo: That is why I am going to be around here for quite a while.
Mr. Plummer: Maybe we ought to change the wording to "no Communist -porno
actors".
Mr. Carollo: "No Communist Marxist -porno actors".
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there anything else anybody wants to say today?
Mr. Plummer: We are going to miss being live on channel 10, for God's sake!
Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much and we will see you next week.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Commission,
on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 6:07 P.M.
MAURICE A. FERRE
i Mayor
ATTEST: RALPH G. ONGIE
City Clerk
MATTY HIRAI
Assistant City Clerk
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\SS 1 S'I'A':"1' IN "FHI: 1.,A!; I)I:PAR"1'MI:"�'I'.
R-82- 1002
82-1 002
PERSONAL APPEARANC1:: ELI/AB1:'I'li VIRRICK, CONI'M71'
1"I'M)INC OF COCO'�I'T CROV'1: C:AKI•: T111,M411 DECE'1BER, 'ilI'
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R-82-1003
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Al'"I'HOR I7.1: AGR IFI 11 ','i !•; 1 1*11 .I,\`1CS F SCOT'"I' .1f:SCA FOR
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82-1006
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82-1008
:A1)Oi''1 F1:1)I:I�:AI. RI:VI:NIT SNAh I NG 1'OR SOCTAi. SERVICE
PROCRA'IS AS A'IENl)ED.
R-82-1011
`;''-1011.
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PLAQVES, PROCLAMA"FIONS, PRESENTATIO';S, SPECIAI. 111-11S,
AND CU';I)01.1'.N(:1'S l'O THE FAMILY Of' flO!;ARI) N. KF,NNEf)1'.
R-82-1013
82-1013
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CONFIRM ORDERING RES(iLUVION :AUTIMR17ING CFY)' CLERK
'FO AI)VER'F1S1: SF.Af.Ea) BIDS 1WRIIAN SANITARY SI'11111:R
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R-82-101.4
82-1.014
1
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FOR SECOND ANNUAL, COCONI-F CROVF TURKEY RACE.
R-82-1015
82-1015
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APPROVE IN PR 1 NC I PLI: ISSUANCE N01' TO EXCEED
' i6 5,000,O(10. '11'1.*1'i-FAMI LA' HOUSIN(, REATNIT, BONDS.
R-82-1017
82-1017
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Al"MO)R I /.1: CITY 't%N,ACF.R '1'O I�1aI�:RI'l: 5108 , Oi)0 PREY' 1 Ol'SLl'
ASIDE FOIt I"U'l;'FO!•:N GOA'I:RNMI?NT PARKING CARTAGE. :AIU'
I'; PI'L'LIC PL,ACI'.S 'FO RI: t'SFI) i.A'I•ER IN M'I'1' PORTION OF
K-82-1018
82-1018
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RI:I.l:A1,1: O1' :ALI, CLAIMS, 'ITI THONE COMMUNICATIONS,
(ai'11'1"1,1v1 F:OI IPMEN'1' TO 11,1: INS'I'AI.I.17.1) IN A PORTION OI'
flfl 11:A'11 CO.,'%TNTIO'; CENTER.
R-82-1019
82-1019
`IF RO- CURAN/HAITIAN
AUS'I'ICE ASSIMILA'1'1ON
R-82-1020
82-1020
OF FH1: CI11' '1'()RELINQUISH 'I'O METRO
1U:1:1'LA'I WN Of' ALL. VEHICLES FOR HIM.
R-82-1 021
82-1021
10
1'Rc;l: DADE COUN•I'l' 'I'O MAIN`I'A1N SAMF. LEVEL OF S171WICE
A';I) ?lAl':'FENAN(T OF 'TAXICABS AND 0'1'IIER FOR 111RE
du
V11:111CLI'S 111,zF.VIOUSLY "WN'I'AINFD !:'III:N SUCH VEHICITS,
l.'I1I:h: Rf '[']IF CVVY OF MIAM1.
R-82-1022
82-1022
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DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION
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VICES FOR VIRGINIA KEY PARK DEVELOP?IFNT PRO.ii;C'l.
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82-1024
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APPROVE IN PRINC1!'LF. CI"1'1' OF ?11A'dl PARK AND RECRF.A-
1"ION %•i STER PLAN.
R-82-1n_'5
82=1025
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:111I'ROVI'. C 1 TY PAR V 1 C I PAT l ON AME.R I CAN CANCER SOCIETY
COLT' CARD PROGRAM,
R-82- 10 28
82-1028
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AUTHORIZI': CITY '1\NAGER TO ENTER IN7TO AGRHMENT (Ji'f 11
BATA']'LORE 01170LES, INC. FOR US1? 017 MIAMI BASEBALL
STADI U'!.
f{ -82-1 n29
82-1029
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Al'1'HORIZE ISSUANCE OF '+`ASTf: COLLECTION LI('I:NS[:S TO
SEVER AL. C(}`1P.111 l:S .
K-82-1030
82-1030
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AUTHORIZE F.NF(TTION 01: AGREEMFNT OF F.P. AND L.
"CONSERVATION LIGHTING CONVERSION AGREEMENT".
R-82-1031
82-1.031
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ORllERIN(; RFSOLUTION KINLOCII SANITARY SE;7ER
1�1PROVPIEN'I' SR-555 -S,
R-82-1.032
82-1032
OR!)i:R1N(; RESOI,1''CION KINI.O(;I: SANITARYSEtIER I!1PROV1:-
'11'":'1 SR-548�i-('•
R-82-1033
82-1033
20
Al"I'D)RIZI: Pt'RCHASE OF SIX iU1UI() UNJI'!'S FOR T}1!; Ill?PART
-KN1' OF BI'ILDING AND VEHICLE kU' N'I'I7NANCF.
R-82-1034
82-1034
27
ACCEPI COMP1.l TI'D WORK* FRE CONSTRUCTION CO. FOR
CITIES S"1'1,',EI:I' IMPROVEMENT.
R-82-1035
82-1035
5
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7.1 FOf: `+,AI;COS KOHLY, OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
R-82-1036
82-103(
111' LITTLE HAVANA CO^LkIUNITY CENTER
ART PIP COVt'N}TY CI:NTF.R".
R-82-1037
82-103
30
A(;R1 t:'fI:N;'C t:'1'fH THE ASSOCIA'i'lO;; OF CUBAN ACCOUNTA^;'1'S
P. EXILE CONC'EP'NING "Ill INTER-AMERICAN REGIONAL.
SF'11 NAR" .
R-812- 1 038
2-
8- 10;
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ACRE,I'MENT 1d1 T1{ CA^W'OL F.ST'ABLI Sill NG 'I'lll: "PI?P.NLINI:N"(
S1:CRI:ATARIAT OF TIIF HEM ISI'IIFRIC' CONGRESS OF LAT'IN
(:IIA'1B1:RS OF COMMER:F. AND INDUSTRY".
R-82-1039
82-10
32
ACRIJ-11:N'T l:'I'I'i1 rl{I:I:NI.i?A1'-'I'}:LESCA, PLANNERS,
AND ARCHIT'EC'IS FOR DINNER KEY "UIRINA
RENOVA'IlON:S.
R-82-1040
82-1(
33
ACCEPT BID FOR FEST S(;OR ! ^:(; EOM PMENT FOR THE' DEPT .
OF Ht'%1AN RESOURCES. 1
R-82-1041
82-1
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ACCEPT B [) FOR NEE' CO!*1UNJI1'1' BUILDINGS AND
St"IPt'-1111C 1'OOI, RENOVATION'S FOR WEST END, CURTIS AND
SIT"ANIMAH PARKS.
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ItFN'l;V. A(;ItF.t:!t1:Nf FOR USE OF FOR'1' DALLAS PARK IN
CON.Ii'NC'1'10N Iti'1'fH ItIV'1:R PARK YRUJEC'I'.
CLOSE. FLA(;LER S'I"REL-I' NOV'EMB'EH 5, 1982 FOR "1111-
FIF1'A" ANNUAL ORAN(:F. BLOSSOM CLASSTC Ff?STTVAL, ANT)
PARADE.
('1XV 1 FY ELEC110N USUTA'S (IF FOUR CHAR'I'L'H
A'IEND) TENTS OUESTIONS AND WO STRAW BA1.1.o'C
OUES'1"1ONS.
At'"!'IIORI'!.' EOI71PMFN'I' LEASE AGREEMENT FOR t•;ORI)
T'ROCI:SSIN(; EOUTPMEM' FOR LAW DEPAH"!''1EN71'.
;APPROVE RILES :ANT) RE(;t'LA11(INS OF THI: CITY OF MIA?11
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F0R'"1A1,I7,IN(; RES01,1"110'. APP0IN1 %(: P1:1)RO MILIAN AND
JA"IFS !:F"SN'lCK "fO 'HH'. CII'1' OF'"11;A'11 PR(ti'F.fiSIONAI,
R0\TN(; AND t•;RESI'LM; BOARD.
CONFIRNIN(; R71S01''I'lON- APPOINT MAYOR FFRRE AND
('011MISSIONER PLULMF:R TO 'IETRO 'IRANSI'0R'I'AT10N
COM!1I'I"I'I:I:
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R-82-1055 1 82-1055
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