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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1979-10-30 MinutesCITY OF MRAMI COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON October 30, 1979 (PLANNING & ZONING) PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL 11 1111i IIIIIIuIIUuII ITEM NI October 30.1979 (PLANNING 6 ZONING) SMUT tOLUTION INANCE Ofj NO. PAGE NO, 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DISCUSSION ITEMS: FUNDING OF PEOPLE MOVER BOND RATINGS AMEND 6871-ART. XXV-BASE BUILDING LINES -REDUCE ZONED STREET WIDTH OF SOUTH BAYSHORE LANE CHANGE OF ZONING-3117 BIRD AVENUE FROM R-3A TO C-1A CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION-4001-4031 WEST FLAGLER STREET FROM R-4 TO R-C; INSTRUCT PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO STUDY AREA FOR POSSIBLE CHANGE OF ZONING GRANT PERMISSION TO DEVELOP A PARKING GARAGE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER CLOSE, VACATE, ABANDON AND DISCONTINUE THE PUBLIC USE OF PORTION OF NAOMI STREET SOUTH OF RUTH STREET: TENTATIVE PLAT NO. 1060-"ARBORETUM" AMEND 6871, TO PERMIT DEPARTMENT OF SOLID WASTE OFFICE BUILDING AT 1901 N.W. 14TH AVENUE BISCAYNE BOULEVARD NORTH ECONOMIC PLANNING STUDY OVERTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AREA: CO ACCEPT PLAN (B) DESIGNATE SINGLE NAME "OVERTOWN" (C) RE -NAME DIXIE PARK "GWENDOLYN SAWYER CHERRY PARK" APPEAL ZONING BOARD'S DENIAL OF VARIANCE TO PERMIT LIQUOR LICENSE AT 3480 MAIN HIGHWAY DESIGNATE N.E. 15TH STREET FROM N.BAYSHORE DRIVE TO BISCAYNE BAY AS "PLAZA VENETIA/N.E. 15TH STREET" PLAT ACCEPTANCE-BRICKELL PLACE PLAT ACCEPTANCE - LITTLE HAVANA TRACT "A" CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3501-21 OAK AVENUE FROM R-1 TO PR. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3400-10 GRAND AVENUE FROM R-CC TO PR. GRANT PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT APPROXIMATELY 3400- 10-GRAND AVENUE. CHANGE ZONED STREET WIDTHS OF CLARK COURT, DELMONDE STREET AND POINCIANA AVENUE. DISCUSSION FIRST READING FIRST READING M-79-715 R-79-716 R-79-717 R-79-718 R-79-719 M-79-720 M-79-721 M79-722 M79-723 R-79-724 M79-725 R 79-726 Z-79•-727 R-79-728 FIRST READING FIRST READING R-79-729 FIRST READING 1-2 2-3 3 3-6 7 9 9-16 /1-110 Aoimi t 41-45• 45-48 48 49 49 50 50 51 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING U. THE CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA * * * e4s'c h * * of October, 1979, the City . Colninissior1 O�n� the 30th` day lace in the of Miami, Florida met at its DrguearMiam,ng Flor.ida in regu- lar CityHall, ,3500 Pan American lar.session. The meeting was called to order at 7:0.5 members ofM. by Mayor Maurice A. Ferre with the following the Commission found to be present: Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre ABSENT: Commissioner Rose Gordon. ALSO PRESENT: Joseph R. Grassie,'City Manager Terry V. Percy, Assistant City Attorney Ralph G. Ongie, City Clerk Matty Hirai, Assistant City Clerk An invocation was delivered llegiancedtolbhenflag.who then led those present in a pledge of a 1. DISCUSSION ITEMS: FUNDI G OF FGPEOPLE MOVER BO Mayor Ferre: Good evening. My apologies, ladies and gentlemen for being five minates but I just got off a plane from Washington. I think it might be appro- priate for me to share some good news with you tonight Transportation sharensome more tomorrow. But I had a meeting with the Secretary House and I think we have athanexcellent everchance in thebeing pastfunSeodif�hl�e� People Mover, it looks better now � not only make the rapid getting closer and closer and that's going to really gentlemen, is mthatake the rapid transit work, what that means to us, ladies and g I think that be transit isaspems eoop1eave in urban mover functioningca inttheughout downt country And the sec- ondl begets withpeopleis it thing that it will do burden tax base than theyedorea now.row so Just to that they will assume a larger of the total put it in perspective, right now our downtown core areapays 112+t don't you sal taxes of the City of Miami. In downtown Atlanta it pays the more we get the downtedto grow 0ne last thingrthatlI'dstronger to share with thatthe more they carry the burden. you if I may, on the record - I get an opportunity to read on airplanes this is the New York Times of this morning, Tuesday, October 30th. Max sets 8.78 rate in $90,000,000 bond sale. Now Standard and Poor, Moody's rated those $90,000,000 bonds at BAA-1 and A by Standard and Poor. Now there was another issue of Payne, Weber, Jackson and Curtis for 22.95 million dollars and there was another one of South Dakota Housing Development Authority for $21,000,000, A-1 and AA which is really a better rating than what we have, Mr. Grassie, and they sold for 7.65. As I understand it the City of Miami this morning sold $6,750,000 worth of bonds to iroveout tyour streetsgs andoutthat. sewers and we sold ours at 7.36 and I might point For those that tell you that the City of Miami is in financial difficulty let me point this out to you: Metropolitan Dade County sold some revenue d1 OCT 3 01979 bonds last month, they were revenue bonds and they were over 9% as I recall. And the last time they sold full faith ana`cr:.:'.'- bonds which is before the market went bad it was 6.5%. So what I'm saying is '` you look at the New York Times of this morning, and I'm going to get a copy o put it into the record, and if you compare us with Metropolitan Dade County I think Father, and my fellow Commissioners, that we ought to be right proud of the fact that four major banks including the Chase Manhattan Bank, the First of Chicago, Continental of Chicago, Morgan, Bankers Trust and Southeast thought enough of the City of Miami to bid. You know a lot of times Metropolitan Dade County hasn't had any bidders, none of these banks want to buy these bonds. The fact that those four banks wanted to buy bonds and the fact that they bought them at 7.36 and the fact that our local; bank was the low bidder I think is, very significant so it's a proud moment I think for the City of Miami and I just wanted to take two minutes to share that with you before we get up into our meeting. Mr. Plummer: All four bids were under 7.5. Mayor Ferret Yes, so I think it is a proud moment for us people, the citi- zens of Miami. 2. AMEND 6871, ART XXV - BASE BUILDING LINES - REDUCE ZONED STREET WIDTH OF SOUTH BAYSHORE LANE. Mayor Ferre asked if there were any objectors to Item #2. No objectors appeared. Mayor Ferre: All right, would you give us a brief expla:.ation and we'll see what the will of the Commission is. Mr. Richard Whipple: Mr. Mayor, Richard Whipple for the Planning Department. This is simply; a consideration of an established dedicated right-of-way as opposed to a 50 foot right-of-way that is automatic in the Zoning Ordinance. Theproperty owners involved along both sides of the street requested consider- ation of reducing the zoned street width to the dedicated street width and we recommended approval along with the Planning Advisory board to do this. It would establish the zoned street width at 40 feet rather than 50 feet. Mayor Ferre: All right, are there any objectors? Plummer: ` aren't you Mayor Ferre: No, they're for.it. folks objectors? Rev. Cibzon: Mr. Mayor, since they. live there, they own, the.. property anc therefore, and the Planning Board recommended and the staff says it's al; right I move it. 7N ORDINANCE ENTITLED- ?1 ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPRE- HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY ADDING A NEW SUB -SECTION (174-B) TO ARTICLE XXV, BASE BUILDING LINES, SECTION 1 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: SOUTH BAYSHORE LANE, FAIR ISLE STREET SOUTHWESTERLY TO ITS. TERMINUS APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (125) FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF VISTA COURT... 20'; REPEAL ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVER - ABILITY PROVISION. Was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Plummer and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J..L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice . Ferre ABSENT: Commissioner Rose Gordon. NOES: None. 02 OCT 3 01979 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. 3. CHANGE OF ZONING - 3117 BIRD AVENUE FRuN R-3A TO C-1A. Mayor Ferre: Are there any objectors present? All right, staff? Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor, this application is, in fact, Scotty's Grocery that presently exists on Bird Road at the location indicated on the map to the rear of the Zayre Shopping Center. It is the applicant's desire to rebuild the facility and, as you know, it's been there a number of years, the structure itself has outlived its usefulness and it needs to be rezoned. In order to accommodate this rebuilding which the department finds no problem with we recom- mend the extension of the C-1A zoning to include this property, it would per- mit.the rebuilding of this existing grocery store and not withstanding the reard and zoning tonight it will still be subject to site plan aapproval by the this Commission. Mayor Ferre: statement. and address for the record and a brief Mr. Robert Korner. My name is Robert Korner, I'm here representing Scotty's Grocery Store. We would urge your concurrence with the Department'srecom mendation Mr. AN Plummer: Let me tell you, that's a tradition in the Grove. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPRE- HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF LOTS 34 AND 35 AND A PORTION OF LOT 33, LESS ANY DEDICATIONS FOR STREET PURPOSES; JACKSON PEACOCK'S SUB (4-71), BEING APPROXIMATELY 3117 BIRD AVENUE, FROM R-3A (LOW DENSITY APARTMENT) TO C-1A (PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT), AND BY MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE ZONING DIS- TRICT MAP MADE A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6871 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 2, THEREOF; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY 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 Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice . Ferre ABSENT: Commissioner Rose Gordon. NOES: None. The, city Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to themembers ofthe city commission and to the public. rt 03 OCT 3 u 1979 4001-4031 WEST FI,AGLER 4. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICA'i'INSTxuL , �=�A�1��i�lNS DEPARTMENT STREET FROM R-4 TO R-C; TO STUDY AREA FOR POSSIBLE CHANGE ZONING. Mayor Ferre: Is there anybody here on Item 4? All right, are there anyXplain objectors? Are there any objectors present? A11 right, why don't you eit briefly and then we'll let you. Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, the applicant did peti- tion is of th Zoning tion for a c-2 Change of ZonieXtension of with the of the Zoning Ordinance which. requires the not withstanding that after review bythe Department we felt that a lesser zoning district would be appropriate to accomodate their needs. In discussion with the applicant they had no problem with this so$etRerefore, well commended mo- against the change of zoning to C-2, recommending t-C whichdate a facility or several facilities in 'that particular area which have been utilized in part by medical officers andby some apartments. This would pro- vide additional flexibility and. -- your name and address for the record. Mr.. Simon Farrow: My name is Simon Farrow, I'm from the firm oYor. I concur with Mx. f Harris and d ccN.E. omtendation ofrtheaPlanning Board and the Zoning Appeal Board... accepted; the recommendation Mayor Ferre: All right, Mayor Ferre: All right, is there a motion? Mr. Plummer: 'Don't be brief wjth me, I want. I can't see the zoning classification. Mr. Farrow: West of it there is C-2, that is why we had petitioned for C-2 originally. Mr' Plummer: And to the east of it is R4., Mr. Farrow: That's correct. Mr. Plummer So in effect this would be spot zoning. Mr. Farrow: No, sir, because it would be.... 1. you show me where it touches R-C. Mr. Whipple: No, sir, under the previous discussion which was brought up in conjunction with the Virginia Street and Oak change of zoning gPlanning Depart - to C-3A as was indicated -to the Commission by the Law Department and by the ment we do not consider a break by a public right-of-way which is not zoned to be distinguishing as to not complying with the ordinance of having at least 200 feet of frontage or 40,000 square feet so, therefore.... Mr. Plummer: I'm not contesting the legitimate application, I'm saying show me where this is contiguous to an R-C zoning. It is not contiguous to an R-c zone, sir. Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Whipple, whatis to, the further east of the R-4 there on the north side of Flagler? I can seethe south side is the R-C. What's east of there? How, far do you go before you hit the Eagle Navy Store? It's the end of the R-4, sir. Plummer: Wel to know what is to the west of it, Mr. Plummer: We11, Whipple, it would seem like to me logical, I have no prob- lem with the R-C except the spot zoning aspect of it. Why did you not take and put the R-C all the way down to the Army Eagle? You had it across the street, you had it to the west. Mr. Whipple: Well, you have to take into account also land uses that do exist in the area and the other zoning patterns that exist in the area. This zoning is not something that is just district outline, it has to do with the uses that ande thetR 4f andat theaR-Ccarer area mPatibleln rest andY,ethere- of the areaa.. fore, it is not spot zoning. 4 OCT 3 1979 Mayor Ferre: ,sir. Whipple, I'd like to just for everybody's edification, if fvu'u 166k at page 3 of your packet in the bottom paragraph I think explains the reasoning of this very clearly. "R zonis%g this property to R-C would provide a better solution to handling its rein lopment. R-C zoning permits office and residential use. The residential dense,, "emitted under this zoning is higher than under R-4, 58 dwelling units pez :,cre versus 43 dwell- ing units per acre. This higher residential density can be readily handled by this area since there is more than enough commercial property and since the property is located on a major arterial. R-C zoning office uses are properly regulated in order to buffer and blend in with the adjacent properties. Okay, further questions, J. L.? Mr. Plummer: Yes. You know I have a problem as I look through this thing here, Dade Federal only owns one parcel at this time, or the time of the application and I would wonder how the Department would feel if this was not going to be utilized as a total block, you know, because as I see it here anyone of these people can say., "Hey, you know...." Mr. Whipple: Well, you understand that (1) all the property in yellow has been agreed to by the property owners and are, in fact, a part of this appli- cation, not just Dade Federal. Dade Federal had to be instrumental in doing what they thought was necessary at the time in getting concurrence of .the property owners in order:to expand the C-2 zoning. When they did this, and received concurrence of these property owners shown in yellow and after our review at that point in time we felt that they met the minimum requirements for requesting a change -Of -zoning and, therefore, did not necessarily have to relate to the C-2 which they were originally told when they came in to us before that they had to come from either a C-2 zoning district or at least be 200.feet or 40,000 square feet. Now they do have the concurrence and the Dade Federal situation goes back quite a few years, you might remember that they came in to petition the Zoning Board and perhaps this Commission for a Conditional Use approval of medical facilities in R-4 zoning. That approval was. granted, however, the fact that they started out as condominiums received approval ,for the medical offices and found that they could not fulfill the combination of medical offices and condominiums. They, therefore, sought the other alternatives which, in fact, is what they're here for tonight, a change of zoning which would allow offices and residential facilities but not necessarily limited to the medical profession.. Mr. Plummer: Any other questions? Mrs. Gordon: I own property across_the street from abstain from voting on the grounds of the proximity Mr.'." Plummer: bring up? .. Mr. Farrow: y'Other. discussion? this application, I'11: of my property. Counselor, do you have anything else to not unless you have any questions Commissioner. Mr. Plummer: See, I could live with the application if you were zoning R-c all the way down, I could live with that but;I can't live with it this way. Counsel, let me offer you a piece of advice for what it's worth. The way I have the feeling here tonight, sir, is you aren't going to be a winner. Now what I'd like to do is to defer this back to the department for the next meet- ing for the possibility of rezoning that entire strip R--C. Mr. Aurelio Perez: Commissioner, we would have to readvertise this and this I would assume probably would be a departmental application,have to go back to the Zoning Board to include these new lots and then back to you. It will take two or three months to do that. Mr. Plummer: We are getting sophisticated, aren't we? One more computer in this building and we're going to have to close the. doors. It's not your fault. Mr. Farrow: Mr. Commissioner, if'I may give you some background, on the origins of the application it is possible you may see the purpose of it. Mr. Plummer: Sir, that's not my problem. All right, sir? I'll tell you what I'm willing to do so that we don't' hold you up, you know you're not a Johnny - Come Lately and you do what you say you're going to do. I'll go along with it but my next motion is going to be for the Department to go and study the remaining portion of the area to make it uniform. That's going to be my next motion. I'm going to go with the motion. All right? So let's go that route. 05 rt OCT 3 �j 1979 nivviu`►itiANCE EN TITLED- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. —371, THE COMPRE- HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF h,_ ' , BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF LOTS iw 'ND 17o BLOCK 11, CHURCHILL ESTATES (44-64), LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 6, AND LOTS 19 THROUGH 22, BLOCK 4, TWELFTH STREET MANOR 3RD SECTION (6-162), BEING 4001-4031 W. FLAGLER STREET, FROM R-4 (MEDIUM DENSITY MUOTKPLE) TO R-C (RESIDENTIAL OFFICE), AND BY MAKING THE NEC- ESSARY CHANGES IN THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP MADE A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6871 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 2, THEREOF; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN CON- FLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Lacasa Was introduced by and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson, Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Rose ABSTAINING: Mayor Maurice ed The City Attorney read the ordinance e�ers oftthethe citycomm►ission and to the public. that copies were available to the m Mr. Plummer: Father Gibson, I' pass the gavel to you and I make a motion at this time that the remainder of the property on Flagler Streetifg 3t from 7th to 42nd Avenue be returned to the Department for the study form` zoning of R-C throughout.. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 79-715 A MOTION INSTRUCTING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO STUDY BOTH SIDES OF WEST FLAGLER STREET TO CONSIDER THE POSS- IBLE REZONING OF THE ENTIRE AREA BOUNDED BETWEEN W. 37TH AVENUE THROUGH W. 42nd avenue, to R-C ZONING. --Ton being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the motion was passed adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore. Gibson, Vice-Mayor:J. L. Plummer, Jr.: NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner: Rose Gordon. ABSTAINING: Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. 0Cl 3 01979 5. GRANT PERMISSION TO DEVELOP A, PARKING GARAGE - UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/JACKSON u...D Mr. Plummer: Item 7, are you the applicant, sir? ing this time? Mr. Darell Fligger: Yes, we wish to create a little more parking. Oh, you want to put park - Mr. Plummer: Boy, that's a welcome. Mr. Lacasa, we can't do business ithrox- out you, sir. All right., Item #7, is to develop an open parking ot imately 801-899 N.W. 17th Street and appr oximately 1700-98 N.W. 9th Avenue as. an accessory to the University of Miami/Jackson Medical Complex, recoommennded by the Planning Department, 7-0 recommends by the Planning Advisory For the record, your name and mailing address, please. Mr. Fligger: My name is Darell Fligger, 10479 S.W. 78th Street. staff architect for the Public Health Trust.' Mr. Plummer: Any other questions? open for a motion. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its. adoptions. RESOLUTION NO. 79-716 A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION, AS PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE IV, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 36(2) O DEVELOP AN OPEN PARKING LOT ON TRACT A, HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT SUB NO. 1 (100-29), BEING APPROXI- MATELY 801-899 N.W. 17TH STREET AND APPROXIMATELY 1700- 1798 N.W. 9TH AVENUE, AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO THE UNIVERSI- TY OF MIAMI/JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER, PER PLANS ON FILE, ZONED R-4 (MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE) DISTRICTS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: NOES: None. ABSENT: Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. ,C7 OCT 3 01979 VACATE, ABANDON Ai;D " ^ �NUE THE PUBLIC 6 . CLOSE, � ; 1'-' n'-.'TH STREET; USE OF PORTION OF NAOMI STREET 5�� 0 TENTATIVE PLAT NO. 1060 - "ARBORETUM' - Mr. Plummer: sir. Mr. Harold M. Florida. Mr. Plummer: knowledge the Mr. Moss: It Mr. Plummer: Mr. Lacasa: Mrs. Gordon: Are there any objectors? For the record, your name and address, Moss: Harold M. Moss, 2901 S. Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, Everything contained in your application is to the best of truth? is sir. Is there a motion? I move. Second. Your" The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner .Lacasa, 'who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 79-717 A RESOLUTION CLOSING, VACATING, AB1NDONING AND DISCONTINUING THE PUBLIC USE OF THAT PORTION OF NAOMI STREET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF RUTH STREET F0iC A DISTANCE OF + 137', AS, PER TENTATIVE PLAT NO. 1060 - "ARBORETUM". (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, adopted by the following vote- Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner. (Rev,) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. AYES: ABSENT11.,MsYor'Maurice•� NOES: None. the resolution OCT 3 .;1979 7. AMEND 6871, TO PERMIT DEPARTMENT '' SOLID WASTE OFFICE BUILDING AT 1901 N.W. 14TH Vice -Mayor Plummer asked if there were any objectors present. No objectors appeared. . The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 79-718 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A NEW GOVERNMENT USE AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE XXI-2-GU-GOVERNMENTAL USE TO PERMIT A DEPARTMENT OF SOLID WASTE OFFICE BUILDING ON TRACT A, NW•;t ., OF NE lx OF NW 1, LESS N35' THEREOF OF SECTION 35-53-41,MIAMI.; MUNICIPAL TRACT (51-84), BEING APPROXIMATELY 1901 N.W. 14TH AVENUE, AS PER PLAN ON FILE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theod-Nre Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. ABSENT: Mayor Maurice A. Ferre. NOES: None. was passed and NOTE: Mayor Ferre re-entered the meeting at 7:30 O'Clock P.M. 8. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD NORTH ECONOMIC PLANNING STUDY Mayor Ferre: Let's take up 10, approval of the Biscayne Boulevard North Economic Planning Study pertaining to the area fronting on and adjacent to Biscayne Boulevard between 36th Street and N.E. 87th Street. How many of you wish to be heard on this? Eight people. Would 3 minutes be sufficient? Does anybody need more than 3 minutes? All right, Mr. Manager? Mr. Grassie: The Planning Director, Jim Reid is going to introducethe subject Mr. Mayor. Mr. Jim Reid: What we have before you this evening, Mr. Mayor, is a direct response to the resolution of this Commission that was enacted on the 22nd of February of this year in which you mandated that the Planning Department pre- pare an action plan for the improvement of north Biscayne Boulevard. We have done the analysis and developed a program in conjunction with the community in terms of recommendations for the avenue. I am going to turn the microphone over to Michael Levenson who was the staff planner for this Biscayne Boulevard North Study and have him review with you the major recommendations, there are summaries of the major recommendations behind the Clerk. And then discuss any questions you have either subsequent to the presentation or subsequent to the public testimony. Mr. Michael Levenson: Thank you very much. Just to reiterate, on the 22nd of February the City Commission unanimously passed a motion directing us to conduct an analysis of Biscayne Boulevard between 36th Street and N.E. 87th Street with the economic revitalization of this arterial landmark as our prime objective. We brought it back to the Planning Department and we came up with three objectives, or I should say our objectives are three -fold. (1) We tried to document the existing physical and environmental conditions along Biscayne OCT 3,;1979 Roulevara wriich have detracted from the normal workings of the market or economic growth. We also tried to determine the land use program which we believe would serve as the redevelopment i-•ctus for revitalizing Biscayne Boulevard, and finally, to prepare a re.. 'stic policy implement- ation strategy which would recommend zoning changes, 'in. modifications which we hope would encourage the appropriate private sec.cor development along Biscayne Boulevard. Now a note on appropriate, we want to allow for buildings both residential and commercial to be constructed whose archi- tectural statement does not detract from the quality of human life on the boulevard, I think that was our primary objective here. In preparation of this document meetings were held with the Biscayne Boulevard Task Force, Biscayne Boulevard Plaza Merchants Association, representatives from local citizen groups were invited to our final Biscayne boulevard Task Force meet- ing, two community meetings were held with attendance of greater than 600 concerned citizens and finally.a public hearing was held before the Planning;. Advisory Board which approved in policy the study. We presented this Bis- cayne Boulevard Study to youwith the intention that the information pro- vided will serve as the redevelopment impetus for the boulevard. The study , found (1) that there is a notable demand for residential units catering'to the 18-$35,000 income bracket which is primarily associated with the down- town office and service employment base and this within a 15-20 minute com- muting distance from the central business district and a demand for office space, a moderate demand somewhere in the neighborhood of 250,000 square feet adjusting for existing vacancies by 1985 exists and that category would be the 12 to $14.00_a square foot rental bracket. That's what the demand said, then we focused in on the supply side and we had to ask the questions can this kind type of construction be done and where can we place this capital. Our comparative landvalue analysis -disclosed that land is being purchased at one-half the value along Biscayne Boulevard compared to that along Brickell Avenue and in the downtown area, even less than one-half as it relates to the downtown area and this we found to be the Biscayne Boulevard comparative ad- vantage. However, unfortunately not much vacant land exists, therefore, we had to determine the most inefficient and obsolete use of land that exists on Biscayne Boulevard and we objectively found that to be the small motels, typically 16 to 32 units in size. Based on our---- On, finally, because the Biscayne Boulevard Shopping Plaza is so important to the Boulevard especially around 79th Street and the Boulevard we conducted an economic analysis to judge its viability and potential viability and we found that ample sales potential does exist to support the shopping center, in fact, the catalystic decline was more managerial and financial difficulties within the shopping plaza as opposed to changes in the major service areas demand determinates, I think that is a very significant fact. Based on our findings we recommend the following: (1) a beautification program with the private sector on Bis- cayne Boulevard between 54th Street and the City Limits, 87th Street. Also we'd like to encourage appropriate development through the following zoning changes: (1) we recommend that between N.E. 50th Terrace and N.E. 55th Ter- race presently an R-4 zoning district, that that be changed to R-C the reason being that that will allow for mixed use development and higher density, but a higher density specifically that would not exceed a building because of FAR and size of land of no greater than 6 to 8 stories, significantly less than'the reference point which would be The Falls Apartments which is just north of that area. (2) We would like to establish a special planning dis- trict to cover the C-1 district (that would be this yellow area right in here and incidently the previous one is the orange area here, this commerc- ial district) I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 marginal motels exist along there at present. On the yellow area we'd like to establish a special planning district to cover the C-1 district, that existing district, from 16th Street to Little River. This special planning district will num- ber one restrict the uses and I believe each of you has a copy of the pro- posed use restrictions due to zoning changes and this would be from C-1 to Special Planning District, SPD, and you can see the permitted uses that will be omitted and those that will be changed to conditional. And number two, via a transfer of development rights which is part of the special planning district we will provide development bonuses if, in fact, a developer comes in and acquires greater than or equal to 120 square feet of street frontage. This will impact primarily the west side of Biscayne Boulevard between 71st Street and 78th Street. This transfer of development rights is not applic- able on the east side because of the way the lots are situated, there are no transitional use lots which I'm sure you're familiar with. Also, if a developer were to take advantage of this special transfer of development rights site and development plan approval would be granted to the City Plann- ing Department so we would have direct quality control in this particular matter. The third zoning change would be to rezone the R-4 district to R-C between N.E. 60th Street and N.E. 69th Street. That would be this blue area right in here. The reason being that we would like to deepen the OCT 3 u 1979 .10 commercial ':,ae to allow for a little bit larger of a building, possibly 10 Atorie"s to 12 stories and that would be if an entire block were to be acquired which is due to the existing land use cclfiguration would be highly unlikely. The average size building we would estimate to somewhere in the neighbor- hood of abour 8 stories and again, this would allow "-r mixed use construction. Also, the apartment buildings that are in the rear of t...s given the existing land use will buffer the existing R-1 zoning district which lies just behind that. We'd like to rezone the Biscayne Boulevard Shopping Plaza from C-2 to C-1A. One reason is that it will restrict the uses and again, I ask you to look at that particular sheet. And (2), if we do change this the City gets involved directly in controlling the design and the design of alterations with- in the shopping center if improvements are made and furthermore, we also get involved in access and circulation in the shopping center regarding traffic and as all of you know this is a major problem right now especially based on our consumer surveys and resident surveys of people in the area, this was one of their major gripes and we can definitely get involved in that by chang- ing the zoning there. The next one is to rezone the boulevard north of 80th Street from C-2 to C-1 which will then be covered by the Special Planning District, the SPD special zoning district. Gas stations, second hand stores, repair shop, automobile sales, etc., you can just look on that list, we do not believe are appropriate uses for this particular gateway portion to the City of Miami. And it also provides development incentives with this special transfer of development rights between N.E. 82nd Street and N.E. 83rd Street on the west side and also up around the City Limits about 87th Street or so. Finally we'd like to say that based on our findings and based on the study we would like to develop an aggressive marketing strategy to sell the plan. We believe that this is extremely important if we're to realize the fruits of our labor here. Additional recommendations, I might add, that are now under consideration that we will not proffer here because they must go through public review, and this was based on a recommendation by Mary Lichtenstein at the, Planning Board, was to look into the zoning on 79th Street and Bis- cayne Boulevard, the intersection there. The recommendation is to change from R-4.to R-C to get rid of billboards and a number of uses that as a result of this will become non -conforming adult type of uses. Also, to rezone the block on the west.side of the boulevard between 58th Street and 59th Street to:R-C, the,entire block, we believe as Biscayne Boulevard dog -legs right there that that. particular block has the greatest amount of visibility and we believe that; if something were to go up there that that would get the ball rolling; -We ,believethat it is an excellent site but again we have to look into these further. Thank you. Mayor.Ferre: A11 right, wants to add? Mr. Grassie: Yes, Jim. is there anything else, Mr. Manager, that the staff Mr.''1eid: I'd like to make one comment before any additional questions. What we are suggesting is a series of zoning changes that we think will have the impact of replacing outmoded retail uses with condominiums and office buildings. These zoning changes will have to go to the Planning Advisory Board and in terms of specific hearings and come back to this Commission to be acted on specifically with property owner notice in an adequate way and so forth. So what we're asking you to do tonight is in effect give us policy approval to go forward and prepare these zoning changes and bring them back through the public hearing process. Mayor Ferre: In other words, ladies and gentlemen, so we understand this clearly this is not a final determining factor, we're not chiseling this in stone, what we're doing is setting a policy that we begin the process, is that correct, Mr. Manager? Mr. Grassie: That's correct. Mayor Ferre: All right, we have members of the public. .Mrs. Rockafellar, do you want to make a statement? Mrs. Grace Rockafellar: Mx. Mayor and members of the Commission, I'm Grace Rockafellar. I live at 814 N.E. 71 Street. I'm President of the Northeast Miami IMprovement Association and the Northeast Taxpayers Association. I'm appearing tonight as a private citizen. First I want to take this opportun- ity to thank you, Mr. Mayor and the members of the Commission for granting my request back in February that you instruct the Planning Department to come up with this study and to prepare a new plan and a new ordinance for the boulevard, one that will only permit high quality commercial activity on the boulevard. This is a need that is long overdue. We who live and work in the northeast area have continually watched that boulevard deteriorate. It has .11 OCT 3 t,1979 ge= auwn 'now, it is so bad that the merchants out there are again locking the doors and only permitting those people in who they know. There is more prostitutes and pimps and drug pusher) on '-'ie boulevard than there are other people, family -like people going into tiaL: , shops. So this is long overdue. We think this plan should be approved anL -4e think it should be vigorously pursued not only by this Commission but by the Planning Depart- ment and the Zoning Department. We like Michael Levenson's suggestion of a marketing throughout the whole country to attract people here because the potential is here and the need is going to be here for housing to house the people that are going to have to live and work close to downtown. We want to especially compliment the Planning Department, especially Michael Levenson, he did a magnificent job on this plan. We had two public hearings on it at Legion Park and the total of the two public hearings were approximately 700 people. Now as long as I have served on the Planning Board we have never had a public hearing even when we were going out into the community that attracted as much interest as this public hearing did because the people out there want it, they need it. They need something drastically to change the entire image of Biscayne Boulevard. We have many people here tonight who wish to speak on this and we feel that if this Commission will cooperate with us and pass this thing tonight, grant us this or pass it in principle so that we can get on with this it is going to be a tremendous help. Now we have one developer that already has his plans drawn up for a 240 unit. Now based on that man's integrity and his record as a developer and based on this plan that Michael Levenson spent with the Bank of America they loaned this developer $21,000,000, their first venture into the City of Miami. They liked this plan, they thought it was tremendous for the boulevard, they liked what they saw there and what might happen on there and we think it is terrific. So at this time, Mr. Mayor, I wonder if 'you 'would recognize Laura Mc Carthy, she has to catch a plane. Mayor Ferre: Well, this, lady has been standing here for a while, Grace, and we have to recognize her. I thank you very much. Yes, ma'am. Ms: Judith Frankel: Your honor and Commissioners, my name is Judith Frankel. I. live at 621 N.E. 51st Street and I am a private citizen. I am not a member of Grace Rockafellar's Northeast Taxpayer's Association group. I am here with a group of homeowners from the northeast Miami area known as Morningside Park. We are here not in opposition to the plan per se, what we are here in opposition is to what the plan has to say as to N.E. 50th Terrace to N.E. 55th Street - that' is where we live. We are most concerned about the situation which will take the zoning from R-4 to R-C and there is a reason for that. We find that the plan is deficient in certain areas, one of which is traffic impact that an R-C zone will have. We are also deeply concerned because the plan is deficient as to the west Biscayne Boulevard area that is just beyond some of the impact area as has been designated. We are specifically asking Yore not so much the plan be thrown out, what we are asking is that the plan be sent back to the Planning Department for certain other studies, one which would Include members from the Morningside Park area. It was brought up at the Planning Advisory Board Meeting, and I think the Commissioners should know that except for the last Task Force Meeting when the plan was sufficiently written so that there would be very little changes we were invited to partici- pate and the President of our Homeowners' Association unfortunately works as does his wife, as does most of the people who are active in the neighborhood and we were unable to attend an afternoon meeting on such short notice. What Ave are asking is that we just have a brief time to go back and look at the plan and suggest changes that might be more consistent with homeowners who live there in an area that if they start putting office buildings with three secretaries, two attorneys or whatever in an office suite where are they going to park the cars? They're going to come our street, our streets are nice streets, we have new families in the area, we have children playing there, we don't want anymore traffic on our streets. It's a small little area I know and it is already zoned R-4, we will have to live with apartment build- ings and we will be here if we don't like the way that is going to be put up but let's not open the barn door so the horse can get out. I know this is only a concept time but that's why we're here. I would like you to know that there 'are, agood number, there are at least about 18 or 19 homeowners from the area.W o are here tonight who are not represented by Grace Rockafellar who would like to speak. Mayor Ferre: All right, let me just say to you that as a matter of principle this Commission I think always feels very strongly about the active participa- tion of people that are affected in their homes and I think this is your neigh- borhood and I think you've got a right to say what happens in that particular neighborhood. I fully subscribe to the idea if you were not a part of the process that you should be a part of the process, there's no question about that. OCT 3 0 1979 ,12 Ms. Frankel. Mayor Ferre: of it, you're Ms. Frankel: That's why we're here. And I think you're talking about one portion of this not all just talking about. one... Not all of it, we're talking about what `fects us. Mayor Ferre: That portion that affects Morningside and that particular area where you feel that you were not part of the process, my personal opinion is that we should let you have a review, that you should be involved in it with the Planning Department, it should be in the evening or on weekends where you're able to participate and I think that we should not be rushing into something like this that is going to affect many homes in that general area and I'm sure that everybody concurs with that. Mrs. Rockafellar: Mr. Mayor, if I may for just a moment, I think she has a good point and there will be public hearings on the zoning. I think you said when I talked to you on the phone you'd like it to remain R-4 on your area over there but I don't think it should go back through the planning process, these can be straightened out at the public hearings on the zoning when we get into it. Ms. yet Frankel: Mrs. Rockafellar, we said we don't want to open the barn door - we want to be part`; of the process. Mayor Ferre: I- thinkshe's right, Grace. It may slow down certain parts of the process, I think we can proceedwith the other part and I think that this is an area where we really should be dealing with the affected people. Mrs. Rockafellar: Well, in other words you except Morningside so we can proceed.... Mayor Ferre:' will go ahead on the other part es, well I mean that is my personal opinion.. Mrs. Rockafellar: :...I=mean this is what we would like to go ahead ,with rest of it. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Does anybody object to that on the Commission? We might be able to save a lot of people from coming up and having to talk. What I' would do;is.that I would propose that we adopt this in principle, that we exclude'. thatportion in Morningside from 52nd to what? the Ms. Frankel: N.E.`50th Terrace to N.E. 60th Street from Biscayne Boulevard to the Bay. Mayor Ferre: That we adopt it in principle other than that particular area and "hat that particular area go back for review with full participation of the neighbors before it comes back for final action. Okay? Now, does that save some speeches and all that? Ms. Laura Mc Carthy: I'm Laura Mc Carthy and I thank you very much for giv- ing me the opportunity to talk to you. As you all know I'm a realestate broker. As you all know I have been in the neighborhood for many many many years. I not only live in the neighborhood but I work in the neighborhood. We sell properties in the neighborhood and I can tell you from my own exper- ience and from what has been happening to our business that the Boulevard does need changing, that we do need, and with all due respect to the people in Morningside, unless we have the Boulevard - the rezoning and unless we have the variance going back so that we have large enough lands to develop meaningful properties they will find that nothing more will happen with their properties except deterioration because I can tell you that many properties in the area, because we sell property in the area, they are not keeping up w..th the values that is true in other areas because of the Boulevard. It is very badly deteriorating and if you see the stores that are boarded up and you see doors locked, and if you have been as I have since 1948 and seen the gateway to our wonderful City deteriorating in the condition that it is you would all of you, go along and realize that unless we do change the zon- ing and unless we do get the variance we can all see our area deteriorating very badly and I would really recommend the proposition that has been sub- mitted to this Commission. Mayor Ferre: Let me just react to your statement. I think all of us on this commission are as concerned and are as worried as you are about the deterioration of the entrance to our City which is Biscayne Boulevard on the northern part of our boundary. We must, as you will see, we are propos- ing to spend a substantial amount of money for tree planting, we're planning 113 OCT 3 p 1979 rt E to beautify,th::'rea and I completely agree with you that until you get rid of t ::,5e i'iotels there.... Ms. Mc Carthy: They're obsolete. Mayor Ferre: Let me finish. Those hotels are hthe e onbthat anY kind attract the a eriin n prostitutes there. That's obvious, You don't ologist to figure that one out. Ms. Mc Carthy: Well, you know my office is at 86th and the ;Boulevard clients n my corner every day there are four. or five prostitutes stopping Y that come intothe office. Mayor Ferrel Ma'am, nobody is disagreeing with you. I think.... Mrs. Mc Carthy: And this is really very, are Mayor Ferre: Of course it is and I think ishno disagreement. tat we're well aware Howevere these completely in agreement with you. There people who live in Morningside have, you know.there is an old American saying that a man's castle is his home and they have a. right to protect their homes as they see it and you cannot speak for them mdecdsnei isrmcan here, thanks they've got that right. Now eventually feel that that's what we're elected to do but I think that as long as they have not openly and fully part�oipatethe've ot tat makeasureythatgthathrightght and I think is guaranteed. that this Commission is going That's' all. Mrs. Mc Carthy: But Mr. Mayor, if we don't change the property around those. residentialareas it is not going to improve the residential areas. I have been in realestate for 40 years., Mayor Ferre: Ma'am, that's wonderful may have a different opinionand, they opinion as you are to express:your's problem. Mrs. Mc Carthy: Thank You. Mrs. Gordon: MayI ask ation of the proposal? Mrs. Mrs Mrs Mr: serious. but 'that's ::your opinion. See, they 're just asentitled to express their I don't think that there is really any you a, question? Mc Carthy: I'm'speaking for it. Are you speaking- against the Implement- . Gordon: Then what is the, you.know? You're for it then? . Mc Carthy: I am, I'.m very definitely for it..' . Gordon: Good, I just wanted to get you clear on the record. Mr. Reid: Mr. Mayor, if I could suggest, (1) I think that we should not go forward intermsof curing the zoning changes for the Morningside area to the Planning Advisory Board until there is a full discussion in the commun- ity if that is what the community desires. (2) I do think that the plan itself could be adopted in principle to trigger the action of going before the Planning Advisory Board and coming back to this board and we can under your policy direction.... Mayor Ferre: Yes, butyou have to explain to these people that that does not preclude them from going through a process and it doesn't really mean any- thing. Because I don't want these people leaving here and think tte hatrt we're. re snookering them or that we're going to do something and by-pass In, other words I would not vote for anything unless it is very clearly under- stood that even if we vote in principle to start the process that itnwill d not be,rconcluded until these people have an opportunity participate ail we have a full public hearing where they will have an opportunity to express themselves again. Mr. Reid: What I'm suggesting, Mr. Mayor, for that portion of the plan that • covers morningside that we under your policy direction initiate a meeting in the community with the community before any request for zoning changes are brought before the Planning Advisory Board. Ms. Frankel: Your Honor, that's not what we're saying. Rev. Gibson: That's not what they're saying. OCT 3 01979 rt :S_. Frankel: That's not what we're saying and that's not what we're here about. What we're here about is before we do any implementation as to those areas that are affected that I brought to you,_ -*tention and that the people are here about is simply that we be allowed to sit down and perhaps pursue alternates. We don't want public hearings perse, we t.. ught we went to a public hearing on this plan and presented our objectives and objections which were not brought forth at the PAB hearing. Mayor Ferre: Look, we don't have a disagreement, let me repeat it. I think that we should not adopt anything in Morningside until the people who are residents there have a full opportunity to review with the Planning Depart- ment all of the different alternatives and come up with alternatives and before we finalize anything, see the decision cannot be made by you the deci- sion must be made by the elected officials. Before: wm finalize anything what I'm saying is we're committing to you wewill not do anything without giving you the opportunity to be heard at a full public hearing. Ms. Frankel: No, public hearings' can be manipulated, you can put them night we'can't --- We want` to be part of the task force. Mayor Ferre: Ma'am,.;. what I am telling you is that yes you can -be -part of the task ''force, "yes `{you can be' involved in'the planning process, yes'you can parti- cipate, yes you can `come up with an end product, no you cannot make the final decision. Ms. Frankel: We're not asking for the final decision.; Mayor Ferre: The final decision is.made at this.,level and.the'final decision must be made by law at a public hearing by law, notfby what you want, by law. Ms. Frankel: I think what weare saying in a sense was the same thing but you initially said that youwere going to take out that portion before you pass., the resolution tonight. Mayor Ferre, That's my opinion. Mrs. Gordon: There is an approach that perhaps that could be taken and that is that the study couldbe divided into sections because you are dealing with a very large area and there are some unique problems relating to the specific section and I would ask that we consider it in that manner, ask the Planning Department to make a recommendation as to where the section line should be. Mayor Ferree make; a motion. Mrs. Gordon: les,:I think we're not quite ready for a motion though because there are people that want to be heard that haven't spoken yet. Mayor Ferre: Well Rose, as I understand this, and I will open it up for any- body who wants to speak, if we pass a resolution tonight excluding the Morning - side area and doing it as I described before does anybody have any objections to'that? Is there anybody here who wants to speak against that? Then there is nothing else to talk about so we're ready for a motion. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Reid, would you give me the divisions that we should use in dividing this study into sections? Mr.'Reid: I believe it was suggested by the community that it go from N.E.._50th Terrace_to N.E. N.E. 60th Street, -was that correct? Mr .' Gordon: That would be, section .#1. Mr. Reid: .Basically Section extended up slight].y but basically it deals with the first recommendation, in response to your question. The'other'recom- mendations would stand. n other words you're saying two sections rather than three? Mr. Raid: What I'm saying is that if you adopted the plan in principle ex- cluding the first recommendation you would accomplish the objective of that has been suggested by the representative of the Morningside community. Rev. Gibson: And what that lady is saying.... Where is that lady? Mr. Reid: That's excluding the recommendation that says change the zoning from R-4 to R-C from N.E. 50th Terrace to N.E. 55th Terrace. rh .15 OCT 3 01979 Rev. Gibson• 'end what she is asking you to do is to go ahead and exclude it but then she wants you to go through the process with them just like you did with these other people. Mrs. Gordon: For further study on that area,.thac Rev. Gibson: That's' what she is saying. Mr. Reid: -111 d be reasonable. That's correct. now if we know'that,I would be -happy if nobody Rev. Gibson else Wants... All right I'll make the motion, you'll 'second "it Father Gibson. I'd be,delighted. Mrs. Gordon: Rev. Gibson: Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion and':a second, does everybody understand the sense of the motion? This is a resolution which in effect approves the Biscayne Boulevard North. Economic;' Planning Study with the exception of the area from 50th - repeat it for me again. Mr. Reid: With the exception of the recommendation to change the zoning from R-4 to R-C in the areafromN.B. 50th Terrace to. N.E. 55th Terrace ,-, Rev. Gibson: from 50 to 60. �- Mr. Reid: What I'm .trying to do, sir, is address the concerns to the recom- mendation I'.think :that rthe concerns relate to the recommendation What page are .you looking at, Mr. Reid?: Mrs Gordon: Mr. 'Reid: `'I'm looking at the summary of the plan as No, no, it's Mayor;Ferre: Mrs. me.__ I didn't -get there'anyone that than 55th Terrace To'60thStreet. As passed out. shown on the long sheet: Gordon:; May I°have a copy of that? I have the full report in front of a copy of this before.... That is the affected area, is has a desire that this linebe extended any further north for further study? (INAUDIBLE COMMENT FROM AUDIENCE) Mayor Ferre: Yes, that was what she said at the beginning. Mrs.. Gordon: Yes, but this recommendation that Mr. Reid is recommending to us as the excluSiOfl area is less than 60th Street. . Reid isn't making the motion, we're making the motion. Ferre, I'm not arguing with you I'm just simply stating Mayor Ferre Mrs. :Gordon: what he said. Mayor Ferre: And'I'm.stating what you said and what you said was paralleling what this lady said which is up to 60th Street. Now is that clear? Is there further discussion on this item? Call the roll please. The following; resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 79-719 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING IN PRINCIPLE THE BISCAYNE BOULEVARD NORTH ECONOMIC PLANNING STUDY, AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED MAP, EXCLUDING THE AREA BETWEEN NORTHEAST 50TH TERRACE AND NORTH- EAST 60TH STREET, WHICH STUDY IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. (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: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Lacasa and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mr. Plummer. .1.6 OCT 3 p 1979 rt Mayor Fare: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. All right, now we'll take up Item #12 which is approval of the.... Mrs. Gordon: I thinkthere needs to be a further -lion, the exclusion doesn't also direct the Planning Department to:'work <w.. t'ne property owners in that exclusion area to come up with a satisfactory recommendation, l-so move. The following motion, was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved. its adoption: MOTION NO. 79-720 A MOTION DIRECTING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO HOLD MEETINGS WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE MORNINGSIDE AREA OF ThE CITY GENER- ALLY BOUNDED BY N.E. 50TH TERRACE TO N.E. 60TH STREET TO ADDRESS THEIR SPECIFIC CONCERNS AS THEY RELATE TO THE NORTH ECONOMIC PLANNING STUDY OF BISCAYNE BOULEVARD. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre ABSENT: Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. NOES: None.:. Mayor Ferree you want to address us, sir? Mr. Lee Spiegelman Yes, Mr. Mayor, my name is Lee Spiegelman. I'm a mort- gage;banker and a mortgage broker and I'm the President of Florida Fidelity Financial.` We were just instrumental in placing $36,OC,,000 worth of financ- ing`for the Wimbleton Racquet Club. That building itself will have a great impact on the area on a plus side but the point that I'm trying to make to this Commission is the fact that the difficulty in placing the loans in that area in order to get construction financing because of the deteriorating nature of the area. Since you've already passed the motion my comments are really moot at this point but I am offering you the services of myself and my firm in any manner that you see fit to utilize us. That's all I wish to say. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Reid, I think that is a very important offer and I think you ought to take that up. That's an offer you can't refuse. Rev. Gibson: Sir, you ought to go over there and give him your name and address. 9. OVERTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AREA: (A) ACCEPT PLAN (D) DESIGNATE SINGLE NA:iE "OVr^TOWN" (C) Ri -'.1?J E DIXIE PARK "GWWDOLYN SA TY!Z CURRY Pr'_'l(` Mayor Ferre: We're now on Item 12. How many people wish to be heard c+n Item 12? How many of you are opponents? How many of you are opposed, against what we're trying to do here? You're against, I see. Now the rest of you here are proponents, you're for? Sir? Just a question, all right. All right, those of you that have questions raise your hands, questions. A11 right, now I'm going to recognize you out of order just to ask your question and then I'll recognize you to speak on it later on so that perhaps they can address your question as they speak. So come forward, state your name and address and ask your question. Mr. Murray Stone: Murray Stone, 7729 S.W. 102 Place. Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, I own property at 708 N.W. 4th Avenue in the subject area for about 25 years. It has been about 4 years now that I have experienced a 40% vacancy factor in the apartment building I own there. Mayor Ferre: No, sir, we misunderstood each other, I apologize to you. All I want you to do is ask your question and I'll recognize you along with the .17 OCT 3 01979 nther•reayie to speak after the presentation has been made so just ask your question so that they'll know what it is and they might be answering it. Mr. Stone: How this redevelopment plan will affect and my building. Mayor Ferret All right, show us where your building is on the map, could you show us that? Mr. Reid, could we pay attention to this now? The question is how will this redevelopment affect his particular property and building. We'll see if we can get an, answer and if not I'll recognize you afterwards to make your statement. All right, Mr. Reid. Mr. Jim Reid: Mr. Mayor and members of the City Commission, what we wish to do very quickly is talk about the process that we went through preparing the plan, the major recommendations and the reviews that have been held with the community since the draft of the plan has been prepared. Mr. Lloyd Spooner who is the planner for the area will speak to the first and third ideas that I've suggested and Mr. Matthew Schwartz who is the Director of Advanced Plan- ning will present the basic plan recommendations. • Mr. Lloyd Spooner:' Good evening, Commissioners, early in May this year the. decision to establish an adhoc planning advisory committee for Overtown was made after consultation with the Culmer Task Force. Commissioner Gibson and staff of the Overtown Technical Review Committee of the City. of Miami Plan- ning Department. The City Manager established the Overtown Adhoc Planning Advisory Committee which had its first meeting on May 8, 1979. The major task of the Committee was to come up with a redevelopment plan of which we intend to present to you tonight. On May 23rd of this year the Overtown Planning Advisory Committee established subcommittees on economic development and housing, land use and transportation and community facilities and services. on June 20th the committee adopted goals and objectives for redevelopment of Overtown. On June 27th the committee established the boundaries for the re- development area which is located on Page 4 of the document. On that same day the committee also recommended that the entire redevelopment area be named "Overtown" instead of Culmer and other names which it has been called. On July 17, 1979 the committee adopted the statements of philosophy for the redevelopment of Overtown. In that statement of philosophy it was dis- cussed that development or redevelopment of Overtown must reflect what is going on around it in terms of integrating Overtown with developments of the Government Center, the downtown, the Omni, the Garment Center and the Civic Center. Matthew Schwartz will present to you that approach that the committee came up with in terms of integrating the developments that are going on. around Overtown with planning for Overtown. Mr. Matthew Schwartz: Thank you. Matthew Schwartz, Planning Department. The Overtown Redevelopment Plan provides a framework for the revitalization and redevelopment of the Overtown community. It is intended to provide a unified action oriented program for public and private actions necessary to upgrade the area. The plan as Mr. Spooner has it does incorporate recom- mendations from the Garment Center Redevelopment Plan which was recently passed by the City Commission and preliminary findings of the Culmer Sta- tion Area Planning efforts under way as part of out transit planning program. Although there was a redevelopment plan prepared for this area in 1971 by Dade County since 1971 there has been significant changes in and around the Overtown community including the rapid transit, the Government Center, the emergence of the downtown area, expansion of the Civic Center. The study area that we're talking about extends into what we classify now as the Gar- ment Center, it goes from 23rd Street on the north down to N.W. 5th Street on the south, the FEC Railroad tracks on the east over to the Miami River and N.W. 12th Avenue on the west then back along 836 and up I-95. It in- cludes the area that was basically included within the Culmer Community Development Target Area and includes a small portion of the Wynwood Community Development Target Area. This is the same area that was previously designated Central Negro District, NDP III, Culmer and most recently Overtown. Today the area is characterized by economic and social deprivation, substandard housing, excessive residential and commercial abandonment. Over 50% of the housing stock today is substandard. An increasing amount of the residential structures are being abandoned, we estimate there are 325 abandoned housing units today in Overtown. An excessive amount of the area is vacant. Commerc- ial vacancies are far in excess of 50%. Unemployment averages over 30% and with the youth it is up over 50%. The income of the area residents is declin- ing relative to that of the City. While there has been substantial govern- ment efforts to improve the area since the mid 1960's it has been insufficient to reverse the continuation of neighborhood decline. Over $50,000,000 in federal funds has been spent in the area through the Urban Renewal Program, the NDP Program and most recently the Community Development Program. Money .18 OCT 3j1979 has_bgen crentfor over 1,000 new housing units, street improvements, improve- ment of park facilities and programmed construction of a neighborhood facility. This is in, addition to millions of dollars :X7 City of Miami bond funds that have been spent for park improvements and street ..rrovements. There remains a,dir'e need to take a more aggressive approach in orde. +o reverse the exist- ing trends, encourage private reinvestment and retain Overtown as a focal point for Miami's black community. Perameters for redevelopment have been 11 establish- ed by the adhoc planning committee which has formulated goals and objectives for the redevelopment program. Highlighting the redevelopment goals, they include better opportunity and upward mobility for the residents of the area, provide opportunities for blacks to manage their own businesses, maintain the existing businesses and attract new businesses to the area, stress rehabilita- tion of the existing housing stock, provide opportunity for residents to con- tinue in the Overtown area, promote home ownership and new housing for moderate income families, improve the delivery of human services, restore a sense of community and identity to unify the area. There is a much more extensive list in the planning report. I will briefly go over the main elements of the plan. I do want to stress that this planning report is really the joint efforts of the adhoc planning committee and City and County staff, most notably Dade County Department of Housing and Urban Development, Transit, OTA, Dade County OTA, the City of Miami Department of Community Development, Trade and Commerce and the Planning Department and most importantly members of the adhoc planning committee. The land use plan basically is a retention of the existing overall land use plan. Residential densities have been recommendedto be increased adjacent to transit stations, the New Washington Heights Station and the Culmer Station. Land use changes in certain locations have been proposed to be changed to re- flect a more economically viable activities such as the Garment Center and reduction of.some of the commercial development along' the existing commercial strips in the area. Overall there are 32"zoning changes that will be recommended to implement this plan. They are basically to :correct the incorrect zoning that presently reflects the existing land use on the site and the most significant zoning change will be the reduction of a good portion of the area from presently R-4 zoning to R-3 zoning. As far as traffic and transportation recommendations for the area the most notable factor that is going to h“ve a great impact on the Overtown community and one of the bases for the approach towards planning is the rapid transit system. There will be two stations, the New Washington Heights Station located just north of the Government Center between 6th Street and 8th Street along the FEC right-of-way and the Culmer Station on 7th Avenue and llth,Street. As. you can see, the transit does make a turn within the Over - town area and will result in the removal of over 3J0 housing units. We are recommending _in conjunction with the transportation planners from OTA and our staff some minor improvements adjacent to the transit stations. We're recom- mending the rebuilding of N.W. 3rd Avenue which will be a major northern access out of'the Government Center which is also a major community linkage within the Overtown area, it connects what is called the New Washington Heights sub area with the Dorsey Wheatley area and other minor street improvements up in the Dorsey sheatley area and the Garment Center and along 4th Avenue. The City through the Community Development Program has been undertaking an aggress- ive program to rebuild the streets within the community so many of the streets have been rebuilt over the last four years and previously with the NDP Program in the two urban renewal areas. we're also recommending some increased public parking adjacent to the transit stations, an inter -neighborhood transportation system with federal funding connecting the main focal points within the commun- ity and shopping facilities. There are two supermarkets that do serve the area presently located outside the community. I am also recommending to im- mediately upgrade the bus service today even before the rapid transit comes in in 1984 to major employment centers for the residents of Overtown. One of the major problems has been the difficulty in getting to where the jobs are out in Hialeah and the west portion of the County. As far as community facil- ities and services the thrust of CD activities has been in that area. We're recommending that Dade County complete the construction of a neighborhood facil- it-- which is programmed and funded for 17th Street and 3rd Avenue, this will be a major social service center to serve the whole Culmer-Overtown community. Mayor Ferre: You're getting me confused because you're wandering all over the map. Now just tell me, is that the area? Mr. Schwartz: This is the area proposed for neighborhood facility. The construction of a new Booker T. Washington Highschool which was proposed by the Board of Public Instruction located just west of the expressway and east of 7th Avenue, this is a $10,000,000 project. The renovation of the Culmer Center which used to be the old City of Miami Police Station as poss- ibly a Day Care Center, the establishment of an Outreach Clinic for health services within the community, improved maintenance and staffing of existing parks, there are sufficient open space within the Overtown community through .19 u u i J O 1979 ( the City ui Miami Parks for People Bond Program has been major expansion and upgrading of parks two mini -parks are proposed in conjunctio: with in the area of llth Street. and the CD Program. There within the community and transit west of 7th Avenue Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute, before you go over, you have three hatched areas, one is Booker T. Washington High School, what is the upper hatched area which you didn't explain? Mr. Schwartz: That is the Dunbar Elementary School site, this is the Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School and this is the Douglas Eletentary School, these are existing schools. Mayor Ferre: I see. ' .. . Mr. Schwartz: We were so positive about the new high school that we.... Rev. Gibson: Let me ask you about the Booker T., did you all take into con- sideration the commitment made by. this Commissionto the School Board that ... they get any and all the land they need? Mr. Schwartz: Yes, we are showing on the site the site that theSchool.Board . has recommended as the optimum location including the adjacent prOperties..:. Rev. Gibson: Let me make,sure I'raise the question again.' -.Axe. you telling me that all the land that they needed, that they asked-lOr:that'Yon are, assuring that they're gettingit,whether they have it-nOw'or. not you're 'assur ing that they're going to get it, is that what you're telling me? Mr. Schwartz: No, unless "funds are provided.... Rev. Gibson: I didn't ask you that. We'll worry about the funds and they will have 'to worry about' the funds but I doWt want you to put that land in your plan because we made a commitment. Answer me dire'. Turn the page back, man, You know, because I just dont want to go through this no more. All right, are you telling me that that land goes up to the expressway, is that 'what you're telling me? Mr. Schwartz; Yes, the site that we show goes up to the expressway, it goes to 7th Avenue, it goes from llth Terrace up to 14th Street. Rev. Gibson: All right, I just want to make sure. Now I understand that a meets with the approval of the School Board and e SuperifltefldeIt. Mr. Schwartz: I believe so. Rev. Gibson: No, you can't believe, 1 want a yes or no. Mr. Reid: Dr. Perry represented the school administration at many meetings of the task force, we believe that the school' site as mapped on there is con- sistent with the requirements of the school board, the answer is yes. Rev. Gibson: All right, I want it in writing also. Okay? Mr. Schwartz: The critical need of the Overtown Community is the provision of standard housing. The plan aims at upgrading housing for existing residents and creating new housing opportunities within the communitY. Minimal displace- ment of area residents outside of the redevelopment area is anticipated. The excessive amounts of vacant land and the high residential vacancies that now average over 30% in a good portion of the area are major community resources for redevelopment and will help to minimize displacement. We have recommended six housing projects over the next five years for the Overtown community. These projects can come about with the utilization of the City of Miami Hous- ing Bond Funds, Dade County and City of Miami Community Block Grant funds and a great array of federal housing programs. The goals is to create over 1,000 new housing units within the community. We have 325 units and remove 650 sub- standard structures. The price tag for this is about about $56,000,000. I'll briefly go over the projects. There is a more detailed description of this on page 33 in the planning text and page 19 of the plan summary. It is designated on this map as #1, that's the Dorsey Wheatley Redevelopment, that's continuation of an existing housing program that we began last year through the Community Development Program. There are currently 88 units of new housing underway in this area, land has been acquired for most of those which includes 50 units of public housing for the elderly and 38 units of homeownership housing developed under the City of Miami Second Mortgage Program. .20 DCT 3 0 1979 Rev. Gibson: Let me ask a question, maybe this isn't the time to ask it but I'm going to ask it. Where is Dorsey Park? Now let meraise a question. What kind of a play area is provided for that Mr. Schwartz: For PhyllisWheatley Elementary School? Rev. Gibson: Yes Mr. Schwartz: The school utilizes Dorsey Park, answer also Mks. Bethel, the. principal of the school was here this' evening, she might the question also. The school has recently acquired and is developing a site north of the existing` school structure for a play area just north of 19th Street. Mrs. Gordon: Can I ask another question, it not to you, it's to Mr. Grassie? Mr. Grassie, I want you to tell me why there is so much trash laying all over the streets particularly in thisarea but in other areas. Is there a problem with the pick-up of trash here lately or how can you explain it? But I can tell you there are piles of trash laying in the vicinity of, this school for ever so long and I have asked through the regular channels but I haven't had any answers. What is the answer, why do we have that? Mr. Grassie: The only unusual problem the City has had with regard to trash pick-up, Commissioner, has been:. right around the time of the. hurricane but that has since been taken care of: Mr . Gordon: I was there yesterday.; Mr. Grassie: Now,. ifYou knowof attention then`I think um need to some specific area`. or ,site that;,needs more address that as. a„ special problem.`' Mrs. Gordon: It's ,quite `prevalent. Okay, I didn't want to divert you right now, I've got other questions, I'll ask them later. Mr. Schwartz: What we are intending to do up in that area is to replace 38 blighted housing units with 21 owner -occupied units and the rehabilitation of 45 units to continue the program. And this would be acquiring the most dilapi- dated structures, basically wood frame structures and developing on vacant land. The next housing project that is proposed housing development is just east of Dixie Park between 12th and 13th Streets and that would be the removal of 19 blighted units, shotgun shacks and their replacement with 16 units - this is on page 34 of the text.... Mayor Ferre: I'll tell you, would you mind turning the whole - that's it, so that 'we'can all see it. Go ahead. Mr. Schwartz: It is intended that these units, would be for homeownership developed under a federal 235`program. The third area on this map.... Mayor.Ferre: How many units there? Mr. Schwartz: We're talking about removing 19 shacks and putting in 16 stand- ard -home units for home ownership.. The third area is the Overtown rehabil- itation demonstration project, this is the area just between 8th Street and llth Street just south of the transit alignment. We are recommending the rehab- ilitation of 500 units in the area which are sub -standard into 250 standard housing units and this involves the recycling of the area's existing housing stock and we would be targeting federal rehabilitation funds into this area. The fourth area which Mr. Stein was concerned about over west of the express- way is what is called the Culmer Park Rehabilitation Area and in that area we're talking about developing 120 units of home ownership housing on existing Dade County property between 5th and 6th Street, between 4th and 6th Avenues and the development, spot acquisition of some other sites within this area in the development of 75 units of public housing, subsidized housing this is the only project that we're recommending for public housing and this has been one of the major objectives of the community through the CD process over the last five years is that they really don't want any more low income public housing within the community. The other housing developments we're recommending are other forms of subsidized housing but pure public housing that is the only location. The-5th area is called the New Washington Heights Area just north of the New Washington Heights Transit Station between 6th Street and 8th Street. Mrs. Gordon: Why are you calling it the New Washington Heights Transit Station instead of Overtown Station? Why is that? Mr. Schwartz: This was the name selected by Dade County I believe, New Washing- .21 (CT 301979 ton Heights Transit Station. Mks. GoraOn: Don't we have something to say about that? I think we ought to move a motion right now we call that th! Overtown Station right now. Rev. Gibson: Rose, before you get to that, I pointen 't to the Commission, I know some of those people out there are angry with me L.: I pointed out to. the Commission in this very room several months ago that one of the difficult- ies you have is you have all these different names. I point that out and that's why one group of people come down here one day and another group come another day and when I said that nobody wanted to listen to me. I always remember one of the few times in my whole public life people called me a Judas and that's because they didn't understand. And one of the reasons you have all the problems and misunderstanding is you have all these different names and you don't know who you're talking to and I hope part of the discus- sion tonight will deal precisely with'that. Mrs. Gordon: That's why I suggested that we start to call. the station what it ought to. be which is the Overtown Station. Now I would,so move that we do that, there's no need to wait. MayorTerreF Okay, Rose, as soon ashis you to -:make that motion. Go ahead. s over I'll recognize Mr. Schwartz: Thank you. We believe that this project will act as an eco- nomic stimulus for the revitalization ofthe whole 0vertown community and what we're talking about, this is a redevelopment project which would require major clearance, is a development of 670 new housing units, a 150 room hotel, 60,000 square feet of retail space and 200,000 square feet of office space and crucial to this project will be the availability of UMPTA joint develop- ment funds for land acquisition. Mechanisms will be established for the participation of existing property owners and members of the black community in the redevelopment process and I go into this in a little more detail at the end, the plan goes into under minority participation. The sixth project is around the Culmer Station area, this is 7th Avenue and llth Street. We're recommending the development of 138 units of housing south of the transit station, this would be publicly subsidized housing and public land acquisi- tion north of the station for land assembly and for market rate housing. Coupled along with the housing programs is an economic development program. We have defined 7 economic development projects for the next five years that we're recommending. Thisincludesthe revitalization of N.W. 2nd Avenue between between 8th Street and loth Street, this would be for commercial re- habilitation. It would include rehabbing the existing commercial structures, there are a number of structures there that have been designated by the black archives as having; historical significance, the Lyric Theatre, the Rockland Palace, we would also, include the provision of some additional off street parking. This is on page 54 of the text in more detail. The second project shown the commercial rehabilitation along N.W. 3rd Avenue from loth Street up to 17th Street, it is rehabbing the existing commercial structures located along that strip. The vacancy rate today is over 50% along that. The third project is the Dorsey Wheatley Commercial Center which would be the develop- ment'of a shopping complex to serve the whole Overtown community at 17th Street and 3rd Avenue directly across from the proposed neighborhood facility. We're talking about a 30,000 square foot commercial center hopefully which would have a 20,000 square foot super market. The fourth Economic Development Project is the same as that we talked about for housing for the New Washington Heights Station Area, five shown on this map is a redevelopment project across from the Culmer Transit Station tied in with that proposed 138 units of housing, this is a 15,000 square foot commercial center, convenience commercial that would serve the station and the residential community adjacent to there, this is on the site of the Highland Park Elementary School that is owned by Dade County Board of Public Instruction. Six is the Garment Center expansion which hopefully will create jobs for the Overtown community and seven is the commerc- ial rehabilitation of existing industrial facilities located just between 6th and 7th Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets, this is where the present Royalton Bakery is located, it is rather dilapidated. We're also recommending the continuation of funding of a local office of Economic Development to provide assistance to get some of these projects underway and to assist in the establish- ment of a local development corporation which is essential to carry though the plan. Also very important to .this plan and to the future of Overtown is Man- power Training and we're recommending the establishment of a Manpower Training Center to provide counselling and tra..ning for the residents of Overtown and we are continuing to work on the establishment of a job training program for the Garment Center which would be jointly developed with the residents of Over - town and Wynwood. The economic development projects were estimating costs of $14,000,000. 22 OCT 3 u 1979 Mrs. Gordon: Matthew, did you say you're recommending a local development authority? Mr.;. Schwartz: No,';excuse me, a local development corpus` Mrs'. Gordon: Well, how doesthat differ? Mayor Ferre: Same thing. Mr. Schwartz: 'Well, basically the same- This would be to coorinate, to become a developer; in the community, a non-profit developer. Mayor Ferre: To put it. another way, what is the difference.. between a Over town DevelopmentCorporationand the Little 'Havana Development Authority?,. Mrs. Gordon: Ferre: Mayor There's none, there shouldn't be any anyway. They're absolutely the same aren't they? Mrs . Gordon: Are they the. same? Mr. Reid. Yes, that's correct For example, a community based organization such as New Washington Heights or any other community based organization with the function :ofeconomic development in.Overtownhas exactly the same powers as the Little Havana Development Authority. That is a private non-profit authority.. Mrs. Gordon:okay, I just wanted to clarify it because you didn't call it by the`same name.` I' just wanted to know why you changed the name. Mr. Reid: Let me make one other point though. Mayor Ferre: Let me explain why. The Little Havana Development Authority is a wrong nomenclature, they are not an authority. Technically theytare notan authority. They confided upon themselves that title, they just themselves to be; an authority. They have no authority, they don't have any taxing rights, they. don't have any taxing districts, they have no right of confiscation,,they have none of the rights that, for example, the Downtown Development -Authority has. Mr. Reid: They are a private non-profit corporation in effect.... Mayor Ferre: I know, they just call themselves that that's all. Mr. R^id: But a local development corporation is a specific entity that is to be created so that you can use a federal program from the Small Business Adminis- tration. The Federal Small Business Administration 502 Loan Program which is a very important vehicle for loans to small businesses is not available to any community that does not have an incorporated local development corporation. So what we're suggesting is that the business community in Overtown should be able to avail themselves of the 502 Program by the creation of a local development corporation. Mayor Ferre: Is Little Havana a 502 corporation? Mr. Reid: Little Havana at this point is not a 502 corporation but they are seeking to have their board be so constructed that it meets the requirements of the 502 program. They're not yet there but they're seeking to get recog- nized to be an LDC. Rev. Gibson: Let me say something right here because I don't know how this is done or if it can be done. As I talk with the people over in that area they're tremendously worried and concerned that you have 3, 4 different enti- ties which are not publicly elected. I want to put that on the table. And they are concerned that there is an umbrella outfit that is responsible in total, that you know it is like mom and poppa but they have some children and that the children are responsible to momma and poppa. I hope I am not letting any secret out of the bag because I have none but I hope when these people speak here tonight that they will say to you what was said to me. They want, for instance, if you have a 15 man board elected by either prop- erty owners or by people who live over there that that 15 man board will be the controlling entity over there and that every child over there is responsi- ble to momma and poppa. Now that's the simplest way I know to.do it, I don't know all this other business term, mine is very simple. You had an election' over there and you elected a 15 man board and they're saying to you since O LT 3 j 1979 23 those Arc pd6licly elected people, and if I'm not telling it as is, if I don't represent what you told me then you get ur here, you have my permis- sion to say "He's a liar" and I won't feel bad. Some of you said that about me in a letter anyway and I don't mind that but I ,:ng to make sure that you know that I told the truth and you don't understan,. 'lat the problem is. Go ahead. Mr. Reid: Well, I think we ought to finish the presentation and I'd like to digress that question specifically. Mayor Ferre: Finish your presentation, Mr. Schwartz: As I previously had mentioned, essential for this plan will be minority participation within their whole redevelopment process and this in- cludes through the establishment of a local.development corporation a commun- ity based corporation to create a 150 room hotel, assurances to major black property owners, excuse me, assistance to major black property owners who want to get involved in joint venture for some of the redevelopment proposals. Land disposition plan should include language which gives priority to existing property owners, to residents of the area and to minority based organizations and minority business entities. Assistance should be given to black contrac- tors to participate in the program and the key to any redevelopment plan is the implementation and financing. We're talking about an over $70,000,000 plan and this would require the utilization of the City of Miami Community Development Block Grant Funds, funds from Dade County's Community Development Program, money from EDA UDAG Transit and a great array of federal programs and the City of Miami Housing Bond Funds. There is a need for an aggressive grantsmanship and coordination. Plan monitoring is proposed to be undertaken by a sub -committee of the elected Community Development Advisory Board. The City Planning Department has recommended that the City would take a lead role in the coordination of public redevelopment activities. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: All right, now, Mrs. Gordon, forthe purposes of making a motion` about the changing of the name, recommending that the County change it from Washington Heights Station.. Mrs. Gordon: Yes, the first motion I'd like to called the Overtown Station. That's a`motion. Mayor Ferre: Is there a disagreement with that? tihy=are .'you shaking your head? Are you against that change in name? Do, you want to speak to it? Does anybody want to speak against? Mr. Reid: One comment: if I, may, Mr. Mayor.' This will I think require an action by the County as the operator of the system. Mr ..Gordon: It's a recommendation to the County. Mayor Ferre: name? We understand. What's your problem with the changing of the Ms. Jackie Bell: My name is Jackie Bell and I'm the Executive Director of New Washington Heights at 225 N.W. 9th Street. We had a very difficult time the station named the New Washington Heights Station, Mr. Mayor, and it is within the subdivision and the name New Washington Heights were applied to that area back in 1937 by Father Culmer and I feel that historically we should keep what we have. Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Does anybody else have any opinions on that? Ms. Dana Dorsey Chapman: Mr. Mayor, my name is Dana Dorsey Chapman. My residence is 1790 N.W. 59th Street. I am a property owner in the Overtown Culmer Area. I was not born'there but I was raised there and all of my life, and I am about 7 days;'past 46 years of age, that area has been known to blacks as Overtown. It is our.area, those of us that were born there, reared there, lived there, still pay taxes to the City of Miami, some of us even though we have moved out of that area are concerned about our roots and our identifi- cation and that's what it means to us and that's why we want it named Over - town. Thank. you. INAUDIBLE Mrs. Gordon: I made a motion torecommendto Dade County that it be called the Overtown Station. .24 OCT 3 0 1979 Rev. Gibson: Before I second that motion, let me ask you, all of you who are iol :avi,►4 that one name who are present raise your hands. Mr. Mayor, you could see. All right, let me take the ii)erty of asking all of you who are opposed to raise your hands. All right, you cou'l see that.... Mayor Ferre: Why are you opposed, Mr. Fair? Do you wa.. to tell us? Mr. T. Willard Fair: T.Willard Fair, Vice -Chairman of the New Western Action Committee for Culmer. I'm opposed not because I do not recognize the importance of the name being Culmer as articulated by Dana Chapman. I'm op- posed because we as a chamber sub -committee have had a chance to review the plans and as you well know based on the presentation here this evening if the plan is going to be successful there must be a convenient marriage between the public and private sector. In talking to members of the private sector part of an obvious problem is the inability to market Overtown to another sector so there has been some reaction on the part of the private sector al- ready. about what is the best name to call the project so that we can sell it to those who have some interest to put into it. Rev. Gibson: My brother, I have some problems. So that all of you might know, Dana, I'm going, with you on this: I was born on 2nd and 12th northwest 65 years ago. Okay? Icontinue to say to this Commission there is confusion in the multiplicity of names. Rev. Gibson: I'm going to'`second the motion. Now if -the business community; has some problem we'll address the problem, you; know we'could work with that but they need to understand that the problem we have is even worse than -the one they have. Mayor Ferre: its Further discussion? Call the rol • The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon' who moved. adoption: MOTION NO. 79-721 A MOTION RECOMMENDING TO METROPOLITAN`DADE COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY THAT THE TRANSIT STATION PRESENTLY DESCRIBED AS "WASHINGTON HEIGHTS STATION" BE RENAMED "OVERTOWN STATION." Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: ' None. Mayor Ferre: Now ladies and gentlemen, you recognize that this is a motion of recommendation. The final decision is going to be made by Metropolitan Dade County, it is their station. Now, Mr. Fair, I think you've got a very valid point in the same way that we, for example, are calling a certain part of town west of Biscayne Boulevard Park West, you know, that as we move into a phase I think you have a valid point that investors and people who are going to put money down want to have, you know they'd like new names for new projects and I think that will develop naturally but I think there is a point that Dana made that we've got to simplify. There are too many names, you know, one is Culmer and then Overtown and Washington Heights, it gets very confusing and the name of the area I think is Overtown. I think we re.;lly have to centralize on that, as we come up with new projects I think you've got a valid point. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, let me make a further observation. When you leave I think it is 17th Street you've got another name. When you leave 17th Street there is another name.- the Phyllis Wheatley. area. Now you know, all you're doing is confusing the people. Now I love my brothers downtown who put up that money but I think we've got to educate them as to the complexity of the problem and my brother T. Willard, you go right back down there and you edu- cate them just as you usually do to the problem. Okay? Mayor Ferret All right, Mrs. Gordon. .25 uL•I u Iy/y Co4.d il: I would like to suggest that the area be given a single desig- nation of Overtown rather than the multiplicity of names whcih are very con- fusing at the present time. I would so move. Rev. Gibson: I second it.` Mayor Ferre: Further discussion that the general areas defined in the map before us be called Overtown, that we no longer refer to it as Washington Heights, Culmer and all the other Phyllis Wheatley and all the other names that are referred? Further discussion on that? Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 79-722 A. MOTION TO RENAME THE AREA PRESENTLY REFERRED TO AS "NEW WASHINGTON HEIGHTS", "CULMER",'AND OTHER SUCH NAMES, TO, NOW BE RENAMED "OVERTOWN", TO AVOID THE MULTIPLICITY OF NAMES PRESENTLY USED TO DESCRIBE THE ABEA. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and; adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon, Commissioner Armando Lacasa:. Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore, Gibson. Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: ''None. Mrs. Gordon:., The third motion would be that the development corporation called Community. Development Corporation. Mayor Ferre: I would recommend; Mrs. Gordon, that you let the people decide.,. what they're going to, call themselves. I don't think that we should impose.° upon the people of Overtown. pass on that then, Okay:: Mrs. I'lt Mayor Ferre: Let them decide what they want to call themselves. Mrs. Gordon:' All right. Mayor Ferre: In my opinion I think an authoritY is an Improper name. you want to call it an authority you call it an authority, that's.all';right,: you know a rose isa rose. Mrs. Gordon:' That's right. Mr. Reid: Mr. Mayor, in talking and mentioning the people and before we get further into questions and responding to Father Gibson's questions I would like to take a moment if we could have the members of the adhoc committee who have worked with us just stand up and be recognized because they've put a lot of work in on this plan. Could the adhoc committee members just stand up, please? One more thing, at the time that we were preparing this plan we did not have an elected Community Development Advisory Board. We now have had such a board, we have several meetings with that board on the plan and I think in terms of carrying out the plan, assuming that we're successful tonight that they're going to be the key group for community input and I'd like to recognize the newly elected Community Development Advisory Board, if those members would stand, please. Thank you very much. Mrs. Gordon: I want to ask you a question, Mr. Reid, while you're at the microphone. The old precinct station site that is not being used at the present time, how much land is included around it, do you know? What is the size of the site? Mr. Reid: I thinkthere is a couple of acres in site. but it is right near a City park, Reese Park. Mrs. Gordon: I know it is, it is across the street from the City park, Reese` Park is catty -cornered - but the question in my mind is this: Is theland in the ownership °° of the City ofMiami? Mr. Reid: I believe that land is owned by the City, yes. 26 OCT 3 0 1979 ist Cci.Jon: Okay. I'd like to move a motion, Mr. Ferre, I would like to consider that site for a person who I felt. very close to. In fact, in 1973 on November the 15th I'd like to read to you Lam..-. the minutes of that meeting. I said, we were selecting a full-time City Attorney :-- the first time. I. said, "The person;I am going to nominate is a person whL, was born here in the City of Miami. She is a woman who has distinguished herself in government and in the community. She has a tremendous record of honors and achievements much too long to read at this time but they read at least two pages long. The woman that I would like to nominate I'm proud to put in nomination and it should be and it is a fair and right thing that we consider both men and women for the same position. I'm going to nominate Mrs. Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry for Attorney for the City of Miami." And I did that and I would like now to move that this site be named as a Day Care Center in the memory of Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry. I would so move. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I want to point out to the Commission so that you don't have the adverse affect - the building that you have on that very site is named for a man that you have just negatedthe name of a whole area. I don't know, for those of you who haven't been here very long you need to read your history. That building, that which used to be the first court buildingof black folk out here was named for John E. Culmer. Don't make the mistake ofnegating that with that church out there. Now you white folk don't understand that but that church out there will eat you up. So find you another place to honor Gwen and leave that building there and leave that site so that you don't have to go through that fight. I just want to warn you. Mrs. Gordon: You misunderstood me, Father Gibson, let me explain my motion better. My motion is that that building be used for the Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry Day Care Center, that the plaque affixed to it simply say that this is the Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry Day Care Center because before the accident hap- pened Gwen and I' discussed that piece of property and we discussed it for a day care center. We discussed it because there was a housing development so close to it and we felt that there was a sincere need. Gwen and I, as you well know, worked together a great deal ,with day care and with children pro- grams and I bring this to you not to replace the naming of the building but the naming of the day care center and that would not interfer and this motion is for that purpose only. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I want to warn the Commission. Years of experience has led me to the conclusion that Gibson is right - leave that building, leave that property, stay out of trouble. Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to the motion? Mr. Reid: Mr. Mayor, could I make one point of clarification? In the budget for community facilities which is in the plan we show $150,000 for the reno- vation of that facility from Dade County money. Dade County had money in their Community Development Budget to renovate that building. They have since reprogrammed that money when the neighborhood facility that was scheduled to be opened up wasn't opened up on time so that it is going to be the first bridge to cross that we have to have regardless of how the name issue comes out is the restoration of the money so that that facility can be renovated as a day care center and I want to point that out as a caveat because we do not have the resources in hand to carry out a day care center. Mrs. Gordon: You don't have the resources for this entire development, Mr. Reid, let me remind you about that. So, therefore, what you're saying is tat we should not recognize that the day care center should be named for a deceased member who was instrumental in the day care program in this commun- ity. It doesn't make much sense because you haven't shown me any money you're going to produce for this entire study. I want to see money on the table when you talk about all these very fancy plans I want to know how it is all going to get funded and when it is; going to get funded, that's what I want to know. Mr. Reid: Commissioner Gorrdon, that is not what I am suggesting at all. What'I'm suggesting is that in order to get the money to renovate this facility as a day care center regardless of who it is named for - that's not within my judgement - that it will require action by Dade County. Mrs; Gordon: The subject isn't even right now about the renovation, the subject is whether or not the site, the day care center itself should be or should not be and I don't think it deserves any more discussion because I think it has already been seconded and we should be.... OCT 3 01979 Mayor Ferre: T4115 seconded it? Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Lacasa did. Mr. Lacasa: Mrs, Gordon: I thought you said you did. Mayor Ferre: Who seconded it, Mrs. Gordon? I thought Mr. Lacasa did, he did no Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Ferre: We've heard Mrs. Gordon, we've heard'. Father Gibson, o I'll ask one more time, is there a second? aLet lot moreintoimportantrecord thanpress my that dilapidated think we should name something build- ing for Gwen Cherry and I think it isoffensive think asname an far as old run down concerned wedilap- idated piece of junk for Gwen Cherry park and if we found a ought to find an appropriate building or an appropriate(IpAUkIaLd COMMENTS FROM park to name after Garth Reeves we certainly can.... Park'sDIame. I'll of noypz what, I problems withuld that move Dixieright Park is a name thatis Dixie Park's name. I've got P, way beyond any logical use. Rev. Gibson: Rose, name the park. Mrs. Gordon:' All right, I'll move that Dixie Park be named for Gwen Cherry. Rev. Gibson Mayor Ferre: I'll second that. Now. you're doing something right and Mrs. Gordon: I still want to see the Day Care Centerbuildidegveloped in ngt at siten e and I' still would like; to see something on wanted that to be a day care center. Mayor Ferre: Let's stick with things in a easonable e awaybe andeggomin n anrn orderly fashion. There is a,motion and a. second that entative Gwendolyn Cherry.Is there further discussion? Call the roll. motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved The following its adoption: MOTION NO. 79-723 A MOTION TO RENAME THE CITY OF'MIAMI SAWYER CHERRY PARK'. not just';threshing. DIXIE PARK THE "GWENDOLYN Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES:' Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon: There is one more thing I need to bring up and it is an informa- tion that I need to receive. Now can we speed up the process of removing those boarded up houses that are existing in that area? I'm addressing this to you, 'Mr'. Reid. Mr. Reid: The subject before us tonight, of course, is the adoption of the general'; redevelopment plan and we hope that the Commission will act on that subject tonight. In the plan there is a recommendation that a demolition fund be set up for the purpose of expediting the demolition of condemned build- ings in the area and buildings that are a hazard to health and safety. We intend to take to the Community Development Advisory Board and hopefully to this Commission with their positive recommendation a request that a special demolition fund be set up to accomplish exactly what you suggested, for #1 the recommendation that more attention would be paid to demolition consist- ent with the plan and #2 after discussion this recommendation with the Commun- ity Development Advisory Board we hope to bring it back to you in terms of a positive funding action. Now, we have some people that would like to speak. 28 OCT i3 t1 $75 Mrs. that most of the lots l t there are overgrown with weeds and trash and some of dp Mrs. Gorr: 'Are you saying that would be just part of the aaoption of the entire process and we can't do anything to speed that n3rticular thing more rapidly or how rapidly would it begin if 'ie adopt the whole plan? Mr. Reid: It could be, we do have - I want to be c. - we do have limited moneys right now for demolition and demolition is occur:L..1 in terms of con demned structures . The problem is that the need in terms of this demolition is more than the moneys currently in the pipeline. This could be accomplished as soon as we have the opportunity to discuss it with the Community Develop- ment Advisory Board, I think there is a meeting on November 1st, it could be discussed with them and I think it is the policy of this Commission to dis- cuss major actions with the board in advance of coming here for your approval so that we could follow that policy and bring it here on the 8th of November. Mrs. Gordon: Do we' or can we or should be allocate moneys by some; action tonight and if so from what funds would they be coming? Mr. Reid: The source of funds would be the reprogramming of the 5th Year Com- munity Development Funds. It; would. be our recommendation that you not do this tonight without the` advise ofthe Community Board. Gordon: I understand we'll let the board do it. Now, the next thing the weeds are about 3 feet high on those lots. Now can we speed up and what ha a can we do to get them cleared? You know, like pronto. Mr. Reid: Well, there is an interim assistance program funded that has some capability in terms of lot clearance and, of course, there is an owners' obligation when that lot can be cited in terms of violation of the Code so I think the answer is two -fold, (1) to step up enforcement to get owners to do what they're supposed to do anyway and the second in terms of where the lot is an obvious hazard to health of safety to just move in and clear it. Mrs. Gordon: Well, there are so many areas there that have overgrown weeds. and trash and rats and all kinds of disease creating situations that are al- ready there. Now you know, why do we have to wait? Why. can't you, or Mr. Grassie, why can't you order the proper department to'begin this clean up immediately like tomorrow? Mr. Reid: The Interim Assistance Program does that right now. Mrs. Gordon:' t hasn't been working very effectively. Mayor Ferre: Mr.`Grassie, I think there was a question directed to you. Mr. Grassie: .The; question has already been answered, Mr. Mayor. Staff has indicated that the Interim Assistance Program is in operation. Now Commis sioner Gordon is jndicatiflg that she doesn't feel that it is working well enough. Mrs. Gordon: It isn't working from my observations and I've been there and I've observed quitesa=bit.-I'd like to be furnished a list of the locations that have had the so-called cleanups in the past two months. Okay? Mayor Mr. Allright, sir, your name. My name is Irving Spiegel, 7385 S.W. 131st Street. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Spiegel, let me interrupt and see if you or any of the other people that wish the Commission tonight need more than 3 minutes.Do you need more than 3 minutes? How many minutes do you need, sir? couple of minutes, sir. Mayor Ferre: Excuse me, Mr. Spiegel. Five? How much do you need? Five.... No, sir, we're not going to stay here all night. You're going to have to say what you want to say in five minutes. UNIDENTIFIED Mayor Ferre: Mr. Spiegel: Mayor Ferre: SPEAKER: I'll have to talk pretty fast. All right, that's' good. We'll be happy to hear you talk fast. I'm up here primarily.' to ask Three minutes. 9 a question and get some information. Mr. Spiegel: As I said before, I'm up he•-c primarily to get some informa- tion and ask a question. I have a piece of g.• 'sty at 914 N.W. 1st Avenue which is almost adjacent to the curving of the transit system. This prop- erty is a warehouse property which I wanted to rehabil_ ,te but I believe in 71 the City Commission at that time rezoned the property into apartment buildings. I lost the ability to redevelop that property and I've been at a loss as to what to do with that property. now what is the value of that property at 914 N.W. 1st Avenue? Is it going to be developed and why should my building be demolished if there is going to be any demolition at all? Mayor Ferre: All right, can we get an answer? Mr. Reid: I don't know the precise value of your building, we could certain- ly consult the assessment records, I' assume you have that information already. Mr. Spiegel: No, I don't have any information at all, that's the reason I'm here. I want to kriow are you going to take my building, are you going to, what are you going tondo with it? Mr. Reid: What we have been suggesting, we do have maps in our office that show the precise taking line proposed by Dade County Office of Transportation Administration. It is our suggestion that people who appear to be affected by the taking get in direct communication with Dade County to determine if they are in the taking area. In other words there have been some slight shifts in alignment as the engineering and design studies go forward for sys- tem construction and my advise would be, as we would be glad to show you our latest maps that the City has in terms of the taking line.... Mr. Spiegel: I've seen that, and it just skirts the, building in which I'm in. Therefore, I don't know whether they're going to take it, whether the City of Miami is going to condemn it, I don't know. where I stand. Mr. Reid: If the building is not, going, to be taken. by Dade County for the transit right-of-way we have no plans that I know of to condemn it. Okay? So that's one answer to your question. Mayor Ferre: All right, sir, next speaker. Mr. Clinton Brown: My name is Clinton Brown. I live at 218 N.W. 14th Terr- ace. `I'm a member of the Community Development Board of the Overtown area. I voted with the group in reference to the overall purpose of the plan but I have some serious reservations about the stated objectives of the plan and considering all the factors as to how those objectives are going to be met and I'll be more specific. I think the thing that basically killed that area was the displacement of people. We can put it on many things but we moved quite a few people out of there. This plan continues to move people out of the area. If you look at it, you look at what happens, we're taik- ing:about moving more people out of the area. A stated objective of this plan as economic revitalization and development, I say to you as a person with some knowledge of real estate and some knowledge of what it takes to have a viable community how can you have any economic development when you plan for an area to have everybody in the area at the poverty level? This plan basically calls for most of the people that would be in this area to be people at the poverty level. Now you heard at the outset the planner gave you some statistics. He mentioned to you the decline in the area, the decline in the population, the basic income of the people in that area and what they're talking about is occupying the area with the same basic people and the same basic plan. I say to you that's a programmed slum because what is going to happen ten to fifteen years down the road? You're putting people in there who are dependent upon tremendous support. They don't have the excess income to support any type of economic development. So I'm concerned of that particular thing. You also heard mention about a Booker T. Washington Highschool. One of the serious factors mentioned by people all over town is the decline of the population in that area. If the population continues to decline the school board and the people that are not interested in having a Booker T. Washington in that area will have a valid point that there are no people living in that area to sustain a highschool in that area. I'm concerned about the overall plan to lower the level of people living in that area. I say what we have got to do for that area, we must encourage people to move back in that area and I'm talk- ing about people with some economic means that could sustain a viable com- munity, people that would have some knowledge of what a community is about, that would have some interest and some determination to insure that this community grows. The plan that we have and the plan as I look at it does 30 OCT 3 01979 hot do this. We're talking about mostly housing, single family housing and I think the fellow from HUD said the hou:,�s are going to cost about $32,000. I ask you, in this day and time wit... 7-ivate houses going at the rate that they're going what kind of housing cc.. -Du pDssibly build for $32,0007 I mean it must be a chicken coop. I also ay to you we must somehow look at this plan even though I concur that we've waited, we've dragged our feet long enough and that we must move forward on something. But I say to you that this plan is a plan that is designed to create another slum within a short period of time. You're talking about how much money was wasted, I'd say that if we pursue this plan we're going to have millions of dollars wasted. We must look at it, and one of the things that I spoke to the planners about is what do we have to do to build some medium rise buildings or something or high rise, you look to the east of you, you look to the south of you and all`of_this is changing and what we have in that area is something that is goingto be a programmed slum. Mayor Ferre: This is a beginning. Mr. Brown: Yes, but all the land all the land is programmed. Mr. Art Green: Thank you. My name is Art Green, 4150 N.W. 7th Avenue. Mr. Mayor, my failing eyesight I can't even see you but I can read this. We talk about a plan, we've had plans coming out of our ears. We had a plan called the Central Miami Neighborhood Development Plan in 1971 and in 1974 we had the Culmer Park Overtown Study conducted by the University of Miami. We had the Dorsey Wheatley Plan developed by the City and the County in 1978 and thank you, Bill, here are a few of the other plans. I'm too old, 82 years I can't carry them - here, Bill, you take them back - this Commission has an opportunity tonight to go down in greatnt.ss because here is a plan, it came out in 1965. Very few people have copies of this but if you will look at page 4 of the plan we're discussing tonight you will see this map right here. This is the map and in this map you will find project one, project two, project three, project four. This is the Urban Renewal Plan of 1965 and to- day Overtown is worse than it was then because with all the great promises made by the members of the then Commission City and County, by those who pro- posed this plan Overtown is worse off today than it ever was. I'm not tell- ing you that this plan is perfect, nothing made by man is perfect because man isn't perfect. There was only one perfect man in the history of the world and you know what happened to him. But I can tell you this, I think I can speak with some small degree of authority, if you'd been on the air since 1928 you'd have a pretty good idea of what people think. The people have lost. :onfidence,in government, not just the city government and the county government but the state government and the federal government. This Com- mission can leave its mark in history tonight, the Chinese have an expres- sion: "The longest journey starts with but a single step" and tonight this Commission can take that step by endorsing this plan in principle. Put it on the road, do something so that some day people will look back to this Commission` as the inspiration for the restoration and the up -building of an area -`that we now call Overtown. Mayor Ferrer Thank you, Art. Next speaker. As you want to address the Com- mission, ladies and gentlemen, please step forward. Tom Jordan: Gentlemen, my name is attorney Tom Jordan I'm on the Cul- mer:.Community Advisory Board which is supposed to assist the City with this plan. As you've heard before this plan has been approved in principle by many of the people in the area, by the advisory board - there is a problem though. This advisory board was created in October of this year. This plan was drawn and drafted prior to our existence. Now we have presented or there is before you from the Planning Department certain recommendations that we have made regarding changes of the wording. Now we've made basi- cally five recommendations and basically the recommendations deal with, as Father Gibson said, since we are a community based organization and elected by the people in Culmer and in the Overtown area that the development and the action in our area be funneled through the advisory board and its recom- mendation so that we will be able to centralize the development and be your watchdog in the Culmer Community to make sure that things happen. We're in an advisory capacity. Now there are certain changes we've recommended, on page 58 I think you have a two page document here which describes the five changes which we propose. I don't want to read it verbatim but on page 58 we suggest that all the properties previously acquired with the Community 00:7jL1979 Dftvclupment Funds and others acquired through the public funds by the City of Miami and Dade County wherein the redw elopnnent will be presented to the Culmer Community Development Advisory Boa. 'or its recommendation about the disposition of said properties. In adds.L_ ~. all the properties to be acquired by the Community Development funds by t,. City of Miami and Dade County must be presented to the Culmer Community Development Advisory Board before acquisition takes place. Now, prior to our existence there was an organization called New Washington Heights in this area and probably it represented one of the only organizations intended to develop community action in the area. Now they're a private organization, they're not a com- munity oriented organization elected by the people in the area. Now profuse- ly at different places in this plan they give the authority that belongs to the Community Development Advisory Board to the New Washington Heights group which is a private board and not elected by the people. Now the recommenda- tions that we propose are to include the name of a community based organiza- tion, in other words make that requirement within the plan which is not in there now. We've recommended, as you'll see there that the different adhoc recommendations regarding the goals and objectives of each section of the plan be an introduction to the plan. That's the area between 110 or 116 which is added at the end of the plan, we suggest that you break it down and you insert it in front of the land use and the community facilities housing and economic development, the goals should come first and then the object- ives of the plan should come thereafter. We ask you to keep in mind the addition to the land use plan wherein we ask that the land use dispostion plan include the language which gives priority in the land disposition process to residents and property owners, minority business entities and joint ventures in order upon the recommendation of the Community Develop- ment Advisory Board. We're asking you since you created us and the govern- ment requires us in their plans and everything that you help us function and serve the community in the way we're intended to serve them. In other words include us in the plan, include the development plans in there so that we will be aware of the plans, we can be your watchdog and we can come back with recommendations toyou. I recommend the adoption of those changes in the plan which you have before you. Mayor Ferre: All right, sir, let Do you own property in that area?' question soI understand. Mr. Brown: I owned a building that is known as the Barber College at 185- 195 N.W. 14th Street and I` am attorney for the Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church which is a pioneer church in the area and I've been in the area for 30 years. I've been in the area for 30 years as a community resident in the Dorwey Wheatley area representing Trinity Church, Bishop Johnson and the community people there and I'm one of those, perhaps one of the, and, in fact, I think I'm the only white one there, they want to show you that they 1on•'t discriminate so they kind of got me into the game. Mayor Ferre: Jim, do you want to respond? Mr. Reid: And I would like to respond later to the gentleman's question about the housing mix. But the way we understand the recommendations of the Community Development Advisory Board, and we were delighted to have them, endorse the plan in principle and look forward to working with them in terms of its implementation we think it is a good idea to discuss acquis- ition plans in advance, to discuss dispostion plans in advance with the caveat that their role is to review and depending on the action to be taken it is maybe withinthe purview of this Commission to take it and maybe within the purview of some committee set up in the land disposition process. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Reid, to be consistent, do you remember what we said about Morningside and those people that lived there and their ability to partici- pate in the process? Well, I think what is sauce for the goose has to be sauce for the gander. Okay? In other words I think we have to be consistent. Mr. Reid: Well, we are being consistent, Mr. Mayor, we have met with the Com- munity.Development Advisory Board and their sub -committees at least four or five times and wedowant to take these actions out to them but it is a ques- tion of whether you take them out for review or you take them out for final approval. Mayor Ferre: No, Mr. Reid, you may have been distracted at the time when we were talking, about Morningside and I told the lady who was, I was dis- agreeing with her, you know, and she was disagreeing with me. We said, We're going to let you participate in the process and then we have to go .32 UL.L /9 t,hrongr a public hearing process so that everybody has a chance to speak on it. The final decision is made here. Mr. Reid: That Mayor :Ferre s exactly; What we're talking aavr,.` We. understand. Mr. Reid: Okay, so that we have no problem with that. We do feel that in terms of the community based organization question, one question before the Commission is do they want to adopt the plan as a plan of action regard- less of who carries that out. The second question to be answered now or later is what respective agency or group carries out portions of the plan. Mayor Ferre: Well, these are things that we are going to have to get into. I'm just expressing my personal opinion that it has to be a community sup- ported and community based, I mean we cannot do things in Morningside Park without counting on the people who are affected in Morningside Park_ Mr. Reid: We completely concur with that. Mr. Brown: We would like to play a monitoring aspect in the, thing Commission also since we are the people in the community. Mayor Ferre: I agree with that, counselor. for the Mr. Reid: But I want to be just clear for the record,. we' have no -problem and we believe that these decisions should be taken and. discussed .with ,the ' community but there are specific recommendations in this memo as to who:: should run what. Mayor Ferree We Mr. Reid: understand that, Mr. Reid. But we concur with the recommendation basically. Mayor' Ferrel: All right, next speaker. Mr. J..D. Seibert: My name is J. D. Seibert. I am a retired attorney, I practice in Miami and I received my 50 year certificate. I own property on`N.W.'2nd Avenue between 8th and 9th streets. My family owns part of the property there and we have nine lots. We have 70 feet of commercial prop- erty facing Second Avenue, we have purchased within the last ten years additional property going back to the rear street. Whether that was a wise thing to do or not I don't know but we had our faith in this property, we got this property, the family received this property way back in 1907, it was a bank operated by a Eugene Wamp before he became connected with the First National Bank and we've had that property all the time. I'll say this about the property, it has been a furniture store from the first time, when the bank moved out it became a furniture store, it has been rented as a furniture store and all of these people know Southern Furniture, they know the Miami Furniture, they know O'Neill, they know Helmey, one after another those stores have been in there and those companies are the biggest companies of furniture stores in Florida have been there, they got their starts there and it's been a wonderful community until recently. My build- ing, I've kept it up, there's a furniture store in it now. They employ nine colored people, everybody in there is colored. Now, the problem is this, back of this where we bought leads to the service area which we were in desperate need of over the years and under this plan that is to be taken away from us. We'll have no place for our trucks. We'll have no place now but Second Avenue. They don't alow them to put dumpsters out there anymore or trash cans, thank God, but they've got to put them somewhere. Now we use these back lots for our dumpsters, trash, they show where longshoremen use it in the morning for parking their cars for the meetings, soon after that comes the garbage trucks and picks up these big dumpsters, after that come in the trucks and then all of this parking. There's no profit to us one way in the world and also there's a little church and they park there on Sundays. We pay the taxes, we keep the place up, we don't get a penny of rent out of the parking lot or that service area. Now in this plan that is to be taken away from us. Under this plan shows what, to be replaced by an apartment house. Now what in God's name do you need an apartment house there? You've got enough of them. What are you going to do with these stores you've put up there and no place to operate? Now I love these men, Mr. Reid I like him, he's been just as nice to me, Mr. Schwartz is just as nice and cooperative, they suggested I come up last meeting, come here. Six or eight months ago we had a meeting here and the Commission assured us that this would not take place, we took it up .33 OC1 i u 1919 with the men and they assured us it wouldn't take place and then this plan comes out here refuting everything that .heft ).ad promised us. Now what are you going to do about that? That's our problem u.:d it's a problem to those stores and commercial men right in that area. Mayor Perre: Mr. Reid? Mr. Reid We have had a discussion subsequent to the Planning Advisory Board Meeting, our proposal calls for two things. (1) It calls for keeping and renovating the block in which the gentleman's store is so we feel that the proposal calls for a substantial upgrading of that block and renovation of the, and there are some historic properties in it. We do feel that in terms of his particular problem access to the furniture store and so forth that that can be handled in the redevelopment process but to keep that as a vacant lot when it is a block from the transit station and for the type of uses that are suggested it just doesn't seem to make sense in the long term but we do think that we can accomodate his need for access to his business facility (1) and we think that the general upgrading of the area is going to be a tremendous benefit to his;; properties. Mr. Seibert: Well, I've used up my five minutes and the last time I spoke here the other night Mr. Reid made his talk after we got through and I never realized what he was going`: to say, I didn't get an opportunity to answer him but now I will answer him. The first thing, I think everybody will have to acknowledge that Overtown is being run over with tracks - I-95, 836, the big clover leaf there in the middle, you tore up our whole area there. Now what are you going to do now? You're coming in here and putting in another expressway through there and then` you're going to come in with this People Mover. If it' comes through there what will we have left? We won't have a thing, just tracks, just tracks and around these tracks you're going to have what you have what you have under the others, wire fence to keep the bums out and the bums are murdered there because there's no police protection. Now answer that for one thing. Now as far as the parking, 7ou say we could park our cars back over there by the tracks two blocks away? Now you can't run a business that way. Are you going to carry your garbage two blocks away? Are you going to carry your furniture two blocks away? No. Mr. Reid: well, we are suggesting (1) access to the building, (2) we're suggesting parking within, at a kitty corner opposite to his establishment so we think the problem has been delt with. Mr. Seibert: He said something about the upkeep, I spent over:,$10,000 on the roof of that building and I've got one of the best roofs you can get, two-ply asbestos. Now if you don't put thatout..... /t's been '- passed by the engineers as being Okay. Mayor Ferre: >All right, next speaker? Ms. Marion Frederick: My name is Marion Frederick. I'm located at 659 N.W. 47th Street. I'm here today to speak for my grandmother, Elizabeth Frazier who is a property owner, the family of Fraziers owns property in the Overtown area, I was born and raised there and I trace.my roots there and am currently a member of the Overtown area. First of all I have three questions to ask and I would like for them to be answered very diligently. First I would like to know in accordance with the approval of the redevelop- ment of the,Overtown area I would like to know if the black property owners will they have to apply for a loan in order to redevelop their property? There was some italk a year ago and a couple of months ago, people were com- ing to our home telling us that we need to go to a bank to talk about get- ting a loan'to refurbish the property. In that case, my grandmother is much too old to apply for a loan. They will not give her the needed credit that she needs to redevelop her property and I don't think that that should be necessary an her part. If it is going to be a redevelopment I feel that the City or the=County should handle that part since they are the major problem in separating the people in the Culmer area and, therefore, causing the slum in that -particular area. So I need an answer to that particular question, please: Wi11 they have to apply for loans or will you give us the money? address of your grandmother's property? Ms. Frp'c;.ich: 1033-35-37 N.W. 2nd Avenue. Mr. Plummer: What is it, an apartment? Ms. Frederick: No, it's a storefront, hotel, whatever you want to call it.' and a rooming house, Mr. Reid: In terms of that particular property on Second Avenue, I think the plan shows it continuing as a commercial area. The application for loans would be voluntary on the part of your mother. If she wanted to im- prove the property Dade County has designated that area as an area that is eligible for a 3% facade treatment and business improvement loan so this was really an inquiry based on the information you have given me, to your mother if she wishes to participate in a loan program that is available for upgrading her property and at 3%. Mrs. Gordon: May I ask you a question? You said facade treatment. Are you only saying that that 3% is only available for the front exterior of the property? Mr. Reid: That's the main' purpose of the program as`I understand it, just for improving the exterior of the propertyand the physical attractiveness from the outside. Mrs. Gordon: What ether monies' are available for improvements because most of those properties are in need of far greater improvement' than just the front facade? Mr. Reid: All right, there are several options. Okay? The County does in addition to their facade treatment program have a commercial rehabilitation loan program. The program that I talked about from the Small Business Admin- istration, assuming a local development corporation is created would then. enable people in the community to utilize the 502 program. Mr. Reid: That is up higher closer to commercial rates, I think it is prob- ably;in the neighborhood of 8 to 9%. Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but that's not the normal rate, then you're saying it is less , than normal rates. Mr. Reid: That's right, it is a subsidized loan program and for major loans EDA has various subsidy loan programs. In the appendix of the report there are about 15 federal programs discussed that provide option for the financ- ing of small business improvements. So 'depending on the lady's circumstances and if she wanted to improve the property there are a lot of choices open to her. One other point is that there will be a possibility that the City itself will create a citywide development corporation to - that's a recommendation that will come before this Commission so there are lots of options. But it is a voluntary loan program. Mayor Ferre: What is your next question? Ms. Frederick: On the housing units alone who will occupy these housing units? The last housing units that were built along 7th Avenue, those people, all of the people that live there were not people who originally lived in the Over - town area. Some of those people that I see living in those housing units, I don't recall seeing them living in Overtown when I grew up there and I would like to know will there be a list. I know one of the meetings that I went to at Booker T. Washington someone from your Commission or whatever, they said that there was a list that the names were drawn from and from this list you got the people, and I guess you called them one by one and said Okay, you can live in the housing units. I want to know will you get the people out of the Overtown community and assign them to one of the housing units so that they can live properly and not in these rundown apartments or will you pull people from Little Havana or Buena Vista or some other area and put them into the housing units? That is of much concern to me because I would like to see some of these people living in the units. Mr. Reid: Let me respond to that question by making three points. (1) In the case of public housing that is filled on the basis of a list of people who are eligible for public housing. .35 UCI i 1979 Mayor Ferre: Is that by law? Mr. Reid: Well, by law in terms of elicibUty. Now it's also by law that people who are displaced by public action have t 'ority for that housing. So number one if a person was in the area and displ, .1 by public action they would have first access to public housing that's availa.le. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Reid, I think it is important to answer questions in forth- right and simple terms. As I understand your answer now the answer is yes because of the law that people who live there have priority. Is that correct? Mr. Reid: Well, that is correct of.... to public.housin Mayor Ferre: Well that's what she's asking about. Mr. Reid: =.Well, but I. can't give an answer that isn't definitive to the points of the law and the point of the law is with respect to other assisted housing "that it depends on a person's income and people who are at certain income levels will compete with this housing in terms of Section 8 Housing, in terms of Housing, for the Elderly. Mayor Ferre: But the law says that people that are displaced have priority, is that correct? Mr. Reid: That's right,:in terms of publicly produced housing. Mrs. Gordon: But that's still not the point that this lady is, stressing. She is asking that the people who are living in this area being displaced_. be given first priority, not just displaced persons because displaced per- sons could be displaced from other areasas well. Mayor Ferre: Do you mean to tell me. Mrs. 'Gordon: =Am I right, persons from anywhere, it assume. Dena? They're ;competing against all displaced could be Cutler Ridge or North Miami or anywhere I Mayor Ferre: Mr. Adams, I'm glad you're here.. This is an area that is the responsibility of Metropolitan Dade County and we'd like to get a clarifica- tion of this. Mr. Melvin Adams:' For the record, my name is Melvin Adams. I'm director of Dade County HUD. Any public housing, families displaced would be given top priority - displaced by the transit system, displaced by any redevelop- ment activities in Overtown or anywhere else. Families often wish to re- main in the same neighborhoods that they've been displaced from and to the extent we could accomodate that we would. Mrs. Gordon: But you don't give priority. Mr. Adams: No, displaced families have absolute priority. Mrs. Gordon: Okay, let's get it very very clear because you know unless we get it very very clear somewhere down the line somebody is going to get a misunderstanding of our conversation here tonight. Therefore, those people in Culmer who are going to be displaced will be number one in line above any other displaced persons from any other part of the County. Mr. Adams: No, that's not what I said. Mrs. Gordon: Well, I know that's not what you said but that's what I wanted clarified so that these people will understand exactly what you are talking about. All right, now say it again. Mr..Adams: The law says that anyone displaced whether they're from Culmer, Model Cities, whatever, if they're displaced by the Transit System or by redevelopment or by public action they're given a top priority. They go to the top of the waiting list. • There are not public housing units enough programmed in Overtown to handle all the transit families who are going to be displaced from Overtown. We would do administratively the best we could to take care of people who were displaced who want to remain in the same neighborhood from which they're displaced. We couldn't give a guarantee and I'm sure some displaced family from Model Cities will have been dis- placed from Overtown 10 years ago and may want to move back in so the .36 oc i 1y79 simple„anewt is we can't give absolute assurance to a family displaced from one neighborhood that only they will be considered for public hous- ing in that neighborhood. Mrs. Gordon: But the question was that, that was w,.. they were asking and now they have the answer and know they're not going to get priority. Is there any that they can get priority? Mr. Adams: No, because we could be sued by somebody, somebody could get a lawyer, legal services, displaced from Model' Cities, say the law doesn't permit you to give priority to someonein Overtown for housing in Overtown and they're right. Mayor Ferre: Whose law is that? Is it a federal law? It is a federal la?: there's nothing the City or`County can do Mr. -Adams: about it:.; Mr. Reid: There's one:other comment that's appropriate to'this issue though, there are two other comments. We're'talking about in excess of 1400 new or rehabilitated housing units and it gets back to'Mr. Brown's question here. because one of the mandates that we were under from the Adhoc Committee was to provide the opportunity for people who would be displaced to continue to live in Overtown and we're doing that by suggesting in terms of the housing mix for new and rehabilitated housing that 47% of that housing be available to families with incomes of under $12,600, 3% of it specifically for famil- ies under $10,000. On the other side of the coin 53% of the new housing would be available with incomes going all the way from $12,600 to $35,000. So what we tried to do here is strike a balance between (1) the requirements of replacement housing for the people who now live here and (2) to provide an increment of new housing that attracts moderate income people to the area and we think that housing program does that and we're suggesting staging the area to build housing first and affect relocation later so that we don't have this imbalance between relocation activities and the availability of relocation housing. Ms. Frederick: Okay, some of the homes wille able to be owned. Okay, I know my minutes are'up. Okay, I'll just. skip over that. My last question is this: How much or the amount,:I need.,the amount,, of land owned by HUD and the amount ,of land owned by the City. Okay? Is, there a big difference there? And not percentage`, if. you have the amount, the acreage. Mr. Reid: ,The City simply -owns park .land in the area. What was the calcu- lation onHUD owned land? '.Whatare,.�,you talking about, the whole area or... Ms. Frederick': ment. Yesthe entire area that Mr. Reid: I think HUD owned land was 18% for the whole.. Ms. Frederick: we're talking about for redevelop somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 to o, do you have. an: acreage amount? Mayor Ferre: How many acres is the question., Row many, acres does HUD own in land and how many acres if any does the City own 'other than park land. You're not asking about park`'. land are you? Mr. Reid: I think the HUD acreage in total is something like 115 acres and we did look up that figurebefore tonight's meeting and I assume we can find it within two or three minutes. Mayor Ms. Ferre: Okay, we'll giveyou an answer as soon as,they find it. Frederick: Okay, thank you very much. Mayor Ferre: Next speaker. Ms. Bernice, Sawyer: Bernice Sawyer, 160 N.W. 7th Street. I live in the area that Commissioner Gordon mentioned tonight and we are in dire need of having the trash removed and also something needs to be done about the crime in that area. I have been victimized and so many other people and in these abandoned buildings that we have you will find rapings and murders and peo- ple just walking along the street and being cut to death and I'm entering a .37 OCT 3 0 1979 plea to ask that something be done to grant more police protection in that area because all these development plan: arp fine but we must work on the crime situation first. That is a must and it r..:cds to be done now. Mrs.. Gordon: You know, I've asked time and again for ti:e implementation of the neighborhood substation proposal because that would put the men right into the neighborhood and on the beat from the substation. I'm wondering, Mrs.: Sawyer, whether you're aware of that proposal and what is your opinion of it, having the police precinct substation right in the area, right close to where the problem is? INAUDIBLE COMMENTS FROM 'AUDIENCE Mayor Ferre: There is a police station three blocks away. Mrs. Gordon: Walking up the street, on the beat - walking. Walking from the storefronts on the street. That's right. I'veheard that same com- plaint not only in Culmer or Overtown as we now call it but in every other area, Mr. Grassie, of this community where people don't want the policemen in cars riding by. They want the policeman on the street walking by and this something that you might need to discuss with the Chief because that is what people want and especially today when they're scared to walk out of their houses. Mayor Ferre: All right, ma'am. Ms. Gloria Perry: My name is Gloria Perry. I live at 460 N.W. loth Street. The C1mer Advisory Board would like to also recommend that the Adhoc Com- mittee used for the redevelopment plan also become a subcommittee of the Culmer Advisory Board. Okay? For the record. Mayor Thank you. Are there any more speakers?'; Mr.,Moses Florence: My name is Moses Florence. My address if 40 N.E. 75th Street. As, the: Chairman of the Overtown Adhoc Planning Committee, I want to take this opportunity first to thank Father Gibson for his assistance in bringing`. together the_'community to participate in putting this plan to- gether,and to Mr. Jim Reid and the Planning staff for their diligence and patience. in working-withthe Adhoc Planning Committee in the development of this,iplan. As:Mr. Green has indicated there have been many plans made for tis area whi hwhich many of us are aware of. Many of those plans were not for the'good of the community, that is for the residents of the community. It is our feeling of the majority of the members of the Adhoc Committee that this is the first City plan that will actually, that had direct community representation in all aspects of development of the objectives and the goals that area really the framework of the plan. It is the first City plan that does not remove multitudes of families out of the community. It is the first plan that I have seen developed for this community that makes an at- tempt or develope a process for providing housing first for the families that are necessary, necessarily have to be displaced prior to that displace- ment to give them the opportunity to relocate back into the area prior to the demolition of any housing that they're involved with. The forces are in place to render a change in Culmer. It is our feeling that this plan represents a beginning, as was indicated before it is not a perfect plan it is going to take a lot of diligence on the part of the community, the Culmer Task Force which has been developed will have a major role in moni- toring this plan, the members of the Adhoc Committee have indicated at our last meeting that we would like to work with the Culmer Task Force o their subcommittee for the monitoring of the plan but this plan represents the beginning and it is my feeling, the last opportunity that the residents of the community are going to have to bring forth the vitality and to re- create the Overtown area as a viable economic and social community. If we miss this chance I'm afraid we're going to be lost in terms of creating an identity in that community. Mayor Ferre: All right, thank you, Mr. Florence. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Laura Bethel: I am Laura Bethel and I would like to not belabor this because it is well into the night but I wish that we would also address and make sure that we don't leave out the idea of having the Culmer Center completed so that we can participate in the health services that are needed. There is a need for a drug center and we are excluded by virtue of the fact that through revenue sharing we will not have a place to house any of these .38 OCT 3 0 1979 services. So T. would like for this particular point along with .ne others that hav4 L en stressed to be addressed. Mr. Reid: Well, we certainly would lik. t- 'ne that neighborhood facility completed, we think it is long overdue. There been problems in terms of the over design and the bid process and so forth. Tt is a County facil- ity, it has been authorized since the early years of CD Program and we. certainly will do everything that we can to try and expedite it. Mayor Ferre: All right, any other speakers? If not thank you very much,; ladies and gentlemen. Now, is there a motion to approve? Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to move for Mrs. its Gordon: Second. Thefollowing adoption: resolution approval, was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, wh. RESOLUTION NO. 79-724 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING IN PRINCIPLE THE OVERTOWN COMMUN- ITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY N.W. 12TH AVENUE, MIAMI RIVER, N.W. 7TH AVENUE, N.W. 3RD AVENUE, FLORIDA EAST COAST RIGHT-OF-WAY, N.W. 5TH AVENUE, SR-836, N.W. 23RD STREET AND N.W. 20TH STREET, WHICH COM- MUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT INCLUDES ACQUISITION AND CLEAR- ANCE, REHABILITATION, REDEVELOPMENT, RELOCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, UPGRADING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES, AND TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS AND WHICH PLAN IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE NEIGH- BORHOOD PLAN. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed adopted by the ;following ;vote - moved Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: mayor Ferre: I vote yes, with, my thanks to all you ladies and gentlemen that have worked so hard on this. Let's hope that this is an important step for- ward. Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, does that include the amendments that were suggested by the Advisory Committee? Mayor Ferre: That's something that we're going moveinto it. I assume that the main thrust is record here. to have to deal with as we accepted as you heard on the Mr. Brown: When will the Commissionaddress the amendment and the incor- poration of the recommendations? Let's'' put them in writing and we'll come back. Brown: They are before you. Mr. Reid: I think the recommendations on disposition, forth, the committee, we certainly concur in those. I the community based organization is going to be before November 8th and I think that would be the proper time mendation. acquisition and so think the issue of this Commission on to act on that recom- Mayor Ferre: Would you make sure that everybody here is informed as to when that will be voted upon so that Mr. Thompson and Mr. Barnes and all of the ladies and gentlemen that were here.... Mr. Reid: Certainly. ,39 OCT 3 01979 Mavnr F:.re: Mr. Reid, they need to know Mr. Brown: Mr. Mayor, if he recomme;is tr? adoption of the program and the advisory board makes a recommendation to ''P Commission that those changes be made why would they have to be delayeu. ►M1rs..Gordon: Would you repeat the inclusion that you wish to Mr. Reid, where on this form are those outlined? Mayor Ferre: Page 58, 110, Mr. Reid: There are two pages with basically the addendum of a paragraph and one section and the change incorporating the Adivosry Committee; in its proper role in the community which they're not znentioned mainly because the plan was adopted before thecreation of the Advisory Committee.` are they i Mrs.' Gordon: The amendments you're discussing or proposing, this form, this book or are they on a separate sheet? Mr. Brown: They're on two separatesheets that are supposed to be infront of each of the Commissionersputthere by Mr. Reid and the Planning group with their recommendations Mr. Reid: The Planning Department, and I think the sense of the Commission concurs with the recommendation that land disposition actions and actions for land acquisition be brought to the Community Development Board for re- view prior to action by the Commission. Mrs. Gordon: What are the amendments that Mr. Jordan' is referring to? Will you please read then► into the record soI may know what he is referring to? Mr. Reid: They were appended to the plan that was sent to the Commission and it is before you as`1 think the last section of the plan. It is a two page memorandum. Mayor Ferre: It is dated October 24th, the title of it in your packet, if you would read it, is Status of Overtown Redevelopment Plan and it starts with the following paragraph: "The Overtown Redevelopment Plan has been endorsed by the Overtown Adhoc Planning Advisory Committee and approved in principle by the newly elected Culmer Community Development Task Force." In addition, to minor editorial changes involved and so on, they make the following specific recommendations: (1) Page 58.... Mrs. Gordon: I have the form here. Are you advising us to accept this, Mr. Reid? Mr. Reid: I'm advising, making four recommendations based on four differ- ent ideas that are in this set of objectives. (1) That recommendation#1 and recommendation #6 which deal with land disposition and acquisition should be accepted, that all these decisions should go to the Community Development Advisory Board for review. Mayor Ferre: And that's why it must come back to this Commission beyond the review and the date that is now set is November 8th, is that correct? Mr. Jordan; Not for the whole program. Mr. Reid: The recommendation #2, recommendation #3 and recommendation #5 which dealwith the creation or the existence of community based organiza- tions to carry out the program, that's going to be considered by this Com- mission on November 8th and we're suggesting that it be deferred until then. said, it was very clearly stated. it is a matter that it is a scheduled item. Mayor Ferre: And Mr. Plummer: that's It's not what we deferred, Mr. Reid: Yes.s Mayor Ferre: A11 right, thank you, sir. Mr. Jordan: Thank you. �Q. OCT 301979 fr4 1U. APPEAL ZONING BOARD'S DENIAL OF VARIANCE TO PERMIT LIQUOR LICENSE AT 3480 MPIN HIGHWAY. r Mayor Ferre: We're going to take up 13 now. All right, this is an appeal by Neil Loeb of the Zoning Board's denial of a variance to permit the estab- lishment of a liquor license at 3480 Main Highway. The Planning Department recommended denial, the Zoning Board denied it 6 to 1, there were 4 objectors by mail and 3 present. Are there any objectors present today? Would you raise your hands, those that are objectors? All right, do you wish to be heard on this? All right, now we'll hear from the staff first. May we have an explanation, please, on Item 13? Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor, the Department recommended denial based on the fact that we don't find any hardship associated with the request for.this:part. The ordinance is very specific on this and on"that basis'we recommend denial. Mayor All right, anything else? All right, sir, Mr. Neil Loeb: Good evening, my name is Neil Loeb and I'm the owner of the Maine Lobster Restaurant and I have here with me this evening an expert in beverage licensing and it's uses and he will be happy to answer any questions that you have. Thank you. the applicant. Mr. Renee Valdez: Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, my name is Renee Valdez. Tonight here we are applying to permit the use of a beverage license where we have one established at the present time. I'd like to ask you people that whenever any of the persons who are going to object to this tonight, in case that you people do not know and are going to be misled someway please to give me the chance to clarify whatever statement they make. Mayor Ferrer. Mr. Valdez, in this Commission we let everybody have their say and you can refute anything, I'll give you plenty of time. Now but you have confused me, you said you have a liquor license and, therefore, you don't need a liquor license. Then what are you doing here? He needs a site for the license. Mr. Valdez: Okay, this is what we are doing, this is one of the questions. Right now at the present time we have a to COP license which means beer, wine and champagne. Now what we are trying to do is to increase the use of the same license to beer, wine, champagne and cocktails served at the tables in a bonafide restaurant. Mayor Ferre: All right, now let's hear from the objectors. Do any of the objectors want to speak? All right, Mr. Fine. Mr. Martin Fine: For the record, my name is Martin Fine and I am here on behalf of one of the objectors to this application and would like to review with you the reasons primarily why we object to it. First of all, your zoning staff on September 10, 1979 recommended denial of this application and the Zoning Board recommended denial. Now I have reviewed the file and I think we ought to put in perspective what it is this applicant is look- ing for and that is as I understand it to move what they call a quota for COP license into these premises. Now with a for COP license you can sell liquor by the bottle, you can sell it by the drink, you can do anything you want to whether people are eating dinner or not eating dinner and there is no limitation. Now the applicant will tell you that they have made some offers here that would limit that and as we go along in this presentation I would like to point out to you that such an offer is in effect meaning- less. The staff stated there is no unusual factor in this instance, no hardship they said which justifies the granting of this variance and your ordinance requires that they have a hardship. In addition, the proposed location is in violation of Ordinance 6871, Article XXVII, Section 1, sub- paragraph 3 in that, and I'd like to read from your ordinance, "No license for the sale of liquor for consumption on the premises shall be permitted nearer than 500 feet to any R - meaning residential in brackets - district unless such institution be so arranged and the building be so constructed and the business is so conducted as to prevent the emission of sound, vibrations and odors' - and.if any of you have been at that restaurant or ocr 301979 any other similarly situated you'll know that it does not comply with this provision of your ordinance and thi- a:r`4cation does not ask for a variance from that and in my opinion you have .. author:ty to approve it on that grounds. There is an offer by .this apple... t :.o give to the City, and I would address this to the city'`ATtorney if. 1 may as well as to the Commission what the applicant calls a restrictive covenant running with the business. Those of you who are attorneysa nd law students would know that there is no such thing as a covenant running with the business. There is a covenant running with the land which the owner has to execute. In this instance what happened is the lessee came forth and said, "I have a lease and I will tell you that I will abide by certain conditions if you, in fact, permit me to have this for COP license." The owner did not sign it, the mortgagee did not sign it, anyone else who has any lien or paramount interest did not sign it and by failing to do so in my opin- ion even if it had been in its proper form it would be unenforceable. Let me give you an example. If the lessee were to sign something like this and the owner did not and the lease is breeched and the owner comes in and takes posession you cannot in my opinion as a point of law enforce that condition on the owner because he was not a party to the agreement nor can you enforce it on anyone else who did not sign it who has a prior paramount and higher vested interest in that property. There is one other very significant item that I think is very important in terms of the proper and that is its enforceability. What this applicant is asking you to do is in effect become a policeman on it's premises. They are saying we will only serve this liquor to someone who is eating there. I asked someone at the Building Department this morning who among them was going to be there to see that that happened and who among you is going to be there to see? It's impossible to enforce. Now without going into a whole series of cases and taking too much of your time I would just like cite several for the record which I think are very important and which your City Attorney can relate to I'm sure this evening if not at a later date but I think even you as intelligent lay people would understand. And that is that there is a basic theory of law in Florida that you cannot zone '.-' contract. You cannot say if you give me the zoning I will agree to do so and so. That is what is known as contract zoning and the principle paramount case in Florida is Hartnett versus Austin, found at 93 Southern Second, 86. That was decided in 1956 and some of you may remember the case, it involved the prop- erty at the University of Miami across the street from the University owned by a man well-known to many of you whose name is unimportant who tried to put Burdines there. The City gave him permission to do it because he agreed to a series of covenants and he owned the land and the Supreme Court of the State of Florida said no, you cannot do that. You cannot delegate away your authority, you cannot agree to do certain things if people will file certain documents with you. And that case stands for the proposition that the City cannot enter into a private contract with a property owner for the purposes of zoning. By entering into the restrictive covenant the City:is,effectively zoning by contract rather than by the ministerial and legislative procedures which are provided by your own City Charter. Hartnett holds that all collateral agreements are void. As a result the City may very;well`be unable to enforce this covenant. So let me give you a scenario of what could happen. This particular agreement running with the business which in my opinion is a nulity, if you were to accept it and you were to allow this license to come in there and this person did not stay there and the owner of the property took over that owner could say, "I will do what I want to on that property, I will sell liquor by the glass, by the bottle, I'll do anything I want within the for COP standard" and the City in my opinion could not enforce it. The Board of County Commissioners versus the Tallahassee Bank and Trust Company found at 108 Southern Second, 74 strongly approves the principle of the Hartnett Case and states that it is a crucial and complete answer to the whole case. That case was further set forth in Broward County versus Griffing at 366 Southern Second, 869 and while there were distinguishing factors in that case and the Hartnett Case the case came down hard on the facts of private contracts negotiated between the City and a property owner are not valid and unenforceable. Now the application here in my opinion is faulty because it did not include all the requirements of your own City Charter and very frankly, it always is difficult for counsel to stand before you and say that you can't do a certain thing but I would like to point out to you that in my opinion you may theoretically have the power to do this but in my opinion you do not have the authority to do it and this application is improperly before you because this applicant has no way of agreeing to contract his rights away, the City's rights away for zoning for the contract. Mayor Ferre: Well, in the interest of time, I don't know.... OCT 3 0 1979 .42 (-. Mr. ValuVi: I have to answer to every question, I mean every word of this man. Mayor Ferre: I think it is almost 10:30 and I dory'know how everybody else feels about this but I just want to go on the record t, t the Planning Depart- ment has recommended a denial and the Zoning Board almost unanimously recom- mended a denial and I just don't see how we can possibly do this.... Mr. Valdez: Well Mr. Mayor, let metell you this man right here has made the biggest misleading statement..... Just a minute, I ask you please to give me the right. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Valdez,_I will give you the right to answer.. ;I want You to know that ' -I did not refer to Mr. Fine's statement, I referred to our Planning Department's recommendation and the Zoning Board's denial. Go ahead and make your statement. Mr. Valdez: A11 right,'number one, and let me; go one by one. This gentleman here said the place,the Maine Lobster is in front where everybody can see it, .tcan be controlled. (1) 'The Maine Lobster is''insiae the shopping center about75 feet away fromthe Main Highway. (2) The license, if you people know anything about liquor licenses go to the applicant. This license can go in Dade County anyplace that the applicant will go, will follow the applicant, doesn't follow the owner of the property at all. If the man is evicted from there. he takes` this license because he's paying $40,000 for that little paper which will be established upon applying to the state and being approved by the state to the applicant not to the owner of the property. The owner of the property only gives the man through a lease the right to use that prop- erty for that purpose. (3) All.licenses are controlled by the Zoning Depart- ment under a restrictive covenant by you people. Every one, every type of license be it 1 APS, 2 APS, 2 COP, 3PS or 4 COP or SRX license each one is controlled by you people as to the hours, as to the service or to any sales that they make. Now everyone of these people have a restrictive covenant on each one of their licenses issued by you people automatically and this is exactly what we are asking here today, just a restricted use of the license under the for COP license. So every statement that this man made here based on, is not a fact sir. It is a misleading statement and I think that you people should in any question you want clarified I can answer ,to you. Mayor Ferre: Very good. What is the will of this Commission at this time? Mr. Lacasa: -I believe that there is one question here that is very pertin- ent. Variances are granted on the basis of hardship. What kind of hard- ship can the applicant Mr. Valdez: Okay, the hardship is this, sir. You have the Taurus Restaur- ant which has a for COP limited use license where they can serve beer and wine, champagne and cocktails and have a bar to the customers. You have the Banana, Top Banana, the same way. Now this man has a seafood restaur- ant. Fifty percent of the people who come in there, the first thing that they ask is cocktails, do you have cocktails. Now the man is prohibited because the license will not permit him to serve a cocktail at the tables only. And please, see that we are not asking to establish a bar like they have. They have a bar, we are not, we are asking to establish service with a bonafide restaurant at the tables only, no bar, no take out liquor, no package sales, no sale by the bottle, only by the drink at the tables. Mr. Loeb: My restaurant is a first class restaurant. I run a first class restaurant. I've been studying restaurants since I was very young. This is, my fifth restaurant that I've constructed, designed and built on my own accord. In my location where I am on Main Highway most of my customers are all professional people and it has been through their asking and through their necessity is why I'm here this evening. They ask for cocktails be- fore dinner, I have no reason to open up and I don't want to open up a disco- teque or a pick-up bar or a hangout but my restaurant is a first class restaurant which for my customers I need the use of alcoholic beverages which I have already but plus cocktails to serve them at the table with their din- ner. Rev. Gibson: Let me ask this. You said you had a hardship. Mr. Loeb: Yes, my customers walk out of the restaurant and it's only because all the other restaurants in the area serve aocoholic beverages so because of that competition it puts me in a bad situation. A3 OCT 3 01979 nc, , .,,.neon: Let me ask my question. You said you have a hardship. Did you move to there? ,Rev. Gibson:. What: I'm trying to' say i situation was before you got`there. Mr. Loeb: No, you never know what your customer wants. Rev. Gibson: Wait, man;.you forget. Look! You heard that man say a law school student, he was talking about me. You moved there didn't you?. Mr. Loeb: Yes. eyes were wide open, you were, Rev. Gibson: Okay. What I'm saying is your knowledgeable, by your own admission you have developed five restaurants which means that man, you know the answers. You just blew me then. `.,I Was ki nd of sympathetic until you told me you have been through five restaurants, this is the fifth one and you mean to know thatell me hat wasynot aou ahardsh p?n't know tgat Youhat was not an emergency, that you didn'tto thought that if you went there and stayed there a while, and I'm going 'to' that things would fall in place. Is that: what'. you're telling me? Mr. Loeb: No, sir. Rev. Gibson: Oh, I see. Okay. Mr. Loeb: Since I started my restaurant, and i've had one other one in most of mbucusiness Coconut Grove, beer and wine was sufficient. But, of course, in business mers things change, clientele changes and for ;the .last year have been requesting, in fact, all of them and my business has gone down because I haven't been able to serve them cocktails with their meal. Rev. Gibson: Let me ask you, but the other people had a license. Mayor Ferre: The Taurus. Rev. Gibson: Yes. Mr. Valdez: Yourquestion was, question. His question was that two years Ma agcw enyo No, that's notpro property to `open a restaurant you knew that the agc when your, purchased'theprop Taurus existed.. Mr. Loeb: Right. And the Taurus had a liquor license, you knew that then. Mr. Loeb: Well, of course, but at that ti e secont dly 1wwasenldoing,had okay, started I didn't think 1 had need of a license and didn't have the money to obtain one. But, of course, in any incident where a restaurant grows an�ddoesops as l havettoralsolmeethas thoseto eneedsthe and needs of the public and :-in order o expenses for myself. f do Mr. Valdez: Mr. Mayor, one min our favoring I'd wilto,hbetillegaltlei�►hink say that if, you make a decision you should rerefer that question to the City Attorney...• ow far are you from the school? o they have a license? we Mr. Lacasa: No, that's not the contention. cistthelon was questionf not if make a decision based on voluntary covenants that we make a decision, whatever decision we make according to the Charter will be legal. That's not the question. But that's your opinion and that's his opinion but that's not I'm not basing it on anything.... Mayor Ferre: my opinion.. Mr. Mayor Ferre: Yes, sir, I'm ready for your opinion. A4 OCT 3 01919 MP: bummer: I move that move that we uphold the Planning Department and the Zoning Board. Rev. Gibson: Second. Mayor Ferre: Is there further discussion? Call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer "who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. „79-725 A.MOTION TO UPHOLD THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THZ ZONING BOARD TO DENY APPLICATION ;FOR VARIANCE TO PERMIT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIQUOR LICENSE AT 3480 MAIN HIGHWAY Upon being, seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. was passed and 11. DESIGNATE N.E. 15TH STREET FROM N. BAYSHORE DRIVE TO BISCAYNE BAY AS 'PLAZA VENETIA/N.E. 15TH STREET". Mayor Ferre: All right, this is a request on N.E. 15th Street from N. Bayshore to Biscayne Bay be designated as Plaza Venetia. The Planning Advisory Board recommended a denial on a 3 to 2 basis. Mr. Lester Gershon: My name is Lester Gershon. I'm Vice -President of Florida_ East Coast Properties. We're the developers of Plaza Venetia, the Plaza Venetia Marina, Plaza Venetia II, etc. at 15th Street going north. I came into the Planning and Zoning .... Mayor Ferre: Excuse me, I hate to do this to you after you've been waiting so ling. Are there any objectors to this hare? All right, let me ask you this. You know we change names of streets, Cuban Memorial Boulevard, Herald Plaza..... Mr. Gershon: May I interrupt for one minute, Mayor? Mayor Ferre: yes' Mr. Gershon: I think that that's what threw, the Planning Board off when we. appeared there, that they thought that itwas a street name change. Mayor Ferre: What is it youwant to change? Mr. Gershon: 15th Street - Mayor Ferre I've, got no problems with that at all, I think that's, you know, the silliest thing I ever heard. Mr. Lacasa: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion. I believe that Plaza Venetia Phase I and eventually Phase II are a tremendous contribution to what we intend to do with the City of Miami with this particular area in downtown and I see no reason why to add the Plaza Venetia name to the street would solve, even deleting the number because they don't want to delete the number, they want to maintain the number I understand of the street.... Mr. Gershon: The integrity of the numerical system will be maintained. Mayor Ferre: In other words it would say N.E. 15th Street and then under- neath Plaza Venetia. Is that it? :45 All we're asking foris to add. the name of Plaza Venetia to OCT "301979 shan ltIL .ust wanted the Hera in saying? . d I think that they What are You the Gordon: believe that t he numer mbe r s they. tncf, be-iight that We applied would upset td to go, Ons Were that we applied, to change The Board me e the calls Gershon:Mr. isaPP rehe nsion, he Obi eet- able to find where they had 'a m cause t that were . .:YeeMr . .-' ' ' -' : _ 2 '' ,-_,,''''. .:-..'",.r,:::::-,:T.,-'-'•'.'„'"::'-':' ,•;,, me why ••• Gershon" -, ' •, . ,- - .ek„,..ensWeF.:-.":.: •:,...,.!.••27,,:','.-..:2";,'„,::':T.,:'.-•',..;:•6Sji',..YO4'...‘.'1' l'''''''...'''.... ,„: ,.'..--.illke:TY04r-.T:!?::::':::::::•'''''::::::.,:',--.:::::-•.',DePariet1.?''::-.:'•%:'-.;:':::::::: er: '1 7 ; ' '' - -' ' ': • ' : ' ''''':-"..' from theTplannln7f,'''''':: . ''' '' ' 1. '. .• ' „ ., '.: .: .,...,. i, :•.:!.. :. .,71.," ' ‘)_:=ii ; ' tiPr! '.,.: ' this? - ''• the th aga nSt 14*''''.;,'C'°-•T'idPlilOgr'.i.'"Oacltes:1' , c.,1.6.,,t:, 1'.!f,,-...ae... rel."9;7.,..,.s.,-.• ;1....b.•.'eve the packet. . : 1. . conuni.....92.,...e...,, ie:,•-,iii001- '''- article.that.appeared • kt•WhiPP-e*: .i.'-Meetin'9,-iv1,7'. ''.; ....',-2.." '.• , ', :.'„".2t'.: ..-r-ii...,kiOnv.ttia-.--- ... .. . Mr Mir1U• . teS,, of , h, ..,. .--t',--.-.. '. ',' • - .,. TT... ; ' - ,, •..:, T -..'„ - 'T ' aght be ble to answer..--- tee' to it..., ,: • , . GergiOn: That's correct. Mayor Ferre: In the same way that MiIrd ^ ch says 41st Street, Arthur Godfrey Road, is that it? Mr. Gershon: Exactly the same condition. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Reid, can I..... Mr. Lacasa: Rc)se, I haven't finished. Mrs. Gordon: I want to ask 1Mr. Reid a question, before the motion. Mr. Lacasa: Rose, I have not finished. Mrs. Gordon: Pardon? I was in the process of making a motion. Mrs. Gordon: I idanted to ask for information. Mr. Lacasa: Okay, so I am going to make a motion. I move that the aPPlica- tion to change or add rather the name of Plaza Venetia be approved. Mayor Ferre: is there a second to the motion? Mr. Plurruner: Well, I've got to ask a qUestion• Mrs. Gordon: So do I, but... Mr. Gershon: I'll be happy to answer any questions. Mr- Pluramer: Well, for purposes of discussion I will second the motion. Now I'll ask my question. When we have done this in the past it has been at any expense to the owner, are you so agreeable? Mr. Gershon: As far as I can determine, the expense involved is in 4 street signs.... MayOr Ferre Well, )ust say yes street of the fin came name cal system, that the police that the Fire Department wouldn't be able to from and that is absolutely untrue because as I said the integrity of system will be maintained. Mrs. Gordon: Well, I wonder why you didn't tell them that when you were there. Do you mean they didn't understand you when you spoke to them? d out w Mr. Gershon: I believe that they understood excepting that they thought that the complete name of the street was going to be changed to Plaza Venetia. Mrs. Gordon: But you didn't make' it clear to them? OCT 3 0 1919 wouldn't e under be be her Mr. nPrzltdit.: I believe I did, perhaps I didn't, maybe that was the reason that they voted against it. Mrs. Gordon: Contrary to that I read in the t. es some other comments,. One comment I read, it says, "...an unfortunate pr, ient for the City to permit the naming of streets after private commerciial development." That has nothing to do with Cuban Memorial Boulevard, I don't see any resent- blence to that. Mayor Ferre: Why not? Mrs. Gordon: Because cuban Memorial Boulevard is not a private commercial development in case you didn't know it. Mayor Ferre: How about Herald Plaza? Mrs. Gordon: I don't know when that was named it. Mr. Flurrimer: Well, that's a non-profit inn,steicit.ut°t?riow:.ownearn Mayor Ferre: WhIaltho that n have to do with make decisions depending as to it and when it was done? dcveoste Mrs. Godon: I say I don't know the history of that, TrlaYt'e you do. Mr. Pl'---tututter: The Herald is a non -Profit organization.Mayor Ferre: We s? have a motion and a second, are there further question Call the roll. Rev. Gibson: I think we'd better rtehaednatungaeirnicwahiatsytshteem111.0tion is because notice we said we're notoh Mr. pithrtmer: We're not, we're just adding. Rev. Gibson: We're just adding that to the n Mr. e G stion: That is entirely correct. Mr. Plruml,Tte It'sjust like Coral the sign says Coral Way and under- neath of it it says S.W.24th Terrace. That's what he's asking to do. Rev. Gibson: Coral Way isn't 24th Terrace, it's 22nd. Mr. Plummer No, some places it's ,24th. Rev. Gibson: All right. Mrs. Gordon: What was the recommendation of the department? Mayor Ferre: The recommendation was in favor. Mr. Whipple? The department recommended apprOVal. Mrs. Gordon: And the Planning Advis°rY Board recommended denial? Mayor Ferrel On a 3 to 2 vote. ..„ 7 OCT 3 0 1979 TWe following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 79-l-: A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF N.E. 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 TRANS- PORTATION, SIGNS AND MARKERS DIVISION, COUNTY CLERK, BOARD OF DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY; AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE DEPART- MENTS TO CHANGE THEIR RECORDS. (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 - Commissioner Armando,Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: Commissioner Rose Gordon. 12. PLAT ACCEPTANCE - BRICKELL PLACE. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 79-727 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED BRICKELL PLACE, A. SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI; AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE'CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT. (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 adopted by the following vote AYES: NOES: ;' None. Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre :48 was passed and OCT 3 01979 13. PLAT ACCEPTANCE - LITTLE HAVANA TRACT "Ai". The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 79-728 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED LITTLE HAVANA TRACT "A", A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI; AND AC- CEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT; AND AUTHOR- IZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file' in the Off -ice of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Lacasa, the resolution adopted by the _lfollowing ,vote - Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. passed and 14. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3501-21 OAK AVENUE FROM R-1 TO PR. Mrs. Gordon: Why did the Planning Board vote against this, Mr. Whipple? Mayor Ferre: They voted for it 4 to 0, refer to your reading, Rose. Mrs. Gordon: No, on the date of June 6th. Mr. Whipple: I don't have a response to that either, Commissioner Gordon, I believe at that time there was some confusion on people in the neighbor- hood concerning the intended use and there is no intended use of this other than including this open fenced in area into the park and the original concern was one of not knowing what was going to be done there or the possi- ble suggestion the City did have some specific plans. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, AS AMENDED, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF LOTS 10, 11 AND 12, BLOCK 7, FROW HOMESTEAD AMD (B-106), BEING APPROX- IMATELY 3501-3521 OAK AVENUE, FROM R-1 (ONE FAMILY DWELLING) TO PR (PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATIONAL USE DISTRICT), AND BY MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP MADE A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE NO. 6871 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 2, THEREOF; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Lacasa and passed on its first reading by the following vote: AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Lacasa, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Plummer and Mayor 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. 7.49 OCT 3 01979 15. CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3400-10 GRAND AVENUE FROM R-G., TO PR. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 6871, THE COMPREHEN- SIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF THE W 1 OF LOT 21 AND ALL OF LOT 22, BLOCK 28, FROW HOMESTEAD AMD (B-106), BEING APPROXIMATELY 3400-3410 GRAND AVENUE FROM R-CC (RESI- DENTIAL OFFICE TO PR (PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATIONAL USE), AND BY MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN THE ZONING DIS- TRICT MAP MADE A PART OF SAID ORDINANCE N3. 6871 BY REFERENCE AND DESCRIPTION IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 2, THEREOF; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING 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 Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice . Ferre NOES: None. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the .ity c-'mnission and to the public. 16. GRANT PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT APPROXIMATELY 3400-10 GRAND AVENUE. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its -doption: RESOLUTION NO. 79-729 A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON W OF LOT 21 AND ALL OF LOT 22, BLOCK 28, FROW HOMESTEAD AMD (B-106), BEING APPROXIMATELY 3400-3410 GRAND AVENUE, PER ARTICLE SVIII-1, PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATIONAL USE -PR DISTRICT, SECTION 4(1-3), SUBJECT SITE ZONED R-CC (RESIDENTIAL OFFICE) PROPOSED TO BE REZONED PR (PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATIONAL USE), AND SUBJECT TO SITE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. (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 - Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor,Maurice A. Ferre 50 UCT 3 o 1979 Ii 17. CHANGE ZONED STREET WIDTHS OF CLARK Cv..RT, DELMONDE STREET AND POINCIANA AVENUE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPREHEN- SIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BY DELETING SUB -SECTIONS (136-B), (137-B), AND (169) FROM ARTICLE XXV BASE BUILDING LINES, SECTION 1, AND RE -NUMBERING SUB- SEQUENT SUB -SECTIONS (136-C), (137-C), (137-D) AND (169-A) TO (136-B), (137-B), (137-C) AND (169), RESPECTIVELY, IN ARTICLE XXV BASE BUILDING LINES, SECTION 1; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CON- FLICT INSOFAR AS THEY ARE IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION. Was introduced by Commissioner Lacasa and seconded by Commissioner, Plummer and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Armando Lacasa Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Vice -Mayor J. L. Plummer, Jr. Mayor Maurice . Ferre NOES: 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. CITY, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS` TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION,`' THE MEETING; WAS ADJOURNED AT 10:45 O'CLOCK P.M. ATTEST: RALPH G. ONGIE CITY CLERK MATTY HIRAI ASSISTANT CITY MAURICE A. FERRE MAYOR • 1Ii4j 'gat .51 OCT 3 01979 CITfY OF IWAMI DOCUMENT INDEX MEETING DATE: Ocotber 30, 1979 ITEM NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERK REPORT GRANTING PERMISSION, AS PROVIDED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE IV, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SEC- TION 36(2) TO DEVELOP AN OPEN PARKING LOT ON TRACT A, JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL REDEVELOP- MENT SUB NO. 1 CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTIN- UING THE PUBLIC USE OF THAT PORTION OF NAOMI STREET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF RUTH STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF +137 GRANTING A NEW GOVERNMENT USE AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 6871, ARTICLE XXI-2-GU-GOVERNMENTAL USE TO PERMIT A DEPARTMENT OF SOLID WASTE OFFICE BUILDING ON TRACT A. N.W. 1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF NW 1/4, LESS N35' THEREOF OF SECTION 35-53-41 MIAMI MUNICIPAL TRACT RECOMMENDING IN PRINCIPLE THE BISCAYNE BOULE- VARD NORTH ECONOMIC PLANNING STUDY, AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED MAP, EXCLUDING THE AREA BETWEEN NORTHEAST 50TH'''TERRACE AND NORTHEAST 60TH STREET RECOMMENDING IN PRINCIPLE THE OVERTOWN COMMU- NITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY N.W. 12TH AVENUE, MIAMI RIVER CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF N.E. 15TH STREET FROM N. BAYSHORE DRIVE TO BISCAYNE BAY TO PLAZA VENETIA/N.E. 15TH STREET ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED BRICKELL PLACE A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED' LITTLE HAVANA TRACT"A", A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI GRANTING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ON W 1/2 OF LOT 21 AND ALL OF LOT 22, BLOCK 28, FROW HOMESTEAD COMMISSION ACTION RETRIEVAL CODE N0. R-79-716 R-79-717 R-79-718 R-79-719 R-79-724 R-79-726 R-79-727 R-79-728 R-79-729 0018 79-716 79-717 79-718 79-719 79-724 79-726 79-727 79-728 79-729