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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1981-06-08 City Clerk's ReportV REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING I MEETING DATE: June 8, 1981 -- REGULAR MEETING CITY HALL -DINNER KEY A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION STIPULATING THAT THE FIRE DUARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICES SHALL BE EXEMPTED FROM THE GUIDELINES IMPOSED BY THE RECENTLY INSTITUTED, CITY-WIDE HIRING FREEZE. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION INSTRUCTING THE ADMINISTRATION THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (7TH YEAR) THAT NOT A PENNY FROM SUCH FUND IS TO BE SPENT UNTIL THE CITY COMMISSION HAS HAD A CHANCE TO RE- EVALUATE THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF FUTURE ALLOCATION OF C.D. FUNDS. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION INSTRUCTING THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE .APPROPRIATION OF $34,200 FROM THE FY181 FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT FRANCHISE EARNINGS TO ESTABLISH PROJECT IX.C.(ii)18- 'FIRE HOSE AND OTHER FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT', HE (THE CITY ATTORNEY) IS TO LOOK THROUGH THE BACKUP MATERIAL ACCOMPANYING ORDINANCE NO.9282, SPECIFICALLY, PARAGRAPH 2,_IN THE BID EVALUATION, TO ANSCERTAIN THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTS IN CONNECTION WITH SOME POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN RELATION TO THE NON -COMPETITION AMONG LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS. ------------------------------------------------------ NOTE FOR THE RECORD: R-81-498 appointed Mr. Harry Cantor to the Miami Audit Advisory Committee, subject' however, to his providing the City Clerk with proof of his residenceship within City of Miami limits. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION REFERRING BACK TO THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION ALL OF THE NAMES SUBMITTED BY THEM TO THE COMMISSION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THEY RECONSIDER THE NAMES WHICH HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINT- MENT AND THAT THEY TRY TO PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF PROSPECTIVE APPOINTEES WHICH WOULD MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE ETHNIC MAKEUP OF OUR COMMUNITY. ~ NOTE FOR THE RECORD:R-81-500.1 appointed the then Alternate Member of the Urban Development Review Board (Mr. Joseph Middle - brooks) as a Regular, full-time member of such Board. NOTE FOR THE RECORD: R-81-500.2 appointed Mr. Ron Frazier as the new Alternate Member in the Urban Development Review Board. -------------- ^" ^r THE CITY COMMISSION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INFORM t► ravaay.. v. HIS STAFF THAI IT IS THE CITY COMMISSION'S WISH THAT ALL FUTURE INVITA- TIONS TO BID SENT OUT BY THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, BE SENT "CERTIFIED MAIL -RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED." A D101'I0N OF THE CITY COI'DJISSION fL%TIFYING A CONTRACT WITH CM-1wi.q CJtOVI. CARES J'OR 'rill: ELIZABETH VIRRICK GYMNASIU^1) SUR-1ECT TO FINAL KEV I EA,' AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY P1, NACER. M-81-490 MOVED:GIBSON SECOND:CAROLLO UNANIMOUS M-81-491 MOVED:PLUMMER SECOND:LACASA UNANIMOUS M-81-492 MOVED:PLUMMER SECOND:CAP,,OLLO UNANIMOUS M-81-499 MOVED:PLUMMER SECOND:GIBSON ABSENT:LACASA & CAROLLO M-81-507 MOVED : PLUMMER SECOND: GIBSON UNANIMOUS M-81-512 MOVED:GIBSON SECOND:PLUMMI UNANIMOUS MIAMr CITY CIERK REPORTS MEETING DATE: June 8, 1981 - REGULAR MEETING PAGE NO. 2 A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE REQUEST MADE BY MR. FERNANDO AMANDI FOR CLOSURE OF SOUTH WEST 8TH STREET FOR THE "FOURTH OF JULY PARADE", SUBJECT TO THE CITY MANAGER COMING BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS MEETING OF JUNE 25, 1981 WITH ASSURANCES THAT HE (THE CITY MANAGER) HAS CONTACTED THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS' ASSOCIA- TION, AS WELL AS A14YONE ELSE HE MIGHT DEEM APPROPRIATE, AND THAT SAID GROUPS DO NOT OBJECT TO CLOSURE OF S.W. 8TH STREET ON THE ABOVE -SPECIFIED DATE; SAID PARADE TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY INSTITUTE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI A PROCEDURE WHEREBY A_ REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER IS MADE ON A YEARLY BASIS, BASED ON THE GUIDELINES WHILE ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT AS- SOCIATION, SUCH REVIEW TO TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS: (a) ON ODD NUMBER YEARS - SUBSEQUENT TO THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET; AND (b) ON EVEN NUMBER YEARS - ONE HUNDRED (100) DAYS PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF HIS AGREEMENT FOR COMPEN- SATION. UTILIZATION IF 13IC1?�T1:\\IA1. r,\;;E A MOTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE PLANS FOR BY MIAMI-DADS CON1`1UNITY COLLEGE AS DEFT%p.jt AND EXPLAINED PF_.PORF. THE rTTV Cov_' MISSION ON THIS SAME DATE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH MIAMI DADE JUNIOR COLLEGE AND TO BRING SUCH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION; FURTHER STIPULATING THAT SUCH NEGOTIATIONS AND/OR PRELIMINARY UNDERSTANDING MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE CHAMBER OF COM- MERCE, ETC., FOR THEIR REVIEW AND FINAL COMMENTS SO THAT THE COMMISSION MAY TAKE THEIR COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION PREVIOUS TO THEIR FINAL DETERMINA- TION. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION STIPULATING AS FOLLOWS: 1. THAT THE ISSUE OF UPWARD MOBILITY OF MINORITIES' PROCEDURES FOLLOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BE PLACED FOR DISCUSSION ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 25TH MEETING, ALLOCATING AT LEAST ONE (1) HOUR FOR DISCUSSION; 2. THAT THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, HAVE A RESOLUTION DRAFTED, IN VERY CLEAR TERMS, FOR DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING OF JUNE 25TH, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE HEREINBELOW CITED PROBLEMS: (a) PURSUANT TO THE REALM OF CRITERIA AS ESTABLISHED BY THE CONSENT DECREE, IT IS THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO PROMOTE INDIVIDUALS ON THE BASIS OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTER WHICH IS ESTABLISHED AFTER THE WRITTEN EXAM, AND THAT BEFORE ANY INDIVI- DUAL IS BYPASSED ON THAT REGISTER, THAT THE MATTER IS TO BE BROUGHT UP TO THE CITY COMMISSION: 3. (b) THAT THE SAID RESOLUTION CLEARLY STIPULATE THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SETTING OF OFFICIAL POLICY, AND ONCE THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HAVE MADE THEIR RFrOM- MENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION, THAT THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SETTING OF OFFICIAL POLICY SHALL REST WITH THE CITY COM- MISSION; OR, AS AN ALTERNATIVE, THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD ALSO CONSIDER, THE FORMATION OF A PANEL OF 4 OR 5 INDIVIDUALS, IN- CLUDING SOMEONE FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, THE POLICE DE- PARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHO WOULD THEN DECIDE HOW TO ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA WHICH WOULD BE FOLLOWED AT TIMES WHEN THE STRICT SE- QUENCE OF NAMES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE REGISTER WOULD BE ALTERED; (c) THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH WHAT UNION REPRESENTATIVES PERCEIVED TO BE INEQUITIES IN THE HIRING PRACTICES FOLLOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND AS OUTLINED AND DISCUSSED BEFORE THE CITY COM- MISSION ON THIS SAME DATE, THAT CHIEF HARMS BE REQUESTED TO APPEAR TO PERSONALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THE CHARGES AS PROFFERED BY THE UNION REPRESENTATIVES; (d) THAT THE ISSUE OF THE 6-MONTH-PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BE ADDRESSED; (e) THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BE INSTRUCTED, UNTIL THE CITY OF MIAMI HAS AN EVENLY DISTRIBUTED STAFF IN EACH CITY DEPARTMENT (over) M-81-513 MOVED : PLUrQfER SECOND:GIBSON UNANIMOUS M-81-515 MOVED:FERRE SECOND:PLUMMEF UNANIMOUS M-81-516 MOVED: LACASA SECOND:GIBSON UNANIMOUS M-81-517 MOVED:FERRE SECOND:CAROLLC UNANIMOUS C=NTY OF MIAMI' CITY CIERK REPORTS MEETING DATE: JUNE 8, 1981 - REGULAR MEETING PAGE NO. 3 i WHICH IS TRULY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ETHNIC MAKEUP OF THIS COM- MUNITY, THAT THEN, AS THE CITY PROCEEDS ALONG IN THE HIRING OF PERSONNEL, THAT IT AIM AT KEEPING A CERTAIN ETHNIC BALANCE IN ITS SELECTION OF PERSONNEL; AND M LASTLY, INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REQUEST FROM THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THAT EITHER MR. SQUIRE PADGETT OR HIS DESIGNEE, BE ALL TO COME DOWN TO MIAMI TO BE PRESENT AT THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING, NOW SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON JUKE 25, 1981. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION STIPULATING THE FOLLOWING IN CONNECTION WITH MIAMI CENTER'S REQUEST FOR UTILIZATION OF THE BAND -SHELL AMPITHEATRE IN BAYFRONT PARK: 1. THAT MR. THEODORE GOULD PERSONALLY APPEAR BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION IN CONENCTION WITH HIS REQUEST; 2. THAT, IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH REQUEST, THE CITY MANAGER PROCEED TO RESEARCH THE HEREINBELOW-STATED POINTS, AND FURTHER, THAT,ON A TOTALLY EXPLORATORY BASIS, HE PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: (a) TO INITIATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH MIAMI CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ON A TOTALLY EXPLORATORY BASIS, IN CONNECTION WITH GOULD'S UTILIZA- TION OF SOME PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE MIAMI CENTER PROJECT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSEMBLING THEIR EQUIPMENT THERE; (b) THAT THE 250 PARKING SPACES IN LOT 2 BE LEFT OPEN FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC; (c) THAT MIAMI CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAY RENT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI WHICH IS FAIR AND COMPARABLE TO THE VALUE OF THE LAND AND THE SPACE WHICH IS SOUGHT TO BE UTILIZED; (d) THAT MR. GOULD AND HIS ASSOCIATES CONSIDER AND/OR FORMALIZE THEIR OFFER TO DONATE TO THE CITY OF MIAMI A FOUNTAIN -TO BE NAMED BY HIM OR DEDICATED BY HIM- IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE NOGUCHI PARK: (e) THAT NO TREES BE TAKEN DOWN AS THE RESULT OF THE ABOVE -DESCRIBED PROCESS; (f) THAT NO PORTION OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD/WAY BE NARROWED OR OBSTRUCTED IN FRONT OF THE MIAMI CENTER PROJECT; AND (g) LASTLY, THAT THE CITY MANAGER COME BACK WITH HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS MEETING OF JUNE 25, 1981. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUING OF ANY BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE DUPONT PLAZA AREA UNTIL THE MATTER OF TRANSPOR- RATION -BOTH PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR- IS ADDRESSED AT A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE COMMISSION (JUNE 25TH AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PLACE THIS ISSUE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING ON JUNE 25TH, AS A PUBLIC HEARING. A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY INITIATE A NATION-WIDE SEARCH ru.'. AN ARCHITECTURAL-CG:;-^ITLTING FIRM WHICH IS TO BE AMONG THE ONES WITH THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND REPUTATION, WHICH FIRM WOULD HELP THE CITY OF MIAMI IN CONNECTION WITH THE URBAN DESIGN OF THE DUPONT PLAZA AREA AND, AS MORE FULLY EXPLAINED IN M-81-106, PREVIOUSLY PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS MEETING OF FEBRUARY 11, 1981, WHEN THE CITY WAS ORIGINALLY THINKING OF RETAINING THE SERVICES OF THE HUGH STUBBINS' FIRM; FURTHER STIPULATING THAT THE COST FOR SUCH SERVICES ARE TO BE PAID BY THE DEVELOPERS; FURTHER STIPULATING THAT THE CITY MANAGER REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF THIS SEARCH AT ITS NEXT MEETING NOW SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 25TH: AND FURTHER REQUESTING OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO SCHEDULE THIS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION*IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUE OF THE MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE DUPONT PLAZA AREA. M-81-518 MOVED:FERRE SECOND:LACASA NOES: PLUMMER M-81-519 MOVED:FERRE SECOND:LACASA UNANIMOUS M-81-520 MOVED:PLUMMER SECOND:GIBSON ABSENT:CAROLLO' .:ITV OF MIAMF CITY CURK RFPORTR MEETING DATE: REGULAR MEETING --- JUNE 8, 1981 PAGE NO. 4 A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE OFFER OF A SIMON BOLIVAR STATUTE MADE BY THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF VENEZUELA WHICH VENEZUELA HAD REQUESTED BE PLACED ON THE SIDE OF THE TORCH OF FRIENDSHIP, IN BAYFRONT PARK, FURTHER STIPULATING THAT THE CITY COMMISSIOT APPROVES THE REQUESTED SITE ON THE CONDITION THAT THE CITY MANAGER IMMEDIATE- LY SET OUT TO FIND A GEORGE WASHINGTON STATUE OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND VALUE, TO BE PLACED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TORCH OF FRIENDSHIP, IN BAYFRONT PARK. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO CONTINUE FUNDING OF N.E.D.A. WITH AN ADDITIONAL $2,000 TO CARRY THEM THROUGH THE NEXT CITY C=MISSION MEETING ON JUNE 25TH. A MOTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION REAPPOINTING MAYOR MAURICE A. FERRE TO THE "DADE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES." APPROVED: 0114 TY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk M-81-522 MOVED:LACASA SECOND:GIBSON ABSENT:CAROLL( M-81-523 MOVED:LACASA SECOND:PLUMII0 ABSENT:CAROLL( & GIBSON M-81-524 MOVED:LACASA SECOND: PLUTIIAE1 ABSENT:CAROLL( GIBSON