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OF MEETING HELD ON April 1, 1982
(REGULAR)
PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY HALL
RALPH G.. ONGIE
CITY CLERK
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C4 COM-IISSIANIAMTERIDA
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EXPRESSION OF CITY COMMISSION'S APPRECIATION OF GEORGE
KNOX, CITY ATTORNEY, FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE
CITY.
114-82-285 1-4 _
CITY MANAGER'S ANNUAL EVALUATION -DESIGNATE TUESDAY,
APRIL 20TH AS SPECIAL HEARING FOR HIS EVALUATION.
DISCUSSION 4-12
DISCUSSION OF DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE -
RECOMMENDATION OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES
M-82-286 12-22
DISCUSSION OF COUNTY'S PROPOSAL AND PLANS FOR A NEW
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S FACILITY ON CITY -OWNED PROPERTY.
DISCUSSION 22-23
DISCUSSION OF DEDICATION OF COCONUT GROVE MINI PARK AND
TACOLCY PARK.
DISCUSSION 23-24
DISCUSSION OF CITY OF MIAMI/JAMES L. KNIGHT
INTERNATIONAL CENTER -COMMISSION ORDERED APPRAISAL
OF VALUE OF LAND
M-82-287 24-27
DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL OF BOAT RESTAURANT AT WATSON
ISLAND.
DISCUSSION 28-29
DISCUSSION OF FLAGAMI AREA STORE SEWER PROGRAM -
ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTED TO ACCELERATE COMPLETION
OF DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN THE AREA.
M-82-288 29-32
PROCLAMATIONS, PLAQUES AND SPECIAL ITEMS.
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AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE FINAL REQUEST FOR FUNDS
TO U.S. HUD FOR PROPOSED 1982-1983 CITY PROGRAM -
COMMISSION STIPULATES ALLOCATION OF EXISTING BALANCE
IN D.C. FUNDS.
M-82-289 33-63
R-82-290
CITY MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE RAIN GEAR TO ALL
SANITATION EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE STREETS.
M-82-291 63-66
A) COMMISSION EXTENDS PRESENT LEVELS OF FUNDING FOR
DADE COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM UNTIL END
OF PRESENT FISCAL YEAR.
B) COMMISSION STIPULATES THAT AFTER END OF PRESENT
FISCAL YEAR, CITY SUBSIDY SHALL BE DISCONTINUED
(SEE LABEL 16).
M-82-292 67-74
M-82-293
AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH
SECOND LOWEST BIDDER RE: UNIFORMS FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT -INSTRUCT CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE LEGAL
ACTIONS, IF APPROPRIATE, AGAINST SOUTH FLORIDA POLICE
PRODUCTS, INC.
R-82-294 74-75
INSTRUCT CITY ATTORNEY TO ENGAGE SPECIAL COUNSEL IN
DEFENSE OF VICE MAYOR JOE CAROLLO AND POLICE CHIEF
KENNETH HARMS IN CONNECTION WITH DIFAMATION ALLEGATIONS.
R-82-295 75-76
GRANT REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT MADE BY THE "COUNCIL
OF INTERNATIONAL. VISITORS OF GREATER MIAMI".
M-82-296 76-77
CONTINUED DISCUSSION-COM24ISSION STIPULATES ITS INTENT
TO FUND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM THROUGH THE END
OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. URGES JOINT OPEN FORUM MEETING
WITH SCHOOL BOARD RE FUNDING FOR 13 DADE COUNTY SCHOOLS
(SEE LABEL 12)
M-82-297 77-83
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17 GRANT REQUEST FOR FUNDS BY "CHILDREN'S GENETIC
DISEASE FOUNDATION" FOR USE OF MIAMI MARINE STADIUM.
M-82-298
83-86
18 GRANT REQUEST BY CHAIRPERSON OF "COMPREHENSIVE CRIME
PREVENTION PROGRAM: FOR 100 CRIME WATCH SIGNS.
M-82-299
86-87
19 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND 1 OF ORD.9353
(CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT) -INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS
FOR "CITY OF MIAMI-UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/JAMES L. ICNIGHT
INTERNATIONAL CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE" FOR ADDITIONA
I,%PROVEMENT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.
ORD. 9401
87-88
20 FIRST AND SECOND READING: AMEND 2 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE
9321 ( ANNUAL APPROPRIATION) -APPROPRIATE $100.000.
TO ENABLE INTERFUND TRANSFER TO COMMUNICATIONS
MAINTENANCE.(FUNDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS PARTS/OUTSIDE
MAINTENANCE SERVICES).
ORD. 9402
88-89
21 FIRST AND SECOND READING: ESTABLISH NEW TRUST AND
AGENCY FUND -"CONSORTIUM LIAISON 1981-1982" FOR
REVENUES FROM SOUTH FLORIDA EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
CONSORTIRUM"-PROVIDE FOR LIAISON OFFICER TO
CONSORTIUM APPOINTED BY CITY MANAGER
ORD. 9403
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22 FIRST AND SECOND READING: AMEND 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE
9321 (ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS) -INCREASE GENERAL
FUND/PARKS DEPARTMENT BY S23,980. FOR FUNDING THREE
GROUND TENDERS TO RE-ESTABLISH A FIRE STATION
MAINTENANCE CREW.
ORD. 9404
91
23 COMMISSION EXPRESSES INTENT TO INSURE THAT NO
PORNOGRAPHIC FILMS BE SHOWN ON CABLE TELEVISION.
FURTHER INSTRUCTING CITY ATTORNEY TO PLACE THIS
ISSUE ON THE NEXT BALLOT IF IT SHOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE
TO DEMAND SUCH A CONTRACT.
M-82-300
92-93
23-A COMMISSION STIPULATED AND GOES ON RECORD WITH T.C.I.
THAT CITY OF MIAMI DOES NOT WANT THE COMMUNITY
POLLING FEATURE OF CABLE SERVICE TO BE OFFERED
IN CONTRACT.
M-82-301
93-94
24 FIRST AND SECOND READING: ESTABLISH SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND "MIAMI CABLE ACCESS CORPORATION" -APPROPRIATING
$50,000. FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF SAID FUND.
ORD.9405
95-96
25 ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ACCESS
CORPORATION-"MIAMI CABLE ACCESS CORPORATION" TO
MANAGE/ALLOCATE USE OF THE NON -MUNICIPAL PUBLIC
TELEVISION SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT
OF FIVE MEMBER BOARD: ALLOCATING $50,000.
R-82-303
96-99
26 AMEND ORDINANCE 9296 WHICH AUTHORIZES ISSUANCE OF
$21,000,000. FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE
FACILITIES BONDS TO REVISE THE MATURITIES TO CONFORM TO
VOTERS APPROVAL AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE 9295.
ORD. 9406
100-10'
27 AMEND 3 OF R-81-1020 (ISSUANCE OF $21,000,000. OF
1101
FIRE FIGHTING/PREVENTION AND RESCUE FACILITIES BONDS)
TO REVISE MATURITIES OF SUCH BONDS.
R-82-304
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28 J41THDRAWL OF PROPOSED INCREASE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO
"GROUP BENEFITS SELF-INSURANCE FUND"
FOR BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED CITY EMPLOYEES.
DISCUSSION
101-102 -
29 AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH
"THOMPKINS AND WASHINGTON" RE: INDEPENDENT
FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE OF AUDIT OF THE C.D.'s
BLOCK GRANT FUND -ALLOCATING $20,000 IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH.
'R-82-305
102-103
30 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO AMEND LITTLE HAVANA
ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITION CENTER OF DADE COUNTY, INC.
CONTRACT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CUBAN HAITIAN HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: SUCH AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR A
TWO MONTH EXTENSION OF CONTRACT.
R-82-306
104-105
31 DISCUSSION IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION
OF "SCATTERED SITE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM,
WHEREBY CITY PROVIDES DADE COUNTY WITH HOUSING BOND
PROCEEDS FOR SITE ACQUISITION.
DISCUSSION
105-109
32 ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: OVERTOWN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
240: AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT TO VARIOUS FIRMS.
R-82-307
109-110 _
33 BRIEF COMMENT MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
"SCATTERED SITE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(SEE LABEL 31, ABOVE)
DISCUSSION
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34 EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION, FOR $15,000. PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SERVICES FOR DOWNTOWN COMPONENT OF METRORAIL SUPPORT
POLICIES ASSESSMENT.
R-82-308
111
35 EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION, FOR $70,000. PLANING DEPARTMENT
SERVICES FOR METRORAIL STATION IMPLEMENTATION STUDIES
AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.
R-82-309
111-112
36 EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTHERN FLORIDA FOR TRANSFER OF ANTIQUE FIRE CONTROL
ARTIFACTS/PHOTOGRAPHS TO SAID ASSOCIATION.
R-82-310
112-113
37 EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO SENATOR ROBERT McKNIGHT AND THE
DADE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS
CITY's FINANCIAL REQUEST IN CONNECTION WITH
DEVELOPMENT OF"JOSE MARTI"RIVERFRONT PARK.
-82-311
113
38 EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF AN INTERIM PU'BLI
PARKING FACILITY AT THE OLD F.E.C. EAST COAST RAILWAY
SITE.
-82-312
113-114
39 FIRST READING: AMEND 18-80 OF CODE -PROVIDING FOR
GUIDELINES AS TO DISPOSITION OF "SURPLUS PROPERTY".
IRST READING
114-115
40 ALLOCATE $11,695. FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT AID FOR
SEMINAR/CONFERENCE ON FEASIBILITY OF "MIAMI YOUTH
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE."
-82-313
115-116
41 ALLOCATE $5,200. FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AID FOR
A COUNTY -WIDE CONFERENCE ON "CRIME IN THE BLACK
COA'SIt^.CITY".
-82-314
16-118
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CONSENT, AGENDA
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ACCEPT BID OF E-SYSTEMS, INC. FOR FURNISHING M.D.T.
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PROCESSOR MAINTENANCE.
R-82-315
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ACCEPT BID OF E-SYSTEMS INC FOR FURNISHING MOBILE
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DIGITAL TERMINAL PARTS.
R-82-316
119
42.3
ACCEPT BID OF GLENDA'S NURSERY AND LA.'NDSCAPING,INC.
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FOR TREES.
R-82-317
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ACCEPT WARRANTY DEEDS AND APPROVE RECORDING OF SAID
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DEEDS.
R-82-318
119
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ACCEPT BID OF GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. FOR
ALLAPATTAH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
R-82-319
119
42.6
ACCEPT BID OF MIRI CONSTRUCTION,INC. FOR TAMIAMI
STORM SEWER PROJECT.
R-82-320
120
42.7
AUTHORIZE INCREASE IN CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF MIAMI
AND INTERCOUNTY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FOR
RIVERVIn' STORM SEWER PROJECT.
R-82-321
121
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BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEPUTYZING
OF DADE COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS TO PERMIT ACTION
WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
DISCUSSION
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AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT WITH
GEORGE KINDE AND ASSOCIATES FOR $4,500-UPDATE
OF PLAN FOR REFURBISHING OF ORANGE BOWL
STADIUM.
M-82-322
121-122
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GRANT REQUEST FOR FUNDS MADE BY LUIS BORGES, AREA
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AGENCY DIRECTOR OF AGING FOR DADE AND MONROE COUNTY
FOR $2,500 IN CONNECTION WITH SENIOR SHOWCASE 1982.
M-82-323
123-124
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BRIEF DISCUSSION ITEM: PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY ROLA.'ND
WOODS, IN CONNECTION WITH GRAPHIC ARTS PROGRAM.
DISCUSSION
124-126
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DISCUSSION OF THE WATERFRONT FESTIVAL
DISCUSSION
126
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PERSONAL APPEARANCE: STUART SORG IN CONNECTION WITH
PROPOSED REOPENING OF SEMINOLE DOCKS.
ISCUSSION
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ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH MIAMI YACHT CLUB AND
MIAMI OUTBOARD CLUB UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CITY SHALL
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ADOPT PLANS FOR WATSON ISLAND: SUBJECT TO SUBMISSION
BY SAID CLUBS OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS REQUESTED BY THE
COMMISSION
1-82-324
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BRIEF DISCUSSION IN CONNECTION WITH ADVERTISE9071 IN
"EL UNIVERSAL" AND "EL E%PRESO"
ISCUSSION
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AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO DISCUSS WITH THE COMPANY'S
REPRESENTATIVES POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF BISCAYNE
RECREATION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY'S INTEREST TO JERRY'S
INC. FOR THE OPERATION OF D LtiTN ER KEY MARINA.
-82-325
30-131
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52 BRIEF DISCUSSION IN CONNECTION WITH REQUESTS FOR
MINORITY LOANS. DISCUSSION 132-133
53 CITY COMMISSION STIPULATES GUIDELINES SELECTION FOR
NEW CITY ATTORNEY IM-82-326 133-135
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
On the 1st day of April, 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 9:10 O'Clock A.M. by
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre with the following members of the
Commission found to be present:
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ALSO PRESENT:
Howard V. Gary, City Manager
George F. Knox, City Attorney
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 Meeting(s) of January 28, 1982 and Feb-
ruary 11, 1982 were approved.
1. EXPRLSSION OF CITY COMISSION' S APPRECIATIO14 OF GEOI?GE I::?OX,
CITY ATTORNEY, FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO TIM CITY.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Knox, it is now knowledge that you will be soon leaving the
City of Miami and I'm sure you want to make reference to that, but before I
recognize you for that purpose, may I , on behalf, I'm sure, of the Commission,
but certainly on my personal behalf commend you and thank you for your many
years of service. I felt that your appointment when it was done 5� years ago
was a major and important break through and you have served this community
well. I was very proud to have been part of that selection process, as you
know, I have throughout these years stood by you because I believe in you as
a person and I believe in you as a professional and I believe in you as a pub-
lic official and in all three areas in my opinion I have not been let down.
You have served this Commission well and I want to personally thank you for
your very fine work.
Mr. Knox: Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor.... I think it would be appropriate...
Mr. Dawkins r Lay it down.
Mayor Ferre: we don't need any of that here, put it down on the floor. This
is a public hearing and I would expect everybody to conduct themselves in the
best tradition of this Commission. Just put it down on the floor, that's all
and then when we get to the portion that deals with it we'll deal with it.
People are entitled to see but we don't need any screaming. All right, Mr.
Knox.
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir. I appreciate your comments. At the threshold, it may
be appropriate for me to address some speculation concerning my decision to
submit my resignation effective on April 30th. The first thing I would like
to emphasize that my decision was not prompted by any pressure from any mem-
ber of the City Commission. The second thing I would like to assure the
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public is that my decision was unrelated to my two year involvement person-
ally with the courts and thirdly, my decision is unrelated to the fact that
the City Manager is being evaluated on this day. So I trust that it may help
somehow. When I took the position in 1976 I made a concious decision that
my tenure should last for a period of 5 years. Those 5 years ended in Novem-
ber of 1981. In the meantime, after I returned from my leave of absence
which was occasioned by a misdemeanor charge which was filed against me by
the State Attorney, I made a decision that I would satisfy my obligation to
myself, to my profession and to my community by demonstrating beyond any
doubt at all that in spite of my personal difficulties I was able to continue
my duties on behalf of the City capably, efficiently and with absolute and
total dedication and to show anyone who may be interested that I certainly
did not represent any clear and present danger to the peace, safety and
security of the citizens of the City of Miami. That one year period ended
on March 19th of this year and so it is absolutely timely for me to have
made a decision to submit my resignation today. I felt also an obligation to
my friends that I should choose April lst to make my announcement because
many of them have told me that I was a fool for leaving this job. I would
like to take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. Mayor, and members of the
City Commission for unanimously electing me to another full year term this
past November in light of any personal difficulties that I may have had and
I would be derelect if I failed to recognize, acknowledge, pay tribute and
express my deep gratitude to former Commissioner Theodore R. Gibson, without
whose support and without whose vote I would never have had the priviledge
of serving the City of Miami. If I can characterize briefly my tenure as
City Attorney, I am reminded, of course, of a story by Flip Wilson where
there was a preacher who was trying to encourage the congregation to make
substantial contributions into the collection plate. And the preacher said,
"Now, if you dig in your pockets and you pull out a dollar, we can make this
church crawl". And the congregation said, "Let it crawl, preacher, let it
crawl". The preacher said, "If you dig a little deeper and pull out ten
dollars, we can make this church walk". And the congregation said, "Let it
walk preacher, let it walk". The preacher said, "Well, now, if you dig
deeper and make a supreme sacrifice and pull out $100 we can make this
church run", and the congregation said, "Let it walk, preacher, let it walk".
With the help of a very capable and dedicated staff - there may be some
question as to whether or not the Law Department is in a running posture,
but I can assure you that we have lifted the Law Department up by its boot
straps, the Law Department has gained stature and repute in the legal com-
munity and stands ready, willing and able to continue to serve this Com-
mission and the citizens of the City of Miami. Thank you very much.
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Demetrio Perez.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I would like to let you all know my deepest regret
on the resignation of Mr. Knox. I think George Knox is a exponent of a
generation of young professionals that has worked with dedication and
respect for our City of Miami. I implore to the good Lord his aid in
helping to find a substitute for this important position and I propose,
Mr. Mayor, that we make Mr. Knox recipient of a plaque in recognition of
his dedication to our City of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: And would you expand that to also make it, I think we should
really have, if it is all right with you, George, some kind of a luncheon
or a Testimonial of gratitude on our behalf for your service. Would that
be acceptable to you?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: All right, would you include that in the motion?
Mr. Perez: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let's do this in a formal way. Is there a second^
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion? All right, call the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Perez who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-285
A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION CONVEYING ITS HEARTFELT
THANKS TO CITY ATTORNEY GEORGE F. KNOX FOR HIS DEDICATED
SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER REQUESTING THE ADMIN-
ISTRATION TO PREPARE AN APPROPRIATE PLAQUE FOR GEORGE KNOX
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND REQUESTING THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION COORDINATE A LUNCHEON OR TESTIMONIAL IN
HONOR OF GEORGE F. KNOX.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: _ Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, with an explanation. George, although you said that
you're not bailing out because of the Howard Gary incident, I do feel that
you thought that Howard Gary would be fired and you couldn't stand it so
you quit, but he's not going any place.
Mr. Carollo: While voting, I'd like to make the .following statement, if I
may, Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: George, first of all, I'd like to say that it indeed has been
an honor and a pleasure to serve with you the approximate 2� years that I
have been on the Commission and to have voted twice to keep you as our City
Attorney, first when I came aboard in 1979 and lastly this past year. At
the same time, I'd like to add before I vote that while certain newspapers
in this town twice in their editorials tried to pressure this Commission to
vote George Knox out, this Commission including the mayor stood by George
Knox and we said "No", and the only reason that paper, the Miami Herald wanted
George Knox out is because George Knox is truly a leader, truly a man that
will stand up for what he believes and was not going to be anyone's puppet.
George, it indeed has been a pleasure to serve with a man like that that
would not let a monster such as that intimidate you. I vote yes.
Mr. Plummer: Since it has come on April 1st, April Fool's, I wonder if also
the story isn't true, that you, in fact, Mr. Knox, are replacing Mr. Danny
Paul as the legal counsel for the Miami Herald. Mr. Knox, for five years I
hve served with you and you have served your community well. The record
speaks for itself. Speaking for myself, I hate to see you leave, I think
you have made a personal decision, I will respect your decision. I think
this City has progressed in its legal department, some of the toughest cases
that I have ever seen have come about during your tenure. I have been here
12 years and the last 5 have been extremely difficult. The City will miss
you as far as it's City Attorney, but personally I will be missing you as a
friend which we have kept a damned good friendship for the past five years.
I know you're not going anywhere and I will feel free in the future to call
upon you whenever I feel that I need the advice. Thank you very much.
Mayor Ferre: Before I vote, and I want you to listen very carefully,
because I would hope it would tell us a story. When John Lloyd retired
and there was a vacancy in the City of Miami Law Department, it was I who
told Theodore Gibson that there was need for a black City Attorney. This
was the time, Father Gibson had some ideas as to who that should be. My
position with Father Gibson was very simple and that was we have to get the
best. I sat down in my home, George, you may remember the discussion we had,
we spent two hours discussing Civil Rights, the Bill of Rights, the 16th
Amendment to the Constitution and what was happening and your experiences as
a professor of law and your experiences as a City of Miami Attorney, why you
had left and the question as to whether or not - and I think you were 32 at
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the time - whether or not at 32 you were really ready to become City At-
torney, whether you had the knowledge, the background, the experience and
the capacity. You may remember, and I don't want to get into, because I
don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, that you were not the first choice,
and I insisted and I said very simply, if I am going to vote for a black
City Attorney, it is conditioned upon the fact that it be George Knox.
The votes, if you will remember, were cast and you got 3 votes and those
3 votes were Theodore Gibson, Manolo Reboso and myself. For those that have
a tendency to forget quickly how things happen, I think it is important to
recognize that in the very same way that the black community voted for
Demetrio Perez and for Maurice Ferre, 25% of the Cuban votes went for Miller
Dawkins and Miller Dawkins got more Cuban votes than the margin, substant-
ially more than the margin of difference between he and his opponent. If
it had not been for Cuban votes Miller Dawkins wouldn't be sitting there.
I might point out for those that are quick to make points, that it happened
to be two Latins along with a black voted for the appointment of George
Knox. And I_want to repeat once again that at no time has George Knox ever
had anything other than the steadfast support of this Commission despite the
fact that as my colleague Carollo pointed out, and I don't mind calling names,
the Miami Herald, for political reasons as always, dumped as they continually
dump, depending on how they think this thing should be sliced for their per-
sonal self-interest. The record is clear. George, I know that this is the
next step in your career, you're doing it at a young enough age where I think
that the next five years will be very very important for you and I know that
you'll do well in whatever you choose to do and for myself I wish you nothing
but the best and you know that you have had and will continue to have my
friendship in any way that I can help and I vote yes. Now, is there anything
with regards to Mr. Knox that anybody wants to say?
2. CITY MAIIAGER' S AITNUAL CVALUATION - DLSI0TATL TUESDAY, APRIL
20TI. AS SPECIAL I'.^AI'.ING FOR KIS EVALUATION.
Mayor Ferre: We have a rather difficult and complete agenda. The majority
of the people here are here on Item M and I would like, because many of these
people are working people, perhaps to accelerate Item M before we do Items
A through L. Is that acceptable to everyone here? Is that acceptable to you,
Joe? All right, I will begin on this item. Mr. Manager, I have read the
annual evaluation report dated March 26th by yourself, and I commend you for
a very complete report. I would like to now ask for the procedures that we
are going to evaluate you by.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, if you recall, when we made the final decision with
regard to my compensation agreement, your office passed out to each member
of the City Commission an evaluation form which was based on that of ICMA,
based on the same evaluation that ICMA does for other City Managers across the
Country so I assume you have that, if not, we have extra copies here in case
you need them.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, I might remind you that that was something that
in a discussion in the month of May and subsequently in the month of June
we passed a formal resolution that I had brought out the Broward County
evaluation and I think the record will reflect that it was my colleague
J. L. Plummer who insisted that we utilize the ICMA and then on discussion
the following motion was passed: "A motion of the City Commission authoriz-
ing and directing the City Manager to immediately institute, the City Manager
to immediately institute for the City a procedure whereby a review and eval-
uation of the City Manager is made on a yearly basis based on the guidelines
which are recommended by the ICMA, such review to take place as follows:
(A) On odd number years subsequent to the adoption of the budget and (B) On
even number years 100 days prior to the termination of his agreement for
compensation." The minutes of the Meeting of June Sth are very clear.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Manager, from the records dated May 28, 1981
may I read: "Mayor Ferre: Now, with regards to the job security and
protection...."
Mayor Ferre: What date was that?
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Mr. Dawkins: May 28, 1981. "Now, with regards to the job security and
protection", this is Mayor Ferre speaking, "I would be willing, following
what Redford was reported to have said in the paper this morning, to have
the Manager under the evaluation of the chief administration procedure that
has been recommended by the international City Manager's Association and by
the evaluation that the Broward County Commission has adopted which includes
intellectual strength, full commitment to organizational goals, abilities,
his sensitives, mastery of work, political sensitivity and skills, leader-
ship, development of personnel, integrity and others" and this is what I
want you to hear - "And I would be happy to make this available, I just
by the way, Chairman Korb and other members of that Commission are
extremely happy with the way this thing functions, it is an opportunity for
both members of the Commission and the Manager to express publicly the per-
formance of the previous year. So in conclusion, what I am saying is this:
I would be perfectly willing to go along with that procedure already estab-
lished in Broward County that on a yearly basis and contract with the Man-
ager for one-year so that the Manager would come before us on the anniver-
sary of his hiring and at that time his performance and his salary will be
analyzed and concluded. That, of course, does not take into account the
regular increases that the Manager would get. With regard to the other
positions, and I have not made a totally detailed analysis of the other re-
quests, Howard, but my guestimate, etc., etc...." So, now, I'm at a loss
as to who should provide the evaluative tool, but it doesn't appear to me
that if we are going to evaluate the Manager the Manager should develop a
tool for me to evaluate him with.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Dawkins, what was the date of that, please, sir? The
date was May 28th, is that correct?
Mr. Dawkins: May 28th.
Mayor Ferre: May 28th, all right. June 8th is after May 28th, isn't it?
Now that is discussion. This Commission is not ruled by discussion, it is
ruled by motions of the majority of this Commission and I submit to you
that Motion 81-515 passed on the 8th day of June was very clear and very
specific and it obviously supersedes any discussion that I as Mayor or
Plummer as a Commissioner and Carollo with the three that were here at
that time, and I submit to you that the motion is explicit as it could be.
It says, "A motion of the City Commission authorizing and directing the
Manager to immediately institute for the City a procedure whereby a review
and evaluation of the City Manager is made on a yearly basis." The English
language is as clear as it can be. Now, based on that, I will, in preface
to that process, Mr. Manager, since Ralph Renick last night in his editor-
ial said "Put up or shut up", I would like to give you, and I'm not going
to take the time from this Commission unless the members of the Commission
would like to, nine issues that have been formally passed in resolutions by
the City of Miami Commission requesting you to do things that you have not
done, followed up on, answered, in any way. Now, I do this not in any
finality at this point but rather to stress to you once again that in my
opinion, you as Manager in the past year especially in the period between
April and November, it has been less since November, have not paid the suf-
ficient attention to the will of this Commission and following the directions
and instructions in administering the policy that is set by this Commission.
Let me give you a specific case in point and unless the Commission wants to,
I'd be happy, since it is a matter of record, I will read into the record
the areas.that I'm talking about and since I don't think we're going, since
we do not have a proper procedure for the evaluation that has been estab-
lished at the time of the evaluation we can deal with these issues. The
first one was on June 8, 1981, and I'm referring to Motion 81-517. The
City Commission at that meeting stipulated in Section 2, sub paragraph (a),
pursuant to the realm of criteria as established by the Consent Deceree,
it is the policy of the City Commission to promote individuals on the basis
of the official register which is established after the written exam and
that before any individual is bypassed on that register the matter be
brought up to the City Commission; (b) That said resolution purely stip-
ulates in connection with the setting of official policy and once the
Civil Service Board and Human Resource Department have made their recom-
mendations, the Commission, that the ultimate responsibility in the set-
ting of official policy will rest upon the City of Miami Commission. Since
the Meeting of June 8, when Motion 81-517 was passed and adopted, has
there been any individual with the Police Department or any other City
department who has been promoted by by-passing other individuals, that is
minorities on the register? It is my understanding that this has happened
on several occasions and I think this is something that is contrary ^ 1 ���
the policy established by the City Commission on June 28th. March llth,
the City Commission Meeting instructed, instructions to the administration
found in the City Clerk Reports state as follows: The administration is
instructed to bring back at the next City Commission Meeting in connection
with possible attendance of...... This is in reference to the ASTA for
protection and I think that my opinion is that there hasn't been sufficient
time, but that is an area that still remains open, Mr. Manager. On April
16, 1981, at the City Commission Meeting, a motion of the City Commission
authorized and directed the Human Resource Department to conduct a back-
ground investigation, at that time, Mr. Manager, on yourself and subsequent-
ly we have retained two other people and I have not seen any copies of the
background investigations for either Finance Director Rosencrantz and in
the case of other department heads like Charlotte Gallogly and others that
have been hired. The other items I am not going to get into, I will sub-
mit to you, Mr. Manager, when you get ready to address these issues, I
would be grateful if you would.
Mr. Plummer:. Can we'get a copy of that?
Mayor Ferre: Sure, and would you make copies available to all members of
the Commission.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: For the Mayor, the Commissioners and the audience, I heard
the Mayor clearly when he said June 1 and I clearly said May 28th to get
you to understand the dynamics of what is happening. It is amazing that
an individual up here could find in the records to show that my reading
of May 28th was in error but the individual could not take the time to tell
a City Manager with whom he worked, with whom he is supposed to be working
for the betterment of the City of Miami, that here, this is being done
wrong, and for the benefit of the City of Miami, you and I should get to-
gether and correct this. May I read a prepared statement, please, if you
will bear with me. The City Commission should evaluate the City Manager
annually. This should be done in the form of a performance evaluation
pointing out areas where performance is strong and areas where performance
is weak. when the evaluation is completed, a methodology of corrective
- action for strengthening the weak points should be recommended. The prob-
lem, one of mutual frustration is almost :lniversal in the Manager/Commis-
sion governmental system which use. The strong manager system directed
by our Charter sometimes conflicts with Commissioners' desire for a weaker
system. Frustration is heightened when a Mayor Dailey type operation is
attempted under a strong manager Charter like that of the City of Miami.
Commissioners are the elected officials in whom the citizens place the
responsibility of developing policy and hiring a trained professional to
execute policy in the most effective and efficient manner. The ideal sit-
uation exists when the Commission makes policy and the Manager implements
and administers policy. Another frustrating point is that of the part
time status of the Mayor and the Commission versus the full time partici-
pation of the Manager. When Commissioners or the Mayor spend more than
part time at the job they are bound to develop conflict. I do, however,
have problems with the way this evaluation has evolved. I would be remiss
in not mentioning the history of Mr. Gary's selection as City Manager.
Mayor Ferre never wanted Howard Gary as City Manager. More than 40 selec-
tion ballots were cast and Mayor Ferre did not vote one time for Howard
Gary. Mr. Gary received the votes of Commissioner Carollo, Gibson and
Plummer. This balloting was a strong indication that the Mayor did not
desire Howard Gary as City Manager. One may or may not be correct in
assuming that from day one there might have been a ploy to get rid of
Howard Gary, but do it slowly, take lots of time so that his removal will
not appear to the majority of Miamians and no way be labeled a racist move.
Few persons other than minorities can identify with the position Howard
Gary found himself in as a City Manager. As a black youngster, Howard
Gary had been told to work hard, get the educational training which will
permit you to get in the career of your choice. Having gone to Michigan
and acquired the credentials which stated he is capable, qualified and
able to manage the affairs of the City of Miami, his blackness made him
aware that he needed job security in order to put his training to work.
Therefore, he asked for an agreement, and let me correct the error by the
Miami News, Howard Gary did not attempt to extend his contract, I have it
here in the record, it says, "My concern, since I have been on this Com-
mission, I have constantly heard it said that that there are enough votes
to fire the Manager. As a minority member, knowing that the last hired is
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the first fired, I feel within my heart that Mr. Gary could perform his
duties much more safely and secure if we were to extend the contract to
the point where I would not have to feel that he was threatened." This
is from the minutes. Having gone to Michigan and acquired the skills,
he asked for the agreement. Miller Dawkins, being black, knew that there
were three votes to fire him, sought to get the contract extended. Mr.
Ron Frazier can identify with Mr. Gary's plight and that is why he wrote:
"The black community and the Miami Dade Chamber will no longer stand for
a continued dual system of evaluation for blacks, Latins and whites in
the City of Miami. Whenever there are blacks who hold high positions in
the public sector, the rules seem to change". Mr. Les Brown can identify
with this situation, that is why he is vocally stating his views constant-
ly on the radio. Miss Bea Hines can identify, she understands the method
of elimination, she also said, and I quote, "For too long some politicians
have come to the black community, slipped a few dollars into the out-
stretched hands of a few so-called black leaders....... (APPLAUSE)...and
expected that person to deliver the vote." May I say to you chips are col-
lected after the vote for it to be meaningful, and not upfront. One should
not read racism into this situation, but when you have been in the arena
as long as I have, when you hear the bell ring you go to the center of the
ring and go on defense and then you try to decide where you are. Mr. Gary
is an able Manager, has performed well in his position but must be con-
trolled or other blacks may forget their places. And if they forget their
places they may not allow politicians to come into the black community dur-
ing election time, get elected and after the election say, "I don't owe the
black people nothing, I paid up front." Only when this evaluation is put
into its proper prospective will one understand it. If Mr. Gary is allowed
to get the credit for doing a remarkable job then one will have to renew
his contract, but without a contract and being black, the only job secur-
ity is to do favors and be dictated to even if it is against the things
taught to you as you learned to become a City Manager. In summary, I'd
like to say Mr. Gary has made mistakes but do the mistakes outweigh the
accomplishments? In addition, could the accomplishments occur without some
mistakes? The City of Miami must know that if a Manager does not have job
security then his energies cannot be directed solely towards his job per-
formances, he must do favors. The citizens must also look towards business
as before if a Manager is not secure. What do I mean by business as before?
Sweetheart deals where the City of l:iami will again subsidize the private
sector by allowing favorable contracts. The Zoning Department may not look
for violations and allow persons to violate the Code on Saturdays and Sun-
days which Mr. Gary stopped. Jobs will have to be given out as patronage
to friends of the Mayor or the Commissioners because the Manager must pro-
tect his job. If the Manager does not have a contract then the Manager
will have to stop his efforts to have honest government or to execute pol-
icy in a fair and firm manner. The Manager will be afraid of alienating
a member of the Commission, thereby losing his job. Ladies and gentlemen,
I sincerely hope the citizenry of the City of Miami will look at this eval-
uation process objectively and draw your own conclusions. Thank you.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, may I? Ladies and gentlemen, it is always easy
in life to take the easy route out of things, that's always the safest way
to go. I could have done that very easily approximately a year ago when
I voted for Mr. Gary for City Manager. You see, I think it is about time
that the cards are really put on the table. The real story of how Howard
Gary became City Manager. The first person on this Commission that ever
brought out Howard Gary's name was myself. When I brought his name, Com-
missioner Plummer there shrugged his shoulders. Gibson here, he didn't
want to hear it. This Commissioner here was all by himself bringing out
Howard Gary's name. After that first meeting where I brought Howard Gary's
name out, Howard Gary and I met, from then on we had quite a few very inter-
esting meetings at my home and dinners at the home of a mutual friend to
plan how to get Howard Gary to be City Manager. The hours that were spent
at my house with Howard Gary planning how to get two other votes for him
to be City Manager were more than I would like to go into right now.
Finally, Plummer, for whatever the reasons, came along and then finally
enough pressure was put to Commissioner Gibson where he finally voted for
Howard Gary on the loth ballot, the day when he was appointed City Manager.
All during that time and after, one of my colleagues on the Commission at
that time, Commissioner Lacasa, was going through all the Spanish speaking
media attacking me that I would not vote for a Cuban. Others were attack-
ing me for voting for Howard Gary. Well, it's right, I didn't vote for a
Cuban City Manager, I didn't vote for a white City Manager and I'll tell
you now I didn't vote for a black City Manager, I voted for a Manager, a
man to do a job. Abraham Lincoln once said that a house divided against
itself cannot stand and I truly believe that. You see, I have more of a
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responsibility than arty member of this Commission because I was the guy
that brought Howard Gary from where he's at to the forefront because if
I had not brought his name out the other guys that voted with me later
on, much later on for Howard Gary, they would never have brought Howard
Gary's name out. So I have a responsibility not only to all of you here
but to this whole City to make sure that our City Manager is going to do
the right job, the appropriate job for us, for you and for all of us, if
not then I would not be doing my job, I would not be representing you cor-
rectly. I find it very ironic that on one hand our Miami Herald, the
biggest prostitute and hypocrite in this town, can come out with all kinds
of editorials condemning a true leader of this community, George Knox,
wanting him out of the City of Miami and trying to exert all kinds of
pressures on this Commission and on the other hand they defend others and
praise others. You know, I'm not the brightest individual around but I'm
not the dumbest one either and it comes to mind, hey, I'll be willing to
bet my right arm that George Knox has never met with John Mc Mullin in
private and secret meetings or that George Knox has ever gone before the
editorial board, who knows to talk about what, and that afterwards all kinds
of untruthful articles have appeared damaging our City, your City. And I
am completely positive that George Knox would never discuss any kind of
deals with John Mc Mullin, the Editor of the Herald on their 50 foot set-
back variance that they want now for their monster in the bay. Can others
say the same? I wonder, I wonder. And it comes to mind that a house divided
against itself cannot last. And we've all got to work together for the City
or the City is not going to last. And if there are some within us that don't
want to work together, that don't want to do the best for all of us then we
have to do what is right and proper. It might be hard, it might not be
easy, but in the long run it will be best for all of us. And I will tell you
I cannot accept the hypocrisy of that newspaper that all that it has tried
to do in this community has been to divide all the different groups, blacks
against whites, whites against blacks, blacks against Latins, whites against
Latins. They certainly have tried. They certainly have tried. But I'll
tell you, we the people cannot let that happen. And I plead with all of
you to be patient throughout this whole process. Be patient with your City
officials, be patient with the future of your community because I assure
you the best will happen for our City and it can only happen by all of us
working together in doing what is right and none of us selling out to any
particular monopoly of an interest. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Are there any other statements?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, it is not a statement but one of clarification.
If I am to understand what is going to occur basically this morning, I
guess the bottom line would be nothing as far as the evaluation is concerned.
I would only hope, Mr. Mayor, that I have, when I voted a year ago, as I
will at the time if there is a vote to be made, I question that there is
after an evaluation, that we could look at this evaluation as something
positive. In the thoughts of Mr. Carollo of keeping the house united,
no one is perfect. No one will ever sit in that chair that is perfect,
and I would hope that through this evaluation process we will legitimately
evaluate and hopefully from that, Mr. Gary will be able to do a better job,
this Commission will benefit by that betterment and that we can move for-
ward together for a betterment of this community. Any further comments
that I have to make, and I do, I will make at the conclusion of the eval-
uation.
Mayor Ferre: Anybody else?
Mr. Plummer: Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, I was really asking a question of you.
Is that...
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I'm going to answer it but I want to give everybody an
opportunity to.....
Mr. Carollo: If I may just make a suggestion, Mr. Mayor, We have to go
about this evaluation in a proper fashion and manner. I think the first
thing that we have to do is get the format in which this Commission
through a resolution approved to follow in conductine this evaluation:
I would suggest, Mr. Mayor, that we have a Special Commission Meeting, say
in a couple of weeks solely for the purpose of holding this evaluation.
That would give the Manager enough time to acquire the proper format and
it would give this Commission the appropriate time to read through the
format and the points that we have to evaluate.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, any other comments?
Mr. Perez? Mr. Mayor, I would like to subscribe to what Commissioner
Carollo mentioned here about that phrase from Abraham Lincoln. I think
that a house divided cannot stand. But I think we have to remind our
position for the future of this community. My concern is not with what
happened a year ago, what I would like to see is an improvement in the
near future, some specific areas of importance to the residents of Miami.
I would like to share, we have a special meeting for that evaluation
and I would like to have a specific answer about more minority partici-
pation in City contracts. Almost 70% of the residents are either His-
panics or blacks, I would like to see a higher proportion of blacks
and Hispanics involved in our bidding process. I would like more Affirm-
ative Action in the higher salary range positions in our City of Miami.
I would like to see better communication between the administration and
the Commission. I would like to continue to work in the areas of making
our work force more effective and I would like to try to find solutions
and advice to our housing and crime problems but I think that we have to
be united and I am sure that with the effort and the support of all of
you and the good faith of our City Commission we will work together and
we'll find better solutions for the future of our community.
Mayor Ferre: Let me explain on the record what this is and what this is
not then I will make a personal comment. There are three things that
are being mixed up. One is an evaluation. The second deals with the
agreement for compensation, also known as the contract. And the third
thing that keeps cropping up in the news stories is the possible firing
of the City Manager. Let me tell you how these three things are dif-
ferent. The evaluation process, as I read to you, was established in
June of last year and needs to be done as I specifically read into the
record, 100 days prior to the contract. The contract expires on September
30th. Now, 100 days before September 30th obviously is not in April.
The reason why we have now mixed these two things together is because
there was a question of pay. The City Manager last year or what, 3 - 4
months ago during the budget time inadvertently increased his pay. The
matter came before the attention of the Commission, there was a reversal
of that, the Manager voluntarily returned the money and it was, therefore,
discussed at that time the matter of the pay would, therefore, be dis-
cussed at the evaluation. Because of his anniversary, the evaluation
process was accelerated to April rather than the normal period in July
which is 100 days before. Now, that is why we ended up at this juncture.
Again, one thing is the evaluation, the second thing deals with the con-
tract itself and the third thing that has been discussed is the question
of the removal of the City Manager. Let me explain to you that the Char-
ter is very clear and very explicit as to how that can be done. The
majority of this Commission has to come to a conclusion to remove the City
Manager. It has to put in writing that it intends to remove the City
Manager and explain why. Subsequent to that, no less than 20 days, no
more than 30 days after the receipt of that notice, the Manager at his
choice has the right to have a public hearing. The public hearing would
be held, subsequent to the public hearing the Commission would decide
whether or not to relieve the Manager of his post. That is not what we
are in the midst of at this juncture, that is not even being discussed
at this time. Now, let me tell you how I stand on these general matters.
with regards to the evaluation, the evaluation has nothing to do speci-
fically with Howard Gary. In Broward County it is being done, in Fort
Lauderdale.it is being done. Merritt Steirheim is not black, it was done
with Merritt Steirheim at the County. It is the direction that local
government is taking at the urging of the International ASsociation of
City Managers. It is the Managers themselves that are requesting that
they be evaluated in this manner. It is nothing new, it is nothing that
we in Miami have instituted or invented. Now, why does it come about
in Miami? It comes about because for the first time a contract or an
agreement for compensation was given to this City Manager for the very
first time. That had never been done. Now, the reason it had never
been done is because the Charter speaks very clearly to that. The
Charter says that if you have a City Manager/Commission form of govern-
ment and if the chief administrator of this government is not elected by
the people and he is selected by the politically elected individuals
who serve and set policy, then he must be responsible and responsive to
that Commission. in other words he must be responsible to those who
have selected him as we who get elected must be responsible to those
who elect us. Now, under that system the Manager must insert, and it
says in the Charter, in the Constitution of the City, "...The Manager
serves at the will of the Commission" and that has nothing to do with
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black or white, that deals with Merritt Steirheim, that deals with Joe
Grassie and that deals with whoever is the Manager. Now yes, it is true
that during those 40 votes I did not vote for Howard Gary but that is
no secret, I didn't make any secret of this. I never denied that, that
has always been, I've never hidden because I don't think I have anything
to hide from. I say how I feel and during the election a lot of people
asked me and I made it as clear as I could how I feel about this. Now, I
want to say that in the last couple of weeks Howard Gary and I have met
on three different occasions to try to hammer out some of our differences.
I think it has been a good beginning. I'm not satisfied, and I've got to
say that honestly, I am not satisfied. I am not satisfied with the com-
munications, and I'm not satisfied with some of the results but I'm saying
it openly, I'm not hiding and this is how I feel. And I wanted to tell
all of you and stress to each and every one of you that this is not a
racial issue and that I am not going to be any different today than I
have been in the past and I think that this community knows me fairly
well, I've been here as Mayor for 8 years and my position.........
That may be -your opinion, and I might say, as I look out in the audience
amongst the people that are here, and I recognize, and I want to say very
specially to the 15 or 20 in the black community that are here that I know
and have known me and I feel that are my friends over the years, that I,
for those that are here that I recognize and that I identify with, I want
to pledge to you that I will in this whole process deal with this as hon-
estly and above board as I possibly can, that I will deal with this on a
continuing open basis and that when it comes time for the evaluation that
I will make the evaluation on the basis of what I think is right and we'll
make it known publicly. Now, we have a long process ahead of us and I
would hope that as we proceed that we will be able to keep our heads and
our spirits at a very high level and I intend to do that.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, may I have the floor for just one quick second?
If I may ask of the audience, how many of you were here a year ago before
this Commission campaigning for Howard Gary to be City Manager? Can I
see the hands? How many of you were here then, sitting down here that
day? How many of you were here that day? There was only about 60 people
here that day and you know what? The majority of them were here trying to
put pressure on this Commission just to do the opposite - not to vote for
Howard Gary. And some of us here voted for our convictions, voted for a
City Manager. As I look out here I don't believe I can even recognize not
even ten people that were here that day out of maybe 150 people or more
that are here today. Now, I will tell you this, just as I voted for what
I thought was right, and I did what I thought was right on that date, I'll
assure you regardless of who is sitting here today or who is sitting
here tomorrow, I will act according to my conscience, according to what
I think is right and best for this City.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Commissioner Dawkins.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, I would like to state publicly that on November
llth a new day dawned in Miami. For the first time blacks turned out en
mass and voted. We have three persons sitting here as the results of that
turn out. For the first time the public turned out in reference to the
naming of a park, black people were down here. The next time you saw a
black delegation was when the Black preachers appeared to protest the
lack of police involvement. Today you see a chamber full of black people
in regards to Howard Gary but this is not the last time that we will fill
this room. From November llth on Blacks will work collectively with Latins
and Whites to insure that we get whatever our tax dollars demand. In order
to sort of facilitate this or something, Mr. Mayor, I would like permis-
sion frow the Commission if they so desire, you have never seen this many
black people before down here but you will see them again, as I said.
So if the Commission has no objection, I would like to at least hear from
three people if the Commission doesn't object, like Mrs. Athalie Range.
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner, the Chair will overrule that for the very sim-
ple purpose.... Now listen to me. No, no, you will have your time. You
have the right.....
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, there have been times when this Commission has
held people, and you have been the one .....
Mayor Ferre: The Chair, you can overrule me, sir, you can make your motion
and overrule me, but I am tell you that we are not going to get into a
debate or a shouting match today, you will have the opportunity to express
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your position when we get to the public hearing portion. All we're doing
now is discussing the evaluation. I will recognize you for the purpose of
making a motion.
Mr. Dawkins: I would like to make a motion that since this many people
took off from their jobs to be here that at least one or two people speak
and let them know what we feel and I'd like for Mrs. Range, Dr. Perry
and Mr. Brown to be those spokespersons, if it is agreeable, there's three,
since we have been here one hour.
Mayor Ferre: Excuse me, as much as I would like to hear people who I con-
sider my friends like Bill Perry and Mrs. Range...... Oh, I'm sorry, is
there a second to that motion?
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, would it be possible to limit that one to two min-
utes for each person, we have about 60 items today.
Mayor Ferre: Commissioner, this is a very important issue. It is my opin-
ion that if we get into this approach to the problem we're not doing Howard
Gary any favors. Okay? And I think that the way to approach this is in a
systematic orthodox way, if we get to a point where it is necessary I think
that we will have a public hearing that will last all day and I promise you
that you will have all of the opportunities to talk at that time. This
is not the format. I want to tell you that as much as I feel the urge to
get emotional and to demagogue and what have you, I want you to know that
this is a very important thing that we are in the midst of and I think we've
got to do this in a very orderly fashion and I would hope that we could go
about this in that way.
Mr. Perez: In that public hearing everybody would have an opportunity to
talk?
Mayor Ferre: Absolutely.
Mr. Perez: Okay, I subscribe to that invitation for a public hearing.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second to the motion, for the second
time? And is there a second to the motion for the third time? All right,
is there anything else that needs to be said on this issue at this time?
Now, Mr. Manager, the only thing we have left now is to set the date. The
date, since today is April 1st and the next two weeks would be.... I
cannot do it the week of the 15th or 16th, I could do it on the 19th, 20,
21, 23. What day would be acceptable?
Mr. Carollo: The week of the 19th would be acceptable to me.
Mayor Ferre: Does anybody have any problems with that?
Mr. Plummer: The only thing that I would ask, not on Monday is the only
thing I would ask, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Is Tuesday all right?
Mr. Plummer: Tuesday is fine with me.
Mayor Ferre: Demetrio, as Joe said, I think that we cannot do this in a
regular Commission Meeting because I think the issues are too many and we
have too many things to get into. Howard, I really want to get this behind
us so you know I'm interested in getting through this and getting it over
with, whatever. So if you want to do it before that that would be accept-
able but it would have to be.....
Mr. Plummer: One O'Clock on the 20th?
Mayor Ferre: Is the 20th all right? Could we do it in the morning, J. L.?
Because I think it is going to be an all day session.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, if it is possible I'd like to start at 1:00
and the only reason I propose 1:00 is that we who have to work including
yourself, have the morning to do our private business, but moreso, if you
start at 1:00, I'm sure as you have said, we will run over into the evening
giving everyone the opportunity to come down here.
:Mayor Ferre: I have no problem with that and I wouldn't want anybody to
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think that we're trying to preclude anybody from being present so we will
begin at 1:00 on the 20th of April and we will run, that day we will not
have a 9:00 P.M. limitation, we will just keep on going....
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. Mayor, let's go to the Caleb and do it.
Mayor Ferre: That's the only way that we could conclude this. ..... Les,
I am not going to permit this to become a public whipping process to anybody
and this meeting will be held in the City of Miami Chambers which is where
we do our business. All right, now, is there.... All right, now is there
anybody else who has any problems with that on the City of Miami Commission?
All right, if not we'll take a five minute break to let everybody get out
of the room who feels that they have concluded their business here. Mr.
Manager, today is the lst, could you have by Tuesday the 6th the format of
the evaluation?
Mr. Gary: Yes, Mr. Mayor, but I would like......
Mayor Ferre: And I would want for you to discuss the foremat with each mem-
ber of the Commission before you finalize on it and if anybody has any major
objections then we'll have to call a Special Commission Meeting for it.
All right, further discussion on this? All right, we're taking a five minute
break.
Thereupon the City Commission recessed at 10%22 A.M. and reconvened
at 10:36 A.M.
3. DISCUSSION OF DEPARTME171 OF TRADE AND C011 `1ZRCE; REC01UMMDATIOi;
OF S:P.UCTURAL CIW;GES
Mayor Ferre: All right, we're now on Item A which discussion of the Depart-
ment of Trade and Commerce. Mr. Manager, the Chair recognizes you.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, we have submitted to you on March 4th a report with
regard to the proposals or the plans, goals and objectives that we have for
the Department of Trade and Commerce. At this time I would like Ms. Charlotte
Gallogly, Director of the Department to give you a summary of what the goals
and objectives for this department will be in the future.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Ms. Gallogly. The Chair recognizes you, Ms. Gallogly.
Ms. Charlotte Gallogly: Thank you. I might begin by reviewing with you the
history of the Trade and Commerce Program in the City of Miami and I know
there were some questions about that at the March llth Meeting. Originally
there was an Office of Trade and Commerce, this was initially placed under
the Planning Department, it was created in March of 1978. The interest at
that time was turning away from the heavy promotion on tourism and moving
towards the promotion of Miami as an international city and also to stimulate
the well-being of the businesses that reside in the Miami area. In November
of 1979, the Office of Trade and Commerce became a department and it has been
functioning as that for the last two years. My instructions were to develop
a plan of action for the Department for all of the programs it is currently
administering. That goes from the arena of international trade and commerce
to services to local businesses, to the responsibility for the management of
the nine community based organizations that are operating in the arena of
economic development. If I may, I'd like to basically go over the goals of
the Department, also discuss with you the major initiatives of that this plan
addresses itself to and then take any questions you have at that time. Basic-
ally the goals of the Department are three -fold: First to increase and
strengthen the tax base of the City of Miami, second to assure that new jobs
are generated for its residents and third to develop strategies to assure
the economic development of the nine designated neighborhood areas. Clearly
the major priority of the Department is the promotion of Miami in the inter-
national trade and commerce arena. It has other responsibilities and those
responsibilities are addressed in the initiatives. One of the first things
I found in looking at the Department's programs is that there is not a com-
prehensive data base on City businesses and one of the initiatives that is
addressed in this plan is the establishment of an economic research office
to provide information, special studies and to be responsive to both
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businesses seeking to relocate in Miami and also to those businesses that
are here. One of the other important initiatives is that the services of
the Department will be restricted to those businesses residing in the City
of Miami or to those who have branch offices in the City of Miami. You
may have your custom brokers and freight forwarders located in the airport
area but having services and offices in the downtown area and they would
also be served by these programs. Another pressing need that businesses
have when they come into the Miami area, and we see businesses on a daily
basis, one of the first questions is "Is there sufficient office space,
commercial space for my business to operate?" We would propose under this
plan to maintain an up to date monthly listing of available space. With
respect to the international trade arena, we are recommending that an inter-
national trade promotion corporation be established, this has been discussed
for some time at the Commission level and at the administration level. It
is our hope that this corporation would become self-sufficient within two
years through the generation of fees and seeking other financial support.
Other items that we will be involved in would be working to serve the
businesses here in Miami. The first thing that we see ourselves doing is
serving as their ombudsman within the City of Miami. Clearly the Depart-
ment of Trade and Commerce should be pro -business and it should foster that
type of an attitude among the City departments. We intend to establish a
hot line so that businesses can receive information and assistance. We also
intend to provide a variety of advisory services to them through the Economic
Research Office and through the Miami Capital Development Incorporated Pro-
gram. As you know, that program came on line in July of 1980 with the ex-
press purpose initially of operating a revolving loan program to stimulate
minority business enterprise particularly in the black community. One of
the new initiatives in this program is the establishment of an entrepreneur
venture capital program that would be targeted at the black community. So
that we have developed a program that establishes first an economic research
office to respond to the demands of business, second an international trade
promotion corporation and a very strong marketing program both at an inter-
national and domestic level. Next we have established a business services
office to provide services to businesses and last we are developing now
very strong contracts with the community based organizations so that we can
begin to stimulate enterprise in those arenas, provide loans to those bus-
inesses and essentially revitalize some of the more depressed communities in
this town. That is a brief overview of what the Department is proposing, I
would be happy to take any questions at this time.
Mayor Ferre: All right, any questions from members of the Commission?
Mr. Carollo: (STATEMENT IN SPANISH AND LARGELY INAUDIBLE BECAUSE OF
MICROPHONE MALFUNCTION)
Ms. Gallogly: I'm not able to respond to that question, sir.
Mr. Carollo: The question is how is she going to be able to deal with
the people that come from Latin America to Miami, for the record.
INAUDIBLE COMMENT FROM A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE
Mayor Ferre: All right, then get some policemen here and we'll see how
quickly...... This is not that kind of a session, sir. Now, if you want
to keep quiet, and I'll recognize you in an orderly fashion. I will not
permit any screaming to go around here...... That's right, sir, because
I'm the Chairman of this board. Continue.
Mr. Carollo! Mr. Mayor, I think that the policy of all the members of
the Commission here has been always to translate anything that was said in
another language that was not English like I just did. The reason that I
asked Ms. Gallogly that question in Spanish was simply that I wanted to
know how she would react when some of the people that come from Latin America
which the majority of the people that come to the City of Miami through Trade
and Commerce, the majority of the people, how she would react to these people
when they come to speak to her in Spanish. I see how you would react to
that.
Ms. Gallogly: I would like to respond to that question now that I understand
it.
Mr. Carollo: If I may, I have some others now then you can respond to them
together. If I may ask you a couple of quick little questions, if you don't
mind. Can you tell me the major capitals of Boliva, Ecuador, Guatemala?
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Let's start with Bolivia, the name of their capital?
Ms. Gallogly: No.
Mr. Carollo: Ecuador, Guatemala? Now, Mr. Manager, I am appalled that even
the names of some countries in Latin America that deal with the City of Miami,
the names of countries that have the names of their capital cities in our
newspapers and in our media practically on a daily basis such as Guatemala,
that the person that is going to run our Trade and Commerce Department with
these countries does not even know the name of the capital of each country.
I tell you, I just hope that all these people that are coming to us will keep
coming to us and last but not least I'm just curious, Ms. Gallogly, why, just
out of curiosity, if I may, why before you even took the initiative of trying
with any member of this Commission were you meeting already with Mr. Mc Mullen
over in a dark corner at Arthur's? You know, I might be wrong, and please
correct me if I'm wrong, but I would think that at least out of courtesy, if
nothing more,- a new department head would first meet with members of this
Commission before he goes running to Mr. Mc Mullen especially since the day
after you met with him there was a very very damaging article that appeared
in the Miami Herald against the City...........
if you recall.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Commissioner, I take responsibility for Ms. Gallogly's meeting
with the Editor of the Miami Herald, I asked her to be there and she was
following my orders.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Manager, do you also take responsibility for Ms. Gallogly
not meeting with members of this Commission until weeks after she came aboard
the City of Miami, and until weeks after she met with Mr. Mc Mullen?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Do you also take, Mr. Manager, the responsibility for the
(INAUDIBLE, DUE TO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: (INAUDIBLE STATEMENT DUE TO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE)
Mr. Gary: I take responsibility for all my department directors, I was under
the impression Mr. Saldivar requested that information and he was provided
that information.
Mayor Ferre: (INAUDIBLE STATEMENT DUE TO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE)
Mr. Carollo: (INAUDIBLE STATEMENT DUE TO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE)... Ms. Gallogly,
have you made any statement to any employ of this City pertaining to any mem-
ber of this Commission that we're bad people, nasty or anything of that sort?
Ms. Gallogly: My general comments have been very restricted, this is a very
new experience for me working with a Commission such as yourselves, I've
never worked at a City government level and my comments have been that it has
been more of a remarkable experience in terms of debate over issues that may
not be pertaining to a work plan and program but more to other factors.....
Mr. Carollo: Well, let me just say this for the record, Ms. Gallogly, in case
your memory is not good today.... If at any time you have felt that members
of this Commission....... what is proper and correct because you might feel
that we're nasty or bad people..... be afraid........ proper and correct,
let me assure you, Ms. Gallogly, that's not so, not at least the City of
Miami Commission, you're going to lose out on that...... Now, for any
chance you might have recalled the names of the capitals of Boliva, Ecuador
or Guatemala then you can still answer that.
Ms. Gallogly: Well, I'd like to respond to your first question which is how
would we handle inquiries from potential investors, from the Caribbean, Latin
America, South America. I think first, we will have on staff a group of
people who are bilingual and who will be able to respond to their request,
whatever the nautre of them are. Some are more statistically oriented, others
are mor legally oriented or financially oriented. We do have on staff now a
tri - quad -lingual staff of people who can handle questions from just about
any part in the world. We have people who are fluent in, of course, Spanish
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Mr. Carollo:... which are the capitals of Bolivia, Ecuador or Guatemala, you know,
you can still answer that. There is still time.
Ms. Galloghy: Well, I would like to respond to your first question, which is
how would we handled inquiries from potential investors, from the Carribean,
Latin America, South America. I think first we will have on staff a group
of people who are bilingual and who will be able to respond their request,
whatever the nature of them are. Some are more statistically oriented, others
are more legally oriented or financially oriented. We do have on staff now
a bilingual staff... well, it's a tri-quadlingual staff of people who can handle
questions from just about any part in the world. We have people who are fluent
in, of course, Spanish and the majority of our staff are Latin. We have people
who are lingual in many of the European languages as well as, for instance,
French. German, as well as Portugueses. So, we do have a, I think a very fine
group of people who are able to deal and I have seen them do that on a day to
day basis. I am also►...
Mayor Ferre: Ms. Gallaghy, let me just at this juncture, since you mentioned
that. I think that's a very important point and since... in your words you
are an army and you were able to call Henry Kissinger and all that
kind of stuff and you have been traveled so much and you know so much about
the world and foreign trade and things, even though you don't know some of the
capitals of Latin American Countries. Perhaps you might... are you monolingual
or do you speak French and German?
Ms. Galloghy: No, I speak English. In respcnse to your question...
Mayor Ferre: So, in other words, it's other than the director who has this...
Ms. Galloghy: Yes, and I also have enrolled in a very intensive commercially
oriented Spanish course and I hope to within a reasonable amount of time be
bilingual and that's something I'm working very diligently on and I feel that
I should be bilingual, because the majority as you said Commissioner Carollo,
of our visitors are in fact from South America and Latin America. So, that,
that is one of my personal objectives and I intend to be bi-lingual.
Mr. Carollo: Since the people that are going to speak for you are going
employees of the department that speak Spanish, then I guess it would be
appropriate for me to ask the following question. I understand that it is
your intentions to fire or get rid of or any other appropriate word that I
could use in getting rid of the majority of the people that speak Spanish in
that department. The ones that you are telling me will be doing your job
in dealing with Latin America.
Ms.Galloghy: Well,...
Mr. Carollo: Is that a correct estimation or not?
Mayor Ferre: No, the press reported that. The press reported that, that
may not be accurate.
Ms. Galloghy: No it is not... I do not intend to fire the majority of my
staff. I have in the last seven weeks began working with them on a very
intensive basis and I find that they have very good skills by and large.
There has been one person that has left.
Mr. Carollo: And what is that person's name if I may ask?
Ms. Galloghy: Yes, his name is Mr. Tom Carter. He was a... actually he
was not an*employee of the City of Miami, he was from the Department of
State and was on a fellowship arrangement which was basically for a year
and then extended and I indicated to him that I was interested in full-time
staff. So, that's the only person that has left. There have been two other
Mr. Carollo: Is there anyone...
Ms. Galloghy: There have been two other clerical staff that have left, one
to go forward for a promotion and... in the Clerk's Office and another one
who has transferred to the Police Department.
Mr. Carollo: Now, is there anyone else in your staff that you have expressed
to them that you are not happy with them, that you might be getting rid of them,
especially because of some of their friendships with certain people sitting
up here? I didn't know I had asked such a complicated question, I'm sorry.
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Ms.Galloghy: It's not a complicated question, sir. The issues are that you
are asking me to... whether or not I have personally talked to any of the
employees about their performance.
Mr. Carollo: We have an attorney here if you would like. George?
Ms.Galloghy: And the answer is "yes". I am working with each one of the
employees on a performance oriented basis. When I feel that the work has not
been done adequately or thoroughly, I bring that to their attention.
Mr. Carollo: Well, yes, please do let me know when you find out the names
of the capital of Guatemala, Bolivia and Ecudaro. Thank you.
Ms.Galloghy: Sir, with respect to Guatemala, I have been to Guatemala about
three times to Guatemala City, which I believe is the capital. Also, I have
been to Antigua, I have also traveled in other
countries, but I have sent some time in Guatemala City.
Mr. Carollo: Well, I'm glad that finally between you and Mr. Gary, you finally
find out the name of one of those places.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, are there any other questions?
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, what is not clarified, you know, what I read the other
day in a story in the media about that you have four people from your department
that will have to be fired. I think that you mentioned something, but you
didn't clarify the whole issue. What are the reasons to fire those four
persons and who are the four persons?
Mr. Gary: If I may, Mr. Mayor and Commissioner, in all due respect to the
Commission, I think whenever employee matters there is an appropriate form
which are spelled out in our Civil Service Rules and also in our contracts
that will preclude us from discussing personnel matters with regard to any
individual employee and particularly in terms of getting into specifics. It's
not fair, particularly to that employee to do that. I can say in response
to the Commission's concerns that, that office reflect the ethnic background
of those countries that we will be dealing with, I will guarantee you that it
will. I will also guarantee to you that we will not treat any employee unfairly
and that we will run that...
Mayor Ferre: Civil Service or not, because some of those are non -civil service
people.
Mayor Ferre: Exactly. We will treat everybody fairly.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, if I may say this for the record, I have never been
the type of individual that has stood up here and said that position has got
to go for this group or that group or they got to speak this language or that
language, that's an example that I can give as my voting for Mr. Gary, but
I will say this. The only reason that this department of Trade and Commerce
exists in this position that this lady holds is for trading and commerce and
ninety percent of our trade and commerce comes from Latin America and if they
can't speak the language of the people from Latin America, if they can't
communicate, if they don't understand the cultural of the people of those
countries, then what's the use of having this department. You know, then
let's save the taxpayers some money and get rid of it.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir, Commissioner Dawkins.
Mr. Dawkins: In all fairness to the Manager, I would be less than a man to
sit here and say that had Mr. Gary hired a Black female in that position
and anyone had suggested that, that individual was not qualified because she
did not speak Spanish, I would be angry. There is a possibility that the
reason ninety percent of the Trade and Commerce comes from Latin America is
because perhaps we did not have an English speaking person who could concentrate
on other areas. I also want it known for the records that I do not feel that
Charlotte Gallaghy needs a master of Chinese to bring some Chinese trade in
here, nor do I feel needs a master of Japanese to get some Japanese trade in
here. And I'm pretty sure she will be going to Italy to bring some Italian
stuff in here. So, in all fairness to Ms. Galloghy, I'm going to rate you
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and base you on performance and when you don't perform, I'm going to give Howard
Gary hell.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, any other questions? Because I do have a series of
questions that I'm going to get into. Any other questions?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I really don't have a question. What I have is what
is on the agenda. It is a discussion of that department and I do have some
questions Mr. Mayor, as it relates to that department and I will be taking
an opposite view of the Manager and Ms. Gallaghy and I would hope that we could
get to what I sense is the meat of the item on the agenda.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, as you will recall, I voted against the Department
of Trade and Commerce when it originally was proffered before this Commission.
And I did such not because I was trying to discourage trade and commerce to
this community, but it came at a time when this City Commission was faced with
some great financial problems as we are from time to time and as I have stated
around here many, many times and I guess the longer I stay it becomes more
true, that nothing is more permanent around City Hall than something temporarily
funded. That department later became a full-time department of this City.
You will also recall my objections that I felt at the time the proper place
was with the State of Florida. They had a Department of Commerce and they
were doing an excellent job and I felt that we should join with them to a
unified effort. Mr. Manager, I have been put on the clock by the Mayor, the
first time the clock is running this morning. So, I will briefly say to you
sir, it was fully my understanding at the time that this department was created
and it was done so during the time of the Trade Fair of the Americas, that
first and foremost that this department primarily would be attracting the
Latin and South American Countries. In this format which was presented to
me this morning I do see a new sense of direction from what I understood as
that department's main function. I don't think we... necessarily do I agree
with this format because it is more heavily involved in the areas of local
and I don't disagree that those areas don't need attention, but I question
that it is the responsibility of this department to do such. My understanding
very simply was that this department in conjunction with the Trade Fairs of the
Americas and that has proven successful, would be bringing in commerce and
trade from Latin and Central and South America. I would hope that it has
been a success, we would stick with the success and let others from your staff
address the local problems, alright? Now, that's all I have so say, because
I was here back at the time it was created and I think that should be the
sense of direction.
Mayor Ferre: Good for you, Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: No, not good for me. I'm stating it as I remember, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: I will tell you, I think ... I'm glad to find an issue that you
and I can agree on Mr. Plummer and that makes me very happy.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, there is more than one wants to meet the surface.
You and I have served together for many, many years and we are still friends.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir, that is true.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I would like to respond. I have been in the city now,
I guess, since 1976 and since the inception of Trade and Commerce, that
department.has been dealing with trade as well as commerce on a local level.
I think it's very difficult...
(COMMENT INAUDIBLE)
Mr. Gary: Well,... and I have facts to prove that we have been dealing with
local banks loaning money and making considerable efforts to get local businesses
finance in the Miami area as well as in Dade County. But let me go a little
further because I understand the gist of the policy of the City Commission.
I don't disagree with it in terms of the major emphasis being on trade. I
have no problem with that at all, but I think we need to take it into
consideration that once you bring... trade includes also enticing Latin
America businesses into the Miami area and I think once you bring them in
the area there are going to be certain types of requirements that, that
particular company will need. One of them may be assisting them in getting
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financed, assisting them in getting office space, so that we can retain them
and maintain them in this community as opposed to just bring them over and just
dropping them in the community without any assistance, but I have no problem and
I agree with your policy that trade should be the emphasis and whatever direction
this City Commission would give me in that regard, I will be happy to follow.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, I think it's going to be much more specific and I'm
going to make a motion in a moment, but let me, since I have let everybody
else go through the process of questions, let me just make a brief statement
and then ask you some questions. I am the father... (COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC
RECORD)... being the father of this particular creature called the Department
of Trade and Commerce and having faught for it for many years without properly
getting the votes on the Commission, when I finally did get the three votes
and the department was established, the record would be very clear and explicit
and all of the discussions throughout and in the memorandums that came from
the administration, that the purpose of the Department of Trade and Commerce
was basically to have an arm for the City of Miami to deal with increase of
business, now, to entice new businesses. Now, I know that it's a very
popular thing to say, well, if we had more English speaking people in the
department we would get a lot of business from the English speaking Carribean.
Venezula alone buys ten times more than all of the English speaking Carribean
put together and you multiply it by ten and the fact is that Venezuela buys
over three billion dollars worth of products through Miami. If Jamaica,
Barbados, Trinidad and every English speaking island in the Carribean bought
everything they bought from Miami it still wouldn't be any where near what
Venezuela buys from Miami. So, the facts of the reality of the situation are
very clear. Japan does not buy products made in Miami and neither does China.
You do not need Chinese speaking ability or Japanese speaking ability in the
Department of Trade and Commerce. You do need the ability to deal with those
people that are the main sources of business. Now, Ms. Gallaghy, that doesn't
mean, in my opinion, that you have to speak spanish. I think it would be
helpful, but I don't... I do not subscribe to the premise that only a Spanish
speaking person can do the job. I think that those are really basically side
issues. There is a very important main issue here. It is my personal opinion
that neighborhood revitalization and economic impact in the neighborhoods
are so important and so much needed in this community that it really must have
the full-time attention of an individual. Now, I think... or an entity or a
department or a subdepartment. I think that mixing these two things is oil
and vinegar. The reason why we got into trouble with the former director,
Julio Castano, was because it is almost really impossible in my opinion for
an individual to be a head of a department to deal with two separate issues
that are separate all together. Now, that's my personal opinion. Now, in
the same way that we keep the Fire and the Police Department separate, why?
There are a lot of cities that have a joint Fire and Police Department. Well,
the reason is because they... even though they are similar in many ways and
there is overlapping there is a basic distinction between the function of
one and the other. Why does the Federal Government have an SBA Office? Why
isn't it handled, you know, as a part of the whole? The reason is that small
businesses have particular needs. Now, with regards to your board specifically,
let me address the issue directly. I agree with you that the task of the office
of the Department of Trade and Commerce should be, one, to strengthen and
increase the tax base of the City of Miami. Two, to generate new jobs. And,
three, to develop strategies to economic... but I... I mean, I do not agree with,
three, to develop strategies to economically revitalize nine neighborhood areas.
That is the function of a department that should give that sufficient importance
and Mr. Manager, I submit to you, that at the present time you have total
duplication in my opinion, between two departments of the City of Miami dealing
with neighborhoods. One is the department under Dena Spillman and Community
Development and the other one is the Department of Trade and Commerce. Now,
let us, let us go back to how this came about and it was not your decision,
it was a decision made by Dick Fosmoen and it was a wrong decision. And it
was Dick Fosmoen who decided at that time that we would create these fifty
thousand dollar entities in each one of these neighborhoods and because there
were some community problems between Dena Spillman and let's put it right
where is it. It was on a personal basis that it would be better perhaps
for Dena not to handle it. So, we made a decision that is a structural
decision based on personalities and we put it on Julio Castanos because
Tony Crapp was there. And because Tony Crapp was Black and because Tony
Crapp was Black that would be a way to function. Now, I submit to you that
one of the major problems in government always is when we structure things
based people and personalities rather than on functions, because invariably
the people change, invariably we end up getting in trouble. And I submit
to you that the neighborhoods and the revitalization of neighborhoods and
the economic development of neighborhood is much too important for us to
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start delegating it to a secondary role. I do not accept and will not accept
as one member of this Commission the premise that the main function of Trade
and Commerce is international trade and commerce and that the neighborhoods
will be in a secondary role. Now, the neighborhoods are sufficiently important
where we should either create a department for it and I'm not going to get
into that -at this stage of the game. I think that's something that you should
recommend to us how you want to handle it and then I would tell you that I
would certainly go along with the recommendation, provided that it is a separate
and fairly independent function. Lastly, on that issue. I think that it is
very, very difficult, frankly for a director to at the same time spend... go
to the Wynwood area and spend the time necessary in the Wynwood area and to
deal with the neighborhood problems of the Wynwood area and then rush back to
the Banker's Club for a dinner with the President of the Bank of Tokyo and
the Vice -President of the Japanese company that's trying to establish a firm
here to sell agriculture equipment in Brazil and South America and deal...
and this is what happens. Now, I want to tell you that the type of issues
that I think the Department of Trade and Commerce should be dealing with are
the establishment of the insurance exchange of the americas which is about
getting ready to go in a major issue. The establishment of such things as
the International Trade Center. The establishment of the T.V. Center and
these are the type. To bring of more international banks to Miami, the
holding of conferences, the Carribean Conference, which deals with the Eastern
Carribean and C.C.A.A. and deals with matters at F.I.U., the Wilson Center,
Georgetown iniversity wants to have a major seminar here. These are the type
of things about immigration policy and how it affects jobs in our respected
communities. These are the type of things, that in my opinion a Department
of Trade and Commerce has to say grace over. And I would... if you will look
at the submission on page 4, starting on page 3, I would recommend to you
that up in the first page, the first six items deal with that. On page 4,
the top item does not, then the next five do, then the related to minority
businesses does not, entrepreneur adventure captial fund, that does not. That
is a small business and minority type of thing and what I'm saying to you is,
all those things such as Miami Capital, neighborhood revitalization, minority
business, Black entrepreneurship, Cuban entrepreneurship, all of the minority
and neighborhood issues are important enough to give it separate importance
and I think that's the main issue before us and I move you, and I will pass
the Chair the Vice -Chairman and make a motion that it be official policy of
the City of Miami Commission that the Department of Trade and Commerce in
no way deal with any of the issues that relates to neighborhoods, establishing
economic strategies for the nine neighborhood areas, small business entrepreneurship,
Miami Capital or any of the issues that deal with the revitalization of the
neighborhoods and that, that is sufficiently important that separate and special
attention be given to those specific items. Now, notice please, Mr. Manager,
that I am not dealing at all with the issue of Charlotte Galloghy. That is
an administrative decision as to whether you keep her in one function or another
function. Now, that is something that you have to decide. I don't have any
problems with that decision, obviously, that's within your prerogative. We
do have the right to establish the policy as to where these departments... how
they function and I think that's what I'm addressing at this time and I make
that in the form of a motion.
Mr. Carollo: There is motion, is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion and a second, any further discussion from
the Commission?
Mr. Plummer: Under discussion. Mr. Mayor, it is my understanding, I could
be wrong, but we do address and I don't want anyone going away from here
based on your remarks or mine thinking this Commission is insensitive to the
neighborhoods. You have of course, made the comment that, that should be a
separate department, but I would... Is Dena Spillman here? Well, ok. Mr.
Mayor, we are dedicating at the present time a great deal of community development
money to business opportunities in the different neighborhoods...
Mayor Ferre: Precisely.
Mr. Plummer: ...and I think that is the proper place and it does show that
this Commission is sensitive...
Mayor Ferre: I will amend it if you would.
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Mr. Plummer: No, I'm not amending it at all, but I do feel that if in fact
more direction is needed that it should be under Dena Spillman or the director
Of Community Development, because that money is going out and if we are not
getting our bang for our buck out of that, then it's up to the Manager to make
sure that we do and how he does that... the only thing we can measure is the
results.
Mayor Ferre: J. L., I agree with that, but I would like to give the Manager
the opportunity to discuss this, deliberate and come back with a recommendation.
Mr. Plummer: I have no problem with that.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, may I state on the record for you, that I subscribe
the what Plummer said, that I think that the proper place for this is in the
Community Development. That's what Community Development is all about. Now,
we should not deal with these issues based on personalities. If the personality
is not right, then Mr. Manager, it is your prerogative to change the individuals
or to create a subdepartment that deals with that specific area and that's...
and in my opinion and I say this and I don't want to get into controversy, but
let me tell you, that particular department does not have one single, Black
assistant, not one. Now, when Joe Grassie was here on this public record I
said that I thought it was time to get a Black in that particular department.
You remember, because you were part author to that as you know. When Richard
Fosmoen was Manager, I again made the statement. Now, you have been Manager
for a year and I want to tell you that there is not one Black leader or person
in the position of responsibility in that particular department and I think it
is long over due in dealing with community development and we are dealing with
the neighborhoods that is exactly what we need and I think that this is an
opportunity to do that and I subscribe to what Plummer said.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, under discussion. I have problems, but that's my
personal problems with community development. They haven't done anything
in my opinion and to give them another department to do nothing, again, is
my opinion, but I will be bound by the wishes of the majority on this Commission,
but I would hope, not only Mr. Manager, that you take note that the Mayor made
mention that there were no Black policy makers within CD, there are none in
the Police Department and those two you have is tokens, in my opinion again,
and if you are charged with getting upgrading minorities in CD that you do it
across the board.
Mr. Plummer: Well, let me just respond to that. In responding to that, I
don't disagree with you that may be the money that we are dedicating to
business opportunities in the target areas that we are not getting our bang
for our buck, ok. I don't necessarily disagree with that. I think that really
what it needs to be done is to coordinate, but under the Department of Community
Development the efforts of all so that it is with a direction of a policy
set by this Commission so that they could in fact, really develop the neighborhoods.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, I would in my motion Mr. Manager, as I said I would
like to leave the prerogative of how to do that to you. I would however, set
a matter of policy in the statement that we are making here ask that this be
done within the next two weeks. That is by April 15th that you conclude. I
think two weeks is plenty for you as Manager to conclude how you are going to
do this. I'm not saying to conclude who you are going to do it with, but
how it's functionally is going to fit into the structure, now and to... so
that we can really get down to the concentration of the important issues, which
is Trade and Commerce. Now, I realize, Mr. Manager, that prior to Ms. Gallaghy's
arrival that Jim Reid was in charge and that's why we got that March memorandum
which really goes back to January on this corporation. I would submit to you
that, that is a total duplication, again, because I realize that in those days,
ok, Julio Castano reported to Jim Reid and therefore, if was Reid's senior
responsibility to do that. When Gallaghy got here, then the new department
head no longer reported to Reid out to you and therefore, that's why we ended
up with this crossed purposes. We have the African Trade Fair, which is another
thing that I sponsored from the very beginning and have been pursuing, which
needs to be brought to some kind of a conclusion. We have, as I have talked
to you on several occasions, a pending trip to Jamaica. Prime Minister Ciaga
has asked me on several occasions why and Miller Dawkins and I discussed it
a month ago, why we haven't been down there and this is something that we need
to follow up on. We have the Insurance Exchange of the Americas which is on
the verge of a major decision in which we have not followed up on, now we as
the City... we as the Department of Trade and Commerce and I include Julio
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Castano who almost had nothing to do with that. There are many other issues
that are pending before the City of Miami dealing with Trade and Commerce
that have not been brought to in my opinion a forceful and successful conclusion
and I would want that department to concrentrate on nothing but these pending and
important issues that are floundering in my opinion, ok?
Mr. Carollo: Hearing no further discussion, may we have roll call.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Dawkins: I vote "no" and it's not against the principle. I vote "no"
because I'm dissatisfied with the Community Development Department only.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Ferre, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-286
A MOTION EXPRESSING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE IN NO WAY DEAL WITH ANY
ISSUES THAT RELATE TO NEIGHBORHOODS, THE ESTABLISHING OF
ECONOMIC STRATEGIES FOR THE NINE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS, SMALL BUSI-
NESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MIAMI CAPITAL OR ANY OF THE ISSUES
THAT DEAL WITH THE REVITALIZATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
THAT THOSE ITEMS ARE SUFFICIENTLY IMPORTANT TO WARRANT SEPA-
RATE AND SPECIAL ATTENTION: FURTHER REQUESTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO STUDY THESE ISSUES AND TO CONCLUDE HIS RECOMMENDA-
TIONS FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGES REGARDING THESE ISSUES WITHIN
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Perez, Mr. Plummer, Vice -Mayor Carollo and Mayor Ferre.
NOES: Mr. Dawkins.
ABSENT: None.
FURTHER DISCUSSION:
Mayor Ferre: Now, on... alright, more... and I don't want to say this as
a personal basis Mrs. Galloghy, but may I say to you, Ma'am, that I do not
think it is your role to get involved in the -internal politics of the City
of Miami Commission. I do not think that at public meetings, especially,
next to the County Manager, it is your role to talk about the immanent fight
for power and what is going on between Mr. Howard Gary and the City of Miami
Commission, nor is it within your prerogative to go around saying who will
win or who will lose, nor is it necessary for you to go around further fueling
the fire of dissension that I think is dividing this Commission and this
administration and what we need are peacemakers and not dividers and I would
submit to you without getting into it any further than... and I think you
understand exactly what I'm talking about, that you stick to your job and that
you stick to doing what you know how to do very well, which is as... you are
a top flight, competent administrator. May I submit to you that you stick
to your administration and not get involved in political directions. I know
that you are very capable at that. I know of your involvement during the
selection of the City Manager in years past and in other political involvements,
but I would recommend to you that you withhold your propensity to get involved
in the internal politics of the City and that you really just deal with the
issue before you which is administration and do it as you know how to do it
well. Is there anything else on this issue?
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I would like to ask something. In this plan of action
on page 3... No, I think that is on page...
Mayor Ferre: On four.
Mr. Perez: On page 11, (COMMENT INAUDIBLE). Yes, (COMMENT INAUDIBLE). I
would like to propose that we create a program of periodical goodwill tours
by members of our local media as well as business leaders, in order to visit
potential markets in South and Central America representing our City of Miami
and the Carribean.
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Ms.Galloghy: Yes, that currently is in the program that we established a
series of...
Mr. Perez: Yes, but you don't include the media. You don't include the media
in the program. I read the program and you don't include anything about the
media. You don't include the media in the program.
Ms.Galloghy: Fine, I will be glad to do that.
Mr. Perez: I read the program and you don't include anything about the media
and I would like to have representation of local media. I think that its
important that we pay attention to your local media, to our minority media
in this kind of communication. I think that we can receive a lot of suggestions
for example, from the Liberty Newss, from several spanish newspapers that we
have here and it's important that we give consideration to the minority media
of this community. And that's what I wanted to point Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you, any other statements or discussion? Now,
thank you, Mrs.Galloghy and good luck to you.
4. DISCUSSIOU OF COMM'S PROPOSAL AND PLANS FOR A NEW IMDICAL
EXAMINER'S FACILITY ON CITY - OWL,4ED PROPEIRTY
Mayor Ferre: We are now on Item "B", which is discussion of the County's
proposal and plan for a new medical examiner facility on City owned property.
Mr. Manager, the Chair recognizes you.
Mr. Gary: Yes, Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I received a request
from County Manager Stierheim requesting the use of City property primarily
known the old justice building for the establishment and the construction of
a medical examiner's office. At that time I responded back to County Manager
Merritt Stierheim that we were not ready to make a decision at this time
with regard to that piece of property because we need to analyze all of the
pros and cons as to how we should utilize that property and I had not prepared
that report for the City Commission's decision. After that time, Mr. Stierheim
asked that he be permitted to bring his case before the City Commission and
informed us that he would bring a representative and at this time we have Dr.
Davis who is here who is willing to discuss the County's request to the City
Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Dr. Davis, you are always welcome to this Commission. You are
one of the better public servants that this community has and sometimes you
get in trouble for being outspoken and forthright and there are others here
who do that too, but we are... we commend you for your public service.
Dr. Davis: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, Mr. Manager, Mr. City
Attorney, it's a privilege to be asked to address this group. It's the
first time in twenty-six years that I have been here that I had this privilege
and basically what I'm requesting is consideration of a proposal that the
Manager and his staff be authorized to review our request and then come back
to you with proposal. Now, I have here a small written item which I will
pass out to the members. In the interest of time and realizing that the
agenda is still long, my request today is only to ask your consideration for
a recommendation to authorize the City Manager's staff to work with the
medical examiner and the County's staff to bring back to you a proposal or
proposals rather, which would serve the best interest of the City of Miami,
it's citizens and the residents nearby the area of 12th Avenue and llth street.
There was a City piece of property there a part of which has a building on it,
the other part which does not. The area of land that I am discussing is the
area that has not yet been built upon and is an area which would be suitable
for a proposed medical examiner building. In my folder here that I brought
with me and my file, I have letters and correspondence dating back to February
22, 1956 pertaining to our building problems. We have never been in a building
that had sufficient space, sufficient design to allow us to operate properly.
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Mayor Ferre: Dr. Davis, in the interest time, I think what you are asking is a
perfectly reasonable, valid request. Now, we are not ready to conclude anything.
I would just like to recommend to the Commission that we expand the charge...
I would like for you to... I would like for you to expand the charge, Mr. Manager,
so that we don't do this piece meal. I think you ought to come back and
recommend to us what you believe would be the best use today and in the future
of that particular piece of parcel. I would hate to chop off three acres
of it and then two years from now find out that, that's a perfect location for
another function of government, now, and that we didn't think of it properly.
I think we need to... Now, I have no objections to you negotiating with the
County for perhaps a trade since this is really a piece of property closer to
the seat of government of the County or of the majority of the administrative
offices of the County at the present time, but they will be moving. They are
going to be moving to a new building. What is going to happen with all the
administrative spaces over in Taj Majal, would there be spaces available there.
I think there are a lot of issues that need to be discussed and I think you
ought to come back with a general recommendation. Do you need authority for
that? Dr. Davis, will that cover it?
Dr. Davis: That's very fine, Your Honor. I trust that's the correct term.
I'm used to appearing in court so much I always say Your Honor automatically
when I get into public.
Mayor Ferre: Well, they call me a lot things around here, Dr. Davis.
(COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Dr. Davis: No, all I ask is just the consideration and authorization for the
Manager and his staff to work with us on this.
Mayor Ferre: I think he has that power and unless he wants it specifically
in a motion, then I would be happy to do it that way if that's the way you
want to do it. Mr. Manager?
Mr. Gary: Well, I don't want Dr. Davis leaving here assuming that we will
sit down and negotiate with him utilizing that site. I think that would be
one of the alternatives that will be reviewed as well as another alternative
in terms of land swaps. So, I understand the motion.
Mayor Ferre: Do you want it in the form of a motion?
Mr. Gary: I understand the intent of the City Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Does anybody else want to say anything about it? Alright, then
thank you, very much Dr. Davis.
Dr. Davis: Thank you, very much.
5. DISCUSSION OF DEDICATION OF COCONUT CROVL MINI-PAPIC AND
TACOLCY PARK.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item #C, which is the discussion of the scheduling '
of the dedication of Grove Mini Park and the Tacolcy Park.
Mr. Plummer: Why don't you do it on April 20th at noon. We will just come
from there to here.
Mayor Ferre: I think April 20th is a rather sensitive day and I do not think
that, that would be appropriate to do it at that time. I think that we can
do it before or after, I don't... How about May 13th?
Mr. Kern: Mr. Mayor, we do have the Hadley Park dedication for May 9th
tentatively scheduled.
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Mayor Ferre: Oh, we can't do three parks at once. Alright, then suppose we
do one on the 22nd and one on the 9th and one on the 13th and it's your choice?
Mr. Kern: Ok, May 9th we will have the Hadley Park dedication and the others
are whenever.
Mr. Plummer: On a Sunday?
Mayor Ferre: Well, Sunday is the best day of all and I think that's a very good
day to get a large crowd. I would hope we would have many people there.
Mr. Kern: Ok, and the 13th, any particular park on that one? Tacolcy or...
Mayor Ferre: Well, I will leave it up to you.
Mr. Kern: Ok, we will contact all the people involved and notify everybody
which park on those days.
Mayor Ferre: I think because of the heavy agenda that perhaps we could do,
I would say the Coconut Grove Mini Park on the 22nd, Hadley Park on the 9th
and Tacolcy on the 13th.
Mr. Kern: Ok, that's the way we will set it up.
Mayor Ferre: Anybody have any problems with that? You want to change that?
Thank you.
6. DISCUSSIOIT OF CITY OF MIAMI/JA E-S L. MIGET INTEP1IA:IONAL
OTTER -COMMISSION ORDERED APPPAISAL OF VALUE OF UND.
Mayor Ferre: Discussions of the James Knight International Center. Mr. Manager,
would you bring us up to date? Joe, we just skipped over "D".
Mr. Carollo: That's correct, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: we will do it at 4 O'clock.
Mr. Carollo: Yes, the Sanitation employees would like to hold it up until
4 so they can come here.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we are now on the James L. Knight International Center.
Mr. Manager, would you up date us as to what is going on in those negotiations?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, we have been having negotiations with the developer, the
construction manager and the contractor, as well as the architect, to insure
that the James L. Knight Conference/Convention Center is open on a timely
basis. I might add that this is not something new. They have been having
meetings on a regular basis weekly for quite some time. However, we have
added an additional ingredient to it and that is that I have been participating
in those meetings particularly as it relates to the construction or the
improvements to the center as it relates to the hotel in terms of the
responsibility for those improvements and as you recall, we came to the City
Commission at about a couple of meetings ago requesting permission from the
City Commission to utilize City funds to improve the area of the developer
so that we can insure that the project is completed on time with the understanding
that we were holding the developer directly accountable. As a result of a
recommendation by outside counsel, namely, Derrick Davis, there was a
recommendation or a potential recommendation made by Mr. Davis which unfortunately
was over heard by some private citizens and was later put in the Herald with
regard to a declaratory judgement to determine who would be responsible for
the additional cost which the City feels should be borne by the developer. As
a result of that you and Mr. Knox and myself, Mr. Derrick Davis, Mr. Dan Paul,
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met to discuss how we could resolve the differences that exist between the
City and the developer and we agreed that we would sit down and negotiate a
settlement that if could be reached within seven days we would come to the City
Commission, if not, we still would come to the City Commission. Unfortunately,
we... well, fortunately, we had the initial meeting. Unfortunately, due to some
outside commitments which were beyond Mr. Worsham's control because he had
another serious matter he had to deal with out of town, plus he had promised
his family quite some time that he was going to take them on a vacation, that
we agreed that we would continue the meetings, hopefully, without him being
there and that he gave all of his authority to his counsel. We proceeded with
those meetings; a couple of those meetings without Mr. Worsham and with counsel
and it was in my estimation in view of the initial intent of the meeting that
we would negotiate with all of the major parties involved, namely, Mr. Worsham
and myself, Mr. Knox and Mr. Derrick Davis, that we should postpone those
meetings until Mr. Worsham returned. Complicating that also, Mr. Mayor, is
as you are probably aware of, Mr. Derrick Davis, even at the inception or
prior to the meeting became very ill and was not able to participate in those
meetings.
Mayor Ferre: Is he out of the hospital now?
Mr. Gary: I'm not sure, sir, the last time I recall last, I think it was a
couple of days ago, he was still in the hospital. That we felt that we, even
though we were at a disadvantage because he wasn't there, we thought we could
proceed because with the able assistance of Mr. Knox and Mr. Terry Percy, that
we could proceed without him, but I think by the time Mr. Worsham comes back,
hopefully, Mr. Davis will be out of the hospital and we can proceed with those
negotiations. Now, if you recall, Mr. Mayor, you asked me to have... do a number
of things with regard to the Conference and Convention Center so that we could
begin to highlight the value of that center to the City of Miami and particularly
in terms of the development that has occurred to Downtown, which obviously,
benefits this whole community. And I have for you--- and we are making copies
of it, because we had to call New York to get some of the answers, but if you
recall, we sold sixty million dollars worth of bonds and according to our legal
advisors who are very good, have told us that the market value of these bonds ---
I'm sorry, I have copies for you right here, let me just hand them out to you.
Mr. ;•tayor, what you have before you says that we sold sixty million dollars
worth of bonds and those bonds today discounted because of inflation, are worth
forty-three million two hundred thousand dollars. In essence what it's saying
is, is that if we went out today to buy those bonds where we got sixty million
dollars today, you would only get forty-three million two hundred thousand dollars.
It further says that because the interest rate now is different or higher than
it was when we sold the initial sixty million dollars worth of bonds, we would
have to pay today in interest eighty-six million dollars more for the life of this
bond in order to finance a sixty million dollar bond. So, in summary what it
says is that what the City Commission did when it sold those sixty million
dollars worth of bonds was very positive, it was very beneficial to the
community and it saved the City a considerable amount of money, because if
we had postponed that decision which is obviously, a good decision and a
decision that should have been made by the City Commission, we would have had
to pay eighty-six million dollars more today to build that facility.
Mayor Ferre: And gotten almost twenty million dollars less.
Mr. Gary: Exactly. Now, I would also like to say that you also asked for
one other thing and that was to obtain appraisals of that facility, including
the hotel and the Conference and Convention Center, that I need authority/direction
for the City Commission to do that, so we have not done that part.
Mayor Ferre: I want to deal with that.
Mr. Gary: Ok.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Manager, and I am going to try to choose my words
carefully on this. Inserted in this whole process is Mr. John McMullin, the
editor of the Miami Herald and Mr. Dan Paul, a prominent attorney in this
community also involved in Herald affairs. I think that Mr. Dan Paul and
Mr. John McMullin as citizens respectively have a right on behalf of their
constituencies to insert themselves on behalf of the public. I do think
however, and in all fairness to the process since Mr. McMullin likes to
go around town, as does Mr. Dan Paul, talking about sweetheart deals, that
once again, even if it cost us money to do so, because of the power of the
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Miami Herald to clarify this particular issue you will find in your packet in
Item "E" in my memorandum a letter that was written by Mr. Earl Worsham in
answer to the criticism of Mr. Dan Paul and the Miami Herald about the deal
that the City of Miami Commission structured. The purpose of both the letter
which--- and I thank you for the dispatch with which you quickly brought this
matter to a head from... in the letter from Mr. Larry in your memorandum dated
today, March 31. I think it is important so that the public is well aware
that what we have done is proper and that it is a benefit to the people of
Miami, Mr. Manager, that when you appraise, when you have this appraisal done,
that the appraisal be both on the value of the property and that is the real
estate and the building, but that it also be an appraisal of the letter dated
March 18th from Mr. Worsham to Mr. Dan Paul. In other words, you may recall
that on the Charter change and the Charter change came after this was all
done, we in the City Commission and the people of Miami when they voted for
the Charter change accepted the premise that appraisals be made on offers to
lease City property.- Now, since we have not gone about that with this particular
project because it was prior to that Charter change, but in the interest of
perhaps quelling these accusations that are a part of the constant editorial
posturing of Mr. McMullin and as it inflicts itself upon the City editors and
other members of the Miami Herald staff, that perhaps we get an appraisal so
that we understand where we stand. And therefore, I would like to move that
the City Administration be authorized to retain an appropriate firm or firms,
because it may be, you may have to go to an appraisal of the property and
perhaps then, you may have to go to a management or accounting firm or a
financial firm to appraise the contract we have with Mr. Worsham as expounded
in the letter of March 18th. So, I move that the City Administration be
authorized to retain one or two firms so that we have this appraisal as public
property and we can look as to where we are with regards to the Worsham contract
on the project itself and I move that.
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion, is there a second? There is a motion and
there is a second, any further discussion? Hearing none, can we have roll
call?
ON ROLL CALL:
_ Mr. Plummer: At the time that, that contract was drawn and the proposals for
the waterfront was submitted to the voters it was very clear in that proposal
that the Convention Center was excluded from that provision. I do not feel
_ that at this time an appraisal and I don't know what it would cost, but knowing
some of the appraisals which have been done, that it would do anything more than
satisfy the curiosity and the whims of somebody who could care less. I am
satisfied that we have done everything properly and that's the only one I'm
really concerned about is that my vote was proper. I have to vote against the
motion.
Mayor Ferre: Let me make one further statement on this particular issue. In
another community, like for example, Atlanta, where the relationship between
the Atlanta... the Constitutions or... which is the main paper there and the
city is quite different and perhaps something like this would not be necessary.
However, the overwhelming power of the Miami Herald to constantly chip away
at the public confidence of the City of Miami. Now, unfortunately, requires,
i not because of the Miami Herald, but because of the power of that daily press
to assure the people of Miami that what has been done is not only proper
but beneficial. Now, we have to go through this extraordinary expense. I'm
sorry. I would like to point out that the fact is that the City of Miami's
timely action when we did this two years ago as saved the City of Miami in
excess of fifty million dollars and therefore, I don't think that the small
amount in proportion to that, that this entails is too much to ask for when
public confidence is a major issue and I think that, that's something that
we must take into account. Mr. Manager, I would like to on the record again,
warn you and the administration of Mr. Plummer's statement previously which
I subscribe to with reference to certain appraisers who have been more damaging
now because of their arbitrary, unilateral approach and I would hope that you
would choose an appraiser who has unquestioned credentials in this community
as being fair and above board and -there are many who fit into that category
that are highly regarded professionals in that respect in their respective
fields.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir?
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Mr. Gary: We talked about a number of things and I need some clarification with
regard to only one item and that is after we get the information, the appraisals
that I'm supposed to come back before this City Commission with the information
and you would instruct me in terms of when to advertise and how to advertise?
Mayor Ferre: No, sir, I think that's something that I, for one have full
confidence in your integrity and your ability to choose and I have no problem
in your choosing the two firms. I would like for you to extend the courtesy
to this Commission of letting us know who you have chosen and then you have
to formalize it, obviously, because it's a contract that has to... it's a
professional contract. Now, you go about it in the usual selection method
that you utilize in selecting professional people and these are both professionals.
Mr. Gary: Well, I understood that you wanted me to proceed posthaste with
the appraisals.
Mayor Ferrel Yes. And I want you to call the members of the Commission
individually, that's what I mean about communication. You, yourself call
the members of this Commission and explain who and how you went about the
choosing and who you have chosen. And unless you hear otherwise from any
member of the Commission, then you proceed. If somebody has any doubts, then
you bring it back to the Commission for further deliberation and action by
this body.
Mr. Gary: Ok, Mr. Mayor, I had gone beyond that because I assumed that's what
you wanted me to do in terms of proceeding posthaste. I'm talking about the
next step. After we get all this information I got gist that we want to
advertise to inform the public of what we have done positively in terms of
that Conference and Convention Center and that's why I was talking about bring
that to the City Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think that once these appraisals are in it will become
public information and I'm sure the newspapers will proceed to pick them apart,
but then they have something to deal with that is factual in nature, rather
than the rumors and the innuendoes and implications that they are dealing with
at the present time. Ok? So, any further discussion on that?
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Ferre, who
moved its adoption:
�~ MOTION NO. 82-287
A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO RETAIN ONE OR TWO
APPRAISAL FIRMS TO DO APPRAISALS ON THE VALUE OF THE LAND
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
JAMES L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO HAVE AN APPRAISAL MADE OF THE BUSINESS DEAL
AS REFERENCED IN THE WORSHAM-PAUL LETTER.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Perez, Vice -Mayor Carollo and Mayor Ferre.
NOES: Mr. Plummer.
ABSENT: Mr. Dawkins
NOTE: Commissioner Dawkins entered the meeting at 11:49 P.M.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, just so that no ones feelings are hurt, I think it
would be appropriate that you announce the new Commission policy that whoever
the last speaker is that... that whoever the speaker is at noon is the last
speaker until we reconvene at 2. So, looking at the agenda some of these
people who might be waiting for items down after may be one more item could
go away and come back after 2 O'clock. The new Commission policy is that
whoever is speaking at noon is the last speaker until we reconvene.
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7. DISCUSSION OF POTCPTTIAL OF BOAT ;, STAUPA;IT AT WAISON ISLA11D. k
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item #F which is the potential boat restaurant on
Watson Island. Alright, Mr. Manager?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Manager, we have gotten a number of inquires from people who
are in the restaurant business about placing a boat restuarant at Watson Island
and what this attempts to do is to seek City Commission direction in terms of
how we should proceed. We envision that if you decide that we should proceed
that we would develop a detail request for proposal, have it reviewed by the
Law Department and bring it back for your review before we go out for bid and
I need some direction in terms of how we should proceed, Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager, let me ask a question. As I understand basically,
what is here at stake is really a dockage situation. It's not building any
structure, physical structure on the island. We have a concessionaire who
is presently running the docks over on Watson Island and if in fact it is a
dockage situation I wonder why... I think... Tom Post called me, now he
indicated that in the same way that he dealt with Chriscraft at Miamarina,
that it would be proper and right that he deal with these people over at the
other facility if in fact it is just a dockage situation. Now, that seems
reasonable to raise that question.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I would subscribe to that, but...
Mr. Plummer: :•iaurice, I didn't finish.
. Mayor Ferre: Oh, I'm sorry.
Mr. Plur:nner: Mr. Manager, if you are telling me or you haven't told me, but
you are going to tell me that the City is possibly going to participate in the
revenues, the gross revenues of a percentage of that, something other than
dockage, then I think it is properly before us. But if it is just a dockage
situation, that's where I'm raising the question as to who should those parties
be dealing with.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now, Mr. Manager, I subscribe to what Plummer has said,
but my only concern is that I wouldn't want anybody feeling that they have
been precluded from the ability to put a restaurant boat on City property
and even though we do have a management agreement I would only ask that if
indeed we are going to do this through the management company that is managing
that property that it be done according to the public bid process of the City
of Miami, so that we don't end up with another accusation of a sweetheart
deal or something like that, so that it is a public bid process that everybody
has an opportunity to deal with and make a submission to the City of Miami.
We may end up with more than one boat restaurant.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, the only response I have to that, we did not
follow that procedure at Miamarina with Chriscraft because it was... that's
exactly right, it was clearly spelled out in the contract of the management
firm for Miamarina...
Mayor Ferre: And that also caused problems.
Mr. Plummer:... that they had the right, they had the right to negotiate
subcontracts or subleases and I would assume that if that provision is not
in the contract for the Watson Island, then that gives the City the right to
impose and I have no problem with the bidding procedure.
:Mayor Ferre: Don't question any of that, but again, out of courtesy to the
public process and so that we don't end up getting ourselves into a potential
conflict. I would hope that Mr. Post and the Management people there would
have the Courtesy and the consideration to the people of Miami of following
a public bid process.
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Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I understand the intent of the City Commission. I would
like to inform you, though, that my recollection of the agreement with Miamarina
only gives the current management agency the temporary right to manage just the
marina section of Watson Island until we decide how we are going to develop it.
I'm not sure whether this is marina related in terms of that marina dock, just
that specific area. If I recall what the restaurant people were interested in
was an area outside of that area that is currently designated as marina, but I
will get back to you with that information and proceed according to your directive.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, anything else on Item "F"?
8. DISCUSSIOii OF FLAGAITI AREA STORE SE17ER P?tOG^.Ally:-AD,INISTPATI0�1
IIISTRUCTED •TO ACCELERATE COi�LETIO;I OF DRAI:+AGE P^.OELLPS IN TI:I+
AgEA .
Mayor Ferre: We are now on Item "G". Alright, this is the discussion of
Flagami area storm sewer. Now, we have some people from the Flagami area that
were here previously, I don't... I guess they have left. I saw Mr. balsedo
here a little while ago. He wanted to be present, but I think we have to
move along on this. Mr. Manager, when I ran for public office last fall I
and others that are... now serve on the Commission were continually... one of
the basic major issues that kept coming up and up and up, was the question
of flooding in the Flagami area. I personally was a witness to in August and
September some unbelievable conditions where water was a foot and a half
deep and whole businesses were shut down. Now, I actually went into shops,
grocery stores, pharmacies where there were six inches of mud and water for
a week. It was unbelievable. Let me finish. It was really... I have never
seen anything quite that bad. Now, I realize that, that flooding in the
Flagami area has a cycle that occurs every two years, rather than every year.
It occurred in... unfortunately, it is on the odd years. It occurred in 1961,
it occurred also in 1979, it didn't occur in 1980 and it probably won't occur
in 1982. I also realize that there have been some improvements made. However
in reading the memorandum very carefully and I read it three times because
it is a very complicated memorandum that deals with technical information and
even though I am a graduated engineer, I must tell you that some of those
things are not easily understood. Now,... and I'm not about to indulge as
to what kind of a drainage system is... whether the hydrostratic pressure because
of the five foot of the canal really causes the french drainage ditches to
function or not function and what have you. Now, I noticed in that memorandum
that there was a statement made that the west end project was underway, that
we had concluded one and that there were two projects left and that there
were a total of eight hundred thousand dollars allocated for that particular
area and that we had seven million dollars left in the bond issue. I would like
to make a motion that we accelerate the expenditure of that eight hundred
thousand dollars, so that we complete the... rather than do it over the next
three or four years that we complete the drainage procedure and so that we
can do it forthwith, that we don't do it a step at a time since there is
only two sections left. Let us finish those two sections and see where we
stand and I so move.
Mr. Perez: Mayor, I would like to ask, do you think that this will be a
complete solution for this problem? Do you have...
Mayor Ferre: Well, you would have to ask the engineer.
Mr. Perez: Is the engineer here?
Mayor Ferre: I have a motion on the floor that we spend the money and I would
like to see if we have a second on that.
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion, is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second for discussion that motion without any doubt because
at campaign time I make a lot of commitments with the whole community and
in this area, I was there three or four times and I am receiving a lot of
calls from these people on this matter. But I am very interested to know
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if this would the final solution for this problem? Now, is the engineer here?
Mr. Carollo: There is a motion and a second, under discussion.
Mr. Gary: Vice -Mayor Carollo, I would like for Mr. Cather to explain...
respond to Commissioner Perez's question.
Mr. Grimm: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, the nature of this area
is such that we are always going to have some drainage problems when we get
rain fall intensities beyond which we design a system for. So, we are going
to make it better, but we are not going to make it perfect and there is going
to be time when people will have puddles in front of their house that are going
to last for a couple of hours and that's just a fact of life of living in
Tamiami area.
Mayor Ferre: Vince,•that's not acceptable. Now, wait a minute, let me tell
you why. We are not talking about the natural percolation of the material
and the fact that... and we are not talking about puddles. I'm not worried
about a puddle in front of somebody's home. I am worried about a business
being six inches under water and mud for a week. Now, I realize... I mean,
if we can correct that, then they have to be like the rest of... I mean, we
cannot change the fact that Miami is Miami and that it rains and that Flagami
happens to be two feet under the rest of the City and therefore, the water
goes in that direction and that there is a river next to it which the South
Florida Flood Control people keep two feet above what it should be and that
causes hydrostatic pressure to force the water back up again. We can't change
that.
Mr. Grimm: I'm not trying to crawfish on that Mr. Mayor. I'm talking about
normal circumstances. That is an example, you know, in an average hurricane
and we haven't had one in fourteen years. We are liable to get twenty inches
of rain dumped on us in twenty-four hours. You are going to have flooding
when we do that.
Mayor Ferre: Not question that. I'm not talking about hurricanes. I am not
talking about abnormal situations. I'm talking about every other year
businesses having to close for a week because they are six inches under water
and then they have to spend thousands of dollars with shovels getting the
mud and the dirt out of their businesses. I think that's totally unacceptable.
Mr. Grimm: When we complete the two million dollars worth of drainage programs
that we have planned, you won't have that problem anymore. Remember later today
you are going to award almost a million dollar contract in that area.
Mayor Ferre: Let me understand you right now. Now, you say two million. The
memo says...
Mr. Grimm: Well, a million seven... nine and eight.
Mayor Ferre: The memorandum says eight hundred thousand dollars.
Mr. Grimm: That's beyond what's on todays agenda.
Mayor Ferre: I beg your pardon. I understand now.
Mr. Plummer: Well, let me ask a question. Mr. Cather, have we paid sir, for
the 12th Avenue and Flagler Street drainage situation? Or I should ask it
of the Manager.
Mr. Cather: Have we paid for that contract?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mr. Cather: Yes, we have.
Mr. Plummer: That's unfortunate, because I want to tell you... what did we
spend down there? About how much?
Mr. Cather: I would say that was probably about a million and a half.
Mr. Plummer: I would defy you, Mr. Cather, to go down and ask the businesses
at 12th and Flagler over this last weekend who the Mayor ably described about
another area that existed at 12th and Flagler of merchants who Monday morning
I watched shovel mud, water and everything else out of their front doors that
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that money was well spent. Mr. Cather, I think you need to reopen 12th and
Flagler and I don't know if we have a problem, but the merchants damn well
have a problem, that after a million and a half dollars approximately that
has been spent and not completely finished, they are still swimming in their
places of business.
Mayor Ferre: Well, 12th and Flagler, J. L., is actually high. when you get
down to loth and Flagler... I went down to loth and Flagler on the South side
of Flagler Street and there is a particular drug store, I think it's either
9th and Flagler and loth and Flagler, I have never seen a situation like that
ever in Miami.
Mr. Plummer: This last weekend?
Mayor Ferre: No, no, I'm talking about during the rain season in August and
September of last year, I couldn't believe it. Now, they told me... and as
a matter of fact, when I went and asked the engineers... I think you and I
talked about it. You told me that the County had ,dug some wholes to plant
some trees and that was the cause of a lot of this mud and dirt that came...
that flooded into these properties.
Mr. Carollo: About three hundred of them are dead now.
Mayor Ferre: Besides the fact that those trees are all... that all those
trees died, I think we still have a serious problem there and I would like...
I subscribe to what Plummer said. I would like for you to give a complete
report as to what in the world can we do to alleviate that situation.
Mr. Cather: One of the things that will help is when we get the riverside
pumping station in full operation.
Mayor Ferre: When is that?
Mr. Cather: I would say within a month and a half.
Mr. Plummer: Well, you see, the only....
Mayor Ferre: And what does that do? Wait a minute, what does the riverside
pumping station do?
Mr. Cather: Now, that lifts the water that's draining in that area and puts
it into the Miami River. That's a major pumping station.
Mayor Ferre: After the lock or before the lock?
Mr. Cather: This is after the lock, this is right into the Miami River.
Mayor Ferre: So, that we won't have the problem then of the South Florida
people lifting the water level.
Mr. Cather: No, we will not. Not at that station. We only have a problem
when the high tides get in and the river becomes exceptionally high.
Mayor Ferre: May I ask you a technical question on that? Is there any
reason where we could eventually put a pump up on the Flagami further up
and then connect it to the riverside so that it would also drain the water
level, follow me, after the lock rather than before the lock?
Mr. Cather,: That is possible, it is possible, but we have to watch the
gradience because the river has to flow down and we have to watch out exactly
where we are doing there. We could look into the possibility of that... putting
it on the other side of that lock and we could have to work in conjunction
with the Water Management District.
Mayor Ferre: Since Metropolitan Dade County as you pointed out in your
memorandum will after seven or eight years of begging finally do... what is
it Le Jeune Road, Vince?
Mr. Cather: 57th Avenue.
Mayor Ferre: 57th Avenue. But 57th Avenue, unfortunately, when it hits the
river or the canal is before lock, isn't it?
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Mr. Cather: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Well, alright, could I...
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, excuse me. Since I am Chairing the meeting, now it
my duty to inform my colleagues that it's ten minutes pass the noon deadline
which we.
Mayor Ferre: But that's not the rule. The rule is that whatever issue we
are talking out we will finish.
Mr. Plummer: No, no, speaker. That's 9 O'clock.
Mr. Carollo: No, sir, that is the rule in the evening, in the 9 O'clock
deadline. That at 12 O'clock we would finish whatever item we would be discussing.
Mayor Ferre: Will the Chair permit me one more sentence?
Mr. Plummer: Well, let's think about it.
Mr. Carollo: Alright, sir, we will bring it to a vote.
Mayor Ferre: The sentence is this, would you include in your study to answer
Plummer's question, a study also to... as to whether it's feasible to pump
from Flagami to the riverside pump station and then into the river?
Mr. Cather: Yes, I will.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, that's all I have.
Mr. Carollo: Roll call.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Ferre, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-288
A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ACCELERATE
THE EXPENDITURE OF THE $800,000 AVAILABLE FOR STORM DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FLAGAMI AREA IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE
DRAINAGE PROGRAM AND ALLEVIATE THE SERIOUS DRAINAGE PROBLEMS
EXISTING IN SAID AREA AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ViceMayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
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�.9• PROCLAMATIONS, PLAQUES MID SPECIAL ITE-MS.
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Presentation to Mr. Cecilio L. Ruiz, Jr., Officer in charge of
the Krome North Service Processing Center.
Presentation to Officer Jacquelyn Wynn, as Most Outstanding
Officer of the Month for February, 1982.
Proclamation of the week of April 18 to 25 as Days of Rememberance.
Presented to Dr. Gregory Wolfe, President of the Southeastern
Florida Holocaust Holocaust Memorial Committee.
Proclamation of the week starting April 18 as Private Property
Week in Miami. Presented to Mr. Bill Biondi, President of the
Miami Board of Realtors.
Presentation to Mr. Carlos Cruz on the occasion of his appointment
as U.S. Marshall for the Seventh District of Florida.
10. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE FINAL 721QUEST FOR FTNDS
TO U.S. KUD FOR PROPOSED 1982-1983 CITY PROGRAM-COIDSISSIO �
STIPULATES ALLOCATION OF EXISTING BALANCE IN D.C. FUNDS.
Mayor Ferre: All right, ladies and gentlemen, we're back to the regular agenda
of the City of Miami Commission Meeting and we'll try to expedite these matters
as quickly as possible. Now, most of the people that are here, Mr. Manager,
I assume are here to discuss the distribution of CD funds. So what I would
like to do is cut through as much as possible and get down to the issue as
quickly as we can, and I'd like to have your help on that if you'd tell me
what the issues are that we can take up later on today and perhaps expedite this.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I'd like for Mrs. Spillman to give an overview of our
proposed application for CD funds and it's under item number 2, 2:30 Public
Hearing.
Mayor Ferre: Well, in other words, what we're going to do is when we broke up
at 12:10 P.M., we were talking about, we've done item F, right?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir, yes.
Mr. Plummer: We were on G.
Mayor Ferre: We've done G.
Mr. Plummer: No we were on G.
Mr. Gary: We finished G.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, and then we had not talked about Overtown Interim Assistance
Program,or the Zoning Board's attendance requirements, or Reserve Police Officer
Programs, or the City Police Officers who reside within the city to drive marked
police cars. Can we skip over all these items? Anybody have any objections to
that? Joe, you have any objections?
Mr. Carollo: To jump to what item now, Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: No, to skip over all the items in the morning agenda, which is
H, I, J, K, L.
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Mayor Ferre: And anybody have any objections to that? And I guess we would
get to item number 2, which is the Public Hearing dealing with Community
Development Programs, which is what most of these people are here on, is that
right?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir, yes.
Mayor Ferre: O.K., so we're now on item number 2, Dena?
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Yes, ma'am.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE - OFF MIKE)
Mayor Ferre: No, we're not going to skip over it for a long time, but most
of these people are here on item 2. How many are here on item H? Raise your
hands. You're here on item H? All right, we're talking about the Overtown
Interim Assistance Program. How many of you are here on that issue? Two of
you, three. See, what we're trying to do, New Horizons is not on the agenda,
but we're going to discuss it because it's part of item 2, so would you mind,
see all these senior citizens are here. Now, if you want to take up item H,
I'll recognize you on that, but...
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE - OFF MIKE)
Mayor Ferre: Yes, if you insist on it, I can't overide that. Do you insist
on it? I know you've been here since this morning, but the point is, you have
a lot of senior citizens here, do you want to insist that your item come up
first even though there is three of you?
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE- OFF MIKE)
Mayor Ferre: She wants to bring up item 2.
Ms. Spillman: Item H is actually part and parcel of 2, so we can discuss it
during the CD.
Mayor Ferre: Now there's a happy solution to it. All right, go ahead, Ms.
Spillman.
Ms. Spillman: Mayor and Commissioners, as you know this is a Public Hearing
on our 8th Year Community Development Program. Now, funds under this program
will be received by the City on June 16, 1982. This is the only Public Hearing
that will be held on this item. We need Commission action so that we can
prepare our statement and get it into the Feds in time to get some funds.
As we have discussed previously, we have received a 13% cut in our budget
since last year and this has severely affected the manner in which we can
help our neighborhoods. I'd like to review with you very quickly the result
of the Reagan Administration cuts and how they affect our local program. First
of all the new federal administration has basically cut completely all housing
programs. There are no more public housing programs. There is no more Section
8. There is no vehicle for public subsidy of housing. The Community Development
Program is the only local tool, generally speaking, to provide housing assistance.
We, of course, are lucky to have a general obligation bond that we can also use..
As a result of this housing cut, we are proposing that 36% of our Community
Development Program be devoted to housing and housing -related activities, as
we all know the need for housing in Miami is quite strong. Our application
this year includes no public improvement projects. We have done this for
years when we used to have a lot of money. We can no longer afford new parks.
We can no longer afford street improvements in our neighborhoods. If there
are to be street improvements, they're going to have to be done on an assessable
basis as they are throughout the city. One of our basic priorities is to
leverage as much private money through our Community Development Program as
we can. All our single family rehab money will be leveraged and we hope to
leverage all our multi family money as well. As a result of the cut in
Community Development, the Departments of Planning, Community Development, and
Trade & Commerce have all experienced cuts and will be laying off staff.
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Ms. Spillman: (CONTINUED) As you are aware and as we have discussed, the
federal government has also placed restrictions on the use of social service
dollars. We have requested a waiver from the federal government. I have
not received approval, I anticipate approval. You have already allocated
part of that money. There is a balance available that is listed under number
four on the memo that you have the option of allocating for additional social
services if you so desire. The fifth thing that we are proposing is that
the Community Based Organizations be phased out over a period of time. What
we are proposing is that by January of next year, each CBO must obtain 25%
of their funding from another source. If the CBO is successful in doing that,
and we have several already that have done it, we will provide them with 75%
of their funding. This mechanism will go on. The next year they will have to
provide 50%, 75%, and then they will be on their own. We feel that any CBO
that is worth their salt will be able to accomplish this with little problem.
They can get private contributions. They can also get membership fees.
There is a new state law which has also been passed, which provides tax
credits to businesses, which assist CBOs; and we will get that information
out to the businesses. Let them know that they can get a tax credit if they
help a CBO and try to get some assistance. We're also proposing a new program
that has never been done before in the city. This does not involve new funding
or taking away any funding from a neighborhood. This is using unexpended CD
dollars that we have in the bank that is programed for some other purpose but
is not needed at the moment for a construction loan program. The city can make
a lot of interest on this program. We are proposing to use the interest earned
on this to help support the Community Development Department and to provide a
minority business loan program. There is a potential for us earning $500,000
next year under this program. Basically that is the break down on the program.
You have in front of you our recommendations as well as the recommendations of
the community. I might say that for the most part we are in agreement. I
would say that on at least 80% of the projects, the neighborhoods and staff
are on agreement. You are well aware that we have some new social service
programs that would like funding.
Mayor Ferre: Now...
Ms. Spillman: Mayor, I'm sorry, can I say one thing on Interim Assistance,
and then I'll be done. The issue on Interim Assistance is briefly the following:
Interim Assistance was started as a special project in Overtown in 1977. The
reason that we started this project was because we had quite a bit of CETA
money at the time. We were able to hire about 100 people to go out, clean
the streets, clean lots, help fix up houses, and kind of keep the neighborhood
at a level that was acceptable until redevelopment could occur. What has
happened since that time as you are well aware is that all CETA funds have
been cut. As of August, the City of Miami will have no more CETA funding
for the Interim Assistance Program. If we were to take this on ourselves,
the cost to the city would be in excess of $2 million. We no longer have
that kind of money. What we are recommending is the following: that we
maintain the building inspection component of the program for Overtown. We
will have one building inspector assigned specifically to Overtown through
the Building Department, paid for by CD, so that they get an extra level of
assistance. And also that we have one environmental inspector assigned to
Overtown who will work in the Sanitation Department for Overtown so that at
least the community can have a little higher level of service than normal.
This is not a decision that we take lightly. Unfortunately there is no
solution to the problem; and we recommend that the Interim Assistance Program
be phased down over the next year to just include the two inspection services.
Unidentified Speaker: Mr. Mavnr.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, Ma'am in just a moment. Does that conclude your statement?
Are there any questions from members of the Commission?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Of Ms. Spillman, and then we'll get to the Public Hearing portion
of this.
Mr. Dawkins: Mrs. Spillman --
Ms. Spillman: Yes, sir.
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Mr. Dawkins: The two inspectors that you were talking of provided with CD
funds, will this be in addition to the regular services that are being provided
to that area, or will this be the only service for that area?
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner, they will be in addition to Community Development
regulations does not allow us to use CD funds for normal city services. This
has to be above and beyond.
Mayor Ferre: All right, are there any further questions?
Mrs. Ann Marie Acker: Mr. Mayor, I'm Ann Marie Acker.
Mayor Ferre: Excuse me, Ann Marie, excuse me, I need to get a count on how
many people we're going to have to speak. Those of you who wish to address
the Commission, would -you raise your hands, those who want to speak today.
We have one, 'two, three. This is item 2 now, this is on CD. We're talking
about CD funds only, raise your hands. One, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine. I see nine speakers. Now, do any of the nine speakers
need more than three minutes? Any of the those nine speakers need more than
three minutes? Can you cover your subject on three minutes? You need more
time. How much time do you need, ma'am? Five, all right, and you ma'am?
All right, the others will speak for three minutes. The two of you will have
five minutes. Would you come up to the Clerk here and give him your name and
I will call your name as Ms. Acker speaks, if you would give your name to the
Clerk, I will call the names as they are given to me. All right, Mrs. Acker.
Mrs. Acker: I'm Ann Marie Acker, 238 N.W. 8th Street, that's Overtown Golden
Ghetto. You know it's ironic to me that whenever we talk about federal funds to
poverty areas and we talk about cuts. Cuts are not in salaries, it's in
delivery of services. Now a year ago, maybe a little longer, I came before
this Commission complaining, or with the concerns of Overtown and the Interim
Assistance Program was one of those concerns. Nothing was done about it. Last
August the program was cut. The CETA people were cut off, terminated, whatever,
staff was cut, yet we had an excecutive director receiving the same salary.
And we wanted some way for your executive director, Ms. Spillman, to justify
this. Now, to justify this we find out that the solution to this problem is
to phase it out. What happens to the $600,000 that's put into this program
for the next three years? What's going to happen to the $600,000?
Ms. Spillman: I'm sorry, Mrs. Acker, which program are you speaking about?
Mrs. Acker: I am still on Interim Assistance.
Ms. Spillman: We're not recommending that. We're recommending...
Mrs. Acker: I know you're not recommending it, Ms. Spillman, but when I look
at the budget...
Ms. Spillman: Oh, I understand you.
Mrs. Acker: O.K., and the priority list that Interim Assistance Program was
funded for $600,000 over the next three years. I want to know what happens
to that $600,000.
Ms. Spillman: Basically the money was not allocated specifically to Overtown.
If we have to say that it went anywhere, it went to Overtown multi -family
rehabilitation and well as to the U.M.P.T.A. match, which we are responsible
for providing. The money is in Overtown.
Mrs. Acker: Pardon?
Ms. Spillman: The money remains in Overtown.
Mrs. Acker: It remains in Overtown, O.K. I'm going to see if I can find it.
But it remains in Overtown. How do you intend on going about reprogramming
that money if you phase Interim Assistance out?
Ms. Spillman: Mrs. Acker, for the current year which we are now discussing,
we are talking about $200,000. O.K., a total for this year, and that money
went into multi -family rehabilitation.
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Mrs. Acker: What is frustrating to me is that when we were given our
priority list, we were given figures for the next three Community Development
years; and I'm saying that $60U,000 was allocated to Interim Assistance -
which you are now phasing out. I want to know where that $600,000 is going.
Ms. Spillman: Mrs. Acker, two answers to your question. One is that the
$600,000 was for a three year period. We are only speaking now of a one
year period, so we're only talking of $200,000, O.K.? That went into
multi -family rehabilitation. The second response to your question is
that when we did our three year plan last year, we were not aware that
the federal government was going to cut our program by over a million
dollars. As a result, there is less money that can go to the neighborhoods
generally speaking.
Mayor Ferre: :is. Acker, we're running out of time now and Commissioner
Dawkins has a question and then I'll let you make one last statement, then
we need to move along.
Mr. Dawkins: In the Interim Assistance Program, how many people were
employed?
Ms. Spillman: Well, during the CETA days...
Mr. Dawkins: No, no, no, let's make sure that you and I are on the same
wave length. With the $200,000 of CD funds that were allocated to Interim
Assistance, how many people were employed out of that $200,000?
Ms. Spillman: I understand your question, sir. I don't have that information.
Mr. Dawkins: That's quite all right, I can understand that. O.K., would
you get that for me, please?
Ms. Spillman: Absolutely.
Mr. Dawkins: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the next speaker is Mariano Cruz, Mr. Cruz? You
have three minutes sir.
Mr. Mariano Cruz: Good afternoon, for the record, my name is Mariano Cruz. I live
at 1227 N.W. 26 Street. I am the Chairman of the Allapattah Advisory Board.
On going through the figures, and when the city is going to give to the
Allapattah area, I say we agree with some of the figures, but some of them,
like on the residential we want more money on the residential help. The
Crime Prevention Program, at this time of crime, I mean they didn't allow
any money, though we want that. Also on the social programs, she mentioned
that on the memo (that they have some money avaliable for social programs)
and since the Commission itself said a few months ago that Allapattah of
the target areas is the one that received the least percentage of the City
of Miami, only 258 per resident, while Coconut Grove gets 8751. I ask
the Commission to allocate some of that discretionary funds on social
programs for the Allapattah hot meals program, because we need it. At
this time they are cutting our funding there, and we need more money for
the hot meal program. Another thing, they mention about cutting the CBO
programs, and in Allapattah, in other means small, like in Wynwood, some
other target areas, CBO is the only organization dealing with the small
businessmen of the community. So, I think that instead of cutting or phasing
out completely this program, they should help more these programs, because
that's about the only benefit a small businessman gets from the government.
Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Ms. Spillman, would you answer Mr. Cruz's questions?
Ms. Spillman: Mariano, I didn't understand the first program that you
were speaking of, the residential...
Mr. Cruz: Yes, we ask Residential Paint program and we ask for $50,000.
And under Building Material Program we ask for $50,000 and the city said
nothing there. Also on the Crime Prevention Program, we ask for $5,000
and the city said nothing. I say well, if there is going to be a cutting
of money, make this cutting in a fair way even for all the target areas.
But don't do to Allapattah like the city has been doing on social programs.
That is at the least at the bottom.
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Mayor Ferre: Would you answer the question?
Ms. Spillman: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: And don't ask him again, please.
Ms. Spillman: Sorry, we did fund the Residential Paint Program, we did not
fund it at the level requested by the community. However, it's a new program.
We want to see how it operates before we outlay a lot of dollars into it.
Crime prevention is a new social service program. We did not consider funding
any new social service programs. The Hot :teals Program, that program has
appeared before the City Commission and requested additional money.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we will be dealing with the Hot Meals request in
a little while. With regards to your other request, we are not funding,
I know we have New Horizons that are here asking for funding, but this
Commission has taken the position of not funding any new programs. In
other words programs that the city was not funding before, we are not
going to get into that. Now the School Board may have been funding them.
Metropolitan Dade County may have funded them. City of Hialeah, or somebody
else, but we cannot. Our policy has been no new programs, and that includes
you. Now with regards to your proportionate allocation, I think ifs. Spillman
has pointed out that it is being substantially increased, or will be if we
get these hot meals. Is that correct, Ms. Spillman? From $2.50--
Ms. Spillman: It will bring their level up, their dollars per resident up.
Mayor Ferre: O.K., thank you.
Mr. Cruz: O.K.,thank you.
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker is Mr. Charles F. Johnson.
Mr.(:harles F Johnson: Mayor Ferre and Commissioners, I'm here on behalf of the Overtowi
Neighborhood Advisory Board, of which I am a member. My address is 1400 N.W.
17th Avenue. In reviewing the 8th year recommendations, which have been
presented before you. They are somewhat skewed from the recommendations
which have been discussed before the community. Without getting into detail,
I would like to point out that again, the situation with economic development
I feel in these times with budget cuts that those programs ought be supported
as much as possible, though I agree with the fact that they should become
independent, that is self funding. However, I think we must keep in mind
that we are headed for a very poor economic environment and we are headed
for a very hot summer. We have budget cuts from the federal government,
the state level. As a matter of fact, nobody knows what kind of funding
they are getting. I therefore, recommend that where we have dollars in
place, that we push those dollars where they will have the most significant
impact on social situations. I will point out that in the case of item 4,
under Overtown, there is $300,000 for U.M.P.T.A. relocation and at the same tire
we are talking about those funds for relocation, we're not sure as to when
that is going to have to occur. It may, from what the County is saying,
that may occur at a later point in time and those funds may not be needed
for that. Overtown Housing Revitalization, while that is appropriate to
do it, I'm trying to submit to you if we don't deal with the people first,
that $500,000 may go up in smoke. The situation with the Cultural Arts
Program, again both the Historic Preservation and cultural arts are activities
which provide things for people to do, keeping them positively occupied.
Finally, the $60,000 with Interim Assistance appears to me to be, we're
keeping two people on staff as the Director has described, their function
is actually a function of the city staff and should be done with local tax
money and not federal dollars. Thank you very much.
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to respond? We're getting more and more people
wanting to speak, so we're going to... I can't cut people off from that
right, but I do feel that it is unfair for people just to walk up and keep
adding their names. I would like to ask all of you who wish to speak to
submit your names, other than the ones that I have received, and if I don't
receive any more in the next minute or two, I'm going to cut off the public
speakers because otherwise we'll be here all evening. All right, do you want
to respond to that, Dena?
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Ms. Spillman: Only one comment in response to Mr. Johnson. If it becomes
apparent that the relocation money for U.M.P.T.A. will not be needed during the
next CD year, it can be reprogramed. If it is needed, obviously we have to
spend it in that manner.
Mr. Johnson: I have one additional question. In regard to the means for the
U.M.P.T.A.relocation at $300,000, hasn't that money already been matched?
Didn't we allocate funds I think it was last year for that match?
Ms. Spillman: Last year we allocated funds to match the shopping center
program. We did not allocate money for U.M.P.T.A. last year.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the next speaker is Bette J. Graham. Ms. Graham --
Ms. Bette J. Graham: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners. I'm Betty J. Graham, Chairperson
for the Edison Little River Advisory Forum. I'm glad to say at this particular
point that Dena and I are not staring daggers at each other. Today at this
Commission Meeting we are sort of friends. I'm very proud of that because
we have had a lot of things happen in our community, and to be able to say
that there is something amicable is good. However, I may not be so amicable
when I sit down. The only thing that I would like to say about the Edison
Little River area is that Dena, in the Paint Program, I heard you mention
to Allapattah, that it is a pilot program, and that you, even though a certain
amount of money was allocated, that if it works out, the amount could be
increased. Is that true for Little River?
Ms. Spillman: If we determine that in six months the money is all spent,
we can come to the Commission and ask for additional funds for the program.
Ms. Graham: O.K. At our last meeting, the Buena Vista East Association had
submitted to you a letter advocating or asking that they be the persons to
first sort of pilot this program. Are you planning on having them be persons
in our community?
Pis. Spillman: We have not developed any guidelines. That is certainly
something we'd be happy to sit down and talk to you about.
Pis. Graham: O.K., that's item number one. Item number two, I heard you
mention that you would be leveraging some funds, I wonder if neighborhoods
could have the legal authority to have their allocated funds leveraged?
Ms. Spillman: That's kind of a tricky question, only private, non-profit
corporations, such as the CBOs, can work with the private sector directly.
The citizens of a neighborhood cannot. But through a local, non-profit
organization you can work with the private sector and try to leverage your
dollars
Ms. Graham: Very good, I'll talk to you later. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker will be Samuel Patterson, Mr. Patterson --
and after that, Esther Armbrister. All right, Mr. Patterson.
Mr. Samuel Patterson: Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor, CommisctonerG, I reside at
12940 S.W. 149th Street. Presently I am Director of the Coconut Grove
Crime Prevention Youth Center. Before I make a response, I would like to
ask Ms. Spillman if she is going to make a response in regards to Coconut
Grove and the moneys that would be allocated to Coconut Grove before I give
a rebuttal. I don't want to speak before I hear exactly what her intentions
are in that regard.
Ms. Spillman: The balance of funds for social services in Coconut Grove is
approximately $68,000. We had a long discussion about this at the last
Commission Meeting. In the interim, the primary health care center, we
received word that they are not going to receive federal funding. If that
is the case, I don't believe that our funds will be sufficient to assist
them. The question remains for the Commission then, do they want to fund
them Miami Mental Health Program or the Crime Prevention Program or take
the option of splitting the funds in half and funding both of the organizations.
Mr. Patterson: O.K., if that is the case I would like to ask the Commissioners
and Mr. Mavor to take into considerations that first of all, that crime in
Miami doesn't need any speaker. We are very aware of crime in '.Miami proper
and in Coconut Grove in particular. Crime, in Coconut Grove, in some instances
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Mr. Patterson: (CONTINUATION) must be approached from a grass root level.
The millions of dollars that have been allocated over the years to the
Miami Police Department would not be sufficient to attack the domestic
clan, sort to speak, in Coconut Grove. On behalf of many of the citizens
in Coconut Grove and on behalf of Coconut Grove Crime Prevention, it would
be imperative that the $68,000 plus be utilized to assist in the efforts
that is done against crime, instead of with the other social agencies. We
know that Vice President Bush is in the area to help fight crime, or help
to assist in the fighting of crime in certain areas. Also, I was thinking
that if we have moneys here available to help fight crime, why don't we use
the $68,000 plus in an existing agency, such as the Coconut Grove Crime
Prevention Youth Center, to do just that case. We are also aware of all
the economic predictions and developments for Coconut Grove in the upcoming
years. And to have crime as a constant thorn, we have an opportunity to
do something about it now, we may regret it later on. This is more or less
what I wanted to say to you. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Esther Armbrister-- Mrs. Armbrister has five minutes and then
Ruth Janko is the next speaker.
Mrs. Esther 'fay Armbrister: Good afternoon, my name is-- Mayor and other,City_
Commissioners-- my name is Esther May Armbrister. I live at 3350 Charles
Avenue in Coconut Grove. I am a member of the CAACD and I am also a
home owner. The Crime Prevention was one of our projects that we started
about three or four years ago. It is needed in the community. Mr. Patterson
just got through telling you some of the things that they are doing. At the
present time, in Coconut Grove we do not have anything going for the young
people. We have taken care of the senior citizens, we have taken care of
public housing, we have taken care of private ownership, we have taken care
of the streets and the pavements, all of these things. And I do not
understand how in the world this crime prevention project can be discontinued
at this particular time. We are trying to bring our young people back into
the right way. These are the things we are trying to influence them in the
right way. We are trying to elevate them. You are talking about crime in
Coconut Grove, pocketbook snatched, first one thing and then another; and then
for you to discontinue it! I don't see how you can do it. And with the
$68,000 and with all the expertise that you have at your command, with all
the financial wizards you have down here, surely Dena, can't you all find
$68,000 that we need? Because if you take it away completely, the family
health clinic has some money, but if you take away the crime prevention,
we don't have anything at all. They do have some, but if you take away the
$68,000 really, I don't know what you expect. And now that we have all these
acquisitional property and you are coming into the Grove, you are building
the Grove up. You are putting in more businesses. You are putting in more
home, private owners. You're bringing in more professional people. And for
you, the establishment, to take away a little old $68,000! Surely, surely
at your command you have the expertise of coming up with that, don't you?
Mayor Ferre: Dena, do you want to answer Mrs. Armbrister and Mr. Patterson
on the same subject?
Mrs. Armbrister: We need that.
Ms. Spillman: The problem is that we only have $68,000 for Coconut Grove
for social services and there are three existing programs. That's the
problem. We don't disagree that there is a need for crime prevention.
Mrs. Armbrister: Well, I was thinking, and some of the others... by the
way, just two of us voted against the money. I was one who voted that
the money go to crime prevention because I feel that we need it. You
have Jackson Hospital, and everybody in the area, just about, on Medicare
and Medicaid. So their health problems are just about taken care of. So
they are going to receive... they are not going to be turned away. They
are definitely going to get some help, mentally speaking they are going
to get that help. But it's the children! It's the children! Young
adults, these are the people that we'll be able not to save. If we don't
save them, you won't have use for the older people. You know, they'd
just be dead. Just die out. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Dena, do you want to say anything else?
Ms. Spillman: I think we'll take that up later.
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Mayor Ferre: All right, Ruth Janko is the next speaker. Ms. Janko--
Ms. Ruth Janko: Good afternoon, Mr. Mayor. I'm Ruth Janko from the New
Horizons Community Mental Health Center and these are some of my people.
Mayor Ferre: All right, would all the people from New Horizons Senior Center
stand up please, so that it will give you an opportunity to stretch. This
is called the seventh inning stretch. Go on, stretch, oohh! O.K., now
you can sit back down again. All right, now, Ms. Janko.
Ms. Janko: Mr. Mayor, you can imagine what this means to all these people
who have taken a great deal of physical discomfort to come here. On February
28, as you are aware, we lost $3� million from the federal government. At
the time, Mr. Reagan told us to turn to our local governments for help. We
have over 300 almost 400 elderly who are dependent upon the geriatric services
they receive from New Horizons. And we are here turning to our local
government for help. We know that it's been said that we are one of the
programs who have never been served before by our local government, but
I would like to present to you the fact that the elderly in this community
should not be penalized for that. I think that they should be applauded
for having been as self sufficient as they could be up to this point. And
now we're coming to you, because our neighborhood family sites will probably
have to close if we don't have some local help. We do run a meals program,
we have people on social security who get about $114 a month, and we've been
told by several of them that if our site closes, they will end up with one
invited meal a week from relatives. I mean, this is just one illustration
of the kind of privation we're dealing with. And I very much hope that you
and the Commissioners will consider our plight. Thank you, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Ms. Janko--
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Mayor Ferre: Let me ask you a question. Where is the location of New
Horizons?
Ms. Janko: New Horizons is 1469 N.W. 36th Street.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now let me ask you this, and I know that it is a
wonderful operation. I'm well aware of that. Up until last year you were
getting funding from the federal government?
Ms. Janko: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Directly?
Ms. Janko: I don't know exactly. I think Dr. Bestman, our Executive
Director, could answer that much better, sir. She is here, and I'd be
pleased to have her come up.
Mayor Ferre: Would you ask her to step forward?
Ms. Janko: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Doctor, would you step forward?
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Dr. Bestman: Thank ,you very much, Mayor Ferre, yes?
Mayor Ferre: As I recall, when you and Mrs. Range came to see me, I was
asking you where the funding came from. As I recall you were telling me
you were getting both federal funds and county funds.
Dr. Bestman: We were getting federal funds and county funds. As of
February 28th, our federal funds have been terminated as a part of
the whole scheme in regards to reductions of the federal budget.
Mayor Ferre: How much were the federal funds that were reduced?
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Dr. Bestman: Our federal funding was reduced by some $3 million.
Mayor Ferre: $3 million.
Dr. Bestman: Right.
Mayor Ferre: And how much of the county?
Dr. Bestman: The county is now awarding us $230,000 on an annual basis.
Mayor Ferre: Is that what you were receiving before from the county?
Dr. Bestman: That's what we have received for the past eight years from
the county.
Mayor Ferre: $230,000.
Dr. Bestman: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: You don't get any funds from United Way?
Dr. Bestman: We get no funds from United Way.
Mayor Ferre: Now, your request to us is for how much of the $3 million
that were cut from the federal government?
Dr. Bestman: We requested $200,000 to continue serving our seniors.
Mayor Ferre: Dena --
Ms. Spillman: Mayor, I'm certainly not going to argue about the need for
a program of this nature. The fact of the matter is that number one, we
don't even have $200,000 to allocate to a social service program, as you
are well aware. Now the second factor...
Mayor Ferre: Without cutting others.
Ms. Spillman: Correct, that's correct.
Mayor Ferre: We'd have to take it away from others to give it to them.
Ms. Spillman: Secondly, it is a new program. We have followed a policy
thus far of not funding any new social service programs. Thirdly there
is another item you should be aware of, and that is that this organization
receives their meals from JESCA. JESCA has made a request for additional
funding as well.
Mayor Ferre: All right. Do you want to say anything else?
Dr. Bestman: Just that I have a concern that even though we are getting
our meals from JESCA and we are certainly appreciative of that, and Mr.
Hardwick knows that New Horizons is appreciative of the meals. However,
unless you honor JESCA's additional request, we will still have seniors
who are not getting meals at out center, because JESCA has not been funded
adequately to provide meals for all of our centers. And what we're talking
about here are not social services, we're talking about mental health care.
There are many geriatric patients who are being discharged of South Florida
Hospital and are into our community. If they do not receive mental health
care, it means that they have to go back into the hospital and in fact, they
won't be able to get back into the hospital because the beds have been closed.
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you very much.
(APPLAUSE)
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker, R. Nacken Gugel, I guess you pronounce that
Gugel.
Ms. R. Nacken Gugel: It's pronounced Gugel.
Mayor Ferre: Gugel, O.K., thank you.
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Ms. Gugel: I am the Director of the Geriatric Services for New Horizons. I'd
like to share with you the type of services we provide. The hot meals is only
one of the services. We provide a total mental health program for the elderly.
It includes prevention, rehabilitation, and maintenance. In that way we are
able to prevent mental illness. We are able to keep people in the community
and we are able to rehabilitate people who come to us very late in terms of
their mental deterioration, rehabilitate them so they can stay out of nursing
homes and mental institutions. We offer psychiatric services, social services.
We offer physical health care, which is not typical of a mental health center.
We also offer, in addition, the hot meals, the transportation, theraputic
services that are very traditional of senior centers and so forth. We have
been cut so badly that we cannot exist at this funding. Neighborhood families
of our center are now in the process of donating funds to their center to keep
us going. But these people, on $100-$200 a month cannot donate a lot of money
to keep us in business. We very much need some help! Since Reagan has told
us to come to our local government, and since we are catchmen area 4, the
highest crime rate and the poorest catchmen area in the city. Since we are
22% elderly in this catchmen area, and we are elderly poor, we desperately
need some help. Thank you.
Mayor Ferret Let me just briefly tell you that this is the most heartbreaking
process that any Commission can go through. These are all worthy projects.
We don't have any more money. We cannot invent any more money. We would have
to take it away from somebody. Do you have any suggestions as to whom we
should take the money away from?
Ms. Gugel: Certainly not. However, 1 also know that if we have to close,
then that would only be another problem of the City of Miami.
Mayor Ferret No, no, it's a problem for all of us, as human beings and citizens,
but the problem is that a lot of people don't realize the jurisdictions around
here, you know. The City of Miami does not have jurisdictions and the reason
we have become involved with the social programs is because when we began to
receive allocations for community development funds and federal sharing. We
decided to allocate as much as the law would permit us into social programs.
I might remind you that the City Commission turned over all social programs
to Metropolitan Dade County, how many years ago? Twelve, fifteen years ago;
and they have responsibility and jurisdiction. Now we are doing this because
we'd received these federal funds. There is no way that I can think of that
we can cut down on the fire services, or the police services, or the other
services that the City renders. And if you have any recommendations as to
where you think we ought to cut, because that's the only way that we could
fund a new program.
Ms. Gugel: Well, I would like to suggest to the Mayor, the Vice Mayor, and
the Commissioners that they help us find funds. If you don't have funds
directly, why don't you use your talent, your connection, and your expertise
to help us gain money to stay in business. We'd appreciate that.
(APPLAUSE)
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker is Mary Quince, Mary Quince, and then
Dr. Kim Porter.
Ms. Quince: I'm Mary Quince at 1469 N.W. 36th Street. The only sin that
we committed is getting old. Congress has conferences every twenty years.
They come up with the conference on the aging and what they are going to do.
They all get together and they talk, and they give problems and everything
else and nothing is solved and nothing is done for the aging. We worked
all our lives, paid our taxes, worked hard, saved our money, and today the
money that we saved isn't even doing us any good because the dollar that
we worked for today is giving us maybe ten or twenty cents' worth. With
our funds limited now, we come to the center. The people that come to
our center are people that are lonely; they are left alone in life, and their
only resource is to come to the center to meet people and to forget their
problems. They are sick. They need help. They need associates, and nothing
is done for them. All they get is promises. Since February and the cutting
of the funds for the neibhorhood family, the staff was eliminated completely.
They have a skeleton 'crew and with the family center trying to get along,
we have volunteers who are taking over all these jobs which were confiscated
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Ms. Quince: (CONTINUED) by the government. This is all right, but we don't
have the overhead, the money that is needed to meet all the demands. So we
come here asking for a little help, and I think we deserve some consideration
for this project. If we don't get the help, the kind of people that we have
here will be forced to go to nursing homes, to hospitals, to other places,
which will cost the government even more money. By their being out, it would
cost the government $1000 to put one of these people in a nursing home. Whereas
when they are outside, taking care of themselves, and proud of being able to
take care of themselves, it only costs $300. Then isn't it better that the
government or somebody finds funds for us so that these people can stay on
the outside and be independent and not be subjected to any charity or anything,
be self-sufficient citizens that can take care of themselves? I thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
:ir. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, may I? Ma'am— to you in the white, I don't recall
your name and I apologize. Would you come back to the microphone, please?
Ms. Ruth Janko: I'm Ruth Janko, Mr. Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: Thank you, Ms. Janko, and I apologize for not having that good
a memory.
Ms. Janko: That's all right.
Mr. Plummer: How many people do you serve in your program, approximately?
Ms. Janko: I believe there is about 380 in the geriatrics' division. We
also have a number of people who come in from time to time for just temporary
medication and things like that.
Mr. Plummer: But primarily it's...
Ms. Janko: The members are about 380.
Mr. Plummer: All right, and you say that the funding that you lost is
$3.2?
Ms. Janko: $3� million
Mr. Plummer: $3.5 million?
Ms. Janko: That's what I understand, yes. But I'm not absolutely certain
about figures.
Mr. Plummer: O.K., thank you.
Ms. Janko: You're welcome.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the next speaker is Dr. Kim Porter, Dr. Porter --
Dr. Kim Porter: I'm Kim Porter, I'm the Vice Chairperson of the Downtown
Community Development. After listening to a few of these I feel like I might
have part of an answer. I'd like to give away $225,000 of ours. I know I
don't have a right to do that.
(APPLAUSE)
Dr. Porter: I know I don't have a right to do that.
Mayor Ferre: Well, isn't that nice, Dr. Porter! Do you really have that
kind of money with you?
Dr. Porter: No, but it's going to be voted...
Mayor Ferre: Is this your own personal money?
Dr. Porter: No, sir. It would be voted in today. That's what is being
proposed. And what I'm saying is...
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Mayor Ferre: Dr. Porter, I think what you're doing is something... that you
shouldn't be playing with emotions of people. And I don't mean to castigate
you publicly, but let me tell you something. Is the downtown portion receiving
any funds that you are recommending?
Ms. Spillman: For this year?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Ms. Spillman: Yes, they're receiving an elderly program, Park West Program,
and Community Based Organization.
Mr. Plummer: $290,000.
Mayor Ferre_ All right, the $190,000, how much of that is for the elderly?
Mr. Plummer: $290,000.
Dr. Porter: 21.
Mr. Plummer: 21.7.
Mayor Ferre: You're not recommending that we play around with that one, are
you?
Dr. Porter: My recommendation would be that of the $280,000 that is being
allocated.
Mayor Ferre: It's $190,000.
Mr. Plummer: No, sir, $290,000.
Mayor Ferre: $290,000.
Dr. Porter: $290,000.
Mr. Plummer: $225,000 of that is Park West.
Dr. Porter: $225,000 of that is Park West, which was not recommended at
all by our Advisory Board, and what I'm saying is that it would seem to me
that there would be some moneys that would be available. Because every
issue that has been brought up here today has been a people issue. And
even though, and I think it's a pretty...
Mayor Ferre: So, in other words, you want us to give the Park West funds for this.
Is that right?
Dr. Porter: I'm saying that I think that that would be a viable option
for the City Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but you were against the Park West funds before. Is that
right?
Dr. Porter: I've not personally been in favor of them, no.
Mayor Ferre: I see.
Dr. Porter: Nor did the Advisory Board feel that was a high priority
within the city.
Mayor Ferre: And did the Advisory Board recommend the use of these funds
for Park West?
Dr. Porter: The Advisory Board in the last two years that I have been on it
not recommended use for Park West.
Mayor Ferre: So now you are taking the opportunity where you are having some
people that are coming here with legitimate issues that are suffering, and
you're now going to meet your ends of objecting to Park West by riding on
their backs. Is that what you're doing, doctor?
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Dr. Porter: I was never given the privilege of saying what I wanted to do.
I wanted to say what 1 wanted to do. I had two major concerns, one is the
priority changes by way of what the Advisory Board recommended as opposed to
what the City, or through Ms. Spillman's office recommend. And also it's
a people issue. A lot of the things that we would like to see run forward
deal with issues that deal with downtown that are more people oriented, and
we would like to recommend, the sad thing about it is that $225,000 of the
$290,000, which not only did our Advisory Board not recommend, but we do
not feel, if I'm not mistaken it's some $600,000 has already been spent on
Park West. And now we are allocating another $225,000. It seems to me
that is a lot of money when we're dealing with cuts across the nation. I'd
rather that the money go towards people issues.
Mayor Ferre: Doctor, you know...
Dr. Porter: And I know that you are not against that. I'm seeing priority
issue as different, that's what I'm saying.
Mayor Ferre: Doctor Porter, you've been around for a long time. You're
playing with people's emotions now. You know what the federal constraints
are. You know what the law is. You've served on this committee for several
years. Haven't you served on it for a couple of years?
Dr. Porter: This is my second year, yes.
Mayor Ferre: You know what the law is. It's been explained to you. You
know what we can spend. These are Community Development Funds. The federal
government has restraints as to how much can be spent on social programs,
you know that.
Dr. Porter: On how much can be spent on social services.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, yes, you know that. Why don't you explain that to them
again, and to the people here, because I don't want to end up being the bad guy
here. Somebody is whipping me in this Commission on something that isn't so.
What you're saying is a great emotional appeal. And if I wanted to stand
here and play demagogue, I can demagogue along with you. But that's not
the way it works, and you know it isn't the way it works. Explain it again.
Ms. Spillman: Kim, we are not allowed by federal law to spend any more
money in social services than we did last year. Even if the Commission
voted today to take the Park West money and give it to New Horizons, it
would be illegal. We cannot do it. As the Mayor already pointed out,
in order to fund New Horizons, we would have to cut another existing
program. We can't add to the dollars of social services.
Mr. Plummer: Yes but, Dena, let me ask a question. I am not getting involved
in the emotional aspect of this. Dena, in all fairness explain to me, if
fact they have a certain dedication to social services. If you look, and
he's speaking at least for practical purposes, speak to the downtown area.
As I read this the only thing that the downtown area people oriented is
that program of food at the Methodist Church.
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner, you're correct, but I would like to add that
the board requests, none of the requests were for people oriented programs.
The wanted additional money for the CBO, they wanted a tree planting program...
Mr. Plummer: Well, I think what's being said in the area that we're looking
over is the fact that we're allowed up to what percent this year for social
services?
Ms. Spillman: It's a dollar amount.
Mr. Plummer: Percentage.
Ms. Spillman: Well, I don't have the percentage, 14.3, Commissioner.
Mr. Plummer: All right, you want to go ahead and follow your formula that
you devised. I have to say to you that, you know, the downtown area using
that one, the $21,000 is no where near the proper percentage as if you applied
it to other areas.
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Mayor Ferre: That won't help New Horizons, J.L.
Mr. Plummer: I didn't even mention New Horizons, O.K. I'm saying that in
people orientated programs, if 1 use the downtown as the example, please.
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner --
Mayor Ferre: Wait, wait, Dena, before you answer that, because I don't want
anybody to be under misapprehensions. We are going to spend the maximum
allowed by law, aren't we?
Ms. Spillman: We have requested that. We assume we are going to receive that
authority.
Mr. Plummer: But that's not the point.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I know, but I just want to make sure that we don't...
Dr. Porter: I think that's an issue I know, and I certainly agree with that.
Mayor Ferre: I just want to make sure that Dr. Porter and others understand.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are spending every cent that is allowed by the
federal regulations that we can on social programs. We're not cutting one
cent out. Now, the only question is how we divide that money up.
Mr. Plummer: The distribution, right.
Mayor Ferre: That's all we're talking about.
Mr. Plummer: Right, right.
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner Plummer, if I may respond, the per capita allocation
for the downtown area is relatively higher than the other target areas. It's
$9.12 per person. If you look at... it's higher than Little Havana, it's
higher than Edison Little River, it's higher than Allapattah. Because they
only have such a small population, they only have 3,500 people residing in
downtown. They do have a high per capita.
Mayor Ferre: There are a lot of poor people in downtown. But in proportion
to the area, it's 3,000 people vs. areas like Allapattah, or Wynwood, or
Little Havana, or Coconut Grove where we have many, many more. Now, we have
to go by law with the numbers that the federal government provides for us
in the census track. And now, the ladies that are talking up here, New
Horizons is not in the downtown area. It is not in the downtown target
area. I'm sorry. I don't set the rules. The federal government sets the
rules. You are not in the downtown area according to federal regulations.
Mr. Plummer: Well, I think they were speaking, Maurice, of the total
allocation of all city-wide.
Mayor Ferre: But the point is that we're trying to be fair with everybody,
and right now the downtown area gets over $9.00 per person.
Mr. Dawkins: But, Mr. Mayor, they have a center on 36th Street, but they
do have a satellite on 4th Avenue, what is it, Dena, 4th Street?
Ms. Spillman: According to our information, Commissioner, they have offices
in Allapattah, Overtown, Edison, Model Cities, and Wynwood.
Mr. Dawkins: O.K., thank you.
Mayor Ferre: But see, that's not the downtown area. That's Overtown, Model
Cities, Wynwood, Edison, and so on, but that's not the downtown area. O.K.,
Dr. Porter, is there anything else you want to say?
Dr. Porter: No, thank you very much.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir. Mr. D.Wolfe-- D.Wolfe, is D.Wolfe here?
Mr. D. Wolfe: Good afternoon, Mayor Ferre and gentlemen, I am here to
speak on behalf of the Community School Program and I have a lot at stake.
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Mr. Wolfe: (CONTINUED) In a manner of speaking, I occupy a somewhat unique
Position because I live right in the middle of Model City. I've lived there
for 30 years and when the area changed I could see no reason for leaving
because I was perfectly happy where I was. The entire amount of this
program is some $55,000 divided among 13 schools, which is approximately
$5,000 per school. And the idea that it may wiped off...
Mayor Ferre: Mr. D. Wolfe, we're on a ...
Mr. Wolfe: I'm not here to make a speech...
Mayor Ferre: I know, but you're on another ball field. You're on item 7
and we're on item 2.
Mr. Wolfe: Well, you called me.
Mayor Ferre: I called for people that want to talk on item 2. You're here
on item 7, and I'll recognize you...
Mr. Wolfe: I was way in the back and I couldn't hear.
Mayor Ferre: O.K.
Mr. Wolfe: May I sign up again?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but you don't need to. I already have it. I'll call
you when item 7 comes up.
Mr. Wolfe: O.K., thanks very much.
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker is Archie Hardwick, Mr. Hardwick --
Is Mr. Hardwick available now?
Ms. Spillman: He's coming, Mayor.
Mr. Archie Hardwick: Archie Hardwick, Executive Director of James E. Scott
Community Association.
Mr. Plummer: You can sure look at him and tell he serves the food.
Mr. Hardwick: That's right.
Mr. Plummer: He tastes it all too.
Mr. Hardwick: Right. I'm speaking on behalf of James E. Scott in reference
to senior citizens. Not just senior citizens at James E. Scott, but senior
citizens in a number of programs. We have met with Little Havana and some
other agencies. I think that the major priority of community development
funds should be geared to insure that the senior citizens in our community
have an opportunity number one, to eat; number two, to receive other
counseling and social service benefits. And so, on behalf of JESCA,
I am asking you to make that your top priority. I recognize that CD
has funds to put up facilities, but as I said before, with facilities
and no one in them, they don't do a darn bit of good. So your major
prerogative should be to insure that senior citizens have some place to
go to eat and to have support. That's what I'm asking today.
(APPLAUSE)
Mayor Ferre: I'm fully in agreement, and I think you know this Commission
has been and continues to be in agreement with that theory that you
expressed. While you're up here, let me ask you specifically, I think
there are about $120,000 that have been unallocated because of the
squeezing that we did to try to balance it. We got most of it, you
know, from Coconut Grove and areas that were receiving an undue amount
in proportion to other areas that were getting very little. In other
words, Coconut Grove was getting $68.00 per person; Allapattah was
getting $2.50. So to try to balance that out, now we have these funds.
Now, in the distribution of these funds, if we give them mostly to meals
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Mayor Ferre: (CONTINUED) and to the moving of people so that they can
receive those meals. There are four funded programs that we have: yours,
JESCA, Little Havana, the Allapattah Center for hot meals, and the
transportation operation. Now if we divided those just equally, right?
Because I just don't want to get myself into the situation where one is
going to get 35 and the other one is going to get 4C, or something, and
then somebody is going to get 20. If we just split it four ways, would
that be acceptable to you?
Mr. Hardwick: Yes, it would, because we're going to try to use that money
as matching for other programs. through department agents, yes.
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker, then, is New Horizons' Martha Capitili,
Ms. Capitili-- and the following speaker would be Filomena Trovarelli,
I think. _
Ms. Martha Capitili: Honorable Mayor...
Mayor Ferre: Yes, ma'am.
Ms. Capitili: Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council, I'm Martha
Capitili from New Horizons. We are not coming here as beggars. We're
coming here as senior citizens who have worked hard all our lives trying
to provide something for us to live on when we are old and most of what
we want is a place where we can get together and communicate. So many
of our people live in trailer courts, apartments, and if they didn't have
a place, if there were no center, we appreciate the food, but we have to
have some place for that food to be delivered, and for the people to com-
municate with each other. We are reasonably healthy as you can see, but
we are not going to be healthy in six months if all we can do is sit in a
trailer or an apartment house and look at four walls. We need to get out
where we can discuss our problems, be friendly, we're a lot of nice people!
And we can't continue to be that way if we have to sit at home. The crime,
which I'm not bringing up expecting you to do something about tonight, but
we are afraid, we don't dare, there is no place where we can take a walk.
When we go back and forth to the center, we have to go in pairs or more.
And even then we're not safe, we have muggers. We're hit, we`re beat, we
have purses snatched. And nobody is able to do anything at all but sit at
home unless we have transportation or unless we have a center where we can
go and be with each other. And of course, the mental health that is taken
care of at the center, they all have to be sent to Jackson; and we're going
to be mental cases too if all we can do is sit and look at four walls and
can't get out. We know it's a big problem. And I think most of what I
would want to say has already been covered. But there may be a glimmer of
hope. I can't believe that there are five men with the intelligence that
you men have can't sort of manipulate. Now, we don't want to take from
somebody, but somebody is taking from us! Right! So if anybody feels
good hearted that they can give just a little bit, if everybody gave just
a little bit, an accumulation like that might be just what would tide us
over. So I think our problem has been pretty well covered, and we appreciate
the time you've given us.
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker is Filomena Trovarelli.
Ms. Filomena Trovarelli: Hi, my name is Filomena Trovarelli. Mr. Mayor,
and Commissioners, I am not a good speaker, but I'd just like to tell you
that all us old people need a place to go to keep ourselves busy. That's
all I have to say, and I hope you help us.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the next speaker is Linda Flemming. Linda Flemming—
Ms. Trovarelli: Could I just say one more...
Mavor Ferre: Yes, ma'am.
Ms. Trovarelli: Could I just say one word which I failed to cover. I am
a seven year volunteer worker at the center. And there hasn't been a week
in those seven years that I haven't been there to help wherever I'm needed.
Mayor Ferre: Is Linda Flemming here? Linda Flemming-- Ah! Here we are.
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Ms. Linda Flemming: Good afternoon to the members of the Commission. My
name is Linda Flemming. I'm here on behalf of the cutting of funds for
the Community School.
Mr. Dawkins: That's item 7.
Mayor Ferre: That's item 7, ma'am. You're talking on the wrong issue.
We'll talk to you when we get to it.
Ms. Flemming: O.K., thank you.
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker is Philbert, it looks like John Johnnokin
that's 7 isn't it?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, he's on 7. Mr. Johnnokin is on the School Board.
Harriet Riley.
Mayor Ferre: Harriet Riley, Harriet Riley.
Ms. Harriet Riley: Honorable Mayor, Commissioners, I'm Harriet Riley and
I want to give you a short payer:
Prayer of one Growing Older
Keep my mind free from recital of any -task
Give me ways to get to the point.
O.K., I have two points. ;Number one, I've heard New Horizons being referred
to as a new funding entity. But it's not new. The name is new but we have
been under the auspices of Jackson Memorial Hospital for the last eight
years. We're not new, just have a new name. My second point that I want
to make to you is when we have experience with government grants
as you all said, you have laws that say you have to spend the money
on certain places and no other place. The government gives us grants with
that same stipulation, however, when we find that there is some item
that is a priority item, we aren't over and above, beyond what the government
has said that money should be spent for. They ask us to submit what they
call a line item change. So, my point two is why can't you make a line
item change for some of the funds that are available such as Park West?
Mayor Ferre: Can't do it by law. The federal law will not permit it.
Ms. Riley: They are federal grants?...
Mayor Ferre: Ma'am, these are federal moneys that are coming to Miami.
The federal government tells us how to spend them. It said, you're
supposed to spend an average from 5-10% in social programs. The City of
Miami Commission went beyond that. We spent close to 15%. The new
regulations under the Reagan Administration is what you spent last year,
you're frozen to that. You cannot spend one cent more than that. So
we cannot transfer CD funds from projects such as Park West. This is not
our money. These are federal moneys given to us to administer, and they
have rules. They tell us we can spend it this way, and that's what we're
doing. Now, we have how much money available? Two point --
Ms. Spillman: The total amount is 1.547
Mayor Ferre: All right, we have $1.547 million, and that's all we can
spend. Now, the only question before us is how do we spend it. Not how
much.
Ms. Riley: I understand that. That's exactly the way our government
grants are allocated to us. But as I said, when we find that there is
some other area that needs it more than the area that the government has
provided it for, they allow us to change it.
Mayor Ferre: Can't do it. Can't do it. The law does not permit it. We
can't break the law. They'll take the money away. Now let me explain to you.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
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Mayor Ferre: Absolutely! That's the law! The federal law is very explicit.
They say here is some money for you to spend it this way; and that's itl
Now you were funded by some other government called the United States of
America and by Metropolitan Dade County. They cut off your money. We don't
have that money, unfortunately, to give to you unless we take it away from
somebody else.
Ms. Riley: I know, that's why I'm asking for you to make changes.
Mayor Ferre: What do we take it away from?
Ms. Riley: (INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Can't, the refugees aren't getting any of this money.
Ms. Riley': I'm sure you must have a contingency fund.
Ms. Spillman: No, we can't.
Ms. Riley: For such a situation...
Mr. Dawkins: We concur with what you're saying. The only problem we have
is as the Mayor said, these funds from your government to us as your local
government are earmarked for the City expenditures. Now, as you say, it
would seem that here at the local level, we should be able to ascertain
which services need this money most. But the guidelines do not permit us
that leverage, so therefore, if we would,as much as we want to to follow
our hearts and dictates, and go ahead and spend these CD funds over and
above the amount allocated by the federal government, then the federal
goverment has nothing to do but tell the City of Miami this was an illegal
expenditure and request that we refund the monies and the City of Miami
would have to refund that amount of money. So that's why we are unable to
shift moneys around to meet the identified needs as much as you want to.
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you. The next speaker is Luis Verbetis.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: The next speaker is Helen Noldon. Is Helen Noldon here?
Helen Noldon-- And after that we have Evaresto Marina as the last speaker.
Ms. Helen Noldon: Good afternoon, Mr. Mayor. I'm here from New Horizons
Mental Health Center. I am a member of neighborhood group number two.
And I want you to know that the Neighborhood Family Concept is very important
to us because some people do not have families. And they feel that if the
neighborhood family is their family, because we love them, we care for
them, we take care of each other, and they feel that that's a place that
they can go to to get some love and care. And I want to tell you another
thing, I've had three strokes, two strokes, and the rehabilitation is
wonderful. If it hadn't been for Neighborhood Family number two,
I wouldn't have been rehabilitated. Because I go there and I forget
about myself. I think about others. What happened-rc-xtte--
Mayor Ferre: What $630,000
Ms. Noldon: (INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Ms. Spillman, she's asking you what is happening to the
$600,000 she's confused about. Now why don't you explain it again.
Ms. Spillman: $600,000 from where, ma'am, I'm sorry I wasn't listening?
Mayor Ferre: She heard in the discussion previously from Ann Marie Acker,
whom she was talking to, that there are $600,000 available.
Ms. Spillman: Yes.
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Mayor Ferre: She thinks that's money that you have in your top drawer
and she wants to know where that money is going? And isn't there $225,OUu
you can give them out of that $600,000? tell her that's not so, and now
she'll explain it to you.
Ms. Spillman: The $600,000 was a preliminary estimate over a three year period,
this year and the next two years. We are only dealing with this year right now,
that makes it down to $200,000. Those funds have already been re -programmed
into the Overtown Neighborhood for another project. In addition, we could not
use that money for social services, even if we wanted to because we already
are at our limit.
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you.
Ms. Noldon: Mr. Mayor, I would like to make one suggestion. Ever since we
had new funding in February, other sites have been helping us out with
fooa, is there any way where you could help us get some food from other sites?
Ms. Spillman: We have spoken with United Way. As I mentioned before, JESCA
provides food for this agency and it is our understanding that JESCA will
not be cut for food for this particular agency, so they will continue to get
the meals.
Mayor Ferre: We will continue to pay for the hot meals that JESCA is
providing to this outfit.
Ms. Noldon: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the last speaker is Mr. Marina.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)(FROM THE AUDIENCE)
Mayor Ferre: Well, I agree with that.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS)
Mayor Ferre: I wish the City Commission could solve that problem. I'd
solve it for you if I could.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS)
Mayor Ferre: Yes, ma'am. All right, Mr. Marina.
Mr. Evaristo *farina: Mayor Ferre, Mr. Carollo, Mr. Dawkins, my name is
Evaristo Marina, I'm the Chairman of Little Havana. I'm coming today before
this Commission as a request, not only as the Chairman of Little Havana but
also as a request of the Inter -American Chamber of Commerce because of the
problems that a number of businessmen have in the Little Havana Community
in reference to the economic problems that they have in the area. I realize
that everybody is coming in front of the Commission requesting for money.
I am not coming here to request money. Why I am coming here is to try to
help the merchants the businessmen, of the area that I represent for the benefit
of the community. I would like to see that the businessmen in Little Havana
be able to receive the same help that other businessmen have received in other
areas. $ecause of the problems that we have had in the last two years in -
the Littie Havana area, as a consequence, we have a number of businessmen
that have problems. I don't want to see that these businessmen be in the
position that they have to close their business. I think that we have money
in Community Development, that can be used in the same way that has been used
in other areas, for loans to businessmen. It can be done through the Chamber
of Commerce, if you want their applications can be filled through the Chamber
of Commerce, at 8% rate, only way they can save, they can Ro to the hank..
If they go to the bank, they nave to pay ib%. I think that if we try to
improve the economy, we cannot offend the federal government because
i realize the City of Mimai is also in the position that you cannot -
be giving money, but this is a money that is going to come back. It is not
money that is going to be given and that's all. This is money that will be
back with 890. As example, $25,000 , maybe 15-20,000 depends on the business,
Also depends also if the person qualifies. You can help a little bit in this, I
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Mr. Marina:(CONTINUED) would like to see these loans, because they would
help tremendously these people
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you very much, Mr. Marina. Mr. Reid, I think
he's really talking about the Miami Capital process more than he is CD funds.
And I think that what he is talking about is something that is not within
the purview of C.D. funds, but it is withing the purview of loans on Miami
Capital.
Mr. Plummer: That's part of CD.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but, but...
Mr. Plummer: Not in social services.
Mayor Ferre: Not in social services.
Mr. Reid: Yes, Mr. Mayor, that's exactly it. We do have a direct loan
progam that the City provides through Miami Capital (the 8%' money that
Mr. Marina is referring to). But we are restricted in the use of that
money to the areas affected by the 1980 riots, O.K.? So that is restricted
money. We can, in Miami Capital, prior to the receipt of those riot funds,
did package, for example, in the Hispanic community, 25 loans worth in
excess of $7 million. It is our intention, now that the riot program is
substantially along, to return part of Miami Capital's emphasis towards
using the SBA funds to help businessmen on a city-wide basis. So I think
it is fair to say in Miami Capital's work next year they will be aiming
again at these more traditional loans, because the direct loan fund will
have been well under way.
Mayor Ferre: All right, anything else? Mr. Cruz, do you want to add
anything to that?
No, only (INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE
PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: Anything else on that? All right, is there anything else on
this Public Hearing? Yes ma'am.
Ms. Ann Marie Acker: I'm a member of the Overtown Advisory Board.
(I:AUDIBLE COMNENTS),I am sure the Board shares my sentiments.
We would like an audit of the interim assistance program from FY
July 81 up until now. Before you, Mr. 2:ayor, you have a letter addressed
from Cultural arts'p-rogram. I wish you would take that letter into
consideration, because they are a great concern.
Mayor Ferre: All right. Dena, do you want to respond to that?
Ms. Spillman: My response on the audit is that the program is ending,
and there is no question that the funds were spent legally. I mean, I'm
not sure that I understand the purpose of an audit.
Ms. Acker: We are not saying that there is any appropriation in funds
I am only saying that I don't, you see Mr. Mayor, the staff is cut,
0.K.? (INAUDIBLE COMMEbiTS) (MICROPHONE FAILURE)
Ms. Spillman: No, Mrs. Acker, that would be additional social service
money, id we're not allowed to do that.
Ms. Acker: (INAUDIBLE COMMENTS) (MICROPHONE FAILURE)
Ms. Evalina W. Bestman: I'm Evalina Bestman, and from Oew Horizons,
and I'm familiar with the jogger we hear so much in terms of
restrictions of funds. Now, my question is that this interpretation, is
this a new interpretation in terms of restrictions to the 14,00, or is this
an interpretation of the Department Head? The second question is with the
needs that have been expressed in this community are we just saying here
that we are accepting those restrictions or have you requested of the
federal government a waiver of those restrictions in regards to the needs
which are expressed within this community, and if we have not done that,
then we have not done our job in terms of addressing the specific needs
of this community! Because all of us can sit back and accept what is
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Mayor Ferre: The answer is yes, the answer is yes.
Ms. Bestman: The answer is yes. What was the response?
Mayor Ferre: No.
Mr. Plummer: No, no, no, no. The allocation we are working with is
in anticipation that we will get the waiver. We've asked for the waiver,
if we don't get that waiver, it will be down under a million dollars.
Mayor Ferre: That's it.
Ms. Bestman: So the waiver you asked for is restricted at 14%?
Mayor Ferre: No! for all of it! For all of the social programs!
Mr. Plummer: No, no, the 14, the 14.
Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute, I personally went out to Washington, O.K.;
and I said, I don't believe that we should be restricted in this way.
And the previous administration, and this administration is worse, said
under no circumstances, the answer is "No," you are over what you should
be spending, and we're going to stop you. Now, recently, Dena explained
what we've done this time. We're not sitting here ( I don't mean to get
into an argument), we're not sitting here waiting for you to remind us that
we have a social conscience.
Ms. Spillman: We were instructed by the federal government that we had
to cut our social service funding down to the same percentage of our grant
as we had last year. Our grant has been cut by over a million dollars.
As a result, the 14.4% is not as much as it used to be, because of our cut.
The Mayor and the Commissioners instructed me to request a waiver from HUD,
which I have done, asking that we be allowed to use the same amount of money
that we used last year, which is all they will allow, that's it! That's it!
We've requested the waiver. I'm expecting a positive response from the
Secretary of HUD.
Ms. Bestman: Will that keep you locked where you are now?
Ms. Spillman: We don't have the right legally...
Ms. Bestman: No, I'm just asking...
Ms. Spillman: Yes.
Ms. Bestman: O.K. May I ask what is happening with the $6.4 million
surplus that the City Manager has been on the hot seat, I understand,
for having revealed that he found?
Mayor Ferre: Oh, no! He's not in the hot seat! Not today, he's not!
The $6.4 million has... is something... well, Mr. Manager, why don't you
explain where that money is.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, first of all, $3.2 million, excuse me, $5 million
was already anticipated in our operating budget to pay for police, fire,
and other municipal services. Approximately $1.2 million has to be
utilized:to pay for the union negotiated salary increases that we had.
$400,004 was used to improve the computer operations, which now may not
exist because the fund balances changed from $6.4 million to $6 million.
So all of the money has been used.
Ms. Bestman: It has been used.
Air. Gary: Yes, ma'am.
Mayor Ferre: To pay mainly for police and fire.
Ms. Bestman: I agree with supporting the Police Department. All I have
to say is this: that we know, and if you check the Police Department, that
much of their work deals with trying deal with mental health patients,
which takes them away...
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Mayor Ferre: I agree 100%1
Ms. Bestman: Because we don't have the money to provide the services, and
I would request that you gentlemen, in your wisdom, go back to the budget
and look to see if you can find any money for New Horizons so that those
meals which are provided by JESCA, in fact, could end up being received,
because if the center closed, the people don't have meals to get. Thank
you.
Mayor Ferre: Now, are you the last public speaker now? Will you state
your name?
Mr. Caleb Davis: My name is Caleb Davis, I'm Executive Director of the
Coconut Grove Family Health Clinic. The reason why I wanted to have a few
minutes, Mr. Mayor, is to clear up some inaccuracies.
Mayor Ferre: I see.
Mr. Davis: I heard Ms. Spillman say to the Commission that Coconut Grove
Family Health Clinic was losing their federal dollars. That is totally
inaccurate. In fact, all their sources of funds from which our dollars
are coming are presently intact. We have word from the Feds that we will
be put back into a medically underreserved area of designation. That appears
to be the crux of the problem, that we fell out of the medically undereserved
area of designation. Which merely says that if you are not determined to
be a member of a certain area, you are not eligible to receive federal
dollars; it does not say that you will not receive the federal dollars.
At this present time the project office in Atlanta has asured me on
the basis of the needs assessed in the survey, that is presently under way
in development by staff of his and my staff at the clinic. Our dollars
for 1982-83 will be maintained at the level they were the first year. I
just wanted to share that with you so that the decision you make today at
least will be based on accurate information, rather than misinformation.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you. All right, is there anybody else on this issue?
If not, is there a motion to close the Public Hearing? All right, moved
by Dawkins. Is there a second to close the Public Hearing?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second. Further discussion? Call the roll.
THEREUPON MOTION DULY MADE AND SECONDED, THE
COM!4ISSION ENDED THE PUBLIC STATEMENTS PORTION
OF THE HEARING.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now discussion by the Commission. Does anyone
want to ask a question or make a statement?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, let me just not speak to the direct subject for
one minute, but a subject that we covered this morning.
AT THIS POINT THIS DISCUSSION IS MOMENTARILY DEFERRED
Mr. Plummer: I want to bring to the Manager's attention, if it is not
already, that in this budget alone, as we spoke today to Trade 6 Commerce
and the moneys that were expended under that department, that in this
budget alone there is $1,428,000 to economic development. And that, I
think, is exactly where the local businesspeople should be deriving their
interest from. Mr. Manager, Commissioner Dawkins and others have expressed
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Mr. Plummer: (CONTINUED) ....that they don't feel that they are getting the
bang for the buck. To me this is money that is separate from the money of
Trade & Commerce, and this is where it should be administered. I would
hope that that money is going to be administered as stringent and unified
as can be. Mr. Mayor, you profered to Mr. Hardwick, would you for my
edification, we are looking at a balance left over in the amount of what?
Mayor Ferre: $119,000,000.
Mr. Plummer: O.K., so call it $120 million for round figures.
Mr. Gary: $119,000, you said million.
Ms. Spillman: The balance of social service funds that has not been
allocated -is $119 0 56.
Mr. Plummer: All right, so call it $120,000 for round figures. Now what
the Mayor is profering is that will go in four equal shares to JESCA, Little
Havana, Allapattah, and ACTION, which is transportation. Is that understood?
Ms. Spillman: If that's how you direct me, that's how we will go.
Mayor Ferre: Amending that and that's why 1 asked. For the record,
J.L., why don't you call up these people. I don't want them coming back
and complaining.
Mr. Plummer: Well, O.K., but let me pursue that one step further. What is
this Commission going to retain and where that money goes that they get?
Because for example, they have different programs in different areas.
Ms. Spillman: Let me see if I... I think it would be appropriate for each
sponsor to tell you where the money is coming.
Mr. Plummer: O.K., second of all, does that expenditure of $120,000
leave any contingencies for emergencies?
Ms. Spillman: Sir, we have a contingency fund.
Mr. Plummer: I'm talking about social services.
Ms. Spillman: No, sir.
Mr. Plummer: Of the $960,000 that you have dedicated to contingency, is that
a restricted total, or if an emergency arose in the area of social services,
could it be diverted?
Ms. Spillman: It is totally restricted. Because once we reach our cap,
we cannot go above that.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I think in all honesty, we should, and I'm willing
if we had $200,000... but I do feel we should retain some little bit of
money for an emergency. I would suggest to you, sir, that we divide four
equal parts of $100,000. If we get further down the line, and we see that
we don't need it, then we can reallocate those $20,000 for additional
allocations.
Mayor Fevre: All right, let's get all these people out here. Let's start
with ...`is JESCA still here? The representatives... is Mr. Hardwick still
here? Add Little Havana Community Center... why don't you all come up here.
The representatives of JESCA, Little Havana, ACTION, and Allapattah step
forward please. Is someone here representing Allapattah?
Mr. Plummer: Basically the question is if we give you an additional
$25,000, what are you going to do with it?
Ms. Spillman: And what area will you serve?
Mr. Plummer: And what area will you serve, surely.
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Mayor Ferre: (Cont'd)... you all come up here. The representatives of
J.E.S.C.A., Littl Havana, Accion and Allapattah step forward please. Is
there somebody here representing Allapattah? Ok.
Mr. Plummer: Basically, the question is if we give you an additional twenty-five
thousand dollars what are you going to do with it?
Ms. Spillman: what area will you serve?
Mayor Ferre: Now, you understand what Commissioner Plummer is saying is that
rather than distribute the hundred nineteen thousand he is talking about
distributing a hundred thousand equally and keeping a nineteen thousand dollar
reserve. So, rather than getting thirty thousand each you are talking about
getting twenty -five -thousand dollars each.
Mr. Plummer: Well, no, Mr. Mayor... and I'm saying that further down the
road if it has been shown there is no need for the contingency, then we could
release it in four equal payments.
Mayor Ferre: We would release it. Ok? Now,...
Mr. Plummer: The four recipients, I want to know what are you going to
provide and who are you going to provide it to.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, let's start with Little Havana.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Ok, for Little Havana all we are asking monies for
is for meals.
Mayor Ferre: For food, not meals.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Food.
Mayor Ferre: Where?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: At Saint Dominick site, which is in Flagami area.
Mr. Plummer: And approximately how many people will be provided?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: With thirty thousand dollars...
Mayor Ferre: Twenty-five thousand.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Twenty-five thousand dollars, about fifty-five meals.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, for J.E.S.C.A.?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: J.E.S.C.A. will be for meals and approximately one
hundred for neighborhood one and two.
Ms. Spillman: What neighborhood is that?
Mayor Ferre: For what neighborhood is that?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Neighborhood center one and two for New Horizon...
Mayor Ferre: I don't know where that is. One and two is to 36th Street
and Downtown?
UNIDFNTIFIED SPEAKER: No, 36th Street and also one on 79th and 27th Avenue.
Mr. Plummer: 27th Avenue?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: No, that's not acceptable, that's in the County.
Mayor Ferre: That's not the City of Miami.
Ms. Spillman: Mayor, I think there is a confusion.. The money they get
from the United Way goes to New Horizons. They have funding for that.
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Our understanding of Mr.Y.ardwick's request waa at least that he needed funds
for Overtown for the community center.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Matching funds for the Culmer site Overtown.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, so that's... in other words, let's get the record corrected.
We are not going to put this out on 79th Street in the County. This is...
you stipulate here that this is all going to be spent in the City. Is that
correct?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Yes. Correct.
Mayor Ferre: And that J.E.S.C.A. is going to use these for hot meals in the
Overtown area. Is that correct?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER-: Correct. Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, thank you. Now, the Allapattah.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: The extra twenty-five thousand will be used for extra
meals at the Allapattah Community Action dining room, which today is turning
away people because they don't have the meals to serve them... serve about
fifty-five or sixty more of them meals.
Mayor Ferre: I understand. Alright, now, Xction
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Well, if you put the meals there and don't take the
people there, they can't go to it. So, that twenty-five...
Mayor Ferre: I'm not arguing with you, sir. I'm not arguing with you.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: ... will be to take the people down to Allapattah,
Wynwood and other areas.
Mayor Ferre: I see, ok. Further questions? Somebody want to make a motion
on that?
M.r. Plummer: Mr. Mayor,... Dena, I got one other problem. I make a motion
that the additional hundred thousand be granted in four equal payments to
the groups who have just appeared before and outlined what they are going
to use it for, which was ninety-nine percent for meals.
Mayor Ferre: And furthermore that as the year goes by...
Mr. Plummer: Any contingency would be split four ways among the same group.
Mayor Ferre: And that if the money is left over and it's not used for
emergency items, that the monies will therefore be allocated in the... towards
the end in four equal payments to the agencies. Is that right?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to that motion?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion? Alright, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-289
A MOTION STIPULATING THAT THE EXISTING BALANCE OF $119,756 IN
UNALLOCATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDS SHALL
BE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS:
1) $25,000 TO ACTION COMMUNITY CENTER, INC.
2) $25,000 TO LITTLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITION CENTERS
OF DADE COUNTY
3) $25,000 TO J.E.S.C.A. INC.; AND
4) ALLAPATTAH COMMUNITY ACTION, INC.
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FURTHER STIPULATING THAT THE UNALLOCATED BALANCE OF $19,756
WILL BE HELD AS A CONTINGENCY FUND FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS
ONLY, AND THAT IF AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, SUCH CONTINGENCY
FUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN UTILIZED, THEN SAID CONTINGENCY FUND OF
$19,756 SHALL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG THE ABOVE FOUR CITED AGENCIES.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ViceMayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, J. L.► go ahead.
Mr. Plummer: Dena, if I have got to save an old building or feed an old
person, you know which one I want to do?
Ms. Spillman: I know which one you want to do, sir.
Mr. Plummer: Well, I'm going to tell you something, I cannot here sit-in
good conscience and spend sixty-one thousand dollars to save an old building.
Ms. Spillman: Which project are you...
Mr. Plummer: You call it historic preservation.
Ms. Spillman: No, no, we are not recommending it, sir.
Mr. Plummer: Program activities sixty-one thousand dollars.
Ms. Spillman: Oh, I'm sorry, that is... there is two items involved in that.
One it he Black Archives Foundation in Overtown. They are considered as
historic preservation. The second is... Mr. Reid will explain to you.
Mr. Reid: The important thing that we haven't...
Mayor Ferre: Now, these are not social programs so that the people here
will understand?
Mr. Reid: No. The important thing in historic preservation and one of the
problems we have had with the... that Mr. Traurig brought up the last time
this Commission met is this City has not really decided what we want to save.
We don't want Dade County telling us what's designated as important, we want
to do that ourselves. And to do that we have to go through a reasonable
process deciding what we want to save and why. It's the purpose of this
money, a portion of it, to bring information to this Commission that will
allow them to make that judgement.
Mr. Plummer: Well, you know, I still got to go back to the same old point.
If I can take sixty-one thousand dollars from that and I can take and
dedicate that to a food program to feed two hundred more people...
Mayor Ferre: You can't do it, J. L., those are the regulations.
Mr. Gary: You can't because there is a limit.
Mr. Reid: Because of the social cap you wouldn't be able to do that, Commissioner.
Mayor Ferre: You can spend it on some other project that may be more worthy
than that.
Mr. Plummer: Well, I tell you...
Mr. Dawkins: Well, I would have to agree with Commissioner Plummer, only
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that I would prefer putting four or five people to work where they could
buy money with which to eat than I am in saving a building.
Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute, let me ask a question. Dena, is a crime prevention
program a social program?
Ms. Spillman: Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer: Why?
Ms. Spillman: Because HUD say it is.
Mr. Plummer: They never been in Coconut Grove have they?
Ms. Spillman: Well, they haven't been a lot of places.
Mr. Plummer: That's obvious. You are telling me that I cannot take that
money and fund something to prevent crime in Coconut Grove?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT INAUDIBLE)
Mr. Plummer: Well, let's make it physical. Hey, if you have been in the
Grove buddy, you would know it was physical.
Ms. Spillman: I can't... I don't have any ideas of that kind of program at
this moment.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, I tell you, I'm ready to vote on everything
but that, alright.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, let's do it this way, if we...
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: You had ample opportunity, Mr. Mendez to...
(COYZIENT NOT ON THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Look, the point is...1 just got a note that says that the
people of Wynwood are hungry too and how come we don't address hot meals in
Wynwood. Now, I have not seen any presentation by any of the people in
Wynwood for a hot meal program. Mr. Mendez, I will tell you.
Ms. Spillman: They do have a hot meals program.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, I will recognize you in a moment to make your statement
on that, so that even though we close out the public hearing I don't want
you telling me that we didn't let... that we gagged you, so. I think you
have got a right to make your statement. Now, would you finish this thing
on the sixty-one thousand for historic preservation.
Ms. Spillman: Let me clarify... twenty-one thousand of that goes to the
Black Archives, forty of that goes for City as Mr. Reid defined for that
activity.
Mr. Plummer: Fine, we can fund that some where else.
Mr. Gary: The Black Archives?
Mr. Plummer: Fine, I got no problem with that. I just don't believe it
belongs here.
Mayor Ferre: If we don't ear mark the expenditure of that sixty-one thousand,
it's not going to be taken away from us, is it?
Ms. Spillman: No, we would just reprogram it to something else, but...
Mayor Ferre: Why don't... you have heard from two members ... if I had my
voice you have got three and so the will of the majority of this Commission
is that you rethink that and come back with alternate usage of that money, ok?
Anything else Mr. Plummer? Alright, Mr. Mendez, make your statement into the
record.
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Mr. Jose Mendez: Thank you, my name is Jose Mendez and I reside at 145 Northwest
32nd Street. Mayor, there are two items and the only reason why I'm writing you
this note is because at the present time there is not a Chairman or Vice -Chairperson
representing the area of Wynwood, but as a concerned citizen I hope that I can
address myself. Two things I am requesting of this Commission to meet on some
kind of a workshop with every one of the C.B.0's because a statemet was made
this morning and the statement is being repeated and I just heard the statement
repeated by Commissioner Plummer that the City is not getting back what they are
investing in economic development. I don't know that each one of you Commissioners
with all due respect knows what each one of the C.B.O.'s are doing in each one
of these communities. So, for the heck of a better understanding in the future,
I hope that we can sit down in some kind of a workshop and sort of enlight each
other as to what we are supposed to do and what we have been doing for the
merchants and the community at large of' those communities, number one. Number
two, awhile ago I heard or I saw a distribution of some monies and many of you
saw me getting up and asked Mr. Castaneda and I was told that was extra money.
For the longest time -I have been coming here as the community, the community
that participate more so and Miller Dawkins is aware of that, some of you that
has been at the meetings, there is no other community in this town that have
better citizen participation than the area of Wynwood and it kind of bothers
me that we too have the second highest senior citizen community in Dade County
and we are not even mentioned to give us an extra dollar so we can feed those
individuals that we have not been able to feed with the dollar that has been
appropriated in the past. That's all I wanted to say and I want this to go
on the record, thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you. Alright, is... Dena, you want to respond
to that?
Ms. Spillman: Excuse me. We did receive a letter from the Wynwood Elderly
Center which indicated that they were being cut, would not be able to serve
as many meals as they had anticipated. However, we did contact their source
of meals and we were informed that they will continue to receive the same
amount of funds and therefore their program will not be cut. So, it would
be a program expansion if they were to receive any funds.
Mayor Ferre; When are we going to have a new Chairperson for Wynwood?
Ms. Spillman: We have a Chairperson in Wynwood.
Mayor Ferre: Well, Mendez says we don't have a Chairperson.
Ms. Spillman: It's Mr. Mendoza.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, I'm sorry. Ok, Mendoza is the Chairperson. Well, would
you address the issues that Mr. Mendez has brought up in a memorandum to
me for...
Ms. Spillman: I'm sorry, sir, I didn't hear you.
Mayor Ferre: You get the tapes and you address the issues that you brought
up and I will bring it up for further discussion at the next Commission
Meeting, alright?
Mr. Dawkins: Ms. Spillman, didn't you send us a memo with that information?
I receive a memo that you sent with that information on it.
Ms. Spillman: There was a memo that was sent on the Wynwood Elderly Center.
Mayor Ferre: No, I'm talking about the issues that Mendez brought up.
Ms. Spillman: I will be happy to do that through the Manager.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, further discussion? Do we need a motion of some sort
on this item?
Ms. Spillman: We need one more issue, Mayor, one more and that is the Coconut
Grove. Let me briefly explain it to you. We have approximately sixty-eight
thousand dollars. You had indicated to me previously that you were in favor
of the mental health program in that neighborhood. The community however,
has voted that the primary health care program receive all that money. The
second priority of the community is the crime prevention program and the
third priority is the mental health. There is some question and Mr. Davis
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indicated that he felt he was going to get us federal money. There is a question
on the clinic as to whether they are going to get certified as eligible to
receive that money. It was in the paper. So, there is... I'm sure he is going -T
to dispute what I say, but... -
Mr. Davis: I am. I have to, because I have been in constant conversation with
the Project Office and the Section Chief Paul Bond in Atlanta and both of them
have assured me there is no problem with the clinic being put back in as a
medically underserved area on the basis alone of techical assistance that have
come from the regional office and staff of the clinic and the Health System's
Agency staff of Southeast Florida. What we have done is we have surveyed the
health resources in the Coconut Grove area and parts of the City of South
Miami and what has come up is that a number of doctors that are presently
operating in the area, out of thirty doctors twenty-seven of those doctors
do not take assignment, Medicaid or Medicare. Seventy percent of the patient
population of the Grove area are patients that are truly indigent. They can't
even go to -those doctors because they cannot pay up front. 714enty-five percent
of my patient population are partial paying individuals, Medicaid and Medicare, ok?
And as a result of that the feds are saying that we would meet the criteria.
We have a high percentage of elderly living in our area. We have a high percentage
of people that live below the poverty level and the infant motality rate is
higher than in other areas in Dade County, ok.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Davis, I think we get the point.
Ms. Spillman: Mayor, I need to clarify this. We spoke with the Division of
Health Services. They are currently investigating the clinic. They will not
make a decision on the certification until this Summer.
Mayor Ferre: Ms. Spillman, let me say that, that...
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT PLACED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: I think I didn't interrupt you, so, let me finish and then I
will recognize you. I am willing to go along with the request of the community
and I'm going to vote for that. However, not until you get in writing assurances
that they are going to get federal funding, because I think it would be a
disaster for us to be pouring money and then keep them... and then all of the
sudden they are not there and then cut off another program which I think is
very important, which is mental health. It's the only mental health program
in the Black community that I'm aware of and it's a very important program.
But that's the decision of the community, that's ok with me, that's you decision
and I will go along with it, but you are going to have to set a time certain
that they have to prove that they are going to have federal funding. Otherwise,
you don't have my vote.
Ms. Spillman: The only way we can do that is if Mr. Davis tells me he can let
me know before June 15th.
Mayor Ferre: That's fine, I will set that as a stipulation.
Mr. Davis: There is no question about that. We could follow that, ok.
Mayor Ferre: Fine, then there is no problem.
Mr. Davis: Alright, we have... our continuation grant is due in Atlanta by
May 15th, we should have information by the end of the month.
Mayor Ferre: Now, Mr. Manager, the only other request that I would ask of you,
is I want you to personally call Father Theodore Gibson, ok, today, if you
can, if not tomorrow and personally explain to Father Gibson and to Mrs.
Gibson that this Commission takes it's position that we do it reluctantly,
but that we are following the advice of the Coconut Grove Board and that's the
only reason we are doing this and that it has that stipulation that if by
June 15th they have not shown us that they are going to get federal funding
that it then go to the mental health operation.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, if I may, I am going to have to leave here like five
minutes to 5:00. I have to take care of a little old twenty million dollar
matter for myself and the Police Chief.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, can we bring this to a vote now, then? We need a...
We are still on Item 2, Joe, we are about ready to vote on it. Is there a
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motion then? Do we need a motion, Dena?
Ms. Spillman: There is a resolution attached to your memorandum.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, on the resolution before us?
Mr. Plummer: I will move it, Mr. Mayor, as amended.
Mayor Ferre: As amended. Further discussion= Is there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-290
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A FINAL
STATEMENT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
REQUESTING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,625,000 FOR THE PROPOSED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DURING 1982-83; AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, UPON APPROVAL OF SAID GRANT BY
HUD, TO ACCEPT THE SAME AND NEGOTIATE THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTING
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.
(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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
11. CITY MANAGER IN STRUCT£D TO PROVIDE RAIL: GEAR TO ALL SANITATION
EMPLOYEES Wi:O WORT: li; :'::;. STME:S.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now, Mr. Carollo, I know you have to leave because you have
got a legal matter that's pending.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I have two items that I would like to bring up before
the Commission, if I may, before I go. Item 3 and Item 7. I think Item 3 will
be a lot quicker to dispose of than Item 7.
Mayor Ferre: Item 3 is an appearance by Hines Breeden and other members of
the Sanitation employment. Alright, the Chair recognizes you, sir.
Mr. Carollo: No, it's not Item 3, Mr. Mayor. I'm sorry that Item 3, I believe
they wanted to be deferred.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, which item do you want?
Mr. Carollo: The one we are talking about was on the morning agenda. The
discussion of the workers lack of proper rain gear "D". Item "D" of the
morning agenda.
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Mayor Ferre: Alright, go ahead.
Mr. Peter Joffre: Good afternoon, Mayor and Commissioners. Department of
Sanitation, the SEA, Sanitation Employee Association. We feel we would like
to have some rain coats. We never did care much about them before, but now
we are told that we do have to work in the rain. Once you leave the yard at
6:00 in the morning while it's raining there is no way the men sitting or
riding on back of that truck has any protection, that's usually before the
sun comes out and we get out there and we are soak and wet and before we know
it we are cold and we call in the next day...
Mayor Ferre: Ok, Peter, we all know the issue, let's see if we can get to a
vote on it. Mr. Manager, you want to respond and then Mr. Commissioner, you
make your motion.
Mr. Gary: Well, first of all, I would like to say for the record this is
in violation of their contract, but secondly, I would like to say it is... I
would like to say that because of the grievance... I would like to say that
he say himself that before they never wanted them and therefore they did
not utilize those rain coats, but we presently have in the contract provisions
for providing rain coats to the employees in the Sanitation Department. We
have two hundred on order and they should be here within the week.
Mayor Ferre: There are two hundred on order and they should be here in a
couple of weeks.
Mr. Joffre: Two hundred on order?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: How many employees do we have?
Mayor Ferre: Howard, would you state for the record why this is a violation
of their contract.
Mr. Gary: Because as a grievance there is appropriate procedures they should
follow to go through in terms of...
Mayor Ferre: I tell you, my advice to you, is that you follow the law. You
have got a procedure that you are supposed to follow, for you to bypass that
procedure is not doing you or us any favors.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I'm sorry, may I correct the record first, please? We
have... I have just been informed that we got over three hundred on order.
Mayor Ferre: Three hundred, alright.
Mr. Carollo: For how many employees in the Sanitation Department?
Mr. Gary: Two seventy-one.
Mr. Carollo: Two seventy-one. So, is that going to cover a uniform for
every Sanitation employee there? A rain coat rather?
Mr. Gary: Yes, it will. Yes, it will.
Mr. Carollo: Ok, now my other question, rather statement is this. They weren't
the ones that brought this up here, it was myself. After to speaking to scores
of sanitation employees that were telling me they had to go out in the rain
without rain coat.
Mayor Ferre: Well, then it's not a violation.
Mr. Carollo: Certainly not, I'm bringing it up.
Mayor Ferre: You see and I think we got to get that cleared up. The sanitation
workers are not bringing it up, it's Commissioner Carollo that's bringing it
UP.
Mr. Gary: I understand Commissioner Carollo, is bringing it up. The only
thing I am suggesting to the Unions is that if they have a concern or a
problem with regard to how we relate to them and what kind of services we
provide we would like to have the opportunity to correct it before we come to
this foram. That's the only thing I'm asking for.
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Mr. Carollo: Well, Howard, that's perfectly understanding, but I tell you,
when employees of this City come to me asking for something that I think is
very justified, I mean, the Policemen and the Firemen, they have their rain
coats and these guys have to be out even more in the streets than the other
guys. So, I think they were completely justified. If I have a commitment from
the administration that indeed these rain coats are on order and will be
arriving shortly, I think that, that issue will be solved. Now, what I would
like to see is a rain coat assigned to each individual sanitation employee.
Will there be any problems with that?
Mr. Gary: Well, I would like to respond to that two ways. We will have the
rain coats within a week and secondly, he even stated that they could have
had the rain coats a long time ago, they never wanted to use them and now they
are now asking to utilize them.
Mr. Carollo: What... Sir, go ahead.
Mr. Bill Smith: Mr. Carollo and Mr. Mayor, my name is Bill Smith. First of
all, it's not a violation because the contract is silent on the condition of
fire weather gear. There is no provision in the SEA contract that calls for
fire weather gear and the reason that the members are so upset is because the
Director has said that he will take disciplinary action against any man that
refuse to work in the rain. Now, if you are going to take action against
the man that refused to work in the rain, then you should provide them with
rain coats. When he was approached with the idea of providing them with rain
coats, the first thing he said that the City didn't have the money. You see,
any time we ask for something, the City does not have the money. You know,
they take people and they work them out their class and when we ask them to
pay those men, "oh, we don't have the money". But then when we take other
action, then they say "well, you should come talk to me".
Mr. Carollo: Well, I say this, if the City don't have the money. let's get
some of these guys to go tote some garbage with ycu and I will guarantee you
they will find the money.
Mr. Smith: There are four hundred thirty-eight people, permanent, regular
positions within the department, then there is an additional seventy to eighty
standby laborers that they use on a daily basis. Now, three hundred rain coats
for four hundred people, what are you going to have them do, fighting over who
gets the rain coat every morning?
Mr. Carollo: They stated to me two hundred seventy-one, but what he didn't
include were the standby laborers, is that right?
Mr. Smith: No, but there are four hundred thirty -eighty people.
Mr. Carollo: So, that brings it up to four hundred thirty.
Mr. Smith: There are four hundred thirty-eight excluding the standby.
Mr. Carollo: Excluding. Well, where did you all get the figures two hundred
seventy-one, then, if I may, Mr. Patterson?
Mr. Patterson: Yes, Commissioner, there are two hundred seventy-one regular
waste collectors and those are the people who work on the back of the truck.
What Mr. Smith is quoting to you is the total department and I don't need a
rain coat,:it doesn't rain in my office and it doesn't rain on the people that
work in the office and doesn't rain on the people that drive the trucks or
operate the trucks. It rains on the people who have to operate on the back
of the truck and the waste collectors are the people who need it.
Mr. Smith: Not to get in a shouting match, but the truck driver dumps the
truck, he has to get out that truck, that guy that operates the crane, he
sits on the back of.the crane and they want him to work in the rain. His
sweeper who is a sweeper on the crane, he has to work in the rain. The truck
driver that drives up under crane has to get out the truck to help put that
net over the truck, he has to get out if it's raining. Therefore, they are
not only talking about the waste collectors, we are talking about the truck
driver, the crane operator and everybody else besides foremen, there ain't
but eleven of them, there ain't by three supervisors and Mr. Patterson and
his people. So, there is more than three hundred people that have to have
rain coats.
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Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, the point is well taken. We will provide ample rain gear
for all of the sanitation employees.
Mr. Carollo: Well, let me make sure that the point is well taken, Mr. Manager
and so that the point is well taken and those rain coats are provided I'm going
to make the following motion. I make a motion that the City Manager takes the
responsibility to provide rain coats to all sanitation employees that have to
work out in the streets, that includes people that tote the garbage, the sweepers,
the people that drive the trucks. That is the motion.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: It has been moved and seconded, further discussion?
Mr. Carollo: Clarence, you don't get one.
Mayor Ferrd: Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-291
A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE RAINCOATS TO ALL SANITATION EMPLOYEES
THAT HAVE TO WORK OUT IN THE STREETS INCLUDING THE ONES THAT
TOTE THE GARBARGE, THE SWEEPERS, THE CRANE OPERATORS AND THE
TRUCK DRIVERS.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Item 7.
Mr. Carollo: Item 3, you all wanted deferred, correct?
Mr. Joffre: Please, Mayor and Commissioners,...
Mr. Carollo: I would like an opportunity to sit down with the head of the
Sanitation Department also. Fine, thank you, for coming.
Mr. Joffre: Thank you.
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12.A) COMI SSION ENTrTDS PRESENT LEVELS OF F IDP-IG FO DAD% COUIITY F..
C011DUNITY SCEOOLS PrPG^A11 ELITIL END OF PFyEZET FISCAL YM101.
7) COMMISSION STIPULATES TI'.AT AFTER E11D OF PP.ESE17T FISCAL YEAH, 1
CITY SUBSIDY SKALL BE DISCOiTTIMED (SEE LABEL 16) t
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we are now on Item #7, which is the Community Schools...
in the interest of cutting through and getting to the issue quickly, I think
there is a consensus that if you will listen we can may be save some time, ok.
On Item 7 with regards to the Dade County public school, community school
program within the City of Miami. It is my understanding that members of the
school system have been meeting with several members of the Commission and as
I understand it Mr.'Manager, the consensus is that this is something that we
should perhaps revisit. You are talking about sixty-five thousand dollars for
what remains of the year. Now, Commissioner Carollo, since he has to leave
in a moment has requested that this be put into a two -fold resolution, because
I told him that my position is this and I will state it into the record. When
the School Board votes to increase the taxes of the City and the County that
they serve in the school system equal to the taxes that the people pay in
the City of Miami, then we will talk about equity. In my opinion, I think the
School Board has had a real good free ride and you know what the School Board's
free ride is, they are making the taxpayers of Miami pick up the tab for something
that this City Government has no responsibility for. The Charter of the City
of Miami and the things that the City of Miami are supposed to deal with in
no place say that we have any responsibility for education, whether it be
continuing education, community education or any other kind of education. That
is the School Board's responsibility. Now, we decided to pick up part of the
expense way back then and it just burns me up to see that the City taxpayers
have got to pay for the educational system of Dade County within the City of
Miami, when the taxpayers of Miami are paying a greater tax than those that
are being paid for by the school system and when the School Board has the
nerve and the guts to get the taxes of the school system up to the same tax
level that the City of Miami has, then I think we can talk about sharing
programs. In the meantime, I think so that we don't cut this off abruptly
in June, I would be willing...
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Mayor Ferre: (con't) Dena, as I understand, we are talking from June to
October is four months and the amount is $65,000?
Ms. Spillman: Well, it is a yearly figure. It would be one-third of that.
Mayor Ferre: Alright. Now, I am going to divide this into two...I am going
to see if we can divide this into two votes because, as far as I am concerned,
I will go until October. You don't have my vote beyond October.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, if we may..if we could do it that way where we make
two motions like I suggested.
Mayor Ferre: Alright.
Mr. Carollo: One motion, which I think I will have the support of all my
colleagues here will be to extend the funding until the end of our fiscal
year. The other motion then, is the one that you had suggested, which you
can make and one that I respect you for, but I cannot vote with you. So, if
I may, I will make the first motion that I think we are all in agreement
with, and that is to extend the funding of these programs until the end of
our fiscal year.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second on that motion?
Mr. Dawkins: I second it.
Mr. Perez: Mr..Mayor...
1:ayor Ferre: Alright, any discussion?
Mr. Carollo: Dena...
(IcIAUDIBLZ COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: You don't want the money?
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS - NOT ON MICROPHONE)
Mayor Ferre: We are going to give you the money.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS - NOT ON MICROPHONE)
Mayor Ferre: Fine, I will recognize you.
Mr. Plummer: No, not for one year.
Mr. Dawkins: No, Ma'am, not for three months.
Mayor Ferre: That is right. That is all we can deal with. We are not deal-
ing with next year's budget. We are dealing with this year's budget.
Ms. Spillman: Did you specify the program as a Community School?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, of course!
Mr. Carollo: Yes, of course.
Mayor Fer;e: That is all we are talking about; we are not talking about any
other program.
Mr. Carollo: That is what we are talking about - specifically that.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Mayor, may I ask to say something?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Dawkins: For those of you in the audience who not know, I have been
working with Community Schools for the last ten years. I am aware of Com-
munity Schools; I worked with Community Services at Miami -Dade Community
College. In the ten years that I have been associated with the Community
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Mr. Dawkins: (con't) School program and process. I have yet to see Dr. Lou
Tassey go before the School Board and lobby them the way he has lobbied me.
Okay? Now, let's be realistic. I live in the City of Miami; I pay City of
Miami taxes; I pay Dade County taxes; I pay a School Board tax. Therefore, the
School Board receives money from me with the School Board tax; they get taxes
from me from the State of Florida - because they do get money from the State of
Florida - the School Board also gets my money again in Federal funds, so the
School Board gets money from me, from the State of Florida and from the Federal
Government. Now, there is no reason in the world why the Dade County School
Board cannot fund a Community School program. Now, I am going with you until
October, and I am going down there with you before the School Board and tell
them that we... and not —because there is a Community School in my front yard -
Mr. Don L. Berg is the Director. I am aware of the needs that he needs, but
they also... and Dr. Lou Tassey is aware that the... as he says, the schools in
the Inner -City, they cannot afford the $5000 subsidy. Mr. Bill Turner, he has
no problems on Key Biscayne, coming up with his $5000. Those other areas,
they have no -problems, but we do have a problem in the Inner -City, and it is
time that Mr. Lou Tassey, as the Director of this program get down to the
School Board and make it known. See, you people shouldn't be up here with
me. Lou Tassey is the one you should be on! There he is over there. You
know, I mean, you are down here jumping on us here, because we, as the Mayor
said, are taking tax dollars to do something that the School Board gets money
to do! So please, I mean, be realistic and say that, the cities you know,
they have been generous. They do believe in the Community School process;
they do want us all to share in the wealth of Dade County; but also let the
School Board do its share.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, further discussion?
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I..
Mr. Plummer: Sure.
Mr. Carollo: J. L., unless you are in disagreement with the motion, can we
pass this resolution?
Mr. Plummer: Well, I want some stipulations to the motion, like Dr. Tassey
understands that if we do vote for this motion...
Mayor Ferre: Dr. Tassey, come forward, would you please?
Mr. Plummer: That in fact, that is it! Now, you see, Joe...
Mayor Ferre: No, no, no. Just a minute, J. L.
Mr. Carollo: Wait, wait a minute, J. L. This is why I want to make separate
motions. We are only making this motion to go to the end of the fiscal year.
Then, if that is what you want to do, you present another motion; I am not
going to be in agreement with that. This is why I want to separate it.
Mr. Plummer: Okay, but I want some answers, Joe. You know, for example, Dr.
Tassey? You know, I enjoy receiving letters from Cutler Ridge, even though I
don't represent them, lobbying me to spend City taxpayers dollars for Cutler
Ridge purposes. They do bring out a very interesting point in here and I want
to ask you to verify it. Metropolitan Dade County cut out 22 Community Schools,
is that correct?
Dr. Tassey:, Yes, last September Metropolitan Commissioners...
Mr. Plummer: And where is the money coming now for the 22 that were dropped?
Dr. Tassey: Those 22 programs were reduced and cut back and services were
reduced by the amount of money we lost in the budget.
Mr. Plummer: Alright.
Mayor Ferre: See, but Dade County can do that, but we can't. Is that it?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, well, to the next question...
Dr. Tassey: If that happened, that would be one of the possible ways that
would take place in the City; we would have to cut programs. It is the only
way we can make up the budget.
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Mr. Plummer: Yes. Dr. Tassey, are you fully aware that the Dade County School
Board is not at the maximum of their tax millage?
Dr. Tassey: Sure, I am aware of that, but there...
Mr. Plummer: Miller, do you want to know why he is here lobbying us and not
them? They can fire him if he don't do what he is told. Here, we can't fire
him! Let me tell you, I just want to say, look, I am going to vote with you to
give you a chance to wind this down. I am going to vote for you in spite of
the fact that this man stood here last year and was told in no uncertain terms
"One more year, buddy." Did I tell you that? One more year!
Mayor Ferre: He knows better than to pay attention to us, Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: Well, yes, that is obvious. School Board...
Mayor Ferre: He knows, and all he needs to do is to get...
Mr. Plummer: They run for election, and they don't want a high millage, but
they don't mind a damn bit coming here, asking us. Well, we are at top. We
can't go over ten.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, could I know how many schools in the City of Miami are
benefiting from this program?
Mr. Plummer: 13.
Mr. Carollo: 13 schools.
Mr. Perez: 13 schools inside the City of Miami?
Mr. Carollo: And a heck of a lot of needy kids.
Mr. Plummer: Now, according to the Cutler Ridge people...
Mayor Ferre: Yes, we got a letter. What he is talking about is a letter
from the Cutler Ridge High Community School.
Mr. Plummer: I also have one from the Dade County Police Officer's Associa-
tion.
Mr. Perez: But that is a part of the 13 schools?
Dr. Tassey: No.
Mr. Perez: When you made your...
Dr. Tassey: Wait a minute. Let me understand the question. There are 13
schools in the City of Miami.
Mr. Perez: Inside the limits of the City of Miami?
Dr. Tassey: Which are covered by your co-sponsorship. That is right - all
in the City of Miami.
Mr. Perez: How many students do we have in that case?
Dr. Tassey:, Those 13 schools during February, 1982, served 11,850 different -
individuals-- different individuals, children & adults in the City of Miami.
Mr. Plummer: You see, it is a great program. It is a great program. It
should be a program, but damn it, it is schools and you should pay for it,
not us! We are not in funding schools! Not you personally.
Dr. Tassey: I don't have that much.
Mayor Ferre: Lou, I will tell you what. I will go along with our paying part
of your school programs if the School Board goes along with paying some of
our police officers.
Mr. Plummer: There you go! I'll buy that.
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Mayor Ferre: Alright? So I will tell you what. You pay, you just pay, and I
will accept the payment for four police officers. You pick up the tab on four
police officers and we will pick up the tab for the school system next year.
Dr. Tassey: You know I don't have that authority.
Mayor Ferre: No, but I mean, that is the message I want you tell your board.
If you want us to pay, we will pay; you pick up the tab for four officers.
But otherwise, you know, let the school system pay for the school programs
and we will pay for the City programs. The City of Miami has no fiscal res-
ponsibility to pay for the school programs. That's the School Board's and
they ought to have the courage of their convictions and increase the taxes,
if that is what they want.
Dr. Tassey: Mayor, I really appreciate the support the City has given the
school system and the Community Schools, and your own citizens over all these
years have cb-sponsored it. Understand that. I am sorry that you see this
program only as, you know, a school system program, and not a program that
benefits all the residents and a way to save really dollars.
Mr. Plummer: Obviously, Metro saw it that way.
Mayor Ferre: The school system does...
Dr. Tassey: I mean save dollars for both of us - for both of us.
Mayor Ferre: Education does help the City, and I have no problems, but
that doesn't mean that we are going to pick up the tab for that. Hey, Jack-
son Memorial Hospital also saves money for the people of Miami, but I don't
see that the County Commission comes here and says "You pay for the hospital".
That is not our responsibility.
Dr. Tassey: Well, the fact that we have these Community Schools in the City,
Mayor, helps up to be able to secure assistance from other agencies who spend
money in the City for your residents.
Mayor Ferre: The fact...
Mr. Plummer: It also allows the School Board to keep their millage down, so
when they run for re-election, they don't have to face the voters.
Mayor Ferre: And the fact that Jackson Memorial Hospital spends monies in
some of the health care programs also does the same thing for the people of
Miami, so that's just not an argument, because that's like if Metropolitan
Dade County came here and asked us to pay for some of the programs at Jack-
son Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Plummer: We are paying 27% now.
Mr. Carollo: Roll call.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, do we have any further discussion? Alright, call the
roll on the motion. We are going to pay for it, so you are getting funded
for this year.
Mr. Plummer: Until the end of this year.
Mayor Ferre:. End of this year, which is October 1st.
Mr. Plummer; That is correct - four months, or a third.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-292
A MOTION EXPRESSING THE INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO
EXTEND PRESENT LEVELS OF FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
PROGRAM UNTIL THE END OF THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
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AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now we have a motion from J. L. Plummer that states
what? Put it in your own words.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, there is no motion. It is the motion that passed
this Commission before.
Mayor Ferre:_ Make it'in the form of a motion.
Mr. Plummer: That this is what we have said to Dr. Tassey, that at the end
of September, this City can no longer afford to subsidize the School Board
who has ample millage to raise the money for themselves.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to that motion?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes, I second it.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, under discussion, Mr. Carollo.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I just like to say that I respect the feelings of
my colleagues in the Commission, but in no way can I vote to take the funds
away from a lot of little kids and parents that are so needed of this program.
I happen to be a first-hand witness to the need of this program, because a
neighbor of mine next door, which is needed, has her daughter in one of these
programs, so I know what these parents and these families and these kids are
going through, so I cannot, you know, with all due conscience vote for this
motion.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Joe, I want to say to you, it is a great program; it is a
program that should continue, but it should be properly funded by the proper
agency, and they have expansion yet in their millage, and every one of you
people should go down to the School Board and tell them to have the courage
to raise their millage and provide the money so that you can have your Com-
munity Schools, and I will go with you.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Plummer, do you think it would be possible before, to make
the form of this motion to have the opportunity that these people meet again
with Dena Spillman and she make new recommendations for the next Commission
meeting. Personally, I don't like to vote against anything against education,
you know? I share your point of view 100% as a contributer as a taxpaper of
the City of Miami, I understand that position 100% and you are right, but any-
how, I would like to find some opportunity for education. I think that these
people are serving 13 schools inside the City of Miami and I would
like that they have another opportunity to meet and maybe they can find a way
to find a private fee or the people that are receiving that service
or to try to meet again with Ms. Spillman, but I think it is a drastic motion,
and personally I don't like to support something against education in the City
of Miami, but I understand your point of view 100%.
Mr. Plummer; My good friend Demetrio, this is not a drastic motion; this was
a motion that was made a year ago; we put them on notice - more than a year ago.
The only thing I have to say to you is, this Mayor has twice gone down to the
School Board and pleaded with them to pick up their responsibility, and both
times (he will tell you) they laughed at him. Not only did they not say "we
will try to work on it, we will try to help," they laughed at him!
Mr. Perez: Why don't we amend the motion that we appoint the Mayor that he
go again before the School Board and...
Mayor Ferre: No, sir! No, sir!
Mr. Plummer: Oh, no. Three times, you are out!
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Mayor Ferre: Now look, Mr. Perez, let's bite this bullet and let's stand up
on this issue. You want to do it?
Mr. Plummer: Metro did.
Mayor Ferre: I'll tell you what. You go down. Now, let me tell you that I
have been there twice. I have been there twice; I have asked the members of
the School Board to assume this responsibility, and they absolutely refused
to do it, and I don't think that the taxpayers, the citizens of Miami should
in any way indulge these people any further. Let them take the burden of it;
this is not our problem; it is their problem! It is a school problem, let
the School Board deal with it, not the City of Miami.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor - ready to vote?
Mayor Ferre: Yes. Alright.
Mr. Carollo: Can we have roll call, please?
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-293
A MOTION OF THE CITY COKMISSION STIPULATING THAT AFTER THE
END OF THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR, THE CITY OF MIAMI WILL NO
LONGER SUBSIDIZE THE SCHOOL BOARD BY FUNDING ANY OF ITS
PROGRAMS, INASMUCH AS THE SCHOOL BOARD STILL HAS THE ABILITY
TO RAISE ITS MILLAGE RATE IN ORDER TO FUND THEIR OWN PROGRAMS.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
AFTER ROLL CALL:
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: You can talk all you want, but you are not going to change my
vote; I don't care if you stay here all day.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, before the people have a chance to speak, I would
like to bring something up to the Commission.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE)
Mr. Carollo: Hey, can you please! We can't operate if you don't let us talk
up here. You will have plenty of opportunity to speak in just a few minutes.
Okay, if you can just wait, you will have the opportunity, so please just wait.
Okay now, Mr. Mayor, there is another area that I would like to see if the Com-
mission can expand just until the end of our fiscal year in October also, and
that is the.After School program only.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, well, you can make the motion; I am not voting with
you.
Mr. Plummer: Joe, let me tell you...
Mayor Ferre: You make the motion. Go ahead.
Mr. Plummer: You know what we are doing now. We understand..I guess we under-
stand. We are talking about $50,000 to that, and we have got to go back and
reopen the Community Development and reallocate for Social Services.
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Ms. Spillman: No, this is Federal Revenue Sharing money that was removed and
has not been reallocated.
Mayor Ferre: The School Board has already said that they were going to pay
for this.
Mr. Carollo: Well.
Ms. Spillman: The School Board is currently...
Mayor Ferre: I am not going to recognize any of you, so you can raise your
hands all you want, and you are not going to speak until I am ready to let
you speak, so just sit down and be patient. Go ahead.
Ms. Spillman: The School Board has authorized a study of the After School
Care program_with ultimate goal of funding it county -wide. Now, as a sugges-
tion, Commissioner Carollo, you may want to amend your motion, if you care to
still make it, just to keep the program going until such time as their study
is...
Mr. Carollo: Dena, you know, we don't have the votes in the Commission any-
way, so it is senseless to present a motion that is going to be defeated.
Ms. Spillman: I just wanted to make you aware that they are looking at the
possibility of funding it completely on their own.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I have to leave now; I am late already.
13. AU"rHORIZI11G CITY M94AG-LR TO EXECUTE AGREEaENT WIT17 SECOND LOWEST
BIDDER RE:L11IFORMS FOR THE. POLICE DEPARTMENT -INSTRUCT CITY ATTOKUY
TO TAKZ LEGAL ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE, AGAI:;ST SOL711 FLORIDA POLICE
PRODUCTS,INC.
Mayor Ferre: How about this resolution on the retaining of an attorney?
Mr. Carollo: Is Mr. Knox ready with all those resolutions?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, there are two resolutions that are before us. It is a re-
solution authorizing the City Manager to execute agreement with the second
lowest bidder for the furnishing of uniforms for the Miami Police Department
and further authorizing the City Attorney to take whatever legal action is
deemed appropriate against South Florida Police Products, Inc. in connection
with the failure of said firm to comply with its bid to furnish uniforms to
the City of Miami Police Department. Is there a motion?
Mr. Perez: I move.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second. Question.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Commissioner Perez moves, Plummer seconds.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager, did they put up a performance bond?
Mr. Gary: Yves, sir, and we have been in discussion with the Law Department
to file suit -to get that performance bond.
Mr. Plummer: Why do you have to file suit? They didn't perform.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir, but there is a procedure.
Mr. Plummer: Okay. Alright.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, further discussion? Call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-294
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE SECOND LOWEST BIDDER FOR FURNISHING
UNIFORMS TO THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT: FURTHER AUTHOR-
IZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE WHATEVER LEGAL ACTION IS
DEEMED APPROPRIATE AGAINST SOUTH FLORIDA POLICE PRODUCTS,
INC. IN CONNECTION WITH THE FAILURE OF SAID FIRM TO COM-
PLY WITH ITS BID TO FURNISH UNIFORMS TO THE MIAMI POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
(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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
14. I14STRUCT CITY ATTORNEY TO ENGAGE SPECIAL COU-iISEL IIl, DEFENSE
OF VICE MAYOR JOE CAROLLO AND POLICE CHIEF IrXINNETE RAPUIS L*?
CONNECTION WITr DIFAMATION ALLEGATIONS.
Mayor Ferre: (Mayor reads resolution which is later voted upon)
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, can I amend that? Armando Lacasa has offered to do
it for nothing. (LAUGHTER)
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: I so move.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, it has been moved by Plummer; seconded by Dawkins.
I think, Mr. Carollo, you should abstain from voting because you are an inte-
rested party. Further discussion Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-295
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ENGAGE THE
StRVICES OF SPECIAL COUNSEL IN THE DEFENSE OF VICE -MAYOR
JOE CAROLLO AND POLICE CHIEF KENNETH I. HARMS WHO HAVE
BEEN SUED FOR DEFAMATION INVOLVING THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR
OFFICIAL DUTIES IN CONNECTION WITH CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO.
82-5872, GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION, WITH COMPENSATION
FOR SAID FIRM PROVIDED FROM THE SELF-INSURANCE TRUST FUND
AND THE SELECTION OF SAID COUNSEL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
BEING CONDITIONED UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE OFFICIALS
INVOLVED.
(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
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
`i Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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NOES: None
ABSTAINED: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
15. GRANT REQUEST FOR FINAIXIAL SUPPORT MADE BY THE "COUNICIL OF
IcYiLRNATIONAL VISITO:S OF GREATER MIAMV.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now Joe, before you leave, we have the people from
CIB that have been waiting here all day, and Judge Max Swan is one of the
great people of this community. Judge Swan, I apologize for making you wait
all day.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, let me say this for the record. I have met with the
gentlemen and the objections that I have placed before, I have put aside for
the meantime to see if they will perform accordingly and I appreciate the pos-
ture that my colleagues have taken defending myself and our Police Chief and
I certainly hope that if Fidel Castro sues me next week for 20 million, I will
also be defended.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Judge Swan, before Commissioner Carollo leaves, as I
understand it, what you are asking is for the City of Miami to fold CIB some-
how into the City of Miami operations and it could be either part of our Of-
fice of Protocol, or part of the OIB operations. Now, we cannot full subsidy
of the program, so how much do you need at this time?
Judge Swan: Well, we have a shortfall of $20,000 in our budget. Now, under-
stand, I am just going to give you the complete picture, Mayor and we have
gone to Dade County and asked for some support from them; we have gone to
the City of Miami Beach. We would like to have, if possible, $5000 from
this City.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: So moved.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? With the condition, Mr. Manager, that some-
how that this be controlled a little bit by the Office of International
Visitors. I don't mean....
Mr. Gary: public Information Office.
Mayor Ferre: Public Information, yes.
Mr. Gary: Yes, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Further discussion. Alright, call the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-296
A MOTION GRANTING A REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT MADE BY
THE COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL JISITORS OF GREATER MIAMI IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,000.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre.
NOES: None.
NOTE FOR THE RECORD: Mr. Carollo leaves at 5:10 P.M.
16. CO +TI:TUED DISCUSS ION-CON,24IS SION STIPULATES ITS INTENT :O
CO,EN:IITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM TI'.i?OUGI: TUE END OF TKIS FISCAL Y AR
URGES JOINT OPEN FORUti METING WITI: SCUOOL BOARD RE : FU•rTDIITG
FOR 13 DADE COUNTY SCl"OOLS (SEE LABEL 12).
Mayor Ferre: Alright, to the ladies on Item No. 7. Yes, but not that way.
Give me the note. "Because of your personal vendetta with Dr. Tassey, our
children will suffer the results."
Mr. Plummer: Oh, how sad.
Mayor Ferre: Now, that is the message I received from this very fine lady.
Dr. Tassey? Where is Dr. Tassey? Did he leave? Is Dr. Tassey still around?
Mr. Gary: The Police Officer is going to look for him.
Mr. Plummer: Here he is.
Mayor Ferre: Dr. Tassey: I have one of these fine ladies here who says "Be-
cause of your personal vendetta against Dr. Tassey, our children will suffer
the results." Dr. Tassey, wuld you come to the microphone. Do you think that
I or anybody in this City has any kind of a vendetta against you personally?
Or against the program?
Dr. Tassey: I don't know anything about that note, or where it came from,
but I certainly have never felt that way, and don't now.
Mayor Ferre: Would you explain it to this young lady who is the author of
this? That there is no personal vendetta involved in this.
Dr. Tassey:- As far as I am concerned, there is not.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now. For those who wish to speak on this issue.
Mr. Foreman: I believe I am listed on the agenda, and if I can be allowed to
at.this time, I would like to speak to the issue very briefly. First of all,
it is an honor and a pleasure to be back here before you.
Ms. Hirai: Excuse me. Your name and address for the record, please?
Mr. Foreman: My name is Lawrence Foreman; I am the Vice -Chairman of the
Dade County Community School Advisory Board. It is interesting that in most
instances that I come before you, it is a hot issue, be it zoning, or being
it providing educational services to our students. Interestingly enough, as
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Mr. Foreman: (con't) Chairman of the Advisory Board, I take a similar
Position to the one that you take, that the Public Schools does have more of
a responsibility in implementing this program, but I think that we have to
embrace a concept called maximizing existing resources. The Public Schools
have facilities that are available to the community at large in the evening
and on the weekends and they should be used. Mr. Dawkins, you well know,
having trained me as an employee under your tutorage at the Community Col-
lege that I also embrace the same philosophy that you do. In fact, here
what I am saying is that you have a Recreation Department. You have a Human
Service Department. You have other social service oriented activities. You
are constantly looking for space to provide these programs and I think that
you have a natural marriage here. I wholeheartedly endorse the position that
you are taking and would encourage you to go to the mat on that issue. Go
to it in this fashion though. I have noticed that the Dade County School
Board has elected for whatever reason, be it P.R. or something, to sit down
with the County Commission, to sit down with the Board of Trustees from
Miami Dade Community. -College, and hopefully, I would encourage them to sit
down with you so that we can take this marriage which looks like it is destined
for a divorce and bring it back together through some reconciliation. If
you can only afford to put in $1000, $2000, or $3000; if you can only afford
to take some of the technical expertise that you have, some of the resources
that you have and let's bring those to bear so that they can positively pro-
vide services to our children. All I am simply saying in summation is, that
there are a lot of people out in this community who look to you for the lead-
ership, for the direction and even the indirect support. Please realize
that the Community Schools are not solely the responsibility of the Dade
County Public Schools. I recently was involved in a very heated campaign
where this was a major issue, whether the Community Schools should continue
or not, and many people think that the public schools are only for people
from "k" to 12, and that would be a serious loss to our community. A last
comment as it pertains to the After School program. Shortsightedness today
may bring us great problems in the future. If we allow children to roam the
streets, to be unattended, or to be in such a situation that their parents
must leave their jobs in order to take care of them, you are diminishing
your tax base. And I think it is grossly unfair not to extend to the After
School program the same grace period that you gave to the Community School
program. And, if in fact, there is a need to bring to bear the pressure that
you will bring hopefully, to the School Board on the Community School issue,
bring it to bear in support of the After School program too. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Larry, I want to tell you something. Don't go. Larry, I want
to tell you something. First of all, I agree 100% with everything that you
have said, and I want to say that time and time (even though I am the bad
guy today) but, time and time again over the last eight years, I have picked
up the banner, run down to the front, been booed by the other side, okay?...
and went to battle for this cause went down to the School Board and time and
time again I came back here and I pleaded with the former Commission, and
said "Look, let's help these people out, let's do it one more year, and one
more year and one more year", and now let me tell you where we are at.
Mr. Foreman: Mayor, that is why you have been re-elected, because you are
the crusader.
Mayor Ferre: We don't have enough money for our Police Department. We don't
have enough money to give the services that we need to render. Now, let me
tell you what I think we need to do, and I would be happy to sponsor that.
This is not the first time we have had a joint meeting with the School Board.
Plummer, Rose Gordon, Theodore Gibson and I, (Reboso would never go to those
things) but, the four of us that went, would sit down, and we sat down and _
we had lunc`h It wasn't a very good lunch, by the way. Dr. Tassey, you were
there. Won't you there at that luncheon about four or five years ago? They
gave us the terrible turkey sandiches, or something? And I want to tell you
that the...
Mr. Plummer: Now we know where the personal vendetta is! (LAUGHTER)
Mayor Ferre: Johnny Jones was the Superintendent in those days, and we had
a real run-around on this thing. Now, I want to tell you what I am...I am
willing to go to another meeting, and I will tell you what I promise you
that I will vote for. On the day that the School Board has a millage - a tax
on the people, the same as ours, I will go back 100% to any joint program,
but I think that these people are putting the burden on us, and they are
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Mayor Ferre: (con't) refusing to pick up the burden. And I think, as far as
I am concerned (with the exception of Joyce, naturally), I think all of those
people are not living up to their responsibility.
Mr. Foreman: Mayor, I don't give'you my last comments to lay accolades at your
feet, or put them anywhere, for that matter, but I think that is just the reason
why I am here and the other people are here, and I would like to leave a pledge
with you, speaking for myself now and hopefully for the entire citizenry that
is here. You have that meeting, and with the pledge that you just made, and
if we are aware of that meeting, we will be there supporting you on that posi-
tion.
Mayor Ferre: I'll tell you how I will do it. I will make a motion right now
that this City of Miami Commission hold a public hearing jointly with the
School Board on this issue for these 13 schools and that we hold it at the
Dade County Auditorium or at the Bayfront Park Auditorium.
Mr. Dawkins: The Caleb Center, since we are fighting for them in our neigh-
borhood, hold it at the Caleb Center.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, at any one of these public places where we can get
at least 1000 people to sit down.
Mr. Foreman: Point of clarification, please. In my Tast remarks, I tried to
emphasize the need to extend to the After School program the same courtesy
that you extended to the Community School program. Can I perceive your last
remarks to be any indication that someone will be introducing a motion to
give that same grace period to the After School program?
Mayor Ferre: No, no, Larry, you don't have me on that. Until the School
Board matches us in taxing the people that they tax the same as the people
that we tax, I am not going to go along with that. Whenever the...
Mr. Plummer: Larry, we don't have the money!
Mr. Dawkins: Oh, Larry... to Larry Foreman, Will Miller, Dr. Daniels, Dr.
Tassey..everyone out there, I have worked with you faithfully, and I will_go
with you to the School Board, but we just do not have... it is not that we are
insensitive to the needs of the community. Larry knows as well as I do that
I am aware that the After Care program is a needed thing, especially in the
Inner -City, where mothers do not have any place to leave their children and
this is the only structured recreation (good, wholesome recreation) that they
can indulge in. But, you reach a point where you have to, as J. L. said,
"bite the bullet". Now, I was told by three people from my community that..
they sent word to me, that if I do not vote for the community schools, they
will not vote for me next time. But, that is a gamble I have to take! It
is not that I am insensitive, nor am I disregarding their feelings, nor do
I feel threatened by them, but we do not have the money. It is not that if
we had the money, we would graciously give it to you, Larry. We don't have it!
Like, I am with the Mayor, and I will meet with the School Board at any time.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, make a motion.
Mr. Plummer: Let me ... hold on before you make the motion, okay? You see,
Larry hit a key there. You know the only way the School Board came and met
with Metro? They bit the bullet! Now, I will tell you what I am ready to
do, and I can't speak for anyone else here. Coupling with what the Mayor
said, here is what I am willing to do. I will re -fund you until October 1,
predicated on the School Board raising their millage to same maximum as ours,
and if they don't funding is over.
Mayor Ferre: They can't raise their millage now.
Mr. Plummer: No. They can October 1. That is what I am saying. We fund
them until October 1 with the proviso and full understanding that the School
Board must raise their millage to an appropriate level and if they do not,
this City will cut off the funding, and I am willing to vote for that.
Mayor Ferre: Okay.
Mr. Foreman: Mr. Plummer, would you consider... this may just be a semantic
change, but would you consider not only raising the millage and options, but
finding the funds within the budget to another vehicle?
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Mr. Plummer: Hey, I have got no problems, but all I am saying is, take the
burden off the City taxpayers. I am willing to offer that, Mr. Mayor, in
the form of a motion to immediately re -fund, until the 1st of October. If
the School Board doesn't assume their rightful responsibility, we will no
longer assume it for them, is really what I am saying.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, on that motion...
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, I..under discussion.
Mr. Foreman: I vote in favor. (LAUGHTER)
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, we are going to fund the After School and the Community
School.
Mr. Plummer: We have already voted on the Community School. We are going
to give them a third..
Mr. Dawkins: So now we are voting on the After School,; we are going to give
them the After School now.
Mr. Plummer: We are going to reinstate the After School, alright? Until
October 1, and giving the School Board the opportunity to assume their right-
ful obligation, whether it is raising the millage, or finding it from some
other source. If they don't assume it, we will no longer assume it for them.
Mayor Ferre: If they assume it, then why do we have to assume it?
Ms. Dominguez: Mr. Mayor...
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor...
Ms. Dominguez: May I speak? I have been standing here for awhile.
Mayor Ferre: I will recognize you in a moment. Well, fine, then stand a
little bit longer and I will recognize you in a few minutes. Go ahead.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I would...
Mr. Plummer: I will tell you, that isn't a bad deal; I am going to stand
with her.
Mr. Gary: In an effort to preserve our dollars and require the School Board
to pick up there legal responsibility, Ms. Spillman has told us that they are
now studying the possibility of funding After School program and the Commun-
ity Schools...
Mayor Ferre: I know that; I know that.
Mr. Gary: So I would probably put a conditon on the motion that once they
fund it, we take our money back.
Mayor Ferre: I understand that. Alright, now you can speak.
Ms. Dominguez: Okay, my name is Norma Dominguez; I live at 301 S. W. 48th
Court and I -am a member of the Advisory Committee at Fairlawn Elementary,
and I am sifting here listening to you people tell which one, you know, is
supposed to'pay for the After School program. Personally, I am a single
parent and I have two children in the After School program, and I know that
whatever decision you come to, you know, -the people who are going to end up
footing the bill are the people who can least afford it - the parents of
children who cannot afford to pay $25 a week per child, which for me would
be $200 a month. I cannot afford to pay for that. I am not here to ask
you to give me money so I can buy a car. I am asking you to just keep a
program that has saved me a lot of worries and a lot of trouble, because I
am not about to leave my children alone. I am not about to leave my children
unsupervised, because if we leave the children unsupervised, they are going
to be into drugs; they are going to get burned in fires in the apartments;
they are going to get abused, raped. We know what it is like to leave
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Ms. Dominguez: (con't) Children unsupervised. You are an educator; you know
what it is like to leave a child unsupervised. And, we are only asking to re-
consider, because we do need the After School program. It has been a life saver
for me. Just yesterday our school bus had an accident going from a school to a
nursery.
Mayor Ferre: Ms. Dominguez, did you listen to what the Manager said? That is
why I stopped you from speaking.
i Ms. Dominguez: I know, but I..yes..but I just...
Mayor Ferre: What did he say: Do you remember? What did the Manager just
a moment ago; do you remember?
Ms. Dominguez: Yes, sir, they are going to keep the funding, but then you
know... _
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Ms. Dominguez: they are going to just leave us on hold until..you know, you
were talking back and forth..you know, what is the School Board going to do.
What are we going to do?
Mayor Ferre: The school system, if you heard the Manager...
Ms. Dominguez: The school system has a plan to have After School programs and
charge $15 per child, you know, and they are considering that for next year,
but still some areas people cannot afford to pay that kind of money.
Mayor Ferre: No. Mr. Manager, do you want to say it again?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, what I said earlier whas that in addition to giving them
the money, which would carry them to October 1st, that in view of the fact that
the school system is now studying a system to fund this county -wide, once
they decide on the funding (and therefore the would no longer need our funding),
at that time we take it back. If they come up with a program that does not in-
clude funding, obviously it will continue to October 1st, and then our new
budget process begins.
Mayor Ferre: Now, did you understand that?
Ms. Dominguez: I did, but still I just want to clarify that we still want to
keep the funding. I can't think of any...
Mayor Ferre: He just said yes!
Ms. Dominguez: Yes, but you know, you are just putting... okay. I give up!
Ms. Wilson: May I speak, Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: I don't know what else for you to say, really. You know, this
is the most unbelievable —this is the second time this has happened to me
this month.
Ms. Wilson: Mayor..
Mayor Ferre: I went to PULSE and the Black ministers and they asked me for a
few things, -& I said "yes". Then the minister got up, (you were there, Miller
Dawkins) an& the minister said, after I said "yes", "and, I want to tell you,
that you haven't done this, and you are doing that" and I just said "yes"!
I will say it again; I will say "yes".
Ms. Wilson: But I don't want to talk about that, okay? (LAUGHTER) May I
speak?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, you can speak.
Ms. Wilson: My name is Ann Wilson; I am a resident of the City of Miami, 3710
Battersea Road, Coconut Grove. I am pleased that you are going to fund the
After School care until October; I agree with you; it a responsibility of the
School Board. On April 14th we will be appearing before the School Board ask-
ing that this be done. Now, they are going to have a feasibility study. That
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Ms. Wilson: (con't) was voted on yesterday.
Mr. Plummer: Ann..
Ms. Wilson: Yes, sir?
Mr. Plummer: If you ask, why should you come here and demand (not you),
these people..
Ms. Wilson: Not me! I'm not demanding.
Mr. Plummer: Rightfully so, they have come here and demanded! I don't think
these people should go down and ask. I think they should go down there to
the School Board like they have here and demand it.
Ms. Wilson: They are. They are!
Mr. Plummer: No. You know, and I know. You have been around this political
game a long time - a feasibility study 99% of the time is nothing but a delay.
Ms. Wilson: That is what I am talking about, J. L., and I'd like to finish.
I volunteered, written a letter to Fleming, volunteering my services as a
citizen to work on that so that —in other words, either fish, or cut bait.
And with the okay of other people involved in this program, I have done that,
and I hope that my services will be used in that regard, because I agree with
you. I pay City of Miami taxes. I pay the highest taxes in the County, as
you, and everybody else that lives in the City.
Mr. Plummer: And you pay to support the School Board.
Ms. Wilson: And I pay to support the School Board, so I am not against you
on that. All I want to say is that I am working very hard to see that the
School Board doesn't do a feasibility study and stick it in the stack with a31 the
other ones they have got; so I am going to try to pledge to you as a citizen
of the City of Miami to work on this thing as hard as I can, and to see to
it that we don't have to wait three years for them to fund After School care.
And that is all I wanted to say to you. I appreciate the fact that you have
extended it until October, okay?
Mayor Ferre: Now Howard..(INAUDIBLE)
Mr. Plummer: (INAUDIBLE)
Mayor Ferre: Well, let's get this meeting with the School Board going. So,
is there a motion to that effect?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we beg of the School Board that
they have a joint meeting with this Commission for the purposes of discussion
in reference to Community Schools and After School care.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: I second it.
Mr. Plu=er: Further stipulated that that be an open meeting where all of
these people are invoted and encouraged to come down and make their thoughts
known.
Mayor Ferre:- Alright, further discussion. Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-297
A MOTION STIPULATING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S INTENT TO FUND THE
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM UNTIL THE END OF THE FISCAY YEAR;
FURTHER EXPRESSING THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION'S DESIRE TO
HOLD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD IN CONNECTION WITH
FUNDING FOR 13 DADE COUNTY SCHOOLS, SUCH MEETING TO BE HELD
EITHER AT THE DADE COUNTY AUDITORIUM OR THE CALEB CENTER;
FURTHER STIPULATING THAT THIS MEETING SHALL BE OPEN TO THE
Id PUBLIC SO THAT ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS MAY BE INVITED TO
ATTEND.
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
AFTER ROLL CALL:
Mr. Plummer: -We will see you at the turkey luncheon.
17.GRANT REQUEST FOR FUNDS BY "CHILDREN'S GENETIC DISEASE
FOUNDATION" FOR USE OF MIAMI MARINE STADIUM.
Mayor Ferre: On personal annearances, is.anybody here from the Children's
Genetic Disease Foundation?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mayor Ferre, may I lay accolades at your feet to some-
one who thinks this has solved part of our problem, and I also want to say
that these programs are for many women to wish...similar to my condition where
my husband is not able to leave the home, and I am able to attend programs in
a maner that I would attend them in, and I travel from 6750 S.W. Sth Street
to Shenandoah School for their program and I appreciate what you have done
today.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you. We need the Children's Genetic Disease Foundation.
Is there anybody here speaking for those people? Oh, here you are. Okay.
Ms. Milford: My name is Diane Milford; I live at 16220 S. W. 107 Avenue.
Mr. Plummer: What item: Oh, this is 4.
Ms. Milford: Mr. Mayor, I have a letter that will also speak as my representa-
tive today. Can I give it to you?
Mayor Ferre: Sure. Good idea.
Ms. Milford: Basically what we are doing is producing and promoting a main
event in Miami at Marine Stadium. There is a revision. It is not May 1st;
it is May 9th, for the community - a raft race - with the benefits going to
the Children's Genetic Disease Foundation, headquartered out of the Univer-
sity of Miami.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, but you know...
Ms. Milford': Our purpose for being here...
Mr. Plummer: This is unfair, you know. I am sorry. Mr. Gary, we are miss-
ing something. Now, for these people to come here with some idea that we can
do something illegally is wrong! We cannot fund this. We just can't fund it
according to policy of this Commission. We have turned them all down.
Ms. Milford: Would you describe who you turned down and what exactly you are
talking about?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gary, you are fully aware.
Mayor Ferre: Haven't we allocated money out of our pocket to fund some of
these?
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Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, look. You know, I am all for it; they came here
before asking in a different function and I was for you then.
Ms. Milford: I believe that the other item that you are speaking about is
totally irrelevant to what we are discussing today.
Mr. Plummer: Well, as far as the event it is, but as far as a request for
monies, the answer is "no".
Mayor Ferre: Our problem is we don't know how to say "no".
Ms. Milford: How can two items be taken into consideration? There has to be
an individual consideration. I don't understand.
Mr. Plummer: No. There was a policy of this Commission.
Ms. Milford: -Would you mind explaining that to me? ... Because I don't under-
stand what you are talking about.
Mr. Plummer: The policy..okay. It should have been before you got here or
I scheduled on the agenda. The policy of this Commission, that the only place
that you had available to you to file for a grant of money was under the
committee...what is the committee called? The advisory board where "X" number
of dollars were dedicated for those purposes and this Commission took an
action that we couldn't afford any more money and that we would have to say
"no" to anyone who did not. And, you know, if you want to open Pandora's box?
Ms. Milford: I'd like to open it up.
Mr. Plummer: I'm sure you would, because you one-shot it; we have got to live
with it day in and day out.
Mayor Ferre: I like this!
Ms. Milford: Maybe you do, but I sat here for...I know that the hour is late,
and I know you sat here all day, but the time that I have been here, I have
listened to everybody ask for money and I know that I am not trying to fool
you and the fact that I am asking for essentially $2000 for the usage of
Marine Stadium, let me just at least have my say. But ultimately, our goal
is to raise money for the Children's Genetic Disease Foundation.
Mayor Ferre: How much money are you trying to raise?
Mr. Plummer: No, she wants $2000.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, how much money are you trying to raise?
Ms. Milford: We are looking to raise between $10,000 and $15,000.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, I will tell you what I will do, okay? If you raise less
than $10,000, I will go along with the $2000 and we will contribute the dif-
ference. If you raise $10,000 - $15,000, then we will put up $1000, okay?
And if you raise more than $15,000, you do it on your own.
Ms. Milford: Okay, so to repeat what you said, that if we raise less than
$10,000, you will pay the $2000.
Mayor Ferre: We will get stuck for the $2000.
Ms. Milford: -And if we raise between $10,000 & $15,000, you will foot the '
bill for $1000. If we raise above that, we will pay it ourselves.
Mayor Ferre: That is it.
Ms. Milford: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Is that fair?
Ms. Milford: Very fair; thank you.
Mr. Plummer: I've got no problem; I want to tell you something, okay? If
there is one organization in this community that I could help, it would be
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Mr. Plummer: (con't) this one, because what they did for my child through
the Mayor who got me an appointment over there at that Mailman Center for my
child; if there was any one group.1 could help, it would be that one.
Ms. Milford: Thank you; you are quite right.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead and make the motion.
Mr. Plummer: I will make the motion.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Now the motion is that we will come up with a $1000 do-
nation...
Mr. Plummer: No, it is not a donation, it is a waiver of monies.
Mayor Ferre:"-No, he can't ... as you said, legally we cannot waive; we can
only make a contribution. We cannot waive; do you follow what we are going
to do?
Ms. Milford: Yes, I do.
Mayor Ferre: We are going to give you $1000.
Ms. Milford: Yes, you are donating money.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, we are going to donate money and then you have got to pay
us for the rental fee.
Ms. Milford: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: We are going to donate to you and if you don't make $10,000,
then we will donate $2000.
Mr. Plummer: So we are not waiving anything. Okay, alright.
Mayor Ferre: This is a motion to donate to the Children's Genetic Disease
Foundation, up to $2000 based on the following premise: If on their Inter-
national...
Ms. Milford: Oceanographic Foundation.
Mayor Ferre: Oceanographic Foundation event on May 9th, they raise only
$10,000 (up to), we will pay them $2000 donation. If they raise anything
between $10,000 and $15,000, then we will give them $1000, and if they raise
anything over $15,000, we will give them nothing. Okay? Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Further discussion. Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-298
A MOTION GRANTING A REQUEST FOR FUNDS MADE BY A REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE CHILDREN'S GENETIC DISEASE FOUNDATION REQUESTING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR USE OF THE MIAMI MARINE STADIUM ON MAY 9, 1982, SUCH
GRANT TO BE BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1) IF ON THE DATE OF THE EVENT THE AGENCY RAISES $10,000 OR
LESS, THE CITY WILL CONTRIBUTE $2,000 TOWARD EXPENSES;
2) IF ON THE DATE OF THE EVENT THE AGENCY RAISES BETWEEN
$10,000 AND $15,000, THE CITY WILL CONTRIBUTE $1,000
TOWARDS EXPENSES; AND
3. IF ON THE DATE OF THE EVENT THE AGENCY RAISES $15,000
OR MORE, THE EXPENSES WILL BE BORNE BY THE CHILDREN'S
GENETIC DISEASE FOUNDATION.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
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AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
18. GRANT REQUEST BY CHAIRPERSON OF COMPREHENSIVE CRIME ;
PREVENTION PROGRAM: FOR 100 CRIME WATCH SIGNS.
Mayor Ferre : Is Mary Lichtenstein here? Mary. I will be right with you.
Ms. Lichtenstein: Okay.
Mr. Plummer: Go ahead, Mary.
Ms. Lichtenstein: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, I am Mary.Lichtenstein; I live at
888 N. E. 71st Street, Miami. I am here today to speak to as the Chairperson
of the area wide council.
Mr. Plummer: Have you discussed this with the Manager?
Ms. Lichtenstein: I have discussed it with the City Manager's office.
Mr. Plummer: And what is his answer?
Ms. Lichtenstein: His answer was that I should come here today.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager.
Mr. Gary: I didn't talk to her directly; I think she talked to one of my
staff.
Ms. Lichtenstein: Yes, I did. I spoke to Mr. Jim Reid.
Mr. Plummer: What does he know about signs?
Ms. Lichtenstein: I think a lot.
Mr. Gary: This is a function of Dade County.
Mr. Plummer: Crime Watch signs?
Mr. Gary: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: Stuart Sorg didn't do that; he went out and made his own.
Ms. Lichtenstein: They have...
Mr. Gary: Yes, because he made his own; but this is a County responsibility,
and the County is the one that she should be...
Mr. Plummer:' Did you approach the County, Mary?
Ms. Lichtenstein: I have approached the County.
Mr. Plummer: And what was their answer?
Mr. Gary: What did they say?
Ms. Lichtenstein: Well, they have such a tremendous backlog, we are looking
at maybe a six months to a year delay.
Mr. Plummer: How much money are you talking about?
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Ms. Lichtenstein: I am talking about $10.00 a sign.
Mr. Plummer: And how many signs are you talking about?
Ms. Lichtenstein: 100.
Mr. Plummer: That is $1000.
Ms. Lichtenstein: $1000.
Mr. Gary: We will buy them.
Ms. Lichtenstein: The City, the citizens have been paying for the signs.
Mr. Plummer: Is there a motion made? Is there a motion? By Demetrio?
Mr.Perez: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: Seconded by Mr. Dawkins. Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Perez, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-299
A MOTION GRANTING A REQUEST MADE BY MARY E. LICHTEN-
STEIN, CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIME PREVEN-
TION PROGRAM FOR ONE HUNDRED "CRIME WATCH" SIGNS AT
$10.00 EACH WHICH ARE URGENTLY NEEDED BY THE ORGANI-
ZATION.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre: What is the motion on this?
Mr. Plummer: We are giving her 100 Crimewatch signs for the Northeast.
Mayor Ferre: I vote yes.
19. EMERGE'NCY ORDINANCE: A EN'Dl OF ORD. 9353 (CAPITAL
IMPROVEMZNT)-Ii+CRLASE APPROPRIATIONS FOR "CITY OF 11IAMI-
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/JAMES L. KNIGHT INTETItNATIONAL CENT"
AND PARKING GARAGE" FOR ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENT TO THE
CONVENTION CENTER.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there a motion on Item 8?
Mr. Plummer: I move 8.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second on 8? We need four.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Read the ordinance.
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AN ORDINANCE ENTI.TLED-
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 9353, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 19, 1981, THE CITY'S CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR
1981-82; AS AMENDED: BY INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS FOR
THE CITY OF MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI-JAMES L. KNIGHT
INTERNATIONAL CENTER AND PARKING GARAGE (ITEM X.B.I.)
IN AN AMOUNT OF $2,600,000 FROM CONVENTION CENTER
REVENUE BONDS ACCRUED INTEREST EARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL
WORK AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER; CONTAIN-
ING A REPEALER PROV.ISION AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins
for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement
of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded
by Commissioner Dawkins, adopted said ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9401.
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. FIRST AND SECOND READING: AMEND 2 AND 5 OF ORD. 9321
(ANNUAL APPROPRIATION) -APPROPRIATE $100,000 TO ENABLE INTER -
FUND TRANSFER TO COM!4UINICATIONS MAINTENANCE. (FUNDS FOR
COMAN:lICATIONS PARTS/OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE SERVICES)
Mayor Ferre: This is communcations parts and outside maintenance service.
Is there a problem with that? Anybody have a problem with that? Alright,
somebody want to move it?
Mr. Dawkins; Move it.
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll. That is the thing you held up
last time, or Carollo did, I forget which one.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have no problem; I have resolved my problems, but out
of fairness to Joe, shouldn't we hold it up?
Mayor Ferre: I will tell you what; if he has a problem, I will revive it again,
okay?
Mr. Plumr:er: Fine.
Mayor Ferre: In the meantime, call the roll.
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AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 93219 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 249
1981, THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
19829 AS AMENDED, BY APPROPRIATING INTO
THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, BUILDING AND
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, HEAVY
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE DIVISION, FROM THE
HEAVY -'EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE DIVISION,
RETAINED EARNINGS, AN AMOUNT OF $1009000;
TO ENABLE AN INTERFUND TRANSFER OF SAID
AMOUNT TO THE COMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE
DIVISION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
FUNDS FOR INCREASED DEMAND OF COMMUNICATION
PARTS AND OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE SERVICES;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH
THE REQUIREMENT OF READING SAME ON TWO
SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN
FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
Was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins and seconded by Commissioner Perez,
for adoption pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph (f) of the City Charter
dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days
by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the Commission
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Xavor Maurice A. F'erre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Whereupon the Commission, on motion of Commissioner Dawkins and seconded
by Commissioner Perez, adopted said ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9402
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and •
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission
and copies were available to the public.
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21. FIRST AND SECOND READING: ESTABLISII NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND- �
"CONCORTIL'M LIAISON 1901-1982" FOR RLVE;;UES FROM SOUTIi FLORIDA
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSORTIUM" -PROVIDE FOR LIAISON OFFICER TO
CONSOTRIUM APPOINTED BY CITY IVUTAGER.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, take Item No. 10. This one needs four votes on it
too. This is establishing a new trust and agency fund - consortium liaison.
Is there a motion?
Mr. Dawkins: So moved.
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferrel Moved by Dawkins, seconded by Perez. Further discussion. Read
the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND
ENTITLED: CONSORTIUM LIAISON 1981-82; PROVIDING FOR
REVENUES THEREIN TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE FOR THE
COSTS APPERTAINING TO A LIAISON OFFICER TO THE CONSORTIUM
APPOINTED BY THE CITY MANAGER; CONTAINING A REPEALER PRO-
VISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH
THE REQUIREMENT OF READING THE SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS
BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMISSION.
Was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins and seconded by Commissioner Perez,
for adoption pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph (f) of the City Charter
dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days
by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the Commission
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayer Maurice A. Verre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Dawkins and seconded
by Commissioner Perez, adopted said ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9403
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission
and copies were available to the public.
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APPROPRIATIONS). INCREASE GENERAL FUND/PARKS DEPT. BY F
$23,980. FOR F=DIG THREE GROUIND TENDERS TO RE-ESTABLISH
A FIRE STATION MAINTENANCE CREW. �+
Mayor Ferre: We now are on Item No. 11, which is the grounds tenders to
re-establish a fire station maintenance crew. Plummer, you want to move
that?
Mr. Plummer: I guess so.
Mayor Ferre: Somebody want to second that?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, all the firemen in the stations who don't have to do it
anymore.
Mr. Perez: Yes, I second.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Demetrio Perez seconds. Further discussion? Read the
ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 9321, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 24, 1981,
THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1982, AS AMENDED, BY
INCREASING THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GENERAL FUND
PARKS DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,980 AND BY
INCREASING THE REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IN
A LIKE AMOUNT FROM FISCAL YEAR 1981 FUND BALANCE,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THREE GROUNDS TENDERS
TO RE-ESTABLISH A FIRE STATION MAINTENANCE CREW;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABIL-
ITY CLAUSE: AND DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT
OF READING SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE
OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMISSION.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Perez,
for adoption pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph (f) of the City Charter
dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days
by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the Commission
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: = Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded
by Commissioner Perez, adopted said ordinance by the following vote:
AYES Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDItNCE NO. 9404
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced
that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and copies
were available to the public.
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'3 COMMISSION EXPRESSES I1ITENT TO INSURE THAT NO PORNOGRAPHIC FIL'.LS
BE SHOWN ON CABLE TELEVISION. FURTHER IINSTRUCTING CI:Y ATTOI'.NEY
TO PLACE THIS ISSUE ON TI=E NEXIT BALLOT IF IT SHOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE ;
TO DEMAND SUCH A CONTRACT.
Mayor Ferre: Now on Item 12, Mr. Manager, I have been trying to to keep this
contained, but I think I had better come out and say it in public. I am
worried about what this access on cable means. I wasn't worried because
I was innocent and didn't realize what the hell these things did. One day I
was in New York City and I came home to the hotel and turned on the television
and started flipping it around and I saw the most unbelievable show. I couldn't
believe what was on. I called the operator downstairs and I said "Let me speak
to the front desk" and I said "What the hell is this thing going on in Channel
8311, or whafkver it was and it was people that were totally in the nude and
they were just making love, you know, and they were doing all kinds of playing.
Mr. Plummer: What did you do with the video tape? (LAUGHTER)
Mayor Ferre: This is on, alright, and so the gentlemen says "Well, look, sir,
that is part of the New York cable television system and we have no control
over that", and I said "What do you mean it is part of", and he said "sure".
I said, "You mean to tell me that that is on the air for everybody to see?"
He said "absolutely, any body who subscribes to that cable television". Now,
Clark, if you will come up here. You and I have talked about this on the
phone. I realize ... now, there are some people..,it is my understanding that
some of these pornographic people are already telling these cable TVs that
they expect access. Now, Mr. Knox, I don't know what in the world we are going
to do to stop this. but I will tell you what I think we need to do. I want
to put on the ballot, okay..I want to put on the ballot a description of what
this community thinks is moral or immoral, and I hate to have to put that
kind of dirty language on the ballot, because the constitutional requirements
have all kinds of horrible descriptions about genitals and this and that and
this and that and I don't want to get into all this description, but if we
have to do it this way to make it legal, by God, I want to put it on the bal-
lot so that the people of this community will have an opportunity to vote that
down so that our grandchildren and grandchildren...I can't tell my children
very much now, because they are grown up, but I sure as hell can tell my grand-
children when they come up, and I don't want them watching that kind of junk.
Okay? Now, when they grow up and they want to watch it in private, that is
their problem, but I sure don't want it on a public cable television. Now,
how do I do this? Do I put it into a motion?
Mr. Knox: It is not necessary, Mr. Mayor. What we can do is to check and
come back to the City Commission and advise you what the procedures would be.
Mayor Ferre: No, I want to formalize it; I really do. I want to formalize
it. I want to make the motion. J. L., will you take the Chair?
Mr. Plummer: Got it.
Mayor Ferre: I want to move that the City of Miami Commission move forthwith
whatever legal ways possible to stop and assure that there is no possible
chance of any pornographic films being shown on cable television and that be
part and parcel of the final contract, and if there is no way legally that we
can do it that way, I want to put it on the ballot and at an appropriate time
so that the people of this community can establish what the morals of this
community are.
Mr. Plummer: Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mr. Plummer: Seconded by Commissioner Perez. Is there any discussion?
Call the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Mayor Ferre, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-300
A MOTION EXPRESSING THE CITY COMMISSION'S INTENT TO MOVE
FORTHWITH IN WHATEVER LEGAL WAY POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO PRE-
VENT AND ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO POSSIBLE CHANCE OF ANY
PORNOGRAPHIC FILMS BEING SHOWN ON CABLE TELEVISION AND
THAT SUCH STIPULATION BE PART AND PARCEL OF THE FINAL CON-
TRACT; FURTHER STIPULATING THAT IF THE LAW DEPARTMENT AD-
VISES THAT THERE IS NO LEGAL WAY IN WHICH THE CO�L`lISSION
CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS, THAT WE THEN PROCEED TO IrZfEDIATELY
DRAFT WHATEVER LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO PLACE
THIS ISSUE ON THE BALLOT SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COM,-
i MUNITY CAN ESTABLISH IN A REFERENDUM WHAT THE MORAL STAND-
ARDS OF THE C0MFJNITY ARE.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
DISCUSSION ON TFIS ISCjTF yn7 Tj)WC jjVRFINRFj,f1W
23.A - COMMISSIO14 STIPULATED AND GOES Oil RECORD KITH T.C.I. T::A
CITY OF MIAMI DOES NOT WANT TI:C COI^.SLNNITY POLLING FEATUP.
OF CALLL JLRVICE TO BE OFFERED I% COUTRACT.
Mayor Ferre: Alright now, Mr. Manager, the second thing that I want to tell
you is this. I don't know how many of you have read 1984, but I remember as
a high school kid reading it and cringing, okay? Now, one of the things that..
and I know it excites people who like politics and likes statistics and things
like that, but somewhere in the middle west they have got some little town and
they put in the television tube a way to respond. It is a two way communica-
tion system. I want to tell you that I am scared to death by it, because if
anybody ever gets control of that little machine, and I am talking about us
politicians; I am talking about some future Mayor of the City of Miami who
will have somebody accuse me of trying to establish a Daley type machine.
Well, I want to tell you, if somebody wants to establish a Daley type machine,
there is no better way to do it than with that little instrument, and I think
that we should..I would like to preclude that from being done unless it is
put up to the people of Miami on a referendum and let them vote for it. I am
not going to assume that responsibility; I think it is a terrible thing, and
I want to tell you that I will vote against it and I want to memorialize it
and I will pass the Chair to you and make a motion. I want to make a motion
that we go on record with T.C.I., that we do not want that mind control machine
zalled open box, or whatever it is called..referral system..and that if we
must put it. on, I would like to take it to the electorate and let them vote
upon it so.that the only way that that can ever be instituted in Miami is by
a vote of the people. Now, if they want to submit themselves to 1984, that
is fine with me.
Mr. Plummer: Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mr. Plummer: Under discussion, Mr. Mayor, I don't believe that it is really
necessary, because we discussed that matter during the contract negotiations.
It was not a service that was going to be provided in the contract that we
presently have. Oh, it is in the fourth year?
Mayor Ferre: You better believe itl
Mr. Plummer: Oh, I thought it was deleted.
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Mr. Plummer: Well, you can deplete that one portion of it.
Mr. Merrill: It depends on the programing of that.
Mr. Gary: It is used only for police emergency only.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, I have no problems when you improve police and fire and all
that. I don't want there ever instituted an opinion poll operation, where
because...I am going to tell you, the day that happens, whenever this Commis-
sion makes a motion on something and somebody who has access to that doesn't
want it, what they are going to do is they are going to say is "Alright, let's
put it to a vote tomorrow", okay? And as far as I am concerned, that is a
complete —it is a subterfuge on the democratic process, I mean, on the re-
publican form of government. Then we may go to a straight democracy and then
no Commission, no Mayor; I am sure the Miami Herald would love that, if they
controlled that little machine, and I am sure that T.C.I. and Alva Chapman,
even though Mr. Chapman said that Knight-Ridder would have nothing to do with
T.C.I. in Miami and so on, I guarantee you that whoever has power on that con-
trols this City, and I don't want that in the hands of T.C.I. With all due
respects, I have some very serious questions about some of the things that I
have seen going on with Mr. T. C. I., and Mr. Hermanowski, okay, and I don't
want the power... that kind of power in the hands of Knight-Ridder newspapers,
T.C.I., or Americable, or anybody, or any cable at all, so I just want to
put that on record, and I want you (the Law Department) to come back and to
you, Mr. Manager, I am instructing you, if this motion passes, you come back
and you give us all of the legal ways, and I am willing to go to the elector-
ate; in fact I want to go to the electorate, to make sure that it is chiseled
in stone.
Mr. Plummer: Call the roll. Call the roll.
Ms. Hirai: I need a second on the roll call.
Mr. Plummer: It has been seconded by Commissioner Perez.
Ms. Hirai: Thank you.
The following motion was introduced by Mayor Ferre, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-301
A MOTION STIPULATING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI GO ON RECORD
WITH T.C.I. THAT THE CITY COMMISSION DOES NOT WANT THE
COMMUNITY POLLING FEATURE TO BE A PART OF THE CABLE SER-
VICE OFFERED IN THE CONTRACT FOR CABLE TELEVISION WHICH
PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT, IS PROPOSED TO KICK IN IN THE
FOURTH YEAR OF THE CONTRACT; FURTHER STIPULATING THAT, IF
NECESSARY, THE CITY COMMISSION IS READY TO LET THE
ELECTORATE DECIDE AT A REFERENDUM WHETHER THEY WANT TO
BE SUBJECTED TO THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY; AND FURTHER DIR-
ECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE LAW DEPARTMENT TO
COME BACK WITH THEIR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
C—issioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
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24. FIRST AND SECOND READING: ESTABLISI1 SPECIAL REVEZ UE FUND !.
"MIAMI CABLE ACCESS,CORP." - APPROPRIATING $50,000. FOR
THE AUTHORIZATION OF SAID FUND.
Mayor Ferre: Now, any other discussion?
Mr. Plummer: I move Item 12.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, under discussion on Item 12, once last thing. Who goes
on that board? I read the memorandum - very, very important, Clark, and I want
to make sure -that everybody has an opportunity to speak. Now, that includes
Florida Memorial College, even though they are not in the City of Miami, and
that includes Barry College, okay? I don't want anybody —and I am not satis-
fied the way your format_ is made - will not permit those institutions to have
a voice. Now, I don't care whether is is the NAACP, or the Urban League or
Florida Memorial, but I just want to make super damn sure that the grass roots
of this community is always going to have the ability. Now, I am not satis-
fied that this ordinance does that. You convince me that it does.
Mr. Plummer: You are speaking to 13 now.
Mayor Ferre: I am talking about 12.
Mr. Plummer: No, 13.
Mr. Clark: The resolution is 13 which outlines the structure.
Mr. Plummer: 12 is the appropriation; 13 is the.....
Mayor Ferre: Oh, okay, beg your pardon. I will speak to it in the next one.
Further discussion on 12? Read the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
ENTITLED: "MIAMI CABLE ACCESS CORPORATION" AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME IN
THE AMOUNT OF $50,000; CONTAINING A REPEALER PRO-
VISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING
WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READING SAME ON TWO SEPA-
RATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins,
for adoption pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph (f) of the City Charter
dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days
by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the Commission
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Cormissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Zl�,lle
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
Whereupon the Commission on notion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded
by Commissioner Dawkins, adopted said ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
a.BSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
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SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9405
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission
and copies were available to the public.
25. ESTABLISI; IIIDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT CO:�XZXIITY ACCESS CORPOP.ATION-
"MIAMI CABLE ACCESS CORPORATIO!V' TO MWIAGE/ALLOCATE USE OF
TFE NO;i-MUNICIPAL PUBLIC TELEVISIO�i SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR
INITIAL APP0 0TMENT OF FIVE-ME;iBER BOARD: ALLOCATING $50,000.
Mayor Ferrer_ Now, on 13, answer my question.
Mr. Clark: Okay. On 13 we are talking about the first five members who
would be developing the articles of incorporation and we are saying that
those people should be City of Miami residents. When you expand the number
on the board, you can include these other entities, so they are not really
precluded as a result of this resolution.
Mayor Ferre: Well, you see... let me tell you what I have a problem with that.
I would like to appoint Dr. Willy Robinson on that.
Mr. Gary: I don't see it. Can I just confirm... where is the City of Miami
residents?
Mayor Ferre: That's who I want on that board. I want to appoint the presi-
dent of Barry College, whatever her name is...Sister Jean, is it McLaughlin,
or what. Plummer, do you remember?
Mr. Gary: It is on the bottom line.
Mr. Plummer:
Mayor Ferre: I want to appoint the president of Biscayne College, you know?
Mr. Plummer: What is the total...
Mayor Ferre: They may not live in the City of Miami, but those are the kind
of people I want to think this thing through.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, you have now a policy of this Commission that
all members of all boards have to live in the City of Miami. Now, you are
going in face of that policy.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I want to tell you something; that may be fine, but the
kind of people that I think ought to be dealing with this are people at the
level of the president of all these public institutions and I know that as
long... and I'd like to even memorialize it this way, that it be the president
of Florida Memorial College, and if when and when Florida Memorial College
does not exist, should that sad day ever come about, (or Barry College) that
there be a Black institution substituted in its place and let the future
Commission deal with what entity would be, and as far as the Latin Com-
munity is concerned, I don't know how we are going to deal with that, because
there is no.Latin college that I know of. .
Mr. Plummer•: Let me ask you - Mr. Manager, is it the intent, or was it the
intent that each Commissioner will appoint one member to the initial board?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. Yes.
Mr. Plummer: What is the total complement after that?
Mr. Merrill: It is a decision policy on the part of the Commission at the
time when the articles of incorporation are presented to the Commission for
your approval.
Mr. Plummer: But, are we going to make that decision, or are those five mem-
bers going to make that?
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Mr. Plummer: Alright. Now, when do we come up with our appointments?
Mr. Merrill: After the articles of incorporation are prepared and for your
approval. All this board does is establish the articles of incorporation
and the by laws.
Mr. Plummer: When do we come up with the appointment of those first five?
Mr. Clark: Well, that can be done anytime; you may want to advertise to see
what groups of interest you might be able to produce who would be capable of
working on this board'.
Mr. Plummer: In other areas around the country, and you have done them all,
what is a good sized board for a community such as ours? Are you talking
about twenty?
Mr. Clark: Fifteen, twenty.
Mr. Plummer: Fifteen?
Mr. Clark: It could be more, depending upon how many of the community in-
terests you want to have present on the board.
Mr. Plummer: It could be a disaster, too.
Mr. Clark: Well, that's ... I don't think so. It depends upon the quality of
the people that you put upon the board.
(INAUDIBLE CO*MNTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: Fifteen is enough. Maurice?
Mr. Clark: This first five would be on the board.
Mr. Plummer: Understood.
Mr. Clark: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: When are we going to come up with the first five?
Mayor Ferre: I think that..I would like to recommend that we try to insti-
tutionalize the process. Now, I don't want anybody to misinterpret that, but
I just think that it would be healthier for this community as it goes into
the 1990's; Now, I am not making any allegations as to what future Commissions
would do here, but I think everybody understands exactly what I mean. I would
like the board to be chisled out of stone so that it will be institutionalized.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: Tell me what you mean, institutionalized. What do you mean
institutionalized?
(INAUDIBLE C010ENTS)
Mr. Plummer: Okay, I don't have any problem with it.
Mayor Ferre: Now, I don't know how we are going to institionalize it, but
I would like to defer this item and have you come back with some further
thought on that, and I frankly think that the by laws which specifically
states that a representative of Florida Memorial, Barry College, Biscayne
College, University of Miami and F.I.U. - that those five colleges in the
community appoint either the president or the chairman of the board of the
institution and that furthermore, that the board always be reflective of the
tri-ethnic makeup of this community.
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Mr. Plummer: So we are going to defer 13?
Mayor Ferre: That I am telling you, you know, unless you disagree with me,
how I think you ought to work on this.
Mr. Plummer: I make a motion that 13 be deferred.
Mr. Clark: We are just asking you for how you want to approach the appointment
of the first five; if that is what you want to do, we will be glad to do that.
Mayor Ferre: I have given you my opinion. Now for God's sake, if the presi-
dent of the University of Miami, F.I.U., Florida Memorial, Barry College, and
Biscayne College don't have the best interest of this community at heart, then
I think we have got serious problems anyway, so I would just like to make a
motion that the first five members be either the president or the chairman
of the board of those five institutions of higher learning in this community,
but, that the president and the chairman of the board try to keep in mind, as
they make up the rest of the board, which is the other fifteen, that they...
Mr. Plummer: The other ten.
Mayor Ferre: the other ten - that they must balance it so that all members
of the ethnic makeup of this community are represented. In fact, I would
like to make that in the form of a motion.
Mr. Merrill: You are going to pick all of the members.
Mr. Plummer: We are going to pick the members, but what he is saying, I have
no disagreement with.
Mayor Ferre: I am telling you how to do it.
Mr. Plummer: I have no disagreement with the first five, but I think that
the remaining ten, we shall select.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, provided that we do it on an ethnically balanced.
Mr. Plummer: It is no problem with that.
Mayor Ferre: I would like to memorialize that in the form of a motion.
Mr. Plummer: There is a motion on the floor; is there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: I second.
Mr. Plummer: There is a second to
Mr. Perez: Point out the names (INAUDIBLE)
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think it should be..alright, do you want to broaden it?
President, or a vice-president or a chairman or a member of the board of the
institution. Now, that gives it full latitude, because I want somebody that
is high up.
Mr. Plummer: Is there any further discussion? Call the roll.
THEREUPON THE FOREGOING MOTION, duly introduced by Mayor
Ferre and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
(LATER FORMALIZED INTO RESOLUTION 82-303)
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Mayor Ferre: The motion also includes that the remaining ten will be ap-
pointed by the Commission, but it will be ethnically balanced.
Mr. Plummer: Each Commissioner will appoint two and be ethnically balanced.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Okay, you will have to work on the wording of that. I vote "yes".
Mayor Ferre: Alright now, I think what we ought to do then is vote on 13.
Mr. Plummer: We just.deferred 13.
Mayor Ferre: No, with those conditions inserted in it. Doesn't that cover
it? Then it doesn't have to come back.
Mr. Plummer: Fine.
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to make a motion?
Mr. Plummer: Move 13.
Mr. Dawkins: Second
Mayor Ferre: As amended.
Mr. Plummer: As amended.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion and a second. Further discussion? Call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-303
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY ACCESS CORPORATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MIAMI
CABLE ACCESS CORPORATION" ("MCAC") TO MANAGE AND ALLO-
CATE THE USE OF THE NONMUNICIPAL PUBLIC TELEVISION SYSTEM;
PROVIDING FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF A FIVE (5) MEMBER
BOARD COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING CERTAIN
DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING WHO SHALL
CONSIDER THE MINORITY, ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY NEEDS
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND UNDERSTAND THE VALUE THAT
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS CAN BE TO THE CIVIC, CULTURAL AND
EDUCATIONAL GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY; FURTHER PROVIDING
THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WHEN APPOINTED, SHALL
SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION AND SHALL MEET FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF HIRING A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST IN PREPARING
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS FOR MCAC AS
OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM FROM THE CITY
MANAGER DATED MARCH 19, 1982; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT
THE BdKRD SHALL PREPARE A REPORT AND TIMETABLE TO THE
CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS FOR APPROVAL
PRIOR TO THE FORMAL INCORPORATION OF MCAC UNDER
STATE LAW; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; FURTHER ALLOCATING FUNDS
THEREFOR NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 FROM THE MIAMI CABLE
ACCESS REVENUE FUND WHICH IS TO BE FUNDED FROM ANTICI-
PATED REVENUES FROM THE CABLE LICENSEE AS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 403(b) OF THE CABLE TELEVISION LICENSE ORDI-
NANCE NO. 9331, ADOPTED OCTOBER 19, 1982.
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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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor.*Joe Carollo
26. AMEND ORD. 9296 WHICH AUTHORIZES ISSUANCE OF $21,000,000 FYRE
FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE FACILITIES BONDS TO REVISE
THE MATURITIES TO CONFORM TO VOTERS APPROVAL AUTHORIZED BY
ORD. 9295.
Mayor Ferre: Now we are on 14, fire fighting, fire prevention.
Mr. Plummer: Why don't we see who is here from the public and what they are
here on?
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think we have gone through this real quick, J. L., it
won't be long now.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a motion on...
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Dawkins seconds. Further discussion. Read the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 9296,
WHICH AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF $21,000,000 PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE
FACILITIES BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO RE-
VISE THE MATURITIES OF SUCH BONDS TO CONFORM TO THE
VOTERS' APPROVAL OF SUCH BONDS IN THE NOVEMBER 3, 1981
BOND ELECTION AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 9295.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Dawkins,
for adoption pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph M of the City Charter
dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days
by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the Commission
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor. .Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by
Commissioner Dawkins, adopted said ordinance by the following vote:
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Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9406.
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission
and copies were available to the public.
27. AMn1D 3 OF R-81-1020 (ISSUANCE OF $21,000,000 OF FIRE FIGHTING/
PREVENTION AND RESCUE FACILITIES BONDS) -TO REVISE t;ATUPITIES OF
SUCH BOIIDS.
Mr. Plummer: Plummer moves 15. Dawkins seconds. Any discussion?
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-304
A RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION 3 OF RESOLUTION NO. 81-1020,
WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $21,000,000
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RES-
CUE FACILITIES BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO RE-
VISE THE MATURITIES OF SUCH BONDS TO CONFORM TO THE VOTERS'
APPROVAL OF SUCH BONDS IN THE NOVEMBER 3, 1981 BOND ELECTION
AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 9295.
(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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
28. WITHDRAWL OF PROPOSED 114CREASE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO "GROUP BmEFITS
SELF- LNSLIUNCE FUN. D" FOR BOTH ACTIN AND RETIRED' CITY E`TLOYELS.
Mayor Ferre: 16?
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, no, no. Is 16 removed?
Mr. Gary: 16 is withdrawn. I would like to have the City Commission notice
that this is the third time we have removed it to accomodate the union in
order to get some additional information.
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Mayor Ferre: Yes, but let me tell you something. The unions have some real
heavy accusations, Howard, and it is not only with you; it is with you, with
Fosmoen, with Grassie, the managers, the whole administration, and I think we
had better pay attention and they saying that we have been grossly negligent,
all of us - all of you.
Mr. Gary: It is nothing new - okay.
Mayor Ferre: It isn't single you, but they are saying that we are sticking
it to them; we are increasing their rates and it is all due to our negligence.
Now, I don't know that it is, or it isn't, but I am telling you that is where...
and they want to come up and discuss it.
Mr. Gary: Yes, but it is withdrawn and we definitely will have it back next
time; we are not going to postpone it again.
29. AUTHORIZE Xk';AGER TO EXECLTE CONTRACT WITH "TKOMPRINS AND r-
IV
WASHINGTON" RE: EdDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE OF AUDIT
OF THE C.D.'s BLOCK GRANT FUND -ALLOCATING $20,000 I,1 z
CONNECTION THEREWITH. Kr
Mayor Ferre: 17? Is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: I move it.
Mayor Ferre: This was a... the only problem that I have with this is that
Thompkins & Washington, CPA, don't live in the City of Miami. They don't
have their offices in Miami, and I was wondering if there are any Black CPA
firm that does have their offices in Miami. They are in North Miami; let them
deal with North Miami. There must be a Black CPA firth in... there is a fellow
who is a Republican —is that him?
Mr. Dawkins: I don't know!
Mayor Ferre: Are you a CPA? What?
Mr. Plummer: He is part of this firm.
Mayor Ferre: Well, come on up here and tell me - do you live in the City of
Miami?
(INAUDIBLE COMMENTS NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: And your firm isn't in the City of Miami, either.
Unidentified Speaker: We are not in the City, but we do have City of Miami
residents working for the firm.
Mavor Ferre: How many people do you have working for you?
Unidentified Speaker: We have a total of six people working for us.
Mayor Ferre: And how many of them work in the City of Miami?
Unidentified Speaker: Two live in the City.
Mayor Ferre: Well look, I think...I mean, I don't want to be creating havoc
for you and all that; I am going to vote with you, but I would really hope,
Mr. Manager that we try to favor..you know, Gibson was always saying that.
Mr. Gary: We don't have one.
Mayor Ferre: Oh yes, there is one. What is the name of that Republican
Mr. Plummer: There will be tomorrow, because they are moving.
Mr. Gary: No.
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Mayor Ferre: What was the name of that Republican fellow who helps Shirley
Chisholm, who is a CPA?
Mr. Plummer: Ronald Reagan.
Mr. Gary: Even if he is, he has got
Unidentified Speaker: Republican, City of Miami?
Mayor Ferre: No, you know who I...
Mayor Ferre: Charles Rogers, that is the fellow.
Unidentified_Speaker:' He is not a CPA.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, he is not a CPA?
Unidentified Speaker: No, he is an accountant; he is not a CPA.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I've got no problems and you are telling me now on the
record that there is no Black CPA firm within the City of Miami limits, is
that what you are telling me?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Alright. Let the record stand clear that I am voting with
them because of that and that I would hope that in the future we could favor
firms that at least think enough of the City to either live in the City or
have their principal business here. Alright, there are none in the City, so
now we can go to the County. I wish you would move back.
Unidentified Speaker: The rent is too high.
Mayor Ferre: The rent is too high. Okay. Is there a motion?
Mr. Dawkins: I move.
Mayor Ferre: Second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Perez. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-305
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT,
SUBJECT TO THE CITY ATTO&NEY'S APPROVAL AS TO FORM AND CORRECT-
NESS, WITH THE FIRM OF THOMPKINS AND WASHINGTON, CERTIFIED PUB-
LIC ACCOUNTANTS, FOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES, TO OBTAIN
AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDIT OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AS OF SEPTEMBER
30, 1981; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$:0,000 FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 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:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
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30. AUTIIORIZI;IG CITY XMIAGER TO AMEND LITTLE I:AVANA ACTIVITIES
AND NUTRITION CENTER OF DADE COUNTY,INC. - CONTRACT FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF CUBAN hAITIAI iIOUSIIdG ASSISTANCE PROGRA11:: -
SUCIN AMENDMEIIT P-.OVIDING FOR A TWO MONTH L %TENSION OF
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we have Little Havana Activities & Nutritional Center.
Is there a motion on 18?
Mr. Plummer, Well, wait a minute. Let me ask a question. We just gave them
an additional $25,000.
Mr. Gary: Nb, this is a different organization.
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: Yes?
Ms. Spillman: It is the same organization. This was the money that was
previously...
Mr. Plummer: Have you ever met Mr. Gary? Mr. Gary, have you ever met Ms.
Spillman?
Mayor Ferre: The problem is, if we don't use these funds, we are going to
lose them, is that it?
Ms. Spillman: That is right, and they had..
Mr. Plummer: I got it.
Ms. Spillman: The funds that were previously allocated. All we are asking
is for an extension of the funds for a specific project for refugees.
Mr. Dawkins: But, the problem I have with this is when you get to Annie Acker,
you can't extend funds and you can't shift them. Then, when you get to Little
Havana, you can shift them around! I got a problem.
Ms. Spillman: Alright, if I could explain it.
Mr. Dawkins: Well, explain it to me!
Ms. Spillman: This is a specific grant, Commissioner, that was given to this
City for refugees only.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I want to hear from you; why don't you tell us what your
name is?
Ms. Levin: Good afternoon, my name is Grace E. Levin, and I am representing
the Housing Assistance Program for Cuban and Haitian refugees. We already
have the money. What we just want is an extension of the two -month period to
spend the monies we already have.
Mayor Ferre:' These are federal funds that are purely earmarked for refugees,
and they cannot be spent any other way, so it is either we lose them...
Mr. Dawkins: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Sure.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-306
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND THE LIT-
TLE HAVANA ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITION CZNTERS OF DADE COUNTY,
INC., (AGENCY), CONTRACT FOR THE I;IPLEMENTATION OF A HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PROJECT FOR CUBAN AND F'ATIAN REFUGEES, SUCH AMEND-
MENT TO PROVIDE FOR A TWO -MONTH ENTENSION IN THE CONTRACT
THROUGH MAY 31, 1982; AND AUTHORIZING THE AGENCY TO UTLIZE
THE BALANCE OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS THROUGH MAY 31, 1982.
(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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
31. DISCUSSION IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION OF
"SCATTERED SITE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGP.A.11, INTHEREBY
CITY PROVIDES DADZ COUNTY WITH HOUSING BOIND PROCEEDS FOR SITE
ACQUISITION.
Mayor Ferre: Now we are on Item 19, which is Scattered Site Public Housing
Development Program.. Dena?
Ms. Spillman: Let me try to explain this as briefly as possible. In 1980
the City Commission allocated $4,000,000 in housing bond funds to acquire
sites...
(INAUDIBLE COKMENTS - NOT ON MICROPHONE)
Ms. Spillman: For 266 units of public housing which we have received as a
bonus allocation because we were willing to use our bond funds to assist in
the project. We went through a whole process, as you all well remember with
neighborhoods and site selections and we have recently been advised by Dade
County HUD that the land necessary to support the number of units which we
received will cost more than $4,000,000. Their current estimate is that it
will cost $6,000,000. Now, the FEDS do pay us back in part for the land that
we use for public housing. We anticipate receiving approximately $2,000,000
in repayment from the federal government for this land. The recommendation
is that rather than putting $2,000,000 back into the bond fund or back into
the general fund, that it be used to acquire the necessary amount of land to
build the public housing. Now, that is one reason this is on the agenda,
to let you'tell us whether or not you want to use that $2.000.000 for land
acquisition. The second thing is, that when I wrote this memo, there was severi
doubt or question as to whether the Reagan Administration was going to
actually give us these units at all, and we had some concern that we would
proceed to buy land, have vacant land with no use whatsoever, because Reagan
took the units away from us. However, since this memo was written, Mr. Reid
and Mr. Mel Adams went to Washington to meet with the HUI) staff to find out
the status of the unit and I think that Mr. Reid would like to report to you
on the outcome of that meeting.
Mr. Reid: The units, and these are the current HUD rules available to the
City are not in danger of recapture currently, No. 1. No. 2, they can be built
according to a letter from Mr. Adams that has been transmitted to the Commis-
sion, within the HUD cost guidelines; so at the present time, they can be
built within HUD guidelines. Of course, the administration rules are known
to change, but I think we have to act on the best information available.
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Mayor Ferre: Jim, let me tell you where I am, okay? I want to be of help to
Mel Adams and I am all for the County and what have you. But, No. 1, 1 am not
about to stick our neck out any further on any more land acquisitions until I
know for sure that the federal government and the Reagan Administration are
going to fund it. Now, let me tell you, I don't give a damn what the Secretary
of Housing or anybody else told you, you don't have a prayer, because those peo-
ple are just hell bent to stop all public housing, and they will figure admin-
istrative ways, they will figure every which way; they will tell you "yes" on
Monday and on Tuesday you will get a legal writing that will say that they
forgot about regulation 430YX and that now they know that legally that you
can't get that money in, and if you can, you have got to walk to Alaska and
go up to the North Pole and stand on your head, and if you can do that, and be
back in Washington by Wednesday, then they will let you..you know, they will
give you the biggest run -a -round in the world.
Mr. Reid: Nell, that is one of the reasons we went to Washington was to clari-
fy the policy, because we know it is their intent to capture units, but Mr.
Mayor, I would submit to you that if we delay on the land acquisition, we may
be playing into their hands and this is...
Mayor Ferre: I am not...
Mr. Reid: Well, let me make the point, Mr. Mayor, if you will, because one
of the reasons we got the bonus units is because we agreed to do the land ac-
quisition in advance so that the units could be moved through the system
quickly. Now, Mr. Shannon is here from Dade County HUD, and this is an argue-
ment to the federal government in terms of retaining units, why they shouldn't
bother with that.
Mayor Ferre: Jim, if we were dealing with people of good faith, and I have got
to tell you this, and I am sorry I have got to put it on the public record.
Those people don't have good faith. Those people are out...I will never for-
get til the day I die, when I sat down with Carla Hills, who is Secretary of
Housing for the Ford Administration, and she gave me this long winded story
about how the City of Miami, that "all you Mayors are always coming up here
with your hands sticking out; why don't you go do something for yourselves
and then this Republican administration will help you". And we went out and
we passed that $25,000,000 bond issue, I couldn't even get to see her, much
less get satisfaction. Those Republicans are all the same, as far I am con-
cerned.
Mr. Dawkins: Mr. Reid, of the 266 units,, where will they be located in the
City of Miami?
Mr. Reid: The..I'd ask Mr. Shannon to address that question.
Mr. Dawkins: When Mr. Shannon addresses that, have him explain to me why we
cannot find sites in the County, where the County could use their funds and
get these out. I don't care where they get those funds (INAUDIBLE).
Mr. Reid: Commissioner Dawkins, the general neighborhoods are Allapattah,
Buena Vista, Cocconut Grove, Little Havana....
Mr. Dawkins: The only problem I have with it, is you continue (and when I
say you, I mean you folks) will continue to put low rent housing in my neigh-
borhoods, and when you go out in the. suburbs where those other White folks
live, they don't want it, and then you come to me and say "Oh my God, if you
don't provide housing for the poor and the under -privileged and the this and
that, they aren't going to have no housing", but you don't think about that
when you are out in the suburbs.
Mr. Reid: Commissioner Dawkins, that same issue was made at this Commission
level to those neighborhoods.
Mr. Dawkins: Okay, okay. Go back to the County and tell the County that we
are in complete accord with them and we will go back with them to Washington
once they acquire the site to see that these 260 units are built in the
County.
Mr. Reid: Commissioner Dawkins, let me be clear on the process, okay? In
terms of the units that we are talking about, within the City of Miami, it was
the principle of the City Commission at that time that no units..no units would
be built in a neighborhood that objected to those units. So, every single one
of these units has been through a process of neighborhood approval.
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Mr. Dawkins: But, the only thing you....
Mr. Plummer: Whoa! Whoa! Let me tell you how they do these things! It
is called civil war in Flagami. It is called civil war in Shenandoah, and we
don't even know the day they fired the first guns until the people come scream-
ing here at our door. That's how they make their determinations. You know
Jim, I love you dearly.
Mr. Reid: Could I make two other comments? First, City of Miami residents
need public housing units. There are many poor people in the City of Miami
that can benefit..
Mr. Dawkins: Jim, let me say one thing so we can cut this short. This is
the same argument I went with with rapid transit. They told me, and I got
out there and worked•*like hell and defeated the referendum. Now they tell me,
(now they have acquired all the damn land) that we cannot build the three
stations in your neighborhood. Now you are going to come back here now and
acquire land from people who have no argument; people who cannot amass and
turn back or show you their desires, if they don't want it. Why? Because
you are going to acquire the site, and then go out and tell the people, "You
don't have good housing, therefore we are going to put this here for you" and
the people have no choice. If you really want to help these people, and get
them out of that area, then go out of that area, then go out there in the
suburbs and put some of this housing, Jim.
Mr. Reid: Commissioner Dawkins, I would agree with you in principle that the
suburbs should share the burden for housing the poor, but...
Mr. Dawkins: Well you don't have my vote, Jim. You can sit up there and
argue that all day.
Mr. Reid: Then, maybe we ought to discuss this issue further, because what I
am afraid of, is that we will be playing into the hands of the Reagan Adminis-
tration. We fought to get these bonus units, No. 1. We fought to get the
bonus units; that is the approval at the neighborhood level. Each of units
in terms of construction costs is worth about $62,000 to the City of Miami.
Each unit receives an annual subsidy of $1200. This is why the administra-
tion is trying to cut them.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, I will tell you what. I will tell you where I stand.
You get Bill Kramer or Sill to call me up and the members of this Commission,
and tell me, that to the best of his ability and his knowledge, he thinks that
we are going to get the funding from the federal government, and if he tells
me that, I will gamble, because he is one of them, and you know. You don't
look like one of them, Jim.
Mr. Reid: I am just fighting for policies that have already been passed by the
Commission.
Mayor Ferre: You don't look like a Republican to me.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor. You have already authorized $4,000,000. I guess what
we were requesting here was the re -use of the $2,000,000.
Mayor Ferre: No, sir!
Mr. Gary: No, I guess what I am saying is, are you saying that you are now
rescinding !he $4,000,000 also?
Mayor Ferre: You betcha! You betcha! I want to stop them at the one ... they
have only spent about $1,700,000. Is that right? They have only spent about
$1,700,000.
(INAUDIBLE COMMENT NOT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: You betcha I want to stop them. I want to stop them as quick as
possible until I know for sure...
Ms. Spillman: Mr. Mayor, wait. Let me make something clear. Three of the
four projects are already under contract with the federal government.
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Mayor Ferre: Obviously, I don't want to stop those.
Ms. Spillman: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: I don't want to stop anything as long as you got approval from
the federal government. I don't want to stop..obviously.
Ms. Spillman: Alright, the only ones at issue now are Model City and Coconut
Grove. We do not have contracts for those neighborhoods.
Mayor Ferre: Obviously what you have contracts for, I don't want to stop.
All I am saying is, if you get that Bill Kramer or Sill to call me or Dawkins
or Carollo or Perez or Plummer okay? And if he tells me that he has been
called by Kramer and Kramer says "Look, I can't guarantee it, but I talked
to the Secretary of Housing, and Secretary Lloyd says you got no problems",
I will believe it from him. But, when a Republican tells a city official
something, that is subject to what they call a run -a -round, okay? And they will
tell you one thing on Monday and Tuesday they say "Well, I had good inten-
tions, you know. You know, I really believe in affirmative action and I
really believe in all these, but we just...there is a regulation, 25-Z, and
we can't get around it".
Mr. Reid: Mr. Mayor, I will say for the record that Mr. Kramer was at this
meeting with HUD with us and helped set it up and we...
Mayor Ferre: You get Mr. Kramer to either call me or put it in writing and
you got my vote on it, but otherwise the answer is, you don't have my vote;
you may have somebody else's, but not mine.
Ms. Spillman: Can I ... in terms of administration, at this point we can pro-
ceed for those units which are already under contract to buy the land.
Mayor Ferre: Well, you are already instructed to do that, unless you hear
otherwise.
Ms. Spillman: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: Nobody is telling you different.
Ms. Spillman: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: Is that right, Mr. Manager? All I am saying is, is if we are
going to go out and put out further money, for God's sake, let's not create
a land bank for the County, I don't want to do that.
Mr. Plummer: You know, I just ... you know, and Miller is going to jump all
over me, but what about all this land that the County acquired, H.L'.D., down
on 5th Street. It is just sitting there, totally vacant. Why is more land
being acquired?
Mr. Dawkins: Why? Because, when they get through with the downtown area,
that land will be very, very valuable and the downtown power structure will
utilize it.
Ms. Spillman: Commissioner, there are seventy-five public housing units going
out for bid on that site in one month; construction should start within three
months.
Mr. Plummer But you see...let me tell you where I have got a problem, okay?
They tore down an apartment that was about fifty units in relatively good
shape, relocated all those people to Opa Locka and now the thing is still
growing weeds, and it is absolutely to me...Dena, answer me a question, some-
one told me the other day that this brand new place here at Douglas and Dixie
is coming down?
Ms. Spillman: No. The new housing?
Mr. Plummer: Not the one that is under construction.
Ms. Spillman: The one in front of it.
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Mr. Plummer: The one in front of it.
Ms. Spillman. No, sir, that is brand new housing.
Mr. Plummer: It is not coming down? It has nothing to do with rapid transit?
Okay. Thank God!
Mayor Ferre: All right, now what do you need Dena, from us on this?
Mr. Plummer: A phone call from Kramer.
Ms. Spillman: I guess we will just continue under the old policy and...
Mayor Ferre: I don't mind, if you need this resolution, I don't mind pass-
ing it on the basis that we get...or I will be satisfied if when the Manager
tells me that he has -talked to Kramer.
Mr. Gary: We don't need it; we don't need the resolution.
Mayor Ferre: We don't need the resolution?
Mr. Gary: No sir.
Mr. Perez: But, Mr. Mayor, could I get from the Manager's office a list of
all the City owned lands that are suitable for development and are not being
used by the City of Miami?
Mayor Ferre: Fine.
Mr. Perez: I am very interested in order to prepare a motion on this matter,
because we have the offer of several contractors that are very interesting for
low income housing in the City of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, and Commissioner Perez has made the request, Mr. :tanager,
to send him a list and a map of all the properties that the City owns that
could be used for development purposes. Mr. Manager...okay?
Mr. Gary: Yes, Mr. Mayor.
32. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORE: OVERTOWN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT-240:
AUTHORIZING FIIIAL PAYMENT TO VARIOUS FIRMS.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, now we are on Item No. 20 - Overtown Demonstration Project
240.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion. Call the roll on 20.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-307
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTTuG THE COMPLETED WORK OF THE CCINTRACTORS
LISTED BELub: FOR THE DEPARnMn OF COI0XN ITY DEVELOPMENT'S
OVERTOWN DEMONSTnATION PkUJEL7-240 NORTHWEST 11TH STREET AND
AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING SAID
FIRMS: CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT, INC., ($43,434); MODEL CITY
HOME CARE CENTER, INC., ($8,000); DON WILKES PLUMBING, INC.
($5,120); ABAD ELECTRIC, INC., ($7,201) AND HALL WELDING,
($3,850).
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
on the Office of the City Clerk). A P R
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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
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
33. BRIEF CO,%MENT MADE IN CONNECTION WITF. TI:L "SCATTERED SITE PUBLIC;
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAIV (See label 31, above).
er:
Mr. Wellington Rolle: Mr. Mayor, Wellington Rolle, City of Miami. I just want
to make a comment about the manner in which the discussion about scattered site
housing goes around. I have been to several hearings in my community and I
live in the same community that Commissioner Dawkins lives in, and on several
occasions the citizens in the area and the board voted "no", that they did
not want additional scattered site housing, just as Mr. Dawkins indicated in
his comments. But, what we find is that the bureaucrats and administration
people continue to come back and ask the same questions of the same audience
in different locations. They will have a meeting at the Allapattah Junior
High School and then they would move the meeting over to the community building
in the project, and each time, we are asking exactly the same question, and all
of the citizens said "no" at each of the meetings. But, then in some point in
time they come back at least five times. I've been to the meetings and the
citizens said "no", but in the sixth time, then of course it comes up in the
newspaper that the citizen said "yes", and Mayor, I have great reservations
about that kind of activity on the part of the people that are operating out of
the agencies purportedly for the benefit of the community, and I think it is a
disservice to the community, because the citizens said "no" five times and you
just wear us out, going back and forth.
Mayor Ferre: Yes. I think you have a very valid point and I think we have
got to put a stop to that kind of stuff.
Mr. Rolle: Well, it seems like the Commission ought to be on record as in-
structing the staff.
Mr. Plummer, Well, that is what we just did, in effect, as we told them, "don't
buy any more".
Mr. Rolle: Plummer, that is not my concern. My concern is that the people...
Mayor Ferre: All right, Wellington, wait a minute. Mr. Manager, this Commission
instructs you that when a community makes a community -type of decision, that
the people that are in the administration - I am talking about others - not
to hassle that community to pressure them and to wear them down until they
change their mind. In other words, let them speak for themselves, and as
Father Gibson used to say, "no shuckin' and jivin "'.
Mr. Plummers "Shuckin' and jivin "'.
Mr. Rolle: Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Okay.
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! 34. EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN PLANPNING 0 GANIZATION, FOR
$15,000 PLANNING DEPARTMENT SERVICES FOR DOWNTOWN CO'PONCIT
OF ITRORAIL SUPPORT POLICIES ASSESSME11T.
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Mayor Ferre: Item 21.
Mr. Plummer: Is that money we are getting from Metro?
Mr. Gary: Right.
Mr. Plummer: Oh, with pleasure I move 21.
Mayor Ferre: 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. 82-308
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
CITY/METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT, SUB-
STANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000 FOR PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SERVICES FOR A DOWNTOWN COMPONENT OF METRORAIL SUPPORT
POLICIES ASSESSMENT WITH FUNDING FROM THE DADE COUNTY
FY 1982 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
on 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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
35. EXECUTE AGRE=%'T WITS 197P.OPOLITLN PLkN"ING ORGANIZATION, FOR
$70,000 PLANNING DEPARTME:,'T SERVICES FOR 11E RORAIL STATION
IMPLEM07ATION STUDIES AND TECIC41CAL SERVICES.
Mayor Ferre: Item 22.
Mr. Plummer Same way, with pleasure.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves; Dawkins seconds. Further discussion. Call the
roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-309
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CITY/
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT, SUBSTANTIALLY
IN THE FORM OF THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $70,000, FOR PLANNING DEPARTMENT SERVICES FOR METRO -
RAIL STATION IMPLEMENTATION STUDIES TECHNICAL SERVICES,
FUNDED FROM AN URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION
GRANT THROUGH THE DADE COUNTY FY 1982 UNIFIED PLANNING
WORK PROGRAM.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
oti 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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
36.
EXECUTE AGREZM IT WITH IISTORICAL ASSOCIATIO11 OF SOUTEERa FLORIDA FOR
T.RANSFZR OF AINTIQUL FIRE CONTROL ARTIFACTS/Pt=OTOG^.AP"S TO SAID
ASSOCIATIO . I
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves 23.
Mr. Plummer: I would not deny the Fire Chief the right to play with his old
hose.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion and a second. Further discussion? I'm sure
he will appreciate that. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-310
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREE-
MENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, WITH THE HIS-
TORICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA FOR THE TRANSFER OF
ANTIQUE FIRE CONTROL ARTIFACTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO SAID ASSO-
&ATION, AS A CONDITIONAL GIFT FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR PUR-
POSES OF MAINTENANCE, ACCESSIONING AND DISPLAY AT THE MIAMI
FIRE -RESCUE TRAINING CENTER OR THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
MUSEUM.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
on the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the resolution was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
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YES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
None
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
37. EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO SUINATOR ROBERT ;1CKIIIG11T AND T1:E
DADS LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FO' THEIR SUPPOF.T OF THIS CITY's !: ,'
FINANCIAL REQUEST I:�I CONNECTION: MITI: DEVELOPMENT OF JOSS
MARTI •RIVERFRONT PARK.
Mayor Ferre: How about 26? Do you have a problem with that?
Mr. Plummer: Move it, with pleasure.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves; Dawkins seconds. Further discussion. Call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-311
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO SENATOR ROBERT
McKNIGHT AND THE DARE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR THEIR
EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF JOSE MARTI RIVERFRONT
PARK; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD COPIES
OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO SENATOR MCKNIGHT AND THE DADE
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
on 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 J. L. 'lummer, Jr.
:ayor Maurice A. Terre
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
30. BXECUTE AGREE:•iz:1T FOR TLE OPERATION OF AN I�7Tir^.IM PUBLIC PARKING
FACILITY AT THE OLD F.E.C. FAST COAST I'AILWAY SITE.
Mayor Ferre: Are we ready to nominate? All right, Demetrio, on Item 24.
Okay? You want to...Dawkins, are you moving it?
Mr. Dawkins: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Dawkins moves; do you want to second it?
Mr. Perez: Yes.
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Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-312
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S APPROVAL AS TO
FORM AND CORRECTNESS, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF OFF-STREET
PARKING, FOR THE OPERATION OF AN INTERIM PUBLIC PARKING
FACILITY AT THE CITY OF MIAMI OLD FLORIDA EAST COAST RAIL-
WAY SITE, WITH FUNDS THEREFOR ALLOCATED IN THE AMOUNT OF
$35,000 PROVIDED FROM REVENUE COLLECTED FROM FEES CHARGED
FOR BOAT DOCKAGE AT THE OLD FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY SITE.
(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 Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
39. FIRST READING: A%E:1D 10-30 OF CODE -PROVIDING FOR GUIDFLIAES
AS TO DISPOSITI0:1 OF "SURPLUS PIROPLRTY".
Mayor Ferre: All right, we had better wait for 28. 29, is that a problem?
No. Is there a motion on that?
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves, Dawkins seconds; further discussion? Read the
ordinance.
WHEREUPON, at this point the City Attorney reads Ordinance by title
into the public record.
Mr. Plummer: Let me have an understanding, Mr. Mayor. That's once it has
been declared surplus. In other words, we can't hold a public hearing until
it has been declared surplus. In other words, as I recall, surplus means it
cannnot be used by....
Mayor Ferre: Of course.
Mr. Plummer:.... any City agency, or any other governmental...
Mayor Ferre: We are not changing any of that. All we are saying is that the
Commission institutes that process.
Mr. Plummer: But, we are not the ones who are making the determination as to
whether or not it is surplus.
Mayor Ferre: No, of course not.
Mr. Plummer: Okay. Fine.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
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AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-80 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING THAT
THE CITY COMMISSION AFTER THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC
HEARING AND FINDING THAT ANY CITY -OWNED REAL PROPERTY
IS SURPLUS MAY INSTRUCT THE CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT THE
PURCHASING AGENT TO SELL SAID SURPLUS PROPERTY; CON-
TAINING 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:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor 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.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute, before voting on this. George, to that question
that Plummer asked, what this does, it gets a public hearing before we decide
how to dispose of it, right?
Mr. Plummer: That is correct.
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: And we initiate the process.
Mr.Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Rather than the administration.
Mr.Knox: That is correct.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, I vote yes.
ALLOCATE $11,695. FOR POLICE DLPART:0N7 AID FOR SEMINAR/
40. CONFERENCE ON FEASIBILITY OF "MIAMI YOUTH LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE".
Mayor Ferrer On 29(a).
Mr. Dawkins:, Move 29(a) and 29(b)
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion on 29(a). Is there a second? Is there a
second?
Mr. Perez: Yes, I second.
Mayor Ferre: Further.discussion?
Mr. Plummer: Question. Where is this going to be held, Mr. Gary?
Mr. Gary: N.A.A.C.P.
Mr. Plummer: Item 29(a) and (b)?
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Mayor Ferre: That is at Miami Youth Leadership Institute.
Mr. Gary: Well, 29(a) will be in the City. 29(b)...
Mr. Dawkins: 29(a) will be held on 17th Avenue and 43rd.
Mr. Gary: 43rd.
Mr. Plummer: I read a letter accross my desk the other day that said that
they had no choice but to go to Dade Junior.
Mr. Gary: -No, that is a different one. That is 29(b).
Mr. Plummer: Oh, okay.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion on 29(a)? With the stipulation that this
be within the City of Miami. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-313
A RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $11,695 FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO PRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNT, CODE 930, FOR A SEMINAR -CONFERENCE
TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A "MIAMI YOUTH LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE" WHICH IS DESIGNED TO CONTRIBUTE TO RIOT REHABILI-
TATION.
(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 Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
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41.ALLOCATE $5,200. FROM TKE POLICE DEPARTMENT AID FOR A
COUNTY -WIDE CONFERENCE ON "CRIME IN Tyr. BLACK CO"L"fUNITY`'.
Mayor Ferre: 29(b). Moved by Dawkins. Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Perez. On the discussion.
Mr. Plummer: Under discussion. Mr. Mayor, this is taxpayers dollars in the
City of Miami. It is a project much needed, but I think it needs to be in
the area of the City.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, would you stipulate that this can only be expended for a
conference of this sort within the City of Miami.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir. I will be glad to vote with that.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
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Mr. Gary: At the last meeting, the City Commission directed Mr. Perry and me that
he had to locate a place in the City of Miami. If he could not, to get back to
me, and I would have authorization to allow it outside. That is what happened.
Mayor Ferre: Well, the...
Mr. Gary: And he submitted the letter and I submitted it to every member of the
City Commission.
Mayor Ferre: See, Dr. Perry is here now, and I will vote with this, but with
the understanding that it be held within the City of Miami.
Mr. Gary: We can't hold it then, because it is tomorrow.
Mr. Perez: •But, I think that was approved for...
Mr. Gary: Isn't it tomorrow? he ►1as already got it advertised.....
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I think that...
Mr. Gary: He followed what you said to do.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor...
Mr. Perez: They already explained last Commission meeting.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, let me take us all off the hook. Mr. Mayor, we did
in fact, (against my vote, I believe) we gave that authorization to the Manager;
if in fact it could not be, the meeting is scheduled. I don't think we can
backtrack now. I will vote for it, but I have got to say to you, Mr. Manager,
and Dr. Perry - for God's sake put on some of these in the community. They
are needed. They are funds that are expended by the City taxpayers and I
hope you put on many more of them. But, put them on where I think they are
needed, and that is in our community.
Mayor Ferre: In our City!
Mr. Plummer: In our...well, our community. If anybody wants to accuse me of
being of being zealous of my own home track, let them be so.
Mayor Ferre: Well, our community. See, but that...Yes, but you see that
the problem is that a lot of these fellows that get involved in this, for-
get there is a difference between the City of Miami and the County, and I
think, Mr. Manager, this is the last time (I know you had nothing to do
with it), but let me say on the record, that is the last time that I am going
to vote for anything that isn't within the City of Miami, of these social
programs. And I am sorry, we are just not going to vote for money for pro-
grams in the north campus of Dade Community College, so this is the last
one that I am going to vote for. On the record. Further discussion.
Mr. Perez: Mr. Mayor, I would like to state for the record that at that
Commission meeting, that followed that motion was to allocate the same
amount to a conference for the Inter -America Chamber of Commerce.
Mayor Ferre: Well, how come we are voting for this one and not for that
one? The motion was made that the same thing that we were doing in the Black
community for the N.A.A.C.P., we would do in the Cuban community through the
Inter -American Chamber of Commerce. -
Mr. Perez: Inter -American Chamber of Commerce - yes, that is what we approved.
Mayor Ferre: How come we are now voting on a resolution for one and not vot-
ing on a resolution for another?
Mr. Perez: Maybe I understand that the Inter -American Chamber of Commerce
didn't send the paper, no? But, I believe that you don't have any papers,
but they left a proposal in my office and I think that next week I will fur-
nish it to the Manager.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
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Mr. Gary: Just so... for the record, you passed a motion. We haven't got
the paper, plus the Law Department does the formalization, but, when we get
the proposal form them, this City Commission already authorized it, we are
going to give them a check, you know, and formalize it after.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion?
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 82-314
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING UP TO $5,200 FROM THE POLICE DEPART-
MENT AID TO PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNT, CODE 930, FOR A
COMMUNITY -WIDE CONFERENCE ON "CRIME AND THE THE BLACK COM-
MUNITY: TO BE HELD APRIL 3, 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FORMU-
LATING STRATEGIES (RECOMMENDATIONS) TO ADDRESS AND HELP
SOLVE THE MANY COMMUNITY PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE IMPACT
OF CRIME; SAID ALLOCATION BEING SUBJECT TO THE PROVISION
THAT THE SAID CONFERENCE BE HELD IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IF
POSSIBLE, BUT, IF NOT POSSIBLE, THEN AT SUCH OTHER LOCATION
AS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S JUDGMENT AND DISCRETION WILL BEST
SERVE THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE.
(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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo
ABSTAINED: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
ON ROLL CALL:
Commissioner Dawkins: I have to abstain because of that Miami -Dade.
42. CONSENT AGENDA.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we are now on the Consent Agenda. Plummer, you worked
out your problems, I hope? All right, is there anybody that wants to speak, or
any member of the Commission want to withdraw any of the items 30 to 36? All
right, is there anybody who wishes to speak on any item in the Consent Agenda?
Seeing none, is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre.: Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: I second.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion and a second on Items 30 through 36, which is
the Consent Agenda. Further discussion. Call the roll.
The following resolutions were introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
seconded by Commissioner Perez and passed and adopted by the following vote:
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AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
42.1 ACCEPT BID OF E-SYSTEMS, INC FOR FURNISHING MDT PROCESSOR MAINTENANCE.
RESOLUTION NO. 82-315
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF E-SYSTEMS, INC. FOR FUR-
NISHING MDT PROCESSOR MAINTENANCE ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR
ONE YEAR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTEN-
ANCE AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $42,625.00: ALLOCATING
FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1981-82
42.2 ACCEPT BID OF E-SYSTEMS, INC. FOR FURNISHING MOBILE DIGITAL TERMINAL
PARTS.
RESOLUTION NO. 82-316
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF E-SYSTEMS, INC. FOR FUR-
NISHING MOBILE DIGITAL TERMINAL PARTS ON A CONTRACT BASIS
FOR ONE YEAR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE
MAINTANANCE AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $64,104.00; ALLO-
CATING FUNDS FROM THE 1982-82 OPERATING BUDGET OF THAT
DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PURCHAS-
ING AGENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THESE MATERIALS.
42.3 ACCEPT BID OF GLENDA'S NURSERY AND LANDSCAPING, INC. FOR TREES.
RESOLUTION NO. 82-317
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF GLENDA'S NURSERY AND LAND-
SCAPING, INC. FOR FURNISHING 6,000 NURSERY TREES TO THE
_ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS; AT A TOTAL COST OF $10,090.08; ALLO-
CATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE FIFTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOP-
MENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS: AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND
THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR THESE
MATERIALS.
42.4 ACCEPT WARRANTY DEEDS AND APPROVE RECORDING OF SAID DEEDS.
RESOLUTION NO. 82-318
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROPER OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI TO ACCEPT THIRTEEN (13) WARRANTY DEEDS AND APPROVING
THE RECORDING OF SAID DEEDS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
42.5 ACCEPT BID OF GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. FOR ALLAPATTAH
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
RESOLUTION NO. 82-319
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION CO.,
INC. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $828,696.95, TOTAL BID OF THE
PROPOSAL LESS 4.5% DISCOUNT OFFERED ON ALL BID ITEMS EXCLUDING
ITEMS FOR SPECIAL PROVISION, FOR ALLAPATTAH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT
IN ALLAPATTAH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT H-4474; WITH MONIES,
THEREFORE, ALLOCATED FROM THE "HIGHWAY G.O. BOND FUND" AND THE
"STORM SEWER G.O. BOND FUND"; WITH ADDITIONAL MONIES ALLOCATED
FOR PROJECT, INCIDENTAL AND INDIRECT COSTS FROM AFORESAID FUNDS;
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID
FIRM.
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42.6 ACCEPT BID OF MIRI CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR TAMIAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT.
RESOLUTION NO. 82-320
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF MIRI CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN
THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $668,514.45 BASE BID OF THE PROPOSAL,
FOR TAMIAMI STORM SEWER PROJECT; WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCA-
TED FROM THE "STORM SEWER G.O. BOND FUND- IN THE AMOUNT OF
$668,514.45 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST: ALLOCATING FROM SAID
FUND THE AMOUNT OF $73,536.55 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT
EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $13,370.00
TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING
LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE
AMOUNT OF $27,724.00 TO COVER THE INDIRECT COST: AND AUTHOR-
IZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM.
42.7 AUTHORIZE INCREASE IN CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF MIAMI AND INTERCOUNTY
CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FOR RIVERVIEW STORM SEWER PROJECT.
RESOLUTION NO. 82-321
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$12,000 IN THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND INTERCOUNTY
CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RIVERVIEW STORM
SEWER PROJECT PHASE I (2ND BIDDING) BID B" (PUMP STATION) FOR THE
ADDITION OF DESIRABLE SOPHISTICATED FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WORK; SAID FUNDS FOR THE INCREASE TO BE
PROVIDED FROM UNUSED BID ITEM MONIES AVAILABLE FROM BID "A" OF
RIVERVIEW STORM SEWER PROJECT PHASE I (2ND BIDDING).
43. BRIEF DISCUSSION REGA..nDIPIG THE PROPOSED DEPUTYZrNG OF DADE
COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS TO PERMIT ACTION WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
Mayor Ferre: How about "L"? All right, let me tell you what that is all
about. A Metropolitan -Dade County police officer is deputized to function
within the City of Miami, County -wide. However, there is jurisdictional con-
cern, and so therefore, they really don't function unless it is a real emer-
gency and it is hot pursuit. I really think that, number one, we should ask
for all police officers who go to the same academy they do to be deputized
in the County. Okay? And secondly, that we honest to goodness get these guys
to function within the City of Miami. They live here. Now, that is not to
say that they become involved in police work on their own, but if they are in
the scene of a crime, or something is going on and they can be of help, and
they do have a gun and they are sworn officers, that they not feel restraint,
which I feel they do now, because there is a big wall between the blue and
the brown.
Mr. Plummer: Isn't there a mutual aid pact?
Mr. Gary: Yes.
Mayor Ferrer But, it is on an emergency basis.
Mr. Gary: Emergency basis...You are talking about an on -going basis.
Mayor Ferre; I'm saying, you know, Carollo is now insisting that we move on
this thing of having the officers take cars to their home, now I don't know
if we can afford it or not; but if that were to happen, and suppose the Coun-
ty were to do the same thing, I guarantee you that there must be a couple of
hundred County police officers that live in the City of Miami, and I think
we ought to kind of identify who they are, and you know, kind of try to work
with them a little bit.
Mr. Gary: You have got p get additional liability, add additional liability.
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Mayor Ferre: I know there is a liability problem, and all that, but I would
like to ... and I don't think we have to do this as a formal resolution, Mr.
Manager, but I would like to recommend that you study this further and that
you come back with a full fledged report, and meet with Bobby Jones, have
the Chief meet with Bobby Jones and see if we can work that out.
Mr. Gary: Okay. You get the Law Department involved in terms of legality,
too.
Mayor Ferre: Let me put it to you this way. If the Herald ever got their
way with consolidation, that is the way it would function, so we might have
some advantages by working together.
Mr. Plummer: What else have we got?
Mr. Gary. That is it.
Mayor Ferre: No, we have got some pocket items.
44. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT WITI:
GEORGE KINDE AND ASSOCIATES FOR y'4,500.-UPDA IE OF PL�L4' FOR
REFURBISHING OF ORANGE BOWL STADIUM.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Gary: If I may, we had some discussions about the decision of the T.D.C.
which Mr. Plummer attended whereby the board unanimously voted to request that
the City of Miami update the George Kunde plan with regard to refurbishing the
Orange Bowl and I need some direction from the City Commissioners as to how I
should proceed.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think that we need to get ... Plummer, you are on that
board, so why don't you tell us what happened and then make a motion. Are
they going to pay for the update?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, there was no discussion as to who was going to pay.
Mr. Zilber, a member of the T.D.C. - and let me distinguish the difference
between that board, which is the T.D.C. and the Sports Authority...
Mayor Ferre: I understand.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Zilber said, in essence that he felt that this community
was hard pressed to move for those amount of dollars for a new facility, and
he personally felt that putting this facility up at the Broward line would
in fact, help the people of Broward County, but it really wouldn't help the
local people, the hotels, and all of that, and he then turned and asked did
we have a plan in the City of Miami about how much it would cost to update
the Orange Bowl, or to upgrade the Orange Bowl, and I informed him that we
had plans, but that the last figure that I had heard was some two or three
years ago, and it was requested that if possible, that that be updated to
today's dollars and be given back to the T.D.C.
Mayor Ferret Yes, but that is going to cost some money to do that, and the
question is ... I don't have any problems moving - instructing Mr.
to do that, but I think they should be paying for it and I would respectfully
request the T.D.C. to...I don't think we are talking about more than $10,000
to $15,000.
Mr. Plummer: No, I think you are talking about $4,500.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I would recommend to the City Commission that in view
of the generous contribution that the T.D.C. gave to us - that $250,000
additional for modifications to the Orange Bowl - I think that they have
been reasonable, and therefore I would suggest that the City Commission take
on its own to do the refurbishing.
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Mayor Ferre:
I accept that. Do you want to move it, Plummer?
Mr. Plummer:
I...
Mayor Ferre:
You vote against it?
Mr. Plummer:
No, I am not going to vote against it, Mr. Mayor. I
find it
an awkward position to be in, but...
Mayor Ferre:
Well, that is not the first time you have been in an
awkward
position.
Mr. Plummer:
Yes, I'll second Mr. Dawkins motion, then.
Mr. Dawkins;
Yes, I move it.
Mayor Ferrer
Dawkins moves; Plummer seconds.
Mr. Gary: Under discussion, Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre:
Yes, sir.
Mr. Plummer:
Ferre, if you vote against it, I will kill you!
Mayor Ferre:
I'll do the same to you as you did to me!
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, when this issue came up just the other day,
Vince Grimm,
of my staff,
had a discussion with Mr. Kunde, and he has agreed to
do it for
$4,500.
Mayor Ferre:
Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Dawkins, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-322
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. GEORGE KUNDE & ASSOCIATES
IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $4,500 TO UPDATE A PLAIN FOR
THE REFURBISHING OF THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM WHICH WAS
BEGUN IN 1974 TO BRING THE COST ESTIMATES UP TO DATE.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre: I see no harm in it. I vote "no".
Mr. Plummer: Ghat!!!
Mayor Ferre: I vote "yes".
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45. GRANT REQUEST FOR FUNDS MADE BY LUIS BORGES, ARLA AGENCY
DIRECTOR ON AGING FOR DADE AND M011ROE COUNTY FOR r2,500. I!i
CONNECTION WITi: SENIOR SHOWCASE-1932. k K
Mayor Ferre: Where did Josefina go? Alright, tell us about —what do you want
to use Bayfront Auditorium for? What is this for - aging?
Mr. Plummer: Are you working for a fee?
Mayor Ferre: I like the way she talks. Do you mind if you let her talk?
Mr. Plummer: She is getting about as bad as Bob Traurig with zoning.
Mr. Luis Borges: Mr. Mayor, and City Commissioners, my name is Luis Borges;
I am the director of the Area Agency on Aging for Dade and Monroe counties.
Let me give you, in a few words, what we do, and from there, what is the
purpose.
Mayor Ferre: Look, Mr. Borges?
Mr. Borges: Right. You prefer to go straight to...?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I think ... you know, save us some time.
Mr. Borges: Okay. Basically...
Mr. Plummer: How much?
Mayor Ferre: No, no, it is a fee, J. L.
Mr. Plummer: Right.
Mayor Ferre: It is a fee ..... do you want to do it, or not?
Mr. Plummer: I am asking, how much?
Mayor Ferre: Usually a couple thousand dollars.
Mr. Plummer: It has got to be a grant of money; it can't be a waiver.
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to grant it, or not?
Mr. Plummer: How much?
Mayor Ferre: $2000 is what it usually is.
Mr. Borges: $2500.
Mayor Ferre: Alright.
Mr. Gary: You have got to do it by grant.
Mr. Plummer: I understand that!
(INAUDIBLE $ACKGROUND COMMENTS NOT PLACED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: Yes, do you have the money?
Mayor Ferre: Who moves it?
Mr. Plummer: I move it.
Mayor Ferre: All right. Is there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-323
A MOTION GRANTING A REQUEST FOR FUNDS MADE BY MR. LUIS BORGES,
AREA AGENCY DIRECTOR ON AGING FOR DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES,
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,500 FOR "SENIOR SHOWCASE - 1982"
TO BE HELD AT BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ON MAY 17, 1982.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner J. L. Plumme, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Vice Mayor Joe Carollo
46. BRIEF DISCUSSION ITEM: PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY ROLA;dD WOODS,
IN C0:?NECTION WITI: GRAPUIC ARTS PROGRAM.
Mayor Ferre: Now we have got ... Roland Woods is here? This is the Black Arts
Council. "Dear Sirs:" (This is to Howard Gary). Mr. Gary, I am glad to see
that you have become plural. "This letter is to request that the Black Arts
Council of Miami, Inc., Graphic Arts be allotted"...oh, I am sorry. What is
the Graphic Arts program? Why don't you tell us about it in three minutes?
Mr. Roland Woods: Okay, I thank the Lord for the opportunity to be here and
address the distinguished Mayor and the Commissioners and the City Manager,
Attorney and so forth and so on. I would like to pass these flyers out and
have the new addition to our staff summarize our request.
Ms. Hirai: Speak into your microphone.
Mr. Woods: As I pass these flyers out, I would like for the new addition to
our staff to summarize our request to the Commissioners.
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Ms. Ida Ventez: My name is Ida Ventez, I'm an anthropologist and I'm
staff on the council. Very briefly, the Graphic Arts Program has been
involved in aesthetically enhancing and upgrading the living conditions
of the commercial black Grove. This has involved a coordinated effort
on the parts of area merchants, residents, artists, technical personnel,
etc. coming together and enhancing, uplifting the Grand Avenue, partic-
ularly Grand Avenue and Douglas, Grand and Plaza. Our focus has been on
painting the buildings, creating wood signs, etc. Now, for the past three
years we have been funded by the City of Miami Community Development, a
grant of $50,000 each year. Now, the physical manifestation of these
funds have just begun to really show themselves as the buildings have
been completed. At this point, however, we have not been, our funding
has not been recommended to be renewed and so we're here to request that
we be renewed funding because we've got 10 buildings left to do and I
think that the community is only now really feeling our presence and this
would be a very dreadful time to not endorse the completion of our project
Mayor Ferre: Well, let me say just as one voice here I completely sub-
scribe to what you've done, I think it is a great improvement and the com-
munity is better off for it. However, .....
Ms. Ventez: Yes, I don't think any of the merchants would have been able
to have done it on their own without this collective.....
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I agree. However, that was done with federal funds
when we had the CD funds available. We are not cutting out mental health
programs, crime prevention and clinics in Coconut Grove and I am not about
to vote to give you $35,000 for one can of paint when we're turning down
people who have mental health problems and other needs that are much more
important. So I don't know how the rest of the Commission feels but she
don't have my vote.
Ms. Ventez: Well, we tend to feel that the aesthetic environment that we
live in even helps us mentally and consciously and ......
Mayor Ferre: God bless you, I would really like to help you and I'll tell
you if you can make sure that we get the kind of administration up in Wash-
ington that recognizes the same things that you and I and would give us
the kind of funds that we need, when that happens you've got my vote for
the $50,000. In the meantime, we'll have to wait.
Ms. Ventez: Right now we're asking for $35,000 to complete the....
Mayor Ferre: Does anybody else want to add anything to it?
Ms. Ventez: ....what has been done up to now in the black Grove.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I'm sorry.
APR 1 1982
' 47. DISCUSSIOI4 OF THE WATERFROUT FESTIVAL. !
Mayor Ferre: we now have Nora Swan, Folk Festival. Nora, what can we do
today?
Ms. Swan: Well, actually I'm not here to ask for money. I'm here to tell
you that we're here to give money to the City, hopefully that's what is going
to happen as the result of the festival. Mr. Mayor, you had expressed the
hope that the International Folk Festival would expand to be the more signi-
ficant in the way that the Detroit festival is. I think that we have made
some steps t;; go beyond even that festival. As part of the International
Folk Festival, we are setting one day aside which will be on Saturday, the
8th of May. The International Folk Festival will be from the 6th to the
9th of May. Beyond the 8th in addition to the festival as part of the festi-
val there will be a special Waterfront Festival on Dodge Island. At this
time, it would be the purpose of the City of Miami to focus on the impor-
tance of the waterfront and salute the port and the cruise lines who are so
much a part of the economy of Miami. In addition to that, we have the marine
counsel and the admirals of the sea. There will be a parade of ships, there
will be 120 ships that they will set up. There will be all sorts of festivit-
ies, as you can see, and the port and the cruise lines are picking up the tab,
they're cooperating completely.
Mayor Ferre: Nora, we're all tired, what do you want us to do?
Ms. Swan: Okay, all proceeds are going to go to the City of Miami Cultural
Division for the Arts Programs. The only thing is, as you can see, that the
parade of ships is going to end at the Marine Stadium. Now, the Marine
Council has already gotten permission to use the waterfront there but the
people will be there to watch the parade of ships come in and all the beauty
queens from all the islands. what I would like to ask is for permission for
the Marine Stadium to be able to be used so that the people who are all wait-
ing there can be seated. There are no fees, there is nothing involved as
far as money collection and so it is a matter of giving permission for the
people to be able to be seated at the Marine Stadium instead of all gathering
around and standing there.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, do you want to tell us about that, do you want to
give us a recommendation?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, this is a City sponsored function and if the Board
decides this is good for the Folk Festival we really don't need a waiver or
anything because we are sponsoring this and so we can handle this administra-
tively.
Mayor Ferre: All right, does that answer it, Nora?
Ms. Swan: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much.
Ms. Swan: Zhen we can use it?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, ma'am.
Ms. Swan: Thank you so much.
126 APR 1 1982
48. PERSMIAL APP ARANCL: STUART SORG IIS COIKIECTI011 WITS P?OPOSED j
�# , "OPENIIIG OF SZMLIOL1; DOCI:S.
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Mayor Ferre: Mr. Stuart Sorg.
Mr. Stuart Sorg: I'm Stuart Sorg, 3091 Lucaya. I'd like to suggest the re-
opening of the Seminole Docks.
Mayor Ferre: The re -opening of the Seminole Docks? We'd better show it to
Plummer. ....
UNINTELLIGIBLE CONVERSATION OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD
Mr. Sorg: What I'm recommending is that the gravel part between the sailing
club and the asphalt be not sodded and made into a nice grassy area and we
bring the parking area down..... Yes, you closed it, I'm trying to open it.
But at the same time it would bring the parking area down to put more green
in here and have 20 parking spaces with a sign throwing the rest of the park-
ing into the west side of the exposition center parking lot. People are dying
to get in there, it is a big problem, we really have to open it again for
them.
Mr. Plummer: Let me ask you a question. Why couldn't we incorporate that
in with the Coconut Grove Sailing Club?
INAUDIBLE COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD
Mr. Plummer: I think it would be a great thing to be over on this side of
the Sailing Club.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer may have a very valid point. What he is saying is
let's do all the ramping over on this side without any parking then make
this a whole green area. This ought to be all grass. ... Look, let me
put it to you this way Mr. Sorg. I don't mind, if you want, the Waterfront
Board, that is, to leave this ramp but no parking and if these people want
to put their boats in here, let them go and park, it is only a couple of
hundred feet, by God, if they can't walk..... If they can't walk 200 feet
to park their car.... Why should you electrocute yourself? Is that accept-
able to you, Plummer? Is it all right with you?
Mr. Sorg: Could we open it this weekend though until we get....
INAUDIBLE COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD
Mayor Ferre: Well, then they can go over to the Coast Guard Hanger.....
Monty has the spaces taken, oh. All right, look. Mr. Manager, I have no
objections on a temporary relief kind of a basis to let people launch their
boats there but no parking. Just put up a sign and say if you park here
we'll just close it up. So on an honor system.....
INAUDIBLE COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD
Mayor Ferre: See, I have no problem with them using this as a launching,
my only problem is for them leaving these trailers here. If you put grass
and you pur up a barrier that is 2 feet high around this whole area so they
won't drive through that grass I'll guarantee you they'll have to go park
over there. What is the solution?
INAUDIBLE COMMENTS OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD
Mayor Ferre: All right, you don't need a motion for that, do you? Is
that acceptable? Anything else, Mr. Sorg?
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49. ENTER MTO LEASE AGP,EEMLITE WITH IIIAMI YAC:'T CLUB AND 1A7"_I
OUTBOARD CLUB UIJTIL SUC17 TII2 AS TI:E CITY STALL ADOPT PLA?JE
FOR WATSON ISIXID: SUBJECT TO SUBMISSIONT BY SAID CLUBS OF
CERTAIN DOCUH£NT3 MQUESTED £Y TE.Z CO MSSIOP.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Richard Taylor, what is this thing? Yes, but he has been
sending this thing now, this is the fourth time he has sent it. I don't
have any problems with it if you don't have any problems with it. He sat
here all day on one of these Commission Meetings and we never got to him and
I guess he got upset. So he sent this as a resolution. Plummer, is this
acceptable to you?
Mr. Plummer: (INAUDIBLE)
Mayor Ferrel Put it on the record.
Mr. Plummer: ... as requested, what their gross income was. Now, I don't
see any problem with that and I think it is a simple request, I think it is
information we're entitled to...
Mayor Ferre: Well, do you mind moving this on the premise that.....
Mr. Plummer: Subject to them surrendering it, no, not at all, I'd be happy
to move it.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Plummer moves the resolution that we will submit
now to the Clerk on the Watson Island boat clubs that basically will say
that until such time as the City shall adopt a plan for Watson Island, both
clubs may apply for a lease for a period of time under such terms as may
be compatible with said plans and all other requirements and regulations
in the present lease will remain in full force and effect and that they'll
be paying, the Miami Yacht Club $16,326 a year and the Miami Outboard
$13,120 a year, payable monthly beginning 3/1/82 provided, however, that
before this is finalized they submit to the Manager and the Manager to the
members of the Commission their what, Plummer? Gross? Their financial
statement?
Mr. Plummer: Financial statement showing their gross income.
Mayor Ferre: ...showing their gross income. Is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: I move it.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. Dawkins: I second it if we add a time limit.
Mayor Ferre: Sure, what time do you want to put?
Mr. Plummer: Between now and the next Commission Meeting, the meeting in May.
Mayor Ferre: The May Meeting. Okay? Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-324
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE MIAMI YACHT CLUB AND THE MIAMI
OUTBOARD CLUB IN THE RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS OF $16,326.29 PER
YEAR AND $13,120.00 PER YEAR, PAYABLE MONTHLY BEGINNING MARCH
1, 1982, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CITY SHALL ADOPT PLANS FOR
WATSON ISLAND WITH SOME CERTAINTY, AT WHICH TIME BOTH CLUBS
MAY APPLY FOR A LEASE COMPATIBLE WITH SAID PLANS, ALL OTHER
REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS IN THE PRESENT LEASES TO REMAIN
IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY ARE RENEGOT-
IATED, SAID AUTHORIZATION SUBJECT TO THE SUBMISSION OF THEIR
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE
THE FIRST CITY COMMISSION MEETING IN MAY AND BEFORE THE ABOVE-
MENTICNED LEASE AGREEMENTS ARE FINALIZED. APR 1 1962
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Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo.
50. BRIEF DISCUSSION IN CONVECTION LATE. ADVERTISE TVIT III
"EL MlIVERSAL" XID "EL EXPR ESVt
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Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, several months ago we moved on a motion on news-
paper advertising and that has not been brought up in a formal resolution.
Mr. Knox, is that because of the City Attorney holding it up or what? Mr.
Clark?
Mr. Robert Clark: We have never received a formal request from the City Man-
ager's Office. On all of the motions....
Mayor Ferre: What are you talking about man? You don't need a request from
him.
Mr. Clark: Normally the City Manager does not require anything other than a
motion from the City Commission to follow its instructions, only when it is
required to allocate money.....
Mayor Ferre: Well, then, Mr. Manager, why hasn't this been done? I'm talk-
ing about the advertising in E1 Universal and E1 Expresso.
Mr. Gary: You passed a motion and we showed it to you at the last meeting,
it is done, you have given us orders.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, then it is done.
Mr. Gary: It's done.
Mayor Ferre: Well, they haven't heard nothing.
Mr. Gary: Oh, they haven't.
Mayor Ferre: They're calling up saying where is our advertising.
Mr. Gary: We may not have done any, what we'll do, Mr. Mayor, is we will send
a memo out to the departments.
Mayor Ferre: Okay.
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S 51. AUTHORIZE CITY M NAGER TO DISCUSS WITH Tit: COMPANY'S
fk REPRESMTTATIVES POSSIBLE TPUMSFEF OF BISCAYNE REMEATION
DEVELOPMf TT COMPANY'S I iTEREST TO JERRY' S, INC. FOR F'
THE OPERATION OF DI ITER I:EY MARMA.
Mayor Ferre: Now, Biscayne Recreation, I've got a question on Biscayne
Recreation. Where is it?
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, we have lost the lower court decision on Biscayne Rec-
reation with regard to our bidding process, it is on appeal, recently members
of Biscayne Recreation have come to me with regard to the potential sale of
that lease. They have been informed that it is under court action and that
any risk would have to be theirs, they have to follow the requirements of the
contract and -that even though the Manager has the authority to authorize that
sale that I would have to bring that, ....
Mayor Ferre: Sale of what?
Mr. Gary: The transfer of ownership.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, you mean that somebody is buying it from Traugott and
what's the name of that other?
Mr. Gary: Yes, Paul Walker and Traugott and company.
Mayor Ferre: Who is buying it?
Mr. Gary: It's Jerry's, Jerry's Restaurants, JP's.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, well, that's teriffic as far as I'm concerned because that
ties it into the restaurant and they're going to be worried and they're going
to push it, that's the best news I've heard yet.
Mr. Gary: Okay, and I informed them that even though the contract allows me
to do that that I would rather that be brought before the City Commission.
I need a motion from the City Commission saying that that is acceptable to
them provided....
Mayor Ferre: What, that the purchase by Jerry's..... Do you have any problem
with that?
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, I would hope that what we're authorizing the
Manager to do is to negotiate a contract with these people.
Mr. Gary: No, it's not to negotiate, it is an assignment....
Mr. Knox: It's just buying up the stock.
Mr. Gary: Just buying out.
Mayor Ferre: It's just a question of transferring A to B, that's all it is.
Mr. Gary: It's the selling of stock from one person to another.
Mayor Ferre: We've got to approve it, we can't start, and they're buying what
there is t*re subject to all of the faults and the goods and.....
Mr. Plummer: Well yes, but wait a minute, you know I am all in favor of the
transfer, I want you to understand, but I want to raise some serious questions.
Mayor Ferre: About what?
Mr. Plummer: For example, the old company is going to come in here demanding,
what did they spend, $100,000 they told us in engineering fees? I want a
waiver from those people that they're not going to come in here looking to
this Commission to reimburse them. That's why I said let's send this down for
clarification and bring back a document protecting this City from any liabil-
ity.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, all you're really going to get from this Commis-
sion is a motion in principle that this transfer of ownership is acceptable,
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provided, however, that it comes with the recommendation of the Law Depart-
ment and your Department and the City Administration that we don't have any
legal liabilities or other problems pending.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to go further than that. I'd like to make
a motion to the effect that says that we instruct the Manager to sit down
with all parties to come back with a finalized document to this Commission
for approval assuring this Commission of any liabilities, any outstanding
debts....
Mayor Ferre: Or other problems that we have pending.
Mr. Plummer: Sure, the problems that they had about the expense accounts,
I want all that stuff rectified prior to this transfer to make sure that the
City is protected.
Mayor Ferre': All right, so the motion encompasses that, is that correct? Do
you now move -it, Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second, as stipulated on the record by my
comments and Plummer's comments? Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-325
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIT DOWN
WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF JERRY'S► INC. AND BISCAYNE RECREA-
TION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF
BISCAYNE RECREATION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY'S INTEREST TO JERRY'S
INC., FOR THE OPERATION OF DINNER KEY MARINA: FURTHER INSTRUCT-
ING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RESOLVE ANY AND
ALL QUESTIONS OF LIABILITY SO THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI WOULD NOT
BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY OUTSTANDING DEBTS OR LIABILITIES INCURRED
BY BISCAYNE RECREATION DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND INSTRUCTING THE
CITY MANAGER TO BRING THE RESULTS OF HIS NEGOTIATIONS TO THE
CITY COMMISSION FOR THE CCMMISSION'S ACTION.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Dawkins, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Miller J. Dawkins
Commissioner Demetrio Perez, Jr.
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Vice -Mayor Joe Carollo.
APR 1 1962
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52. BRIEF DISCUSSION III C014NECTIO14 WITH UQUESTS FOR MINORITY �
LOANS.
1,�,:.
Mayor Ferre: Now, Mr. Manager, When Evaristo Marina was here before and
Renaldo Cruz, even though Cruz did not speak out, I think what they were try-
ing to say, and obviously I missed the point completely, was that we have mon-
ies, CD Funds to deal with these minority loans. Now the Miami Capital oper-
ation, as I understand it, is limited just to the impact areas. Is that cor-
rect?
Mr. Gary: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: And they're getting interest loans that average 8%.
Mr. Gary: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: But now, and Mr. Reid, maybe you can answer it. what they're
saying is is there any way that they can do the same thing in Little Havana?
Mr. Reid: The direct loan money that Miami Capital is using came specifically
from the Federal Government.
Mayor Ferre: I didn't ask you that question.
Mr. Gary: The answer is yes or no.
Mayor Ferre: They want to know if they can do the same thing in Little Havana,
not with those monies obviously.
Mr. Reid: There is no 8% program available to areas outside the riot area.
Mayor Ferre: The question is can we use any.... All right, Mr. Blanco,
maybe you can explain it.
Mr. Octavio Blanco: Well, Mr. Mayor, under the discussions that we were having
with the people in the Little Havana area, we were talking about the Community
Development has some kind of money, for example, for the Great Neighborhoods
Single Family Rehabilitation, you got $2,000,000 there....
Mr. Plummer: But that was on housing.
Mr. Blanco: Yes, but that money can be used for that too because this is the
money that you are going to get back because what happened was, they left
today with the impression today down here that they already would have loans
at the low rate. What Mr. Reid's loans have, and was agreed today down here
will be the same rate that any bank, this is not what they asked for. I think
if Dena can look into this we can have some money available so we can loan to
those people because there's no money going to be given to them and it will
be put in the Capital.
Mr. Plummer: Well, have Dena look into it and report back to the Commission.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
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53.
CITY COrVIS£ION STIPULATES GUIDELVIX; FELZCTION F0:0.
MV. CITY ATTORI1i'Y. t
Mayor Ferre: Now the other item is the discussion on the City Attorney. I
would like to recommend the following procedure. Mr. Knox?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: I would like to recommend that we go about the selection in a
fair way to expedite the matter and would have input. Here is what I would
like to do. I would like to make a motion so that we would advertise in the,
I guess Miami Herald / Miami News.
Mr. Plummer: You can't.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, we can't advertise in the Miami Herald.
Mr. Knox: We'll use the traditional legal publications.
Mayor Ferre: All right, the legal journals which is the Miami Review, the
Florida Bar Journal and Diario de las Americas and whatever, and the Miami
Times. Okay?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: So that we can put out to the world that there is an opening
available after May 1st.
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: That we advertise for a period of one week and that in the
case of the Miami times it would be one ad, in Diario it would, I guess be
a series of ads, you know. In other words, and we'll follow whatever advice
you have on that. Now, once we advertise and the names are submitted they
should be submitted to the Clerk's Office. The Clerk will compile these
names in Step 2, I ,could like to have the aides or somebody appointed by
each member of this Commission to call out all of the - obviously in consulta-
tion with members of the Commission - and to come back with a list of ten and
each Commissioner or their representative has one vote. I would like to, so
that everybody doesn't feel cheated out of this thing, each Commissioner has
the ability to select one person in particularland then the other five will
be selected from the group at large on a vote basis. Now, those ten names
will then go - this is step 3 - to a Blue Ribbon Committee and I would
recommend that the Blue Ribbon Committee be made up to the President of the
Black Bar, the Cuban Bar and the Dade County Bar, the Deans of the two Law
Schools, that is the University of Miami and Nova, and that they be chaired
by George Knox,and that that committee, that Blue Ribbon Committee of experts
in the legal field come back to us and recommend, all I want from them is
whether or not the ten names that we have submitted are qualified or not
and then the Commission will vote on the Attorney's. Do you think that is
too convoluted?
Mr. Knox: Let me suggest, Mr. Mayor, that as we begin this process we check
with the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers and other professional
organizations to see if we can formulate some standards of....
Mayor Ferre: I'm going to get to that, I would like to say that Mr. George
Knox Iin conjunction with the standard operating procedures of the Association
Of Municipal Law Officers submit to us before the evaluation process by
whoever we appoint, the standards that these people will be dealing with and
also submit it to the Blue Ribbon judging committee. The process that I'm
trying to do is to let the five members of this Commission select ten appli-
cants and the Blue Ribbon Committee qualify them as either able to handle
the job or not,.and then we'll select from the group that they say are capable
of handling the job. Now, do you think that's a reasonable way to do it?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre
Miller?
Do you have any prcblems with that? Do you, J. L.? Do you,
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Mr. Dawkins: No.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let me repeat it so we are all sure. We will adver-
tise for a one -week period. Oh, by the way, any member of the Commission
who wants to submit a name can submit a name of a person so that there is no
question about names being lost or something like that. You have to submit
it to the Clerk with the person's resume, etc. Okay? Now, each member will
appoint one person, and I would ask that you appoint your aide, but if you
don't think that that is proper then you appoint whoever you want. I will
appoint my aide, Marie Petit,to go over, this is in my opinion a pure admin-
istrative function. I would assume we would get 40 or 50 names,or 30 namest
obviously she will come back to me and I will consult with her and tell her
who I think she should vote for and I'm sure you'll do the same thing, and
let them then vote on the premise that each representative of each member
of the Commission will select unilaterally one person,so that if you have a
special candidate that you feel should have preference ....and then that the
others be on*.... the other five be on a ballot basis. Those ten names will
then go to a -panel chaired by George Knox and will be composed of the Presi-
dent of the Black Chamber, the Cuban Chamber.....
Mr. Plummer: No, no.
Mr. Knox: The Black Lawyers' Association
Mayor Ferre: I'm sorry, the Black Bar - there is such a thing, isn't there?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: ....and the Cuban Bar, there is such a thine....
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre:.... and the Dade County Bar, and the Dean of the *`.iami Law School
and the Nova Law Schools which are the two law schools that we have in south-
east Florida.
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: And that those six people go over and review the ten names
and submit to us out of those ten names those that they feel are qualified
for the Commission then to make its final selection and if they feel that
none are qualified then let the whole thing revert and we start all over
again.
Mr. Knox: All right. Now, shall we conduct interviews and.....
Mayor Ferre: That's your problem, how you set up your rules and how you come
to a determination, you're going to have,hopefully, ten people to look at.
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: And then you come back and tell us which of the people out
of the ten, if any, are qualified to hold this job and then we'll take it
from there.
Mr. Knox: All right.
Mayor Ferre: so I will formalize that in the form of a motion.
Mr. Plummer:` Is there a second?
Mr. Perez: Second.
Mr. Plummer: Further discussion, call the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Mayor Ferre who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 82-326
A MOTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH
THE FORTHCOMING VACANCY FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY, THE FOLLOW-
ING GUIDELINES BE FOLLOWED:
1) THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ADVERTISE
THE UPCOMING VACANCY FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY IN THE
TRADITIONAL LEGAL PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS IN THE MIAMI NEWS,
DIARIO DE LAS AMERICAS AND THE MIAMI TIMES, FOR A PERIOD OF
ONE (1) WEEK, REQUESTING THAT APPLICANTS FOR SAID POSITION
SUBMIT THEIR RESUMES TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE NO LATER THAN
APRIL 15, 1982, BY 5:00 P.M.;
21 DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO COMPILE A LIST OF ALL PROSPECTIVE
APPLICANTS AND TO SUBMIT SAID LIST TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COMMISSION AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, I?DIEDIATELY AFTER APRIL
15' 1982.
3) REQUESTING OF EACH INDIVIDUAL C=MISSIONER TO APPOINT ONE IN—
DIVIDUAL OR AN AIDE, AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE, IN ORDER TO ASSIST
IN THE PROCESS RESULTING IN THE SELECTION OF TEN (10) NAMES BY
THE CITY COMMISSION FOR SUBMISSION TO A SELECT BLUE RIBBON
C01.11MITTEE , SAID TEN NAMES TO BE SELECTED AS FOLLOWS:
(a) ONE NAME TO BE PROVIDED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL C=11SSIONER
AND/OR THEIR AIDE:
(b) THE REMAINING FIVE NAMES TO BE SELECTED COLLECTIVELY
BY THE CITY CO,101ISSION FROM THE REMAINING APPLICANTS.
4) STIPULATING THAT SAID BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPRISED
OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BLACK LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION, THE PRESIDENT
OF THE CUBAN-AMERICAN LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION, THE PRESIDENT OF
THE DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, THE DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW, THE DEAN OF NOVA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW,
AND GEORGE F. KNOX, CITY ATTORNEY, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE;
4) CHARGING THE BLUE RIBBON CO.MMITTEE WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
REVIEWING THE RESUMES SUBMITTED TO THEM AND MAKING A DETERMINA-
TION AS TO WHETHER SAID APPLICANTS ARE, IN THEIR OPINION, QUA-
LIFIED TO HOLD THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY; AND
5) FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO FORMULATE A SET OF
STANDARDS BY WHICH SAID APPLICANTS WOULD BE EVALUATED, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS PRESENTLY USED BY THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL LAW OFFICERS, AND TO FORWARD SAID
STANDARDS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Perez, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Mayor Ma
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo.
i
Miller J. Dawkins
Demetrio Perez, Jr.
J. L. Plummer, Jr.
urice A. Ferre
There being no further business to come before the City Commission, the
meeting was adjourned at 7:14 O'Clock P.M.
MAURICE A. FERRE
M A Y 0 R
ATTEST:
Ralph G. Ongie
City Clerk
Matty Hirai
Assistant City Clerk IOU
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MEETING DATE:
APRIL 1, 1982
DID
ITEM N04 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION ' COMMISSION I RETRIEVAL
AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH
SECOND LOWEST BIDDER RE:UNIFORMS FOR THE POLICE DEPT.
INSTRUCTING CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS, IF
APPROPRIATE, AGAINST SOUTH FLORIDA POLICE PRODUCTS.
INC.
R-82-294
82-294
INSTRUCT CITY ATTORNEY TO ENGAGE SPECIAL COUNSEL IN
DEFENSE OF VICE MAYOR JOE CAROLLO AND POLICE CHIEF
KENNETH HARMS IN CONNECTION WITH DIFAMATION
ALLEGATIONS.
R-82-295
82-295
ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT, NON PROFIT COMMUNITY ACCESS
CORPORATION. "MIAMI CABLE ACCESS CORPORATION" TO
MANAGE AND ALLOCATE USE OF THE NON MUNICIPAL PUBLIC
TELEVISION SYSTEM. PROVIDING FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT
OF FIVE MEMBERS BOARD. ALLOCATING $50,000.00.
R-82-303
82-303
AMEND 3 OF R-81-1020 (ISSUANCE OF $21,000,000 OF FIRE
FIGHTING AND PREVENTION AND RESCUR FACILITIES BONDS)
TO REVISE MATURITIES OF SUCH BONDS.
R-82-304
82-304
AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH
"THOMPKINS AND WASHINGTON" RE: INDEPENDENT
FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE OF AUDIT OF THE C.D.'s
BLOCK GRANT FUND. ALLOCATING $20,000 IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH.
R-82-305
82-305
AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO AMEND LITTLE HAVANA
ACTIVITIES AND NUTRITION CENTER OF DADE COUNTY,INC.
CONTRACT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CUBAN HAITIAN HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: SUCH AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR A
TWO MONTH EXTENSION OF CONTRACT.
R-82-306
82-306
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: OVERTOWN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
240: AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT TO VARIOUS FIRMS.
R-82-307
82-307
EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION FOR $15,000. PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SERVICES FOR DOWNTOWN COMPONENT OF METRORAIL SUPPORT
POLICIES ASSESSMENT.
R-82-308
82-308
EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING
,
ORGANIZATION, FOR $70,000 PLANING DEPARTMENT
SERVICES FOR METRORAIL STATION IMPLEMENTATION
STUDIES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.
R-82-309
82-309
EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTHERN FLORIDA FOR TRANSFER OF ANTIQUE FIRE CONTROL
ARTIFACTS/PHOTOGRAPHS TO SAID ASSOCIATION.
R-82-310
82-310
EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO SENATOR ROBERT MCKNIGHT AND
DADE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT
OF THIS CITY'S FINANCIAL REQUEST IN CONNECTION WITH
DEVELOPMENT OF "JOSE MARTI" RIVERFRONT PARK.
R-82-311
82-311
EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF AN INTERIM
PUBLIC PARKING FACILITY AT THE OLD F.E.C. EAST COAST
RAILWAY SITE.
R-82-312
82-312
DOC UkM
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ITEM NO.1 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION I " ,r
ALLOCATE $-1,695. FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT AID
FOR SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE ON FEASIBILITY OF "MIAMI
YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE".
R-82-313
82-313
ALLOCATE $5,200. FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AID FOR
A COUNTY -WIDE CONFERENCE ON "CRIME IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY".
R-82-314
82-314
ACCEPT BID OF E-SYSTEMS,INC. FOR FURNISHING M.D.T.
PROCESSOR MAINTENANCE
R-82-315
82-315
ACCEPT BID OF E-SYSTEMS INC. FOR FURNISHING MOBILE
DIGITAL TERMINAL PARTS.
R-82-316
82-316
ACCEPT BID OF BLENDA'S NURSERY AND LANDSCAPING,INC.
FOR TREES.
R-82-317
82-317
ACCEPT WARRANTY DEEDS AND APPROVE RECORDING OF
SAID DEEDS.
R-82-318
82-318
ACCEPT BID OF GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION CO.INC.
FOR ALLAPATTAH HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
R-82-319
82-319
ACCEPT BID OF MIRI CONSTRUCTION,INC. FOR TAMIAMI
STORM SEWER PROJET.
R-82-320
82-320
AUTHORIZE INCREASE IN CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF MIAM
AND INTERCOUNTY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FOR
RIVERVIEW STORM SEI4ER PROJECT.
R-82-321
82-321