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Home My WebLink AboutR-79-07269 RESOLUTION 'NO. 7 - 7 2 6 A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF N.H. 15TH STREET, FROM N. BAYSHORE DRIVE TO BISCAYNE BAY TO PLAZA VENETIA/N.E. 15TH STREET;DIRECTING APPROPRIATE CHANGES IN CITY MAPS, RECORDS AND STREET SIGNS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO INFORM THE POSTMASTER, DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTA- TION, SIGNS AND MARKERS DIVISION, COUNTY CLERK, BOARD OF DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND MIAMI- DADE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY; AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS TO CHANGE THEIR RECORDS. WHEREAS, the Miami Planni_ng Advisory Board at its meeting of September 5, 1979, Item No. 1, foll.ovii_rtg an advertised Hearing, adopted Resolution. No. PAI3 43-79 by a 3 to 2 vote (2 members absent) recommending denial that the name of N.E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay be designated as PLAZA VENETI.A/DI.E. 15th Street; and WHEREAS, the City Commissi_ott, notwithstanding the denial by the Pl.arkning Advisory Board, and after careful consideration of this matter, deems itadvisable of visabl e and in the best interest of the City general welfare of theMiami and its inhabitants to grant said use; NOW, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:sectfrom N. y Section 1. N.E. 15th Street, Ba shore Drive to Biscayne Bay be and the same is herebv designated as PLAZA VENETIA/ N.E. 15th Street. Appropriate City maps, records and street signs are directed.to.be.changed accordingly and the City Clerk is directed to inform the Postmaster, Dade County Department of Traffic and Transportation, Signs and Markers Division, County Clerk, Board of County Commissioners, and Miami -Dade Water and Sewer Authority; and authorizing the appropriate Departments to change their records. "DOCUM9IT INDEX CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF OCT3 0 1979 MUM 1107 9 7 2 6 ammo P1 EPARED AND AP ROVED BY:: .�� MICHAEL HAYGO,o A SISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPR' E► AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: GE CITY AT RNEY 2. 79-726 RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta Stephen P. Clark, Mayor Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #242 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mayor Clark: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. BayDrive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, lvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk OFFICE OF'FHE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / S794065 CM' w Barry D. Schreiber, Commissioner' Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Commissioner Schreiber: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. Little ha Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta )*-Si24,4P-ft- S Livia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk OFFICE OF'fHE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / S79.6065 foN RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. Little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta William G. Oliver, Commissioner. Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Commissioner Oliver: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, salvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enc. OFFICE OF'FHE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / S79-6065 i a 1 RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tinsley Georgia M. Little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta Barbara Carey, Commissioner Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #252" Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Commissioner Carey: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, lvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enc. OFFICE OF'FHE CITY CLERK / City Hall /'3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / 5794065 • RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. Little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta Ruth Shack, Commissioner Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room#252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Commissioner Shack: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, S&via M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:snm Enc. • OFFICE OFIHE CITY CLERK / Chy Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive/ Miami, Florida 33133 / 5794065 • URAMEW Harvey Ruvin, Commissioner Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Commissioner Ruvin: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATEY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tinsley Georgia M. Little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta lvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO: SUUTI Enc.' OFFICE OF'THE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami; Florida 33133 / S794065 RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Ruben E. Tingley Georgia M. Linle Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta James F. Redford, Jr., Commissioner Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Commissioner Redford: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, lvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk -RGO:smm Enc., OFFICE OF4HE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / 5704065 C oMAIN Beverly phillis, Commissioner Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Commissioner Phillis: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. Little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta Skvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO : anon Enc." OFFICE OF?HE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive✓ Miami, Florida 33133 / 5794606S" '„ (MN) Clara Oesterle, Commissioner Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #242 Miami, Florida 33130 RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. Little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta Dear Commissioner Oesterle: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk OFFICE OFIHE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / 574)4065' E`,Intsitit[g Kevin A. MacNaughton, Operations Engineer Department of Traffic and Transportation Metropolitan Dade County 7100 N. W. 36th Street Miami, Florida 33166 RAI Pit G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. Lithe Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta 1980 Dear Mr. MacNaughton: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. re Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, *-9/111"jr-4 lvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk OFFICE OF'FHE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 /.5794065 RALPH G. ONGIL City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. Little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta Ed Phelan, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Romm #240 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Phelan: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, _/ Svia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enc. OFFICE OF VHE CITY CLERK / City Mall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / 5794065 RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. tittle Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendota Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Bros n Domingo Acosta Garrett Sloan, Director Miami -Dade Water and Sewer Authority 3575 S. LeJeune Road Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mr. Sloan: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, S'lvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk OFFICE OF'IHE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500Pan `American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / 5794065 RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Robert E. Tingley Georgia M. little Ilia Teems Sylvia M. Mendoza Evelio Rizo MICROFILM DIVISION Dorothy Brown Domingo Acosta Mr. Charles R. Duttweiler Postmaster Miami, Florida 33152 Dear Mr. Duttweitler: As requested by the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-726 passed and adopted at its meeting held on October 30, 1979 changing the designation of N. E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to PLAZA VENETIA/N. E. 15th Street. Very truly yours, S lvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk OFFICE OFIHE CITY CLERK / City Hall / 3500 Pan American Drive / Miami, Florida 33133 / 5794065 APPLICANT PETITION REQUEST BACKGROUND. ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION` PLANNING DEPARTMENT PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD 9 ofiN SHEET City of Miami Planning Department • August 13 1979 ..Consideration of recommending that the name of NE 15th Street, from N. redesignated as re Drive to Biscayne Bay be Plaza Venetia/NE 15th Street. To add "Plaza Venetia" to. the name of NE 15th Street, for the one -block segment between N. Bayshore Drive and Biscayne Bay, The developer of Plaza Venetia has petitioned for this additiOfla]- designation and presented supporting statements from three adjacent property owners. The City Commission, by Resolution 77-506; dated June 6, 1977 (attached) has recognized the integrity of the numerical quadrant street system and established their policy that the numbered street system should not be degraded. The addition of "Plaza Venetia" to this one - block segment of NE 15th street is not seen as degrading the numbered street system, although it may encourage other developers to similarly petition for re -designation of their fronting streets. APPROVAL, supported by the Fire Department but not recommended by the Police Department (see attached memos). Recommended DENIAL, September 3-2 vote. 79-726 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA $arriyE?r' !I��tE I,RANDUM 9 Lk.; 2; ) TO. Mr. Jim Reid, Director Planning Department FROM • Chief H. W. rice, Director Department of Fire li:•l 8: -i DATE: August 24 < 1979 Street Name Redesignation N. E. 15th Street REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES:. Operationally, the addition of Plaza Venetia. to N. 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WHEREAS, the City Commission and,'the administration ived many requests to change the names of streets in the of ;Miami; and WHEREAS, there has been no clearly defined policy con- cerning these requests; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that a policy regarding street be established;, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE name changes` NOZJ , CITY OF MIAMI,=FLORIDA: Section 1. The Commission hereby following policy statement The City of Miami has adopted and used, with few exceptions, the numerical .quadrant :`system for street naming since 1920 This system is .readily understood .by.the Public and affords visitors a; means of easy.; reference for quickly determining• their location and finding their way through the area.. This system; is widely used through the country or these reasons The City Commission,.taLing cognizance' of these:. facts and not wishing to incrementally weaken this highly regarded and useful system,` notes the following additional reasons for establishing its policy that the numbered street system 'should not be degraded: makes and declares the Street name changes will cause confusion, and 'delays n public agency response to police and fire,emergencies by receiving.; faulty or confusing descrlptiOfls of the locatioflS of those emergencies Street name changes are not in concert with the intent of the long-established numerical quadrant system. Street :name .changes can cause confusion and; delay to the motoring public . and, to commercial delivery people in delivering goods and providing services tothe general public. Financial investments for both businesses`,., andprivate parties in stationery,;,telephone listings, and other address -related items are jeopardized if subject to street name changes CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUN . 6 1977 onounan No...17 - Sot, �wwu: 77 Se".‘ Any- decisions to be made regarding suggested street name changes should be viewed with the intent of strengthening the present system, rather than weakening it. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16TH day of JUNE ; MAURICE A. FERRE MAYOR AT'" PREPARED AND, APPROVED BY: MICHEL E. ANDERSONtortleyAt. Assistant City TO FORII 'AND CORRECTNESS: APP: GE RGE F. City Attor 1977. CITY COMMISSTON MEETING OF JUPi . 5 077 113 1111111.11111a; 1111•0110 • 4111.•.... • =Ma • • 411110.11•1•1111 dy QIif of Atiuuii. jIariiiu Honorable City Commission Attention: Mr. Joseph R. City of Miami, Florida Gentlemen: The Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of September 5, 1979, Item #1, following an advertised Hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAI3.43-79 by a 3 to 2 vote (2 members absent) Recommending Denial that the name of N.E. 15th Street, from N. Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay be redesignated as PLAZA VENETIA/N.E.15th STREET. A RESOLUTION to provide for this Street Name -Change has been prepared by the City Attorney's office and submitted for consideration of the City Commission. Grassie September 19, 1979'• STREET NAME CHANGE -RECOMMEND DEM-AL N.E. 15th Street, from N. Baysh-•-e Drive to Biscayne Bay Initiated by: Planning Department cm cc: Law Department Planning Department Tentative j: S incerely �tittr�irector Planning and Zoning Boards Administration October 25, 1979.; CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDING THAT THE NAME OF' N. E. 15TH STREET, FROM NORTH BAYSHORE DRIVE TO BISCAYNE BAY BE REDESIGNATED AS PLAZA VENETIA/ N. E. 1STH STREET. Secretary filed proof of publication of Legal Notice of Hearing. Oath was administered to all those testifying at this Hearing. PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL, supported by the Fire Department. Mr. Joseph McManus, Assistant Director, Department of Planning: Members of the Planning Advisory Board, this is a request to designate N. E. 15th Street from North Bayshore Drive to Biscayne Bay to a dual designation of N. E. 15th Street, Plaza Venetia. As you recall, in any of the requests for street name -changes, the Commission has established a policy that basically says that they are not going to consider any street name -changes which degrade or detract from the City's numerical quadrant system; that is, the numbered system of streets and avenues. We have considered this and sent memos to both the Fire Department and the Police Department. The Fire Depart- ment responded;that memo is included in your package and we see no great difficulty with this and neither does the Fire Department. We recommend approval of this Item. Mr. Smith: Is there anyone here this evening who would like to speak on this public hearing Irem? Being none, we'll close the public hearing and have discussion among the Board Members. Mrs. Lichtenstein: The City has established a numerical quadrant street system and the policy of the numbered street system should not be degraded. Now if we start this, we could very easily be starting a trend. Everyone along Brickell will say 'We want to call it Brickell- Bartlett' and this is a means of advertising a commercial piece of property. I'm sure the developers can find another means of commercializin and advertising their property. I make a motion to deny. Mrs. Alexander: I second. Mr. Rosichan: I substantially agree with Mrs. Lichtenstein. I feel it would set an unfortunate precedent for the City to permit the naming of streets after private, commercial development. So I would be opposed to this. Mr. Smith: Will one of the Members ask this gentleman a question? The public hearing has been closed. Mr. Rosichan: I'll ask him. Mr. Gershon: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm with Florida East Coast properties and the reason for changing the street name, we thought would be a benefit to the City not as any advertisement for our project because our continuing project will not be called Plaza Venetia but there are other buildings going up in the area. We considered the -2- September 5, 1979 Item 1 PAB 79-726 use of Plaza Venetia solely because the Post Office has already designated the marina which is going to be a public marina located between 15th Street and the Womens Club, and also there's a public walk- way which will go from 15th Street up to the Womens Club, and hopefully if the Womens Club will agree at a future date to allow the walk to continue past their property, this bayfront walk, which we feel is a tremendous asset to the City, would be a continuing part and would be a designation for Plaza Venetia. In other words, the beginning of that walk is at Plaza Venetia. We are exactly opposite the Herald building and their street is designated as Herald Plaza. We have discussed this with the Fire Department, with the Police Department, and with members of the Public Works Department and they were in agreement that it would not be a detriment or any type of advertising. In other words, that area is the entrance to the City of Miami coming from Miami Beach and designating that area as Plaza Venetia, we feel, would be an upgrading of that entire area. We discussed this with the Herald, with the Bishop at Trinity Church and with the people who own property on the street. They were all in favor of doing this. Mrs. Alexander: I think what I need to raise at this point is in . essence a point of order. My point is that somewhere along the line this gentleman who has something to say for Plaza Venetia should have been sworn in at the time when you requested people speaking for or against this Item and I'm very interested in what you have to say, but our procedure is, is it not Mr. Chairman, that when we have a public hearing we request members of the audience who wish to speak for or against to be sworn in and give their testimony. I'm willing to back up our motion and I'm willing to start this all over again and listen but at this point however, I feel that it's not in order. This is a matter of how we supposedly do conduct our business. That's all. Mr. Smith: Mrs. Alexander, I agree with you. Are you withdrawing motion? your Mrs. Alexander: I'm withdrawing my second to the motion. Yes, does the gentleman wish to be sworn in? Mr. Smith: Before you continue benefit to the City. I'd like you to escapes me. Mrs. address. Mr. Gershon: My name is Lester Gershon. I live at 3301 N. E. 5th Avenue in Miami and I've lived in the City of Miami for approximately 30 years. Mr. Smith: Now, how does this change benefit the City of Miami? Mr. Gershon: I feel that at 15th Street, as I pointed out, you come from the Venetian Causeway to Miami and there's really no differ- entiation at all between when you come over the Causeway and the City of Miami. I feel the designation of Plaza Venetia would definitely show the people in the City of Miami and also we have extensively advertised the marina, that it will be located at Plaza Venetia. Now Plaza Venetia is going to be an apartment building which is located directly on the water and goes up to what was formerly 16th Street. 16th Street is going , you stated that this would be a elaborate on that because it know the gentleman's name and -3- September 5, 1979 Item 1 PAB to be closed to vehicular traffic. I believe most of you people are aware of what's going on in that area. What they're going to do is make a beautiful landscaped mall there, which will be enjoyed by the public. This is in cooperation with Trinity Cathedral, all of these places, the marina on the Bay, the walk between Phase I and Phase II will be connected by this promenade where we're providing landscaping, benches, trees and as I pointed out before, I believe that this is the first time in the history of Miami that a developer has provided a riverwalk for the public to enjoy. I believe that it's a benefit to the City. By having the name changed I don't think it's a detriment and as far as a precedence is involved, I think that each case should be taken on its own merits. There are cases on the Beach where they've changed - not changed the name - but they've designated 41st Street for example as Arthur Godfrey Road. It's simply I think a method of identifying an area. As I said previously, the Post Office has designated the branch office which will be located in the marina as the Plaza Venetia Station. I believe it's not commercial or advertising to us, but the name has a nice ring to it and that area which encompasses the Herald building, Trinity Cathedral and that little row of doctor's offices would certainly benefit. Mrs. Alexander: I have a further question. I believe everything you have said has merit but you made a point that the Cathedral and Florida East Coast properties, I presume, are the developers of Plaza Venetia - and I'm looking at this from the water to Bayshore Drive - yellow, is that correct? Mr. Gershon: The yellow portion (projection map) is the entire portion of 15th Street. Mrs. Alexander: That's what I'm talking about. Mr. Gershon: What we're asking is that, that one block be designated by the name. Mrs. Alexander: We're talking about one block from the water's edge to Bayshore Drive to be designated as Plaza Venetia. Who is involved in the beautification of this? Mr. Gershon: The beautification of the entire area is going to be done by Florida East Coast properties. They're doing all of the land- scaping for the Church, all of the landscaping for the public walk; the benches will be provided - all will be provided by Florida East Coast properties. Mrs. Alexander: And the Herald has no part of this? Mr. Gershon: No Ma'am. I did speak to the Herald extensively. There is a written document in the file which indicates their approval; also from Trinity Church; and also people who own property on the upper side of the yellow line. Mrs. Alexander: Thank you very much. Mrs. Lichtenstein: The City Commission has taken recognition, you know, of many people who have made requests throughout time of the City of Miami in its history to change names but we're a toE'rist center; we're a commercial area. In Miami one of the beauties of it is you can find your way around very easily because of the numerical system. And to change one short block when you don't change the rest of the street creates more confusion in the mind and I really think this is just a device to commercialize an area for a developer. I re -make my motion for denial. -4- September 5, 1979 Item 1 PAB P 9 0. 726 Mr. Rosichan: I don't have any p.articular quarrel with what this gentleman has stated in the sense that I'm very pleased with what Florida East Coast properties is doing and I don't have any tremendous idealogical problem with this particular Item as such, but I do have to reiterate my concern with the setting of a precedent on this matter. I do believe there are developers at the present time who are being just as willing to contribute to the welfare of the citizens as this Company is, and I don't gainsay their intentions at all or what they're doing, I do not approve the renaming of the street in front of the Herald, the Herald Plaza; I never approved of it and I never will. If there was any way of getting it changed back to whatever it used to be, I'd be for it 200 percent. Mr. Smith: Mr. Rosichan as a member of this Board you can make such a proposal. Mr. Rosichan: Well, I'm going to give it some serious consideration. In the meantime, I'm willing to second Mrs. Lichtenstein's motion. Mrs. Alexander: Mr. Chairman, I think I'd like to change my mind. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds' and I hope mine isn't small. I would like to say this: The Venetian Causeway is a very ancient - for Miami - and quite well known. Plaza Venetia is off of it and the whole business of Plaza Venetia was based on the fact that it was off the Venetian Causeway. We have a Herald Plaza; we have a Brickell Plaza which used to be S. E. 1st Avenue Road, which nobody really knew what it was, but now it's Brickell Plaza and people have a better idea - we even have a Bull's Plaza some- where up in the north end of town that has to do with a football team. Now in no way do we say this is no longer 15th Street. I think this bears looking into and I think there's nothing wrong with signifying it as such. Mr. Smith: Mr. Reid, there's a motion on the floor by Mrs. Lichtenstein, seconded by Mr. Rosichan. Would you call the Roll please. Mrs. Mary Lichtenstein offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. PAB 43-79 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING DENIAL THAT THE NAME OF N. E. 15TH STREET, FROM NORTH BAYSIIORE DRIVE TO BISCAYNE BAY BE REDESIGNATED AS PLAZA VENETIA/ N. E. 15TH STREET. Upon being seconded by Mr. Richard Rosichan was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Lichtenstein* Messrs. Rosichan, Smith NAYS: Mrs. Alexander Mr. Luaces ABSENT: Mrs. Rockafellar. Mr. Martinez. Mr. Reid: Motion carries 3-2 to deny. *Mrs. Lichtenstein at vote call: I'd like to say as far as the beauti- fication and the landscaping that is going around Plaza Venetia, Plaza Venetia was before this Board and it was part of the amenities and part of the total package in that it was to be landscaped. resolution -5- September 5, 1979 Item 1 PAB 1