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BRIEF DISCUSSION AND TEMPORARY DEFERRAL OF GENERAL
BLIGATION BOND SALE(SEE LATER SAME MEETING).
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INSTALL FENCING AND GATES
AROUND THE PARKING LOT PERIMETER OF ORANGE BOWL.
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND:
"1981 YOUTH CONSERVATION CROPS PROGRAM".
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: TRUST AND AGENCY FUND:
"POLICE SECOND DOLLAR TRAINING".
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE APPROPRIATION TO
GENERAL FUND OVERHIRING OF 50 POLICE OFFICERS.
ALLOCATE $175,623 FOR PRE -OPENING NATIONAL TRADE ADVER-
TISING AND PROMOTION FOR CITY OF MIAMI/JAMES L. KNIGHT
INTERNATIONAL CENTER.
AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF $10,042.83 COSTS AND EXPENSES
FIRST INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MAYORS.
APPOINT FIRM OF JOHNSON AND HIGGINS AS PROPERTY/
CASUALTY INSURANCE AGENT OF RECORD FOR THE CITY OF
NEGOTIATE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM OF: BROWN,
WOOD, IVEY, MITCHELL AND PETTY -BOND COUNSEL FOR PARKING
REVENUE BONDS-DOWNTWON GOVERNMENT CENTER GARAGE.
EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT: OVERTOWN DAYCARE AND NEIGHBOR-
HOOD CENTER.
l ALLOCATE $1,300 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
SERVICES OF A HOUSING REHABILITATION SPECIALIST.
AMEND LEASE AGREEMENT: LEASE OF SPACE IN LITTLE HAVANA
COMMUNITY CENTER -FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMZNT: DARE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
FOR DEPOSIT OF COM2%,UNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GFJtNT FUNDS.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRA,:T: BELitfOtv'TE TACOLCY YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM C.E.T.A TITLE IV.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: MIA1,11-DADS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELDS-BICENTENNEIAL
PARK.
AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT 'TO AGYTENIEN'T: RALPH ALLEN, INC.,
GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT MIA1,111 SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: OLSI'EN TEMPORARY SERVICES, INC.-
"AS REQUIRED" KEY F'JNCH OPERATOR SERVICES.
AUTHOF-,I2E ACI:EYJ4!ENT- KDVAI.TAGE PERSONNEL 'TEMPORARIES,
INC.-"F.5 Y.I=YPUNCH OPERATOR SERVICES.
AUTHORIZE RGREEMENT: EASTROM ASSOCIATES, INC.-"AS
REQUIRED" PROGRAMMING -ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR CITY
COMPUTER OPERATIONS.
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DISCUSSION
ORD. 9287
ORD. 9288
ORD. 9289
ORD. 9290
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R- 81-603
R- 81-604
R- 81-605
R- 81-606
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ACCEPT PROPOSAL; AERIAL SURVEY OF THE CITY, R-, 81-616
CONSENT AGENDA,
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE QUIT CLAIM DEED, Re 81v617
MARIA M. PEREZ AND MARY B. NERVISf ETC.
ACCEPT BID: METRO ELECTRIC SER'VICEI INC. OF $30,000 R- 81-.618
BASE BID OF PROPOSAL FOR MIAMI SPRINGS GOLF COURSE
IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ETC,
ACCEPT BID: RUSSELL, INC. IN PROPOSED AMOUNT Op $482,925 R� 81-619L
BID "A"(HIGHWAY) IMPROVEMENT PHASE I FOR MANOR PARK
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT (H-4465)f ETC.
ACCEPT BID; REDLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY? INC. IN I R- 81T620
PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $259f737.83f BID "B" (DRAINAGEL FOR
MANOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT-PAASE I (H-44651F ETC.
AMEND RESOLUTION 81-208 WHICH CONFIRMED PRELIMINARY '
Re 81T621
ASSESSMENT ROLL(LIBERTY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DIS-
TRICT-PHASE II-SR-5377-SL REDUCE TOTAL ASSESSMENT COST
DUE TO REMOVAL OF 2 PROPERTIES FROM SAID ASSESSMENT ROLL
AMEND RESOLUTION 81-207 WHICH CONFIRMED PRELIMINARY
R- 81-622
ASSESSMENT ROLL (LIBERTY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT
PHASE II-SR-5377-C) REDUCE TOTAL ASSESSMENT COST DUE TO
REMOVAL OF ONE PORPERTY FROM SAID ASSESSMENT ROLL,
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK BY P.N.M. CORPORATION FOR LITTLE
R- 81-623
HAVANA COMMU14ITY DEVELOPMENT STREET IMPROVEMENT, ETC.
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF $12,000,000
ORD. 9291
PARKING REVENUE BONDS.
FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 31-1,
ORD. 9292
31-29, 31-37, CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE: LICENSES AND MIS-
CELLANEOUS BUSINESS FEGULATIONS.
FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 31-39
ORD. 9293
OF CITY CODE-"EXEtdPTION ALLOWED WIDOWS AND ,-::"SICALLY
INCAPACITATED PERSONS".
FIRST RrJ;DIt:G Old)] NANCE: ANdI:ND SECTION 56-55 OF THE CODE FIRST READING
INCREASE FAKE FOR JITNEY BUSES.
APPROVE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENTt
$1,750,000 FllI FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION & RESCUE BONDS
$4,400,000 HOUSING BONDS
$3,000,000 SO'T'RM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS
APPROVI? NOTICL OF ShLE OF 13014DS:
$1,750,000 F'IW; FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION & RESCUE BONDS
$4,400,000 HOUSING BONDS
$3,000,000 S'TOIWI SUA'ZIAI IVJ'; ;OVF_MENT BONDS
4PPOINT MR. F'REIXAS AS PERMANENT MEMBER TO ZONING BOARD
(UNEXPIRED TERMS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1982).
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BRIEF DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF APPOINTMENT OF
INDIVIDUALS TO ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRADE AND COMMERCE
DEVELOPMENT.
WAIVE FEE FOR USE OF BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM -
CONSTITUTIONAL ARMED FORCES OF CUBA.
FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND �-12 OF THE
CODE - TIME AND PLACE OF CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS.
ALLOCATE $30,000, SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS:
POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL UTILIZATION STUDY TO BE
MADE BY BOOZ ALLEN AND HAMILTON, INC.
APPROVE COMMENCEMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR OVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER.
DISCUSSION OF STATUS OF 1981-1982 BUDGET.
DISCUSSION ITEM: RECRUITING EFFORTS FOR ADDITIONAL
POLICE OFFICERS.
DISCUSSION ITEM: DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONS UNDER THE
CONSENT DECREE.
DISCUSSION ITEM: SPECIAL POLICE DISTRICT IN THE DOWN-
TOWN AREA -GREATER MIAMI HOTEL ASSOCIATION.
DIRECTION TO CITY ATTORNEY: MAKE ALL EFFORT TO RETAIN
MUNICIPAL CONTROL OVER THE TAXICAB INDUSTRY.
DISCUSSION ITEM: EXPANSION OF RUSTY PELICAN RESTAURANT -
APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ETC.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: HELEN MUIR AND EDWARD SINTZ RE-
GARDING PARYING PROBLEMS AT DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.
AUTHORIZE: CITY MANIAGER TO EXECUTE LINTER OF AGREEMENT;
HOLLYk'ELL CORPOYATION FOR USE OF SOUTHERN PORTION OF
BAYFRONT PARK.
REPORT OF LMPLOYN.EINT OF PERSONS UNDEI: THE HIRING FRELi Z:
RATIFY THE H1IlI.G OF 29 POSITIONS.
EXEMPTIONS TO HIRING FRIEZE: PERMIT EMPLOYMNET OF
PERSONS IN MISCELI-AllEOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS.
BRIEF DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAI, OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRADE AND COMMERCE.
DISCUSSION ITEMS: CommISSIONLR PLUMMER REQUESTING
INFORI.IATI ON ON I I SC1,1'NE ITCMiTI ON LACK OF APPLICATION
FOR DINNER KLY I_X111I SION -- AND ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON
FAILURE OF PE:I_SG61S 7'O PAY GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES.
ADD ONE CUSTODIAL POSITION TO LIST OF PERSONS TO BE
HIRED AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE HIRING FREEZE.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: TALBOT D'ALEMBERTE REGARDING
HIS APPEARANCE IN COURT ON A CITY RELATED MATTER.
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DISCUSSION 31-32
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ORD. 9294
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AUTHORIZE VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS TO T-VVEI.L TO SAN JOSE?
MOT. 81 ;637 73-74
COSTA RICH UNDER THE MONTES DE OCA SISTER CITY PROGRAM,
PLAQUES PROCLMATIONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS,
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ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK; NORTH 59TH STREET HIGHWAY
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IMPROVEMENT H-4452,
CONFIRM ORDERING RESOLUTION: 1981 CITY WIDE SANITARY
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SEWER EXTENSIONS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SRc5476-C.
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: CORAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT
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DISCUSSION ITEM AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF SEVERAL
DISCUSSION 76-82
PERSONS- DUPONT PLAZA DEVELOPMENT AND MORATORIUM FOR
BUILDING PERMITS.
APPROVE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL FACILITY:
MOT. 81-641 82-%84
CENTRO ASTURIANO DE MIAMI,
PROPOSED PROHIBITION OF FISHING ALONG SEAWALLe
DISCUSSION 84-88
S.E. 14TH STREET AND S.E. 15TH ROAD -(REFERRED TO CITY
ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL OPINIONI.
APPROVE FUNDING REQUEST MADE BY NEW WORLD CONTEMPORARY
MOT. 81-642 89"91
FESTIVAL.
DISCUSSION ITEM; POSSIBLE CREATION OF AUTHORITY FOR
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TRADE FAIR OF THE A.MERICAS,
PERSONAL APPEARANCE: FRANCIS PIERR, HAITIAN AFRO-DIMEN-
MOT. 81-644 94-95
SION CARNIVAL REQUESTING FUNDING/USE OF VACANT BUILDING,
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WAIVE 50% OF FEE FOR USE OF BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIM:
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14ETROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY PUBLIC HEARING ON BUS
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On the 9th day of July, 1981, the City Commission of Miami, Florida,
root 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 9:05 A.M., by Mayor Ferre with
the following members of the Commission found to be present:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ALSO PRESENT VERE: Howard V. Gary., City Manager
George F. Knox, City Attorney
Ralph G. Ongie, City Clerk
Matty Hirai, Assistant City Clerk
An invocation was delivered by Reverend Gibson who then led those
present in a pledge of allegiance to the flag.
On motion duly made and seconded by the City Commission, the Minutes
for the meetings of April 23 and Special Meeting of June 26, 1981 were
approved.
1. BRIEF DISCUSSION AND TE11PORARY DEFERRAL OF GENERAL OBLIGATION
BOND SALE (SEE LATER SAME MEETING)
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Mayor Ferre: We're now on the dicussion of the proposed general obligation
bond sale, which are also, by the way, items 10 and 11 on your agenda.
Mr. Gary. We're on item "A" which is the GO bond sales for Fire, Housing
Mr. Gary: Good morning. Mr. Mayor, if you recall, we have had permission
from the City Commission to continue with the Fire Bond ... I mean, the
Fire facility as well as a sewer program which you Approved, as well as
the Housing Program. turd what we're saying to you here, we're requesting
permission to sell bonds because the Fire facility is ready to go, and
we need $1,700,000 to complete that facility. Presently, we have
borrowed money from other funds to finance that project. The Housing
bonds, we have commitment with Dade County. And if you recall, we sold
$25,000,000 worth of bonds, and we have commitments with Dade County
of $4,400,000 and we need to sell those bonds immediately. These
are commitments that are in place and have to be met with Dade County.
Mayor Ferre: Howard, is this any different than what you presented when
Lacasa and I were up at the bond...
Mr. Gary: This is the same.
Mayor Ferre: This is the same. thing.
Mr. Gary: Yes, air.
Mayor Ferre: And the figures I recall woo under $10,0000000 tba,
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Mayor Ferre: Is there a second.
Mr. Gary: Excuse me. I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. The Finance Director has
told me that there are some corrections to the financial statement
that you need to see before you take official action so it will be on the
record.
Mayor Ferre: Would you point those out to us, sir?
Mr. Carlos Garcia: Yes. We just got these changes this morning from
legal counsel. Okay. On the first page of the official brief form...
Mayor Ferre: Are you on item 10 now?
Mr. Garcia: On the offical statement...
Mayor Ferre: Where do you want me to look? Where is the official
statement?
Mr. Plummer: Sir, we don't have anything in our backup on
Mr. Gary: Well, "A" is item 10 and 11.
Mayor Ferre: It would be either under item 10 or 11.
I have the official statement before me.
Mr. Garcia: That is right. That's item 10.
Mr. Plummer: k'hat is it, in the supplemental?
Mr. Gary: No, it' s item 10 in your regular.
Mr. Plummer: I don't have an item 10 in my regular. I just got the
supplemental.
Mayor Ferre: It's not supplemental. It's regular 10.
Mr. Plummer: No, sir. It's not in my regular agenda kit. The problem
is I didn't get the damn thing until this morning. When was it
delivered.
Mr. Gary: We apologize for the inconvenience.
Mr. Plummer: Go ahead.
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Mr. Garcia: It would be page number 8. There are 7 pages. 7 first pages.
It is a description of the bond sale. The next page is the official bid
form. This page here. It's like number 9 if you start counting from the
first page. No sir. If you start counting in your package from the
first page, it's like page number 9.
Mr. Plummer: Hey ]ook. I'm sorry. Okay. Mr. Garcia, I move that this
item be deferred until this package can be presented to us in proper
form. Now, enough. Enough. Don't ask me to vote on $10,000,000 in this
kind of a manner.
Mr. Gary: Excuse me. I have a problem with deferral Mr. Mayor...
Mr. Plummer: Defer it until this afternoon, but don't give me stuff and
you're going to have me putting inserts in here like a photostat mahcine.
Do it properly. My God.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Garcia, I'm going to give to you, sir, mine and I want
you to take a clip and mark out with a red clip, or a green clip, or whatever
color you want to use, what page you're referring to and then refer to
it in such a way ... I've given you 10 and 11. All right, is there anything
else on item il?
Mr. Gary: No, sir.
Mayor Ferre: And you'd better get some copies for the two missing
Commissioners.
2. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INSTALL FENCING AND GATES AROUND
THE PARKING LOT PERIMETER OF
ORANGE BOWL
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f $YNAN�E ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1, OE ORDINANCE No'
9199, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 6, 1980, TH
IWROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL
' YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1981, AS AMENDED, BY
INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION �'0 PERCF..NTTEE T(2�)IRESORT
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FDS, ORANGE B0s'I, STAR
TAX BY AN AMOUNT OF $375,000 TO INSTALL SECURITY
O",;(;E Bov,-I, PARKING LOTS
FENCING AND GATES INTIiF. PRIOR
AND AROUND TEE PERIMETER OF TOAININGBA REPEALER
TO THE 1981 FOOTBALL SEASON, CON
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting
of June 25, 1981 ,was
n u for its second and final reading by title and adoption- On
take p seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the
i motion of Commissioner Plummer, b title and
ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading y
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
t Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Armandooner Joe o
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Commiss Lacasa
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDIN, E No'9287
read the Ordinance into the public record and
The City Attorney Cosmnssion
announced that copies were available to the members of the City
and to the public.
3. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND
"19Z;1 YOUTH CONSERVATION COP,PS PROGRAIi"
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of June 25, 1981 was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On
motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the
ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9288
The City Attorney read the Ordinance into the public record and
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commssion
and to the public.
4. SECOND READING ORDINANCE:
Mayor Ferre: Take up 4.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Father Gibson: Second.
TRUST AND AGENCY FUND
"POLICE SECOND DOLLAR TRAINING"
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer, seconded by Gibson.
Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
Further discussion?
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO.
8835, ADOPTED JULY 27, 1978, WHICH ESTABLISHED
A TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED: "POLICE
SECOND DOLLAR TRAINING"; BY INCREASING THE
APPROPRIATION FOR SAID FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,556;
FROM REVENUE RECEIVED FROM DAI)E COUNTY FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1979-80 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES, CHAPTER
943.25(5) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LAW
ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND EDUCATION; CONTAINING A
REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABIL1 Y CLAUSE
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Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of Jute 25# 1981 wAa
tAken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On
motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Gibson$ the
ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9289
The City Attorney read the Ordinance into the public record atftd
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Comassiott
and to 4-he public.
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5. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE APPROPRIATION TO GENERAL MTD
OVERHIRING OF 50 POLICE OFFICERS
Mayor Ferre: Take up 5.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves, Gibson seconds. Further discussion? Read
the ordinance.
(AT THIS POINT, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE ORDINANCE INTO THE PUBLIC
RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO.
9179, ADOPTED OCTOBER 3, 1980, THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1981, AS AMENDED; BY INCREASING
THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE GENERAL FUND, POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $197,670 BY DECREASING
' THE APPROPRIA'T'ION FOR THE GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL
PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, PUBLIC SAFETY FUND, IN THE
SAME AMOUNT; FOR THE PURPOSE OF OVERHIRING 50
POLICE OFFICERS
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of June 25,
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On
motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the
ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title
passed and adopted by the following vote:
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6. ALLOCATE $175,623 FOR PRE -OPENING IIATIONAL TRADE ADVERTISING
AND PROMOTION FOR CITY OF MIAMI/UNIVERSITY OF MiAMI/JAMES L. KNIGHT
INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Mayor Ferre: Item 12.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Is there a second?
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Gibson. Further discussion? Call the roll
on 12.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer,
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-602
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF $175,623
FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, CONVENTION CENTER
AND PARKING GARAGE REVENUE BOND FUNDS TO THE OFFICE
OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI/
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. JAMES L. INIGIiT INTERNATIONAL
CENTER; SAID FMMS BEING ALLOCATED TO ENABLE THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAID CENTER TO CONDUCT
PuF-OPENING NATIONAL TRADE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
IN ACCORDANCE WI11I THE ATTACHED PRE -OPENING
PROMOTIONAL PLAN
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plu.nnner, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacs
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7. AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF $10,042.83 COSTS AND EXPE17SES FIRST
114TER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
Mayor Ferre: Item 13.
Father Gibson: Move.
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Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
E Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Plummer. Further discussion? Call the roll..
The following resolution vas introduced by Commissioner Gibson, vho
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81--603
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $10,042.83
FOR THE COSTS AND EXPINSES OF THE FIRST INTER-AMERICAN
CONFERENCE OF MAYORS MELD AT MIAMI ON APRIL 2-3, 1981,
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INAUGURATION OF THE TRADE FAIR
OF THE AMERICAS, ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFORE FROM
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, SISTER CITIES PROGRAMS,
ACCOUNT NO. 921007-270
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(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
' ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
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8. APPOINT FIR1: OF JOHi:SO:' AIND HIGGINS AS PROPERTY/CASUALTY
INSURANCE AGENT OF RECOID FOR Tt3E CITY OF MIAMI
Mayor Ferre: Take up 14.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer. Is there a second?
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Gibson, Further discussion?
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Upon being seconded by Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted
by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Cibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
9. NEGOTIATE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM OF:
BROWN, WOOD, IVEY, MITCHELL AND PETTY
BOND COUNSEL FOR PAPXING REVENUE BOIMS-DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT
CENTER GARAGE
Mayor Ferre: Take up 15.
Mr. Plummer: Move it. -
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer.
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Gibson. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-605
= A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ENGAGE THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF THE FIRM BROWN, WOOD, IVEY.,
MITCHELL 6 PETTY TO ACT AS I3OND COUNSEL FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF PARKING REVENUE BONDS FOR THE DOWNTOWN
GOVERNMENT CENTER PAi:i:ING YACILITY WITH FEES FOR
SERVICES TO BE PA11) FROM SALE OF SAID BONDS
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on fLIC
in the Office of the City Clerk).
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09
JUL 0 9 "81
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
10. EXECUTE LEASE AGREE21ENT: OVERTOWN DAYCARE AND 11EIGHBORHOOD
CENTER
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves 16.
Father Gibson:
Mayor Ferre:
Second.
Gibson seconds.
Further discussion? Gall the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION N0. 81-60
Commissioner Plummer, who
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Jul. 0 91581
11. ALLOCATE $1,300 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
SERVICES OF A HOUSING REHABILITATION SPECIALIST
Mayor Ferre: Take up 17.
Father Gibson: Move it.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson, seconded by Plummer. Further discussion?
Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-607
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $1,300 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE FUNDING OF AN
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SERVICES OF A HOUSING
REHABILITATION SPECIALIST AS AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION
NO. 80-486
(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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
12. AMEND LEASE AGREEMENT: LEASE OF SPACE IN LITTLE HAVANA
C0"LiUNITY CEi�TER - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Mayor Ferre: Take up 18.
Mz. Plummer: Defer.
Mayor Ferre: That food stamp thing?
Mr. Plummer: Damn right. I want to talk to those people about
Little River again. That's right. I want to talk to those people
that stood up here and told us they couldn't do a damn thing about
Little River and all the problems they were causing. I want to talk
to those people.
Mayor Ferre: J. L., have you talked to Harry about this thing?
Is this in our advantage?
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JUL 09 1981
Mr. Gary: Which is using the space.
Mayor
Terre-. And paying us money for it. So please let's not cut OUT&66
Mr. Plummer: This is in agreement with the State?
ing lease*
Ms. Spillman: Nos no, no. It's amen0m nt to fnetXintthe community
Commissioner, where they are vacating
center.
Mr. Plummer: That's all this does is vacate the space?
Ms. Spillman: Right.
Mr. Plummer: I move.
Mayor Terr
e: All right. Plummer moves 18, Gibson seconds. Further
discussion? Call the roll. commissioner Plummer, who
The following resolution was introduced by
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-608
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13. AUTHORIZE AGREE11EITT: DADE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION FOR
DEPOSIT OF CO?A,"UTIITY bEVELOPrUrNT BLOCK
GRANT FUIIDS
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Mayor Ferre: Take up 19.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer, seconded by Gibson. Under- diacussi6n.
Mr. Manager?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Was this done under the proper, you know, bid procedure,
whatever you call this, so that everybody had an opportunity to ... I just
want to put it on the record that everybody...
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. And in your package we have all the banks that were
submitted RFP's.
Mayor Ferre: Is this the best offer the City had, is that why we chose
them?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. The best and the only.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anybody else who is willing to...
Mr. Gary: None of the other banks were interested. This the best and
only bid.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. But we gave everybody the opportunity and...
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. It looks like about 20 banks here on the RFP list.
Mr. Plummer: Very happy to know that the banks in this community are
doing so well.
Mayor Ferre: I notice that this is a savings and loan. Other savings
and loans were also, as I can see, and minority banks were also given
an opportunity. Is that correct?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. Capital Bank, Bank of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: I know. I want to put it on the record. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-609
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY RkP'AGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED
HERETO WITH DADE SAVINGS A!�D LOAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE
DEPOSIT OF COTaIUNIT1' UEVELOPME'Nl' BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
RECEIVED PURSUANT TO A LUMP -SUM DIUW-DOWN FOR CITY
USE OF ALLOCATED I:E11AB1LITATION FUi:DS WITH 713E AGREEMENT
INCORPORATING THE TEPIiS OF THE ATTACHED PROPOSAL
FROM SAID 111:M I-J2D WITH SAID AGk1:11:L2,T BEING SUBJECT
TO THE APPROVAL OF THE U14TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
(CONTINUED ON NERT PAGE)
13
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
14. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT: BELAFONTE TACOLCY YOUTH
UIPLOYMENT PROGRAM CETA TITLE IV
Commissioner Lacasa Enters Meeting at 9:20 A.M.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we're on item 20. Authorizing the Manager
to enter into a professional service contract with Belafonte Tacolcy
Youth to provide compensation for summer... Gibson moves, Lacasa seconds.
Further discussion...
Mr. Plummer: What item?
Mayor Ferre: 20. On Tacolcy. Belafonte Tacolcy and Youth Coop.
discussion? Call the roll.
Further
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-610
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS WITH BELAFONTE-TACOLCY
AND YOUTH CO-OP INC. TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, FOR THE SUMMER
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM-CETA TITLE IV
(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 J. L. Plummer, Jr.
�..
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (REv.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Commissioner Joe Carollo
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JUL 0 91981
15. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: MIAMI DADE COMffMTITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT
OF ATHLETIC.. PLAYING FIELDS - BICEIITE14NIAL PARR
Mayor Ferre: 21.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Father Gibson: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson, seconded by Lacasa. further discussion?
Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, Who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-611
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
USE AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED
THERTO, WITH MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FOR
DEVELOPMENT AND NON-EXCLUSIVE USE OF ATHLETIC PLAYING
FIELDS AT NEW WORLD CENTER BICENTENNIAL PARK, FOR
A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
16. AUTHORI.ZE AMEND1,1ENT TO AGREEMENT: RALPH ALLEN, INC.
GOLF PROFESSIONAL, AT r11AMI SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB
Mayor Ferre: 22.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: J. L., did we have any problems with that? I remember
that comes up so many years.
Mr. Plummer: Maurice this one here is a thing in which they had to
close the golf course for 6 months in repairs and maintenance, and this
is an extension of the contract to give the man the right to make 4p
the difference of what he lost for the 6 months.
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JUL 091981
Mayor Perre: Moved by Plummer, seconded by dibecas Tutthat discussion
on item 22? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plumet# Who
Moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-612
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH RALPH ALLEN, INC.
THE GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT THE MIAMI SPRINGS COUNTRY
CLUB PROVIDING FOR AN EXTENSION OF SIX MONTHS TO THE
EXISTING TERM
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
17. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: OLSTEN TEMPORARY SERVICES INC.
`'AS REQUIRED" KEY PUNCH OPERATOR SERVICES
Mayor Ferre: We're now on item 23.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Is there a second? Seconded by Gibson.
Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-613
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND OLSTEN TD,IPORARY SERVICES FOR
. '. FURNISHING, ON AN "AS REQUIRED" BASIS, ON -CALL KEY-
' PUNCH OPERATOR SERVICES FOR THE C17'Y'S COMPUTER
OPERATIONS; USING BUDGETED FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMPUTERS AND COM2NNICATIONS
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
�! (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
JUL 091981
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
�.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT' VANTAGE PERSONNEL 7EMPORARIES, INC.
,,AS REQUIRED" KEYPUNCH OPERATOR SERVICES
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 24.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Lacasa seconds. Further discussion? Call
the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 51-614
CUTE
A RESOLUTION AUTHOR IZING TKLYCTH ORMGATTACHED ER TO EHERETO
AN AGREEMENT IN SUBSTANTIAL
THE CITY AND ADVANTAGE PERSOSHINGREQUI�DL
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
RNI
I2vC•YP�NCH
•
TEMPORARIES,
BASIS, ON -CALL KE OPERATOR�SOERVICESAFOR THE
FUNDSOF
BUDGETED
CITY'S COMPUTEROPERATOONS;ut`ICATION
THE DEPARTME DCONT OUTERS
i
(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 Lacasa, the resolution was
'
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
`
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
'* Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
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Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
?.
NOES: None
ASSENT; Commissioner Joe Carollo
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JUL 0 9
19. AUTHORIZE AGREPMNT: EASTROM ASSOCIATES INC. "AS REQUIRED"
PROGRAMMTNG-A17At.,YTICAT, SERVICES FOR CITY COMPUTER OPERATIONS
Mayor Ferre: Take up 25.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Is there a second.
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Lacasa. Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-615
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND EASTROM ASSOCIATES
INC., FOR FURNISHING, ON AN "AS REQUIRED" BASIS
ON -CALL PROGRAMMING -ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR THE
CITY'S COMPUTER OPERATIONS; USING BUDGETED FUNDS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
20. ACCEPT PROPOSAL: AERIAL SURVEY OF THE CITY
Mayor Ferre: Take up 26.
Mr. Plummer: 1n'hat's that for? Is this just to hang on somebody's wall?
Mr. Grimm: No, sir. That's probably one of the most valuable tools
the City has.
Mr. Plummer: I'm sure it is. What is it for?
Mr. Grimm: That's the aerial photographs we take of the entire fifty
every 5 years.
Mr. Plummer: For what reason?
Father Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: 26 has been moved and seconded. Further discussion?
Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer„ who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-616
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF AERIAL SURVEYS
INTERNATIONAL, INC., TO PERFORM AN AERIAL SURVEY OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $34,570.47,
INCLUDING ADDITIVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 9 INCLUSIVE OF THE
PROPOSAL; WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE
"DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 1980-81 BUDGET" TO COVER THE
CONTRACT COST; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre -
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
F21.ONSENT AGENDA
Item a was removed from the Consent Agenda)
Mayor Ferre: Before the vote on adopting items included in the Consent
Agenda is taken, is there anyone present who is an objector or proponent
that wishes to speak on any item in the Consent Agenda? Hearing none,
the vote on the adoption of the Consent Agenda will now be taken.
Commissioner Pluuuner moved that the. Consent Agenda comprised of Items
30-36 be adopted. Vice -Mayor Gibson seconded the motion.
The following resolutions were introduced by Couunissioner Plummer,
seconded by Vice -Mayor Gibson and passed and adopted by the following
vote:
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19 JUL 091981
5:
Co missioner Jt.
Commissioner Armando Lacaaa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. G bBOD
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
i
NOES:
None
ABSENT.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
21.1
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER EXECUTE QUITMAIM bl?-Do
YTO
MARIA M. PEREZ AND MAR B.
RESOLUTION NO. 81-617
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO MARIA M. PEREZ
AND MARY B. NERVIS FOR THE PROPERTY LEGALLY
DESCRIBED AS THE NORTH 5 FEET OF LOT 2, LESS
THE EAST 3.12 FEET, BLOCK 6, HOLLEMAN MANOR
(10-30)
21.2
ACCEPT BID: METRO ELECTRIC SERVICE, INC. OF $30,000
BASE BID OF PROPOSAL FOR MIAMI SPRINGS GOLF COURSE
IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ETC.
RESOLUTION NO. 81-618
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF METRO ELECTRIC
SERVICE, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000, BASE BID
OF THE PROPOSAL, FOWI OCATED
IRRIGATION SYSTEM, �NIESITHEREFOR ALLGOLF
ENTERPRISE
FROM THE "MIAMIO�IOFS$30,000
FUND" IN THE AM TO COVER THECONTRACT
COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF
$30300 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSES;
ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $600 TO
COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING,
TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; ALLOCATING
FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $1,240 TO COVER THE
INDIRECT COSTS; AN'D AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT k'ITH SAID FIRM
21.3
ACCEPT BID: RUSSELL, INC. IN PROPOSED AMOUNT OF
IMPROVEMENT PHASE I
$482,925.00 BID ''A" (HIGHWAY)
FOR MANOR HIGHWAY 115 ROVEMENT (H-4465), ETC.
RESOLUTION NO. 81-619
A RESOLUTI.01, ACCEPT?'-'(, THE BID OF RUSSELL, INC.
"A"
IN THE PROPOSLil A1.10UNT OF $482,925.00, BID
(HIGHWAY) OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR MANOR HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENTS - PHASE I Tiv THE MANOR HIGHWAY
"
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - PHASE I (H-4465); WITH
EM
MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE "HIGHWAY ,
G.OL BOND FUND" It' THE AMOUt''I' OF $482,925.00
TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID
no m coVER THE COST
22. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF $12,000,000 PARKING
REVENUE BONDS
Mayor Ferre: J. L., let's take up item number 1.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Is there any problem on this? Moved by Plummer.
Mr, Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Lacasa. Read the ordinance, please.
(AT THIS POINT, THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE ORDINANCE INTO THE PUBLIC
RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT
EXCEEDING $12,000,000 PARKING REVENUE BONDS
(ADDITIONALLYTHESECUREDI, VALOREM
REVENUES) OFY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR PAYING THE
COST OF ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING AN OFF-STREET
PARKING FACILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF
SUCH BONDS AND THE It.TEREST THERE01.' FROM THE
NET REVENUES OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY
SO FINANCED AND CERTAIN DESIGNATED NON AD VALOREM
REVENUE SOURCES OF THE CITY; DESCRIBING THE
TERMS, SECURITY AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SUt`
BONDS; SETTING IORTIi 1'HE RIGHTS AN t.iMEDIES OF
THE HOLDERS OF SUCH BONDS; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY
DECLARING THE ORDII,1AI:CE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE;
AND DISPENSING VIT11 THE READING of THE ORDINANCE
ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS
Was introduced I>y Commissioner Plummer and seconded by
dispensing with
Commissioner
the
Lacasa for adoption as an emergency measure and
two separate days, which was agreed to by
requirement of reading, same on
the following vote:
AYES; Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibsnu
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
�pgs None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Car0110
;22 JUL
091981
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.
23. FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 31-1, 31-39
31-37, CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE: LICENSES AIM MISCELLANEOUS
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 6.
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 31-1, 31-29, AND
31-37 OF CHAPTER 31, ENTITLED: "LICENSES AND
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS", OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (1980), AS ,
AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE TERM MASSAGE "SALON" TO
TO READ MASSAGE "PARLOR" IN SUBSECTION (B) (1) OF
SECTION 31-1 AIND BY ADDING A NEV SUBPARAGRAPH (f)
TO SUBSECTION (B) (1) OF SAID SECTION 31-1 TO
PROVIDE A FURTHER EXCLPT1011 TO THL PI:OHIBITIONS
AGAINST OPERATION OF MASSAGE PARLORS, BATIi PARLORS
OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR TYPE BUSINESS WiIL►t SPECIFIKD
PHYSICAL CONTACT IS PROVIDED THE kECIPIENT OF
SERVICES, SAID EXCEPTION 1'0 INCLUDE: KkSSEURS AND
MASSEUSES WHO POSSESS CERTIFICATES ISSU D BY THE
STATE OF FLORIDA; by 11:OHIBITING ISSUTA1�CE OF A
LICENSE DURING CERTAIN PERIODS IN SEC110N 31-29;
BY ADDING THE WORD "or" AT THE END OF SUBPARAGRAPHS
(1) THROUGH (7) OF SUBSECTION 31-37(a); BY DELETING
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J U L 0 9 1981
JUL 0 9198t
24. FIRST AND SECOND READ114G ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 31-39 OF CITY
CODE EXEMPTION ALLOWED WIDOWS AITD PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED
PERSONS
Mayor Ferre: Take up 7.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves, Lacasa seconds. Read the ordinance.
(AT THIS POINT, THE CITY ATTORNEY READS THE ORDINANCE INTO TIME PUBLIC
RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 31-390 ENTITLED:
"Exemption allowed widows and persons physically
incapacitated, etc.; exemptions.", OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (1980), AS AMENDED,
BY REVISING THE AMOUNT OF QUALIFYING CAPITAL FOR
SAID EXEMPTION FROM A MAXIMUM OF $500 TO A MAXIMUM
OF $1,000; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE
REQUIREMENT OF READING SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS
BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner
Lacasa, for adoption pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph (f) of the City
Charter dispensing with the requirement of readins same on two
separate days by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members
of the Commission:
AYES: Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Whereupon the City Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer
and seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, adopted said ordinance by the
following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
!$SENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public re Cold and
announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission
and copies were available to the public.
25. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 56-55 OF THE CODE
IKREASE FARE FOR JITNEY BUSES
Mayor Ferre: All right, now take up item 8.
Father Gibson: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson. Is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: What item?
Mayor Ferre: 8.
Mr. Plummer: Okay. Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? All aright# read the ordinance.
(AT THIS POINT, THE CITY ATTORNEY READS THE ORDINANCE INTO THE PUBLIC
RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: The is has to be on first reading only.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 56-55 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY
PROVIDING THEREIN FOR AN INCREASE IN THE FARE
CHARGED BY ALL HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES OPERATING
FOR -HIRE CARS (JITNEY BUSES) FROM 601,- TO 7 U ;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
Was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner
Plummer and passed on its first reading by title by the following
vote:
AYES:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner Armando Lacasa
ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carol.lo
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26. APPROVE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATE!=-
$1,750,000 FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION & RESCUE BONDS
$4,400,000 HOUSING BONUS
$3,000,000 STORM SFT.gFR I'iPROVETTEI1T BONDS
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Laca�c;a, 10 and 11 have been basically deferred until they
update the material this afternoon.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Garcia, are you ready with Items 10 and 11?
Mr. Garcia: Yes, we are, Mayor.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Pass out the.... All right# Mr. Garcia, the chair
recognizes you.
Mr. Garcia: Okay, the last minute changes that we have are paper clipped
at the bottom of the page.
Mayor Ferre: All right, well, why don't you take us through them. First
clip.
Mr. Garcia: The first one is on the Official Bid Form. It is a minor legal
change, there was a section that was blank and now we're saying that the
buyer of bonds will pay exactly 9.150.
Mayor Ferre: 9.150?
Mr. Garcia: Right. Plus a cash premium amount which will be blank, so we
change the blank from a total amount to a section of the total amount.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, next.
Mr. Garcia: On the next page on the Notice of Sale we're changing the date
from June 1st to August let.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, where are we?
Mr. Garcia: On the Notice of Sale we're changing the date, the maturity
dates from June 1st to August 1st maturity.
NOTE: Commissioner Joe Carollo entered the meeting at 9:35 O'Clock A. M.
Mayor Ferre: we're on Item 10, Joe. Okay, continue, you're changing the
date, page 5.
Mr. Garcia: Page 5, again it is a legal clause that we're inserting there
that says, that reads, "Any premium bid shall be for all of the said bonds
and allocated to each series" instead of saying that if there is a premium
paid, instead of relating to a particular maturity it is going to relate
to all of the bonds. That's a legal need.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, next clip.
Mr. Garcia: Next on the preliminary official statement on the cover page
we are changing the top line where it says, "On the opinion of bond counsel
interest on the bonds is exempt from present Federal Income Taxes and Florida
Income Taxes" what we're saying is, bond counsel is saying they could not
find a particular clause in the State Statutes or the City Charter indicat—
ing that the interest on these bonds is going to be exempt from local income
taxes or state income taxes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, next clip.
Mr. Garcia: Ar,d then again on page 1 of the Official Statement we are chang-
ing one of the :iLbturity dates on the 3rd line in the first paragraph to 19090
Mayor Ferre: To 1982. Okay.
Mr. Garcia: Those are the changes that we have. Again, I'm sorry, a last
change on page 33, again the tax exemption issue where bond counsel is saying
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that they are not finding any clause in the City Charter ar state
Statutes indicating bond interest could be exempt from taxes&
Mayor Ferre: Okay. In other words none of these are substantive ehA i9A§1
they're just 81 changed to 82, that type of a thing. MAY,, What ie the
will of this commission at this point? Does this now comply with what
bond counsel asked you to do, Mr. Garcia?
Mr. Garcia: Yes, sir, it does.
Mayor Ferre: So it is on the record. It has been moved by Plumiert
seconded by Gibson. Further discussion on Item 101 Call the roll, please.
The following resolution was introduced by Conmissioner Plu=er, Who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-624
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27. APPROVE NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDSs
$1,750,000 FIRE, FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION & RESCUE BONDS
$4,400,000 HOUSING BONDS
$3,000,000 STORM SE7v7ER I17ROVEMENT BONDS
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-625
A RESOLUTION FIXING CERTAIN DETAILS CONCERNING $1,750,000
FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE FACILITIES BONDS,
$4,400,000 HOUSING BONDS, AND $3,000,000 STORM SEWER IM-
PROVEMENT BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND DIRECT-
ING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SALE OF SAID BONDS.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES:
NOES: None.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
28. APPOINT MR. FREIXAS AS PERMANENT MEMBER TO ZONING BOARD
(UNEXPIRED TERMS UNTIL DECE4BER 31, 1982)
Mayor Ferre: How about.29? That's the Zoning Board vacancy.
Mr. Lacasa: I move item 29.
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Mr. Carollo: Mr. City Clerk, there is another opening on the Zoning
Board. When will that come up on the Agenda? Has it been advertised
already?
Mr. Ongie: One regular and one alternate have been advertised and I'll
get the deadline for you.
Mr. Plummer: That's other than the one we made today as a full time
member?
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir.
Mr. Carollo: Can you place both of those on the very next available
meeting which will probably be, I imagine, either the end of July
or the first meeting of September.
Mr. Ongie: Yes, sir. Positively by the first of September.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Freixas moved from the alternate to full time,
so that left open the alternate.
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Ms. Hirai: Humberto Garcia, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Cruz was never...I mean, we appointed hits but then he wad
never sworn in.
Mr. Carollo: Whose seat was being replaced today?
Mayor Ferre: Garcia.
Mr. Carollo: When does his term expire?
Ms. Hirai: December 31, 82.
Mr. Carollo: December 31, 82. And the other terms when does that
expire?
Ms. Hirai: The other term expires in 83, sir.
Mayor Ferre: The one we approved today?
Ms. Hirai: No. The one we approved today will go until December 310 82,
There remains to be appointed one alternate and one regular.
Mr. Carollo: The other regular....
Ms. Hirai: December 83.
Mr. Carollo: No complaints, then.
29. BRIEF DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF APPOINTMENT OF I17DIVIDUALS
TO ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRADE AI4D COMMERCE DEVELOPISNT
Mayor Ferre: How many vacancies are there on 28? There's one, right?
Mr. Plummer: No, there's more than one.
Mayor Ferre: '_-f:'s sec. There's 1.5 individuals by the Commission with
the Chairperson of said council being designted by the City Commission.
And what I wanted was to wait for either Tony Crapp or Julio Castano
to come down here and talk to us about how that committe is working,
and etc. So, we'll wait and Father...
Father Gibson: All right.
Mayor Ferre: ...I'll recognize you.
Father Gibson: No problem.
Mr. Carollo: I have an appointee I'd like to bring up too, Mr. Mayor,
If we could at this time. Father Gibson, would you like to naw
the one you have first, sir?
Father Gibson: I have William T. Holloway.
Mr. Carollo: The one that I have, Mr. Mayor, is J)ewtrto yaFtg; Jjr,
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HATot parte: And Demttb M624 All right. Vail' to" b"k to tillass
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, air.
Mr. Gary:
The reason for the delay is that Mr. Crape i§ lri the Pt"622
of xeroxing a copy of the present membership for YOU -
Mayor Ferre: I see. All right, Well, as soon as he's available...
Mr. Plummer: would have been nice 5 days in advance. But I'm sure the
photostat machine wasn't working.
30. 4]AIVE FEE FOR USE OF BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM
CONSTITUTIONAL ARMED FORCES OF CUBA
Mayor Ferre: Non -controversial things, NS-1 is a Constitutional
for a commemorative
Auditorium0%
Armed Forces of Cuba hasreserved Ba=er�equestingawaiver fmthetive =
act on the 6th of September.
from Commissioner Lacasa.
Commissioner Lacasa
fee. Okay. This comes
moves. Is there a second?
Mr. Carollo: Second.
_
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Commissioner Carollo. Is
there further'
discussion on NS-1? Call the roll, please.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION N0. B1-627
A MOTION WAIVING ONE-HALF THE ENTAER 6E
OR USE OF
BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ON
CELEBRATION OF CUBAN ARMED
FORCES
(COMMEMORATIVE
DAY)
being seconded by Commissioner Carollo,
the motion was passed
Upon
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
(Re\..; Theodu&e R. Gibson
ViceMayor
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
j ABSENT: None
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31. FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND 2-12 OF THE CODE
TI11E AND PLACE OF CITY C0,1TITSSION MEETINGS
E
Mayor Ferre: The next one is NS--7 which is a time schedule for City
Commission meetings. And this it a motion of the City stipulating
the Commission will_ conduct only 2 regular meetings each month, with
the first monthly meeting tentatively dedicated to Cite business other
than Planning and 7.oning, and the second dedicated to Planning and
Zoning. And it provides further that there are non -planning and zoning
items that cannot wait for the non -planning and zoning meeting. These
items, in a limited number, could be considered at the Planning and
Zoning meeting and visa -versa. It further provides that if necessary,
a non planning and zoning meeting could be scheduled on the 5th
Thursday in any month having 5 Thursdays or an alternate day, obviously.
If the need arises, and we would hope that the administration would keep
the meetings down to 2 meetings a month. All tight, is there a motion?
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Gibson, I assume. Further discussion? Call
the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-12 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED: "TIME
AND PLACE OF MEETING"; BY PROVIDING THAT NO REGULAR
MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION BE HELD DURING THE
MONTH OF AUGUST; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT MATTERS TO BE
CONSIDERED AT THE FIRST MONTHLY MEETING BE GENERALLY
LIMITED TO THOSE MATTERS NOT ARISING FROM OR UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 6871, AS AMENDED, THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI,
AND THAT MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE SECOND
MONTHLY MEETING BE GENERALLY LIMITED TO THOSE MATTERS
ARISING FROM OR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE
NO. 6871; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT IN ANY MONTH HAVING
5 THURSDAYS A REGULAR MEETING SHALL BE HELD IF THERE
ARE MATTERS GENERALLY NOT ARISING FROM OR UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6871 TO BE CONSIDERED,
THE URGENCY OF WHICH DOES NOT PERMIT THE MATTER TO BE
CONSIDERED AT THE FIRST MONTHLY MEETING OF THE
SUCCEEDING MONTH; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT 0TY MATTER MAY
BE CONSIDERED AT ANY REGULAR MEETING; ALSO PROVIDNG
THAT ALL REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE Cli. C01-24ISSION SHALL
CONVENE AT 5:00 A.M.; CONTAINING A REi,EALER PROVISION
AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE
REQUIREMF.N'I' OF READING SMIE ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY
A VOTE OF IN'OT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE COM211ISSION
Was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa and seconded by Commissioner
Gibson, 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 City Commission:
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33 JUL 0 9198
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: None
Whereupon the Commission on motion of ComMosioner talt4sd and
seconded by Commissioner Gibson, adopted said ordinance by the following
vote:
AYES: Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Commissioner Joe Carollo
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ABSENT: None
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9294
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and
announced that copies were available to the memebers of the City
Commission and copies were available to the public.
32. ALLOCATE$30,000, SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS:
POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL UTILIZATION STUDY TO BE MADE BY
BOOZ ALLEN AND HAMILTON, INC.
Mayor Ferre: All right, we're now on item NS-3 which is a resolution
allocating $30,000 from Special Programs and so on, for analysis of
Police Department personnel utilizing... Mr. Carollo moved that
previously, and Mr. Plummer, you seconded it.
Mr. Plummer: Do we have back up on that? Mr. Mayor, as I see it, this
is only an appropriation.
Mayor Ferre: That's correct.
Mr. Plummer: I am very concerned, Mr. Mayor, in this particular item
as to the scope of the work.
Mayor Ferre: It's defined on the second page, item... task 6. Determination
through consultation with appropriate Police Department officials, of
the present policies and practices used in assigning Police Department
personnel; two, determination of the alternatives assignment policies
paractices, including, but not limited to the use of civilian.
employees to replace sworn officer personnel where appropriate, and in
the interest of the public safey in order to maximize utilization of
sworn officer personnel in the field, and lastly, dcterciination
of realistic cost and tiri,e estimates to achieve such alternative
assignment policies and practices and the upset of such policies
on the number of` Lk�oru officer personnel available f)er field day.
Mr. Plummer: All right, eir, I have no problem %.rith that. The only
question I have remaining is is Mr. Manager, Mr. Porter Homer
indicated that he could not do it in 30 days, yet this has a 30 day
time clause.
34 JUL 09 01
Mayor Ferre: He had a problem getting same specialist who knew this
field very well and now he's gotten it. But now the question* Jo L6j
the other side of that is this, that if you put 30 days, it might take
45, it will take 60. You know how these things...
Mr. Plummer: Well. Mr. Mayor, I think what we're really doing this for
is for the budget process, and that's why 30 days is most crucial.
Mr. Carollo: You're correct, J. L.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner PluMer Who.
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-628
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $30,000 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS
AND ACCOUNTS, PUBLIC SAFETY FUND, FOR AN ANALYSIS OF
POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL UTILIZATION TO BE CONDUCTED
BY BOOS, ALLEN AND HAMILTON, INC.; AMENDING THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
SAID FIRM DATED DECEMBER 18, 19800 BY EXTENDING THE
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE BY 30 DAYS, AND BY ADDING AN
ADDITIONAL WORK TASK ENTITLED: "ANALYSIS OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL UTILIZATION" TO SAID CONTRACT.
SUBSTANTIALLY AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
33. APPROVE CO it-1ENCEIIENT OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR DESIGN AND
nEVELOPME?:T SERVICES FOR OVERTOWN' SHOPPING CENTER
Mayor Ferre: Now, the next thing is the Overtown Shopping Center...
Mr. Plummer: Mole it.
Mayor Ferre: And Gibson, Plummer seconds. Further discussion? Call
the roll.
(CONTINUED ON NEXT PAW
35 JUL 4 91981
34. DISCUSSION OF STATUS OF 1981-1932 BUDGET
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Mayor Ferre: That takes us back to item "B". All right, Mr. Gary.
Mr. Gary: At this time, I would like for Mano Surana to give you an
update of the budgetary process, and I would also like to inform the
City Commission, that at the next City Commission meeting the City
Commission has to establish a millage rate so that we can submit that
to Dade County, so that they can advertise, not advertise, inform the
citizens of what the proposed millage rate is. If you recall, last
year the State passed aT R71; bill which required certain changes in our
budgetary process. The two significant changes were firstly, that we
inform citizens of the proposed millage rate as a comparison of last
years millage rate, and secondly, that we increase our property taxes
by no more than 8%. And if we decide or chose to exceed 8%, that we
would have to obtain 4/5th's vote of the City Commission. That TRIM
bill has been modified for the current year in that you can exceed
8% without obtaining a 4/5th's vote of the City Commission. You only
need 3. We're back to the old process. But we still have to establish
a proposed millage rate before we adopt a budget, and inform the citizens
of the proposed millage rate in comparison to the current years millage
rate. Now, the important feature of that is you can establish a
millage rate at a level and reduce it, but you cannot establish a
millage rate and then increase it at a later time.
Mayor Ferre: Would you repeat that so that everybody gets that very
clearly in their mind?
Mr. Gary: You can establish a millage rate. Once you establish it, at
a later date, you have the opportunity to reduce that millage rate. But
once you establish a millage rate you cannot increase it. You can always go
down, but you can't go up. And we will be recommending to each of you
at the next City Commission meeting a proposed millage rate. In the
interim, I will be going around to the remaining City Commissioners and
discussing the budget alternatives that are available to us, and also
receive your input for that meeting.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let me at this point, come up front and tell
you where I am. 01:ay? So that you understand. I told you personally
today, I want to tell you on the public record. Now, at this stage
of the game, you've got about a $10,000,000 shortfall.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: If everything is done the way we're projecting it. That
does not take into account going up to 1,000 police officers, or it does?
Mr. Gary: It does, yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: It does. I stand corrected. All right, now. As I
understand it, for us to meet that $10,000,000 shortfall, you are
projecting that we're going to have to lay-off something like 600
employees? No, 800 employees.
Mr. Gary: l said, based on the budget we have today, and with the
uncertainty wee gave with the union negotiations, that figure would be
from 450 to 750 employee6.
Mayor Ferre: From 450 to 750 employees. Okay, now. In addition, and
that is without touching Fire and Police.
Mr. Gary: Yes, air.
JUL
G 91981
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: So in effect, what you're saying is that f6t us to do 4hat
we said we were going to do, there is only one Way...there is one t8ay
to do it which is to reduce our work force in half. And that includes
administration, that includes Parks and Recreation. That includes the
whole other than Police and Fire.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Now that's what we've been talking about until now. In the
meantime, the millage of the City of Miami and the way it is presented,
it is very confusing. The fact is that we got a preliminary assessment
roll. Is that correct? Which is higher than what you had estimated
before. Is that correct?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Now, it is up to $6,000,000,0009 what?
Mr. Surana: 7.3
Mayor Ferre: We're at $7$00,000,000.
Mr. Suranac Including new construction.
Almost $70000*0006000.
Mayor Ferre: We were estimating $6,800,000,000, as I recall, and we're
up to $7,300,0006000. All right, now, if you were to project the total
taxes paid if we had had $7,300,000,000 of assessed value, the millage
last year instead of being 8.4 would be close to 8.0.
Mr. Gary: Right now, we're at 9.03. Now, it's reduced, Mayor, to...
Mayor Ferre: All right. 9.03 is with the assessment of last year. If
you had this years assessment times the ... what would the millage have
been?
Mr. Gary: 6 mills.
Mayor Ferre: That' what I said. Now, we ... if you project an 8% increase
on the 8 mill, okay, if you're projecting an 8% increase, you're going
from 8 to 8.6.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Now, that would give us about, what? $4,000,000 additional.
Mr. Surana: That would be $4,500,000.
Mayor Ferre: That's what I said. $4,000,000 to $5,000,000. Now, suppose
-we went to the maximum under state law which is 10 mills. That then would
take us from 8.6 to 10, that's an increase of 1.4. And that would give
us an additional $11,000,000 or $12,000,000. Is that correctT
Mr. Surana: That's correct,
Mayor Ferre: how therefore, and I'm not saying that I'm in favor of this,
but I want to point out, that if we were to do what the School Board
has done which is to go up 25%, is that correct? And what Metropolitan
Dade County is about to do, w1ii.ch is to go up a similar amount, if we
went up 25% over 8 mills, we would go up 2 mills. Is that correct? So
we would be up to 10. is that correct? Now, if we were to do that,
there would be sufficient honey, therefore, to hire 1,000 men and not
to layoff anybody. Is that correct?
Mr. Gary: Yes, air.
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Mrfa-
y8t Terre: Now, the point tam trying to make is thia3 "That there Are
solutions. None of the solutions are easy. It is my opinion, that t say
probably vote against going up to 10 mills if that should come up before
this Commission for discussion. But the decision, in my opinion, has to
be made in the future. And what this Commission is going to have to
decide is one, whether or not we are willing to reduce our work forces,
and how much, and then what is left, how much are we willing to go up,
if at all, on taxes. But, since the, peculiarity of the state law
requires us to go up before we go down, it is my opinion that even
though some or all of us, or most of us may vote against tax increases,
so that we're not caught in a mind, we're going to have to, in my
opinion, and I'm going to tell. you up front, that I'm going to be voting
for that millage increase as of ,July 23rd, fully reserving my right to go
down from that but not wishing to preclude that as an alternative in
September when we get into the budget.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I think that's a good policy because it leaves
the flexibility of managing and deciding with the City Commission as
opposed to with the state or the Dade County process. As you said
before, you can go down but you can't go up once you decide what the
millage rate is going to be.
Mayor Ferre: Anybody else want to make a statement?
Mr. Carollo: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, Mr. Manager, I hope that we
keep in mind the people of our City are up to their ears in taxes. If
we don't assure that we are going to try to save the last penny possible
that we can, Ithink we're heading for a Proposition 13. The mood is
just not only Miami. I've seen it state—wide. The people of Miami, the
people of Florida are sick and tired of paying the high taxes that we're
paying. And I plead with my colleagues here, and our administration
to do the very best they can, that we can, not to raise the taxes, if
at all possible, and if we are forced by the circumstances of today to
raise them, to be very very conservative in haw much we raise them.
Mayor Ferre: Let me concur with the statement that Commissioner Carollo
made, and I want to say, Mr. Gary, and I don't know what the will of
the majority of this Commission is going to be when this comes up for a
vote, but let me tell you, sir, that in my opinion I want to cut the
administration, and the service personnel of this City right below the
muscle, and slightly into the bone. Okay? That's how far I want to
cut. But beyond that, then we may have to raise, obviously, like other
governmental agencies, we may have to concur. But I'm not going to vote
for any tax increases until we have done absolutely... what we're doing
with Booz, Allen and Hamilton in the Police Department, we're going to
have to do in-house for oursleves. But I want us to be as tight as this
City has ever been before we vote on anything else.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor and the members of. the City Commission, I'm not
proposing a tax increase and I'm not a proponent of tax increase, but
I think sometimes we fail to realize the facts of taxes in relationship
to Miami, the. State of. Florida and nation wide. And not to belabor the
point, the Wall Street Journal put out a report, I guess about 2 months
ago, which identified the State of Florida as the 49th state in terms
of taxing effort,which means that there is only one other state that
taxes less than the State of Florida. 11iere was also an article recently
in the Business leek Sunday of the Miami Herald, which identified some
Of the problems that: we've been having in teruLs of attracting commercial
businesses in the area.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Gary,that's a discussion we're going to have on the
23rd. I would coaLment to you, Eir, to come loaded for bear and document
all of this inforuation t;o that you can convince this Commission that
that position is correct. At this point, we don't have any documentation.
Mr. Carollo: Howard, do you know how I feel? Let those people com
to you, Miami and Florida and tell that to our citizens and see where
there going to tell them where to go.
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Mr. Plummer: No, Mr. Mayor, my only comment in reference to budget is
very simple. I'm always very concerned about City Hall because there
is a falacy around here that always persists, and that is there is
nothing more permanent than temporary funding.
35. DISCUSSION ITEM: RECRUITING EFFORTS FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS
Mr. Plummer: Item "C".
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor and members of the City Commission, I would like at
this time for Mrs. Bellamy to give a synopsis of where we are with
regard to the sworn police personnel as a result of our recruitment
program.
Mrs. Angela Bellamy: Mayor, members of the City Commission, the active
police recruitment process ended on April 30th with our contractor,
Graphic and Photography, Inc. With that active recruitment, I mean that
we ended the media advertisements. As of yesterday, we had a total
sworn force of 820 police officers. On July 2nd, a class of 23 graduated
from the academy, which means that we now have an on -duty strength of
736 in the Police Department. Now, we currently have 4...
Mr. Carollo: Angela, I'm sorry, excuse me. Did you say we had 720 active,
or 820?
Mrs. Bellamy: Excuse me? 820.
Mayor Ferre: Sworn?
Mr. Carollo: Sworn police officers?
Mrs. Bellamy: Yes. Now, that includes the recruits. That includes
84 recruits, and I've separated that.
Mr. Plummer: ney're not sworn.
Mrs. Bellamy: Okay.
Mayor Ferre: Let's start over again. How many sworn officers does the
City of Miami Police Department have at this time?
Mrs. Bellamy: Minus the recruits, 736.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now, we have 80 some odd recruits.
Mrs. Bellamy: We have 84 recruits.
Mayor Ferre: But the 84 recruits are not sworn police officers on the
street.
Mr. Carollo: No.
Mrs. Bellamy: That's correct.
Mayor Ferre: Angela, you were not here, but 2 meetings ago I told
the Manager that I was getting tired of exactly what you just did. I'm
not talking about you, I'm talking about this the way the City of Miami,
JUL 091981
MAyet~ Perre (continued): Mr. Krause, the Police +thief# Hno ad
everybody else classifies. We're always talking about We here 800 lltid
this police, we don't have 820 police officers. We have 736. if a
Berson is in the academy studying to be a police officer and...let tae
tell you why I get upset at it. Because we keep hearing that we're doing
over 80% minority hiring. That's not so. What we're saying is that
there's more than 607. going into the acadmey. That's not the magic
number for me. 7-he magic number is how many are being sworn in. Because
don't tell me that we're getting 100% coming through the academy that
go in, come out and become officers.
Mrs. Bellamy: At this: point, we have 736 sworn officers. We currently
have 84 recruits in classes, and there are 4 classes in process. The
first will end on July 30st, the second, August 28th, the third,
September llth, and the fourth, September 25th. With... the Police
Department is currently estimating an attrition rate at 4 officers
per month. We have also been told that out of the 84 recruits, that
12 of them have been ... will probably not, will probably wash out of the
academy because the Criminal .Justice Institute has told us that they are.
in the failing category. So at that point...
Mayor Terre: Wait, what was that again? Who is failing?
Mrs. Bellamy: There are about 12 recruits. At this point in the.6.
Mayor Ferre: Out of the 85.
Mrs. Bellamy: Out of the 84. Okay. Which gives us 72 that will probably
pass and become sworn officers.
Mayor Ferre: That brings us down to 808 should the rest be sworn in.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mrs. Bellamy: Now...
Mr. Gary: Excuse me one second, Angela. Mr. Mayor, if I may at this
time, we have 736 sworn personnel in the street. That compared to
814 says that we are —we need 78 people to come out of the academy to
bring us up to 814.
Mayor Ferre: We need how many?
Mr. Gary: 78.
Mayor Ferre: More?
Mr. Gary: To come out of the academy, out of the 84.
Mayor Ferre: I got you.
Mr. C^ry: Now, what Angela is telling you, out of the 84 there are
probably 12 that will not make it. Therefore, we'll be down to 72
coming out of the academy when we need 78 to come out of the academy.
Now, my discussions with Mrs. Bellamy and the Police Department, to make
up that 6 difference, the difference between the 78 we need and the 72
we will probably Set, they will try to get police officers that they
have on the register, currently, that have been police officers elsewhere
that will not have to go through the graining program to make up the
814 difference.
Mayor Ferre: See, the problem with that, Howard, is that you're assuming
that you only need 6. But suppose between now and September 14th or
whenever it is, two or three wore don't male it?
Mrs. Bellamy: Well, the other thing, with bttrition, we average 4
per month. Last month. we only had three. We only had one, so we have
an additional 3. Okay? We also have 10 certified officers who do not
have to go through the academy. They go through the background
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Mr. Carollo: Right.
Mrs. Bellamy: On the report that I have, and I don't have the current
information. This is based on a May 20th memorandum from Mr. Krause
to Mr. Gary. And it says that there were 302 new hires, but we have a
large attrition rate from the academy...
Mayor Ferre: He's not asking you about the attrition rate, he's asking
you about the people you hired.
Mr. Carollo: Certified police officers that have been hired.
Mrs. Bellamy: 302 new hire. They are recruits. I don't have the
information of the total...
Mr. Carollo: See, the reason I'm asking you that, because for every
certified police officer that we hire that does not have to go through
the academy, we're saving the City of Miami thousands of dollars. And
that was the reason that I made the motion for us to be able to go
and recruit state wide.
Mrs. Bellamy: The only problem we have with that, Commissioner Carollo,
is because under the Consent Decree, we are required to recruit within
the City of Miami limits. And what we did was set up a criteria for
one referring...placing all recruits from the City of Miami, then going
into Dade County, then going to the state. When, if we were to hire
certified officers who were officers from another place in the state
of Florida, then what we're doing is denying certified eligible applicants
within the City. So we're doing it at this point because we want to meet
goal of 814 total officers on the force.
Mr. Carollo: Angela, my feelings are that as long as we're meeting the
minority quota that this Commission expressed it wanted, I don't care
where they come from. They can come from Alaska. That's fine with me.
1 But, how much did it cost, fir. City Manager, to send each new
I recruit though the Police Academy? Can you give me a hard dollar
figure on that?
Mr. Gary: h-, I don't have that figure on me, but I can get that
information to you.
Father Gibson: But let's not overlook a matter. The Consent Decree
is there. And until you get rid of the Consent Decree, you have to deal
with it. Now, the. Consent Decree is not an accidental thing. I hope
I don't hear what I. think I hear.
Mr. Carollo: No, you're not hearing that, Father. ti'hat bothers me
is that I think we can get ,oiT:e additional officers, quickly, meeting
_ our criteria for minorities. I think there's many, many qualified
blacks, and other Latins, in other parts of Florida, not all that
far away from us, that: could be hired ium,ediately 4nd placed in the
Streets, and not have to spend maybe $15,000 $20,000 in putting them
through the academy and then on top of that, vasting 6 Months or more.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Carollo, let me respond to that. Your proposition is
correct, but our experiences are shopping us just the opposite. The
majority of the police officers that have been police officers in
other jurisdictions are not of the minority group. Therefore, we will
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Mr. Carollo: The bottom line that I'm getting to, I guess, Howard, is
that if within the City of Miami, then Dade County, which is the
second place we're going to, unincorporated Dade County, there are
officers that are certified already, that are working with other departments
that want to come aboard with us. I think we should give them a very
close look, at the possibility of hiring them. I think right within the
City of Miami we must have at least a couple of dozen or more police
applicants that are certified already that are probably working in
other departments right now. And I just want to know what we have been
doing with them, and I would disagree with you. I think the certified
police officers that have applied to our department from other
municipalities in Dade County, at least, I think a good percentage of
them, maybe not a majority of them, but a good percentage of them are
minority individuals. And I think those are the ones that we should be
looking at first.
Mr. Gary: Commissioner Carollo...
Mayor Ferre: Let me ask you this question because this might clarify
it a little bit. If you recall, the union went to court and opposed
us on this. Then they decided to kind of back off. I don't know whether
Wally is here today or Jack Sullivan, okay. Where do we stand on this,
legally, from their position. Did they kind of back off so that we could
go out and recruit in Broward County and did they Federal judge say okay,
go ahead and do that?
Mr. Knox: The Federal court hasn't yet responded to our inquiry, Mr Mayor,
but I would point out that we have advised the Commission that there is
nothing which would preclude the City of Miami from recruiting outside.
In other words, while the Consent Decree is specific, at the same time,
we did make a request of the Federal court, and there was no injunction
against...
Mayor Ferre: Okay. So in other words, since the union obviously is kind
of looking the other way, and since the judge is kind of looking the other
way, Carollo is right. We can recruit from Broward County, and Okechobee
County, and Palm Beach County, and Martin County and what have you.
Mr. Gary: We are doing that, sir.
Mayor Ferre: I think the question is to you specifically, which I have not
heard an answer is, would you please tell us what efforts and what
results you have in specs;. -,.illy recruiting police officers who have
been through the training in other parts of Florida, other than Miami,
or including; Dade County? Have we got 5, have we gotten 100? You
know, that's what tie wants to know.
Mrs. Bellamy: I have that information now. We have hired, they are
on the streets, we gave 26 officers who were recruited outside of
Dade County, certified. officers. We currently have 10 who can go through,
if they pass the background investigation, they will be put on...
Mr. Carollo: So Angela, we have 26 that have been hired?
Mrs. Bellamy: No, I said 26 have been hired.
Mr. Carollo: 26 that have been hired that were previously certified.
Now, how many had applied all together. How many had applied that
were previously certified?
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Mr. Carollo: Right.
Mrs. Bellamy: I understand that. And what I'm saying to you is
I don't have that information with me now. I am saying that we do have,
we could have some on hold. We have some now on medical hold, are on hold
because of the background investigation.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let me ask you the next question. I have
gotten some letters from Puerto Rico. There are both Puerto Ricans
and Cuban Americans that have gone through the training and are sworn
police officers in Puerto Rico, and evidently Metropolitan Dade County
went down there, advertised to hire. Now, some of those people didn't
send in their application in time, and that type of a thing. Would you
make sure that somebody in your department, and the Police Department
talk to Metropolitan Dade County to see how their experience was in
that particular recruitment process, because that might be another source.
Now, that is out of state, but these are people that I think, especially
the Cuban Americans that are police officers, that would fit very
easily into the Miami scene and it might be a ready source of officers
that we can get with police training. And one guy who wrote me, by the
way, had been to Northwestern, had been to the FBI Academy, and done
all kinds of training and very anxious to get a job in Miami. You
can get that letter from my office.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I would just like to point out that with the
26 officers that were hired that were previously certified, and that
did not have to go through the academy, we saved the City of Miami
at least $300,000, which, you know, I think is a pretty good figure to
save.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor...
Mr. Plummer: You saved a hell of a lot more than that.
Mr. Carollo: Well, that's what I'm saying. I'm giving a very 1
conservative figure, J. L., when I say at least $300,000. It might be
close to $400,000. i
Mayor Ferre: $10,000 per to train a person?
Mr. Plummer: Maurice, one thing you're overlooking, okay, Angela
happens to be right %Then Elie tells you that when these people are put
into the academy it does count towards the numbers because these people
are on payroll. 1%ey are hired l)eeople of the City of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: flat', technically right.
Mr. Plummer: I understand whatyou're baying, okay? Mr. Mayor, I think
i
the average cost to put a man through school, the last figures that I
saw was somewhere in the neighborhood of $26,000 to $27,000 per mar<i.
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Mr. Plummer: Well, you put them through, when you go through the background
check, you've got to include everything. The recruitment, the background
check, the schooling, the salary, the fringe benefits. All of that is
applied.
Mr. Carollo: I think you're closer between $12,000 and $15,000. That's
including the salary for the 6 months period.
Mayor Ferre: Oh yeah, okay.
Mr. Carollo: Between $12,000 and $15,000.
Mr. Plummer: Just the salaries. -
Mr. Carollo: Including the salary. A starting police officer makes
approximately $17,000...
Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute, Joe. That's salary he makes. Now add to
that 49% fringe.
Mr. Carollo: J.L., I'm talking 6 months if they make $17,000 you're
talking about $8,500 in salary they're being paid, and then on top of that,
I'm laying almost another equal amount, clost to $7,000 more dollars
for going through the academy, the background check and everything else...
Mr. Plummer: And add another $7,000 for fringe benefits. Remember,
the police package is 49%.
Mr. Carollo: I don't think all those fringe benefits Are aoina to amount
to all that much in this first expense.
Mr. Plummer: 49 cents of every dollar.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, one of the questions that you asked and Commissioner
Carollo asked, we have hired 302 new officers. Of the 302, 26 were
certified. Therefore, 276 were hired and went through the academy. So
the effort has resulted in 302 new hire police officers.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Thank you. Let me make 2 points that I wanted, Howard.
And this is not a criticism or a commentary against anybody or anything.
I just want to make a comment. One is that we have 109 black police
officers, male and female, which I think is pr.;_•.I)ly the highest we've
ever had since Chief Headly's days. I don't think we've ever gone...
as you recall, Father, for years and years, we've hovered around 90.
We go down to 81, 82, and then we go up to... so I think 109 is the
highest we've ever had in blacks. Secondly. I'd like to point out that
176 Latins is the. highest I think we've ever had in Latins, which tells
me that I think the Consent Decree, now that we have the new Civil
Service Rules are working.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: We're beginning to see soue forward motion there. Now,
the last comment is that out of 42 Captains and Lieutenants there are
no minorities Captains, or females, and we have in the Lieutenant
ranks 5 minorities Lieutenants, two black and 3 Latins.
Mr. Carollo: Only 17 percent.
Mayor Ferre: lb at's 5 out of 42 Lieutenants and Captains, and there are
no female Lieutenants. Now, I know that obviously they have to pass a
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MAlat Terre (continued): test and what have you, and that than$ 96168
to change somewhat now, I would hope, with the new promotions.
But
% think that seems to be where the weakness ..and if you take the whole
top brass from Majors right on down to Sergeants, you see that the percentage
of minorities is way below the percentage in the total
policeforce. 2
know it takes time, and I know we just can't g aroundpromoting
indiscriminately. and I know that we're making progress in the right
direction, bit_ I wanted to point that out on the record. I have a
questions because the figures that you gave us as of June 26th which
are attached to this memo are not the figures that you've been talking
about today. So you're reading from another sheet, and I'd like to be
able to read from the same sheet you're reading. This is what you
gave me to read now, that's what I have. Let me see the substitute
sheet. So in other words...yeah, it is. It went up from 672 to 736.
36. DISCUSSION ITEM: DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONS UNDER THE
CONSENT DECREE.
Mayor Ferre: We're on Item D. Mr. Manager? Joe? In Item D Squire Padgett
on the 23rd, so they're withdrawing it. In the meantime, Mr. Manager, I assume
that those police officers that were pulled out of the Register or jumped over.
Where does it stand with the Civil Service Rule and Wally, where do you all
stand on that? You follow me? Mr. Manager? The question is, as you recall,
the Chief promoted to both Lieutenant and Captain, individuals by jumping others
who had got higher scores that were both Latin and Black.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: And as you recall, Plummer wanted Squire Padgett here to dis-
cuss that whole Consent Decree, because there was a question or not as to
whatever that was a management prerogative or whatever or not we were, in
effect, discriminating against minorities and that was never the intention of
the Consent Decree to jump Mr. Fernandez over Mr. Diaz. If Diaz got a higher
grade. Where do you all stand on this, Wally?
Mr. Wally Rodak: we're taking the position we've always taken that, in
order to bypass one minority candidate for another minority candidate or an
Anglo for another Anglo that the person should be taken before the Civil
Service -Board and show justification for bypassing the individual.
Mayor Ferre: Have you taken that position officially before the Civil Service
Board?
Mr. Rodak: Yes, we have.
Mayor Ferre: And what has the Civil Service Board done?
Mr. Rodak: The Civil Service Board originally had set this up, however,
Mr. Jerry Silverman was here when we came before this Commission and they were
waiting for the City Commission to act on it, before they acted on it. They're
very interested in formulating some position paper on promotional policy, which
I delivered to all the City Commissioners, the City manager and I also delivered
them to the Civil Service Board and at this time, I think, the Civil Service
Board is just waiting to see what this 13ody will do.
Mayor Ferre: Let me ask you. Isn't it the other way around? Shouldn't the
Civil Service Board take a position on this and recommend to the Commission?
Mr. Rodak: I would report to the Civil Service Board.
Mayor Ferre: Well, Mr. Knox?
Mr. Knox: The provision to which Wally is refering was part of the old
Civil Service rules, but we have taken a position that the Consent Decree in
its implementation would supersede those kinds of requirements to the extent
that there would be adverse impact on minority individuals. And that relates
solely to the question of whether or not the Police Chief is required to go to
the Civil Service Hoard in a situation where one individual is passed over in
favor of another. This is a remnant of the old rule of 3 provisions that
we've taken a position that the Consent Decree supersedes.
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Mayor Perres When you say we you mean the Law Departzeefits b*obtiiee the City
Commission certainly hasn't taken that position.
Mr. Knox: Well, that position is consistent with the position that the
City Commission has taken relative to the Consent Decree. Now, t can go further
if you want me to discuss Mr.Padgett's letter and law Department's interotec-
tation of it.
Mayor Ferre: I;11 tell you, George, so that I can get 21 statement on the
record very clearly. In voting for the Consent Decree and in sponsoring the
Consent Decree all the years I did, I never, ever intented to deal with those
issues that did not have direct bearing with the question of upward mobility
of minorities and including Blacks, females and Hispanics. That was my only
and sole intention. I had no and never had intention of strengthening the
Police Chief or the management's posture. I didn't want to and do not want
to tamper with that. This has been in effect in the City of Miami for many
many years. This was the purpose of the Consent Decree and what I'm saying
to you, Sir, that this vote on this Commission says that for you to tamper
with anything other than upward mobility of minorities is completely contrary
to what the philosophy, the purpose and the law, I think, intent of that
Consent Decree. That Consent Decree was not meant to be used as a management
tool. Had nothing to do with that. That's something we can negotiate and
bargain at a bargaining table or we can speak about the Civil Service rules,
we never got into that. And I think that is a miscarriage of —that is tampering
with the intent and purpose of the Consent Decree, which was solely to get
Blacks, females and HIspanics into the Police Department and moving up. That'
all. It wasn't intentned to let the Police Chief jump over Mr. Fernandez and
give it to Diaz, because he likes Diaz better, because he wasn't able to do
that before the Consent Decree and there's no reason why he should be able to
do that now, because it has nothing to do with upward mobility. And what in
effect you're doing and letting this Police Chief and any Police Chief play
favorities and I think that is very very very dangerous precedent for this
City to start with and I am, totally and 100%, opposed to it.
Mr. Carollo: I think that you, Wally, said it best. The spoils system.
Mr. Rodak: We're not opposed. We're concerned with this. We're not
opposed to them making the Blacks and the Latins effect on their behalf. But
I'm concerned that Blacks were bypassed and being promoted or other minority
members and what we're concerned with is there is no reason that they were
getting to take it before the Civil Service Board and get justification on
why they were bypassed. We live the Consent Decree and the affirmative action
program that we're going to have Latins promoted and we're going to have
Blacks promoted. However, we're concerned with bypassing one man for another
man or bypass a Black.
Mayor Ferre: Never the intention of the Consent Decree.
Mr. Carollo: Or when they purposely let a register die, so that the next
highest candidate will not be able to be promoted. Start up with a new one.
Mayor Ferre: We going to be talking about this on the 23rd?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. Mr. Squire Padgett will be here and we will discuss
that issue.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Mr. City Attorney, would you please, Sir, prepare for
me a, I guess, its an ordinance, wouldn't it? That would clarify this position. 1
don't know whether there's 3 votes on this Commission for it or not, but you
put it, please on the agenda and send a copy to all members of the Commission
before you do so. I'd like to review it and I don't need to repeat what I
` said, 'cause I think you have it clearly on the record. And I'd like to bring
this thing to a head and to a vote on the 23rd.
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Mr. CAry t Yes sir.
Mayor Ferre: And I don't know whether or not, we can ... I want you to give
me a legal opinion as to whether or not we can reverse what has already been
done. If we can, I want to offer that, as a separate motion. If we cannot,
then we'll have to do in the future and I'll accept...I don't to create hassles
within the Police Department, but I want to say that I totally subscribe to
the position taken by the union on this particular matter. Okay, anything else
on D? Or C? We're now on E.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager?
Mr. Gary: On item '*V , Mr. Mayor, we have Mr. Jackson from the Greater
Miami Hotel Association.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir.
Mr. Conner Adams: Mr. Mayor..,
Mayor Ferre: Excuse me, Dob.
tIr. Adams: My nape is Conner Adams. I'd like to addreso Gte It.-= 1.
just a minute.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Conner, in the future, sir, when I ask...
Mr. Adams: I tried to get out before...
Mayor Ferre: Yeah, but I asked several times for a few minutes, so
very quickly make your statement.
Mr. Adams: I just want to ask you, sir, that you will not limit this just
to the policemen, that you would carry on this same idea for the whole
general employees.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, absolutely.
Mr. Adams: It's happening in the General Employee's Association.
Mayor Ferre: Let me understand. Are you telling me that people are
taking a test and a certain black employee who gets a higher grade
is being by-passed by another black employee from underneath.
Mr. Adams: Well, not necessarily black but...
Mayor Ferre: Latin?
Mr. Adams: Affected Class, yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I'd like to have that documented. Would you tell
me specifically whether Mr. Jones went over Mr. Williams and...
Mr. Adams: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Because I know the cases in the Police Department but I
don't know anything about general employees. I'd like that documented.
Mr. Adams: I have a name here but I'm in a grievance on the thing right
now and it may affect the grievance, sir.
Mayor Ferre: See, I want to know whether it was Latin over Black, or Latin
over Latin or black over Black, you know, I want to know how this was...
1. Mr. Adams: It was woman over woman, female over female.
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t Mayor Ferre: Okay.
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37. DISCUSSION ITE11: SPECIAL POLICE DISTRICT IN THE DOW14TOW14 AREA
GREATER MIAMI HOTEL ASSOCIATION
Mayor Ferre: We're on item "E". Bob.
Mr. Robert Jackson: Good morning, Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission.
Bob Jackson, Executive Director of the Greater Miami Hotel and Motel
Association. A short time ago, with two members of my association, we
had the pleasure of visiting with the City Manager, Howard Gary. The
purpose of our visit was to discuss problems that are confronting the
hotels in the downtown area, and to see if we could not put together a
program that would alleviate the stigma that has been laid on all of
Miami and has affected the hotel industry business to a tremendous
extent. I would safely say that in the downtown area the hotels are
possibly a minimum of 15% below occupany of previous years. This does
not seem to be improving for the summer season. And a good part of that
problem is the lack of faith in the police protection given to the
visitor in the downtown area. At our visit with Mr. Gary, we presented
a position paper with certain recommendations, and in return, Mr. Gary
gave to us a position paper that he had presented, I believe, to this
Commission and in turn to us for our consideration. The lack of time
to this point has prevented us from making any decision as whether
we agree with the position of Mr. Gary, or whether we wish to go in
another area. We have a meeting of our executive board next week. This
is on the agenda. I would hope that there will be a definite response
at that time. And until then, I must beg off any further discussion.
Mayor Ferre: Bob, let me...
Mr. Jackson: I would ... yes, I'm sorry, Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Jackson: Well, I have with me this morning Fred Garmon who
represents the Howard Johnson properties who would like to also say
a few words to you.
Mayor Ferre: Fine. But before he does, let me just make a statement
in reference to what you just said. In the first place, you say that
we're down 15%. You I think, forgive me, but I think you made a
mistake by saying, or implying that that was the lowest. I'm sure that
if you go back to 74, 75 that you were much slower than you are even
with the 15%.
Mr. Jackson:
conditions.
141e had weather at that time that we didn't... weather
Mayor Ferre: Yeah, but
lower than last year, but
I would venture a guess,
ago, 6 years ago.
in other words, you were saying is that we're
not past years because we have been lower,
that 4 years ago you were lower, or 5 years
Mr. Jackson: 1 don't believe so.
Mayor Ferre: So in other words, you have been lower. It
you have never been lower.
Mr. Jackson: Under the present conditions, and with the new
construction in effect...
Mayor Ferre: I understand, I understand. But I just wanted to corset,
the record that we have been lower which you agreed to. The second
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Mayor Perre (continued): thing is, you have to undeiratand dea, that
when the pound goes down 252, you're not going to get British tourists
Coming to Miami. And when, yes, it's easy to say well, the British are
not coming to Miami because of crime in Miami Beach, etc., etc., but the
fact is that if you really get down to it, the vast majority of those
British tourists that came last year that did not come this year
came last year because they had economic packages that they just couldn't
turn down. It was cheaper to come to Miami and Disney World than to go
to Spain. That's not the case in 1981. So thats got to be taken into
account. Now, the third...
Mr. Jackson: Mr. Mayor...
Mayor Ferre: ...if I may. Let me finish and then I'll let you finish.
Okay? Now, the third thing that you have to take into account, Mr.
Jackson, is that this is not only Miami tourism that's down, tourism
is down throughout the United States, as you well know, and the airlines
can certainly attest to that, and it is down even more than your 15%
in the State of Florida. In other words, there are cities within the
State of Florida that are down much more and much —the drop is even
more marked and accented and severe, than it is in Miami. So, I think
it is a little bit unfair to say we're down 15% and leave it all alone.
I think you have to say we, along with everybody else are down, and some
are down worse than we are. So, you know, it has to be taken in context.
If you don't take it in context, you know, all of that. All those 3
things that I point out. It does not in any way —you're right, we're
concerned about it. That's why, as you saw this morning, we're trying
to add more policemen. But I might point out to you, Bob, that we just
don't have the money to do everything that we want to do in government.
And we're going to have to find ways of doing this in special...I have
been a long believer of special tax districts and I'm afraid we're going
to have to do something like that to solve the specific problems of
areas like the downtown area. And we would very respectfully like to
ask for your support for the Greater Miami Hotel Association with regards
to special tax districts for police protection.
Mr. Jackson: In rebuttal, if I may, sir. The British really did not
come to Miami, City, last year. They came to Miami Beach.
Mayor Ferre: I said that.
Mr. Jackson: We had overflow. At the present time, Mr. Mayor, in
the Northwest area of the State of Florida, they have 100% occupancy
in the hotels. Don't ask me why. Just 10 days ago, we had a state
hotel meeting in Captiva Island and we were very fortunate that we
had advance reservations because that entire area of Sanibel is
completely occupied.
Mayor Ferre: Was it completely occupied last year at the same time?
And they vear before?
Mr. Jackson: I didn't ask about that. We're concerned about what have
you done for us lately. And I think that if they're getting that
100% occupany, and we're losing somewhere along the line, maybe there
is something we're doing wrong. Now, in the paper that we did give
to Mr. Gary, what you just pointed out about other countries being
more receptive this year is in the paper, that use agree with you, sir
There's no question. Police protection is not the number one answer
or problem. There are a number of problems. tid if we just take one
by one and try to resolve our problems, perhaps over the sutsmer we
can come up with a better image of the City of Miami. That is what
we re looking for, sir. Thank you.
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
JUL 0 91981
Mayor Ferre: No, sir. I recognize the representative of 11mggd
Johnson's who is on schedule, and then I'll recognize you later.
Mr. Garmon: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, I d first like to preface
my remarks with a couple of comments, One, is that the company, the
Howard Johnson Company certainly wants to contribute to the development,
to the protection of this community in any way we can. We have that
reputation. The second thing I'd like to say, that I'll defer the
problem to what the Planning Cournission said. We're not worried as much
about the increase or decrease in business as we are the protection of
our guests and the community as a whole. The people that come here to
Miami, that's our concern, And that's to what I'll speak to today.
The other thing is I've had a very close association with the local
Police Department, Miami City Police Department, becasse we use them
on an off -duty basis. And I've found them to be nothing but very
professional. We're very satisfied with their performance in an
off -duty status, and I'd like to go on record as saying that we thank
you, Mr. Mayor, and the Commissioners for allowing them to work in that
off -duty status. And last, I'd like to say I don't envy any of you
your Solomonistic tasks. Because I know that they're aren't easy
solutions. But when we address ourselves to the tax district, the special
tax district, it has to raise 2 or 3 questions that I haven't found
answers for yet. And I think the first one is we recognize that
2O% or 3.9.3% of the crime that's committed, the major crime committed
is committed in the downtown area, as defined by this special rax
district. But I can't find the figures of what the revenue collection
is for that same district. So perhaps there's some correlation. I
don't know.
Mr. Plummer: That's easy, air. Go to the DDA because that same district
is their encompassing area, and they get 1/2 of a mill. So just
multiply it out. That's an easy thing to come about.
Mr. Garmon: Fine. So, if we have a 2O% tax base versus a 20%... and I'm
not trying to be simplistic about this. I know your problems, but I
think this has to be taken into account. The second thing I would ask
that you consider is where does it end? You know, we have 4% of the
population in this area. That means we don't have schools so we're not
contributing, you know, to the population in our schools. Another,
perhaps it appears to be a ridiculous argument, but yet, it's an argument.
Mayor Ferre: Well, thank God it's an argument that nobody in this
country has ever paid much attention to...
Mr. Garmon: No, right.
Mayor Ferre: ...or we'd be a disaster because that way, the rich
! would only protect the rich and the poor would always be left out in
limbo.
Mr. Garmon: Recognize that. And that's what I say it is a ridiculous
argument but again, it relates how much tax you collect, where that
tax goes. We have normally, and I think we'll all agree, we have
normally collected taxes from the general revenue collecting area,
and applied it to those things that are within that government boundary.
' Thats been the normal.
Mr. Plummer: Yeah, But let me tell you where that becomes a falacy.
All right, sir? You know, and I've heard this argument for the 11 years
I've sat on this COMJ'Li6SiOn. Let me play a game with you for a minute.
What is your opinion, sir of what the taxes that you're referring to,
raise in percentage to our regular budget?
Mr. Garmon: Oh, I'd probably seey 1, 2 percent.
Mr. Plummer: Well, thanb: God you re wrong. It's about 27% to 282. Now@
when you start tallang about the demand for service, okay, and that's
what you're talking about., we, the Commission, didn't come out of a
clear blue sky on this. We, the Commission, were acquiesing to the
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Mr. Mummer (continued): demands of the downtown tmettjtants. ThatIf
where this thing came about. Basically, what the downt&'m ftrehattts Alkid,
we want other than the norm. We want other than our fait' share and
we're willing to pay for it. It's a basic premise of this country. Now,
I find it hard to understand anyone that stands up here and says to me,
well, we pay our taxes. When in effect, your taxes doesn't cover about
25% of the total operating budget. There's no mystery to the dollar.
There's no mystery to it at all. You want more policemen? You have to
pay for them. Now, the downtown people kept saying, and continue to say
we want more policemen. We cannot do that to the detriment of the
neighborhoods and to the residents. We can't strip all of the residental
areas and put them in downtown Miami.
Mr. Garmon: I don't believe anyone is asking you to stip a neighborhood
area.
Mr. Plummer: Sir, to take from. Okay? To take from the residential
areas and put them downtown. You can't do it. Now, you know, Mayor
Clark is the one who came up with the saying that says everybody wants
to go to heaven but nobody wants to die. Now, do you the people
downtown want more policemen? This Commission was reacting to that and
said if you want them, and you're willing to pay for them, we're willing
to try and get them for you. You can't have it both ways.
Mr. Garmon: Well, let me explain that we know we can't have it both
ways and we're not now because just about, and I could speak, I think
for most of the hotels, we're using off -duty police as it is now...
Mr. Plummer% I understand.
Mr. Garmon: ..so, we're buying that extra protection that's unusual.
Mr. Plummer: What you're then saying, for the record is, you're not
interested in any new, additional quota of policemen downtown.
Mr. Garmon: No, I'm not saying that. I'm not. Let me try to be more
succinct in what I'm saying. I'm saying that there is a problem as
identified by the City Manager, by the Commission, by the Chief of
Police. We recognize that. There is a problem. The solution to the
problem probably is an increase in police protection in that area.
Mr. Plummer: Correct.
Mr. Garmon: I am saying that when you review the method at arriving
to how you will pay for it, or how we will get more of those police,
t consider the following. And one is, you say it is over and above
what is the normal protection that we're paying for. I don't know t
—{ figure, you know that. I'm saying consider what's ... what the tax
base 4s for that district and then act accordingly. If we're not pa
! our fair share, then it's understandable.
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Mr. Plummer: That's all we're saying.
Mr. Garmon: If on the other hand, if 20% of the major crime is committed
in that area, and we're exceeding that in the percent of the total
taxes collected, then consider that. That's all. I don't have the
solution either, but then again, I wasn't elected to have a solution.
The other thing is, con.-Ader that when you start to set up these
special districts that it does impact on everyone because next year it
might be a noise at>Ltenient tax near the airport, or it might be a soil
erosion tax near the Miami. River. In other words, once you start this,
will then everyone expect someone else to pay for their specific
problems, and will the justification for government itself and
taxation errode.
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Mr. Plumer: well, ere You evsret airs that these multiple tag
districts are very, very eon iti the County?
Mr. Garman: Yes, yes, I am.
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Mr. Plummer: Are you aware that they work very well?
Mr. Garman: Yes, I think they work well now. But, at the sable time,
if you continue to put tax on top of tax, of top of tax...
Mr. Plummer: But the key to it is very simple. No Commission or govetiitfent
can impose a multiple special taxing district without the consent of the
j people that are involved.
Mr. Garmon: Right.
Mr. Plummer: Okay. Now, if we propose it, and you folks down there don't
want it, that's it. So, it's not a matter of government doing exactly
what they want. We can only create the vehicle and offer it to you. If
51% of you turn it down, that's it. So, it's not a matter proliferation.
Mr. Garmon: Recognize that. No problem there. And again, my point is,
and I'll make it one more time, my point is that we recognize that there
is a problem. We do want a solution to it, but we want at least an open
mind. And perhaps your 11 years of experience in this maybe is the
reassurance we're looking for. But again, we pay now the regular
tax, we pay of course, a bed tax, and we pay a tax to the Downtown
Development Commission right now. So, what we're saying is that's what
we want you to consider. We want you to consider that the other
alternative, the only other alternative is we're not for reducing the
services to the neighborhood. No way.
Mr. Plummer: See, I've got a problem. Let me tell you what my problem is.
I recall the hearings when Mayor Ferre proposed this 2 1/2 years ago
everybody jumped on the bandwagon. More policemen. We want more policemen.
Yeah, we're willing to pay for it. Now, its come down to dollars.
Where are those same people. The only thing we're hearing now is to the
negative.
Mayor Ferre: You see, J. L., what it is is they still want more policemen...
Mr. Plummer: Sure.
Mayor Ferre: ...but they want the little homeowner and the taxpayer
throughout the City, and I know Ernie is going to jump up and talk about
it in a moment, to pay for it. And I think what we're saying is this,
see, what J. L. is saying is this,sir, you get your fair share. Okay?
Don't come telling me that you're paying more of the taxes than the
people of Allapattah, or the people of Coconut Grove. Of course you're
paying more of 0it.- taxes. As a matter of fact, one of the big problems
of Miami is that the dokntukn area isn't paying much more of the taxes
because... in Atlanta, for example, and I'll give you what the totals are.
We used to be around 16X. Howard, I'd lilce an update of that. The
downtown area use to be 10 of the total tax base. ue are raow up to
$7,300,000,000 of tax base. I thinlc that we're up now over 20%, but I
can't assure you that. In Atlanta, and in other more developed
Metropolitan areas, it's 50% or 60�. Okay? So the downtown of Miami
is not as big or as r:trong as it should be. That's what we've been
working for for these last 10 years. By 1985, 1 would imagine that we'll
be up maybe to 351, 40%. So we will now begin to be a major American
downtown. But in the meantime, we have got to figure out a way if you
want more than your fair share of policemen , you're going to have to pay.
Mrs Garmon: if we get more than our fair share, we should pay, 218
not here to be negative. I'm beret again, as I started out by saying&
there is a problem, we recognize, we want to solve it. My request
vas that you consider.... in 11 years if you have discussed this and thie
is the only solution, then we support it. There's no doubt about that•
Mayor Ferre: Well, come up with an alternate.
Mr. Garmon: no....
Mayor Ferre: Look, we have always given you, or we try to give you your
fair share. And we will continue to do that. And we're also going to,
as Commissioner. Carollo has been saying, going to increase, and Plummer,
and others, the number of policemen that we have. Okay? So that we
go from 2.0 per thousand to, hopefully, 2.3 per. thousand. Now, that's
not, you know, Washington has 5 or 6 policemen per thousand. Atlanta
has 3, you know. So we're no where near that. But we, as you know,. are
the lowest, as Pluniimer said this morning...I mean, not Plummer, Gary
said this morning, we are the lowest tax state in the nation. We're the
49th out of 50. We're almost the lowest. In other words, there are
48 states that have more taxes coming to local government than the
State of Florida. So you know, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
You want low taxes, then you can't demand high services. You want more
services, you have to pay for them. Now, we have a cap. The
legislature did that. That's what taxes are so low in Florida, because
there's a cap. You want that cap. You say Howard Johnson and the
business community are very happy with these low taxes that we hve in
Florida. Now, if you're happy with them and you want more policemen,
you're going to have to pay for them somehow.
Mr. Garmon: I don't, and again, if we're getting more than our share,
we should pay our freight on that. And that's what we're interested in
solving the problem and giving our guests some protection. That still ie
what we're after. I don't want to sound negative at all in that
respect.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much. I'm going to recognize the...
Mr. Fannato: Mr. Jackson, and the gentleman from Howard Johnson's.
One of the main reasons...
Mayor Ferre: Ernie, excuse the interruption, because I see that
Mrs. Muir and Mr. Stintz from the Library are here. We're waiting for
Roy Kenzie from the DDA who has a similar problem. The moment he
arrives here, we'll take up the Library problem.
Mr. Fannato: Ernie Fannato is my name and I'm president of the
1 Tax Payers League, Miami and Dade County, and the Homestead Tax
Ememption League. I'm going to have to tell the association, don't be
1 too liberal going up to Tallahassee, and then increase the sales taxes.
-; We've got a 4% sal-- tax hcr- in the City of Miami and throughout the
State. And in Dade County you have an extra 27 on hotels and motels.
! So that's 6%. hoer, if you want the tourists, this is a tourist city,
if you want tourist to come here, you've got to keep your sales tax
to a minimum. Every time I go on the beach, every time I eat a meal,
if I eat a $6.00 weal, I pay 36 cents sales tax. Well don't you
think the tourists notice that? 'They sure do. So don't be so liberal.
However, I do think, Mr. Jackson and the gentleman from Howard Johnson
have justification. They're business people rind the one reason that
4 the City of Miami and Dade County doesn't have more tag: money, and I'm
going to tell their, and I'm going to tell you, is the lack of having
an up to date Master_ Plan. Do you I:nok vhat I wean by an up to date
Master Plan? iliey have the same building dcinoniation today the...
and inflation is going up 10OX. 7h ey don't have eny wore density
width or height. People can't build here. They won't build because
it doenn't pay thew to build. So you have to revamp your Easter plan
and do it as soon as possible. I told that to Dade County. We could
get hundreds of millions more tax money. And es business people you're
entitled to have security of policemen., If they were on the alert, the
City of Miami and Dade Couny had updated their Master Plan, we would
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Vt6 IS"tto (continued): .,.and you vouldnit b$Ve to
bane district taxing. And I don t think you should have to have it.
But let's get down to busn�ethers. Then
we're goingatodisorganized
refugeeucityco9ty
here. We've got to decide
a tourist city. And as Dade County cannot suntive with
tourist city*
we've only got 1/2% apartment houses that are empty re. And refugees are living
goes for rooming houses. Now, that means that these r g
4 and S in a room anti they're out all around town at night time. And
when the tourist sees that, he gets a bad taste, Believe me when I
od
tell you that. I go around Howard Johnson and I don't see augtification
element going around there. And I do think that they have j
in asking for protection. And I'm 100% for business because iwe
don't
have business, we don't have jobs. If you don't have jobs, you
ow
what you have? More crime. And that's what we got.
Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you.
Mr. Fannato- So I am hoping, Mayor, that as soon as possile$Youand
folks update your Master Plan or the City of Miami is going
the people are going to be paying unbearable taxes.
38. DIRECTION TO CITY TATTORNEY:
IND MAKE
ALL EFFORT TO RETAIN MUNICIPAL
CONTROL OVER THE CA
Mayor Ferre: We're now on item number "F", which is discussion of for -hire
passenger motor vehicles, county -wide regulations. Mr. Gary.
Anybody here on that? WhyYdodyhere ut things on,tthe iagenda when f not, we itherll e's
proceed to item G . Y
no discussion?
Mr. Gary: The reason, Dade County has propo
sed again, to take over the
regulation of taxicabs which would prevent cities from regulating their
own taxicabs. And I thought it was important for you to be
aware of
this, and to get some direction from you as it
e Law
Department as to how you want us to proceed on that.
Mayor Ferre: I don't think there is anything you can do on that.
Mayor Ferre: Okay. Mr. Knox, let me ask you the following question: Sir,
last time we did this it was thrown out because it was against the State
Law. The Legislature in the meantime has now passed something that makes
this legal. Now, in your opinion on what basis are you going to go fight
this in court since now the Legislature has made this acceptable under the
law?
Mr. Knox: Well, what the Legislature did, Mr. Mayor, was that they sun-
setted the State Statute that gave municipalities the protection. We have
the legal position which is essentially as follows: That state law was in
effect at the time that Metropolitan Dade County had a referendum election
regarding the question of regulating taxicabs. Our legal position is that,
therefore, if the referendum and ordinance which was adopted by Dade County
was illegal because it was in direct contradiction of the State Statute
as it existed at that time. And on that basis, we believe that we have
grounds on which to again attack legally this question. Second of all,
there are public hearings which are scheduled by Metropolitan Dade County
and we would like an expression from the Commission relative to this ques-
tion such that if we appear at the public hearing we would have some formal-
ized expression from the City Commission concerning its will and its ques-
tion.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I'm going to speak heresy but I'm going to tell you,
and you know I've been the strong fighter and advocate along with all of
you to keep the regulations within the City of Miami but let me tell you
two things. First of all, chat you're doing is you're putting off the
inevitable because inevitably, eventually it is going to happen anyway.
Okay? The second thing you're doing in my opinion is right now, and now
I am a victim because once in a while you know I don't like to leave my
car at the parking garage so I have somebody drop me off and sometimes
they don't pick me up on time so I get angry and take a taxi. And I want
to tell you that just coming to City Hall costs around 8 bucks, it's just
unbelievable. You know it used to be 2 or $3.00. Now one of the main
reasons obviously is that those taxicabs have to deadhead back. The maj-
ority of the taxicab business in this corn-i)lity revolves around the air-
port and as long as taxis cannot pick up passengers like they do in New
York City and take thein wherever they want to and they have to deadhead
back the customers are really picking up the difference in the tab. And
I'm to a point. -where I think it is inevitable, I t}link it is going to
happen anyway, I think the County, yes, you may win this one again and
force them to coo to another referendum, they're going to win it again
and it is ir:evitahle and I think you're just putting it off for two or
three more years. I don't mean to be agreeing with my friend Ziggy Zilber
on this and others but I think we're just fighting a lost cause. That's
just one mans ol:)inion.
Mr. Lacasa: bell, Mr. Mayor, I believe that in the City of Miami espec-
ially on account of its tremendous impact from the tourist business and
from foreigrnere coring here to do business the taxi services is one of
the most it1j)oxtar1t services and quite frankly, as you were explaining
when you were referring to the difference from New York City and Miami
in this particular item I feel that we have a long way to go as far as
improving this. Actually, if we had a better taxicab service in the City
of Miami a lot of problems about traffic could be solved. So, I for one
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beiill,re first as general policy philosophically speaking I try to keep
for the City of Miami as zuch authority and as much jurisdiction as We
can so I am for defending whatever we have to be taken from us by the
County or any other type of governmental agency. But in this specific
case it is not only the philosophical question of keeping the City as
strong as we can keep it but also the fact that in this particular arse
I think that we should have direct input because it goes to much needed
services for the type of, city that we have.
Mayor Ferre: WeLl., I don't want to get into a debate with you on this
but really it is a philosophical argument because you can't have your
cake and eat .it too. If you want better service, in my opinion you're
going to get that if you have a county -wide taxi operation. If on the
other hand what you're talking about is the strength in the City and
maintaining what we have within the City then you're right. I can't
argue with that if the objective is to have City power and control and
whatever the City has keep it, then I agree with you. If the argument
is for service I don't think anybody can argue that if you had three
times as many taxicabs or four servicing the people that are using them
in the City of Miami, and economics will determine that. Now let me tell
you who is really opposed to this and I don't blame them _ the small
cities because they're the ones that are going to lose out because the
moment people, the taxicab in North Miami can go over and pick up at the
hotels in Miami they'd rather wait in line there because they've got
much better chances of doing business there and I understand why a small
city would be against this. I don't blame them but in Miami we're going
to get improved service.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, the only thing that I want to bring out is I
agree that that element in relation to deadheading has to be resolved.
Mr. Mayor, if you were to look at the stringent regulations that are
imposed upon the cabs in the City of Miami and the very lackadaisical
standards that are applied in the County you will see a great difference
in the two cabs. And I think for the City to loose that regulatory sit-
uation in which we maintain a very high degree of safety and cleanliness
and politeness of drivers I think has to be maintained for the City.
We have a taxicab detail within the Police Department that inspects
these cabs, they make them keep them clean, they make them go through all
of the regulations. if they are offensive to people and it is reported
they go through a procedure of not being able to work, Mr. Mayor, that
does not prevail in the County and if we are going to maintain the integ-
rity of that which is the first blush of the people who are coming to
this community I say we must maintain those strict regulations which do
not exist in the County.
Mayor Ferre: All right. Further discussion? The motion is to instruct
the City Attorney to fight this in the court and to appear at a public
hearing opposed to.....
Mr. Plummer: Y�o, I think what it is that he is asking for at this time
is the right to have clout to appear at the public hearing and then we'll
make a determination about going to court after that.
Mayor Ferre: That's the motion, right?
Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: All right, further discussion? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Conar4ssioner Lacasa who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-630
A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTOR-
NEY TO APPEAR BEFORE THE METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY COMMISSION,
AT A PUBLIC HEARING WHEREIN IT SHALL BE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBLE
COUNTYWIDE CONTROL OF THE TAXICAB AND FOR HIRE VEHICLES, IN
ORDER THAT HE (THE CITY ATXR1ZEY) MIGHT PURSUE, ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, THE CONTIITED MUNICIPA% CONTROL OF SAID
INDUSTRY FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED
IMMEDIATELY FILE A LAWSUITS SHOULD HE DEEM IT NECESSARY.
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UpOft b4ibg ee00fided by COMissioner PlUftert the Wtion tree VABIld Utz
opted by the fallawing vote=
Amt Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
NOES: Mayor Maurice A. Ferre.
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39. DISCUSSION ITEM: EXPANSION OF RUSTY PELICAN RESTAURANT -
APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ETC.
Mayor Ferre: We're now on Item "G" which is Specialty Restaurants. Mr.
Tellaeche, do you want to present your company's position? Mr. Manager?
I've got to leave in 10 minutes so let's get right to it.
Mr. Plummer: And also I'll announce for the record, Mr. Mayor, basically I
think we're going to get finished with the Committee of the Whole, I have a
very important pressing matter this afternoon, when we break at lunch I will
not be back.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Gary.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor and members of the City Commission, Mr. Tellaeche from
Specialty Restaurants came to my office I guess approximately a month and a
half ago to discuss his plans or his desires to expand the Rusty Pelican
Restaurant. The plans that I have seen which I have asked Mr. Tellaeche to
bring before you to discuss this proposal seem to be acceptable to us in
the administration but there was an issue with regard to the impact of the
Charter provisions on Mr. Teilaeche's proposal. Mr. Knox has prepared a
legal opinion that would address how the City Commission has to proceed in
permitting this expansion to occur.
Mayor Ferre: Well, Howard, I am for the expansion, that's one person out
of five here. I think if you want this Commission to vote on this or ex-
press an opinion you've got to explain, for example, that we're now making
over $100,000 a year. How much are we making from....
Mr. Gary: Approximately 120 to $140,000 a year.
Mayor Ferre: And that these people are recommending an expansion that
would what, double their seating capacity?
Mr. Gary: Almost double it, that's why I have him here, to bring you the
plans to explain his proposal.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. 'Tellaeche, what do you want, sir? I mean there is no
_se getting into the legals of it until this Commission says that they're
in favor of expanding it. it might be the majority's will not to do that.
Mr. David Tellaeche: Mr. Mayor, David Tellaeche with The Rusty Pelican
Restaurant, Specialty Restaurants Corporation. Sir, I have with me Mr.
Peter Montan, our General Mallager of the Rusty Pelican and Dick Mays, an
architect from 1_uffal_o, 1Jew fork who is here five years with the Daytona
Corporation licensed in I'lorida. Mr. Nays has been down several times to
look at the restaurant. Our basic co)ictpt is t.o try to Expand the restaur-
ant by building an addition on top of a portion of the restaurant. It
would give a vista at a little different Eye level looking out over the
City and the skyline of your City.
Mayor Ferre: How high would you go up and how many new seats would you
have?
Mr. Tellaeche: If we build, new steel pilings in a separate structure
laid on top, I have a very very schematic rendering....
Mayor Ferre: The question is how high would you go up. Would you go up
100 feet, 300 feet?
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Mr. Teilaeches Ch no, aitt just 16flo 14"1 up, we uoiiid Vftbably 45 tip aft _
additional 20 feat.
Mayor Ferre: How many more seats would you have)
Mr. Tellaeche: our plan is to add about 120 to 150 difiifig seats and
about 80 cocktail seats for a total of about 225 seats.
Mayor Ferre: And what is your estimate as to the revenues returned to 0%
City of Miami?
Mr. Tellaeche: Mr. Mayor, at this moment the restaurant is doing about
5,000,000, this expansion from a very conservative standpoint I would
think would have an additional 2,000,000 in gross sales which to the City
and this would not require any expenditure from your City should bring a
minimum of $50,000 a year in additional income to your City.
Mayor Ferre: How about parking, Mr. Tellaeche?
Mr. Tellaeche: Well, Mr. Montan, I believe has
formally discuss this situation with Mr. Rabin.
Mayor Ferre: Is Mr. Rabin in favor of this?
Mr. Tellaeche: I have not talked with Mr. Rabin.
Mayor Ferre: Well, Mr. Rabin is here and how about Gene Hancock and, you
know you've got two neighbors.
Mr. Tellaeche: Well, basically sir, in the evening I believe Mr. Rabin's
facility might be more available than in the daytime. Mr. Montan has in-
dicated to me that if there was a problem in parking he would use his up-
stairs in the daytime for tourbuses just for group business, at night 225
people and 3 people to a car it would be about 75 additional cars, Mr.
Montan I believe has had some discussion with Mr. Rabin and I would hope
that if the Commission agreed in concept to this we could work out parking
arrangements with Mr. Rabin.
Mr. Plummert Well, Mr. Mayor, there are an awful lot of unanswered ques-
tions. What I would suggest is that Specialty Restaurants get together
with the administration, with Mr. Rabin, whoever else is involved and pre-
sent to this Commission a package that we can look at in its totality.
There are just too many unanswered questions.
Mayor Ferre: Let's take one step further than that. I would like to recom-
mend that we do the following: Okay? And I'll be happy to make a motion if
it is necessary. I'll move in principle that the idea of expanding the
Rusty Pelican within reason is attractive to the City of Miara Commission
but that we want, we would like for Mr. Tellaeche to talk to both Mr. Rabin
and Mr. Hancock and I think we need to schedule a public hearing because
you're going to have to let all those people from hey Biscayne come here
and complain about traffic on the bridge and what have you. I think that is
the only way you're going to be able to take the next step. ):ow further-
more, beyond that you have to put it up for a refe:;rendurn. You know that.
Legally we cannot give you that so the purpose of that 1_,Uklic hearing would
be so that we could, therefore:, put it on the ballot whenever it is that it
would fit. Have you got the.... Is Clark Merrill around? If we were to
put this on the ballot when would we liavu to have the 1:ub2ic Dearing?
Mr. Merrill: The Code and Charter of Miand recuizes a 45 day prior notice.
I've talked with the Dade County Elections Division &nd their principles
are now out of town, they'll be back on )donday but etisE-ntially there are
somethings that are going to happen will, Sherman V,yr.n resigning and if he
does there will be b number of elections set ul, in Eel-)ter:l)tr and October
as well. Arid my t hi rjki r,g at t1;i s poilit r,ow i s if we could bring something
before you and you can finally act or, it 2�y tl;c inceting on September 3rd
that you would )rave enough time to )rave it to an October ballot and cer-
tainly enough timt. to havc it on the hvVc.I[lcr Lallot. Now I have to re-
mind you that the City Clerk is resllc,r,sil.,lt for elections under the City.
t,
Mayor Ferre: yet, t,e vould like,to, bait. of t1;at motion is that once
you are satisfied with the legalb of it and the neighbors have been dis-
cussed, assutrang there are no problems would you put it on the agenda for
a public hearing at whbtever time.....
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Mayor Ferre: Or I would prefer to put on the October ballot if there is
going to be an October ballot.
' Mr. Merrill: But it is going to be close, they have not chosen the date
that it would be in October and I would have to get that information from
the....
Mayor Ferre: Well look, my motion simply is that after all these things
are consulted that you put it on for a public hearing. If that happens
to be July 23rd fine, otherwise it will be September 3rd. Okay? In ex-
plaining this let me tell you what the two options that Mr. Tellaeche has
to do this. Option #1 is to go out and rebid and put this thing out....
Is that right, George? His two legal options are (1) to put it out for a
1 bid and then he would have to rebid but he might lose his restaurant. The
second option that he has is for us to put it on the ballot. Now, if he
loses then at least he hasn't lost what he has now. Is that correct?
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Mr. Knox: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: So that's why we have to go to the ballot procedure, as you
explained it to me this morning. That's my motion.
Rev. Gibson: Do I hear a second?
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Mr. Plummer; To explore and bring it back in a public hearing, sure, why
not.
Rev. Gibson: All right, discussion? Proceed, call the roll.
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The following motion was introduced by Mayor Ferre who moved its
adoption;
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MOTION NO. 61-631
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! A MOTION AGREEING IN PRINCIPLE TO THE PROPOSED EXPANSION
i OF THE RUSTY PELICh2: RESTAURM'T DUT INSTRUCTING THE OPERATOR
OF SAID RESTAURANT TO CO1LIIUNICATE WITH HIS IMMEDIATE NEIGH-
BORS TO DISCUSS THIS EXPANSION; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO SCHEDULE A I=Ui3LIC HEARING 7-IZD TO INVITE ALL INTER-
ESTED PERSONS INCLUDING THE RESIDENTS OF KEY DISCAYNE POSS-
IBLY AFFECTED BY THE 7-.F0I-:1,S7%2D EYXIkNS101N.
Upon being seconded by Commi.ssioier Pl=arer, the motion was passed and
opted by the following vote- .
AYESs Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NQr.6f Nonee
1 JUL 091981
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40. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: HELEN MUIR AND EDWARD SINTZ REGARDING
PARKING PPOBL F?tS AT "_ 4NTOWY LIBRARY.
Mayor Ferro, Mr_ Pr-y Tenzie, if you would step forward, and Mr. Sintz from
the Library, if you would step forward. we have a problem with parking in
the DuPont Plaza for public employees that have been using that space. Would
you, Mrs. Muir, explain to us where we stand on this?
Ms. Helen Muir; Yes, my name is Helen Muir. I live at 3855 Stewart Avenue
in Coconut Grove. I'm here to speak particularly about the parking problem
at the main public library and in particular about the events of last week-
end. Mr. Sintz is here, the Director of Libraries.... qualified to speak
to this but as a citizen and as President. of the Coconut Grove Library Assoc-
iation which gave the City of Miami the land on which that library stands
and as President of the Friends of Miami Dade Library and as a member of the
County Library Advisory hoard and of the State Library Advisory Board I am
a citizen here to speak. And I guess what I want to speak to is recently
over the weekend Mr. Ted Gould put up a sign saying "After July 3rd No Park-
ing". This is where 100 spaces were reserved for the staff of the downtown
j library. I hope you all had a good Independence Day Weekend because those
who love the library suffered a bit. We weren't able to get help from the
Mayor who has always given us a receptive ear and finally on Tuesday we were
able to get Mr. Gary. This is what I would like before I turn this over to
Mr. Sintz who is working out the problems with the help of the Mayor and
with obviously Mr. Kenzie is here now, I understand he has the same prob-
lem about parking. I would like to say to you gentlemen that I as a long
time citizen would like you to either have a resolution today telling Mr.
Ted Gould that his big operation is welcome here but that he cannot, simply
cannot ride so roughshod over this community as to put up a sign and then
we get the sign down put up a fence. I would very much like to hear some
word said from this group. Thank you.
Mr. Edward Sintz: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I simply wanted
to express the concern of the library, particularly the main library over
the loss of the parking spaces which we have had in the bandshell for some
15 to 18 years. Almost overnight without really notification that this was
going to occur and it is a major problem for us since many of the employees
that we have there simply cannot afford the parking that it would cost
them downtown. It would be a major cut in salary, it will create some ser-
ious problems of hiring for us and we need a resolution which will allow
us to go on with the parking that we had for the staff. We have also co-
operated with the Downtown Development Authority allowing them some park-
ing spaces and we're looking really for a solution to keep from having the
problems that will occur if we don't work something out. I have been in
touch with Mr. Gary, he has been very cooperative with us and we're hope-
ful that we can find a space in that vicinity which will accomodate the
need for the library and the DDA.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Sintz, let me just say that when this Commission voted
on this nobody ever brought our attention either from the DDA, the City of
Miami staff or anybody that this problem would exist. I think Helen, it
is a little bit unfair to blame Gould for the whole problem. I think the
City Commission and the City's staff &-nd the DDA are really more to blame
than anybody else for not having thought of what the forthcoming problem
was going to be because we agreed to do this and so we're the ones that
agreed to do it. 14ow, it was, of course, at Gould's initiative but it
was serving a public purpose. Now the point is that Here we are and Roy,
do you have any suggested solutions to this Frol)lem?
Mr. Roy Kenzie: Well, the suggested Eolution would De that beteen the
present fenced off parking ErEe where- the old band shell is aJ;d the library
there is an area now where in the past few dayE cars have been parking and
that could acco1T106dte t.}ic nerds, I believe of both tLe liLya ry and our-
selves. It iE next t.o the fenced &reB. 'There aren't too nwr:y solutions
to the problem, you c&r,'t park within Uie fenced area because of the liabil-
ity insuraj.ce problems with the developer....
Mayor Ferre; Xre you telling me between the fence and the li.braiy i*self?
Mr. Kenzie: Fright. '�2
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MAyot Pette: I've got absolutely no problem with that.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, and then just like l said beforer yoti'te going to
have parking all the way to Sth Street. You know, I want to tell you
something, we pay a million an acre for that property and you have JUAt
really in effect started the domino theory of turning baryfront park
into a parking lot. You know and I know there is nothing around here
more permanent than something temporary. And Mr. Mayor, you're kiddint)
yourself, I'm sorry, I voted against it before. Mr. Mayor, you know and
I know it was not by design, it was intent that that matter came up on
a non-scheduled agenda, the last item at night. That was by intent,
it was not by design. No wonder these people didn't see about it, we
didn't know about it until the man sitting in the audience at 1 O'Clock
in the morning.
Mayor Ferre: This thing has been under discussion now for the last
three months, for goodness sakes, it has been in the front pages of the
newspaper on and on and on so there's no secret to any of this. Now, you
know, Plummer.....
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, it's not a secret, it is the idea that this man
can come in here and get what he wants.
Mayor Ferre: It wasn't this man, this was something that the Downtown
Development Authority and the public sector and our staff recommended it,
that it was better. Now, you know, it is very nice to stick your head
in the sand and say there is no problem, there is no parking problem in
downtown and we're not going to....
Mr. Plummer: We didn't create the problem.
Mayor Ferre: Of course not, progress if you want to call it that created
it. You cannot have 2.2 billion dollars worth of construction in downtown
Miami and expect for it to have no effects on traffic and parking. Now
come on, you know, there is no way you can have your cake and eat it too.
I know we try to do that all the time but it just doesn't work. The fact
is that if you want these buildings to go up so we can tax those buildings
and pay for the increased police officers that you want and all the other
things that you want then somehow we've got to let go a little bit so that
we can have a little progress because you cannot have progress by being,
you know, by saying no to everything.
Mr. Plummer: Yes, well, we sure let go a little bit when, you know, he
takes in $18,000 a month rent on that parking lot and he is giving us the
big sum total of $3,000. Now, I want to tell you something, fair is fair
and that man is not being fair with the people of this community. Now
look, you know, when he realized he was going to put up two million dollars
or two billion dollars or whatever figure you want he can do just like we do
at the Orange Bowl, go lease a piece of property somewhere and ferry those
people in by the trolleys. lice could have done that - no, he's taking the
most valuable realestate that we've got in bade County and turning it into
a parking lot.
Mayor Ferre: No, sir, see that's only one half of it. The other half is
yes, you see this is Rmerica, thank God and there is something called a
free enterprise systerii. lie happens to own three of those lots so the
other alternative tie could have done is said all right, we put up a fence
around parking lot f3 in DuPont Plaza and that is what we use to park our
cars, he's got that right, you and I Can't stop him frotr, doing that. Now,
where is the public purpose best served? Find this Ccrcn,ission in its major-
ity anyway decided that the public purpose was best served by leaving that
parking lot open at the recor,atc-ndation of the Off -Street. Parking Authority
at the recoiiLriendation of ttie ItiNrchantE of downtown Mimi, ht the recommenda-
tion of the nevelopit&nt 1uthority and all the Lanks and affected
people. So don`t colne Shying, you know, Could got his way. It's the mer-
chants got t1,Eir way, the iakDwntown Development people got their way, the
Off -Street 1=asking Authority got their way because we kept 250 parking
spaces open ir; dowiito6°n Miami.
Mr. Pluwuer: l-jAd yuu just closed 100.
Ms. Muir: Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: Excuse me, Helen, I'm trying to get this thing solved now
and let's not get into a debate here, the point is this.....
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Mt. Muir: I've sat through debates that hm 9mo an all ffibiaiha•
Mayor Ferre: We want to solVa it, Went I'll be Vith you ift a eee"d,
Roy, is it your recommended solution that we permit ldd Parking ADAM
next to the fence?
Mr. Kenzie: Vince has been the one who looked at that AN a Potential
solution, he could better speak to that than 2.
Mayor Ferre: Vince, what is your recommendation?
Mr. Grimm: I think that is the only alternative we have# Mr. Mayor, but
I think it is also fair to point out, you know, that the City takes oars
of its employees downtown and there may be a moral obligation to the County
but there is certainly no legal one.
Mayor Ferre: I understand.
Ms. Muir: I wanted to temper my remarks which were not intended to be
ill terpered before, they were intended to say this - Mr. Cable who works
for Mr. Gould is working with the library and things are being worked out,
the library gave 40 spaces to that organization, the Gould organization.
But, would it not seem to you that a less kingly act would have been to
notify, Mr. Cable could have notified Mr. Sintz instead of putting up a
sign arbitrdrily?
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Mayor Ferre: I agree, that doesn't solve....
Ms. Muir: I address myself to that, that is where my ill temper springs
from.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, ma'am, but unfortunately that does not - let us now
castegate Mr. Cable, that will not solve the problem. I'm trying to
solve the problem.
Ms. Muir: Well, I don't know whether you gentlemen are aware of this,
but everybody who comes before this group is dealt with defensively and
I'm aware of your side, that's why I came back to the microphone. I'm
i aware of your side but I would like to see somebody, I'd like to see the
contract that assures the library that for whatever time, two years, that
we have to sit there in Bayfront Park that there is an agreement about
parking.
Mr. Plummer: There is no agreement.
' Mayor Ferre: You've never had an agreement.
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Ms. Muir: I'd like to see one.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I'd like first of all to state that there has never
been an agreement for parking for the library. Now, what we did, we at-
tempted to do was to mediate the problem. Obviously we talked to Mr.
! Sintz, Mr. Sintz said that lie had an agreement with Mr. Cable. We con-
1 L..cted Mr. Cable and he said no, we have no agreement. h'e let Mr. Sintz
know that there was no agreement. We have tentatively agreed to permit
the parking in that area. Mr. Gould constructed the fence Lased on this
City Com*rd_ssion passing a motion at the last meeting. lie was in his right
in'doina that. I would bgree he should have informed her. I have asked
Mr. Grimm to come up with an alternative solution. Mr. Grimm has an alter-
native solution which I'd like for hire to present to the City Commission
n at this time to resolve the Problem LUt. I .,ould live to say that we should
S( not enter into any contract first of all. with the library or the Downtown
Development J;uthority for 1>arking on that lr,nd but if you decide to do it
yallow them to do it. Secondly, with regard to the enforcerter,t of the park-
ing, that should be the resl:,on_-i-)ility of Mr. Sintz and the Downtown Develop-
ment Authority because they :lave a system r,ok of decal,_. The third thing
I would like to say is that the Downtown Dcvelolnuerit hut.hority as well as
Mr.. Sintz should incur a portion of the cost for doiiig whatever is necess-
ary to provide parking in that area similar to what we do in the City of
( Miami. llie library is a part of the Dade County, avid D:)vntot.n Development
r has its budget.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, I'd like to recommend the following: (1) That we fol-
low Vince Grimm's recotmr►endation, (2) that we /authorize you to try to
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h6g8tiatO Md eon back with a ablution, but t waht to tell you gaWthingi
196VAtd, it i6f1't worth the hassle We're going to gat iftto to depeive the
library of these 100 parking spaces and 1111 tell you if they e&a biek
and they say the County - now, on the other hand I want to tell you the
following: If the County provides parking for the Transportation bepattt-
ment and for the Accounting Department and for the other departments that
they have in the downtown area I don't see why they should look to the City
of Miami to provide parking that they provide for their other depar'tfinentas
Mr. Sintz: Mr. Mayor, this is something that has gone on for is years,
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but that doesn't make it right.
Mr. Sintz: But it does create a problem.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think we have to be flexible and I'm just telling you
that I'm willing to be flexible with the County not because of the County
mind you but because I think the City of Miami has a long standing historic
association and affiliation with the library even though sometimes it's not
recognized as such but I don't care who recognizes it as long as people
like Helen Muir know and others that the City of Miami has always walked
that extra mile to help the library system in the City, that was our library
system. So I'm perfectly willing to go along with Vince's recommendation
based on that flexibility that I just stated, Howard.
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, before we vote, you know I keep saying to this
Commission that the most valuable thing we have is people - the most valuable
thing, all the money you vote and all that baloney we went through this morn-
ing will not do for us what knowing and loving and touching and feeling and
speaking to people will do. The least that should have been done was to at
least talk with these people and notify them and not take the prevailing at-
titude that has always prevailed with a certain individual when we do bus-
iness as much as to tell us where we could go. It hurts my very soul. I
think that we need to send some messages. Mr. Kenzie, I hope from where you
are because you are always down here, you know, as long as I'm here I want
you to know how I feel. You're always down here with those people because
that means money. Money sometimes isn't always what we really need. We
need some understanding, some treating people as if they're human because
Mr. Gould doesn't ever impress me. I want to get it off my chest as he
understands that and I hope since you are in there with him because my first
encounter was in your office, you know how he feels about me, I hope you
will go back and say to Mr. Gould, "Mr. Gould, for God's sakes sometimes
it is nice if you're going to stay in this community to temper your action
and not go around with the big stick all the time" because the next time
he comes in here with the big stick I'm going to try to take that stick
from him.
Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a second to the motion with that stick
admonition as a part of it?
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-632
A MOTION ACCEPTING THE RECONL*'XNDATIONS FOR USE OF TEMPORARY
PARKING IN AN AREA BETWEEN AN EXISTING FENCE AND THE LIBRARY '
STRUCTURE, SAID AREA ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 100 PARKING
SPACES, AS RECOMrO t4DED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY NJ0:AGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH OFFICIALS OF THE MIAMI
DADE LIBRARY SYSTEM, AND TO COME FACY, TO THE CITY COMMISSION
WITH A PROPOSED ):GREU-I=NT.
Upon being seconded by Co:i-mrdssioner Gibson, the motion was passed and
opted by the following vote-
AYZSt ComnLissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Pons Com=issioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mr, Plummer: He's not going to treat ale like children, I vote no,
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9t, t ter. Mapbt, RAY 3 aak A qUpatieht ftVibiibly they MV6 a Vf6bl et
there how and it i wait until the nefet City Co issi6ff Meeting to +tee Mak
to you they're going to be inconvenienced....
Mayor Ferre: Howard, the sense of the notion was that we accept Vitiee
Grimm's recommendation. I heard we all heard that very clearly. We naked
you to coarse back with a, the only thing you're coming back with as 1 under-
stood the notion was whether or not they're going to pay, they the County
and the DDA and how much.
Mr. Gary: We can proceed though to allow them to park there.
Mayor Ferre: That was the intention of the motion, is that cortrect?
Rev. Gibson: Right.
Mr. Plummer: Sure.
Mayor Ferre: All right.
Mr. Gary: Good.
41. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE LETTER OF AGREE_''lEMT:
HOLLYWELL CORPORATION FOR USE OF SOUTHERN PORTION OF
BAYFR.ONT PARK.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adoptions
RESOLUTION NO. 81-633
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
ATTACHED LETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE HOLYWELL CORPORATION
{ FOR THE USE OF A SOUTHERN PORTION OF BAYFRONT PARK BY SAID
! CORPORATION FOR EQUIPMENT STAGING, STORAGE AND PARKING
i DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF MIAMI CENTER PHASE I, PURSUANT
' TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH THEREIN.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote -
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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NOES: Comissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr..
Mayor Ferre: Is there anything else to come up before Mr....
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, what I was saying before was on the DuPont
G Plaza it is just a status report and no action will be taken.
Mayor Ferre: No, we have t_o extend the moratorium.
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j Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. N,aYor, according to what is on the agenda you
can't, sir, and it's not an extension of the moratorium, the moratorium
died at the last meeting as.....
Mayor Ferre: No, sir, it dies at this one.
Mr. Plummer: It was my understanding that it died at the previous...
7 Mayor Ferre: No, sir, we very Epecifically extended it to this meeting.
Mr. Pluanmer: well, Mr. Mayor, the way it is advertised on this agenda
you can't do it.
Mayor Ferre: Tell me again.
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Mr. plu r: It to just & Status at the boat plaaa report davela t',
,, I'm sorry.
Mayor Ferres No, air, you stand corrected,
Mr. Plummers Okay.
Mayor Ferre: It is a public heariftq called for the purposes opeeiftcaily
of that problem.
Mr. Plummer: Well, you can't address it now anyhow on a 2:30 deadline.
Mayor Ferre: No, we can't address it until 2:30.
42. REPORT OF E'TLOYIM-NT OF PERSONS LnIDER THE HIRING FREEZE:
RATI3 r THE, 11TR.ING OF 29 POSITIONS.
Mr. Gary: Item "H", the Hiring Freeze Report, the exemptions for new hiring
freezes....
Mayor Ferre: Howard, let me tell you up front that I'm going to vote for it
and I don't know whether anybody else feels differently.
Mr. Plummer: Is there a motion on the....
Mr. Gary: Well, we handled it in the normal way we've been handling it, to
provide to you, it is two things. First of all, Commissioner Carollo and
the City Commission asked me to provide to you all the exceptions made under
the hiring freeze.
Mayor Ferre: And there are 4.
Mr. Carollo: Can you go with the names of the 4 to refresh my memory a
little more?
Mr. Gary: Well, let me Just briefly summarize it for you. What we provided
for you was first of all all of the hiring under the hiring freeze and we
have identified for you all those hirings that were by City Commission action
and those that were not by City Commission action. There were 29 positions
hired under the hiring freeze, I'm sorry, there were 29 hired without City
Commission approval. While we were under the hiring freeze there were 29
positions hired without City Commission approval..
Mayor Ferre: 29?
Mr. Carollo: How many under your administration?
Mr. Gary: Okay, of those seven r-sit.ions were filled because positions
were offered before the freeze went into effect. That represents about
24% of the 29. Eighteen positions or 62% were filled by my predecessor
and only 4 or 14% were filled by me.
Mr. Plummer: All right, well give us the four now that you want us to
ratify.
Mayor Ferre: No, ratify them all.
Mr. Plummer: Okay, ratify them all.
Mr. Gary: Well, if you look on your summary sheet there are 29, do you
want me to go down each of the 29?
Mr. Plummer: No, I don't think that is necessary unless anybody has a
question on any of the 29.
Mr. Lacasa: Khat is what you need, Howard, a motion to....
Mr. Gary: To ratify those 29 positions that were....
Mr. Lacasa: As proposed by the baa nistration, I so move.
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no tailwag fotian via intrwiteed by emiaaimer wasa *M mr#W Lts
MOTION No. 81-634
A MOTION TO RATIFY THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY AbMINISTMT10H
IN HIRING 29 POSITIONS IN SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS WHIM
HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT COMMISSION APPROVALo
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was PAGged AM
opted by the following vote-
AyE8s Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
43. EXEMPTIONS TO HIRING FREEZE: PER.►iIT EMPLOYIENT OF PERSONS
IN MISCELLANEOUS CITY DEPAR'nJENTS.
Mr. Gary: We are requesting also that certain positions be exempted from
the hiring freeze right now. We're asking for a Secretary II in the Planning
and Zoning Administrative Boards, they are working now without a secretary,
we need that approved.
Mr. Carollo: Planning and Zoning Administrative Board?
Mr. Garys Yes, that's Mr. Aurelio Perez's operation.
i Mayor Ferre: Yes, and Civil Service I want to, because I just got Marie
` calling me on....
' Mr. Gary: I'm going to go each one individually. Civil Service, they've
lost two CETA employees, clerical employees and they're asking for one
clerical position. As you know, we have only three zoning inspectors
citywide to cover all the zoning violations. There is a need to fill a
vacancy there. In the Computers and Communications operations....
Mr. Carollo: Excuse me, Howard, we have three zoning inspectors?
Mr. Gary: Citywide.,
Mr. Carollo: Three?
Mr. Gary: Three. So that is a critical area.
Mr. Carollo: No kidding.
Mr. Plummer: what's the fourth?
Hir. Gary: we're requesting an Administrative Assistant I, a Computer Oper-
ations supervisor and a Stock Clerk in the Computers Division. This is
necessitated by the need as pointed out by auditors to establish control
and security for our computer tapes and discs first of all. The second is
to have 24 }your coverage in terms of our computer operations. As you know,
we have Police and Fire operating on a 24 hour basis. And we're asking for
it 1 H C nununit Center there is presently
one Typist Clerh 11 at L t
no clerical assistance at Little Havana.
Mr. Lacasa: M.r. Mayor, i twive that we accept the recommendation of the
administration as to the exceptions from the hiring freeze of the six
positions.
Mr. Plummer: Since they've justified them I'll second the motion.
Mayor Ferro: Further discussion? Call the roll.
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MOTION NO. 61-635
A MOTION OP T= CITY COMMISSION MODIrVINO THE 2XISTINO Rtfd#G
P M22 TO KLUM FOR THE HIRING OF THE MMINBBLOWt LISTED
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1. 'three (3) positions in the Dept. of Computers S
Communications:
a) 1 Administrative Assistant I
b) 1 Computer operations Supervisor
c) 1 Stock Clerk I
2. One (1) Typist Clerk I position, in the Civil Service
Office.
One (1) position as Typist Clerk II in the Little
Havana Community Center.
4. One (1) position as Secretary IZ - Planning Zoning
Boards Administration.
5. One (1) Zoning Inspector position, Dept. of Building
& Zoning Inspection.
6. One (1) Custodian position, Dept. of Solid Waste.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and
bptbd by the following vote-
AYESt Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
} 44. BRIEF DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF APPOINT11ENTS TO THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRADE AND COMMERCE.
Mayor Ferre: Julio, on your committee, would you very quickly tell us if
your committee is functioning properly? We now have the following people
that are going to be added: William T. Holloway and Demetrio Perez. How
many vacancies do we have?
Mr. Julio Castano: Mr. Mayor, the Commission will be renewable on the 24th
of July meaning that all menblers should be appointed again so even....
Mayor Ferre: So we have no vacancies then?
Mr. Castano: You have vacancies coming up on the 24th of July, all 15 mam
bers should be replaced or reinstated. It is a two year period.
Mayor Ferre: W},o is the chairman of the thing?
Mr. Castano: Mr. Del Cerro.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, I think we ought to reappoint him as chairman. Okay?
We can do that today can't we? It's on the agenda.
Mr. Lacasa: Actually what we have to do is to reappoint the whole 15.
Mr. Castano: well, Lut you appointed a member that was not one of the
originals so you lipve to appoint him. We are offering the Commission a
ballpark fig -are ut 15, there is nothing in black and white says it can't
be more or less than that.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, let me ask you this. Is there anybody who has not
attended meetings or has a bad attendance record?
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MAVer Perre s ? Don i t be afraid, tell it Me It Let
Mrs Plummrs Well, Mr. mayor, can 1 suggest that we put this W7 They're
not up until the 24th, we meet on the 23rd.
Mayor Ferre: Well, why is it on this agenda, pleaaet
Mr. Plummer: Well, I'm saying it is ill prepared, dive tie the whole ball
of wax and we'll discuss it on the 23rd.
Mr. Lacasa: And get us a list of the people that are.....
Mayor Ferre: Look, Julio, I don't know who has been and who hasn't been
and if one of my appointments has not been to the meetings I want him off.
Okay? Or her, because when we appoint people to these boards they have
got to be participants and if people don't want to participate in the
Economic Development Board of the City of Miami that's fine there are a
lot of others who want to and I would like since we're putting this thing
off I would like to have a list of the 15 members, I want attendance
records and I'll tell you very specifically if somebody has missed three
or more meetings in a row without an excuse I don't see any reason why
that person should remain on, I don't care who it is. I don't care if it
is the president of the best bank in town.
Mr. Castano: We have some lists of suggested names that you can have
right now and....
Mayor Ferre: Well, we've been waiting for that list and then, Mr. Manager,
we'll put this item up on the agenda for discussion on the 24th. Is that
correct?
Mr. Plummer: No, on the 23rd we meet.
45. DISCUSSION ITEISS: COMMISSIONER PLUIMER REQUESTING INFORMATION
ON BISCAYNE RECREATION LACK OF APPLICATION FOR DINNER KEY
EXPANSION - AND ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON FAILURE OF PERSONS TO
PAY GARBAGE COLLECTION FEES.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, can I bring up two items very quickly, and I won't
even ask for discussion? Mr. Manager, in reference to Biscayne Recreation,
it has been brought to my attention by Mrs. Marilyn Reid that all of the
action of this Commission that we have done that there has not even been an
application for the permits that supposedly are the key criteria. Now, it
was given, and I believed and was given reason to believe that the permits
had been applied for and that reasonable assurance was that they were goinq
to be granted. Now, I'm upsetto find out if, in fact, it is true that these
permits have not even been applied for. Now, if that is true I want to know
it. Okay? I don't have to have any mDre discussion now, I will at the next
meeting. I want to schedule it for it. The other impor—rit itf=m that I
want to bring up that you brought up before, and we've never gone back to,
I am very concerned on garbage collection fees of that 50% that is all we
have got and we have not got the rest and we are not addressing that prob-
lem. So bring that back on the next agenda.
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46. ADD 1 CUSTODIAL POSITION TO LIST OF PERSONS TO BE HIRED
AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE HIRING FREEZE.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I forgot one request for a hiring freeze is a custodian
over at the Sanitation Department to clean up the facilities, I'd like to
get permission for that.
Mayor Ferre: All right, does anybody have any objection to that? Plummer,
do you on the record?
Mr. Plummer: Oh, I want a clean Sanitation Department,
Mayor Ferre: Is the answer yes?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Do you say yes? Do you say yes? Do you say yea* Caroliol
Mr. Carollo: Mr. wants a clean Sanitation Department+ My Cori,
let's have a clean Sanitation Department.
Mr. Plummer: I mean they don't clean up my office, they might as well
clean somewhere.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let the record reflect that the five members of
the Commission unanimously agreed to add that to the previous list.(MBI-635)
47. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: TALBOT D'ALEBERTE REGARDING HIS
APPEARANCE IN COURT ON A CITY RELATED MATTER.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now Mr. D'Alemberte. Mr. Knox, members of the Com=
mission, Mr. Sandy Talbot D'Alemberte, as you know, a distinguished Miamian
with the law firm of Steele, Hector and Davis. As you know, Steele Hector
and Davis has been representing the City of Miami on any potential problems
that we may have on the Convention/Conference Center contract with Frank J.
Rooney and the others that are involved. Now, it just so happens that one
of the members of that very large firm of Steele, Hector and Davis ahs been
representing somebody.....
Mr. Talbot D'Alemberte: Mr. Mayor, if I can just a moment, this is an un-
usual matter as Mr. Knox may tell you. I have not been representing the
party, there is a lawsuit styled Cornell Versus the City of Miami. It is a
personal injury case in which a person was arrested and apparently alledged
that he was injured during the arrest. At the jury trial there was a,-! ex-
clusion of minority jurors. That was a question on which the trial judge
granted a new trial. The case went up on appeal and it is now on appeal.
The lawyer who was representing the claimant who had lost below but got a
new trial granted did not file an appellate brief a.nd the appellate court
wanted the question briefed and without any contact of mine in any way at
all or any interest or any financial interest then or today they filed a
very unusual order in which they invited vie to appear and file briefs and
argue the case on behalf of this plaintiff. This is a mz, tter that is in
no way connected with the construction contract 1.itioation being handled
in our office but as a precautionary matter I wanted to make sure that I
inform the City of our representation. I don't think that there is one
and if you don't think there is one I'll go forward,
Mr. Carollo: I certainly don't eet one.
Mayor Ferre: Look, without getting to further discussion, and we'll hear
from George Ynox, I would like to twive the following: I would like to
move that the City of kibaLi Cvuur,iehion ib uwar.e of what Sandy D'Alemberte
has been doing as he hes txprtssed or, tht- record here , that that in no
way disoualifitb the law fire, of s ttelE, litctor &rid Davis from doing
work for the City or on the other 2rnnd rcauirir,y yr, ,�andy r>'Aler,berte
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free raeusing hinelf and fiat pufsttiflg the job that be hho date tip tiMLI
fiiiftila
Mr. D'Alemberte: Yes, and I haven't done anything ch this ehbb aind it
is not a fee matter at all, I was just asked by the court to brief that
position and I'm willing to do so but I wanted....
Mayor Ferret Well let that be on the record, and I just so move.
Mr. Lacasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Now George, I don't know whether, does that clarify the
problem? Is there any problem with you? There is a problem, tell us
what the problem is.
Mr. Knox: The problem, and I'll present it in a little different context
than Mr. D'Ale;,lberte did, we absolutely recognize the contributions of
Steele, Hector and Davis and Mr. D'Alemberte for that matter, have made
to the City of Miami_. I think I can be a little more vivid in my descrip-
tion of this case. The City of Miami is a named defendant in a lawsuit
which was filed by an individual who was allegedly injured by a City of
Miami Police Officer. The City of Miami was insured at the time and the
insurance carrier pursuant to their powers selected an attorney to represent
the City's interest. The jury returned a verdict which resulted in zero
liability on the part of the City. At the end of the trial the trial judge
agreed with the plaintiff's attorney that the City of Miami as named
defendant was guilty of systematically excluding otherwise qualified black
individuals from that jury and we have anticipated an appeal of that matter.
The plaintiff was not able to afford an attorney to pursue the appeal and
no brief was filed on that behalf. The concern that was expressed by the
City of Miami Law Department relates to Mr. D'Alemberte's eminence and the
eminence of Steele, Hector and Davis law firm because an appearance or a
perception could very easily be achieved by unenlightened members of the
public that Sandy D'Alemberte himself representing the firm of Steele,
Hector and Davis, in fact, has formulated a belief because he is making
an argument on behalf of the individual who has asserted that the City of
Miami in defending a lawsuit was guilty of the systematic exclusion of
otherwise qualified blacks from a jury. If the City Commission chooses
to have or to risk that perception then, of course, we don't have any ob-
jection, our objection was based upon the fact that we believe that there
are other qualified and eminent attorneys that may be available to the
court for the purpose of representing Mr. Coronet's legal interest. It
is a fact that Steele, Hector and Davis represents us on other matters,
the Code of Professional Responsibility does not require any delineation
but simply indicates that a client has an option where a lawyer represents
multiple clients to ask that lawyer to make an election as to whether or
not the conflict which we believe does exist should continue. You do
have the power to waive it, you do have the power to declare that no con-
flict exists. Our position as precisely as we stated it in our letter
to Mr. D'Alemberte and as I have stated it here.
Mr. Carollo: Thank you, George. Is that all the business we have today,
Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: No, we have to vote on this. Further discussion? Call the
roll.
The following motion was introduced by Mayor Ferre who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-636
A MOTION TO EXPRESS THAT THE CITY COMMISSION IS AWARE OF
WHAT TALBOT D'ALEMBERTE IS DOING (CONCERNING THE CASE OF
CITY OF MIAMI vs. C117= S CORNETT), AS PERSONALLY EXPRESS-
ED BY HIM ON THE PUBLIC RECORD ON THIS SAME DATE, AND
THAT SUCK ACTIONS DO NCYI` IN MZY WAY DISQUALIFY THE FIRM
OF STEEL, IIEC-`DR G DRV1S YIDN. DOING WORM FOR TFiE CITY,
NOR IS THEi CITY CUIQ` USSICxr RE:QUtSTING I.R. D'FIZI-BERTE TO
RECUSE HIN.t E?.t` OIZ '10 )d STAI N FROM TliE. WORK THAT HE HAS
BEEN DOING Y OR '11LE' CITY OF MI1sM1 .
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed and
opted by the following vote-
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I 006iagioner Joe carollo
CdIftisaioner Armando Lacasa
Missicner J. L. Plummet, 3r.
Wea=Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. dibb6n
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Mott'. RoAe.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre: In my vote let me explain that I am in no way casting any
philosophical questions as posed by Mr. Knox. The only thing that I am
voting on is whether or not there is a conflict as far as the City is
concerned of Sandy D'Alemberte representing anybody that he wishes on
something, in this particular case whether or not that conflicts with
his law firm's representation of the City in the complicated matter of
the Convention/Conference Center. I think it would be suicide for us
to drop Steel., Hector F. Davis at this stage of the game because of this.
Now, whether or not Mr. Sandy D'Alemberte drops his participation it
seems to me that discretion, Sandy, after what George has said would
warrant that: but that is your decision. I certainly don't think that
this City Commission should impose upon you something of that nature
especially if you're doing this thing probono without renumeration on
an issue which is so complicated that I don't think we can solve here.
So that's all I'm expressing and I vote with the motion.
48. AUTHORIZE VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS TO TRAVEL TO SAN JOSE, COSTA
RICA, MONTES DE OCA - SISTER CITY PROGRAM.
Mr. Lacasa: Mr. Mayor, there is a pocket item that has been requested by
the coordinator of the Sister City Program, Mr. Kohly and that is that
three police officers plus Assistant City Manager Caesar Odio be authorized
to travel to San Jose Costa Rica to implement a mutual assistance of intens-
ive training program for traffic and emergency medical rescue services to
the San Jose Urban Highway Police Department as requested by the Costa
Rican Vice -President so I move.
Mr. Plummer: I second.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-637
A MOTION OF THE CITY COM4M:ISSION AUTHORIZING VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS
AS HEREINBELOW SPECIFIED, TO TRAVEL TO SA14 JOSE, COSTA RICA,
UNDER THE MONIES DE OCA SISTER CITY PROGRIOM IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT
A MUTUAL ASSISTANCE INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TRAFFIC AND
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESCUE SERVICE TO niE SAN JOSE URBAN HIGHWAY
POLICE DEFAPTNTNT F,,EQUEST1 D UY THIE VICE PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA,
SAID PERSONS SF'LC117ICPLLY AUTHORIZED BEING:
CESAR ODIO, I.ssjsTl.2,1T CITY MANAGER
MAJOR ALF'REDO DAWtD
' CAPT. GEORGE T. GREEN
SGT. WALTER t',ARTINEZ
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was V4500d &Ad
opted by the following vote-
hyESt Commissioner Joe Carollo
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The City Commission recessed from 12:10 to 2:20. The meeting was
reconvened with Commissioner Plummer absent.
49. PLAQUES, PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL. ITEMS.
1. Constitution Week Proclamation presented to Mrs. Robert H. Smith,
President, Regents' Council of Greater Miami and Mrs. Joseph Farcus,
Regent of Golden Anchor Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
2. Puerto Rico Day Proclamation presented to Mario Rivera and Al Sermejo,
3. Commendation presented to Renald Etienne for winning the 1981 national
junior college tennis singles championship.
4. Retirement Plaque presented to Harold Seymour for his retirement after
28 years of service with the Parks Department.
50. ACCEPT C011PLETED WORK: NORTH 59TH STREET HIGHr4AY I14PROVElIENT
H-4452.
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CONFIRM ORDERING RESOLUTION: 1981 CITY WIDE SANITARY SEWER
EXTENSIONS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5476-C.
Mayor Ferre asked if there were any objectors present on Item 38.
NO OBJECTORS APPEARED.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson# Oho
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-639
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUTION NO. 81-460 AVD,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIES
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITY WIDE - 1918 SANITARY SEWER
EXTENSIONS IMPROVEMENT IN CITY WIDE - 1981 SANITARY SEWER
EXTENSIONS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5476-C (CENTERLINE
SEWER).
(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 Lacasa the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote-
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner J. L. Plummer. Jr.
52. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: CORAL SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT
SR-5463 C 6 S.
Mayor Ferre asked if there were any objectors peresent on Item 38.
NO OBJECTORS APPEARED.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 81-640
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING niE COMPLETED WORK OF P. J. SILLER
AND COMPANY AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,176,090.73 FOR CORAL
SANITARY SEINTR IMPROVDE' 1 I' IN CORAL SANITARY SE;NTR IMPROVE-
MENT DISTRICT SR-5463-C&S (CENTERLINE AND SIDELINE SEWERS);
AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $117,809.07.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo the resolution was
! passed and adopted by the following
vote -Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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' Mum Canissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
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53. DISCUSSION ITEM AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF SEVERAL PERSONS-
DUPONT PLAZA DEVELOPIMNT AND MORATORIUM FOR BUILDING PER'"STS.
Mayor Ferre: Item 40, Mr.. Roy Kenzie, would you step forward, sir? Mr. Gary,
we're on Item 40 now, DuPont Plaza, we have some airplanes to catch here so
before we get into the transportation portion of it we need to talk about the
question of the moratorium that was basically placed because of the disagree-
ments that were still pending between Gould and Southeast Bank. As I under-
stand, these have now been worked out. Mr. Kenzie, would you tell us about
that?
Mr. Roy Kenzie: Mr. Mayor, yesterday in the afternoon from 5 O'Clock until
7 O'Clock there was a meeting between Southeast Bank and Mr. Gould regarding
development of a possible compromise and agreement related to the overall
development of DuPont Plaza. After two hours of discussion that agreement
was reached, the two developers shook hands and their attorneys were instructed
to draw up the documents necessary to sign so that we could move forward.
That is being done now at the present time. The basic outline of the agree-
ment involves two parties agreeing to the overall development concept for
the plaza itself including the movement of the Downtown People Mover Station
west into the eastern portion of Gould's garage and the partial closure of
S. E. 3rd Street from the service entrances to S. E. Bank's garage easterly
to Biscayne Boulevard. What that means is the street would become a pedes-
trian plaza for the majority of the day and in the afternoon from 4 O'clock
until 6 O'clock cars would be allowed to leave the bank's parking garage and
traverse the mall to go up north on Biscayne Boulevard but the majority of
i the day that would be open. The mall would be designed to read as a pedes-
trian mall but we have to provide a fire lane anyway through there so we
could accomodate both interests there. In addition to that, Mr. Gould would
agree to drop any litigation that he has related to the projects and the
projects moving forward and I think those are essential elements of the
agreement that has been reached. And Bill Colson representing Southeast
Bank is here if you have any questions from their side but I think at this
point in time we are not in need of having a continuing moratorium in
development. Both developers will be back here on the 23rd to the Commis-
sion to discuss the development orders and changes, modifications and Mr.
Gould's project and I think that we have reached an equitable conclusion
at this point.
Mayor Ferre: Unless I hear otherwise from members of the City of Miami
Commission then this portion of this matter is now concluded with regards
to the moratorium of Southeast Bank. Come up to the microphone, your name
and address for the record.
Mr. Skip Sheppard: My name is Skip Sheppard, DuPont Plaza Hotel. My ques-
tion is if you lift the moratorium how would that affect the development
of the DuPont Plaza area with reference to the bifurcated scheme and the
traffic flow corning from I-95 and Brickell Avenue?
Mayor Ferre: Well, that's the next subject matter which we're, and in
courtesy to you I would be, I was just trying to accomodate Colson who has
to -catch an airplane but I've got no problems in holding that up until we
discuss the transportation.
Mr. Sheppard: .... someone here from the State Department
Mayor Ferre: You mean DOT?
Mr. Sheppard: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Is there somebody here from the DOT? All right, why don't you
+ step forward and we'll get into that phase of it. The question, sir, is
that both of these developers, that is the Jerald Hines interest and the
Gould interest are talking about working out the problems of both pedestrian
and vehicular traffic, you are just involved in the vehicular traffic por-
tion of it.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: That's correct. I'm actually not with the DOT, I'm
with Greiner Enqineerinq Sciences, a consultant representing the DOT. My
name is ......
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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKERt Yen, sit, and we're just getting started. nam
is Wallace Hawkes with Greiner Engineering in TAMA. We don't have any
basic problem with the closing of 3rd Street except in peak hour, of course,
and he mentioned that that could be worked out. I think the biggest prob-
lem insofar as the development is concerned is that you would not be able
to close 3rd Street until the entire bifurcated system was completed be-
cause now the main exit of I-95, you know, is to 3rd Street.
Mayor Fey-e: Well, that's obvious.
Mr. Hawkes: So you know you can be looking at quite a few years before
that can take place. Now, we have looked at a plan that appeared a week
or so ago prepared by Barton Ashman that kept 3rd Avenue north -south open
all the way through the complex with traffic signals at both Biscayne
Boulevard Way and at 2nd Street and we do have some basic problems with
that because in essence ill it does is the whole project would merely
move the point of congestion one block east from 2nd to 3rd. We're not
really far enough along to make a final comment on that but I think we
do have some problems with it and I think the biggest problem would be
that the Federal Highway Administration would have some difficulties with
a 20 plus million dollar investment to move a traffic congestion problem
in the downto-n area one block further east in an essence.
Mayor Ferre: A block further east to where?
Mr. Hawkes: From second to third because if we put traffic signals at
the terminals or the ramp points in front of Mr. Sheppard's hotel and at
second right at the corner of the Southeast Bank all we've done is move
the point of congestion from second to third at a cost in excess of
$20,000,000 and that's a pretty hefty federal investment for that improve-
ment in service. So we do invasion some problems with that particular
part of the plan. As far as the closing of 3rd to put the pedestrian
plaza at surface level except at peak hours, I think that can work out
fine.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, I would like to get a comment from Mr. Kenzie, Mr.
Reid and Mr. Cather, I don't know who else would speak for the City on
this.
Mr. Kenzie: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, in regards to the
discussion, first of all I think that we're talking about transportation
improvements and changes on Biscayne Boulevard Way particularly in the
bifurcated ramp that comes down off of I-95 heading to the east. The
remaining portions of the DuPont Plaza traffic solution as outlined by
the engineers and consulting firms I believe everyone is in agreement on.
The only question is how to resolve the questions of traffic movement in
and out of the DuPont Plaza Hotel.. The State has instructed Greiner
Engineering to study that, additional proposals have been brought forward,
that work is not yet completed. I would expect that work to be completed
when Mr. Gould comes in with his development order on the 23rd. I think
that i` is of �ommonts as to regards to what works, what doesn't work,
how things will change are pretr,ature until that is completed and we're in
the process of trying to do that now.
Mayor Ferre: Pay, i just for one person on this Commission, I want
through you to tell, if you would Mr. Gould, that this idea of having
this taxi lane moved forward and having these little bumps on the road
and him not wanting to add that 10 foot lane....
Mr. Kenzie: 1�o, 2.e has agreed in discussion recently to move the ramps
8 foot additional to the north to accomodate parking and taxi lane along
the size of DuPont Plaza without.....
Mayor Ferre: but t)ibLt's not....
Mr. Kenzie: '1`iat1s one issue, without having to take the green space.
The second issue has to do with how far the ramp goes down and whether
the road will go over or under it or how that is done. That engineering
work as far as I'm concerned is not yet completed. Work is still being
done on it and that will have to come to some resolution before the 23rd.
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Y8f f Mr. Sheppard, da You hAVO $MY cosments on that?
Mr. Sheppard: Well, this is the first I've heard Mr. Kenzie mahtion the
fact that he agreed to 8 feet, at one time he did agree to give lb feet
out of resolution, whatever is necessary to do the job. Well, I sure
would like to see the model in scale of what is going to happen.
Mayor Ferre: Skippy, nothing is being done here today except we're just
being brought up to date. We've lifting a moratorium on a construction
which I don't think has any practical aspects but has psychological im-
portance to Southeast Bank and to Hines and we don't want to do any harm
to their financing package and I think if we kept on on think we're prob-
ably getting closer and we'd really like to get this behind us.
Mr. Sheppard; I agree with you that I would like to see it done too but
I want to make sure that we all know What is going to be done before we
give them the order.
Mayor Ferre: Well, let me assure you that we still have, the City Commis-
sion sill has plenty of clout in forcing a solution if it has to be, I
don't think we're going to get anywhere near that because I'm totally satis-
fied with Mr. Colson's commitment today and I think that the issue with
Gould, of course, will come before us when it comes before us. Yes, sir.
Mr. Bill Colson: I'm Bi'.1 Colson, Concord Building, Miami, representing
Hines and Southeast. Mr. Sheppard, you have an excellent question, we
have always been ably to cooperate but frankly there is not much that
Southeast and Dupont Plaza have a difference with because we don't touch
each other.
Mr. Sheppard: Right.
Mr. Colson: The only affect of lifting the moratorium is really only of
Southeast because Southeast has a development order going back to January 15th.
Goull that you're worried with does not have a development order so a morator-
ium doesn't affect him at all. So your control that belongs here with the
City Commission certainly comes up on the 23rd but we would have no, you
know the Convention Center and all of that is of no affect to you in my
opinion, therefore....
Mr. Sheppard: I agree with you there, sir, I just want clarification
Mayor Ferre: All right, any further discussion? Mr. Reid or Mr. C3ther,
any other statements into the record?
Mr. Jim Reid: I think the key issue we just mentioned, the Gould Holywell
Develcpment is the subject of the meeting of the 23rd and also the State
has been asked to look into the rnrestion of maintaining the access from
the south to DuPont Plaza as it exists today. That is a task that has
been assigned to the Greiner Corporation and something that they have to
report on.
Mayor Ferre: Very good, Anything you want to add? That's it. Thank you
very much and I :'irik this concludes, we dn't need a vote, it is automatic.
Rev. Gibson: I just went to make sure.
Mayor Ferre: it is automatically, the moratorium finishes today and unless
we reinstitute it it is automatically dead.
!� Rev. Gibson: All right, sir.
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Mayor Ferre: oh, Mr. Dan Paul, are you here now on Fable televisions repres-
enting the Miami llerald, a 50 foot setback?
Mr. Dan Paul: Didn't you have enough show the other night to take care of
yourself, Mr. IA_-uyor?
Mr. Ctarollo: try Ow. way, I've 1>een hearing so much lately that you're the
Miami Herald's attorney, the yuu the attorney also for WQBA and Channel 23
t or have beer, In hour c&Ee o I'm really curious.
Mr. Paul: WQBA but not Channel 23, I don't even know what Channel 23 in
to be honest with you.
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Mrs Gar Ilet t Just WafitOd td MkG sure mho you represented because aII
that I heat is the Miami Herald frorA some areas and I know you reproeented'
SON people in the Spanish sedia.
Mr. Paul: I also represent WQRA.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Paul ends up representing everybody sooner or later.
Mr. Paul: Mr. Mayor, in connection with the moratorium and its so-called
expiration, until the matter is finally presented to the City Commission
wouldn't it be appropriate to continue it? You've seen nothing except
what you've read in the newspaper have you as to what has been agreed ont
And as Mr. Sheppard has told you, we haven't seen the final traffic plan
and we're not in agreement with removing the green median for the turning
lane.
Mayor Ferre: Dan, I think this is a practical pragmatic junction that
we're at and let me tell you what it is. Gould and the Hines Southeast
people met yesterday for two hours, they agreed on the two issues that
were Mill pending. They shook hands on it. I asked Mr. Roy Kenzie, he
put that on the record. hater on, I didn't ask him but Colson in answering
Skippy Sheppard made mention to that fact. So, I frankly feel that even
though that isn't letter perfect and that isn't exactly what we want it is
good enough for us to proceed in good faith and take a step forward. The
alternate to that, and that is to reinstitute a moratorium I think at
this stage of the game would create problems for them, as you know, as I
understand it they haven't worked out their financing yet and they're in
the midst of that, they're also getting tenants even though I think that
i they're up to what, over 60% or whatever it is, they still have empty space
and so I think it is not going to get us anything. They have to before
1 the cabinet on the 21st, as I'understand the 21st falls on a Tuesday,
v,e're meeting here on a Thursday and two days after, I would hope that by
f then these things will all be in writing and we can work these things out.
# Mr. Paul: If I understand what is to be considered on the 23rd, I would
like clarification?
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Reid?
! Mr. Reid: The Gould development order I understand is coming back up on
the 23rd.
Mr. Paul: Well, that's what concerns me because everytime we get here
with a development order and the people are screaming and you haven't seen
any model, none of us have seen the so-called final resolution of the
traffic plan which is what the DuPont Plaza Hotel is concerned about and
we'll all be here on the 23rd or whatever that date is...
Mayor Ferre: But why should we hold up, Dan, Southeast's project based
on Gould's project? Gould may not.....
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Mr. Paul: What I'm saying is you're talking about hearing Gould's develop -
went order on the 23rd and nobody has any idea what resolution there's
been to all these various- Plans.
Mayor Ferre: taut what does that have to do with holding up Southeast's
project at this stage of the game?
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Mr. Paul: because the two projects are inextricably linked from the pub-
lic interest point of view.
Mayor Ferre: taut their linkage deals with the pedestrian and the vehiC-
ular traffic problem.
Mr. Paul: t:o, it deals with many many more things.
Mayor Ferre: like what? What else is left?
Mr. Paul: j'he veople Mover Station, whether S. E. 3rd Street is going to
be open or closed, whether S. E. 3rd Avenue is going to be open....
Mayor Ferre: ThW s vehicular traffic, that's what I'm referring to.
Every issue that remains between Gould and Southeast has either to do with
i pedestrian or vehicular traffic including the People Mover, the closing of
streets and all of that and what they came to &n agreement on and now we
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need tit go through the procedure of going through Barry Peterson "d
the State D.O.T. and all of that other stuff, but between them they
have coke now to an agreement.
Mr. Paul: Yes, but DuPont Plaza hasn't seen it, we don't know whether
we can live with the vehicular traffic plan that supposedly has bo&fl
agreed on, we asked for a copy of it and we were promised we would be
furnished it by 11:00 this morning and we have yet to see it. All 2 4A
saying is you have now scheduled, and I'm sure there is going to he a
lot of hand wringing around here on the 23rd and if you don't grant Mri bOuld
his development order on the 23rd then you'll be loosing tens of thousands
of dollars per minute and this or that and you've got no model, you've
got no vehicular traffic plan to react to.
Mayor Ferre: That's a problem that we have to deal with Gould and I
don't think that we should at this stage of the game penalize Southeast
when they in good faith have solved -- in my mind there were two problems.
I presented them to Mr. Colson and Mr. Traurig when I had breakfast with
them the same day that we met in the earlier meeting, I guess it was the
last June meeting and I told them what my position was. I espoused that
position here and on a 4 - 1 vote it was carried as I recall. They've
net those conditions, now why should we penalize them? I think that's
unfair.
Mr. Paul: I'm not addressing myself to the moratorium, I'm addressing
myself to where you're going to be on the 23rd, you tell me that you
have a schedule to consider Mr. Gould's development order on the 23rd.
Mayor Ferre: He's entitled, he was told to come back here as soon as he
had his model and what have you, now I guess he is entitled to come back,
you know, to be heard.
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, you may recall I happened to have been unalter-
ably opposed to have, I think everybody knows that I was unalterably op-
posed to tying one project to another in light of the fact that I thought
that it shouldn't be done. I think what we ought to do based on the gen-
tleman's agreement, because if you could ever get Gould to go into a meet-
ing and come out with a gentleman's agreement, hand shaking - I hope he
doesn't do you what he did his lawyer. Do you remember that? You ought
to remember if anybody. I think I would be willing to make sure that no-
body could go out here and say "Well, is that what the Commission really
meant?" I will offer the motion to lift the moratorium right now if that
is in order so that we get a vote and everybody knows that's what we mean
and when we get to the vehicular traffic I don't want if it isn't in the
best interest of DuPont Plaza I don't want Mr. Gould coming here, you know,
raising hell because we have indicated to Mr. Gould where we are and we
don't plan to have one developer come in here now and do it to another.
I hope everybody understands that's where I am and I'm prepared, Mr. Mayor,
if that's what is needed to make that motion, let's let these people go
on, I thought it was not fair to them because Mr. Gould wasn't ready.
And sir, about your vehicular traffic, I don't want, I want the problem
solved but I don't want Mr. Gould to come in here and say, you know man,
we want to do this because and all that, I don't want that, I'm going to
be opposed to it. Do you need a motion
Mayor Ferre: No, sir, let's get it specific. Mr. Knox, as I understand
it since the moratorium was to the 9th day of July which is today, un-
less we reimpose it it is in effect, since this is an advertised p%;blic
hearing, it is in effect dropped isn't it?
Mr. Knox: That's correct, it has expired by its own terms.
Mayor Ferre: So we don't need any motion.
Mr. Knox: No, sir.
Mr. Paul: I concur with that but that still isn't, this Commission is
on record as adopting five conditions that had to be met in reference to
the vehicular taovenent and the DuPont Plaza Hotel and those conditions at
thi i t I t t}e Ca n isbion to understand have not et been met by
any plan t1;bt lab been
to us
br,d I just don't want
to be in the
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position wi,eri we g(:L hear c)n
the
23rd of having people
wringing their
hands about devtlopiiLent crderb,
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went everybody to fq--
on notice that
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the Coumlibbiwi hLb tr,dorbtd
those
conditions and that you expect them I
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hope to ht u+ct wit1, vhLtever
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coves in here on the
23rd.
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Mayor terra: Absolutely, and that's lily positiaft. I'M sure that thO
mission, you know, all feel the same.
Rev. Gibson: But the other thing is I hope that no patty Will dofRe ift
here not having shown the other party or parties what their plafis afer
I don't think that is right and fair, that's not ethical and theft to e3C-
pect to unravel the jigsaw puzzle that night.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anybody here representing Gould? All rights hoiif
name for the record.
Mr. Phillip Yaffa: My name is Phillip Yaffa, one Biscayne Tower, Suite
3640.
Mayor Ferre: All right, now Mr. Yaffa, I think let's make this clear.
Father Gibson is saying that let's put it very specific because I like
to be very specific and clear that we expect Mr. Gould will have the
courtesy to show the other affected parties in the DuPont Plaza the
project that he intends to come up here and get approval of before he
comes here to discuss it and by before I don't mean an hour before, I
would hope that: he would have the courtesy of letting them have a couple
of days to look at the project before we come here. All right?
Rev. Gibson: Why don't we specify, Mr. Mayor? You know I have no liw;ht
to guide my future.....
Mayor Ferre:
Two days....
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Rev. Gibson:
When is he coming?
1 Mayor Ferre:
He's coming here on the 23rd, I could say the. 21st,
i Rev. Gibson:
Do you already have your plans?
Mr. Yaffa: They are in the process of being developed.
Mayor Ferre:
Well, when are you going to be finished with the plans?
Mr. Yaffa: I
understand Mr. Gould will be here on the 23rd with the
model.
Mayor Ferre:
Well, see what I'm saying is that I think Mr. Gould, what
Father said and I concur, I think Gould owes the courtesy to these other
developers of
showing them what it is he has in mind before he comes
'. here and asks
our concurrence with it.
Rev. Gibson:
Right. If he would have them ready....
Mr. Paul: ....the
City Planning Department too.
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' Mayor Ferre:
Well, I'm sure that the City Planning Department has to be
involved in that, I mean I'm sure Gould knows that and he can't just
bring it here and unveil it and ask the Planning Departmo-* to approve
it right there sight unseen. So I think what Father. is saying is when
Gould comes down here with his plans to get approval from the staff
he should also let the other affected parties in the area have a look
at .it.
Rev. Gibson: Well, Mr. Mayor, let me make sure I understand because I'm
a slow learner. If we're going to hear Mr. Gould on the 23rd you say that
he will be through on the 21st, have it ready on the 21st?
Mayor Ferre: No, I said that.
Mr. Yaffa: I'm sure he will use his best efforts to have the model down
here by the 21st.
Rev. Gibson: Well, now gait. We had an experience here, two or three
experiences here that ought to be a warning to us. Let me talk to the
men that work for us, you men come up to this mike. I'm talking about
those other guys. U?t, you don`t work for vie directly. Let me tell you
this, my bretlrrer,. I don't want you to build noticing up here that you
haven't diagnosed thoroughly. You must have all the doggone answers
when you come Isere, Do you understand what I'm saying? P.nd if you
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dafilt have# I'm going to tell you I'll hevef let you do me on the 23td
what you did me recently. Now I'm not going to get into that, you
ought to know what I'm talking about. I maintain that we hire you to
protect us, that we have no word to go on but your word. Now, let me
make sure, sir. If you're going to have your plans ready, if you doh$t
have them ready on the 21st then there is no need of coming here because
these people wouldn't have had an opportunity to see it and you couldn't
come up here and tell us the truth. Now I want to make sure you hear
me because if you do I'm going to try my darndest to do the other things
I get tired of people who, you're impure to integrity, we don't need
that. You can come up here and say "we haven't had time" and that will
be that. Now you know what I'm talking about.
Mr. Reid: We certainly do, Father.
Rev. Gibson: All right, and I hope you understand. Now, if you don't
have this business in their hands by the 21st I don't want anybody coming
up here talking to us about what they propose to do. Okay? You say that
to your client because you know your client is great for saying he doesn't
represent me. Isn't that the way he does it? Oh heck yes, read the
record. And Mr. Reid and both of you, I've put your name in the record
so that you can't say later on... What did you say your name was?
Mr. Reid: Jim Reid, Assistant City Manager for Planning and Development.
Rev. Gibson: All right, what is your name?
Mr. Me Manus: Joe Mc Manus, Acting Planning Director.
Rev. Gibson: All right, both of you, if you don't have that thing by the
23rd so you could share it and come here by the 21st so you could share it
and come here and tell us I don't want you coming. I don't want nobody,
you know, I don't want anybody lying, I want you to tell us the truth.
Okay?
Mr. Reid: Yes, Commissioner Gibson.
Rev. Gibson: All right.
Ferre: All right, thank you very much.
54. APPROVE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL FACILITY:
CENTRO ASTURIANO DE MIAMI.
Mayor Ferre: All right, then let's hear, Mr. Lacasa, from the people you
want... Is that Watson Island? Let me sit down.
Mr. Lacasa: It is a condo project.
Mayor Ferre: That's one of Howard Gary's favorite Fire Stations there.
CONVERSATION IN SPANISH, 140T USING MICROPHONES.
Mayor Ferre: All right, let me see if I understand what you gentlemen are
saying. What you're saying is that this is a City property over on 56th
Avenue and on 3rd Street. Okay? So it is, oh yes, it is a little triangular
piece near to the cen.etary. The pxoblem with that piece is that it is very
badly kept and what they want to do is they want to rent it for one year
for $1.00 a year and they at their own expense will. do these improvements,
that is putting up a tennib court, a swinc11111g pool z,nd a day care center.
Now, Howard, this i6 what I think Ronald Ri--ag6n uteant by private initiative,
If we can oLt -- 1 think th&t's w1,at he u`eant.
Mr. Gary: but ycu don't support Roo-ald It--bq&, though.
Mayor Ferris: I do now, he's wy Preaidri-it, you'd better believe I support
my President, I've always supported the rresident., I even supported Nikon
when he was President. When they're President, not before. Before I
don't support them but afterwards I support them. Now, I think this is
S
R "r .qwd ftitiativa to have a private 41toup say that they're willift
to 11pand that kind of money. I would like to, if someone will make the
ft t#.on, coomend this to be....
Mr. Lacasa: Mr. Mayor, at this point I think that it is
we approve the concept and send them to the administration to discuss the
specifics so I move that we approve this in principle as a concept and
that they be referred to the administration for further discussion and t6
implement the plan if they come to an agreement with the administration&
Mr. Carollo: What is on that piece of property now, what is it used fort
Mayor Ferre: It is vacant.
Mr. Carollo: What is near it, adjacent to it, anything?
Mayor Ferre: It is just a triangular piece right near Flagler Street and
the cemetary and it is just an abandoned piece of property, there's nothing
on it. I don't think we have to do anything at this point, I mean that
motion is just a motion for the administration to come back to the Commis-
sion.
Rev. Gibson: The man who designed our neighborhood business south of
Grand and Elizabeth, does he have any knowledge of this?
Mayor Ferre: I don't think they have talked to anybody. They just saw
the property, they knew it was City property, they got an architect and
they came back with this drawing.
Mr. Carollo: Who is going to be owning the land though, the City?
Mayor Ferre: We own the land.
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Gary, what is the man's name who designed some of our
parks and playgrounds?
Mr. Gary: Are you talking about Carl Kern?
Rev. Gibson: Yes....
Mayor Ferre: Well, the administration has to look at it from several points
of view, they've got to look at it from a financial point of view, and they've
got to look at it from a fire and access and all of that, got to look at
the liability and legal, you've got to look at the parks aspect of it, you've
got to look at the day care operation....
Mr. Carollo: Is there going to be access for all the citizens there too?
Mayor Ferre: Well, that's their problem. You understand that you also
have to look at the public access aspects of it, you know. We have other
city property that we leased to people for $1.00 a year like, for example,
the two yacht clubs and some of there other properties on Watson Island
but there has to be an open policy, you know we have a policy about ac-
cess and all of that. ... Well, you know, like for example in all these
properties if a Mach citizen or a citizen outside their irrnediate circle
wants to join the club t.l:ey've got the right to join the club. Okay, bueno.
There is a trotion on the floor in principle, is there a second?
Mr. Carollo: Well, I think it is what you said, Mr. Mayor, we really
don't have to do anything here, just bring it to the Planning Department
and bring it back.
Mr. Lacasa: I think that the concept, as we do with many other projects
of this nature do they can go.....
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Mayor Ferre: I have no problem with that, I have no problem with....
Carollo, that doesn't mean anything, it just means we like the idea, we
approve it in principle.
{ Mr. Carollo: 11< SFA.1aISH IaUr USING MICROPHONE)
Mayor Ferre: lb there t: second to ate motion now under those conditions?
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I'm seconding the motion of the concept, the
concept that I am in favor of is the concept where that will be open to
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Mayor Ferre: By law it has to be that way in the same an toe have done
it in other properties and the Manager would have to be guided by the
law by the principle you just stated.
Mr. Carollo: Of course, after the administration gets all the blueprints,
gets the complete content of what they're representing that's when this
Commissioner just like all of us here will make up our minds if we want to
go ahead with it or not. What what we're seeing is just one small blue-
print drawing.
Mayor Ferre: That is correct. Further discussion? Call the roll, please.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa who monied its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-641
A MOTION TO APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE THE CONCEPT PRESENTED TO
THE CITY COMMISSION FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOP?ENT OF A RECREATIONAL
FACILITY NAMED "CENTEO ASTURIANO DE MIAMI", SUCH FACILITY
TO BE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY S.W. 56TH AVENUE AND S.W. 3RD
STREET; FURTHER STIPULATING THAT IF SUCH RECREATIONAL FACIL-
ITY IS CONSTRUCTED, THAT IT BE OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMUNITY; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO MEET WITH
THE DEVELOPERS OF THE PROPOSED CENTER AND TO COME BACK TO
THE CITY COMMISSION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo,
opted by the following vote -
the motion was passed and
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
55. PROPOSED PROHIBITION OF FISHING AL014G SEAWALL-
S. E. 14TH STREET AND S.E. 15TH ROAD -
(REFERRED TO CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL OPINION)
Mayor Ferre: I'm now going to recognize Mr. Berger, if you would, please,
sir. The microphone is there, sir, we need your name and address for the
record and this is a public hearing for the purposes of the City Commission
deciding whether or not there will be a prohibition of public fishing along
the seawall on the Poi.ntview area. The chair recognizes you, sir.
Mr. Kenneth Berger: My name is Kenneth Berger. If I'm not clear, I have
emphysema, I can talk a little louder but if it is all right I'll just go
along at this pace. I represent the Pointview Association. The Point View
Association is that piece of S.E. Bayshore Drive between S.E. 14th*STreet
and S.E. 15th Road. It is a 'little crescent of land, a bubble that moves
out into Biscayne bay. We have 6 condominiums functioning, all filled and
one small condominium which should be finished now I imagine very quickly
because I see they have a sign, out for them to sell condorniniuirts. There
are approximately 1,700 or 1,600 people that live on Pointview. %s I say,
this is only a one-sided street. The whole of the east side is the bay.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Berger, let's see if We can try to Eave &)I of us some time
and cut through this. In wy opinion fishing is a wonderful sport but I
don't think that ta4 c;an per-Ldt fibl-xing from every residential area and I
think a case in ,point is this is a residential nei(,11,ormood, this is not a
place for pi-ople to fish. lift -,ere tire plenty of piers and IA&C,eb where citi-
zens of this; co=unity without having a boat can, go &nd cast out and fish.
a I don't trunk this is one of them especially has it, l,aE r,ow been almost
fully developed as a residential area tied so, tl-ieretore, taid I'll recog-
nize you. Do you boys want to talk about thie �o your Okay. You're
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fishermen in the area are your Well, just gait a moment, let the raodgnilet
after this we'll... And you want to talk about it too. And after that
I'll reognize Mr. Lacasa and any other imebbets of the Commission who w►iah
to speak on it and then we'll get to the public.
Mr. Lacasa: I happen to be very familiar with this particular area because
I used to live there, I lived there for five years. The City, as we all
know, improved that particular street or avenue and we have now a beautiful
seawall and we have spent quite a few dollars in improving the situation
there. In the process of doing so among the things that had to be sacri-
ficed were a lot of parking spaces that used to be head on parking but now
you park laterally. This affected basically the visitors to the condo
buildings that are in this particular area. If among other things if we
were to allow fishing here and this continues to be a point of attraction
for people from all. over other different neighborhoods these people are
going to suffer trmendously because I remember quite well people fishing
there until_ very late at: night, the goings and comings of the cars, the
noise, the screaming, all this affecting the tranquility of what is
basically a residential neighborhood. The City enforces prohibition of
fishing in other areas ,;here there are similar circumstances and this is
one of the ones that I feel is going to jeopardize more the situation
there. So, I believe that we should have provisions for people just like
you and I who also fish to fish and we have parks in the City of Miami
maintained by the City, City property paid by the residents through their
taxes where we can provide those facilities but not at the expense of a
particular neighborhood whereas I stated before over 1500 people live
there and it is their place of residence and this undoubtedly is a very
disturbing type of activity right there.
Rev. Gibson: All right, any others? Do you want to speak to this? Okay,
please, your name and address for the record.
Master Gerald St. Pierre; My name is Gerald St. Pierre, I live at 2900
S. W. 4th Avenue. What you guys are saying is that the fishing, the
people who fishing there are real noisy and stuff and at night and every-
thing, but you know if you prohibit fishing you're still going to have
the people go there that go there and eat lunch and stuff and they smoke
do whatever they want to do they're going to make the noise still and
you know prohibiting fishing isn't going to stop all the things that they
want stopped. You know? You're going to say you can't fish but that
isn't going to solve your problem.
Mr. Lacasa: I have seen in this particular area people going for shrimps,
when there is the shrimp season, and they go there fishing until God knows
what time and in such numbers that I remember quite well when I was living
there that I was living on the 14th floor of a building and I could hear
the noise going on at the 14th floor at 2 and 3 O'Clock in the morning.
So I can really understand the concern that these people there have.
Master 5t. Pierre: You're talking about at night, right?
Mr. Lacasa: Generally speaking because you cannot establish certain times
for one simple reason, the City of Miard doesn't have the manpower to
enforce this type of situation whereby you would Have this type of fishing
yes, this type of fishing no and parking here yes, parking there no from
this time to this time. So we Have to establish a broader type of concept
such as this is a residential area, that is basically the character of that
neighborhood so there we don't have fishing and we do have fishing in
other areas such as what I said before, we },ave barks in the City of Miami
which are waterfront parks where people go fishing like at the Elizabeth
Vizrick Park and that's what the park is for and that's what those facil-
ities are for.
Master St. Pierre: Okay, but for the people who live there, right?
Some people want to go fishing instead of going vandalizing cars, stealing
from supern�arkets and stuff like that, it is a much easier thing to do
and it is more enjoyable then going and doing something that is against
the law. And I don't think are cause that trouble, how long ago did you
live in that !:wilding?
Mr. Lacasa: About one year ago.
Master St. Pierre: Maybe you should just see how it is now, I mean if it
is too bad then you could do that.
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Mayor Ferre: Now, now, dear, hold on, everybody has his dhaoee td talk.
I'll let you talk in a moment. This young man t think deserves A 16t Of
commendation for standing up at a public hearing and expressing his Viers
're proud to have these youn
point, that is the American way and we5 oY
Scouts take that kind of participation so they're Ok. Anybody else Want
to say something?
Master Jimmy Fullers My name is Jimmy puller, I live at 1950 S.W• 4th
Avenue. I want to ask you one question: If you prohibit fishing what
about all the other people that go there? I mean there are a lot of
other people besides fishermen, I think the majority of the people are
not fishermen.
Mr. Jimmy Puller: Well right now...ok,I'in not speaking for the Aduitsi but tIm
speaking for a lot of children in my neighborhood that go fishing there, It
is one of the safest and most convenient areas for them and you can't..& you
know some of them they aren't allowed go across Ricken backer Causeway tb go
to the bridges and some Just feel that it is not safe to. Now, t..,
Mayor Ferre: I understand.
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Mr. Jimmy Puller: ...don't know of any other vlace that's close that is also gate.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, well, I think you have a very valid point and I think
your opinion is an important one. We will see what the rest of the Commission
think. Thank you, for your presentation.
Marilyn Reed: Mayor, Commissioners, my name is Marilyn Reed and I reside in
Coconut Grove and I'm here representing the public interest as an
Environmentalist for my environmental organization. Let me call you attention
to some of the things you have even brought out. You are talking about public
interest. We have State Statutes which have been amended in recent years
to make sure that there is public access for this traditional use of Biscayne
Bay. Now, the... to give you a little background, in the earily 70s not only
the Greater Miami Chamber of Coerce, but other business organizations, the
scientific community, the environmental community gathered together under the
Sea Grant Program,we had two symposia and there was a lot of money pumped
into this to see if we could restore Biscayne Bay. The outcome of the second
symposia, Bob McKnight chaired it and this is when the Bay restoration was
kicked off. Now, following that the Dade Delegation got passed, Chapter
77-369 which is your water restoration and preservation act. The following
year Bob McKnight went back and got it amended with the full support of the
Legislature to add public access in there. This is in not only that
Statute, but in others. It is in the Bay Master Plan whether we agree with
the certain facets of it or not and you know I have a problem with that. But,
nevertheless, that is a legal document and you have to take all these things
into consideration. Now, under the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve Act the
Legislature saw fit to specify criteria and that included public access and
that included do not interfere unreasonably with the lawful and traditional
public uses of fishing and that's both sport and commercial, boating and
swimming. So I submit to you that you have some problems here and I would
recommend that you not take any hasty action here until you research these
laws and see whether you are putting yourself in a contrary situation to the
public interest. Now, I was down here a couple of years ago, if you
remember, Mayor and I supported these people when they wanted their road fixed
and I cautioned you all at the time not to get into the bureaucratic delay
of permitting... by going to the bNR for more suhxmerged land than one foot
and your department attempted to do that and they found that this would be
a delay so they went right back to what 1 reconunended to you originally
to just put ycur bulk head out one foot tu-id then the project moved right
along. so, fine, they got the out lots in your hands, this is all public
property and I. want you to rcmemLe.r something when I come down here on Rice
street I'm going to hold you to your word you just gave on the impact of my
neighborhood because I think you are... I like your attitude on that.
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Ms. Reed: Let's stick: to the fishifig iiksue# beeMe you chid talk but tpacts
on neighborhoods.
Mayor Ferre: Oh, absolutely. Marilyn, it you know on every hot issue in
fourteen years that I have voted every time I vote on a hot issue that's the
statement I make.
Ms. Reed: I will hold you to it.
Mayor Ferre: I have always said it. I said that whenever possible I like
to hold up to the integrity of the neighborhood. If there is a overriding
public interest that overrides the welfare of the neighbors and the residential
community then I have to vote that if I think it's a strong enough overriding
issue. In my opinion fishing on 15th Road or whatever that is... Bayshore Drive
is not sufficiently an overriding public issue that...
Ms. Reed: Well, in this case it maybe because of these statutes and I would
suggest that you look into them rather than getting all involved in something
that is not allowed to you. Do you understand?
Mayor Ferre: I understand and I completely concur that we have to have the
propel research to see whether or not the City of Miami has the right legally
under it's policing powers, Mr. Knox, to be able to do something like this.
And Mr. Burger, in conclusion...
Ms. Reed: And I can give Mr. Knox any of these statutes. I have the Florida
Administrative Code here which defines public interest which the Cabinet
approved.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, Marilyn, I think that we cannot conclude it today because
of the legal issues that have been raised. Mr. Burger, what I would like to
do is continue this public hearing and I think we need... no, she says that
we have legal constraints on this and obviously, there is no way we can come
to a conclusion until the Law Department has studied this matter and tell us
whether or not we are legally able to do it.
Ms. Reed: Mayor, I asked the project director for the Bay to come down here
today from Metro to give you some facts on this and perhaps if you will
reconvene this at a later date we can get them here, they didn't show up.
Mayor Ferre: Of course.
Ms. Reed: And this is just information on the statutes, how much money has
been put into this and that sort of thing.
Mayor Ferre: Marilyn, there are twelve hundred people that live in this part
of Miami and they have a legitimate right to request this.
Ms. Reed: I'm aware of that.
Mayor Ferre: Now, whether nr not we have a legitimate right to grant it or
whether it's the will of this Commission to grant it is something else, but
I don't blink that, that issue can be solved today and out of a courtesy to
them and out of courtesy to you I would like to continue this public hearing
and ask the Law Departmient to research it further unless some of you have
objection to that.
Ms. Reed: You may have to use your police power and hours of use, but I think
that you are going to ultimately require they let them use it.
Mayor Ferre: Very good. Thank you, very much.
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56. APPROVE FUNDING REQUEST MADE BY NEW WORLD CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL.
Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, can we take up Mr. Vadia's, I'm going to have to
be leaving in few minutes, unfortunately.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, we also have something, Mr. Claude Anderson came down from
Washington, is here and before you leave I'd like to bring that ..p for dis-
cussion. All right, we are going to take up Item 45, Mr. Alberto Vadia of
The New World Contemporary Festival.
Mr. Ted Griffin: Mr.. Mayor and distinguished Commissioners, I'm Ted Griffin,
1235 S.W. 22nd Terrace in Miami 33145, General Manager of The New World Festival
of the Arts, and I'm here today representing our Board of Directors, two of
whom are with L.3, Mr. Alberto Vadia and Mr. Armando Codina. I believe that
all of you are acquainted with The New World Festival of the Arts and the
fact this is the largest event of its kind ever planned in the United States
as a cultural tourism event. During June of 1982,from the 4th through the
26th, over 200 performances of pop, artistic participants from around the
world will take place right here in Dade County. The economic impact antici-
pated on the County, based on research conducted by a firm, Economic Research
Incorporated in Orlando, indicates that $22,000,000 should come to this
community as a result of this Festival and that money primarily would be in
the hotel, restaurant and services area. Of that $22,000,0001fully 50% of
that money will impact on the city of Miami, over 50% performance seats being
offered in this 3 week period will be in the city of Miami location, The Players
State Theatre, Dade County Auditorium and Gusman Hall downtown. We're here
today to ask you to join a partnership,as investorsjin this Festival, the
State of Florida thus far has granted the Festival $550,000, Dade County has
granted in excess of $1,500,000, the City of Miami....
Mayor Ferre: To be in -kind or dollars?, because that's very important.
Mr. Griffin: Dollars. The City of Miami Beach has provided us with a
$100,000 allocation in advertising funds and other corporate sponsors today
are being talked to in New York by Robert Herman, the Founder of this event,
the Rockefeller Foundation was visited with yesterday, and a favorable interest
in the Festival is being recognized. We are here today to ask you to invest
$175,000, a portion in this fiscal year, and of course, in the next fiscal
year, to assist with the promotion and development of thi yher,omenal event for
this City and this County. That $175,000 represents 4% of the total budget
that we are seeking to create this event. I should tell. you that we con-
summated,earl ior, t.his week a major agreement with the. American Express Company,
who wii. be our marketing partner world --wide Latin xunerica, Europe and
throughout the United States to create the tourism this event is being created
to develop, so T request your consideration of that...
Mr. Carollo: tor. Mayor, I should thir;k that this is going to be,such a small
amount of dollars that we'll be spending for such a tremendous impact we are going
to have or, our City, it's really crazy not to take advantage of it in the
amount that we will be putting,we will be so much smaller than other people
put into it, and for one, I, am willing to make the motion right now for
approval.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second?
Mr. lAcasa: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion on the motion? Call the roll,
please. Father? Excuse me, wait hold on, the question is where are we going
to get the money from? Obviously, if we vote on this, it is an instruction
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Mr. Carollo: Part of it will be coming in this fiadal purr th0- Other ha f
will be coming in our next fiscal year's budget.
Mayor Ferre: How much would you need between October 1st of this
year and October 1st of next year?
Mr. Griffin: Well, the Festival takes place during that period of aufie of
1982.
Mayor Ferre: How much of this would you need between October 1, 1901
and October 1, 19827 80%? 100%7 50%7
Mr. Griffin: I feel that if you could fund $50,000 in this present budget
period and the balance into the next budget period, that would....
Mayor Ferre: $50,000 between now and October?
Mr. Griffin: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: All right, I didn't mean to interrupt.
Mr. Ongie: We're on roll call.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollot who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-542
A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST MADE BY REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF THE NEW WORLD CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL, PRO-
VIDING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $175,000
TO BE FUNDED FROM THE FY-81182 BUDGETi FLTd%ER
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVANCE $50,000 FROM
THE CURRENT BUDGET, IF POSSIBLE, AND TO ALLOCATE
$125,000 IN THE FY 81182 BUDGET, IF THIS CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed •
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo
Commissioner Armando Lacasa
Vice Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
ON ROLL CALL:
Rev. Gibson: I am not opposed to it, but I was wondering, why don't we vote
with the intent of sending this to the Manager. You know, there's a lot of
difference in voting and saying, I wouldn't want this gentleman to leave here
under the impression we're going to give him $50,000.
Mayor Ferre: That's not the motion, the motion that we approve the expenditure
of $175,000 for the 13cw b*orld Contemporary Festival and it doesn't specify
when, obviously the N.anager is going to have to come back after he's talked
to them specifically and he's given us an idea that they want $50,000 this
year and $100,000, whatever it is...
Mr. Grffin: $125,000.
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Maya Pewee &,$129,000 next year, it were hot able to do that, theft tho
Manager is going to have to come back and say, "We can't give you $SO,OOO#
we'll have to give you $125,000#0 I don't know.
Mr. Griffin: Mr.Mayor, we are certainly apprised to the fact that we're
coming to you late in this fiscal year and our cash flow from the other
sources are as such if the money had to be fully allocated after the first
of October, we can certainly work with that proposition.
Mayor Ferre: Well, this is a case, Father, where Metropolitan Dade County
is putting up over $1,000,000, the State is putting up $500,000, Miami Beach,
which is a city one -fifth of our sizelis putting up $100,000, and this is
a project which is going to have a tresnenc3ous impact all over the country, and,
perhaps the world of putting Miami very much on the cultural maps and that's
going to translate into, my opinion, millions of dollars of tourism, publicity,
what have you.
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I'm not: opposed to it, I just know that usually
we say to the parties over here, because you see, sir, once you leave here
unless we get a thorough understanding, you're going out of here saying, "Well,
I've got $175,000," you see. what I would like to have understood before you leave is
that it is the intent of this Commission to try and find that $175,000, but
that we say to the Manager between now and a certain time, we want you to
find $50,000, That's a lot different than saying I'm giving you $175,000,
because if I made an appearance before my vestry and they said they're going
to give me $175,000,I assume, unless they put a time element on it, that they
are ready to give it to me within 30 days, that's all I'm saying. I think
you're going to have to...
Mr. Carollo: I think that's been clarified, Father, that they would only
expect $50,000 by October and the rest to be given to them on the next fiscal
year. So as long as that's understood by...
Rev. Gibson: All right.
Mr. Carollo: ....everyone, I think everyone will be happy.
Rev. Gibson: All right, you have my vote. I'm for culture, man, because
all these other stuff out here I would like to put in the grave, but I can't.
57. DISCUSSION ITEM: POSSIBLE CREATION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRADE
FAIR OF THE P.bU-: RI CAS
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager, as you know, we have u serious matter before us
and that is, the Trade Fair OF the Now, I understand that you'll
be coming rorth with a report, if not at the next meeting, certainly by
the first meeting in Septeaber with a specific recommendation. I would like
to recommend the following. I would like to reconenend number one, that we
expand the concepts of the 'Trade of the Americas, and I'll explain that in
a second. Nutr,i,er two, I think we're going to have trouble for funding from
the State and the. Federal government, unless we take a little more structured
and a recongizGbly professional way of doing these things, and here's what
I'd like to recomri nd to that end. I thinkjbesi.des the Trade Fair of the
Americas, we saw that there was a tremendous success in the corvituni cations
fair, which was, as I said, a great success. We also have, and this city has
agreed with Dr. N.ar:riy I'epI)c-r a couple of IReetin9s sgo, to EFey,d up to
$50,000 for I11a�Gr�rt,ediCal coriventxon, vsO,UC)0 fOx" a It,a�ox"�1r,ed1Cd1. Con-
ference, you rerr,enil)eY w11-1 Tyr. 1'ai_�p,L!r was i,ere, havee alEo agreed with
CAMACOL to Eper;n Y1oo,000 t.o bring t1,e International c11&11bL:r of Commerce
Offices here and to have a xr.eeting of all t2ie C11a,111jex s of commerce of the
Americas. In addition to tr,at, we are now getting into an Africaxr Trade
Fair. In addition to that, and I'm not ready to make aiiy &nnouncements on
that, but we need to talk about this in the next couple of months, the
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Mayor Ferret (continued) :President might come dog bete for the ham
Caribbean Conference, and that's being discussed and negotiated fighthow, gig we
have all these things that deal with the Caribbean, which deal with Afrieat
with Europe, the Trade and Commerce, what have you. I would like to te-
commend that we approach this in the following way. I think we ought to
get a semi -autonomous board,similiar to the Downtown Development Authorityjor
the Sports Authority that Metro has created, and I mean.to beat them to the
punch,because I think that's exactly what they're trying to do now. And before
Metropolitan Dade County and the State come with a trade fair board in which
they will give us 3 positions and they hold 6, and I don't mean to be insult-
ing, I mean to be right on target with what has happened to the Sports Authority+ and
I understand that, that's their big thing and they want to do it that way, but
I think what I would like to do is to recommend that we create,like the Sports
Authority, a Trade Fair Authority and a Conference Authority, where we would
have perhaps .3 representatives,and the County would have 21and the State would
have 1; and we would have a representative of the City of Miami's Commerce
Department sit on that board, too, to make up the 7th member, and, then, I
think that board would be the board would be the body that would be deal with
the OAS, with the State of Florida, the Department of Commerce, with the
Federal government. As you know,there's a funding that has been approved in
this year's budget of $250,000 for the next Trade Fair by the State, that
goes over to the Governor's office and the Department of Commerce has to dis-
pense that money, and they may have problems doing that unless we have this
kind of a structure. So I recommend that we authorize the Manager tosstart the
conversations with the State and the Countypand that the Legal Department prepare
the proper ordinances so that such entity could be created. Now I understand
that, Mr. Manager, you have been advertising for a position and I want you
to explain that to me, what position is it that you've been advertising for
dealing with trade fairs?
Mr. Gary: I haven't advertised for any position yet.
Mayor Ferret Welt, I thought we had advertised for somebody that would work
for the City on trade fairs?
Mr. Gary: No, not yet.
Mayor Ferret African Trade Fair?
Mr. Gary: No, the only advertisement that we have had, with regards to
trade fairs, is the consultant for the African Trade Fair.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Claude Anderson, who happens to be in the
audience here,who is from Washington, Dr. Anderson, excuse me, formerly served
in Rubin &skew's government, as you know, as the Secretary of Community, no...
what was the title, Claude?
(INAUDIBLE RESPONSE FiZC1?7 niE NOT PLACT-I) I1:TO THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Connuni ty Fair, and after tl;at fie went to Washington and served
in several capacities, t1le last of which, for 3 years was the coordinating of
such things as trade fairs for the :>outl,ea:.;t ,-4rt of the United States for
the Federal goverruce>>t,and in that capa�_ity, you have his resurne. I would like
very much, Mr. ldanager, for you to... sfter you've inter- iewed 14r. Anderson,
I think that Mr.. haiderson is the prefect person for that kind of job for
several reasons, first of all, because. lies }crjows the State goverruzcnt so well.
Secondly, because he knows the Federal government and ever-yl)ody ij� Washington
both Republicans and Democrats, and because he's a professional career govern -
vent bureaucrat who has Epccialized,in the last. part of his career,in trade
and commerce, and I thirke t-hat obviously you're: going to have to go through
a process of selection, and I'tL not telling you wl;o to hire, tut it seems to
me that I'm pretty sure tliat you could get. from: Sid Levine rather quick con-
currence, Sid Levine being tl,e ELcretar-y of Contikerce, and from the Governor's
office, uiio I understand Claude ),nderSOon ha!= liE@ri in cc'lit.act Vii th, a3",d i would
like for us to btart structuring that type= of an aut};r.rity and I think Mr.
Anderson night be the prefect tc: Lt the- S't off Iai rect or of :.ucl; an entity.
Obviously, you may have to advert.ibe, &rid you vay have tc> c,c, ti,rcugh the other
procedures but time ib of the essence in this t1lir,g, because this Caribbean
Conference is coming to a head very quickly. I got a phone call in the last 2
days on it, on Tuesday, and the trade fair matter has to be resolved fairly
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so t & 00# Mr. Katy►, what: a a fifet of all let the get on the record 'what you
opinion in and secondly,, let se ask you what your recommendations :kight be
on our procedure.
Mr. Gary: With regard to the first question in terms of us setting up a structure
to deal with all the trade fairs, I think that's a good idea. I think we haVe
had a structure in the past that's been loosely established and loosely managed
-and the only area that we have had any kind of consistent management over has been
the Latin Trade Fai.r,with one person, but there has been a lack of coordination
on the pa.xt of the other trade fairs. I think the structure for a centralized
vehicle for managing trade fairs is good. With regard to Mr. Anderson, I think
his qualifications are very good. I would go through the recruitment process
as we do with all the ioZ)a to give everybody the same opportunity. I think in
terms of how do we proceed I think the issue has to be decided in terms of
whether there should be an authority, an authority that would include Dade
County which would be county_wide,as opposed to an administrative function
in the City that would deal with trade fairs as it relates to the City. Those
are my comments.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Well, unless... are there any other questions, comments
or thoughts? If not, then what I would like to do, Father, is pass you the
gavel and I would like to make the following motion.
Rev. Gibson: Alright, sir.
Mayor Ferre; Number One, that the Manager be instructed to immediately
conclude the analysis and evaluation of the Trade Fair of the Americas with
recommendations for the next trade fair. Number two, that the Manager be
instructed to contact the Department of Commerce, State of Florida and
Metropolitan Dade to see if they would concur with the Governor appointing,and
the Metro Commission appointing a member. The City of Miami would retain the
majority of that authority and would hire a director with the appropriate
staff. That the funds coming from the State, Federal Government and other
sources would flow through that organization. And, number three, instructing
the City Attorney to prepare the appropriate legal documentation including the
enabling ordinance to be presented. And, number four, after the concurrence
of the State and the County, but no later than ten days from today that the
Manager advertise for this position for the necessary number of days, interview
the individuals that might apply and come back to the Commission at the next
earliest meeting with a recommendation as to who that person would be. ,
Rev. Gibson: Do I hear a second?
Mr. Carollo: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Is that clear enough, Howard? Is that general,
enough?
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Rev. Gibson: Alright, discussion.
Alright, roll call, please.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Ferre, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-643
A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY W,2JAGER TO IMMEDIATELY
CONCLUDE THE ANALYSIS MID EVALUATION OF THE "TRADE FAIR
OF THE AMERICAS" WITH RECOt:?•:ENDATIONS FOR THE NEXT TRADE
FAIR OF THE AMERICAS, kND FURTHER DIRECTING HIM AS FOLLOWS:
1. TO CONTACT AND S`RRT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE OY THE STIiTE OF' FII)RIDA AND WITti METROPOLITAN
DADE COUNTY TO SLk IF `1'tii Y CONCUR III A I'L�!I tti'IiEREBY
ME2aaIBERS TO A TRF,DE PAIR AUTHOT PIV W01112) L2 70-POINTED
BY THE STATE OF PIL) ldi 7'RC r OLI Tt1I L)1,.n ; COUNTY
WITH THE CITY OF ILIA.]-il ITTAINItIG A I k�iOI:1TY I?I THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OI` SUCH AN AU'1111ORIIlly;
2, FURTHER DIRECTING T11E CITY MA)UAGER 7v IJIJL A DIRECTOR AND
THE APPROPRIATE STAFF FOR T3iE AFORESAID AUTHORITY1
,�. FURTHER STIPULATING TIiAT FUNDS OBTAINED FROM THE THREE
(3) GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES HEREINABOVE MENTIONED WOULD
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•VMMIt INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO pMPAAR T
OttOPRIATE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING ENABLING
ORDINANCES, WHICH MIGHT BE NEEDED TO SUCH ENDi
Sa FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER THAT, ONCE THE
CONCURRENCE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE COUNTY HAS
BEEN OBTAINED, PUT 110 LATER THAN TEN (10) DAYS FROM
THIS DATE, THAT HE %DVERTISE THESE POSITIONS TO BE
FILLED, AND TIiAT iiF, IITT FRVIEW THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT
APPLY; ANT)
6. FINAL.LY, REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO COME BACK BEFORE
THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH A RECOMMENDATION,
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Lacasa, Mr. Carollo, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre.
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Plummer.
*NOTE: COMMISSIONER CAROLIA LEFT MEETING AT 3:45 P.M.
58. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: FRANCIS PIERRE, HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION �t
CARNIVAL REQUESTING FUNDING/USE OF VACANT BUILDING ETC.
Mayor Ferre: We are now on Item 43. Mr. Francis Pierre, is he here? Alright,
Mr. Francis Pierre, step forward quickly because we are about to finish our
meeting.
Mr. Francis Pierre: My name is Francis Pierre. I live at 1312 Northeast
Miami Court. I am here as the Vice -President of the Haitian Afro Dimension
Inc. As you know after the carnival that was held we had a loss of six
thousand seven hundred sixty dollars which we are seeking for the City of
Miami to help us by granting us that money so that we can meet our debt.
So far we couldn't find away to settle them yet. Secondly, we are seeking
the use of the fire building located at 7561 Northeast 1st Avenue. That
building we are thinking that we could use if, of course, right now we don't
have the fund of our level to you know that building. But we
are planning to put in a cultural art center for the Haitian which we believe
will enhance the Iiaitian view not only in Miami, but also for all tourist.
As you know the Haitian art now is... not only is well-known, but is recorded.
Third, at the Southwest corner of No.-thwest 62nd Street and North Miami Avenue
is an empty lot that we are planning to, if we can have it, have what you
call a market for some handcrafting Iiaitian art. Also, we are aski to be
recognized as the main sponsor, I mean the Haitian Afro Dimenb-on Inc., as
the main sponsor for the Haitian Afro Dimension Carnival that we are planning
to hold every year on, at the little Haiti area. We do think also by
having three major events which unfortunately we have to use a Haitian word
that we call " ?'.aomis " event that will be held on Idiami hvenuQ mostly
between 54th and 62nd Street. One tilat will be a big mass followed by what
we call a " Kaomis " where all people can be together listening to music,
eating good food and have the opportunity to buy some Haitian goods.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Pierre, in the interest of time would Mr. Gary,... Mr. Gary.
Mr. Gary: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: This matter, I think, was before us before. At least the
66,760. Didn't this Commission refer this to you to negotiate with him?
Mr. Gary: Well, the two issues, the three issues involved and the list
keeps expanding as we talk to them over and over again. I have had Walter
Pierce to talk to him, but I want to address the first issue with regard to
the $6,760. If you recall this organization chn before the City Commission
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trequasting ar approptriatim 6f five thousmd d6liairs to put on an affair. We
granted them five thousand dollars and for sMe treason this otganitation ;
expended the funds, their total budgeted funds and came up with a deficit and
they are now requesting additional funding. My recommendation in terms of this
request is for denial. With regard to the use of the fire building at 7561
Northeast 1st Avenue, if you recall, we have a proposal by another group
to deal. with Haitians located at 49th Street and Northeast 2nd Avenue to
grant them that fire station and I guess my policy is similar to the policy
before,is that we should analyze the use of all the existing buildings,
determine a 1lolicy from this City Commission as to how it plans to dispose
of that property. Particularl.y,the fire station they are talking about and
I will let Walter Pierce of my staff respond to that issue in terms of the
condition of it.
Mr. Walter Pierce: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, that particular building
has been looked at by staff in trying to come up with some preliminary
recommendations as to use. That is one fire station that is considered to
be in such bad physical condition that the recommendation is to demolish it,
to make no use of it.
Rev. Gibson: Go right on.
Mr. Walter Pierce: The other items we have not yet really looked into, but
the 62nd Street property is a vacant City lot. We would need direction from
the Commission on what to do on that request. And the other items are merely
matters of policy by the City Commission.
Mr. Gary: If I may, Mr. Mayor. My recommendation would be before we dispose
of any of the City property that we analyze or we take an inventory of all
the City property, appraise the value of that property, review our master
plan and determine the best use of that property and then determine the
disposition of that property at that particular point and time.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, what's the will of this Commission? Alright, then there
is a motion that this item be referred in it's totality to the Manager and
the Manager come back with a report. Alright, further discussion? Alright,
call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 81-644
A MOTION TO REFER SEVERAL REQUESTS MADE BY THE HAITIAN
AFRO DIMENSION CARNIVAL FOR INVESTIGATION AND FUTURE
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Lacasa, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Mr. Carollo and Mr. Plwmmer.
59. WAIVE 50% OF FEE FOR USE OF BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM:
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AU111ORI7Y PUBLIC HEARINGS ON BUS SERVICE
Mayor Ferre: Alrjg)4t, rote Mz. }COI-1ZI)d 'Taber. is he 2iere? Affright, Mr. Tober,
Acting Director of Metro `i,&n-,it Authority Anency.
Mr. Ronald Taber: My rre?sii: is Ronald J. libber, I'm Deputy 71ra.nsportation
Coordinator for Metropolitan Dade County and also have been serving as the
Acting Director of the Metro Transit Agency. Mr. Mayor and Commissioners,
I appreciate the opportunity to oame today and I will be as quick as I
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peasihly ean with my request. 166-heite today to ask that the City CmdesiOn
91va Consideration to Maivi.ng the normal fee for use of Sayfront Patk
Auditorium. We are planning on holding two public hearings at the hayfront
Auditorium on Saturday morning July lath and Monday evening July 20th. The
purpose of the public hearings is to receive public comment on a series of
proposed service changes that we are considering making in December of this
year. We have chosen Bayfront Park Auditorium after having conducted public
hearings around the County and various locations. It's a well located facility
and the size is good and we are requesting your consideration of this request.
Mr. Gary: Mr. Mayor, I have no problem of assisting Metorpolitan Dade
County and other municipalities. I would feel though that in this particular
case we are talking about two days, we are talking about fifteen hundred
dollars and our policy now what we grant to social service agencies which
have less of a budget than MTA, we grant them fifty percent which the City
Manager can do under the existing policy. So we are talking about seven
hundred fifty dollars half of the fee.
Mayor Ferre: That's nothing. Alright, is there a motion,fifty percent
discount.
Mr. Lacasa: Move.
Mayor Ferre: You second it, fifty percent discount? Alright, further
discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTI014 NO. 81-645
A RESOLUTION WAIVING ONE-11AL.F OF T1iE RENTAL
FEE FOR THE USE OF BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM,
GULFSTREAM ROOM, ON JULY 18 AND 20, 1981, FOR
A PUBLIC BEARING ON 01724GE OF EUS SCHEDULES
TO BE HELD BY THE VIEWCJPOLITAN DADE COUNTY
TRANSIT AUTHORIn', SUBJECT TO IW-2:1:T FOR EVENT
PERSONNEL, INSUItlJ:M, AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS
BORNE BY ` fiE CITY; �--J,LCCATING $650 FROM SPECIAL
PROGRAMS AND I,CCOUN:'S, QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAM,
FEE WAIVERS, '1V COVER COST OF THE SAID
WAIVERS.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
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FURTHER DISCUSSIONS
Mayor Ferre: So that's a fifty, fifty deal.
Mr. Tober: Thank you, very much.
Mayor Ferre: Look, before you go may I mention something to you? I would
like very much for you to call on Mr. Reid and Mr. Roy Kenzie. I would like
for you to invite Mr. Muss and I would like for you to invite Mr.
Worsham and I would like to be in that meeting to discuss the impossible
possibilities of flattening the potential. station area as you cross the
River because you are quickly coming up. Has Mr. Steirhiem talked to you
about this?
Mr. Tober: No, he has not talked to me, Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Well, he is going to because I just talked to him a few days
ago and this is the same subject that I talked to John Dyer about. If we
don't get a change in the slope for the couple hundred feet that, that
station would take we will never be able to build a station. Mr. Muss and
the Equitable people along with... and Mr. Worsham on the other side where
the FEC Property is are willing to in their projects pay for that station
including the footing, the foundation, they know it's a five million dollar
expenditure, but we need to bring this to a head very quickly or it will be
too late. Because obviously, once you cast the concrete for those columns
and that thing has slanted you will never have a station there.
Mr. Tober: Ok.
Mayor Ferre: Would you bring that to a head very quickly?
Mr. Tober: Yes, I certainly will.
Mayor Ferre: And I am available any day you want to meet, if you want me
there, I don't have to be there, I frankly, think it's better to get the
professional people staff brought at City level and at your level with the
potential developers. And I want you to invite both Equitable, I mean, that's
Stephen Muss for Equitable Center and the FEC Railroad and Mr. Worsham.
ADJOURNMENTS
There being no further business to come before the City Commission,
on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 4105 O'Clock
P:M.
ATTASTs RALPH G. ONGIE
CITY CLERK
MATTY HIRAI
ASSISTANT CITY CLERIC
SM
MAURICE A. FERRE
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COMMISSION RETRIEVAL
ITEM NO DOCUMEtlT IDENTIFICATION ACTION CODE NO.
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,11.1PCAI1: �175.6-'3.(4) FOR I)KI-1 OPENING NATIONAI. TPLADI.
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FOR CITY OF MIAMI
AA`II:S L. KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTER.
AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE• OF $10.042.83 COSTS AND EXPENSES
FIRST INTER AIMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MAYORS.
APPOINT FIRIM OF JOHNSON AND HIGGINS AS PROPERTY -
CASUALTY INSURANCE AGENT OF RECORD FOR THE CITY OF
MIAMI.
NEGOTIATE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM OF: BROWN
WOOD, IVERY, MITCHELL AND PETTY -BOND COUNSEL FOR
PARKING REVENUE BONDS FOR DOWNT014N GOVERNMENT CENTER
GARAGE.
EXECUTE LEASE AGREEMENT: OVERTOWN DAY CARE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
ALLOCATE $1,300.00 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
FUNDS SERVICES OF A HOUSING REHABILITATION
SPECIALIST.
AMEND LEASE AGREEMENT: LEASE OF SPACE IN LITTLE HAVANA
CO?L%ILTNITY CENTER FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: DADE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
FOR DEPOSIT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPEETN BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT: BELAFONTE TACOLCY YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM CETA TITLE IV.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELDS BICENTENNIAL
PARK.
AUTHORIZE AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT: RALPH ALLEN,INC.,
GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT MIAMI SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: OLSTEIN TEMPORARY SERVICES,INC.
"AS REQUIRED" KEY PUNCH OPERATOR SERVICES.
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: ADVANTAGE PERSONNEL TEMPORARIES,
INC. "AS REQUIRED" KEY PUNCH OPERATOR SERVICES
AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: EASTROM ASSOCIATES,INC."AS
REQUIRED" PROGRAMMING ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR CITY
COMPUTER OPERATIONS
ACCEPT PROPOSAL; AERIAL SURVEY OF THF,:CITY,
R-81-602
R-81-603
R-81-604
R-81-605
R-81-606
R-81-607
R-81-608
R-81-609
R-81-610
R-81-611
R-81-612
R-81-613
R-81-614
R-81-615
R-81-616
51-60?
i 81-603
1 81-604
81-605
81-606
1 81-607
1 81-608
1 81-609
81-610
81-611
81-612
81-613
81-614
81-615
81-616
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ITJY NO.1 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION LUMMIJJIUN ' KtIK1tVAL
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At"I'110R1'ZF CITY 111ANAGER TO FXECIfTL OI`II ("I.,1I''' DI:I-:U.
`IARIA Pt. PEREZ AND r1ARY B. NERVIS, ETC-
R-81-617
81-617
17
ACCEPT BID: METRO ELECTRIC SERVICES, INC. FOR
$30,000 BASE BID OF PROPOSAL FOR MIAMI SPRINGS GOLF
COURSE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ETC.
R=81=618
81-618
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ACCEPT BID: RUSSELL, INC. IN PROPOSED AMOUNT OF
$482,925. BID "A" HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PHASE I FOR
MANOR PARK HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4465, ETC.
R-81-6I9
81-619
19
ACCEPT BID: REDLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
IN PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $259,737.83 BID "B" (DRAINAGE)
FOR MANOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PHASE I H-4465
ETC.
R-81-620
81-620
20
AMEND RESOLUTION 81-208 14111CH CONFIRMED PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT ROLL LIBERTY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT PHASE II SR 5377 S REDUCE TOTAL ASSESSMENT
COST DUE TO REMOVAL OF TWO PROPERTIES FROM SAID
ASSESSMENT TOLI.
R-81-621
81-621
21
AMEND RESOLUTION 81-207 WHICH CONFIRMED PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT ROLL LIBERTY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT
PHASE II SR 5377 C REDUCE TOTAL ASSESSMENTS COST
DUE TO REMOVAL OF ONE PROPERTY FROM SAID ASSESSMENT
ROLL.
R-81-622
81-622
22
ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK BY PNM CORPORATION FOR LITTLE
HAVANA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STREET IMPROVEMENT,ETC.
R-81-623
81-623
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APPROVE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
$1,750,000 FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION &
RESCUE BONDS
$4,400,000 HOUSING BONDS
$3.000,000 STORM SE14ER IMPROVEMENT BONDS
R-81-624
81-624
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APPROVE NOTICE SALE OF BONDS:
$1,750,000 FIRE FIGHTING,FIRE PREVENTION &
RESCUE BONDS
$4,400,000 HOUSING BONDS
$3,000,000 STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS.
R-81-625
81-625
25
APPOINT MR.FREIXAS AS PERMANENT MEMBER TO ZONING
BOARD (UNEXPIRED 'PERMS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1982)
R-81-626
81-626
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ALLOCATE $30,000 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS:
POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL UTILIZATION STUDY
TO BE MADE BY BOOZ ALLEN AND HAMILTON,INC.
R-81-628
81-628
27
APPROVE COMMENCEMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR DESIGN
AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR OVERTOWN SHOPPING
CENTER.
R-81-629
81-629'
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AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE LETTER
OF AGREEMENT; HOLLYWELL CORPORATION FOR U$F
OF SOUTHERN PORTION OF RAYFRONT PARK,
R-81-633
81-633
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ME
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K-81-638
81-638
R-81-639
81-639
R-81-640
81-640
R-81-645
81=645