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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1980-07-10 Minutes�1 CITY OF MIAMI Im [MAI* # 4�, OF MEETING HELD ON July 10. 1980 (REGULAR) PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL RALPH G. ONGIE CITY CLERK 10 NDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T 9 12-A ItQD( AWISTIORfIAF &DA (REGULAR) &UCT July 10, 1980 PERSONAL APPEARANCE REGARDING CENSUS REPORT PLAQUES, PROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES FOR CHIEF OF POLICE TO TRAVEL TO CALI, COLOMBIA - SISTER CITIES EXCHANGE PROGRAM PARKING FACILITIES WORSHOP AUTii(►RIZE AGREEMENT: GREENLEAI•-TELESCA PLANNERS, ENGINi.1:RS-1'LAS1E'ii,T'I'Y STUDY FOR PARKING FACILITIES IN THE OMI:I AR".A PRESENTATION OF DESIGN: CLARA RAPID TRANSIT STATION PERSONAL APPEARANCE:CHILI HARYS Ati, ROBERT KRAUSE TO DISCUSS RECRUITING EFFORTS FOR ADDED LNIFORMFD PERSOi;NEL FOR THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT -EXTEND RECRUITMENT EFFORT TO ENCOMPASS ENTIRE STATE REPORT ON CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR BERTHING OF "SPTRIT OF MIA11I" AND INFORMATION ON NEW SHIP "AMERICA" AUTHORIZE MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE TO TEAR DOWN RIOT DA-MAGED BUILDINGS AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE FUNDING PROPOSAL -DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM REPORT ON NEW WASHINGTON HEIGHTS AUTHORIZE CONTRACTURAL AGREEMENTS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - EDISON-LITTLE RIVER AND ALLAPATTAH TARGET AREAS ALLOCATE FUNDS TO PURCHASE PROPERTY BY "62 STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" PROPERTY ADJACENT TO AFRICAN SQUARE PARK EDISON- Li1T LE RIVER C.D. AREA AND EDISON BUENA VISTA L.D.C.-CONFIRMING RESOLUTION AS AMENDED NEGOTIATE FOUR CONTRACTS (FORMALIZING MOTIONS PASSED JITNE20) NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AWARD BID-EDISON-LITTLE RIVER COMMERCIAL CENTER C.D. BEAUTIFICATION -PHASE II-B-4458 ACCEPT STUDY-E.H. FRIEND AND COMPANY -ALTERNATIVES ON CITY OF MIAMI PENSION PLANS tSDINANCE oulTION% PAGE N0, APPEARANCE PRESENTATIONS M-80-509 DISCUSSION R-Sk)- 510 M-80-511 M-80-512 REPORT M-80-513 (see later R-80-546) M-80-514 REPORT 'R-80-515 (as amended) M-80-516 R-80-517 R-80-518 R-80-514 R-80-520 1-2 3 3 4-8 8-13 13-20 1 20-27 27-29 29-30 31-32 3 3- 36 1 36-44 45-46 46-56 50-, 7 57-58 58-74 III( A'51STIARAF,&IDA PAGE #2 rE OR PAR N0, 'ITFJ�I NO. SI�,IECT ON 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 �R 29 30 31 x 14 35 GRANT REQUEST OF LATIN AMERICAN BASEBALL ACADEMY FOR USE OF' BASEBALL STADIUM SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS MOTION OF INTENT TO WAIVE FEES INCURRED BY MIDONG PRIMARY SCHOOL EXHIBITION TEAM OF KOREA-COCONUT GROVE EXHIBITION CENTER AUGUST 3-1980 MOTION REFERRING REQUEST TO SELL COOKIES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS FOR CONSIDERATION PLRSOtiAL APPEARANCE -MEMBERS OF MIAMI DESIGN PLAZA AND MEMBERS OF MIAMI FASHION DISTRICT ASSN. CRIME/PARKING AND OTHER PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS APPROVE ISSUANCE OF DE%__ 0,:TNT ORDER-WATSON ISLAND - A DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONi. " -;.CT AFRICAN TRADE FAIR-APPhLVE ZOU'RSE OF ACTION IN PRINCIPLE DEFERRAL. OF CONSIDERATION:TELECO%L4L',;ICATIONS TRADE FAIR COMMUNICACIONES EXPO 81. DISCUSSION OF ZONING FOR APARTMENT USE FIRST READING ORDINANCE: RE-ESTABLISH CITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATION FUNDING OF A JUVENILE RUNAWAY PROJECT. WAIVER OF TIME RESTRICTION -SUMMER SPECIAL GOLF PACKAGE-MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB IN MIAMI SPRINGS. ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL. SERVICES AGREEMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATIN QUARTER AUTHORIZE SALE OF BEER AT ORANGE BOWL STADIUM COMMENCING AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON ON THOSE DAYS WHEN GAME COMMENCES AT 1:00 O'CLOCK P.M. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENT: C.B. ASSOCIATION FOR USE OF 48 MOBILE RADIOS. APPROVE CITY MANAGER COMMISSIONING OF ARLYN ENDF. AS CITY ARTIST TO CREATE TAPESTRY FOR LITTLE HAVANA COM1MUNITY CENTER FACILITY REAPPOINT HINES BREE:DEN AS MEMBER OF CITY OF MIAMI AFFIRMATIVE: ACTION ADVISORY BOARD AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENT: Parking for city employees at new Administration Building, DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO EXPEND NECESSARY FUNDS FOR PLAQUE FOR NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ESTABLISH POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION COVERING PROCEDURE OF PERSONAL APPEARANCES DURING CITY CObMfISSION MEETINGS M-80-521 M-80-522 M-80-523 M-80-524 R-80-525 M-80-526 DEc,'1;RAL DISCUSSION FIRST READING R-80-527 R-80-525 R-80-529 R-80-530 R-80- R-80-532 R-80-533 74-76 76-77 77-79 79-85 :` _ioi 101-103 103 104-106 106-107 108 108 109 109 110 110 ill R-80-534 III DISCUSSION 112 R-80-535 112 10 NO@ 36 37 38 39 40 41 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 III( C14NISSIff FflFISIDA PAGE #3 - rINANCE AOt o. PAGE NO, AWARD BID—RIVERVIEW STORM SEWER PROJECT —PHASE II R-80-536 113 AWARD BID—LYNDALE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5462— C & S I R-80-537 113 AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT: HOUSING PROJECT DESIGNATED 8-1 (WYNWOOD) AND HOUSING PROJECT DESIGNATED 8-11 (LITTLE HAVANA) TRANSFER $43,000 6TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO ALLAPATTAH COMMUNITY ACTION, INC. SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITY PROGRAM IN THE ALLAPATTAH AREA ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF TWO APPRAISERS FOR PURPOSE OF DETERMINING PRICE OF PARKING GARAGE CONFERENCE CONVENTION CENTER CONSENT AGENDA BID ACCEPTANCE —LITTLE HAVANA COM."IL.IITY CENTER BUILDING "A" ROOF REPLACEMENT—SANDRON CORP. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK—ALLAPATTAH MINI —PARK DEVELOPMENT — ANAR CONSTRUCTION CORP. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK —LITTLE RIVER COMMERCE PARK— MIRI CONSTRUCTION, INC. PUBLISH NOTICE —OBJECTIONS TO COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF "S.W. 22 STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT —PHASE III" H-4418 DIRECT CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE: PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPT COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION— FLAGLER STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT-3RD BIDDING FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: INCREASE APPROPRIATION FOR FLAGLER STREET IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS AREA DECORATIVE LIGHTING FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 1, ORD. 8719—NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND "TRADE FAIR OF THE AMERICAS—EXPORT-1981" SECOND READING ORDINANCE: CREATE NEW OFFICE IN POLICE DEPARTMENT 'OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPLIANCE". FIRST READING ORDINANCE: RE—ESTABLISH SOUTH FLORIDA IW I LDING CODE: AS 111E BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI EMIR(;FNCY ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE SUBJECT TO ELECTION $45,000,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE SUBJECT TO ELECTION $30,000,000 STREET & HICIPINV TMPROVFMENT BONDS. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: CALL AND P20 IDE FOR THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL BOND ELECTION ON OCTOBER 7, 1980, $45,000,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS. R-80-538 114 1 R-80-539 1 114 I R-80-540 R-80-541 R-8�_ 542 R-80-543 R-80-544 R-80-545 ORD. 9125 ORD. 9126 ORD. 9127 FIRST READING ORD. 9128 115 115 115 116 116 1 116 1 116-117 1 118 119 120 120-122 121-122 ORD. 9129 122 s ORD. 9130 122 l' i t TO NO. 50 51 52 '1 0 ANISTIff F AMi, FL!)RIDA PACE #4 IUCT rSOLUTC10A. PAGE NO. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: CALL AND PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF SPECIAL. BOND ELECTION ON OCTOBER 7, 1980 $30,000,000 STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS. ORD. 9131 123 FORMALIZING RESOLUTION: DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE STRUCTURES DUE TO "CIVIL DISTURBANCES" IN MAY 1980. R-80-546 124-125 MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION ITEMS: PLANNING AND ZONING AGENDA-JULY BUDGET PRESENTATION; DETERMINATION OF MILLAGE; REPORT ON E.D.A. GRANT; GOOMBAY FESTIVAL; WRECKED AUTOS. DISCUSSIONS 126-130 l MINUTES OF REGULAR MiETIN, OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA On the 10tt, day of July, 1980, the City Commission of Miami, Florida, met at its regular meeting place in the City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida in regular session. The meeting was called to order at 1:40 P.M., by Mayor Ferre with the following members of the Commission found to be present: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre ABSEN7: *Commissioner Joe Carollo **Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa *11-OTE: Commissioner Carol F.ntere.i Meeting at 1:4` P. .. **NOTE: Commissioner Lacasa Enterer: Meeting at 1:50 P.M. A'_.SO PRESENT WERE: Joseph R. Grassie, City Manager R. L. Fosmoen, Assistant City Planager Geor?E F. Knox, Cit,,- Attorney Ralph G. Ongie, City- Clerk , Matty Hirai, AssistantCity Clerk Ar, invocation was delivered by Reverend Gibson who then led those present in a pledge of allegience to the flag. On a motion duly made and seconded, the minutes for the Reqular Commission Meetings of Argil loth and 24, and the April 24th Planning and Zoning meeing were approved. 1. PERSONAL : PPE!%RA.7C1r R.GA 2DING CF. ;SUS RI;POi Mayor Ferrc: We're going to make some presentations in a moment, ...it before that, we hav,- here present, Mr. John Stewart of the Atlanta Regior,al -�ffico of the Census Bureau alonq with Melanie Vincent and Willie Gort. A:,-1 I th,-�Ught I saw Pete Kouchalakis walk in just a moment ago. Pete, hl,w ;trf• you doing? At tliis time, I'd like to recognize Mr. Stewart. W( !:ld you w,,nt to tddres,, the Commission, Mr. Stewart? Or did somebody, i undt.-rstood that somebody wanted to address the Commission. (INAIi1)IBLE CONMEVT) Fat -Let (;ibson: Come to the mike. Mayor Ferre: You'd have to come to the microphone so chin, _. 16 i:t--I, a clear record of it. 01 ist f LI Mr. John Stewart: We're in the process of getting ready for one of the last phases or follow-up in the census and we're going to begin an activity that we call the "Where you Count it Campaign", where we run an add in the paper for anybody who feels that they were not counted on the census. And this is being run within the next couple of ` days. It's already come out in one or two papers. And these questionnaires that people fill out from the newspapers will then come into our offices. We'll check through them and see whether or not we have them. And if they have been missed, we'll be putting them, adding them to our list. Mayor Ferre: Is there anything we can do for you here? Mr. Steward: Anything that can be done in the way of publicity or promoting the participation of people who have not had a chance to be counted would be... Mayor Ferre: What is your estimate of what we're missing. How many people, or what percentage do you estimate we're missing at this point. Mr. Stewart: It would be very hard to say what percent would be missing. It very well could be that we would have almost everything. We have not completed our follow-up. We're still following up on some cases that for one reason or arother, perhaps an enumerator was unable to find a person home so that the case... Mayor Ferre: Well I happen to be one of your test cases. And I'll gave you my name right now. Nobody has every followed -up, or we have never heard from anybody in the Census Bureau in my home. And there are ton people that live there. Mr. Stewart: Okay. Mayor Ferre: So you're minus ten as of right now. I don't know... Mr. Plummer: How come I got the long form instead of the short? Mr. Stewart: You were lucky. Mayor Ferre: Somebody is trying to find out more information about you, Plummer. Thank you very much for being here. We recognize, in the City of Miami, the importance of a proper count. Everytime we lose ten or one hundred or one thousand people, it will literally cost this City millions of dollars over the next decade and that's money we :an ill afford to lose. So we're well cognizant of what you're sayit:c-. Mr. Stewart: Right. We're concerned and we appreciate the help. Thank you. 01 ill -101980 f r 2. PLAOUES, PRnCLAttNTIOPS A*"D SPECIAT• ITF"1S PRESENTATIONS - C041ISSION MEETING July 10, 1980 Presentation of a DISTINGUISHED VISITOR SCROLL to CORD\TEL LUIS OSFINA CLMILLOS, CORiWDAY E DE LA POLICIA DEL DEPARTA!.Z. 70 DEL VALLE, COLCA LA, S. A. aSENTATION2. Presentation of a C9T,T_\'RATION to GEORGIA JOTS-AYERS, a dedicate: vu.- t: iteer worker, for her outstanding civic service to the ce:.,,:rlit,. 1ESE:;i;,:::: ?resentatic-: of a PRJC'*1kTION to Messrs. EURIPIDES RIERA, DIf:EFCIUR, and ROBOT 1�" , ' _ik\S, PRESIDENT, of the PAN A' RIC-kN C?:" SZR 0;' CO': SCE and DELEG.+1 ": c.esignating the week July 1 through .'U,!\- 1980, as PAN kNIE TCAN C�.� .. t< OF CO`t,fltCE WEEK - for this organ. zatior.'s many contributions towar., t:.e ec�, .omi.c growth of the Greater DLami area. 3. A T';OT I, E PAYIIF:IT OF E1:PETT-,Er3 FO I Ct7 F nr nn TTrr "I 'rvatrrr TO CALI, COLUMBIA - SISTER CITIES EXCAAN-GE PROGEW.' Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion at this time, if it's in order, that the City of Miami live up to its counterpart, and to pay the expenses of our Chief to go to Cali as part of the inter -change, and I so move. Mr. Lacasa: Second. :1ayor Ferre: Is there a second? Further discussion on the item? Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plunnner, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 80-509 A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY FJNDS TO PAY EXPENSES FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO VISIT CALI, COLOMBIA, IN RECIPROCITY FOR A VISIT TO MIAMI OF CALI'S CHIEF OF POLICE, UNDER THE SISTER CITY PROGRAM uix,n being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Maurice A. Ferre (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) 03 :r ist NOES: None ASSENT: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson 4. PARKING FACILITIES WORKSZOP Mayor Ferre: All right. At this time, Mr. Grassie, we're on item "A" which is the Parking Facilities Workshop. Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor and members of the City commission, this worksho,, item is a continuation of a discussion that the City Commission initiated several weeks ago in order to al:tempt to establish a direction for a parking structure construction on the part of the City, which would be coordinated with and be supportive of the efforts of the Off -Street Parking Authority. Aid what we want to do today, is to present to you some of the arrangements, some of the understandings that are developing, some of the work program. We would like to get a conxment from Colonel Mitchell Wolfson, in representation of the Off -Street Parkin: Authority. And really treat this as a workshop designed to make sure that the City and the Off -Street Parking Authority are headed in the right direction, the same direction, and are helping each other. So with that as a groundwork, I'm going to ask Morris Kaufman to make some introductry remarks. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Kaufman. Mr. Morris Kaufman: Mr. Mayor and Mr. Commissioners, this afternoon we are going to present to you a short workshop on parking facilities. It is going to be in really three parts. We're going to talk about planning... Mayor Ferre: All right, we've got some people ... Mr. Manager, could you get somebody to keep the people in the back of the room quiet. If we could have somebody back there. Is there somebody that could :�:... ?ir. Grassie: We have an assistant chief back there. Mayor Ferre: Well I don't know whether you tell the assistant. chief... I see. Okay. All right. Mr. Kaufman: We're going to present to you how the City and the Off -Street Parking working together are working on planning and development and the management of future facilities. Can you hear? Our first presentation will be made by the Director of Planning, Mr. Jim Reid, and he will be followed by Director of. off -Street, I mean, Director the Downtown Development Authority, Roy Kenzie. Then I'll come back and introduce Cololnel Wolfson. fir. Jim Reid: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, the way we had or(3anized this very short presentation for you is to talk about tce planning of parking facilities. The detailed feasiblity studies that follow that planning, the actual development of the facilities themselves, and then the operation and management once they are developed. And it's my charge to speak to a portion of the planning function. And of course, parking facilities are inter -related with transportation land use and economic development so it's very much our charge to be involved in their planning. We have really taken two approaches to the planning or larking facilities. In areas that are outside downtown, such as Coconut Grove, Little Havana, and the Garment Center, we have worked with �4 U L 101980 ist Mr. Jim Redd (continued): the off-,,ttr'et l'arkir,y Authority ana with consultants in some cases, to define parkinq nec.ls an,i tr define whet thr role would be of the City and the off -Street Parking Authority in terms of delivering parking facilities. Nnd we've bt:•un very active in that. In the downtown, wc: have worked aF; a Planning staff with the Downtown Development Authority and with the Off -Street Farkina Authority. And in the long term in the downtown, we're also working with the County and the State. And Mr. Ker.zie is goir,q to speak to ti,at, he's 3oinq to adc.ress that I>„rtion of the reu;,,:k, because we feel that a significant information on future regairumt,:,t- will he yielded from a study now undertaken by the, State ar.d the Coant.y on downtc-,wn transportation planning. A study that will tz,ke us into the next century with respect to needs and allow:, to an advance layout, our parking facility policy and our facility planning, and our actuai parking policies in relationship to downtown land use growth, economic devt_iopme>nt and transportation. So I'd like to turn over to Mr. Kenzie who is going to focus on the role of planning in terms of facilities for downtown. Mx. Roy Kenzie: Thank you, Jim. For the record, my name is Roy Ku-zic, Executive Director of the Downtown Oevelopmc:,t Authority. T agree' with Jim a.-.d the Planning DeparLrwr;t: and the City staff that tht:rt, is a n, o,i, a very ;trot,? need for cool erative approach ar.d strategy t_c, a;lrires:< the critical proble'-a;, o` harking both downtown and parkinq in City of Miw,'d. The move.,. ;Tent Authority in the downtown area has, surveyrd and been involvt. i-•. variety of studies dealir.q wit^ parki nc.;, including a survey anal 1."u. existing part:inq, survey cif rates, development of informati>, f, L_, using lots when lots are converted ii,to development, of informir.(; •.t,;, ,jeuple on that property that they are going to lose spaces, being involvea and working with the Metropolitan Transit group on car poo.in(4 and s:,uttle services to help obviate the need for parking in the d.,writown. But we still remain wit`, a critical problem. We're, right now, .:.iding to the downtwo.,. :.a one point six billion dollars worth of n,�w development. Bcth i, f')ur Ix)int five million square feet of officr' ;pace•, new hotel rDDms, now retail space, and new rr-,iaenct_s. And all of these demand parkinci. At the present tim'-, our policy in effect is withit, the C-3 area that we ao not require parking to be part of development within the cure area of dowtown. As we move forward towards the year 2000, we'ro going to have to readdress this policy in relationship to the use of Fapi,i Tr:r.=it and the People :lover System. Anci I think it's aphrcnri,.tc, thc� Cit.,— ha: broken its approach down into two segments, bot;: short t• rr, and term, with short term very detailed studies of specific :.re:.: some of which the CommiLsion has alraay beer. involved .*r:, w.Lth tnc 3overnment centc-r, the approval to move aheal anci looking a'_ tl.at sit( , the request today to look .,t the OMNI area, eventually to lour: at ;.11i. area where the prcposed sports arena would be located, and the: work you're already doing at the Trade Center site with the Farkinrj garage for the Convention Center, and with the parking garage the Parking Authority is presenty doing. All of these are positive steps moving forward to try and meet the need we have right now. As Jim mentioned, in thE- long term, we have an origin destination study which is underway fu:.drd by the County, by tho State which is addressing overall downtown tramsix,rtation ltroblem.,and moving towards a development of a t_--. ,sportation policy for the future. This study is a niece months study. Weio tartinq role, it ncrw. Wt,:'il start receiving some results of that study wit':i:. t i- nt•xt t hi et' wc•t-l.s, and three months, and six months down the line. This Will h('II• u-; drtail 'Al, overalI parking policy, plan and strategy fcr the if'.,; lmi)ortant we move In two fronts. One,, t(.at WE: e::ta2,li:sh -sGn- ,;l,ecific sites for parking now and that we move fon,ard in t fret f-1sibil ity studies in the, necessary process towards implement:atic'n. ;hat thy a,0111cies involved in that area work jointly together to do that - that. we move towards a broader approach for a parking policy for they downttwn which will reassys the present C-3 ordinance, which will look at the future demands for parking and what kinds of parking demands will occur based on development in the future. Thank you. i S t D ..o A r Mayor Ferre: All ric;ht. The next speaker will be Colone•i Wolfson. Mr. Y.autman: Yet,, the next speaker will be Colonel Wolfson who will address, ttre ma„agement We've discussed about the planning and ther, tht, cievetlop.lent Truces:,, and then finally, the Off -Street Parking would m.inagc the prujvct.s. I'd like Colonel Wolf son... Cul. Mitchell Wolfson: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Frrrt•: Colonel, it's always good to have you here, sir. Col. Wolfson: Gentlemen, I'm Mitchell Wolfson, Chairman of the off-:tre:_t Parking Authority of thn City. One of the probler-,7 you face when a duplication of effort which we have here, and w�iich cornri , iont_r Ti.ir7,%r has pointed out, we've got to work very close tr,1-tt:the1r in crd�r tz, nrt duplicate our efforts and riot cause the City unnu--esnary e:xpriditures� ..: funds as well as time and effort. hopefully, that will be more, evi-;—, in the future than has been it, the past. W' r e not '�rougnt u: to oats until recently on S(-),Tr' of t}lc aLZIVi tle[, U: the i i,]r.:'.1:,C: for It., '.Eb parking facilities of the City. We made some co:mner:t to t1:c1 (er •c,:,nc'1 that have to do with the n,,w p: anninq. And if >u have th•: yo'1 «alit me to, I'll }-re very ylad to jo ver so:n.• c•f t:.at wit;, '. .oat a�'r��ab:. . .t':� .�,.."� cf ._`f: �:].t .�. ..... •,::,� ._.,c. .., . .. COrL':!1S'�1�'rl mcvtinr; and . dOl,''_ w.iil(, t'? take -1;- y r••,rc C 't'S. :r' WL''•✓i' }o'! :. q'-).'Ci tit <i. exi,crleliCt', nl cOUr r',_•, :U•rt' ]1. 1,..,,, , th tht' off-street parking probl'-,•, i. ve., ,r,,. An.i so Our 1np',lt S'`oaid i`e of son- Value to the ald:,n1L'j :,e?opl, anti al-, t the' City. For lnstar,:'t , in the r' at.Cria- :hat we gnit, wi' nVt ict-,i that - the idea^ that they had was to prcvidc r`^,e c,f tho people than wort ,11IS,'laUed In the Gurrnnt aiec. by havlr?c: tnr-:r :,ut in the area whl-h waF .l]1'_<. J .:15t.finC'o fr,.,m tot: Dupont- area. i,r:,I our C-xpor:e^Ce that i r.e Pohl l•_ yiir t will not wait: that dista::cu from their car, em,10 t_nt or sho pit: Anal I t}:i:.k the tnc-ir i�l�,::e o. Yr" 1 i g • with that now. An,l tnen we ,.. ; :.o wort concerned al:out .1 :,ro'.',:. u', wnicn they tiac: il: ant• of th(.},r -,f ,.., . about i down fuItn•'r c;JriilUatic)n of t.l,i! Ir't't},Gu t'") finance, and we'C llki tt, ::.c•w the :.ourc:e of that revenue. Ln other ti:ords, does the City r,avt :'lillicns Df dollar, to put down on a gown payment to reduce the ti.er.c' parr:iny :.tructures so that. ycu cr:n finance it of, a revenue iF,su, more readily. One of tht prohlems that a:e're friced with, and I. you gentlemen ar'P facod with, f)•]rtl.i::112r1;' In the- downto%-1 eery unfair and unrealistic to expect that peCip:C Will Vote 1:-. •, ��"':er.a. l'11QatlOr. bong for parking ir. th(' e1'.,w:.LwCn area. Pt'•=`r l" lI. h .I of th(• City who are .:•)w already op-.r-s.:ed with }lion utii i'-j i:Xp(.ns(,+s fcr high interest r,=ter, and With taxe,, they ihoul -i not :,i ui:'Gn tU ',',Ay any t3XCE tc'Na''CS pr,)vldirig , ArKlr:e' III _:li` tiGw:1T. 4:: arc'.,. And tnc people in tat downtow:, area want to hav': Fuf`i which they are untitled to nave. It shoul,i be 'ic,::2 eit:,• throuc-h revunuu bolids, if the fa:-ilicy is feasible on a rev,-rrue }• :.' issue, -:r it will l,a +_o be tlor:e in so::,e otter way, su"a Is a-..:i.i. taxing district in which the 1>co;)ie downtown; will be w..liric tc pa,. ii�ra t dX t0 r�rUVldr• !:i?IaEJ^1VeS With downtow So or Or t:.e' t wt 1:i the cff-Street Parkine7 Authority have always erne ro i'. r whatever wt• do w:is }paid for by t.l:e peorle 4ihr: u.nt-, the nar}sir.. ratt,e r them to CXl,e:'t Z,r,y -:f the people In tht: SU'trbs to fe'r .. irkirn3 fa' 111 ie, that: ire provided downtown. 4r.'3 wo-Il1 he:•> desk t,,ai the r ;,n that . f .an when tl",c y are rC'di: I tJ tdl K '.O l fi ]L" ,N, ,.,nc• of t.ht, other `h:n(j.i that wo roticnc! in s:)7..e Of , I-,t ,,rr.v:F.:7: .. the sugq.:-st ion was made: providir.q par<inq f., 'i.: tier ir, t-.. goverament.al center. Is that the cost of provici,r: these bui1dI.nc::;, hulloing thct-(, huildin, wa.- a bar- Y.'one cost. It can b(• dcn: :-,r th,it. B,it tLe quest inn is whether the City and the County Warts tc, iiavt ;,lragt s out there which are not mom; atihle with the settir:gs of tht• c)th,-r buildings whicn will. be in that area. And it w•-)uld see to us, ba:.r!ci a:. our expeiiur,ce, that government buildings ou•jht to alwayF be certair,l', Je:,th�t lc value as well as functional vai,it:. Anci I think yo'ir garigt s 1n ne downtowr. area that has l,een provider, by tht, off -Street Parka:-,, rn:,t only nas functional us(. but they are .aesthetically very compatible J U L 101980 f r Col. Wolfson (continued): to what these new buildings go up now are providing for the citizens of our community. So we want to caution the planners to make sure that the buildings are aesthetically acceptable to the community as well acz functionally acceptable. Then we have another concern about the parking fees. Now our parking fees have been very reasonable but we're going to have to raise them, there's no question about that because of inflation as time builds on. So when we see that, for instance, today we're charging say forty dollars a month for parking facilities, and one of the provisons in there, that by 1985 this is liable to go up to eighty dollars per month and they are expecting the City to provide this parking cost to the employees, I was wondering if that's practical. I'm wondering if the City Commission is in position with the Unions and with the employees salaries at the present time, that they would be willing to pay the difference between what people can afford to pay and eighty dollars a month. So we have to be very careful that whatever garages we build are going to be acceptable to the public an,i to the employees of the City on a cost that they can afford to pay, or that the City can afford to subsidize for them. One of the other problems we noticed, that the estimated alternative financial performance, that this ,-arage, for instance, one of them there would create a deficit unless there was a down payment and that was one of the reasons why we whir,: the down payment was coming from.. If somebody wou'.-i tell us, maybe we could be constructive and help in that area. We are also concerned with the pr,'iminary study with the rates, as I said, which will qo up to eight; -'c::ars a month,and seven dollars and twenty- five cents daily, and three �. '.Lars and one half as a transient fee. We are convinced, ourselves, teat even -c this eighty dollars a month that they are projecting, that unless there is sufficient use by transients, you make money out of the transients. You don't make money out of the monthly parking fees, that this thing will create even more of a ue:icit. So all I can say in this workshop, and I don't this is the puce where we can sit down and work out every detail, we are very anxious .o work constructively with the planners. We are also very anxious to see that the City doens't spend any money unnecessarily for plannings, which base3 on our experience shows that that particular neighborhood will not rapport a garage. That's a very important point. I want to repeat that. We're very anxious to see that the City does not spend money unnecessarily to plan for a garage, and I'm talking about the cost of planning alone, where our experience has shown that it is not feasible to provide a garage there in the next foreseeable year. Maybe by the year 2000 it would be feasible but we have to be practical. You gentlemen certainly have to be realistic in providing with the meager amount of funds that you already have for operating the City with Police, Fire and other necessary things that have to be provided, that you don't spend money unnecessarily for planning or for parking which are not feasible at this particular time. But we are very anxious to work with this planning group and with the City's group to provide whatever parking is absoluetly necessary for the City. As you know, we are now building one garage which we hope will have about seven hundred spaces and we think that some of the other places ... we approved the other day a five hundred car parking garage for the Ramada people that are going to be there at Second Street between Fifth and Sixth Street. We know that First National Bank is going to have a five hundred car parking garage. We're still continuing to try to work out deals with private enterprise where we will take the property as a gift to the City, and let them retain ail rights and build a garage, so we can finance it, and we think mafb- in a year or so we will be able to, and let them build something above it wi,ich will be acceptable to them. Which would be like you've just done with the Dade Federal Savings and Loan Association. So really I'm here just to, you might say, we're anxious, we're willing, and we hope we have the opportunity to cooperate and work in conjunction with the Planning Department of the City and the people who you are going to charge with the responsibility, or are already charged to provide the downtown area and the outskirts with any parking that's necessary City, with these important words, that we can realistically finance. i s t iii I 1 J'J C r Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much, Colonel Wolfson. Next speaker, Mr. Kaufman. Mr. Kaufman: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Commissioners, I believe that's about the end of the workshop. In general, but in summary, in general, we've indicated that the City has through its Planning Department and though other agencies, such as the Downtown Development Authority, identified needs. We in the City have the means and the resources, working with the Off -Street Parking Authority to develop projects and we would then, if the project is feasible, as determined by the feasibility studies, we would come back to you, of course, for approval for that, then the objective would be that the Off -Street Parking Authority would operate and manage the facility. Or at least that portion of the facility which is the garage portion. Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Kaufman, let me ask you now. Are you requiring any action today? Mr. Kaufman: We have item sixteen for your consideration this afternoon which is a continuation of our discussion of a month ago, asking for you to approve Greerileaf-Telesca so that we may study the OMNI area. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: G.REENLE,' F-TELESCA PLF.NNLRS , ZNGI i'EE'25 5. FErASI3ILITY STUDY FOR PA'2:CING FACILITIES IN r,'7 OIP'I AUTA Mayor Ferre: All right, Colonel Wolfson, do you agree with this? That we proceed with studying the OMNI area? Col. Wolfson: Somebody asked me to say yes or no. The answer is no. Mayor Ferre: You don't agree. Col. Wolfson: I think you're entitled to an explanation as why I think the City ought to save thirty thousand dollars for that planning proposal. We have surveyed that area, and we were very anxious to cooperate and help them. One of the things that we found out, that the employees were using the garage. We provided them... Mayor Ferre: The employees of...whose employees? Col. Wolfson: Of OMNI. Mayor Ferre: And we provided them with these decals, we call it, for eight dollars a month so that they would not use the garage, which they should charge much more than that, and park on the streets with parking meters or other areas which were designed where we could provide them with parking. They were not being used and still the employees are parking in the garage. That was one thing we found out. So that =t wouldn't pay us to build another garage there. The next thing we icund out was that they charge fifty cents for two hours, and they should, because what they are trying to do is encourage the people who shop in the OMNI to go into the OMNI and be provided with reasonable parking. In fact, they are providing, you might say a subsidy to the packers in order to yet them to shop in OMNI. And that's a good way for business to operate. But it would be impossible based on the feasibility studies we made to have a garage pay for itself on a revenue bond issue with that situation as it is. And we think that so far in the distant future, before that area would require the purchase of the very expensive land out there and a very expensive garage out there that would be self supporting, that we think that the answer is no to the question unless the City has sufficient funds that they want to subsidize the building of a garage. Mayor Ferre: You don't think that we should consider any kind of a study 3I', i L 101980 ist f f Mayor Ferre (continued): for parking in that area. Col Wolfson: Not any further study which we've already made and we determined that it was not feasible for a revenue bond issue. Mayor Ferre: All right. Mr. Fosmoen, do you want to say something? Mr. Fosmoen: Well 1 guess, Mr. Mayor, I would only respond this way. What we are attempting to do, particularly in the OMNI area, in Little Havana and some of the other areas that we're trying to look at, is anticipate need at this point in time. As those areas grow, and we all know of at least a half a dozen projects coming on stream in the OMNI area. As they grow, as those lands are -omitted, as the value of those lands go up, and as the market starts to impact the value of those lands, it will be extremely difficult. four years from now when we have a need, to go into the area and say, okay, lets build a parking garage, because we're going to be looking at inflated land cost at that point, we may not be able to acquire the land where it's desireable for a garage. The only thing we're trying to do is anticipate that :.eed based on what we know is coming on stream. There may not be a need today. :next year, two years from now, there will be a need and we're looking at a three year process to get a garage open. At least a three year process. :ayor i,err": I'd l.k(. to ask Roy Kenzie if he would step up ot, thl:. particular isE,ue. I undo.stand that you've been dealing with some very large people in Atlanta a c some others that are thinking of building a large project in that ar. . Is that still proceeding? nr. Kenzie: Yes. No, t}1r:r1re still ;proceeding with their work. The other factor... Mayor Ferre: is the parking question a big question for them? Mr. Kenzie: Parking for them is a very big question. The otr.u;: .s ue to be raised is the fact that when we start... Mayor Ferre: Has anybody bothered to tell Colonel Wolfson about all these projects that are going on? Because, you know, if he knew about them, perhaps he might change his opinion. Mr. Kenzie: I know that, I guess, since 1976 there have been a series of exchanges between the Ot�!NI management, and others in t;:at complex with the Parking Authority studying the possibility of an additional garage up in the OMNI area. These discussion occurred prior to the development of Plaza Venetia, both Phase I and Phase II. Rigt;t now, we have a very large parking lot on the bay which will be taken out when Plaza Venetia Phase II starts construction. That's a seven hundred car lot. We at the present time have difficulties findinc spaces for people who are employed in the OMNI since they are not allowed to park in the garage itself. And we have a demand more than supply in the area at the present time. As we move towards construction of i,laza Venetia Phase II, and we move towards construction of additional projects, as Dick outlined, are in the work and in the conjectional staye now, we will have a serious problem in terms of additional --aces for the public. Mayor Ferre: All right, Dick. Mr. Fosmoen: only one other comment, Mr. Mayor. If we, over the next Fix months, identify a need and lock up property, either through joint development or acquisition, we can more than save the thirty thousand dollars by simply getting the property early before that market takes affect. Mayor Ferre: Mitchell, I'd just like to say, I don't like disagreeing with you and I very seldom do. This time, I'm afraid I have a little disagreeme:it. Let me...l want to explain to you in particular why. There are three people that I'm aware of, these are big solid corporations .a9 U 1 o i980 f r Mayor Ferre (continued): that have money, that are looking to making a major investment in the OMNI area. One of those corporations is also considering making that investment either in the downtown or the Brickell Avenue area. And they now come to ... either Brickell or OMNI, I'm sorry, downtown or OMNI. I think that if we expect OMNI to grow healthily this is a sales tool with which we can give people some facts as to how many parking spaces, what's going to happen, the projection. Ted Hollo is going ahead with his projects. He's going to take off of the market seven hundred parking spaces. I don't think there's much question that we need more parking in OMNI. But that's just a horse back opinion on my part. If we get Greenleaf-Telesca, or whoever it is that we get or, these things, to come up with specific figures, and go and interview the Miami Herald and interview the different people that are there now, and also interview those that are potentially going to invest, I think we'll have a better understanding of what it is that we need. And then people like Tom Cousins in Atlanta and others, will have more information on which to base their decision on. And I think we want them to come and bring their Atlanta money and spend it in expanding OMNI and expanding these other projects. And unless we can give them the working tools that they need to make these decisions, because they've got to go up to Metropolitan and to the insurance companies and the banks that lend them the money, to proceed with the protects that they are now projecting. Now, I realize twenty-thre<� thous.nd dollars is a lot of money, but twenty-three thousand dollars is not a lot of money if we're able to qet, induce Tommy Cousins and his Atlanta group to come and put up some more money and expand OM1,1 a 1itt1o, I.it. So it's a gamble we're taking but I think it's a pretty safe gamble. Col. Wolfson: Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the Commission, I don't warit to take any more time than necessary. If the City has the funds to land bank property, either at OM14I or any other place, we have no objection to that. We think that's fine. Our point was that we have provided these people with decals at eight dollars a month and they are not being used. And so our experience, based on that, and the facility ... and the feasibility study we made, it didn't work out. Mayor Ferre: I understand. col. Wolfson: Now whether you go down to Brickell Avenue as these people have done down there, they've provided their own parking and the people up at OMNI have provided their parking to some extent, an3 new people should. One of the objectives I think you all should keep in mind, and we certainly have it in mind is, we want people who wart .. garage built in that area, or any area where it's feasible, to qive th:., City the land and they can make money on their tax because they 1,robably bought the land reasonable, and the profit they can charge off, Uncle Sam is paying that, and they can make money on that. And then the City built garage of the Off -Street Parking Authority and they keep the air rights. And instead of the City spending its money either by pledging your utility tax or by a general obligation bond, which the people are going to vote down, you try it and you'll see, that this thing is not feasible on a purely revenue basis. That's the reason why I was objecting to you spending twenty-three thousand dollars, n- because I'm opposed to a garage being built in that area. I think it would he fine if somebody out there, Mr. Cousins, or Mr. Whoever it is out there, would say, here's a nice valuable piece of land that the City can have, and we're working with some people in the downtown area on that nnw, to give to the City of Miami and say, if you build a garage there and let us keep the air rights above it, it's there's anyway, why that would be the inducement to build a garage and show the necessity for it. But I like to see people put their money where their mouth is. Mayor Ferre: Mitchell, don't you believe, don't you believe that if we have information that helps somebody make a decision and if that decision is made, that that's a good investment. 10 ist f f Col. Wolfson: One hundred percent correct. But you alrtidy have t'nat. We had out people do that. I don't know why we want to duplicate. it. That's the thing that I started when I started talking. That why are we going to duplicate? That's the one problem with two people doing the same job. You're going to duplicate what we've already done. We've had a feasibility study made anti it told us that it was not feasible to build a garage there. Now keep this in mind, on a revenue bond issue, pure revenue bond issue. If the City is willing to put up additional utility and telepnone, whatever, taxes you have, or the City is willing to contribute tax money to it, that's a different story . All I'm talking about is, lets don't duplicate effort. Mayor Ferre: All right, Hoy, do you want to add something? Then we've got to move along. Mr. Kenzie: I just wanted to add one factor that; hasn't come up in the aiscussion that I think is very important, and it was not in place when the earlier studies were done up in the OM141 area, and that is _.,e Downtown People Mover System. We're planning to construct a downtow:, people mover station at the OMNI which would be the :Northern point in th entire loop and extension to the North. And at the present time, we're lookia^ �t construction of parking garages on the periphery of dow:,t�wn next t > cr attached to people mover stations, so peopic whc: art- goinc downtown who .,rr: i;ot g.,ing... who are working downtown can par}; i.r, ti.e p(>riphery anc. ride the hen,,le mover in and park at a chear,er rate. And w.:'re lo^ :i:r3 at several _ • ot4ons fcr this. Ann one of them would r,( 1: t:r_ OXNI are.+ so we car, ht those people coming from ti:c Nortt., who can park there ,y,;d rice t ,1, - mover the rest of the way in, wnich would cut down o:. the ,,I Narking demand in the central area. And so not only ao we have to look at a parking garage to serve the needs of the area, but also for peripherial purposes to help cut dowr the demanri within the central area. We have eve:: a more difficult problem of constructing garages. And sc>, we have to look at t: t garage serving a number of functions. :t;ryor Ferre: All right, any further questions from members of the :ommissio: or statements? J. L. �. Plurrier: Well Mr. Mayor, my only concern, as you know, I have had a big problem with this because I have felt and still continue tc feel that *his is a duplication on behalf of tho City, with another City agency and I question seriously the new department created is going to be able to do anywhere near the job as the Off -Street Parkin, who nave been in the business for years. It does bother me, and I will .3a, t},is because I've been on the short end of a vote, I have been giver every assurance that all the way along, that Mr. LaBaw had been kept informed of what was going on. And I just normally assumed that Mr. LaBaw was keeping the Colonel and the rest of the board informed. I an very rruch upset to hear the Colonel say that it's only recently has he been brought up to date as to what's going on. I want to say, without question, that as far as I'm concerned, if I hear this happening in the future, I'm going to be up here screaming loud and long. Mr. Mayor, speaking to thu individual proposal which is not thirty thousand dollars, it's twenty-three eight, at what point, I think this Commission bett-, tart mnkinq some procedures and some philosophies as to what they expeo: to do. It wan always my understanding that Off -Street Parking Authority wr,•, crc,sted for primarily the use of the general public. That people would provide for tht•ir own in-house needs even though there is no t4,quirement., and that's understood under the C-3. I think it would be very, very bad to use City tax payers dollars, or even bonds and obliq•itions, even though they're revenue, to start providing parking :structures for employee only parking. At what point do we reach that in fact, we are subsidizing people in the downtown area. it's very n1cc to think that all of these people who we're asking to come into the City, and there's no question, you're on a fine line as to which way you're goinq to go, to what extent arc we qoing to subsidize them having no parking and we're going to provide the parking for their employees. 11 J U L 101980 ist 6 Ei Mr. Plummer (continued): You know, once you start something like that, how do you say to the people in OMNI we'll do it, but to the people of Coconut Grove, we won't do it. And sit back and say we've been fair to all of the people that we represent. I just have some basic gut fears that people who are going, if they went into any other section of the country as far as I know, they have to provide parking and sufficient parking for the employees as well as their customers. Mayor Ferre: Then lets abolish the Off -Street Parking Authority. Mr. Plummer: Well I don't ... no, because that's for the Public. We're speaking here of the possibility of these seven hundred being created just for employees. I think there's a fine line... Mayor Ferre: But J. L... Mr. Plummer: ...Maurice, and somewhere we've got to come to a determination. Mayor Ferre: ...whats the difference, you know, when the cash box registers, do you register cash money as this is employee of Jordan Marsh money, and this is other money. You know, when somebody parks in a garage and pays a fee and tha* fee goes into paying off the debt r,:, that garage, the need for parking is there. Now I believe in the promise of the Off -Street Parking Authority. The Off -Street Parking Authority is based on a promise and a premise which perhaps is obsolete today. i don't thin: it is but it may be. And that is, that this government, this City will take it upon itself to build public parking. That we're gut going to look to the private sector to come in and build parking garages in the area, in the downtown area. And if you'll look at our zoning regulations now there is no requirement for parking. So a rers,,�n can come in, as people have, build a thirty or forty story building and not put one parking spot up. And the point of it is, that that is because that private individual who is investing his private dollars is depending on us, in the City, to provide the public parking. Now, OMNI and the OMNI area is within the purview of the Downtown Development Authority and it's within the purview of the Off -Street Parking Authority. And the fact is that I don't think it takes any kind of a genius or a clairvoyant to look at a crystal ball to figure out that we obviousl,, need more parking in OWJI. when Ted Hollo gets on with his new project, he's going to take out seven hundred parking spaces in that area. Where are those people qning to park? You know, just because I happen to be a clerk working in J.C. Penney's, I have a right just like everyboay else does. They have to park, those people have to park. Where are they going to park? You say out on the street because we don't have enough decals. That may be true last year or six months ago but I question if it's true when we close, when Ted Hollo closes down all those parkins spaces and puts all those people out in the street becasue he's going to put up another building. There's no question that there's a shortage of parking in the OMNI area and there's going to be a shortage of parkin.l. Now, yeah, we can wait, we can sit around and wait until somebody in the - private sector decides that perhaps he needs a parking garage. But then 1 don't think then we're living up to the responsibility of what we've assumed. If we're going to put up parking, then I think we've got to get on with these types of jobs, and we've got to have some vision, and we've got to have some forward thinking. And I'm not willing to concel that we have all the answers at this point. It seems to be that twenty-three thousand dollars is really not a heck of a lot of money when you stoi to think of the millions of dollars of tax revenues that the City is going to get if we can get Mr. Tom Cousins and others to come down from Atlanta and from New York or wherever, and spend their money ar.: build buildings in Miami. This is what it's going to require. Well, any more questions or comments? If not, I think we ought to get on with this thing one way or the other. Mr. Lacasa: Move for approval. Mayor Ferre: All right, there's a motion on sixteen. Is there a second? 12 ist C� Father Gibson: I secon3. Mayor Ferre: Father Gibson scconas. Call the roll. Further discussio:, on item sixteen? The fol:ow nq resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: RF.:OLU'rION NO. 80-510 A RESOLTi,rION AUTHORIZING TH'_ CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGRFENT WITH GREENLEAF-TFLFSCA PLANNLRs FM - E-,I%I:EF,E-ARCH IlFCTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN pK;ViC;T`.; ,SRC_HITF.CTUIiAL/E::GINFF.b:I"�G SERVICES FOR FEASIBILITY AND UFSIGN STUDIES FOR A PUBLIC PARKING STRUCTVR1' IN THE: VICINITY OF THE OMNI COMPLEX, IN ACCOK'ANCE; WITH THE TF.R;•,S AND CONDITION OF THE AT`fACHE.D A':RE:EME:NT, USIN.:, FUNDS THLPEFC- I', THE: A:'JUNT OF 23,800 FRC)'•1 THE: PA1,YTNG CAPITAL PROJF� TS FU%D 'here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk). tpon bci:,9 L,:onded by Cotrunissior.er Gibson, the resol,itior, was t asF,ed and adopt,,d by tiic `o. 'owing vote: aYFS: '.'i,_-.'a. rma-):- I-acasa Comm. s!, l ,r _-,L k r.r _-,fore R. Gibson Aayur Mauz i.:,, A. erre NOES: Commissioner Joe Carolio Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. 5. PFdIS£T'=A^.IOJ OF L'ESIG",: S.V'-% CL', A %, IG :dayor Ferre: WE.'re r,ow on item "B" which is the deign , f Culs.er, Washington Heights, and Santa Clara Transit Stations. Yes, sir. Mr. John Griest: Thank you. My name is Joi-,n Griest. I'm with the Dads: County Rapid Transit Program. We're here today tr, show you the Santa Clara Station design. Lee Ramos, our architect for that station is going to make the presentation. I'd like to also point out that after a discussion with your staff and due to comments we received or, the design as it presently is for the Washington Heights and the Culmer Station, we'd like to postpone those presentations until t'-.. Con -mission meeting of the 24th. So today we would only be showing y>u Santa C1ar,,. May(,t verrc: All right, sir. "t . Lee F:am,)S: Mr. mayor, Commissioners, I'd llk(, to present to you my partn, r Sol, is with me today. We need the lights off. Thi,, i., A rotiderin,l of the Santa Clara Station. We're still working, wolro through control point two, and we still nave some design items that wr're working with along with the KTG people. The station runs on a North South access. This is twulth Avenue, running North -South. You have twentieth Street running East-West. To the North, you have the produce area, the railroad tracks and the residential areas of two or three blocks further. To the East, we have some industrial areas, part of the produce area, and to the Northeast, you have the baseball stadium. 1,n i 1� 13 zst R r Mr. Ramos (continued): This is twentieth Street running Northeast; this is twelth Avenue running North -South. On twentieth moving East, you have commercial, some industrial, you have the junior college with their medical -health education facility. To the South, you have the fire station, City of Miami, and further down yo„ have the Veteran's Administration Building. To the West, West on T+:entieth, you have a Post Office and you have some commerc'.1 areas and then further down, you have some residential areas. This gives you an idea of the location. The station being on a North -South access, has the breezes that come from the Southeast and from the beach area. The...here you can see the train, that's the platform area. This is the ancillary building, then you have your over concourse, and your lower concourse. And this is the parking area. And as I'll go through and show you in the plan.-, I'll explain further. This is a site plan showing Twentieth Street and Twelth Avenue with the main platform station running North -South. We have a parking area with approximately two hundre, spaces. Cars will come into this parking space from Twentieth Street or they will come in or, Thirteenth Avenue. You have a kiss and ride area, where people will bring their husbands, or wive., or friends, and drop them off and the,, can walk over to the Station. And then on Twenty-first Street we have a bus area, a bus station, various bus parking areas so people can come to the station by bus, they can be dropped off and picked up i.n the afternoon, or they can come by car and park. We also have areas for bicycles. People that want to come to the station b,.; bicycle. This is a closer shot of the rendering showing you t}.e c.t.try plaza. Now this plaza has not been completely designed. We're still in the process of design. We have just made new refinements to this area where we are going to be having the bicycle parking area and we're also studying the area to the East and to the North of the lower concourse. We have a three foot difference between the street and the first floor of the station. So, that is one of the reasons that we are still working with this. And also, we know that it is very important for us to address the possibility of further development in the produce area, to the North on how we can tie the plaza area to the existing areas for future development. And of course, this will take further consideration on the science studies. This is a sort of blow-up of the site Man where you have the kiss and ride, and you have the parking and the his area. The bicycle storage has been moved to ti,e East so that it can have the controls booth inside the lower concourse level. You have visual control of the bike area. You enter the station up here, and you have the people that walk through these plazas ... we're working in conjunction with our landscape architects as well as the KTG people in developing a final design for this area. This is a view going intr the station as you approach the fare collection area, and the control booth. Arid them you have on both sides machines to change and you will go through the turnstiles zo go up...this is a level concourse. You come through here and you can either take an elevator or you can take escalators or stairs to go to the upper concourse level. Here is a shot as you enter the station and go into that area. This is a cross section through the station. This is the ancillary building. This is the lower concourse level, upper concourse level and the platform up above there. This is Twelth Avenue. This area has mechanical Areas, toilet, and exits. Once you are up on the upper concourse level, you walk a'- Dss and you can take stairs, or escalators to take the Southbound train. We have elevators on both sides for the h�indicapped and for people that ^ar.not use the escalators or the stairs. And you go underneath the platform and qu up or down on both sides so that you can take the Northbound train. This is a large cross section of the platform area. You have twelve Avenue here, you have the electric room for the trains. These are the stairs and escalators on both sides so that the riders can walk and if then are going Southbound, they'll go up this way or take the elevator and they'll pick up the train at this side. If not, they go underneath and go up. If you have a rider that is going to make a change of trains, he has to go, coming on the North train, and he wants to change to a Southbound train, all he has to do is go, come underneath and go up again and pick up the train. This is the platform level. You come up to these areok:- These areas are approximately a little bit over sixteen feet in width and the platform 14 f f is plus or minus eleven feet, well lighted and cool. We have introduced a pipe trust tystem with stainless steel panels and glass tops to prutecL the riders from the rain. You can see it on this side, on both sides at the same time, lighting up the de�::ign of a station or structure which is by its nature very massive. }sere you can see a baFic picture with the train and the tracks and their you h�vt- the 5nuthltoun:: train and the Northbounu train. We are, still we're about thirty days from re<.11y completing all of the different items of the design and we're going on to C.>ntrol Point II1. And as you can tell by this picture, we are going to be providinq som(' areas for a possiLility of art and other items. And I would like for you to know that there's still a lot of work to be done on this and that this is not the final drawings but these are presentations of drawings from Control Point i and we've just gorie• through Control Point II and continuing with your work. Thank you. klayor Ferro: All right, are there further statements to 1x• made about this station? Does this need concurrence on our part? Jack? Mr. Jack Lurt: Mr. Mayor, yes. Not to preclude public corilm,•r.ts wither, but the administration is satisiic� with t},i-, dusiq-,, with a few comm-r.ts. k(. would r�,com,nend Commission approval of the Santa Clara Station. However, w-- would lira 'o c;arify, for the record, that we are looking for a modest rn-corfiyuration of th(, i—des~rian arwa i:, front of the entrance, to accomodate ':crt'r: and aouth iOiVC: ^!,' l,: te• 4n4nr dcv(,Ipmert slten, that. w,,'r(- luoki nc for t i)u:. a1C.ng Lhe :.OI t , [.f, Ve wtl,•r-e the buS entrance 1S to be move?(1, apj-.roximat vI V :1fty fcec t.o the Wc•:;t to ., k —modate that Northl.oun l movement. We're also he ,�ful tha* alot,q—Lwtcnty- Street , on the Kurth side of Twi my -first ,,71,•'re we face the ch;.in lint. -.:a and the parking area, that we can get sots.-- landscaninq or, the Twenty-first or the bus drive to screen off Lhei pirr.i:,c lot to t}:., Nc.... That the access and egress alDnq Twentieth Street, we're concern( i about th(• access point onto Twentieth. W,. would b,: contei.t with iust an acce!;n off of Trirt.^' r.eth Avenue. That the sidewalk shouli be widened along Twentieth Street fron Tw^:fth Avenue from Twentieth Stroet North to the station. And I believe tr,ar the exte:it of my comments . Mayor Ferro: Jack, this ie not a public hearing is it? Mr. Luft: This is a ^ourtesy presentation by the County for the information of the City Commission. I thick they would like to have the approval of the Commission, in principal of this design. Father Gibson: But Mr. Yayc..r, you need to know that if the:,e re,!ommencaaticns are not met, I'm going to be there voting against you. Cl:a;^ I re;rescnt thf City on that Comnit_tee. And I promise you, that if w, don't act commitments, and I want them in writing, you'll lct mc: have them before t`.e day is out. Mr. Laft: I will, sir. Father Gibso:,: And sir, I expect you to, you :',now, comply. Because• I think they are reasonable. And I want to make this further statement. That every station that has been presented before the Commission, that is Dade County, has been A-1. I want to say that for the Washington. Heights people. I have a comment to make to them. I'm glad you aren't ...c same 1,c: ,nle but I want you to know that you'll do well to take those r.ott•s and dr) something about it because when you go before our committee, the first t1iin,7 they are going to ask me, what does the City of Miami say. And I'm y'.,,ny to say righ* then, and there that you didn't keep, you know, the �r�ur.itrnr.r,t. )kay? M.(yor Vurzt•: All right, now Jack, just for the record, because I may h,., wr,jnt on that, 1 just told father, these are not the same people designinq culmor, .Ire they:' ?Sr. Loft: No, they're not. Mayor Ferro: Who, there's another group designing Culmer? .15 ist Mr. Luft: That's correct. There is a different section designer for Culmer and a different one yet for Washington Heights. Mayor Ferre: And they're not here today? Mr. Luft: I do not believe they are here today. Mayor Ferre: Okay. Mr. Luft: The architect from KTG is here. Mayor Ferre: Further questions? Mr. Plummer: Yes. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Plummer? Mr. Plummer: This is the Santa Clara? How many parking spaces are you providing? (INAUDIBLE COMMENT) Mr. Plummer: I can't hear. Mr. Pales: Approximately two hundred. Mr. Plummer: Two hundred parking spaces. And from this particular station, what is your proposed ridership per day? Mr. Pales: About five thousand. Mr. Plummer: Five thousand. You're with the County? Mr. Pales: Yes, sir. Mr. Plummer: All right. How is it South Miami raises hell and gets a parking garage committed for their station in South Miami, but everyone of these stations have raised questions about parking being adequate, they're not adequate. You see, let me tell you what I see. You're putting this Commission in a bind. This Commission, as well as your own. Let me tell you why. You were here just a minute ago on the iter, just before you, and this magic wand called Downtown People Mover an" Rapid Transit is being waived, is going to be a panecea to answer all problems. Okay? And I want to tell you, a lot of people, includ4nc myself are putting faith in the Downtwon People Mover and in Rapid Transit because its got to go. It's not what we want maybe, or what we'd like, but its got to go because this town, the worst enemy we have in this town is the automobiles. I would hope, but somewhere I have lost that we see in San Franccisco one of the main reasons that that system has to be subsidized to twenty-two million dollars a year, is because at the stations they don't have adequate parking. San Francisco told me that at the distal ends of their system, they tow away with wreckers everyday as many cars as they park. Now, how can you envision, you know, this kiss and ride is beautiful. It sounds good because you put the wr"d kiss in it but it's not going to be practical. How in God's name can you expect five thousand people a day to use this one particular station and only provide two hundred parking? The second question, how does South Miami get a parking structure for their particular area, but yet thr City of Miami raises hell every time this comes up and we can't get anything but a commitment of two to three hundred parking spaces. Mr. Pales: Answering you second question first... Mr. Plummer: Take your choice. Mr. Pales: ...with regard to South Miami's parking... Mr. Plummer: Everything but the last one. That's none of the above. ist .16 9 4 Mr. Pales: With regards to South Miami's parking structure, they don't have a parking structure, they have a priority ranking with the parking structures that were having to be deleted due to lack of funding. They are identified as the priority one station for the South line. Santa Clara is a North line station. Mr. Plummer: The same matnmatics apply. Two hundred spaces into five thousand people. Mr. Palc!:: That was your first question. With respect to the fact that South Vi.ami has, as you said, a narking structure, they have a priority for a parking structure bawd on availability of future funding. And that applies to the South line. Now with respect to the overall system, Santa Clara never had a parking structtre. There was not one deleted. We always envisioned two hundred at qrade parking spaces to be sufficient for Santa Clara Station. Mr. Plummer: Excuse me. You never envisioned in South Miami a parkins structure until they raised hell about it. Mr. Pales: No, we always planne o on a parking structure for Souty. Miar.i but we to delete that parkins, structure along witn six othc: parking structures. vr. Plummer: I Lake your w-•rd. How many... WIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I wot. to comment. :r. Plummer: ...cars will the ".a.•: ;'ia,T•.. Station, how :ran} cars will the South Miami Station presently, ar, it is on tho drawing board, accot:�^Ied:,te. nr. Pales: About three hundred. Mr. Plummer: Okay. What is the parkira structure going to accor•: Mr. Dales: The initial phase will be eight hundred. Pluruner: Ail right, now next question. Of the stations within the corporate limits of the City of Miami, how many parking structures are proposed or prioritized? M.r. . Pales: None . Mr. Plummer: Ah. ::r. Pales: Initially, within the City limits of Miami none will be Luil:. T:ie only two parking structures that we have funds for, excuse me, mr. ?ayor, Commissioners, my name is Ronald Pales. I'm the senior project architect ror KTG. Only two parking strucutres have adequate funds at this timo. Those are naturally at the Southern and Nortnern lerwiuius puitlLa, Dautidlw and Oceechobee. There are parking structures in the City of Miarli, or neai the City, such as F.arlington Heights, in the City, Allapattah, thitwe are prey,-;ntly trying to secure Federal funds through a Federal road prograr., to joaild. It's simply that we don't nave funds within the Sectior ".-I money under which we are building Rapid Transit to do those. Those were tw:, of the garages that were deferred by the Board of County Commissioners. The other was Douglas Road South of the River. We're trying to find additional f-sndr. We think we have a good chance of funding the Allapattah and i.arlington Heights Stations through alternative funds. Douglas Foad, I think Jack can probably address that better than I can in terms of what the potential of joint development in getting a garage built there by the private sector would be. But I would like to address Santa Clara specifically at this time. And then if you want to continue the discussion on general parking within the City, I think Jack can pick it up from there better tha:: 1 can. We have identified a year 2000 need for only two hundred and eighty parking spaces at Santa Clara. I think that's because of the proximity to the North of this of Allapattah, which will pick up an awful lot of traffic from the North and to the proximity of Earlington Height, the next :station up the line, which will tie directly into the freeway and pick up a lot of traffic at that point. ..ased on an indentified need of 17 Jul- ! C 1980 ist re r Mr. Pales (continued): two hundred and eighty people, we've provided two hundred spaces which computes out to about one point four persons per car. We think that's a reasonable assumption. In addition to the parkina space provided, we have designed the site so that should the future developers come in and want to increase the produce area already in this area, we can do that at grade, and increase the number of spaces with a structured parking within the approximate foot print that you see on the screen. And its' something again that we've coordinated with your staff and the site will accomodate as presently designed. Mr. Plummer: Sir, I hateto say this becuse I'm much in favor of Rapid Transit. I want to believe that it is just a must. My only great concern with Rapid Transit, as expressed by Dr.Dyer, that when completed will only address twenty percent of our need. That bothers me, bothers me tremendously. But as I see it today, based on what I have s?en in California and read on others, you either are destined to doom or subsidies that this town is not going to be able to afford. I just for the life of me, cannot understand. It has been proven in California that the qreatest problem is theneed for parking. That has generated their problems, their subsidy and all of that. And I just think we're missing the boat by not profitting by others mistakes. Mr. Pales: We agree with you in that the system is lacking in parking, w(. understand the problem, and everything is beinU done that's possible to acquire additional funds, whether they are from the Federal government, through transit fund, through highway funds, where monies mi4h`_ be available, or seeking construction of garages through the private sector in terms of joint development. All I can say is that all of those avenues are being pursued. Mr. Luft: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to point out that it was clearly my understanding that the Santa Clara Station site was designed to accommodate the strucutre you just mentioned and that far from being an extra add on for a point development, that early configurations of parking for the entire syste:- d.d show a parking structure at Santa Clara just as it did at Douglas Road. And it was not my impression that this is not part of the initial system design. I understand the cutbacks in the parking but I have to differ with you there. Mr. Pales: Jack, we studied every station in the system to insure that the land we were acquiring, or intended to acquire at that time would accommodate structtres of one kind or another should the need ever arise. Based on initial, very early projections of patronage, we had to ensure ourselves that we had that flexibility. Mayor Ferre: All riqht. Further questions from the Commission or statements? Ms. Dana Chapman: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I am Dana Chapman of the Overtown Advisory Board. We had the opportunity two nights this week to review the plans for the, what we call Overtwon, the Washington Heights Station and the Culmer Station. The first one, we never could even find out where the Station was. And they were supposed to bring their renderings to you today. Last night, we had the opportunity to sp- what the Culmer Station would look like. And frankly, going back to my childhood in the Miami area, it looked like a black washermans shed with a canopy in front. It does not do anything to identify or characterize. What we would like in the community, we had eight meetings out there and gave our community input and I am of the opinion that the architects were insensitive to what it was we were saying that we need and what we wanted for our station. That's a thing of beauty and aesthetics compared to what we saw the other night. And I think somebody, maybe the Commission should be aware of it so you will be as conscious of the things that we were the other night being lay people. I wrote Dr..)yer a letter several months ago and I want to quote this to you, saying what we feel because we're very susp,:c and suspicious in our community. It's an old negro idioum Father Gibson. You probably know about it. But it tells how we feel about that Rapid Transit station and stations in Overtwon. Art is art, a figure is a figure ist .18 C 4 Ms. Chapman (continued): All for the white mar, anc nor.e for the nigger. And what I'm saying to yc;u is that we're always last and we're always least. And we don't need that with what's going on in this town and all over this country. f,rnd I'm saying to you, we need htople that are sensitive and concerned about o,.rr community not sitting up throwing anything at us. We are tiled of it and we want no more part of it. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Dana, before you sit dOWT:, less th,•ru be confusion on this. You're not talking about what's been presented here today. Ms. Chaiwian: Not Santa Clara. Iw. Mayor Ferro: Yeah, okay. S;,nta Clara, gentlemen, in my opinion, is a very very r.icc. ciusi;n. Aral I just...tnat's my personal opinion. I want to comm,.n,l you for the work that you've done. Arid I concur with what Ms. Chapman ;,as :,aid. Arid I hope, even though the, are not 1'ere, you would cart,/ the mt:!5sant: for us, 'fr, Luft, that we expect :1 the New Washington Helgt.te, Overtwon, and in t`,t: C,i1:r,er station!4, okay, that we expect the same quality dt_si gr., we expect the same beauty and the Sane .ommitment to quality t:,at this station hus shown. PNe're not ^oir.q tc, ac:,-ct a second rare, urily, design in the Culmer, Gvertwor:, and tiuw Wa hi.. -,tor: Hcightr- area. Arid 'i think, I agrec with Father „icso- and :'m r'urc this who!,. 'crnrnissic,rr concurs, that we want thO sac,• cualir7 in that r.tati. r„ t:,rt, w,',.• seer. --pressed here today. Fath-i :.ii son: ':I'. i:ayjr, nave one advantage. Aref.'t .-oL' on th': Cour:ty staff' rr. Pales: Yes, 1 an County. F.itl:c r Gibson • Well w•� expect you t*' ta;;L the messajo r--k. %Ir. Pa1c•. . 'ter., .,,r. F,ithez ,iL•,un: Ar.,3 I will m„ke sure arid raise tho question at the meeting as t) whether you took the message back. Kc)w c.nc other thing. J. L., y: u :,ad a cor,cc rn about that parking, you too , sir. It seems to me that we ought to say to Metro ,hat we are conce_rnt,a about. inadequate >�,rkirig, and that lust a5 SOuth :liami has priority one, we want to be rrioritized also. I hone you will put that in the report as you go back. okay . 1 ' 'fr. Pales: Very gone?. :'ather Gihson: I'll he listening. 'tayor Ferre: Ail right. Ms. Chapman: Mr. Mayor, thank you. Mayor Ferre: Yes, ma'am. All right, further statements or 3is:ussior, %r. Pales: As Father Gibson indicated, we are qoing to have a p*ti'_c hearing on this station. This will be on July 28th. Mayor Fcerre-: We're now strictly talking about the Santa Clara Station. In there a motion for approval of the design as presented, with the amendments a:; put into the record by Jack I-uft. Moved by ribson. Is there a sc-con,l? Mr. :,,rcasa : Svcond by Lacasa . Fat he r Gibson: We hay., two amendments. Mayor Ferre: W:�11 there was more than that. There was the widening of the siuewalks... 19 JUL 101°EQ icr r R r Father Gibson: No, no. I mean his, that's number one... Mayor Ferre: I see. Father Gibson: ...and Plummer's about the additional parking number two. Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll, please. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 80-511 A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DESIGN FOR THE SANTA CLARA RAPID TRANSIT STATION, SUBJECT TO VARIOUS AMENDMENTS AS OUTLINED IN COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND AS INCORPORATED INTO THE INTENT OF THIS MOTION AT THE TIME OF PASSAGE Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Commissioner Joe Carollo *Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None ON ROLL CALL: *Mr. Plummer: I'm going to vote yes but I...you know, we have to have it but I just, really I am very much concerned that we are not providing the basic necessities to make it a go the way we want it. I'm going to vote yes. I don't see any other choice. But I hope one of these days somebody starts to realize that you cannot not hope to acquire after. It is an intrical part and as such, to me, must be addressed in the planning stages. So I vote yes. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: CHIEF HARMS AND ROBERT KrJh.USi= TO DISCUSS 7• RECRUITING EFFORTS FOR ADDED UNIFOR'!ED PERSON"EL FOR 7E:F. fIIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT EXTEND RECRUITriENT EFFORT TO ENCOMPASS ENTIRE STA'.^r Mayor Ferre: We're now on item number "C". Thank you very much, gentlemen. Report of Chief Harms and Mr. Krause on the selection of addition' police personnel. Chief Harms. All right, fir. Grassie. Mr. Crassie: fir. Mayor and members of the City Commission, the report that you have in front of you is designed to answer a question initiated by Commissioner Plummer and supported by all of the City Commission, and that had to do with the ways in which we would proceed in order to accomplish the City Commission's objective of having a certain staffing level for the Police Department. Now what our Human Resources Department and our Police Department have done, working together, is to give you a fairly comprehensive analysis of the steps that they have to go through and the timetable they want to follow, and also some of the modifications and improvements in the process that they are going to put into practice iii order to accomplish the objective. The bottom line of their discussion and the thing that I think they want to emphasize with you, if we all work together at it, and assuming that we have the funding in next years budget, that the basic objective of achieving the levels that you talked about, effective manpower levels, that that can be accomplished. But I'd, y. 20 ist 9 f Mr. Grassie (continued): like to have Mr. Krause initiate the discussion with you and then either Chief Harms or like Cosgrove will continue. Mr. Robert Krause: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, the Police Department, can you gear me now': Last week members of the Police Department and our dupartnent, met with Mr. Gary conducting the meeting, for the purpose of coordinating our efforts in prei,arinq a joint report to you. We explored a variety of new procedures and processes to expedite recruitment and employment. The Police Delartment had lone a fairly sizeable statistical analysis of the number of applicants that would be required, and the scheduling that would be required for employment. We are planning a new process that will .nvolve con'..inuous recruitment and at least monthly examinations of candidates so that we can provide a continual flow ref applicants into the Police Department for processing. The Police Department has planned ways of expeditinq the background investigations and the employment of candidates who are qualified. And I believe they have been exploring with the Police Academy the pr.)_ess of reducing some of the duplicate traininq material in order to _l-,carter. tht academy course. It's our }pint bt•iieve that we can, in fact, meet the goal that the City Commission ha: established. That we would, in fact, icy May of ntxt year hire more than the two h%indred and sixty-ti,ree ht-ople t`.1at was dj.:;:ubse:i at the last meet.inq in order thn! wr, will anficii.itc t:.• attrition t`..at wou] : occur after May so that by tht. en,3 of the f' s-al there would, it, fact, be all position fille-A an6 an ac'c3itionai police cff:c4-rs on duty, e street. I think that's a fair`_;: brief ;.umm,i )f the detail:. in n inc! Chief has comments. Ms. Flummer: Mr. Krausc, for . aJr that's unusual because usually your i-.ot brief and in this partic:aai your -Just the opposite. But I'm not going to let you be brief. Ail joking asi3e, if I was the City Manager, sir, I would tell you very frankly toda; that Se})tember tl,c 31st, 1981, if that Department was :got up to the eightec ,,, hundred and fourte.-.:, •;,orn personnel, and fifty zdditional civilians, that you and the Cnie: would bo. ;e,e,king f,.r a new job. That's what I'u li}_e to tell you. But I don't have that prerogativc sir. We've cone it in the strongest terms that we can do it. And now it's up to us to appropriate the necessary funds to make your life a little bit easier to get this accomrlishe.d. But I'm going to be here next year. I'm not up for election and I'm goino to be here and there is going to be at least one other here. And I'm goina to be here to remind you, sir. I'm going to be hore to remind you. Clow, let me tell you where I'm Having a problem as I rt.,ad over this report. At.d this report, by the way, only half addresses that which I had in memo. And I'm hoping that.the other wiii be an oral rev,ort. As ' read through this thing here, I find more if ands ana buts than I can sta;,d. Plow you talk about the five people a day to be x-rayed because a certain outside clinic can ortly do five a day. That's not acceptable to me. New what is acceptable to me, is that if you can't do it in the present clinic that you're using, you go find one that's adequate in size. As I read your report, you're talking about twenty-five hundred people to be recruited. Simple mathematics on five a day says that you're job is going to be impossible. That you're not going to be able to accomplish it. And Mr. Krause, I'm not going to give you or the Chief that out. Now you talk about possibly going somewhere: else. Possibly isn't going tr ' ,^_k it. This Commission wants it done. We realize, or at least I think we lio, that it's goinq to be a littler tit more, or more expensive that what it has Leon in the, past.. Now, I read through these about how many things have• tint t() ht, dune it ttn.•y are done, maybe if they are done, maybe and could be. 1 want yl,u to coma 1�ac% of the next meeting not with if ands and buts, but dcJinit(- answers. 1 could not be more emphatic in my ten years of sitting on thi!, Commission, sir, than I am about this one subject. Our street to,iay .tre unsafe. And it is not because of the Police Department, it's rnit necessarily because of you, it's not necessarily because of funding but it is the circumstances that are surrounding in this community. And whit I want to say to you, sir, I am most emphatic, I don't want excunc,s, I wait anF.wvrs, and I want. restOrr I have a sign in my office that applies- here very well. The only way to measure your ability is in the results. And it's that results that I want to see. Now I want you to come back at the next meeting, I want definite answers. I realize there is going ist .21 J U L 10196Q Mr. Plummer (continued): to be price tags attached to those answers but I want something definite. You can't start an academy before the first of October because of the appropriations and I understand that. But I want to know how many people are going to go in that academy on the first day of October. I want some definite answers. Now this is a good start, but next time I want something definite. You know, I just, I don't know how more emphatic I can be. I'm one. The others will have to speak for themselves. The appropriations, I'm willing. I've said that all the way along and I will continue to be willing. Mayor Ferre: All right, further statements? Mr. Carollo: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Carollo. Mr. Carollo: Last Commission meeting, this Commission went on record on wanting to open up the register to not only just citizens of Miami but of all Dade County. The reason being that we would, of course, be able to acquire more qualified applicants and be able to pick from a lot more people. I would like for the Commission to study another possibility. One of the quickest ways that we could save the City a tremendous amount of money is if we didn't have to put a police officer through the academy if they were already certified by the State of Florida. And I would like to expand this even further. That we could hire a police officer not only just from Dade County but be able to pick from anywhere in the State of Florida. And I think we can save a tremendous amount of money if other police officers are qualified, are certified by the State of Florida that work in other parts of t1:e State, that might want to come to Miami and work for us here. Mayor Ferre: Yeah. As you recall, Commissioner Carollo, last time when we voted on this, we expanded it to Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Monroe County. Mr. Carollo: That's correct. Mayor Ferre: I would go along with making it a State of Florida because, as I understand, I'd like to get Mr. Knox's statement into the record, another recommendation that I made which the Commission accepted in its vote was that we try to get police officers in other jurisdictions like Atlanta and Detroit, where they are laying off policemen, unfortunately, according to Mr. Knox, who has talked to the Justice Department, we have problems with that not only in the Consent Decree, but perhaps more important, in the State Law. And State law does not have reciprocit., of licensing with other states. So therefore, a police officer certified in New York, or Detroit, or Atlanta, would not be certified professionall,": in Florida. Therefore, that police officer would have to go through the twenty-two or eighteen month or whatever it's going to be, academy program. And so therefore, we really don't gain anything. Would you... Mr. Carollo: We do gain something, Mr. Mayor, the... Mayor Ferre: No, I was talking about nationally. Now state-wide, T agree that there is no problem because it's all within the State of Florida. Mr. Carollo: Right. But even nationally, we do gain something. We gain at least, police officers that have had three, four five, or whatever years of experience. And that's worth something. Mayor Ferre: But the point, Joe, is like J. L. said last time, no police officer in New York making twenty thousand dollars is going to ... is that how much they make? Or eighteen, or whatever, is going to come down here and start at fifteen thousand. And he or she would have to start at the bottom of the ladder. So I think we have that potential problem. I completely accept and agree whole-heartedly with your premise to make it a state-wide functiun. But George, for the record, would you give us an answer on the question as to whether or not we can hire police officers from other jurisdictions. ist I Mr. Knox: Yes, sir. The statutes of the State of Florida provide that any police officer must satisfy certain miniumu training in order to be certified to practice that }profession within the State of Florida. And the State Statutes do not provide for reciprocity or lateral transfers between departments outside the jurisdiction of the State of Florida. Such that, if someone wished to become a police officer who is currently a pulice officer from out of state it would be necessary for them to attend the police academy and they would lose all rank and privileges that they hold in the out of state position. Mr. Plumrer: Well Maurice, let me s;x ak to, and I'll never get it out of my crow, that the School Board suddenly needed a security force, and they pulled a raid, and I can't call it anything but. a raid, on our department. And they did it by simply offering one thousand dollars more than what we were paying. And I forget the number, but I think it was about twenty two or twenty-four of our people jumped over night. And when you stop and think that the money it cost us to put these people through shcool, and the money it takes a policeman on the street, it far, far excv,,05 the thousand dollar difference. I think it's something more like fifteen thousand dr,ilars to get a man ready for street. And I would hate to see this City start into a competition of t.hQ dollar with other cities throuchout the State of Florida. I really have problems with that bec:ausc I don't want that we, here offer more money that Clewiston and wr- F*a:t Cjett.in�j lt: d 0-1 l.ir competition with other cities, and that's what Co,11c. easily happen. 'rr. Carollo: J. L., that',- T-ericar. way. You knew, freedom to offer more salary, ir-der _-alar„ ``r,r someone to move wherever they want to move. Mayor Ferre: Well I don't think that we can decide that here, gentlemen. I think that all we're basically doinu is saying that we're not competing with anybody for anything. All we're doing is, we're now will to go out and hire and recruit around the state. J. L., in answer to your question, if a policeman in Clowiston wants to move to Miami ani go to work for the City of Miami Police Department, if he's been through the proper academic police training, he can do it today. Mr. Plummer: I understand that. But it's a lot different of doing it on his own initiative and that being baited by dollars. Mayor Ferre: We're not going to go out and bait anybody. In ofi-,er words, I don't the thrust of anybody's intention here is to go out and +- from police department to police department and raiding anybcdv. I think the intention here is that we do recruiting for raw recruits for the academy around the State of Florida and T think that will give is a better universe from which to choose and I think that will give us the ability to chose the best. And if we have more people to choose from, I think we'll have the ability, therefore, to fill these affirmative action goals that we have. And as long as we have the proviso that eighty percent women and minority, then I'm satisfied that we're going to be able to fill these affirmative action goals that we have. And if we can choose better people because we have more to choose from, all the better. Mr. Plummer: Well Maurice, you know, I'm interested in getting mcn, on the street. You know, une of the things that has not been mentioned nor has it been addressed here, lets keep in mind, I would assume that tho County vxporiern�es, Mr. Krause, about the same ratio we do on roc ruitment to actual hirinq. And lets remember that the Dade County i,olict. Department is likewise, simultaneously recruiting for two hundered additional policemen. That means that the problem of recruitment has been bad, it has been, you know, a slow down procedure. That means that near five thousand have got to be recruited to give two hundred to the County and two hundred to the City. Mayor Ferre: Five hundered you mean not five *h�tt=end. Mr. Plummer: No, five thousand, Mr. Mayor. w %.- 1019W `0 iF,t r Mayor Ferre: Five thousand people? Mr. Plummer: It's a ten to one ratio. For ten you recruit... Mayor Ferre: Oh, I see. Mr. Plummer: ...you get one in the academy. Mayor Ferre: I get you. That's why it makes a lot of sense for us to go state wide. Okay, well what we have before us is a request by Commissioner Plummer that you return with further information and a statement here, which I would accept in the form of a motion by Commissioner Carollo, that we now expand the recruiting area to state wide. Is that the sense of it? Mr. Carollo: That's in the form of a motion. Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to that motion? Mr. Lacasa: Second. Mayor Ferre: All right, is there further discussion on the motion as presented? N.r. Krause: Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Krause. Mr. Krause: May we discuss the Consent Decree as it applies to the recruitment. Mayor Ferre: You're going to have to deal with the Consent Decree. Obviouslv Commissioner Carollo understands, as we all do, that this is all subject to the Justice Department accepting it. And that obviously means that if the Justice Department says no, well you know, we can do everything we want but it's a violation of the Consent Decree and we can't do it. So obviously, you'll have to deal, and that means, Mr. Knox, you'll have to call Squire Padgett, and you'll have to deal with the Justice Department and report back to us if they are willing to accept it. If they're not, then we're back to where we were before. Ar. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I would accept that and I think my record on the Consent Decree is pretty consistent. But I would hope, that if it is a negative answer, if it's a negative answer after it has been fully explained in writing, and a copy furnished to this Commission of the tremendous need that exists in this community. We're not talking about what this Commission would like to do surplus, or comfortable. We're talking about need, actual need. And I'm saying to you, I think if someone were to e..plain to Squire Padgett prior, that here is our problem, here's what we've done in the past and what we're trying to accomplish, but here is the needs of our people. I think it might be looked at differently. Mayor Ferre: All right, we have a motion on the floor. Is there a second. It's been seconded by Lacasa. Is there further discussi..:,. Mr. Plummer: Yes, under discussion, I would like the Chief to comment, on the motion, of course. We're going to get into the rest of it later. Chief Kenneth Harms: There's really several points that I wanted to make that you brought out, that I thought that perhaps I could clarify. I'll just defer those comments until after the motion, and then I would like to address the Commission at that point in time. Mayor Ferre: All right, call the roll. 24 lz:t I q The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 80-512 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPAND THE RECRUITMENT EFFORT FOR UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None ON RvI,h CALL: *Mr. Carollo: Before I tite, Mr. Mayor, I just want to make Commissioner Plummer's mind at ease, :i.: :e he mentioned Clewiston. I was comina down, passing by Clewistoi ist night on my way back to Miami I ran into two of their police oiti_ers ) and new cars, going about eighty miles an hour. kid I'm t:vre w, re new cars the way they were enjoying them. We won't take any police officers in Clewiston. So at least in Clewiston, they won't lose any police officers to us, sir. Mr. Plummer: Well in rebuttal to my good friend, Mr. Carollo, :hey have more territory to cover. I vote yes. FOLLOWING ROLL CALL: Mayor Ferre: Chief, the Chair recognizes you. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, my memo, I find nothing here that spoke also to the civilian employees. And I find nothing contained ir, here. We're not talking, I assume, Mr. Krause, or to the Chief, anywhere near the problem of the civilian employees that we are with police officers. And I want addressed today. Chief Harms: Yes, let me cover that point. Mr. Plummer: Fine. Chief Harms: There were several issues that you raised, one had to do with back x-ray. It was not the intent of the communication that we sent forward to indicate that we were going to have a problem conducting those. but what happens, as the total numbers are reduced, then there are less back x-rays that have to be taken in comparison to the total tha_ cake the test, as an example. The City Medical Department can do "X" number a day, whatever that figure is. And we go outside of that process to have the additional ones completed, so that we can keep up with the numbers that we're: bringing on board. We don't anticipate that to be a problem, in short. Then you asked a question about September, October class. A minimum of thirty-five will go into the academy at that time. The range will be thirty-five to fifty. There was a PERT Chart attached to the back of one of those memos, and it reflects that data there. In addition to that, I think I really should comment on the recruitment versus residency issue itself. I think we can recruit in a much greater area without any problem. But if we expand the residency requirement to include Dade County, then that would indicate that we could recruit state- wide, and then residency would be established at the date of application based on whether or not they live within this community at that time. 25 ist r Chief Harms (continued) That might satisfy that problem; might make it a little more palatable to the Justice Department. In regard to your final question, we would anticipate that by the time we have the additional civilians on board, that it would free up twenty sworn officers for street duty. I think that was the direct question that you asked in terms in number of police officers that would be freed up in the next year, assuming that we filled all of those positions. Mr. Plummer: I'd like to go on and just, on this portion of your report, expound on anything there that you want to expound. Chief Harms: You talked about holding us accountable. I certainly think you should, but I think it's also important that I point out that there are cetain caveats to the entire discussion, and one deals with residency requirement, the other deals with the resources to do the recruitment and selection process. We're given a much area to recruit from, larcer residency area of Dade County. I don't anticipate any serious problem at all with recruiting in sufficient numbers to fill those needs in the next year, which are approximately two hundred and fifty. I don't envision that as a problem. The inter -face between the Police Department and Human Resource will of necessity, become more refined which will permit both of us to more effectively handle that kind of load of people. And then it's important also that we provide the additional resources within our department to make sure that we can do background investigations in a timely manner, and all of the other processes that we have to do. But those things that we are responsible for, we'll do in a timely way, which will result given, that these other factors have been addressed in the numbers of people that you are talking about, in the time frame that's been established. Mr. Plummer: If your first class is October 1st, with a minimum of thirty-five, tell me when the second class is. And remember, this is on the record. Chief Harms: Every time that we have a total of about thirty-five people, we'll start a new class. And we've been given that commitment from the Southeast Florida Criminal Justice Institute, that whenever we have thirty-five people or more, in a group, that they will start a class to meet our needs. So if we do that two weeks after the first class, that's when we start the second. If we do it six weeks after the first class, that's when we start the second. Mr. Plummer: What is your contemplation? Chief Harms: In terms of the time frame? Every other month with a sufficient number of recruits in thos increments to satisfy the total by September the 30th. Mr. Plummer: When will your last class, according to your chart, start? Chief Harms: May. Mr. Plummer: Of 81. Chief Harms: That's correct. Mr. Plummer: Okay. Then, am I to assume that you will be prepared at our meeting of the 24th, to come back with definite answers on all of these questions that are raised? And you'll come back with dollar figures, and you'll come back with the answer on when the civilians will be started to be hired and put into place. Is that fair? We don't meet in the month of August. Chief Harms: I'm not sure that it is. If you'll rephrase your questions for me. I've responded to three or four that you've raised. If you'll give me specific questions, then I'll indicate to you if your questions are fair. ist �J Mr. Plummer: I'll do it in writing. Chief Harms: Okay, fine. Mr. Plummer: I would w.,nt it, Kr. :7ar,ager, I want this matter scheduled back, I want a further updating to this Commission of where we are. Mayor Ferre: All right, further questions at this time? Mr. Carollu: Just a point of information, if I may, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferro: Mi. CarollU. Mr. Carollo: I would hope that each member of the Commission has the time to go through the lengthy and really thorough process that the Police Department uses in going into the background investigation of each of their personnel. They even ran a polygraph test. And if wt co through all this process, very thorough background investigations for an employee that's only gc,iny to start at fifteen thousand dollars, even though their responsik.iiity is much mare than that, maybe at some noii,* in the future, we should maybe tackle Crie possibility of go':-,(; a little further in our backgrou.d i:;vestiyation-i o4 some o` o.lr ether officials �1Ly (j{ ::li,Mi tnaL maybe mdko rr�- ch more tria:. a pollcC: officer, fc.: t.,-r.l rethou-;and dollars, lets say, but maybe carry lust as much if no,- more zest) ibility. Mayor Ferre: All right, an,, ...._r ,tatements? If not, thank you very much, Chief. d. R: PORT 0!' CONDITICINS OF CONTRACT i•G: :'R'.'Fiii:G OP "SPIRIT 61 AAD INFC,1?:V\TIOV ON 1:EW SHIP "A`.rF,ICA" Mayor Ferre: All right, we're now on item number "D", the spirit of Miami. Mr. Manager. N:r. Grassie: This report is a verbal presentation, Mr. !tar,)r, and memb� of the City Commission, of reports that the City Comtr.issi.oi, has nad over a period of several months on thc question of t,:e Spirit of Mimi and its dockage arrangements at Bicentennial Park. Al Howard... Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor... Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute because maybe we might clear this up very quickly. Are you satisfied or you want... Mr. Plummer: No, sir. Mayc)r Ferre: ...do you want to ask a question before... Mr. Plummer: No, I wa,, just going to preface, Mr. Mayor, that this �.s (m t i,.• .+(le11d,1 at my request. It is my thinking, at the present times, that somebody has done something that they shouldn't have done. This r:ntuilr: a contr&ct which wits not approved by this Commission, it entailed thr-sppropriation of a great deal of money which was not approved by this Commission. And this Commission was totally unaware of anything that transpired on this item until after the fact. And I want to qet in on the record of why, and find out who was responsible. Mayor Ferre: All right, go ahead. Mr. Al Howard: Well to try and shorten it, on the ... we had met with the 'Y&) 40 ` J U L 101980 rst Mr. Howard (continued): with the Spirit of Miami people, Mr. O'leary out of Norfork, from about the end of August. tie was looking to come into Miami. He finally decided on Bicentennial Park. And after goinn through a series of meetings in which we offered him some facilities under a dockage user agreement, which was never signed at that particular point, he then decided to have a press conference. And it wasn't until October 22nd...25th, that he had that, notifying us on October 22nd. At that time, the Commission was notified that the Spirit of Miami was coming in, there would be a press conference and we would like you to be there. At that time, there was no problems with any installation for any electrical utility lines or anything else. We had told Mr. O'leary on a personal visit. down to the park, with him, on two separate occassions, that there was a one hundred and ton amp line for him to use for the Spirit of Miami. He said that was sufficient and there was no difficulty. But the day of the press conference, October 25th, at which time we still hand't signed the agreement because we didn't know exactly what he was going to do yet even though he indicated he was coming. He th:n said that he could not utilize the one hundred and ten amp line, that he needed about a two hundred and fity amp, three phase conduit line down there which we didn't have. Making a quick study on that, it seemed it would cost us about thirty-six ,_housand dollars to thirty-two thousand to follow the plan that Stone had made prior to the park being completed. It was then decided that if we were to do it, and there was nothing sa;1111u that we would do it, it was better to do it going underground and brine it rightout, and do it first class right out to the buiki;ead. No .mono. really felt that we should all that work because we were on!-; gettino one hundred and fifty one dollars at that time for a dockage agreement. We then negotiated with him, knowing that if we made that type of installation, the City would have to get their money back over a period of time so it would not cost the City any revenues. When we made a complete study in-house, we found that we could do it for twelve thousand dollars, which was the final outcome, and not the fifty thousand dollars as was first stated. Realizing that we could do it for twelve thousand, and in two fears make that money back, or less, from the Spirit of Miami, that the City would, therefore, not invest any of its own money into the utility system. It wasn't until really December, that we knew that O'leary was going to accept what we wanted to do, that we made the agreement with him. And it was an agreement that with the approval of the Law Department because we were using a dockers users agreement under the City Code, that we are charging more than we were supposed to get, the. otie hundred and fifty one dollars that was the original cost, we were getting five hundred dollars a month for the first year, seven fifty for the secon: year, and one thousand dollars for the third year. But the Law De-narttnent told us that it could be done administratively under a users agreement and not a contract. We therefore went ahead. I think it was an Oversight of not sending a memo through, but all those complications of comina, not coming, changing the electrical lines, we really were in a quandr� there for about three months. Mayor Ferre: Al, I've looked into this thing since Plummers brought it uF, and I think, I'm glad he did bring it up, I think that's appropriate. My conclusion is, after talking to you and the Manager, and to George Knox, that even though technically you're right, that legally wh-* ,you've done is right, and legal, and proper and what have you, I think, n vertheless, the spirit of it is not right. I'm talking about the Spirit of Miami. I think that it would be much better if in the spirit of cooperation at.d full disclo�:urc, and information, that if all members of the Commission wrsre fully aware of what the administration is doing, I don't think anybody criticizes. At least I don't criticize for your progressive approach in trying to get things going in Miami that are useful to the whole community. What you did, after I've seen it, I think was good. And I think it was a good decision and what you did was appropriate and right. I think Plummer is nevertheless right, that in the spirit of how we operate here that the Commission should have been better informed. Mr. Howard: I accept that responsibility. ist Mr. Plummer: Mr. Knox, and let me say, Mr. Mayor, I don't have an,.,, problem with the Spirit of Miami. I've never been aboard the boat, I don't know anything about it, it's not the Spirit of ",iami as it is the contract, and I call it a contract. It is not a usu-ii dockage as we have existing all the rest of the Places in the City of Miami, to my knowledge. It is a concession, it was a concession, it was based on a percentage and there was a consideration of appropriations which originally was agreed upon by their memo of fifty thousand. Thank God it only cost twelve. My question is, how could that be signed legally and how can the appropriations of money be done legally without this Commission's approval. I don't understand that. Mr. Knox: All right, I can hopefully clarifv it a little more. The nature of the agreement is one that does not generally call for the approval of the City Commission, in that it is a use agreement. However, under ordinary use agreements, as you point out, there is no requirement or expectations that the City would expend monies. T'ne City would be receiving mcsney for, in exchange for t.ie use of it, do k facii.t.ns, in this case. To the extent that t'.,.e Law Dopart.ment has spurn.: r�s or,�.ilility, it appears that we had overlooked the provision; of the acgret-rent called for any expenditure of City funds. And of crur,e, you'! orrecl that where there is an appropriation or an expenditure whi^}, ctx e�ii i�r y-fi'J+ aw, dollars, there must be aj,pr.v;,: resOlutio::. : ,: nature' of the agreement is not r),-c that t;il i olic t.nat w.:1 re,uire C'i,', Commission approval, bat by virture i3ct. t'r:at the .:ity had c ',,.i'rc:c its own funds to Provide ut.i,ity srrvice in excess of forty-five h -lol'ars, that was a matter that should have come to the a. tent i-r • • C' Tdssion. .1r. Plummer: Well, I'm going to �; i'. yc.u, it's done and over. I ju:,t think that the procedure was wror,g. I think it, circumvented this Commi:sion. I don't think it should ')ave been donr.. . r.,w receive a m-omo from you that wF_'ve got a new D,-., coming, the Spirit America. ,.r. Howard: Wail th-.y've taken the piiit n:f and the,'re just it the America now. Mr. Plummer: Tnell, w!: moved from %liami to the Alr,eriCp. I would hop t;lat anv Contr.,ict that you make with these people whether it's a users permit, call it. whatever Nrou may, it's the use of City facilities, tax pjyer owned, would corn before this Commi ss7ion. An,l any apI?rc f,riationf- of money over for-y-five hundred dollars, as called for in the (-'i;3rter, wouid be a )proved sc t.nat this: Commission could make su:c• thzit ve fecal, we're the c,nes a::swerable to the Public, that we `c,.'1 :hat i :, yor),3 deal. BeCaUSL if it's not, this is where it's rroinq to co:r.e bac,c. not going to go to �Ir. Howard and say, hev you mr.de a bad deal. It, hcvIrc• going to come to the elected officials and rightfully so. This is done and over with. I'm not looking to bury anybody. But I don". think that there is any other way I know that I can bring these matters before this Commission except in the manner in which � have. 9. T UTHORIZE MANAr,I:R TO NEGOTIATE TO TEAR DU'7`1 RIOT DVIAGED BUILUINC,S AS 13XPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE father Gibson: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, to hear Jr. talk about the procedure, I'd like to bring up a matter. Mr. .-,rimm, you think that's all right now? Mr. Grimm: Yes, sir. It's up to you. Father Gibson: J. L., as a part of that committee that's looking over the riot torn area, part of the problem is in the County and part is in A09 JUL 101980 ist Father Gibson (continued): the City. We took a very strong position this morning, that we want the scars removed. Mr. Plummer: The what removed? Father Gibson: The scars. The scars of the riot torn area. We want those scars removed. We feel that they are like festering sores. And I talked with Mr. Grimm, and I want to say Mr. Grimm, I don't know who you know on that committee, but they were high in their praise of you. They say the one thing they like about you done here is that you get on the case and you get moving right away. Now who you know, who'se your friend, 1 don't know, don't care. I'm glad for the comment and I thought I'd better share it with you. If we are going to carry out our intent in doable needs within a thirty day period, I think that the Commission, whatever is necessary, ought to take the necessary step now. That the ... that Mr. Grimm be given authority to negotiate even beyond the forty-fiv(. hundred dollar figure, if you are going to clean those sores up forthwith and right away. Because you're just not going to be able, we'll be out of Commission all of next month, and it is the desire of all of us to tear down all those buildings that are festering sores and get them out of our eye sight. Now how do we do it or how do we deal with it? And let me tell you something by a man you know well. All of us know well. That we don't want business as usual. Do you know what they meant by that? Continue to put off and pussy foot, and carry on and get nothing done. And don't come telling us about, you know, some owner pru})rrLV rights. We're not concerned about that because if somebody gets Kiiiaa we wouldn't need the property. Now, it seems to me that we ought to pass, what is that, an emergency? Mr. Grassie: If your motion is approved in principle, Commissioner, we can get a resolution for you by the end of this meeting. Father Gibson: Please, Mr. Mayor, how do we get it done? Mayor Ferre: Father Gibson moves. Is there a second? Mr. Lacasa: Second. Mayor Ferre: All right, this is a motion in principle, you bring it back as a resolution for the end of the day. Father Gibson: Beautiful. Mayor Ferre: All right, call the roll. THE PRECEEDING MOTION WAS INTRODUCED BY COMMISSIONER GIBSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LACASA. SAID MOTION WAS PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None ABSENT:Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Joe Carollo SAID MOTION WAS DESIGNATED MOTION NO. 80-513 WHICH WAS LATER FORMALIZED THIS SAME MEETING AND DESIGNATED RESOLUTION NO. 80-546 ist U 10. FUNDING PROPOSAL - DO:dNTO`.4_i LUSIT'ESS ASSOCIATIO" FOR ECCNOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGP.A.M Mayor Ferre: I'm going to take the items where we have members of the public that are here. Se we're now going to take up item "G". Mr. Grassie. ,Ms. Grassie: Mr. Mayor and members of the City Commission, Julia Castano will introduce thin subject. If you remember, we had some discussion, Mr. Mayor, of this item on your last agenda. And at. t},at time, the City Commission asked for a fuller report and a com.p.ett, discussion of the question. So Mr. Castano will now address his memorandum to you and also be in a position to answer questions. Mr. Julio Castano: Mr. Mayor, Cormissioncrs, there is three basic items in the Downtown applicatio,. for the participation in the ounce•::• of a '•;iami Capital Devel-pment Co.-poratic,n. Nu!-;t;,,r one, we have, is that downtown is not recognized as a nei(thlx rhood. ,crefore, ther•� are n,-) funos mac:,: available, for ti,i s progl'ar ,.... . concept. `:umber two, that the Downtown Buc;inessm.en's Associati(.):. c.in use: :fiami Capital Development Corporation straight rnit, since we ',cated downtown along with them. Number three, is that these outre.acl 1•rc warms that we have in the neighborhoods are really directed t,_. neighborhoods that are in need for this kind of econonmic Bevel-r-nent process. In other words, neighborhoods that are deteriorated. So w, f(�-,l that downtown doe- not fall under those guidolir:-2s. We don't, ar.,i we're not saying at all that downtown should n,7)t participate in �;iatni Capital since Miami Capital is a City-wide concoat. Anybody in the Cit. of Miami _an participate in that concept. We're talking about :)utre:,ch programs that we're directing to the neighborhoods. Ai'd of ec,ursc•, as the Citv Commission's responsibility and prerogative tc, .1 (lecif-.ion on that. Plumuner: Castano,. Mr. Castano: Sir. Piummer: I appreciate your comments, but as a Commis ioi., r, . rc:,erv, the right to disagree. All right? And I do. hr.d I :1,) ver- much so. Let me tell you why I disagree. This money is coming from Com mni ty Development. All right, sir? b;r. ^astano: Correct. Mr. Plummer: here we have a group of poo-ple who are saying t:, this Commis:;ion., we want to qo out and we want to do the job in uur py ticular community, our neighborhood. All right3 And there are neighborhoods , ths, downtown area. Unfortunately, and this is a thing I want to : :edule f,)t the: next agenda. A downtown target, one of tnc target area,: ..s dowr,towi�. It has no board. It hat, no public hearings, it has not:, nc ,,xc•(,j,t lour hundred thousand dollar::. There was n,) one to say "yea" ci. "nay" on t1,1:, proposal because: there's no board. It's ridiculous .I,cn y ni :;tol) an,l tiunk about it. Now, I'm saying to you... Ferre: Lt:_�ter Freeman. '11. d1w1u,.er: ...well Lester Freeman doesn't speak for us, never !,as, ever will. Maybe he might. chance. T'm saying to you, here is a grout, of people that want to go out and do a job for this commmunity. This (1)esn't have, in my estim8tion, any defiance to you and your orcanizatio%, nor does it to the DDA. This is community devolonment. They want to dc) it. O1 u L 101980 ist C. r Mayor Ferre: J. L., can I interrupt you. In the interest of time, I think you're going to find a solid support. I'm going to recognize you for the purposes of a motion and avoid Emilio having to speak to it. I would like to in support of the Merchants Group say, that, Julio, I just want you to listen to this. Because I think you're going to find, my guess, I'm guessing, you're going to have five votes on this. Now I would reconnend that you couch your motion, instruct the administration to negotiate with these people and come back, so that they come back with a contract similar in nature and similar in purpose, to the other contracts so that it's not, you know, just fifty thousand dollars, good-bye, we'll see you next year. Mr. Plummer: Oh, no. Well Mr. Mayor, for your information, they have already proposed a program. It's there. Mayor Ferre: Yeah, but you see, the point is that that's something we ought to let the administration negotiate with them. Mr. Plummer: I have no problem. Mayor Ferre: Okay. So if you make your motion, I'll recognize you if you want, and then we'll open it for discussion. Mr. Plummer: I make the motion that Mr. Ferre just outline(?. Mr. Lacasa: Second. Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion on this? Okay, call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 80-514 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TD NEGOTIATE WITH THE DOW14TOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN A MANNER SIMILAR IN NATURE AND PURPOSE TO OTHER COMPARABLE CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO WITH OTHER TARGET AREAS Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote% AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None 101980 ist 11. REPORT ON NEW WASHIrIGTON HEI04TS Mayor Ferre: I think while we're talking about economic development programs, lets get on with, we have New Washington Heights. Lets take them in order as they come before us. The next one is New Washington Heights. Mr. Manager. Mr. Grassie, we're now on item number "J". The Chair recognizes you. Mr. Grassie: The City Commission has on several occassions, t:r. Maycr, and members of the City Commission, discussed reports on ;New ivashl4natc; Heights. At your last meeting, you had two questions come up. One you resolved by making a designation of a neighborhood association which would join with the City in a, application with the Federal government for funds, and you left open one question which had to ao with oth'.-.r Federal programs tlat might be applied to, and what the role of. Washington Heights might be if it were to be as they had describes; ar,'i that is that they were the only opportunity for the City to make appli::tition for some SBA monies. So the first part of our report will ,ddress that and Mr. Castano will speak to the question. Mr. Castano: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Commissioners, as the law stands right now, as passed by the State Congress, it does not require an agency in order to apply for funds for this new state program, to be a non-profit local development corporation, or a CBO or anything else. It's either or circumstance so it does not require an agency to be an LDC. We arL asking the Commission, we're giving this information to the Cornissicn, and we're asking the Commission to do two things, tc cor,tinue fundinc until July the 24th, at which time we'll present a position by the department and by the administration, as well as a position by SBA on LDC's in this community. Mr. Plummer: You're asking us to delay what until the 24th? :;r. Grassie: Continue funding for New Washington Heights. Mr. Plummer: 'New Washington Heights Economic Development Corporation? Mr. Castano: In Overtown there is two corporations. One which you hav,_ funded for fifty thousand dollars, which is Overtcrrn Economic Develc-•pment Corporation. That's fine. That's within the system of the City-wide uevelopment corporations. Okay? Now New Washington Heights, apart from that, we would like for you to fund it until July the 24th, at which time we will give you a recommendation on three things. Number one, does an agency have to be an SBALDC to receive funds from the State; number two, are there other LDC's in the area; and number three, should you fund New Washington Heights in the future. Mr. Plummer: Well Mr. Castano, that was why we deferred it at the last moct.iny aml rescheduled it for this. '.r. Castarjr.: No, in the last meeting, you went with the administration recommendation and you approved funding for Overtown Economic Development Corporation. That that's what we... Mr. Plummer: Correct. But now then the portion that we deferred to this meeting was there was a contention made that they were the only LDC existing in Dade County. This Commission said to you, find out if that's true. It was the Mayor who said that to you. Is that a true statement. And that's what you were supposed to come back and tell us at this meeting. 4 ist Mr. Castano: New Washington Heights, at this moment, right now, is the only LDC of this community, certified by SBA. That does not preclude everybody else in this community to apply for Federal or State funds. Nor does it preclude for the development corporation that the City has endorsed in five different occassions to be certified by SBA. And SBA is doing that right now. And what we want to do is bring SBA here and let them tell you. Now, if you fund New Washington Heights, to capitalize New Washington Heights, you're actually taking money away from the organization that you've already approved as the economic development agenc; in that area. Mr. Plummer: You see, that's where I have a problem. You make a statement like that, fir. Castano, without even consulting this Commission. Mr. Castano: No, I'm... Mr. Plummer: No, no, no. Excuse me. You say that we're taking money away from the new organization to this other organization. Now that's maybe what this Commission will do. You could do, you could say possild y you could, or it might. But to make a flat statement like that to me is wrong. To me, you might say that it's going to create a shortage of funds. But I don't think it's right for the administration: to be making Commission decisions. Now this, you know, we have, for examm_,'c and this is before your time, this Commission did not take sorr.e of t:,e money for New Washington Heights out of Revenue Sharing. We switcho(I parts of it. That's our prerogative. That's what we want to do, dn1 '.hat's up to us in our wisdom as to what we think is right. So, I hole, not just you, but all the way through this process we call admir.instration, that those things reserved under this Commission's wisdom to do what they think is right, will continue to be that way. Because more and more, we are finding that when things are being presented to us, the decisions somewhat have already been locked into stone. And that's wrong. That's wrong. So, I understand what you are saying. I hope you understand what I am saying. Mr. Castano: I certainly am. And by no means am I trying to say th,t we're going to do it one way or the: other. We're presenting a recommendatu.:n to you and it's your decision. Mayor Ferre: All right, fir. Fields, go ahead. Mr. Ed Fields: Mr. Mayor, fellow Commissioners, I think what you lust heard is a classic example of the problems we have been iiavin; from t " City's staff for the past several months. Now Washington. Hei ;ht ; na!; tn., only LDC certified by the SBA, approved by the Internal i:evenue Sc•rvic,, as a non-profit organization. ready, on-line to do business. That was the directive that you gave the City's staff at this last Commission, meeting, to verify and get back to you. The second part of that directive dealt with the capitalization of the City's staff and that is what you just heard the City staff member speak against. Over the past several months, the staff has formulated plans and proposals that they are ready to implement, that are ready to implement. We have already done the background, rather, they have already done the background work. 7* is necessary, it is urgent, at this point, for you not to delay this. organization any longer. It is imperative that we continue the work that we have been carrying on for the past several months. And any further ,IvLay may cause irreparable damage to the successful operations of that organization. You gave a directive. It has been answered. We ask you today to voto afrirmatively. Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Castano, or Mr. Crapp, or the Manaqer. Anything else you want to add? Further questions from members of the Commission? All right, we have the report of the New Washington HeightE•, Item "J" before us. What is the will of this Commission? Mr. Plummer: Mr ntrar;., to my statements prior to this, 1 think that this Commission is entitled to all of the information that is humanly possible to get. I thought we would have those answers today. ist 1 4 Mr. Plummer (continued): Unfortunately, there was a misunderstanding, maybe on our part, or my part, but I don't think that this Commission should be making decisions when we have been advised by staff that they wish to get additional information. Things are not going to change, and I don't know how many votes will be changed. But I see no choice but to honor the request of the administration to continue this matter until the 24th of July so that this Commission can be, once the vote is taken, each Commissioner can express the view that he has been fully informed. I'll make that in the form of a motion. Mayor Ferre: All right, there's a motion. I don't think you need to make that in the form of a motion. You just... continue this item until the 24th unless somebody objects. Mr. Moses Florence: May I make a statement, tor. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: Yes sir, Mr. Florence. Mr. Florence: Mr. Plummer, a telephone call to the SBA would have identified for your staff that New Washington Heights is the only LDC certified for 502 loan funds in Dade County. They have done that and they have made the admission. To delay our status, our funding, and understand that this is continuation of funding under an existing contract. It is not money coming from anyone else, it is not money allocated to anyone else except New Washington Heights. We have a staff of seven people and we're in the process of right now negotiating on about one point seven million dollars in rehabilitation loans for the Overtown area. If the concern of the community, if the concern of the City staff, if the concern of this Commission is to see that something is done in terms of economic development in the Overtown area, do not put brakes on any organization that has an ability, or is trying to carry out that function. The City in its position that is being taken at this meeting, is indicating to you, yes, New Washington Heights is qualified, yes, they are the only ones, yes, New Washington Heights can apply for the State funds but maybe someone else can. We want to delay it until what? We can establish our own organization so that we can then come back to you and say now there are two so use us instead of them. We are ready to go now. That community needs action, activity. It needs development now. We are in a position to do that now. If you allow our funding, which has already been allocated to us, to continue without delay, without waiting until the 26th, we will be able to move those projects on line and move forward with the State money. We're not asking for any other funding from the City. We're not asking for taking money from any other organization. And that would resolve this issue, that would resolve this issue. Mr. Castano: Mr. Mayor, I don't see any reason why New Washington Heights can't go ahead and apply to State funding now. Secondly... Mr. Florence: Which we are doing. Mr. Castar,o: ...fine. We don't plan to apply for Federal funding for that area in this particular thing. Mayor Ferre: You mean in this particular thing. Don't say we're not applying for Federal funding. We're applying for a lot of Federal funds. Mr. Castano: I'm sorry, for State funding. Thirdly, I think that the key issue here is whether the Commission wishes to support the process which we have established for economic development to include, starting with the Gladstone Study, which dicates some very basic economic development plans for this community, all the way through to the selection of a neighborhood group that will work in this process. All we're saying right now is, in fact, yes, they are making I think a big issue on the New Washington Heights being the only LDC in this community. That really doesn't mean anything. Anybody can apply and anybody can get SBA funding. As a matter of fact, there's several right now in the SBA's Offices that will be resolved within a few days. So, that point really is not a heavy point. 35 JI LI L 10198Q ist r r Mayor Ferre: All right, any further statements? Because the Chair now will follow the recommendation made by Commissioner Plu:�^�er that this item be brought up again on the 24th of July unless I hear otherwise from any other member of the Commission. That's the way it will be. Mr. Plummer: Well Mr. Mayor, I think more in line would be that this matter be scheduled for the agenda, for action, which it is not today. It is only on as a Committee of the Whole which is for discussion. Mayor Ferre: Commissioner Plummer requests that this item be put on the agenda on the 24th for conclusion. Okay? AUTOORI^E CONTRACTURAL AGREEMENTS EDISON-LI:'TLr RIVF'i 12. 11LIGE20'.0100D D^VELOP.'irr'.T AG01CIES AND ALLAPAZ'-IX, TA'2GFT NEIGHBOF1100D ECONOMIC DEVELOP"SE,iT PROGRA":S AF_ PS Mayor Ferre: We're now going to move on to Allapattah. What item i� Mr. Manager? Mr. Grassie: That is in the regular body of your agenda. I wonder if ,,,., can do thirty before we move to Allapattah. That basically is the ratification of action that you have taken before? Mayor Ferre: You mean Edison Little River. Mr. Grassie: No, no. Item thirty ... I'm sorry, thirty-two. Mayor Ferre: All right, this is to ratify what we've already aGreed upon. So is there a motion on that? In other words, that was Little Havana, Wynwood and... Mr. Castano: Right, the four agencies in the four neighborhoods that were selected by the Commission. 'Sayor Ferre: Is there a motion on thirty-two? I mean, what's the hurry of doing it when there's nobody here for it? Mr. Castano: Well because otherwise, we can't write a ;Dntract with them and can't move forward in these neighborhoods. 'Mayor Ferre: You can't wait ten minutes or half an hour? We're now on item thirt,;, which deals with Edison Little River and Allapattah. Since there is more people here on Allapattah, then we'll take that up. So, Mr. Castano. Mr. Castano: Mr. Mayor, members of the City Commission, you have before you the recommendation of the City Manager on the two neighborhoodE, Allapattah and Edison Little River, with City staff recommendat .a for the Allapattah Merchants Association and the CD Advisory Boar,: recommendation for the Allapattah Development Authority for fifty th:nisaud dollars. Threeagcncies applied for this funding and one, as you can ,.� � , was reccnnmended by staff, and a different one by the board. Mr. 11tunmer: Is that in both areas? Allapattah and Edison Little Piver? Cheri wort- thrcc? Mr. Castano: Right, there was disagreement. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Castano, my recollection is there was a young lady who appeared here last time, from the Buena Vista area... Mr. Castano: No, that's for Edison. I'm talking about Allapattah right now. r r Mr. Plummer: Oh, she's here. She's finally making her... Mr. Castano: We'll get to them in a minute, but Allapattah is the one we are discussing. Mayor Ferret All right. What we have here is a situation where we have another one of these neighborhood wars going on. where we have a group of people... (INAUDIBLE COMMENT) Mayor Ferret ...well it is. That's exactly what it is. Everybody is on sides now. This thing has divided into two warring factions. And since • there is fifty thousand dollars in funding involved which is going to pay for salaries, everybody is out there fighting for it. And we've been unable to get some kind of a logical, reasonable conclusion between these groups. On the one side, we have Elpidio Nunez, and Urra and the people from the CD group, who have a right. They represent that community. They have some very strong feelings on it. They felt t::at they weren't properly given an opportunity and they are requesting funding on that. On the other side, we've got the merchants along 36th Street who also represent that community, even though many of those people do not live in the Allapattah area but they have an interest in the Allapattah area because they have investments and they have concerns. Now, there are several things, there are three things we can do here. And I would just, perhaps in the interest of avoiding a lot of screaming and dividing here, we can select one group and have the others walk away very angry; or we can select the other group and have this group walk away very angry. That's one solution. We choose sides and let half of these people go away very upset. That's one solution. The second solution that we have, is to fund both of them. We give them each funding and we say, okay, you get twenty-five thousand and you get twenty-five thousand. I don't think that's going to resolve very much because there's not very much you can do with twenty-five thousand. The other alternative within solution two is to give then each fifty thousand dollars. Now let me tell you what that does. The next thing you know is, you're going to have the same request in Edison Little River, you're going to have the same request coming back to hit you in Wynwood. You're going to have the same request in every one of these neighborhoods. You'll have factions immediately formed to say, we want fifty thousand dollars. And then you have two competing organizations getting involved in community development each trying to get the fifty thousand dollars and we end up with the same thing that we've just been through now in the Culmer area, all over again. That's the second solution. The third solution is that we instruct both of these groups to come back and get together and that we approach this on a neighborhood basis. That we go neighborhood by neighborhood, I mean block by block. And that we try to bring together a coalition where we can end up having one organization where people, where your group will be accepted and this group will be accepted. The one thing that I am very concerned is ostricizing groups. I'm very concerned about people being denied the right to participate. And I'm afraid that that is a perception, that that exists on both sides. I'm not going to make a decision as to whose right, as to whose anti. But I have a feeling that there's a little bit of that on both sides. I'm going to repeat in Spanish because I think there's some people here who perhaps might understand it. (AT THIS POINT, MAYOR FERRE TRANSLATED THE ABOVE STATEMENT INTO SPANISH). Mr. Urra: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, we in the Allapattah community feel a great respect for the City Commission, in that the City Commission being elected by the citizens to represent the whole community. When this City Commission decided to change the way that the Community Development Board was elected, a board was elected in the Allapattah Community, a fifteen member board, I was selected by the community of Allapattah to represent the whole community. In the last meeting of Community Development, there were three proposals by th-r- 0"fferent groups concerning this fifty thousand dollar grant. And during that meeting, the Allapattah Community Development Board decided unanimously, to give this grant, to get that proposal to just one particular group. Also, this Allapattah Community Development Board knows the necessities i 3'7 JUL ,9u r Mr. Urra (continued): and the concerns of the area. There is a question of which group I am supporting. I do not support any particular... there are three groups. I do not support any particular group. The main reason that this group was selected by the board is because that group is representative of the three different ethnic groups that comprise the community of Allapattah. They have blacs, hispanic, and anglos working together. Persons who work for the City of Miami keep insisting to other groups out of the area, for those groups to keep insisting to try and apply for the grant. To try to get that grant through for them. The same respect that the community of Allapattah feels for the Commission, the City Commission that was selected by the citizens, I ask that Commission to reppect the decision of the board of Allapattah Community Development. If persons that are supposed to represent the community, the board that was selected by the community, the decision that was taken by the board is not recognized, very few people who will keep on working like that. Thank you, that is all I have to say. (APPLAUSE). Mayor Ferre: Let me tell you, let me tell you what the problem is that this Commission has to face now, Mr. Grassie to you, and through you to Mr. Fosmoen and mr. Castano. This, what Mr. Urra is saving to u, i that in the Culmer area, the CD group made a recommendation to us and we followed the CD groups recommendation, and we've clone through a lot of Fain because the New Washington Heights group which is a validly constituted group didn't want us to do that. But this Commission; firm, as I saw it, and followed the recommendation of the CD grout_ NOW, the question then arises is that if this CD group has been elected, and it was an open election, where everybody and anybody could have voted, and they voted for a fifteen man CD board, what logic then does the administration have to follow the recommendation of the CD group in Culmer and not follow the recommendation of the CD group in Allapattah. Mr. Fosmoen: Mr. Mayor, the logic of the staff bears no relationship to the recommendation of the CO Advisory Task Force. This Commission will remember that over the last six years, or five years, every February we go through a very heated public debate, in these Chambers, about the allocation of Community Development dollars. And we do not bring to you the recommendations of the community as our recommendations. If that was the case, obviously all you would have to do is ask the community, we wouldn't have to meet, we wouldn't have to participate, and the community could bring to you its recommendations and the p rote:.:. would be over. But there are other considerations. We make our* recommendations based on our judgments, the community makes their recommendation based on their judgments. It so happens, in three cases we did agate with the community development board. In one cast:, you may recall, the Community Development Board asked for a deferral and we didn't proceeed with... Mayor Ferre: Yeah, I understand, but that logic is not applicably. That's ad -hoc logic because, excuse me, apples and oranges. In the case of Culmer and in the case of Allapattah, they are recommending a specific course of action. In the case of Wynwood, it is not applicable because they were recommending no course because they said defer. That's not apples to apples. Mr. Fosmoen: My last comment, maybe ad hoc logic. My first set of Commments I don't believe are. Mayor Ferre: I agree with that. Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, if I may at this time. I think the statemcr,t.s yc)in previously made a little earlier have a lot of merit. I could understand the statements you made. However, I think that the main thing that we ha,.,*-- to take into consideration iss not who is going to be mad, who'se going to be happy but that we vote for one group, the group that deserves to have the representation for those funds. The group that can show to this Commission, as a whole, that they will do the most with that money. The qroup that can show that they have done ist V f Mr. Carollo (continued): the most for the community of Allapattah in the past years. The group that can show that they can work the closest with the City administration in getting this money out to where it's needed. I think that is the main thing that we have to take into consideration. In as my one vote, I'm opposed to dividing that money. I've always been a firm beliver, you can't be in the middle in the gray area. You can pick light or darkness, but don't go in the middle. (AT THIS POINT, COMMISSIONER CAROLLO TRANSLATED THE ABOVE STATEMENTS INTO SPANISH) (APPLAUSE) Mr. Lacasa: Mr. Mayor, I do agree with the statement made by Commissioner Carollo. And having had experience in dealing with the CD task forces in the past, and knowing how important it is for this community to reinforce the groups ... that through the process established in the CD system, in the City of Miami, has the representations. And notwithstanding the fact that I do believe that the merchants, the Allapattah Merchants Association is a highly capable organization that contribute a lot to this particular program, as well as many others, but I'm sure that the CD task force represented here by the elected members of the area can work very constructively with all of the factions and all of the elements involved. I'm going to move that this money be granted to the Allapattah Authorty, development group. !.Ir. Carollo: Mr. vice -Mayor, if I may interrupt... Mr. Lacasa: I haven't finished. And I am going to make my state:ent now in Spanish, if you will allow me to. Mr. Carollo: The only point that I wanted to bring out... Mr. Lacasa: Just a minute, Joe. Let me finish my statement. (AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER LACASA TRANSLATED HIS STATEMENT INTO SPANISH) Mayor Ferre: I will...Armando, in the interest of letting the other side say something, as soon as they finsih their statement, I will recognize you for the purpose of a motion. Okay? But in the meantime, I think it would be better if you leave the other side have the opportunity, if they wish to express themselves at this time. Mr. John Hughes: Commissioners, I'm John Hughes, President of the Allapattah Merchants Association. And I have another man that is going to make the presentation, but I'd just like to say that I think if you ride down 36th Street... Mayor Ferre: Mr. Hughes, excuse me. Usually in the Commission we have a, you know, your name and your address and if you don't want to give your address... Mr. Hughes: 1400 N.W. 36th Street. Mayor Ferre: In the City of Miami. Mr. Hughes: City of Miami. If you ride down 36th Street and 17th Avenue, you're going to see blighted areas as bad as those in Li - ty City that have been bombed out and burned. And I can't see the other organization that you're recommending for the fifty thousand dollars doing anything possitive to reverse this trend. On the board of the Allapattah Merchants Association, we have three financial institutions represented, Dade Savings, Ameri-first Federal, and Central Bank and Trust. And I think you just have to see that funds are going to flow much easier from people that are closely associated with these institutions. I'm really sorry to see that you can't recommend us. Hopefully, I have tried to make some recommendations to the other group, and Mr. Urra does represent the other group. If he says he doesn't, he dues. Mr. Barrotto Mr. Eduardo Barrero: Good afternoon Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. My name is Eduardo Barrero. My address is 1200 N.W. 36th Street. And I have been given the honor of appearing before you distinguished gentlemen on 39 1st .i u L 101980 C r. Mr. Barrero (continued): behalf of the Allapattah Merchants Association. Mr. Commissioners, the proposals put forth by our Board of Directors is very compact and to the point. What we propose to do if granted the funds is, one, establish an information base as an economic development resource for target area residents and businesses; two, assist existing target area businesses; three, strengthen our organization through revitilization efforts; four, business recruitment and promotion; five, be an information service for our merchants and a liaison with local officials; six, pursue contacts at local and national assistance programs; seven, keep the business community aware of those programs that are available to them. Our proposal is very close to the other corporations that are applying for these funds. We are different from them in _hat we have been an organization for over thirty years. We are all in business in Allapattah. We have many on -going programs that would enhance our success with this grant, such as crime watch for the merchants, bad check alerts and business development research. We are concerned solely with the economic revitilization of our area. We have sent our president, Mr. John Hughes, to represent us at a Federal funding seminar in Washington, D.C., that was hosted by Senator Claude Pepper. In upgrading our area, we have been instrumental in getting buildings condemned and better solid waste pick ul:s. We are very familiar with the needs of our area and we do have a track record. We would like to point out that ot;e of the other inplicants for th,. grant, The Allapattah Development Authority, Incorporated, has been in existence for only six months and was formed solely for the purpose of obtaining this grant. The other corporation, the SBOC has filed a proposal for every target area and certainly cannot know what is: going on everywhere. We are also proposing the construction of two shopping centers. One at the Northwest section of Northwest 12th Avenue and 36th Street, the other one across the street from Jackson High School. These two efforts would be a partnership between private and federal funds. We are asking for the opportunity to continue to represent the Allapattah area in its quest for economic revitilization. And we know that the time is now. The people still live in Allapattah but their shopping is being done out of the area. We must stop the blight now, and with your help and support we will. I'd like to add, that we are a tri-ethnic organization, giving us better insight to the problems cf our community. The solution to these problems is not the responsibility of the Blacks, Cubans, or Anglos. It is an American problem and we are all Americans. Lastly and most important, our connection with the financial institutions of our area. Mr. John Hughes, Vice -President of Dade Savings, Mr. Joe Puig, Vice President of Ameri-First Federal, and Mr. Armando Guitteriez, Senior Vice President of Central Bank and Trust, would give us many obvious advantages since we would need their support to get any worthwhile project off the ground. I thank you on behalf of the Allapattah Merchants Association for your efforts and your time, and hopefully, your vote. (APPLAUSE.) Mr. Lacasa: Do you feel that if the Allapattah Authority Development Group, for instance, the other group that is competing for these funds is granted these funds, you could work together with them in putting a plan togehter. Since the problem is this, I do feel that the contribution of your group will be extremely constructive to the whole program and development of the area. But we can only give the at-, t to one of the two groups, not to the two of them. So I see as immaterial, if everybody is going to work together for the same goal, which is to puL these monies to work on behalf of the whole area, I kind of feel that it's immaterial which one of the two groups gets the grant as long as the two groups work together. And let me tell you why my position goes in this particular occasion with this particular group, as I stated before. My reason is this. I don't have any question as to the capabilities of your organization to develop an extremely successful program. My problem is one of representation. I come from the CD, that's basically my grass roots, that's basically how I started in doing community work. For about five years I was the chairman of th( Little Havana Community Development Program. I came before this Commission many times in such a position, and the only way that we could really motivate, by and large, neighbors by and large, to participate in this process is by reinforcing into them the feeling that the Commission am ist Mr. Lacasa (continued): recognizes the elected officials. So the problem is this. If we could give a grant to the two groups, I would have no problems with that. But that will be establish a very difficult precedent in one particular area which could spread to others. So what I do here is plead with you, that you work together, if, I am just talking on my own, r am just one vote on the Commission, I don't know how the rest would go. But if this other group were to be granted the grant, as well as I would tell them the same thing if you were to be the ones who would be granted this grant, to work together for the common goal which is the implementation of the program in the area. And I feel that this is essentially what you all want to do. Basically your group is composed of businessmen, people that have a very deep interest in the economic development of the area. So regardless of who gets what, the goal remains the same and both groups together could work. And the same thing goes for them in the event that you are the one who are granted the monies. r Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Plummer. Mr. Plummer: Mr.. Mayor, the one thing that I have continuously said in Culmer applies here, and that is that regardless of how much money we pump in the Culmer area, if the two groups are fighting, and feuding and fussing nothing is going to be accomplished, nothing whatsiever. Now, I think maybe a key is to, once again, look at what we did in Culmer. In Culmer, we did create an organization, that organization came forth and the City funded the $50,000. This City also funded in Culmer because of the conditions created at the disturbances, another fund to fund... to eliminate -as Father says- the "scars". That fund is for a specific purpose. No one would deny riding down 36 St. and 17 Avenue that those merchants are entitled to the same con- siderations, because they suffered the same as other areas. Maybe not to the same degree, but their suffering and their pocket books are hurting just like others. Mr. Mayor, 1 see nothing wrong with awarding the $50,000 to the Allapattah, as recommended by the neighborhood association,...and I see nothing wrong with awarding $50,000 to the merchants' assocition...(APPLAUSE)... This is not a popularity contest, we all come out losers, hopefully not. But I Mr. Mayor, propose that $50,000 be given to the association to do the neigh- borhood type of work and that $50,000 be given to merchants primarily ad- dressing the area of the commercial area which is 17th Ave. and 36 Street. God knows that it is needed in both. Mr. Mayor: All right, is that a motion? Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have no problem with making that in the form of a motion. Mr. Lacasa: I will second that motion for the purposes of discussion, but I would like to have some answers in here before... Mayor Ferre: Let's get to Father Gibson and then, back to you, and then, whoever else in the Commission, and then.... Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I hope our fellow citizens are going to listen very carefully. I don't believe in passing the buck. I believe that leadership stands where followship must stand tomorrow. However, I am rather perturbed, I'm rather disturbed, I'm really troubled by you and myself not being able to understand what is happening in this community. It is all well and good for us to talk politics and politics is a way of life, I am not addressed to that, It's all well and good for us to talk money and I know that money talks and you don't pay your bills with prayers but you pay your bills with green. For the last three days I've attended meetings in this City talking about some of the problems that confront us and the said thing is that the leadership of this community on all sides, Black and White and Latins, the leadership is not aware of what is happening with the followship. Yes, I want to say that again, the leadership is not aware of what's happened to the followship and then all hell breaks loose and out. We then say, well, couldn't :.,.,i;.,!body have told us that? The sad thing is you and I are not listening, you and I are not seeing. I would much rather go for Plummer's recommendation than to give any one $50,000 to the exclusion of the other, as much as I don't want to give two groups $50,000 a piece. I say this to the members of this Commission, you will be damn smart and wise, the $50,000 wiLl be a very small sum to pay, to put out, for what I think I see or I believe I hear. You may not like that but I want to warn you, 35 years pastoring in this City, seeing all the cross- currents here, that period of time has led me to the point that the period has come when we who sit on this Commission are going to have to start mending our fences and even healing some of these sores, other- wise we ain't going to be around here. And Mr. Viummer, I want you to know as One Commissioner, i would be most happy and glad, even though the staff is going to say now -"Where are you going to be the money from?"- I say to them, man, said thing is that when the riots came everybody started finding money. 42 1 L! . 101980 t I Rev. Gibson: (cont'd) You can find much less before rather than trying to find such a hell of a lot after. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. Mayor.... Mayor Ferre: I'll recognize you in a minute, let's hear from all the Com- missioners and then I think we'll hear from you, and then we'll vote. Mr. Lacasa: I'd like to say that I am very happy to see that the Commission is so receptive to the Allapattah area because, knowing the Allapattah area is one of the ones most in need for economic development, probably in thu wh(J e City of Miami, aside from the recently affected area of Liberty City, central district, I believe that $100,000 that is basically what we are talking nere, it's not a substantial amount if we take into consideration the tre:.aenduuz. rveu for development of Allopattah,so I would have no problems with entertaining that particular motion. Mayor Ferre: All right, other members of the Commission. yr. Carollo: I just wanted to say Mr. Mayor that I would certainly :•op,, tnat for a community as large as Allapattah, $100,000 more or less wouldn't t`e cause of a riot there, but my question is this? Where are we going to t,- the $100,000? Mayor Ferre: The same place you got the first $50,000, that's Mr. Carollo: Is it there? Mayor Ferre: Oh, yes. We've got eight million dollars. Mr. Fosmoen: It's simply a matter of priorities. Mr. Carollo: Well, then let me rephrase the question this way. If we give $50,000 to each group, are we going to be taking that $50,000 from, maybe, another area that might be more of a priority? Mr. Fosmoen: No, no. It won't come out of another area. Each area has an allocation and, you know, and one of the projects in that area will have to give.. That's all. Mr. Plummer: Well, wait a minute now, I disagree with that. I'm sorry, you know, I could keep my mouth shut and it would be the easy way out. Dick, let me tell you something, my buddy, you didn't take the $40,000 to feed Culmer out of the neighborhood development, you didn't take.... Mr. Fosmoen: To feed Culmer? Mr. Plummer: Yes, that's what I'm talking about. Do you remember the $40,000 emergency allocation? Mr. Grimm: Vagrants, vagrants, not Culmer. Mr. Plummer: All right, call it what you may, it was people who were hungre, okay? Now, you didn't take the $30,000 for the Orange Bowl out of the Community Development. You didn't take the money to erase the 'scars' out of the Culmer neighborhood development. I'm saying this doesn't have to come out Mayor Ferre: I don't think we are going to get very far if we are going to get into that discussion now. In my opinion.... Mr. 11lummvr: 1 didn't want to. Mayor Ferre: But since it's on top of the table, I think that the only place that the money can come from is from Allapattah. I'm certainly not in favor of taking it away from Little Havana, or from Culmer, or any other area. And Allapattah, if that's the decision I'm perfectly willing to go along with it, I think we can afford it and it makes a lot of sense, and I just want to ex- press this, and I guess this is the third person expressing this opinion here. Maybe the fourth, I don't know. I want to express this opinion. I don't know how many of you got to see the wonderful series on Channel 2 on Disraeli. Disraeli was the great Prime Minister of England. He was the great conservative C rA Mayor Ferre: (cont'd) leader of England for the whole Victorian period, and the one thing that Disraeli kept saying over and over again is that it a lot of courage to be able to keep things on a course of stability. Statesmanship requires... and I guess he was a conservative, he was talking about conservative states- manship, but that's why England became the great Empire that it was. It was to be able to form consensus, to be able to form opinions where there can be progress. He said, conservatism doesn't mean that we do not want to progress. And I think the great thing that Disraeli did -and that I think all great politicians or statesmen in the history of mankind have always done is find consensus. Consensus is the middle of the road, the great American tradition. And I certainly this formed some consensus here and I am for this motion. Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I would like to say that since I came back -I've been away for two weeks- I've certainly found this Commission a lot more refreshing. Mayor Ferre: You what? Mr. Carollo: Since I've been away, coming back now I certainly find this Commission a lot more refreshing with statements like that. Mayor Ferre: Well, you might want to look in your history and find out that the greatest liberal that England ever had was a conservative, Disraeli. Okay, are we ready to vote now? Mr. Lacasa: There is another question here that they aru concernec! WILh and it is the question of the representation. Could you elaborate on that? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Are you speaking to me? Mayor, Commissioners, I wasn't here for the wisdom of those persons who expressed their concerns, however, fortunately, I am a member of both groups -the Allapattah Merchants' Association as well as the Community Development. I have specLalized knowledge in that I am an appraiser as well as a realtor and a 15-year resident of the particular area you are concerned with now. I am not going to make a great oratory because in the conciliatory measures that you just mentioned -that was mentioned here - and Commissioner Plummer's decision, we did meet together as a cooperative group and decided to work together. Therefore, with your decision and your wisdom, I'll yield to that decision and ask the group to conform to your de- cision to finance both groups. Thank you for your time. Mayor Ferre: All right, we have Mr. Nunez. Mr. Elpidio Nunez: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, my name is Elpidio Nunez. I am the President of the Allapattah Community Development Authority which I have been approved by the Allapattah Community Advisory Board and recommended by the Latin Chamber of Commerce too. My only point at this minute is that we feel that we have been trying to represent the whole area of Allapattah, not only the 36th St. or so. We have been for 19 years in business in the Allapattah community, we have faith in Allapattah, we are not going away, we are investing in Allapattah and we are going to try to improve Allapattah as much as we can. In that way, the only thing that I want to point out is chat as far as we have been approved by the Allapattah Community Board, we should have the representa- tion in any future committee at any level that can be formed and that is my question at this minute. Mayor Ferre: Now, call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 60-515(as amended) A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE TWO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH TWO NEIGHBORHOOD DE- VELOPMENT AGENCIES FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1980 TO JUNE 30, 1981, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 PER YEAR FOR EACH AGREEMENT, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, (Title of Resolution continued on next page) 84 ' JUL 10198Q F, f WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED THEREFOR FROM THE SIXTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. (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 (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Commissioner Joe Carollo Vice Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ABSENT: None. Mayor Ferre: Let's take a 15-minute break. WHEREUPON, THE CITY COMMISSION WENT INTO A BRIEF RECESS AT 5:00 P.M. RECONVENING AT 5:05 P.M., WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION FOUND TO BE PRESENT except for Commissioners Carollo and Lacasa. 12A. ALLOCATE FU'41DS TO PURCHASE PROPERTY BY "62 STRELT DEVA,LOP- 14E:4T CORPORATION" PROPERTY ADJAC;.NT TO AFRICAN S)UARE PAR;:. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Fosmoen, would you explain into the record what the problem is with the 162 St. Development Corporation' and why we need to make a grant for $1,500 to them this afternoon? Mr. Fosmoen: Mr. Mayor, 62 St. Development Corporation has a piece of pro- perty adjacent to African Square Park and they have asked and we have agreed -at least at a staff level- that there is a need for that property for expan- sion and use of African Square. They want to take those funds and reinvest them into the neighborhood for economic development purposes. The difficulty comes in that they have identified a particular piece of property for ac- quisition. They intend to acquire the property, rehabilitate it, and their use the profits from that project for further reinvestment in the neighborhood. We have not been able to produce an appraisal on the property next to African Square in sufficient time for this Commission to act ... for us to bring you a re- commendation for you to act on acquisition of that property. In the meantime, the property they are looking at for investment purposes and the funds would be used to roll over in the community, -it's a deposit to hold that property. So we are recommending that we allocate $1,500 to the 62nd St. Development Corporation to permit them to make a deposit on the property that they are looking at for economic investment purposes with the clear understanding that (a) those funds would be deducted from any future purchase of the property adjacent to African Square, and (b) if they are successful in acquiring the property, any funds that come out of that property would be rolled over in the community and reinvested for further economic development activities. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, this is really a continuation of the motion of in- tent already passed by this Commission, and I so move. Mayor Ferre: All right, this specifically is $1,500 for the immediate need right now. tit. Plummer: Yes, I understand. Mayor Ferre: All right, Father Gibson seconds, further discussion on that motion, call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who :coved its adoption: MOTION NO. 80-516 A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE $1,500.00 AS AN IMMEDIATE ADVANCE FOR THF. 62ND STREET DEVELOPMENT CORP. TO PERMIT THEM TO MAKE AN INITIAL DEPOSIT ON PROPERTY TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE FUNDS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE CIT'S COST OF ACQUIRING PROPERTY AD- JACENT TO AFRICAN SQUARE PARK. Upon being seconded by Comissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Aayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo Vice Mayor Armando Lacasa 13. EDISO,d-LI'fTLE RIVL:R C.D. AREA AND EDISO.; BUEN4A VISTA L.D.C. - CONFIRl1ING RESOLUTIOi; AS AMENDED. Mayor Ferre: We are now on Little River, go ahead. U.�IDF,;TIFIED SPEAKER: All right, the second part of the iten that we just dealt with in Allpattah contains the Edison Little River :argot area in the neighborhood and economic development program. Again, in the case of 'Wison Little River there were three agencies that applied to provide services under this contract.. The Little River Commerce Associa- tion, Tri-City Community Association and the Edison -Buena Vista Local Develop- ment Corporation. Two things I want to point out. First of all, with re- gards to the Tri-City Community Association, their proposal -as indicated to us by letter on June 23- was withdrawn. So, they are no longer under considera- tion for this proposal, they've withdrawn their proposal. The Edison -Buena Vista Local Development Corporation proposal was reconsidered by City staff at a meeting of the community on July 1st for the consideration by the Commission on .June 26, at your last meeting. The recommendations with regards to Edison Little River are as follows: The City staff's recommendation is that we con- tract with the Little River -Commerce Association. The community, or C.D. Ad- visory Board, at their meeting on July 1st recommended funding for the Edison - Buena Vista local Development Corporation. One other thing I want you to note is that is that the amount of the contract that we are talking about for this program is, of course, $50,000 --that we are talking about for all t'e other target areas. One note that ought to be made is that as in the case of the SBUC contract for little Havana, there is the opportunity for the Little River Commerce ASSUci.ltion -if they are the successful candidate to be awarder: this contract- will*be In a position to have matching funds provided to them by Dade County to implement this program. Mayor Ferre: All right, are there members here from each group that wish to address this Commission?. Okay, name and address for the record. Ms. betty J. Graham: I am Betty J. Graham, 290 N.W. 48 St. and I'm the Edison Little River -Advisory Board Chairperson. I live in the Buena Vista NSA area. At our last Commission meeting we were instructed to call a meeting of our Board and present and have the people present proposals before the Board and make final recommendation. We did that, and we recommended that the Edison - Buena Vista L.D.C. be funded for economic development in the Edison Little River area. Our reason for recommending them were: the Little River Chamber of Commerce is funded by the County already, and this was the beginning start for members within the community to do something for their own area. They f r have been funded since 1975 and if you take a drive down N.W. 2nd Ave. you will see the vast need for improvement. Mayor Ferre: All right. Mr. Donald Bettner: My name is Don Bettner, from the Little River Commerce Association. My address is 8325 N.E. 2nd Avenue. Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, on two previous occasions I addressed the Commission, I was very brief. I think it is important for me and I would derelict in my duty if I didn't spend a moment or two of your time and my time, and the public's time, to tell you why the Commerce Association of Little River should be the one selected for this grant. I will make this very brief. We have been providing services in Little River since 1977 for economic development. In addition to that we have been a commerce association for 28 years which gives us substantial expertise in the administration and handling of such matters as are being asked for in the performance of the contract as an outreach office. We have been implementing the most successful -maybe that's our evaluation revitalization program within Dade County. As a matter of fact, I think a close analysis will show that the Little River Commerce Association's pro- gram has been adopted and is being used as a format for this other ... these development agencies. Our target area that we are describing now is about 90% of commercial activity, it is north of 55th St. excluding the Fashion Center which has its substantial amount of business activity. We have profes- sional expertise of work within this area for the last thirty years. We are ready today. We are on line, there is no breakdown for training purposes or for start up purposes in providing these services to the community. Part of this program has been signed by your City staff, it is for a continuing evaluation of the performance. If we do not perform, certainly we can be not selected on future funding. My intention and what has been authorized by me by the Board of Directors of the Little River Commerce Association is to pledge to the Commission and all those present that we will represent not just Little River or the guidelines that are expressed by this outreach office bu: for the entire target area. We took this matter very seriously to the extend that we voted on the Board's action as to the degree of involvement that we will have with the target area and it is unrestricted. I think this is one opportunity where the City Commission has a chance to get additional funds out of the county, as was mentioned earlier, with your $50,000 if they should be granted to us we will have matching funds through the County's commitment of an additional $50,000. One final note I would like to make is our repre- sentation on the Board. We consider it extremely important to have, as you do- C.ommissioners and Mayor, impact and input from the community. Our Board is made up with a racial and social and ethnical background and is integrated. The Board make-up is available for your review. Let me just :summarize by saying that we have the expertise, we are on line now performing the same ser- vices, we will bring you additional funding with a matching grant and we do honestly represent all groups. Thank you Commissioners and Mayor for your time. Mayor Ferre: Let me ask you, if I may, a question. How many members are in your Board? Mr Bettner: We have a Board of 25 members. Mayor Ferre: Allright, how many of those members are Hispanic and how many are Black? Mr. Bettner: We have approximately 22% Black, we have roughly 15% uispanic, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: So, between one and the other you have 37% either Black or Hispanic. Mr. Bettner: I think I might have understated. Mr.Mayor, that would be a conservative figure. Mayor Ferre: Yes. How many of those people live in the area. Mr. Bettner: They all live in the area. Mayor Ferre: They all live in the area. So...I want Armando and J.L. to hear this: of the 25 people, they all live in the area and 22% are Black and 15% are Hispanic, is that what you said? Mr. Bettner: Approximately, yes. Mayor Ferre: Allright, you also feel that this is a balance betweeii bankers, and business people, and working people and people who live in the area... Mr. Bettner: Indeed, Mayor, we have residents as well as business and profes- sional people. In addition we have on the Board of Directors the Vice Presi- dent of First Federal, the Vice Pesident of Amerifirst... Mayor Ferre: Who is the President of the Board? Mr. Bettner: I am the President of the Board of Directors,and I'm with Southern Bell. Mayor Ferre: You are the President and you work for Southern Bell. An who is the Vice President? Mr. Bettner: Jim Hardwood, who is the Vice President of Amerifirst. Mayor Ferre: Is there an Executive Director? Mr. Bettner: Our Executive Director is Annette Eisenberg. Mayor Ferre: And how do you get the funding. Me. Bettner: Our current funding is through the County which is an extension, of the original contract with the County. In addition to that, Mr. Mayor, wt have many private funds being funneled into the organization. This is through festivities and events that we have established and created and then carried out throughout the community. In addition we have over 200 members in the Commerce Association contributing funds. Mayor Ferre: You have 200 members? Mr. Bettner: Yes, sir. Mayor Ferrre: All right, further questions? Ms. 3. J. Graham: Mr. Mayor, I would like to point out, when he refers to his Board, his Board does live in the area, they live in River River, but his Board doesn't represent the total area. When we had our elections, it was official, we all met at Edison, we were elected as the Advisory Board for the total target area. Buena Vista is considered an NSA area, that is the area where City staff uses its geographic tabulation to receive community develop- ment funds. The Little River area is consisting of bankers, and businessmen, doctors and lawyers. The Buena Vista area consists of low and moderate income residents. I'd like to defer a little of my time for Mr. Sample to speak. Mr. Louis Sample: My name is Louis Sample and I live at 400 N.W. 48 St. 1 am a member of the Edison -Little River Community Development Advisory board. I am also a member of the Buena Vista Neighborhood Association' Board of Directors which is NSA, and I'm also Chairman of Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Buena Vista Nieghborhood Association. In 1979, residents of the Buena Vista Neighborhood being NSA, decided that we had a very neglected area, with deteriorating neighborhood conditions. I would like to `ate a few facts that we've had to consider before we came up with our local develop- ment cooperation concept. We noticed that no other neighborhood organization had done anything in our area about economic development. We noticed that you yes, did have a Little River Commerce Association, but that association did not db, any type of economic development in the Edison area or the Buena Vista area. So we came up with our own concept of a local development coporation and pre- sented that concept to the Edison -Little River Advisory Board in November of 1979. At the time we presented that concept for the total target area it was present in the name of "Edison -Buena Vista Little River". Members of the Little River Commerce Association stated that they did not want us to provide any kind of economic development in that area with the local development corporation because they wanted to form their own. Now, we came up with a concept based on the need of the residents and the deteriorating neighborhood conditions in that neighborhood. And like I said before, no one has ever provided any eco- nomic development in that neighborhood from the Little River area. When we look J u L : 01980 I at the Little River area we see that that area is composed of 104 of the total target area. Being composed of 10% of the total target area, it has not addressed the needs of the blighted areas pursuant to community block grant guidelines wherein people of low and moderate income are supposed to participate. There is nothing about low and moderate income people, or blighted areas in the Little River area. We ask that you allow us to have this self-help program which was designed by the residents of the Buena Vista Neighborhood Association. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: All right. Questions? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Mr. Mayor, may I? This outreach program which we are now considering, the $5(,000 grant, is specifically for the services pro- vided within those guidelines, and this what our intention is. The Little River Commerce Association was established to improve - like any other associa- tion , to improve the business -life style within the area it services, and it services Little River. Under this grant, this is why we took the Board action to make sure that the Board was in concurrence with the responsibility to ser- vice the entire target area and that, Mr. Mayor, is what our intention is. If I have just a moment, Mr. Mayor, for Lorraine Dunn, to make a very presentation, she has been with the organization a considerable length of time. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Go ahLad. Hs. Lorraine Dunn: Lorraine Dunn, 130 N.E. 92nd St. I am members of both the Little River Commerce Association's Board and of the Edison/Little River Com- munity Development Neighborhood Advisory Board. I have been on the Task Force for C.D. for the last eight years. As a matter of fact, there came a time in 1975 when the lack of participation in the South end of the target area was so apparent and the minutes were approved, and I personally made a motion that the south end of the area be given some special consideration by staff, from both the City and the County, who were holding joint meetings with us at the time to bring them into participation in the C.D. area. This was done, and what has happened unfortunately is that the election was held in one location only and that a great many of our people who are low income, are elderly, and are in the housing project of which Little River has a higher concentration than any other part of the target area. They were unable to get to this polling place even though we offered transportation a lot of them were unable to get that far away.. We asked for a polling place in Little River. It was not granted. We did have voters' registration there, but aot a polling place even though we asked for it. We could not go down to 59th St. to vote, therefore, we wound up with a Board that is at least -out of a 15-member Board there were three from Little River, the rest were from Buena Vista. I think you'll find ... This is the way that they voted the other day at the meeting. 1 had to recuse myself since I sat on both Boards for a conflict of interest situation. I was the only member from Little River who was on that Board meeting that night. I was not even allowed to make a motion to put Little River's project into consideration. I was never slowed to have the floor. I really cannot state that this kind of Board represents the entire target area. It does not. It represents Buena Vista and only Buena Vista. Thank you. Ms. Graham: I disagree with Lorraine. She was able to put a motion before the. Board and she suggested there would be no one in the Board to second it. It is not true that she was not able to put it before the Board, out I would like to say to this Commission here, would you choose me to prepare or plan for your community where you live as opposed to the people who live in it? Certaltily, you would recognize my expertise and my know-how, but you too would like to feel closely about the area where you live. For years the County has been putting C.D. fuqds into the area and we received no benefits. We have all been before the County Commissioners and they've said -go to the City. We pay County and City taxes. Now we are before the City. When we were organized as a great neighborhood association they said the best way to get funded is to get involved with the community development process. We got involved with the community development process and we got our community to vote and they elected us. It is not our fault that the Little River area did not vote for only three people. It is a democratic Board and we try to be that way. When we first inaugurated, we wanted to work with Little River. They choose not to work with us, they want to isolate from us and do nothing for us. " Au i r" Mayor Ferre: All right, questions from the Commission? Statements' Mr. Plummer: Mr.Mayor, as I hear it expressed here there seems to be a problem, or as I can see the problem, the people of Buena Vista feels that they have got really no response from the Little River people. It is almost like a dividing _ line between different areas from town which for the purposes of the target area is one. Now, it seems like to me the obvious thing to do since the area of Edison Little River seems to be the bigger of the two areas as opposed to Buena Vista, if we, for example, were to give the contract to the Edison Commerce -if that is the proper name- with assurances that 50% of that effort and money would be used in Buena Vista .... now, listen to me, or conversely, if we were to give it to your group, we would want assurances that 50% of it would be back the other way. Now, you know, when the shoe is on the other foot, that's what happens. I don't see it any other way, I really don't. Mr. Graham: Well, there was another group that appeared just before we did and they had the same situation. Now, here we are. Are you going to be as fair to us? You asked that the Board make the decision and the Board made it. Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Lacasa, if you quote Disraeli I'll recognize you. Mr. Lacasa: I would quote, Mr. Mayor... Mr. Plummer: Quote who? Mr. Lacasa: I am going to quote myself... Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute, quote who? Mr. Lacasa: Disraeli. Mr. Plummer: Who is Disraeli? Mr. Carollo: He was the liberal conservative of England? Mr. Plummer: A liberal conservative on this Commission? Never. Mayor Ferre: You obviously don't watch television. Go Ahead. Mr. Lacasa: I am going to put myself, as I stated in the previous situa- tion of Allpattah. I do believe that it is essential for the community development process that those community developments that have been elected by the people, be strengthened and supported by this Commission, and there- fore, I'm going to make a motion that this grant be given to the Little River Development Authority. Mayor Ferre: All right. Is there a second? (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD) Wait a moment, there is a motion on the floor and.... Mr. Lacasa: My motion, if you want me to clarify it, is the whole $50,000 for the Little River Development Authority. No strings attached, as far as partiion of the monies, the whole grant to the organization's work according to the standards of the staff of the City of Miami. Mayor Ferre: There is a motion on the floor. Is there a second t, he motion? What's the name of your organization, Ma'am? Ms. Graham: Edison -Buena Vista L.D.C. Mr. Lacasa: Okay, that's the one, that's the one I mean. Rev. Gibson: I second the motion. Mayor Ferre: Okay, there is a second and a motion, is there further discu- ssion? Mr. Bedner: Mr. Mayor, 4s it -onrr for !-_-sve further dis- cussion? Mayor Ferre: It's not supposed to be that way, but I'll recognize you. Mr. Bedner: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'll make it very brief again. 5� J U L 10 19so Mr. Bedner-Cont'd. The only thing I can say at this point is that, yes, we have a good deal :f input from the community from both sides. And yes, we do have a division of ideas. I think we do have the same objectives in mind to establish that for the community which we are trying to accomplish with the $50,000. $50,000 will not do a great deal against what is needed to be done. But I think what we need to look at is what we are paying the City staff for to make the recom- mendation applying these funds where they will do the most good. If we are not going to use their recommendations, of the City staff, we ought to have the City staff's dollars ... let us work with the dollars of the City's staff. Put them out of business. But our point is why have the City staff review these needs in the organization and make recommendations if under these situa- tions we are not really able to use their expertise. The Buena Vista and the C.D. Board do have a feeling for the area and they do have emotion for the area but I think that the folks that are really trying to get the most mileage out of the dollars are the ones that we need to look at for good, intelligent decisions where we spend money. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: You see, let me tell you what is happening here, and it is not an uncommon occurrence on this Commission. What is happening here is that tht. Gity's Administration is going through a logical sequence, analysis and recom- mendation. But we have a community group and we elect a process and the Federal Government did this, and we in concurrence and have gone ahead and let their, com- mit themselves or form C.D. groups. Then they deliberate, and what this Com- mission has been doing is..we did it in Culmer, okay? In Culmer, we agreed with the C.D. group recommendation. Now, that one happened to coincide with the Administration's, that's what they wanted to do. `tr. Bedner: I get it just the opposite, Mr. Mayor, but.... Mayor Ferre: Okay, we agreed with them, that's better. Okay, I accept that correction. In this case, in the case previously in Allpattah, well,we went pretty much the same way. We did not ignore the wishes of the C.D. group and here, these people are coming up with a recommendation and you've already seen that there is a motion and a recommendation to follow the recommendation. Mr. Bedner: Would the $50,000 that we are talking about be worth the additional $50,000 that we'll lose from leveraging from the County since it has already been committed by the County to provide an additional $50,000. Could you not find within your world at all to provide us with $50,000? Mayor Ferre: Let me ask you something, is there any way in which...I hate to lose $50,000 from the County. Let me ask you a question, thinking up ahead. If we were to form a new Board that would be 50% yours and 50% of them, okay? If they have six members, you have six members, or five and five, that way we would get the $50,000 from the County, because I hate to lose that $50,000. Would that be acceptable to you? Ms. Graham: ...Mr. Mayor... Mayor Ferre: Before you ... you know, you are rushing in to answer, you have thought this out, have you? You are willing to give up $50,000 from the County? Go ahead, make your statement. Ms. Graham: Will the County give us $50,000. Mayor Ferre: Yes, that's what I'm trying to tell you if you want r listen. Ms. Graham: So then what you are saying is... Mayor Ferre: It will give $100,000 instead of $50,000, that's what I'm Say i 11g. Mr. Lacasa: And that would be conditoned upon what, Mr. Mayor? Mayor Ferre: See, the tragedy of what's going to happen over here is that if we deny these people $50,000, the County has already given them $50,000 in matching, okay? What I'm saying is that if we give them $50,000 it's $50,000. If we give it like that, it's $100,000. 91 i- r Mr. Lacasa: If we give it like what, together? Mayor Ferre: Jointly. Jointly. In other words, have a board of directors that they would appoint. Okay? Half of the memebers and they appoint half of the members. And if you don't get along, you come back here and we'll... Mr. Lacasa: I really, my motion is, was in a different sense. Well, I can see the two, I can see the two organizations here again, like it the case of Allapattah, working together for the purpose of improving the area. That is the common goal. However... Mayor Ferre: The County grant is to them, not to them. Mr. Lacasa: ...Great. I welcome that and I congratulate them. So let them have their fifty thousand dollars from the County... Mayor Ferre: They won't get it. They won't get it. Mr. Lacasa: They won't get it? Why won't they get it? Mayor Ferre: That's why you have to listen to all of this, you see? This has been explained. The County has said, we like what you are proposing. We'll give you fifty thousand dollars if the City matches it. If you deny them the fifty thousand, in effect, what you are doing is you are throwing away fifty thousand dollars. And what I am saying is... Mr. Lacasa: I understood... Mayor Ferre: ...I'm sure that they would rather have one hundred thousand to deal with than fifty thousand, especially if they have equal say. If you'll, I don't want to be a Solomon in this, but obviously, the solution to this problem is if you get together. If you get together, you have one hundred thousand dollars to split up rather than fifty thousand. Isn't that better? Its got to be better. Mr. Lacasa: Mr. Mayor, going back, just a minute. Going back to this question, first I have two objections and let me tell you which objections I have. I am not going to vote here on the CD monies of the City of Miami based on what the County decides. Because actually, what we would L•c: doing is doing this because the County has come out and said that the'., like the project of this gentleman here and they will be actually determining by vote indirectly. So, once that's clear, then I go into the second thing. These people have the representation according to the same rules that we have established for the other Community Development Target Areas. Therefore, they should be the one representing the area. If there is a board to be formed by the two organizations, fine I have no problem with that. But then instead of being a six to six proposition, it should be at least a seven to five proposition because these people are the ones that have the representation. So with that situation I nave no problems as long as it is established that the people having the burden of the representation of the area are those elected by the people of the area. Mr. Bedner• Mr. Mayor, I will under the condition that the County will match the funds, of course. Well see, the problem is Mr. Mayor, when the matching funds are granted, it is granted to the Little River Comm ce Association. And if these funds that you establish are not give to the Little River Commerce Association, the City may not...I mean, the County may not match that. Mayor Ferre: Well then that's something that we'll have to ... and then, Tony, excuse, it will be up to you and Mr. Fosmoen. Then I don't know who in the County would be your dounterpart that you deal with, but I would request that if this were to be amended that way and passed, that you then call the County and see if you can lobby for them to accept. And tell them that the reason we've done it this way is because we want the CD community input. We also want to have the Little River Commerce Association involved, and this is the solution. But I think Lacasa's point, that they should ha�e the majority of the votes is really a reasonable thing. I think it's not going to be as bad as you might think. I think you'll be able to work things out. 52 JUL 101980 ist 4 0 Mr. Bettner: Mr. Mayor, do you not see a parallel between the Allapattah decision you just rendered a moment ago and what we have now in the Little River -Buena Vista area. You know, the Little River area is a highly commercialized operation on the fringes of what we had as the riot area... Mayor Ferre: Well, look, the answer is no. And there is already two votes, and the third vote is telling you no. Okay? Father Gibson: So he would not leave under any misapprehension, I didn't hear you dispute this... Mr. Bettner: That's right, Theodore Gibson, I did not. Father Gibson: ...and I was listening for this. She charges that all the time you have been running the show, you haven't done a dog gone thing about their needs and wants. You didn't deny that. Mr. Bettner: Commissioner Gibson, let me explain something to you. The reason I didn't deny that because it is a factual statement, yet it is not based on good judgment, because the Little River Commerce Association, was formulated for purposes within the Little River area. It is not to be used for areas outside that. But let me explain something. I just recently attended a meeting in Buena Vista with a Dr. Laskey, whoit, you may be familiar with. Dr. Laskey has a very energetic organization going in the East Buena Vista area for neighborhood self development and self improvement. And I'm from Little River, I have no business being down there as a Little River President because it is not my responsibility to be in that territory. Yet I felt if we could help them, and our office is always open, if we could help them in any way, I was glad to qo down there. Father Gibson: Well now, you know, I don't like to do this but maybe I have to do this. Who is the more deprived? Mayor Ferre: Father, lets get on with the vote. Mr. Bettner: I don't understand the question, Father. Father Gibson: You don't? Mr. Bettner: No, sir I don't. Father Gibson : Now, if you tell me you didn't hear me that would be one thing... Mr. Dettner: No, I... Father Gibson: ...but if you tell me you don't understand me, man you just blew my mind. Mr. Bettner: If you mean by the type of area that we are dealing with, Father Gibson. Father Gibson: I saying you have tvA situations. Which is the more deprived? I'm darn sure you heard that. Which is the more deprived of the two? Mr. Bettner: Between Little River and Buena Vista area? Is that what you mean? Pathur t;ibson: Yes. Mr. Bettner: I don't know if you can honestly answer that, Father. If you have driven through Little River, I think it would be a questionable area. Father Gibson: All right, I've made my point. Lets vote. .53 �J �J8-1 ist i Mayor Ferre: Now do you want to restate this motion? Mr. Lacasa: My motion goes like this; that the City grant goes to the Buena Vista -Edison Development Authority. Mayor Ferre: Jointly with... Mr. Lacasa: Now, that's the City money. If, and subject to the County giving fifty thousand dollars to the area, to the Little River Development... Commerce Association, if they have that as a condition precedent, to match our fifty thousand dollars, then lets have a joint operation as long as this organization, the Buena Vista -Little River Development Authority has the majority of the members of the board to be formed. And the official representation of the area before, at least this Commission. Mayor Ferre: There's a motion, is there a second? Father Gibson: Second. (INAUDIBLE COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE) Mayor Ferre: I didn't hear a word, you're not on the record. You're out of order. If you want to make a statement into the record, please stand up, state your name and make our statement. We have a motion and a second, we're about it vote. Lorraine Dunn: I think it's vitally necessary that your motion include in it the way in which this board is to be formed and the conditions under which it is to be ruled. Mayor Ferre: Ma'am. I think that is up for your joint deliberations of these two organizations. Lorraine Dunn: Somebody has to start it. Whose going to chair it? Mayor Ferre: Let me tell you. My recommendation is that they appoint six members and you appoint five. Now if you want to make it differently, that's your problem. Lorraine Dunn: Are you aware that the contract that we have with the County would not go to that group if they did give us the money? Mayor Ferre: Are you aware that that's exactly what the City of Miami Commission is trying to work out. Lorraine Dunn: Okay then. I just wanted to try and keep things straight in my own head. Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Father Gibson: But Mr. Mayor... Mr. Lacasa: Lorraine, I want to make... Father Gibson: ...wait, wait. Are they aware that our fifty thousand dollars won't go to them. Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, call the roll Father Gibson: Right, people don't throw away money, man. Mayor Ferre: Call the roll. .34 JUL 101980 ist The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-517 A RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY ALLOCATING $50,000 OF SIXTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO THE JOINT VENTURE OF LITTLE RIVER ASSOCIATION/ EDISON-BUENA VISTA LOCAL DFVFWPMFNT CORP. (LDC), A COMMUNITY BASED JOINT VENTURE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN THE TARGET AREA OF EDISON-LITTLE RIVER FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD COMMENCING JULY 1, 1980 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1981; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR AN AUTOMATIC ALLOCATION TO EDISON-BUENA VISTA LDC IN THE EVENT THERE IS NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN (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 (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Commissioner Joe Carollo NOES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. ABSENT: None ON ROLL CALL: mr. Plummer: I don't know. I really don't know. Mayor Ferre: Well close your eyes and vote. Mr. Plummer: No, these backward motions... Mayor Ferre: There's nothing backward about it. It's as simple as it can be. What he's saying is, this is a joint board between tnese two groups. They've got the majority of the board and call the County and see if they'll accept the fifty thousand, put the fifty thousand into the joint group. These people represent the CD area. That's all. Mr. Lacasa: But I want to clarify something here. I want something very clear. That joint situation is... Mayor Ferre: They have the majority. Mr. Lacasa: ...is subject to, and subject to the County grantino `he fifty thousand dollars to this organization. Otherwise, the ... my motion states that the fifty thousand dollars of the City goes strictly to this particular group. Mayor Ferre: I understand. We understand that. Mr. Plummer: We're voting now. Go ahead. Mr. Plummer: Well there's not been a vote, but let me ask this. r Mayor Ferre: yeah, there's two votes so far. How many people are you called? Mr. Ongie: I called Mr. Plummer first. Mayor Ferre: Oh, I'm sorry. 55 ist JUL i C 9" Mr. Plummer: Thank you. Could we not rephrase the motion this way? That it would be understood that the Little River Commerce Association, don't start shaking and jumping until I'm finished. If they can get the additional matching money from the County, would dedicate fifty percent of the money to Edison Buena Vista. I'm just, the way you're laying it out, the County is going to say, hey, forget it. Mayor Ferre: Fine. Mr. Plummer: And then we're down to fifty thousand when we could be getting a hundred. If we ma... look, why can't we do in the name of Edision-Little River Commerce with this understanding, that the County match it fifty percent, and that if they do, fifty percent goes to this organization. Then we've done what we tried to do from the beginning. If it is not the case, it comes back to this Commission. I'm just, you know, what I'm looking at here, if I was sitting ... God forrid if I was sitting on the County Commission. As Father says, what you can't do through the front door, you can't do through the back. Well, okay. Mayor Ferre: Go ahead anc vote. *Mr. Plummer: Okay. On a vote, I think we're throwing money out thy, window when w�2 could satisfy and do twice as much for the community. And the way that the motion is worded, unfortunately, I have to vote: negatively. *;Mayor Ferre: In voting with the motion, I think it is clearly understood that it is the intention of this Commission to work this out with the County so that there will be one hundred thousand dollars expended in that area, and that it is the intention of trying to get these two groups together to work together. Here, I don't see that there's that much of a problem. I think these two groups can work together. The fact that I would have been perfectly willing to have a joint fifty fifty board, but I understand that you would have a majority because that gives you the assurance that your area is going to be properly taken ::are of. And I'm confident that there will be a good working relationship with these two groups. I vote yes. FOLLOWING ROLL CALL: Mrs. Graham: Mr. Mayor, may I ask a question? Mayor Ferre: Yes, ma'am. Mrs. Graham: Will we be permitted to hire the director? Mayor Ferre: That's up to your board to decide. Your board will make that decision. Okay? 14. NEGOTIATE FOUR CONTRACTS (FORt4ALIZIWG MOTIONS PASSED JUNE 26) Neighborhood Development Agencies Mayor Terre: All right, is there a motion on thirty-two now that we've passed thirty? That's redoing what we've already done before with the other CD's. Father Gibson: Move. Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson. Plummer, do you want to second that? Mr. Plummer: Yes. J U L 101980 i st Mayor Ferro: Plummer seconds. Further discussion? Call the roll on thirty-two. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-518 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 PER YEAR EACH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING A NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM-S, WITH FUNDS ALLOCATED THEREFOR FROM THE SIXTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. THESE AGREEMENTS WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE. PERIOD JULY 1, 1980 TO JUNE 30, 1981 (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 (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Commissioner Joe Carollo Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None 15. AWARD BID - EDISOII-LITTLE RIVER COMMERCIAL CENTER CD BEAUTIFICATIO14 - PHASE II - B-4458 Mayor Ferre: Edison Little River CD Beautification Phase. Is there a motion on twenty-five. Mr. Plummer: t".ove. Father Gibson: Move. Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer, seconded by Gibson. Further discussion on twenty-five? Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-519 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF P.N.M. CORPORATION , I14 THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $143,7091 TOTAL BID OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR EDISON-LITTLE RIVER COMMERCIAL CENTER C.D. BEAUTIFICATION - PHASE II; ALLOCATING THE AbfOUNT OF $143,709 FROM THE "STH AND 6TH YEAR FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $15,808 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID•FUND THE AMOUNT OF $2,874 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM 5.7 (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) .jut 10 ist /' (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 (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Commissioner Joe Carollo Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None 16. ACCEPT STUDY - E. H. FRIEND AND COMPANY - ALTERNATIVES ON CITY OF MIAMI PENSION PLANS Mayor Ferre: We're now going to take up item number sixteen. Mr. Plummer: What number? Mayor Ferre: Number fifteen, I beg your pardon. 1-5. Edward H. Friend and Company study of funding alternatives, dated June 18, 1980, concerning the City's Pension Program. Now, Mr. Manager. The last time this came up, Mr. Plummer requested that members of the Commission and that the various pension boards get copies of the study made by the Edward H. Friend and Company. Now, were they submitted to the various groups? Mr. Grassie: That has been done. Mayor Ferre: Okay, now go ahead and proceed. Mr. Howard Gary: Mayor and Commissioners, if you recall, during the budgetary process, the City Commission passed an appropriation for the financing of the Pension System and Plan totalling approximately fifteen point four million dollars, which reflected five percent more than the City appropriated for pensions the prior years. But approximately four point nine million dollars less than what the actuarial report had recommended. The City Commission at that time directed that the City administration through the City Manager, prepare an actuarial report that would reflect a number of things. Mainly an acceptable actuarial methodology which would produce and increase of City contributions within the City's budgetary constraints but sufficient to protect and insure the benefits of the prior and present employees. Which means that any actuarial report would not limit the benefits that had already been granted to existing employees. Secondly, that the City Commission endeavor to maintain parity between the System and Plan both as to benefits and funding levels. Now with regard to the actuarial report t►:at has been prepared, we have the E.H. Friend report which was given to both boards, through the Pension Administrator, an entire copy, which recommends that the peniion for next year should be...I'm sorry, for the current year, should be approximately fifteen point four million dollars or approximately one point four million dollars less than what's budgeted presently. Now, the changes that have been made in the actuarial report to reflect this amount is; number one, the investment returns have been raised from seven to eight percent and that has generated approximately one point five million dollars. Secondly, it has recommended in this actuarial report which is from E. H. Friend and Company, that the level of past service liability, or the unfunded liability, instead of being at a constant dollar amount will be at a percentage amount which means that we will contribute five percent each year to the retirement of the unfunded liability over the next thirty-two years. With that in mind, we can first of all, not reduce any benefits to the current .58 JUL 101980 ist I 1 Mr. Gary (continued): retirees. Secondly, we can fund the pension plan on a sound basis, and thirdly, it would be within the appropriation adopted by the City Commission. Mr.Carollo: Mr. Mayor, if I may. Mayor Ferre: All right, members of the Commission... hold on Joe. You have an attorney that you wanted to put on, and then if you want, I'll recognize you for a statement and then I'm sure we have the opposition here that wants to... Mr. Carollo: I just have one quick question, if I may. Mayor Ferre: Go ahead, go ahead. Mr. Carollo: Mr. Grassie, is the Director of Finance, Mr. Gunderson here? Mr. Gary: Mr. Grassie. I sent Mr. Gunderson home because I told him I could handle this matter. So he's home. Mr. Carollo: Well, Howard, I appreciate that. I'm sure you can handle most of it but since Mr. Gunderson, himself, has worked and been responsibile for a lot of this here, I think he should be here to answer quite a few questions and I don't want, you know, make any problems for anyone at this point here, but I would like to see this item deferred until the next Commission meeting until Mr. Gunderson is here. Mr. Gary: Okay. I'd like to make one response. It wasn't done out of any malice or anything'but... Mr. Carollo: No, I'm sure it wasn't, Howard. Not from your part. Mayor Ferre: I'll tell you, as I understand, there's a legal problem on this. And if you would permit, Mr. Carollo, and I will recognize that as a motion after we hear from the attorney. Because I'm afraid we may not for legal reasons be able to defer this item. But go ahead. Mr. Robert Sundak: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, my name is Robert Sundak from the law firm of Paul, Landy, Beilley and Harper.. We were retained by the Commissioners as special counsel in connection with... Mayor Ferre: That's Bob Paul not Dan Paul. Is that right? Mr. Sundak: That's correct. Mayor Ferre: Just want to make sure. Mr. Sundak: We were retained to defend the suit brought by the firm of Paul and Thompson which is Bob*Paul... I'm sorry, which is Dan Paul. And in addition, to represent the City in connection with two suits seeking writs of mandamus against the City Commission. All of these suits deal with the City's pension contributions made by the Cit%, Commission every year. The mandamus suits deal with this years pension contribution which was voted on by the City last fall. The City is faced, very shortly, with the decision as to the amount of the contribution to be made for the next fiscal year. And unless a determination is made rather soon as to the actuarial basis on which the City Commission is to determine next years contribution, the City may well be faced with more law suits. And much as my law firm likes to defend law suits, the City Commission may rather hvoid them. Especially if they have to pay outside counsel. In any event, the issue which is raised in the mandamus law suits which is dirlctly applicable to the Edward Friend report deals with the issue of how the City Commission is to determine the amount of its _-ontribution in 'any given year to the pension system and the pension plan. And by Pension ordinance, the City Commission is to make that determination, but the board of trustees of each of those two pension plans have argued in the law suits, that the City Commission has to follow certain recommendations of those pension boards ' =v 0U01 L � ist Mr. Sundak (continued): rather than the determination of the City Commission based on the information available to it. It is the City's position in that law suit that that's not true, that the pension ordinance gives the City Commission the right to make that determination, and in any event, it would be a very serious constitutional question as to whether the City Commission could, in fact, delegate that power away to some board other than the elected body of the City. And as a result, the Friend report which was requested by the City Commission is appropriately before the City Commission at this time, because it's on the basis of information such as the Friend Report which was requested by the City Commission, that the Commission make3 the determination as co what the appropriate amount of contribution will be in any given year. I'm not an actuary and so I won't speak to the actuarial figures in the report itself. The only point that I would want to make is that since the Commission knows better than anyone else of all of the fiscal contraints that the City is constantly faced with, and all of t'.ie decisions that the City needs to make in ter;i.; o;� allocating its limited resources. The demands of the pension plan and system being one of those demands on the City's resources, is entirely appropriate and within the City Commission's duties to investigate and obtain all of the facts necossary in order t) make a determination as to how best to fund that pension plan. Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Knox, do you concurr with the attorney's recommendation to the/City? Legal recommendation? Mr. Knox: Yes, sir. Mayor Ferre: Okay, Mr. Carollo. Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, at this time then, I would like to ask for a deferral for the reason stated. Mayor Ferre: Okay. I will permit you to make that in the form of a motion because the Chair's ruling on this is because of the statements made by counsel here and subscribed to by the City Attorney, we cannot defer this but I will, of course, permit you to make that in the form of a motion and if there is three concurring votes that will be fine. Mr. Carollo: It certainly in the form of a motion. Mayor Ferre: All right, there's a motion that this iter. be deferred. Mr. Plummer: Second. Mayor Ferre: Its been seconded. Do you want to wait for Father Gibson. Mr. Plummer: Not really. No, no, well, either way we've had it. Two two vote is a denial. Mayor Ferre: It's the same thing as if we had three. Mr. Plummer: I understand. tdr. Plummer: I'm telling Carollo he should have let the other two makes the motion. Mayor Ferre: Okay, do you want to wait for Father Gibson? All right, there's a motion on the floor, Father, that this item be deferred. It was made by Commissioner Carollo, seconded by Commissioner Plummer. We have requested the attorney's to qive us an opinion. The opinion was that this is a matter of grave importance to the City. As I understood, there was a recommendation that we shouldn't defer this item for legal reasons. The City Attorney concurred with that. I ruled that it would not be deferred. I have Mr. Carollo the right, which he has obviously, to make a motion, he made the motion for deferral, Plummer seconded it. We're about to vote on that. Call the roll. (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) JUL 101980 ist -i Mayor Ferre: Well I think the administration should answer that question. Mr. Plummer: Well yeah, there's a lot of questions I think can be answered. This is the very report the State of Florida had been asking for in November and finally in .larch, told the City to either put up or shut up and the City kept saying that they couldn't put up so they shut up. And yet the City was getting roasted by the State of Florida just waiting for this report. I think we need to know why the magic wand of the computer was not able to kick out the information so that the actuarial report could in fact be done. It was not. We have still not received from the actuary simply because the City's computer was not on line. All of these things, Mr. Mayor, for example, when this report was written, I think we were looking at a totally different financial situation in this country, of about eighteen percent was prime. We're not back down to eleven. Ware looking at seven to eight percent assumptions which this fund has not been able to do. These are questions that can only be answered by the writer of this study. Mayor rerr - bit. Plummer, I respect your position on this. I understand. I want to tell you that as strongly as you feel that this item shou'.d be deferred for this or what,ver reason, it was deferred once. I strongly feel that this is a m«tter cf _,rave crisis for the City. I think this a study done by one of the mo highly respected actuarial companies in the country. These :)cople t.,..,. are coming before us trying to represent them, they represent a: or(.i..za:ion that is suing the City of Miami and is trying to destroy the city o: Miami in the law suits that are pending before us. We are having to defend tho City of Miami, and the citizens of Miami against this: arbitrary, capricioub, and unfair attack. And I for one, am no longer hesitating as to where I :_ .13. And I stand with the people of this community, and I'm not about keep on perpetrating a pension system and a plan that is continually taking away the funds that are sorely need to have more policemen, and more firemen, and more services so that we can have the best, highest, richest _,ension plan in the State of Florida. Ten times batter than what the Sate has, and I for one, it's long overdue for this Commission to have the guts to stand up and call a spade a spade. And it's long over due for this Commission to stop giving away the City of Miami. And it's long overdue for us, and I'm going to tell. you something on the record to you understand where I am. If I'm.pressed further, I'm for turning this whole thing over to the State, if we can legally, and it we can't do it legally, that we start a new pension plan for those that are coming behind us and let the State worry about it. Because this is a pension system that is so much better than what the State has, and yet we keep getting pressed, and pressed for things that are unreasonable, and that I certainly as a member of this Commission cannot and will no longer accept. And I want to say, that as far as I'm concerned, this is nothing new. This didn't happen in a week or a month, this is something that's been going on for years and years. I want to admit to a mistake. I made a mistake in voting, when I voted to create these independent boards. And if there is any legal way of reversing that, here's one vote t,-" s going for that. We're going to put a control to this thing, we're going to bring it back into the reality of the world and we're going to bring it back to something that is responsible and reasonable. And that response to the people of Miami and not to the employees who are l:elf serving themselves. So I'm not about to put it off any longer. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, trying to an�,we,. _.ome of the statements which you have made, I will only pick on those which I have a disagreement. As to the, number one, State Plan ap opposed to the City Plan being the best... Mayor Ferre: It's worse. Mr. Plummer: No, it's not. And let me tell you because I am familiar somewhat with thn State plan. Mr.'Silver can speak more. Remember, a retiree is looking to the day that he has served his city, or his state, or his county loyally. What's his dollars in hand. Mr. Mayor,presently the City of Miami is paying two and one half percent per year of service .61 J UL 10198J THE}JAIPON, ON MOTION OF CCMMISSIGNFR CAROLLO, DULY SFC(+NDFD BY COMMISSIONER PLUMMER, THE A)30VF-DI9rUSSFD MOTION FAILFD BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: (7crnmissioncr Joe Carollo Commissioner .3. L. Plummer NOES: Commissio.er (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vise,. -Mayor Armando Laca,, Mayor Maurice A. Ferre Mayor Ferre: Now the Chair will recognize the learried counsellor and State Representative, and representative of one of the pension mans. Mr. Run Silver: For the record, inv na::ie is F.oa Silver, attorney for the Board of Trustees in the Rr tire:,.,, t r'lan. I ;r, sorry, I didn't knew that 1 would be able to try or—" tr rs•:a"ie thc ;.n a matter th.it was already voted ur,01,. . .1:".6 1-1:,,t ,9 111_tlL: k'it hard t.' .'4c). Mayor Ferre: Weil, that's fint:. T:,w: I won't rec.grkize you at ,his rims, bu:. V.'C' i . come back and recognize you on the issue t ha+_ conics forward. So proceed then with the statement. Mr. Plummer: The administration has mane their statement as I... Mayor Ferre: Is there.: anything else you want to add? Mr. Grassie: Not at this point, unless the City Cou-,nisslon has a question. XX ',iianner: We1i yoai., I've go;. some questions. May I speak to the representative of Edward E. Frir:nri an: Company. Is he here? There's certain question:, that. 1 feel need to be asked and only the person who ,wrote the report can answer them truthfully. Or, knowing how he came about his conclusions. Mr. Grassie: We haven't asked the Friend Company to be represented here, Commissioner, touay. Mayor Ferre: Well, in fairness on tl,is thin❑, that's something that should liavu been requested when we deferred this item last time. They were not here last timt_. And, you know, if you wanted them here we should have Baia wnc-n you made the motion to deter, that you wanted the people here. I would imagine that the information given to us speaks for itself. If you... :+lr. Plummer: No, it doesn't. Mr. Carollo: Mr. Mayor, I would think that in a matter as important as t.:.is, that our Finance Director would be present regardless of whether he even wants to be present. I mean, always in the past... Mayor Ft,rr0-. We're not talking about the Finance Director. He's talking about Mr. }'ricrac}, I moan, the Edward F. Friend and Company. Mr. 1-lummer: Wc]' bir. Mayor, my questions ^annot be answered by anyone in the administration. Thuy would have to Dv to the writer of this !:tu+ly. You know, some of the questions can bo answered by administration. Why this, thing wa:i dated January the leth and the Commission never saw it until June which is the... M,iyor Ferre: Wien was it dater? • Mr. r2ummer: January lb*.h of this year. Six months ago and we never saw it and now it's here on an emergency crisis and telling us that if we don't move immediately that it's our fault. 'UP4 JUL 10 19 80 i i Mr. Plummer (contin,:k.!d): of that employee. I think you need to know that that same employee, with the State of Florida pres,intly is drawing three percent. One half percent more. Chief Jaremko: iot so. Mr. Plummer: Not so? Chief Jaremko: Sir, it was true until last year. The State... Mr. Plummer: They dropped it from three? ,Chief Jaremko: Yes. Mr.Plummer: Okay, then I stand corrected. The poirt that I think, Mr. Mayor, needs to be said, the law suit in some areas I agree with, and some I disagree with. All right? But I think the thing that hAs to be said, that possibly in some areas that law suit is eight poin::s, Ron, or nine? Eight counts. Already two of those counts have already been adjudicated. An(? this City was wrong. Now if the Cit,, was wrong, it was wrong, and we h:.ve to make ar,ends for wrongs of t::ce past. Mayor. Ferre: WE.':e going t( win in appeal. Mr. F lummer: . Well that c,,ulk right or you'r,, wrong. All I'm paying to you is my gr.:at<:st uo:. i this thing 1-, the fact of the changing of the assumption. Loy i" ,iciple. A f..ir as in unfunded liability you take the remaining years, wh_-h I is thirty-two, and you divide it into the unfunded liability plug accrued involvement. my concern is an cia.ht percent assumptio-: is no, going to L: Sufficient to cover the obligations. That's what 1'r, worried about. Th,, percent to me is not the material point. Is the City in thirty-t�.•, years going to be able to assume and take care of those obligations already created. And I can only have that answer if the man whc wroto thii report tells roc that he was writing this rep.-)rt back during the ;:rime of eighteen and nineteen percent, I could agree that eight was sufficient return. But based on eleven, car, I assume that this fund is going to draw eight percent. My concern is no, :tis not. And this City, not today or possibly not while any one of us are sitting on this Commission, are not going to be faced wit:l that problem. But in the thirty-two years down towards the end, the bubbler is gcinq to squeeze ana i::', going to break like it did in 1939, and this fund went br:-kc. I cj feel that it is obligatory that the people who wn,te this repc):t shoul:l be here to exFlain what conditions they were working under at the time they wrote this report. Times change. Six months, look what has i:appe%ed in six months in just the prime rate. I bought certificates six months ago and I got thirteen point eight five. Those same certificates today I'm getting nine and it's still going down. Mayor Ferre: Okay, counsellor. Mr. Sundak: Excuse me, just as a point of information for the CorSion. The assumption of the Friend report is a seven percent assumption r..1-1:er than eight. The..as I understand the assumption, it's a seven percent assumption. Ana it's an assumption over the next thirty-two years as to what the rate of interest on the investments are going to be rather than the fluctuations over a few months period. And... Mr. Plummer: Counsellor, you're not jo.,_ to, I don't believe, stand there before this Commission, I wouldn't, and make any assertions that this could be adequate for the next thirty-two years. You don't have a crystal ball and neither do Mr. Sundak: Mr. Commissioner; I, 'm not an actuary and I gather neither are you... Mr. Plummer: That's right. 1st Mr. Sundak: ...However, this was the actuarial firm that's been retained by the pension plan itself. Mr. Plummer: Counsellor, are you aware, that not in the one that I represented, the System, but in the Plan that there has not beer. sufficient monies to pay the retirees. Are you aware of that? Mr. Sundak: No, sir, I'm not. Ms. Plummer: You should be. Mr. Sundak: That's not my understanding, sir. Mr. Plummer: It's not your understanding. Mr. Sundak: No, sir. 11r. Plummer: Who are you getting your information from? Mr. Sundak: I'm getting information the same place you are, sir. Mr. Plummer; Well , r ;.cr. my i r form,it inn tel Is mo t i.,t t money has bwer. -cent to the mor,u— w,.Auagers at.ci it ha,i to i,c, sent hark hec,iuse th, y didi" t have suffici. t:t. funds. Mr. Gary, ynu are more familiar with that than I am. Am I right or am I wrong? 'dr. Gary: I"m not sure of that. Elena is here she probably could tell you. Mr. Plummer: 14oll all right. If I'm wrong, please say so. I don't mind being corrected. t:rs. Flena Rodriguez: I'm Elena Rodriguez. I'm the present adr•,i:.istrat r cf both pensic% funds. You're right. They liquidated one million two in order to meet payrolls. `Sr. Plurmer: Counsellor... .Mrs. F,,driquez: ...And the reason; they didn't have to liquidate more is because they were usin�3 current emplovoe contributions whici-, amounted to about two million dollars to help defray those payrclls. 1-1-,ey would have had to liquidate over three million dollars if it wcr,,r,'t f:,r that. Mr. Plummer: You see, a little bit of information is dangerous. Are yc.. aware that this City has not for the past. twu years been diligent in, col:ccting the money from Metropolitan Dade County? Mr. Sundt:: Commissioner Plummer, as you know, I'm a lawyer, and I'm a layyer, special counsel for the City on the law suits. I don-itwork full time on the Pension Plans and on the matters that you are asking. NO, sir, I'm not aware of that. Mr. rlummer: Well I think you should be, really even for the in.-I..tation of the law suit. I really think you should be informed. Mr. Grassier Cores is:7ioner Plummer, to repeat the basic point -that was Ueing made- with regard to thc law suit. The basic dilemma in front of the City t:; ti,.rt unic:::s yc a rhan,le the posture of t1— City with regard to this what you ;imply do is put the City of Miami in a posture where it can bu aq.ain sued, very soon for the same reason. So in terms (if wh,--t-her or not, and we of course can verify any impression that you may have with regard to financial.transactions in the pension fund anal detormine whether or not it was a problem. But the ,;uestion that's If, front of you rigl;t now is whether or net you're going to put the City of Miami in a defonsable positign in the future. And really that':. thv. only question,. 64 ist JUL 101980 3 Mr. Plummer: Mr. Grassie, what's n)t addressed in this is what also scares me. What happens to those other parties who are paying into this pension fund, and for two years, the C,)unty hasn't paid a dime. And that's like four hundred thousand dollars that this fund haL not received nor has their been any diligent effort made to collect. ;does that five percent apply to that? Does the five percent apply to Water and Sewer? Does it apply to the Off -Street Parking Authority? These are questions that are not resolved in this thing as I see it. Now if... Mr. Grassie: This does not attempt to resolve (very problem. This is .simply a posturing of the City in such a way that you will not be subject to another series of law suits. Now there is no representation, that this will sole` every one of your problems. But what it does do is it keeps you from creating some additional problems. Now that's the effort in the short run. The question that you're t_e.lking :iboat now, for example, a collection from Dade County ic. re -ally a question of the administration of the fund. And you know, whether or not some follow up took place a year ago, two years ago, or last week but that really has nothinc to do with the Friend report that's in front of you and the legal position of the City. Mr. Sundak: Cc xinissioner i'tummer, if I may. Last year the Commission voted, and I understand it ,; :nanimous, to adopt a policy with regard to the amount o�- the contri. ' -)n `or the fiscal ;year 1979-1980. And the question is going to come bef,:,-- he Commission very shortly as to the amount to be contributed for tt,, i.scal year 1980 to 81. And in making the determination as to the proper amotu,t to be contributed, the Commission is charged with the duty or, the law of d.:termining the basis on which to make that calculation. And tnat basis is arrived .at from actuarial assumptions. That's what the pension ordinance say_;, :1 that would be the law in any event because it's the City Commission which makes the determination of how to spend the money raised by taxes. Mr. Plummer: Counsellor, the only thing that you and I have agreed on, ara it's rather obvious, that we're not actuaries. Now, for example, can you tell me, and you should know in representing the City, as to what the mortality rate is in the system side? Mr. Sundak: I know that there are two different assumptions on mortality, one on the system side and one on the plan side. Mr. Plummer: Okay. Let me tell you that on the system side, it is about four and one half years off. And the reason that it has not been brought into reality is simply because the City can't afford it. We are right now I think at fifty-four and one half. Three and a half ;cars off, I'm sorry. And when reality tells us that in police and fire the -Ire actually bringing in at fifty-one. But for us to take and to fund and bring it into reality for the unfunded liability which affects the assumption rate, it would cost us almost six hundred thousand a year, per year that you drop. That in itself is a two million dollar error but we can't do anything about it because we don't have the money. Are these tak.:. into consideration? Did Friend take that into consideration or did he ever, know about it? It's not addressed in this report. Mr. Carollo: If I may... Chief Jaremko: Mr. Plummer,,may I address the board, please? My name is Ed Jaremko. I'm the Vice -Chairman of she System Board and I've been asked by the members of my board to relay our position and put it on the record. We have passed it out. It's in the form of a resolution. I'd like to read the main part of it. It states; "By majority vote of board members present, it was cCnrluded that the recommendations contained within the report if implemented, would interfer with the performance of our fudiciary responsibilities and do in fact, appear to be contrary to STate law an.i City ordinance. We are to pursue this matter with counsel and with our own actuarial firm. And do strongly recommend that no action be taken until such time as the board can publish its .� t ist 4 V Chief Jaremko (continued): position on this item. I'd like to state, for the record, that this is the third set of assumptions from Mr. Friend for this fiscal year. And each time it's been reduced. The City Oridnance states that the actuary recommends and the board certifies. This board did not even ... our board did not even hire Friend. Our actuary is Alexander and Alexander. So I think it is contrary to City Ordinance, and also, it's supposed to be approved by the State and I don't think this has occurred. Mr. Gary stated that because of an increase in assumption, earnings assumptions, that we're able to cut down our contribution. I'd like to ask you what the City's position would be if the market took a nose dive and we lost money. Would the City then come up with additional monies? These assumptions there is a series of assumptions which are .mathematical projections and at the end of the yt.-ar you can level them out. Some are over, some are under but you can't arbitrarily dig in when you have a good year and just cut down on your expenses. This is based on a thirty-two year amortization. And State law says it has to be amoritized over that period of time. Now how can you underfund this by more than five m.illion to begin with, and still comply with the State law. And then as a matter of such importance, that you don't ever, have a representative from E. H. Friend to back this up. We don't even know that he would certify that he said this. mayor Ferre: Do you want to answer that counsellor? Mr. Sunda%: There are certain statements of law that have been made about .Mate law and the City's pension ordinance which are incorrect. � Jul 101980 UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Which are what": Mr. Silver: Which are incorrect. The State law the employee... the Florida Protection of Public Employees Retirement Benefits Act allows the amortization of unfunded liabilities over a period forty years. Mr. Jaremko: That's not true, sir. That is for if you do not have an amortization schedule and you begin one, but if you have one you are not allowed to go any further than you are actuarily going for right now. Mr. Silver: It's Section 12.64 , Subsection 2. Mr. Jaremko: You read the whole paragraph. Mr. Silver: Now, in addition the requirement of the City to report to the State is one that's under that sane law mandated every three years starting in October, 1978 and so the City would still have another year and a half before that three year period of time has expired. The City is not out of compliance with the State law. The City is in full compliance with State law. Mr. Jaremko: Any time new ber..- ;:re projected you have to file. Mr. Silver: We just have a fundamet,tLl disagreement in the law as I read. Mr. Jaremko: Ok, I will read the portion that applies to the amortization. Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, you know, we are in a floor debate and w, haven't even had a chance to make a statement. I think really that this si.,-)uld be addressed to the Chair rather than, you know, back and forth. Mayor Ferre: Well, alright, I will permit Mr. Grassie in the interest of erting everybody make their statements. I think we all know what's happening here. The fact is that the... both of these, the Flan and the System are suing the City of Miami and the main basic question before us is whether or not this Commission has... is able to abrogate its responsibility by abdicating. Now, I think what we have is a statement made by the attorney who represents the City of Miami in a lawsuit to defend us against the Plan and the System and as far as I'm concerned I'm going to protect the citizens of the City of Miami and the City of Miami. I am elected by the people of Miami and not by the employees and I'm going to do my job and I have got no problems. I know where I'm going and I know which way I'm going to vote and I know what we are doing here is getting all this ready for these lawsuits. And that's fine. They are entitled to do that. They are entitled to sue us. They have got all the lawyers here and Mr. Gong is not here today, but his representative is here and that's fine. They are getting ready for their further lawsuits and appeals. Let them put it into the record. Go ahead. Mr Jaremko: Ok, just as a point of clarification. The counselor r.....ioned the fact that you can amortize over forty years and I have the statement here that would disprove that. It says "Nothing contained in the Subsection shall permit any Retirement System or Plan to amortize its unfunded liabilities or 3 period longer than that which remains under its current amortization schedule". Now, that's pretty clear and if the counsel doesn't know that, then he should. I would like to make just one clarific..'.-n here from the position of the Board. We are not asking for any benefits. What we are asking for is the money to deliver the benefits that you all have granted. You are the captain of the ship and we are the crew. All we would like is some provisions to carry out what they bargained for and we are not trying to ruin the City. Quite the contrary. We want to keep it from being ruined. Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Grassie, now you wanted to say something. Mr. Grassie: No, I just wanted the counsel to have a chance to speak without interruption, that's all. Mayor Ferre: Ok, counsel, the Chair recognizes you without interruption now. Mr. Silver: Thank you. The only other point I would want to make just has to do with the fact that currently the City is being sued by both the Plan and the System Boards. 'I}ie suit challenges the right of the City Commission to make these kinds of determinations and to make the determination as how to spend the money raised by taxation. It's the positron of the City and it's the analysis of your special counsel that, that is a City Commission function which should not and cannot be delegated to a body other than that elected by the City. And what's being asked of the City here with regard to the Friend Report and to the actuarial assumptions is one of the functions that the City Commission in determining how to spend the money raised by taxation is authorized and is proper to do. Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Carollo? Mr. Carollo: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. You know, people in government talk about wanting to be with th,� people, but before you can really bt, with t'.,, people you have to find out where the people are at. And I find it very, very hard to digest that ill one hand we are talking about protecting the people of Miami. We are calking about protecting the existence of the City of Miami and in the other hand when you have examples that are really hurting the City of Miami, that are really destroying the City of Miami, we stand by and say nothing and let it go by. Now, let me give the specifics. Tony back here he is the President of the Retirees of Miami, worked for the City of Miami thirty-five years. Do you know what his pension is per month? Around five hundred fifty dollars at most. The other hand, we have people that have worked for the. City only three and a half years and they are planning on retiring getting close to five hundred dollars a month. That my friends is what is destroying the ;Aty of Miami. Not the people that have worked their buts off for years after years giving everything they had to this City. The little guy out there hen he retires with something he can barely live on. Then you got a guy eltat came in because of friendship with the people that hired him. His qualification are none. he even .lied, one example that we have already in his application with the City of Miami. It's been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. That's what you call a fact. k'hen something is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. And this Man is going to retire with close to five hundred dollars. And we have other cases like that of people who only wurke.' a few years and they are milking and rubbing out the taxpayers, you out there, for this kind of money. People that could care less for your city. Dent even live in your city, that just come here and get their pay check and have fun then they go to their little mansion or nice plush condominiums to forget about us peons in the City of Miami. That is destroying the City of Miami. We could go on with examples. Another example, when you have people flying around Latin America, eatidg in the best restuarants, first class, taking their wives along, the City taking the bill. That is destroying the City of Miami. That's ripping out the taxpayers. I too, would like to fly around all over the world, eat in the hest restaurant, stay in the best hotel , but 1... Mayor Ferre: Would you give us some examples of who's taking their wives on City... Mr. Carollo: Well, Mr. Mayor, I have been asking and I will go into specific to you more. I have been asking you sir, since I have got in here to get a complete breakdown, the complete breakdown from our City Manager as to all the trips that lie has taken. All the expenses that he has inquired of the City and after this date I have never received that. It was first refused, refused that I was only given a partial list of reimbursements. Now, the Information that I have been given that has been alledged to me state the facts sir, that Mr. t _a>,sic ha ' taken quite a fete trips and taken his wife on trips and the City has ty ply the bill. Now, I have tried to clarify this and to this date, to this date I have not been given the answer. Mayor Ferre: Ok, I understand. I was just trying to get it on the record. The accusation is that Mr. Grassie has been flying all over Latin America JUL 101980 0 , taking his wife at City expense. I just want to get... make sure I understood what you were saying. Mr. Carollo: Now, I will be trying to get this verified Mr. Mayor and he hasn't verified it to me. And furthermore I have pictures sir, that I can present anytime you like. Yes, sir. Mr. Grassie, Latin America or what is stated to me was paid by the City and I'm going on what other City officials stated to me, that is was paid by the City. Is says Mr. Grassie along with Mr. Gunderson have refused so far to give this information, sir. Then I could only go on what has been told to me by other members of the City. Mayor Ferre: Ok. Mr. Carollo: If I may, now, that Mr. Mayor, frankly is helping destroy the City little by little. I understand and I'm sure you do more than anybody here that if you are going to pay thirty million dollars to Joe, my God, that you know I don't see how the City could survive either. I will be honest with ybu and I will be the first one to admit that. But Mr. Mayor, we got to stop somewhere along the line and come to reality as you stated. Mayor Ferre: Right. Mr. Carollo: All of them, not only one example. We have to get all examples and come to reality on both sides of the fence. Not only one side. Mayor Ferre: Alright, further statements? Mr. Silver, go ahead. Mr. Silver: Mr. Mayor and tnemb•rs of the Commission, I number one, would like to address my remarks to the M. or specifically. I don't nnL.-/ in his opening remarks that you gave whether yu. , c referring to me specifically and collectively or in what manner. But I can tell :oa ti?s that I have worked closely with you for, I guess the last eight year6. ; have always had a great deal of respect for you and your ability. I think you are an excellent Mayor and I continue to do that. But I got to tell you that I recent little bit if you were referring to me the fact that you think that I am bringing or have recommended a lawsuit be brought for any other reason and to protect the members of the people that I represent and that happens to be the Buard of Trustees who comprise both management members and employee representatives. And I can tell you and assure you again, that I have no interest in seeing the City of Miami. go down the drain. Quite to the contrary, I would like to see it preserved because I think it serves a very basic and excellent function. In addition to that I can assure you me appearance here today is not for the purposes of the lawsuit. Again, my sole purpose here and I would derelict and I would be subject to a malpractive action if I did not do it, is to represent the clients that I have. And that is my sole reason here, I'm not here to comment on the Mayor's statementb. Mayor Ferre: Ron let the record reflect that I accepted you representing your clients and you do it well. I have no problems with that. Plummer used today as saying that he has on his wall which goes something like this "I judge things by their result". Isn't that what it says? Mr. Plummer: The results are the only way to test the ability. Mayor Ferre: Well, the results and the success of your lawsuit in proper representing your clients in my opinion is the demise of the City of M'smi. That's my opinion. Mr. Silver: Well, I can assure you that's not you know, my basis as a legs: opinion and Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission iiI you w ld rieejM 4tefs th.b .t have been filed in tnis case, I can esure you tt.e qucs� on s a black and white question. It is a question that is deservingly so of the court decision process and we will all be very :.,i;fied. I have no pride in this matter. If the court tells me I'm wrong, then _i'm wrong. I would hope that I am right and that I am wrong and the court will make that determination. Mayor Ferre: Ron, one of your associations... There are three law firms involved in this. You are one lawyer, Eddie Gong is another and Parker Thompson and Dan Paul are a third lawyer. Dan Paul has on numerous occasions told me with a erear deal of glee that he finally is going to get his way of destroying the City of Miami. That he is gotdg to eliminate the City of Miami. He has finally found a way to eliminate the City of Miami trrough these series of lawsuits. Mr. Carollo: Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, who was that? JUL " C 1SgJ .09 Mayor Ferre: Dan Paui. yes, who represents these groups. Mr. Carollo: Surprised to hear that because it seems to me that everytime Dan Paul comes here he always get what he wants out of the City. Mayor Ferre: Well, he may get it again this time since he represents the unions and the Pension Plan and System in this attack against the City of Miami. Mr. Jaremko: Alright, Mr. Mayor, thank you. I just want as far as the content of this is concerned I am not aware of the necessity at this particular moment and the need to have this item decided at this particular meeting. The question was asked of counsel and 1... I'm sorry and may be I'm... may be two years in the legislature has done this to me that may be I'm not understanding people so well, but I do not understand what the emergency was in this particular circumstance. I remember last year when we did not discuss the budgetary process on the pension until after the regular buds,et was adopted. That was a month after the regular budget was adopted if I recall correctly. I do not understand why two more weeks would be disadvantageous in order for us to you know go forward and examine the report. I just draw your attention.... Mayor Ferre: Come on Ron, because of the lawsuits. You know exactly what this is all about. Mr. Jaremko: No, I don't. I do not know. I don't understand how that. 1 do not know how that affects the lawsuits. Mavor Ferre: I have bcon told and I think it's been said on the record here that this is gerx, .L- and important to the defense of the City in these lawsuits. You want to say that again one more time into the record? N'r. Jaremko: Yes, Mr. Mayor, that's exactly right. The challenge in the lawsuit brought by Mr. Silver and the other lawsuit by Gong cha.lenges the right of the City to make the determination as to the amount of the money appropriated in the pension plans and also challenges the amount that the City determine to appropriate last fall and the adoption of the Friend Report and the assumption... the actuarial assumptions that are involved here which would assist the City in defending itself and the actions of the City Commission with regard to the 1979 to 19780 appropriation and contribution to the pension plans. Moreover, come September we are going to have the same problem all over again and I assume that Mr. Silver will representing his clients as he should would feel zp,-ropriate to file another lawsuit. Mr. Silver: Mr. Mayor, all I'm saying is I don't disagree with the affect of adopting this report. I just don't understand why the emergency today rather than two weeks from today. That's what I don't understand, because we are not going to be in any different position. You are not adopting your budget until October 1 of that time. Mayor Ferre: But Ron, the reason is that traditionally around here one of the ways we always get beat is we always delay, you know, well, we feel sorry and we are concerned and the fellows come up and you know, the different groups and the different... the Police union comes up and the Fire Union comes up and the other groups come up'and they ask for delay. You see, there they are now. They are going to ask us for a delay and they are going to ask us not to do this now and that we ought to delay two more weeks. I learned my lesson. I don't listen to it anymore. Mr. Plummer: You know, Mr. Mayor, in all fairness the Administrator, has delayed six months in furnishing this report to the Commission. Mr. Carollo: Well, I guess they must have learned Mr. Mayor from hanging around City Nall here. Mr. Grassie: Commissioner Plummer, that is factually incorrect. The date of the report is the one that's on the cover of the report, that is not the date when we received the reporp. Hr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Grassie, I read not only on the cover, but on the first page of the report, January 18, 1980 , Washington D.C. Now, I realize the mails are slow, but I question how slow. Mr. Grassie: I can tell that you received it not more than ten days after I received it. 70 JUL 1019E0 Mr. Silver: For the record Mr. Maher, on behalf of the Trusteei of the General Employees Retirement Plan I would object to the adoption of this report at this time and would ask for the matter to be deferred to two weeks. You know, it's interesting also to point out and 1 think it should be noted for the record that E. H. Friend and Company is also the a:.tuary hired by the Trustee and the Plan that they gave us one figure when they... and actually and they still are being paid by us and then whvn the City hired them they gave another figure last year and now they h::ve a third figure which they have brought to the attention. Now, I don't know which figure, you know, may be they are all right and may he they are all wrong, but i just think that in a matter of this great concern when we got retirees involved in this particular situation that we should exercise the upmost caution and if there is no great dire need for an emergency at tnis particular time that w? go forward. I would refer to the memorandum by Mr. Gary to Ms. Rodriguez which is dated June 27, 1980, which is a Friday I believe and requested that the Boards are informed of this matter. The next week is July 4th, there was no opportunity actually to get everybody together and we have our pension board meeting next and I can guarantee you we would take it up at that time, but so be it. That's for the record. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Don Teems: Mr. Mayor, Don Teems, President of the Miami Association of Fire Fighters. I would like to make a coT=ent on that report, but first I would like to ask the attorney a question. Have you looked at the report as it relates tc, collective bargaining agreements that are negotiated by the employees of the City? 21r. Sundaic : I bey your pardot- . I can't hear you. Mr. Teems: Have you looker; i.t }.art as it relates to the collective bargaining agreements that i< ncg;,,:i>.cd by the City employees with the City Commission agreed upon by 1.otth? Mr. Sundak: Two things, first my firm is not the counsel to the City on labor matters. And second as a result we ''haven't been asked ant' .,e didn't feel it appropriate to detail into the collective bargaining aspect ,f this. Mr. Teems: That's my point. Let me give you a little history, ok. In 1974 the employee groups negotiated a change in the structure in the pension and the Board of Trustees with the City of Miami agreed upon by the Commission at tint time. It's part of the collective bargaining agreement. To change... the ordinance that came out of that, ok, that sett, up the trust. T_� change that in my opinion and our legal... and it's not Dan Paul by the way. The City of Miami Fire Fighters have never retained Dan Paul for anything and I don't kT,ow where that came from, but our attorney say that it is a violation of that collective bargaining; agreement and that this gets rig'.t to the soul of what the problems with, with the City employees of the City of Miami are with the Administration. The soul of it is, is that you sit dow" and you talk and you supposedly agree collectively. You take that agreement back to your employee groups and they ratify understanding it. The Administration brings it before this Commission and explains it and then after the fact this contract is signed by both parties and after the fact we start trying to change the rules and change the collective bargaining agreement. It's been done on a numbEr of occasions. I will give an example of many. When we reduce from fifty-six to fifty-four to fifty-two to fifty hours of work a week for fire fighters the argument from the City and rightfully so, was that it waq Going to cost them the amount of money to hire twenty-three more people foi .!ery two hours that we reduce in our hours work they were going to have to hire. They never did. Now, they argued at the table cost wise. They never did. That's one of the reasons we are short in Police and one of the reasons we are short in Fire. With the pension we agreed. We sat down at the table and negotiated and agreed to come up with this structure. The Commission ratified it. Now, the Commission or the Admin1st:.," on wants the Commission to turn around and change that agreement they_ made. New, the way to do that is to go to the table with it. Now, the last two times we have been to the table the City Administration has refused to talk about pension which is there right. Th- State Law says you can or can't. Either party can agree. They don't want to talk about it at the table, but then they want to bring it back to the Commissiun and let you do it unilaterally and that's a violation of our agreement. And that's the soul of everything that this Administration has been doing to the City of Miami and it's not just pension. It's all the way down the line. And Mr. Mayor, Fire Fighters are not i_oiv�,d in that suit. We are not. We have never paid Dan Paul a dime. Don't ever intend to. The Police that I know of are not either. Now, we might be because my understanding is that they are talking about trying to negotiate a settlement in lieu of money ana^^^ we believe that as a bargaining agent that we are going to have to be involved in any kind of negotiation. Mayor Ferre: Don, I got no problems. You represent your constituency. You represent the union. Now, I... Mr. Teems: No, I represent fire fighters, sir. Mayor Ferre: Well, I understand and I represent the people who elected me, which are the people of Miami and that's fine. You represent your constituency. I represent my constituency. That's fine. I understand. Mr. Teems: Mr. Mayor, how do you take and employ the City of Miami and agree to do something with him and then turn around two years later and say no, I ain't going to do that no more. How do you do that? Mayor Ferre: We don't... at least I don't look at it that way. Mr. Teems: No, I know. I realize that, because a contract is a contract unless it's with an employee group and then it not really a contract. Mayor Ferre: That's not so. It has certainly not been... I have been serving this city now for well over ten years and you can't name me one occasion when I voted in that way. Not one. Mr. Teems: I'm namin-, you one right now that you just said yvu were to vote that way. Mayor Ferre: Well, I tell you I don't agree with that position that you are expressing here... Mr. Teems: Did we not negotiate that structure? Did we not set up that ordinance through negotiations? And did you not ratify that agreement? Mayor Ferre: The State Law is very clear on this. The City of Miami Commission cannot abrogate and not abdicate its position. If you want a legal statement ask the lawyer again. State it in the record. Mr. Sun(lak: It goes back to what I was saying before that the City Cominission ic, Elected and among other of its duties is the duty to determine the appropriation of funds. And the City Commission cannot legally delegate that right away to anybody. And so not withstanding recommendations from various sources the City Commission is the ultimate body that makes the determination as to how funds are appropriated. For the past three hours at this very meeting that's exactly what the City Commission has been doing. Mr. Teems: Absolutely and the City has the right and the City Comr.i.ssion has the right and the obligation to agree on a collective bargaining agreement with employees and they did. They have already done that. And now the only way that I know to change it legally is to go back to the table and change it. You can't unilaterally change it anymore than we can. Well, you know we agreed not to strike. Does that mean that we can unilaterally do that now and it's ok? Mr. Sundak: There is nothing in the City pension ordinance and there is nothing in any other law that I'm familiar with that would abdicate the City r,)mmission's duty, a duty that as I understand it is acknowledged by everyone here to make the determination for all of the various resources and all of the various needs that come before the City Commission as to how the money that's raised by taxation is to be spent. Mayor Ferre: WE11, obviously we are going to end up defending this in court so I will ask the City Attorney. Are we in anyway in your opinion violating any legal agreement? Mr. Knox: No, sir, -t's the opinion of the City Attorney that you are acting consistent with sound actuarial principles consistent with the State Law and consistent with determinations that you have previously made. Mr. Teems: Could I ask him a question? Consistent with the labor agreements that the City has signed with it? You didn't mention that sir. Mr. Knox: And consistent with the labor agreements that the City of Miami has entered into to the extent that the City of Miami has the power to �2 JUL 101980 make those agreements and enforce them. Mayor Ferre: Anything else? Mr. Don March: Good nfternoon, my name is Don March and I'm elected Trustee of Miami City Employees Retirement System Board. Mr. Mayor, in the resolution that we passed today in a discussion preceding it we raised questions on a very sophisticated and comprehensive and complete and difficult to read report that has only been recently furnished to us, but I have been up all night reading it. There are sufficient questions raised from my limited experience that give me concern for the funding ratifications and when we speak of representing the citizens of the City of Miami we have to talk about the consequences of delaying obligations to a time in the future. This report only projects a cash flow allocation through an eleven year period and we are talking about a thirty-five or a forty year funding cycle. My question is what is the... what are the funding requirements and consequences of any of the four or five recommended alternatives in this plan in the year 1995 2004 when I hope very strongly that we still do have a very strong City government. They are not in here. This is something you have to take into consideration and we feel we do in the Retirement System Board take this kin of obligation to future employees, future citizens, future leadership in the City of Miami with regards to the consequences of any funding requirements in any form of State Law. I'm not any attorney and I'm not an actuary. I think this report needs to be gone over very carefully by an attorney. Our actuary... I would like to give our actuary the opportunity to assess whether or not the impact of this does in fact impinge upon my obligation as a fiduciary, my obligation as a representative of citizens and employees and the leadership here. I do the best I can to conform Lo State Law and I have concerns as to whether adoption -f this will in fact do that and what we are asking by our resolution a:. %,liar we are suggesting very strongly that you defer this until such time bia w can publish our legal and actuarial observations on this particular action ht.e. I will quote from page six of this report second paragaph. "Those full actuarial funding levels which are lower in the early years of a retirement program's existence will be higher in the later years". "Will be higher" and that's right here in the report, but yet we don't see the pages how high it's going to be. Mayor Ferre: Alright, further statements? Alright? Mr. Carollo: I would like to make one if I can Mr. Mayor. Mayor Ferre: Huh? Mr. Carollo: I would like to make one if no one else here is going to speak. Mayor Ferre: Of course. Mr. Carollo: I would just like to point one small example of what I think has been happening here. It's a small example of six hundred thousand dollars worth. One of the statements that Mr. Gunderson and this is why we wanted him here. There is quite a few statements like this here that he presented to the board was that he expected the revenues for the 1979 year to be at nine hundred sixty-one thousand one hundred seventy dollars. Well, a lot was based on that actuality. What we got was three hundred seventy thousand dollars approximately. Almost a six hundred thousand dollar mistake. If I could call Elena Rodriguez up here again. Mayor Ferre: Who? Mr. Carollo: Elena Rodriguez. I think she could go even a little deeper into this area that I'm talking about here so that the Commission could hupefully understand it a little Metter. Mayor Ferre: Go ahead Ms. Rodriguez. Ms. Elena Rodriguez: I have been having a little problem with the fund balance. One minute we had two hundred thousand dollars in the fund balance and the next minute we have a credit balance of three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars. I tried to get information and I had quite a problem getting information. Finally the annual report of the City of Miami was issued and I got a copy of it last week. I consulted with both my attorneys and at their recommendation I asked for a clarification of the figures. I got it last night. I was comparing it agaiiist a copy of the budget document that was issued for the year before 1978-79 and I have some very serious .73 JUL 101980 questions. I made you all a copy. Per Mr. G%;nderson's figures which he had in the budget document, we should have revenues from the City in excess of fifteen million dollars. Other revenues from other sources and this includes Metropolitan Dade County, State of Florida, Water and Sewers, etc., should amount to nine hundred sixty-one thousand dollars plus. However, in this breakdown that they prepared they have a charge off of three hundred seven thousand dollars for uncollectable taxes. We are being charged your property taxes. They are being charged to our fund balance. Also they claim that instead of collecting nine hundred sixty-one thousand dollars they have only been able to collect three hundred seventy thousand dollars from other miscellaneous employers. Now, what they are trying to tell is they did not collect half a million dollars from Dade County for the last couple of years. I have been around and around with this with Mr. Gunderson for the last six or seven month and I have talked to Howard Gary about it a couple of times. Mayor Ferre: Ok, thank you, very much. Alright, any further statements at this time? If not, is there a motion? Mr. Lacasa: Mr. Mayor, I move that the Edward H. Friend and Company study funding alternatives dated January 18, 1980 concerning the City's Pension Program be accepted and that the recommendation therein included to increase the amortization payment of the unfunded past service liability by five percent each year from October 1, 1976 be approved. Rev. Gibson: 1 second it. Mayor Ferre: Alright, there is a motion and a second, is there further discussion on Item 15, call the roll. ON ROLL. CALL: Mr. Plummer: Very short the answer definitely is negative. I vote "no". I don't feel all the information has been furnished to the Commission. I think a lot of questions are going unanswered. It is once again we are being forced by government by crisis to try and make a decision today that it can't be put off. I vote "no". The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-520 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE EDWARD H. FRIEND AND COMPANY STUDY ON FUNDING ALTERNATIVES DATED JANUARY 18, 1980 CONCERNING THE CITY'S PENSION PROGRAMS; FURTHER ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN SAID STUDY TO INCREASE THE AMORTIZATION PAYMENT OF THE UNFUNDED PAST SERVICE LIABILITY BY 5% EACH YEAR FROM OCTOBER 1, 1976. (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: Rev. Gibson, Vice -Mayor Lacasa and Mayor Ferre. NOES: Mr. Plummer and Mr. Carollo. ABSENT: None. 17. GRANT REQUEST OF LATIN AlfERICAN BASEBALL ACADEMY FOR USE OF BASEBALL STADIUM SUBJECT TO'CONDITIONS. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Alfonso Rodriguez? Item 5. Senor Rodriguez? Mr. Rodriguez: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). 74 jit _ t Mayor Ferre: (SPEM'S IN SPAN1SH). Grassie, we need a translater. Mr. Rodriguez: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). We need a translates .`It. Manager. Mr. Mayor Ferre: (TRANSLATES FOR SPEAKER). I'm the Director of the Latin American Baseball Academy a non-profit organization founded in 1974. Will you get somebody to do this please? For children from six to sixteen. During the last eight years... UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (TAKES OVER AS "RANSLATER). We have had competition at the stadium for the Orioles where we take children three days during the year. It is assisted only by the fathers and the donation s received is not sufficient to cover the cost. During the last seven years they Commissioners have always donated the Stadium free. By the use of the stadium for free he is just referring as to the rent, nut he does pay for the electricity, the umpires, trash collection and so forth. Last year they collected half the amount for the stadium. Commissioner Lacasa was there last year and he was able to observe that really no public goes there, it's just the parents of the kids. For those reasons he would like... Mayor Ferre: Alright, Commissioner Lacasa. Mr. Lacasa: I have a couple of questions before we vote on this. One, do you charge for admission? You know he have to translate because this goes on the record and the other Commissioners... LNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). Mr. Rodriguez: (SPEAKS IN SPANI._H). ',.NIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: They receive ., dol"�ar donation per person to cover th.• cost of lights and so forth. They pay fi`ty dollars an hour just for lighting; in the stadium. Mr. Iacasa: But if we waive the fee... if we were to waive: the fee would you still charge for admission? UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). Mr. Rodriguez: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: If the City would waive their fee they would still have to charge admission because they have other expenses such as lighting, paying for umpires, insurance and so forth. Mr. Lacasa: Ok, so based on the fact that they are going to use that & narior to pay for the electricity that actually is the electricity of the field and that the City won't be charged for that as well for the umpires I move that the fee be waived. Mayor Ferre: Alright, there is a motion on the floor, is there a second? Mr. Rodriguez: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). ,..ayor Ferre: There is a motion on the floor, is there a second to the motion, which is Lacasa's motion? Mr. Carollo: Second. Mayor Ferre: Carollo seconds. Mr. Plummer: Under discussion. Mayor Ferre: Under discussion. Mr. Plummer: Under discussion then it's my understanding all of the proceeds taken at the gate will be turned over'to the City. UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). Mr. Rodriguez: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). 75 J U L 101980 J rd UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: The income will be to cover the expenses not necessarily to go back to the City. Mayor Fetie: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). Mr. Rodriguez: (SPEAKS IN SPANISH). Mayor Ferre: There is n motion on the floor and a second with Plummer's stipulation. Plummer with your stipulation that the money flow through the City of Miami for the payment of the lights and the clean up and the Police and all that kind of stuff. Mr. Plummer: The admission proceeds will come to the City. Mayor Ferre: And along with him so that he will know that we are not spending the money wrong, ok. Ok, is that acceptable to everybody? Further discussion, call the roll. fiaf 114mlyllow Mr. Carollo: Before I vote on this I would just like to say that I think these are some of the projects that the City snould try to do its nest to help and that we spend our money in some many ways that really do a minimum of good, but when you are talking about our youth that's where we really have to put our money. Make sure that our young ptcople are going to grow up the right wa} and nut be involved in stealing on the corner or all kinds of drugs that we have in our city, but to grow u-p in a way that c would all he proud of our city. So they can make good and outstanding citizens for Miami and this is why I vote "yes". The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 80-521 A MOTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST MADE BY THE LATIN A*MRICAN BASEBALL ACADEMY FOR FREE USE OF THE MIAMI BASEBALL STADIUM WITH THE STIPULATION THAT ALL PROCEEDS FROM GATE ADMISSIONS BE TI"RNED 0VL'R TO THE CITY TO DEFRAY COSTS OF ELECTRICITY, PERSONNEL AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed and adopted by the fallowing vote: AYES: Commissioner Jive Carollo Commissioner .1. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 18. MOTION OF INTENT TO WAIVE. FEES INCURRED BY MIDONG PRIMARY S:'..,OL EXHIBITION TEAM OF KOREA COCONUT GROVE EXHIBITION CENTER AUGUST 3, 1980. Mayer Ferre: Now, them ii. a similar item before us. It's a resolution completely waiving the fees incurred by the Midong Primary School Exhibition Team of Korea in connection with.the use of Coconut Grove Exhibition Center on August 3, 1980 for the purpose of exhibiting their cultural talents in the art of Tae-Kwon-Doc, _ which I think is Karate. It is another word for Karate isn't it? Ok, Plummer moves. Mr. Lacasa: Second. t r Mayor Ferre: Lacasa seconds, further discussion, call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 80-522 A MOTION OF INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO WAIVE THE FEES INCURRED BY THE MIDONG PRIMARY SCHOOL EXHIBITION TEAM OF KOREA IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE COCONUT GROVE EXHIBITION CENTER ON AUGUST 3, 1980 FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXHIBITING THEIR CULTURAL TALENTS IN THE ARE OF TAE-KWON-DOE, PROVIDED THEY AGREE TO PAY ATTENDANT EXPENSES SUCH AS ELECTRICITY, INSURANCE, SECURITY, CLEAN UP OF THE PLACE ON COMPLETION, ETC. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 19. MOTION REFERRING REQUEST TO SELL COOKIES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS FOR CONSIDERATION Mayor Ferre: Ok, we are now on Item 6, Eric Connelly. Mr. Connelly? Mr. Eric Connelly: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, my name is Eric Connelly, 488 Northwest 165th Street, North Miami. I'm Chairman of Cookie Coach Company of Florida and the purpose of my appearance here is to make an application to sell cookies to the public on the streets of Miami. Mayor Ferre: Who is against cookies? Mr. Connelly: Cookie Coach of Florida is a new company being the off -shoot of a large New York operation and consists of an antique vehicle. A 19ui bakery van costing twenty thousand dollars. This vehicle has appeared on the Phil Donahue Show, Mery Griffin and in the movie Kramer and Kramer, also the front cover of the Time Magazine. The vehicle is aesthetically appealing and will lend added charm and color to Miami besides adding to the good image of the City particularly for the tourist. And the vehicle could also be made available for promotional ventures for the City of :._imi. The cookie coach with permission of the Police is parked immediately outside these chambers and the Commissioners are invited to view it now if necessary. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager as I remember in reading this item... this is Item 6 and as I remember you.%. We need t:--'ve a peddler's license, is that what we need do? Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, since this was originally put on the City Commission's agenda we have a memorandum from the City Attorney which indicates that there may be a legal problem with this question and I think that we need a report from the City Attorney. Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Knox? Mr. Knox: Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor I would like to refer the Commission to Section 40-4 of the Code of the City of Miami and this provision indicates that no peddlers shall be permitted to solicit business upon the public streets of .77 JUL 101980 the City of Miami WiLlil. ' Mv - : Lct Of aTi (,F,tah� "S handling Lhc cla&v of g"ndv inthuriz,q. lobw sold or hn-,1dI(J t,njor license; nor LO loCat, in IN -k - i ;w53 ;c hi)!hwi,i'q ( -- OtIt. - vubli ;, prop( rty with the City Or i�c pur"t"o of trai . . rwp bininess. Mayor Ferre: —3 i , d0l-4 1AQuO .'Ise sioll cookiel- ;ijal: you kr,ow of around there? Mr. Knox: V 11, we have copsibantly LivrilirvLed tli--)t pravlsiln as to pichlbIt peAdl ;nv of an! kinj 0:1 Lho streetg an,1 ways either frot- a vohichle of push earl 0- 0-11 stints. 'W, it may be that the City COTI"Pission may wish to revit-,it -il"L At I SLll Sequcilt MuLin; ad0j)L an OrdillanCO whicii will it, it wc :,L11 11,,V'.' P'lly proviqions for the i�.,--iance of special licenses or perirft�. Mayor Ferre: 1A&F ,ot a senov from the Commission here and vivo -itwt they V,41't to d,.. I - - - ,i !d ,111 - ( -me! h you wi) 1 have P) can., back tome other t dlk2l, to --o In th it, r,, t-- t ic;ii, then It't'!, )!('t all Ot'iervyise, yoli kn,)w.... t,kii ' qui 1 L, a 11): t anu ,uf lit Mr. �-w or ano a,,, wrote d( J.17 rui,srk. "III tht, 1. vi t i, hP is aski"g to do this in 1hv Downtuvwrn -i i e i i a no t lit- r r)) I c - -i 1; 1 !. e 0 17 it ,,(,u h avv ever bean 1 r, o r u i 1 (1, 1 n,-, t. I L I, t 1., cni',pv�•! ion of t rn*.'f y([_ �rt to L-ilt tc o' iimount (.f po-i,jc t�j�-)t %,I�u �-,, play to W I! :, -w( - 1,OLI a- my pr,tit it ki.-,i t:it. F"i, Sjlcr vt i, i.f ILI P t Iwl q, hvil a IV S a.; : s -nil t It i ngs of t; 3. AVAA W! Vi i ':,,I, couceinc� -OouL the this woulu create I& Were is Im question In my mind it would. Mr. Connulil; „iLi do a!L,,.d in fact ind obtained tree necessary licenses ant ;t --1111- ' ",l i,T Cttnl-�! thPm War We roall7ind 0- rtot-Wicins relate - L'' 'Alf. :A !, '.' 1!, J: i the .--isotl way ap.�e tring iiert. toots, . And I av,re( yk,u L - I t I r,-i f: , - r-b 1(.,T i.n Dov:n,,ov n Miami, I)i , t at t!IL L—lc - ckri.—F In,, parrs ): ::he -Ii '-, where tO llocav-d without upsetin,,; thu flow of traCfic M-iycr Ferr, L, , I It L 1-t-+I-, —Ir'.-IVt ill NjP1,1 'jj)rj,, tlle, ini •rvivt-, 3n,), Why rL nn! L. 1 -t wob thAt aeds qnzip. On- Thwntown Arta 0 d IV, ju-,L *; , n cif Ic awry r t r, i tv At vorn' v t c-.i-rl -ac% WiLl-, I Z wo d I I t c )'a -,, U t,.,. , 0 j-, i r i a T-, f C, r - - .., - Vote on thiq Mr. Toxyl l F W, Dnmv oun DuvelopToni OtPVTO - Fln: rif 1. a. "OrchanlLs Avswcj:.icr in jwsitoww, (—. ".. u! 1 1 n k 16 a I s to h, 1v I - L:,; -, - t c -1 -.- t I (- pe,J]PQ OFInion at V tv— t:rrn Pa6e County. so thrl-;c ,1, -thror, o,p i ; . . ct n i h, *c r t, I., . . . .., :1, 1 .I , t I . t tt,t L 1- f th wt It i Y P') to tali W, O).:'th(- r ,r zio�: think t o I., n f o't Two, cui,! like to Aot C :wrChanLS WO Q And th rt t. , t 1. Opment Tj ti.t-) f,', nnifi,- to have' r :i r. Ll L t n L OWI! i a -I i a r v., j Fcrr, Alrii lit ha I .,,)k Jail, [hi:; J ill: L:)Ur and aaid Mr. Conricl,:,. .,-I;, vjl-y JUL. 101980 76N f r Mayor Ferre: Alright, we will gee you again in the future. Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 80-523 A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO RESEARCH A REQUEST MADE BY MR. ERIC CONNELLY, COOKIE COACH CO. CF FLORIDA, INC., IN CONNECTION WITH PROPOSED USE OF COACHES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO VEND COOKIES, REQUESTING OF THE. ADMINISTRATION TO CONSULT WITH THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC DIVISION, THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS" ASSOCIATION TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR OPINION IS AS TO POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRAFFIC SITUATION WHICH COULD BE CREATED BY THIS REQUEST. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Carollo, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: Commissioner J. L. P1u -.eL, Jr. 20. PERSONAL APPEARANCE- MEMBERS OF MIAMi DESIGN PLAZA AND MEMBERS OF MIAMI FASHION DISTRICT ASSN. CRIME/PARKING AND OTHER PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS Mayor Ferre: Take up Item 33. Go ahead. Ms. Goff you are recognized. Mr. Bernard E. Sullivan: Mr. Mayor and fellow Commissioners, I'm a Commissioner too. I represent the fashion industry and all of these people- here... Mr. Ongie: Your name please. Mr. Sullivan: I'm sorry. My name is Bernard E. Sullivan. I'm a manufacturer employing two hundred people in the Miami Fashion District in addition to which I operate a retail store that sell directly to the public and you may have seen some extensive advertising promoting the Fashion District, but the thing that I would... Mr. Plummer: Excuse me. Mr. Mayor, this is under a personal appepr_ace and for keeping things in order, who is Shirley Goff? Ms. Shirley Goff: I'm Shirley Goff. Mr. Plummer: Are you relinquishing to this gentleman? Ms. Goff: No, I believe we are ion,unctive. If he would like to speak first, that's fine with me. Mr. Plummer: Well, I would appreciate the agenda being adhered to and this was a request of hers and then -if he wishes to add afterwards I think it would be appropriate. Mayor Ferre: I assumed that you are'both here together on the same thing and for the same thing. Ms. Goff: Yes, we are, but we are representing two different organizations in a similar neighborhood. 7Q JUL 10 1980 .�V 0 r Mayor Ferre: I see, yes, ok. Well, cut of ccurte_,� for Mrs. Goff since she is a lady and she was... even though we are in the age of EkA and all that I think we ought to let her go first, ok. Ms. Shirley Goff: -hank you Mayor Ferro and gentlemen. I'm Shirley Coff. I am here representinp tl,e Miar.•,i Lesion Plaza Merchants Association. I hope I'm not out of 0,(ier to just show you gentlemen a raise of hands from the people in the audie-we who HI(. supporting, here with me. Thank you. I will read a statement we have preparet'. conjunctively. "The growth of the Miami Design Plaza in the last five years has brought it among the ranks of the top design centers in the Nation. Lcac,Lng furniture designers from New York and Los Angeles have opened showroom,,, in the district and has become the primary design L;IikeL not only 'or custuners from Palm Beach, Broward and Dade Counties, but our Lnt in Anteric at.: as w( ll. 111e design Plaza rt:presents a multi -million dollar market which rest►its in r%,ajor ruventics to the Cicy annually ana it continuucs };ruwi.h wii make .t. an ll.terllut]tllkfl design capital. The Association h.is taken many steps to perpetuate this expansion inciut,ing tL,-! introduction of a tram which Continually carries customers throughouL tht district., the production of a trap ant; directory and the initiation of tie:,lrnt•rs baLur(!,,ty all event which will bring dusii,n,:rs from all over the state into the area in u,;ust. Ncwt'Vc'r, t1w 'l-it ►-1.CL n-eds further help so that it, irow t'. c.a, bt Wt• rec,t,i. t,t from tht• C: t:lirt,- five thousanil. tiollais it L110SU tU:" t:::'AeI- CO Lo be used for ft►rtlior Prcrlori012 LT, OW 11 111:!, l)EKI;?:1 1)i.1l.A. t•..:•t :U:: ` :i :lc be uied in 2dvert is i::11, C..li.p i� iL`. to 111Cieahl' vvtj) a(oCaLi il.,L 1(`II. •-t.iC international a).oar:''r :•:, i,i the ,iistr'ict1 s re~uti:ces. A cruci:s: ?; .,. in t.hc' area is for ati:l ?. .`1'2) O11 strtrri. p,trkilt4',. Th(- traw has one :tc'.) i.w t(` K ourselves to alieviaL, tl,_' l)„rkinj, and it will t) - 'I It ', "',•k-, to the Oloi,rc. ,If it:: cirp, I)il1 iv, liowuvt r, Lhe heed ; or more efl-strevL parkinz, r. ,']ain.n i1Llli.1'31.-.Vku. whaLo er efforts are nCLe_ssdrV to fAt, ll:lt Ili CTt'k t iL,i rOV.I'._:t':LS recori.iendt_'d by Che dt' ),I'La;'nt f Public Works ..:i hLC t :.) ,e Siilj`: Vt.'.e':CS Jt anc kii,JrJ in r_ti15 ear's f ,st'al schedule. :he 1•liami Desii n Plaza is ptcr L of th Buena Vista area in w'nich there is high unemplo•;ment and low income. To keep incidents of crime from growing in the tie:,it,n di::ti let a:L(l to off -set reactions to the area brought on by the M.iy nuts. wt' clued ital`'d Poli• •_� protection and we need it immediately. A gre,it ar:otiut ()1 att_. 1:ti : i . L ins k.,ivca to the :Miami DL:sign Plaza within 0& industr; nai l )nal 1% Lo insure that the ir,iportant economic contribution and potential wllic:, i.i.• t'... ,n pi. .z.: r.'j)"•"ient.= LO the CitV C•111 JC sustained. 't'c• urge the ci,,' tt:, approv,, our request for funds and additional Police protecti urt aiid tc- ,. Lv :etc t: U-1 \.it i:_h we :nay expect implementation of street impro:cment;; an_i a.iditiunsi parking". Thank you. Mr. Sullivan,: 1!, "1K V� .1., 1: ly i tl•1\'�' SilUw t)t hand:; of the V.,rl.0us :il(:mbers of the Merc},ant As AiciaLioil from tilt'. Fasl,iOti District. ilia. nk you. The Fashion Industry i:' unt• of the rlo:.t itnp )-cant economic force:. in th-..s Country. it. is ,,it- of th., lari;ost (.-.0lovers it, 'coth tht City_ and the :aunty i,rOdidL:ti .)\-(•r l.w..it: -fit',: va.idrol oI)s in the fashion district an-1 over a huntiie ! �,nry ':.Tile, 1ollars ja revenues. 'file largest concentration of manufactnrin,; plants anu whole sale, retail establishments are located in the Fashion District in tl,e City of :Miami, specifically one hundred Seventy- five businus-ic`; of w ;i.ch Lhirty- ci.gnt new businesses opened in the last year alone. The Fashi`t:1 ),strict- Ke`ieveic;)!,loat Plan is the first rede•:eiop;ut:nt plan the City of Miami hiss adopt-od, 1t was approved by the Gity Planning Advisory Board, 4UO Advisor; Board, tll_ Dade County Commission anti the Miami City Commi::'.i„n. i.+; .ail iio.l lia already been ailocaLed for the implementation of this t)roject zis weli as a proposed four hundred :sand dollars in federal. fonds for the training of minority workers for -*o's in the indus(-ry. rho ; e.di,vtJop:,2enL plan specifies the acqu_.sition of land `or public park; ui;, sua,►t i fi r',s :,)n of the district and vocational training for minority joi).s. We re tnt• (:LLv C,)•raissio`2 expedite the impie::.entation of t i,t'se plan-,. ` :n,'e the area li.t,t: at ilc frial;t' of a low iIILOLle.. is ig:ll:Orhood and since th, ??av rttts tIisi ; nificanr t.'amat;e to tl:e area's Ecx:n r.;wu emphasize a need for t,roat•'T visibi-.- P-11ce protection to secure the safety of the district. anti t) roa : ;c List, vi"itors and resident,. who pauunize the area. We further recoil;ncud the initiation of a special tax district through which property owners will be a5--ess4'd cu provide extra security details and other public imlrovc:iients III Lhe•Fashion District. The Fashion L'istrict As:;nt.in, '.in ha-; sinut'rtaken sever.il steps to stimulate its growth. We are currently putii h togeth-_,I a couperative advertising campaign, planning a fashion festival kick-off for the Winter season and bringing in a tram for the cotivenionce of shop t rs and to alit•viate our troublesome parking situation. We have cotwiited fifty thousand dollars in association dues and projected tram revenues for promotional purposes, but we need from the City matching funds in order to carryo>>t the kind of promotion necessary. Specifically, this means advertising targeted toward the tourist, resident population and South Americans wro incidentially comprise fifty percent of our market and production of a brochure which will include a district map and directory. The Miami Fashion Industry is one of the most important economic forces in Miami's economic stability and the City has made a commitment to help protect and expand its viability. We need a specific date upon which we can expect the provisions of the redevelopment plan to be implemented as well as an answer to our request for additional Police protection and matching funds of fifty thousand for promotion of the area. Thoogh we are the largest industrial employer in the City with the kind of development and promotion both the Planning Department and our assoiation have described we feel we can become a major South Florida attraction. Gentlemen, we would appreciate your consideration and any help that you might afford us. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Alright, questions from members of the Commission? We have fwo statements here. One is from the Miami Design Plaza Merchants Association. and I thought they were the same, but they are not. We have a separate group which is the Miami Fashion District Association. One is requesting from us thirty-five thousand dollars in funds for promotion of the Miami Design Plaza. The other one is asking several things anion?, which is fifty thousand dollars for pomotion in the area and for additional Police protection. Is there anyway we can join forces here between these two groups? Ms. Goff: Well, that's why we are here together. Mayor Ferre: Are %ou here tok,:then? Ms. Goff: Well, we have jit,t u the last few months introduced ourselves to each other and we find we hate c—i; needs. So... Mayor Ferre: Good. Now, you were telling; u, that you are going to match us. If we give you thirty-five thousand you are going to put urn thirty-five thousand. Ms. Goff: I believe we have done that alreacy. Our Treasurer is ;.-re may be he can help us. Mayor Ferre: In other words, you already have thirty-five thousand dollars? Mom. Goff: We have already got a tram running throughout our area that has somewhat helped the parking situation, but we still... Mayor Ferre: Are you going to do the same thing? Mr. Sullivan: Yes, sir. We would be delighted to. Mayor Ferre: Well, how are we going to work this, 1�ecausL! I wi!l tell you in principle I'm in favor of the City of Miami cooperDting and working something... I would like to have it as a jcint venture and I certainly like the idea of matching, you know, where you come up with something and we will come up with something, that's ok. Mr. Grassie: I would think Mr. Mayor that if the City Commission were to approve these two requests in principle and if we were to have a short time to work with these two associations since we are supportive of what they are trying to accomplish that we could get back to you with an appropric-_,n and a plan to make this a reality. Mr. Lacasa: What exactly is the request': The thirty-five dollar matching? Mayor Ferre: No, no, there is two groups.. Mr. Lacasa: That's one. One group is requesting thirty-five thousand dollars matching. That's yours, right? Ms. Goff: We are looking for you.to match the thirty-five thousand. Mr. Lacasa: Your thirty-five thousand dollars. And you? Mr. Sullivan: Aac we are looking for you to match the fifty thousand. Mr. Lacasa: To match the fifty thousand? Mr. Sullivan: Yes, sir. �� ,U` 101g n f r Mr. Mayor Ferro; Mr. Lacasa: to it out. But ily position is this I du here , hat tht-o industries a r (74 ty MI:imi. We are working ourselves vt. 4. p in 01,- ccononic development of the ci-1. -re tO :Llt in tlht,'r money; up front the least yii 11kowLic. �o I for one... I am going to mov,i e,: 'I".( t to whatever arrangement t, i-,n 1.(-. (XP(2(1LLV. Mayor Fer,t.-- I-rtlier discussion, call the -oll. Mr. Plu%v; -r- either ono f r resort tax of touriSt P t I; m. i on ars' Ms. Goff: No. ,nt,odi -ocl to Ci,.,wrist people VeT-; I-oront 1" them. Fe -11,1 D S we will Mr. I`. Curx-llt:t,e I- lust thous,;r T :.l .. _ ;is in Mayor j a,- an.; he t-,-ausc T Ion' Ar. Cir, lal �'&ayor T ri th V( 1''4, Vou KTico,, e vo I bou'l. J,.'t t 1%c III It :I "r:.i 11!J Vol, c..'ro? rl r 1C Oroper.Ly a r c) a U1, T-, 'u 11 a1fC-CL.1. VOUI ev can do this together." Dt-partricn* t L I U ol"e the Mayor F(,rt-t. I. C L J- 0 art.: , tit t1la t doe gust this. j-r Lmevt .al"ci lii'crm;ition Tr,,I`(,rm,-,L1on anc! Visitors. wont'., rfu, Cc I t t , T.', il Cf C Mayor Ft., r T t, . I . , ." , 1 1 , it I t r Me. Goff: Information and Visicors. Mr. Sullivan: Well, that's fine from a promotional standpoint. Mr. Plummer: That breaks down to the initials I.V. which is a shot in the arm. Mayor Ferre: Ok, go ahead. Mr. Sullivan: I want to particularly pjint out this paragraph in which we say "We further recommend the initiation of a special tax district through which property owners will be assessed to provide extra security details and other public improvements in the Fashion District". Mayor Ferre: That's fine. Let me answer you this way. We are about to do that, hopefully and I hope we will have it before we go on our August break if we can ever get... and I would ... Dick, get Stu Sidon to call Gensburg anO let's get this thing over with. We are about to do that in Downtown Miami. That's a special tax district. In other words, we have "X" number of Policemen and women that are distributed as we can evenly across the City. We are oow increasing that up to the highest we have ever had it, which is eight hundrod fifteen. Now, if you and your particular district want more than that, then we are going to allow you to tax yourself sLI that you will have additional City of Miami Policemen in that particular area. So we will be happy to work with you on that. Tae first test case is going to be. Downtown Miami and we are going to let... and the m.rchants there are in favor of that. Now, if your merchants and the people t..cre are in favor and You core back with a similar plan when you get toge .- with Mr. Fosmoen on this other item you can also discuss this particular r,,eFtion with the taxing district. Ok? Mr. Sullivan: Thank you, very kindly gentlemen. Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, can we call the roll? The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, wh,-; moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 80-524 A MOTION TO APPROVE IN PRINCIPLE REQUESTS FOR MATCHING FUNDS MADE. BY: 1) THE MIAMI DESIGN PLAZA MLRCHANTS' ASSOCIATION; AND BY 2) MIAMI FASHION DISTRICT ASSOCIATION, GENERALLY ENCOMPASSING REQUESTS FOR: a) ADDITIONAL POLICE PROTECTION b) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE c)EXTEDITING DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL PARKING AREAS d) E)TEDITING STREET IITROVEMFN TS AND BEAUTIFICATION, etc., AS MORE FULLY OUTLINED IN TYPEWRITTEN REQUESTS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE TIME OF THE HEARING. SUCH CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL. CONDITIONED UPON BOTH GROUPS GETTING TOGETHER WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND PREPARING A JOINT PLAN TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CO.VIISSION FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL, AND FURTHER REQUESTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO RESEARCH POSSIBLE SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Joe Csrollo Commissioner J. ;. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. jut. i 01980 f r Mr. Hy Katz: Your Honor? Mr. Mayor, excuse me, may I just take two more minutes. My name is Hy Katz and I'm also representing the Miani Design Plaza Association or what is commonly known as Decorator Row and I just want to add a few things to what our President Shirley Goff said. The voting of the money is a very good thing for promotion. Our thirty-five thousand is there. There is no question about it. In addition to the funds for promotion we have a serious problem with parking. Now, your Planning Department knows about it. They have approved it, but it's somewhere down on our list which may come up one of these years. If you drive through the decorator row area you will find that there is no place to park and it's an impossible situation. There is space, additional spaces available for off-street parking, sir. Therefore, we ask that you move it out of left field onto present field. Mayor Ferre: Well, we did that this morning in the Omni area. We moved it out of left field and with all due respects to the Off -Street Parking Authority who are a wonderful group of people and there is ore of the representatives stalking by. They have their mandate which is adhered to and done very well in a very conservative manner which is as it should be, but if we were to do everything that way Downtown would still be what Downtown was ten or twenty years ago. And so we are kind of stepping out a little bit from left field as you say and we moved ahead to do this in Omni. We have also moved ahead to do it and it didn't work out too well in Coconut Gruvc and I hope we will have a rerun on that one. I would like- to recommend Mr. Manager that when you come back on this matter with designers row that you also come back with a little bit of forethought as to what we are going to do about parking in there because I will tell you I have had the occasion to be there recently in the last month or so and I will tell you the parkins; problem i-; Jast terrible. One day I had to drive around for about five minutes looking for a spot. Just going in circles all over the place. Mr. Reid: Mr. Mayor, if I could respAid briefly to the question raised. Jim Reid of the Planning Department. I1have three comments to make. One, there is a parking problem. Number two, tae°Xave had a second problem of everytime people come in to do their buildings and get variances and so forth they are seeking variances on the parking that they should be providing with the argument that most of their business is done outside of the office and don't have the normal requirements. But that's a past thing we are not really concerned about that. I think what is happening here is the Off -Street Parking Authority has had a lot. It hasn't been a lot that's really in a good location and it hasn't been used. So the tram is helping to increase the utilization of that lot. We are tracking the fact that it's being used. As soon as we you know, track it for a few more days we will have the justification for the opening of a second lot. And I think there is a willingness to do that. We are ready to do that. They are ready to do it and it's just a r;attvr of documenting the fact that the need exist and they are helping to make the Sy,,, -Lem work. So 1 don't anticipate any undue delay in terms of coming bacK witil a Proposal for some additional parking in that area. Mr. Katz: Sir, how soon can we meet with you sir:' Mr. Reid: Ok, you have been meeting with my staff. You can meet wit'.-, r,. tomorrow. Mr. Katz: Tomorrow, fipe. Where can we meet sir? Mr. Reid: Well, you can meet me at 3342 Pan American Drive. Mr. Katz: At what time, sir? Mayor Ferre: I would like very much Jim in the interest of peace in th., family here that you include the Off -Street Parking Authority. Mr. Reid: Well, we have. Mayor Ferro: That you not do this without them being present and without them... they may not agree, but that's ok, we will discuss that... but they should be present. Mr. Reid: I that's subject to the caveat that we will... I think we ought to get together the three groups,.the Off -Street Parking Authority of the City. Mr. Katz: I just want to make one last statement, sir. That is about the Police protection. We appeared, was it last week when Chief Harms made his presentation, we sat here all afternoon and many groups were here. It was standing room only and we never �-,ot heard.Fortunately the City saw fit to pass the additional Police protection. Unfortunately, this means it was going to be quite awhile before the City of Miami has applicants before hire enough Policemen to take over. Mayor Ferre: Listen and thank God, that we are going to get another hundred Policemen. Mr. Katz: Ok, it's in the right direction. But we have quite frankly, a very serious problem that we do not like to publicize. Our design area quite frankly, we are way down in business. The reason for that is we have designers that... Mayor Ferre: May I recommend that you he precautious in what you... I'm not saying... we have a very responsible press here, but once in awhile headline writers like to make some strong statements. Perhaps you might want to reconsider... Mr. Katz: Can we turn their sound off while I'm speaking? Mayor Ferre: I'm afraid that you are not going; to be able to ti,rn the sound off and they have to do their duty. You see, tke moment you make and it nay be too late now. You may have made a statement and they are going to jump on you right now and that's fair that this is news. :'hey have got to report it. That's the American way that some big owner up there says that whatever it is that you might say. Mr. Katz: It's called "Sunshi•ie". Mayor Ferre: Yes, and if you t-Lat publicized in the paper tomorrow you go ahead and make your statement. Mr. Katz: No, the publicize is to you sir, your Commission and to the Police Department. Mayor Ferre: And to the public which is present here. Mr. Katz: And to the public. We have got to have more protection. Designers come in fear or they do not come at all. We have seen a pattr-rn now where if they do come to the decorator area they leave early fearing; that later in the afternoon there is going to be some problems. Weekends and long weekends we have gone out of our way expended out of our treasury funds for... thousands of dollars for private security. We have millions of dollars invested and this City of Miami has several major, hot things going for them. Omni which is a neighbor of ours, the Fashion District another good neighbor and the Design Plaza. Mayor Ferre: We want to protect and keep you happy. We are with you, ok. Mr. Katz: You are with us? Mayor Ferre: Yes. Mr. Katz: So where are the Police? Mayor Ferre: And we hope that we will be able to do a better job in the future and I'm sure that a lot more people will be aware of it now that y- Nave made the statement it will be in the press tomorrow. So good luck to you. Ms. Goff: Thank you, Mayor Ferre. 21. APPROVE ISSUANCE OF DEVELOP:CNT ORDER - WATSON ISLAND A development,of regional impact Mayor 'Ferre: Let's proceed on Iter: 34. J U l 10 Mr. Gilchrist: Mr. Mayer and Conunissioner, the last meeting on June 26th the Commission took public testimony and postponed action on the resolution to give staff adequate time to review issues that were raised there and to consider whether they should be incorporated into the development order. The development order has made some changes in it from that which was submitted in the agenda at that Line. However, the basic contert of the development order is the same. Primarily the ]evelopment changed from your original agenda item on the 26th is to place a greater control on the development process by the South Florida Kegional Planning Council and by the City of Miami Planning Department who are now specified as a monitoring agency. So I'm here before you t-)night to simply ask you to consider the development order and the resolution before you which legally addresses the process of issuing a development order. Mayor Ferre: We were earlier is going to have to postpone this again, but we are not going; to do that because evidently there are some questions legally as to whether or not we should take this up within thirty days. So we are not going to postpone it. We are going to bring this matter to a head tonight and we are going to proceed with this. Now, last time around as you may recall we to,k about three and a half hoiirs•---Was it three and a half hours?--- of public testimony... well, it was... o.ti„ld you relieve one hour? Would you believe two hour:? Yes, two hour:. Alright, well, then I stand corrected, two hours. We took two hours. It sounded like three hours. You waited three hours. We waited three years and thirty hours and what have you and here we are again. 'Now, we li.ivt ... most of you thst I see here again have already made state`^c.,L:_ into the re(.ord. T will only rec.ognir.e pe:ple who have not spoken befort. Now, those of you that have not been spokesmen before that want to say ;;om.,thing finally before this matter comes to a head will be recognized. Those of you that have spoken before I assumed had ample opportunity to say what you wanted to. As I recall we gave you forty-five minutes to speak, you took up an h-)ur and fiftelcn minutes rather than fort ; -five minutes between all the spe,:r:ers and I will recognize new �jpeake�rs at this time. Those who have not made their state. Ye!�, sir you care come right to this microphone and you have got... can you do it in three minute or do you need five? Ok, I recognize you for five minutes. Mr. Rill Moore: Alright, well fire,: of all I'm Bill cloore and I'm a resident of Miami Beach. 1 commute daily all)ng the MacAuthur Causeway to the University of Miami and first of all a brief new., flash that you may have missed today ?t 6 P.M. on Channel 4 news, it was mentioned that South Florida tourism was down ten to twenty per,ent as a result of riots and recession type problems. As it was mentioned that by the South Florida Regional Planning Council such glitches tourism rate !an causes major problems in the cash flow to this theme park and could re;ult in as orpo-ed to the three rllli^,n which was supposed to be comini, to t1w City of Miami could result in problems, cash flow in the other direction. In aduiti-)n to other points w'ki.::,.,ere raised at previous meetings that suggest that the k�_tsoii 1a,land 5:te is not a good site on which to construct a theme park I would like to add two more points. In the realm of environmental impact the study was n1ade on behalf of the City of Miami by Dr. Anitra thorhaug which indicated that "Aquatic phauna, abunuance and species are very spar!,v in the vicinity of Watson Island After a rain the pollutants which wash out from the parking lot and else where in the park area Into the Bay except of course, for eliat well known one inch that comes out the beginning that washes into the ground--- according to the raport--- this will result in only a minimum increase in annual pollutant loading in the Flay in comparison to the existing condition. To rephrase all of this the Bay is now so polluted that very little marine life exist around Watson Island--- this is a statement by the way which is disputed by an independent study conducted by Dr. Patty McLaughlin of FIU. but at any rate the life is apparently so sparse that if the City dumps a little bit afore pollution In it won't have any major environmental impact. This apparent policy should be viewed in contrast with Miam. policy on the Miami River where contructive actions were taken to reduce pollution entering the water so as to clean it up. My second point 111VOlVeS the potential of structuring of a vital access route to Miami Beach the MacAuthur Causeway. It is interesting to compare two causeways. The MacAuthur Causeway and the Rickenbacker Causeway. At first glance they don't seem very similar, but if we take a closer look we find that there are some interesting similarities. First of all if you look at tourist parking spaces at the attractions along each causeway, on the Rickenbacker Causeway you have a number of tourist attractions. You have the Seaquarium with about nine hundred fifty tourist parking spaces, Planet Ocean with two hundred, Cape Florida with approximately one thousand and Crandon Park with approximately fifteen hundred. This totals to about tnree I T thousand six hundred tourist parking spaces along the Rickenbacker Causeway. In contrast right now MacAuthur Causeway has approximately zero. However, if the proposed Watson Island project comes through you have got three thousand spaces coming in whtcln will be about two thousand six hundred tourist parking spaces. So you would be bringing the MacAuthur Causeway right up on a par with the Rickenbacker Causeway as far as tourist parking spaces go. Further, the Rickenbacker Causeway services Key Biscayne which has a population of about eleven thousand. MacAuthur Causeway services the 5cuthern part of Miami Beach which has approximately twenty-five thousand. Each have opening bridges and other facilities along the causeway of comparable size. Now, MacAuthur Causeway is three laned and the Rickenbacker Causeway is twu lant•c'., so you would think that this would be a major plus for the MacAuthur Causeway. iiowever, this is deceptive since the West bounded lanes of the MacAuthur Causeway three lanes become two lanes right where the causeway hits the City of Miami or hits the mainland of the City of Miami because 395 is two laned and the third lane, that one lane goes off as an exit to the Biscayne boulevard. Now, a chain is no stronger than its weakest link and your two lanes on 395 are going to be reflected all the way back along the causeway and you are going to have essentially two laned traffic, so MacAuthur Causeway becomes very similar to the Rickenbacker Causeway. Now, it is further claimed in this report here of the response of the South Florida Regional Planni::k Council that very few cars will be going onto Biscayne Boulevard from the park at least. if this is true then my statement about the two lanes going onto 395 will be correct and the traffic will be essentially a two lane type thoruughfary just like Rickenbacker. As noted also in the response MacAuthur Causeway--- this is on page four of this response. The MacAuthur Causeway is now heavily travelled by automobile, tr�.i:, uotorcyrle, bus ana other traffic. :hr parailt; 1.it: Rickpnbackcr Causeway will be _.,i-ilete with the addition of a theme park and the MacAuthur Causeway will A., a congested mess. Please vote against this environmentally damaging, pain i:, ac,ess. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Are there aay further snea,.vrs chat wish to be heard at this time that have not spoken? Ms. Ruth Meinken: Mayor, I spoken the last time my name is Rutl: Steinken... Mayor Ferre: Ma'am you spoke last time. Ms. Meinken: Wait one minute please. My name is Ruth Meinken and I am a i,�t_ive Miamian and I was born. here and have lived here practically all my life and I did speak the last time. I am not speaking on my on behalf. I have a letter from Professor William J. Fogarty who is the Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Miami, that lie would like to have presented. Mayor Ferre: The Chair will recognize that letter if you would hand it over to the Clerk we will make it part of the record. Do you want to read it? Ms. Meinken: I would like to give you portions of it, yes. Mayor Ferre: Alright, the Chair will recognize that as an exception. Mr. Fannotto you spoke last time sir. (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD) Mayor Ferre: No, sir you are not... the Chair has ruled that you will... we will only hear from people who'did not have the opportunity to express themselves. You expressed yourself abundantly. (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD) Mayer Ferre: He is not going to speak. (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC REC.o•- Mayor Ferre: He had to introduce the subject, obviously. He said "it's time to vote". That's what he said. Go ahead Ma'am. Ms. Meinken: Professor Fogarty has been a resident of Miami since 1944. He is sorry he is unable to attend this meetii:g and ask that we present these comments for him. He holds a'Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Miami, Master Science degree from Purdue, University Doctorate from Georgia Tech. His Bachelors and Masters were in cite field of Civil Engineering, but his Masters degree in Environmental Engineering. He has participated with Dade County and the State of Florida in drafting present standards which are 37 JUL 101980 f r utilized in the area of environmental engineering and highway design, construction and maintenance and he holds many awards from the Florida's Governor's conservation award, Dade County Citizen Safety Council, Citizen's Award, Homestead Airport Saftety Award in addition to two outstanding teacher's awards from the University of Miami. With... That was just a little background on the Professor. Relative to the proposed Watson Island Theme Park Development my professional opinion given with a reasonable degree of scientific engineering and City Planning certainty is as follows. The presented Traffic projection analysis appears to can initial input assumptions which lend themselves to a serious question as to their validity. With such a setup input variable questions the validity of the output is poor or meaningless. While growth factors... Number two, while growth factors analysis was an initial tool used in the very early days of bottling there are much more sophisticated and reliable methods of projection available for use in today's transportation, engineering, traffic project tool box. It appears from the documents provided for a review that the proposal before you today is based solely on an interpretation of results garnered through use and application of such grow factor analysis With such methods is has been found that errors in prediction of several hundred percent are to be expected. Certainly the analyses must utilize the modern projection techniques which are available, not just the easiest and earliest methods found in the literature. The proposed park area is in and of itself insufficient to support a true theme park. The proposed facility has due to a lack of expansion space a definably limited life span after which 1t will probably fall into a limbo state of existence. In the test of time those theme parks which have obtained success have done so by expansion and addition of new facilities so as to attract and reattrack residents in the immediate area. The initial requested roll of the City of Miami by DWF, is that of providing financial support including substantial development and management cost. This in and of itself should provide a significant warning to the City of Miami unhealthy. Generally the initial period of any project requires support. The healthy long live projects which are well thought out and projected do not require substantial risk capital from governmental agencies such as the City of Miami. The amounts requested can be argued to demonstrate a precarious and unstable guarantee a potential long lived success. Number five, the available propark reports failed to appropriately address the negative impact, attribute of the proposed facility relative to the demand for services of the community which at present are so severely taxed. Input monies alone have a higher priority of use at this time. The rebuilding strife torn areas demands that the City of Miami seriously reassess their priorities for placement of monies that come from their citizens. As stewards of the community well, the leaders of Miami must reflect inwardly to their conscience in this most serious matter of allocating resources placed in their trust by the citizens of this area. It is my recommendation based on a review of materials made available to me that the theme park as proposed be denied with prejudice based on the lack of merit, the anticipated community cost and the probable short lived duration of the facility. Thank you, Mayor. Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you, very much. Yes, sir? Mr. William Morales: My name is Willion Morales, I have been privileged over the years to maintain cordial and friendly relations with the majority of the members of this Commission. For the benefit of the record I will identify myself as na officer, Vice -President elected last year as President and I declined the appointment of the Venetian Island Association. The Venetian Islan6 Property Owners Association. I'm also, Chairman of international relations for the largest civic organization in the world which has hosted with great h-nor our Mayor, Lions International. I'm unwilling to cross swords individually with the members of this Commission, but I'm very happy to generate ideas that will put my ideas to fight with yours. We live in the most wonderful nation on earth. It's inspiring to think of what we have. We live in the most wonderful state in the nation and in this garden state if you try to find a spot plucked out of the earth created through the hand of man into a garden of Aden which is matchless in the universe it would be difficult for you to find a place more matchless than these wonderful island dredged out of the Bay and through the hand of man converted into a garden spot. Tliis is not an emotional appeal. I was out numbered in Cuba when I was told... when I advised my friends communism was coming and I would have called them idiot. Now, with you I would call worse words than that. My purpose in coming here is to perform a duty to myself and the to the City that I love and the City that you love. And I urge you to think very carefully before you take this awesome measure and dwell on the consequences of crime being committed in this area as it is being committed within what is generally known as no mans land within the confines of this area. If we can't bring. about brotherly love, peace, friendship within our races. If we can't bring about harmony within the confines of our City how in the world can we hope to bring it into arc-3 which presumably is ideal for the commission of crime. You may remember when Kruschev came to this Country that he was allowea to go any where he wanted, because his theory has that everything who was shown was just a show. I suggested that they take him to the City dump and he would see what we throw away, then he would be convinced that it wasn't a show. But he wasn't allowed to go to Disney World. Why? Because it was dangerous spot. How many crimes had to be committed in this pro'-osed amusement park for the people to be deterred from goini; there? I have another question, if people tonight are afraid to go 011t of their homes and there are thousands in this area who are afraid to go out of their home. By what act of magic can we tak: people out of their homes and take them to the park if they are afraid to leave their home? The record shows that we have too much crime. One crime a day is too many. We don't have one crime a day we many crimes a day and if a fraction of the money which is car marked for this park is ear marked for the prevention of crime by the man} techniques known to you, but which require money you will be doing much for our city. We have a no mans land and I call it a no mans land because I asked several of my friends, especially among the Spanish speaking people, would tney take their children to this park. You know what they told me, more than one,(SPEAKS IN SPANISh), it's right next to the park of death, which I resented as describing Bicentennial Park. We haVL got to raise the image of our parks. We have got to raise the image of our might life. Nobody is going to go to that park after a few crimes are committed. So here is hoping that instead of the seven hundred wonders of the World this won't become the seventh blunder of Miami. I thank you for your attention and I urge you tt r.ass on this matter as true citizens of Miami. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Thank you, Mr. Moral.:s. X,xt speaker? Mr. A. Asmundson: My name is Oscar Asmundson. I an from the Biscayne Bay Pilots. I'm a licensed State and Federal Pilot to the Port of Miami. I appeared before the Commission on the second of June at their meeting at lit- ird Johnson's 163 Street I think and I wrote letter addressed to Mr. Barry Peters into the record so that ... I would like to read that same letter into this meeting again to emphasize the Biscayne Bay Pilots stand on the turning basin in the Port of Miami. "The Biscayne Bay Pilot Association the licensed State Pilots for the Part of Miami would like to make known its position on the Watson Island development and especially the marina proposed for the Southwest corner of the island. The marina if constructed preclude dividening of the Port of Miami's turning basin and therefore limit the ultimate shipping capacity of the Port. The lack of this addition turning space will make it impossible for ships such as the SS Norway to operate here year round. According to the recognized international safety standards ships require a minimum of twice their length overall for the turning of a vessel in restricted areas such as the turning basin. Therefore, if the turning basin is not widen the SS Norway as well the future generation of a ship planning to base in Miami will most likely be diverted from this port. We have heard through the grapevine that the City of Miami paved determined to refuse the building of the marina West of Watson Island and into the proposed widening of the turning basin. We have also heard through the same grapevine that the City of Miami is going to allow it to be built. We have seen nothing in writing about this so we do not know what the final outcome will be. We are opposed to the construction of a Marina on the East side of the turning basin. As I said they should -__'use it categorically considering the liabilities that may arise. The boat traffic in the area is already saturated through the danger point according to the U.S. Coast Guard. When turning a vessel in the turning basin... now, we have the super liners coming into this port. The SS Norway have six thousand six hundred horse power of side thrusters on the bc,w. When a vessel is in a North South position in the turning basin she is approximately seven hundred feet away from Bay Front Park, 1'LL jets from the side thruster hits that bulkhead. If this would have ever to oe reversed towards the marina somebody not on the East side of Watson Island it would cause damage to five hiridrod thnissand dollar yacht that will be docked there. Mayor Ferre: Ok, let me Just for the record so we can simplify things. If we don't touch the shoreline ht all, at all leave the shore exactly the way it is without nutting any marinas or anything, then technically you have no objections. Is that correct? .� Jul 101000 Ci Mr. Asmundson: Pardon? Mayor Ferro: If we don't touch the shoreline, nothing will be done on the shoreline except bulkheads. Mr. Asmundson: There is a proposed marina to be built on the East side of Watson Island. Mayor Ferre: My question to you is if the marina is eliminated and if the shoreline is left the same, do you feel differently? Mr. Asmundson: Yes, definitely. Mayor Ferre: Ok, thank you, very much. Alright, next speaker? Go ahead Mr. John Shubin: My name is John Shubin. Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission most people think that the Watson Island amusement park project is dead. You have even been quoted Mayor Ferre, that there probably won't be a Watson Island theme park. Why do we have to keep up with this senseless charade. me Soutn Florida Regional Planning Council recommended and I quote "overall the adverse impacts and risks associated with the proposed Watson Island development from the City and the Regional far out weighed potential benefits. Therefore, and I $$the Council recommends that the City of Miami deny the Watson Island Development". Nobody wants this amusement park on Watson Island. Most of the people are indignant about it and the usual question that they raised is why is this Commission determined, determined to jam this unwanted amusement park down our throats. And even the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce who originally support this project is having second thoughts about it and is expected to soon withdraw its support. The South Florida Regional Planning Council considers this project no good. The people consider it a bad deal and you keep pushing, pushing, pushing to put it over. Again, I ask why? Reverend Gibson, Vice -Mayor Lacasa, you hold the power in your hands to kill this ill-conceived deal for once and for all. If you think it is for the good of the people to deliver a twelve million dollar fee into the hands of the private developer whether the project is a success or fails and to back it up with twenty million dollars of the City's franchise money, then vote to pass the development order in defiance of the Regional Planning Council's decision. Reverend Gibson this park has to be tourist oriented, which means bilingual. How many Blacks do you think are going to get jobs and if some do believe me they will be the same old menial broom pushing tasks. If you think a frivolous amusement park to the tune of eighty million dollars in times like these of high inflation is of prime importance, then vote to pass the development order in defiance of the Regional Planning Council's recommendation. If you were callous and indifferent to the plight of the residents living in the immediate area of this amusement park and proposed heliport wnetner tney are from the City of Miami or from the City of Miami Beach, then vote to pass the development order in defiance of the Regional Planning Council's recommendation for denial. Vice -Mayor Lacasa let's do a little arithemtic. This community has got to figure out how to absorb a hundred thousand or more refugees. This amusement park will employ approximately one hundred. One thousand into one hundred thousand, I think goes a hundred times. If a project for one thousand employees cost eighty million dollars we will need a hundred projects times eighty million dollars or eight billion dollars, but I will be generous and cut that in half. Ridiculous isn't it? This Watson Island business has been going on for almost three years now. Do you realize how many thousands of man hours have been wasted on this unwanted project. Are you going to allow 0,4s waste of human energy to go on and on? Are we going to put all our energies to building up human relations, Liberty City, Overtown and how to absorb all these refugees Into our community and I think you will believe that these are the real problems of our community. And speaking of energy amusement parks are extravagant energy wasters. Your minds should be on the problems and not on a few people like Run Fine, Irvin Cowin and Sam Friedland who seem to have some kind of magic hold over the City Commission. You are elected to serve the people and Watson Island is your test. Not only do I hope you pass I might suggest that you now have the opportunity to earn the admiration of your community by courageously speaking up for the people. Vote against the development order and let's all go on to the more important concerns of the times. Thank you. Mr. Harry Shubin: Members of.the•Commission, my name is Harry Shubin. I'm an attorney and own an office building within the City of Miami at loth Street Southwest lot Street and I pay rather heavy taxes, combined about ten thousand dollars both City and County. Now, at the last hearing Mr. Fosmoen made someWhat of a rebuttal and he relied heavily on... and incidentally I am goi►as to upe only with reference to one Particular aspect of this project. Mr. Fosmoen relied heavily on the feasibility study that was made by the Economic's Research Associates and he made it appear that there findings were of a finality and of the most extreme reliability. However, I wish to read from a letter on the stationary of the Economics Rereach Associates which I believe dilutes the efficacy of this feasibility study. I quote here first. "The accompanying forecast made as of September 14, 1979 should not be construed as statements of fact ---I would repeat, should not be construed as statements of fact. The accuracy... Mr. Plummer: Who is this addressed to sir? Mr. Shubin: This addressed to the Mayor and the City Commission, City of Miami City Hall, Miami, Florida. Mr. Mayor and Commissioners. Mr. Plummer: And who is it signed by? Mr. Shubin: And it's signed by Wayne R. Wilson, President of the Economic Research Associates. Mr. Plummer: Thank you, sir. Mayor Ferre: Of course, you know anybody who makes a survey obviously it's... Mr. Shubin: Mav I continue? Mayor Ferre: Go ahead. Mr. Shubin: As I said before thu litter says that the accompanying forecast should not be construed as statements o: fact. The accuracy of the forecast is dependent upon a number of assumption and qualification upon the occurrence or none occurrence of future events which cannot be assured and therefore the actual results achieved during the forecast period extending through September 1987 may vary from the forecast herein. Now, I'm going to quote one paragraph here which I think is most significant and I quote:"Ir, assesing economic feasibility Economics Research Associates relied to a considerable extent on privileged information relating to market penetration, operating cast and other facets of the theme park industry and similar enterprises. Li addition information and assumptions from many sources have been utilized in the preparation of this report. Whenever such information and assumptions have been included in this report attribution to such sources has been given to the extent that the information provided by such sources is not accurate or the assumption they utilized are not realized. Future results may vary from the projections. Although we believe these sources to be reliable we have not verified and offer no opinion on the information and assumptions supplied by them. Changes in economic circumstances, shifts in markets, changes in the level of competition, quality of management and I repeat quality of management, occurence of natural disasters among other factors coula significantly affect any or all of the projections". I say then based on this feasibility report cannot be accepted as a document to be relied on at all. It is qualified in every respect and it is not entirely dependable. I further say that with respect to economic changes and things of that sort we have not... while we have not had natural disasters we have had other disasters whicn 1 teel Unit are similar to and should be... and our efforts should be directed to the solving of those problems rather than have a theme park on Watson Island. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Alright, air thank you, very much. Next speaker? Mr. Bill Dodson: My name is Bill Dodson and I'm a professor at Miami Dade and I didn't come with any prepared spec:c:. 7 just want to say this that I'm moved to Miami for three year and don't own any property in Miami Beach. I don't have any, you know, interest in it, but just as a person who likes South Florida I asked you to vote on this with common sense. Common sense. If you looked... all you have to do is drive down MacAuthur Causeway and it's clear that to build and amusement park at that spot is an abomination. It's a total irresponsible act for city government to sell that property to developers. It's one of the'few open places left. It's a nice place in the City of Miami. It's already paved over enough. It's obvious, clearly obvious Just from the standpoint of common sense teat it's a mistake. Now, I don't know may be it would be profitable for some people to vote for it, but it is totally wrong and it's not in the beat interest of the people. It's not in f V the beat interest of the environment and certainly it's not in the beat interest of long term planning for South Florida to build a silly amusement park on a spot like that. Please don't do it. Just don't do it. Mayor Ferre: Alright, further speakers? Yes, Ma'am? Ms. Elizabeth Bulbee: MI name is blizaoeth bulbee unu I am a resident of Miami Beach. I have lived in Miami since 1940. I came here in 1929 and I went away to college and obtained my degrees and returned here and taught school for twenty years. I have been a taxpayer in Dade County most of these years. I have had faith in Florida. I have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars in taxes putting what I have earned into my property because I did have faith and I helped build this Miami area. I have lived in Miami and my husband has lived in Miami and we love this country. We love this land. And that's why I'm up here tonight to appeal. Now, I had two islands down in lslanuir. and I was forced to relinquish these islands with the argument that these -islands being developed by private enterprise would pollute the environment. These islands were given to the public as a public park and as I understand it they can hardly be used because there is no access only by boat. This went on for many years and I suffered through this crucible and I now find myself faced with having to defend my home. I should feel very remiss should I not get up and say that I feel that this is a very... I really feel it's a moral issue that we are facing because here we are reversing. We are taking property from the public which was deeded to the public and I really am frightened to think that just a few people can change the who picture and can rescind and waive that clause that said Watson Island was for the public. And I am frignteneu, I truly am concerned and I am here to plead to ask you in all fairness to consider this problem very carefully because it's affecting the lives of many people. Now, we are in Dade County. We are not perhaps all of us in the City of Miami, but we are nearer to this project than you are and you know youselves that in a private residential area this is not the kind of enterprise. We cannot I feel that we should not take this land that was deeded to the public and allow private enterprise to develop it however you might feel. I thank you gentlemen. Mayor Ferre: Next Speaker? Mr. Bayard Strell: Mayor, gentlemen of the Commission, my name is Bayard Strell. I'm proud to say that I live in the City of Miami, but where I live is not important. It's what is being planned for Miami and it's environment that's important. Mr. Mayor, I know that you have been thrashed unmercifully with arguments. I am not going to repeat any of them. I hope the one that I'm going to address is not one that you have heard before and it's very brief. Part of the development project envisions the construction of a heliport landing pad on pilings in Biscayne Bay along the bulkhead on the North side of the island and move the existing heliport operations to this site. Mayor and gentlemen, I think that engineering concept and design is another point. I don't like to use the word argument. I think it is something that your intellect will indicate that it is a fallacy on the part of the designers and the planners and the construction of moving the heliport is going to intensify the pollution. The noise pollution. I want to call to your attention something that you may have seen. I don't know. I didn't see it in the newspaper, but riding on the MacAuthur Causeway around two or three weeks ago on two separate occasions I saw the most horrendous automobile accidents there. I don't know whether the people died. I hope to heaven they did not, but they were carried on stretchers by ambulances. That was caused gentlemen by the fact that some of the drivers on MacAuthur Causeway were interested in the new Norway Steamer and being careless about others on the highway they caused these accidents. Moving your heliport to another location is just another example of the extreme and the extent to which the planners have to go to clear the land for their purpose. Their purpose may be note worthy. It may be variable. It may be attractive, but what does it do to the City as s whole. I think it is destroying the City and 1 hope that your vote this evening will support that position. Thank you, very much. Mayor Ferre: Alright, sir, thank ydu. Alright, are there other speakers that wish to address the City of Miami Commission on this item that have not spoken? Yes, Ma'am, come right up. . Ms. Helen Thomas: Thank you, very much. If I may for just one minute make a little comment to the Commiaeioners that still have an open mind about this project, that the Watson Island... 1 would like... I'm not as eloquent as the... Mayor Ferre: Ma'am we need your name or the record. JUL 1 o 1980 ay 4 t f Ms. Helen Thomas: Oh, I'm HFe't—„ Chomas, 1021 Northwest 126th Street, Miami. Watson Island being given to the public as it was uriginally. I think it's one of the most beautiful places in our City that is enjoyed more by the public perhaps than any place else and our Latin Commissioners will note too that the... all parts of the population use it to launch boats and to go there for picnics and to enjoys the view of tho cruise ships going out and everything and I just feel like I have to say that ab much as I would love to see an amusement park if the cost of it is going to be the loss of that beautiful island to the public, I don't think it's worth it, anything is worth the loss of the beautiful island to the public and that's all I want to say. Mayor Ferre: Alright, are there any other members of the public that wish to address the Commission in this public hearing. Seeing none, then the Chair will declare that this public hearing is closed and we w:ll now go to the Commission and I will recognize members of the Commission for statements or questions And then after everybody has had an opportunity then for a resolution one way or the other. Alright? Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I have a couple of questions and it really doesn't relate to the speakers of the evening. One question to the Adminstration Or to whoever wishes to answer. One of the key factors in the development of Watson Island has always been a UDAG grant. I woi.ild like to know where that is? I am still understanding that it's a ten million dollar request. Excuse me? (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE ?"BLIC RECORD) Mr. Plummer: Seven ant; three is ten. Ok, I understand what you are s.ying. There is a motion on t i, >f this Commission that before the bonds are sold that had to oe in -.. Really the question is where are we on the UDAG grant? Mr. Fosmoen: It is still in Washingtiou under review by tre department of Housing and Urban Development. They have £;ur periods each year t+.en they review and make approvals on applications. The next approval perio,.would be in the end of September. Mayor Ferre: Explain why it wasn't funded last time. Mr. Fosmoen: Well, for several reasons... principally one reason why it wasn't funded last time Commissioner and that is because we asked that it not be funded or that the application be held in limbo because we would have been going to market with two major bond issues at the same time. Fifty-five million on Watson Island and sixty million on the Conference Center. We have now passed the hurdle on the Conference Center and we feel we are in a position to start gearing up on Watson Island. Mayor Ferre: J. L., can I interrupt for a second? What's the name of our underwriter on this? Mr. Fosmoen: Prescott, Ball and Turbin, Blythe, Eastman, Dillon. Mayor Ferre: Prescott, Ball called the City and in discussion with this because I was in the middle of this UDAG application. 1 talked to the underwriter, I forget his name now. Mr. Fosmoen: Don Chadwick. Mayor Ferre: Chadwick, alright. And Mr. Chadwick told me that he thought there was a fairly good chance of our getting the funding if we proceeded. At the same time the Smith Barney sixty million dollar funding was coming to a head. There was no way we could in «.. jeopardize the Convention Conference Center for Watson Island. There was no question that the Convention Conference Center was our nunher one, project and that Watson Island was a secondary project. On that premise., we the City of Miami withdrew so that there would not be a competition between these two City projects•at the same time so that they would both not be going to the market place because there was no question that if we did that it would affect the rating and the price and everything ei ano that was just not an appropriate time to go for funding for both projects. Now, in the meantime the UDAG people and in the White House and the people that deal with these projects have stated on numerous occasions that there would be an exceptionally good chance of funding if we had the firm commitment of the underwriter. I cannot put it an stronger than that into the public record, but let me say ttpD it is stronger than that. And I have liltt I r) lnPo absolutely no question that if we got a commitment from Prescott Ball and whatever their name is as we did from Smith Barney and whatever their last name is I think that we would have and we will in the future should this project proceed bet the funding from UDAC,. The EDA three million dollar funding is premised on the UDAG. If we get the UDAG we get the EDA. There is no question that we get funded. Mr. Plummer: Can I ask Mr. YbsmoLn at this time, has there been any commitment or any discussion from bond counsel in reference to the bonds? Mr. Fosmoen: Well, there have been up until the time that you know, we were going... headed for the market at the same time there was considerable discussion with our underwriters on the bonds, but 1... The issue for the World Trade Center and the Conference Center was .just sold two weeks ago or a week ago. I have not been back in touch with them. We have been moving toward the development order. Mr. Plummer: Alright. And this is a revenue bond? Mr. Fosmoen: Yes, :sir. Mr. Plummer: I want that on the record. Alright. Now, with the exception of the South Florida Regional Planning Council this Commission really took its stand a year, year and a half ago and based upon all of the information that was supplied to us at :.at time to the best of your knowledge has anyone of the people who supilicd expert information to this Commission had a reversal in their thin'.►ng;: Mr. Fosmoen: No. Mr. Plununer: TharK you. Mayor Ferre: Further question;? Are there any other questions on this matter before this Commission? Any questions? Alright, any statements? Rev. Gibson: What happened to Alva H. Chapman's position? Mayor Ferre: Mr. Chapman has, personally changed his opinion on this project and has so stated. The subcommittee that he heads has not finalized the recommendation of the ,libcommittee is for reversal in their recommendation, but it has not been fin�ilized to the best of my knowledge as of this afternoon. Now, there will be a meeting; on the 21st day of July where that matter will come for discussion. Mr. Plummer: Well, unfortunately, Mr. Mayor, I don't want to throw any digs at the Chamber of Commerce, but they were well aware that we were scheduled to act this evening;. Mayor Ferre: No, no, out of fairness to them, they did not bring this thing to a conclusion because. they wanted to let me at my request I would address them so that's in fairness to them. That's fair. Fair is fair. Mr. Plummer: I'm asking; questions sir. I don't... if there is other answers other than what I have heard, then I think they should he put on top of the table. What is the answer? Mayor Ferre: No, no, no, I'm sorry the public record is closed now for any... I will answer the question. The question was asked. The answer is that at my request as Mayor of the City of Miami the Downtown Committee of the Chamber of Commerce postponed a vote until September the 21st. Let me say, for the recortl that I have iio questions that onAlva H. Lhapman's rtLO►Wllrl►udt.iolt t►Iat the Chamber of Commerce is going; to reverse its position, ok. So let's, you knew puc it all up on top of the table so that there is no question as to w1lo... ok? l.ev. Gihsoii: hid Alva Chapman say why'. Mayor Fvrrv: Alva Chapman... go ahead Mr. Fosmoeti. You want to read it? Mr. Plummer: Father how did you get a copy of Mr. Chapman's letter? Was it addressed to you? Or... Mayor Ferre: There is no letter that I know of. Go ahead and clarify it. JUL 101984 Mr. Fosmoen: There was a letter read at the last meeting of the New World Action Committee and it was addressed to the Committee. We have not distributed that letter because we don't have a copy of it. It was signed by Mr. Chapman. I have if you wish a draft of the proposed resolution that was proferred by the Subcommittee of the New World Action Committee, but you know, that hasn't been acted on Commissioner. Neither has Mr. Chapman's letter been acted on. It was simply an internal document within the Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Ferre: So that nobody accuses us of hiding anything go ahead and read that resolution into the record. Let's put it all up on top of the table. I don't want anybody to say that we are ignoring the facts and not taking into account what somebody else's opinion is. Go ahead and read it. Mr. Fosmoen: (MR. FOSMOEN READS A DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTO THE RECORD). Now, obviously, when that resolution was presented and I was present along with the Manager and Mr. Gilchrist, we took exception to some of the assumptions that are contained in the whereas. For example, the project has not changed substantially since 1977. Mayor Ferre: Further questions? Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I find that rather difficult to understand why a man like Mr. Chapman would not tell us why he has changed his mind. I think he owes us that. Mayor Ferre: Well, no, in fairness to Mr. Chapman. Mr. Chapman who was addressing himself to the entity that he works wi.t.i► and deals with and that's the Charabor of Commerce Subcrimmittee. Now I think that's understandable. I have got no problems with that. And real • rT,; fact that the Chamber has not deliberated is my doing rather than any'ody - '. d-ling and I. want to say it publicly. I don't want to hide anythir.�-. T v ked -he Chamber to give me the opportunity to talk before them. Now, as far as 1':i. concerned... I'm sorry that there next meeting happens to be July 21st. Now, that... you know, we could have voted on this at the last meeting and they still wouldn't have... the fact is that those are they way the dates fall. I want to say inLO the record I fully expect for the Chamber of Commerce to follow the guidance and 6if, r:commendations of Mr. Chapman. And let me stipulate for the record that I fully s.dorstand and I'm fully aware that the Chamber of Commerce is going to say "no" to Watson Island. I know that. I will say so here, ok. Now, having put that on the record let me also say tnat, that doesn't change my :Hind one iota. Now, c;.ntinue. The Chamber of Commerce does not think for me. Nor does it vote for me. (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD) Mayor Ferre: Why? Because I'm a person with my own mind an.i I have... I'm here to represent what I think is the right thing to do. Now, further questions? (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD) Mayor Ferre: No, Ma'am the public section of this meeting is now closed. Now, further questions from the Commission? Further statements? Alright, is there a motion? We have to make this one way or the other now. Mr. Lacasa: I'm ready to make a motion. Mayor Ferre: Well, make your motion one way or the other. Let's Mr. Lacasa: When I came to the City Commission about a year and a half ago this project of Watson Island was already at least at the very least a three yrnr old project in the City of Miami. Since then we have seen -Commissioners that previously has supported this project with you in support. People like Mr. Chapman of the Greater Miami Chamlct.• Commerce indicated their support. Since the project was not changed from the or'ginal project that was considered back in 1976 at the very least. In studying tae project I realize the concern of the people that live in the area. Back in December I proposed that the project be split and that part of the project be placed in the Bicentennial Park and the other part be left Watson Island. That idea was acceptable to many people that was originally the opposition to the whole concept. Unfortunately huwr.ver one idea was not practical because of financial considerations. I was told that the bond issue wduld' not be valid if the project were going to be changed substantially. Flow, what project means for the City of Miami as a whole ... The City of Miami as opposed to what many people abroad feels about us does not have tremendous tourist attractions. We have no beaches. Those are in Miami Beach or in the County and Key Biscayne, but the City f r Miami itself has none. The many thousands of people that come to this City of Miami does not find anv tourist attraction of major importance in our city. We are trying to develo;• that. We are trying; to develop the City_ of Miami in a major international City because we believe that this city's future lies precisely on oui relationshil. with visitors. This is not an industry oriented town. Our economic development lies on tourism and commerce. To have tourism ae have to give something to those who visit us. That something in this particular case is the theme park that we have planned for Watson Island. I am sure that it has .4omc problens.No single project is without any problems. We are now building the Convention Center in Downtown Miami and it does have problems. Southeast hoc aun<nuu('ed that it's going; to build a fifty-five story building in 1)ownt,,wn Miami. We need that, but still it has problems. The so-called Ball Poiut is being develupt.d in a two hundred million dollars hotel and condominium apartments complex and it does present problems of traffic nature. The Brickell area has developed tremendously in the last three or four years and does present also problems. However, the progress of the City of Miami cannot be stopped because of the problems that particular projects might present. The task from my standpoint of view is to continue ahead and see how we can solve those problems of projects that we believe are essential for the further economic development of the City might present. We cannot stand still. This particular project represent the opportunity for two thousand new jobs in the City of Miami. Two thousand new jobs plus the fact of the monies and the econ-mics that is going to generate. The people that it's going to attract for ytarn. For the last at least five years we have been steadily 1. :ng; peoi)ic to the Orlando area. Today Orlando is an international air;, rt and -Many pt.•ople that fly fr,-lm South America to Sonth Florida are now bypassing Miami because we don't have too much to offer on account of that. So therefore, I believe that the Watson Island pr ject will bring more benefit:: to our community than negative. I'm hoping; and willing; to work with the :ta;f and with the public to try to cope with the problems that it might presen:. I'm taking into consideration the fact that when some people here has said give Watson to the public. That is what we are doing;. We are giving Watson to the public because Watson Island will. be enjoyed by far more people once it's Cleve?aped than now that is only a barren piece of land. So in view of those considerations I move that we issue the development order of Watson Island. Mayor Ferre: i.lripht, i,� there a second to that motion? Is there a second to the motion? l.a:;tl\', tocre a second to the motion'' Alright? Mr. Plummer: It's it,ima+erial to me. Mr. Mayor, for the purposes of discussion 1 will second the motion. Mayor Ferre: Alright, them- ir; a motion and a second. further discussion' Mr. Plummer: Under discussion Mr. Mayor I have stated '.)ef(rc, I will state again for the record. At tht• time whether it was a year or a year and a half ago that this Commi.;lion made it's decision that Watson Island was a go. .I don't think anyone: sitting here aid or made their decision based on anything other than the facts that were furnished to this Commission. Sometimes when I hear people speaking of Watson Island. I wonder why these people didn't avail themselves of the facts that this Commission was furnished. Just using one for example. One of the main objections that I have heard of Watson Island is traffic. That's the objection I have heard and I'm not going to sit here and say that in the future it could not be a problem, but have to rely on those experts who this Commission pays such as Metropolitan Dade County Traffic and Transportation who in written document to this CormAs-sion stated that the present MacAuthur Causeway is only forty percent utilized. Now,... excuse nit-, I'm sorry, that's what we have on record. Ok, you can disagree that, that might be... and you might be right. I'm saying the facts... (BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE Pt1B1.IC RECORD) Mr. Plummer: I'm not trying; to argue with them Mr. Mayor. I'm saying that the facts that I have before me stipulate that it is forty percent utilized. I ask then the people, for oxample, are you familiar with the new road that Is proposed for Watson Isiland and most of them are totally unaware that the prosent causoc:av a!i it exist today will not exist once it is developed. I asked the question are you aware of the exit speed ramps that will hold some three hundred automobiles. The answer is "no". These are facts that unfortunately some of the peoPlo have not been made aware of. In conclusion I have stated from the first day and 1 still state today. The final decision on Watson Island oq to whether it will go or not go Iti not being made this evening. It will be 4 6 'In 1019VV " by those people who scrutinize to the fulleFt before they invest their dollars for the sale of the bonds and V n, sure without question that every fact and every paper that has ever been generated on Watson Island to the present time will be scrutinized by those people who will possibly or not bay the bonds because there is no one that I know of who is going to invest their dollars in bonds that they don't feel are very secure and are looking for an investment. Mr. Mayor, 1978 we have statistics that tell us that thirty -six million people came into the State of Flnr!La from the North. unfortunately, only one third or twelve million of those people came from South than Orlando. There has to be a reason. To me the reason is very obvious. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I find it hard to be dealing with people such as the Chamber who were all go and all for this project and all of the sudden whatever the reasons are they are willing to back off and they have not furnished me with the iriormation or the statistics or the facts as to why they are backing off. If they are honorable and lawful people they ought to tell me. That's number one. Number two, I find it difficult to understand Mr. Chapman and that's his right, has led me to believe all along that we were going in the right direction that he stopped at the time he did and has not made it possible to let me know why he has changed his mind. I'm due that. I'm due that. %ov, I don't know how you operate, but you don't lead me to the well never when time comes to drink and tell me don't drink. I want you to know the last time we met I said I wanted to hear Mr. Chapman's reason. Mr. Chapman is a big boy. Smart boys in the Chamber and just like they do other things they would lay it out one, two, three. Just like he does about other things. You see, you don't deal with them as we do. 4NTLtever he wants us to do he will be down here night and day at that mike and sometimes he _ays here until midnight. I think he owes me that. And until he tells me-onrrary I'm going to assume that he either doesn't want me to know or I m,,!., nave to assume something else. I don't know what that something el:.P i;, but 1 .:now one thing I am not privy to why he has changed his position. OR? Mayor Ferre: Alright, I would like to for the record make a statement. First of all so that there is no question about 'Ar. Chapman, because I feel partly responsible for this, I have talked to Mr. Chapman and even though ::e is not here to talk for himself let me repeat his statement to me as best I can. He thinks that the project, even though it is the same, has changed substantially because previously the private sector was going to put some brisk capital in the project and what he feels strongly about is that the private sector is not going to put capital into the project, but rather that the City of Miami through revenue funding can put the money in and that employees would be employees of the City of Miami. I explain to Mr. Chapman that this has to be done for two basic reasons. First because the IRS would not give us a tax free ruling unless we did it this way and secondly, because of the additional expense do it without a tax free issue would make the project feasible, but less feasible and therefore the sale of the bonds will be much more appealing. He understood that, but thought as a matter of philosophy he thought that the private sector should do this and that was his main concern. He also thought that it was inappropriate for City employees to be working on a theme park and those were his two main reasons. There were others which I'm sure he will express to you when he has the opportunity to. I just want to make sure that, that doesn't go unsaid into the record because I don't want t1r. Chapman angry at me. I had no intent in anyway to deny him or anybody else the opportunity to speak into the record. Let me make a statement now for this project. This project has now been going for five, may be P4X years. Actually it's longer than that, because this is... this comes out of interama. This project was born as a matter of fact as a consequence of the fact that Interama was not able because the bond market was not right. And when Interama went down the idea was to transfer as much of interama as possible to Downtown Miami. And so as a consequence we got the cultural center in Downtown Miami with Gusman Hall. We got the University with :he construction of the Downtown Junior College of Miami now called the r:'-i Community College. We were able to get the Convention Conference Center on the way which is now under construction. We were able to get the World Trade Center on the way which is now under construction. We are missing from Interama :wo things. There are two things missing from Interama. One'ls a major exhition hall and a cultural center. And the second bit; thing that's missing is the theme park. Now, we started out by taking the design for the theme park which was on our first two acres and trying to see if it would fit any where Downtown Miami or any where within a reasonable distance. The most logical place that came to mind as a matter of fact one day with Phillip Johnson the architect when were discussing about .97 a location for a mu,.viir,, and the of it was t'lis. This is an island which has no immediate nt:t,,l:! , rc; ind l knt-,w• 11ti,t thcc nci�;hhoTs of Miami Beach think that they -ire immodi.hte 1-it other than that, certainly on the South side there are no ir,i,t�;li,ito ncih,hhor�. Se we avoid the problem of neighborhood complaints. Secordly, it is an unused piece of property with the exception of the Japanes, G,irdenF wlli(-h we are going; to retain. As a matter of fact expand it. we art- going; ti: mctF,k it. a little bit larger. the Japanese Gardens. The facilit i t•., Lh�t r,T t, tl, '. c, ..;!, !, is the Outboar.l Motor Club and Miami Yacht Club is going to } e r(,tain,.A .t , l also expanded. ;,'ciw, we started in the design ttF thi•- t•-' -1c . , btSL experl_ise wu could in the Country. We got Randy ��:,;" ` ct_irtcs that ha.- done every maior theme park in this Country. They havt. c;c,nL wool ft- t-vt rybo(ly iron Disney World on down. With Disney people. 1''ie. 'ire .. they h,:%i done, I shirk eighty or eighty-five percent of all theme parks an-•whert rco t;i,,, ;, w York w,a-re\,cr, they have done it. We Rot the best Ir [l y�, i s it the nation ERA. No bank anywhere Would lend any mo: t,; or fiiii,l am ;lhini: unless 1t had a stamp of approval of ERA or the equiv,alvilt. Wt� ;•t,t tll-, c,itiillac in the husiness ERA. They are the best. We went out and .t. r-id, 1 comV,IcLr ecological and development, whatever It's called study and we go, the ptvitie who have dolle c,i•,.l.t�. percent of all of the studies in tht• ' tat - L i l l rite..... ant,; what's they name again? Post Buckley Jernipan and etc., etc., etc. they liave done eighty percent of all the studies in the State of }Ioriva. Eighty percent. We got Wilbur Smith which, if not the fir.,t i,, ,ertainly the second traffic engineering company in the United Stat( . ri,,t t' , wr riu. 'they do more work on traffic studies than anybody else , this Country. They oare down seers• an.! they looktd at this and they said, .si: ,hest, xpt,rts rases, One, there are no traffic problems to be concerned about.. T!,ey s:iid net me. They they c::perts. Two, there are no ecological probate: thit rt. .ilI a7lount Lo anythiny�. :het it is economically fcasihle and w'.11 I tll,, , i(Ill ,,fete We j'.tl' Our [lame Lo it. Wo rcc ommend it. Four, It will be ,1. a,i. i. c: W;l� t1liA it will Le (orlipat ibl,� with tlhil; communit\ . Now, I don't thii4: t:":t ,th,_,i;-i; who questions whether or not we need Miami a theme park. Everybody is in agreement. 1 think everybody is is agreement. Yes. We all a,,rof' tt• 1;,.tt. In other w•.Irds, I think the question is whether or not is shoul,i ti;u on },air„„n ls,and. The Lhvme park is something... here is a community that i�- bunt,: on tourism. There are twenty major metropolitan areas in the Unite,! St.ite within South Florida and this is the only one in t1w United States that does rlt•.t delve ., Lh,,,ne park within a reasunal,le driving distance. We hdve o ,t i,t , tree that c- rie into this comnu;hity and .1,L, qut there -T those boat on Crui`ttit Vitre arc, twc miIIicn „1 L[ieh,t ' \'t-dL. I''M jo,iLs that leave this ^I ! there about twt_.Ity , t LiitSJ ,low Which two million people have curA: i L Lcl'C, something; like seventy-f ive percent of those people boating has spent an hour in Miami. They fly illLt, the airport take a cab or a bus tO the L r•,'se pttrt , -,, L on t!o cruis( brae and leave. Why because there is nc•t`.ting for them to dr) here In the it ui,irli, n. The sun and the surf is just not enouk,,l, onymort- . So we need ... it wr are not t,oinr to have gambling in !his community we need alternates an,'. L-,i:, is a hk;althy alternate. So let's take til,,t one aF such. We 11' llrret• tnrit wC: ill' Lu a theme park. they tiutsLion is now where. Well, yes it can be built out in the everglades or (ijh in Browart.l County or someplace, but our interest is to do good for the City of Miami. Either city needs this, but where in either city do we have land thirty-two acres that we can do this" For us to g;, out and assemble land in till- let's say the ghetto area. In thr first place the people In the ghetto art'a get vvey upset. We tried... at one time we needed to look for a baseball stadium an,i we Kati... this room was full of Black people saying why don't you g;o g;et some cheap land in the %Nllite neighborhoods. Wuy do you always come to the Black ne•ighhorlioods buy out the land, clear us out and tell us to move on somewhere else and so we couldn't do that with the baseball stadium and this will be th, same. We can't do that anymore. We have gone beyond that in America. 'she second thing; is well why don't you go assemble :come property that':; warchousv; not well used. Well, for the simple reason that tttirty two acre: of downtown property or any property in t•ii3r,i would cost an absolute fortune and there is. no question that it probably couldn't be done economically. So we need to really look... is there any public land that we can do it on? Well, I think that Watson Island is an underutilized piece of property. The Chamber of Conmherce agrees to th.it. Thee said they want to put motels. They want to put sllopping; and colilmrr•, i.tl there. TLey want to put all kinds of commercial activity. We11,',I ,lot newt; for you, if this; thing goes down the drain this isn't over voi: Will - tCe ih tt is and thii:gs being; built on Watson Island. 1 don't have any doubt about it. Tile ti"ie will come when Watson Island will he full of all kinds of bu i 1Kling;s and development: and marinas. I really think that this i:. ;h much, much better use of that property. First of all what we ary talking, .shout is not fift0en million people like Disney .00 1 World. We are talking about at naximum when it gets to the top three... what is it three and a half million. Vien it gets to the very, very top you are talking about... what is it an average of fifteen thousand people at the maximum per day? (BACKGROUND COMMENT INAUDIBLE) Mayor Ferre: Thirteen thousand maximum at the very... (BACKGROUND COMMENT INAUDIBLE) Mayor Ferre: Seven thousand during any one time. You see, they are talking about a very, very large thing. Now, let me tell you about the design of this thing for the record. This is not going to be a honky-tonk, neon light, gaudy thing. It's going to be designed like Tivoli Garden with a lot of landscaping. We are going to spend two or three million on extra landscaping. it's going to be a rustic type of a thing where all Florida and the Carribean heritage will be emphasized. It's going to be the type of an amenity and the type of a place that will be inexpensive to get into where the average citizen can get to and will be able to enjoy without spending a lot of money. It's going to have restaurants to fit all the different pocketbooks. If you want to have a very expensive meal you can do that. If you don't want to and you want to have a hot dog and a beer you can do that. By getting into the facility you are able to enjoy a great deal of the amenities and then there will be six or seven specialty rides and things that you will have to pay to get on. Now, one of the key element here is that five percent of... is it five percent? Who can an_wer that? Is it five percent of the gross will be used for cultural events? C'- Fow, cultural events is defined not as rout rr somP concert. It , ,Ie tie strolling violins. It will be rocx _ bands. It will be Acrobats. It will be wrestlers. .rust like Tivoli Gardens: and T;vnii. which is probably one of the most attractive places. And. b•i the way, that theme park is only on 22 acres, which is even smaller than this: •••And that survives on three million people a year. That's all they get. Three million people and they do that five months and it functions and I think it's a great place. And I happen to think that, that's the kind of a thing that the City of Mian.-& very much desperately needs. I think it will be economically feasible. I think will be attractive. It will be a great tourist attraction. And as J. L. Plummer or LaCasa, I forget which, in their statements said, let me end up wit.: chat, because I think that's a real key point. The real decision as to whether or not Watson Island has any economic sense which is the only thing left is whether or not we are able to sell the bonds. If we are able to sell the bonds then somebody out there believes fifty-eight million dollars worth that this is going to be a good project. If we are not able to sell the bonds that means that ERA and all of us have been wrong. That's the..in America the American way the acid test is does it sells. If it doesn't sell when we go to New York and say here is what we want to do, we want fifty-eight million dollars and there are no takers then it's no good. And if somebody says we believe in that here is fifty-eight million dollars then they are willing to risk their money. That's where the private sector comes in to sir. Chapman. The private sector is going to lend fifty-eight million dollars for this project to go forward. And that... I have never been worried about any of this because by all the attacks from the Miami Herald editorials and the concerns of the neighbors in the island. My concern is the acid test where we are really going to have a big success when we get up to Wall Street and so... I have not seen anything in the last month, six months to a year when Rose Gc.•..,,n ran for Mayor and that was her main subject, that if you want to save Watson Island from a theme vote for me. I was never worried about that. I knew that that would not sell. I don't think the people of Miami who have not been very well informed of what this project is all about are against this -project. I Obviously, with the all of negative information and negative editorials that have come out of our leading newspapc• here, of course, there is a lot of confusion. What I will tell you is as my trend Joe Carollo says "you got to have the courage. to believe in something even though sometimes you have got to bite the bullet, you got'tQ stand up". This is not a... I know I'm going to get all kinds of editorials and all kinds of attacks and I have had them before. And like Harry Turman Baia "if you don't like the heat in the kitchen get out". In this job you have to have two things. You got to have a thick skin and once and a while you got to bite the bullet. Bullet biting time has come once again. Alright, any other statements of members of the Commission? If not call the roll please. lJ I ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Carollo: Before I cast my vote I would just like to make a brief statement Mr. Mayer. This bas l-)ecn a very involved and :Omplicated and complex project. ';*h,,rc• has i.ec,n thousand upon thousands of paper printed on Watson Island. I have to admit there is a lot of good points that Watson Island has. :t's taken me from the time that I have been elected to the City Commission to noa to - ally try to reed a fraction on what's been printed on Watson It',' P"(7.hnr'c- when you know that :all the other (COMMENT INAUDIBLE). I believe that every member of this Commission has a sincere (COMMENT 'NA111)IBLF) 1 iK(' tI F. M :c; Mated ono. of ",v beliefs is that if you have the cour:!•;c• itangy up for what you believe. I personally feel that the City of Miami .:.an certainly i+sc .a theme park. However, 1 there is some key factors in the Watson Island project that I'm not totally convinced that (COMMENT INAUDIBLE) i�, a concern of (CO`^1FNT INAU)IBLE:) but I think it goes far beyond that. I think that tbt lncation for instance possibly might not be the best idea location. I would personally like to see the City of Miami study the Bicentennial Park (COTIFNT INAUDIBLE) the FCC railroad property ,that's on Biscayne: Boulevard (COMMENT INAUDIBLE:) to have build a theme park w there where I think there dei`initely will be much less (COMMENT INAUDIBLE). It would be the light o: the City in a more o-u.+taOv IOLatiun. Who knows may be sometime in the future that mig..ht be (COM!"TENT INAUDIBLE). There are p several other things that I had great doubts about and great concern about. z One of them is that 1 thinl•. may he the City of Miami is stepping a little a to far in pur_tink, t 'lit in t'.+i.:; kind of proiect in dollars and cents. c I would like to !,ec she City of Miami (COMMENT INAUDIBLE) Watson Island. I could go on ;n oncerns that I have. At the same time I could point quite ac a few positive things, that I see in the Watson Island project. (COMMENT INAUDIBLE) tb;at my per;onal convictions help and that before the, City of `tiar.i 4ticks its no +.. way -)ut in a project, as big as this, it project that cost cemillions of d: 11arf tilat k%atson Island will I think that this Commission w (COMMENT INAUDIBLT+-). It 1 would have had a meeting; with tiie citizens of Miami the day before this I would have no problems in voting for this tonight. But as it stands :inJ hecause A,f tile. reasons that I have Stated and because of having seen the refercndu+r. that (COMMENT INAUDIBLE) all of Miami (COMMENT INAUDIBLE) and the other reasons stated I have to vote "no". Mayor Ferre: For the reasons prevLorisly stated (CC*tMENT INAUDIBLE) and that is that this p eriol (,` +i(.i mploymunt that we face tine fact that this project ii committed to n,i.nority unemployment and youth unemployment I think is a najor factor. N::, are talking about eventuall,, .n thot:sand permanent jobs the vast majority of wi+;c:i will be minority and youth. The type of first entry jobs that are essential for us to build in this community. These are jobs that are nut going to regliirc i;r,at deal of traininf: or a college education. Most of rh: theme park:; around the United States, Disney World included use younp people of all color,, and Of all creeds and it works very successful and I think this is th(- type of ,nplryment that we will be getting out of this and I... Fo1 this and the other reaso,ts stated by me previously, 1 vote "yes". The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its aduption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-525 A xf•.sui.rriON OF THE CITY OF MIM11 COMMISSION AUTHORIZINC ISSUANCE OF A DEVELOPMENT ORDER, APPROVING WITH MODIFICATIONS, THE WATSON ISLAND II'.VELOPMENT, A DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, PwwosI:D By THE CITY OF MIX1I LOCATED ON WATSON ISLAND AND BAY BOTTOM ON BISCAYNE: BAY AFTER Ct+.NSI DER I NG THE REPORT AND R+:COMMENDATIONS OF T111- SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COI'NCIL, APPLICA 11ON FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, THE "RLSPONSE 1'0 THE: SOUTH FLORIDA RECTONAL PLANNING CotITNCIi, STAFF ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, FOR WATSON TSLAND", CITY OF MIAMI (MAY 1980) 1NCORPORATFD BY REFERENCE, AND THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOAR11 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI ORDINANCE 8290, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER AND AFTER CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARING AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 380.07, FLORIDA I ID 0 JUL 10198Q STATUTES; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND THE RESOLUTION TO AFFECTED AGENCIES AND TO CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. (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: Mr. Plummer, Rev, Gibson, Vice -Mayor Lacasa and Mayor Ferre. NOES: Mr. Carollo. ABSENT: None. 22. AFRICAN TRADE FAIR- Approve course of action in principle Mayor Ferre: Father, we have vote.' on the African Trade Fair. Do you want to cast your vote on that? Rev. Gibson: Yes, sir, I want c,, ask - cful:a questions. Mavor Ferre: Alright, Father Gibson on the African Trade Fair. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I hope that this business is structured so that some of us will play some significant role and part and I want to make sure pe,,1 e understand what I'm saying. I, my brother I want to make sure that sore of the people like this guy will play a significant part in this African Trade Fair. Do you understand what I mean? Mr. Gary: Yes, sir. Rev. Gibson: Do you understand me Mr. Grassie? (BACKGROUND COMMENT INAUDIBLE) Rev, Gibson: I promise you and God that if that doesn't happen a lot of people are going to be in trouble. Now, let ask this. Any Black folk on that team? Mr. Gary: Yes, I would like to introduce Ms. Wilhemina Tribble. Would you come forward please? Rev. Gibson: If I learn nothing else about Africa you better carry some of us in. Mr. Gary: Ms. Tribble has been doing some preliminary work with us in the preliminary work with us in the preparation for the African Trade Fair she is presently on the... She has been assisting us in the preparation for the African Trade Fair. Rev. Gibson: I'm not doing; this very politely or gently. I mean playing a significant part. You know, to tell me you are on the team is to tell me too much. I have been on too many teams where . '--d no voice and no vote. I just... I was on a religious show last night ane, you know, I sat there and I was just quiet for so long. The Rabbis couldn't understand. Mr. Gary: Commissioner, let me give you two responses. The first is, is that we met with a number of African Ambassadors in New York. George, the Mayor and myself... in Washington, excuse me. And one of the things that I got from those meetings was that the African Countries in addition to being excited by the trade fair were excited about being about to do business with other Blacks in the United States and this was also conv_;;:d to us at a meeting in the Mayor's home doing the Latin Trade Fair. The second thing is that most of the African types of consulting organizations of which we are proposing that two firms be hired one of those we anticipate will be a Black firm. Secondly we also anticipate that the local firm that would do the day to day operations would, also have black input as demonstrated by %:s. Tribble and 1 assured that, that, would also be expanded. Rev. Gibson: Let me mike sure, my brother, you understand so that we don't have to argue abou= this lady. I'm not talking about no black input. I'm talking about blac,c ownership, posession. That's what's wrong around here now. In and out.. And I mean visibly so with a relatively good piece of the profit. Mayor Ferre: rather, you don't mind if I rag along? Rev. Gibson: I hav,- !,•) objection to that, but I just want to make sure that you know... I say this because a part of what is happening in this community when people are up here talking d11 tia s other stuff they want another program. I want to make sure that everybody understands me and I want to go a step further. I think that the City needs to raise a question on every contract that you get about the ethnic composition. I think that we ought to set some examples here. We ought to have some Latins on this staff. We ought to have some whites o:. this staff. We ought to have some blacks on this staff. That's what the compisition is like. Arid I han to say to two rabbis last night, they were talking about how you know, you come to America. I said you know what I'm not. mad with the Latins. so let me make sure you understand. No other group of people that's come to this country :-:ad so much talent and so much money... I said to them, I said, "You kn,:w, I'm really the only minority". Mr. Grassie, I'm the only minority. iou doggone right, Plummer. When I walk in that door... You sec, that ,ir; there you met to ask him what he is. I be cloggone if you have to ask me. ,emu follow what I'm say.ing. I just want to take your time so I don't have, to do this again. I think every contract let we need to raise that question once and for all. Ani I... Mr. Grassie, I took advantage of you two evenings ago with Dr. Britton. I told him to ask you why is it important that you ought to havj... that ho ought to have a black that talks directly to him, that if I did nothing else for you I told you the importance of Jack Bond and I tole] you when you will get to Jack. I didn't want no black Assistant City Manager. I want an l,n•;istant City Manager who is a black man. Do you remember that? If I did no more than educate you on that I told Dr. Brittain, I said, while your heart is heavy you go talk to Joe Grassie and maybe you'll get some consolation. He hau four assistants, tell him I told you this, he had one Latin and three whites so I said Latins cf)uld think for re, whites could think for me. W'�rc is my input? Ycu never thought I felt that way, thank God I had an ol.-hortunity to express it tonight. Mr. Plum.-ner: This money it is my understanding that this money before con- tracts would be let that these contracts will come back before this Commission. Mr. Gary: Yes. Mayor Ferre: What's that? Mr. Plummer: Before any contracts are let of this 109,000 they will be brought back befor,2 this Commission. Mayor F�.,rre: That's understood isn't it? Mr. Gary: Yes, sir, it's in, the packet on a memo. Mayor ferre: All right, further discussion on this? Call the roll. July 10, 10�i 102 The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Carollo who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 80-526 A MOTION APPROVING IN PRINCIPLE THE PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFRICAN TRADE FAIR AS FULLY OUTLINED IN MEMORANDUM DATED JULY 2, 1980 FROM HOWARD GARY TO JOSEPH GRASSIE AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON THIS DATE. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Mr. Lacasa: Mr. Mayor, I put this its.;..;: he agenda because there were some situations to be clarified between one of c.r departments, the Economic Develop- ment Division and the people that are operating Trade Fair of the Americas but obviously they are working out whatever differences they had so I would like to defer this item. Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion to defer Item "I". Would you put it on the agenda then for the next time, Mr. Grassie? Thereupon on motion of Commissioner Lacasa, seconded by Commissioner Gib�un, the item was deferred by the following vote -AYES: Mr. Lacasa, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Carollo and Mayor Ferre. noes: Mr. Plummer. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Lacasa wants the item brought before the Commission on the 24th of July for discussion and he will outline - Mr. Lacasa, I think it is important, and this is a constructive criticism to all of us, rather than just to put it on the agenda Telecommunications you have to explain what your concerns are so that we're prepared to discuss it intelligently. 103 July 10, 1980 r24. DISCUESIO,, A:`A:::'IrNT USE. Mr. Jim Reid: Very briefly, then: was a rFquest in F(,braary, February 26th, that the administ.ratiun come back withir,iiCi days with respect to establish- ment of a special :u>ninq cl,!sisification for rental units. Thirty days later a legal opinion was renderer] on that issue stating that the answer is in the negative and the Comr.issiotr has copies of that opiniem. But the Planning Department went a little beyond that in the sense that we investigated whether there was a neec for multi -family zoning (1) with setting aside rental units and (2) what specificilly might be done to prom-te rental units. In terms of the relationship bf•twaen zoning anti rental 1_tnits )r the cost of rental units it in our ivl(lement :s tor: complex in terms of pr,luuiny rental housing to think that zoning alone could do the job. For example, if my louse were zoned for multi -family I would r,ot sell it to anybody at single family prices, I would sell it to them at multi -family pries - not hat I'm proposing such a zoning, that's just ar, example. The other thin;; is the main reason rental housing is of being p:c 9'r .-'. is bec; us,� the return on investment is not suf- ficient to people wh:, .Mild be produci.nr; such housing. Condominium housinc; is being prod-i F •; t ;:i .;h in,, ome cr,,u-r itho tt r)ur 1-4t ; an! we yet then proposals at ev•_ry zoning hearing but in order to produce rental housing we neeJ to do more. But just talk about multi -family ror,ina to begin wit`,. (1) :here is cc:nsi ler..,tle upr,n::.unily for a33itior.al roside::tial de:eler- meur under existing zoning. If we h.id the money in the bank ar.? the 3eve:c ors waiting and the denim .,niform throughout Miami an additional A1,000 units could be built under the present zoning, nobody would have to make a change, they would just have to corm in and build under that zoning if all these facturs were th't:r: �, i . (.') ele: h,,ve studies underway now, I think the Com- mission gets the i:rprvF:;i n that we're negative in terms of additional develop- ment and so fort",,, we have sometimes. We have studies underway that would re-,:nne and permit. 8,80 new units in this city over ar.1 above existing dens- ities And those r tuJiee ,-,ie :oinin,j into the Commission, they relate to areas jr the transit J,.�ticr:, like t,.. Park West ar,d so forth. Finally, the new zor•ing ordina:,ce would enrourage multi -family development in the sense that housing ^ninimur ',.cu13 to remover, you cc.#uld build at higher dens- ities if you choose to, the new system that we tire proposing for multi-famil- ics uonsistcnt with FI:A standards so once you've met the Miami Zoning Ordinance standards you could meet rilA standards, there woul,l be no double system and we're doing thir,gs like lessening Farking requirements, therefore, lessening costs that have to btl r-nduly be passed on to the consumer if yor.'re re..'_1} requiring excess Furring. Mayor Ferre: We have your report before us, you're recornme:.dinc: spe:;itically seven items, I 1,E•rsunally think that all seven of tnen are reasonable, hethaps what we ought to do as a Commission is just pass a resolution supportinq all sever; of these items and akinn you try bring them ul, one at a time at the appropriate time in thc� future for specific discussion one at a time and the specific arnondments to the regulations or zoning rules or whatever it is that needs to be done. Mr. Reid: Wt wantel to he responsive to the Commission's concerns. Mr . I„a•.:,i:,., W, 1 1 , t hk-r.r i:; ;nme more to this than just a simple issue. M M•r, •i Tl,i is wit;: "dat is 1.asically a major Froblem that the City MI,W11 h,,:; ,M,l ' fi,,t i t h,- kick of housir:g. 1 believe, Mr. Reid, that to r wit h t hi>. I : u t: ,u;: your dcl„rtment will have to , ome with more innovative i.0 •<<; than this pai t icular memorandum. The basic problem is exactly what you s,rt.i. Wt h.:ve a lacrl of r'rnt.tl units IWCause rental units are not as profit- chle tr:r pi.Lvate entieprcnncurs, developers and land owners as condominiums ; .+rt'. That is the reason why we do not build more rental units in the city of � Mi.rm: ,111d 11-0 seen sevt.r.:l of those that we already have converted into uundominiums. This 3uesn't :solve the problem of the citizens of the City of Miami and tt,e City Commission is not living up to their expect- ations unless we came with something much better than this. So if the prob- lem is economics, and we all agree that that is the problem, then what I suggest that we explore is the possibility of making through our limited resources land more useful as far as rental units s concerned. I submit to you, for instance, that taking now advantayes of the fact that we are having a comprehensive review of our going regulations it might be worth it 1V1 J UL 10 10460 r f to explore the possibilities of the department and, of course, the Zoning Board and the City Commission conslierinq more liberal variances of density in cases where on a voluntar,, Lasis developers right come and make a coven- ant to the City that they will use their multi -family buildings for a cer- tain number of years for rental purposes only. If they make a covenant on a voluntary basis that would be legal would it, George? If the covenant is a voluntary one, if a developer comes to the City Commission and requests a variance for density and Le on a voluntary basis makes a covenant with the City that he is going to use this multi -family building only for rental pur- poses for a certain number of years wouldn't it be legal for the City Com- mission or the Zoning Board to accept the covenant which has been offered on a voluntary basis? Mr. Knox: Well, initially I would just point out that we never have any problem with accepting voluntary offers and having them become enforceable by the issuance of covenants and we can participate with Mr. Reid in look- ing into that question and other questions relative to how we can encourage the development of rental units because we have contact with people who do have some ideas about that. Mr. Lacasa: Because the problem is that unless you make the land cost per unit lower for those who Night build rental units and, therefore, motivate them to get into the rental business you're not going to have any private developers building any rental units and the City of Miami does not have the resources to do it by itself and the end result is that we are, there- fore, not providing our citizens with that service. So unless we come out with some innovations and we put our heads to work, and this that I am pro- posing now might not be the ans•.:nr, the answer might be something else but certainly, Mr. Reid, the answer a;,a= not lie in this memorandum which only states what we already knew abc;u rr zoning regulations, our own limitations e.nd propose some idealistic solutio:.s tl.nt are very difficult if not imposs- ible to implement. We need somethi..q more solid than that, we need something more pragmatic than that, we need something mire attractive to the guy that is out there willing to build.... Mayor Ferre: Armando, it's here. Mr. Lacasa: No, it's not here, Maurice, it's riot here. Mr. Reid: Mr. Mayor, if I could just respond, just one comment. We don't thi.:k this memorandum is the end. All right? The Commission is going to be asked to use tax increment financing to support it, we've asked for money from the federal government to write down land around transit stations and when we dispose of land we can write the condition in that people produce rental housing and we are going to look at other innovations. I just want to rest you assured on that point. Mayor Ferre: You have the best solution right here in this memorandum and that is that up until now we have had 500 single family houses per year which is nothing built in Miami and in 1979 we had 1000 apartment units which is the highest we've ever had which again is nothing. Okay? And that's all done in expensive condominiums. Now, the solution is what you propose inside of this and that is along the rapid transit corridors we have the ability to develop around these these stations up to 8,000 apartment units. The only way you're going to be able to get low income - rephrase that - rental units that people can afford is by the government owning the land and then putting it out for lease for specific contracts because if we go out and rezone your property for multi -family units and we upgrade the zoning what you're going to do is you're going to sell it to the man who comes along and wants to buy it and obviously you're not going to sell it as a single family residence you're going to sell it as a high rise site and the guy who buys it, Mr. X, Y, Z from Venezuela or New York is going to buy it and he's not going to put rental units on there and there is no way you con force him to do it legally as according to George Knox. He's goinc .ut the highest and best use and that's condominiums and we're back to where we were before. The only way you can control it is if you get the ability to develop property around these stations we have the ability to build 8,000 units which is a tremendous amount, we've got $25,000,000 worth of bonds of which $23,000,000 remains, that is where we can go in with government funds of some sort to Section 8 turnkey projects on a rental basis and that we'can control and that's the way to go that's the only -.venue open that we can use the legal resources to move for- ward. I recommend that you come back specifically with that as an expanded idea and specifically take one project on as a test pilot and let's see how far we can get with it. LUD JUL 101980 I Mr. Lacasa: And that land around the rapid transit stations, how are we going to get them to Le developed into this type of.... Mayor Ferre: The City of Miami goes and takes the property for public use under legal instruments that we can use under the State of Florida. We then have a preliminary design and say this piece of property can have a 200 unit apartment, since we bought it for the zoning which is a much lower zoning we change the zoning when we own it then we sell it to the developer at the price that we bought it which is significantly lower than the going price for apart- ment condominiums `jut the conditic,n is that it must be built either as a Section 8 or comparable private financing wherein the units will be up for rental. That's the way we (.an d�) it and there's a legal avenue to do it. Mr. Reid: You can do it at 7 of our 10 stations. Mayor Ferre: Well, that's good enough. Mr.'Lacasa: How soon could you come back to the City Commission with a more specific plan about this? And how soon do you feel that we can start to im- plement this plan taking into consideration the fact that we also have the $23,000,000 of unwed bondL for housing that were passed about 4 years ago and that the citizens of this City have never seen the benefits of it? Mayor Ferre: Would you believe in the next two or three months and the first project will be the Washington Heigi.ts Station where we specifically applied for Section 8 funds where we're specifically working on a project at rapid transit stations. Mr. Reid: I think in September and October you're going to have sore probe is in rapid succession. 'ir. _.acasa: You fee'_ that by September or October we could have the first steps taken? Mr. Reid: We'll have Some projects before this Commission for approval in that relate to the use of innovative financing to produce rental housing. MaY:�,r Ferre; All riqht, further discussion? 25. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: RE-ESTABLISH CITli AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Knox, that is a board that is answerable .lirectly to this Commission, am I correct? Mayor Ferre: That's the way it reads. Mr. Plummer: I want it on the record. Mr. Knox: Yes, sir. tir. Plummer: Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Call the roll on 14. 106 ,Jill AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 8725, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 10, 1977, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW ORDINANCE RE-ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD CONSISTING OF 14 MEMBERSt PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION AND/OR APPOINTMENT AND FOR THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR SAID MEM- BERS; PROVIDING FOR THE BOARD TO SERVE AS A FORUM FOR HEARING AND REVIEWING COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES AGAINST ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION IN THE CITY'S EMPLOYMENT AND HIRING PRACTICES; ESTABLISHING THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR THE BOARD'S SELECTION OF ITS OWN OFFICERS; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION SUPERVISOR AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD; PROVIDING FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE BOARD IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE LAW; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN RULES AND PROCEDURES; PROVIDING FOR THE DISQUALIFICATION FROM VOTING OF MEMBERS HAVING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; PRO- VIDING FOR DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE BOARD FOR UNJUST- IFIABLE ABSENCES; PROVIDING FOR THE DEPARTMENTAL ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL REQUESTED TO ATTEND THE BOARD'S MEETINGS; PROVIDING FOR THE COORDINATION OF CITY BOARDS AND DEPARTMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRt\l- PROVIDING FOR THE REVIEW OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PL"'S eOR THE CITY OF MIAMI; PROVIDING FOR THE SUBM:SS_:. ;�: THE BOARD'S REPORTS ON THE PLANS TO THE COMMISSIG.;, i R"TIDING FOR A PUB- LIC HEARING ON THE REPORT OF THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD BY THE CITY COMMISSION NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR AN ONGOING REVIEW OF CITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS AND PROGRAMS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the city commission and to the public. 107 J U L 10 19 80 rA 26. AUTHORIZE I'I'i "A;.?„L R S,:B11I1' GR.1:;T Ar r 7 ICATION: OF A JUVFN] T i -, R�'NA.v,0 I F:C), ECT . The follow: :11. CA' .:a it,t, '.iced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RLSOLUTION NO. 80-527 A RESOLOr1011 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO TIF BUREAU OF CRIMINAL JUST'CE PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE. DIVISION OF STATE PLANNING, DLPARTMENT OF ADMIN- ISTRA;ION, STATE, Cr FLORIDA, FOR FUNDI14G OF A JUVE14ILE RUN- AWAY PROJECT AND TO EXPLOP.E ALTERNATIVE WA"iS Or COMPLEMENT- ING THE PRIb'.AFcY Mf�SION OF LAW ENFOI;CEMEI'T WITH DIVERSIONAFY AND PRL:V::N'-1%'L: SCCIAL IERVICE 3TRATEGIFS; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MAI%'AGF'R TL" ACCEPT T1iE GRANT AND EXI::':'T:: THE NECESS- ARY AGREEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM UPON RECEIPT OF THE GRANT. (Here follcuA:; t ; of resolution, omitted here and or, file in the Off_ic_ of the City Clerk.) Upon be.iny seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYE 7.mirissioner J. L. Plummer, .'r. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. nacctvT. rnmmiSsioner Joe Carolio. 27. WAIVEi,. OF 'T'IM.L I,l:_ ,'RICTION - 6=1ER SPECIAL GOLF PACKAGE - MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB ICJ MIAMI SPRINGS. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner F"lur'mer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-528 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF TIME RESTRICTION FOR THE SUMMER SPECIAL GOLF PACKAGE AT THE. MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB BY THE. GOLF COURSF. SUPERVISOR WHEN REVENUES DECREASE IN AN AMOUNT OF 25% OR MORE, THEREBY ALLOWING SAID SPECIAL RATES ALL DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, APPLICABLE ONLY DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE GREENS ARE UNDERGOING RENOVATION. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in t1w. Oftice of the City Clerk.) 11p.,ll lwiii-i by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was passed anvil ,,•ic,pted lly t.114. tull.•winq vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOLS: None. ABSENT: Commi::�,,_ ,, Jac Carol.lo. 108 i 28. ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATI11 QUARTER. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-529 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATIN QUARTER WITH THE LITTLE HAVANA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WITH FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FROM SIXTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDS. (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: Commiss°oner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissic-ie: (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice- .,)r Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo. ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Plummer: I'm going to vote on this favorably. I have been opposed to the location in the past, I am still opposed to the location, I am in ac- cord with the concept and I personally believe that the proposed economic enn,uItants will Drove that I'm right so I'm going to vote with it. 29. AUTHORIZE SALE OF BEER AT ORANGE BOWL STADIUM COMMENCING AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON ON THOSE DAYS WHEN GAME COM14ENCES AT 1:00 O'CLOCK P.M. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-530 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER IN THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM TO COMMENCE AT 12 NOON ON THOSE SPECIAL OCCASIONS DURING THE CURRENT FOOTBALL SEASON WHEN A GAME IS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE AT 1:00 P.M. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Pl.i)mmer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo. 109 JUL 101980, r30.30. AUTHORIZE CIT}' ':ANA(;ER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENT: C. B. AS0OC1ATI( .4 FOR USE OF 48 110BILF RADIOS. The foilO.-., ,• r -1 + int wdF in.tt( -7nced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-531 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL, ASSOCIATION CB OF FLORIDA, INC. FOR THE USE OF FORTY-EIGHT (48) MOBILE RADIOS, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE TERtIS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE. ATTACHED AGREEMENT. (Here fr�llr•.:s l:. ( f resclution, omitted here and on file in the Office of *he City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commisbioncr J. L. Plummer, Jr. Cummissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gilson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOV.-': : None. AB:,171T. Comtnissil)nt. i .Toe Car,lllo. 31. APPROVICITY MANA(IT;R C:),VIISSIONING OF ARLY14 ENDE AS CITY ARTIST TO (:Hi:A!'I; TAPESTRY FOR LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER FACILITY. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved i_s adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-532 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S ATTACHED REPORT DATED MAY 23, 1560, WHEREI14 HE PROPOSES TO SELECT ARLYN ENDE TO BE COMMISSIONED AS THE CITY'S ARTIST TO CREATE A TAPESTRY FOR THE CITY'S LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER FACILITY AT 070 S.W. FIRST STREET; SAID COMMISSION TO BE PTEFLECTED IN SUBSTANTIAL ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT FORM; WITH A FEE FOR SAID COMMISSION NOT TO EXCEED $6,500; AND AUTHORI'LiNG AN AMOU14T NOT TO EXCEED $8,200 FOR OTHER WORriS OF ART, INCLUDING DRA:4INGS, PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, FOR SAID FACILITY FROM PROJECT CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) 14-11 betu,t set-otided by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed and .1-101.t &I.1 l)y t ht, f -)I lowin.t votv- AYES Cotn:ni:,sioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. CConunissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOLS: Nona. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo. x14 JUL 101980 \J 32. REAPPOINT HINES BREEDEN AS MEMBER OF CITY OF MIAMI AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD. 9. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-533 A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING HINES BREEDEN AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD TO SERVE A TERM END- ING JANUA.RY 24, 1982 AND CONFIRMING THE DESIGNATION OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL AS BEING SELECTED BY THE SANITATION EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. (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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissio 33. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENT: PARKING FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AT NEW ADMINISTRATION? BUILDING. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-534 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY FOR A P')RTION OF BLACK 95N, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN THE A.L. KNOWLTON MAP OF MIAMI, IN PLAT BOOK B, AT PAGE 41, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA; BE:NC ADJACENT TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND TO BE UTILIZED FOR A SURFACE PARKING LOT FOR THAT FACILITY. (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 (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo. ili JUL 34. DIRECT ADMINISTRATION TO :XPEND NECESSARY FUNDS FOR PLAQUE FOR NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. Mr. Plummer: I',1 'ikc t� mike , mc,tion at this time that. the City expend the funds necessary for the placement of an appropriate photograph framed for pub- lic places, be allowed as an expense for the building and I move that in a motion. Mayor Ferre: For what building is this": Mr. Plummer: For the Doi, Hickman Building. Mayor Ferre: All right, and a plaque. Mr. Plummer: Well, I want tha City to spend the necessary funds to put the appropriate picture and frame <f the individual in the building. You'll do it with no problem? Mr. Grassie: Yes, we can do it. Mr. Plum,-ner: Fine. 35. ESTABLISH POLICY OF THE CITY CO�t%IISSION COVERING PF CEDURE OF PERSONAL APPEARANCES DURING CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS. Mayor Ferre: All right, does anybody have any problems with Angela's request here? Mr. Plummer: Trying to mako her life toc easy. Wait a minute, I've got an amen,r%ent to that. I want to make an amendment to that that any item not ad- hu i.., to the procedures outlined will be placed at the end of the agenda. in c,ther words in thvse cas(s where they have not complied and it is of nec- essity that the Commission hcdr it on that day that the people who have been here to adhere to the agf.uoi are not penalized. Mayor Ferre: That's a go.:)d idea. Mr. Plummer: Those people go to the end of the line. Do you follow what I'm saying? Mrs. Bellamy: Okay, they're not on the agenda.... Mr. Plummer: When Ernie Fannatto comes here and tells us how he elected the Mayor I want him but to tho• end of the line. Mayor Ferre: Watch it. All right, I think that is an acceptable amendment to the maker of the motion, is it acceptable to the seconder of the m on? With that amendment call the roll on 24. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved RES01UTION NO. 80-`_,35 A RESOiAITION ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION COVERING THE PROCEDUIU•: FOR PERSONS WISHING TO MAKE PERSONAL APPEARANCES DURING CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THF: HF:itF:IN ATTACHED .STANDARDS AND RULES. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and nn 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: Mr. Plummer, Mr. Lacasa, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. ABSENT: Commissioner Joe Carollo. NOES: None. 1�2 J U L A. 01980 nt. 36. AWARD DID - RIVERVIZW STORM SEWER PROJECT - PHASE II The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-536 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF WILLIAMS PAVING CO., INC. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $174,913.42, BASE BID OF THE PRO- POSAL, FOR RIVERVIEW STORM SEWER PROJECT - PHASE II; WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE "STORM SEWER GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND" IN THE AMOUNT OF $174,913.42 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $19,240.58 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $3,498.00 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $3,498.00 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $7,748.00 TO COVER THE INDIRECT 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 Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre 37. AWARD BID - LYNDALE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5462-C & S. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-537 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF F. J. SILLER AND COMPANY IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $2,539,253, BASE BID OF THE PRO- POSAL, FOR LYNDALE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT IN LYNDALE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5462-C&S (CENTERLINE AND SIDELINE SEWERS); WITH MONIES THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE "SANITARY SEWER G. O. BOND FUND" IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,539,253 TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $279,318 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID TUND THE AMOUNT OF $50,785 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; ALLOCATING PROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $112,478 TO COVER THE INDIRECT COST; AND AUTHOR- IZING 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 Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Mr. Carollo, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Lacasa, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. 113 38. AUT110Ri�-E EX}'CU'T10N GF C. :'IR',i:T: HOUSING PROJECT DESIGNATED 8-1 (WYNWOOD) A14D HOUSING PROJECT DESIGNATED 8-11 (LITTLF HAVANA) The followinq resolut.',- w,- int-oduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: NC,. PO-538 A RESOLUTION AND :-%r,TH(IRIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PROJECT CONTRACT kti.LATING TO THE HOUSING PPOJLCTS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI DF.31GNATED DADE 8-1 (WYNDWOCD' AND DADE 8-11 (LITTLE HAVANA) PURSUANT TO THE BASIC AGREEMENT FOR FINANC- ING HOU£IN^ IN THE CITY OF MIA.MI, DATED JU•'LY 19, 1976, AS AMENDED, AND MAKINI-- CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS WITH REGARD T- SAID HOL'S1NG PROJECTS IN ACCOFDANCE WITH SAID BASIC AGREE- MENT. (Here follows body of tesolu:.ion, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Uao;i being serond_.' �cr.c�i. :i�uer Gibson, the resolution was pissed and adopted by the follo: r vote - AYES; Joe Caroll(., Corinissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Q,.;,T.iSsioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibso,t _e-Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Ma'irice A. Ferre NOES: Nvne. 39. TRANS'Fi.R ^43,O')o 6TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO ALLAPATTAII C=MUNI^"' ACTION, INC., SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITY PROGRATI IN THE AT,!, .. ATTA11 AREA. The followin3 rosolnti.,r, was in*roduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved 1LS adoption: RESOLUTI0N NO. 80-539 A RESOLUTI014 TRANSFERRING $43,000 OF SIXTH YEAR CONIMJNIT'i DEVELOPMET11 GRANT FINDS FPOM THE DESIGN OF ALLAPATTAH STREET IMPROVEr1ENTS TO AI_LAPATTAH COA:1UNITY ACTIO::, I114C. FOR THE PURPO_ F OF I,ROV:DIN(I A SENIOR. CITIZENS ACTIVITY PROG',W, IN THP. ALL.APATTAII AREA; INCREASING THE AGENCY'S ALLOCATION FROM $17,(1((1TO $60,000 FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1960 THROUGH JU14F: 3' , ;'UPT1IFR AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER. TO PROCEED WITH SAME. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) UI%on being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution was passed and _r,ted by the fol lowinct vutt, - commissioner Joe Catullu Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Terre N•:_.. None. ��4 Jl!� 1p19�0 r40_ ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF TWO APPRAISERS FOR PURPOSE OF DETERMINING PRICE OF PARKING GARAGE CONFERENCE CONVENTION CENTER. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-540 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INTERVIEW, SELECT AND NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS WITii AT LEAST TWO (2) INDEPENDENT APPRAISERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLYING WITH THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS OF THE TURNKEY CONTRACT FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER PARKING GARAGE; AHD FURTHER AUTHORIZING THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN PAY THE FEES NEGOTIATED FROM THE BOND PROCEEDS. (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 J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 41. CONSENT AGENDA. Item #138 was removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of Commissioner Plummer. A motion that the Consent Agenda, comprised of Items 35, 36, 37 and 39 was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Carollo and was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES. Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 41.1 BID ACCEPTANCE - LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING "A" ROOF REPLACEMENT - SANDRON CORP. RESOLUTION NO. 80-541 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF SANDRON CORPORATION IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $36,700, BASE BID OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR THE LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER - BUILDING "A" - ROOF REPLACE- MENT, ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $36,700 FROM THE "4TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUND" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $4,037 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. f Ar 41. 2 ACCEPT COMPLETED WOk" - A ,Lr.PATTAP MINI -PARK DEVELOPMENT - ANAR CONSTRUCTION CORP. RE:;GLU','10N NO. 80-542 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK OF ANAR CONSTRUC- TION COF:PORATION AT A TOTAL COST OF $65,445.00 FOR ALLAPATTAH MINI-PALK DEVELOPMENT; AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $6,544.5n. 41.3 ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK - LITTLE RIVER COMMERCE PARK - MIRI CONSTRUCTION, INC. RESOLUTION NO. 80-543 A RF.SOLLTION ACCEPTING THI. COMPLETED WORK OF MIRI CONSTRUC- TION, INC. AT A TLTAi COST 01' S129,733.00 F'JR LITTLE RIVER COMMERCE PARK; ANL AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $12,973.30. 41.4. PUBLISH NOTTCE - OLJI:C110NS TO COMPLETEL CONSTRUCTION OF "S.W. 22 STP.EET HIGHWAY IMI'EOVL14ENT -- Pi:*.SE III" - H-4418. 1-i._S.JI.UTI:iN 140. 80-544 A RESOLUTION DiRlICTINC, TPI, CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJEC"PIONS TO THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY t-C`MI _.17T'rD CONSTRUCTION OF S. W. 22 STFI.F'T HTCIf7; ,. 1 4 FG'✓I:MF!1'I - PIIASF II DISTPICT H-441b. 42. DIRECT CiTi CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE: PUBLIC HEARING FOR L,BJECTIui.. T,_, A,ai::`1' COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION - FLAGLER STREET HIGHWAi IMFk(_-VEMENT - 3RD BIDDING. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, ur *"hc thin'. biddiny, Mr. Grassie, is this the same item as item - we're !.,tf:ii it backwards, Maurice, and that's where I was going to raise the c_lu.;;tion before. This also, doesn't it relate to Item 10? Mr. ,_.Sie: The an,wcr i:. yes, C=missioner, let me ask, would you like fur- ther .explanation of it:' Mr. Plummer: Well, I've r.;,t some problems with Item 10. Mayo_ Ferre: Weli do y-ki want to take that up first and then come to this? Mr. Plummer: Well, this is more direct to 10 to what I want to sneak to than 10 overall. Mayor Ferre: Well go ahead, Mummer, I recognize you for Item 36. Mr. Plummer: My back up material tells me on the Flagler Street Improvements that everywhere but Walgreens who have agreed to pay for their own finishing of this sidewil) impir.)vements - now my question immediately has to be what about- the areas other than Walgreens that are not finished? Mr. Cather: Any areas that are not now finished we are going t=, have to complete with the exception of the place where they tore down the two buildings and they art going to rebuild that sidewalk after they have completed that. work. Mr. 1 1 . ITIMcr : Yes, when? Mr. Cather: We'rc trying to push them on that. Mr. Plummer: Yes, but you see. let me tell you something, you could be talking abc�O. a couple of years. Mr. Gather: Yes, but, Mr. Plummer, the work that was done there was completer) and then they destroyed it. Mr. Plummer: Then why aren't they charged with restoring it? Mr. Cathy: we are charing them with restoring it but that is under a separ-aty 00ritract, it wasn't our contractor that destroyed it, it was the 116 30L 101980 4 1 building contractor who tore down the building. Mr. Plummer: Hey, I understand what you're saying but why do we have to wait until they start construction again? Mr. Cather: Well, we didn't feel it would make sense to put down the tile again and have them wreck it during construction so we asked them to safe it up and put a temporary suitable sidewalk down there. Mr. Plummer: Do you have a bond? Mr. Cather: We don't have a bond. Mr. Plummer: Do you have any money in escrow? Mr. Cather: We've tried, yes. Mr. Plummer: I wish you well. I'm concerned. There are more areas than just Wafgreens that are far in my estimation from being completed. Okay? Now I'm concerned because this thing has been nothing but trouble to you, to everyone and I'm just concerned that we have plunked out in the neighborhood of $700,000 and it is still not finished and it doesn't look like to me in the foreseeable future, well, you just told me in the foreseeable future it's not going to be finished. Mr. Cather: We have instituted legal action against the owners of the %algreen Drug Store properties. Mr. Plummer: And you're recommending that we go ahead and pay? Mr. Cather: Pay Marks Brothers because they have more than done their work, they have done it two and three times. Mr. Plummer: Well, I guess what you're saying is we've got no other choice. All right, let me ask you this, on Item 10 - reducing S. W. 27th Avenue Street Improvements - how can you take money, what is suffering in that project that you're taking $63,000 from? Mr. Cather: We had funds in the S. W. 27th Avenue Street Improve- ment Program which we could use to pay for these funds, other projects which can over. Mr. Plummer: What's suffering out of that because of deletion? Mr. Cather: Nothing. Mr. Plummer: In other words you had $63,000 too much. Mr. Cather: That's right. Mr. Plummer: All right, sir. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-545 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF FIAGLER STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT .(THIRD BIDDING) AND FLAGLER STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT EXTENSION (THIRD BIDDING) IN - THE FLAGLER STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT H-4372-A (THIRD BIDDING) AND FLAGLER STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT EXTENSION DISTRICT H-4391-A (THIRD BIDDING). (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 Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa ((�� Mayor Maurice A. Ferro .�UL 01�U� NOES: None. 117 43. FIRST AND SECOND READING U114ANCE: INCREASE APPROPRIATION FOR FLAGLER STREET IMPROVE ENT AND EXTENSION COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS AREA DF.COMTIVE LIOHTING. AN ORDINkNC.F. F.NTITLEI) - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 9019, ADOPTCD NOVF.6'IEF, 6, ])79, THE 17APITAL IMPROVEME`JT APPRO- PRIATIONS OrWINANCF. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 19b0, AS A1.1ENDFD; BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR II.B.1, FLAGLFP. ST1?FFT IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION, BY $37,000; CnConlj' GROVE BUSINESS AREA DFCORA- TIVE PF.Dr:S1'kIAI7-SCALr: STREET LIGHTING PRO.1i.CT, BY $25,900; AND REDUCING II.C.2., S. W. 27 AVENUE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, IN THE A.^lOT1N'f (,F 3 2,900; CONTAINING A RF:PF.ALFR PROVISION AND A SEVi;PAPILIT' CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE RE- QUIREMENT nv PT.A',)".' ..i,^4E ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS :)F THE COM- MISSION. Was introduced by Commissicnez i'lu;rur,er and se..-nndel by Commissioner Gibsor: for adoption purs:ir.t . :, , 1 rncraph (f) of the City :hurter, dis- pensing with the tF7, m_:t' of Leading same on two separate days by a vote of not 1CSS thc,n .l,t.. I l t hb Of tht3 rWrrdUt_T'S of the A' ES: Cci;urdss:on::r Toe Carollo Com-nissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. 1 s1.i-ner (Rev.) Theodore P. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. Wheteupon the o:n^iss i,n, on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gilson, adopted said ordinance by the following vote: Ay „ ,;r ;::,., i :_ ,C' r. Joe Carol to C;^umis�;ioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Cotnmiss:cncr (Rov.) Theodore R. Gibson 'J: ce-M.Yor Armando Lacasa :•?:r r Maur e A. Ferre N�,ES: None. SAID ORDINANCE WAS I7f, IG^7L'I'LD •-, DINANCE NG. 9125. The City Attorn<-'.y rea-t the ordinance into the public record and announce'i that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and copies were available to the public. Q JUL 10198"4' i10 44. FIRST AND SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 1, ORD. 8719 - NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND "TRADE FAIR OF THE AMERICAS - EXPORT - 1981". Mr. Plummer: I want a break down, 2.4 million dollars. Mayor Ferre: Yes, he's right, it is 959,540 and 1,556,900 of which, as you know, since you've read the memorandum on it, the City of Miami is putting in $200,000 each so what we're putting up is $400,000 not a million four. Mr. Plummer: Well, but it doesn't state that. Mayer Ferre: Yes, it does in the main - if you read the thing it's in there. Mr. Plummer: You mean in the whereases? Mr. Grassis: No, on pages 2 and 3, Commissioner. Mr. Plummer: Well, my question also is where is the remaining money, is that in the back up material where it's coming from? Mayor Ferre: Where we always get it, it is from the federal government, the state, the county and the people who come to the fair same as we always do it. Mr. Plummer: Okay. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719, ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED; BY ESTABLISHING TWO NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUNDS ENTITLED: "TRADE FAIR OF THE AMERICAS - IMPORT 1980" AND "TRADE FAIR OF THE AMERICAS - EXPORT 1981"; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID TRUST AND AGENCY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNTS OF $959,540 AND $1,556,900 RESPECTIVELY; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READING THE SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. Was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa and seconded by Commissioner Plummer for adoption pursuant to Section 4, Paragraph (f) of the City Charter, dis- pensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the Commission - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Whereupon the Commission, on motion of Commissioner Lacasa and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, adopted.said ordinance by the following vote. AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED OF619ANCE NO. 9126. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and copies were available to the public. 0 TIsJ 4 45. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: CREATE NEW OFFICE IN POLICE DEPARTMENT "OFFICE: OF PROFESSIONAL COMPLIANCE". AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN URLINANCL CREATING A 14LW OFFICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE, WIT.'i-4 THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPLIANCE" (OPC); PROVIDINS FOR Till, APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR OF SAID OFFICE BY THE :::TY 114NAGER AFTER SELECTION BY THE CHIEF OF POLI('E, AND FOE THE APPOINTMENT OF THREE INVESTI- GATORS, TG FE RECOMMENDED BY A SEVEN MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTTCF WhICH IS ALSO BEING ESTABLISHED BY THE TERN1F OF THIS CY1 I;vANCr., ;,;.D FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY THE CITY MANAGER OF•' -)NE ShCRE'TARY TO BE SELECTED BY SAID DIRECTOR; PROVIDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE OP(' AtiD PRESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS 4ND DUTIES THEREOF; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABIITTY CLAUSE. Passed on its tit`_ :eadirv; i, title at the meeting of June 2E, was taken up for its a and tinal reading by title and adoption. On motion of Coran issiot"er ; t,ic r, seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the Ordinance was tneteupon y�ven its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote: Aj'F.c': Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. C�mr,i:��ior.e. (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: Commissioner Joe Carollo. THE ORDINANCE: WAS DE:;IGNATF.D ORDINANCE NO. 9127. 'the City Attornc- the ordinance into the public record and ar.nounced cork s were dv i i 1,:.,': to the members of the City Commission and to the 4t. FIRST READING ' R^I'IANCE: RP'-LS ASLISH SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AS THE BUlLDING CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. M:. Lacasa: On Item 13, Mr. Grassie, you were supposed to call on the buildin(; as3oc:iations so they could give us their input about this partic- ular item. Mr. Srassic•: What I have done is this, since you and I talked about yesterday, Commissioner, I've asked Geri Salman to contact both the Lc -.Lin and the Anglo building associations and he assured me that he would do ti,at. He gave mc• his opinion that neither one of them have any provlems W),n this..... May.,r Ferre: There is a very simple way of doing it - excuse me, Mr. Gr,ssic, to savo t.hr,e minutes of discussion - this is on First Reading aril}•. Is there further discussion on this item on First Reading? It will up on Second Reading in 30 days which means it will come up in September. i20 JUL 10 �gao AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 6145, ADOPTED MARCH 19, 1958, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTAB- LISHED THE SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AS THE BUILDING CODE OF MIAMI, BY PROVIDING THAT THE CURRENTLY EXISTING SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE BE ADOPTED, TOGETHER WITH ANY AMEND- MENTS THERETO AS SHALL HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ADOPTED by THE DADE COUNTY COMMISSION, AND BY PROVIDING FOR THE ACCU- RATE iiEFLEC'TION OF THE CURRENT DZSIGNATION OF THE CITY'S "BUILDING OFFICIAL" CHARGED WITH ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS OF SAID CODE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVER - ABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Lacasa and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 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. 47. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE SUBJECT TO ELECTION $45,000,000 SANITARY SEWER BONDS. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SUBJECT TO THE ELECTION AS HEREIN PROVIDED, OF $45,000,000 SANIT- ARY SEWER BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS AND EXTENSIONS OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; PRO- VIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS PASSAGE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE READING OF THIS ORDINANCE ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE COMMISSION. Was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Plummer, adopted said ordinance by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9128. The City Attorney read'the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commis- sion and to the public. 21 JL 4 48. FHERGENC'Y ORUI::A::Ct.. milti-R1ZE ISSUA14CE SUBJECT TO ELECTION � 'j;,, 000, 000 STREET & HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - Al, F.NFEk' Tt:C :!k! 'T::'\.NCE, AL1'ii0F.I::ItiC: THE ISSUANCE, SUBJECT TO THE ELECTIC!,' Ad 1iiFl::t: `PCIVI'7F-D, OF ; G,000,0�)0 STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPkOVEMTSN:bn!!P1 OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE PURPOCP (Y,.' i OF STFZET At:') FFIGHI:�.Y IMPROVE- MENTS IN 'Ili" CI;'Y (A- M1AMI; PRCVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL (;C IVTO EFF'F:CT 'MXE:DTATELY UPON' ITS PASSAGE; AND DIS- PENSING WITH i'HE READING OF' THIS ORDINANCE `)N TINC SEPARATE DAYS BY A Vr_.t�' O} jCT LESS ThA'! FOF,R-FIF hi CF, THF'. COMMIS- SION. Was introduced by C.urru,,iss�Orlei ibsot, ar.� Se'GLlE i by raTmission(.,r Lacasa, for adoption as an emtryen,.y roe sure ani dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two sep3rat'"- days, w.,ici was agreeu to by the following vote — AYES: Joe Carol],) Plurancr, (Rev J Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mityor D:auri . A. Ferre Whereupon tila, i,nnm:ssion on motion of Commissione: Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, adop,cd said :)r(:,nance by the following vote - AYES: Joe Carollc L . P 1 um:ne r , J r . Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vi.�e-Maycr Armando Lacas: M: y Maurice t+. Ferre NOFS: None. c, l _ r !,D; NANCF WAF F' `)RD1NANCE Nv. 9129. The City Attorney ro-id the orcii::lr,ce into the public record ar:d an.: n-- . t-11at col:ies wr t - ti:e n Q:-lbers of the City Comr.iS- si )r, a:, i to the n�,bl i c . •i9. EP1EF�b'::'""� .�F';?::?+h 'i'. C',�L AND PROW' E FOR THU HOLDIh� OF A Si i::.IAL f�oJD CLECT.,7)N C,-N OCT '9EF ", 19di. S1`,G00,0(0 SA:ITARY S'-4ER BONDS. AN ORDINANCE: ENTITLED - AN EMER,::ENCY ORDINANCE: PRC'.VIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A BOND ELFr:'ION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, ON OCTOBER 7, 1980, WITii RF:SPECT TO THI• ISSUANCE OF $45,000,000 SANITARY SEWER. bCNiDS ; F P.l l' 1 U1N ^.'}! AT THIS ORDI NANCF SHALL GO INTC EFFECT 1MM1iI,IA'I'1.L'i UPON "I": PA SA ;L; AND DTFI'ENSING WJTH THE READ- ING OI' TFFI ,R"Di NANCF UN TWO `'EPARAIF. DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS 'I''.IAN F AUN-I'II'THF CF TIII? CO:•1'4ISFIuN. Was intCQAU,:%:d by Cocruujss�_oner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two sop,jrate days, which was agreed to by the following VUte- AYFS: Coinrrat;f,ioner Joe Curollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commis,iouNr (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice-Mayov Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 122 JUL 10198 0 • Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, adopted said ordinance by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9130. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commis- sion and to the public. 50. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: CALL AND PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF SPECIAL BOND ELECTION ON OCTOBER 7, 1980 $30,000,000 STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A BOND ELECTION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, ON OCTOBER 7, 1980, WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF $30,000,000 STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS PASSAGE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE READING OF THIS ORDINANCE ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE COMMISSION. was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa and seconded by Commissioner Gibson, for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Lacasa and seconded by Commissioner Gibson, adopted said ordinance by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 9131. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commis- sion and to the public. 12.91 �l�t J f 51. FORMALIZING RESOLUTION: DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE STRUCTURES DUF TO "CIVIL DISTURBANCES" IN MAY 1980. Mr. Plummer: I've got a problem. Mayor Ferre: This says denolish unsafe structures. Mr. Plummer: Yes, and fine, and that's what we want but Mr. Mayor, this thing dcesn't say where, what tarqet areas the mone:•s are coming from, this thing doesn't say any of that. Mayor Ferre: Well, we're going to _-:art with Noc-a-tee. Mr. Plummer: You woi,' + i:urt my feelings RF.SPON; F) Well, that ':, the total City. Mr. Fosmoen: Model Cities, Overtown Is this just for Culmer? (INAUDIBLE Mr. Cr:assie: Libr�rty ^i':y, overtown, Culmer. Rev. Gibson: The intention is just that, J. L. We want to get rid of those sores. Mr. Plummer: Some way or another they determined the price of $247,000, now that's got to be x-number of structures in Liberty City, x-number in Culmer... Mayor Ferry-: Why don't ycu t,tn�•:ri .it tc say that the administration ..ill come b..k with „ specific lit:' Mr. Plummer: Well be 7ausu , you know, what about the building.... Mr. Grassie: We gave you a Epecific list three days after the disturbances with all of the structures lister'.. Mayor Ferre: Three days? Mr. Grassie: Yes, about three days after the disturbances we gave you a re- port, it was about 30 pages. Mayor Ferre: And those are the buildings, every one that's on that report is going to be demolished, is that what you're telling us? Mr. Grassie: That is the list of buildings from which we are going to do the demolition. Mayor Ferre: All of them, that's the list from which... all of them.... Mr. Grassie: No, we're not ,1()ing to do them all. Nwy.z Ferre: 11alf of them, which ones? Mr. Plummer: Se.., it is just too brief. Mr. Grassie, what about the areas, for example, up around 731d Street and N.E. 3rd Avenue which have no target area or. Community Development money? Are those areas now going to not be considered? There were 3 burned out buildings up there, my next door neigh- bor happened to be orie of them. He doesn't own the stracture but he happens r' r, 1%4 JUL 1 01980 to be one of the things, the cabinet shop. Mr. Grassie: If you wish, I can read a list of the buildings into the record for you, we can give you this report.... Mayor Ferro: I don't think you have to read the list, I think what I would like and perhaps what Plummer is saying is that of the list that you gave us three days after you specifically ear mark for us at the next Commission Meet- ing which are the ones that we're going to demolish so that it's in the record. Mr. Grassie: I can tell you right now, there are 22 structures. Mayor Ferre: All right, submit them into the record. I'll tell you what, if Plummer will allow to save time will you submit the 22 structures to the Clerk so they're a part of the record. Mr. Plummer: Fine, I've got no problem. Mayor Ferre: okay, with that as a stipulatior. Father Gibsor. moves and Lacasa seconds with the amendment made by Plummer stipulated. Further discussion? Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 80-546 A RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 60-407, ADOPTED JUNE 6, 1980, ENTITLED: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZI.'!G THE CITY D%NAGER TO DEMOLISH UNSAFE STRUCTURES AS A RESULT OF THE MAY 17-19, 1980, CIVIL DISTURBANCES WITHOUT ASSESSING THE PROPERTY OWNERS THE DEMOLITION AND CLEARANCE COSTS, SAID DEMO- LIiION BEING AUTHORIZED BY THE OWNERS O SAID STRUCTURES AND ALL PARTIES INTERESTED THEREIN; FURTHER REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT OFFERS FROM MINORITY CONTRACTORS WHERE NECESSARY OR PROPER TO PERFORM SAID DEMOLITION; ALLOCATING $247,000 OF 5TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR THE DEMOLITION PROGRAM." BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH TO SAID SECTION 2 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DEMOLITION CON- TRACTS WITH CONTRACTORS WITHOUT FURTHER COMMISSION AP- PROVAL DESPITE THE COST OF ANY SUCH CONTRACT EXCEEDING $4,500. (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 Joe Carollo Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor Armando Lacasa Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 52. MISCELL.ANECUS CIS,."'SSIr'I1 I1VIS: PIXIVING 6 ZOItING AGENDA-JULY BUDGET PRESE:N'iATION; DETEP11INATION OF MILLAGE; REPORT ON E.D.A. GRANT; GOORBAY FESTIVAL; WRECKED AUTOS. Mayor Ferre: Is there anytt.ing else to come up before this Commission? Mr. Plummer: Yes, sir, 1'vo gc,t sore poc::et items. Mr. Grassie: There are three items. Mr. Plummer: You have Locket :t.ems also? Mr. Grassie: No, we nave two information items for the City Commission to keep you up to date. Mayor Ferre: Go ahead. Mr. Grassie: The first is, we have at your request set a Commission Meeting for the 31st of July, that's your Rc-7ular Planning and Zoning Meeting. Mayur Ferre: No, si.i, Plummer moves that there be no 33st meeting and that alt tie done on . •. of the 24th. Mx. Pluriricr: Eight. Mr. Mayor, just for edification, and I don't want to mis- leacl anyone, Mr. Grassie, I have no problem with that meeting starting at 9 A.M. M7 F ro bit-Im as far .is 9 A.M. meetings are over with. Now, for the rec-ord, I wart to tell you that 11,er,-finally would like to continue the 1 F.M. meetings. Rev. Gibson: No, J. L. Mayor Ferre: Well, you're the only one that wants to do that. Mi . Plur.mer. Well, F,,r_her, I'm speaking for one. Ma . 1'^rre: It's not rce-ily working out because we've got to stay up here till a'. times of the.... Ti.•,re' no question that these meetings that start at 1:00 we ..e ✓er en.. up eat i it r '_i:t+r. 1 , or 11 O' Clock at night. Mr Plummer: Well, see, I ' -!c- got no nroblem with that. Mr. Grassie: We're ring to have to ^heck two things, the advertising time tt,at we need for the Planning and Zoning Meeting, let's assume that we could do that by the 24th. Mr. Plummer: Before sun uI Mayor Ferre: You're assuminy that we can do it on the 24th in the evening, richt? Mr. Grassie: No, but I sai:i that we have to check the advertising requirement for those items that appear on the Planning and Zoning Meeting. For the moment we will assume that we can do that. The second question is that we w7..�-d to present the budgr+t to you before you went on your August recess on July ?1st. Now, if we're riot going to have a meeting that obviously causes a problem in that regard. M�iyt�r Ferre: See, t_ht• problem is that we're only going to have that I know of 4 riemt->ers of the Commission here and maybe we'rt only going to have 3. Now how slid we establish the 31st anyway, did we vote on that? Mr. Grassie: You asked that we not have a meeting - Planning and Zoning on th evening of the same day that we h.d a Regular Meeting. Mayur Ferre: Yes, but who chose the 31st? Did anybody check.... Mr. Grassie: We arbitrarily chose the 31st and we went around and asked each one of your secretaries whether your calendars were free, the answer in all five cases was yes anti we established the date on that basis. Mayor Ferre: I'd like to know who you asked in my office, whoever did the asking. There's no question you couldn't have asked Marie, that's for sure 126 JUL 101984 because Marie, when she saw it right &way and toga me "How did you :lave & meeting on the 31st?" because I'm not going to be here. Mr. Carollo: What kind of .meeting is :t going to be, the 31st, a full Com- mission Meeting? Mr. Grassie: A full Commission Meeting for Planning and Zoning, ;ust Planninc; and Zoning items and the budget. Mr. Carollo: That will be a morning meeting, is that correct? Mr. Grassie: So, the Planning and Zoning items would be at 7 O'Clock, the budget item would probably be at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon. Mr. Carollo: There was also a memorandum in here concerning the letter that you received from Commissioner Plummer. Is that a memorandum that you wart to -discuss today or privately or how would you rather do that? Mr. Grassie: No, just any reaction that anybody has, you know, you can give me. w,r. Plu.nmer: Well, Mr. Grassie, just for the record, I am leaving on the morning of the 25th so that's for the record. Mayor Ferre: And I would appreciate... Is Angela here still? Angela, dia you ask the members of the Commission? Mrs. Bellamy; No, I didn't. Mr. Grassie: I think Lupe made the survey of all of the offices. Mr. Plummer: Well, just for the record, Mr. Mayor, my office was contacted, the date was open. Okay? But it was only asked.... Mayor Ferre: I know you did, you talked to Elena, and please tell Lupe not to do that anymore. Zlena does not know, Elena does not make decisions in my calendar. She is a scheduler but she is not the decision maker. Okay? I'm the decision maker. Mr. Plummer: Well, you know really tnere ain't no 31. Mayor Ferre: All right, where are we? Mr. Grassie: well, if we're not going to have a meeting on the 31st I guess probab�-y the best we can do is to get a millage decision from you on the 24th then we are going to have to distribute the budget on the 31st. What we don't like about that is that you're not going to be able to have a meeting about it, you're not going to be able to have a presentation on it. Mayor Ferre: See, the problem is with Plummer because he'll be leaving o:; the 25th. Mr. Carollo: Can't we do it before the 25th? Mr. Grassie: Well, a partial budget can but not the complete document. we can get you the millage implications. Mr. Carollo: It can't wait until September? Mayor Ferre: No, not by law. As a matter of fact the obligation is on us not on him. Mr. Grassie: We have to have a proposed millage rate by the first of August. Now that is not necessarily binding on you, you can change your mind but you do have to establish the millage rate. Mr. Carollo: For the record, Mr. Grassie, just how much are you anticipating that you would like to raise the millage rate? Mr. Grassie: Well, of course, we are in the process of that calculation right now, taking into consideration the most recent decision of the City Commission with regard to the extra 150 positions in the Police Department. In gross figures it would be three-quarters of a mill above that which is allowed automatically by the State Legislature. M JUL 101980 Mayor Ferre: But there's another factor that you have to take at the same time, Mr. Grassie, and I have to throw this in. We've got to decide whether or not and what the garbage fee is going to be. Mr. Grassie: Well, that's why it was so important that we have this kind of a meeting. Mayor Ferre: So the garbage fee, the only way you can assume a lower tax millage is if you assume a higher garbage fee and since you can't assume that, therefore, the millage that you're going to recommend on the 24th has to be all tax and no garbage fee increase until we reverse that decision. Mr. Grassie: Would it be reasonable to bring to you on the 24th alternatives which consider how much millage can be offset by a certain amount of garbage fee? Mayor Ferre: That's what I'm trying to point out to you is that you have to bring both things, not just one. Mr. Carollo: Well, you know, Mr. Grassie, the last couple of. regular Commis- sion Meetings that we've had you've gotten a little bit excited and I wanted to finish today's meeting, I still do, without you getting excited and those were my intentions, I mean that. But I just want you to know this is con- structive criticism and I'm trying to word it for you as nicely as possible so I won't get you all red in the face again but the problem that I see is that we're taxing.... Mr. Grassie: You're doing marvelously, Commissioner, go ahead. Mr. Plummer: I don't think he's doing well enough. Mr. Carollo: We taxed the people of Miami really the fullest that we really can and I would hate to talk about new taxes without really going into some areas, and I'll give you some examples of the areas I mean - look into the possibilities and maybe we just might have a few more salaries in that 30- $40,000 range that maybe we don't need, we might even have several in the 12-$15,000 range that we could cut out somewhere. And I would prefer to look at areas like that and try to save the City some money than having to raise th" millage. For instance, maybe we're going to be forceful when people comp asking for matching funds from the Commission or just plain funds for whatever project they have going or activity, start cutting back a lot of that. But I would personally prefer to find different alternatives than going with a raise of the millage taxes. You know I think we're going to run into some problems if we go that route. Mr. Grassie: That's a reasonable approach, Commissioner. Mr. Carollo: You know I'll be more than happy to take some time and sit with you and maybe we can work something out. Mr. Grassie: Unfortunately we really have to do it a little more formally than that. What we're going to have to do is have working sessions of the City Commission where we can get at least three of you to agree on whatever those reductions are going to be. Mr. Carollo: Well, the problem that I see, Mr. Grassie, correct me if " m wrong, please, that to get this additional raise in the millage you need a four -fifths vote otherwise it won't fly at all. Am I correct or not? Mr. Grassie: That's correct. Mr. Carollo: so if we don't have that then we have to try to work out some other comprumises and this is what I'm trying to accomplish before we get to the point that people start getting excited and red in the face and that wort of thing. Mr. Plummer: I'm waiting to see Howard Gary get red in the face. Mr. Grassie: I remember several occasions, Commissioner, on which you have gotten more than red in the face, as a matter of fact you've reduced yourself to screaming. But, you know, aside from that.... Mr. Carollo: You see, Grassie, I try to be nice to you and you come back getting nasty. 128 JUL 101980 Now Mayor Ferro: Go ahead, iinis:l yc,�.r statemt:. Mr. Grassie: Well, Xr. Caro:]: ..-ais::,.- is r,].er. Of of a mi llage for the C-ty w,:ich Mayor Ferre: And he knows it anti Plurr.cr r:r,ows ",t ant yG.:'la ,.:`.'E' tJ face that when it comes _1,', a11c, t; Errs nc:'..;... > ..1 a-. this Commission can da exc,e t tic, ..js and if they become unroa or:abie WL ' .,: Mr. Carollo: I'm tryinq to be reas(.,nab'-e, that's w,'.',, .'. ta:'iiikq L:�E r have been. Mayor Ferre: "ou :on' : w.int on-, t,x ir. rya c:, /o: know '.ha': rr.•t to be imhossibl,- bt:(.au�,c there is w.;,, .._.t c'.: , 1 ,:u;. s 'laries and 1v al,irle_ to pay :or i`.(, now policemen. �':� rc you can come up wig:'. 2mill --on Ic.:lar:; a:-, LA :i1(: Aher thlr.c„ t: a, to be dime acid, you .&now, C.'.'.. . ,t(j;l 1:.lty.r.tj tnC (jet on with ..t. an.. We' l.i vote, you K-.:W i•_ '.+i ,,r..... t::nr. we' 11 g_t u . w_ t:. --he ple whether we incr,..a: e (:arbaqu. wf".sir..- Let it rip. .>.. stet., 1 nave no ream, lin(aS to have LCar anyw:lere in r:", nZ ke-u_: , n, t is k'_ .. Ci t'.:: S0 We.'i1 ]us: ruOV< a.rnq, we'11 .17 C`.r_ :Tu a:,. _...ef resper -ible vott .,:.. Loo bad, if ,� sere' s nc,L ;L. ut that some GthQr ..fr1f . av : >'O , tL . Grassie: Only one ether rainy a := :.h<, . .s sir..I ly an „z" you so that you w.i11 kL:cw wr,a_ :aa�,e%ina with ar. r:Di. �runr thfrk you ::eed to be awa:'e of, th(: : act _;,ac we may be gettf.no (-O) ldrs in vr:Yv ❑h,'`Tt Grder. Mr. Llumner: Foi" ,.. 'r0S.x.oer,. iu wn ..r an dC,d a i�%`rk_ ,T-(... _. i rG ,_,,.... 3 du-" a ,C: Wt2 "r,rki nq I,;, L - 9t on .I,-. .�c...- ;n'.aav _a:.d or. _ "1 .�.. mu'it pro(•ra:,t an,:- 1. l:: Ga_i e1<_' Stf(,--i _...:L. _. 110Ct bucks, we i Stlm+:`.:t: Wi: MaN.' :;f, dl::!1 _. :.L Jj'e ::'_JwarGs of ti G_ f,i is directed �t -Lsadvcnta3l--;, tlevel jobs 1,'ut m; tnc. directe,1 ^ted L— harl-.:ore •.'tic• ar"- 'v,:.: ,�1r.g aS U,_St wi: .ar. „ .. .....- I ,'GCJrh,T, tc.yetrt:,r tc S'.a t .ai rinc,; pe.:,7; rc �y Konc.a- 1t may tar.u... Lhey award O:: Saturday It may taxe a special meeting of this .,ft;f next week co accept the grant. Rev. Gibson: Lure. Plumc:er: 1'vo .aut i,o proba.er... �Z. -Cerullo: If oar rusponsible may a:;journ t:.e meeting 1 wcuk:: appreciate it. Mayor Ferre: Plu.`a•ner had some Focket items. Mx. Plummer: well, onviously it is late so I'll just bring t.;en ur. and I still want answers. Mr. Grassie, I asxed about the Goombay Festival ar.d my concarns, I asned yGh t0 come D;.c:k wl:: so:%thing in writing to allr-viiaG trc: 'fears of both Fat:, 2 c-nd 1. 1 woulc like It at the earlli:St co.-xeience, 1 tc ink taib town _s Jeyond t::e r.iirtt wht : we mil:>t address the prf —:. t_m o. _reet peddlers whc arc in with people who are i., stores who are operating a :,•usir.ess w. -Inout the bene:'its of what u utore owner must do. .... NO, I'm Just bringing these up that I want answers on. Well, do : have 20 seconds more? The of: r one, Mr. Grassie, that me is the amount of totally wreckua a-tomobiles that are accumLllt:ng or. the streets of our City and I'm ta:k rc- about vehicies th4t are not drivaa.Lle that. are bein5 taken ar.d piaceI on tze -streets that are becorling a b•urde:. to parking and proL:ens that -they are crea;:ing and I would like to see both of these addressed. Mayor Ferre: Further discussion? Is mare anything else to core tier ,e this Commission? 9 A D J O U R N M E N T: There being no further business to come before the City Commission, the Meeting was adjourned at 11:00 O'Clock P.M. Mautice A. Fe4 to M A Y O R ATTEST: R��atpph G. On ie City Clerk Matto Ninai Assistant City Cler 130 JUL 101980 CITY OF nMAMI DOCUMENT M=TINO OATn: July 10, 1980 INDEX, ITEM M04 DOC UM OTENT IDIFICATION COMMISSION IIMICVAL ODE HOe 0053 1 COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERK REPORT 2 AMENDING SECTION 1,2,3, AND 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 6145 0054 3 REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 8725. 0055 4 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH GREENLEAF-TELESCA PLANNERS - ENGINEERS -ARCHITECTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN PROVIDING ARCHITECTRUAL/ENGINEERING SER- VICES. R-80-510 80-510 5 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE TWO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH TWO NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1980 TO JUNE 30, 1981 R-80-515 80-515 6 CONDITIONALLY ALLOCATING $50,000 OF SIXTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO THE JOINT VENTURE OF LITTLE RIVER ASSOCIA- TION/EDISON-BUENA VISTA LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP R-80-517 80-517 7 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 PER YEAR R-80-518 80-518 8 ACCEPTING THE BID OF P.N.M. CORPORATION IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $143,709, TOTAL BID OF THE PROPOSAL, FOR EDISON-LITTLE RIVER COMMER- CIAL CENTER C.D. BEAUTIFICATION -PHASE II R-80-519 80-519 9 ACCEPTING THE EDWARD H. FRIEND AND COMPANY STUDY ON FUNDING ALTERNATIVES DATED JANUARY 18, 1980 R-80-520 80-520 10 COMPLETELY WAIVING THE FEES INCURRED BY THE MIDONG PRIMARY SCHOOL EXHIBITION TEAM OF KOREA R-80-522 80-522 11 AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A DEVELOPMENT ORDER APPROVING WITH MODIFICATIONS, THE WATSON IS- LAND DEVELOPMENT. R-80-525 80-525 12 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE, DIVISION OF STATE PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF FLORIDA R-80-527 80-527 13 AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF TIME RESTRICTION FOR THE SUMMER SPECIAL GOLF PACKAGE AT THE MIAMI COUNTRY CLUB BY THE GOLF COURSE SUPERVISOR WHEN REVENUES DECREASE IN AN AMOUNT OF 25% OR MORE. R-80-528 80-528 WiENT11 NDEX- CONTINU--ED - im DocumENT IDENTIFICATION 1 TinM 1 eonE Ho. 1 14 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR CONSUL- TANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ECONO- MIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATIN QUARTER WITH THE LITTLE HAVANA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY R-80-529 80-529 15 AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER IN THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM TO COMMENCE AT 12 NOON ON THOSE SPECIAL OCCASIONS DURING THE CURRENT FOOTBALL SEASON WHEN A GAME IS SCHSDULEO TO CMlMENCE AT 1:00 P.M. R-80-530 80-530 11 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CB OF FLORIDA, INC. R-80-531 80-531 17 APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S ATTACHED REPORT DATED MAY 23, 1980, WHEREIN HE PROPOSES TO SELECT ARLYN ENDE TO BE COMMISSIONED AS THE CITY'S ARTIST TO CREATE A TAPESTRY FOR THE CITY'S LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER FACILI- TY R-80-532 80-532 18 REAPPOINTING HINES BREDEN AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY BOARD TO SERVE FOR A TERM ENDING JANUARY 24, 1982 1 R-80-533 80-533 19 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INT A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY FOR A PORTION OF BLOCK 95N, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF. R-80-534 80-534 20 ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMIS- SION COVERING THE PROCEDURE FOR PERSONS WISH- ING TO MAKE PERSONAL APPEARANCES DURING CITY COMMISION MEETINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEREIN ATTACHED STANDARDS AND RULES R-80-535 80-535 21 ACCEPTING THE BID OF EILLIAMS PAVING CO. R-80-536 80-536 22 1 ACCEPTING THE BID OF F.J. SILLER AND COMPANY I R-80-537 80-537 23 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PROJECT CONTRACT RELATING TO THE HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY.OF MIAMI DESIGNATED DADE 8-1 (WYNWOOD) AND DADE 8-11 (LITTLE HAVANA). R-80-538 80-538 24 TRANSFERRING $43,000 OF SIXTH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DESIGN OF ALLAPATTAH SHEET IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLAPATTAH COMMUNITY ACTION, INC R-80-539 80-539 25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INTERVIEW, SELECT AND NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS WITH AT LEAST TWO (2) INDEPENDENT APPRAISERS FOR THE PUR- POSE OF COMPLYING WITH THE CONTRACT REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE TURNKEY CONTRACT FOR THE CONVEN- TION CENTER I R-80-540 80-540 0CU iENTmiNDEX_ CONTI-NUED ION IV NO.1 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION ACTI 26 ACCEPTING THE BID OF SANDRON CORPORATION 27 ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK OF ANAR CONSTRUC TION CORPORATION 28 ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK OF MIRI CONSTRUC TION, INC 29 DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO THE AC- CEPTANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE COM- PLETED CONSTRUCTION OF S.W. 22 STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE III IN S.W. 22 STREET HIGH- WAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE III DISTRICT H-4418 30 DIRECTING THE CITY CLER TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS TO THE ACCEPTANCE BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF FLAGLER STREET HIGH WAY IMPROVEMENT 31 AMENDING SECTION 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 80-407 R-80-541 R-80-542 R-80-543 R-80-544 R-80-545 R-80-546 RETNTEVA COME No_ 80-541 80-542 80-543 80-544 80-545 80-546