HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #28 - Personal AppearanceBART EAR T HELEt.,Y
ART BRUNS
IRVING R. BURNSTItlE
ED. CLAUGHTCN, Jr .
FRED CANKER
SALVACCRE FROSCENO
RHEA GLA5 iIN
DAN ':,AGES
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J. PINA
GEORGE RUBIN
J. J. SHEPARD
BLAKE STURGEON
ROBERT ?ALKER
LEONARD ZEIF
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OFFICERS
ROBERT CRUZ
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LESTER ',BOSS
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Vice President
ROBERT ?iEISS
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Vice President
MLARLEY HALVORSEN, Jr.
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Vice Prrndent
EDYTHE ELSON
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Treasurer
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January 24th, 1978
Mr. Joseph R. Grassie, Manager
City of Miami
. Dinner Key, Florida 33133
Dear Mr. Grassie:
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ROBERT JACKSON
Executive Ditectot
Please place the name of the Greater Miami Hotel and
Motel Association on the agenda of the February 9th,
1978 Miami City Commission meeting.
DIRECTORS We wish to discuss the possibility of amending Sections
8671 and 8672 of the Miami City Fire Code.
Very truly yours,
.L\i.wJ ,c�c.t.Z.s
Robert Jackson
Executive Director
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Joseph A. Otassie
City Matiaget
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(Thohief 8, W. trice) Acting fttectet
beparttent of Fire
January 27, 19/8
Ordinance No. 8671
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We have been inforted that ttr. Robirt,Jaiksoft Will appear before the
Commission on February 9, 1978, and Will address cottents to the
Commission in regard to the restrictiveness of Ordinance No. 8671
ift regard to horizontal separation and other requirements within this
ordinance. n -
We have spoken to Mr. Jackson on the phone. He states thaethe
r.Greater Miami Hotel and Motel Association feels that
this ordinance is unfair to hotels
this ordinance is putting them out of business
this ordinance was not advertised
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they were not consulted for input
they object to door closers on individual rooms
These Code changes were mandated by the Grand Jury of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Florida, in April, 1976, and
within that month, a Citizens Committee was convened (see Enclosure 1),
and the mechanism to draft the mandated Fire Code changes was set into
operation.
I have included as Enclosure 2 a brief background of the incident which..
was brought to the Grand Jury's attention, and Enclosure 3, a Fact Sheet
outlining the estimated costs of hardware necessary to accomplish the
proposed Fire Code changes and the estimated cost of annual maintenance
contracts for Fire Protection Systems.
If further information is required regarding this matter, please contact.
Chief K. E. McCullough, Fire Marshal, at extension 6307.
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cc: K. E. McCullough, Fire Marshal
Chief of Fire Prevention
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providitts reasonable, but :leccrc ry, fire and life taiety re:•uirct:e:ite
t ith respect to exibtinr, Luildi.n s.
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s. r:.nc: Jury 1:ept,rtr•, April 13, 197u ane November 'i, 19n.
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retkov fiad pt: fcttfctl.t1 i.':pttt. A study cc:.t'littne vas created sad en
It.Nctiber 23, 1976 thit tovtlittee tuttittcd three; ret4 ec:tdcd chances.
tfi 'hi 2t�ire Cf icial8 vet the Board's cc t ittee on January S. 1977 to
revlei: the rtec•su. i dationt.
y o fi.tii steal:37,e tot c ft ucttd &3n Petrt4r3. 17, 1077 u:ad rebreary 24, 1977
Piro oLtiui It fr.AAnttropllitan bade Cou,:ty, dale Li, north Maui teach.
Mani teach and Coral CJ.1ett. One of the Board's euvgebtiusts Vet accepted,
4:dert'Lli vi t.ed as tc• creel cufi'icie,riY id the Piro Code and one je ted,
utb jcc t _ :.ffici4c, thr%,u; h coats —onus, concurred t-ith all of the Code changes
4s rc4tc ahlc rocuit eats. Agrechent could not be raaohed itt ttrete of the
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L. FireTAlArm ;;:ad Fitt Iletrection tesri s a 41 ontual
baba by the cuftezi,T,.:nt or the utcupant ,f the
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Pr:widen for aori: octal protections solid corn decors,
d.ar closern std latching devices and provides a
series of sm+:'eeer detectcra as an alt.:r.::.tivc to this
xe:: uircncuC for buildings 1ee,:r Chan four (4) stories,
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resP ct to rims suppression .and lira safety syatcma.
4. ;:pcciiic:lly re•uires;, fir enistin3 buildings 2iiaaual
fire Alarm syctcf-^,a in li• teln,tels, Apartment Buiid-
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Estimated cost of ,hardc•'are._t ecessary to accotupj ish rop,osed fte. Code._hattges►
1. Approved door closures - $28 to $48,
2. Labeled spring loaded hinges - $10 to $14.
3. Approved positive latching devices - $15.
4. Smoke detectors
a. Single station battery operated - $35 to $50.
b. Single station 110 volt - (permanently wired) - $33 to $65.
5. 1-3/4l solid bonded wood core door - $57.
6. "C" labeled door assembly - $115 (wood) - $168 (metal).
.Fstir..ated cost of annual maintenance contracts for Fire Protection Systems.
Maintenance contracts locally usually have additional costs for the first
inspection to check out a system thoroughly. Typically, the contracts have a
flat rate charge plus an additional charge for parts and labor where repairs
need to be Cade. Listed below are some estimated costs which have been ob-
tained through three local sources:
1. Three-story apartment house, simple unsophisticated system usually 6 pull
stations, 3 bells - annual contract $50 to $75.
One local source suggested their competitive bidding price could be as
low as $25, plus parts and labor.
2. Eight -story apartment house or condominium, numerous pull stations and
an annunciator panel, unsophisticated system - annual contract $150 to
$175, plus parts and labor.
3. Large hotel or condominium, with sophisticated fire protection system,
may require inspections more often than annually, could be more than $600
plus_parts and labor, depending upon the size of the building and the
sophistication of the system (these buildings may include smoke detectors
tamper switches, zoned system, sprinkler system, specialized fire extin-
guishing systems, such as Talon and CO2).