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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-81-0105RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ;`TANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT "SUPPORTIVE BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND DADE COUNTY PROVI.DTNG FOR TIIF. LEAST: OF THE FORMER CITY OF MAMIDOCUMENTS AT AICOSTJOF ONE DOLLARAIL AT 1145. PERW.IYEAR,2IjAND OTHER s.- ADDITIONAL CONSDERATTONS, FOR A TERM OF TWO FOLLOW" YEARS, AND FOR MONTHLY EXTENSTONS THEREAFTER UPON MUTUAL AGREEMENT THERETO. WHEREAS, the City of Miami owns the vacated second floor of the City of ?tiami `tun is ipal Justice Building, formerly called the (:ity Jail, located at 1145 N.W. 11 Street, ?Miami; and WHEREAS, the City of MI-im•i rend Dade County recognize that there is a serious need to reduce the overcrowding in the Dade County correction and rehabilitation facilitEes; and 1,1HI?REAS, thEs need is essential to the WUIfIre and safety of the c0mmunitV, and this correctional. facility is vital to Of feCtiVe police protectIoil for the community; and IN'1117KEAS, this transl er is compat ihle 1,11 th statewide planning for local-re-"ional coi-rectiolis programs .and facilities; and W11EREAS, Uade C<,till tV agrees t„ ;IS Sumc' full responsibility for this JaII faciIIt%, and function, and to make certain repairs to the exist ing fac E 1 it ies; NOW , I'll ERE PORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY 1'llE COMI'llISSI(IN OI' THE CITY OF MIAmI, 1'LORII);1: Sect ion 1 . The (:i ty :lanaL.r is he ref)v Iuthorized to execute a lease agreement with i)-de County for the lease of the former, City of M 1 ,1 mi Jail, 1145 N'.lti. 11 Street, for a term of two vears and subject to a: LINtension on a month -to -month basis, at a cost Of One Dollar per year, and other additional considerations. I':1SSI:U AND :\DOI''l'I:ll this 11 day of FEBRUARY 19t11 _ _. __.._._--_.____--__._-_ - --_ - MAUR.I-CE__A . F_ERRE Y 0 R "DOCU,MENT. INDEX ITEM NO ' r,A l l' _C I TY c: LF, CITY COMMISSION I "SUPPORTI V MEETING OF DOCUMENTS Opp fry FOE tzE.stnunca NO ...................... I PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: JOHN;�.J. co I' .I AN,� 1R. I r AS-S-TSTANT C LTY Afi'I'ORNEY APPROVJED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ROBERT J'. CLARK ACTING CITY ATTORNEY "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW -J NA :LATER -OFFICE 1.1E`+ORANCUM Richard L. Fosmoen City Manager Carlos E. Garcia, Acting Dire for Finance Department February 31 1981 t -. Lease of Jail Facility at 1145 N.W. 11 Street It is recommended that the City Commission approve the attached two year lease between the City and Dade County for use of the former City of Miami Jail located at 1145 N.W. 11 Street. Because of the serious jail overcrowding situation in Dade County, the County has requested use of the old jail facility at the i•Iunicipal Justice Building. Dade County plans to renovate the facility with funds from a $500,000 federal grant to accommodate prisoners awaiting court disposition. This will enable the County to comply with a Court Order reducing the nu.^iber of inmates at existing County facilities. The proposed lease requires the County to provide security and maintenance for the leased premises, and to pay for all utilities. Two full-time secur- ity guards will be provided, plus additional exterior lighting; if deemed necessary. Separate entrances will be provided for the jail facility, and jail visitors will be permitted only on weekends. The terra of the lease is for two years, with a month -to -month extension cancelable by either party with thirty days notice.. The rent shall be c.,j2do;.lar (ti1.00) per year, with an additional rent of six dollars (W6.00) per square foot required only if the Count;; is successful in it effort to obtain state or federal reimbursement for refui-ee assistance. /may W T "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW 8 1 - 1. c; 5 or ARTICLE I J i1FSCRIPTInm nF PPFI•11SFS The CITY hereby leases to the COUNTY and the COUNTY hereh-y 1 e,is�s frc:,t the CITY th,� entire Second Floor existing jail facility located in the �(,ttth ;,,Irli of tho City o` ;1i,imi f'urticipal JutJ.ice puilrlira, lor:,ited ,it ll,:r llth Street, !'t,nni, Florida, said Lease to includo inrtre,­, ,rnrf orire„ and th,:, use of the tit ri r wt�11 from the riround Floor to the second floor Ja t i Frrc i 1 -- i ty anrd other, a,',,,r,, o.i th-! first floor as adrved to by CITY ern-! f.1-11VIfY. ARTICLE II fl'RM ,1 n 1!SF The term of this Atireetrt,�n� shall be for two (P) yt!ar'�, cn;1nn'5rtrinri when this > -cil i tv hocowns operational t,y jade County ui on wt,i i ton not'ir:e lr COUNTY. F•i! ! ,,•;t t,l the initial term, extension of the use of this facility fiv th:e COUNTY . ,a' i r,n permitted t h to month basis vunn r,rttu:tl cons .rt n F ! d on a mnn,- both pa; ti -•S , r,ri is rancel l abl e by either party union thirty (?M) d,zvs wri t t (-in notice. The ".'7't' rrrants to the MINTY the right to use the facility for an Interim C,�nt;-31 ,)etention Facility. Any unsightly condition caused the mi sed premises dr.ie to the use of the facility by the COUNTY sh•ii l ho revai red t,v the CO'„i"+ ,,r t!t' satisfaction of the City Manager. The C01IMT'1' sha11 as- sume the Co G.:1 ',•snonsitillity for the complete operation and mainrr-lnanct:- of file Jail ar.:: -',,,i . use the leased premises solely as a .fail for incarc��ri`ion of prisoners <!,!!I porsoris awai ti na court disposition and for fin other use . rhjo COU11TY agrees t,iat all uri soners shall he hooked and hail arr,�nn . ai: a sct),�- rate faci 1 i '✓, no` located at 1145 H.W. 11th Street, Miami , Florida. The CO LINTY r1'. u : � titr, Lion -elevator entrance as the main entraoc, , and crow use the elevaco+ ontr,rncn as a secondary means of access. Thorp shill hn rirt side recroa,"ion activitir�s or facilities permitted o1i the suilit?ct oronorty at arty tithe. ►-r rt'�'lr, the COUNTY shall provide Signaoe to clt-'arty irfnntifv ilivi s(:par;tte CiTY Ovid ,-�oiinty usoc, ,it th. Facility. ARTICLE III RDIT Ii, - ,,r- the 1 .t. "i jlr: ni .PS sinic') .t, "' �,,r ifiat Lojc,Y, ';hrll ht� as fo11cr'.rs: "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW ___.. _ _ �r•aw�►r-sue- ...-. �.. .. LEASE AGR[_Et•;ENT THIS LEASE: MREPIENT made anti entered into this ---day of 1981, by and het%;een Dade County, Florida, a political subdivi ;inn of the State of Florid.t, hereinafter referred Lo a; the %01.1114'(", and thf- City of ilianri, a municipal corporation of the state of Florida, herein•rfLor rorerred to as the "CITY". WI T11ESSETH: WHE':EAS, the Ci ty of Miami owns the vacated second floor of the City of Miami Municipal Justice Building, formerly called the City Jail, located at 1145 M.W. 1 th Street, tii ami , Florida; and . . ItiHERc,�S, the City of Miami and Dade County agree that there is a serious need to re(hice the overcrowding at the COUNTY's correction and + rehabilitation facilities; and WHEMEAS, this neNd is essential to the welfare and safety of the community, and this correctional facility is vital to effective police protection for the conrnun i ty ; and WHEREAS, this transfer is conpatible with statewide planning for local-re;ional corrActions programs and facilities; and WHEREAS, the Dade County Board of County Commissioners agrees to assume responsibility for the jail function and for the full operation and maintenance of the City Jail Facility as herein described, To Have and to Hold the same for the tern of up to two (2) years from the date of execution of this Agreement by hoth parties, with payment by the COUNTY on this lease arrangement at a fired annual rate of One Dollar ($1.00) per year, and other additional considerations provided herein, subject, however, to the conditions, covenants and agreemnents on the part of the COMITY to he i•:ept, observed and performed. TiIE PARTIES HERETO 140TUALLY COVENANT, i:A(:RANT, REPRES011- At1D AGRFI AS FOLLOWS: SUPPORTIVE U��� DOCENTS i�. FOLLOW " FOLLOW" r i•,hich shill Do11 it ,.Y_ r' / lt(.1S (I 0''1 1of t h i Lu,t'.t! kill (I upwti t.!1 ' ,.I')�,,"1{,•'rt !n- r)i rr ! (!ite— 0 ` � i, ! i t;) 1.I1- (1':.."i r �.'•11 t:, I rl t:hC' (.', . � i ionds IoI. r i,,::l;: ,;•.., ftr, ,}nv,.'r ri!,uri t for r, Fu.i th t, th•, ("OU'11Y agrees, to poy th' di tio, i,tl rent. under this Lease, a sum per year to Six 1101 foot for the Spirt' f,i it; :era`ion of tho? Interim Cetitral U,.! t' r,i�T I C,L! I V CONDITION Or IMP Ef•1ISES accepts the 0,i;ii sed promises in the r,ofirli tion they ore in .i' `'- a?li; ci this Lease and agrees to improve and f;G'i ) said h,•(':1i it ::'c! or,'.er and will assw,;e the total responsibiiity for i:111(1 �I,rnct t'(lt? 1 ' se:! nr•etfli Si?S 1 n till' Sa1)Q Cbllril tit) rl (lf 1)roper (—Ioinlir1C,'- sta,i_' of •,;q;�?Trance, and repair, as of the tit 51id 1vasi.'d pre!i the CITY to the COUNTY , reasonable r tnrl tear l' 'p*_�.}. �. .i' ;1u.ii!)in, syCt(Y'1 should riot be activtt,!_:d l+:ILii such as t!1 `; to sai(i Sys ar•e ccNnpleted. Further-, 1tv dii::i•1ge .:!, +' y � t'. ,tti i 1-osult of the COUNTY construction i t.. '.vi r I ti',g u` 1 �f tcii shall be borne by the COUi1TY. ARTICLE V ALTERATIONS pr•r,tt;-rty improvements made by the COWNH shill the of the expiration of this Letiise. All si:.:ll of i.(Ir .ati;016 <:''! it+,ir )'!F• •c'li ..`. .. 't forto in thlr, provision Shall be ,It 'Llie (:ilt►i;l:'' . ;�1 cc,.t; an l r r;? „s ;,1 i r,',:1 f)rr•,c'►•ty improvements shall ho cnor-Ji n,:tt,1 YJ LI (;i 01'. i.jil, ing (r Vehicl(r 1'aintenanci' o! th:r t;il'i. f►le C'; , i r' �,h•rl 1 h•r rt•;;io1v;ihle for al tering the taxi st.irf.:ci l i tits for t'; t,; {I on t I t i r' . t f I (I or of t !,,• :•;i i ; «o) 1 i POR 1 I Y E DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" ARTICLE VIII A55I('+Ilt;EHT Thi ; Luxo­ ,h,il 1 not he 1-is,ign-d nor- ;hal l the or r ++.lrt therl2of ho nor shall the C0,1,iry jrant any l ir_f,rr ;e or Huh-ira +"•t'';:i, to (iri,; th' 1'ipt-Uvoinotit,, or facil lties waini.iiii—f, or l •,: i t•. l upor) th+. i'. , ;i .(•d tlr•+•mi ses, wi thl>:rt lkriot, %jr•i teen coo ,�n L of fAw (I i Ly i !n:;.titr. ARTICLE iX V I S I (I tIG HOURS —- It sha i t l,e non.ifal Ilol icy of the C[lU,! (Y t{1 r : r i t vi . i ti no ;;2 , .:t".ons iricarcer�ited in this Interim .':r.,ri;r•:11 I,: `.­ntion :nd Sundays. ARTICLE X It:`,IF1,1NIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS 1)-.W,21iy air+yes to indemnify and save the CITY hanaless frcir any and c.11 liability, losses and causes of action '..;Bich r-_:y arise as a result of t:ii; to the limits of liability as outlined in F.S. 76n.23, unless such claial, liability, loss or cause of action is the sole result of the CI (Y's nc,?. ARTICLE XI "11 t I;.!>ILITY FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY it iir-operty placed or moved in the de:irised N?-U.rri sos shall 1 he at the risk oi- ihcI COUNTY. The CITY shall not be liable to the COUNFY for any d,�ria ge to pet-sonal property unless caused by or due to negligence of th,-, CITY, the I Cl "'s a+lents, or employees.' ARTICLE XII t_ I kB I L I TY FOR DAMAGE OR INJURY The noL be liable for any damage or injury which rl.iy he •,;,�,! ; i nn­t by t.?�•.• +:,W!!TY or any porsons on the demised a t ter- i n-.;Io ti nm 3r.; 0 of the c o n d i tion of the pr•alr0r•ty ! ; tho C.Ml.,TY , ,i►.:•.r t'riln i+. . , in.iury ►ct;ultirig ft'o,A the carele snes;, no,iliqc•rrce, car• of the t.i IY , itt , ! r , l)r, _� •1Jt'n�' ..ill:.... 1 . tI: ' *,! . r t1> :-I .',t'•1 it-, co.,-o ,int`., tlrld"t• this I.ea,se Atlr•oo'l rli "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW " Ll . . /tob(c'-- AOP IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the COUNTY and the CITY have caused this Agreement xecuted by their respective proper officials duly authorized thereto the clay and year first above written. (OFFICIAL SEAL) ATTEST: RICHARD P. BRINKER, CLERK By : U ep a ty CTe�Tr c (OFFICIAL SEAL) . ATTEST: Gy:_ City -,lerk DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By : M. R, SD_I RHF` ,f County Manager THE CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida By: RICHARD FOSMUN City Manager Authorized by City of Miami Resolution No. Authurized by Dade County Resolution No Approved by County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency. Approved b)Ci ty Attorney as to for-, and legal sufficiency.,~'. PA -41 i; sih�;►At ,4 t !. ' _ tl• . •'' aR ,. .► .�``. `i.�:ik�:h•�wt it'. �:�ly rt" jtr � • . Y . A { t1PPORTIV t� . DOCUMENTS FOLLOW r i?i;.ni,(iTT0i1 APPROVING WE LEASE /1':it;:!•:;"!•:iU DADE COltii`I"i AND THE,, CITY 0." i•:1h:'"I. }'fj(li'i,,j%,,'Y iCilU;';i! f+.', 'nu., CFTY OF RUNT JAY[, (1,0''ATI-J) AT H.W. r•.'.'t'ii!'f; AN) 11 `;'I'V'I'.i':'1') TO ?'!', i1:'.!;I) [+:: „ „ t • I i1 I r:l; Ci•t ilk•: I ?•:ii I E'Ui1 �• r"tt: 11. I c k; THE, l'lE{!•:;,....• Lhi s Board deoiron to i_lccomplI Sh him I,ur•I1t,:• ; i�t.li.'' i Tit CI i [1 i !1- �'�'[!11:`,lil�f n{� iat'iilC)t' 12l`_Sllfil, :a copy Ui' l-:!!i C•11 i � Tit;;: 'i' !::E?T•:!•' VIE, FUI . `I' SESOLUD BY THE WHO tit) WO . ir•,v (:�:)�i.. V , C'070:.::ii,:,.. S 10:1 !:. DE COUiiTY, FLOPIDA, that this Boar-] ai,pr,-)'It? the 1;�•r.....:. .:±. E,•. ;.ween Dc.du County and the City o!' Piaui! _ L:,•.: YlVilr7y icr: `SH aS L110 ruvn r City or Miami Jul! (I vPMMI at .! l ,', „, ,, , 11 W be t1wQA as the Dade County i I1! e i i 1;? . "it 1 :1 _ . . , , i n :iubstrnnL 1 oily the form a4tt.dl,iied tl•.'I•_ W au'..!r�l" .. o:. C inhy .. ;il,'_lgur to Execute same far and on behalf of U%du C'.::•unt_;?, i'lur1 in, and tc exercise the cancellnLlun pt=' 0 1Utl therein. :•.=s offered by , who moved its iicic,:>,: i c::l . Tht2 motion .awai mon,yand by CC)tT'mis loner upo% 12t�; f; i ,) .l Vote, the vote was as follows: I. C'11-0y .. 01 i vcl• t.• t"J ." iiU'J...21 , and '!'E1 l ,;! r,;; C lured the [ oual ut i n ou i • ,, ! .'t' is t' '1 ?.!: : "SUPPORTI\ DOCUMENT 0 The Miami New! 3-defly Smuggler gets probation n 4-ton marijuana case It could have been five years in prison for .� George Hartmann, who pleaded guilty to at- 9mpting to smuggle nearly three million Vuaa- .+des and nearly four tons of marijuana. But the -)rmer Las Vegas casino employe yesterday was :laced on five years probation by U.S. District ;ourt Judge Alcee Hastings, who ordered Hart- -iann to spend 15 hours a week working with :hildren. Said Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth _ipman: "I pointed out to the court that Mr. Hart- iann did not cooperate and that his part in the rime was well -documented. The judge said he elieves jail sentences have not deterred drug,' -affickers in the past." Sentenced along with -artmann was Frank Cook of Marathon, who is ooperating with the government. He also re- eived probation. Cook and Hartmann were rnong six men arrested aboard the 80-foot " simper The Captain John Bolden after the ast Guard stopped it off Ocean Cay in the Ba- :mas Oct. 2. • •1.' :etro plans to lease city jail It probably won't be long before renovatlorr- egins at the old Miami City -Jail, .The. Metro,, .ommission, is expected to approve, today- •ase of part of the jail at 1145 NW 1 tth St. to re-', we the crowded Dade County Jail, Althqugh.the+,; aunty will lease the jail from the Clty'of Miaml:! ,r two years at $1, a year, the county will try to iy more by asking the federal government for•* oout $100,000 a year for rent. County Manager- 'errett Stierbeim will ask the commission tor:' •xmission to spend up to $300,000 In federal oney for renovations of the jail, which- will hold ;0 male inmates. Stierhelm said another S200,-, )0 in federal money will be spent later on other .provements. Metro has been ordered by a fed-, ,al judge to reduce then number of Inmat©s in e county jaii by 25 a month until the maximum ,oacity of 846 Is reached by July 31. •• •- �z . inc :ih,eDr 018C IMP 0 e- o. 131LL GJE IRE .�- ;t .. , Miami■ Miows orter �' :i _ • ..; i •• The biggest problt When slum dwellers -want to complain that their 'is rodent infestation housing is substandard, they often go to the govern. ment. But who do they go to when their landlord is the • , government? ; ver and Carol City Turnkej .Tenants at eight "federally funded housing projects ''cleanup efforts are under way in Dade that have problems with rat and mice Infesta- Scott -Carver. considered tion say their complaints have gone unanswered by tors to be the most infested c their landlord the county department of !dousing they've inspected in Dade• is and Urban Development, known as "Little HUD," a p►ex near Liberty City. Sct federally funded agency controlled by, and answerable James E. Scott Homes and the to, Dade County.: Scott -Carver is not amont But some of :the tenants may get%help from two reviewed by Legal Services b, other government agencies •=-- the Dade State Attor-- division (another federally fu: ney's Office and •Legal Services of, Greater Miami, an - to the county) and Little HUD other federally funded agency,,;-! ,.,.r - - abatement project there in Dec Legal $ervices attorneys'twbo have been pleating Both the county and Little �wtth the tenants -say they4re consldering fllingsult to " housing projects after they a: correct rat, mice -and possibly other maintAnance prob• the somewhat awkward posh =terns arthe eight public housing projects.• : to officials of both the coun •. i, Dade; Assistant State "Attorney . KatheH4— Rundle, agency who has'spearheaded a t% ayear effort to get landlords in the past, attorneys for to- fix' "dp rundown `3litm�'property said, her -office Is the State Attorney's Office t ,,' 'Jooking"into the matter,'' •.,-:.:t.•. •' • •- ': Federally :funded: houshi it` p i�acts' fn,Dalie•"t+ever', ,,landlord -tenant disputes con r'o'l `have been.looked a t'!by'eounty'ltxspectors. But now projects. Legal Services attc County Manaier,Merrett`Stlerhehnend Little HUD di. ­ spme individual public housin ,rector tvlelvjniAdams'•baive• agreed -to have county In • with l4uD, but they never hav specto.rs'look;atAill:eobnty run -federally funded pro- •Ing action to correct problems jects for the first:tlme; :Adatns sald, complexes. "Adams sald,the, housing'°projects "are generally In Legal action is being co good shape- and •titeet 'tode requirements. The -projects many grievances and the lack Are kept pretty walla' n (►;;';yap :;: t 'r::.' ` housing projects, said Legal -!-,,.-Adams =nceded'thif 44eaiRI VOkeep sometimes is • Kann. not•done-as-fast'As.tlhattts'wdald• like, and he said he He said his agency does e has,•asked staff,thembers•to compile reports about ro• than it would a private apart, dent problems. abatement there is no reluctance to take i will getp ptjorltjj::",�':'`!�*'t��`t�`.''But, Kann added, lawsuus grsA7• h�'>jft'J� '�i'e.•QnupbolrlA'td take'care' entire public housing project> :.4firtalntenanCe probl*ftw. Adains•aatd; and as far as he said. ..Miami wrestling champ stable..Qws,chey! hnv4dotre'so.�: s+; n �d Rost head of the cou A high school wrestling Champ who was shot Adams said •t,batAen3ittr� o0fi�lrtltttb�about trodents •sion, said it is not often that Id paralyzed by the man who pollee said he was•, have: Peached hi►p,c5 cit`rittig•t.*6 projects. Scott -Car- goes after another. -tempting tp rob is in stable condition today at {r ickson Memo Hospital 6usteF•Yottftq;'a•iT--1'L. rr •' �" , far -old state".vq M ing champ for •North •Mlaml` ti aj' c a a.gh School,. was trartsterred• frorriNarth Shore,- .�•."� a[� l: be* , a .. V t :spiral to the spinal injury intensive care unit at ;. yIto + +ckson last night: Doctors ei North Shore said ; r a• "` ';>;4;►+'^�� 1•-�!�. Sung probably will be paralyzed from the waist DARY #IIA7<ERA j;�;t,,}�jy��y�� �� • t , :wn. The teenager's spine was severed when he ' rWMr1rMIM� R�IKN►.S.y,r.:� - Is your car ready for t , . ,fir» , , was made before 1955, it ,IS shpt early Sunday morning by North Miami ' Th'di'Oitl•jalopyOl•yotllti;ufiaht.Da a iTovlaatar in Productions Heads a numbs •sident Michael Vlganno. Young won the state :,:;, •• �; •'+a,,t^•�,�: r.-.s x •• •esthng championship in the 110•122 pound.di--• disguise..., +�,'?�k •props for chair movie R+orM _-As(raj'Pt�odttit s140- h%tU0A•rh0vfe40mpa« -••1954. Much of the movie sion as a sophomore in 1979 and finished sec.; rya 4� vigti 3citt 't 'betv►teen'T9 0• And 1954,' +d to h15 w@1 ht C!aSS fast ear,'H@ iS Char ed" • 1 'Fisher Community School in S Y S The cars willappeor frr5®® ulti-tnililop. dollar film •,, r,� o-, h ., -,•,/ "P^rt.v c v•:tn..r of •,•♦ •t P r�»,1ne"nt fn• r,f ea Other fOCat10n3 4n the at, th dT, mnt nd fn rah VIC ir, C nlrlfr,r+nri •` '-AA -00 N W 11 Street �` Interim Central Detention Facility ,� � H Site Plan CITY EMPLOYEE CIRCULATION PRISION ACCESS PRISION SERVICE AREA 4% PRISIONER SLEEPING AREA Morton Wolfberg Alvarez Taracido & Associates Interim Central Detention Facility Entry Plan Morton Wolf berg Alvarez Taracido & Associates -TI 0 � CSecond Floor Plan M ;:0 U) M 1/8 55 N interim Central Detention Facility 4A rLLL--L F-� � I Morton Wolfberg Alvarez Taracido & Associates I qK, s 4 ESTIONS AND ANSWERS CONCERNING INTERIM DETENTION FACILITY e Where will the Interim Central Detention Facility be located? The lease with the County provides that the entire second floor of the property previously used and designed as a jail will be renovated into the Central Detention Facility. Concrete walls will be constructed to create totally separate spaces for the County and City offices. • Will City employees and visitors mix with County employees and pre-trial detainees? A new wagon entrance will be a separate, paved driveway directly from N.W. llth Street to the secured wagon entry. This will be used only by the wagon for transfer of prisoners. Signage will notify drivers on N.W. llth Street, in four languages, not to enter. Sufficient space will be provided for the wagon to turn around and back into the entrance. A landscaped buffer will be provided for additional segregation from City occupied areas. e What if a person seeking the County facility enters either of the two City entrances? It is proposed that two guards, one of which can be positioned on the west side of the City offices and one on the east side of the City offices, be stationed to direct persons to the appropriate City agencies at the site. These guards, totally paid for by the County, will be supervised by and report to the City of Hiami administrators. e What precautions are being taken to insure the safe transfer of the pre-trial detainees? The entranceway for the pre-trial detainees was originally designed for this purpose. It has three walls and a roof built of concrete. New steel chain -link gates will be added to secure the unloading area once the wagon has entered. New concrete block walls will be added around the stairway entrance to totally isolate this entry point from the City spaces. • Will any other entrance be used for pre-trial detainees transfer? A secondary entrance on the north side of the wing will be used by the County primarily for guards and catered food deliveries. This entrance, like the wagon transfer entrance, will be completely isolated from all other City occupied areas by enclosing the stairway and elevator lobby with concrete block walls. A secure entrance vestibule will be established and this will also isolate the mechanical rooms into the County controlled space. e Where will booking and bail arrangerients be made at the site? All booking and bail will be handled at the County's main jail site. _ — • Won't family and friends of the jail inmates mix with City employees and visitors to the City offices? Visiting hours will noL L10 schedulod during hLFlir"ss Wil l 1.711k place primarily on Saturdays and Sundays and, the►•efOre, will avoid any disturbance of City employees. i Where will the recreation facilities be located on the site? No recreation activities or other outside activities will be provided by the County for the Central Detention Facility population. • Will City personnel have to walk through the County facilities to get to other City offices? All areas occupied by the City will be accessible to other City occupied spaces on a direct route and because the County spaces are totally separated by concrete walls, there will be no contact between the two facilities. • Won't County guards' cars interfere with City employees? Separate County guard parking will be created in the paved courtyard area on the north side of the site. New fences and gates will be installed to further isolate the guards' parking area. Signs will be added to notify patrons in the City parking area. • Will the operation of the jail increase theft or vandalism of City of Miami property? Regular security personnel is not now available at night. The County has agreed to provide nighttime security checks of the City of Miami building offices between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., seven days per week, to increase the security of the City property. In addition, the County has agreed to provide any additional lighting surrounding the City property as may be requested by the City. • How much of the cost of the improvements will be borne by the City? The County is paying for all expenses of construction and operation of the previous jail and leased building space. New improvements include: Repair Existing Elevators Replace Plumbing Pipes and Fixtures Repair and Replace Lighting Paint Service Areas Replace Many Finishes Replace and/or Repair Windows Repair Air Conditioning Refurbish Hardware Install New Inmate Bunks Refinish Infirmary Replace Water Heaters Install New Intercom • How will this facility impact the efficiency of City offices? New corridors that are to be created will insure the isolation of the detention facility entrances and, in fact, will increase the efficiency of the City offices. The County has agreed to construct new corridors previously designed by the City to increase the efficiency of the building. Its DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" 4 NEED FOR THE FACILITY AND FUfURC PLANS The Dade County Pre -Trial Detention Center (Jail) has been overcrowded by as much as 43%= or 364 inmates. Since September, 1980, the Jail has ex0erienced a steady increase in population averaging over 2.03- per month. Total bookings for this period has increased proportionately by over 20,. As of February 7, 1981, the population was 1,007 inmates with 220 inmates sleeping on mattresses on the floor. These figures represent a 19" increase over the established population capacity. Of the over 1,000 pre-trial detainees, approximately 71; are ineligible for release due to the nature of their charges or court ord;red holds, 7" of the total population has bonds of over $10,000 and can be considered Unlikely to gain release. To alleviate intolerable Overcrowded conditions, the Corrections and Rehabilitation Department has transferred pre-trial detainees to the minimum security Training and Treatment Center (Stockade). This facility houses an average of 385 pre- trial detainees. Dade County has been operating under a Federal court order concerning the population of the Dade County Jail since January 14, 197G. A population capacity was established at 846 inmates. As a result of the population figures outlined previously, the County was direL_Led, on December 31, 1980, to fully comply with the court order. All avenues of relief given presently operating jail facilities within Dace County have been exhausted. The only option left to Dade County and agreed upon by the Federal Court, is to renovate and subsequently utilize the former City of Miami Jail for the housing of up to 200 pre-trial detainees. This action will substantially reduce Overcrowding in the Main Jail. It will allow Dade County to comply with the Federal Court mandate and prevent further action being considered by the court (i.e., release of two inmates for every one booked). The utilizatio►r ui ilia ir� ui;��i City' Jailr foa rJrriu�i ui LIVU (2) year_. ...; thereafter month -to -month, at the pleasure of the City and the county, %•,ill provide Dade County with the time necessary to respond to its growing jail population. A task force has been established to recommend the construction of an additional pre-trial detention center. Renovation of the Stockade facility is underway and subsequent to its completion expansion plans for this facility will be implemented. These alternatives will allow Dade County to relocate inmates housed at the interim detention center and, within the two-year period, possibly return the facility to the City of Miami. With the increase in police protection in our area, vis-a-vis, assignment of Florida Highway Patrol and the hiring of police officers by the County and municipalities, we are further impacting the overcrowding of the criminal justice system. This is most visible in the persons who have been reluctantly returned to the streets by the judges who are aware of the severe overcrowding in the jail system. Not only will this interim facility help reduce the overcrowding situation, but, in fact, will provide additional capacity to detain those involved in crime who are now being returned to the streets. "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" f '81 FEE 6 Fri 3 Mr. Richard Fosmoen Manager, City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mr. Fosmoen: 901 NW North River Drive Miami, Florida 33136 February 4, 1981 As I discussed this morning with Angela Bellamy, I would like an opportunity to speak at next week's City Commission meeting (February 11), in opposition to a County -proposed plan which would renovate the former jail facility at 1145 NW 11th Street for use by "spill -over" inmates of the overcrowded Dade jail. I am a property owner in the Springy; Garden section immediately adjacent to this building. Ours is an older neighborhood, genuinely urban in character--bi-racial, bi-cultural and trans -generational --yet already seriously overburdened by neigh- boring social service and criminal justice facilities, and by Miami's growing crime rate. I share with Jack Luft of the City planning board a belief that "this neighborhood could not. tolerate another jail. Whatever momentum we have been able to get going; in terms of revitalization would be lost." The city's own master plan indicates high hopes for Spring Garden's maintenance as a relatively stable residential area. I share those hopes, for witl;olit such inner- city nei,,,hborhoods ;liam.i lacks a future as anything but a deterioratin- memory on the way to the suburbs. I hope you will. schedule my brief remarks for next Wednesday's meeting. V •y inc rely, ` i 1 1 tc.,i*n.,n 8; --� ,.,