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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2012-09-13 AdvertisementTHE MIAMI HERALD I Miamillerald.com FROM THE FRONT PAGE LIBERTY CITY I PUBLIC HOUSING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 1 19A `I feel good about having my new home • MIAMI-DADS, FROM 1A apartments andtownhomes arranged in tree -lined clus- ters along new suburban - style blocks, where rows of barracks -bike public housing once stood. Two sections are done, and a third will open by November. When complete, the $84 million development, which strad- dles Northwest 22nd Ave- nuefrom 75th Street s outh to the Florida East Coast rail tracks, will be dotted with playgrounds, a community center with a swimming pool, a gym and a computer lounge. It's no longer a housing project, but a publicly subsi- dized, privately built and managed development with scaled rents depending on income They range from70 apartments with market rents starting at $651, to 107 homes set side for low- and moderate income income families. The other 177 are public housing apartments, with rents going all the way down to zero for the poorest residents. But there is nothing to tell one kind of unit from the others. "I feel good about having my new home," said Norton, who movedthreetimes dur- ing her exile, first to a Sec- tion 8 home and then to an- other housing projectbefore her return. "I love it They didn't just throw something up. I will give them that muck" The experience still clear- ly smarts, though. It turned Norton and several of her old neighbors into commu- nity activists under the aegis of the Miami Workers Cen- ter, which helped them orga- ze to fight for the county commitment to replace all 850 demolished units, locate hundreds of original Scott Carver tenants after the county lost track of them, and then win their right to first dibs on the new homes. "We were scattered all ov- er, some people as far as Georgia," Norton recalled. "Some people were home- less and living in their cars. But the county had no an- swers f The group even managed to save one original Scott homes building, which the county historic preservation board declared a protected landmark. It will be turned into a museum "If we hadn't fought, we wouldn't have what we got now," said Norton's long- time friend and fellow com- batant Yvonne Stratford, a former Carver resident who finished raising her children after being moved to anoth- er project, Annie M. Coleman Gardens, and is now on the waiting list for a one -bedroom apartment in the new development. The county promises are not yet fully fleshed out, however. One Scat Homes tract remains vacant be- cause of ground contamina- tionproblems that the agen- cy says will take millions of dollars to clean up. The county housing agency says it is building about500addi- tional subsidized units in partnership with private de- velopers in the vicinity to make up the balance "We are committed to making sure that area does not lose affordable housing units," said county housing director Gregg Fortner. The completion of the new development comes four years after the county, under intense public pres- sure, hurriedly bad Habitat for Humanity construct 52 detached houses on one of the old public housing tracts; 41 of the homes were purchased by former Scott Carver tenants who helped build them under Habitat's famous "sweat -equity" a formul But that was preceded by years of protests and law- suits, and a scandal over housing officials' bungling and waste Miami-Dade's housing agency, long castigated for poor maintenance andmn- agement of its properties, first announced itsintention to replace the deteriorating JOSNUA waznxr/marar MIAMI NED. SCANDALS PROTESTED: A group led by Pastor Anthony Dawkins spoke out on Aug. 2, 2006 in front of Scott Carver Homes in Liberty City. Scott and Carver homes in 1999, when it received a $35 million grant from the Clin- ton administration's Hope VI initiative. The program aimed to replace obsolete housing projects, criticized for concentrating the poor- est of the poor in hopeless, crime -ridden communities, with mixed -income neigh- borhoods better integrated into their surroundings. The county issued 1,100 Section 8 vouchers —porta- ble subsidies that can be used in qualified private housing as wells affordable housing projects — to Scott Carver residents, allowing themwidelatitudeinchoos- ing whereto live. Though tenants and their legal representatives say many were left to fend for themselves by housing offi- cials ndlost their vouchers and housing, Fortner says the great majority retained their subsidies. Some elect- ed to move to other public housing projects. Six years later, after the projects bad been demol- ished, a Pulitzer-winningin- vestigation by The Miami Herald, called "House of Lies," revealed the agency had spent half the Hope VI grant but built just three homes. The series docu- mentedmrlhions of dollars in fees paid to architects and project managers, stagger- ingoverheadcosts, andpay- $84 million development About 1,h50 residents were displaced a decade ago when two Liberty City public housing projects were demolished. The site now has 354 homes com- plete or nearing comple- tion: • 70 apartments at mar- ket rents ranging from $651 to $946 • 107 affordable homes for low- and moderate - income families • 177 public housing apartments with rent as low as zero for the poorest residents PUBLIC HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MCCORMACK BARON SALAZAR ments to a consultant who double -billed the county. The agency, meanwhile, could not account for the whereabouts of hundreds of former Scott Carver residents. The scandal, coupled with other fiscal and opera- tional problems, led to a temporary takeover of the agency by the federal gov- ernment. New leadership has since been installed. Former tenants, orga- nized as Low -Income Fami- lies Fighting Together, meanwhile staged protests, suedthe county for discrim- ination andlaunchaiacam- paign to locate scores offor- mer residents. The group eventually lost the courtbat- tle, but won a commitment from the county commis - on toreplacethe lost hous- ing andtender offers f new homes to former Scott Carv- er tenants first. Thecounty reacheda deal in 2008 with St. Louis devel- oper McCormack Baron Sa- lazar, which packaged to- gether what remained of the original Hope VI grant with tax credits, private financing and new federal grants, in- cluding stimulus money to build in energy -saving and other environmentally friendly features. The devel- oper, which has extensive experience developing and running Hope IV projects, owns the buildings and im- provements and will main- tain and manage them Though the county hous- ing agency has vastly im- proved its management ca- pabilities since the scandal, Fortner said, it lacks the de- velopment expertise that McCormack Baron has. "Wedoalotbateratman- aging public housing than we did in the 1980s and the 1990s. There is a lot more professionalism now than when these neighborhoods became blighted," he said, but added: "One of the big problems in the past is the county tried to act as a de- veloper, and we're just not that good at that." Fortner said his agency has been sending letters to former Scott Carver resi- dents, offering them a chance to apply for the new housing. It's still not known how many of the original tenants will wind up moving back Several hundred either could not be found, have died, or are settled else- where —most still with Sec- tion 8 certificates — and are no longer interested in com- ing bark, he said. Of the 700 people on the conty's list, 485 have ex- pressed interest in return- ing, but only198 are "in good standing" — meaning they havenotviolatedany agency rules andare qualifiedto ap- ply for new housing, Fortner said. Of those, 6lhavemoved back, l4 others have been ap- proved and 78 have submit- ted applications, he said. Fortner also said the county is well on its way to replacing the 850 demol- ished units. In addition to the new homes on the Scott Carver site, the agency has partnered with private de- velopers to complete about 370 new affordable units in the area, he said. An addi- tional 158 units are sched- uled to open next year, and 100 in2016, he said. Norton, the longtime resi- dent, and the Mani Work- ers Center organizer, Hash- im Yeomans-Benford, say they have not seen those plans andcontendthe coun- ty remains well short of its promises offullreplacement and return for all those wanting to come back "Our expectation re- ace ins: ns: What is the plan for -to -one replacement? The communityis progress- ing, and we want to make sure the people in the com- munity get to participate in that progress," Yeomans- Benford said. Added Norton: "Ittookl0 years so far, and it may take 10 m But Charles Elsesser, a Florida orida Legal Services attor- ney who represented the former tenants, said he be- lievesthe county isnow seri- ous about fulfilling its prom- ise to provide them the right to return, and says the activ- ist residents can take some credit for the high quality of the new housing. "I think it turned out infi- nitely better than it other- wise would have," Elsesser said. "Thehousingis beauti- ful. It is really, really nice. That's a tribute to all the work everybody put into it A lot of them will get a chance to live in really nice housing. It just need not havetakenl3 years." ENTERTAINMENT Doubts surfaced early about Jackson's readiness to perform •JACNSON, FROM IA been told in news reports, a manslaughter trial and a fea- ture-length documentary. But a cache of confidential AEG emails obtained by The Los Angeles Times of- fers a darker picture of the relationship between the down -on -his -luck idol and the buttoned -up corpora- tion. The 250 pages of mes- sages illuminate the extent to which top executives were aware of doubts about Jackson's stability as they prepared for his 50-show concert run at their London arena. ee-mails will probably play a central role in two lawsuits set for trial next year. The shows' insurers are asking a judge to nullify a $17.5 million policy that they say AEG got with false claims about Jackson's health and readiness to per- form. Jackson's heirs are pressing a wrongful death suit that accuses AEG of pressuring the pop star to carry on despite indications he was too weak. Lawyers for AEG, which has denied any wrongdoing, said most of the correspon- dence was produced as dis- covery in ongoing litigation. gan contemplating a deal with himin the fall of 2008. Even before meeting with Jackson, executives at the highest levels of AEG, in- cluding billionaire founder Phil Anschutz, were seeking insurance to protect the company's bottomline ifthe shows didn't come off, ac- cording to the emails. Anschutz invited Jackson to a meeting at a Las Vegas villa in September 2008. Paul Gongaware, an AEG Live executive who knew Jackson, e-mailed col- leagues a strategy memo. Wear casual clothes, he told them, "s MJis dimustfulof people in suits" and expert to talk "fluff" with "hickey" The company was pro- posing a world tour that wouldnetthecashrttrapped star $132 million, according to the memo. "This is not a number that MJ will want to hear. He thinks he is so much bigger than that," Gongaware warned. Talk in terms of gross receipts, he ggested. The singer and AEG signed a deal in January 2009. According to the con tract, AEG agreed to bank roll a series of London con cents at its 02 Arena and Jackson promised "a first They said the messages re- class performance." If he re- vved by The Times were neged,AEGwouldtakecon incomplete and leaked to portray the company in a negative light The lawyers declined to provide addi- tional emails, citing a pro- tective order imposed by a judge in the civil litigation. "If you are in the creative arts business, you are going to be involved with individ- uals who have a great many problems," said AEG attor- ney Marvin Putnam. "Mi- chael Jackson was an adult and ... it is supercilious to say he was unable to take care of his own affairs." Michael Jackson was a megastar but also bad a trail ofburnedmvestors andcan- cled performances that loomedlarge whenAEGbe- "IRRESISTIBLE!" •Reter Travers ROLLING STONE CELESTEANDJESSE FOREVER EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS;':,Mm,: NOW PLAYING 'Paren (00o)uANmxca Eiee STADI00 UM Effuse Morn Saull, Miami PARAGON GROVE i SUNSETPLACE" W WW.CEIESTEANCJESSE COM trol of the debt -ridden sing - company andusethein- come from his music cata- logs to recoup its money. There were doubters in- side andoutside the compa- ny. Dan Beckerman, AEG's chief operating officer, sent Phillips, the chief executive of concert division AEG Live, a YouTubelink to Jack- n's shaky 2001 MTV ap- pearance andsked, "Canhe pull this off?" "With time and rehearsal," Phillips wrote back Pressed by another pro- moter about Jackson's abili- ty to deliver, Phillips shot back in an e-mail, "He has to or financial disaster awaits." The contract required a medicalesamination as part ofAEG's effort cancel- lation insurance,and nine days after Jackson signed, a New York doctor went to thestarts Holmby Hills mn- 'on. Dr. David Slavit con- cluded that Jackson was in excellent condition," an as- sessment that AEG would later tout as proof that their star was healthy. It's unclear how thorough the exam was. Slavit, an ear nose and throat doctor who isted his specialty as "care f the professional voice," wrote extensively about Jackson's vocal cords in his report, whichAEG said was given to its insurance bro- ker. But hews silent on Jackson's well -documented substance abuse problems. The singer had dropped out of at lest one tour for drug treatment, but Slavit wrote that past cancella- tions were "related to dehy- dration and exhaustion." Asked on a questionnaire inthe reportwhether he had "ever bentreatedfororhad any indication of excessive use of alcohol or drugs," Jackson circled "no." AEG planned to an- innnce Jackson's comeback March with a London press conference. But as the date drew near, Jackson dropped out of sight. In AEG, fear was growing. "We are holding all the risk," Gongaware wrote to Phillips. "We let Mikey know just what this will cost himin terms of him making money.... We cannot be forced into stopping this, which MJ will try to do be- cause he is lazy and con- stantly changes his mind to fit his immediate wants." "He is locked. He has no choice ... he signed a con- tract," Gongaware wrote. Phillips wrote to Leiweke Publicly, AEG projected In an interview, AEG's at - confidence. "The man is ve- torney Putnam suggested ry sane, the man is very fo- Phillips bad exaggerated in cused, the m very his e-mails and said Jack - healthy," Leiweke assured a s n's behavior appeared to music industry symposium be a case of"nerves." a day before the press Jackson arrived 90 min - conference. utes late for the news con - Jackson made it to Lon- f nce and his brief com- don, but according to e- ments struck some of the mails Phillips sent to Lei- 350 reporters gathered as wekg the star was intoxicat- disjointed and strange. ed and refused to leave his Two months later, Jack - suite. 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AT ITS MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 AFTER 2:00 PM AT MIAMI CITY HALL, 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PLANNING AND ZONING ITEM: 11-00714sc CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING FOR PUBLIC USE (THAT PORTION OF) CURTIS LN EAST OF ROGERS RD AND EASEMENTS LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF CURTIS LN, EAST OF ROGERS RD. Copies of the proposed resolutions and ordinances am available for review at Hearing Boards, 444 SW 2n4 Avenue, 3° Floor, during regular waking hours. Phone: (305) 416-2030. The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or represented at this meeting and are invited to express their views. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1930, all persons who require special accommodations in order to participate in this meeting should contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5360 at least three business days prior to the proceeding. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F/S 286.0105). Hearing Boards Ad No. 18133 MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE: Before the undersigned authority personally appeared O.V. FERBEYRE, who on oath says that he or she is the VICE PRESIDENT , Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami -Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of (#15504) CITY OF MIAMI - PUBLIC HEARING - SEPT. 13, 2012 - RE: RESOLUTION GRANT OF EASEMENT TO THE FLORIDA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION in the XXXX Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of 08/31/2012 Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, bate, com ion or refund for the purpose of securings adve ment r publication in the said newspap Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31 day of AUGUST , A.D. 2012 O.V. FERBEYRE personally known to me eL Notary Public State of Florida : Cheryl H Marmer ` My Commission EE 189528 of n Expires 07/18/2016 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on September 13, 2012, at 9:00 AM at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of granting the following: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZ- ING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR- TATION ("FDOT"), FOR A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX (476) SQUARE FEET OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF NW 20TH STREET AND NW 12TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE CONSTRUC- TION, MAINTENANCE AND WIDENING OF THE CORNER RADIUS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CURB AND GUTTER, SIDEWALK AND CURB RAMPS AND INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE. All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard concerning this item. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S.286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC City Clerk 12-3-107/1940384M CD CJ1 n m CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Flori- da on September 13, 2012, at 9:00 AM at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan Ameri- can Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of granting the following: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZ- ING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"), FOR A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF APPROXI- MATELY FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX (476) SQUARE FEET OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF NW 20TH STREET AND NW 12TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND WIDENING OF THE CORNER RADIUS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CURB AND GUTTER, SIDEWALK AND CURB RAMPS AND INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE. All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard concerning this item. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S.286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons need- ing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC (#15504) City Clerk CIUDAD DE MIAMI AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA La Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, Florida, celebrara una audiencia publica el 13 de Septiembre del 2012, a las 9:00 AM. en el Ayuntamiento de Miami (City Hall), situado en 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, con el prop6sito de consi- derar to siguiente: UNA RESOLUCION DEL COMISIONADO DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, AUTORIZANDO AL ADMINISTRADOR DE LA CIUDAD A EJECUTAR UNA CONSECION AL DEPARTA- MENTO DE TRANSPORTE DE LA FLORIDA ("FDOT"), PARA UNA FRANJA DE PERPETUO ACCESO "NO-EX- CLUSIVO" DE APROXIMADAMENTE CUATROCIENTOS SETENTA Y SEIS (476) PIES CUADRADO PROPIEDAD DE LA CIUDAD, LOCALIZADO EN LA INTERSECCI6N DE LA 20 CALLE Y LA 12 AVENIDA DEL NW, MIAMI, FLORIDA, PARA LA CONSTRUCCION, MANTENIMIEN- TO Y AMPLIACION DEL AREA DE LA ESQUINA Y RE- CONSTRUCCION DE LAORILLAY DESAGUE.ACERAY BORDE DE RAMPA E INTALACION DE DRENAJE, . Se invita a todas las personas a comparecer y ser oidas en rela- cion con este asunto. Si alguna persona deseara apelar cualquier decision de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en relacion con cualquier asunto tratado en esta audiencia, dicha persona debera asegurarse de que se produzca una transcripci6n literal de las actuaciones, incluyendo todos los testimonios y evidencias que pudieran servir de base a cualquier apelacion (F.S.286.0105). De acuerdo con la ley denominada "Americans with Disa- bilities Act of 1990", aquellas personas que necesiten acomoda- ciones especiales para participar en estas actuaciones, podran ponerse en contacto con la Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal (Office of the City Clerk), Ilamando al (305) 250-5361 (Voice) a mas tardar con dos (2) dias laborables previos a la audiencia, o al (305) 250-5472 (TTY) a mas tardar con tres (3) dias laborables de anticipaciOn a la audiencia. Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC (#15504) Secretaria Municipal MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW Published Daily except Saturday. Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE: Before the undersigned authority personally appeared O.V. FERBEYRE, who on oath says that he or she is the VICE PRESIDENT , Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami -Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of (#15505) CITY OF MIAMI - PUBLIC HEARING - SEPT. 13, 2012 - RE: RESOLUTION GRANT OF EASEMENT TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY in the XXXX Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of 08/31/2012 Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, r- •ate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing t advert' or publication in the said newspape Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31 day of AUGUST , A.D. 2012 (SEAL) O.V. FERBEYRE personally known to me Notary Public State of Florida Cheryl H Marmer My Commission EE 189528 o Expires 07/18/2016 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing wit be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on September 13, 2012, at 9:00 AM at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of granting the following: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AUTHOR- IZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT, TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, A FOR -PROFIT FLORIDA CORPORATION, OF A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) FOOT WIDE STRIP OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 350 NW 13 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA (ALSO KNOWN AS GIBSON PARK), FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES, WITH THE RIGHT TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, ADD TO, CHANGE AND REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN SAID EASEMENT. All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard concerning this item. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S.286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. (#15505) 8/31 Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC City Clerk 12-3-108/1940385M I� n Fri PT CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Flori- da on September 13, 2012, at 9:00 AM at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan Ameri- can Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of granting the following: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, AUTHORIZ- ING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF EASEMENT, TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, A FOR -PROFIT FLORIDA CORPORATION, OF A PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) FOOT WIDE STRIP OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 350 NW 13 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA (ALSO KNOWN AS GIBSON PARK). FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELEC- TRIC UTILITY FACILITIES, WITH THE RIGHT TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, ADD TO, CHANGE AND REMOVE ALL OR ANY OF THE FACILITIES WITHIN SAID EASEMENT. All interested persons are invited to appear and may be heard concerning this item. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S.286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons need- ing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. (#15505) Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC City Clerk CIUDAD DE MIAMI AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA La Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad de Miami, Florida, celebrara una audiencia publica el 13 de Septiembre del 2012, a las 9:00 AM. en el Ayuntamiento de Miami (City Hall), situado en 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, con el proposito de consi- derar Io siguiente: UNARESOLUCION DEL COMISIONADO DE LACIUDAD DE MIAMI, AUTORIZANDO AL ADMINISTRADOR DE LA CIUDADA EJECUTAR UNA CONSECIONA LA"FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY", UNA CORPORAC16N CON FINES DE LUCRO DE LA FLO-RIDA PARA UNA FRANJA DE PERPETUO ACCESO "NO-EXCLUSIVO" DE APROXIMADAMENTE DIEZ (10) PIES DE ANCHO PROPIEDAD DE LA CIUDAD, LOCA-LIZADO EN 350 NW 13 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA (TAMBIEN CONO- CIDO COMO GIBSON PARK), PARA LA CONSTRUC- CI6N, OPERAC16N Y MANTENIMEINTO DE LAS IN- STALACIONES ELECTRICAS, CON EL DERECHO DE RECONSTRUIR, MEJORAR, AGREGAR, CAMBIAR Y REMOVER TODAS 0 CUALQUIERA DE LAS INSTALA- CIONES DENTRO DE DICHA PROPIEDAD. Se invita a todas las personas a comparecer y ser oidas en rela- ci6n con este asunto. Si alguna persona deseara apelar cualquier decision de la Junta de Comisionados de la Ciudad en relaci6n con cualquier asunto tratado en esta audiencia, dicha persona debera asegurarse de que se produzca una transcripcion literal de las actuaciones, incluyendo todos los testimonios y evidencias que pudieran servir de base a cualquier apelaci6n (F.S. 286.0105). De acuerdo con la ley denominada "Americans with Disa- bilities Act of 1990", aquellas personas que necesiten acomoda- ciones especiales para participar en estas actuaciones, podran ponerse en contacto con la Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal (Office of the City Clerk), Ilamando al (305) 250-5361 (Voice) a mas tardar con dos (2) dias laborables previos a la audiencia, o al (305) 250-5472 (TTY) a mas tardar con tres (3) dias laborables de anticipacion a la audiencia. Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC (#15505) Secretaria Municipal MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami. Miami -Dade County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE: Before the undersigned authority personally appeared O.V. FERBEYRE, who on oath says that he or she is the VICE PRESIDENT , Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami -Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of (#15506) CITY OF MIAMI PROPOSED ORDINANCE - SEPT. 13, 2012 in the XXXX Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of 08/31/2012 Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebe, commission or refund for the purpose of securing thi--dvertis -nt fo publication in the said newspaper Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31 day of AUGUST , A.D. 2012 O.V. FERBEYRE personally known to me Expires 07/18/2016 4'40NI f. Notary Public State of Florida Cheryl H Marmer fin= la` My Commission EE 189528 "F CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida, will consider the following ordinance on second and final reading on September 13, 2012, commencing at 9:00 a.m., in the City Commission Chambers located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida: ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER 54/ ARTICLE I/SECTION 54-9 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS/IN GENERAL/PLACING SIGNS ON ANY PORTION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, STREET OR SIDEWALK SURFACE", MORE PARTICULARLY BY ADDING SECTION (F) TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS OF BICYCLE SHARING AND RENTAL PROGRAM AND RELATED TERMS; TO PERMIT THE PLACEMENT OF SIGNS OR ADVERTISING ON CITY OF MIAMI BICYCLE SHARING PROGRAM FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Said proposed ordinance may be inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or at http://egov.ci.miami.fl.us/LegistarWeb/frameset.html five days before the date of the Commission Meeting. All interested persons are invited to appear at the meeting and may be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC (#15506)CityClar Lis 8/31 - r-- n _� :�� J-) ▪ -4-109/1940387M ry C/3 Ir CD MIAMI DAILY BUSINESS REVIEW Published Daily except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE: Before the undersigned authority personally appeared O.V. FERBEYRE, who on oath says that he or she is the VICE PRESIDENT , Legal Notices of the Miami Daily Business Review f/k/a Miami Review, a daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) newspaper, published at Miami in Miami -Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Advertisement of Notice in the matter of (#15507) CITY OF MIAMI - PUBLIC HEARING - SEPT. 13, 2012 - RESOLUTION RESTRICTION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, ETC. in the XXXX Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of 08/31/2012 Affiant further says that the said Miami Daily Business Review is a newspaper published at Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, each day (except Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Miami in said Miami -Dade County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, com ion or refund for the purpose of securing t• advert' ail it publication in the said newspap Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31 day of AUGUST , A.D. 2012 O.V. FERBEYRE personally known to me .far °ot Notary Public State of Florida Cheryl H Marmer 8 My Commission EE 189528 or n.# Expires 07/18/2016 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, REMUNERATION OR EXPENSES FOR CONDUCTING LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST WITH THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES OR THE CITY COMMISSION. A COPY OF THE APPLICABLE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK (MIAMI CITY HALL), LOCATED AT 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33133. AT THE SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 AT 9:00 A.M., IN ITS CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEM RELATED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZ- ING AND PERMITTING THE RESTRICTION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE ALLEY LOCATED IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY NORTHEAST 1ST AVENUE, NORTHEAST 1ST COURT, NORTHEAST 14TH STREET AND NORTHEAST 13TH TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH HEREIN. Copies of the proposed Resolution are available for review at the Public Works Department, located at 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 8th Floor, during regular working hours. Phone 305-416-1200. The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or represented at this meeting and are invited to express their views. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S.286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. (#15507) 8/31 Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC City Clerk 12-3-110/1940391 M (#15507) CIUDAD DE MIAMI, FLORIDA AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA CUALQUIERA QUE RECIBA COMPENSACION, REMU- NERACI6N 0 PAGO DE GASTOS PARA CONDUCIR AC- TIVIDADES CABILDERAS, DEBERA INSCRIBIRSE COMO CABILDERO/A CON LA SECRETARIA DE LA CIUDAD AN- TES DE PROCEDER A ACTIVIDADES CABILDERAS ANTE EL PERSONAL DE LA CIUDAD, LAS JUNTAS Y LOS CO - MITES DE LA CIUDAD 0 ANTE LA COMISI6N DE LA CIU- DAD. UNA COPIA DE LA ORDENANZA QUE APLICA ESTA DISPONIBLE EN LA OFICINA DE LA SECRETARIA DE LA CIUDAD (MIAMI CITY HALL), LOCALIZADA EN EL 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133. EN LA REUNION DE LA COMISI6N DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, FLORIDA, FIJADA PARA EL 13 DE SEPTIEMBRE, 2012, A LAS 9:00 A.M. EN SU CAMARA EN EL AYUNTAMIENTO DE LA CIUDAD, 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, LA COMISION DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI CONSIDERARA EL SIGUIENTE ASUNTO RELATIVO A LA AGENDA REGULAR. UNA RESOLUCION DE LA JUNTA DE COMISIO- NADOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI, AUTORIZANDO Y PERMITIENDO LA RESTRICCIUN AL ACCESO VEHICULAR Y PEATONAL AL CALLEJ6N SITUADO EN EL AREA RODEADA POR la 1'a AVENIDA DEL NORTHEAST NORHTEAST Ira COURT, NORTH- EAST 14 STREET Y' NORTHEAST 13 TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA SUJETOACIERTASCONDICIONES MAS PARTICULARMENTE AQUI ESTIPULADO. Copias de Ia Resolucion propuesta estan disponibles para su revision en el Departamento de Obras Publicas, Iocalizada en el 444 SW Segunda Avenida, 8°° piso, durante las horas regu- lares de trabajo. Telefono 305-416-1200. La Comision de la Ciudad de Miami solicita que todas las par- tes interesadas esten presente o representadas en esta re- union y quedan invitadas a expresar sus puntos de vista. Si alguna persona desea apelar contra cualquier decision de la Comision de la Ciudad de Miami con respecto a cualquier asunto considerado en esta reunion, esa persona debera ase- gurarse de que se haga una copia exacta (verbatim) de las actas, inciuyendo todos los testimonios y evidencias que pu- dieran servir de base a cualquier apelacion (F.S. 286.0105). De acuerdo con Ia ley denominada "Americans with Disa- bilities Act of 1990", aquellas personas que necesiten acomo- daciones especiales para participar en estas actua- ciones, podran ponerse en contacto con la Oficina de Ia Secretaria Municipal (Office of the City Clerk), Ilamando al (305) 250-5361 (Voice) a mas tardar con dos (2) dias laborables previos a la audiencia, o al (305) 250-5472 (TTY) a mas tardar con tres (3) dias laborables de anticipacibn a la audiencia. Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC Secretaria Municipal CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, REMUNERATION OR EXPENSES FOR CONDUCTING LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST WITH THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY STAFF, BOARDS AND COMMIT- TEES OR THE CITY COMMISSION. A COPY OF THE APPLICABLE ORDI- NANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK (MIAMI CITY HALL), LOCATED AT 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33133. AT THE SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 AT 9:00 A.M., IN ITS CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEM RELATED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZ- ING AND PERMITTING THE RESTRICTION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE ALLEY LOCATED IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY NORTHEAST 1ST AVENUE, NORTHEAST 1ST COURT, NORTHEAST 14TH STREET AND NORTHEAST 13TH TER- RACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH HEREIN. Copies of the proposed Resolution are available for review at the Public Works Department, located at 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 8th Floor, during regular working hours. Phone 305-416-1200. The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or repre- sented at this meeting and are invited to express their views. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at this hearing, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S.286.0105). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons need- ing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than two (2) business days prior to the proceeding, or at (305) 250-5472 (TTY) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC (#15507) City Clerk