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RESOLUTION NO. 82-769
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION
STIPULATING THAT THE CITY WILL WORK AND
COOPERATE WITH THE SENIOR CENTERS OF DADE
COUNTY, INC. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
AT A CITY PARK YET TO BE IDENTIFIED BY THE
CITY MANAGER IN ORDER THAT THE SENIOR CITIZENS
MAY PRESENT THEIR APPLICATION TO THE. STATE
FOR FUNDS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1982, AFTER
WHICH DATE SAID FUNDS WOULD BE ENCUMBERED.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. It is the intent of the City Commission that
the City of Miami will work and cooperate with the Senior
Centers of Dade County, Inc. in connection with the proposed
establishment of a Senior Citizens Center at a City park
yet to be identified by the City Manager, in order that the
Senior Citizens may present their application to the State
for funds before September 30, 1982, after which date said
funds would be encumbered.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of September
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RAL H G. ONGIE
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ROBERT F. CLARK
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
SE R. GARCCIA`PEDROSA
ity Attorney
MAURICE A. FERRE
M A Y 0 R
, 1982.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
S E P 9 1982
mmumoN No. 82, 7 6
ARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
I enra•d F A Ratz
Presi4er7
A'•s Jean t-ussell
Is, \ e Pres,dent
h1• '•.,na :.•eenhlatt
.I i V' a P'es'dent
Le .s e L &son
MEMBERS
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t'.'•s %'Jll-e F.nili;nt
%•s \ e•na Uell,ng
1.1 i F.itty F,tIT,nO
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Jean J,,,ies Pe, I-e
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
1407 N W. lth STREET • MIAMI, FLORIU)A 33125
Phone 541 3705
August 25, 1982
Mr. Al Howard, Director
City of Miami
Department of Recreation
2600 So. Bayshore Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Mr. I Iowa rd ,
JOSE V. NAVARRO
Executive Director
Pursuant to our conversation of August 24th, we are requesting
that the City of Miami consider our proposal to establish a
Senior Citizens Center at blorningside Park. We expect to re-
ceive $205,000 from the State of Florida, Department of Health
and Rehabilitative Services, for acquisition, renovation or alter-
ation of a Senior Center facility.
Morningside Park is located in the targeted area for implementa-
tion of this center, and we feel this would be a cost-effective
method of providing services to the elderly of this colmmunity.
Senior Centers of bade County, Inc., would assume responsibility
For cost of operation, including personnel and provision of the
following services hionday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.: Co-operative food Buying, Congregate deals, Home -Delivered
Meals, Nutrition Education, Outreach Services, Refugee Social Ser-
vices, Employment Services, Social Group Services, Adult Education,
Recreation and Transportation. We estimate wo will serve approxi-
nutely 520 unduplicated persons at this location and 4S0 of them
will be below poverty level.
►.'• J Ma•s St,n'ev J, We estimate a need of approximately 5,000 square feet to provide
t,'aoelStooste,mer the above mentioned services. The facility could be an existing
one and the funds therefore could be used for renovation and equip-
L,.ciles'.el�er ment, or the facility could be new construction or expansion of
ti le.,swaraw existing facility. the City of Miami will retain title to property
and improvements. This improvement will enable the expansion of
community program services by the City of Miami, Department of
Recreation.
Unfortimately, we must have our application coiiq)leted and approved
by the State before September 30, 1982, and therefore will appre-
ciate if this ncltter could be expedited.
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82 -769
1 Mr. Al HOV
August 25, 982
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We will need a letter of commitment from the City of Miami to
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proceed with the application.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need additional in-
formation.
Thank you for your continued co-operation.
Sincerely,
se Navarra,
Executive Director
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COMM. t- ILLER DAVNNS
CITY OF MIAMI
Leroy N. Colyer, President
P E T I T I O N
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Southgate Villas Homeowners Association
425 N. W. 6 Street
Miami, Florida 33136
August 25, 1482
To: The Mayor of the City of Miami, Florida The Mayor of Metro Dade County
The City Commissioners, City of Miami The County Commissioners
i The City Manager, City of Miami The County Manager, Dade County
Dade County HUD
We, the undersigned, protest the decision of Dade County HUD to construct a public
housing project at N.W. 6th Street between 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues, Miami, Florida.
We believe:
1. The Culmer-Overtown area is already saturated with public
housing projects;
2. The construction of the proposed housing project will have
a pernicious effect on the homeowners and businesses in the
area:
3. That Dade County HUD is not acting in good faith by trying to
construct a public housing project in Culmer-Overtown when the
same Dade County HUD did not construct public housing in the
Hammocks in the Kendal area of Dade County
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Southgate Villas Homeowners Association
425 N. W. 6 Street
Miami, Florida 33136
August 25, 1982
To: The Mayor of the City of Miami, Florida The Mayor of Metro Dade County
The City Commissioners, City of Miami The County Commissioners
The City Manager, City of Miami The County Manager, Dade County
Dade County HUD
We, the undersigned, protest the decision of Dade County HUD to construct a public
housing project at N.W. 6th Street between 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues, Miami, Florida.
We believe:
I. The Culmer-Overtown area is already saturated with public
housing projects;
2. The construction of the proposed housing project will have
a pernicious effect on the homeowners and businesses in the
area:
That Dade County HUD is not acting in good faith by trying to
construct a public housing project in Culmer-Overtown when the
same Dade County HUD did not construct public housing in the
Hammocks in the Kendal area of Dade County
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Southgate Villas Homeowners Association
425 N. W. 6 Street
Miami, Florida 33136
August 25, 1982
Leroy N. Colyer, President
P E T I T I O N
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To: The Mayor of the City of Miami, Florida The Mayor of Metro Dade County
The City Commissioners, City of Miami The County Commissioners
The City Manager, City of Miami The County Manager, Dade County
Dade County HUD
We, the undersigned, protest the decision of Dade County HUD to construct a public
housing project at N.W. 6th Street between 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues, Miami, Florida.
We believe:
1. The Culmer-Overtown area is already saturated with public
housing projects;
2. The construction of the proposed housing project will have
a pernicious effect on the homeowners and businesses in the
area:
+. That Dade County HUD is not acting in good faith by trying to
construct a public 'iousing project in Culmer-Overtown when the
same Dade County HUD did not construct public housing in the
Hammocks in the Kendal area of Dade County
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P E T I T I O N
To: The Mayor of the City of Miami, Florida
The City Commissioners, City of Miami
The City Manager, City of Miami
Southgate Villas Homeowners Association
425 N. W. 6 Street
Miami, Florida 33136
August 25, 1982
The Mayor of Metro Dade County
The County Commissioners
The County Manager, Dade County
Dade County HUD
We, the undersigned, protest the decision of Dade County HUD to construct a public
housing project at N.W. 6th Street between 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues, Miami, Florida.
We believe:
1. The Culmer-Overtown area is already saturated with public
housing projects;
The construction of the proposed housing project will have
a pernicious effect on the homeowners and businesses in the
area:
3. That Dade County Hi1D is not acting in good faith by trying to
construct a public housing project in Culmer-Overtown when the
same Dade County HUD did not construct public housing in the
Hammocks in the Kendal area of Dade County
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P E T I T I O N
Southgate Villas Homeowners Association
425 N. W. 6 Street
Miami, Florida 33136
August 25, 1982
To: The Mayor of the City of Miami, Florida The Mayor of Metro Dade County
The City Commissioners, City of Miami The County Commissioners
The City Manager, City of Miami The County Manager, Dade County
Dade County HUD
We, the undersigned, protest the decision of Dade County HUD to construct a public
housing project at N.W. 6th Street between 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues, Miami, Florida.
We believe:
1. The Culmer-Overtown area is already saturated with public
housing projects;
2. The construction of the proposed housing project will have
a pernicious effect on the homeowners and businesses in the
area:
3. That Dade County HUD is not acting in good faith by trying to
construct a public housing project in Culmer-Uvertown when the
same Dade County HUD did not construct public housing in the
Hammocks in the Kendal area of Dade County
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Signature
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FROM: T.nis letter is from Vera E. Gilfors, on her cl:^l behialf and on behalf of
the Southgate Villas Ho.-hcoi;nera Association.
SUS=��CI': Florida ^„ C
roject 5-7ulr�r G^�'a r,� and Florida Projec� 5-74 t a- mocks
Public Housing
To you l.1ho are reading this letter, this letter co:icerns the overlooked "Cvertown"
area of Mda-ni, Florida. And this letter is about the injustices co--r.Li teed by the
City of i• al and the County of Dade. `riis letter is about their lack of conrnitt-
rrnt to tare any action to reverse cr even halt the racial and econo:-� c i.nequality
and ul,calance that exist bete;een the Cv-=rta.m area of Dade County and bet,:een
other areas of this City and County.
This letter is to complain about the obvious and overt social and economic
discrilrsnation in housing; by the City of :•'i'=rni and the County of Dade and tha
intentional effort to create and maintain a slu-n and a in the " , ,erto-wn"
area.
Presently the City of Miami and the Co-mty of Dade are involved in a law
suit in the Federal District for the Southern District of Florida (Sa?ra Riles,
Clara Pi.chardson and Lucile Hannah, on behalf of th2nselves and all others
siailarly situated, plaintiffs, versus Dade County, Dade County Dept. of H.U.D.,
Melvin J . Ada_,s and Merritt Stierhei,,n in their official capacities, defendants,
No. 81-2686 Civ-ax) . The plaintiffs in tills suit are seeking declaratory
ju.dF,rent and injunctive relief to prevent. the cancellation of a public
housing project (Fla 5-74) wh-.ch was being constructed on the site bet•;_en S.W.
147th and 162nd Avenues and T et,;een Yend--0 1 Drive and S.W. 120th Street.
Tilic housing ;... �_ t " ^t'� co?nsiSted Of C0 iz-i t5 -
liE i�'�:, r�I:,CJ l..l� ItiOv1-Ci il� 5 S, to i . lE? been
built on a 1,096 acre site called Ha-r)oci;s. i11_ie site could have acec:7o,-4ated
a ; axium of 8,500 wiits. The aTYa had a residential density and flu Cher
U2"' Vlded open Space, parks, boating, S;4 ST C. ien'1is, bicycling and jo;�g
paths in addition to other ninicipal branch serv-ices. Forty-six acres of the
land ti•;as offered to Dade Cow-ity for construction of elan--ntary schools, a junior
hi Eh school or middle school and related school parks. lne county's plans
prcvided that 140 of the waits would be for senior citizens.
Forced by the pressure of the Y,en�all Federation of iie.,noi% ners Association,
the ?-7—,uPrroc!,s public housinZ project i•;as ca_Ticelled on July 21, 1981, even though
constructicn ha-d begun. In defending itself a-ainst the suit to force the county
to continue baildi.ng, the county alleged, a>Jr ot'nar things that:
"... thn project would have exceeded federal cost guidelines..."
it... no li.kc-hood of available federal funds to fund public housing
projects in the future..."
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Dc`ral0 inn_ ^-'-✓ �. Fz)usiilp and 'urban
f ?' ]� v_ �� ce sty; ed trat t?;- _ _scai y=._ ,. _ bu het recc' an ed resc ssion
01 1"tl2l�S approved " -:i ` t- Ar r_ G l^ 'cv1�82 bud. -et. L"tler res^v0�'=aS
1 c_ a �s u. ide_ 11:_
by Dade County included t',� a -I e�ation that "... there are currently no funds
available..." and 't... there is no indication of the 1< :ehoau of additional
funding baCO;, ]11c available to iuna- t i:,-tie z=j eC i:s Ln the near future .. . It
Trial in this case is scheduled to co= nce se; ti,^tia 'L.?-Lis month. And chile
these allegations are beinE; made by DaJe a`ainst its buildir4g- a public housing
project in the Kendall area, a middle am upper class area; and while Dade Co=ty
is denyL-C having enNaEed in a pattern on placing, public housing sites in areas
of minority or public housing concentrat" ion; -Dade Count,,• subs'?^uent? y advertised
on Auc-ust 6, 1982 for bids t0 construct 75 public hG_:sinc- units in a tk0-block
area of "Overto�•m", a primarily black co- ]..mity of ',ia-:ii .
That same two -block area bord--r;n� 5th and c�th A-�,enues N.t', and N.W. 4th and
6th Streets is in close prox-I d ty to he ;7�1ablicly .:ssi.:3ted housing
projects:
1. Culmer Place, 610 N.W. loth Strut
2. Parxside, 357 N.t'.. 3rd Street
3. Highland Park, 1.150 I;.t,'. 1.1th Street Road
4. Town Park VillaZe, N.W. 3rd Avenue and 19th Street
5. Claude Pepper Towers, 750 N'.W. 18th `k2]n-ace
6. Haley Sof';e Toi•.ens, 750 & 800 t:.t;t. 1?th Avenue
7. Fainbow Villa: --,a, N.W. 3rd Avenue & I:.l:'. 20th Street
8. Orr Plaza, 556 N.W. 5th Street
9. Lt>;.=s Parr: M.--%nor, �venue -nd I?.t',. 2nd StrE3t
That sate two -block area is also in close pro} ^-ty to the following
second
mortgage housing; projects:
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Culnnr Vi1_l -e, ?:.l';. 10th St -Poet
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Tot•�inouses, I;.t'.. 1st �.,:..:uJ ]'
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That same ti',o-block area is addIt.iol.ally nc- ,ir the Section 8 subsidy
Housing Projects:
1. T)em, le Court Apartm---nts, 431 N.W. ;rd Street
2. Orlando Apartments, 34 ?I.t.. 4th Street
3. Alla;^attah, N.W. 12th Avenue
4. Scattered Section 8 Dousing tirouJiout the area in privately r-an apart -rent
buildings
T1Ls list is not co-rplete a2]d f i1Z th �Z';rt0.'e, the site is only a [ ew blocks
fro:ii tho C6u2]ty's m--n's prison located at N.bl. 12th Avenue and 14th Street.and tra
County's :'b-n--n's Jail located at 14th Si.reet and N.W. 7th Avenue; and just tlao
blocks from a federal drug tnaatmmt facility at 900 ?�.W. 7th Avenuo.
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The plea inns and r .p Jrts f _, e �i l'i tli� . `� es Case _::-.Luce a st te77en r+�
Gt. 14 liVa
1 i anr: 'JSa'27 'o the effect that `I: e -" i'h a i �'�' i a greater
residents r.�s n�_i s.. a-d b Eft e:,
f voice in making decisions on the location and type of housing to be provided in
the co:..., Wily . And Dade County indeed heeded to that voice by w- thdrzw-ing its
support of the Fa—immocks public housing.
Yet, residents of Overto;;n cry too, and justifiably so, because they
too should have a right tc be heard. Yet, %•,hen Ann I".arie Adker, a me7ber of the
Overtown Advisory Board and residents cf Southzatle Fills cried for air space
and a stop to the suffocating public housing thrown on top of them, they vrere
only heard by the Miami Herald in an article dated D_-cenber 16, 1981. Yet, when
'.alter Sc':eeting, a Black Developer, who has added iralue to Overtoi'm by giving
its residents decent housing they can own rather than rent, he was not heard.
Neither was his alternative re uest to build subsi died hormes for uvmership heard.
And when local businessman Carl M�illins si-h=d a breath of relief that the Greater
MdaAi.' Chamer of Co.-,rurce and other ins titui•ions `oini.n� in to redevelop
the Overtocin area East of i-95 into the new Park vest area, he r-.,luctantly leafed
that because he i•,as West of I-95, a 75-urit public h using project vrould be built.
Iglhile plans are being made to redevelop the Overtown area East of 1-95, plans
mast also be r.-ade to re -locate th3se residents i•:ho now reside there.
So while the Mliami Herald reports of Developer Earl Worsham's grandiose plans
for transforming dot;ntoi-.m Isa;d's riverfrout;
And while M3iani Mayor Maurice Ferre wants to have a sports facility on a
riverfront site right near overto,•�n;
111hile Dade County IanaFer I4r?rr'ett Steiriieim is in search of black contractors;
1Thile Kiami City Com-ni.ssioner Filler Da;.�d!is is reported to be unhappy about
the overlooked Overtaan;
,%.,,ile b:i a ,i 's for 1:_ tuild a n:_;; `rage for
I' airii ;
While Bill Cullom and the Gr;'at%r TP'ia;nd Cna,,ber of Corr erce is busily engaged
at the drawing board giving TAI-erty City a face lift;
a•lertow,n - right over doe;iitcarn tends cleaning up.
But where is Miiami's for
Where is the Grater I li a d CticarrLer of Cc:-: -_erce;
Mhere is Tiller Dawkin's sympathy;
But where is Mdarni I•, yor Maurice Ferre a*id ,,here is the Mdami herald; where, is
I 'ertt Stierheim.
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uiberty C_is..� it :� face� irco they
`dove;
While the blesvca� lops -)Dne two ! 1%' C::, _ : �-, y. L _35�d ti m':`C] aril
overlooked - but tourist - they too ha%-e to pass 'Uhrou lVCvertoj�n. '�'ney too
have to overlook, Overtot:n. gut they t^c ray c-ve^�,00�:.'�a:-d on the re5cund.
This letter is to c=,nlaf_n about L.'ie a'13i city of -he City of and the
CO'LL"ltjT Of Dade t0 p1c�21 8:7d 2"fillip t0 C'; '"L'?, re —build and re ovate a bOY'tio:l
of Overtot•,n to Yank Vest i..hile relocat nc to the ?' ,;GiTi lr portion of CvertoWtl
a 75 unit public housing prcject in a 2 Mock a:7_=a. ;;Here is the
for Crverto,.n, i,,here is the t-e Lnis, t•:here are tI;-,a_rYs anl jo:_„ino paths.
ti';nere is Overtavm's open space.
This letter is to ca-,nlai.n about the nerve of the City of Miami and the
County of ode to further crowd, squeeze, and Con"e'st, to f1.72 Sher con"Ga:,unate
the reIraLns of OvertQl%n.
Tnis letter is to co;:,plaiii about Da^.7e Cou'lty's desrezrard for
hu;.321 existence and decency. This letter 15 tQ _ '� l: t er'-e-sed opinions
that the failure of H.U.D. programs is based on th•_ at-.e-,-_,t to put too much
publicly assisted housing in one area.
This letter is to e>m�ress the view of OveI'to,•.n residents that the area's
ability to function, to econoaically sue wive, is beinj- further deteriorated by
its se_�a egation and by the inabs lity of private persons and entities to cow in
with capital.
_ This letter is to ask i'.,hy the City of Mia�-i and the County of Dade insist on
concentrating public housing in lop: Lnclo-7)e areas and ;^; log: or moderate inco,�
residents are denied an opportunity to live and enjoy -the benefit of living in
an inteL-Fated neighborhood.
Tnis letter is to fu_rthc:r ask l':hy - even after the Herald reported,
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early in the y(-ar at I; -, to cl lc c�:,;-jd by D Cozz-ity, cn
v:hich this same public housilE project is be_InE; pia•L;ed, ,.:hy .ova no o';•e )"lc.rd, 1;ny
are there still rubbish and trash piles at lea t 3 fcet high.
To all of you ;mho are reading this letter, I I *V_LI -ou to corme and view
this eye -sore for yourselves. Verify these cur. )laints tI-z!'ouJh your o :n 1 nvest i f7atl ions.
if Dade County can't clear its vacant lot of rubbishan3 `rash, hot: can it expect
to maintain a 75 unit public housing project 1•:ithout creati2Z further tension,
further strife, further urL"est a Tong the ?1_r,: ady fed-ap, '.ham- aLready discontent
:_i;-bers of Overta;:n. if Dade County can't r.ail;tain tha .o.,. ?ark Vi 11�;,=;e and
:void the financial pitfalls then. hoti': can i, de Coulzty expect to build a 75-unit
project in a 2-block area. (see I,d.aumi T rues 8-12-82)
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COu"lty's position that trier'? was `Ear n: ` Cn Cf t: � l `, �..r o
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but also in the expected detericration in the ci ali ty o`_' 1= fe in the Kendall area
due to 9ro*v4-ing so'c?'1 fYric_tions since lc:':-i71C0'2 families end to have -,)Dre pressure,
{ frustration and rising, crim from __�';:_dy cvercro:aded conditions.
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Tree Feasibility Repoli fr' ~rther a,1 ` -d i.. easurable Lnereases in tales and
suggested subsidized public housing r.:'cjects as an alternative. In addition, the
report called the jlal- ticks, "... a shoCr1-L'-)__:-1 of-_xces.s ive Eov-33r 'went spending
and unconscionable r.4ste and in-:�f f icirncy and, evi d-ence a cor:nlete di sre`ard for
interpersonal and inter -soup relatic27F'--)`tps..."
Again, the report alleged that funds for N.-C.D. projects at all levels of
govtrn,~�nt have been reduced substantially. Yet, the County and City have made
these allegations with regard to the ;H-a'. s:rocks project but ap. arently feel that these
sa^� statements and allegatio2zs do not apply to ti;e Cul r�?r Fr'oj eet (�-; 7) :in Qvertoim
or either the County and City an -I -ac t7 c-e r oc`Lal, cconcml cal
and racial discri.":L`Zatory practiCCs iIi !•�L;3i'�^.
Yes, this same Dade Cc my out -'!Fitly 6-c- ied the alternative r=juest of Developer
Walter S. eeting, who has proven hi:s ability to u:��_;rade the Overto m a-rea, to build
subsidized second mortgaged housin, or. this sa-m_ property. And this sa :re Dade
County closed its ears to even John V. Hc-v.ard, fo,.-;ier Vice Chairman of the TKiami
Housiiig Authority -who stated: "i am a7palled that consideration is being given to
Project FL 5-75• The proposed site for this project is totally unacceptable by all
standards used to measure C-ood housinZ sites."
The purpose of the Fair housing Act (1"itle 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq.) is to
provide for fair housing throuEbout the United States. Con`s'ess' policy favored
achievement of integrated living patte_-7is. How, is it that i,'hile the Kendall area
residents' wishes of not i•ranting to suport their under -privileged or even senior
citizens, ane heard and yet the pleas of Overto';m for survival �-o u hr7=i d.
`i.:? i_ .5. �k _'-,�, ii LT.D. (� • E - -i'1)
st.atv'd that the basis of Cf t,7e CJ ;"rer ..1_te (5-75) ?TI ice, 2' C :7I 1:aS
based upon cmn�liance 1,-1th t1he rojeet. Selection cri-teri a_nd .:atioral
i Ivira :tal Policy Act (24 Cr. , § 841.107)
That section refers to Title 24 C n, Part 200, Subpart N, for r.q,ire:-.ents of
proposed project sites. 7ht subs: =xt. u1I'eS that a clear and color- 1 ete r, la_nat-ion
be given of the way in 1,:hich the pror_o�-ed project satisfies each applicable
consideration. The first being the need for lo7 er income housing in the area.
The criteria set forth for evaluaiting proposed site selections is establi.sihed
from the objectives which are as follows: (Title 24 CFR § 200.'710)
1. To identify the proposed projects i..i-ich will best serve the most
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urgent izi: i}?t ..-eat rC ' -. �C=. ` = G' lg.. r Lnc:�7.- ho'_:s_ —" A= .
� . To provide F-Ln-r itV 4t h C^pC t o?2iti�'S for ho .sing lit a
wide rant-e cr locations.
3. To open up no-`e`---_�eat.eI.A :,_1us•�� c;Dp `rtia_`.ies that. w 11 contribute
to decreasing "-he effects of Fast housinG discrirination.
4. To avoid concentrating s-.:bsidized housing in any one section of a
rertropolitan area or to4.n.
`j. 'Ib provide lower incamr-_ hc'as`holC.s opportLLnitiGs fog' housLlg
in a wide ra-n�-:e of locations.
6. To locate subsidized housing in section containing facilities and
and services that are typical of Those found in neiC-bb'orhoods
consisting lar vely of stanr:ard, a ubsidi Ad housing of a sinilar
n--u, yet value.
7. To locate subsidized housing in ar: s reasonably accessible to job
opportunities.
8. To ensure that the propossd develop.n,_nt is consistent v.ith principles
of "orderly" mot; th and developt ront .
9. To prevent urban "spratrl" and the pre;:�ture developrrnnt or over-
development of land before supporting facilities are available.
10. To encourage f on—alation of arcawide plans tahich include a housing
element relative to needs and goals for'lot%. and moderate -income
housin as i%eil as balanced production throughout a reetropolitan
area.
a;h_- ;ca : y; i]-
c_M_. ll. To rovid' � n a`:t:e,:, enti rnt .
12. TO DI'�V�,it Il'.' �sC�''I'S ii'"-,act on the 1','�•'iI'C,1Tir?nt resulting from
construction cf the proposed housincr.
13. To avoid site locations t•.hose conditions i'.ould be
detrim;:ntal to the success of an othenz dse sound project.
14. To produce housing pro-r:)tly and to provide quality housing at a
reasonable cost, taking into account Equal Opportunity guidelines
and requirements.
15. To encourage housing proposals which t•.i ll generate job opportunities
for minority corkers.
16. To provide opportunities for bust Tess concerns o.ned in substantial
part by rC1i nor i ty persons.
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T, �. sczbaal, further rr ovit"Jec a � _ _'Gt_. - L'•_1.i .. _ `._ven tD anti; ar z.c)sea
project I -,'hick: `
1. Does not respond to the housLnE needs of loser inco-r_ households in the
market area.
2. Will be located in a section c'-..aracterised as cne er subsidized houses; or
3. Will establish the character of the section as one of subsidized housing.
4. Will embody po.^r lan:: use n1GnnL—..g or ic'or arch-Ltect.,:ral treatment; or
5. Will be subject to t er' ous eri vI-11ro: 7:. -nta l con-i ti ons :..hi ch cannot be
corrected; or
6. Will substantially or unreasonably dis= apt `he (_'n%,ir'-):u:►:nt or ecologically
valuable or unique natural arras; or
7. IQ-iich is not in co-T_�lirnce w.-Ith the :j,._'aal Cnnort uni, ty guidelines and
recuireni ants.
the normal and special environ7il?ntal clearance for multi -family projects of this
type are in no way even close to these standards and yet t•,e're approved. Section
841.107 further provides that participation in the proEra_m requires compliance with,
arr)sng others, the National Environm=ntal Policy Act of 1969 (Title 42 U.S.C. 5 4321
et seq.)
That section sets forth its purposes as declan1nS a national policy v;hich'will
encourage productive and erjoff:ablp between man and his environrrrent and
t:hich ��*ill prorate efforts to prevent or elin-inate darzage to the ern-ironment and
biosphere and stimulate the health al -id z.elfa'Ae of min.
To carry out these c-oals, and because population roe%th portend an increasingly
C.. r^ C1'i:`�' �� 1 L1`:LII'' te
_� _ C._. _ �o�-e� Lr rat _1 �lati o.�s
r:as ,V,.tablished. T. r•_ _ .. -r_; d t?. 'h;� _ _. r_ission r-__consid�_r ti!e allocation of
OV 11::=:it r° v•7:-iufes tC Pi'Ojecl`.. 1. fLL-th-, r,?c=., —_nip that. ✓--u,
- �I'Csident I- JaI1, i',ho are t�].e2dili, 11th tl1:J United �tc�,t S COna'OSS t0 enact decreased
spendinS, to balance the budtet and to pass a r-=cord bz _akin, tax increase, cone
C70'�'!� Co 1'iia?Tll al�d See ir':"leI'e t'ie tc}T avers dot-lar's au,e being snect. T recwir-e nd that
Mliaj- t.ayor 11,3uri.ce Fei-a e be PYDre colicer-1.'"d about the resid�_-nts of Overtol:`n than
the riverfront develo;-,:�-2nt. i reco-,rmand that the Dade Cowity Co--r-fission reconsider
its vote iii favor of this i nract:ical project. I reco.:z.:_nd that the bidding period
for this project, cura'ently scheduled to end at 2:00 p.m on September 9, 1982, be
extended pending and investigation of the feasibility of the project in liUnt of
federal require:I,ents .
The puj)ose of this letter is further to file a co-?lai_nt pursuant to Title
24 CFR §§ 105.12, 108. 35, 107.35 (Subch A, Subpt B, 1981) , tri iich allot; s any person
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about t0 OcCu_"' tC file ^ -' per tna ;I 1-E,=d
discriJI'iiliato:-v ho-use" 1,-racitice cJcr_.n:-d. :i= `_•Or bids 1-:as dated
August 6, 1982.
in t1 �r _..�-`_, _ 'Y :c tent to Request
reference �.o ��;e _ce �1 E:,;-_� :��� '; i::�r,:` a' intent,
Release of rands, published by ':c::ard Gars- on A'a_Ust 6,y1 �?, this letter is an
objection pursuant to `� tle 24" C � 28. (b) (6) cn_n5 a reauest for further facts
particularly w;lether any of the funds released will be used to relocate residents
of the developing Overtovm, t •metro Transit Station :Into oth-r areas of Overtol;:n
1,.est of I-95.
1 a t- t t t r� a'nd Title '10 Cr ;� 1503.8 1 08. � an
�'ursu.�n„ �o 'I`i�l.. 2�, , � 5s 3 (a)(1) �.5 ,
Enviromi—ental Assess -;►ant or in, iro:omental !=,act Stat ra;u is`'necessary shoe' ing
direct effects and indirect effects caused by the act:lon and %'rhich are farther
re; -roved in distance, but which are still r-_c:: blv fcreseeable. Such may include
gr,,)%-i,h inducilnE effects and other effects related Go in::Ced chin -es In the uattern
of land use, populati.orl density o2' -,`' rovtUh. rate an,'J 2'c-4` '7-•f_ ect's on air and ::ater
and other natural syste::!.S, inclildi.n'- ecC:,y st:e" ' - f `_'cts - nclude cultural,
econo,mc, social., or health, i':hether direct or indirect, or cumulative.
It was stated in Public Laic 96-153, 93 Stat 1101, F.R. 95-154,
"... 1,Mile ' he budc;�t for I?.tT.�. arpro.;rlations is continually
bein.,S cut, those funds that are appropriated are not being
utilized in a reamer so as to obtain the rra:d:.'r_z-a benefit to society.
Instead the funds, are be:1.ng thrc,.rl at low incomre- residents uithout
Offering them ar�y tizii; , of suc�stance . "
The In_gislative F-is', of rublic ?,.aw 96-153, 93 St at 1101, at page 13 (1979)
stated:
" It is evident to the Corimittee (Cc, rrr;_itted on EarLing, Finance
'_''.17 r._fc.'i'^) ',t1=_i. :i' '�C." .o of �. ::`,iGr'i o I"1•='.. ^_'::�'_I'UCtiG:n <--.�.
al Ct'.: �'! 1
:. `�' be'I ;�" =� 't�:�' t•n `.":n '7=: __ i _ �ln. :?cent stud`' by the
CorgY'essional duct C'r,;c� }:c;.'s t-:;�t ':1 l�r�i' .-irtually any p1=i>>0-ble
set of assu :��tiort., �n the ;:�=�. _; � �-. •':r.ts of oc�l.'_�ations no:j beiry
entered into Hay .';ell be in de,t:ate to fully :';I;d the units ... The
C 0 stu^y also po?inted out t;")3t i!lC COUt Of �aCtiGn a Cx eedS the CC:,t
of public housi2iS- by b' ;';: en 10 T,--rcent and 30 pnrc-.nt. tt
Tnato conclusion confii,red th;e t;elief of Con�7r-ess that much -can be done to
the :iIT'f f iciest nd 1':ast i L11 utip= CtS Of try' CLL"1 o t p2'C�.'C "1S .
I! n1i5 letter is to call upon for assistance the !%ei,r-,-iborh,-x d Rei_T::'estr:t.nt
Corporation created to Tromte and fcrm ravtn•erships anior„ residents and
I ej—,,r'esentat.ives Of local fil;cncial inSti.tuti cps and Gov r97;.r�nt and 'U provide
i.,ec,inic8al and financial nf'szista_nce t0 �IC:it_' O'r'; I'S Or`aI11• 'ed t0 reverse nE1 1sJ0`_'!.;10d
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deterio: at_o ; ar.:
-,--2t.ter _S to fur- he_ s'.a e --hat�i- =2'� 1:i� _ in razz be an a,4ve ze
enviror; ,ental i.7pact by the co,mp�letion of EL c::test the acc' ^ �^ i c.'T: �C C �: w y
Of any eriL'iro::irvntal i7maCt StatE;.s=nt or acs=SS:?.nt ma "Or the CuLmer i-ojects.
It is the business and residents 1ri v:I-_.ch : ve Cuff": -red thzoug'h
the below standard levels of livi an `. ;cse saw s'' ems-, '-,,a,, L
in the area iii spite of th--se Cepreszed cz):?ditic:ns ancd a ain these same t*.;sinesses
and residents w,uch have contributed to t.h-_ eccn:)=,,, of C% erto,m r:iule the CLIUY of
Miami and the County of iadC 1: JL11d not even, acce-Pt I'� ^c'1�'ibil ity for haLri ng
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this same blo.-k on c•:nich they nor; wish to cram a 75 .uut project, clear`d of the
rubbish, of the trash of the rat uZfa2ted so . _:at the r.2sivents cC`':_6 have
a healthy enviro-iment of t•;ilich they too could be proud.
But this letter is not to ca,--,-,lain about housing be'ng provided to those i•,ho
will be the disc laced residents of Gvel'tc`:.:z (the ne... a':; i';est), no the letter is
to cor.mla: r, about the racial, econo—__cal and scci?1 in which
the project has been handled. l•,'nile the County of I-:aa•_. on th7e one haz,l is presently
representing w-ider oath to a United States Federal J`udSa that the Ceu lt% stopped
building a housing project in Kendall because the County had no more funds, this
same County has advertised in the uE a t b, 1582 1 'Lel.ami Herald for bids to create
a slw,t-ghetto in Gvertowm.
This letter is to brLLg to the forefront the -inconsistencies t•,hich have an
obvious appearance of racial and ecc,i no::ucal discrisnation by grouping for-inca
residents of Cn�erto�rn ontop of th air neighbors while their property Fast of I-95
is revitalized and renovated.
In effect the people of Gv'ertc',.•n should not have to tray a value-added burden
for the new, grandiose Park Vest but :should be reco sized as "people" :moo , ould
also like to be a part of so:qetiziri" to be proud of. Hui:' can the City of I iams and
the Cou.'ity of Dade be so insenitive to the needs of an already over co bested,
I' subs ���:�_» - - d - b 3 a"ea i-;here ogle
over cI r�, =-... -alth ul�_.� o e-d p -
live, ;}'o:• ,na :t•__tuc__ _
A copy of this let -tor has been cn_::ch of
listed on t ;e attached naffs.
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Vera F. Gilford, on her o': b.2half
and on bei:alf of the Southgate Villas
IiO:1'G': �eI'S Association
P.O. Box 012534
t•Iianu, Florida 33101
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Dade County
I:. U. D.
Melvin J. Adw- Esq.
Director
1401 I� . Zti . 7th Street
Bld. D
104. Florida 33125
Mr. Howard V. CaryT, Esq.
t�carli City Kanager
3500 Pan Ara--ricar! Drive
Kiami, Florida 33133
Fair Housing,
Dept of H. U.D.
1,,ashin= on, D.C. 20410
Assistant Secretes' �,r for
,-air Housing and Equal Cppo_ ,unity
Dept of H.U.D.
Washi.ngton, D.C. 20410
Joseph. A. Sollz, Esq.
109 East 46 th Street
Hiahlah, Florida 33013
Lester 1,isotsk,y, Esq.
Legal Services
7900 N.W. 27 Ave.,
149 West plaza
Suite 210
Kiami, Florida 33147
V�..I.1.,✓ J4_GI.1, .�,:q.
D'_' re ctcr, Lil t --I Kati cn
1393 S.W. 1st Street
Suite 330
• 1iami, Florida 33135
Robert Taylor, Esq.
Desigmers View Group
515 N.W. 6th Ave.
1-"J ami, Florida 33136
Janis Long, Esq.
611 N.W. 5th Street
Mdami, Florida 33136
't Stre_ :,d
da J3136
-i =ri ca11
__ .- , orida 33131
Soutr-ate Villas Homeo;,ners Assoc .
423 N.W. 6 Street
-a ' , - 1i -- 33136
;. arti n Ir_-vi!:son, E"sq.
11533 S. Drive HWY
Florida 33156
5-Late 803
I�aar d, Florida 33130
Dade County Independent Review Panel
73 ;•: ost Flarier
room 1902
a -Li, Florida da 33130
i;ay. Les Brovm
C?aest Center for Truth
4343 N-L. 17th Ave.
Viami, Florida ' 33142
Car i'ie I '--,eks, Esq.
'9 West Plaza
7,- Iler IIa,al:i:Zs, Esq.
Cc..-Lssloner
3=00 Far icarl Er.
.. Florida 33133
Cone-essman Claude F:pper
U.S. Houce District 18
51 S.W. lst Ave., - o-
n 827
i-iajrd, ='lorlaa 33130
Senator Lawton Chiles
51 S.W. 1st Ave., Rm 827
I i-Jv., Florida 33130
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Paul B. Steinberg, Esc.
300 73rd Street, Suite 327
Vdami Beach, Florida 33141
Jack D. Gordon, Esq.
1701 Meridan
A';iar;-d Beach, Florida 33139
David Cerf, Esq.
1011 City National Ea nk Bld.
25 VTest Flagler Street
Md.ami, Florida 33130
Rev. Jessie Jackson
.aeration P.U.S.H.
930 East 50th
Chicago, Illinois 60615
Issac Withers, Esq.
Director, Coarrunity Action
395 N.W. 1st .Street
Miami, Florida
Consu-r►rr Advocate
140 W. Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33130
Steve Gun, Esq.
Director, Citizen Services
44 W. Flagler, Rn 2301
Miami, Florida 33130
Ruth Shack, Esq.
Dade County C(D=-ssion:_r
Dade County Courthouse
Room 252
I'iiami, Florida 33130
Dz- ey Knight, Esq.
Assistant County Iti;agager
73 W. Flagler Street
Room 911
Mani, Florida 33130
Keith W. iytts, Esq.
Real Estate Coordinator
Dada County
1%101 N.W. 7th Street
Bld. D
14'ami, Florida 33125
�'ar`et DevaloPment ;.crp.
3081 Sn' zedo, S,L to 303
Coral Gables,
i;er: s`adt, Esc.
I ar,aSer, Dad Cou; sty i r::an Rene
c^? S.E. lst Avenue
Florida 33131
::onald Frazier, Esq.
~resident
I :�a::i-fade C'nan,')er of Co.-r erce
6255 North -.Nest 7th Ave.
i Florida 33130
? 11en Sokolo`'i , Esq.
Esecutive Director
Mia�i's For ;-je
1101 Brickell Ave.
2nd Floor
F-aami, Florida 33131
DDnald E. Crenthal, Esq.
Director, Hou ing Div., 4.6H
U.S. Dept. H.U.D.
Jacksonville Region IV
325 1-?st Adams Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Harry I. Sr,�rrott, Esq
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U.S. D-oer cf �:.U.D.
661 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 3:n
Fete Sobel, Esq.
3140 I� . £Ly Road
Paach, Florida 33140
Bill Cullom, Esq.
Greater I-d.amd Chairber of Coin-r:-rce
391 N.E. 15th Street
N—,larri, Florida 33132
�7ann P-'hodes, Esq.
Dade County H.U.D. Fro; gym Director
1401 N.W. 7 Street 33135
C':)l ice• lti va ",'zL J, -::,J
. m t in Luther _` ono Center 1-:or
Soc-fal vn_nn j_
671 Becli•:ith Street, S.W.
:.tlanta, Georgia 30314
Ed,win i'Yese I.II, ESQ .
Counselor to the President
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, ?d.W.
v,asl nflrton, D.C. 20500
Carl
,c::��, Esq.
1220
19th Street, N.W.
suite
801
l-'aishingtcn,
D.C. 20036
Ca,„th
Eeev'es, Esq.
:,�ia•r�
^ins
65300
I;.t•;. 15th Ave.
Mdami, Florida 33147
Robert Gi nsbu y. , Esq.
County Attorney
1626 Dade County Coin thou.se
73 I•lest FlaSler
Iswi', Florida 33130
Dr. I%i 11 is . R. Perry
P;AACP
4610 N.W. 7th Ave.
IsJ ani, Florida
D.
325 5' :idaiLS Street
J:ac;� onville, Florida
E l :,,abeth Jo -;es, rsq.
U.S.H.U.D., Fair 'r?ousiz,.g
and Equal CDportunity
Jacksonville Area Office
325 .,c•st ':daTM,s Street
Jacksonville, Florida
11-ar vin Dunn, Esq.
P.
70000 S.W. ' 62nd Ave. Suite B--7
S . . '1 i , Florida
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rl`.s?.,mi, Florida
P.O. Fox 615
i,-a ~ lorida 33152
iai'ry-ssoner, Esq.
60 ;es, C.R.S.
524 57 �h Str-eet
N 1 G''�:, Ide;ti t'crl: 10019
77 t'� . c Fth S'. ,-�
tip_York 100-3
Good I4orni-ng 1�n-:�rica
P.O. Uox 234
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n Howard V . Gary
City Manager
August 27, 1982 FILE
1.lorningside Park -
Senior Center Development
(all�ert 11. Howar.1, birector
Department of Recrcition
The Senior Centers of Dade, County is proleusing to cstab.lish a
Senior Center contiquous with our rc•cr:eation biiild.inq at
Morninrside Park.
Senior. Centers of Dadc County will insure all costs; plans,
dove l.ut>ment and maintenance. The City %•:ill benefit by havinq
additional space o:hich will allu•,: un to increase our 1,rograrnr
for youth and adults. Concurrently it .a.ill al r,o 1Drin( t more
activities into thu } Zr}: t•ihich t,,ill i .` >1<� thn f). :`,)rtuni inr
more people to participate.
There aro m�.,ir/ .'O .,Jr (: C'r"7t10;1: to 1)'� wol::a'.. Out-- i.nd in
must br' 1 la,iil.1(`(1. 'mill:, rlr—o vo'A'(1 .,erV" .ts a l.ettlor Oi lnti."It:
with ?'r7l;r f1:..11 ar�:'1n'�t:_11 i)C1.11': 1^,:A(2 .71:t^i }'OU 1),:VV rf'v lt't+£ tho
proyr,im ali(1 c:. v•eluJ :.,,_ nl.,:l p1,ul.,•
I would r-comrncnd ap. rov" t.1)(: concU}"t an'1 till' S"!1lior
Gunter!-; to m<lkc aprlii•,ltion for fundill(j c1nLi al'l'ru�;ll thrOuyh
the Dfrpartl;wl)t. of P"Al.1bllli.It.ive :il'rV1C(':'. 13- :;1.,jIlaturo
below 1 will notify t1r_, :ItIniu.r Co'lit-17S O; t11e City of t•fi ani.':'
intent.
City
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