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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1978-01-11 Discussion Items & Motionst. s , it A'. r''tt� 1ki11 O T3E...,.1IANt._bFt I EREI) '71 EN Mr, Joseph Grassie City Manager, City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mr. Grassie II Pi! :37 Novefr her 11, 19/ Re: Mayfair in the Grove I am enclosing a copy of a letter from Re:meth Treister asking to be placed on the agenda to go before the City Commission to review our request to place three 1, 000..gallon liquid petroleum gas tanks and one 2, 000=gallon grease interceptor under the public sidewalk adjacent to Mayfair in the Grove. We were taken off the agenda after applying for an amendment to our Building Permit, at which time we removed these underground items from our drawings; however, the problem still exists and again we respectfully request that the be placed on the agenda as soon as possible to go before the City Commission. 1 would like to stress that our difficulties in solving our underground utility is a result of the underground parking, which takes the entire site and which we are providing at great expense. Please contact us if any other information should be required. RN:bb Enclosure cc: V. E. Grimm, Jr. .. .... ......... Sincerely, y.&4. tge40 Rex Nichols Project Architect AiY Mr, Joseph Grassie City Manager City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Mr, Grassier October 14, 1977 Re: Mayfair in the Grove As you know, we are developing a' shopping area on the corner of Mary Street and Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove named 111,layf.air in the Grove". As the archi,, tect and one of the developers of i.iayfair, I feel that it will be a substantial asset to the shopping environment of the Coconut Grove village center. It is the first structure to follow closely the parameters of C2A Ordnance which was passed by the City Ct)inn issinn about a year ago encouraging boutique shopping with interior courtyards and public spaces where shoppers and vi.`;ittrs can stroll. In addition to this courtyard concept of the C2A Ordinance, we are also providing two levels of underground parking which was encouraged by the (,'A Ordinance and which will give the '1e!ccssary tiff -street parking to the shoppers ;without the obvious eye-, sore of a large. ;ri rking :structure or parking lot. This underground parking takes the_ entire site, and, therefore, inhibits the ability for us to put gas storage tanks and grease interceptors t111 our property. We did find ti1,;?t:e' to put some of this equipment on our property, but we find now that we v:i11 'feed to place: three 1, 000-gallon lltitlitl petroleum gas tanks and one 2,000-.; 11on , r _.;e interceptor under the public .4idt Xalk. e: •o:tva41 . ... (;ontiniied hlr 0 October 14 197i Page Two The Public Works Department has informed us that this is unacceptable to diem) and therefore) we will have to appeal to the City Commission for pertnissioh to place these itetns in the public rightjof-way, We; therefore) respoctftiily rem quest that we he given a place on the agenda as soon as possible before the City Commission to ask for this approval. I generally do not like to ask for any special exceptions, but this is a special problem brought on by the desire to conform to the C2A Ordinance and also our desire to provide underground parking. I thank you inadv.tnce for your kind attention to this rnatter. Sincerely. r {i.Iln,a.li 'r • iSter K'r. jw 1'nclo:;nre: Site 11;tns cc: '.ir. Vi i11i :in Parkes - Department of 1'ublic 'Works 1 A 4 IOC rt. r CV #4,- elf711 T ACt4ei>e-t- Jeleil"4-€41Q ) 62J. Aff-feee D.;-b( s'eorte/y4 ace, _ ada i2.Iu,. afrito Jd 4.4a kA exe4 u7S'. • 1 e! 1 • PA 3 • . • ‘i,frez 4Celd Z-0 40,14( ler-40 1)..g.t)tel,tic eArt 10441 e€14(a, Gh141-4. 444 .4 diade-ee-it& • 1! 0 L; Sglie,L ea.o.ilzriefriy? egr-e4 iez;of a 1 ei}a-144:. eekte ea-c:te P-61 xe,:e 14(d. 7/74 (4-fla)i-leeZ). ap,agezZ ee,--a..0• 621A/dipte, S71:ih7LzT .(,ee,04/:&0 ( la • d&rzePlz4. tOas 6e4 rgoPIGPe7e .)-4044 • The Miend News .11•1.._•, ..r I /II ■ . WWII -- Wednesday. January 11. 1978 'These persons would be in a position A ng afraid for their jobs and lives report lea r hampered �- ttle Havana center probe of bet HILDA INCLAN Mewl *ewe Latin Cammanity Writer jobs or personal safety of 14 people ;concern for the jo robing wh providedu information rl aat°teoLittle HavfanalAc Activities alleged kept most of their testimony from the officialthe Center report submitted to the .city manager, according director of the investigation. 'Though Affairs airs ert Department. would nots. director of hcommen spe- cifically on Department. 12 of whom asked clficaily on the 14 individuals •-he said: him not to divulge their names "If persons provided the with information and in - in- been turned w investigating rto the•gthe eentercollar crime unit.: laced in a position of being which the have asked en certain information sisted that Et be confidential and I disclosed this. then `They i are skerivy for ce tain i we Nation rsons would be placed d of course.. they lives. these Pe and their afraid e t their jobs Parkins said. The two who did not ask to remain unidentified are and. provide social services and Information turnedover (the Spanish word forsine- both former employes of the center. which uses S1.2 menu of alleged are paid but state -, no minion In public funds Theyto cures. or jobs for which people meals a Latin elderly. are Ingrid Grau. former work) at center.0 wised — without knowing !t. • Garcia services, a coordinator at theof center.atrand Armando I at thesenty supervised socialGard a ofSLa Na a former new newspaper. and current supposedly paid sbe the center ed did not work and g It* editor report rt s Namibia weekly Pa kilns d d not mention ei• people The report submitted Si their statements. ported that to Mr. Parkins.. but he did not include it in the Garcia Sifredo or witnesses which raise a potentially r Mrs. Grau or Parkins said portions of the t all statements issue- the have See FEAR. s& tsCussed staff had not given commissioners the city report re- Stis�p°��. � tpu #iearittg last week seen in Villa t plac gnisa terstatetnentt said tar which was obtained by Tomes and drank Castro. Caideria (one of Parkins staffers) that most of the wit - she said Garcia Sifted() was listed as .Some of those names were also :mentioned by some city report. were in fear for their lives and Ithe et+vs,— a of the 12 other :confidential sources, according to their 'Mr. Robert Parkins told me in front o u� sate scoordttiator t the ,meals on wheels the ifredoprogram n this stateme elf was °rminc Sifreime. statements s id it was the professor who directs a mental which led him not.to reveal any witnesses' did not want their names used," Dr• Mercedes Sando- job t to Parkins. Garcia �ifredo said 1►e parkins said it was the possibility of a terrorist con- nesses he interviewed wa- in this production nsuppress all testimony given vat, an anthropology gtr lid 400 or a bulletin tear the elderly at the nection in Ay ptold the city cs m{ mental erstot health the programalic hearing last week. • aoeEtter>butadtd mo work tor the meals program He said names in his report and to Coalition representatives urged the commissioners sion- ere wvas nae gives the [tile of coordinator of that fro- in equate According to Parkins' report, an allegation byothe , g;tam do a memo, but ibis salary remained the same supported at Coalition in federal revenue -sharing the funds to pro - Parkins Epp as enonthit and be awes never told what fits sew adequate or unbalanced for food is not monitoring." rin „ But statehot meals - the agency responsible forprimary witnessesrinncluding pro- vide$18000 last yearr the Latin shifted from the Little Havana duties +er+rments from some of t Activities Center to another provider not under investi- from ark;nssaidanther�arts+oYstatementrsi givenvenf the • mere incorporated sin the report gram recipients, mentioned examples of sour or outdat- record ed Theodore Gibson said it t�e courage • ed ed foals served at various meal sites. • gallon by the FBI. from 574should, be Mayor Maurice Ferre said the money the „ who were backed by about 200 sign-waving demonstrators, strast wesk that leased out the press recommenks ded by the staffh"pending alleged terrorists met frequently with him. The report Representatives of the Multi -Ethnic Coalition, rs.tCrauto{dtlie'CitysCommissionduring eg when Parkins' report Was named three men. "alleged to be terrortsoutcome of the FBI investigation• verde s company: Antonio de la Coves, Luis plained to the Miami City he witnesses' information had not been included in the givenin the program! The staff is recommending under ahave u direct paymentheirninv stigation othertil whatever authorities have concluded t and there is an absolute determination that the allega- tions were either founded or unfounded in their entire_ ty; - Parkins said sources *vetemot enentton a final vote on daat,11 believe tit'Writ from them1the p rau:andCommissioners are expectedt today, including its witnesses of poor food stiga quality were filed in standard reports with to make such statements in puThat money ought w the entire revenue -sharing package . Other11 site .coordinators, and that tile. ' ' The sucstaff eat such agency. That reticent and careful reviewing the c►ty vibes Genterr Garcia 5ifredoi that g got the riameds :of the people $1- City investigators also did not,mention that, c arges t funding added. gegeg 4o be itetirorists, Perkins satbydes- about Parkins the center by ,diningplaced escrow someplace. also provided names 4olthe alleged t that rids, abled clientslwere filed theirhmeals at,the r home, acord- be p Tv ter �direc- abledwho getCommissioner J.L. Plummer was upset that the allocation to the Little Havana lefts report included Rhe statement that seen dor 'Rafael Willaverde slid not ,deny the allegation that gag to one of the former employes. • FEAR. That means that the city would pay the centers bills directly instead of allowing the center to pay its bills and later seek reimbursement front the city. Parkins' report also recommends a series of strict monitoring controlsover the prograg. as welts. 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