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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Ben Fernandez-Petition In Support of Barbara Pittman 452 NE 39 StSubmitted into the pubic record f r ite s I on �%2�%i1' City Clerk Barbara Pittman 452 NE 39 Street PZ.21 (FILE ID 5543) Miami City Commission March 28, 2019 MO BERCOW RADELL FERNANDEZ LARKIN ZONING. LANO USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 5541y-Sn\TtAN+k1 btA FLernGA�et- QC\A,aA1ASgQQoA 451 Alb �°l' Submitted into the pubic recordfgr i �ri(s� �J• � . 1, °n /�,� / I City Clerk March 19, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Re: 452 NE 39'b Street, Miami, Florida 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell: I am writing you to express my support for Barbara Pittman. I ask that you deny the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash challenging the approval that Ms. Pittman has rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). I have been a resident of Bay Point for 19 years. As a neighboring property owner, I can affirm that Ms. Pittman maintains her historic home in excellent condition. It has recently come to my attention that Geoffrey Bash has contacted City of Miami and Miami -Dade County, Code Enforcement, Zoning, Building, Parking, the Historic Board and the City of Miami Police Department an inordinate amount of times. Mr. Bash is abusing our resources and wasting tax dollars for his own personal vendetta against Ms. Pittman. I respectfully ask that you deny said appeal. Sincerely, Valerie Rivera 501 Pidgeon Plum Lane Miami, Florida 33137-3349 305-4901-1330 1 Submitted into the pub is record f r ite? s) V t. Z I on / City Clerk March 26, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: 452 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell, I am writing to you to express my support for Mrs. Pittman and to ask that you deny the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash to challenge the approval that Ms. Pittman has rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). I have.worked with the Pittman's as their Realtor for a number of their properties and have considered them good personal friends for over 15 years. They have always taken pride in their home and since Mr. Pittman's passing, Mrs. Pittman has carried on with this pride of ownership and by maintaining the Historic integrity of the property. For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. Sincerely, Dan Blakeman 475 NE 56 St. Miami, FL 33137 Submitted into the pn c record f9r ite� () VZ. t on J /7.3 /' City Clerk March 26, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: 452 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell, I am writing to you to express my support for Barbara Pittman. And, I ask that you deny the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash challenging the approval that Ms. Pittman rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). This appeal is just another attempt of Geoffrey Bash to cause Barbara Pittman unwarranted, harassment and intimidation since the passing of her husband. I have seen first-hand Mr. Bash's behavior and his attempt to seize any opportunity to disseminate falsehoods to anyone forced to listen. The HEPB approved Mr. Pitman's Special Certificate of Appropriateness after hearing all of Mr. Bash's false and immaterial allegations. This appeal has no merit and should not consume any additional time to all of the parties involved. The Pittman home and yard has and is maintained in a manner that she and husband did for years. Given a historic home requires more attention than normal, Mr. Bash has added an undue burden on Barbara after her husband's death and brought about a very dearly visible physical toll, witnessed to myself and others. No one should have to endure the stress of having an unreasonable person beyond her property. I know she has sought out help, from various city departments however it seems none have managed to help this ongoing vindictive and daily harassment. The semantic consumption by Mr. Bash of the city's time and resources benefit only one person and that is himself. In, contrast Ms. Pittman is bearing the financial strain, countless amount of time just to protect and defend herself from an overly vindictive neighbor, just so that she can continue to live in her home as she has for the last 20 years. Barbara Pittman should be allowed to enjoy her home and the neighborhood which offers many great things including diversity in age and lifestyles. For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. s Colon 7850 Byron Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33141 Submitted into the pub j* c onrecd / orn Z� NN City Clerk March 25, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: PZ Item #21 - 452 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell: 1 am writing to you on behalf of the Corona Bay Condominium Association to express the Condominiums support for Ms. Pittman and to ask that the Commission deny the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash to challenge the approval that Ms. Pittman has rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). We are neighboring property owners at 3810 NE 6th Avenue and we would like to confirm for the record that Ms. Pittman maintains her historic home in excellent condition. She has always been a good neighbor and the landscaping, hedges and gates on her property enhance the Magnolia Park neighborhood. The appeal has no merit and the HEPB approved the Special Certificate of Appropriateness after having heard all of Bash's irrelevant allegations. For these reasons, we respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. Sincerely, 1/4141. Brent Jostad Vice -President - Corona Bay Condominium Association Board of Directors. 515 NE 38th St Miami, FL 33137 March 26, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: 452 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell, Submitted into the pub record foil- it (s) v L. ZA on 3 I t t/l q . City Clerk I am writing to you to express my support for Barbara Pittman. And, I ask that you deny • the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash challenging the approval that Ms. Pittman rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). The appeal is just another transparent attempt by Geoffrey Bash to hurt Barbara after her husband's death. For the last 1 % years, I have seen first-hand the calculated bullying, harassment and intimidation tactics Mr. Bash continues to exhibit. This appeal has no merit. The HEPB approved her Special Certificate of Appropriateness after having heard all of Mr. Bash's irrelevant (and false) allegations. I have seen her struggle to maintain her historic house and yard in the manner she and her husband did for years. And, the fact that Geoffrey Bash started his harassment of her so soon after her husband's death, is absolutely immoral and disgraceful! The woman was still grieving and had to defend herself against Mr. Bash to the city! I have witnessed the physical toll this has taken on her and how the constant stress of his bullying is negatively affecting her health. I know she has contacted several departments at the city and that she doesn't know where else to turn for help to stop to this daily harassment. Not only is Geoffrey Bash's vindictive behavior abusing the city's time and resources (for his own personal agenda), but it has also caused a financial strain on Barbara Pittman, as well as her spending a majority of her time protecting and defending her property and preparing for hearing after hearing. Barbara Pittman is merely trying to hold onto her home that she and her husband and had lived in for 20 years. I have witnessed the lengths that Geoffrey Bash has gone to in order to make it difficult for Barbara Pittman to peacefully reside in her home and I believe his appeal is motivated by his animosity towards Barbara. Since her husband's death she has been forced to continuously defend against Mr. Bash's unwarranted attacks and bullying. For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. Darcy Mondovich 555 NE 15th Street, #12 Miami, FL 33132 Submitted into the public record for iterp (s) L. on 3/ 2,X/ hi . City Clerk March 27, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: 452 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell, We are writing to express our support for Ms. Pittman and to ask you to deny the appeal brought to challenge the approval that Ms. Pittman has obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board. We are new residents to 39th Street, we moved in across the street from Ms. Pittman in September of last year. One of the biggest appeals of 39th street is how lush and green certain areas of the street are, Ms. Pittman's home being one of the main ones. Her home adds such value to this street. It is exceptionally well kept, with a beautiful old Florida look, and beautiful plants, hedges and greenery. It is a pleasure to live across the street and look at her home's facade everyday. We feel very lucky to have her and her home as our front door neighbor. We do not have a personal relationship with neither Ms. Pittman nor Mr. Bash. We write this letter because we truly appreciate the state of her home and gardens, and believe it adds value to our street. Also, we understand that Ms. Pittman is a widow who resides in her home by herself. The hedges, we believe, are of great importance to her comfort and safety. There are two big buildings at the end of the street that are being operated as short term rentals, basically a hotel, and because of this, there is a lot of foot and car traffic from transient travelers. Additionally, the street right in front of Ms. Pittman's home is public parking, so she has strangers parking in front of her house all day long. Right now, her hedges are just tall enough to give her privacy and safety, which we think is needed due to how rowdy and loud the people on the street can be. In fact, we ourselves just put up some plants on our patio in an attempt to cover our windows from walker-bys and prying eyes. We do not believe that her hedges pose a safety hazard in the least bit. They are not overgrown or unkempt. Ms. Pittman has help in tending for her garden, we see her gardener at least once a week, working on her property. Cutting down her hedges would not make the street any safer, but it would cause her undue cost and harm, and it would harm us as well, as we truly love how her home looks with the beautiful greenery around it Cutting down the hedges would be detrimental to the whole neighborhood, not just Ms. Pittman. Submitted into the pubMc record for ite (s) y Z. Z j on 3 / ZR / 19 . City Clerk For these reasons, we respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. tv/ Guiller '' na Iglesias and Benjamin Hoffman 455 NE 39th Street Miami FL 33137 Submitted into the pubjjc Z record f r ite s) YY1t. on /1 City Clerk March 26, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: 452 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell, I am writing to you to express my support for Ms. Pittman and to ask that you deny the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash to challenge the approval that Ms. Pittman has rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). As a neighboring property owner, I can affirm that Ms. Pittman maintains her historic home in excellent condition. Ms. Pittman is a good neighbor and to my knowledge, she has never had an issue with any of her neighbors other than Mr. Bash. For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. Sincerely, icoa urn G&L A s• . a es a One Bay, LLC 455 NE 39th Street Miami, FL 33137 i Submitted into the pu record f r it s) L. tl on 3%L� City Clerk March 22, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: 452 NE 39th Street. Miami. FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell: I am writing to you to express my support for Ms. Pittman and to ask that you deny the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash to challenge the approval that Ms. Pittman has rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). The appeal is a transparent attempt to hurt Ms. Pittman by causing her to expend time and resources simply to maintain her home in the manner that she and her husband did for years. The appeal has no merit and the HEPB approved the Special Certificate of Appropriateness after having heard all of Bash's irrelevant allegations. As a neighboring property owner, within plain sight of both properties, we witness first hand the daily harassment by Mr Bash towards Ms Pittman. As I work from home 1 see police, firemen, and city officials visiting these properties on a daily basis. It is not just a nuisance and disturbance to us, but a puts a strain on our publicly funded service men and women that should be attending to real matters. I can affirm that Ms. Pittman maintains her historic home in excellent condition. To my knowledge, she has never had an issue with any of her neighbors other than Mr. Bash. I have witnessed the lengths that Mr. Bash has gone to in order to make it difficult for Ms. Pittman to reside in her home and I believe his appeal is motivated by his animosity towards Ms. Pittman. She is a good neighbor that has been forced to continuously defend against Mr. Bash's unwarranted attacks. For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. Sincerely, One Bay Residence - Resident 455 NE 39th Street Miami FL, 33137 AlutiAN Submitted into the public record f r ite s) ?Z. t on City Clerk March 28, 2019 Commissioner Ken Russell City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Re: 452 NE 39th Street. Miami. FL 33137 Dear Commissioner Russell, I am writing to you to express my support for Barbara Pittman. And, I ask that you deny the appeal brought by Geoffrey Bash challenging the approval that Ms. Pittman rightfully obtained from the Historic Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB). I am at Barbara's house all day 2-3 times a week. For the last 1 % years, I have seen first-hand Geoffrey Bash's constant bullying and intimidation. The appeal is just an attempt by Geoffrey Bash to hurt Barbara after her husband's death. I have seen her struggle to maintain her historic house and yard in the manner she and her husband did for years and the physical toll this has taken on her. And the fact that Geoffrey Bash started his harassment of her so soon after her husband's death, is absolutely disgraceful! The woman was still grieving and had to defend herself against Mr. Bash. I have witnessed the lengths that Geoffrey Bash has gone to in order to make it difficult for Barbara Pittman to peacefully reside in her home and I believe his appeal is motivated by his animosity towards Barbara. Since her husband's death she has been forced to continuously defend against Mr. Bash's devious, calculated and vindictive bullying and harassment. This appeal has no merit. The HEPB approved her Special Certificate of Appropriateness after having heard all of Mr. Bash's irrelevant (and false) allegations. For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you deny the appeal. Sincere Suriamita PsLopez 6925 NW 173b Road Drive, #M202 Miami Lakes, FL 33015 Submitted into the public recordfq��itetn(s) Q Z,. GI on /I 19 City Clerk Barbara Pittman, 452 NE 39th Street, Miami, FL 33137 City Commission March 28, 2019 - Agenda Item PZ.21 (FILE ID 5543) As a resident of the Magnolia Park neighborhood, we would like to hereby express our support for Ms. Barbara Pittman by asking you to deny the appeal brought by Geoff Bash to challenge the approval granted by the Historic Preservation Board (HEPB) related to her property. Ms. Pittman is a good neighbor that maintains her home in excellent condition. The landscaping and the improvements that are the subject of the application add visual appeal to her home and serve to enhance the neighborhood. Ms. Pittman respects the original architectural character of the home and has never sought to modify it in any way. For these reasons we ask that you deny the appeal. 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