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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-80-0006second cash prize of $2,500.00 for third place in the Latin Community Riverfront Park Design Competition in accordance with the recommendation of the Competition Jury using Community Development Program funds to fund such cash prize. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10 day of January AT EST: t-e-t- RAL H G. ONGIE CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: FOLLOW WHEREAS, RESOLUTION NO. 8 O - 6 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A SECOND CASH PRIZE OF $2,500.00 FOR THIRD PLACE IN THE LATIN COMMUNITY RIVERFRONT PARK DESIGN COMPETITION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPETITION JURY USING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDS TO FUND SUCH CASH PRIZE. the Latin Community Riverfront Park has been designated a Category "B" project as defined in Ordinance No. 8965, adopted July 23, 1979; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has been authorized to conduct a Design Competition for this project and to award prizes for first, second and third place, in succession, as follows: $5,500.00, $3,500.00, and $2,500.00, and WHEREAS, the City Manager has been authorized to expend the amount of $11,500.00 for the prizes using Community Development Program funds for this purpose; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has been authorized to appoint an impartial Jury consisting of five (5) members to rank the winning designs; and WHEREAS, the Jury has been appointed, the Competition has been conducted and the Jury has reported to the City Manager; and WHEREAS, the Jury has recommended to the City Manager that two cash prizes in the full amount of $2,500.00 be awarded for third place. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF "DOCUMENT INDEX MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The City Manager NO. is hereby authorizedITEtoM away 1980 MAURICE A FERRE MAYOR AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: F. KNOX, JR. CIT•f TTORNEY r • 80-6 Joseph R. Grassie City Manager Carl Kern, Director Department of Parks January 3, 1980 Latin Community Riverfront Park Design. Competition Resolution No. 79-579 Memo dated 12/17/79, from the Jury for the Design Competition This proposed resolution authorizes the. City Manager to award a second, additional third prize, in the amount of,$2,500.00, for this Competition using Community Development funds. It has been recommended by the unanimous decision of the Jury that, in addition to the awards specified by the Design Competition Manual and authorized by the above. Resolution, two third place prizes should be awarded in the full amount of. $2,500. At the time of the preparation for the Design Competition and the passage of the above cited resolution, it was anticipated that the Jury would select and rank the design submissions as first, second and third, each of which would receive stipulated cash awards During the actual conduct of the judging, however, it was agreed unanimously: by the Jury, that two designs were comparable and of equal merit with respect to the seriousness of the effort and the success of the design resolution. Furthermore, it was felt that no other submissions were of either equal or superior quality. On this basis, it was agreed to award an additional third place prize and to seek the necessary additional funding for this purpose. The Department of Community Development has agreed that such additional funding is possible and in the best interest of the Design Competition. The Parks Department recommends the proposed resolution be enacted by the Commission. CK/vb Enclosure cc: Law Department Angela Bellamy 80-6