HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1978-04-27 MinutesOF MIAMI
HEW oN APRIL 27, 1978
PREPARED SY THE OFFICE OF THECITY CLERK
RALPH G. ONGIE
CITY CLERK
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
"DIPLOMAT WORLD ENTERPRISES"-WATSON ISLAND: PLAN
CONCEPT AND ECONOMICS.
2. DISCUSSION OF STATUS OF SEVERANCE PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR
1977-1978.
3. ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDS IN CURRENT BUDGET
4. PROPOSED ANTI -SOLICITATION AND LOITERING LEGISLATION
5. PLAQUES, PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS.
6. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: HAMMOCK SANITARY SEWER IM-
PROVEMENT - SR-5411-C.
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PERSONAL APPEARANCE: MARTIN FINE re "LUMMUS PARK".
8. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: DR. ANTONIO JORGE AND MANUEL RODRI-
GUEZ requesting assistance for "CUBAN MUSIC FESTIVAL".
9. GRANT WAIVER OF FEES FOR BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM:
"SANITATION EMPLOYEES' ANNUAL BALL".
10. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF
ORDINANCE 8731- APPROPRIATE $3,000 FOR RELOCATION OF
FENCE AND TREES IN GRAND AVENUE PARK.
11.
SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE
8731-APPROPRIATE $19,200 FOR SALARY INCREASES OF
PLANNING & ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS.
ECOND READING ORDINANCE: ESTABLISH RATES ON -STREET
TERS AND OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS AND MUNICIPAL PARKING
GARAGES NOS. 1, 3, AND 4.
13. •ECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 39-9 OF THE CITY
ODE- "CHILDREN'S CREATIVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAM".
14. RGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE
731- INCREASE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S APPROPRIATIONS BY
20,000 FOR PURCHASE OF FIREARMS, ETC.
15. ' ' SECTION 1 OR ORDINANCE 8731 - APPROPRIATION TO
ITY CLERK DEPARTMENT FOR ELECTIONS AND PHOTOCOPIER.
16. 'RGENCY ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OR ORDINANCE
731- INCREASE APPROPRIATION FOR BLDG. & VEH. MAINTE-
FIANCE DEPARTMENT BY $714,864.
17, IRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE
731- INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CITIZEN SERVICES
.EPARTMENT BY $12,143,00.
18. ._.GENCY ORDINANCE; AMEND SECTION 1. OF ORDINANCE 8719-
PROPRIATE $41.,000 "RECREATION FOR THE HANDICAPPED
..EKEND PROGRAM",
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MOT.78.259
DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
MOT. 78-260
PAGE NOi
1-19
19-26
26-27
28-32
33
RES. 78-261 33-34
RES. 78-262 34-36
DISCUSSION 37
MOT. 78-263 37-38
ORD. 8787 38-39
ORD. 8788 39
ORD. 8789 39-40
ORD. 8790 40
ORD. 8791 41
ORD. 8792 41-42
ORD, 8793 2-43
FIRST READING
ORD, 8794 3-44
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20,
21.
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FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND CHAPTER 64 OF THE CITY
CODE- ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION- TRANSFER PORTION OF
JURISDICTION PROM BLDG. TO PLANNING DEPT.
FIRST READING: AMEND SECTION 30-1 OF THE CITY CODE
RELATING TO BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
LICENSES- REQUIRE ADDITIONAL LICENSE FOR SALE OF
"MONEY ORDERS".
FIRST READING : AMEND SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE
8731— INCREASE APPROPRIATION TO LAW DEPARTMENT BY
$10,000 FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.
114 22. J AUDIO—VISUAL PRESENTATION OF "LATIN SUMMER FIESTA" AND
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN FUNDING.
23. E REPORT ON "PARKING" STUDY IN THE COCONUT GROVE AREA.
24. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED REVITALIZATION OF EDISON CENTER
BUSINESS DISTRICT. (U.D.A.G.)
25. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: PARENTS' COALITION CONCERNING
CITY OF MIAMI "DAY CARE PROGRAM".
26. (CONTINUED DISCUSSION)— ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDS IN
CURRENT BUDGET AND CONSIDERATION OF COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES.
it 27.
DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF: CONSIDERATION OF GRANTING
EXTENSIONS OF CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR MIAMI YATCH
& MIAMI OUTBOARD CLUB.
28. CITY OF MIAMI BANKING SERVICES: (a) ACCEPT BID FROM
PAN AMERICAN BANK; AND (b) AUTHORIZE DEPOSIT IN CAPITAL
BANK.
29. IACCEPT BID: HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR BUILDING AND VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE.
30. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH:
"LITTLE HAVANA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY"— ECONOMIC DEVELOP
MENT PROGRAM— (3RD YR. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS).
31. "ADOPT AMENDED BY—LAWS OF: "MIAMI COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN".
32. ALLOCATE $2,500,00 TO COVER SHORTAGE IN THE "INTER—
NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL".
33.
34.
35,
ACCEPT BID; MOTION PICTURE CAMERA AND PROJECTOR FOR'
TOURIST PROMOTION,
APPOINT DANIEL J, COX AND DENNIS MURASAKI TO: "FOLK
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE",
CLAIM SETTLEMENT; WAI YU CHENG,
RDiNANCE b$_
ESOLI1tI0N NO,
FIRST READING
FIRST READING
FIRST READING
MOT. 78-264
MOT. 78-265
MOT. 78-266
MOT. 78-267
DISCUSSION
RES. 78-268
MOT. 78-268A
RES. 78-269
RES. 78-270
RE$. 78-271
MOT, 78-272
RES. 78-273
RES. 78-274
RES, 76475
PACE NO,
44-45
45
45-46
46-51
51-54
54-61
61-69
69-80
80-84
84-91
91-92
92-93
93
93-94
95
96
96
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36. QUIT CLAIM DEED AND GRANT OF EASEMENT: " TOWNSCOPE
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION".
37. ORIIERING RESOLUTION; COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS AREA
DECORATIVE PEDESTRIAN SCALE STREET LIGHTING B-6177.
38. INCREASE SCOPE OF CONTRACT BY $21,164 FOR "TRADE FAIR
OF THE AMERICAS" AND AUTHORIZE FINAL PAYMENT.
39. INCREASE SCOPE OF CONTRACT BY $5,072.30 FOR "ADMINIS-
TRATION BUILDING- SITE PREPARATION".
40. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: OLD BAYFRONT PARK DEVELOPMENT -
BID "A" PHASE I.
41. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: OLD BAYFRONT PARK DEVELOPMENT -
BID "B" PHASE I.
42. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: FLAGLER STREET LANDSCAPE - 1977
43. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: BUENA VISTA SANITARY SEWER
MODIFICATIONS - PHASE II.
44. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: ALLAPATTAH SANITARY SEWER
MODIFICATIONS - PHASE II.
45. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH "8TH
ANNUAL CHAMPION SPARK PLUG REGATTA"
46. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES
LEROY LEWIS.
47. ACCEPT BID: MIAMI-METRO "MAP" BROCHURES.
48. ACCEPT BID: FIRE DEPARTMENT UNIFORMS
49. ACCEPT BID: CONVENTION CENTER - BUILDING DEMOLITION -
PHASE II (PATRICIA HOTEL).
50. ACCEPT BID: LEMON CITY PARK- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BUILDING'S DEMOLITION.
51. ,'ACCEPT BID: N.W. 19TH AVENUE -COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PAVING PROJECT 305-PHASE I.
52.
MANCE ON
SOLUTION NOI
RES, 78-276
RES. 78-277
RES, 78-278
RES. 78-279
RES. 78-280
RES. 78-281
RES. 78-282
RES. 78-283
RES. 78-284
RES. 78-285
RES. 78-286
RES. 78-287
RES. 78-288
RES. 78-289
RES. 78-290
RES. 78-291
PACE NO,
97
98
99
100
100
101
101
102
102
103-104
104
104-105
105
106
107
108-110
(a) FIRST'READING ORDINANCE: CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFI-
CATION -1200-1499 N.W. 3RD AVENUE FROM C-2 AND R-4 TO
P.R. (b) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT RECREATIONAL FACILITIESFIRST READING
IN CONJUCTION WITH DIXIE PARK. RES, 78-292 111-112
53. (a) FIRST READING ORDINANCE:CHANGE ZONING CLASSIFICATION
.800-934 N.W, 62ND STREET FROM C-4A AND R-2 TO P,R.
g(b) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN
CONJUNCTION WITH TALCOLCY CENTER,
54, FIRST READING ORDINANCE; AMEND SECTION 54-36, 54-37,
54-39 AND 54-41 OF THE CITY CODER "BUS BENCHES, BUS
SHELTERS STRUCTURES",
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FIRST READING
RES. 78-293
FIRST READING
113-114
115-117
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56.
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AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY- ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
SERVICE FOR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE "H.M.O. SERVICES"
FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
57. ESTABLISH COMMITTEE OF CITY EMPLOYEES FOR PROPOSED
"SELF -FUNDED CLAIMS SERVICE."
58. 1DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF ACQUISITION
OF PROPERTY FOR "LATIN RIVERFRONT PARK".
59.
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
SELECTED ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
"MELROSE PARK".
60. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
SELECTED ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
"RIVERSIDE PARK".
61. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
SELECTED ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
"BUENA VISTA PARK".
62. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
SELECTED ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
"LEMON CITY PARK".
63. :AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SELECT CONSULTANT AND NEGOTI-
ATE CONTRACT FOR PARKING STUDY FOR COCONUT GROVE.
64. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: DIPLOMAT WORLD ENTERPRISES -
WATSON ISLAND PLAN CONCEPT AND ECONOMICS.
65. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: ALLOCATE $25,434.00 FOR "AFRICAN
SQUARE PARK".
66. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH "62ND
;STREET COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" FOR OPERATION
& MAINTENANCE OF "AFRICAN SQUARE PARK".
67. VACATE AND CLOSE PORTION OF N.W. 4TH AVENUE IN CON-
JUNCTION WITH TENTATIVE PLAT #978 -"DIXIE PARK"
68, VACATE AND CLOSE PORTION OF N.W. 9TH AVENUE IN CON-
JUNCTION WITH TENTATIVE PLAT 111011-A-"TALCOLCY PARK".
69, VACATE AND CLOSE PORTION OF COURT PLACE IN CONJUNCTION
ITH TENTATIVE PLAT #989,A-"FLAGLER SUBDIVISION".
70, ACATE AND CLOSE SUNNYBROOK RD. IN CONJUNCTION WITH •
TENTATIVE PLAT #996 - "MEDICAL CENTER *-1ST ADDITION".
71, DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ZONING AT 2526 S.W,
6TH STREET FROM R-1 TO R-4.
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SOLUTION
RES. 78-294
MOT. 78-295
RES, 78-296
DEFERRED
RES. 78-297
RES. 78-298
RES. 78-299
RES. 78-300
RES. 78-301
RES. 78-302
ORD. 8795
RES. 78-303
RES. 78-304
RES. 78-305
RES. 78-306
RES. 78-307
RES. 78-308
PAGE NOI
117-118
118
119-120
121
121-125
126
127
128-129
129-130
130-131
131
132
132-133
133
134
135
136-137
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72. DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE TO PERMIT
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OP P.U.N.-(Intersection of
South Miami Avenue, South Dixie Highway & Brickell Ave.
73. REQUEST PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO RESTUDY R-1B ZONING IN
AREA BOUNDED BY SOUTH MIAMI AVE., S.E. 32ND RD. AND
BRICKELL AVENUE AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY.
74. GRANT APPLICATION FRO P.A.D. - 36/45 MAIN HIGHWAY
71-0
75. ov T ONE- EXTEN SIN OF VARI NOE FOR APARTMENT
BUILDING AND PARKING STRUCTURE - BRICKELL AVENUE AT
S.E. 25TH ROAD.
A,76.
CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: AMEND RESOLUTION 75-62 IMPOSING
CONDITIONS ON SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED AT 1570N.W. 26TH
AVENUE.
77. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: MRS. DEL PORTILLO - REGARDING
CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK AT 3583 S.W. 17TH TERRACE
78. GRANT REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF RENTAL FEES AT GUSMAN HALL
FOR "MISS BLACK AMERICAN PAGEANT".
79. _ ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD -
AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO APPOINT TWO ASSISTANT CITY
MANAGERS.
80.
00
81.
APPOINT COMMISSIONER ROSE GORDON AS REPRESENTATIVE TO
DADE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND COMMISSIONER (REV.) T. R.
GIBSON AS ALTERNATE.
CHANGE DATES OF CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS FOR THE
MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE.
82. , GRANT ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER
AUTHORIZED BY R-75-135 IN CONNECTION WITH "CLAUGHTON
ISLAND".
83. DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION TO GRANT
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ZONING LOCATED AT 1616-36
BRICKELL AVENUE FROM R-1 TO R-3A.
84. GRANT APPLICATION TO PERMIT P.A.D. - 2450 BRICKELL AVE.
CONSISTING OF 72 DWELLING UNITS.
PA NOi 1;
RES. 78-309 137-146
MOT. 78-310
RES. 78-311
DEFERRED
RES. 78-312
DISCUSSION
MOT. 78-313
146-147
147-156
156-157
158
158-163
163-164
MOT. 78-314 164-170
MOT. 78-315 170
RES. 78-316
RES. 78-317
RES. 78-318 171-172
RES. 78-319 172-173
MOT. 78-320
RES. 78-321
RES. 78-322 84-189
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MINUTES OP REGULAR MEETING OP THE
CITY COMMISSION OE MIAMI, EL0RIbA
On the 27th day of April, 19/8, the city commission of
Miami, Florida met at its regular meeting place in the City
Hail, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida in regular session.
The meeting was called to order at 8:16 O'Clock A.M. by
Mayor Maurice A. Terre with the following members of the
Commission found to be present:
Commissioner d. L. Plummer, dr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson
(ABSENT)- Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Terre
ALSO PRESENT:
Joseph R. Grassie, City Manager
R. L. Fosmoen, Assistant'City Manager
George F. Knox, City Attorney
Ralph G. Ongie, City Clerk
(ABSENT)-Matty Hirai, Assistant City Clerk
An invocation was delivered by Reverend Gibson who then
led those present in a pledge of allegiance to the flag.
1. "DIPLOMAT WORLD ENTERPRISES"-WATSON ISLAND: PLAN CONCEPT
AND ECONOMICS.
Mayor Ferre: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is a regular
City of Miami Commission Meeting, the meeting this morning is a Committee
of the Whole Meeting, as a consequence of that, this is a working session
of the Commission. It is not 91 repeat ' it is not a public hearing. Now,
the Chair has the prerogative of permitting anybody or not permitting
anybody to make a statement, but I want to be very clear on the record,
so that we all understand this is not a public hearing. Alright, the first
item before us is Item 4i A, which is a presentation of Diplomat World
Enterprise -Watson Island Plan Conceptsand Economics... Mr. Grassie?
Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, and members of the City Commission. This morning
session responds to the development calendar that the City has for the
Watson Island Project. The chosen developer has the responsibility to
come back to the City Commission at this time to report to you on two
major things. First, the final designs thatthey would propose to the City,
and second,to comment on the financial economic feasibility of the project.
With that I would like to turn the meeting over to Mr. Ron Fine, who will
introduce the subject.
Mr. Fine: Good morning, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners. We're here this
morning to present to you the recommended conceptual plans and economic
data for your review and acceptance in this first step in the development
of Watson Island. We have with us today, the Diplomat Economic Consultant,
Mr. Jay Lewis; Economic Research Associates, Vice President, Bob Shedlock,
Randal Duell & Associates, Vice President, Ira West; Wilbur Smith Associates,
V.P., Bob Whiteside; and Principal of Greenleaf/Telesca, Mr. John Greenleaf,
who will address themselves at your request to any particular items related
to design, economics, marine, or traffic. We've spent the last five months
exposing the Watson Island Development to intense community review so that
we might obtain constructive input that would be of assistance to the City
in the developing of its project, Presentations have been made before
local newspapers, appearances on television stations, and radio programs,
numerous meetings with a variety of civic groups throughout the community,
Chambers of Commerce, Island Homeowners Association, Hotel and Motel
Asaociations,Airline Associations,Ground Transportation and Bus Associations,
Cruise Ship Associations,Varied Marine Interests,including the Marine Council,
Yacht Club, Outboard Club, Citizen ComMittees, and, governmental agencies at
a local.,regional,stateo fell, and internatian . ems. I':m phased to
report that the input from rhose groups and the persons who have had the
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opportunity to personally review the project in terms of the plans, the
slide presentations, the models, the professional atudies! the government+
al input,have been extremely encouraging, and extended cooperation to the
City in the fulfillment of this project, The primary concerns that we
addressed ourselves to through the community inputwere the matters of
traffic, economics, appearance, and location. Prior to the City putting
the project out for bid, the City and the County undertook, indepth
traffic analysis of Mac Arthur Causeway which is USA 1A and US 41 running
from Miami to Miami Beach through the island and established that there was
a serious underuse of the existing causeway at this time and that there
was an adequate capacity for this causeway to accommodate the development
of Watson Island, the proposed development of South Beach., and proposed
development of Fisher Island. Subsequent to our entering into studies
by our Consultants, we independtly,established by our studies as you'll
see in the presentation that substantial capacity does exist on the cause
way. Following the release of our traffic report, Metropolitan Dade Coun y
Department of Traffic and Transportation conducted another study which
validated,reinforced and supported all of the professional studies that
were done previously. I would now like to relate to you that within the
next hour we hope to show you in condensed form, a presentation that
originally took three hours and showed in minute detail the design criteria
for every feature of the island. In order to assure the community that
this project will have the ingredients that the City represents it will
have, We were able to, not only create plans, renderings, and models., but
take from, throughout the United States and elsewhere, similar ingredients
which we were able to photograph and show, would be similar to the
components within the project, so that one looking at the project has the
opportunity to see the project when it's completed. The model before you we
will address after the slide presentation, and the questioning period to
respond to any questions that you might have. If we can turn the lights
out now we will go to the slide presentation We'd like to start off
with this chart, copies of which are in the material furnished to the
Commission, which shows the impact of Watson Island on the economic base of
Dade County. This projects a direct impact from the operating budget of
the island while the projects in operation of 131 million dollars, which
ffect on the economy by use of the 1.5 multipler, comes to 20.3 million
dollars .In addition to that, the impact of Watson Island on the tourist
economy creates a visitation of 335,000 new tourists, impacting at 117 million
dollars, using a multipler of about 160 million dollars, so the impact of
Watson Island on Dade County and the City of Miami will be approximately
160 to 180 million new dollars a year, creating employment both within the
project of 1,700 construction workers, 1,000 permanent employees of the
project, and a numerous hotel restaurant business in related activity. This
is the regional map showing Watson Island in red, and the unusually exceptional
access to the location. Inasmuch as only 56% of the visitors coming to the
island will come by car, 20% will come from the East, the Beach side. 10%
will use U.S. Highway 111 coming and going, and 70% will use I-95 being fed
by the various turnpikes and expressway systems, which is located at the
entrance to the island. By having the island in a position where 70% of its
traffic can come and leave on 1-95 it minimizes any congestion that can be
put into the downtown area. The first shot shows the existing island, the
island is underdeveloped, it is barren in most areas, has concrete, oil, and
other uses on it, and it's far from being a pretty island, it's highlighted
primarily by the existing Japanese Garden,which in the plan will be retained,
expanded, and enhanced.I think it's important to point out that in the
developing budget $2,200,000 are allocated for landscape, trees, shrubs, plants,
and gardens, this will be the most extensively landscapeddevelopment in the
State of Florida. This is a photograph of the model in the lower left hand
corner, you see the beginning of the use of 8100 ft. of shoreline for what will
be the most intensive Marine Development in the State of Florida. The lower
left hand side facing Downtown Miami will be developed for a 150 slip large
boat Marina, able to accommodate vessels up to 90 to 120 ft. in length,
immediately below that will be an enclosed water amphitheater area for marine
uses, water shows and the like. Immediately adjacent to this Marina will be
South Florida's first Water Transportation Terminal. The development of this
island and the terminal as you'll see later.we believe will create the economic
viability for South Florida to have a Mass Water Transportation System. On the
upper part of the chart is a new Visitor's Marina designed for the average and
small boats, primarily for those people that would visit the island for the
day, park their boats, come into the park. Moving to the right hand side is the
existing and enhanced Miami Yacht Club acil.ity,and moving to the lower left hand
side will be the existing and enhanced Miami Outboard Club. This is a view
showing both the existing Outboard Club at the lower end of the island and the
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Yacht Club. at the upper end. For those historically interestea, the existing
docks there,once housed these large yachts,,including those owned by
J.P. Morgan, Firestone, and otheta. So, we ate really returning to
Watson Island, it's attraction and ahility to bring large vessels,
interesting ships that most of us would enjoy seeing in all forms. That
shows the Marina area and the location at the lower left hand corner
where the Water Transport Terminal would he, This basically is the
approach to the island from the south side. Now, all of the activity on
the island has been placed on the south side of the island and the high. -
way area has been elevated up to a 30 ft. berm area, that means that
we're going to bring onto the island 40,000 cub.ic yards of fill in order
to grade an elevation of 30 to 35 ft. so that this creates a visual sound
and light barrier between the park development on the south side and the
residential islands on the north side which you can see quite clear after
the presentation on the model. This again, is the north side of the
island where the new Marina would be located. On the north side of the
island we have a complete shoreline of tree development, which will provide
a total visual barrier as you'll see later in the presentation. We took
an aerial photograph and a ground photograph from the island itself, the
closest island, and then we overlaid on that photograph the scale. The land-
scaping and development to show what the feasibility would be from those
islands. This again, is the location of the Visitor's Marina on the left.
You can see the berm landscape on the right, protecting the highway, creat-
ing the light sound barrier so that all of it is concealed within the park
and in effect reflected towards Downtown Miami , where we'd like to have
the animation. The lower right hand corner shows the Water Transportation
Terminal. This is the existing chalk's Airline now. These are the type
of facilities that they have and including some trailers, and if you look
in the lower middle part of the view of the model you'll see the new
facilities designed for Chalk including a new Theme Air Terminal building
for them. This is the site plan of Watson Island reflecting the parking,
the Japense Garden, the Marinas, and the upper part, the relocation of the
Heliport to the west side of the island to remove it from any area of
intense concentration of people, and that will service for those that would
like to take helicopter rides while visiting the island. Chalk's Airline,
as you know, will provide for the service of people wanting to take those
type of visitor airlines to fly around Miami and around the Bay. In order
to show the access, you can see the yellow line shows those coming from
Miami will come eastwardly on the Causeway going through a series of clover-
leaf turns and into the parking lot. By designing this method with an
overpass and we use two overpasses in the lower right hand corner for the
vehicles and in the upper corner the overpass, pedestrian overpass for walk-
ing from one side of the island to the other. We eliminate any grey crossings,
enhance the safety of transport through the island, and allow the speed limits
of 45 miles an hour to continue through the island, because thru-traffic
will not be interrupted . Traffic coming into the park will pull into right
hand loading lanes off of the highway itself and we can stack an excess of
300 cars at one time off of the highway on the parked property itself. You
can see the same pattern in returning to Miami in the orange line, they come
out of the park and are dispersed into an outer lane on the Causeway without
interfering with the moving traffic, so you'll always have four lanes of
open traffic moving to and from the island. When the bridges are up the
traffic and the cars that are held are held within the park until the bridges
are down and normal traffic has proceeded, so there is no congestion added
into the movement of vehicles or while the bridges are up. People coming
to the park would be stopped on the other side and would be fed into the
normal stream of traffic as the bridges go down. This shows the access from
Miami Beach, those coming from easterly where 20% of the traffic will come,
they pull to the right before they get to the island and then pull right into
the park. In order to leave the park they come out of the exits, come over
the overpass, make a left hand turn and are fed back into the outside lane
again without interrupting the traffic flow to and from Miami Beach. This is
a chart showing the peak traffic demand as established by the latest and the
last study done by the Dade County Department of Traffic and Transportation.
Now, the green shows what the peak traffic hour demand would be without the
development of Watson Island. The red shows what the parking demand and traffic
capacity of the Causeway would be with the full development of Watson Island.
As you can see, in the peak hour of, on the top line you can see these are
peak hours, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the morning, no significant difference.
9 s.tn. to 10 a.m. in the morning, no significant different, primarily because the park
would open approximately 10;00 o'clock. peak in -bound traffic, that means
people coming from west headed east, would be between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m, in
the morning, and there you see an increase from about 45% to about 65% leaving
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about 30%to 35% of unused capacity on the highway at the most intense use
of the expressway, and these ate developed for the most intense use and
the most intense bridge openings. In the studies, the County ptiot to
doing this chart already eliminated from the capacity of the expressway
In of its capacity. So, this is the capacity remaining after 17% has
been already reduced giving credit for a minimum of two bridge openings
pet hour at five minutes a piece. On the lower end of the chart you can
see that's the westbound, the hours when traffic would be going from
Miami Reach to Miami and what the outpouring from the Watson Island Patk
would be and it would affect it. And, generally speaking, there is very
little significant impact upon the ability of the causeway to handle this
traffic. This shows the access if one wanted to go to Chalk's Airline in
the light purple and to the Heliport in dark purple without going into
the park. This showshow one would go to the Marinas in the light blue
and to the Water Transport Terminal on the lower, on the upper left hand
corner if one didn't want to go to the park and just wanted to go to those
events on the island ,either to the clubs or the Marinas and what it
establishes that we have designed within the traffic pattern a complete
circulation process for those that just want to take advantage of the
marine experiences that they would get by using the shoreline around the
island. This is a map reflecting our projection of what the Mass Water
Transportation System would be. The blue line shows from Watson Island
serving as a central terminal, connections into Bicentennial Park, Miami
Marina, Downtown Miami, Seaquarium, down to the Keys, extended northward
up through the apartment developments, club developments, Palm Bay Jockey
Cricket Club area, up to Port Everglades on the left, and the leg to the
right moving up and down the intercoastal and then to Indian Creek servicing
all of the waterfront beach hotels in that area. This is the existing
water transport, which would be supplemented by hydrofoil and other forms
of water transport to be determined by a study to be undertaken by Metropolitan
Dade County under a feasibility study to be performed. This shows the
existing public transportation, the buses that are run by Metropolitan
Dade County and the arrangementsand design in the plan to accommodate those
buses going and to from Miami providing entrances on both sides of the roads
for people going to and from the park, so that we get maximized use of existing
and future public transportation. Now, in the studies we've done this is the
first time that we have discussed the absolute.probability of having alternate
methods of transportation to the island. All of the studies that you saw
previously were done on no assumption that we would have Mass Water Transporta-
tion and no assumption that we would have a Rapid Transit or People Mover
System, the reason for that was that the County was facing a referendum and
the outcome of that is, and was uncertain at the time we did the study. Now,
that it is passed and that the Rapid Transit and People Mover has been
funded and the people mover is now in design this is a reflection of the
Downtown area where the Rapid Transit Station would come in,connecting with
the People Mover System. The County presently plans on putting in the
central core and the leg north of Omni, and the City is going to request the
monorail connection from the station at Bicentennial Park or Omni , to
the island to now make available to the Watson Island Development, —
M ono rail --People Mover Connection. This means that the use of some
10,000 parking facilities in Downtown Miami which are only 50% utilized
generally duringthe day, that are generally available at nights and weekends when
there are peak periods would also be available to supplement and replace parking
of 3,000 vehicles that would be available on Waton Island, itself. This is
the type of monorail connection system that we envision to and from Watson
Island. This again, is the Park's scope that we discussed with the gardens
and the clubs and the use of the shoreline. This chart reflects the study
that was used to project the parking requirements for the attraction. The
visitors that would attend Watson Island are divided into two categories,(A) the
residential attraction,and (B) the tourist attraction. The residents were
divided into three groups, the Dade County resident, the Dade County tourist
and the Florida touring tourist, The residential breakdown as you can see,
we estimate about a million people a year will come from repeat and residential
traffic in Dade County, Broward, Palm Beach area and we estimate about two
million people will come a year,from tourists,from Dade County, Broward, Palm
Beach, and touring Florida. This is a rendering that we prepared from the
actual photographs of the view from Palm Island and this was overlaid with
our design against the actual photograph and we have it in three sections,
On the left, this is what the view would be when Watson Island is developed
as to the existing features, you can see Downtown Miami on the left there
the Dodge Island Seaport, and there is no visibility of the parking areas or
the parks in this particular scene. The second view shows again, the visibility
of the Freedom Tower in the middle,and what would be seen isthe top of the
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loop coaster and the top of the tower that you'll gee later in the
presentation, This repeats, again, the tower on the left and moving to the
tight you see that the reaiden c i e s the Herald Building, the Omni Develop -
tent and the Radio Tower that presently exists, So, the esthetics of the
Wand are enhanced. The View of the island from off is.land is improved
Significantly and we believe that its something that as to a visual
ptesaentation will be enjoyed more by people off the island than the present
Viev that exists. This shows the animation looking from approximately
Where the tower} the top of the tower that we developed looking over at
Dodge Island and also the text shot is what people will see looking at the
Marina from the cruise boats as they leave. This is a close-up of the
plan of the parking area where people come in through, in the right hand ,
through the gate they then disperse throughout the traffic..throughout the
parking lot area, and on the left is the entrance ramp where its attendant,
the Japanese Garden on the right, and the service center that we'll see
in a moment. In the middle you see the drop off for buses and the plan,
the location of pedestrian entrance bridge into the park. This is a
type of tram that is used throughout the parks and would be envisioned
for our park. This is the existing Japenese Garden, which will be retained,
expanded, and enhanced for the enjoyment of all those who visit the
island. This is the entrance rendering the Japanese Garden would be to
the right, This is the entrance ramp into the park going up and over the
Ponte Vecchio Bridge. On the left is the Visitor's Service Center, which
will include a partial pick-up for those people who may shop while they're
in the park, obtain some food or merchandise, not want to carry it with them,
they would get a check, the goods would be delivered to this thing and they
would pick it up when they come out. This is a shot of what the entrance -
Ponte Vecchio Bridge, This is the pedestrian bridge from the outside and
the lower right hand corner is the Visitor's Service Center,and the bridge
will be architecturally designed similar to the Ponte Vecchio Bridge in
Florence, Italy. We believe this will become a very highlighted architec-
tural landmark for the Island,it's both attractive inside and outside. The
unusual feature of this bridge, it serves several purposes, one is the
architectural feature from the outside. Asyou'll notice in this bird's-
eye view plan, on the right and left as you walk through the bridge you're
coming from the top headed down to the bottom into the ticket booth area,
on both sides of the bridge will be themed shops and booths about 10 x 10.
And, on one side of the bridge will be a Tourist Service and Information
Center, and that will include for example, Reservation Booths for Airlines,
for Hotels, Motels, Restaurants, etc., it will include the ability to
pick tickets up, change hotel accomodations, rent cars, you drive -it's, and
all of the services that tourist and local residents like to provide. In
another section of this bridge will be financial services. We anticipate
that Banks and Savings and Loan Associations will have booths here, people
will be able to transact their bank business by depositing checks, or making
deposits. We anticipate that these branches would be opened beyond normal
hours, perhaps til 11:00 and 12:00 at night,so that they provide a service
both for visitors and for those people that might need to avail themselves
of banking services and at hours when the regular branches might be closed.
It's heavily landscaped. It's opened on top and it looks like the Italy
Village that you walk through on the bridge, same type of environment and
ambience. As you head down towards the lower chart,you come through the
ticket booth, this park has been park has been designed economically as a
low admission urban park. That means that we're projecting admissions of
$2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children, with season passes available to
residents for $3.50, and discount tickets available for group tourist groups.
As you come through, you're now about 30 to 35 ft.above sea level, you're
on a platform overlooking Downtown Miami at the park, and you would turn to
your right if you were coming through to the left on Biscayne, and begin
down through an area that is the Caribbean International Village. It's themed
very similar to the cultural and architectural symbols of the Caribbean
international area, and is somewhat similar to the Village atmosphere, exist-
ing in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. This shows as you come down the Village
you'll come passed a series of shops, merchandise experience, restaurants,
a dance pavilion, discotheque, providing a variety of entertainment and
shopping facilites. In the lower left hand corners we'll see is one of the
unique features for Southeast Florida, will be a Farmer's Market with
International and Ethnic foods of all types from all over the world in a
variety of food boutiques for on premises and off premises consumption.
In the middle will be the first major attraction, a tower that you'll see
shortly. This is a similar shop of what this Village will look like. This
is a shot of Tivoli, Tivoli is a 22 acre urban park that handles about
three times our maximum egittmated capacity crowd in this park an excess of
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40,000 people a day ate handled at Tivoli Gatdens. Tivoli Gardens is the
granddaddy of the of the urban parks, over 100 years old, and serves as
the design foundation for most theme and urban parks throughout the world,
including Disney. Many of the features that attendant here have been
incorporated into but park and some of which ate taken. We have probably
Most intensely followed the Tivoli concept of any park designed in the
world,outside of Tivoli. This,,for historical note is sort of a synthesis
of what Watson Island would perform. This in the early 1900's was the
foot of Flagler Street. This is the Elser Pier, on this pier the follow-
ing activities occur: #1, food and restaurant, 1i2, dancing and recreation,
113, off -premises consumption of food, the sale of sea food and other
products, #3, water transportation, they had both boats and this was the
first base of Chalkh Airline, this is where they used to pick up people.
So it had all of the ingredients that we're talking about and was the
center of town. This is the water side shot, you can see on a typical
Sunday, that the people in Miami came down to enjoy the variety of the
experiences,and incorporated in this was the predecessor to Seaquarium.
This was the aquarium that was first developed in this area. So what we're
really doing is returning to the major ingredients that made Miami attrac-
tive both for the millions of people who have moved to this area and the
literally tens of million of tourist,who have visited this area. This is
a rendering shot of the Farmer's Market International Village area, which
will overlook the large boat and sailing marina into Downtown Miami and
Dodge Island. This is a similar type of seafood eating facility at one
of the theme parks, giving you an idea of outdoor eating in these type of
controlled environment areas. This is another experience of having some
type of light shelter and shade over at the eating area. This will be the
off-premisestype of purchasing that you'll do in the Farmer's Market. This
is taken from Los Angeles, the famous Farmer's Market in Los Angeles. One
0004 of the most successful attractions in Los Angeles, it's been operating
for over 50 years and increases in its tourist visitation, it's used by
the residents of the city, you can obtain everything, as you can see here.
This happens to be California produce, it's all high quality and unique
merchandise, it is not generally available in normal stores, supermarkets,
etc., that type of thing You can purchase to eat on or off the premises,
the finest meats, cheese's,seafoods, etc., available in the world in this
particular location, very successful and very`enjoyable, both for the
residents and for the visitors in Los Angeles. This shows you,as you'll
see from the model,the actual configuration of the area of the Village and
this highlights the 250 ft. tower that will identify itself in three ways
in the park. 111, on top will be a multi -colored identification beacon, that
will have the ability to be seen from the expressway and surrounding areas
without throwing beams out of light, but identifying from inside from a
color standpoint. 112, is that we'll have a gondola, as you'll see on this
close-up of it, that's a rotating gondola, it carries 72 people at one time,
and it takes a three minutes cycle to go from the ground to the top and then
return. We provided a third highlight of this tower, would be a cargo
net ride in which two or three people would get into a carrier. They're
really computer controlled elevators, that carry you up to the top of the
tower and down. This is what the gondola looks like at one of the theme
parks in the country. You'll see that you have the opportunity to have
major corporate sponsorship of these towers. This tower is sponsored by
Eastern Airlines in a very subtle way you can see their identification and
colors, and this is a tower in operation. This is a European Tower, double
gondola going to the top its What we did was to show you what the
view would be,from the top of the tower, we took a series of photographs
from the helicopter stationary at this height and at this location. This
is the view of looking at Downtown Miami. This is what the visitor will
see from the top of the tower. This view is looking westward towards the
airport over the Miami Herald and the Omni buildings and over the Causeway.
This is a view looking north over one of the residential islands up toward
the Palm Bay Jockey Club area toward 79th Street. This is the view looking
eastward over the island, over the residential island, You can get the
dimension focus here of seeing how far the homes actually are from the
Island, by looking at the scale of where those homes sit and how far they
are. The park, itself would be on the lower right hand corner of the Island,
the left side that you see, left of the Causeway is developed for the marine
experiences and for the p3Ii(ing.This is a shot looking over Dodge Island down
towards Key Biscayne where they'll be able to see the cruise lines in operation
coming and leaving to the port. This shot shows you a plan where some
of the Chemed restaurants would be located along the water facing Dodge Island
on the lower right hand corner is a carousel,and the upper right hand corner
would be the cultural hall., a thousand feet cultural hall that we'll address our -
Selves to. This is the type of theme restaurant with an international flavor
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perhaps spOnsOred hy Central or South_American countr. Thia would be
the type Of entettaintbento the MariAchi Bands located within that theme
reataurant. Thia will he the type.of outdoor eating available to our
people, %it'll have 3,100 teats for food aerVice on the Island it all of
the cotplexea of over 50,000 sq,ft. of food space. This will be located
bear our tanade lake of about 3601:1 ati.ft. and this would he how it
would be looking °Vet the water in a very intimate pleasant landscaped
atmosphere. This shows you the. 'model area on tbe lower middle corner is
the carousel moving up to the fountain, this is the promenade. The the
on the upper left would he the Caribbean international theme, this is the
central part of the park ---- designed in Turn -of -the -Century theme
and it would have a large promenade for entertainment, the cultural hall
as you see above the carousel would he located there. The games area in
the upper left and the attractionsfor the youngsters.On the lower right
would be the tavern and the water -flume ride is in the right hand side
as we'll see in greater detail in just a minute. This is the rendering
of the Turn -of -the -Century area.On the left is the carousel, on the right
is the Turn -of -the -Century Tavern,the tavern will have its own entertain-
ment barber shop quartets and jazz and other entertainment similar to the
times. It will overlook both the Dodge Island area, the Carousel area, and
the other far side would he the flume area as you'll aee. This is the
type of carousel taken from one of the parks that the visitors. would see
at this period. This is again, shows the carousel, the Turn -of -the -Century
Tavern and you'll see the flume on the other side. If you were sitting in
the tavern looking out at the flume aide this would he the view of the
log flume coming down into the holding basin. This again, shows you
the location of the cultural hall, it's designed expandably to sit a
minimum of thousand people either standing up or sitting down. It will be
used both with planned entertainment and for the community use in theater
and other events. It's designed somewhat off of the Peacock Theater
in Tivoli. The addition to our theater would be that it would have a
canopy covering above it so that it can protect our people from inclement
weather during different periods of the year. You can see that depending
on the events,people can stand in it, you can expandable seating. This
shows you the areas when the seatings are put out so people can on very
informal basis sit around and watch the stage, adjacent to it are two-story
restaurants and on the far ground here you'll see on the second level people
are sitting having some lunch and enjoying the presentation. This is the
type of presentation for community areas, this happens to be high school or
a college wrestling or amateur sports, it would be put on during periods
of day for people to visit. This is the use of the facility at night, this
is community theater. We have in South Florida, second only, I think,
to California and New York, probably the greatest resource of amateur semi
professional theater talent and culturaltalent that really nas no place generally
speaking to exhibit themselves and one of the highlights of this area would
give to our community resources, to the various clubs and groups and associ-
ations, a place to exhibit to show to the community and to enjoy the
presentation ofvarious cultural events. This is an overview again, of the
promenade area in the left above the carousel was the location of the
cultural hall.In the upper right hand corner you'll see a large building
there, that is the IMEX Theater, that is a 500 seat indoor theater that can
be used for amateur and professional shows. It has a very unusual feature
in .two aspects. The size of the film presentation is on a six story screen,
60 x 90 ft. when you sit in this theater and you look at the special films
that are designed for this theater you get the feeling of sensation of notion,
travel, it's -very similar to other techniques, it's the most advanced in the
world, it's present in about a half a dozen locations throughout the United
States and one of the ongrowing attractions that our people will enjoy. The
third feature of this theater will be that it's going to be designed to have
stew light and laser shows, they're a new form of entertainment that are being
perfected in California that we anticipate bringing to Miami. We also hope, in
the entertainment in the park very similar to Tivoli, this is the Marching
Boys Band in Tivoli. Many of you who have grown up here remember,for example,
the pride that the community bad in the Miami Drum and Bugle Corp. We hope
to establish a similar type of activity and perhaps with developing the
projections of what our Miami Drum and Bugle Corp so thatour youngsters will be
-able to exhibit their skills throughout different periods of the park opening by
performing and narking throughout the park area tear to thia, This 4sone of
the finest honors. that a youngster could have. in Copenhagen ig to hecOMe a member
Of the Tivoli Marching Band. Tnis ts aphotograph- of the type fountain -we talked
about. The fountain that we have differs from thiAl hecauae inside
the fountain we art. going tO put a performing stage, in this, open promenade
area you will have inutile of this fountain a U4Set between entertainment that will
be performed free of coat to the viaitorg of the park. or. the atagel When the.
LA not in Use then the fountain is in operation and what you'll aee are the lights
and the water from the fountain.
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When the performance is in progress then the water
drops and the lights go off and the entettaittment goes on. You can see
the type of theme in the buildings that were housed, the arcades and gaffes
in the upper part of the photograph. This is a type of theme for the out=
door sides where you take very basic gates that people enjoy in different
parks, guess your weight, etc., you put them in a very appealing theme and
they look very attractive and they enjoy the experience. These are the
type of gardens that we plan on having. We'll have over a mile of walkways
within the Island,paths, promenades, and walkways. We envision that people
can spend on repeat visits enjoyabletimes in this area walking through the
park and enjoying the gardens, walking along the waterfront, the warps,
looking at the view. In general, having, bringing back the feeling of s town
square, having an opportunity to come to a place where one can see his
neighbors, enjoy the comfort and take advantage of other experiences, food,
shows, culture, etc., if he so desires. But it'll be a very interesting
pathsof experience for people. As I said, we'll be spending some $2,200,00C
in landscaping, garden, trees, and the like on the Island. This is a scene
showing the type of lighting, the parks cannot use neon lighting, they're
all done in an incandescent basis, they're very attractive, both for day-
time and for nighttime viewing. This is one of the features that we're
going to incorporate and that is the bilingual aspects of this park. This
is the design from Tivoli it uses the international symbols for first aide,
rest rooms, communications, information, etc., one of the highlight features
of our park will be the bilingual training of our thousand young employees,
also the signing and the sound will be both bilingual and multi-lingual, so
that visitors from the Central and South America, Europe, as well as the
United States will feel comfortable and be able to communicate, receive
directions, and information in their native language. This again, is the
central portion, we'll now go into the third theme area,which is the ride
and entertainment area, primarily along with the Children's World, that
we're going to develop here and this is theme in old Florida style. So the
first theme was Caribbean International in terms of architectural theme.
The second theme was Turn of the Century, and the third theme is Old Florida,
going back to the early periods of Florida, and Florida's history. This is
the type of circular rides that will be located within that park, you can
see they're put in very pleasing landscaping surroundings and well
designed. These are designed for primarily for youngsters, but as you can
see there, they're used by youngsters of all ages. This is one of the high-
lights of our Children's World. We are going to design here probably, what
we consider one of the finest, we're going to take the best experiences from
others, this is from Ontario, Place in Canada, it's a participation for
youngsters where they can involve themselves in the use of the facilities by
moving through them and enjoying the athletic experiences and the sports
experiences that they would gain in this type of area. This is a type of
attraction the slide, a very simple type of thing that large groups of
youngsters can use to enjoy themselves with. This is a sophistication of
what some of you may have played as a youngster, the King of the Mountain,
it's done on an inflated plastic type of thing, and it''s a participation type
of event for youngsters to use. This is, the cost in the Children's World
will be for those tots who cannot participate because of their young age will
be the standard circular rides for them, designed for the young kiddies.
We're going to have within our Children's World, a nursery feature or baby
sitting feature, so that couples and grandparents, if they want can leave
their children under supervision, where they're be trained in arts and crafts,
and entertained by trained professionals, while the parents or the grandparents
can visit the park for eating, for recreation, for shows, for marine experiences,
and we think this will be one of the highlights of enjoyment for our young
couples throughout the area and will provide a primary attraction, reason for
them to spend time there. This again, is a promenade area, the major attrac-
tion for the teenagers in terms of rides is the hurricane loop coaster, this
is the design of the loop coaster, it's acutally a half a monorail on
aluminum tracks that goes through a variety of turns and configurations,
including a 360 degree loop. This is one of the loops that are in existence
in California, very interesting about this ride, there is very little sensation
designed there dynamically, The real sensation is the visual sensation. The
gravity force, that means the force in which you enter the loop and you exit
the loop is about the same, and I had the experience one time in going on the
loop and the consultants asked me to close my eyes at the beginning of the
ride and not to open it til we ended the ride and to tell them when we were
in the loop. It was impossible for me to identify the time when we were in
the loop because the aeronautical design is so smooth that there is no sensation.
That helped me understand somewhat the space moon shots. I always wondered how
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the sensation of that type of expulsion through space what was the effect
upon people in the vehicle, and because of the design of gravity force
acid other things you begin to realize on a very stall scale why the
astronauts ate able to endure the sensations of that ride. This is a lead
into our Flagler Railway, which will be one of the highlights going through
the park. This is the original Miami Flagler Station. This is the original
Flagler train coming down about West Palm Beach, as we recall. This is
the architectural design of the Flagler Station. You'll notice on the
right, as it .passes near a Seminole Village areawhere we will have some
displays of the actual Seminole activities taking place. And, this is a
similar train in one of the parks that's existing, so you can see that it's
very easy to convert from our Flagler Railroad to existing things. This
again, is the Master Plan of the Island, it shows you what the configuration
is. Now to the right of the old Florida theme,if you'll look there's an
open passive area, that's basically a passive area which means that it's
designed for open air concerts, for forensics. We hope to have public
speaking, debating, etc., a different kiosk placed throughout this area, it
will hold thousands of people, it's a passive area where they can walk, sit,
rest, enjoy themselves without moving through the park and that area will
also be held for future expansion of adding additional attractions into
the park. It's about 5 acres and could ultimately be expanded on this side of
the Island to another 8 acres. This shows that area as projected with
possible design with two major attractions that we'll see later on. This
shows you that a close up of that area, showing a water rapids ride very
similar to what Miami had, how the Miami River used to be and another loop
coaster, a unique feature being designed now that would be an unusual
attraction. The adding of a third major theater and some other flat rides
for youngsters and eating facilities. This is what Miami River was, it
actually was a rapids at about the point of where Miami International
Airport is presently located and we hope to duplicate that and make it very
interesting. This would show the type of landing area where you would take
the rapids area and the type of environment in which it would be themed.
This shows the entrance into the cultural area, and this is the arts and
crafts bazaar, where we will highlight very unique international and national
arts and crafts in the form of showing how certain things are made, sell
the end products and provide both merchandise and entertainment at the same
time. To the right of this will be a two-story air museum and restaurant
overlooking the Chalk's Airline base and we hope to involve in the museum
the airlines that have their tradition in Miami, Eastern, National, Pan
American, and Chalk, and to make something unique and interesting, both in
1-a historical feature and in a food experience while they look out and
watch the seaplanes land and take off, perhaps take a ride and watch the
animation of Downtown Miami and Chalk's Airline. This is the other feature
as you move into the crafts area, the front pavilion would be for such
things as country music, square dancing, and other types of activities,
attendant to the era of Old Florida. Now, this is a theme of the architecture
of the different booths and merchandise activities within this area. This
is a rendering showing the other side, you'll notice at all times we take
an advantage of the Cruise Port of Downtown Miami as the visitors walk
through the park they can see the wonderful scences of Miami and enjoy both
the reality of Miami and part of its theme past, present, and future. This
is the type of entrance into this area that exists in other parks where you
have arts and crafts, village done in the woods basically. These are the
type of events that would take place from spinning to blacksmith activity,
glass,weaving, and sale, and this gives you the overall view again looking
at the arts and crafts area It'll have some food experience, where you can
have fast food, and then behind it, sit down on a shoreline, there will be
layered areas where people can just sit and rest and look at Downtown Miami
and Dodge Island. We've used the waterfront as a passive area all around
the Island so people can sit on benches, on the grass, on walkways, on paths
promenades, and restaurants, in shops, and enjoy the animation of the Bay,
of the boating, of Dodge Island, and watching Downtown Miami. This shows
you how the park will look at night. This is similar, this is the Tivoli
Shop, it shows you how the lighting can be very subdued around it, the
interior lighting is one of the theaters in Tivoli and their tavern
building , and all of the lighting is thrown inside of the park as you'll
see, and the subdued lighting is carried around the park. This is the type
of lighting along the waterways and along the shoreline areas that make it
very attractive and very delightful, No neon all incandescent lighting.
This is the type of interior lighting for your promenades and walkways.
Now, that ends the first section of what we wanted to do and we thought now
that we would shift to the economic status and then go to the model for any
questions after that. The Commission and the press have been furnished with
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all of these chatts.and with other exhibits, and ao we'll tun through
that very quickly, and if there are any questions later the Consultants
will be happy to addresa it to it. The left hand column shows the source
of the financing for the project. The source will be the $551000,000.
bond issue and from the bond issue proceeds $9,500,000 is held in reserves
for debt service,ittterest, and contingencies, $1,800,000 are the expenses
of the issuance. The net proceeds for construction from the bond issue
is $43,600,000. Prot the time that the money is received by the City
and put into interest bearing accounts until all the money has been spent
the money in the bank would earn about $3,600,000 and therefore the City
would have available for construction $47,300,000. The right hand side
shows how the $47,300,000 Would be allocated. The marinas and supporting
services on shoreline, etc., would be $3,200,000. The park complex, itself
will be $29,000,000. The parking service and access roads will be $1,800,000.
The bridges for pedestrian and vehicular access would be about $3,000,000.
The Japanse Gardens and Entertainment outside of the park, not inside of
the park will be close to $1,000,000. The new Chalk's Airline Terminal is
$265,000. The new Heliport $328,000. Utilities $940,000. The permits and
performance bonds with governmental approval is about $700,000. The design
fees, engineering studies, interior design, decor, theming , and all of the
services needed about $4,000,000. The construction management and general
conditions, encompassing everything related to the development of the Island
about $3,000,000 for a total of about $47,300,000. These projections have
been developed and reviewed by the design team and have been refined and up-
dated as recently as yesterday. This is a projected backup and breakdown for
how the attendance is projected for Watson Island, again you'll see that the
local resident is broken down to Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, those are
the percentages of each area that would attend the park on a regular basis.
In the lower right hand corner you'll see 1,000,000 sub -total from Dade,
Broward, Palm Beach, and Florida: 33% from Dade, 20% from Broward, Plam
Beach Counties, 2% from the rest of Florida. The tourists are broken down
the same way, 30% from Dade County, 13% from Broward, Palm Beach, and 5%
from the rest of the tourists who are in Florida. About 2,000,000 tourists,
about 3,000,000 attendance in the average year. This is a projected
operating expense statement for Watson Island it shows the projected
attendance. It shows the estimated gross revenue by categories broken down
as the gate charges in parking, rides, food, merchandise,arcades, and games,
then their sub -total from that we've substracted the estimated cost of goods
for food, for merchandise, and for games, and that leaves us with the
estimated net revenue, and the operating expenses from which are deducted
the labor costs, entertainment, overhead, and a variety of other expenses
as set forth in the other charts that have been presented to you. And, it
shows basically the net operating income available after all of the expenses
and the percentage of the operating income as the gross revenue. This is the
break even chart which shows that even though we're estimating 3,000,000 people in
the average year, it shows how we arrive at the break even,that in order to
break even the park only needs 1,800,000 visitors a year, that's about 6,000
visitors a day. 1,800,000 visitors to Watson Island can compare to the present
rate of visitors to Omni which is about 15,000,000 people a year. So, if we
drew 10%, about 10% of what's presently drawn to Omni in number of people the
Island would break even in terms of its economic basis. And, it uses the test
of debt service , fixed cost, and expenses. This again, is a shot of the
model and we'll go briefly to the model and then to any questions that the
Commission might have.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Fine, thank you for a thorough presentation. Is
there anything else you want to add?
Mr. Fine; Yes, I'd just like to point out to the Commission that what ...
done is through the slides and through the model as shown to the community and
committed to the community to develop the Island in a way that everybody can
see and understand , and you'll see that from the visitors from the residential
Island complete visual barriers of the Island by the use of landscaping and
trees you can see the ,.. of the berm areas, landscaping, Ponte Vecchio Bridge,
the three theme areas, the International Caribbean Village, Turn of the
Century Promenade, both Florida from the loop coaster to the bazaar and the
arts and crafts area, the Chalk Airlines, the Heliport, the new visitors
tsarina, the area for water activities, the visitors marina on the west side
of the island, the existing Rawl. Yacht Club, and the existing outboard Club,
as well as the road pattern, people coming off the highway onto the island and
over the pedestrian and into the area , ,
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Mayor 'erte: fit. Fine, the Heiipott5 where is that going to be?
Mt. Fine: the Heiipott is located on the. west side of the island,
Mayor Ferre: Where?
Mr. Fine: (INAUbIBLE i COMMENT MADE OPP THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Terre: I see, ok.
Mr. Reboso: Mr. Pine, do you have anything oriented to the people from
Latin America, Epanigh, Latin American theme or something?
Mr. Pine: The thening of the entertainment and design of the Caribbean
International Village is bi -cultural.
Mayor Terre: Well, where is the Caribbean..:'
Mr. Fine: This area falls from here all the way down here is the Caribbean
International Village, it's themed for Latin and European and Ethnic and
cultural background. The entertainment is all bicultural. The language
the and all the activities are bi-cultural. The very extensive and
heavy concentration both for the Latin cultural that we have here and our
desire to increase the attractions from Latin America .... (REST OF STATEMENT
UNINTELLIGIBLE AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE).
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Fine, is it true that the Mayor has volunteered to test
the loop?
Mayor Ferre: .. . Ronnie, what's all this stuff that you have down here,
is that...under the table, is that where the stadium , water stadium, what—
ever it's called?
Mr. Fine: This
Mayor Ferre: I
Mr. Fine: This
is the design plan as will be originally developed.
see.
is what we contemplate in the original design.
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Fine: What we've done is. to plan the expansion of the Island, project
for you as to how we would expand without activities on the Island.
Mayor Ferre: That is not included in the $55,000,000...
Mr. Fine: That is not included, that's correct.
Mayor Ferre: ... nor is that.
Mr. Fine: That's correct.
Mayor Ferre: And, just for the record, how much would the Marine Stadium
aspect of it cost?
(MR. FINE COMMENT MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: A million... is that all for that stadium? How many seats?
Mr. Fine: 4,000 seats.
Mayor Ferre: It's got to more than a million,.. how much did our Marine
Stadium cost, J. L.,for one... our big stadium?
Mr. Plummer: I can't answer that.
Mayor Ferre; That coated around what 5,6 million dollar, 3 million?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: I see,.. I don't understand how you can have a water ski show
is that limited space, is that possible?
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Mt. Fine: Yes, What We've done is ,..
Mayor Ferret Short skiis...?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUNt COMMENTS MADE OFF THE 1'UBLtC RECORD)
Mayor Ferret What? you can actually have a water ski show in that in
that limited space?
Mt. Pine: Absolutely. Cypress. Gardens right now uses less space than
that ...
Mayor Ferre: Ok. How about this other area where you have another ride,
is that...?
Mr. Fine: That's what the ride to the river rapids run, around here two
rides within this area and another designed to climb the loop coaster.
Mayor Ferre: And, how much will that cost, that expense?
Mr. Fine: That was about another $4,000,000.
Mayor Ferre: Ok.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD.)
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Any other questions?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, the only question, Mr. Fine, would you give me an idea
as to the capacity of the Marine facilities which will be available to the
public. If I understood you correct, this area here will be available to
the public for the purposes of monthly and yearly rentals, whereas opposed
the other side will be for the transient people who will be,just be visiting
the park.
Mr. Fine: We anticipate the majority of visits to the Island by boat will
be small boats and therefore the small boat marina is located on the west
side of the island for one primary reason that the total development of
this island we have not had to use any . We've used the existing
depth of the water now . We don't disturb the subwater base at all...
Mayor Ferre: Even for this Marina? (repeated)
Mr. Fine: Including this Marina, there's no dredging at all. We have no
environmental requirement to do any dredging at all . We will not disturb the
subsurfacs eebecause the existing depth here,as I recall. is about 13 or 14 ft.
a.
Mayor Ferre: Ok.
Mr. Plummer: What will the capacity be of additional boat slips to the public?
Mr. Fine: This has the capacity to handle 150 large hoats. It could b.e subdivided
into smaller boats for more capacity if we so determine. The initial capacity of a
small boat marina would be 200 boats and that can b.e doubled,and perhaps tripled.
Mr. Plummer: Thank you.
Mr, Fine: In addition to that we will have the marina facilities in the club
they can be In fact we can in the future have the opportunity
to have total marina facilities, completely surrounding the area.
Mayor Ferre: You're not, you're not anyway touching on that subject, so that
these respective boat clubs want to come with the plan of expanding ,.,
Mr. Fine; That's correct.
Mayor Ferre; ,,, for public purposes► that can be done,
Mir, Plummer; In your model, does it, maybe I'm a little off, but is the
Yacht Club relocated ?
lr, Fine; Yes, it is, The building area is being relocated here, and we've
elongated „,service area for their yachts to park along the shoreline, in this
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area here. SO, w.etve taken theta froth toughly abut here Where their building
is and relocated the buildings here overlooking the watet,
Mr, Plummer: At Whose expense?
Mr, Pine: ... we have it planned at the project s expenses
carried in the budget.
Mr. Plummer: And, the Outboard Club will stay where it is presently?
Mt. Fine: Within both of these areas there will be theming of the buildings,
landscaping added and we'll have a completely different environmental appearance
than it has now, even though the structure of the building facilities will
be the same.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Further questions,
Mrs. Gordon: Yes,...
Mayor Ferre: Mrs, Gordon.
Mrs: Gordon: On the clubs,Mr. Fine,
occupancy?
Mr. Fine: Ye
Mrs. Gordon:
Rev. Gibson:
to another?
s, they will.
Commencing it
Did you make
Mr. Fine: Yes, sir, we did.
will they be paying for their
with normal return....?
any provision for boat riding from one point
Rev. Gibson: I didn't get that.
Mr. Fine: Yes, I'd like to re-emphasize that; we've developed the water
transport terminal at this point...
Rev. Gibson: I see.
Mr. Fine: ... it would house those boats- that would ferry people back and forth
to different areas . The ferry shown is going to run from Dodge Island to
Watson Island. It will give us the opportunity to attract 1,100,000 passengers
more to take place on that Island. Those people have an average of about 4 hours
a day to do nothing. We hope that what we'll do is by getting them over here
befute-ur atter tney leave they won't have enough time to visit tae waole park f,:.
and they will have overnight destination. Both the travel agents and the cruiselinet
have indicated to us that they will sell packages that will have at least one day
overstay in Miami. Over SU% of the people that use the cruise ships now do not
stay in Miami, because there's no distination attraction to hold them, and one of
the things that we're confident about is that we'll be able to create this over-
night attraction so people might come down a day or two before they take the cruise
or stay a day or two after they leave.
Rev. Gibson: I see, that answers my question.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, further questions. Anything else, Mr. Grassie?
Mr. Grassie: I'd like John Gilchrist to speak to the question of the time-
table for this project just a minute, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Gilchrist.
Mr. Gilchrist: Mr. Mayor, and Commissioners, the reason for this presentation
day is a compliance on the part of the Diplomat World Enterprise.
Mayor Ferre: You better speak louder, to do what, a compliance?
Mr. Gilchrist; This is a compliance with the agreement between the City and
Diplomat World Enterprises which required thew to come back before the
Commission within 180 days, We signed the contract with the in November 11,
in 77,and they_were specifically asked to come before the Commission to present
it here and ask the Cowmission for approval of the design concept, that Is tie pl.anni.ng
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concept as it's been presented and the economic feasibility.
Mayor Ferre: Andy we need to have a ibotion then to that extent?
Mr. Gilchrist: Yes, I believe so.
Mayor Ferre: So, basically what we're doing here so that the metnbers of
the public understand is we're specifically addressing two things, the
design concept and the economic feasibility.
Mr. Gilchrist: That's correct.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, anybody else want to speak? Alright, at this time
before I recognize the members of the various Islands that wish to speak
I'd like to just for the record submit a letter which you all have in front
you dated April 26th, from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, signed by
Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. and R. A. Goode, which as you can see basically says
that they have polled their members and the poll substantially supports the
project and then on April 5th,the Chamber Board Governors approved the
recommendation of the New World Center Action Committee that positively
endorse the project. I see Lester Freeman in the audience, he may want to
expand on that. Secondly, we have a letter here from Richard E. Briggs,
Executive Director of the Marine Council, which says that the Marine
Council wishes to commend the Diplomat Enterprises on its imaginative
for Watson, and we are in accord with the marina aspects of the plan and
urge the City to accept the proposal, and lastly, but to me, perhaps, the
most important is that we have Herb Lee Simon, who is Chairman of our
Citizen's Committee for Development of Watson Island, and the reason I say,
most important is because Herb has been dedicating the last three years
a tremendous amout of time to this and he's got his committee, he also got
a favorable vote recommending it, You have a memorandum dated April 10th,
Butwhat 1 think is most important is that you have before You a packet which
has the personal comments of each member of the committee, starting with
Guillermo Bermello, and then right on through Decker, Kenneth Friedman, Glenn
Goerki, Kolisch, Joffre, Rayne, etc., etc. Now, the reason I take time to
point it out is because these people, supposedly, and I hope that this is
the case, do not represent the business community, do not represent the
marinacommunity, do not represent any special interest group, but represent
a cross section of this City of Miami, doctors, dentists, real estate people,
housewives, youth advocates, women advocates. I think it's a fairly well
balanced committee Herb,and I want to take special effort to commend both
you and your committee►for not only your dedication, but to the thoroughness
of these comments, which I personally and I'm sure the rest of the Commission
have read and I would like for you to express to your committee how grateful
we all are for the effort and time that this took. Alright, before we turn
to the Hibiscus and Palm Island Group, is there anybody who wants to speak
now? Herb, would you like,,,,yes, ok, go ahead.
Mr. Simon: I know that means make it very short. The packet that you have
in front of you, say is representative of the Citizens Committee, which you
appointed, which we trust is representative of the citizens of Miami , and
as you will see there, although we had an overwhelming"yes" vote for
proceeding with the project, there were some reservations in the committee
members minds, as there are of course►in some of yours. All of these reserva-
tions were resolved at a meeting that we had this week with Mr. Fine and
Mr. Gilchrist, at which time we saw this model. We had not seen this before,
although we' d seen the presentation .And such things as the landscaping, it's
been done here, especially the landscaping which one of our members in partic-
ular who was, I believe,the only "no" vote in there, in your packet, he was last
year President, I thought this would b.e interesting to you, last year he was
President of Miami Beach Real Estate Broker, Board of Realtors, he is currently
President of Miami Beach Talcpayers Association, he is a member of many other
Beach and Island Organizations, and day before yesterday, after the meeting
with Mr. Fine and seeing the model, having his questions answered, he said.
that,"all of his reservations were resolved, he would change his "no" vote
to "yes" and he feels that if the other members of the various groups that
he represents could see this model that they would do the same , so I wish
you God speed and full speed ahead, "
Mrs, Gordon; Who is that ferbie, who is that?
Mr, , Simon; Ramon Fisch,
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Mayor Ferre; Alright, anything else? Alright, Mt. Ratner and ladies, how
many speakers did you nettle on?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COI fl T)
Mayor Eerie: Alright.... well, we'll ... Now, how long would you like to
have? One minute? Dw.o minutes, ... . , Alright, Mts. Shubin go ahead.
Mrs. Shubin. Mt. Mayor, t etnb..ers of the Commission, I atn Florence Shubin,
President of Save Watson Island, Incorporated ,an organization composed of
persons from Dade County opposed to the development of Watson Island into
an amusement park, and therefore are opposed to the plans of Diplomat
World Enterprises presented to you today. We not only , protest
the distruction of the environment of Watson Island as it is, a beautiful
unspoiled Island in Biscayne Bay, given to Miami by the State of Florida
as a free park area for the publicy,but we also protest the damage a
commercial park would do to the Bay itself and to the surrounding communities
that would be directly affected by traffic, air, and noise pollution. We
protest for the people of Miami, the tax burden that will fall upon them
if the park is a failure and the tax burden on all of Dade County if it is
a success,and additional highways and bridges have to be built to support
it. We wish to go on record as being opposed to any plans for the develop-
ment of Watson Island into an amusement park, and hereby put you on notice
that we have not abandoned the fight to save Watson Island, but rather than
we have engaged an attorney and intend to pursue this with legal action.
Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
Ms. Dobrin: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, I appreciate the privilege of letting
us speak. I'm Lois. Dobrin. I am President of the Venetian Island Improve-
ment Association. I've lived in Dade County for 53 years. My husband was
one of the earliest physicians here. He has recently retired, and when I'm,
on the point, the gentleman that preceded me said that -I believe it was the
Mayor,who said that doctors had endorsed Watson Island. Well, if you go on
a head count more physicians live on the Venetian Islands than any other one
locale due to the fact that it's equal distance between all the city's
hospitals, so I think that,I can't speak for them immediately, but I speak,
particularly,we have 600 single families owners who are members of the
Venetian Island Improvement Association, and a good part of them are on
San Marco and Biscayne Island which are legal entities of the City of Miami,
some of them are present today. There are 60 new co-op's that do not belong
to our association in the Sand Piper Villas, who appealed last week to our
organization to help them save Watson Island, that's just parenthetical.
I'm going to speak for one minute on the crowding of the area. I know you have
heard a great deal about all the charms, all the money, all the hoopla that
this project is going to undertake, but have you ever realized one thing?. -.Last
night when I thought, how in the world can I convince Commissioners, who are
so set on this project to reconsider. I was reading a new book called, Losing
Ground by a Professor of Political Science from John Hopkins University",
and he made a statement backed up by U.N. Figures, that,the population of
the world has reached such a stage that it is shocking . The population of
the world took one billion people three billion years to come to that
situation, that was in 1830 . Since then in 100 years we went to two billion,
15 years we went to three billion. By 1990, we will be four billion people.
Do you realize what that means, the crowding of this world, the crowding of
the coastlines which have become the desirable place for all human beings
to go to? I want to know whether you as intelligent leaders of our community
are going to leave a name for yourselves that will not be very elegant if you
are going to add to this great crush of pollution of a pardise that God and
the State of Florida gave to us in the name of Watson Island, and I beg you
to reconsider what you're doing to the area. (applause)
Mayor Ferre; Thank you. Mr. Ratner?
Mr. Ratner; I'm Nat Ratner, a past President of the Palm Star Hibiscus Island
Property Owners Association. Not since the founding of the City of Miami in
1896 has the City ever put forth a project of this scope, $55,000,000 without
submitting it to a vote of the people of the City of Miami, (applause) This is
no routine budget item at all., This is a remarkable project, certainly the
City, the people who have to pay the utility tax and even al.l the people in
Dade County because we really are one area in truth and in economic fact, and
if the City has a problem here,and if the City goes bankrupt because of it,
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the test of us in Metro will have to bail the City out, but at least at
a hinithuth, let the voters. of the City of Miami have this matter on the
ballot and let theft) decide and let them use their fiscal common sense, it's
their property which is involved, it's their pocketbook which is involved,
and I truly think that you ihust let the voters of the City have a voice
in this matter. I happen to be a,..
Mayor Ferre: Nat, I don't mean to interrupt you, but that's not the
purpose of our discussion today now, I'm going to allow you to go ahead
and make that presentation. You know, we've discussed that same theme
before and the Commission hasvoted on it. Now what we're here to do is
to either approve or disapprove this design and the economic, you know,I
just want to remind you of that, of course, you can say anything you want.
Mr. Ratner: first I feel obliged to the compliment, Ronnie Fine
and his group on their design concept, it's getting better and better,
frankly it's brillantly done. They have a good track record and a good
background, and the design concept is brillant, and I don't intend to rain
on their parade or throw rocks at any of the design aspects of it, or of the
developers who I think are excellent let us, use a logical approach,
if we are going to have a theme park in Miami, don't all of us in this room
want that theme park to be in the best location for that theme park wherever
that is? And, I'm not saying where it is. But we all want it in the very
best location. Now, have we made a study of the possible locations that
the theme park might go in? Have we made a study for instance, of the
possibility of putting it at the foot of Flagler Street in Bayfront Park,
where 20,000 people who work in Downtown Miami can walk across the street
in the afternoon or during their lunch hour and enjoy and use the facilities
of the park, where the shoppers, Latin and Tourist, and visitors alike, who
come to Downtown Miami can walk across the street, where we have gaint
parking garages, you've got a 7-story parking garage in the building at
1 Biscayne, which is unused in the evenings and on weekends where a theme
park would do most its business during that time, you've got a 10-story
parking garage next to the Ferre Building on Biscayne Boulevard, you've got
existing parking garages adjacent to Miami -Dade County Junior College, and
all those garages are vacant at night, they're vacant during the weekends.
Greater Miami could become alive at night and on weekends if this. project
were put in Bayfront Park.or if it were put in Bicentennial Park. And you
know the Chinese have a saying,"to make a mistake and not admit it is then
to have made the second mistake". And, everybody in this room at one time
or another has made a mistake of one kind or another and the wise among
us admit it. Can it be that there are better locations than this one and
they've not been studied? I'm reminded of the study that was done that
resulted in Jet Portsite 14 being recommended. They considered some 38
possible sites. They narrowed it down to 14. They narrowed it down to 9,
then 3, then 1. We didn't do that here at all. Instead, in advance, the
powers that be decided well, Watson Island should be developed, let's see
what we can shoehorn into Watson Island, and that's the wrong approach. The
approach should be the reverse of that on both counts. The approach should
be where is the best location for the amusement park, or the theme park , and
secondly, what's the hest use, whatever that may be for Watson Island? For
instance, maybe the best use might be for a Blimp Base, or Marinas, or Open
Space, or Japanese Gardens, for most of the things that are there now in the
way that they're there now. One bad thing about this particular location is
that the expansion options trouble me very much, you know, the Port of Miami
was to have occupied 100 acres only. It was to be fully landscaped when it
was built and the ships were not to blow their boilers or their stacks to cause
pollution. What happened? It's now not only explanded to 300 acres, that's
not enough they want to add another 200 acres, Lummus Island, they never
landscaped it. Where is the landscaping on that Port? And, the pollution
from the smoke snacks is such that we end up with it all over our islands,
we're down wind of it, as is Downtown Miami. And, that's another area of
great concern that worries all of us here. I could say an awful lot more but
we do have other speakers. If you can find it in your heart or mind to give
each one of it even 60 seconds, I'd like to have Mike Rappaport come up for
that period of time, and then...
Mayor Ferre: Nat, I'm really sorry, we have a very, very tough agenda this
morning. With all due respects to all of the ladies and gentlemen that are
here, I haven't heard one new sentence expressed, one new thought, what you've
all aai:d, I sympathize with, I understand what your problem is, but frankly
there hasn't anything new been said, and we really have to move along, so unless
somebody has something new that they want to add, alright, sir, if you have
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sosething new that you want to add we'll be happy to listen to you, eiren
though I repeat, this. is riot a public hearing. You have to go to the
Microphone, and your name attd addrei.$pleas:e. Nat, can we have your
address?
(RACkGROt COMMENT)
Mayor Ferre: ... Hibiscus $rive, ok.
Mr. Rappaort: Right. My name is Mike Rappaport and I lute at 121 East
3rd Court, Hibiscus Island, also. My question would be to you gentlemen
and to the Council, you have a figure of $55,000,000 ...
Mayor Ferre: Right,
Mr. Rappaport: that you're working on now. Now you have a question
of a proposed monorail to link up with the Rapid Transit System, how many
more dollars are you, you know, approving, because you're giving a blank
check here?
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Rappaport, I can answer that one real quick. We are tot
at all considering any proposals of Rapid Transit or anything else at this
time. That was just something that Mr. Fine was talking about in the future.
Mr. Rappaport: Well, it would seem that their might be a better site,sir,
with all due respect, it might include the Rapid Transit System and give
access to more people, thereby making your theme park which is a great idea
more of a possible success and even more revenue for the City •Where you are
here you've got to expand, you're going to have to go east or north, you
can't go into a ship channel. You're talking about 5 acres set aside for
future development of 90 acres, which you're developing right up front, you've
gotto go into your parking, you're cutting yourselves off before you even
start, if you got a great success, where are you going to go? At least,
in Bayfront Park, you can go north or south or up by the Omni, you've got
unlimited potential. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, Mr. Rappaport. Alright, are you going to add
something new? ...0k.
Ms. Donnelly: My name is Elizabeth Donnelly. I live on 5480 N. Bay Road,
and Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, I appreciate you letting me speak. I think
it would be a jewel in your crown if you declare Watson Island a national
monument for your fellow man ...
Mayor Ferre: Right.
Ms. Donnelly: ... with air to spare with no building, just to improve the
entire island landscaping. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Ms. Donnelly, thank you. Alright, ladies and gentle-
men, at this point now, I think we've really come to a conclusion after two
hours. Do you have to say it? Alright. Ok.... Alright, dear, come on up,
are you going to say something new that we haven't heard now?.. That's alright.
Ms. Walker: My name is Dottie Walker and I live at 28 West San Moreno Drive.
I only have to ask you one queston. Concerning the noise, you put up a
sound barrier, you say of 30 ft. for the traffic coming by, now how high
above that sound barrier does your rides,your loop rides go and the screaming
that goes with it?..•Your top of your loop is 20 ft., it's only 20 ft. from
the top to bottom ground?,,.You're telling me then that the sound barrier of
the road being raised above it will prevent the sound coming across the water
is that what you're trying to tell me?
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: Well, we're not here on a debate now, so.., ok.
Ms, Gilbert: I think the main problem,.. Can you hear me?
Mayor Ferre; Yes, we need your name and we need your address,
Ma, Gilbert; Sandra Gilbert, at 22 West San Moreno Drive. I think the meior
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problefn and your presentation is quite beautiful and if the park is
landscaped like you have explained it it Will be quite beautiful, But
MA problem is w.e have homes very close to out park With tremendous
investments and I don't think if you had the investment in your home that
most of us have in butt you would like a large light shine in your back
Window or you would like to hear screaming roars from the roller coaster
when you're entertaining your quest on the veranda . So this is our
problem. We are concerned with the light and the noise that will cote
from your park. And, I think if you could assure us in some way and we
had some guarantee that this light would not be shining across the Bay
into our living rooms and dining rooms, and if you could assure us that
we wouldn't have a tremendous noise factor that would , you know, be
disconcerting, I think it would alleviate a lot of the problems of the
Venetian Islands.
Mayor Ferre: Ronnie, you want to maybe address that?
Mr. Fine: I'd like to, I'd like to just relate that the beacon light is an
internally litbeacon. It's not a throwing light beacon, so we will not be
throwing any light off of the island. It will be just an internally lit
beacon. Number two is the sound studies show that the existing traffic on the
Causeway today creates more noise than anyproposed element of the develop-
ment, itself, so we feel very comfortable that in addition to the buffers
that we're going to create for light and sound and visibilitythat there
won't be any increased discomfort to the Island owners and we hope that it will be
an advantage to them in terms of their visual perspective of the Island.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now I really find it hard to believe that's only
20 ft. high, the top of that ride.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: I see. I understand. Ok. Alright, thank you very much
ladies and gentlemen. Now,.. what's the will of this Commission? What we're
here to do is either approve or disapprove of the design as presented 111,
and 112, the economic studies presented. Is there a motion?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I look at this morning as a matter of routine. It's
not a matter ,...
Mayor Ferre: No,sir , didn't you hear what Mr.... were you out of the room
when Mr. Gilchrist explained that? The contractual obligation that we have
signed...
Mr. Plummer: ... yes, I understand, but what I was getting to, the point
some of the people and some of the people of the media have a feeling that,
you know, today is the day , payroll day, and either it's a yes or no. I
don't look at it that way. In my estimation, this project was yes or no the
day that we selected a developer. Now, as far as I'm concerned, it is a
go item, as far as I'm concerned I'm very, very well impressed with this
presentation here today, even the opponents have made that point, that it was
well presented, and I, Mr. Mayor, if you wish, a motion of acceptance of this
plan. I offer such a motion.
Mayor Ferre: Now, does that include both the design and economic report, J.L.?
Mr. Plummer: Well, I'm sure not in a position to argue with the economic
report. I accept it as presented.
Mayor Ferre: Alright. is there a second to the motion? The design as
presented,in other words, that we accept the design and the report...
Mr. Reboso: Second.
Mayor Ferre: and there's a second on the motion.
Mr. Plummer: And, under discussion, Mr. Mayor, I hope that my motion today
in accepting the plan doesn't give anyone the idea and surely not me that this
plan is etched in concrete, that it is not a plan that doesn't have some
flexibility. That if the developers feel that there is something that they
would like to have a small or change in, or the City feels that there should
be change, that there is not that flexibility built in, that it's not etched
in concrete, We accept this as an initial, but,yas , it is a viable, blend!
able type of thing.
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Mayor Fette: rather Gibson?
Rev, Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I think. I understand what Cotitttissioner Plutttaer
is saying, but I Want this for the record, It'•s. a flexible plan, and
subject to change if and only if, it is in the best interest of the
people, not in the best interest of the developer, but in the best interest
Of the people. I want to take sure, that's different.
Mr. Plummer. Well, Father, let rite also, because maybe what I didn't say
I gust figured would be inferred, and that is that any change would
definitely have to cone back before this Coiittniss.ion.
Mayor Ferre: That's written in the contract.
Mr. Plummer: Well, ok, so I'm saying that,...
Mayor Ferre: Any changes have to come back to us. My only comment Mr. Fine
is that both in the drawings and very specially in this model that we have
before us there is a heavy indication of landscaping. Now, you and I both
know that it's very difficult to ... there's landscaping and landscaping,
Now you put in a three year tree if you're talking about black olive, for
example, or you can put in a 10-year tree and there's a world of difference
between them. Now, your indication is that of a fairly lush environment
in both drawings and itt this model.You also showed us slides and you used
Tivoli Gardens a lot. Now, we both know that in northern climates during
the spring and summer there's a tendency for a lot of lush vegetation. In
the subtropics, that's a little bit harder to achieve. Now, we also said
that their was 2.2 million dollars to be spent in that. That's a lot of
money, but as compared to what? And, as spent how? Because over an 86
acre island, 2.2 million dollars in trees is not very much. So, I think
that, on the record, I want to just make this statement, that you have
an obligation and a commitment, which I think is going to be very, very
difficult to live up to and I just want to make sure that that's clearly
understood.
Mr. Fine: Mr. Mayor, the landscaping consultants have tentatively set forth
a growing plan, where on the day of funding we -would have a two year spread.
We would begin to buy, purchase, and grow the landscaping for the island, so
that we anticipate that within the two to three year period that we can
assure ourselves that the model can be substantially in effect.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, anything else?
Rev. Gibson: I just would, ... this is not a... I hope those landscaping
consultants will do a better job in this project than they did in African
Square. The inference is New York fellowsdon't know one doggone thing
about South Florida. (applause) Ok? I just put that for the record.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, further discussion? If not, call the roll please.
The preceding motion introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded
by Vice Mayor Reboso was passed by a unanimous vote. SAID MOTION WAS
DESIGNATED MOTION NO. 78-259 . SEE LATER CONFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 78-302.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
2. DISCUSSION OF STATUS OF SEVERANCE PAY FOR FISCAL YEAR
1977-1978.
Mayor Ferre: We're now on item #B, which is the first report on the status
of severance pay for Fiscal Year 1977-78, Mr. Manager?
Mr. Grassie: This is a first regular report,Mr. Mayor and members of the
City Commission following the budget discussions we concluded approximately
three months ago, Before I ask Mr. Gary to come to the microphone, I'm going
to allow a little hit of time for the displays to be cleared.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS )
Mayor Ferre; Mr. Manager, we're on item #B,
Mr. Grasste; Somebody hag got my copy already.
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(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor F'ette: .., Mt. Grassie?
Mt. Grassie: Mt. Mayor and „tett►hers. of the City Commission; at the
conclusion of the budget process -for this year the City Commission asked
that on a quarterly basis we return to you and report on a specific item
within that budget which was: the estiflations trade by the City with regard
to the need for severance pay, and it is that question and with that
report that our Budget Management Director, Howard Gary is here to address.
Mr. Gary: Good Morning, Commissioners.. In your package, your agenda
package, you should see a letter from Dr. Harvey Hendrickson, dated April
20, 1978, to the Honorable Joseph Grassie. In sutmary,in that letter
Dr. Hendrickson projects that out of the approximately two trillion dollar's
budget for severance pay we will spend approximately 1.7 million dollars,
which will result in a $300,000 surplus. We worked closely with Dr.
Hendrickson in providing the information and we concur with this report.
Now, just to give you some, you know, facts on severance pay as we've
experienced it today. We've had approximately 258 people leave the employ-
ment of the City from October 1st to April 8th, of those 258, the significant
reductions or severances have occurred in the Police Department which have
totalled 83. The Fire Department which has totalled 33. Parks and Recreation
31, Solid Waste 29. Now,of the 258 people leaving the City, 82 of them were
due to retirement. We did a projection that was separate and apart from
Dr. Barry's.and our calculations we are within the same range as Dr. Barry's.
Now, the way we did this calculation or at least the data that was used
was based upon pretty much the discussion that occurred during the budgetary'
process of last year, that is,we had to collect data over a 5-year period
and we charted out the trends. Now, the trends for the last 5-years have been
pretty much similar. The severance pay begins to increase during the last
part of December, heightens out during the second quarter, decreases a little
bit in the third quarter and levels off in the fourth quarter. Now, in the
resolution that was passed by the City Commission there were two priorities
that were given for the use of severance pay. The first priority was to
fund four police officers that were originally proposed to be funded under
C.E.T.A. The second priority was to fund four firefighters, which were also
proposed to be funded under C.E.T.A. and a third priority was to allocate
the balance to essential services., namely police, fire, and sanitation. Now,
in terms of the $300,000. The four police officers positions will cost us
approximately $37,000. The four firefighters positions will cost us approxi-
mately $21,000. It is also suggested that $140,000 of this amount be used
for the new fire recruit class. ... The new fire recruit class. Now the reason
for this is that during the allocation of salary savings the system by which
we allocate this amount changed from the previous year, whereby the Fire Depart-
ment was required to save $140,000 more than they had the previous year. By
doing that, would have eliminated the Fire Department having the opportunity
to establish a new recruit class so that they could fill those vacancies
that occur as a result of retirements and other severances. Taking those
three items aswell as $54,000 for holiday pay which the Fire Department left
out of their budget would cost us $252,323.00. Now, if it's decided to use
those funds from the severance pay surplus we would have a net balance of
approximately $47,677.00 remaining in the severance, $47,000 approximately
remaining in the severance pay account. That's the end of my report....Now,
I think if I may, there is another item on the agenda, I think, that relates
to a letter submitted by me to Joseph Grassie, outlining the budget problems
that we are confronted with .Excuse me one second. Instead of going on to
another item, I'd like to at this time have some comments from Dr. Hendrickson,
who we worked together with.
Mr. Plummer: How about some comments from Commissioners,Mr. Gary?
Mayor Ferre: Well, we're going to get to that in a moment after Dr. Hendrickson
.., has whatever he has to say. Doctor, if you'll forgive us for interrupting
that delicious midmorning snack.
Dr. Hendrickson: After all those goodies, it's hard to get started again.
Goad morning. In terms of what I've looked at in the last couple of months.
one was the severance pay and I spent most of my time looking at that. Vru'11
note that that $300,000 is projected as additional savings there is not from the
initial budget of 2.3 million but from the 2.3 million reduced by about $250,000
the revision in December to help cover the cost of avoiding layoffs and so it's
about $300,000 then from that or total of about $550,000 in savings from
the initial budget, again, this is an estimate, it's a point estimate. It
could high, it could be low, it's an educatedguess hopefully at this point
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and time. It's. the hest we could do at the end of the March,. Now there
Maybe s.otne additional savings coining along during the year and Howard is
working on those, looking into the situation on salaries., for example
And, this also assutnes that revenues will be as budgeted, It's conceivable
that the actual revenue budget could be too low or it could be too high.
The actual revenues cotmirtg in could be higher than budgeted. It could be
lower. This, I did not look at. In doing this work this time and reflecting
on some of the cot -tents that Were made at prior meetings that I've attended
We had some discussions on the problems of getting data and some of these have
I think gone to cotttents about specific people and again I've had very good
cooperation, but I know nowardlhas had , problems in getting information. It is
a problem of information retrieval, so I think something deeds to be considered
about the system itself. It's very difficult to get some kinds of information
out and this makes planning and budgeting very, very difficult, so this is
something to be considered in the future. And, if I could by way of summary
I might say that just as the apparent inavailability of funds was not
adequate to justify layoffs it would seem that possibly the availability of
funds should not be used in excuse for needless hiring. In other words,
hiring should be done,and this is a policy matter obviously, should be done
with discretion. Hiring should be for needed services so that you need not
consider layoffs in the foreseeable future. That's all I have unless you
have some questions.
Mr. Plummer:Doctor let me ask you a question aside from this. One of the
things that this Commission,listened very intently to you back when you made your
initial report was the great crying need for revamping and updating our budget
process and we the Commission asked you to work with Mr. Gary towards that
successful end. What if anything is being done towards your recommendation,...
in your opinion?
Dr. Hendrickson: I think Howard has accomplished a number of things and he's
working very closely with Mr. Gunderson and I think you'd have to get the
report from him in terms of whether the availability of information is better
now than it was before.
Mr. Plummer: Well, as you see it.
Dr. Hendrickson: As I see it,it's still rather slow. in coming to Howard.
He's been very cooperative in getting information to us or to me as soon as
he gets it.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Grassie,has Dr. Hendrickson been privileged to the information
about the tragic wand machine that I keep referring to?...
Mr. Grassie: I don't know Commissioner, whether in the discussions that
Dr. Hendrickson has had with Howard Gary whether they've touched on that point,
but it may be well to simply ask Mr. Gary to give you a very brief comment
on that.
Mr. Plummer: No, I'd rather do it the other way. I'd like to leave here today
with the assurances that Mr. Gary or whoever is responsibile will explain to
Doctor, exactly what they are contemplating in this new retriev system and
let him give his input as to, you know, it's good or it's trying to achieve those
goals in which you set forth.
Dr. Hendrickson: Yes, I know from the comments that Howard has made that he does
have some real problems, and you know have... imposing a computer system...
Mr. Plummer: Doctor, what I'm really saying is that we're going into a computer
which I call the magic wand...
Dr. Hendrickson: Right.
Mr. Plummer: .., and I would like to have your comments as an outsider as to
what they are contemplating doing that you feel is is going to be helpful, it
will be not helpful, I would just like your opinion as to what they're contemplating
to me or to the Commission.
Pr. Hendrickson: If I understand the information that's been given to me so far
the plan is to have the budget also intergrated into the system% Now, whether
they're making good progress or not, I don't know. I've heard that there
is some problem ...
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Mr. Plummet: I just want you brief and in yout opinion, sir,
Dr, Hendrickson: In ty opinion, it still is. not fully operational,
Mt. Plummer: Yes, I understand that,
Dr. Hendrickson: But the objectives. are good,
Mr. Plummer: Ok.
Dt. Hendrickson: The objectives are good.
Mayor Terre: Alright, thank you, Doctor.
Mr, Plummer: Mr. Gary,:..Doctor's letter of April 20th, do you agree or
disagree?
Mt. Gary: Disagree, I mean agree.
Mr. Plummer: You agree?
Mr. Gary: I do.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gary, in October we spoke and everybody thought J. L. was
crazy, J. L. isn't so crazy anymore, is he?
Mr. Gary: In October, we spoke everybody thought Howard Gary was crazy....
Howard Gary.
Ail Mr. Plummer: We still agree on that.
Mr. Gary: No. If I may respond to that, is that during the budget, the final
stages of the budget everybody assumed, well, at the last meeting, I remember
talking to you and I remember talking Dr. Barry, but we stillthought severance was
a million too high. Now let's assume we took that million off of the two
million, we would only had one million appropriated. As of April 8th, we have
spent more than one million.
Mr. Plummer: Oh, I understand that.
Mr. Gary: Ok, and then at the end of the year we're projecting 1.7 million,
so if we had used, you know, your figure or some other people's we'd be
$700,000 in the red.
Mr. Plummer: No, I disagree.
Mr. Gary: You disagree?
Mr. Plummer: I disagree. At the present time over what you projected, which
I contended at the time was tremendously over projected. We are already below
$550,000 below what you had projected. Now, let's don't get into that.
Mr. Grassie: That's not true.
Mr. Plummer: Well, it's not true to the extent,then that's why I asked if he
agreed with the letter... at this point we're looking at a 1.7 million as the
total allocation for the year. You projected 2.3 million, now if that isn't
a half a million dollars.
Mr. Gary: No, that 2.3 million now included money that would have had to been
paid to layoff people and since we were not laying them off we took that money
and put it back into the General Fund to maintain employees or to keep them on
board.
Mr. Plummer; More importantly, ok?
Mr. Gary; Yes.
Mr, Plummer: What does history tell the Budget Department? In the last half
of the year, are we to look at possibly a greater savings, a greater expenditure,
what has history told us over the time that the last half of the year traditionally
does?
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Mr, Gary: Oki as,I stated eatliert the bulk of out cosh occut during the
second quarter. It hegins to heighten duting the latter parts of Decefnber
and it really heightensduring the second quarter# the tiDonths of January,
February, March, During the latter part, the third and the fourth quartet
they begin to decrease and level off,
Mr. Plummer: So we've hit the peak.
Mr, Gary: Ve've hit the peak and we're now corning down.
Mr. Plummer: So in other words, this letter of the 20th., in fact shows the
peak?
Mr. Gary: Yes.
Mr, Plummer: Because as I recall, you know, t made the statement when I first
came with the City people didn't have to worry about tax problems when they
retire because there were no problems. Today, we find our city employees
with tax problems having to wait until after the 1st of January to retire, so
I'm assuming that the peak was hit sometime in January.
Mr. Gary: It was, January, February, and March.
Mr. Plummer: Ok, so in other words, the last six months should not be as
secure as the first six.
Mr. Gary: Right.
Mr. Plummer: Alright, that's what I wanted to know.
Mr. Gary: It's not a straight line.
Mrs. Gordon: Gary, I did not get out my budget to see but somewhere in the
back of my mind it seems to me that the 2.55 million was something higher
than that.
Mr. Gary: As I stated before, our original budget included $2,300,000. Now,
the reason was 2.3 million is because it included people that we had proposed
to layoff. Now, because we were'nt going to lay the people off that money
was taken out of the 2.3 million, approximately $254,000, and was put in a pot
to retain those employees. If you remember the letter I gave you showing you
how we could save the employees...
Mrs. Gordon: What pot was it put in?
Mr. Gary:
Beg your pardon?
Mrs. Gordon: What pot is it in?
Mr. Gary: Well, it remained in the General Fund. But instead of using it for
severance pay we used it for employees salaries. If you remember the letter
I said that we could take so much money from FP&L, we could take so much money
from the Enterprise Funds, we could take so much money by putting people on
C.E.T.A. and one of the last ones was that because we were'nt going to layoff
people we would not need 2.3 million for severance pay but instead 2.55 million.
Mrs. Gordon: And, did we receive an amendment to the original budget?
Mr. Gary: 011, yes.
Mrs. Gordon: And, we acted on that?
Mr. Gary: Yes,
Mrs, Gordon: I just don't recall the ...
Mr, Gary: Ok, and when you acted on it that figure was $2t055,00.0.
Mrs, Gordon; Somebody is supplying ate with,. the Clerk supply me with the
ordinance that would have made that adjustment,
Mr. Gary; i have the letter right here,
Mrs. Gordon: No, I'm asking the Commission action that adjusted that,
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Mt. t'lutamer: Mt, Gary, let be ask you one other question
Mt. Gary: Yes.
Mr. Plunitet: Aside, and I'm going to put you on the spot, ok, aside frotti
this area in which you have addressed, do you see any flags of danger flying
for the ret►ait:ding six months?
Mr. Gary: Yes.
Mr. Plummet: Where?
Mr. Gary: Well, I submitted to you, I'm sorry I submitted to the City Manager
a copy of some budget problems that we were facing.
Mr. Plummer: We have that.
Mr. Gary: Ok. Now, assuming that our revenues are the same as what we
anticipated and our expenditures ate the same as what we anticipated we will
have overruns to the tune of approximately $768,000. Now, let me clarify that
Mr. Plummer: Please do.
Mr. Gary: We are in a process of doing what I call a mid -year budget
review which analyzes the revenues and expenditures to determine whether or
not we are receiving revenues as anticipated, and expenditures as anticipated,
to show the difference between those two. But mainly, to compare our actual
revenues as estimated by us to actual expenditures, or not actual expenditures,
Ail but projected expenditures as estimated by us,to come up with how we stand.
For example, we may anticipate one million dollars in Federal Revenue Sharing
but we only may get $800,000, however that may b.e off set as. a result of us
going to departments and find out that we had a million dollars for the
Transfer Station, but departments would only need $800,000 because it opened
late. So, we are working with departments to determine what their expenditure
needs will be. We're working with the Finance Department and Dade County to
determine what our revenues would be to come up With a true situation as opposed
to a budget. You know, a budget changes the second day after you pass it.
Mr. Plummer: Well, more important, let me ask this question? The one that
always worries a businessman.
Mr. Gary: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: At this point, the halfway point, what is the comparison of your
projected revenues only?
Mr. Gary: We haven't completed that. That probably will be completed by
the end of next week.
Mr. Plummer: What does it look like? ... I mean has there been any serious
attack on the revenues, you know like last year we were faced with all of
a sudden a certain notice from the Tax Department that we were going to get
a million and some dollars less than anticipated.Have we been hit with any of
those this year?
Mr. Gary: Well, in some categories based on our receipts of cash we found a
couple of areas , however, you know, we have to verify that. You know, it maybe
a back log in the tunnel, you know, when I mean a back log in the tunnel, the
person or the agency that's responsible for giving us the money may not be giving
it to us on a timely basis, which means that we may get it in the future. So we
have to contact that agency to find out what is the status of your revenues as
it relates to the City of Miami?
Mr. Plummer; But is there any significant source of revenue that has significantly
changed in what you projected?
Mr. Gunderson: There are two areas which have had a significant reduction,
Mr. Plummer; That's what I'm interested in,
Mr, Gunderson; One is the cigarette tax,
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Mt. glut ett And, What has that dtopped?
Mr. Gunderson: That, they noticed its. from the State that we could antici-:
pate and I'm trying to remember the .., I think it was about $800,000.
Mr. Plummer: Less?
Mr, Gunderson: Yes. And, the reason for it was that the large amount of
bootlegging, in spite of the fact that the cigarette tax had been increased.
Mr. Plumper: And, the second one?
Mr. Gunderson: And, the second one, is due to a Supreme Court ruling relative
to traffic ticket reductions. If you recall, the legislature had gone ahead
and doubled the fines and the Supreme Court reduced that and made a pay back.
We would anticipate almost $800,0.00 additional reduction there.
Mr. Plummer: So, you're talking to two items alone of a reduction of
1,6 million?
Mr. Gunderson: Yes. Now, on the other side, and we've just... the other side
are anti cyclical, anti recession assistance we had budgeted 4.1 million . I
think the figure was and my projection as we first received a quarterly payment
coming of around $800,000. We will probably net an increase of about $200,000,
but these are counter...
Mr. Plummer: But that brings it down to 1.4 million.
Mr. Gunderson: ... and there can be other items like this.
Mr. Plummer: Ok. Now the important question that I have to ask immediately
follows.the cigarette tax, of course, is from the State,
Mr. Gunderson: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: And it would seem like to me that it would behoove this City to
make this known that it is a tremendous drop and that we feel that the state
in some way has got to compensate us. Now, you know they're the ones who
imposed the 10 mill cap, not that I have any serious argument with it, but it
seems like to me that if this drop is occurring that they should be responsible
for finding additional revenues, and as far as I'm concerned,if this City
through our liaison doesnot go up there and make that known to the legislature
who presently are in session, then I think we're not doing what we should be
doing. Mr. Gary or Mr. Gunderson, the second point, you've answered the one,
have their been any significant points in expenditures other than anticipated?
Let's look at both sides of the coin.
Mr. Gunderson: I can give you one and Mr. Knox , I think should speak to it.
Mr. Plummer: Alright, what is it?
Mr. Gunderson: It's the Butcher case.,
Mr. Plummer: No, I'm not talking about a particular case,..
Mr. Gunderson: Ok.
Mr. Plummer: ... because I'm sure that was not projected in the budget...
Mr. Gunderson: Right.
Mr. Plummer: .,. ok, it was a pending item at the time,
Mr. Gunderson; We put ,., set up a liability of $30,040 for the item, so it's
going to be,..
Mr. Plummer: But, I'm talking about the normal expenditures of money, Is there
gny one • particular area that has gone way over what you projected as
expenditures?
Mx, Gary; Wall . , ,
Mx, Plummer; Other than the City Commission now don't even discuss that one,
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Mr. Gary; With the exception of those things 1 have identified here, you
know, these ate the Major nett. where we have you know, potential ovetruns,
you know, just as an example, the University of Chicago contracted a consent
decree, you know, We were required to do that. $140,000 fot the recruit class,
you know, obviously we need the recruit class, so these are the tnajor types
of expenditures, you know, 1 don't want to cast it in stone now because we
can show for example, in the department that he's over expended about
10 or 20,000 in a non -payroll item. However, he may be able to snake adjust-
tents for the later half of this year to make sure that that doesn't occur.
So, that requires discussion with the department to see whether or not that
type of action can occur without hurting his services. So, you know, I'm
saying this to say that I hate to give you a final, you know, something
cast in concrete right now, because a lot of discussion has to occur with
departments. We've had the first preliminary meeting withthem We plan to
have the second one probably next week sometime.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Gunderson, a final question. Are we financially sound?
Mr. Gunderson: We'll meet our commitments. We are going to have a very
difficult time next year.
Mr. Plummer: But we will make them?
Mr. Gunderson: We'll make this year.
Mr. Plummer: Thank youssir.
Mayor Ferre: Futher questions on item B, anything else, Mr. Manager?
3. ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDS IN CURRENT BUDGET -
(Discussed and temporarily deferred).
Mayor Ferre: Now, we're on item C.
Mr. Grassie: This is a follow-up discussion, Mr. Mayor and members of the
City Commission to the item that you just had. It has to do with the request
on the part of the City Commission that we attempted to find funds for three
programs. One, the Accion Program. The second is the Blind Elderly Program,
and the third was the possibility of increasing benefits for already retired
employees.
Mayor Ferre: I'd like to submit into the record, and I think you've all
received copies of a letter signed by Hazel Brown, Secretary -Treasurer of
Retirees Association, and Tony Wilcox , President, dated April 24th, and I
guess that's the only one, Ok.
Mr. Grassie: The report will be discussed by Mr. Gary.
Mr. Gary: Originally when I was requested to identify funds for these three
particular... and then as I state in the memo, we have approximately $169,000
remaining in special programs and accounts contingency funds, plus another
$10,000 from the Evironmental Protection which will no longer be needed, so that
leaves us with approximately $179,000. Now, to compare that with the original
request for these three programs, namely Accion,Blind Elderly Program and
increase benefits for Retired Employees, we would need $237,000, so we would
still be short approximately $57,000.However, as I conveyed to the City Manager, I
think we should view all of our decisions as they relate to appropriations
against the requirements for the whole City. Asa result I've shown to you on
the second page of this memorandum other requirements that we have for the
City of Miami. Now, based upon your point of view some of these requirements
are mandatory. As we talkedabout originally, you know, we have to have that
fire recruit class,30 members. We need the fire holiday pay. We have to
honor the contract for the University of Chicago as relates to the Consent
Decree. We have to have African Square Park, because it's our park. Now, we
don't have enough money. So a policy decision has to be made. Now, I've done
a quick calcuiation.4ssuming that we use the $300,000 of surplus and severance
pay for 30 firefighters, this requirement would no longer be on this sheet.
If we use the $54,000 out of the surplus of severance pay, the• $54,000 will
no longer be needed. If we take the balance of $47,000 remaining in severance
pay and we use all the contingency funds, I mean, that's zero,that means
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the City will be operating continually throughout the test of this, year with
hO cdhtingettcy hands.
Mayor 'erte: How ituch is the contingency?
Mr. Gary: The contingency right now is apptotittately $1691O00..
Mayor Ferre: I see.
Mr. Gary: Now, if we utilize all of those resources we still would be short
approximately $341,000.
Mr. Plummer: How do you have a contingency of $169,000?
Mayor Ferre: J.L., excuse tte for interrupting, but I think out of courtesy
to some of these people that are waiting here, how many of you are here on
items D? Anybody here on item D? Item E, E... you're here on item E. oko
oh, D, on the parking study for Coconut Grove, alright. Is there anybody here
on item F? Who's here on F, Edison Center Business District?
Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, I believe that out of courtesy to the 10:45 scheduled
....
Mayor Ferre: That's what I'm worried about.
Mrs. Gordon: ... visit to African Square Park, somebody ought to communicate
with the people who are there waiting for us and tell them what's happening,
because I think thate an imposition.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, let me before we do that, Mr. Wynn and Mr. Fincher and
those of you that are here on item #F, we've got to go to African Square, is
it a problem for us to continue this and take it up at 2:00 P.M.? Is there
any of you that cannot make that? ... Alright, how about item 1/E? We can
take that up later on. How about D, could we take up the Coconut Grove item
at 2:00 P.M., is that a problem for you?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS)
Mayor Ferre: ... we mentioned your name, I don't know why, where did we
mention your name?...That was just a courtesy letter, courtesy for all the
property owners in the vicinity that we were going to be discussing parking,
that's why your name is ...
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT)
Mayor Ferre: ... alright, then we are going to take up item #E, I'm sorry
item 'ID at 3:00 o'clock. Does anybody object to that? -.We'll take it up at
3:00 o'clock and then we'll take up item 4!E this afternoon and that leaves
us with item # F and G. Now, I'd like to s.ee if we could put off, out of
courtesy to you, so that we don't rush through this in a few minutes, and
Mrs. Range is waiting for us at African Square and what have you. Bill, what
time can you come back?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT)
Mayor Ferre: Oh, are you?...2:00 o'clock, alright. That leaves Grace, we'll
try to take, how long do you think your item will take?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT)
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we'll see if we can get through. Alright, J.L., I
apologize, but I wanted to get ...
Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, why don't we go ahead and come back and listen
this afternoon?
Mayor Ferre; Yes, I think we can dothat this afternoon too.
Mr. Plummer; We love to see Mr. Gary.
Mayor Ferre; Can you come backe, et's see.., can the Retired Citizens come
hatik,..Tony, the President, you can come back this afternoon, Mrs. AIbo, can
you come back this afternoon? Suppose we meet at 3;00 P.M. and that way will
give you time to get back on this,
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4
4
PRopoSED ANTI-SOLICI NtioN Mt' trr tNG LOISLATIo
(Discussed and tetporarily deferred)
Mayor Pette: Alright, that leaves us With only one item at this point
and that's you Grace. That's itetn lG.
Mrs, Rockafellar: Mr, Mayor and members of the Commission. I`fn Grace
Rockafellar. I live at 814 N.E, 79st Street, I'm President of the N,E,
Miami Improvement Association, and President of the N.E. Taxpayers Association.
But I'tn appearing here today as a private citizen. Mr, Mayor, you were not
here at the last meeting, but this meeting is history repeating itself. As
you know in, before Easter, the State, the Supreme Court ruled the Loitering
Act as it applied to prostitution was illegal, and its their decision they
said the girls might be soliciting for Easter Seals ,Well, now these girls
know that shows you the mentality we have at the State Supreme Court but
anyway, since this time, now before that time, with the outstanding efforts
of our Police Department and using the Loitering Act, they had the Boulevard
pretty well cleaned up . Now it has become a snake pit again. From 10:00
o'clock at night and til 5:00 o'clock in the morning they unload them in
carloads, the prostitutes on the Boulevard, they know that the police have
the handcuffs on. Due to that Lt. Fleming of the Police Department and the
Vice Squard took an ordinance over and talked to the City Attorney about it.
They were going to re -write this ordinance and present it at the last meeting
as an Emergency Ordinance, and after I talked to Mr. Klausner, who has been
assigned to write this ordinance he said it would be ready for Mr. Knox's
signature on Monday. With that in mind, I called Mr. Fosmoen and he told me
the agenda had already been typed, but they retyped it to get this ordinance
on. We didn't know until Monday morning that Mr. Knox had refused to sign
the ordinance, and when I talked to him,he said,"that any ordinance that they
might put on the books might be ruled unconsitutional sometime down the line,
and he had a code of ethicsthat he doesn't put ordinances on that might be
ruled unconstitutional. We don't have an ordinance on the books nor does
any City in the State of Florida or anywhere else that might not given the
right circumstances and the right Judge be ruled unconstitutional at sometime
or other, but this is no reason for the City to lay down and play dead and
let the criminal element take over. And, as I was talking to you the other
day Commissioner Plummer, and you said, now what are we going to use? What we
need is a good strong prostitution ordinance. The police have the handcuffs
on and I don't know how you get people as dedicated as the Miami Police Depart-
ment to work as hard as they do when they are not given the tools to work with
and this is what we want. We want a good prostitution ordinance. At the last
Commission meeting here this was discussed. The City Attorney promised this
City Commission there would be an ordinance on the 27th. Now my phone rings
constantly, and I know you got a lot of calls Mr. Mayor, because people have
told me. We are trying to take the heat off the City Commission, but the
merchants out there that are being harassed, that are losing business, that
are being forced out of business, the citizens that don't feel safe on the
street, they're blaming this City Commission, you our elected officials, and
we keep telling them the City Commission is working with us. Where we're
falling down is getting an ordinance out of the City Attorney's Office, and
we suggested when we were here the last time and we're going to suggest it
again, we just got through reading these four pages that were submitted here
today and they're absolutely nothing, they don't give us a thing, comes down
to the traffic violation, which is a non -criminal act. Now how are the police
going to get the prostitutes off the street with what is given to them in
these four sheets? And we are saying again, to you today that we're asking
you,why don't you do what you did doing the condemnation procedings bring an
Attorney in that is knowledgeable in this and get an ordinance before this
City Commission that can be passed that takes the handcuffs of the police and
let them do their job? Now you know and we know that the City Commission, the
only way that the City is going to stay solvement is through the economy, and
you cannot have a good economy, you've reached your 10 mill cap, you have to
get the economy up. This is what we're trying to do. We're working with
developers, but they say, whoa going to spend 4 or $500,000 ....
Mayor Ferre: Grace, excuse me, for cutting you short,..
Mrs. Rockafellar; Yes.
Mayor Ferre; ,.. but we've got several hundred people waiting for us right now,
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...
Mts. Rockafellatt Well...
Mayor Ferret ... and I think as I understand what you've said, getting
to the bottotline, you're recotmnending that the Commission request a special
attorney to draft specific legislation that would be consitutiotial that
could be used as a tool by the Police Department, is that correct?
Mrs. kockafellart 'des, and get it on as an Emergency Ordinance as fast as Vou
can, Now Lt.Fleming is here and so is Sgt.Hatton, they were asked to come here
by Chief Harms to explain to you what they are trying to do and how handcuffed
they are, and I think Lt. Fleming is in the audience.
Mayor Ferret Lieutenant?
Lt. Fleming: I don't want to be redundant but the traffic approach is nothing
new. Last week there were 40 some odd citations written on Biscayne Boulevard
for this specific violation...
Mayor Ferre: Uh.
Lt. Fleming: ... and the girls are still out there. I think what we need is
something very specific that's constitutional that can be enforced. The State
Statute is fine, b.ut I don't think it's enough. We need something.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Knox?
Mr. Knox: I'll first address the question of the drafting of a so-called
constitutional ordinance. There is a very strong statute in the State of
Florida, pertaining to prostitution as a very strong ordinance by the City of
Miami, pertaining to prostitution and solicitation. The trouble is not in the
legislation. The trouble is in the enforcement and the sustaining of a
prosecution for these offenses. Nowhere in the country has there been a
tangential approach to regulating prostitution that has been declared to be
constitutional, indeed there have been many attempts at regulation of
prostitution by using such things as loitering, and traffic congestion which
have been determined to have been unconstitutional as applied to prostitutes.
That's the state of the law. The remedy is in vigorous enforcement which our
police officers do, and in sustaining prosecution, The other difficulty with
trying to formulate a legislative device that will address this question is
that the Supreme Court of this state is not disposed to sustain these based
upon it's prior history and based upon it's announcement that they are not
in the business of regulating what they call morality or morals.. There is a
danger of losing what enforcement tools we have by attempting to tamper with
them in my opinion. As to the second part of Mrs. Rockafellar's request,
I can advise you that any ordinance which is presented to the City Commission
must bear the signature as to correctness, as to form, and legality by the
City Attorney, so that if there is some attorney who can draft a constitutional
ordinance it still must satisfy that requirement and this City Attorney will
not submit to you for consideration any ordinance that appears to he facially
unconstitutional.
Mayor Ferre: Grace.
Mrs. Rockafellar: Mr. Mayor, you've just been told that the City Attorney will
not submit an ordinance that might be ruled unconstitutional. Every ordinance
that you have on the books given the right time, the right Judge, and the right
place might ruled unconstitutional. Now, it comes down to this, Is the
City Commission setting policy for the City of Miami or is the City Attorney?
Now, I think that if you are being told that one half of it you can hire
an attorney and the second half of it the City Attorney will not sign it, then
I think you better get another City Attorney, because we need relief}
Mayor Ferre; Grace, let me, I don't want to get into a debate about this, but
the City Attorney is an individual that has our highest regard and he serves
the best interest of the City, Now, he is a professional, he has a code of
ethics that he has to, if he in his conscience feels that the law dealing with
anything is unconstitutional...
Mrs, Rockefeller; He says,"might be ruled unconstitutional".
Mr, Plummer; No, excuse me, l don't want to come to defense of George, he's
a big boy, But he said, " blatantly unconstitutional on its face", a big difference.
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Mayor Ferre: ... wait a minutes let fie finish. So, the point Graces simply
is this that you can't force, it's just like if I were to take the Lieutenant
here and ask hit to do something which is basically against his conscience
and he says, look,`�ittA just not going to do that because I don't think that
that's proper as a Police Officer 1 can't go out and do that, and that's
basically what our City Attorney is telling us, Now, you can't force hit
to do something which he feels is blatantly unconstitutional as a professional.
I'm not a lawyer so 1 can't discuss it with hits. But 1 would say this, 1
think that sometimes you get into specialty and this might be a very special-
ized field. 1 certainly would have no objection in conjunction with Mr. Knox,
George, that you would look and see if there is an attorney within bade County that
is a constitutional lawyer specialized in this general area that fright be
able to do some investigative work and come back with perhaps a way to
you know there's always imaginative lawyera,legal work, it requires time and
effort, and of course,money, but I would recommend that you come back to us
and Grace, you can certainly come with any recommendations you might have on
constitutional lawyers, it can't be just, you know, a regular lawyer. This
is a very specialized field.
Mrs. Rockafellar: Well, this is the thing Mr. Mayor, that the people, the citizens
out there, the merchants out there that are being constantly harassed they
look to this City Commission as their elected officials, they expect you to
take some action...
Mayor Ferre: And overcome the constitution, right?
Mrs. Rockafellar: No, no, no, but supposing an ordinance is a year from now,
two years from now ruled unconstitutional, in the meantime,the police have
something to work with and may have the problem corrected by that time.
Mayor Ferre: Well...
Mrs. Rockafellar: But you can't just say, well it might be.
Mr. Plummer: Grace, let me tell you what you're overlooking, ok? You're talk-
ing about going out and getting a lawyer who is,a specialty in these matters...
Mrs. Rockafellar: We've tried to go through the City Attorney, but...
Mr. Plummer:... wait a mintue now, you know, when the finalist analysis comes
down it's this guy who is going to have to go into court and defend something
as to being constitutional or not. Now to me it is ludicrous to go out
and hire a man who has different thoughts who draws up something, presents it
us, we pass it, when it's tested in court, this guy goes in there and has to
defend it, I think you're wasting your money. Now, Mr. Mayor, let me if I can
maybe do something. Mr. Knox, might not like this, but I think we've got this
whole damn thing turned around. I'd like to offer a motion at this time, that
Mr. Knox, be instructed, that the City Attorney be instructed, together with
those members of the Police Department who are vitally concerned in this area
to draw up such legislation and present to us at our next meeting that which
will accomplish the end of what this Commission wishes to see, and that's the
motion. Now, what I'm saying is since he's going to have to defend it in court
let him draw up, he knows what our final bottomline is, that is to eradicate
that problem that exist today, and let him draw up this because he's the one
who possibly might have to go into court and defend it...
Mrs. Rockafellar: That's what we've been asking him to do for six weeks,we've
been asking him to do it, for six weeks.
Mr. Plummer: ... well, I'm now instructing him to do it, if my motion passes.
Mrs. Rockafellar: I thought you did that at the last meeting.
Mr. Plummer: No, excuse me, Grace, we did not. And, that's where I think the
problem is coming and why ...,
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Father Gibson...
Mrs, Rockafellar; ,,, promised to ,..
Mr. Plummer; The last was the Dallas Ordinance.
Mrs, Rockafellar; Yes, he promised to have an ordinance on the for this
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Meeting. }te said he 'mould have an otdi:iaiice on ...
Mt. Plummet: No, he promised to go into the ballas ordinance and modify
it if necessary.
Mayor ferret rather Gibson.
Rev, Gibson: Mr. Mayor, let rne.ask a question. There are many cities
in this country who must be plagued with the same problem. We can instruct
the attorney to inquire from the associations as to which city or cities
that have an ordinance that beets our needs, that is to deal with the
problem, at that point and time we Will not spin our wheels. To pass a
motion J. L. to come up with legislation which is contrary to the law ...
Mr. Plummer: No, 1 didn't say that.
Mrs. Rockafellar: You don't know this is going to be contrary to the law.
Rev. Gibson: Wait, wait, let me get my.... which is contrary to the law
based on what the attorney is saying to you is a waste of time, but we could go
into the positive approach. There has to be cities that has experience.
Prostitution isn't nothing new, read the Bible it's been there all these years,
that's how you and I get in trouble,ok... There must be other people who have dealt witn
the problem. Let's ask.
Mrs. Rockafellar: Father Gibson, on the ordinance under which the City
revoked the licenses on the pornography places, some attorney got that ruled
unconstitutional• But do you what happened in the meantime, by the action
this City Commission took?Me had 39 hard core pornography places.— We're down
to 9, we got rid of 30 of them. We had 32 escort services, we got rid of 30
of them. So, if a law is only in effect a year or a year and a half before
it's tested in the court, if it's a good prostitution law and we can clean
this mess up a little at a time, go along, I think we should be bold enough
and have courage enough to put an ordinance on the books and say here go out
and work with it, it may be ruled unconstitutional some place down the line,
but in the meantime we are using it and using it and getting success out of it.
This is what we're asking. You've got to be bold'and you've got to have
imagination.
Mayor Ferre: Grace, ...
Mr. Plummer: Maurice, in my motion does not preclude the City Attorney from
exactly what you're saying.
Mayor Ferre: Alright...
Rev. Gibson: Alright...
Mayor Ferre: ... we have a motion. Is there a second?
Mrs. Gordon: Well, will you include in your motion J. L. that he be given the
policy position that he engage a specialist in the field of constitutional
law, then I'll second your motion.
Mr. Plummer; I would include in my motion if he deems it necessary that he be
authorized to as such...
Mrs, Gordon: Well, that what I said.
Mrs. Rockafellar: Well, the merchants are so exasperated out there that they
even said that if the City can't afford an attorney they'll chip in and hire
one. They want results.
Mrs. Gordon; Grace, this would say that we give him
Mayor Ferre; Grace, excuse me, excuse me for doing this,
Mrs. Gordon; ,., give him authority, that's all.
Mayor Fevre; Would you be very careful because I'm going to tell you, if
l were the opposition attorney and l know a little bit about the law, l would
take the transcripts of this meeting and go down there for an injunction
immediately to a court and stop you and because if what you're saying is we're
going to use this as a vehicle to temporarily stop it and we know it'•s
,,,
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Uncohatitutional but We can use fot a teat, the ►''re going to clobber us
Mrs, Rockefeller: You don't know, it has, to to be ruled unconstitutional
by the court, not by the attorney that has written it,
Mayor Ferret Ok,
Mrs. Rockafellatt And it might be ruled unconstitutional, or it might not.
Mayor Ferre: Look, I agree with out attempt to within the law and within the
constitutionality of it to try to solve the problem, and even if we're first
in the nation in testing new areas I'm perfectly willing to go into that, so
and I think that that's. what your motion covers, Rose, did you second it
with those conditions?
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, I did with the proviso that he have the authorization to
engage a specialist in constitutional law.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there further discussion on the motion, if not,call
the roll ,please.
Mrs. Rockafellar: Well, now, is this for the ordinance to be on the next
City Commission meeting?
Mr. Plummer: Hopefully.
Mayor Ferre: Well, no, let's not do that now because you're going to have to
go and find somebody that is qualified as a constitutional lawyer to do some
Amiresearch on this then. What?
Mr. Plummer: Me.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, maybe... unless you're going to take the time personally
George, to go out and do all the research on constitutional law, to see if
you can draft something that fits the parameters of all these things that
have been thrown out.
Mr. Knox: Well, I can tell you, I can tell you two things in that respect.
Number one, the entire research staff of the National Institute of Municipal
Law Offices is working on our problem. The entire research staff of a publica-
tion called the Sexual L.aw Report 4 which it deals in this area is working on
it and we have an attorney in our office who is working at least half time on
it, and since you've authorized me to engage a local constitutional specialist
then I don't see that we would have that kind of a problem.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, further discussion. Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-260
A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO MEET WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT IN
AN ATTEMPT TO DRAFT PROPOSED NEW LEGISLATION TO
DEAL WITH THE PRESENT PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTION IN
THE CITY OF MIAMI AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A SPECIALIST IN
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IF DEEMED NECESSARY.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J, L, Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Mayor Maurice A, Ferre
NOES: None,
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Mast FOR LUNCH ANb TRIP TO AllICAN SQUARE Afib btbicATION OF LUTILE HAVAt4A
COMMUNITY Mtn' 11:10 A.M.
RACK IN SSSMMON AT 2:16 P.M.
P1E, PI ATI Afi C IAL 111118,
Mrs. Rotkafellar: thank you, Mr: Mayor, for taking us out of turn.
Presentation of a Key to the City of Miami to the Honorable Jose
Gonzalez Artigas, Consejal del Canton, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Presentation of a Commendation to the Honorable Judge Mario Goderich,
who in the oecent judicial poll sponsored by the Dade County Bar
Association, scored 97.2%, taking him one of the top ten judges in
Dade County.
Presentation of retirement plaques to Department of Fire personnel:
Fire Lt. Clifford E. Madden - 29 years
Director of Training , Douglas A. Hewson - 26 years
Chief Fire Officer, Victor P. Soto - 29 years
Fire Lt. John C. Lundstedt - 2101 years
Fire Fighter Harry S. Bouterde.- 291 years
Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to the organizers and
participants of the "Open House Eight" Festival.
Presentation of a proclamation designating April 24th through 31st as
Greater Miami Hotel and Motel Association Week, to Mr. Robert Jackson,
Executive Director of the Greater Miami Hotel and Motel Association.
Presentation of a proclamation designating May 5th as Miami Boyschoir
at, to Mr. Paul Eisenhart.
Presentation of a
American Month to
Services Advisory
Presentation of a
and Field Day, to
proclamation designating the month of May as Older
Mr. Irwin Miller, Chairperson of Dade County Elderly
Council. i
proclamation designating April 29th as Youth Track
Mr. Jesse Holt, Track Coach of the Northwest Boys Club.
Presentation of a proclamation designating May as Citizens Crime Watch
Month, to Ms. Libby Bowen, Vice President of Citizens Crime Watch.
6. ACCEPT CCMPLETED WORK: HAMMOCK SANITARY SEWER
IMPROVEMENT - sR 54u-c.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we're now on Item #5. And, sir, as soon as that
other gentleman walks in on Coconut Grove Parking, we'll take it right up,
ok, I'll keep an eye open for him. .., Is there anybody that wishes to
be heard on item #5? If not, is there a motion? Commissioner Reboso moves.
Commissioner Gibson seconds item #5. Is there further discussion on item
#5? Ca11 the roll please.
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The following resolution was introduced by Comfiss,ioner Reboso,
who moved its adoptions
RESOLUTION NO. 78+261
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK
PERFORMED EY ROENCA CORPORATION AT A TOTAL COST
OF $423,876.07 FOR THE HAMMOCK SANITARY SEWER
IMPROVEMENT SR.,5411-C (centerline sewer) AND
SR-5411-S (sideline sewer) IN HAMMOCK SANITARY
SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-�5411=C (centerline
sewer) AND SR-5411-S (sideline sewer); AND
AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $44,391.82.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and
on file in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson, the resolution
was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
7. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: MARTIN FINE re "LIJMMUS PARK."
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Fine.
Mr. Fine: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, for the record my
name is ...
Mayor Ferre: Marty , pull it around, the microphone, if you pull it around
and up a little bit, that's it, now you got it.
Mr. Fine: For the record, my name is Martin Fine, 2401 Douglas Road.
I'm here in the capacity of a property owner in the Lummus Park area.
This is probably the fifth or sixth time in the last many years that
I've been here, and I'd like to make a brief observation about what's
happening in that area and share some thoughts with you about it. I'm
really here in a capacity representing several property owners. One
of whom is Judge Robert Haverfield, who owns Temple Court, Henry Taylor,
Mr. John and J. Kislak and I built and own Park Towers. We
built it about 14 years ago, and we still own it. Firstly, may I start
off by saying that your Planning staff and your C.D. people in my opinion
have done a wonderful job in their effort to look at this area, to analyze
it and to do some very innovative and good planning there. And our purpose
in coming here today is sort of to get your concurrence as we see it as
property owners and we are organized and going to form a non-profit
corporation, to move some of those things along. The Planning Department
probably, or your Community Development Department, Dena Spillman, before
the end of May will file with HUD a request for a designation of this
area as what is known as a "neighborhood strategy area", that is they're
going to try to target resources into this area to try to help upgrade it. I
apologize I don't have a board, but I have a map here which is really a
city map... This is the area in question, and of course, you can recognize
the expressway here, this is Lummus Park, this is where your new city
hall is being built. This area in here is a proposed activity center on
the other side of the river. The area we're asking you to really focus in
on and pay attention to is this area here. I think you all know it
very well. Now, the major thrust of this is to acquire the property in
this area here, which is really a mess and a very dilapidated and
deteriorated property. To close that street and have people come this way
and begin to make the beginnings of a Marina, Now, this, isnot my plan or
the property owners plan, this is the plan that you pay for compared by
Wallace Mc Harg, And, we think that it will he beginning of the redevelopment
in this area and afford an opportunity for the City to develop an area that will
house people of moderate income as well as some of tile low income families there.
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I don't Want to bothet you to hold it. I feel badly about it. I think
that's good enough, and if the Commission has any questions we can go
over it when we're finished. This area has had one consistent pattern
to it and that is that it's been absolutely neglected for years by the
city, and I'd like to remind you that about 10 or 12 years ago, whenever
it was, that they built that expressway, the State Road bepartment took
a piece of tuttus 'park, paid the City $120,000 for it. We came down
attd asked the Administration then to earmark that for iiprovements in
the area, they didn't, they put it ih the general fund and spent it,
and that seems to be the manner in which the City has I'm sure in.-
advertantly and without intention to ignore it, treated that area.
Mayor Ferret Marty, what specifically can we do today?
Mr. Fine: Ok. Alright, t have what 1 think is some specific suggestion,
knowing how you think about these things rather than talking about them
in generality.
Mayor Ferret Are you getting to the area where have some specifics?
Mr. Fine: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: I'd like to see if we can get the Commission's attention
on this, and then we can move ahead.
Mr. Fine: Ok.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, go ahead.
Mr. Fine: What I'd like to suggest, I think the next, the following
could be the next steps you might take in the area, subject to the
thinking of this Commission and your own professional staff. One would
he to declare the area as one of critical concern and as a redevelopment
opportunity area. Two, to seek to acquire the necessary property on Sth
Street and other property within the boundary areasso that redevelopment
can take place within an overall pattern and design rather than a hap-
hazard basis. Three, to implement a landscaping and overall design plan
for that area, some of which is appropriated in this year's C.D. money.
There is about $20,000, but I think that's totally insufficient. Four,
to begin to redevelop the waterfront area with the posssibility of
establishing a Marina there. And as a part of that Mr. Mayor, about
20 some odd years ago the City entered into a lease with the Miami
Pioneers Club on a part of that property. I've reviewed the terms of
that lease. I think some of the first and finest families in this
community were active then.
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Fine: ... I have a suspicion that that isn't very muchutilitized at
this time...
Mayor Ferre: I think you're right.
Mr. Fine; ... I've reviewed that lease and in my humble opinion without
expressing a legal opinion, Mr. City Attorney, I think some of the
provisions of that lease have not been lived up to.
Mayor Ferre: Alright...
Mr. Fine: I want to make sure that I say that very respectfully, I know
some of those people. I think they're some of the builders of this
community, but I think there are some things that warrant your attention.
And, I would suggest that you follow the progress of that area, and if
you feel these requests are right that you ask your staff to look into it
and report back in 60 days and see if we can get underway and do something.
Mayor Ferre; Alright, Does somebody want to make motion to those five
items? Moved by Plummer. Seconded by Reboso. Further discussion?
Call the roil.
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The followih$ Motion was iotfgduced by Cofthissiotiet Platt e5rt who
moved its. adoption:
MOTION NO, 78462
A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER To INVESTIGATE
THE BELOWSTATED POINTS CONCERNING LUMM[iS PARK
1, POSSIBILITY OP DECLARING THE PAR1( AN AREA OF
CRITICAL CONCERN WITH POSSIBLE REDEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY;
2. INVESTIGATE ADDITIONAL ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY;
3, tNVESTIGATE LANDSCAPE DESIGN;
4. INVESTIGATE REDEVELOPMENT OF WATERFRONT WITH A
VIEW TOWARDS POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF A MARINA; AND
5. INVESTIGATE EXISTING "PIONEER'S LEASE.
Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Reboso,
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer,
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
*Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
ON ROLL CALL:
*Mayor Ferre:
them right. I.
Mr. Fine: And,
the motion was passed and
Jr.
Gibson
For the record, let me repeat them, Marty, so we have
Declare an area of critical concern...
a redevelopment opportunity area.
Mayor Ferre: And, a redevelopment opportunity. 2. Look into the possibility
of the acquisition of property. 3. Landscaping design of the area that
has been so designated. 4. Redeveloping the waterfront with the prospects
of marina activity, and 5. Look into the Pioneer's Club's lease.
Mr. Fine:...And, 6, and I say this very respectfully, passing motions are
easy, put some sort of implementation thing into the motion so you know
you're going to be able to do it because you've had lots of motions and
no improvements.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, Marty, you know that the City of Miami has been rather
busy these past few years....
Mr. Fine: I'm not complaining...
Mayor Ferre: ... you've been active in many of those activities. Mr. Grassie,
you now have Project 1173.
Mr. Grassie: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: I vote yes.
Mr. Fine: And, Mr. Mayor, maybe one of the differences is the property owners
in this area will help and we'll put up more money to improve the area.
Mayor Ferre: And, I think this is a project that we can move on quickly
a lot of the things are there for us to move on, and if you can
harness his energy a little bit,because you can't harness it all.
Mr. Fine: I'm just one property owner,... there are other property owners
that are very interested.
Mayor Ferre; Well, if we harness your's that'll be enough.
Mr. Fine; Thank you.
Mayor Ferre; Thank you,
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8, PERSONAL i DR, ANTONIO JOKE AND MANUEL RODRIGUEZ reqUestiftg
assis"tanoe for " C BAN MUSIC I' /VAL,„
Mayor Ferre: ___= I will then take up item 1{8.6,,
br= Jorge: Father Manuel Rodrigue ,who is a very well known Cuban
Musician has presented for four consecutive years a festival of Cuban
Music in Miami, He has done so at various institutions including
the University of Miami. His festivals have been very favorably
received. They have, for its purpose the diffusion of Cuban Culture
and a better understanding of Cuban music and of the Afro influence
in Cuban music and it has for its overall purpose, one might say, to
establish a better understanding,a deeper relationship between the
Hispanish elments, segments of our community, and the other segments of
our local community. This festival consists in a wide array of both
popular and semi classical Cuban music adaptation of various literary
works and plays to the stage. As I said before, it's artistic quality
is very well known. It has been received very favorably by critics, by
the public in general, and by non -Hispanic elements of our community.
Personally, I feel, along with many other people that this is the
kind of work that helps to facilitate better understanding, that helps
to establish cross cultural bridges between the various segments of our
population and at the same time enhances the best values of our various
ethnic groups in this community. It seems to me that this is the kind
of work that brings us together and it does so in a very productive,
very positive fashion and in a manner which is conducive to an elevation
of the cultural standards of our City. It's because of this that I respect-
fully bring your attention to this request of Father Rodriquez for
$5,000 to promote the festival of music. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, Dr. Jorge. Mr. Grassie, could you have some-
body investigate and get more information on this and then we can discuss
it at a future meeting? Obviously, we're not in condition to do that
at this time.
Mr. Grassie: Certainly, we'll do that,Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: Any other questions? Well, thank you very much, muchas
gracias Padre1and we'll he answering you as soon as we can.
9. GRANT WAIVER OF FEES BJR BAYFRONr PARK AUDITORIUM:
"SANITATION E PLO EF S' ANNUAL BALL."
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we're on item #19. Is the Parents' Coalition here
yet? You want us to wait a little bit ? Sure,ok. Look, would you waive
at me when you're ready? ok.....Alright, at this time, I'd like to recognize
T.J. Duggar, is Duggar around? Is T.J. Duggar around for the Sanitation
Employees?
Mr. Breeden: Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, I'm Hines Breeden, from Sanitation
Department. T.J. Duggar was just released from the hospital for an
operation, that's why he's not here. We are coming to the Commission.
We are asking for a waiver of fee, the 26th of May, at the Bayfront
Auditorium.
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT)
Mr, Breeden: Yes, uh, huh.
Mrs. Gordon: Go ahead, move it J. L.
Mr. Plummer; Ok, Fine. Rose moves it, and Father seconds it. But let
me as one other thing, so there's no misunderstanding later. It has
been brought to my attention that you are going to charge an admission,
Mr, Breeden: No,
Mr, Pinner; There is none?
Mr, Breeden; No admission.
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t, Plummet; , , , and you Ondets.tsid that all this Co mission is dointg
is waiving the tefttal f not the expenses,?
Mt, Bteedeft Might,
Rt. P1tet: Ok. , , , Cali the toll,
Mayor Petra: Call the roll,please,
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who
moved its. adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-263
A MOTION GRANTING THE REQUEST OF THE SANITATION
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION FOR WAIVER OF FEES FOR
USE 0P BAYFRONT PARK AUDITORIUM ON MAY 26, 1978
UPON PAYMENT OF NECESSARY EXPENSES.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson, the motion was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Perre
NOES: None.
Mr. Plummer: Go away and sin no more.
Mayor Ferre: Alright.
Mr. Breeden: Thank you Commission. I hope that you all can attend
this meeting.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you.
10. SECOND READING ORDINANCE:
AMEND SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE 8731-
APPROPRIATE $3,000 FOR REUDCATION OF FENCE
AND TREES IN GRAND AVENUE PARK.
Mayor Ferre: We're taking up item 1#11, on Second Reading. It was moved
by Father Gibson. Seconded by Commissioner Gordon.... Further discussion,
read the ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE
8731, ADOPTED DECEMBER 16, 1977, THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1978, AS AMENDED, BY APPROPRIATING
A $3,000 REIMBURSEMENT FROM METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY
INCREASING THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION OF THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT IN THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF FUNDING THE RELOCATION OF A FENCE AND TREES IN
GRAND AVENUE PARK; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION
AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting April 7th, it was
taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion
of Commissioner Gibson, seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the ordinance
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Menolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Mayor Mau€ice A. Ferre
NOES; None,
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO, 8787.
ss APR 27 1910.
The City Attotney read the ordinance into the public record and
announced that eopi a, were ayailable to the tethers of the City Cottiasion
and to the pub1it.
11, =MO READtNG INANOE: AMEND SECrICpi 1 OF ORDINANCE 8/31-
APPROPRIATE $19,200 FOR SALARY INCREASES OF
PL NN NG & ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE toots.
Mayor Pare: Take up item #112, Second reading. Gibson moves. Gordon
seconds. Further discussion. head the ordinance... Ca11 the roil.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8731
ADOPTED DECEMBER 16, 1977, THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978
AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE
GENERAL FUND, PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS
IN AN AMOUNT OF $19,200 AND DECREASING THE GENERAL FUND
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND IN THE
SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SALARY INCREASES;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERAEILITY CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of April 7th, it
was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On
motion of Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson, seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the
ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Vice Mayor Manolo Rehoso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. *8788.
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.
12. SECOND READING ORDINANCE:
ESTABLISH RATES ON-SrREEr METIERS AND OFF-bilia1'
PARKING LOTS AND MUNICIPAL PARKING GARAG
NOS. 1, 3, AND 4.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Gibson seconds, Item#13. Further discussion....
Mr. Plummer: Ok, under discussion, as you will recall, there was a man
here who was very, very concerned at the last meeting. I wonder if he is
here presently?
Mayor Ferre: This is on the parking garage rates...
Mr. Plummer: Right.
Mayor Ferre: ...,that are being increased,
Mr. Plummer: And, it was our suggestion that you go and speak with the
off-street and by his absence here I'm going to assume that his problems
have been resolved.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion. Does anybody want to speak to item 13?
It deals with the municipal parking garage rates. Call the ro1.1.
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AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RATES AT CERTAIN ON=.STREET
PARKING METERS AND CERTAIN OFP-STREET PARKING LOTS;
ESTABLISHING THE BASIC HOURLY RATES AT MJNICIPAL
PARKING GARAGE NOS. 1, 3 AND 4, PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF MAY 27 1978 FOR SAID RATES; RATI-,
VYING AND CONFIRMING ALI ACTS OF THE OFF. -STREET
PARKING BOARD AND ITS DIRECTOR AS TO RATES HERETOFORE
CHARGED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING THAT THE DIRECTOR SHALL
CAUSE CERTIFIED COPIES TO BE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION
503 OF THE TRUST INDENTURE; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of April 7th,
it was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption.
On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson,
the ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title
and passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE N0. 8789.
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.
13. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND SECTION 39-9 OF THE CITY CODE -
"CHILDREN • S CREATIVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAM . "
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 1114. Plummer moves.. Gibson seconds. Further
discussion. Read the ordinance.... Call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
Passed
was taken
motion of
ordinance
passed and
AYES:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 39-9 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED WHICH
ESTABLISHED FEES FOR PRE-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY REPEALING SAID SECTION
IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR A NEW
SECTION 39-9 NAMING THESE ACTIVITIES CHILDREN'S
CREATIVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND SETTING FORTH THE FEES
TO BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PROGRAMS; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
on its first reading by title at the meeting of March 23rd, it
up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On
Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson, the
was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and
adopted by the following vote:
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev,) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO. 8790.
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.
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14 : EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
AMEND SECTIONS NS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE 8731 —
1NCR8ASE POLICE DEPAF NT' S APPROPRIATIONS SY
$20,000 FOR Pt1 nASE OF FIREARMS, etc.
Mayor Ferret Take up item No. 16, Mr. City Manager.
Mr. Grassier This item, Mt. Mayor, does two things.lt allows the City to recel,,e
$45,000 which is the bid price for confiscated weapons and it allocates those
Monies for two purposes as noted within the Department.
Mayor Ferrer Plummer moves, Reboso seconds, further discussion, on an Emergency
basis, Manager recommends, read the Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE NO.8731
ADOPTED DECEMBER 16, 1977, THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING THE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING APPROXIMATELY 200 NEW FIREARMS; INCREASING
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET IN THE
AMOUNT OF $17,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING A SYSTEM TO MONITOR
AND ANALYZE ALL CITY REVENUES; INCREASING GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL PROGRAMS
AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,769 FOR A NEW ACCOUNT
ENTITLED "UNALLOCATED FUNDS;" INCREASING ANTICIPATED REVENUES BY
$45,769 FROM THE SALE OF 1,100 CONFISCATED HAND GUNS; AND CONTAINING
A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Reboso
for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement
of reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following
vote: AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None.
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummer and seconded by
Commissioner Reboso, adopted said Ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 8791.
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.
15. AMEND SECTION 1 OR ORDINANCE 8731—
APPROPRIATION TO CITY CLERK DEPARIMDIT MR ELECTIONS AND PHOTOCOPIER.
Mayor Ferrer Mrs. Gordon moves item No. 17, Father Gibson seconds, further
discussion, read the Emergency Ordinance;
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED —
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO, 8731,
ADOPTED DECEMBER 16, 1977, THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT IN AN AMOUNT OF
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411116
$31,839, DECREASING THE FINANCE DEPARTMENTS '77-78 APPROPRIATION
BY $16,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE EXPENSE FOR PHOTOCOPY
SUPPLIES AND A NEW PHOTO COPIER; DECREASING THE GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL
PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT FUND BY $15,839; FOR THE PURPOSE
OF FUNDING AN EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE FOR THE MARCH 7, 1978 SPECIAL
ELECTION; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Gibson
for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of
reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev,) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Gordon and seconded by
Commissioner Gibson, adopted said Ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 8792.
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced
that ccpies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the
public.
16. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE:
MEND SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE 8731-
INCREASE APPROPRIATION FOR BLDG. & VEH.
MAINI NANCE DEPT. BY $714,864.
Mayor Ferre: We are on Item No. 18. Mr. Manager, we are on item No. 18, would
you explain it to the Commission, please.
Mr. Grassie: What this does Mr. Mayor is appropriate
which the City normally maintains for the replacement
of money required to accept the bids for new vehicles
replacement of the fleet.
Mayor Ferre: Any questions?, all right, who moves?
Mr. Plummer: I do.
from the Reserve Fund
of equipment, the amount
, which is the routine
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves, Reboso seconds, further discussion, read the Emergency
Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE NO.8731,
ADOPTED DECEMBER 16, 1977, THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING THE
APPROPRIATION FOR THE BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT IN AN
AMOUNT OF $714,864; DECREASING THE RETAINED EARNINGS BALANCE BY THE
SAME AMOUNT; FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT AND
FUEL FOR USE BY VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVI-
SION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gibson
for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of
reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote;
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AYES:
NOES: None.
COMMittaionet Rose Gordon
CoMOissionet J. L. plumter, Jr.
Coi issioner (Rest.) Theodore R, Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A► Ferre
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Plummet and seconded by
Commissioner Gibson, adopted said Ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Cor nissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 8793.
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.
17. FIRST READING ORDINANCE:
AMEND SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE 8731-
INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CITIZEN SERVICES
DEPARIMENT BY $12,143. 0O.
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 19, the Manager recommends.
Mr. Reboso: Move.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre:
ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED-
Reboso moves, Plummer seconds, further discussion, read the
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8731, ADOPTED
DECEMBER 16, 1977, THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITIZEN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN AN AMOUNT
OF $12,143; BY DECREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES BY AN AMOUNT OF $12,143; FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING
THE SALARY OF A TRANSFERRED PROPERTY SPECIALIST; CONTAINING A RE-
PEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Reboso and seconded by Commissioner
Plummer and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. 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.
18. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE:
ADD SE ION I OF ORDINANCE 8719-
APPROPRIATE $41, 000 "RATION POR THE
HANDICAPPED WAD p .. ,
Mayor Ferre; Rose Gordon moves 20, Gibson seconds, further discussion, Manager
recommends, read the Ordinance;
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
Ali EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8719,
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NOES: None.
ADOPTED OCT0BER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE,
AS AMENDED, EY MAKING ADJUSTMENTS 1N THE VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL
(SECOND YEAR) AND CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM TRUST AND AGENCY 1'UNDS;
ESTABLISHING A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY PIJND ENTITLED "RECREATION FOR THE
HANDICAPPED - WEEKEND PROGRAM;" AND APPROPRIATING $41,000 FOR THE
OPERATION OP THE NEW TRUST AND AGENCY 1'UNb; cONTAININc A SEVERAB/LITY
PROVISION AND A REPEALER CLAUSE,
Was introduced by Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Gibson
for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of
reading same on two separate days, which Was agreed to by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Gordon and seconded by
Commissioner Gibson, adopted said Ordinance by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 8794.
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.
19. FIRST READING ORDINANCE:
AMEND CHAPTER 64 OF THE CITY CODE-
ENVIRMENIAL PRESERVATION- TRANSFER PORTION OF
JURISDICTION FROM BLDG. TO PLANNING DEPT.
ow Mayor Ferre: All right, pick up item No. 21, the Manager recommends. Plummer
moves, Reboso seconds, further discussion, read the Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MIAMI CITY CODE CHAPTER 64, ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION, BY DELETING SECTION 64-4(f), SECTION 64-5(a) AND
(c)(2), SECTION 64-6 (c)(4), SECTION 64-7(a)(2), (4) AND (5),
SECTION 64-8(a) AND (c)(3), SECTION 64-9(b)(4), SECTION 64-12(c).
SECTION 64-16 AND SECTION 64-17 AND BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION 64-4(f), SECTION 64-5(a) AND (c)(2) AND (7), SECTION
64-6(c)(4), SECTION 64-7(a)(2), (4), (5), (6) AND (7), SECTION
64-8(a) AND (c)(3), SECTION 64-9(b)(4), SECTION 64-12(c), SEC-
TION 64-16 AND SECTION 64-17; ALL TO TRANSFER THAT PORTION OF
JURISDICTION OVER ENTIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION DISTRICTS FROM THE BUILDING AND ZONING INSPECTION
DEPARTMENT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT; BY REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES,
CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY PROVISION,
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Reboso and
passed on its first reading by title by the following vote;
AYES; Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Oibson
GammiasLuner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOBS; None ABSENT; Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
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The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced
that copies were Aktailab1e to the tethers of the City CoMission and to the
public.
20. }'IRSi READ/NG:
AMEND SECT/ON 304. OP THE CITY CODE TINE 'iG BUSINESS,
1 ESSICNAL AND OR ANXZATIONAL
LICENSES -
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL LICENSE EDU, SALE OE "MONEY ORDERS."
Mayor Ferret Now, take up item No. 22, on First Reading. Plutntner stoves, Gibson
seconds, City Attorney recommends, is there further discussion?..Read the Ordinance,
please.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 30-1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, AND ORGANIZA-
TIONAL LICENSES BY ADDING A SUBSECTION THERETO ELIMINATING THE REQUIRE-
MENT OF PROCURING AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE TO ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF MONEY
ORDERS WHEN SUCH SALE IS CONDUCTED IN CONNECTION WITH A SEPARATELY
LICENSED RETAIL BUSINESS; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner
Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. 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.
21. FIRST READING:
AMEND SECTIC[VS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE 8731-
INCREASE APPROPRIATION TO LAW DEPARMANT BY $10,000 FOR
LEGAI, SERVICES TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 23, the Manager recommends, Plummer moves, Reboso
seconds, further discussion, call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8731, ADOPTED
DECEMBER 16, 1977, THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1978, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING THE APPRO-
PRIATION FOR THE LAW DEPARTMENT IN AN AMOUNT OF $10,000 AND INCREASING
ANTICIPATED NON -AD VALOREM SOURCES OF REVENUES BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR
THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING 3RD YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AS COM-
PENSATION FOR THE INCREASED LEGAL SERVICES RESULTING FROM IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVI-
SION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner
Reboso and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A, 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.
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Mayot Terre: Take up item No. 24, First Reading, Manager recommends.
Mrs. Gordon: 1 think we need some explanation on this, Mr. Mayor, because I$11
tell you why. Pot years and years we have been trying to eliminate the bus bench
billboard type of advertising and I wonder if this isn't the time that we ought
to consider that, it would be appropriate, so I want somebody from the Department
to speak to this and tell me.
Mayor Ferre: Rose, I'll tell you, we'll come back to it as soon as we get through
now we have to get back to the people items.
Mrs. Gordon: All right, we'll take it up later.
22. AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION OF "LATIN SUMMER FIESTA"
AND REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN FUNDING.
Mayor Ferre: All right, Mr. Sabines?..Mr. Rogelio Barrios, are you ready to make
your presentation? (INAUDIBLE RESPONSE)..okay, you are recognized at this time.
Mr. Orlando Naranjos: Mayor Maurice Ferre and members of the Commission, the
AIL Latin Chamber of Commerce of the United States in accordance with its principles
and objects is trying to cooperate with conveying private and public sectors in
order to stimulate the economic good of our community. To that effect, the
Tourist Advisory Board of our institution has initiated and is developing a pro-
ject which has been named "Latin Summer Fiesta," with the purpose of creating and
promoting a series of summer events and attractions which will generate a needed
incentive for domestic and foreign visitors to remain in this area. The Latin
Chamber of Commerce is working in this endeavor with the cooperation of the great
number of institutions and to help and assistance of all organizations and
persons willing to assist us in this public . We are especially appealing
to you today to obtain your support since you represent our community and you
better than anyone can understand the need to stimulate our economic development.
Thank you very much, and now we will present to you our product and our need.
Thank you.
(AT THIS POINT AN AUDIO/VISUAL PRESENTATION IS MADE, AS OUTLINED ABOVE).
Mr. Rogelio Barrios: Mr. Mayor, and next Ambassador to Venezuela, honorable
Maurice Ferre, members of the City Commission, Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso, Mr.
Plummer, and..I'm sorry, Rose Gordon whom I should have named first, Rev. Gibson,
gentlemen. The Summer Latin Fiesta should be an effort of everybody in this com-
munity and the presentation that we have just shown to you aims at "we need you."
And I believe that we need everybody, including the City Manager who is also in
this . We aim that the Latin Summer Fiesta will be a galaxy of events that
will be the envy of all other summer or tourist places in the world. We dream
that the Latin Summer Fiesta some day will be even better than the Rio Carnival
or the New Orleans festivities, and this actually takes money and this is why the
advisory committee on tourism of the Latin Chamber of Commerce is here for today.
I have the task of enumerating to you more or less how much these festivities are
going to cost or what will be the need approximately of these festivities. We are
planning a lot of sports events and public dances and public. 'festivities that will be a
help of the private sector of our community and this is not in this relation of
expenses that we are bringing down to you today. Even in the festivities that we
are going to celebrate this year to initiate the Latin Summer Fiesta we have many
of the expenses of this act that will be funded by the private sector. We are going
to have in downtown, in Flagler, starting at Biscayne Boulevard one public dance
festivity which expenses not funded by the private sector will be $6,491,00. Another
one on Flagler Street close to 12th Avenue which will have 85,461..00 not covered by
the private sector. On Eighth Street, what we call. the Carnival. on 8th Street, we
have a celebration that has $10,869.00 not covered by the private sector. We
also have to implement all these festivities administrative expenses in the amount
of $6,765,00, all this is to cover a period of three months during the first year
of our festival which is 1978, the current year. The total of these expenses not
covered by the private sector is $44,286.00. In addition to that, within these
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festivities we are going to have the contribution of the private sector in
street decorations, canopies, orchestras, petforinances, art exhib.itions.,
terchandising, effect, marching bands, sport events, and assortments of
other help that :amounts to $250,000.00. The amount of $41,286,00 is
only 12% of the total cost of the Latin Summer Feiesta, and this is what the
Advisory Committee on Tourist of the Latin Chamber of Coinunerce is coining to
request from you Honorable Mayor, and ttetbers of this City Commission.
Mayor 'erre: Thank you very much, Does anybody else want to say anything
else?
Mr. Barrios: If you have any questions, the membersof this Commission, I
would like to be able to answer you.
Mayor Ferre: The period as I saw it was July 28th thru August...
Mr. Barrios: August 13th.
Mayor Ferre: 13th.
Mr, Barrios: Right. It's part of the end of the month of July, beginning
the month of August.
Mayor Ferre: Alright. Morty, you want to say something, Morty? Alright.
Mr. Freedman: I'm sorry I wasn't here for all of the presentation, though,
I read a lot about the plans that are underway. As you know, we have the
International Folk Festival, which is going into its seventh year. It is
now like a }adri_s Gras similar to what New Orleans has. We have a giant
parade of nations, which has been very successful. We have an International
Festival that has gained recognition, not only through Latin America but
now throughout the world. We have governments who are contacting us and
asking us to send, asking if they can send groups to Miami.
Mayor Ferre: Morty, may I interrupt you to tell you, there's a wonderful
American saying, that "one robin is not a spring make", isn't that the
way it goes?
Mr. Freedman: That may be sir, but...
Mayor Ferre: Well, let me paraphrase. One festival does not a carnival make,
so there's plenty of room for more than one festival.
Mr. Freedman: Well, let me say Mr. Mayor...
Mayor Ferre: Go right ahead.
Mr. Freedman: ... why I don't feel that there is.
Mayor Ferre: Ok.
Mr. Freedman: First of all, we've been restricted to a very tight budget for
the past two years, been told that there are no funds available for this type
of event. Right now we're in need of about $3,000.00 more in order to
accommodate the groups that want to come here. So it has to come out of the
same pot I assume. Secondly, as I understand it, this group is planning to
invite people from other countries to participate, is that not correct? Am
I correct on that?
Mr. Barrios: Pardon?
Mr. Freedman: Do you plan to invite other countries, people from other
countries to participate?
Mr, Barrios: Yes.
Mr, Freedman: Now, I can only tell you that this will create the greatest
confusion when we send out our invitations to these countries and these
governments and they get another invitation at the same time to come here
two months later. First of all, many of the governments could never afford to
send groups to the same city in the same year, two months apart. It's gust
impossible, so it can only hurt us. We have expanded the festival. We have
tremendous satin participation and it seems to me that this is overkill,
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Mr, Barrios: Well, actually one concern of the Latin Chamber of Commerce
is to enhance the economic life of this community and we are not trying to
ihtetfer with anybody or to compete with anybody. We are trying to create
something that will be an additional incentive to bring tourists ftom all
parts of the world to this area, and we have already spoken to institution&
like the Orange Bowl Committee_, the Latin American Orange Howl Corwnittee,the
bowntown Development Authority, the Downtown Merchant Association, the
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and all the associations of Motels, Hotels,
and you know, the like. And, it seems to generate a lot of enthusiasm in
everybody. And, I don't believe that we are going to let's say, eat out of
our people, you can have your festival and we can have... I mean this is not
our festival, we hope that this will be the festival of everybody in this
community and we are not trying in anyway to, you know, to eliminate you
or to compete with you...
Mr. Freedman: No, but as a practical matter of fact it competes with us
because it competes for the city's dcllars in an international event and
secondly, we have these other countries who are going to completely confused
about which event they should respond to, both of which would be identified
with the City of Miami and this community. And, I might also add that when
we begin the festival we first had it in August, and we were then told by the
Downtown Merchants Association that it would help them more if we had it
earlier, because in August they said, they have tourist coming out of their
ears, and they don't need any kind of event in August to draw tourist. This
is what they told us. So we moved it hack to May, and that was at their
request.
Mr. Naranlos: Excuse me, Mr. Freedman, the only thing I would like to say
about your argument is number one the dates in our festival are different,
in other words, they are in August, and this was a concensus of tour operators,
airlines, etc., and so it was designed for the tourists not for the local
public, to keep the tourists. If you would have been here from the beeinnine you would
have seen that 18Z of the people that come in here cure for tourist attractions.
What we're trying to do, see, this is like a river and the water is flowing
through here very fast. We're trying to build a dam so the people stay here,
spend money in Dade County, spend on our people,.create jobs for people in
Dade County, this is the idea of Latin Summer Fiesta.hL're not competing with
anybody. We're working with everybody in the County. Anybody that wants to
participate from the public, private sector,we're working with them, we're
not competing with anybody.
Mr. Freedman: Well, the only thing that's hard for us to understand, we have
a committee of 35 members, who have been working very hard over the past 7
years, and I think you have a figure here of $41,286.00.
Mr. Barrios: Yes.
Mr. Freedman: Is that from the City of Miami, or, that you're asking that
or...
Mr. Barrios: Well, this is the money we need that is not committed yet. You
can contribute something if you want.
Mr. Freedman: We have an appropriation of $19,000, which apparently the City
has been straining to come up with, and here is more than double that amount.
We're able to put on the Folk Festival have been for the past several years
for that amount and I think the City is really getting its money worth. It's
not that I'm against your intentions...
Mr. Barrios: Yes.
Mr, Freedman: .... but I think it would be very harmful to the International
Folk Festival.
Mayor Ferre: Well, obviously this is a serious matter. My recommendation is
that Mr. Grassie look into the possibilities of funding both or part or either
and come back with a recommendation and we'll discuss it at that time.
Mr. Plummer, Let me bring up a point, Mr. Mayor. 1 think the important point
that was made here right now. Morty, knows how 1 feel about this. International
Folk Festival and I've always have and always will, but I can see the difference
of appealing to two different groups of people. To me, the International Folk
Festival is for us, the local people, It is not for the tourists. I don't think
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that if were honest with.ourselves that it in £act generates much tourist
business. Yes, it does activate the Columhians that live here, the Venezuelans,
Who normally don't cote out to City functions, it brings them out because of
their eulture. But if l understand what you're trying to promote is more
like what to tried to protlote in the World Trade Fair for Commerce.
Mr. Barrios: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: To, you know, let the tell you what
Customs, which I see all too often, they have...
about me. They have a saying out there when the
South America, that these are "MM'e and I heard
finally it just got to the best of me and I said
is a Mickey Mouse. In other words, these people
saying, they come in here, they hit the airport,
another plane and go straight to Orlando...
Mr. Barrios: Right.
I see. The people out at
Yes, I'm sure they say that
people are coming from
that for quite a while and
what is an "MM" and this
just exactly what you're
they go upstairs, catch
Mr. Plummer: We are faced with the very same thing in a presentation this
morning, in Watson Island. It would amaze, I think, as it did me, a million
people a year are going out of this port and these people come in here from
California, from Nevada, and out west on a chartered airplane, get on a
chartered bus and go on a chartered boat and never hit the streets of this
city to spend a dime. They come back and do just the reverse, they get off
of that chartered boat, get on a chartered bus, go hack on a chartered plane
and go home. Now, to me , that has always been blatantly unfair to the
people who pay our taxes, not only the residents who derive it indirectly
but the people who are in business who directly receive the funds. Mr. Mayor,
I would like to expound into another area. To me, this would be -you assigned
me to a committee that met approximately three or four or five months ago,
1'ir. Grassie, the advertising, to select the advertising group, and one of the
things that it became very clear that we were not spending enough dollars in
tourist promotion and in limiting a contract to appeal to Latin and South
America with a budget of $200,000 was just totally inadequate. If you really
broke it down that would be just for the country of Columbia along, about
$1.20 a person, and that doesn't include all of the rest of the countries that
we would like to appeal to. I spoke to this Commission about increasing that
budget in this upcoming year and this Commission unanimously agreed that more
dollars had to he spent in this area and I feel relatively comfortable and
certain that if this Commission can see its way clear that that is where that
monies or dollars should come from backing up what this Commission unaminously
agreed to spend more dollars in bringing those people and keeping them here.
So, Mr. Mayor, I would hope that this search for funds not committing to the
total amount maybe, but whatever we can do would be channelled through that
of tourist promotion in which we spoke about on previous dates to this meeting.
Mr. Barrios: Commissioner Plummer, you said very brillantly what must be
the reason for of this Summer Latin Fiesta. More and more people are saying
that sunshine is not enough to bring tourists down to the area of Greater
Miami and holding them in our area. We have to offer them more, and this is
what precisely we are trying to do and not only that in our committee we
have people from the hotels and we are hoping that the personnel taking care
of the tourist will be educated better to take better care of the tourists that
come down here so they will stay longer with us, and that we are working with
the people of most of the airlines in this endeavor. So, I hope that this
will be a very successful event for the good our community which we all
love. Thank you very much.
Mrs. Gordon: J. L., would you be kind enough to tell me where you have that
money tree you 're going to shake?
Mr. Plummer: Rose, I didn't have, as you will recall, we have allocated for
advertising, that's just..to me the Latin word is much more significant than
the English word' propaganda, We have allocated $200,000 for the firm which
was selected by the committee and then by the Commission. It was hoped and
I think you'll find a resolution of this Commission that that figure be doubled
for this coming year and it went on record, because I remember I wanted it in
a motion to instruct the Administration, not maybe, but definitely, so the
money is not presently there.
Mrs, Gordon; l think the Mayor suggested that the Manager take this under
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advigzmeht. 1 thinkthat that'•s, the only thing we can do..
Mt. Plummer: 1 still agree.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, 1 think it's the only reasonable thing that we can dok
1 just Want to go on record expressing myself to all of you and to Morty,
1 want you to know that 1 at supportive of both groups. 1 would hope that
we could avoid conflicts. I think Miami is a large enough. community where
hopefully we would have not one but a dozen festivals.. 1 want to tell you
1 just came back from kio, they've got, those people have parties
every weekend. It's unbelievable the amount of festivals and things, and
you know what, it becomes a tremendous tourist attractiion. People literally
come from all over the world. Of course, the carnival is the best known, but
that's not the only thing that Rio does. They're on all the time putting on
festivals, shows. I was in Lite, they've got a big expo hall there that
1 drove by. I went in Bueno Aires, to see another, they keep that thing
going all the time. They had machinery, they have all types of exhibitions.
You know, when you have a Convention Conference Center or you have a
Convention Exhibition Hall like Miami Beach these people are putting on shows
all the time. They've got machinery shows and automobile shows, boat shows,
and this show and that show. There's no reason why we can't have a Bahamian
festival in Coconut Grove. We had one what, two months ago? Tremendously
succesful, right?
•
Mr, Barrios:
Mayor Ferre: That Herb Hillard put on.
Mr. Plummer: You just had the
That's what I hear... yes.
Mayor Ferre: What? ... the one that Herb Hillard put on, yes. But what I'm
saying is that this is a big enough community for a lot of these things to
happen and I think we've got to be very broad visioned about it and have a...
Now, as far as money is concerned, look, we are very short on money, you know
that. We have very, very little money. On the other hand, if we don't go out
and help things such as Day Care Centers, and we don't go out and fund such
things as the Trade Fair of the Americas, or the Convention Conference , and
all these other things that we get involved in, the Orange Bowl, the Sea
Ragattas, the Rowing Ragatta,we put money into all those things. Today, we
got something that we're going to put on that Sparks Plug Race, how much we
spend on that?
Mr. Plummer: Not a dime.
Mayor Ferre:
Mrs. Gordon:
Mayor Ferre:
Well, ok, that's the exception. But I mean...
Did we fund anything for the Calle Ocho? I don't think so.
No, and that's another one that...
Mrs. Gordon: Huh?
'tr. Plummer:
Mrs. Gordon:
In kind.
Yes, but we didn't give
them any money.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, if you don't count the 50 policemen that were on duty as no
money.
Mr. Plummer:
make.
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Plummer:
talking about
Mayor Ferre;
Mr, Plummer;
Mayor Ferre;
But, wait a minute, Maurice, this is the very point I'm trying to
And, I'm agreeing with you.
Calle Ocho was for the local folks, for the people who live here. We're
a different ball game.
Plummer, I'm agreeing with you.
Ok, there's a big difference,
So, let the Manager come back with a recommendation. Peace.
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Project 1174.
Mts. Gordon: You're ready# catchthat ball.
Mayor Fetre: You don't need a thotion for that, do you Mr. Grassie?
Alright, thank you very much# ladies and gentlemen,
Mt. Barrios: Thank you , Mr. Mayor...
23. REPORT ON "PARKING" STUDY IN THE COCONUT GROVE AREA.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now these two gentlemen have been here since 9:00 o'clock
this morning and we're now going to talk about Coconut Grove Parking, and my
apologies to you, sir, for making you wait so long. We were waiting for another
gentleman, who is now with us. Mr. Grassie, if you'll forgive the but we are
very late and we are now on item "D". Mr. Grassie, you've got these two
gentlemen, who have been very patiently waiting since 9:00 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, members of the City Commission, I wonder if we could
ask Mr. Fosmoen to introduce the subject, so that you will have, ... so that
he can remind us of where we were on your last meeting and then possibly we could
ask these gentlemen to speak.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Fosmoen?
Mr. Fosmoen: Mr. Mayor, and members of the City Commission, at the last meeting
we requested approval to solicit proposals to undertake a parking study in
Downtown Coconut Grove. The City Commission directed us to contact property
owners in the Grove to determine whether or not there was an interest in
private development of off-street parking facilities. We contacted some 15 or
16 property owners where it appeared likely that private parking could be built.
We received responses from four. In two cases, the Players Theatre and Grove
Realty, they indicated that they would be interested in putting parking on their
property. In two cases, Blue Water Marine and the property at 3344 Virginia,
they indicated that they had no interest in putting parking on their property.
Now, the two affirmative responses that we received ...
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie, can we get somebody to kind of clear up back there,
because I can hardly hear today.
Mr. Fosmoen: the two affirmative responses that we received, both would
require a rezoning and both would serve commercial.
Mayor Ferre: Would or would not?
Mr. Fosmoen: Would.
Mayor Ferre: Would require.
Mr. Fosmoen: And both would serve commercial developments proposed on those
sites so they would not add to the availability of parking in the Grove.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Alright, sir, you wanted to address the Commission? Alright,
let's see if we can get some quiet. Can we get some quiet here,please? Alright,sir.
Mr. J.W. Hanson: Mr. Mayor, and City Commissioners, my name is J.W. Hanson and
I live at 3344 Virginia Street. That's been my home for something over 40 years,
and I was wondering why these City Commissioners pulled my name as a parking place.
Now, we have three parking places right through the side of me, and Mr. Brown,
told me yesterday, I don't take enough money in to pay to have a man at the gate.
So that's one of the disadvantages. There's 14 parking places less than two blocks
from my home, And, I don't see why you want to interrupt me with my home and I
want to object to the City Commissioners as bothering me with my home.
Mayor Ferre: You Live on Virginia, do you?
Mr, Hanson; Yes, sir, right along side the old post office,
Kayor Ferre: Alright, by the side of the old post office, you want to ask thew,
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t glean, you watt to antiwar why you're bothering hit?
Mr. Pos oent We'v'e attetpted to explain to Mt. Ranson that we didn't $lean
to bother hit, We Were simply inquiring as to whether of not he had an
ihteres.t in putting private parking on his property.
Mayor Ferret Mr. Hanson, would you like to have private parking on your
property?
Mr. Hanson: No,sit.
Mayor Ferre Well, then, don't worry about it.
Mr. Hansont Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is that alright Anybody else want to speak on that?
Sir, do you want to address the Commission?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: No, I'm his son-in-law...
Mayor Ferre: I see, alright. Alright, thank you,sir.
Mr. Zellman: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to have a word, if I may?
Mayor Ferre: Are you going to talk about Mr. Hanson's property?
Mr. Zellman: No, no.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, let W. Hanson, go home, peace. Alright, now
you can address us.
Mr. Zellman: Thank you, sir. Mr. Mayor, and members of this City Commission.
My name is Richard Zellman, I'm an attorney with offices located in this City of
Miami. I've asked to come before you today, specifically in response to
some recent newspaper articles I've been reading about the possiblity of
funding a public study of parking in Coconut Grove, and also because one of
my clients is Francesca Morelo, who is the Broker with Coconut Grove Realty,
and I think Mr. Fosmoen referred to him. What Mr. Morelo is interested in
doing, if it's double and it may not be, but if it double is developing a
parking facility on the Grand Avenue site which is presently the home of the
Farmers Market on Saturdays,it's Grand Mc Donald and Florida in the back of
it, and I'm sure on the other cross- cross street.He has done a lot of
architectural studies so far, we know that there is a lot of misunderstanding
in the community and neighborhood about this study and about what Mr. Morelo
is attempting to do. We have scheduled a meeting on May 9th, at the Coconut
'41111 Grove Children's Theatre and sent out 300 invitations to people that live in
the area, and also I extend this invitation to all of you sitting before me
today, and everyone in the the audience that if they'd like to attend this
meeting, May 9th, 7:30 P.M. at the Children's Theatre to discuss use of this
property.
Mayor Ferre: Could I ask you a question?
Mr. Zellman: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Do you need a zoning change on that?
Mr. Zellman: It depends on the plan. One plan which would develop about
160 parking spaces probably in the vicinity of about 50 to 60 could be used
for where the public parking would not require any zoning change. The
other plan and we're throwing this open would develop approximately 366
parking spaces and contrary to what Mr. Fosmoen said, about 130 would be
needed for private purposes, and over 200 the way the architect has designed
it at this juncture.
Mayor Ferre; Well, we'll be seeing you here, then, I'm sure in the future
if that's the case,
Mr. Zellman; In summary, I'd like to ask you to come down to that meeting
if you are free, any questions you may have I'm here to answer them and
finally I urge you, at this point when the City needs money for so many
urgent purposes, please be assured we are private people that are
interested in doing exactly what this city has been talking about,
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Mayor Ferret I agtee with that.
Reiv. Gibson: tet Me ask you, your client owns that land?
Mr, Zellman: !es, bit.
Mayor Vette: tout client oWtis the land where the Partners Market is.
Mr. Zellman: He owns the...
Rev. Gibson: Wait a minute, tan, I live out there. Wait, wait he doesn't own all that
land.
Mr. Zellman: Well, there's about 14 lots.
Rev, Gibson: He doesn't own all the land, tell the City the whole
truth. He own some of the land.
Mr. Zellman: it depends on.
Rev. Gibson: Because one of my members own some of the land, that's how
I know, the Stirrup's, isn't that true?
Mr. Zellman: Well,...
Rev. Gibson: No..,
Mr. Zellman: I'tn not sure which land you're referring too, because the
Stirrup's sold lots 6,7, and 8 to Mr. Morelo back in January, so I'm not
sure which you're referring to, there's 14 lots in there. I know that he
owns a substantial portion of them.
Rev. Gibson: Alright, sir, I'm not going to deal with that that you own,
I'm going to deal with what happens I'm going to be right here to deal
with what you don't have a right to do.
Mayor Ferre: Father; that's not before us now.
Rev. Gibson: I know,no, no, what you don't... oh, I don't want to tell
you all of it then. I'll wait til you come.
Mr. Zellman: Good enough, please contact me anytime you ...
Rev. Gibson: No, no, I'll wait until you come, my Brother.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there anything else you want to tell us?
Mr. Fosmoen: Well, in response to one comment, of course, parking is
revenue supported, it is not a drain on the General Fund as was suggested.
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Fosmoen: Secondly, even if there are private interest that are pursuing
parking. Number one, there's no city control or public control on the
rates that are set, and number two, there's no control on the location. They
may or may not be in an appropriate location,
Mayor Ferre: Well, good old private enterprise system has always been pretty
good about controlling prices...
Mr. Fosmoen: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: ... in that sense, so you know, a little competition. I agree
with you Dick, that one thing does not preclude the other, My concern is one
of timing. I've been hearing for the last four years discussion about the
need fora major parking facility in the Coconut Grove Area, and I don't gee
that we've made much headway, I talked to Co., Wolfson about it five years
ago, and they were going to make a study and where are we?
Mr. Fosmoen. That's what we're suggesting to the Commission ia that we
began taking the lead in some of these irauea 1 rather than,,'
Mayor Ferre; Po you need a resolution to that effect?
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Mt. Fosmoen: ... father than relying on the Off'Street Parking to come
in and study we are going to take that lead and go to them with our
study.
Mayor Ferret
Mr. Fosmoen t
Mayor Ferret
Mt. Fosmoen:
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Fosmoen:
Do you need a resolution for that?
Yes, sit.
What?
Yes, sit.
Alright.
It's item 57 on the agenda.
Mayor Ferre: Does somebody want to make a motion to that effect?
There is a motion that this matter, that the Administration give this study
and that we make a specific study for the parking needs in the whole
Coconut...
Mrs. Gordon: The Administration... yes, I'm in favor of that.., you're
not paying anybody to do it, do it inhouse, is that it? Fosmoen?
Mayor Ferre:
I don't know whether we are.
Mr. Fosmoen: Yes, we are, the resolution before you, item 57, we're seeking
consultant services.
40 Mrs. Gordon: Oh, you're seeking consultant services, oh, well...
Mayor Ferre: Well, wait a moment.
Mrs. Gordon: ... you know, we're so sort of money for everything and we're
spending it like we have it.
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Fosmoen:
Alright, is it
Yes.
item 57?
Mayor Ferre: We'll take it up on item 57. Is there anything else on item
# D? If not, then we'll move on to the next... No, J. L., because those
people aren't here yet.
24. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED REVITALIZATION OF EDISON CENTER BUSINESS
DISTRICT. (U.D.A.G.)
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we have also, Mr. Winn, who has been here since early
this morning which is item#F, let's take that up, and then we'll take D.
Mr. Winn, Dena?
Ms. Spillman: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, As you are aware of,the
City of Miami received approval of its Urban Development Action Grant a
couple of weeks ago. Although we didn't get the amount of money we requested
we're very pleased to have been among the first round of cities that were
awarded grants under this program. A few months ago, Mr. Dave Pincher and
Mr. Charles Wright, of the Miami -Dade Chamber of Commerce, came in and
discussed with us an idea that they had for an Urban Development Action Grant
proposal for the City of Miami. The proposal is in the Model Cities Target
Areas it is in accord with other activities that are going on in the area
through the Community Development Program and also the Martin Luther King
Boulevard Development. The request would involve approximately 3.5 million
of Action Grant Funds and approximately 10 million dollars in private
investment. The developer of this project would be the Inter -City Development
Foundation in a joint venture with F.A. Johnson and Associates, who has worked
on New Town --In Town Projects around the country and Ron Frazier b Associates,
are local architect. I'm going to ask Mr, Wright to give you a description of
what the proposal involves and if you're in agreement with that, we would ask
that you would approve the concept and approve an application submission to
HUD,
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Mrs. Gordon: I have to ask you a question Dena ow much money did you
get out of the five million you requested.
Ms. Spillman: One.ttillion.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, where would the rent of it cote from then, this
proposal request?
Ms. Spillman: This would be a different submission.
Mts. Gordont A new application?
Ms. Spillman: Right, we would be submitting in the third round of funding
and that would be going into HUD at the end of June.
Mrs. Gordon: Oh, so the one million you got, what are we using that for?
Ms. Spillman: That's the second mortgage housing program.
Mrs. Gordon: I understand, ok.
Ms. Spillman: I'm going to ask Mr. Wright now to give you a brief
description of it.
Mr. Wright: Ok. Before I start the presentation, I would first like to
introduce to the Commission our Board President, Mr. Fincher, the Foundation
President, Mr. Winn, a member of our Edison Center Merchants Community,
Mr. Brooks, and a representative from Congressman Lehman's Office,
Mr. Pete Bentley, and we have two additional staff members, Ms. Simmons
and Mr. Seabrooke in the audience. What the project essentially calls for
is a three phase overall development plan for the Edison Center Commercial
Core and the UDAG application monies would be used as a catalyst project
to get this particular three phase operation into motion. Specifically,
under the UDAG application we're asking for funds to expand the present
operation of a manufacturing, retail outlet clothier, we're also asking
for funds to expand a commercial property that would be expanded into a
20,000 sq.ft. market place and we're additionally asking for funds for
the completion of the Shell City development as envisioned in the market
analysis approved in 1976, that was done by Spar Redco of Chicago, which
calls for essentially 300 apartment units and 30,000 sq.ft. of commercial
space. We have in fact been negotiating with several private lending
institutions, including Dade Federal, Atlanta Life Insurance Company,
Central Life, and Afro-American Life Insurance Company and two private
investors to help support the project in terms of private monies.SBA has
also voiced an interest in the project which will be the manufacturing
company. The project is envisioned to cost approximately $15,000,000 with
one fourth of that coming from the UDAG application or 3.5 million dollars,
essentially that's what the project is. It will be tied into a three
phase project. One important element of the three phases is phase two, which
is the development around the Rapid Transit Stations. One of the things that
will be accomplished with the market place in the commercial aspect of the
Shell City project is approximately 50,000 sq.ft. of commercial space that
we will use as reclamation properties for those individuals that will be
displaced by the Dade area Rapid Transit System. There will be several
businesses displayed and we would want to keep them in the area. We also
find that under the proposal as we've developed it. It satisfied many of the
requisites for UDAG application. One, it will increase the employment, both
on a temporary basis through construction jobs, which we have envisioned more
than 200 construction jobs being created as a result of this particular venture,
and it will also create approximately 150 permanent jobs in the various
ventures, including the commercial ventures and the manufacturing.
Mrs. Gordon; My question is the public improvements portion, is that a Dade
County expenditure, or is that one for the City or what is the $2,960,000
represent?
Mr, Wright. I don't have the specific,,,
Mrs, Gordon: On the second page, it's called Edison Center Commercial
Renaissance,
Ms, Spillman: I'll have to ask Mr. Wright to answer that, 1 ...
Mr, Wright; Let me see the specific reference,
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Mrs. Gordon: Not the UI AG Money, this is over acid above the UDAG,
Mt. Wright: Ok, that's n pro rain share of the iT proVtawnts that Otte
taking place by virtue of the Martin Luther :tit a koulevatd end other Public
Works projects that ate going on in the Area already.
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but is that Money that we are going to have to lay out,
ot,.,?
Mr. Wright:
Mrs. Gordon:
and the City
NQ,that money is already there.
It's already allocated for public
or by the City alone or what?
Mr. Wright: Part of it is City C.D. funds that
on your expanded project into the area west of
is County Decade of Progress Bond Funds.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, another question, with regard
that's owned by the County, isn't it?
improvements by the County
ate being spent presently
12th Avenue and part of it
to the Shell City project,
Mr. Wright: it is owned by the County. We will be sitting down with the
County Representatives. We've been working with the County on disposition
for that project for the last six months. Mr. Mc Manus from the City and
several other individuals from the County have been working on that. We
will be siting down next week with the investors and the bankers to reach
a final disposition on the acquisition rights for that property.
Mrs. Gordon: You will be purchasing that property or they're going to give
it to the project or what?
Mr. Wright: The property will either be leased or purchased. It is
unlikely that they're going to give the property,because it is our under-
standing now that that kind of gift from their perspective would set a
bad precedent. Of course, we would prefer them giving the 'property...
Mrs. Gordon: But they're going to purchased.'..
Mr. Wright: ... and allowed us to pay the taxes.
Mrs. Gordon: Then there will be a tax return coming out of that property
after its developed.
Mr. Wright: To be accrued ...
Mrs. Gordon: I like the idea because it's going to broaden the tax
base and the City will benefit because it's in the City, and it's right now,
I don't think we're getting anything out of it, because the County owns
it.
Ms. Spillman: There's two points I'd like to make clear on this proposal.
One is that the proposal is that we either give financing assistance or some
sort of grant to some private owners,that's involved in the proposal.
Mrs. Gordon: Where?
Ms. Spillman: On page 3, page 2 and 3. For example, on the Meshorn
Manufacturers, it's proposed that UDAG funds be used for building renovation
equipment and supplies which we would be dealing with the private owner on.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS)
Ms. Spillman: Yes, it does. I just want you to be aware of that.
Mr. Wright: Let me explain,
Ms. Spillman: Certainly.
Mr. Wright: Let me explain, One of the reasons why we 've talked in terms
of a grant, because one of the things that we would like to see happen is for
an equity position to be gained in the private concern so that that money can
be used for future redevelopment purposes, If I could just,..
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Mrs, Gordon; IA it actually giVeti of loaned, is, likea mortgage, like
We're doing with. the other?
Mt. Wright: It's either en investtient or an inVestttent is not a gift. It
Mrs, Gordon: That's what I thought.
Mr, Wright:'Where is a return on the dollar and that money will be used for
other tedeveloptient projects in this same area,
Mrs, Gordon: Like a loan, It's like a mortgage.
Ms. Spillman: The way it's envisioned now it would be a grant,
Mrs. Gordon: That's not what he said.
Ms, Spillman: No, you're talking about tax return, right?
Mr. Wright: No,
Mrs. Gordon: You're talking about King, the Taylor? Are you talking about
King? Are you talking about any of them that get the UDAG will return it?
Mr. Wright: There will be a return on the money to the foundation, yes.
Mrs. Gordon: To rebuild the UDAG,or to rebuild the fund for further
redevelopment?
Mr. Wright: For further redevelopment of the area.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, that's not what you said, Dena.
Ms. Spillman: Ok, well, then, Mr. ... I think that he should explain about
the Inner City Development Foundation's role in this.
Mr. Wright: There will be a grant given to the Inner City Development
Foundation, but we will try to make that grant go into perpetuity, so that
we can have money to continue redevelopment activities in the area over the
five year clan as we've outlined on the visual that I did pass out to you. Now,
this is in accordance with the intent and the spirit of the UDAG to put
money into private investors hands so that they can in fact continue that
money to redevelop the areas.
Mrs. Gordon: What monitory... well, how is that monitored, that money that
you know, placed in the private hands, how is that handled? I'm asking
because I don't know.
Mr. Wright: One of the things that we would certainly have to do is work
out a contractual arrangement with the City of Miami and I would be certain
that , I'm certain that part of the evaluative process would include that.
Mr. Winn: Madame Commissioner, as the President of the Inner City Development
Foundation, what we are proposing here is primarily just to get under the
UDAG approval. Once the grant is made available and we are encouraging it
as a grant which will be used for continual redevelopment in the community,
the monitoring process is left open to the City Commission. It has a Board
of Directors, it's a local development company and guided by state and local
law, as a local development company's function.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, how much is the original grant?
Mr. Winn: I don't remember the exact amount in the proposal, it's 3.5
million dollars, I think.
Mrs. Gordon; That's to be used for the improvement, isn't it?
Mr. Winn; That's what the funds are used for, it's just the local
development company in any instance would be
Mrs. Gordon: And, it's not a repayable loan?
Mr. Winn; We a grant,
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Mrs. Gordon: It won't be a loan. It's a grant,
Mr. Winn: Ito, it's a grant. The grant is to the foundation. Loans
in some instances shay be iaade to manufacturers. and others who will be
doing business in the area, that in that sense it is a loan and would be
refundable and repayable.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, the tay I ask another question for information? The
more I learn the better I'm able to cope, deal with your problem, ok:
If an when this development takes place and is completed and if and when
a time should arrive that a sale might b.e contemplated of itt who gets
that 31 million or, you know?
Mr. Winn: Well, if the 31 million is primarily equity capital for the
foundation and if a loan were repaid in some instance, obviously the foundation
would have security of its funds and those funds would come back to the
foundation, to the local development company and be used on a continuing
basis.
Mrs. Gordon: It's seed money but it stays with the foundation forever more.
Mr. Winn: It is a revolving grant to the foundation which then is used
as local development funds to encourage redevelopment of the area.
Mrs. Gordon: Is it intention of the foundation then to do this developing
for instance, and then to sell that to some other private investor ?
Mr. Bentley: On the Shell City site it would be an instance to participate
perhaps with a private developer.
Mrs. Gordon: No, I don't mean that. I mean it's done. Ok, you got the
money, you built the project, it's completed, is it the intention of the
foundation at some point along the way to sell it to third party -and if
they did and the money came back for equity capital coming back as a sale
would it then be re -invested in some additional ...
Mr. Winn: It would be re -invested...
Mrs. Gordon: ... local development, is that intent?
Mr. Bentley: Sure, that's the objective, yes.
Mrs. Gordon: And if it isn't sold it remains in that project?
Mr. Winn: The asset remains apart of the foundation's assets, yes or
the liability remains apart of the foundations assets.
Mr. Grassie: Commissioner, I wonder since this is a very new program and
really, I suspect that their is some misunderstanding with regard to how the
program is going to work in the future. It may be well for either Ms. Spillman
or Mr. Fosmoen to talk about UDAG regulations •as they apply to the grants
that can be made to the private sector, because there is a percentage of the
total grant that can be made as a outright grant to the private sector.
Mrs. Gordon: Alright, then simply, because we are short of time today,let
me say I'm in favor of the project, but I need to have a total understanding
of what we're going into. Ok.
Mayor Ferre: In effect what we're doing if we approve it today is approving
the application presented in item F. Now, I want to tell you with all
honesty Bill, I'm not an expert in UDAG, but I know a little bit about it and
I've talked to a lot of people in Washington that we got funded the first time
around I didn't think we were get that million dollars but we did. Now I
think the odds are against us in getting this money, but that's what I thought
first time around and we got a million dollars. I couldn't,,.I got along with
Rose. I'm totally supportive of this and I'm going to vote for it and I'm
going to work as hard as I can in support and I hope we get it.
Mr. Wright; I certainly hope we do, Mr. Mayor. I would like to point out
that we were here to be apart of the first application was not, but whatever
reasons apparent breakdowns at the administrative level,..
Mayor Ferre; But we were lucky to get,.,
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Mr. Wright; I understands we're coming back this time, we would like your
eztdor ei t. Well gamble they Will get it this time
Mayor Ferret Well, I /lure hope so. And I'M ready to accept the Motion
On that, if you went to Mote it.
Mrs. Gordon: 'll Love it.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Father you Vant to second it? Alight. Mts. Gordon
Moves. Father Gibson seconds that the City of Miami approve the recottmended
application for the UDAG as described in item P of this agenda. Further
discussion. Call the roll.
Mrs. Gordon: dust tell Dena, please have a little workshop setup sometime
in the near future. Let's go into a workshop session where we can ask some
questions related to this and other funding projects that may come along,
ok?
Mayor Perre: Yes, especially UDAG'a because they're not easy to...
Rev. Gibson: ... Before I vote, I want to ask a question. Is such a
project anywhere established in this country?
Ms. Spillman: I believe that several cities got grants for programs like
this in the last round Atlanta, I believe got a very similar kind of approval.
Rev. Gibson: What I am implying is that it would appear to me that the
City of Miami would get busy find out what other people have done, and how
they did it, and to protect the City and the people involved from the
inevitable if we are not careful. You understand what I mean? You did this
Mr. Grassie, that means you didn't hear me or didn't understand.
Mr. Grassie: No, I'm not sure.
Rev. Gibson: No... no, no, I want to make sure you hear me. I don't want
nobody telling me what I said. I want to make sure that you put your staff
at work to either go,if going is not advantageous and you could do it with
less funds and less time, less effort, write or call and find out how it's
done, and what we're involved in. See, I don't want... I don't want no
mistaken identity in this business. You understand what I'm saying? I'm
sure you heard that.
Mayor Ferre: Ok.
Mr. Grassie: Well, there's something else that possibly you need to hear
Commissioner.
Rev. Gibson: Well, let's hear it.
Mr. Grassie: On this. particular application more than any other case that
I know of in which the City has worked with a private group, the City staff
has really done vituraily all of the work to put this together. Now, I think
that the effort that they have made to try to make this a good application
is unusual. You've got a lot of effort invested in it. But the basic...
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS)
Mr. Grassie; The basic concept behind this came out of the foundation, so
you know, the design of what it is that they're asking for has come out of
the neighborhood,
Mayor Ferre; Well, Phil, can the City of Miami cooperated?
UNIPENTIPIEA SPEAKER; The City of Miami only met with the staff of the
project,after it was necessary to write letters to you ail and to
constantly call their office to get their participation this concept was
very developed before we met the City of Miami.
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Mayor Ferre: You know 1 heat it very differently. Eefore this all came
up Dena Spilltnan, when t asked het how we were doing with our UDAG application
told me that they had been spending a tremendous amount of time putting this
together. Now, you know, ,.►
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: But it wasn't this project.
Mayor Ferre: If that isn't so, that's a terrible statement and I just would
be amazed that Dena Spillman would say that if that isn't the case. Now, they
say that they put a tremendous amount of work, time, and effort to do this,
now is that not so?
Mr. Wright: Mr. Mayor, when the presentation was made the first time for
the UDAG grant we were here, and you asked a question, was their any citizen
participation or request for citizen participation at that time and the
answer to you was no. We did not protest at that time but immediately after
then, I think you and all the Commissioners received a correspondence
articulating all of the facts involved prior to them being confronted with
you with this situation, and we have worked very diligently and hard to get
this proposal before you to let it become a reality and we did a great deal
of that work ourselves. We are not trying to take anything away nor give
away...
Mayor Ferre: No, no, I understand.
Mr. Wright: ... but we did do that.
Mayor Ferre: But Dave, did they put out time and effort and have they been
supportive or they've just been ignoring you? I mean, tell it like it i ..
Mr. Fincher : Yes, let me ask her like this and I think what we're
reacting to is the fact that the statement was made that most of the work
had been done by City staff. I will agree within the last month their has
been an exceptional amount of work been done by both the City staff and
our staff but certainly we don't want to be precluded from having participated.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I don't think you meant to imply that they hadn't done
anything. You weren't implying that were you Mr. Grassie? I mean it's ...
Mr. Grassie: No, the statement simply was that in terms of putting this
together we have not simply relied as you would expect on their producing
the grant but we have gone way out of our way to not only be of assistance
to actually do most of the work.
Mayor Ferre: I think it's a problem with semantics you use the word'most'
and I think that perhaps created a problem. I think the point is that
everybody has pitched in on this, is that right?
Mr. Fincher Mr. Mayor, could we let Mr. Betney, Pete Betney, from
Congressman Lehman office to you just a minute, please, sir?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
but
Mr. Betney: Thank you. My name is Pete Betney, I'm a Staff Assistant for
Congressman Lehman and I feel that their has been a great deal of cooperation
between the City and the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce,speaking on behalf
of the Congressman. I think the problem that we see which may be addressed
in the future is that it's important and the Congressman's has tried to do
this, it's important to solicit grass roots, community base organization to
give input into federal programs and this is mainly how the Congressman got
involved, but I think there has been a lot of cooperation at this point and
I'd like to thank the Community Development Office and the City of Miami and
the Chamber has done a good job too. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre; Alright, thank you very much, Anything else? Call the roll,
please.
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The following motion wa,s introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-264
A MOTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR iJRi3AN
DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANT FOR REVITALIZATION
OF THE EDISON CENTER BUSINESS DISTRICT.
Upon being seconded by Com:nissioner(Rev.) Gibson, the motion was
passed and adopted by the following votes
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Manor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you. Thank you,ladies and gentlemen.
25. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: PANS' OOALITION ODNC ERNING CITY OF MIA1 I
"DAY CARE P4."
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now we're on item... we're on the Day Care Center
item. I think the ladies are all ready now. So, the chair recognizes...
This is item #9, Miami Day Care Program. Go right ahead.
Ms. Jackson: Mayor Ferre and the Commissioners. My name is Mabel Jackson
and I'm President of the P.T.C. at the Eaton Children's Center and a
member of the Parents Coalition, and I'm here today to briefly talk to you
about the transportation problem within the Day Care Program. All of you
are parents, well all of you have children or grandchildren and if they're
not all pre-schoolers or no longer pre-schoolers, I'm sure you remember when
they were, and I would like to ask you how do you think those children would
feel if they were enrolled in a Day Care Program and they were told at their
center, these children are going on a field trip today but we can't take you
because we don't have the space for you on the van...
Mayor Ferre: You don't have space where?
Ms. Jackson: On the van. I'm sure that you will agree that they would not
be very happy and neither are our children when they are told this. Many are
left crying at the centers when field trips are scheduled and they have to
left behind. I'll give you a example of how bad the situation is, recently
at the Shenandoah Center, a field trip was scheduled to Crandon Park, in an
effort to take all the children the teachers made six trips to the park and
they had to make six trips to return them to the center. It took one teacher
four hours to transport the children back and forth. We of the Parents
Coalition feel that there is a better way and that is a bus. In our research
we have found that a brand new 34 passenger GMAC bus cost only $16,000. So far
this fiscal year the City has spent $11,348.00 for the rental of two vans and
the purchase of one car.
Mayor Ferre: $14,000.00.
Ms. Jackson: ... How much have they spent so far? They have spent $11,348.00
and this is for the rental of two vans and the purchase of one car and these
have proven to be insufficient in caring for the transportation needs of the
Day Care program And we feel that a bus would be a part of the solution to
this problem or would solve the problem. And we're asking that the adminis-
tration commit themselves to the purchase of a bus and in doing so we ask
that they seriously consider those that are being penalized by the present
situation, our children. I would like for you now to listen to Joyce Lynch.
Ms. Lynch; Mayor Ferre and Commissioners. I'm Chairman of the Parents
Coalition,
Angle: Your munetplease.
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Ms. lynch: loyeLynch. And, basically who_ you
about is only a by product et i very serieun Lo fcrmi1.
Commission meetings and 1.4:: heard ahout iw ..Ct tt rcports and
we've listen to a it rhetoric and eur in dirt
and still our children arc not leir.r; .r mtreor that tney
should bc to.ken care of,and hatti:tally in arcas.
Number one, the hu4sit. apprepricttiu wiirrt• t the ordinance
that you passed was ::.d.,solutel.t, tctit.usarv. 'Inc m:1 t.ht commitment at
the beginning of this fiscal veal the monies. Eat the mcnies were
never appropriated to the program until todny. meures that the
ptogram hal to work el. 1.'7.e Hdoro! amd many teachers
promotions an out salaries were tv-lct e:ta that- this
appropriation did not ratt. Theec• stet.:mr. te1 ry lAte prc..lolem
of communication in the City Management and Lc4et and Act:minting areas.
It seems te take a long time fmr rianyLr;tothr:r to f
how mu....h mohcy rherr.. y w. „irn r -r, uow money
was left over, and April j.m...1.1, whoa we wlia some.sio in
Accounting, tilc H:A.47.:7; 17C nt vn; h • it!
thiat was the fin-s:t. time Gal areiono a how .::111tch
all
money f iint:s Can.:
shouli he
thr
saved
non-profit agencies: Now, to. that von
monies thrt were itaveh rrem the progrrm wet.t
there' no auentimr ir cur miucs dhout that. t art
Day CT. -Ire Program to at inc htcr •tt the
cf the Proi.;rarl. 1.1:: know ilia:. 'taw :o t tv
It's ::-Iv the administretior that is He.. vrmthm. w re
moncif hlom setms te 11-1.:e. most sL,r.mt: A:
«ii 1 TN • 1 • at cot:at:a:it t
letyeen the Drt7tenL,
and the differtoat ttoaroes that tht :iay 'dnt-r
with lihancin statoments, irate
and whoa we'r'e Day Care Prc,:ord.) talSiati
admitmltration et a aoiramiir really is ir ttuCher cue, tor a
progr:tm to be sur.cet..,stnt, vcs rnere .te mmtm cwr. for
a program te be succetm7fni theri has cc hti a ,m7..r.itmect A the farrt
admititttitien to provide adequate tcaTher.s, ob.:Heat- sturribg. cud that's
cer totolv diftcrent area, hrciram ree1=J--: von nret,"...n.
nmmbei one, making sui: r-at the moni, t.hut,7 hcad start
But :id, a.ssuring that the renies are tia: liot the only answer.
In order for the prorn te functioa antl c iu .h-i to
adequately help our c!:irem ro becono reiqr :milhl,• rt.inuasible
eitizen.:3 it really is neoessary ior tatitae 11tr A st.:!amlviug
influence where they spend most of their oud at. Ow
• Day Care Center. Oae ol the things thrit has LA;L: :i1Ct ,aat
there are no full time teachers in any ot tht t'irm Ceu,cr..--:, This is::
programmatic prohiem and again It trACr: moucv in
there now and we are askin in front o1. you, altrmo4.0 it is, an
administrative measure to have full ti;u, tea.a, in ,:ent,Jrs 1r our,
children because parents con come in in Cat., and sor,...ch.c says,' oh,
your child was hurt doing the morning, butnobody knows why the child was
hurt or where he was hurt, :lust the fact thac it did happen. Secondly, in
the areas that the programs are located, the ',.',ayzAcal buildings are located
in the parks, and Mr. Plummer, I know you've tech to the ..eate77.-s, Mrs,6ordon,
I know you've been to the centers, and the other Cc.:nmissioners, as well.
One oi the things that 1 know you addressed in Mmrrn '22nd, Mr. Plummer, was
the fact that you saw children playing in dirt, that rhere was rotting play-
ground equipment. Not has been done. Ali wc ash is that the kids can
tome home and not be filled and piled up with dirt. Mi. Grassie, went to the
Moore Day Caro Center and found out that the sprinkters weren't sprinkling
the Day Care Center. The Day Care Program does not have a budget for playground
equipment. If it were under Parks and Recrcatiovl 7arks and Re;:roation does
have a budget fur playground equipment and we 1,7no',! th.st you're servicing
150 children right now in the centers duri nth? wec. But I Joa't know whether
you're aware that an equal number of childs-cs-. [Inc! the±r parents come to the
Day Care Cent:ors on weends just because tilt' littic. kids art. in the enclosed
area and they can play where their parents ,.aa fyol sour0 a21 since there
is 1 budget in Parks btrid Recreatioo tor playgrou...:n equipmcnt. ve'ro asking
that maybe Parks and Recreation would consitir L:nat equipment in the
Day Care Centers themselves because this w,Ili 1.t rtuly 'help, the existing
clients or the Day Care Centers but it win 1! rit.ct help At- community at
large on the weekends and in the evenings ,hildren come to play.
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As you can tell by nowt one of the things that we're asking for either
the Day Care Prograth function on i.ta own in its own office. We're not
asking for any money, but just have the Day Care Program function as a
separate entity for -Many reasons. The primary reason which I addressed
very briefly is the fact the funds for Day Care are mingled with non-profit
agehcy funds. The bay Care Program which you're committed to as a City
program is probably one of the only programs other than the handicapped that
hasto fight withprivate nonprofit agencies for dollarst which is as
Sad affair because the City is cotinitting the money to the program. You're
committing philosophically to the program so let the program sit on its
own so we can tell what monies are there. In Parks and Recreation this did
happen because it was not mixed in with other agencies or other departments
that were being serviced, and also just from the standpoint of maintenance
when you have a building that's located in a park and you have personnel
that systematically go and clean buildings and clean any structures in the
park that take care of maintenance: it would be so Rim»le for them to
taintain the same buildings. Unfortunately that doesn't happen today because
it's not a Parks and Recreation Program. Also, the buses that we talked
about and this is getting back to the kids. I can't tell you the number
times that my child has come home and said,"gee, the kids went on a train
ride today but they could only take 15 kids and I couldn't go because I
went on the last field trip where they promised I'd go on the next one."
Now, this you can't even assess the phychological damage that thi4 does to
a child and also the frustration level for the teachers who are there trying
to reinforce very positive attitudes in children and unfortunately they're
dealing in a situation where when the child is told he can't go on a train
and that's all that he's ever wanted to do, you can't be logical. All we're
asking is that Parks and Recreation has the facilities, they have the
vehicles available. If you won't give us a bus on our own at least make
Parks and Recreation responsible for the Day Care Program so that they can
provide the bus to us as one of their programs. Again, I can't stress
enough how important it is that the Day Care Program to be a separate entity
unto itself, not to be mingled with other agencies, not to be mingled with
other departments because this and the Handicapped Program are the only two
programs dealing a direct decision by the City to commit itself to community
needs and to the needs of future community leaders hopefully and it seems
quite funny that the school system is now paying $150,000 to train kids how
to read in the llth Grade when if they spend $3,000 on a child in their
formative years and many phychologists say that by five it's all over. Your
child has set his learning patterns for life. So,we're going to pay for
it as taxpayers in the end or we are going to pay little in the beginning
And we're not asking for charity, we're not asking for more money, all we're
asking is to give the program a chance to grow on its own by its own without
any other administrative entanglement. .. Oh, I'm sorry, Phillip Washington,
would like to speak about another minute.
Mr. Washington: Good evening,Mayor, Commissioners, my topic is very brief.
Mr. Ongie: Your name and address, please.
Mr. Washington: My name is Phillip Washington, 250 N.W. 45 Street. I'm
Treasurer of Parents Coalition. And, my topic is very brief. It's on grass
in our Day Care Schools. As you know, if you've been out there, well
you've been out there, you've seen the condition. Our children are playing
in sand and what we want to do is asking to put grass into Day Care Centers.
We know it cost a lot of money. We're not overlooking the fact, but we've
been promised this and promised this and promised this and as a matter of fact,
March 22nd, the last meeting, I understand that Mr. Plummer said, he wanted to
see some results, and the reply was something like, in other words,"it will be
results". But there's no results. There's still dirt and our children are
still playing in sand and it's not a healthy condition for anybody to be in.
And also, we're here, we understood that some people thought the coalition
was a radical group, a bad group, but it's not. You know, we're here for
the growth of our city, growth educationally, morally, and to make better
citizens for tomorrow. We believe that providing or improving our present
Day Care system would produce a better citizen for tomorrow, We're putting
our stress not on colleges, even though a college education is very important,
it is a necessity for growth, We're not even putting our stess on high schools.
We're putting our stress on the prime very critical time of children from
ages 1 to 7, this is the molding age, and we're asking you to help us consider
what we have presented to you, help us to make the City of Miami a better city,
and also to, and adding them to what Joyce said, in reference to $3,000 to
educate a youth. We talked to a professor on what a Day Care should be from
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F.I.U. and he said that statistics says Ciat it takes to $30,000 to
rehabilitate an adult offender compared to $:),000 to educate a youth.
Now that's a big difference and that's something ail should think about.
We're asking you to consider what we presented to you in the areas of
full time teachers, available funds, that's supposn17e ed to hgene to
Day Care to be put back into Day Care , fatt'ities, separate
department of its own, or put Day ("ire het into Parks and Recreation.
Buses to support or Lc transport the entire school, instead of leaving
some behind, why net take the entire student body? Thank yAu, very much.
sir.
Ms. Rarirez: Mr. Mayor, Mr. Commissidrers, Lmn.gcJing to be repetitious.
You was In FiAVuary.
Mr. Ongie: Your name, please.
Ms. Pamirez: My name o,heo tn::.e in ic:Jroary, I
only asked that tile Day tare returned f.qu,:i tai.e,7irougn the
investigation we found cut that the only it '1,4 a quality Day (;arc vas
undut Parks and Recretion 11 w,
put it In i'nnication? Wny the naLo ti ifie:t.tn : In Parks
and iietreatiou, a:, you've Lonrd Inivt ;e tnem.
In Citizen Services T don't n,oestiv ti-ad. they uo,.: to run h
Day Care. So why should they 1v the program: Arc th,.,7 really interested
in running it? Yt:!5, in the :/35Z LWO months that we haJ met:Lings with them
they were interested then. lhings have irprov,d, ; nruwsiak
to the centers and we pointed out ever',ting that wls outside et the
centers. What about iasidc of the Lenteis, tnat'f: where the ).rains are,
that's where the children ale learning, inside o: alto ctoter,i: hays:
they leaniot! Ls s,ot rsi art - Y.. J11: L Juni
and 1:,(Ang Lo t:ioyJv going to iJc .,::oat du they know?
the's. know to de their name and their cn:tors ud their maybu two
years ago they knc.. it , son Vears Old ;..;1 taight him at
nome. 1;heu th.fv Inio kindergarten, tney du kn(u they become
leaders, they're marked leaders l'ighL tle.n kn(...w, I'm
to cut it it ri.t now. Ai i tin ,,,. Js hat ti, ,,:rents asked
me today co ask you is to please vote to YL,..Urk 1 t bacu to l-Outs Lnd Recreation.
Aha,11 hot, wed accept an explanati_eh. Mani. vcd, very mwn,for your tiMc.
"layor lerre: As i retalt, you are theia 1 rr ol,at CIty of Miami, and
it doe,-; fall within your purview, and j think it 3 encum1Der1nt upon you to
ansx(_, , or somnbod-:.
Mr. Grassi: Well, answr what, wc,1 d Surius of
expr‘..s,,Jed opinions. I think that the one ..:hi; it pioLni)iy needs to be
clarified because it represgnts, ',,prc-ients something different
than what was said the last timL you Thert's luestion ot
putting tanbark on HI el th,, play are,, aiouni
Mayor Ferre: Putting what?
Mr. Grassie: Tanbark. You remember the basic dicassion that we had?
We talked about the alternatives that are available. We talked about grass,
asphalt, tanbark and dirt.
Mayor Ferre: Gh, tahbark, ok.
Mr. Crassie: And, you got a recommendation from Al Howard in the Parks
Department, that the only thing that would work was tahbark, and that's what
you asked us to put down in the ..-entets. They said in one, Ehenandoalkon a
trial basis. It was there for a week and apparently the Parents Coalition
met and decided they didn't like it. Now, so we don't have tanbark.
?Is. Lynch: May speak, Mr. Mayor? In our meeting with Mr. Parkins,he
had relayed this fact that tanbark was going to be used as an experiment in a
partial area in Shenundoah. Now I'm not sure whether you've all seen tanbark
or not. Many children had splinters and in separate votes, each one of the
centers, Shenandoah, Moore, and Eaton, the parents unanimously voted for
grass and this was related to Mr. Patkins, who told us that he had related
that information to Mr. Grassie.
Mayor Ferre: Grass it is.
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Mr. Grass.iet Well; Mayors grass, it isn't. You know, we had about an
hour's discussion a Month ago. Ands the bottotline of all that discussion
was that there is no way the departonerits Parks Department that keeps this
stuff growing can keep grass growing in that sort of an environment. Now
that Was the conclusion. That's the only reason that we moved away from
grass. It can't be done they tell tne.
Mayor Ferret Mr. Grassier we tried tanbark. Can we try grass in Shenandoah
in a little strip to see how it works? That's not a big thing, is it?
Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, we have tried grass. Those sites, I understand
were all sodded about a year ago. Now, you've been out to the sites, it
doesn't work.
Mayor Ferre: Al?
Ms. Ramirez:They were only sodded because the parents, bought it at Shenandoah, the
one place.
Mr. Grassie: The point is it was sodded.
Mayor Ferre: Can we trying sodding in one area, specifically, and try it
again?
Mr. Howard: Well, if you're familiar with the Day Care Centers, particularly
Shenandoah and Moore, particularly Moore is about 90% shade. There's a large
ficus tree there, and there was grass there when they firstbuilt it and it
just won't grow and then you have 50 children running around through the day.
Shenandoah, they put sod down there.
Mayor Ferre: What do you recommend then?
Mr. Howard: My feeling was that tanbark compacted met...
Mayor Ferre: But, they don't want tanbark.
Mr. Howard: ... was sufficient, but we have this tanbark in about five or
six playgrounds are we've had no complaints. To put the sod in there we must
irrigate, we must bring in top soil, a fertilizer, it must be maintained, it
would have to be aerofied because of the children playing...
Mayor Ferre: How about some of that poly turf, that's not a bad idea?
Mr. Howard: I don't believe we have any left.
Mayor Ferre: Do we have any of that left from the Orange Bowl?
Mr. Howard: That would be a little hot though for the children if that were
put down, because it's not absorb the heat.
Mayor Ferre: Well, ok, the facts are this. Sand is the worst, nobody wants
sand. Grass won't grow. ... you think it will.
Ms. Ramirez: I'm sorry, Mayor...
Mayor Ferre: You're an expert on grass.
Ms. Ramirez: It seems quite funny that people who trample over golf courses
all day long cannot destroy grass, when children who play 2 hours a day
outside can.
Mayor Ferre; Let me tell you something, as a Father of six, one thing is
children consistently playing in an area and another thing is a golfer going
by, you know, 20 golfers,..
Ms. Ramirez: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: go by a month and over the same piece of grass.
Ms,Ramirez: Grass is running wild over at Moore, I believe it is, Mr. Ows ak,
and myself saw that there was grass there and we were amazed, and yet the
kids play there ,,.,
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Mayor Fetre: I know, that same of us that are concerned about that.
M. Lynch: (laughter) tights but cut it down and put in dirt.
Mt. Ramirez: I don't really think that the Brass is the real most important issue
here today. Mr. Howard, you called for his advice, and we feel since he is connected
with Parks and Recreations what is his advice, why do the program run so
good under Parks and Recreation?
Mayor Ferre: Tell them why...
Ms. Ramirez:Would you like for me to repeat that?
Mayor Ferre: ... we're running way behind and Jessie McCreary, just wrote
me a nasty note, says that he's got to go catch a plane, he's been here
for a long time, so we've got to move along and these people have been
here from the morning on ACTION and this other item C or D, whatever it is.
so we've got to move along now. Let's bring this to a conclusion, shall we?
Ms.Ramirez: Yes, that's what I would like to ask. If there is no conclusion
to this problem today, do we have to keep coming back again and again?
Mayor Ferre: No, that's what I ... you know, I was just telling Commissioner
Reboso, for a program serving 150 citizens we spend more time en this.,.
Ms. Ramirez: Yes, that's a shame, right.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, and I'm not complaining about that, because I think
obviously we're not getting the solution to some of these things, so we
really have to start getting some of the solutions, so }ou won't core here
so often. We love to see you, but on the other hand, we'd like for you to
settle down somewhere along the line But... I don't whether the rr:nss is
going...
Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor...
Mayor Ferre: I just don't know what to do... yes.
Mrs. Gordon: I think the ladies have made a marvelous presentation. I
commend them and the gentleman that spoke, because they hit at the heart of
the problem and it's an easy one to resolve and they've given you a solution.
It isn'tthe grass they're referring to. Two things, one thing that they
feel is most important is the location of the program because of the
ancillary services that are available in that department and I have to agree
with them. I just wish that two other persons on this Commission at least
would agree and that would be the move that would be taken. Then the grass
will solve itself and other,transportation will solve, everything will fall
in place...
Mayor Ferre: Have faith.
Mrs. Gordon: .., I live with faith, or I couldn't survive otherwise. I
have faith. I have faith in everybody the light will shine. You said so
at lunch, Mr. Mayor, and I considered that the greatest compliment I've
ever had in my whole life. So, I have faith, and I just hope that it won't
take too long, because these little kids are growing up rapidly and we have
to handle it while they're still in there to benefit from the program.
Mayor Ferre: Can we kind of bring this thing to a head soon? I think we
really have to some to basic solutions on this thing and we don't seem to be
coming to grips with it. There were a lot of things that were in the making
and we needed some time. There were some audits being made and reports were
going to be made, when? When is the light, when does it all come together?
Mr. Grassier I don't view it as a solution to every problem that will be
raised, Mayor, but the department's report on the overall operation of the
department, this particular activity of the department is on your agenda for
May llth, subject to Commissioner Plummer,changing the date of your meeting.
Mayor Ferre: Well, whether it's the llth or the iOth or the 9th, it's coming up
at the next ...alright, this whole thing,... (COMMENTS MADE OFF THE RECORD)
Alright, is there anything else at this point then?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, Mr. Mayor, you know, at the sake of sounding yo.yo1and 1
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probably am.
Mayor Fevre. Oh, no)
Mr. Plumper: Who yanked your string? Mr. Mayor, luck, you only made once
statement I agree with and that's one more than I usually do. We promise these
people grass. That is turf.
Mr. Grassie: We didn't promise them grass.
Mr. Plummer: We promised them they'd get the kids out of the dirt. Now
that's what we promised them. Now that...
Mr. Grassie: Commissioner, what you promised them was tanbark. That's what you
asked us to do.
Mr. Plummer: That's right, and they're talking about the kids are iLll of
splinters. Did you not hear the woman say that she's having a hell of
problem with the tweezers.
Mr. Grassie: Commissioner, I didn't ask for tanbark. You were the one
who promised them, you know.
Mr. Plumper.: No, I didn't promise it, I said, I want the kids out of the dirt.
Concrete is out, asphalt is out, splinters are out, and that leaves us with
one alternative .
Mayor Ferre: Grass is in, right,Jessie?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, but I know what kind of grass you want, that's why I went
to turf. Mr. Mayor, you know,...
Mayor Ferre: Let's bring it to a head.
Mr. Plummer: The head is grass. I make a motion that the Administration
put grass in the (3) three centers, not on a trial strip basis, ... try a
new one, what the hell else is new?
Mrs. Gordon: J. L. would you let...
Ms. Ramirez:May I say something please?
Mrs. Gordon: ... the lady speak please.
Ms. Lynch: The grass was a problem. We pointed out the problems that
exist now. Where do the problems come from? The problems came from not
having it under the right administrative program.
Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute, we want to know ...
Ms. Lynch: You're making grass the issue.
Mr. Plummer: We want to know is the problem grass or Grassie?
Ms. Lynch: The problem is the program. And, you said it better than I could.
Mr. Plummer: Well, what are you suggesting?
Ms. Lynch: That you put it back in Parks and Recreation.
Mr. Plummer: What, the grass?
Ms. Lynch: If the grass will grass greener in Parks and Recreation. then Put it there.
Mr. Plummer: Al Howard, has a black thumb, not a green thumb. have you seen
this medium that he's done out here in the center? We spent $33,000,00 to
chop up fire hoses to irrigate when we could put in a sprinkler system for
$1,000...
Mayor Ferre: What she's saying is that if you move it Parks and Recreation
grass is not a problem anymore.
Mr. Plummer: Why isn't it a problem?
Ms, Lynch; Because they maintain it.
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Mayor Ferre: Don't you understand...
Mt. Plummer: ... a Magic forMula he's got to make it grow.
Mayor Ferre: Don't you understand?
Mr. Plummer: Yes, I understand.
Mayor Ferre: Grass is not the issue.
Ms.Ramirez: He knows. ... he said the quality for the children. lie agreed
that children should learn and have quality.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, look, this is all coming, if when;''gay llth,... what number
it is?
Mrs. Gordon: Go ahead, anne.
Ms. Wilson: Pardon me, I didn't mean to speak today, but I have to. 1 was
at a meeting yesterday at Mr. Parkins office. As I understand that the full
report will not be ready by May llth. May llth there will be an internal
report ready. The 15th of May, the staff evaluation will he ready and numhL
three the program evaluation hasn't even started, so the full report of
everybody will not be ready by May llth.
Mayor Ferre: Well, when will it be ready?
Ms. Wilson: I don't know.
Mr. Grassie: Why don't we ask Mr. Parkins, since he's writing the report
to tell you when it's going to be ready?
Mr. Parkins: We'll have our report done by May Ilth. the liRD has said they
would have their staff qualification report done- by mid -May which I think is
the date she referring to. The report related to staffing, financial concerns.
grants, physical condition, equipment, and so on will be in your hands before
May llth.
Mayor Ferre: Is there any reason why we can't then come, bring this whole
matter to a conclusion?...
Mr. Grassie: I don't think that there is any reason why you cannot bring
it all to conclusion at that time Mr. Mayor, but it's not going to make the
grass any better. (laughter)
Mayor Ferre: Well., I think we crossed that bridge, didn't we, that grass
is not the issue? We were all just kind of confused about it.
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, there's something that I keep pondering that, 1 don't
think we're dealing with. As I heard that report sometime ago, and as I know
about another program, part of the problem is you cannot expect these teachers
to be auditors and accountants. We need to set that on the table. Now, what
you need to do is you need to find somebody or deputize somebody or hire some-
body to handle that money who will see to it that when that money is suppose
to be moving it will be moved and step this foolishness.
Mayor Ferre: That makes sense.
Rev. Gibson: Now, you know, this is asinine to get like this.
Mayor Ferre: Father Gibson moves.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Rose Gordon seconds, that proper accounting staff be ohtained,
hired, or appointed to keep specific and separate books for that function.
Is that the way I read it?
Rev. Gipson; Yes, sir!
Mayor Ferre: Anything else on that? You want to say something to it?
Mr. Grassie; Are we going to provide a budget for it too?
Mayor Ferre: You're just going to have to shift somebody laterally, I
guess is what he's saying.
Rev. Gibson: You see... I'm going to wait until I get my motion pas,ed
then I'm going to say...
Mayor Ferre: You got any problems with that? Ok.
Rev: Gibson: There's no reason shy we should have any problem if you're
going to count money. Let's call for the vote.
Mayor Ferre: Ca11 the roll.
Rev. Gibson: Alright.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson,
who moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-265
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO RETAIN OR APPOINT PROPER ACCOUNTING
STAFF TO MAINTAIN BOOKKEEPING RECORDS OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI DAY CARE CENTERS.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Mayor Ferre: We'll deal with the grass issue and the department issue at
the next meeting. Thank you very much for your patience,ladies and gentleman.
We'll see you again next month.
26. (Continued Discussion:) ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDS IN CURRENT BUDGET AND
CONSIDERATION OF OAST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO
RETIRED EMPLOYEES.
Mayor Ferre: Now, at this time, Jessie:, you're going to be almost next, but
we've had people here all day waiting on items, and the Retired people have
been here all morning waiting on item #C. 133.!'re now on item #C, Mr. Manager.
Mr. Grassie: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Howard, you're back on ... what? No, we're on item i/C. We
interrupted you this morning about 8 hours ago when you were saying something.
Mr. Gary: In summary, what I was trying to convey to the City Commission is
that any surplus funds that we find have to be taken in context of the overall
needs of the city as it relates to budget problems. Now, this morning I
presented to you the surpluses that existed in the severance pay account. In
doing so, as a result of the resolution that you passed that placed certain
conditions on the budget I suggested that the allocation of that $300,000
should be as follows: The four police officers that we had proposed to fund
under C.E.T.A. which you directed us to find money for, which would total
$37,000, four firefighters positions that were also proposed for funding under
C.E.T.A. which totals $21,000, the 30 firefighters for the new recruit class,
which would require $140,000, $54,000 for holiday pay for retained
firefighters. Now that totals$252,323,00 leaving a balance of $47,677. Now,
if you take my memorandum of March 7th, put it in the back of your head it's
$47,677, it states there on the second page that we have a total need of
$768,277.00. Now, if you remove from that, the $54,000 for holiday pay which
would be taken out severance pay surplus and you also take out $140,000 for
tn.e 30 recruit class then you've got a new need of $574,277.00 for all the
other remaining items.What I've just done is just taken cut those things
that would be funded under the severance pay account, Now, how much do we
have remaining? We have remaining $47,677.00, as well as, and 2 must give you
a correction on this balance in the Contingent Fund, it is no longer $169,000
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It is approximately $68,000, So, we don't have as much money
as we think. So...
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MAIZE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mrs, Gordon: Since this morning?
Mr. Gary: No, as you recall, this memo was done March 7th, you passed a
lot of resolutions allocating contingent funds. I can just run off some.
Some calculators were stolen from the Building Department, which we had
to fund. We had to provide money for the Consent Decree, personnel in
Human Resources, shuttle transportation services for city and law...
yes, Bicentennial Park, two tier government analysis report by Touche Ross,
rewriting of the City Charter, increase in expenses for the Mayor's expense
allowance, the Planning and Zoning Administrative Board salary increases
which we just approved. Plus, we gave some money to the City Clerk for
the Elections. So right now we have a balance of $68,000 in that account.
Ok? Now, $68,000 along with the $47,000 gives you about $115,000 to meet
your $574,000 requirement , which doesn't look too good.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mr. Gary: Ok, now, what I've done also, 1. have adjusted t}�e amount
that would be needed for the Retirees, because the figure that was cumputed
by the Finance Department was for a whole year, and we only have approximately
half a year. So, we really need $356,000, approximately S357,000 to meet
all these needs that we have.
Mr. Plummer: Thanks for the problem, where is the solution?
Mr. Gary: Well, all I can say is if you don't have the money yeti can't
spend it. I would suggest to the City Manager, since he's my boss, that
as I told you earlier we're doing a mid -year budget review where we are
reviewing revenues as well as the expenditures for the departments for the
first half of the year and sitting down with them to try to project their
needs for the remaining half of the year and to compare those expenditures
with the revenues to find out what types of surpluses we may have in those
various departmental accounts, assuming that we will net nut all of overruns
in the various departments. Now once that is done we may have a surplus, but
I will caution you that you know, what we do this year would also effect, you
know, what happens to us next year.
Mr. Plummer: Now, let me tell you what my problem is,ok?
Mr. Gary: Sure.
Mr. Plummer: The top item on this list is ACTION. Ok? And
this thing called distributing the general revenue sharing dollars the
circus this Commission still stands on a commitment of that $30,000. Now,
these people come to me today and explain to me that if that money is not
forthcoming by the 5th of May, they're out of business. Now, what do I say
to these people? What does this Commission, not me, this was a commitment of the
Commission. Now, they went on that commitment on our word.
Mr. Grassie: The only thing I can suggest Commissioner is that we provide
for an emergency extension of that program for one month and attempt to get
on your first June agenda the mid -year budget report that Mr. Gary is
talking about.
Mr. Plummer: That's fair, keep them in business. Because I'm going to tell
you the 1st of June, the first meeting in June, I'm going to be right here
reminding everybody of a commitment. You want that in the form of a motion?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: I make a motion that an emergency grant be awarded to ACTION
for the continuation of one monthtfunding until such time as the report of
Mr. Gary is forthcoming,,.
Mr. Grassie: On the mid -year budget.
Mr, Plummer; On the mid, -year budget,
Rev. Gibson: I'll second that.
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Mayor Ferret Further discussion, Call the roll.
The fo11o%414 !notion wasintroduced by Cotnfuissioner Plutamef', who
thoved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 78 466
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO FUND AN EMERGENCY GRANT TO "ACCION" FOR THE
CONTINUED OPERATION OP THE BUS SYSTEM IN THE LITTLE
HAVANA AREA UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE SEMI*ANiv'UAL
BUDGET REVIEW REPORT IS SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OP BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner(Rev.) Gibson,
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J.L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Mr. Plummer: Now, let's go into the rest of it.
Mr.
Gary: Well, that's it in a nutshell.
Mr. Plummer: Well, let me ask you
Mr. Grassie: The other thing that
City Commission on is verification
you when we adopted the budget and
and the recruit class and the four
this.
the motion was passed
we would like an expression from the
of the understanding that we had with
that is that the firefighting positions
officers are to come out of the $300,000.
We need to get that verified with you...
Mr. Plummer: That was our understanding.
Mr. Grassie: ... that was the understanding that we had before. We
are verifying with you.
Mr. Plummer: ... from that instead of from C.E.T.A.
simply
Mr. Grassie: That's correct. We're talking about four
police officers, four firefighters, a recruit class of 30 people, and holiday
pay for the firefighters.
Mr. Plummer: That was our commitment.
Rev. Gibson: I have no problem with that. I want to voice my concern again,
and again, and again. I'm terribly disturbed and worried that we didn't
learn too much from Lindsey, who was testing the waters to become President
of the United States of America. Lindsey said, you could tell what a people
is like, what a nation of people is like-- if I learned nothing else from
him I'm glad he ran, I'm sorry he, you know, he didn't serve --b ut Lindsey
taught me this,that you could tell what a people is like based on how it takes
care of its elderly.
Mrs. Gordon: You're so right.
Rev. Gibson: And you know,I've been saying this ever since I heard Lindsey
say it, and nobody pays me any attention. You know the easiest thing to do
to those people is to forget them because they can't leave the garbage on the
street,.. because somebody, you know, isn't robbing where you need a policeman
or somebody's house isn't on fire that you have to put out the fire. Now, I
would hope that this Commission would become enlightened. l would hope that.
Now, you can't get blood out of a turnip, I understand that too. But you
know, what really worries me? When this Commission is really backed up to
the wall it says go find the money, and you know, you eay, Mei Reese used to
keep, quote Plummer, Mel Reese always had at the beginning of the year about
two million dollars that was never disclosed, end of quotation. Well., it might
he, I even ,Act as a Mei Reese in the church, Ok? I hope this Commission will
not be mealy mouthed about it, but this Commission, you know, instead of every-
body coming here,ssying you know, we want to do this and we want to do that
and we want to do that, Wan, everybody breaks his or her neck and finds that
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money. 1 would hope that wte Would be God -like enoughi and that's the
first tithe I'Ve used that ecpression an this Cotthissiont that We Would
he God . -like enough to turn this thing around and stop doing that I see
us doing. It hurts my very heart and soul, because I believe if those
very people were here burning down the building or said we were going to
strike that an awful lot of us would take the position we ought find that
Money. It may not be but two dollars, but two dollars is a devil of a
lot more than having these people coming here every year with that hat
in their hand. I know it may not do very much but I have the responsibility
of registering my Concert. Mr. Mayot, I am troubled that every year I
bring it up and not a single administration has done one doggone thing about
-it. Let us become imaginative and daring enough. 00 Go speak.
Mr. Young: My name is Captain Howard B. Young, Retired Miami Policeman.
Gentlemen, it's been so long, I forgot my speech So let's forget anything
I had written out here, let's just talk. All of you know me. All of you,
except Mr. Grassie, this is first time I've even seen him. I don't know
a thing in the world about him. All I'll ever know about him is by the
fruits he produces. I hope he produces some good fruits for us.
Mrs. Gordon, Father Gibson, Mayor Ferre, Commissioner Reboso, and
Commissioner Plummer they have always shown that they were interested in
retired employees. They have shown that they have blood in their vessels
and not ice water. We have had some Commissioners in the past that had
ice water in their vessels. They promised a lot and gave nothing. We struggled
along and struggled along on hopes and nothing but hope,hope, until our hopes
have just about faded out. Now, it's hard, but we old timers who nave
put in 25, 30, I put in 37 years with the city. I went to work for the city
at $125.00 a month. I retired in 1964, at a little over $400.00 a month.
At that time I thought that was a big retirement, but now what is it, it's
nothing. We are not on the poverty level now. We're on the starvation
level. I have come down here time after time,dragging on the floor, begging
that you would help us, but three times this Commission did help us, but
now we haven't had any help in two years, three years. We're getting
hungry. They keep telling us they have no money. Well, I know you re not
God, but you can help God. In my book there's no such a thing as can't,
that's not in my vocabulary'can't'. I know that with God all things are
possible, but as I say you're not God, but you can help God and it can be
done with God, all things are possible and it can be done. If you're a
mind to and I believe that you kind people you have shown it before and I
do not believe you're going to turn your backs on us again. I believe you're
going to help us. That's my prayer that you will help us. They've got
something in here about a 33 year, 20 year, and 15 year and 10 year plan,
on amortizing this thing. Ok, let's take the next lowest figure, 15 years.
Did you know at that time I'll be 92 years old, it won't do me any good.
It wouldn't make any difference to me if you gave us $1.00 or $1,000, I'll
be getting my bread from Heaven. I'll be eating the manna off of God's table.
When I retired, as I said, it was on a little over $400 a month. Now, the
raw recruits coming out of the police academy are getting more than twice as much
as I made as a Captain, after 37 years on this board. We started off on
$125.00. I worked 7 days a week and then we had to buy our uniforms. We
had to buy our guns, and then they hadthe air meet here.They made the Police
Department pay for it. They went broke they couldn't pay for it. We had to
pay it on our little $125.00 a month. In addition to that, you see, they
instead of giving us gradual raises... they come up and say, well we don't
have any money. Alright, now supposing I died today, tomorrow my wife mould
have to go to the children, is that right? Is that right? Is there a moral
obligation by the City of Miami to help us? I appreciate what you can do.
Ms. Brown: Mayor Ferre, Commissioners, Mr. Grassie, I'm Hazel Brown,
Secretary -Treasurer of the Retired Employees Association. We know that all
the figures that have been submitted to you reflect that there is no chance
of the retired employees getting an increase. We also know that money has
been allocated for projects that will probably never realize, so we're asking
You Mr. Ferre to tell Mr. Grassie what you told Hz, Andrews about three years
ago...
Mayor Ferre; That's what I'm trying to tell him right now.
Ms. Brown: ... find it, and Mr. Andrews found it, And I'm sure that
Mr. Grassie s illif he digs deep enough. We would appreciate anything that
you can do to help us, Thank you,
(BACKGROUND CONMANTS
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Mr, Jaretiko: Mt, Mayor, metthetsof the Commission, by haste is Ed Jaretnko,
and I'd like to point out a few factors to you, Nuttiber one, is that we're on
a 4 mill limit and at the present level of funding is 3,59 mills, We
therefore, have 5 1/1OOthe of a mill left over, That's for this year, Next
year, 79- the system actuary has recottitaended an increase of $510,000 =-
which would exceed the 4 mill ltnit at this title, and 1 would like you to
bear in mind that when you vote on these tatters that it is over a 35-year
funding, and if you look at the table, the system at the present tithe is
funding $901,000 annually for cost of living increases and $212,000 for
the plan. We have not yet heard out froth the plan actuary, we have not yet
heard from the plat actuary their recommendation for a contribution. So
at this point in time'/ don't know you know, where this money would cote
from without going into deficit spending.
Mayor Ferre: Well, just so we can cut ... please...
Mrs. Gordon: Excuse the, I didn't want to interrupt you. I just wanted to say
something and I'll say it afterwards.
Mayor Ferre: No, no, I just wanted to read into the record.
Mrs. Gordon: The situation on the 4 mill cap is an actuality but it ,..
what you're addressing yourself to is the fact that we're going to
exceed it by the actuaries recommendation for funding of a higher amount.
Mr. Jaremko: Well, at the present evaluation of the property, in other words,
if we get an increase in evaluation there may be a little more room to play
with, but that alone, at this point in time, the recommendation from
the actuary which is $510,000 more than this year) would exceed the
5 1/100ths that is left in the four mill cap.
Mrs. Gordon: I know,that's why I'm saying what I'm saying, because I
understand what you're saying and what you're referring to but I feel that
we're in a very uncomfortable position, entirely, not only with the 4 mill
cap, but with the 10 mill cap, we're really in a very, very uncomfortable
position but I can't help but recognize the problem that the retirees have
that they can't solve and it isn't a matter of getting increases in salary, they
don't have any salaries, they live, survive , take care of their total
needs,in all probability, on what they are receiving from the city. I wonder
if someone has the information of how much money the insurance is costing
the retirees. Tony, do you have that figure?
Mr. Wilcox : Sure don't, not now, no.
Mrs. Gordon: You know, for instance, yourself, or ... how much?
Capt. Young: $102.00 a month.
Mrs. Gordon: Per individual.
Mr. Wilcox: That's what he's paying. I don't know what it's costing ...
Mrs. Gordon: Well, you know, in order... I'm just going to throw out another
alternative thatlyou know,the 4 mill cap is a situation we do have to recognize
but it's always the bottomline that counts is what you have to spend for your
food and shelter that counts. I'm trying to figure out if the City Commission
could help the retirees by absorbing their insurance cost or in some way helping
them in that direction.
Mr. Wilcox: There is only 1,200 retirees that have the insurance.
Mrs. Gordon; They all don't have it?
Mr. Wilcox; They all don't have tnsurance. We've thought of that and we've
brought it up, but about 900 don't have the insurance.
Mrs. Gordon; 99 do not have it?
Mr, Wilcox: There's 1200...
Mrs, Gordon; They can't afford to have it
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that it?
Mr. Wilcox; That's right, It's costing way over $100.00 a month and that's a
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lot of money when you're getting $2OQ,bn. A lot of people arepaying
half what they get fbt inaiirante that's the teaaon we wnuid like to have
this thing.
Mrs. Cordon: Ok, Well, I just wanted to know,
Capt. Young: I don't have that insurance and it was not available to me
when I retired.
Mrs. Gordon: I see, ao you don't have it.
Capt. Young: I don't have anything for my wife wban I retired because it
was not available to me when I retired. I couldn't get any.
Mrs. Gordon: I see. I'm sorry, Captain, but I didn't know. I asked the
question for information in order to try to arrive at some kind of a
sensible solution that we can handle.
Capt. Young: But I just want them to know that that won't help me one
nickel.
Ms. Brown: Could I interject something at this point?
Mrs. Gordon: Alright, I'm glad you told me because I wouldn't know.
Ms. Brown: Could I interject something at this point?
110 Mrs. Gordon: Go ahead, Hazel.
Ms. Brown: I think what Mr. Jaremko, is not even thinking about the is fact
that when he and the other people who are now working retire, they are going to be
getting very fat pensions compared to what we are getting. And, I feel that
if anybody that ever worked for the City deserves some help these people
that worked years ago and I'd like to appeal to the whole Commission to do
something for us.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I can't help but express myself as I have in the past
and philosophically Mr. Jaremko, I want you to know that I read your words
very carefully, saw the motion that you made on the March 31st meeting, signed
by Plummer,as Chairmantand by Irwin Mazin, as Secretary. I understand what
you're saying and I understand what you're
talking about fiscal responsibility and irresponsibility, but boy, I'll tell
you, when I look at the figures here and when I see what some of these people
are getting when I recognize that we've got people here retired that are
making you know, under $500.00 a month.
Mrs. Gordon: Some are under $300.00.
Mayor Ferre: Some of them under $300.001people who worked years and years.
Now, of course, it's the city's fault and it was the city's fault way back
then ut I just feel a moral responsibility for as a Commissioner to do
something for these poor people,and I mean poor literally. Now, I just don't
know what the solution is. I know that we can't afford it. I know it's
fiscally irresponsibleibut on the other hand I don't see how we cannot afford
it. You know it's one of these dilemmas, where you're damned if you do and you are
damned if you don't so you've just got to pick out which is the -one that you're
damned the least in and I just feel a deep moral responsibility for my own
peace of mind, that as Mayor and one of the people sitting up on this bench
that at least,you know, I think I've got a moral responsibility.
Mr. Jaremko: Mr. Mayor, I can appreciate that and I feel like I'm standing
here against motherhood and apple pie, which that's not the cafe. I merely
want to point out as my responsibility as a trustee and point out some factors
to you that these people who go out on a fat pension today, they all look fat
when they first go out, just as he had stated over there,
Mayor Terre; I guarantee these people didn't look fat when they went out.
Mr. Jaremko; Well, he even stated that at the time they go out they look
good, they look like they'll hold you for a while, But the people that are
going to go off 10 years from now are going to be in a dilemma' This funding
is on a 35'year basis, so whatever,,, all these expenditures are not just for
this year. They're for 35wyeare,
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Mayor Ferre: 1 know, I know.
Mr. Jaremko: And, I'ft in favor of a cost of living but I would likefas
Cotttissionet Gibson said, rather than having employeescome with hat in
hand to fund sole kind of a cost of living even if it has to come from the
Mayor Ferre: Captain, I'll tell you, I'm notworried about people like
Beta Demby$you know and some of the retirees that are... I'm not concerned
about those guys. I'm worried about these people that are under $300.00
a month,
Mr. Jaremko: Well, maybe a different formula might be in order to bring
them up to a certain level, rather than go on a percentage.
Mayor Ferre: Well, now we get into legal problems. Now, we, George, let
Me ask you this, is there a way around that, could we, say that we do this
for the people, say under $500.00 or for the first $500.00 and then write
a letter and ask those guys that are doing a little bit better..? of course,
they're not going to re- rennounce it.
Mr. Wilcox: No, we may accept what our plan is, say on the first $600.00
and the city... he said it was legal, the only way you could do it otherwise
is pay it on the first $600.00, $500.00,
Mayor Ferre: Joe, are you saying that we may have to wait until the budget,
next budget year to do this? We're going to do it one way or the other.
I just don't know... the question is when and what?
Mr. Grassie: I think two things probably, it seems to be the intent of the
City Commission that the benefit go to those who need it most, and...
Mayor Ferre: That's right.
Rev. Gibson: ... the benefit goes to those who need it most.
Mrs. Gordon: Of course.
Mr. Grassie: I think, we haven't given the City Attorney a chance, but if
we did,he would tell you that we've got some real problems in accomplishing
what you and we would like to accomplish.
Mayor Ferre: Well, what he...
Mr. Grassie: ... possibly with a little more time some device can be found
although...
Mrs. Gordon: How about the approach that's on the second page of this
report, which reads the first $300.00 of monthly benefit or the first $600.00 of
monthly benefit and ...
Mr. Grassie: ... Commissioner, it's not a question of finding a formula, it's
a question of making it legally possible. I think what the City Attorney
started to tell you was that if you adopt the policy of that type you've got
to spread it on everybody equally. And, that's ... if you adopt a policy
it's got to be the same for everybody and that's our problem because that's
not really what you want to do. Now, ...
Mrs. Gordon: Well, it's true that... I understand what you're saying about
the legal ramifications, but also, I heard the suggestion that those who are
receiving those high sums after retirement have a moral obligation too to be
conscious of the fact that their fellow co-workers who retired earlier are in
some cases not able to survive.
Mayor Ferre: I want to see the guy who's going to turn that money back.
(laughter) I want to meet him.
Mrs. Gordon; .., yes, I think I could find a couple of people with a heart
and I think there's quite a few people that if they knew the problem they would be
willing to understand it and be willing to contribute back, if you will, that
extra Money and if you think they won't I have more faith in human nature
than you do,
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Mayor Vette: Let Me ask you this+ could we do it on a tie basis, in
other Words, those that retired five years ago or tote wouldn't that
covet most of the people that ate t these low ranges, or Would that he
illegal?
Mt. Wilcox: No, that'd be easy.
Mt. Grassier My impression, Mr. Mayor, is , no p,really We ought to ask
George, is that any kind of a sliding scale of that type would not survive the
test of legality. George, am I saying it right?
Ms. Brown: Mayor Ferre, pardon me, the way we have asked for it to be
handled would be for on a half a percentage for each year a person has been
retired which will sort of exclude the people that have been retiring the
last two years or so would be fixed pensions.
Mayor Ferre:
is that set for a year?
Ms. Brown: No, half a percent for each year a person has been retired on
the first $600.00, which in a way would exclude these people that have
retired in the last two years on big pensions.
Mayor Ferre: How about that one, will that work?
Mr. Grassie: Again, my impression is that it is not difficult to find a
formula, but that is not a formula which treats everybody equally.
Ms. Brown: It includes everyone, even though it will be on a small...
Mayor Ferre: See, half a percent for a year for those under $600.00.
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, it treats everyone equally because they get paid from
the time of their retirement...
Mr. Plummer: Yes, but does nottreat all the retirees equal, Rose, see
that's why Jaremko is here. My Board took a position that they had no
basic objection to retirees getting more money but that whatever was
applied in an increase to them must be applied across the board, that was
what , you know, they're saying that the active people are entitled to the
same consideration as the retirees.
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Mr. Jaremko: The problem,Mrs. Gordon, is being compounded by the factor that
each time a cost of living raise is granted the unfunded liability increases
and it's out there for 35-years, so therefore, the present member1his
likelihood of receiving any cost of livingtis diminished by the amount of
unfunded liability out there now.
Mr. Plummer: Well, let me tell you another thing that you better keep in
mind and I'm sure George is well aware of. There's now a state law
that says that you cannot grant a benefit without ...
Mr. Grassie: funding them.
Mr. Plummer: ... more than adequate proof of the funding.
Mrs. Gordon: Except the state doesn't do it.
Mr. Plummer: Well, hey, that's right, they've only got about three billion
dollars liability.
Mrs. Gordon: More than that now.
Mr. Plummer: But, that's the law .
Mrs. Gordon; Doesn't apply to them though, huh2
Mr. Plummer: 1 don't know. Hey, I'm no it g.cian.
Mrs. Gordon; I'm going to move and hopefully that you'll consider this a
reasonable approach. I would ask the Manager again to proceed with the
implementation of the approach of the longer retirement formula as stated in
the first paragraph on the second page and here again, you're going to say,
where am 1 going to get it, we've instructed you on more than one occasion
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Where such a Situation has arisen and you
in alpine unexpended account,
Mayor Ferre:
Rev, Gibson:
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Plummer:
Mr. Grassie:
you was first
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Grassie;
Mayor Ferre:
give him much
Mr. Grassie:
Is there a second?
Yes....
have been able to
Father Gibson seconds. Further discussion.
find the funds
Well, now, let me understand...
Mr, Mayor, you know, the basic point that we are making with
that that motion is illegal...
Now, 1 didn't know you were the City Attorney now.
I asked you three times to ask him.
Well, but I think we were talking so much that we didn't
of a chance. The point...
Why don't we?
Mayor Ferre: The recommendation, the motion Mr. City Attorney, is that
we follow page of the April 21 memorandum, page 1, which is the third page here,
which basically states, as has been stated b.efore,one half a percent per
year, ok, for those that are $600 and under. Now,that treats everybody the
same, is that illegal?
Mr. Knox: It treats everybody the same once it's applied, but the state
law which requires that funding be done on an actuarily sound basis would
number one, as Mr. Jaremko has pointed out, increase the unfunded liability
because you have to provide a contingency for those who would retire in the
future upon the same basis that you award benefits to those as they retire,
you have to provide for it and fund that. Now, there...
Mr. Jaremko: Excuse me, Mr. Knox, that's not actually right,..
Mrs. Gordon: That's not correct.
Mr. Jaremko: ... the funding is amortized over a 35-year period but the
members would not receive a benefit according to the way this is proposed
right now.
Mr. Knox: But, what I'm saying is once you have reached the stage of which
this benefit was spring into existence,we have to have ...
Mrs. Gordon: But, I read from the same page, in the last paragraph the
actuaries recommendation that the amortization for this increase be over either
a 17 or 15 year basis.
Mayor Ferre: And, not 33.
Mrs. Gordon: Right, so you're addressing yourself to what is our total
unfunded liabilities, amortization period, but this is not what we're talking
about here. This says special fund.
Mr. Jaremko: As submitted,at'a $119,000 expenditure was based on 35-year
amortization. The actuary recommended either 15 or 17 because he figured
that was the life span of those members.
Mrs. Gordon: Right, and the cost is here, it's listed on this sheet for
either $300.00 monthly base at $171 or a $600 monthly base at $260.
Mr. Grassie: I don't think that we're understanding each other. I think
that we need to ask the City Attorney specifically whether it is legal to
do this for people who are retired and not do it for people who are presently
in the system and the board. Now, you know, we need to listen to the answer.
Mayor Ferre; We're doing it for everybody.
W. Grassie Well, then, if you're doing for everybody these figures don't
apply.
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Hayot Rette Well, wait a Minute, we're doing it for evetybody....
Mts. Gordon; Welly the actuaries gave us these figures Mr, Grassie.,,
Mt, Flutter: Now, this only telate, Rose, to retitees,.
Mt, Gtassie: This answers your question, but it is illegal to do it this
way.
Mrs, Gordont Well, did the actuaries give us an illegal opinion?
Mr, Grassier No, they answered the question you asked. You asked a
specific question, they gave you a specific answer. The answer applies to
the people who ate already retired.
Rev. Gibson: Well, can we, why don't we do this?
Mr. Plummer: Father, we're kidding ourselves, ok? Look, I would like to
take a motion, let's bring this thing to a head. ...
Mrs. Gordon: We have a motion on the table,J.L.
Mayor Ferre: But, it's illegal.
Mr. Plummer: But, they're screaming that the motion's illegal.
Mrs. Gordon: The motion is ...
Mr. Plummer: Illegal as a sick bird. Look, let me make a motion, and see
if this motion will pass.
Mayor Ferre: Well, wait, wait.a minute, excuse me, J.L., as Chairman, then
I'm going to rule that because the City Attorney has ruled that the motion
that was made is illegal, that we just, we can't vote on it, so it's dead.
Mrs. Gordon: Will you ask the Clerk, Mr. Mayor, to repeat the motion that
the Attorney ruled illegal? Repeat what you have down as the motion, please
sir?
Mr. Ongie: To request the City Manager to proceed with the implementation
based on the approach described on the memorandum of April 21st for the
longer retirement, longer retired employees be granted a benefit of one-
half percent per year for those under $600.00.
Mrs. Gordon: For each year of their retirement.
Mr. Ongie: Yes.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, now the City Attorney has ruled that that motion is
illegal, or would the City Attorney prefer to research that, if the intent
of this Commission is to pass that?
Mr. Knox: Both Mrs. Gordon.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, then, Mr. Mayor, I would suggest we have a vote on it and
then let the Attorney research it.
Mayor Ferre: No, he says both.
Mr. Knox: I said both.
Mayor Ferre: He says it's illegal,but he'll research it, is that what that
means?
Mir. Plummer; I just want to make a simple motion.
Mayor Ferre; So, if the City Attorney rules it as illegal, what do'you want
me to do?
We. Gordon: Well, I think the City Attorney, you know, and I not picking
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on you George, but you've Made a couple of mistakes before too, so..
Mt. Wilcox: I think he's wrong this tithe.
Mrs, Gordon: So, I mesh I wanted to give you the benefit of doing some
research before you made your statement.
Mr. Plummer: George, is not always right, but he's never wrong.
Mayor Ferre: Well, before we vote on something like that, due to the fact
that you've already stated that,..
Mrs. Gordon: Providing it's legal, I'll add that on it.
Mr. Knox: Mrs. Gordon, may I make a suggestion?
Mrs. Gordon: Yes,
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Knox: Alright, my suggestion is that the City Attorney be instructed
to research a method whereby your objectives may be achieved.
Mrs. Gordon: Alright, I'll pass... I'll move that.
Mr. Plummer: My simple motion.
Mrs. Gordon: I'll move that one then. Ok. Father Gibson, you second that?
Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Gordon, previous motion is amended, the way
to read that instead of, that this is the will of the Commission that we
instruct the City Attorney to try to find a legal vehicle for this...
Mrs. Gordon: To accomplish the intent.
Mayor Ferre: To accomplish the intent.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok.
Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Father Gibson. It's the same motion that
Mr. Plummer was about to make and let the record reflect that Plummer
coming up with that solution if I had let him speak, but I didn't let
speak on purpose and I stand guilty.
Mrs. Gordon: You're not guilty of anything in this ...
Mayor Ferre: ... as charged. In the meantime...
Mrs. Gordon:
was
him
in any case, Mr. Plummer had no pride of ownership, I don't think.
Mayor Ferre: ... well, we all do, so, let's go ahead and vote on it now.
Capt. Young: In the meantime, while we're waiting
us a little money to eat on?
Mayor Ferre: Captain, I know how you feel, and we sympathize really, believe
me)this Commission sympathizes.
Capt. Young: I know you do.
Mrs. Gordon: We're going to try.
Capt. Young; And, we appreciate it. You're fine people .... thank you.
Mayor Ferrer Call the roll.
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The following Motion WAS introduced by CotmissiOnet Gordon, who
t►oved its adoption:
MOTION NO. /8=267
A MOTION bI'CTING THE CtTY ATTORNEY TO RESEARCH
THE PROPER LEGAL PROCEDURE TO IMPLEMENT A COST
OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson, the motion was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plumber, Jr.
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Terre
NOES: None.
27. DISC.USSYCw AND DEFERRAL OF: CT
CURRENT LEASEAGREEMENTS CONSIDERATION
T1OF GRANTING b MIAMI EXTENSIONS
&
MIAMI OUTBOARD CLUB.
Mayor Ferre: Jessie, you're on and Jim, you're on. You're both here on
the same item, aren't you, item 39?
Mr. Mc Creary: Yes. My name is Jessie Mc Creary, I am here in the capacity
as a property owner in the City of Miami and not in the role of lawyer represent-
ing a client. I am here to one, maybe oppose item 39. Secondly, maybe I'm
here to be sure that this Commission understands the implications of the
proposed lease. Mrs. Gordon's remark earlier was that she lives with faith
and she has faith in everybody. I certainly do not share that Mrs. Gordon.
Commissioner Gibson said earlier, you can tell a people by the way they treat
their elderly. Well, you can also tell a municipality by the way it goes
about leasing the public's land. Mr. Jaremko talked about today, that people
thought he might have been talking against motherhood and apple pie. Well,
I am talking about motherhood and apple pie. The Manager talked about earlier
today that we need money. Now the issue. The proposed lease with Watson.
I mean, on Watson Island which is going to extend to the Miami Yacht Clubi
that property for one year does not contain in it any language which would
insure that that organization would not discriminate in its services, its
membership on the account of race, religion, sex, or creed. Now, I am sure
that there are those who are going to say we have never discriminated, well
that's not enough. There are some of you who are on this Commission who
recognize that very recently I served on Florida's Constitutional Revision
Commission and kept in close touch with the Manager about ideas and things
that I thought had affected the City of Miami in particular. And I was not
asked to do that but I did it because of my love for Miami and to see that
Miami had somebody there representing its interest. On a matter of lease
hold interest which was a very heated debated item, hotly debated item, I
made sure by an amendmentto Florida's Constitution that no municipality or any
governmental agency in Florida would lease to any private enterprise, be it
profit or non-profit, the public's land if that organization would not come
forward and say in writing that they would not discriminate in terms of race,
creed, color, in terms of its services and its membership. I suggest to this
Commission that we ought to add that language coupled with the proviso that we
ought to have the right, this Commission ought to have the right to rescind
that lease or terminate it at any point that it is proven, not a mere
allegation, any point that it is proven that an organization using the public's
land at a nominal fee, almost no fee at all, that we must guarantee that that
organization,however it is,does not discriminate in any way. Now, this maybe
is not very meaningful to a number of people but it becomes more meaningful
when we think about the Holocaust that we saw, when we think about that that
land belongs to the public and we are giving people a right to use the public's
land and I just want to be sure that this Commission is committed to that
proposition and before anybody gets it wrong it's not a civil rights fight,it's
just a basic thing we've got to do andconstitutionajly if the City Commission
does not put this provision in I assure you that if Florida's new constitution
passes I will be the first person to attack it.
Mayor Ferre; Jessie, I think you're going to have to wait that long. I don't
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think it's a tether oft thin Comma sigh that Would disagree with that
atatetaefit ► se 4,4
Mr, Mc Creary: Alright.
Mayor Fetre: ,,, let's move along, and let be say Mrs, Range is here and
she may remember that when this issue came up you and I were on the
Commission, and you insisted going out there to look.,. you brought up this
very same subject and that's exactly why we put some of the provisions that
we did in there. Now, what you're talking about is missing and I think
that would be a welcome addition and I certainly would only vote on it with
that addition. Jim, you want to add something now?
Mr. Burke: Yes,while I woul9 support what Mr, Mc Creary is saying I'll
also go one step further,
Mayor Ferre: You better give your name for the record and address and all
that.
Mr. Burke: James Burke, and what I would like to see in the lease is a
provision which would require the Miami Yacht Board Club, Miami Yacht Club
to affirmatively open their program to their membership,to all segments of
Miami, and by that, that's going further than saying we will not discriminate.
That's saying you will go out where people are. I have a letter that was
sent to Mr. Bob Simms in response to a letter that he sent to the Mayor of
Miami, in which the Miami Yacht Club wrote that it regularly advertised its open
membership. I've been reading the Miami Times for many years and I've
never seen the Miami Yacht Club there and if you want to get Blacks who are
interested, you don't do it in the Miami Times or the Miami Review, so all
we're asking is that they affirmatively open up its program to membership.
I think with that proviso we would know that this is prime land and this
is prime land not just in the City of Miami or Dade County, it's probably
the most prime land in the whole State of Florida, so were giving it to
somebody for $1.00 a year, they ought to make sure that not only are its
children using this program or the children of neighbors but that it has
affirmatively gone out. I know Mr. Otis Pitts is here from Tacolcy Center
in Miami and those are the type areas where the program ought to go out and
ask about Yachting Clubs, so we would ask that there be some affirmative
provision in the lease with the Miami Yacht Club and the Outboard's Club,
items 39 and 40. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, let me see if there are any members of the Miami Yacht
Club who wish to address the Commission on the subject...
Unidentified Speaker: Mr. Mayor, the Commodore is here and the Vice Commodore
representing the Miami Yacht Club.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Commodore, why don't you tell us your story.
Mr. Guirola: Yes. My name is Ernesto Guirola,3103 N.W. 20th Street, Miami.
And, the response to what I have just heard somehow I believe that some of
the people that addressed the Commission....
Mrs. Gordon: We can't hear you at all.
Mr. Guirola: ... somehow some of the people that have addressed the Commission
are misinformed as far as the Miami Yacht Club is concerned. I have been a
member of Miami Yacht Club for a certain amount of years and I'm certainly
of...as you can notice Latin background. We have members of all ethnic
backgrounds in the club.
Mayor Ferre: Are there Blacks?
Mr. Guirola: I do believe there were Blacks, actually, we don't go by
ethnic background, color or creed..,
Mrs. Gordon; Are there any Blacks?
Mr, Guirola;,,, by interest in sailing and I came to the Miami Yacht Club
as a aai.lor and I was accepted as such, All I can say is that we have so
farcou 1i.ed with the city ordinance as far as advertiai.ng for membership
tthout a sponsorship,
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Mayor Fette: Well, Conodote, let me ask you this question, you see,
Father Gibsoh has a wonderful saying bete Which takes an awful lot of
sense, he Says if you want to get black attorneys you don't go to Harvard
aftd Yale to look. for them, you've got to go to Howard University, see...?
Now, if you want Black tethers and it's just a question, not of whether or
hot you're complying with the law, but whether or not you really, whether
you feel it, you see?
Mr.Guirola: Yes, ...
Mayor Ferre: Now, if you really, it may be a futile jesture, maybe the
Black people in the Miami cotnmunity don't like sailboats. I don't know.
You know, I don't...
Mr. Guirola: I don't know either.
Mayor Ferret ... but if you advertise in the Miami Times, I think it would
be, you could at least say, look, we advertised in Miami Times and we don't
have Black members and what can I tell you you'd know?
Mr. Guirola: I'm not too familiar with which media we should advertise on. I know..
Mayor Ferre: Well, that's the Black newspaper.
Mr. Guirola: ... we advertise in two daily newspapers. I am not too familiar
Mayor Ferre: If you want to advertise for Latins, you would go to the
Diario Las Americas, or you'd go to the...
Unidentified Speaker: To the Herald.
Mayor Ferre: ... or El Herald, or you would go to WQBA, you know, so...
you know, that's all.
Mr. Plummer: Commodore, very simply, you've heard the recommendation, this
Commission stands behind that recommendation. Now either you agree to that
recommendation in the lease or we're going to go back to battling.
Mr. Guirola: I do fully agree with it...
Mr. Plummer: Fine.
Mr. Guirola: ..we shall use any method and all methods that's necessary...
lik Mr. Plummer: Let's move on.
Father Gibson: Mr. Mayor, I want two things. Jessie, in your anxiety you
did not include ethnic background. I want to make sure that that is
part of the wording. You see, let's make sure that we aren't going to
exclude anybody and then secondly, I don't want an understanding. Mr. Grassie,
and Mr. Knox, since you all represent us in our absence I want to make sure
that the word 'ethnic background is included', and I want to make sure that
that's not an understanding, but those words are written in the lease and so
they know that if today or tomorrow we find to the contrary that we're going to
lift that lease, you see, one thing I learned that that will keep everybody
honest and make everybody right. Now, let me tell you this Commodore, I love
you all and like you, you know, ok. I'm always there, but look, I want to
tell all of you something, you know I've seen this thing a long time now. I've
lived it 63 years Monday, past, 63 years Monday past, and I know the tricks of
the trade, ok? I want precisely those words as they sign the contract, and
then I don't have no coming back. Somebody wade the motion?
Mayor Ferre: No.
Rev. Gibson; I offer that as a motion,
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second? There's a second. Alright, go ahead,
Mars. Gordon; I'm sorry, Mr, Mayor, I ,just...
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Mr. Pitts: ... Mr. Mayor, iffy naive is Otis Pitts and I'n Director of
Belafonte Tacolcy and you stated earlier that maybe Black Youngsters or
Blacks are not interested in being involved in their yacht or sailing
classes.
Mayor Ferre: You want to apply for membership?
Mr. Pitts: I don't want to apply for membership, but I want to make some
youngsters, black youngsters available to them if they don't have any
involved in that, I'd like togas the Director of Tacolcy, I'd like to be involved
with them to get some Black youngsters involved in your yachting class.
Mr. Guirola: Our sailing program, ramp program for the children are open,
not only to members but no members ...
Mayor Ferre: You got an invitation.
Mr. Guirola: So, you do have an invitation.
Mr. Pitts: I appreciate that.
Mrs. Gordon: I need to ask a very important question Mr. Mayor, that I
don't recall being in the previous lease, that is the one with regard to
the improvement when the, or if the lease is cancelled.
In the originally lease, as I understand it, the improvements were
to the remainder for the city, for the dollar a year that was paid over that
period of time. Now, in this lease on page 6, I believe that it changes
that intent.
Mayor Ferre: Will somebody answer that?
Mrs. Gordon: I believe this ought to be deferred until we've had time to
study this lease more thoroughly and ...
Mayor Ferre: There's a motion that item 39 be deferred so that it be
properly worded including what Jessie Mc Creary has added, ... and it's
an inclusion of that Jessie, what you just stated and your statement, in
the meantime that would give the Commodore an opportunity to get together
with the leadership of Tacolcy Center and see if we can move that along a
little bit and perhaps maybe we'll be in better shape to move next time.
Mr. Mc Creary: One last remark Mr. Mayor, I want to support what Commissioner
Gordon has said, ordinarily where there is a lease and there are improvements
to that lease... .
Mayor Ferre: It's always been that way in this particular lease, ...
Mr. Mc Creary: Yes, ...
Mayor Ferre: ... Mrs. Range and I, remember that one, we voted it that way,
see.
Mr. Mc Creary: ... and once that lease is terminated those improvements go
back to the leasor ...
Mayor Ferre: That's right.
Mr. Mc Creary:..end, I don't want to see the City of Miami lose that money.
Mayor Ferre: That's the way it was,
Mr.Guirola: That is correct and also what we're asking for is just an
extension of the existing lease.
Mayor Ferre: One year,
Mr.Guirola: Right,
Rev. Gibson; Rut. Mr. Mayor, listen Mrs. Gordon said, the lease she now
has does not have that ...,
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but you see..,
APR 271978.
kev. Cib.s.on; ..4 have your benefits accruing to the city,
Mayor Perte: Xeat but you glee the point is this that Ceotge knox has ,not
had time to review it how and that's wily were putting it all off until
knox reviews this and previous leases and we'll discuss it next time;
Mrs. Gordon: Right, because you know, 1 mean, this is.,. ok, t won't
say anymore. I'll simply day that we'll be prepared with.fuli knowledge
of what's in the neat set of leases that comes before us.
Mayor Ferre: George, ok, we got a motion and a second. Further dis.cus.sion.
Ca11 the roil of the ...
THEREUPON the foregoing motion to defer this item was
introduced by Commissioner Gordon, and seconded by
Commissioner (Rev.) Gibson was passed and adopted by
and unanimous vote of the Commission.
Mayor 'erre: Yes, Charles.
Unidentified Speaker: Could that include item 40, which is the Outboard
Club ... ?
Mayor Ferre: Yes, yes, both of them are the same. It's the same thing.
28. CITY OF MIAMI BANK= SERVICES* (a) ACCEPT BID FROM PAN AMERICAN BANK; and
(b) AMOR= DEPOSIT IN CAPITAL BANK.
Mayor Ferre: Now, Mrs. Range, with our apologies, what we can answer to you?
Mrs. Range: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Range.
Mrs. Range: My name for the record,Mrs. Athalie Range, I reside at 5727 N.W.
17th Avenue in the City of Miami. Thank you for allowing me to come at this
time. I have come in reference to an item on the agenda today as it pertains
to the city's monies being awarded for the coming year.
Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Range, Mr. Gunderson, perhaps we better get you up here
because this pertains to you.
Mrs. Range: Yes. Some 10 years ago, the City of Miami passed an ordinance
whereby 10 banks in order that none of our banks be excluded from benefiting
from the city's funds, it was voted some ten years ago that for a carrier of
ten years ensuing a bank would be selected and of course, all ten banks were
selected at that time to hold the city's funds for a period of one year. It
came to my attention some few weeks ago that this ordinance is now in its
ninth year and somehow an ordinance was presented to the City Commission,
which in all probability rescinded the original ordinance and rather than
going through the ten years of giving the monies to a bank for a year the
new ordinance simply said that the monies would be put out for bid. My
interest in this is that I live in a section of the City of Miami where we
do have a minority bank which has served the community well. This bank was
the last of the ten banks to receive the monies and to receive the benefits
from it. The ordinance recently passed by the Commission simply excluded this
bank from receiving the funds and today you have an item whereby you are
awarding the money to another bank. I have come to say to you.Commissioners
and staff.that we feel that the only proper and right thing to do would be
to rescind your most recent ordinance and allow the ten year ordinance to
be carried out to its fullest extent by awarding these funds to the Capital
Bank of the City of Miami which was to have been the lOth bank, Let me say
to you lady and gentlemen of the Commission, the Capital Bank as I said to
you a few moments ago, is in the Model Cities area, it serves our people well,
1 don't believe I have to bring up the painful truth that the Model Cities
area is seriously rod lined and it we did not have a hank in our area that
could serve our needs many of us who have benefited from the services of
Capital Bank would probably be out of business today. Ilinplore you that you
would rescind this ordinance for at least another year, go back to the
original ordinance, pass the funds on to Capital Bank to be used in the same
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Manner. Were. net asking any tote or any less than the other hanks have
been expected to do and the henefits they have accrued froth it. This is
our plea to you today and i.taouid ask.i,t it is possible that this ordinance
be rescinded and that we receive the money as was in the orginial plan.
Thank you, very much.
Mr. Gunderson: Members of the Coirttnission, the facts as recited are basically
true. It was the text bank to be rotated on the original ordinance, the
Capital Bank was to receive the banking services from the city. The bank,
we have talked to the bank in regards to that problem we outlined to them
the fact that they were a minority bank and that we could make arrangements
with them to accommodate the fact that they would be omitted from the
rotation. We even put that in our bid specifications when we sent it to
the 22 banks. We sent a bid out to 22 banks that are located in the city.
One of the requirements of both the original ordinance and the new ordinance
is that it must be a state or federally chartered bank located in the City
of Miami. Now, the bank, the Capital Bank was located, was located in the
City of Miami. It is a branch bank that is now located in the City of Miami
and the main bank is located in the North Miami. The gentleman from the
Capital Bank told us this. We said, however, even in spite of that since
they had a substantive presence for a long period of time that we thought
that we could recognize them even if they didn't want to bid, they didn't
bid, but we said we would provide them with $250,000 in and over and above
and we recited that in the bid specifications that we would deposit that
in their bank to compensate them for this loss.
Rev. Gibson: But, let me ask this, I'm not a lawyer. Again, Plummer, I went
to school for one day, law school for one day. If you had 10 people in a
deed, 9 had received their due, certainly when you pass a law, the law will
not exclude, the law will be passed in recognition that there is another person
or another bank, another institution, and if the law will become operative
after, now what you're doing is an accommodation. If you made the agreement,
not you, the City made the agreement 10 years ago. Now, I think I know why
they did that. I would be the first to acknowledge, while I don't bank with
them= I bank with Coconut Grove, because it's near) I understand the
problem and I would think that we ought to forthwith, carry out our commit-
ment, that is a commitment. Whether you write it or whether you voice it
and George will tell you this, based on law the way you've been performing
I always remember that coal case. The Coal Company was selling an outfit
coal, and all of a sudden, what happened is that they purposely didn't order,
the people who were buying purposely didn't order, because they could get a
better price, and never notified the people,they said no, you know, I don't want
no more coal from you. And, the history of the case is, no, no, you didn't
notify them them by your performance in the past, that's what I have to go on,
and I want us to carry out the performance.
Mayor Ferre: How many years do they have left on that?
Rev. Gibson: One.
Mr. Gunderson: One more year. The interesting thing about the discrimination in
that context is that there are now 22 banks and the ordinance as previously written
says that they will start from the beginning and rotate again. What do you
do in regards to the 13 banks that are now in the City?
Rev. Gibson: Sir, didn't I hear you say that there were 10 banks originally in
the rotating process?
Mr. Gunderson: Nine(9), uh huh. There were nine (9) in the original rotating
process and it says in that ordinance,that the rotation upon the completion of
the first cycle will begin from the first bank again.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but wait a moment.,.
Mrs, Gordon; That's dif f e-rent though...
Mr. Gunderson: Where do you do atop?
Mayor Ferre; ...Wait a afoMent, Wait, Watt'', we're not talking about the
second cycle.
Mt, Gunderson; No, no, sir.
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Rev. Gibson: We'te going to cut that off. We'te going to catty out the
first cycle.
Mayor ferret What we're talking is the completion of the commitment made
in the beginning and there's only one bankleft to go..,
Mrs. Range: That's right, one bank,
Mayor Ferre: .., and what Father Gibson is saying,and I'm sorry that this
was not brought up to out attention before is, that we got one bank left to
go, let's complete this cycle and then we'll go to the new system.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD),
Mayor Ferre: ...Now, I only have one, excuse me, I only have one condition.
I would only have one condition and that is that they've got to do as
well as we're doing it, otherwise, because we're certainly not going to pay
them a premium.
Mr. Gunderson: Well, we're not doing well with the present bank,sir.
Mayor Ferre: Well...
Mr. Gunderson: Because we get banks that are rated down to 35th ranking
in the state and lower. We find that we have a very difficult time. I,
personallyyhad to call the present bank's Vice President in order to get
reconciliations for the month of February and that was two days ago, that's
how bad it is.
Mayor Ferre: What bank?
Mr. Gunderson : Central Bank.
Mrs. Range: But, Mr. Mayor, I think that we should not be judged by the
performance of Central Bank.
Rev. Gibson: Central Bank...
Mrs. Range: I think we should not be judged. I think that this is an
ordinance that was passed and it ought to be honored. This is the last
of the banks,and why can we feel other than being discriminated against when
it comes to this point and this is done?
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Gunderson, I would say that, it certainly... I would
certainly go along with what Mrs. Range is saying on the proviso that we
cancel 30 days notice, if they start getting two months behind in balancing
and what have you...
Mr. Gunderson: Under the ordinance, let me add one thing. Under the ordinance
they're permitted to have a $690,000 compensating balance, that means for the
services that the bank renders we leave with them $690,000 from which they
make their money. Now, there would be no reason why we couldn't take the
$690,000 and put it in their bank if that's what they need and leave it there.
Mrs. Range: Mr. Mayor, why can't we...
Rev. Gibson: Well, does that do for them, wait,
wait, ...
Mayor Ferre: That would be the best thing in the world, if you could have the
benefit of the deposit and not have the obligation of all this...
Mrs. Range; We have our Executive Vice President, one of our Executive
Vice Presidents here who may answer that question if he so desires.
Mayor Ferre: That's not a bad deal. If you can get the benefits of it, get
the deposits and not have the responsibility.
Mr. Portnnr: If we can accomplish the end result of the intent of the commitment
10 years ago, I think we would be satisfied with that.
Mayor Ferre; Yes, you'd be crazy to turn that deal now,.,
Mr. Portnoy; Yes, exactly, I quite agree,
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Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, I'm a little confused) because about two months
ago, I talked with, I believe the Chairman of the Board of your bank...
Mayor Ferret What's your naive for the record?
Mr. Portnoy: Simon Portnoy,Executive Vice President, Capital Bank.
Mr. Gunderson: I think you talked to Mr. Boltz... I believe you spoke
to sir. Holtz.
Mr. Portnoy: I believe you talked to Mr. Holtz.
Mr. Grassie: I believe I talked with Mr. Holtz, who called me as vout Chief
Executive Officer, he planted the question to me, I thought that he had a
good point. At that time we agreed that although, the ordinance for the
City had been adopted and would remain in force that we would do for
Capital tank what the City had done for every other bank in the rotation, and
that was to give Capital Bank the same average balance deposit for this coming
year that all the other banks had had, and you know, I agreed to that a
month and a half ago. Now, I don't understand what the problem is.
Mr. Portnoy: Well, I'm not aware of the specifics of the conversations you
had with Mr. Holtz, but if that was the nature of it I think he'd be
in full agreement of it.
Mr. Grassie: He was.
Mr. Portnoy: Then, if we could implement that, I think that it'll be to
everyones satisfaction.
Mayor Ferre: Then, what are you doing here wasting this Commission's time
and...
Mr. Portnoy: Yes, I quite agree, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: You should have talked to your own boss.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, no, there's a difference between what Mr. Gunderson said
a few minutes ago, he said, $250,000. Now, he's saying $690,000 and that's
not the same number.
Mr. Grassie: No, no, those are two different things, Commissioner, please.
The $250,000 is in the present ordinance and it applies to every bank.
Mrs. Range: I think Mr. Mayor...
Mr. Grassie: Excuse me....
Mrs. Range: I'm sorry, go right ahead.
Mr. Grassie: The agreement that I had with the Capital Bank was simply to
do for them what the City had done for everybody else and we've already agreed
to that as they say) a month and a half ago.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, then, it's the communication because Jim Gunderson didn't
say that.
Mr. Grassie: But he's talking.about the present ordinance, Commissioner.
Mrs. Range: Wait, no, we're not talking about the same thing. I beg to differ
with you. What we are talking about, the other banks, ladies and gentlemen,
have had the benefit of $690,000.00. Now, we are saying that we are going to
get the benefit of $250,000.00, there's a little difference there in my book.
Mr. Grassie: Mrs. Range, you misunderstand. You're going to get both,
Every bank gets $250,000 what we've agreed to is because of the special
circumstances of Capital Bank, because of what's happened in the rotation which
was not intentional! I have already agreed with your Chairman that you're
going to get the deposit..,
Mayor Ferre; If that's the case..,
Mr, Grassie,,, that any other bank would have gotten,
Mayor Ferre; ,,, if 1 were you, .,,,
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Mrs4 Range: You're going to get the $250,000 And the $690,000/
Mayor tette: doodbye, Mts, Range.
Mt. Grassier We've already agreed to that.
Mts. Range: No, I don't want to be, you know, somebody said, yoete here
wasting the COftitiSSion'a time. The only reason tiM here is because it Was
brought to my attention by the bank and I'd like to have it clear.. You know,
I have a thick brain and / don't knou. too much about Money.. I want to
have it cleated.
Mayor Ferre: I don't agree with either of those statements. You got
a very clear brain and you understand money real well, and you understand
that 250 and 690 add up pretty good.
Mrs. Range: Good, if that"it, then we're happy.
Rev. Gibson: No, no, no....
Mayor Ferre: / didn't understand right?
Rev. Gibson: Look, I have some mixed emotions about that. I think that we
ought to complete that year. We ought to complete that year, and then the
ordinance that you have put every bank on notice, that beginning in 1979-
this is what's going to happen. No, man, no...
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Mayor Petra: Let`s go over this to we understand this what we are doing here, Capital
Rank is going to get the benefit of a $690,000 deposit. 1h addition they
ate going to get $250000 in deposits without having the corresponding burden which-
rather, 1 want you to listeh to this- is an expense of doing what these other
banks have to do. Now, if you want to have the burden of tarrying the checking
accounts and all that kind of stuff which is going to east you money for that
privilege, boy I'll tell you if you want to do that, you know, it's like the
saying says "if it weren't for the honor of it a11, I would rather skip it".
Rev. Gibson: 1 would buy what you are saying providing you change the words.
Mayor Ferret What is the Words?
Rev, Gibson: ... not deposit, but balance.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, balance.
Rev. Gibson: You see, there is a difference between deposit and balance, man.
Mr. Gunderson: Let me clarify one thing so...
Rev. Gibson: Let's say that the remaining amount of money in the bank will always
be $600 and what?
Mr. Gunderson: $690,000.
Rev. Gibson: Now, if you put that word, you will have no problem with Theodore.
We think that the balance to remain in the bank for one year, for 365 days or 360...
is it 365 days have?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Rev. Gibson: ... ok, be $600 and what is that?
Ms. Range: $690.
Rev. Gibson: ... be six hundred ninety odd thousand dollars. I'll buy that.
Mr. Portnoy: I would ask one point of clarification please, that the $690,000 be
in a checking account?
Mr. Gunderson: Yes, right. It's a demand deposit for one year. Let me
clarify one thing though.
Mayor Ferre: You better leave.
Mr. Gunderson: ... over and above we made a commitment so the... we put this
commitment in the literature that I gave you orginally back in November 18th. In
that commitment we said we would honor for every minority a bank, give them
$250,000, but that was on a certificate of deposit. Ok, the highest savings account,
this is $690,000 that we have agreed to give them over and above that which is on
demand basis and no service connections.
Ms. Range: We thank you, very much. That's very fine.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, Jim, I wonder why you didn't say that to me before.
Mr. Plummer: You didn't ask him.
Mrs. Gordon: Oh, yes I did.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I'll tell you I want you to leave because I want to say something
now because this is fine for this year, but I want to go on record saying no more,
Ok.
Mr. Grassie: That's basically what the ordinance says is no more, The reason we
agreed to this was because of the apparent in equity.
Mayor Yerre: No more.
$r, Grassie; Now, this is not intentional, we have already agreed to that,
Mayor Ferre; Now, this is the last one, but we don't want no money unless it's
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The falio.it►g tesolutioh was ihttegluted by COMMiabibbet Piu et, Who moved
its addptiot►
RESOLUTION No. 78469
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING BIDS FOR 'CIRNISHING
HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR THE btPAR'TMtNT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE; BID OF INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY POR
ENT'=NINE CAB AND CHASSIS AT A COST OF $525,90/.00; BID
OP H.R. MASON EQUIPMENT POP FIPTEEN REFUSE BODIES AND ONE
MAINTAINER AT A COST OP $214,783.00; BID OF GMC TRUCK AND
COACH DIVISION POR ONE CAB AND CHASSIS AND SCHOOL BUS FOR
A COST OP $40,880.00; BID OP CALLAHAN MOTOR CO., INC FOR
THIRTEEN BUMP BODIES FOR A COST OV $47,690.00; BID OF CASE
POWER AM EQUIPMENT FOR ONE LOADER BACIHOE AT A COST OF
$18,759.00; BID OF FLORIDA GEORGIA TRACTOR COMPANY FOR
ONE VIBRATING ASPHALT COMPACTOR FOR A COST OF $33,290.00;
BID OF BLANCHARD MACHINERY, INC. FOR ONE SUMP PUMP AND ONE
AIR COMPRESSOR FOR A COST OF $7,679.00; BID OF DE BRA
TURF AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO. FOR TWO TRACTOR MOWERS
AT A COST OF $30,300.00; AT A TOTAL COST OF $919,188.00
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE GARAGE REPLACEMENT RESERVE FUND;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PURCHASING AGENT TO
ISSUE THE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THIS EQUIPMENT.
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
Mayor Ferre: Alright, sir, you are next.
Mr. Plummer: Who is next?
Mrs. Gordon: What is it?
Mayor Ferre: 44 thru 47.
di ' Mr. Plummer: No, that's going to be controversial.
Mrs. Gordon: Oh, yes.
Mayor Ferre: I think you want a full Commission for that, Mr. Cole.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Father Gibson, in particular wants some statements on that.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now is there anybody else that's on any item? Yes, sir?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF TIE PUBLIC RECORD)
30. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO - "LITTLE HAVANA T VE[ Ti' AUTHORITY" -
EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH: - EC ZOUC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -
(3RD YR. COMMUNITY DEFT FUNDS).
Mayor Ferre: 43, the City Manager enter into an agreement with Little Havana
Development to carry out activities on behalf of economic development, I don't think
that's a controversial thing,
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mra. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Aright, Plummer moves, Gordon seconds iteu 43, further discussion,
call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Cottmissionet Flutter, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO► 78470
A RESOLUTION AUT1ORIEING T`RE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT BET41EN
THE CITY AND THE LITTLE HAVANA DEVELOPMENT
AUTtOR/T'Y TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES FOR AND
IN BEHALF OP THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WITH
FUNDS ALLOCATED THEREFOR FROM 3RD YEAR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $13,000.
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None.
ASSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
31. ADOPT AM5NDED BY-LAWS OF: "MIAMI COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WET."
Mayor Ferre: Anything else? 27. Alright, 27, the Status of Women. Rose, do you
want to move that?
Mrs. Gordon:
I'll move it.
Mr. Plummer: Second it.
Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon moves item 27, second by Plummer, further discussion,
call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-271
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDED BY-LAWS
OF THE MIAMI COMMISSION ON THE STATUS
OF WOMEN.
(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:
AYES; Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
32, AI .=CATE $2, 500. 00 TO COVER SHORTAGE IN THE
"INIIERNATIONAL KI[K FESTIVAL,"
Mrs, Gordon; Maurice, do you have a copy of this letter?
Mayor Ferre; Whet? 29,
Mr, Plummer; Mo, ho you've go a little waft,
Mayor Ferre; 4uthorieing the acquisition of property for Latins River.
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Mts. Gordon: Vat that we better have a full Cotmission.
Mayor Ferre: We got to have a full CotMiStion on that.
Mrs. Gordon: Maurice, lets do this one. You got a letter..,
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Matty Freedman needs another $2,5O0
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, I'll move it.
Mayor Ferret Rose Gordon moues.
Mr. Plummer: t second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer seconds, further discussion? Mr. Grassie, we are spending
another $2,500 on the fait.
Mrs. Gordon: On the International Folks Festival, there is a shortage.
Mayor Ferre: Just for the record put your complaint in just so that it will be
in the record and then we'll vote on it.
Mr. Grassie: Commissioner?
Mr. Plummer: Quit stuttering Mr. Grassie.
Mr. Grassie: ... you've got a half million dollar problem, you know, if you want
to spend $2,500 go ahead.
Mrs. Gordon: That's alright.
Mr. Plummer: Take it out of the latin summer festival.
Mrs. Gordon: Call the roll, please.
Mayor Ferre: Anything else you want to say? Ca11 the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its
adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-272
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO MAKE A SEARCH FOR FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500
TO COVER A SHORTAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK
FESTIVAL.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted
by the following vote -
AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
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SS. ACCEPT SID: la4 Ply =SRA ANC my—tcrta tOR
TOUR 1ST P1OMOPIOlt
Mayor Ferre: Any other non�eontroversial items?
Mx. Plummer: What do you have...
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferret Plummer moves Si, Gordon seconds it.
Mrs. Gordon: Wait a minute let me just read it.
Mr. Plummer: They are buying motion picture equipment.
Mrs. Gordon: Alright, fine. I'll second it.
Mt. Plummer: They are going in competition...
Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon seconds, the Manager recommends, further discussion?
You see Mt. Manager, we follow your advice most of the time. Your batting
average is really pretty good. Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-273
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF IMAGE DEVICES, INC.
FOR FURNISHING ONE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA AND PROJECTOR
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST PROMOTION AT A TOTAL COST
OF $10,375.44 ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE MIAMI-METRO PUB-
LICITY CONTRACT FUND; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND
THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR
THIS EQUIPMENT.
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
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Mayor Ferret Alright, is there anything else that we deb do of the morning agenda
until we get a full Commission here that's non=eontroversial3
Mrs. Gordon: Yea, there is a lot of them here.
!Mayor Perret Alright, well then lets get started on.., we will etart off with
item number 25. No, I'm sorry 26.
Mrs. Cordon: Wait a minute, let me find it.
Mayor Ferro: Mrs. Gordon moves 26, Plummer seconds, further discussion, call the
roll on 26.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-274
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MR. DANIEL J. COX
AND MR. DENNIS MURASAKI TO SERVE AS MEMBERS
ON THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL COMMITTEE.
(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
16 passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
35. CLAIM SETTLEMENT: WAI YU CHENG.
Mayor Ferre: Item 28. Now, is that going to be controversial, Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: No.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Plummer moves, Gordon seconds, the City Attorney recommends
the settlement on item 28, call the roll, please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-275
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE TO PAY TO WAI YU CHENG THE SUM OF
$37,000 PLUS TAXABLE COSTS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $1,467.70 IN FULL AND COMPLETE SATIS-
FACTION OF THE JUDGEMENTS ENTERED IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, IN FAVOR OF WAI YU CHENG AND
AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI.
(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
passed and adopted by the following vote;
AXES; Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES; None
ABSENT; Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
was
W . 1 CAN 1111) and
MAW OP PASIMINT:
tonissaisJJ1J nD W ATiON."
Mayor Ferre: 29, we have to wait?
Mr. Plummer: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: 30?
Mr. Plummer: No, problem 1,11 move it.
Mayor Ferre: The City Attorney recommends, Plummer moves.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Gordon seconds, further discussion, call the roll on 30.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION N0. 78-276
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROPER OFFICIALS OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI TO GRANT A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO
TOWNSCAPE DEVELOPMENT CORP. FOR THE NORTH 5 FEET
OF THE EAST 50 FEET OF LOT 29, CORNELIA M. DAY'S
SUBDIVISION (3/16) AND TO ACCEPT A GRANT OF EASE-
MENT FROM TOWNSCAPE DEVELOPMENT CORP. FOR THE SAME
PROPERTY.
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
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87. RING R , `IOt1: COC70NI.TT c VE IrsrmEss AREA ritooRATIVE
PErESTRTAN SCAB 5YrltEthi LIGHTING B4177.
Mayor ferret HOW about 31?
Mr. Plumtter : Move i t .
Mayor Ferret Plummer moves.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Gordon seconds, the Manager recommends, further discussion, ca11 the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
it adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-277
A RESOLUTION ORDERING AN IMPROVEMENT KNOWN
AS "COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS AREA DECORATIVE
PEDESTRIAN -SCALE STREET LIGHTING PROJECT B-6177",
AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH
SPECIAL AGREED CHARGES SHALL BE MADE FOR THE
ENTIRE COST THEREOF AS "COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS
AREA DECORATIVE PEDESTRIAN -SCALE STREET LIGHTING
PROJECT AREA B-6177".
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Rev. Gibson and Mr. Reboso
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38. INCREASE SCOPE OF CONTRACT BY $21C164 FOR "TRADE FAIR OF THE
AMERICAS" AND AUTHORIZE FINAL PAYMENT‘
The follcing resolution was introduced by CoP*iissioner PIAIMMerf
Who toyed its adoption.
RESOLUTION # 78=.278
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE ACTION OF
THE CITY MANAGER IN INCREASING THE SCOPE OF THE
CONTRACT IN THE NET AMOUNT OF $21,164.00 FOR THE
TRADE FAIR OF THE AMERICAS: ALLOCATING THE ADDITIONAL
AMOUNT OF $21,164.00 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED AND
AGENCY FUND": ACCEPTING THE COMPLY WORK PER-
FORMED BY MET CONSTRUCTION, INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF
$131,164.00: AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PA i OF
$32,164.00.
(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 following votes:
AYES: Commissioner J.L. Plummer
Con4nissioner Rose Gordon
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner Manolo Reboso
(Rev. Gibson enters the Meeting)
39. INCREASE SCOPE or ocorRAcT BY $5, 0/2. 30 FOR "A NI RATIBUILDING
SITE PREPARATION."
Mayor Ferre: How about 33?
Mr. Plummer: Move it,
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Plummer moves,
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Gordon seconds, further discussion on 33, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-279
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE
SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT IN THE NET AMOUNT OF
$5,072.30 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
SITE PREPARATION; ALLOCATING THE ADDITIONAL
AMOUNT OF $5,072.30 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED
"TITLE I FUNDS FROM U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE EDA GRANT"; ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED
WORK PERFORMED BY P. J. CONSTRUCTORS, INC. AT
A TOTAL COST OF $48,922.30; AND AUTHORIZING
A FINAL PAYMENT OF $9,459.10
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
40. ACCEPT PL MO WOIi (: OLD BAYFRONT PARK DEVE CPMENT - BID "A"
PHASE Mayor Ferre: 34. I.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves.
Mrs. Gordon: Second. •
Mayor Ferre: Gordon seconds, further discussion, the Manager recommends, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-280
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK
PERFORMED BY HAROLD G. JAFFER, INC. AT A
TOTAL COST OF $155,004.78 FOR THE OLD
BAYFRONT PARK DEVELOPMENT PHASE I (ELECTRI-
CAL & IRRIGATION SYSTEMS) AID "A"; AND
AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $15,500.48
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here end on file
in the Office of the City Cerk).
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote;
AYES; Mr: Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor 'erre
NOES; None
ABSENT; Mr. Reboso
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41, ACC' OINPUMID WORK: Oth RAYFRONT PARK tINIUMENT $ID ' S"
PRASE f ,
Mayor Ferre: Take up 55.
Mr. Plummet: Move it.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plutrarer troves, Gordon seconds, further discussion, the Manager
recommends, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-281
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK
PERFORMED BY ASTOR-WHITE ELECTRIC COMPANY
AT A TOTAL COST OF $96,399.00 FOR THE OLD
BAYFRONT PARK DEVELOPMENT PHASE I (ELECTRI-
CAL & IRRIGATION SYSTEMS) BID "B"; AND
AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $15,960.60
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
42. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: FLAGLER STREET LANDSCAPE -
1977.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, take up 36.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Moved and seconded, further discussion, the Manager recommends, call
the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-282
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK
PERFORMED BY TAMIAMI PLANT SYSTEMS, INC. AT
A TOTAL COST OF $15,369.82 FOR THE FLAGLER
STREET LANDSCAPING - 1977; AND AUTHORIZING
A FINAL PAYMENT OF $2,436,98
(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; Mr. Plummer, firs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES; None
ABSENT; W. Reboso
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AIM
43. ACCEPT COMPLETED WORK: MENA VISTA SANITARY MICR
bIF1CAt1CNS - PHASE II.
Mayor letre: flake up 37.
Mrs. Gordon: Move it.
Mayor Terre: Gordon moves, Plummer seconds, the Manager recommends, further
discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-283
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK
PERFORMED BY DICK MORTON, INC. AT A TOTAL
COST OF $5,380.10 POR THE BUENA VISTA
SANITARY SEWER MODIFICATIONS - PHASE II;
AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $5,380.30
(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:
AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and' Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
44 • ACCEPT OCEPLETED WORK: AT 4PATTAH SANITARY SEWER
MODIFICATIONS - PHASE II.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 38.
Mrs. Gordon: Move.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Its been moved by Gordon, second by Plummer, further discussion,
the Manager recommends, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-284
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK
PERFORMED BY DICK MORTON, INC. AT A TOTAL
COST OF $3,080.82 FOR THE ALLAPATTAH SANITARY
SEWER MODIFICATIONS - PHASE II; AND AUTHORIZING
A FINAL PAYMENT OF $3,080.82
(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:
AYES: Mx, Plummer, Mrs, Gordon, Rev, Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
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45. AUTHoRizE CITY MANAGER "8TH ANNUAL C1iAMP/O d SPARK PLUG
To Enctin AGRatem wt:
R iA`1DA."
Mayor perre: Take up 39,
Mrs. Gordon: No, that was deferred.
Mr, Plummer: 39 and 40 have been deferred.
Mayor Ferre: 39 has been deferred,
Mr. Plummer: I watt to move 41.
Mayor Ferret Wait a minute, 40 has been deferred. 41.
Mr. Plummer: I move it.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves, Gordon seconds, further discussion, the Manager
recommends, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-285
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CHAMPION SPARK
PLUG COMPANY FOR THE STAGING OF THE EIGHTH
ANNUAL CHAMPION SPARK PLUG UNLIMITED REGATTA
AT MIAMI MARINE STADIUM ON JUNE 2, 3, AND 4,
1978, IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED
AGREEMENT.
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
Mrs. Gordon: Move 42.
Mayor Ferre: Gordon moves 42.
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, let me just put on the record so it doesn't come later
as any problem. I have asked the Manager, when I met with him prior that on item
41, as I indicated to you earlier today, here is a nationwide event which draws
tremendous publicity to this community and it's never cost this city a penny. We
back up dollars which we never had to expend. Mr. Mayor, I have asked the Manager
this year to do something in recognition of these people for bringing this nationwide
publicity to this community,
Mayor Ferre, Who is that?
Mr, Plummer; The Champion Spark Plug people which have never cost this city a
dime and 1 told the Manager, I was out U. Denver one time and here I turned on the
tv and hers is my daughter and 1 presenting a trophy which indicates nationwide,
Mayor Ferre: That really go to you,
Mt, Plummer; That's true, but I think and I have asked the Manager and he has said
1
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that he would do such, that this year that ve recogtiee them for their outstanditlg
work in behalf of the City of Miami, so l just vatted to put it et the record.
46. AUTHORIZE CITY
]AGERp CHAR l Y i S
TO AGREEMENT TI j :
Pull c hdeasiot at Mawr Park.
Mayor Terre: Alright, now we are of the text item which is 4/.
NM. Plummer: 2'11 move it.
Mayor Parre: No, Mrs. Gordon move it.
Mr. Plummer: 1 second it.
Mayor Terra: ...you second it and the Manager recommends, further discussion, Ball
the roil.
The following resolution vas introduced by Commissioner Gordon, vho moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-286
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES
LEROY LEWIS, FOR OPERATION OF THE FOOD AND
BEVERAGE CONCESSION AT MANOR PARK FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR A
PERIOD OF 4 YEARS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH THEREIN.
(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 vas
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Terre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
Mayor Terre:
Mr. Plummer:
Mrs. Gordon:
Mayor Ferre:
Mrs. Gordon:
Mayor Ferre:
44, ve have to wait on right?
44 through 47.
Yes.
45, 46, 47.
And ve have done 48.
lie have done 48?
47. ACCEPT BID: MIAMI — METBD "MAP" B U2WURES.
Mr. Plummer:
Mrs. Gordon:
Mayor Terre:
is a motion
it also says
pays for the
Mt, Maser:
W. Crusts;
kayos yen=e:
it's not the
Mt. Crimple;
attractions,
Kra. Cordon;
Ws, Onside;
Imove 49.
Second.
Alright, there is a motion and... oh, I have a question on that. There
and a second, under discussion. Now, it says a Metro Miami Map. Now,
that ve pay for half of it and the City of Miami Publicity Contract
other half, but the city contract is also the City of Miami isn't it?
)o, under contractual agreements •
Iio, six this is our contract vitb Metro they put up...
We pay for half and Metro pays for half, but it's s map of llstr6
asp of the City of Hai.
Into s trap of the Metropolitan area basically shoving the ajor
it's geared toward tourists.
it s streets/op also'!
Yes, altbougb it dossn't include eery 'Met, it includes all of the
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adjor streets.
Mayor Ferre: tut, cord Gables isn't going to pay and Miami each isn't going
to pay anything.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: What?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Ok, I'm tot going to argue with it, but in a way it's tot really
fair, but it's a small amount so... It's been moved and seconded, further discussion
on item 49, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION No. 78-287
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF AVANTI PRESS FOR
FURNISHING 100,000 METRO-MIAMI MAP BROCHURES FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST PROMOTION AT A TOTAL COST
OF S12,000.00; ALLOCATING ONE-HALF OF THE FUNDS FROM
THE 1977-1978 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND ONE-HALF OF
THE FUNDS FROM THE METRO-MIAMI PUBLICITY CONTRACT;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PURCHASING
AGENT TO ISSUE THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR THESE MATERIALS.
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
48. ACCEPT BID: FIRE DEMM NT UNTFO1 1S
Mr. Plummer: Move 52.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: There is a motion and a second on 52.
Mr. Plummer: Call the roll.
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-288
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF JULES BROS, UNIFORMS,
INC. FOR FURNISHING UNIFORMS, AS REQUIRED, ON A CONTRACT
BASIS FOR ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF AWARD FOR THE DEPARTMENT
OF FIRE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF S15,536.25; ALLOCATING
FUNDS FROM THE 1977-1978 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER AND THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE THE
PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THESE MATERIALS.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the Ctty Clerk),
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote;
AYES; Mr. Plummer, Mrs, Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES; None
ABSENT; Mr. Reboso
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40. ACCEPT no: CONVENTtON CENTER - S 1ILhtN7L 'ION
PHASE If (PATtICIA RCM).
Mrs. Gordon: Move 53.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferret Mrs. Cordon moves 53, second by Plummer, further discussion, the
Manager recommends, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-289
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF BIG CHIEF,
INC. IN THE AMOUNT OP $33,192.00 FOR THE
CONVENTION CENTER - BUILDING DEMOLITION -
PHASE II (PART/CIA HOTEL); ALLOCATING THE
AMOUNT OF $33,192.00 FROM THE ACCOUNT
ENTITLED "CONVENTION CENTER BOND FUND" TO
COVER THE PROPOSED CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING
FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $3,650.00
TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE;
ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT
OF $660.00 TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS
AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES AND
POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM
(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:
AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
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50. AcCEPT AID: LEMON CIS PACK - COMMU t W I
lIJI ING' S b ITIO 4.
Mayor Fette: Take up item 54.
Mrs. Cordon: Move 54.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferret Gordon moves, it's been seconded by Plummer, the Manager recommends,
further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. I8-290
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF BIG
CHIEF, INC. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF
$4,443 FOR THE LEMON CITY PARK COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT - BUILDINGS DEMOLITION;
ALLOCATING SAID AMOUNT FROM THE 3RD YEAR
FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,443 TO COVER THE
CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID FUND
THE AMOUNT OF $488 TO COVER THE COST OF
PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING PROM SAID FUND
THE AMOUNT OP $300 TO COVER THE COST OF
SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING
LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH
SAID FIRM
(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: •
AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
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51. ACC' 8110: N.W. 11gTH AVENUE - COMMUNITY t
PAVING PROJECT 305 - AS 1.
Mayor Ferre: Take up 55.
Mrs. Gordon: Mote 55.
Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon moves,
Rev. Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Gibson seconds, the Manager recommends, further discussion, call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who Moved
its sdoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-291
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF D.M.P.
CORPORATION IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF
$53,652.52 FOR THE N.W. 19 AVENUE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PAVING PROJECT - PHASE I;
ALLOCATING SAID AMOUNT FROM THE 3RD YEAR
FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $53,652.52 TO COVER
THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID
FUND THE AMOUNT OF $5,901.78 TO COVER THE
COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM
SAID FUND THE AMOUNT OF $1,073.70 TO COVER
THE COST OF SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING,
TESTING LABORATORIES, AND POSTAGE; AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves.
Mrs. Gordon: Don't we have bids on 56?
Mr. Plummer: I move 56.
Mrs. Gordon: Where are the bide?
Mx. Grassie: Just a minute. Please Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Commission
I think we have just recieved bids on this and my impression is that they have
come in too high, so we are going to have to reject the bids until I can find
somebody who knows something about it here.
Mrs, Gordon, Alright, lets do it...
Mr, Plummer: Well, lets defer it then.
Mr. Grassie; Yes, we got to defer it, I think we are going to have to reject those
bids.
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Mayor 'erre: How about 57?
Mt, Plummer: Well, that we have already done. I'll move it,
Mayor Fetre: No, no we haven't done it.
Mrs. Gordon: No, we haven't.
Mt. Grassie: You started to discuss that, but you did not finally take a motion
on it.
Mayor Ferre: Is that controversial?
Mrs. Gordon: It is to the extend that I feel that we are vesting money in doing it
because of the very limited number of places that we could possibly obtain.
Mr. Grassie: Could we put that off, Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Terre: Lets wait until Reboso gets here and we got a full Commission. Alright,
now this is what we got left. We finished all the a,b,c issues right?
Mrs. Cordon: Well, what should we do with this?
Mr. Grassie: No, you have not finished item E.
Mayor Ferre: We are putting it off until Reboso gets here and we got a full Commission.
We've got E? Is that going to be controversial?
Mr. Grassie: No, it's not going to be controversial it's just an information report.
It will take me about a minute.
Mayor Ferre: Don't we have to vote on it?
Mr. Grassie: No.
Mayor Ferre: We don't need a resolution?
Mrs. Gordon: We got a question.
Mr. Grassie: What? I would like a motion, but it's not necessary.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think that's something we ought to wait for Mr. Reboso because
if there is any questions... alright, so we have E to do. We've got 9)no we have done
9. E..
Mr. Plummer: What about 24 and 25?
Mayor Ferre: Rose, had questions on 24, so wait until Reboso gets here. 25, that's
cold we are waiting for Reboso. 29, did we do 29?
Mr. Plummer: I think you better wait for Manolo.
Mrs. Gordon: We didn't do 29, but we said lets wait.
Mr. Plummer: No, that's still hanging.
Mayor Ferre: Is that going to be controversial?
Mr, Plummer: Yes.
Mrs, Gordon; I don't know.
(EACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre; Well, we got 40 thur 47 and 56 and 57. Well I guess we...
(PACKGROVNA COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
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to
Mayor Ferret
Mr. Plummer!
Mayor Ferre:
maybe we can
on. Alright,
But. that's controversial isn't it?
Yes.
Yes, that's what I said. Alright, lets go to the evening agenda
get through some not -controversial things that people are waiting
on the evening agenda on item number 1=A6 is that controversial?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THt PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferret Tell me what that is.
Mr. Davis: This is an application for the Dixie Park, a chancre of zoning and the
permission to have the park.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferret Is there anybody here opposed or wants to speak to 1-A? Alright,
moved by Plummer.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre:
be separate.
Second by... can we vote on
1-A and B at the same time or it has to
Mr. Davis: No, sir it has to be separate.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, 1-A moved by Plummer, second by...
Mr. Davis: 1-A is an ordinance, sir, it will have to be read.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Plummer, second by Gordon, would you read the ordinance
please?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, may I stop you please. I think for the record and the
legality) he is handing me papers- and please Bob, I'm not finding fault- but, please
Mr. Mayor, I think by a matter of legality you should adjourn the regular session
and go into the Zoning.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, the regular session is now adjourned.
AT THIS POINT, THE CITY COMMISSION TEMPORARILY ADJOURNED
THE REGULAR PORTION OF THE MEETING AND TOOK UP THE
PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS OF THE AGENDA.
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52. (a) FIRST_ READING ORDINANCE: C #AN5E LNG CLASSIFICATION 1200-1499
N.W. 3RD AVENUE FROM 0,2 ANb 11-4 P.11,
(b) PtAMIssioN TO dONgT"1tIK>`F RWMATIONAL PACILITItS IN
C NSUNCTION WITH bMXI1 PA ,
Mayor Vetre: Now, we are into the evening meeting which is the fowl City of
Miami Commission Meeting on Planning and Zoning, We will now take up item 1-A.
Plumber troves 1=A, M'.rs, Gordon seconds 1,4, is there further discussion, teed the
ordinance. Alright, call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 6871, THE
COMPREHENSIVE 2ONINC ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY
OP MZAMI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION
OF LOTS 1 THRU 14, BLOCK B, PARRY DIV (1-127)
PLUS ALLEY TO WEST (TO Et VACATED) MIAMI bIItIE
PLAYGROUND (64-149) LESS I-95 RIGHT -OP -WAY;
LOTS 1 THRU 16, BLOCK 2 AND LOTS 1,2, 3 (PT),
4(PT), 17 (PT), 18, 19, AND 20, BLOCK 3, SOST
SUB (B-27) PLUS RIGHT-OF-WAY OF NW 4TH AVENUE
PROM NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NW 13TH STREET
NORTH TO SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NW 14TH
STREET (T0 BE VACATED) ?LUST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF
NW 13TH STREET FROM RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 1-95
EAST TO WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NW 3RD AVENUE
(T0 BE VACATED), BEING APPROXIMATELY 1200-1499
NW 3RD AVENUE, FROM C-2 (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL)
AND R-4 (MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE) TO PR (PUBLIC
PARK AND RECREATIONAL); BY REPEALING ALL ORDI-
NANCES, CODE SECTIONS, OR PARTS THEREOF IN
CONFLICT; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION.
Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gordon and
passed on its first reading by title by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
ABSTAINING: 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.
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cis 44 14! vw -
Mt. ?liner: Move B.
Mayor Ferret Plu mer moves B, Gordon seconds, further discussion of the resolution,
Cali the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO, 784292
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT
AND OPERATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PER ARTICLE
XVIII-1, SECTION 4(1-3), OF ORDINANCE NO. 6871,
THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY
OF MIAMI, ON LOTS 1-14; BLOCK 8, PARRY DIV
(B-127) PLUS ALLEY TO WEST (TO BE VACATED) MIAMI
DIXIE PLAYGROUND (64-149) LESS I-95 RIGHT-OF-WAY;
LOTS 1-16, BLOCK 2 AND LOTS 1,2, 3(pt), 4(pt)
17 (pt), 18, 19, 20, BLOCK 3, SOST SUB (B-27) PLUS
RIGHT-OF-WAY OF NW 4TH AVENUE FROM NORTH RIGHT -OF
-WAY LINE OF NW 13TH STREET NORTH TO SOUTH RIGHT-
OF-WAY LINE OF NW 14TH STREET (TO BE VACATED)
PLUS RIGHT-OF-WAY OF NW 13TH STREET FROM RIGHT-
OF-WAY LINE OF I-95 EAST TO WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
OF NW 3RD AVENUE (TO BE VACATED), BEING APPROXI-
MATELY 1200-1499 NW 3RD AVENUE; ZONED C-2 AND R-4,
PROPOSED TO BE REZONED PR; ALL IN CONJUNCTION WITH
EXISTING DIXIE PARK ADJACENT TO THE WEST.
(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: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and'Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Reboso
OP
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63, (a) ?IRSFt' APAblN i INM4 . CHANGE ZONtN0 CLAssincATIoN 800=‘934
N.W. 62ND STREET FROM C4A ANb R 2 TO P.R.
(b) PIENMISMON To CONgTRUCT RECREATZONAL FAC/LITIts IN
OONJUNCT/ON WI TALCoLC7
Mayor Ferret 16 2"4 and E totltroversial?
Mr. 'bavist No, sir they should not be this is again the same issue oti Talcolcy
Park.
Mayor 'erre: Alright.
Mr. Plummer: Well, Father cove it and I'll second it, but then 1 want to ask some
questions.
Mayor Terre: Alright.
Mr. Plummer: ... and it's not really a zoning question. Mr. Manager?
Mr. Grassie: Sir.
Mr. Plummer: ... you are contemplating expanding facilities or an additional city
park?
Mr. Grassie: This is the second phase of the construction of the Talcolcy Center
Commissioner, if you remember we have completed already a community center there,
it has some land to the East of it and we are now expanding the site. The money has
already been appropriated by the City Commission and we are expanding the site for
additional facilities immediately to the west of the present building, so what we
would be doing here is closing that street so that the whole site would be continuous.
That is the only thing that we are doing.
Mr. Plummer: My only concern is uncovering more rocks than you can cover. We
vividly saw the problems of today. I would rather get that one finished before
this one gets started.
Mr. Grassie: Well, I would tend to... that would be more comfortable for us, but
I don't think that we could explain it to the Talcolcy people. I think that they
would want their project to go forward and really since we expect African Square •
to be done in one week in terms of contract commitment and then we will see where
we are after that, but in terms of contract commitment -one week- I would suggest
that we go ahead with this.
Mr. Plummer: Alright.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, read the ordinance on item 2-A.
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AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
Was
passed on
AYES: Mr
▪ NOES: None
• ABSENT: Mr.
ABSTAINING:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF
MIAMI, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF
LOTS 1-5, BLOCK 1, DRILLON SUB (18-42); LOTS 144,
BLOCK 12, HILDAMERE RE -SUB (40�-51); LOTS 1--8, RE --
SUB BLOCK 11 (43-86) PLUS RIGHT -OP -WAY OF NW 9TH
AVENUE PROM NORTH RIGHT-OV-WAY OP NW 62ND STREET
(TO BE VACATED), BEING APPROXIMATELY 800-934 NW
62ND STREET (MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD), FROM
C-4A (BOULEVARD COMMERCIAL) AND R-2 (TWO FAMILY)
TO PR (PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATIONAL); AND BY MAILING
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 SEVER -
ABILITY PROVISION.
introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Plummer and
its first reading by title by the following vote:
. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre
Reboso
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.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, take up 2-B.
Rev. Gibson: Move it.
Mr. Plummer: Second.
AII
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Gibson moves, Plummer seconds 2-B, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-293
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AND
OPERATE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PER ARTICLE XVIII-1,
SECTION 4(1-3), OF ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPRE-
HENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, ON
LOTS 1-5, BLOCK 1, DRILLON SUB (18-42); LOTS 1-4,
BLOCK 12, HILDAMERE RE -SUB 940-51); LOTS 1-8, RE -SUB
BLOCK 11; PLUS RIGHT-OF-WAY OF NW 9TH AVENUE FROM
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF NW 61ST STREET TO SOUTH RIGHT-
OF-WAY OF NW 62ND STREET (TO BE VACATED), BEING
APPROXIMATELY 800-934 NW 62ND STREET (MARTIN LUTHER
KING BOULEVARD); ZONED C-4A AND R-2, PROPOSED TO BE
REZONED PR, ALL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXISTING
TACOLCY CENTER LOCATED ON THIS SITE.
(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;
AXES; Mr, Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Bev, Gibson and Mayor Yerre
NOES; None
ABS; W. Reboil()
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AMINO SiCTION 544, 4?, M. AM 8441
OP TIM OW CCM
, BUS MUMS STRUCTURES."
Mayor Terre: Alright, now on items where people are present that we have not
taken Up, the first one is... well, E we don't have anybody present on that so
we can do that later.
Mrs. Cordon: Do you have to calf that meeting back to order because wa...
Mayor Terre: Yes, we are going to temporarily adjourn the Zoning and Planning
and we are now back to the regular day agenda of the regular City of Miami Commission
Meeting.
AT THIS POINT, THE CITY COMMISSION TEMPORARILY ADJOURNED
THE PLANNING AND ZONING PORTION OP THE MEETING AND TOOK
UP TtUE REGULAR MATTERS OF THEIR AGENDA.
Mayor Terre: We are now going to take up the first itesi where people are present and
that is item number 240 which is dealing with the bus benches and the bus shelter
structure . Mr. Grassie, would you explain that please?
(Commissioner Reboso enters the Meeting at 7:40 P.M.)
Mr. Grassie: The purpose of this code amendment Mr. Mayor, is simply the profess
of going out for proposals as we have agreed with the court we would do within a
period of ninety days. What this change does is facilitate that process with our
putting out a request for proposals which is broad. If you would like a more
detailed discussion, Mr. Fosmoen, can help us with that.
Mayor Terre: Mrs. Gordon, question?
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, Mr. Fosmoen said he would detail this for the record so that there
would be no misunderstanding on the part of anyone here or in the public as to
what we are attempting to do.
Mr. Fosmoen: One of the issues that Commissioner Gordon, raised earlier today was
a concern over general advertising on bus benches and bus shelters in areas where
we currently prohibit general advertising and in the 'specifications that are being
prepared for bus bench and bus shelter bid proposalst we are eliminating any zoning
districts where general advertising is currently permitted or prohibited, I'm sorry,
so the only place that we are going to have advertising on bus benches and bus
shelters is where it's generally permitted in the zoning ordinance.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, that means that in the commercial areas where you can find other
kinds of commercial advertising and it will eliminate areas such as Bayshore Drive
and other residential areas that you now see bus benches with the sign.'
Mr. Fosmoen: That's correct.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok.
Mr. Fosmoen: The principle purpose of the ordinance that's before you is clarifing
language in the current... or to clarify language that's in the current code.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie.
Mr. Grassie: We should point out that achieving that desired objective of not having
bus advertising is residential areas means that the city is going to have to pay
for the bus benches.
Mayor Terre: Yes.
Mr. Grassie: Now, we have to understand that, but...
Mayor Terre: We have to understand that.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, it's part of the aesthetics of the community.
Grassie: We ere entirely supportive of it and that's the way we are writing
the IFD, if we should understand it.
Mayor Terre: Dot, if we end up with the kind of graphics that you see; and Charles
Fawley maybe this tight be of interest to the architects. One of the things that
vs would like to see is the type of good graphic design that you see in Europe,
mostly in France with these new bus benches which are made out of glass and plastic,
you know and s lot of these public places are highly designed and hopefully what
we ere trying to get my from is the old typical. Miami bus bench and the new
french type andropegn type of bus honcho that's where we era heading on that hopeful':
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Now, is there a motion?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC 1BCORb)
Mayor Ferre: bid I make a mistake it calling on `you?
Mr. 1awleyt Yes, you did. 1 don't think you did. We of AIA would like to
support the idea of not having...
Mr. Ongiet Your name for the record, please.
Mr. Pawleys My name is Charles Harrison Fawley, I'm the president of the South
Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and I was asked to have
my board put out a policy statement on this particular issue and we are doing it.
It doesn't happen to be here yet, but since I am here I would like to speak to
that and say that we are in favor of not having the advertising in the residential
areas on the bus benches.
Mayor Ferre: "That's what we are accomplishing.
Mrs. Gordon: That's what we are doing.
Mr. Pauley: ... and I think it's a wonderful idea.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there a motion?
Mrs. Gordon: I'll move it.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gordon, is there a second? Wait Please, Selma. Is there
a second?
Rev. Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Father Gibson. Now, Selma.
Mrs. Alexander: Just because I have been trying for three years... Selma Alexander,
of 2323 South Miami Avenue, and I have been trying for three years to get some
determination about bus benches in residential areas and the advertising. I have
requested it from every department including this Commission and I commend you
and bravo and thank you.
• Mayor Ferre: Call the roll, please.
Mrs. Gordon: I'd just like to ask a question, Mr. Fosmoen. With regards to those
benches that are currently located within the residential areas. Will there be
notified to remove them or how would that be handled?
(City Attorney at this point reads Ordinance into the record.)
Mr. Fosmoen: Yes, we will have to notify them. When bids are awarded we will
notify them that those benches should be removed.
Mrs. Gordon: That is.... ok, when the new bids are awarded and that will be done
when?
Mr. Posmoen: Late June.
Mrs. Gordon: When we go out for bids. Ok.
Mayor Ferre: Call the roll.
AN ORb/NANCE ENTITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 54-36, 54-37,
54.=39, AND 54-41, OP THE CObt OP THE CITY OF
MlAMI, PLORTA, AS AMENDED, BY DELINEATING THE
PURPOSE FOR THE REGULATION OP THE PLACEMENT
OF BUS BENCHES ANb/OR BUS SHELTER STRUCTURES
THROUGHOUT THE ►iTY BY COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING
COMPANIES AND BY MODIFYING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH SUCH PLACEMENT SHALL
BE AUTHORIZED; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION
AND A SEVERASILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Gordon and seconded by Commissioner Gibson
and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. 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.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Plummer: With reservations, yes.
55. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO - EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY -
ENTER INTO ART WITH: Administrative Claims Service for
GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE.
Mayor Ferre: take up item 25. Mr. Cole? Mr. Manager, I think you have to...
item 25, the Manager recommends. Would you explain it?
Mr. Grassie: The proposition that you have in front of you Mr. Mayor, is the
self-insurance proposal that you heard the last time we met. I believe that you
were in agreement with that concept. You wanted some additional time and it was
tabled this last time.
Mayor Ferre: I don't see Mr. McGee here, so I assume that that's all past. Is
there a motion on this?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gibson, is there a second? Is there a second on item
number 25? Nobody wants to second it?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayon Ferre: Are you seconding it? Plummer seconds, futher discussion, Call the
roll on item...
Mr. Plummer: Under discussion Mr. Mayor, Obviously Mr. McGee has not complied
with the time frame. Gulf Life, I think it was pent a letter this afternoon
stating that they were withdrawing, The plan then remains back to the Equitable
which seems to be a good plan. The only thing that I had asked for delays for
was for the purpose of trying to get a better plan. Since that now doesn't seem
to be Available we go with the beat plan that we have and that is the Equitable.
Mayor Terre; Alright, call the roll.
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The folion8 resolution was introduced by Comissioner Gibson, who moved
its adoptions
RESOLUTION NO. 78-294
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES,
TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM SERVICE FOR
CROUP HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE PERIOD FROM
APRIL 1, 1978 THROUGH MARCH 31, 1979, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING THE SELF -FUNDED CITY
OF MIAMI EMPLOYEES' HEALTH AND ACCIDENT SELF-
INSURANCE PROGRAM; SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
BY THE CITY COMMISSION, PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF
THE WRITTEN CONTRACT REFLECTING THE AFORESAID
AGREEMENT.
(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:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
56. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO INVESTIGATE "Il.M.O. SERVICES" FOR
CITY EMPLOYEES.
Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, I would like to just bring up the subject that... we don't
have to make a decision now, but a discussion that I would like you to perhaps
ask the Manager's staff to look into it because it would take a year to accomplish it
at any rate. Perhaps for the following year we could have some kind of an HMO
which is a public body, could have for it's employees, which would then be a cost
saving factor, but it would take a while and so if we start you know. looking into
it now I would by way of a motion move that we authorize that kind of an
investigation to being.
Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon moves that the Manager investigate for next year or
sooner, whenever he is ready, the possibilities of the City of Miami getting
involved with HMO services for it's employees and there is a second to that
motion and this is purely an investigation. Ca11 the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moves its
adoption.
MOTION NO. 78-295
A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF CITY OF MIAMI EMPLOYEES
INVOLVEMENT WITH H.M.O. SERVICES DURING THE COMING YEAR.
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote;
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr,
Commissioner (Rev,) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOBS; None
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57. ESTABLagil COMMIT= OF CITY iO` s roa Paopostb
t. .4 &M i/CE,"
Mr, Grassie: Mr, Mayor, before we Move on could I ask you to consider another
resolution on this same subject which has not beet it front of you, but it has
come to us through a request of the organized employee groups,..
Mt. Plummer:
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Grassie:
That's what I was bring up.
Alright, would you pass it?
... and we would like to ask you to adopt a resolution.
Mayor Ferre: A resolution? Right on. Wait a minute Tony, I will recognize you.
I'll read the resolution that's before you at this time. (THE MAYOR READ THE
RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD)
Mrs. Gordon:
I'll second it.
Mayor Ferre:
There is a motion by Plummer, seconded by Gordon.
Mr. Plummer: No, 1 will make the motion, but I want to make an addition that
also a representative of the retired employees be on that committee.
Mrs. Gordon:
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Grassie:
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Grassie:
not included
of employees
I'll second that.
Alright, it's been moved and seconded with that...
Mr. Mayor?
Yes,
sir.
... with regards to
in the first draft.
that is encompassing
Mr. Plummer: Retired employees.
Mr. Grassie:
Mrs. Gordon:
Mr. Plummer:
the proposed amendment. That was consciously
The reason is that we do not have an organization
of everybody and recognized by everybody.
I'm talking about retired employees.
Yes, they do.
Sure we have such an organization.
Mr. Grassie: Now, we purposely worded that so that it includes only PERC
recognized units, so that there is no question about who is on it. Now, if we
don't do that it's very difficult you know, to say that the next five or ten
Adhoc Groups that want to be on this...
Mayor Ferre: I got a feeling this one of those recommendations that is not going
to be accepted.
Mr. Plummer: We11, look...
Mrs. Gordon: It's not going to hurt.
ytr. Plummer:
informed.
Mrs. Gordon;
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Plummer;
Mrs. Gordon;
Mayor Ferre;
call the roll
Mr, Grassier
.,. the purpose of this Committee is solely to keep these people
... they are pot making decisions anyhow.
It's an Advisory Board.
... and you've got a Retired Employees Association.
Alright, as amended.
Mr. Plummer, in the interest of ti.melas amended, further discussion,
Well, We need some definition of what group we are talking about,
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Mayor Vette: Yes, the definition is...
Mts. Gordon: Oki what do you can. your group?
SPEAKER DENT/PIED: Miami Retirees Associatiot►.
Mayor Pette: Alright.
Mr. Grassie: Does that include everybody?
Mrs. Gordon: Miami...
Mayor Verret Retired...
Mrs. Gordon: ... Retirees Association.
Mr. Plummer: Well, lets put it the other way, Mr. Grassie. It's the only
organization that I know of representing retired employees, there is no other.
Mrs. Gordon: . It is.
Mr. Grassie: Does it includes them all?
Mrs. Gordon: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: No, maybe not.
Mayor Ferre: That's his problem.
Mr. Plummer: But, there is no other organization.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-296
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE FORMATION OF
A COMMITTEE OF PERC CERTIFIED CITY EMPLOYEE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS, INCLUDING A REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ASSOCIATION OF
RETIRED EMPLOYEES, INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF
KEEPING BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES FULLY INFORMED
OF THE ACTIVITY IN THE CITY'S PROPOSED SELF -FUNDED
AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS SERVICE PROGRAM FOR
GROUP HEALTH AND ACCIDENT PROTECTION.
(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; Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manoio Reboso
Mayor Maurice A, Ferre
NOBS ; None
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Mayor ?erre: Take up item 20. This the aequisition of Latin ytiver Ftott property.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: There is a ffiotiot.
Mrs. Gordon: Which one? 29?
Mr. Plummer: I think we ought to have you know, we are spending an awful lot
of dollars here, a little bit more that...
Mayor Ferre: Alright.
Firs.Gordon: Wait a minute.
Mr. Posmoent I'd like to ask that that item be deferred.
Mayor Ferret You want that item to be deferred?
Mr. Fosmoent Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Would you tell me the reason?
Mr. Fosmoen: We are very close to a settlement, however there are some questions
that are unanswered, sir, such as the exposure that we have on relocation and ve
are waiting for a report from Dade County Little lud.
Mayor Ferre: Alright.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, defer it.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, there is a motion, Mt. Reboso moves that it be deferred,
Gordon seconds, further discussion, call the roll.
THEREUPON THE FOREGOING MOTION TO DEFER ITEM NO. 29
to (the next commission meeting) was introduced by Vice Mayor
Reboso, and seconded by Commissioner Gordon, and was passed
and adopted by unanimous vote.
59. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO — SELECTED ARiHITECnhiAL FIRM FOR
Fit INTO AGIUMENT W/ : CasISTRUCTICN OF
"MELROSE PARK."
Mayor Ferre: Take up item 44, Authorizing the Manager to enter into an agreement
with the selected architectural firm for construction of Melrose Park. I would
recommend that we follow the recommendations of the Committee on items 44, 45,
46, and 47.
Mrs. Gordon: Are they all located within the city or Dade County?
Mayor Ferre: Al, do you want to answer that?
Mr. Howard: They are all in Dade County except Stresau and Smith.
Mayor Ferre: Who is Stresau and Smith?
Mr. Howard: ... but their architect has a Miami address.
Mayor Ferre: Who is Stresau and Smith?
Mr. Howard: Stresau and Smith, is from Fort. Lauderdale.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, why did we have to go to Fort Lauderdale, Al?
Ht. award; The Committee interviewed five different people and we felt that they
bad the most experience for these two particular parts.
Mrs. Gordon; Well, I take it... ok.
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Mt. Howatd: ... they also did the patk in 'North Beach which we think is something
we would like to see.
Mayor Perre: bo you feel strongly about this, Al?
Mts. Gordon: yes, but 1 want to speak to that.
Mr. Howard: 1n picking those five I felt very strongly about it.
Mrs. Gordon: I feel strongly too and I want you to know why. 1 feel that Broward
County never takes and hires anybody from bade County when they have any work to
be done and you can bet your life on that. And I don't see why and with all the
qualified people we have here that we have to go and get one out of troward County
and which one would that be 44, 45, 46 or 47? Which one of those is it?
Mayor Ferre: Rose, while you ate looking it up I would like to remind you that-
what's the name of the people that did Bicentennial and the other?
Mr. Howard: Stone.
Mayor Ferre: Stone.
Mr. Plummer: Edward Ralph.
.Mayor Ferre: Edward Ralph Stone is from Port Lauderdale and...
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but it always goes the other way, Naurice. They don't take
any of our people.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, but you see, that's their problem because if that were the case
the:. we wouldn't have that beautiful building at the park that Andrews did and
if that were the case you wouldn't have Phillip Johnson doing... Now, of course
that's controversial, but I happen to feel strongly about that too.
Mrs. Gordon:
Mayor Ferre:
to tell you,
I don't know
Alright.
... you know, I think it's good to go to Miami firms, but I'm going
you we got 1,2,3,4. We've got 3 Miami firms and 1 Fort Lauderdale firm.
them from Adam, but I...
Mrs. Gordon: Which one is it that we are using? Which one of those numbers.
Which one?
Mayor Ferre: Are you representing Stresau?
Mr. Howard: This is Mr. Smith representing Stresau and this is Mr. Perez, who will
be the architect and they are the ones that also did the...
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Perez, do you live in this community?
Mr. Perez: Our office is in the City of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: In where?
Mr. Perez: In the City of Miami.
Mayor Ferre: Your office is? and you represent?
Mr. Perez: I represent the architectual firm which is part of the group and I...
Mayor Ferre;
Mrs, Gordon:
Mr, Plummer;
I stand on my recommendation that we follow the Committee's...
Which one was it I asked you Mr, Howard? Which one of the items?
Which item are you? What number item?
Mr. Perez; We don't know because It's not explained in the agenda,
Mayor Ferre; We got a memo here,
Mr. Reboso3 Mr, Mayor?
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Moot 'erne: Wit a Minute, Al, you got sothe mote itetris?
Mt. Howard: Item 46, they have been recottMended to do Buena Vista and Melrose
Parks,
Mt. Plummer: Ate they getting two?
Mrs. Otirdon: Well, was the the firm of taker selected for any of therm?
Mt. Howard: Baker came it two by the Committee on one of the parks, but did not
come in rated.1/1 to the selection process.
Mr. Plummer: Explain something to me. On your memo- you got that? You got your
memo from you to Grassie?
Mr, Howard: Yes.
Mrs. Gordon: There is a Dade County firm, a well known firm.
Mr. Plummer: What I don't understand if this firm here- this Mr. Perez says that
he has his office in the City of Miami, for example; I question why would Melrose
Park... are you recommending O'Leary, Shafer, Perez, Post, Buckley, Shuh, Jernigan,
Stresau, Smith and Stresau, but then on the next one you dropped O'leary and Shafer?
Mr. Howard: No, the first page is of people we interviewed, but the second page
is the people that we chose.
Mr. Plummer: I'm sorry, I stand corrected.
Mayor Ferre: Look, I go back to my recommendation that all of them be accepted.
The Committees went through this thoroughly, I assume they know what they are
doing...
Mrs. Gordon: Who is on the Committee, Mr. Mayor?
Mayor Ferre: The was composed of Harold Lewis Malt, Wallace McHarg, Edward D.
Stone, Seymour Henderson, Rosenberg and Schully. Is that right?
Mr. Howard: No, that wasn't the Committee, those are the people that...
Mayor Ferre: Oh, I'm sorry.
Mr. Howard: The Committee was Mr. Parkes, the Director of Public Works, Joe McManus,
the Director of Planning...
Mayor Ferre: Morris Kaufman, Dena Spillman and yourself.
Mr. Reboso: I move item 44.
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second on item 44?
Mr, Plummer: I'm just totally confused. Is there more than one Perez firm?
Mr. Howard: Yes, but one Perez is recommended for Riverside Park landscape
architect, the other Perez is an architect who is working with Stresau and Smith.
Mr. Plummer: So they are different firms.
Mayor Ferre: Are they different?
Mr. Howard: Different firms, yes.
$r. Plummer: Ok, that's where the confusion comes in my mind. Now, the one that
is,.. Mr. Perez, you are the architectural firm and you are joined together with
another firm?
Mr. Perez: With Landscape Architectual firm.
Mr. Plummer; And that firm is from Fort Lauderdale?
Mr. Perez: Correct,
Mx, Plunger; Ok, but you yourself are of Miami?
Mt, Perez; Correct.
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Mt. Plummer: Then i agree with the Mayor.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, is there construction to be done in that park?
Mt. Perez: I beg your pardon?
Mrs. Gordon: Is there a building to be constructed in that park?
Mr. Perez: Part of the construction going in the park are buildings, yes. Remodeling
and new structures.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, I have no objection to you as an architect receiving that
portion. Are you partners with the other firm, is that it?
Mr. Perez: That's correct.
Mrs. Gordon: Or have you joined with them for this venture?
Mr. Perez: We are joined with theta for this venture.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, I would ask you why you didn't join with a Dade County firm?
Mr. Perez: Because we thought that in this particular case they were the best
qualified. I would like to mention something.
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Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Perez: Our firm which is a Miami firm- is the design consultant
with the fj,.m of Smith and for the administrative building of aroward
County. I alsc:4ant to say that our firm,prior to the reorganization- we were
reorganized about two years- we were also the architects to the City Hall in Miami
Beach. I mean, the only communities that have been using City of Miami
architects for the building and although I agree with the Commission that we should
look first to the here locally, I think that we might have some kind
of retaliation from other cities if we...
Mr. Plummer: Well, just so Mr. Perez that won't stand there uninformed. Let me
tell you where this Commission is coming from, ok. We today went to a park known
as African Square and the architect which was chosen was an architect in the city
of New York. He took a local agent architect here who had no power, no decision
making and let me tell you that park was supposed to be finished approximately the
first of December and because of this communications problem between New York and
Miami, the landscape architect, New York and Miami, the contractor, that park is
still not finished and by god this Commission just said this afternoon, "now we
have had enough of that" and because of that this is why this is coming up
controversial. We want people here that can stand up and make decisions now and
not have to check with somebody in some foreign city.
Mayor Ferre: Come on, Fort Lauderdale is 35 minutes away.
Mr. Plummer: I didn't say Fort Lauderdale. I told you I am voting with you.
Mr. Perez: Commissioner Plummer, I think that in the area of work that we have to
do we have decision powers all the way.
Mr. Plummer: If you don'tlsay so now.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, the landscape architect who is Lauderdale will you tell us how
you are arranging for your portion of the work to be done? Do you send men down
from your firm to work here or do you contract with someone else here?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: We are currently working on a City of Miami Airport and we are
the prime consultant for the Naisez_..Transit Group. We are in Miami nontinually.
I have employees that work for me that live here,
Rev. Gibson; I didn't hear that,
Mayor Ferre; Ae said he has employees that Live here. Are you the ones that did
the Miami International .sport?
UNIDENTIFIED SPA; Yes, sir,
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Mayor Ferre: Ok, well I don't know,.. is Bill O'Leary around? and all you other
fellows ate going to get upset with the but I got to tell you that's got to be
the Most beautiful job that I have seen anywhere it a long long time.
(BAC1tOROUND COMMENT o1F THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: ... and I have never met you, I have never even heard of your firm
before so... ok, we are on item 44, is there a motion?
Mr. Reboso: I move 44.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Reboso moves, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Plummer, further discussion on 44, call the roll, as
recommended by the Committee.
The following resolution was introduced by Vice -Mayor Reboso, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-297
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF MELROSE PARK TO BE LOCATED
AT N.W. 25 AVENUE AND N.W. 30 STREET, WITH
THE FIRM OF STRESAU, SMITH AND STRESAU,
WITH FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF: $3,600 FROM 2ND
YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS;
$100,000 FROM 3RD YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS; AND $22,500 FROM PARKS FOR
PEOPLE BOND FUND, IN THE TOTAL -AMOUNT OF
$126,100 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED
PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
(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:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ON ROLL CALL:
Rev. Gibson: I'm going to vote yes with the full understanding that Mr. Perez
has said to us for the record that he has authority to make decisions.
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60. Amor= CVW MANAMA SELterED AttairralliRAL`f f ► MR
Aar ' / : CONSTRUMON OP
"14/Mi1 PAfi . "
Mayor Vetre: Take up 45.
Mr. Reboso: Move 45.
Mayor Ferre: Moved, is there a second? Second by Plummer, as recommended by the
Committee, further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Vice -Mayor Reboso, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-298
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF RIVERSIDE PARK TO BE LOCATED
AT S.W. 4 STREET AND S.W. 8 AVENUE WITH THE
FIRM OF AL PEREZ, WITH FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT
OF $280,000 FROM 2ND YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND $75,000 FROM PARKS FOR
PEOPLE BOND FUND, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
$355,000, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PROJECT
DESCRIPTION.
(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:
AYES:
NOES: None
Commissioner J. L. Plummer,
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Jr.
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61. AUTHORIZE CXD MANAGER TO 8ELECTIM ARC iITECT RAL `IIM bu
ENTER INTO Act Wit : 03N1 RUCDICt CP
"MENA, VISTA PARK."
Mayor Ferre: Take up 46.
Mr. Reboso: Move 46.
Mr. Pluhnmer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Reboso, second by Plummer, further discussion, call the roil.
The following resolution was introduced by Vice -Mayor Reboso, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-299
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF BUENA VISTA PARK TO BE
LOCATED AT N.W. 52 STREET AND N.W. 2 AVENUE,
WITH THE FIRM OF STRESAU, SMITH AND STRESAU,
WITH FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $191,581 FROM 2ND
YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
AND $60,000 FROM 3RD YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
$251,581, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED
PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
(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:
AYES:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre: As recommended by the Committee, yes.
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62 AUTHOR= cm MANAGER SELECTSELECTgb ANCHITECTUtAL fIEM FOA
ENTRRf ASV 'W/ : Cf k `i t of`
"LEMON CITY PARK."
Mayor Ferre: Take up 47.
Mr. Reboso: Move 47.
Mayor Verre: There is a motion on 47, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second,
Mayor Ferre: Second by Plummer, further discussion, as recommended by the Committee,
call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Vice -Mayor Reboso, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-300
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF LEMON CITY PARK TO BE
LOCATED AT N.E. 58 STREET AND NORTH MIAMI
COURT, WITH THE FIRM OF O'LEARY-SHAFER &
ASSOCIATES, WITH FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$157,873 FROM 3RD YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND $50,100 FROM PARKS FOR
PEOPLE BOND FUND, IN TH TOTAL AMOUNT OF
$207,973, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED
PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
(Here follow 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:
AYES:
NOES: None
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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yot tette: Take up item 56, Cuban Memorial Plata and Memorial Boulevard.
Mt. ?liner :
Move it.
Mayor Ferret No, wait a minute, there is notion that this be deferred? Is this
the same thing?
Mt, l'o stnoen
Mayor Ferret
deferred?
Mr. Plummer:
Mr. Fosmoent
Mrs. Gordon:
Mr. Grassie:
Mayor Ferre:
No, in this case the bids came in twice over the budget.
Well, they came over the budget, but with a motion that item 56 be
We would like to just withdraw it.
We would like to withdraw and readvertise.
We want to withdraw it and rebid it.
You need to reject.
You want the bids rejected?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Grassie:
we need to do
Mrs. Gordon:
Mayor Ferre:
No, I guess we are informing you that I would reject the bids. What
is simply not act on it.
Ok, alright.
Then it's just we don't have to act?
63. AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO: - SELECT CONSULTANT AND NEGOTIATE CONTRACT
FOR PARKING STUDY FOR COCONUT GROVE . "
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Plummer:
Item 57.
Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, it's been moved by Plummer, is there a second?
Mr. Reboso: Second.
Mayor Ferre:
Second by Reboso. Under discussion, Rose.
Mrs. Gordon: Now, ok under discussion where is the money coming from?
Mr. Fosmoen:
Mr. Plummer:
Community Development.
Who is the firm?
Mr. Fosmoen: We have not selected a firm, sir. We are asking for your permission
to seek proposals.
Mr. Plummer:
Mrs. Gordon:
Mr. Plummer:
choose?
Mr. Fosmoen;
Mr. Plummer;
Mayor Yerre;
Mrs, Gordon:
You will bring back for finally approval the firm you choose?
J. L., talk in the mike they can't hear you.
They will bring back to the Commission for approval the firm they
If that's your desire, sir.
You better believe it.
Alright, is there further discussion?
yes, i just simply want to state again that
the need for the consultant
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Seems superfluous. However, fat the matter of the record Mrs Tos:toen) will you
state why you feel it's mandatory you have a consultant.
irtg. Fosmoen: COMMissioner, we currently have four vacancies in the Planning
Department we ate trying to fill. 1 think that this particular job cannot wait
until that happens. I think we need to move ahead to solve the problem of parking
in the Grote as quickly as ve can.
Mayor Ferre: I only have one problem. Would you write Mr, Marshall Harris and
explain that to hitn?
Mrs. Gordon: Yes.
Mr. Fosmoen: Yes, sir.
Mayor `erne: and here is the letter. Alright, further discussion, call the
roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-301
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO ADVERTISE FOR AND SELECT A CONSULTANT,
AND THEREAFTER EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID
CONSULTANT, FOR A STUDY OF PARKING NEEDS IN
COCONUT GROVE VILLAGE CENTER, WITH FUNDS THEREFOR
NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 ALLOCATED
FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3RD YEAR CONTINGENCY
FUND, AFTER APPROVAL OP SAID CONSULTANT BY THE
CITY COMMISSION.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Reboso, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
00ES: None
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
64. CCUFIRKING TTICN: "DIPLCIAT WORLD ENTERPRISES-WATSON ISLAND PLAN
CastEPT AND DiICS. "
Mayor Ferre: Alright, now the only thing we have left... alright, we got a couple
more things here. What you have before you is a resolution approving the preliminary
drawings and financial feasibility reports presented by Diplomat World Enterprises
Limited in accordance with terms of article III of the agreement between the City
of Miami, Florida and Diplomat World Enterprises Limited dated November 11, 1977.
Mr. Plummer: I moved it this morning and I'll be happy to move it this evening.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there a second?
Mr. Reboso: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, there is a second, further discussion, call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who Moved
itS adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-302
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS
AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY REPORTS AS PRESENTED
BY DIPLOMAT WORLD ENTERPRISES, LTD. IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS OF ARTICLE 3. OF THE AGREtHENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND DIPLOMAT
WORLD ENTERPRISES, LTD, DATED NOVEMBER 11, 1977.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Reboso, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
65. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: ALLOCATE $25, 434.00 FOR
"AFRICAN SQUARE PARK."
Mayor Ferre: Alright, African Square Park. Would you read the ordinance please?
Gibson moves, Plummer seconds. (THE MAYOR READ THE ORDINANCE INTO THE RECORD)
All members of the Commission and public have copies before them. Further discussion,
call the roll.
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED -
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 8719, ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE: BY ESTABLISHING A NEW TRUST
AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED "AFRICAN SQUARE PARK";
APPROPRIATING THE FOLLOWING FUNDS:
FROM THE GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS,
CONTINGENT FUND, THE AMOUNT OF $25,434, AND FROM
THE PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (CETA TITLE II)
TRUST AND AGENCY FUND THE AMOUNT OF $61,991, FOR
A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF $87,425; CONTAINING A REPEALER
PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Plummer
for adoption as an emergency measure and dispensing with the requirement of
reading same on two separate days, which was agreed to by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
Whereupon the Commission on motion of Commissioner Gibson and seconded by
Commissioner Plummer, adopted said Ordinance by the following vote:
A_ YES; Coteissianer Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES; None
SAID ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO, 8795
The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced
that copies were available to the gibers of the City Commission and to the public.
APR 27 1978
, &NORM CITY mast
=ant AOfEEMENT WITH:
"62ND STREET ET COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION" POEM OPERATION ON &
MAINTENANCE OP "AfRICAN SQUARE PARE."
Mayor Perret There is an etcot►panitg resolution authorizing the Manager to execute
the agreement vith the 62nd Street Community Development Corporation. Moved' by Gibson
second by Piummer, further discussion, call the toil.
The following resolution vas introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-303
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE 62ND STREET
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A NON-PROFIT
FLORIDA CORPORATION, FOR THE OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF AFRICAN SQUARE PARK, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS CONTAINED IN
THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT COPY, UTILIZING C.E.T.A.
POSITIONS FOR STAFF, FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 10,
1978, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1978, WITH FUNDS
THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM THE GENERAL FUND,
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS -CONTINGENT FUND,
IN THE SUM OF $25,433.97, AND A FURTHER
ALLOCATION FROM C.E.T.A., TITLE II FUNDS, IN
THE AMOUNT OF $61,990.74.
(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:
AYES:
NOES: None
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
•
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there anything else and then we will come back. We've got
several items on the morning agenda, but there are not public items.
Mrs. Gordon: I thought we finished them all.
Mr. Plummer: No, just one.
Mayor Ferre: Well, we have some dates to change on meeting dates and that's going
to take 10 or 15 minutes, so with your permission then we are going to get off of
the morning agenda. The meeting is now recessed and we are now going to go into the
Planning and Zoning Agenda.
At this point the City Commission adjourned the regular portion of
•the meeting at 8:10 P.M. O'clock. The Commission reconvened and thereupon
resumed the meeting with the Planning and Zoning matters of the agenda.
67. VACATE AND =ION OF: N.W. 4TR AVENUE IN MINJUNGTICt WITH
TENTATIVE PLAT #978 - "DIRIE PARK."
Mayor Terre: At this point we have before ua item #3.
Mr. Davis: This is Opt controversial Mr, Chairman, this is the closure of a street
la connection with Dixie park,
Mayor ?erre; Alright, we are now on item 03 which is a non -controversial item. Is
there anybody here who wants to speak to item 3? If not who moves it? 3A,
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Mts. Gordon: I'll trove it.
Mayor Ferrel Rose Gordon moves, Reboso seconds 3A, further discussion, call the toil.
The following resolution was introduced by Cotamissiotter Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-304
A RESOLUTION CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND
DISCONTINUING THE PUBLIC USE OF (A) THAT PORTION
OF N.W. 4TH AVENUE LYING BETWEEN THE SOUTH R-O-W
LINE OF N.W. 14TH STREET AND THE NORTH R-0-W -
LINE OF N.W. 13TH ST., (B) THAT PORTION OF N.W. 13TH
STREET LYING BETWEEN THE WEST R-0-14 LINE OF N,W..
3RD AVENUE AND EASTERLY LIMITED ACESS R-0-W LINE
OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95; AND (C) THE ALLEY LYING
IN THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY N.W. 12TH AND 13TH STREETS
AND N.W. 5RD AVENUE AND THE EASTERLY LIMITED ACESS R-O-W
LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
TENTATIVE PLAT NO. 978 - "DIXIE PARK".
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Reboso, the resolution was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Plummer
68. VACATE AND CLOSE P'oRrav OF: N.W. 9TH AVENUE 'IN CONJUNCTION WITH
TENTATIVE PLAT #1011-A - "TAOOLCY PARK."
Mayor Ferre: Do we have to go with 3B and 3C?
Mr. Davis: There are no 3B and 3C. There is a item four, sir.
Manor Ferre: Alright, the next item is item 4, Tacolcy Park. Is this controversial?
Mr. Davis: No, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anybody here who wants to speak on it?
Mrs. Gordon: Move it.
Rev. Gibson: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Moved by Gordon, second by Gibson, further discussion on item 4, call
the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-305
A RESOLUTION CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND
DISCONTINUING THE PUBLIC USE OF THAT PORTION of
N.W, 9TH AVENUE LYING BETWEEN THE SOUTH R-O-W
LINE OF N, W. 62ND STREET AND THE NORTH R'-O-W
LINE OF N.W. 61ST STREET, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
TENTATIVE PLAT NO. 1011-A "TACOLCY PARK".
(Here follows body of revolution, 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 :envying vote;
AYES; Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, Mr. Eeboeo and Mayor Ferre
NOES; None
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69. VACATE AND rrsvp, iotTIc CIS tcow PLACE IN CONJUNCTION VIM TENTATIVE
PLAT #989. A j "YLAGLER S'1JIVISION. {
Mayor Perre: How about item #i5.
Mr. Davis: It should not be controversial, I don't think there is anyone here
other than the applicant.
Mayor Perre: Is there anybody here who wants to speak to item #5? Item #5?
Alright, who moves item 5?
Rev. Gibson: I'll move item #5.
Mayor Ferre: Gibson moves item 5, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Plummer, further discussion, call the roll,
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-306
A RESOLUTION CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND
DISCONTINUING THE PUBLIC USE OF COURT PLACE FOR
A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH
R-O-W LINE OF S.E. 8TH STREET; AND OF THE EAST -
WEST ALLEY ABUTTING THE REAR LOT LINE OF LOTS 3, 4,
AND 5 OF J. AUSTIN HALL'S SUB (2-48), IN CONJUNCTION
WITH TENTATIVE PLAT NO. 989-A - "FLAGSHIP SUBDIVISION".
(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:
dik
AYES:
NOES: None
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
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70. VACATt AND 0 : SONNYSONNYIPCOK Rb. tN CT/ WM
TENTATtVE96 .. " /CAL CERrER 1ST ADDITION."
Mayor Ferre: flake up item #6.
Mr, P1tmmer: That's tot controversial.
Mr, Davis: It should not be, sir: We had some objections on Zoning Board level.
but they were solved.
Mr. Plummer: Move it.
Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute. Is this the thing that...
Mrs. Gordon: Is the applicant here?
Mayor Ferre: ... no, Bob Traurig?
Mr, Davis: This is not Mr. Traurig's application.
Mr. Davis: Is the applicant here on item 116? Is the applicant here on item #6, please?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Traurig was here on some item and he told me could he go get something
to eat and told him...
Mr. Davis: Mr. Traurig is here on item 117, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, on 7. I told him to go get something to eat and come right
back.
Mr. Davis: This is the street closure
Mrs. Gordon: I'll move that...
Mr. Plummer: I already moved it.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD) f'
Mayor Ferre: Alright, it's been moved and seconded, further discussion, this is
the medical center thing, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-307
A RESOLUTION CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND
DISCONTINUING THE PUBLIC USE OF SUNNYBROOK ROAD,
BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY
OF N.W. 14TH STREET, BOUNDED TO THE WEST BY THE
NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY
BOUNDARY OF N.W. 11TH AVENUE AND BOUNDED TO THE
S.E., BY THE NORTH WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
SR#836; IN CONJUNCTION WITH TENTATIVE PLAT NO4 996-
"MEDICAL CENTER FIRST ADD".
(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;; Commissioner J. L. Plumper, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Cordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice Al Ferro
NOES; None
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71. DEN/AL OF APPLtCATICN FOR CHANGt OP ZONING AT 2526 S.W. erm STRaT
Fri Rt=1 TOR-4 .
Mayor Ferret Now, we are going to have to wait on item 117, until Traurig gets
back. 8?
Mr. Davis: This is an application by Mr. Dominguez, which was deferred from your
meeting of March 16th,
Mayor Ferre: Yes, he wasn't here.
Mr. Davis: ... because he was not here.
Mr. Whipple: Is Mr. Dominguez here tonight?
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we are on item 118, is Mr...
Mr, Davis: He has been advised of this and he has told our office that he was not
sure that he wanted to continue with it. If he is not here tonight I would suggest
that you drop it.
Mrs. Gordon: Which one?
Mr. Plummer: Move to deny.
Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor, if I may.
Mr. Davis: Item 118, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Whipple: Richard Whipple, Planning Department.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, Whipple go ahead.
Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor, there has been a building permit issued on this lot for a
single family residence in checking with the records of the Building Department today.
,Evidently they see fit not to continue, so I suggest either it be denied or... if it
were denied it would solve the problem, sir.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok.
Mr. Plummer: You are not here on item 8 are you? Item 8?
Mr. Davis: No, sir that's not the same Dominguez.
Mr. Plummer: Ok.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: No, I just saw them running in the door like they had loss their glass
bus and... ok, I move to uphold the Planning Department and the Planning Board on
8.
Mrs. Gordon: On 118? So do I, second it.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, there is a motion and a second on item 118, is there further
discussion, call the roll.
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The following resolution was introduced by Cotunmissioner Plummer, who moved
its Adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-308
A RESOLUTION DENYING THE CHANGE OF ZONING FOR
LOT 59, BEACOM MANOR (8,121) BEING APPROXt-
MATELY 2526 S.W. 6TH STREET, FROM R-1 (ONE
FAMILY) TO R.-4 (MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE).
(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
72. DENIAL OF:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
APPLICATION FOR OJNDITIO1AL USE TO PERMIT RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT OF P.U.N. - (Intersection of South Miami
Avenue, South Dixie Highway & Brickell Avenue).
Mayor Ferre: Since Mr. Reboso cannot vote on 9 and 11, we are going to hold those
off until later on and we are going to now take up item 4110.
Mr. Davis: This is an item with an application for P.U.N. which was deferred at
your meeting of March 16th in order for the Planning Department to make a study of
the area. The study has been made and was presented to you last Friday in writing.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there anybody here who is an objector on item 1110? We
have one objector. Would you raise your hands those of you that are objectors on iten
#110. Alright, we are now on item 1110. The Planning Department recommended approval,
the Zoning Board recommended approval 7-0. There were two objectors by mail, five
opponents at the zoning, one proponent. Is the proponent here? Alright, would you
please step forward and make your case?
Mr. Portuondo: My name is Alonso Portuondo, I'm the developer of this property and
I'm representing Southern Contractors. Inc.. 1110 Brickell Avenue. What we have
proposed here is a Planned Urban Nature Development. We took it originally to the
Zoning Board on the basis of 16 units which was feasible under a conditional clause
of R-1 zoning. At the Zoning Meeting,the Zoning Board felt that although it would
be aesthetically an improvement to have a P.U.N. in this property, we should not
have a number of units greater than those that would be allowed under current
platting. Since the Planning Department at that meeting determined that in effect
a maximum of 13 units could be built with the lots as presently platted, they
recommended that the project be accepted if the developer- that is me- would be willine
to go down from 16 to 13 units. The project at that time was approved, in other
words the Zoning Board recommended approval on that basis. I would also point out
that the project has some points in its favor. One is that we are talking of only
an 18% lot coverage, in other words, most of the existing greenery on the property
will be left. Secondly by going to a P.U.N. system rather than going to a development
of the property as currently platted, we avoid any exits on South Dixie Highway.
As I'm sure you gentlemen know,one evident problem that you see there is you have
two of the busiest intersections in Dade County. You have at the corner of South
Miami Avenue and South Dixie Highway which is where the traffic turns to go down-
town, Key Biscayne or what have you and then again you have a corner of South Dixie
Highway and the Riekenbacker Causeway which is again an intersection where you have
a considerable amount of traffic. Due to those circumstances we received the recommendation
of the Planning Department, the unanimous recommendation of the Zoning Board, the
recommendation of the Department of Transportation and so forth. This is where the
matter stands at this point.
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Mts. Gordon; t have a question to the department, Mr. Fpsmoen or Mt. Whipple.
tf this is not used as a pt1D, but is used it its platted .form, Reading your
analysis even with it being less than hundred foot lots, how many actual building
sites are there? Buildable building sites?
Mr. Whipple: Commissioner Gordon, if I may put this slide on the machine it will
indicate to you one initial scheme which gives at least eleven units on the individual
site . Now, you will notice that two of the triangular sites which are larger,
one is 10,000 or 11,000 square feet, the other one is 13,000 each containing one unit, hut
it might be possible if you built smaller units to get an additional unit on both
of those or one of those.
Mrs. Gordon: You mean on the very point at the end of the lot?
Mr. Whipple: That's right, the end point and also the other triangular lot there.
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, which you understand and realize it would be an practically and
impossible...
Mr. Whipple: It does give the eleven units, I have indicated a range of 11 to 14
units previously.
Mrs. Gordon: Eleven really is the maximum without the PUD. Ok, what I don't understand
as far as the department's recommendation is concerned is why you would consider it
a good approach to zoning to allow more than the maximum buildable sites would allow.
Why would you even consider that as an approach?
Mr. Whipple: Well, there is a couple of factors that have influenced our thinking
on that point, Mrs. Gordon. The first one is what the ordinance presently allows.
As a conditional use the ordinance allows a developer to establish a development
of a planned unit nature based upon the calculation of providing one dwelling unit
for each 6000 square feet of lot area. That is permitted by the ordinance if approved by
the Zoning Board and the Commission.
Mrs. Gordon: Right, exactly true, but that's why you have it as a conditional use
and not a permissible use. If it was a permissible use it wouldn't be here today,
they would just go down and get a permit. Now, the reason it's a conditional use
is simply because it is not always a good plan or approach to cram as many developments
onto a lot as you are recommending.
Mr. Whipple: The second consideration aside from the ordinance which we feel has a
bearing as to how this property is to be utilized is the situation that exists around
the property. It is true that you have very nice large residential developments
to the southerly section. However, you also will note then to the northerly or
4 across South Dixie Highway you have a different zoning classification out of RCA.
If you will remember this RCA zoning was awarded by the courts and was based upon the
peculiar circumstances and location of that property fronting on South Dixie Highway,
on Miami Avenue at one side and being close to a very heavily congested area of
Rickenbacker Causeway and U.S. 1.
Mrs. Gordon: Whip, I know I sat on the Zoning Board through all of those things,
I don't need a recitation about it. Ok, let me simply say again that there are only
two locations on that map that are affected by that RCA and that is the point on the
right and the point on the north on the top of the map and those are the only two
areas that are affected byin any way shape or form- by the proximity to that RCA.
The others are facing on the exclusive area of Brickell Avenue and ailment area
and certainly not an area that even warrants single residences on the size of those
individual lots. However, you have maintained in your report that that is ok.
Mr. Whipple: We maintained that affronting on South Dixie Highway are not just two
triangles, but a total of 11 platted lots which front on South Dixie Highway at this
present time that could be affected by what happens on the other side,
Mrs. Gordon: Where do you see eleven? Would you show me eleven?
Mr. Whipple: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, yes if you could put a house on that corner down there I think
it might be a house for a bird, but not for people,
Mr. Whipple; You can also note that on the bottom portion on Brickell Avenue 1,2,3,4,
5 and 6 or you can leave those out...
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Mrs. Gordon: Ok.
Mr. Whipple: ,,, puns ftotn South Dixie Highway to Brickell Avenue.
Mts. Gordon; Mr. Mayor, I guess there are people here who are in objection that
Would like to speak and...
Mayor Terre: How many of you would like to be heard tonight? Alright. sit.
Mr. Rabinowitz: Mr. Mayor and Commissioners, my name is Morris Rabinowitz, I
live at 3020 Brickell Avenue. I have been for over twenty years and I built a
home there. Before we go any further I would like to set the record straight as
far as your study area. Mr. Whipple, will you please put the #/1 map on there?
The #1 map from your area and let us show this Commission and the people present
the true picture of the area not as far afield as the study shows. Mr., Mayor and
Commissioners, first of all the study that was to be made was to be made of brickell
Avenue as referred to in this study 'Lower Brickell Avenue'. The reason for the
study in that particular area is the fact that the only ingress or egress to that
particular area is Southwest 32nd Road and as admitted by your Planning Department
and the study group. Now, they show that there are a tremendous amount of lots
actually the record shows that there are only 18 houses involved in that whole area
from 26th Road to 32nd Road on both sides.You will notice that there are six homes
on the bay side of Brickell Avenue and there are 12 homes on all the other side of
Brickell Avenue. Now, I say this7that to allow 13 additional families into a very
small corner to come through that street again and as submitted by the developer
also shows that every one of those 13 residences will only have space for two cars
and nothing else. Every one of us living there now in those 18 homes has an area
right on their lot for a minimum of 7 to 8 cars for any visitors, the others do not.
This will add to the burden of Brickell Avenue traffic for parking, If any of you
have ever come out there when any of us had -as it is now -more than seven cars, they park
on the median strip and many of you Commissioners have been guests in various homes
there and have also seen what the traffic situation is. Your study report also
points out that Alice Wainwright Park parking problem is being solved, it is not being
solved. At no time did anyone give the residents there the courtesy of calling us
to a meeting except calling a meeting right in front of the entrance to Alice Wainwright
Park with a few lower echelon people just to tell us, this is what we were told
to tell you, that is no way to solve it. Also they show in the study report that
planting has been put in the median strip to alleviate the parking. Now, if you will
come out there you will see that all of that planting has been disturbed at one time
or another and you can come out there on any Saturday and Sunday and see cars
parked in the median strip pushing those plantings down, no one has paid any attention.
We are concerned with that street, we have the right, we have invested the money
there to put those buildings there. Also what the study report doesn't show is the
amount of money, your study Commission didn't go into it to tell you that three
homes alone out of the 18 have just finished spending an excess of the amount of the
property of that little corner land that the developer paid for, three people on that
street) on Brickell Avenueehave just spent much in excess of that amount just to
enhance their own home.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Rabinowitz: Pardon? They've just spent that and so much still is going on there. You
will notice how that is and you I think that by virture of the fact that all of us
there have used all of this I think even the courts have recognized when two people
have lived as a husband and wife they are entitled to a divorce. We by virture of
the fact,no matter how that's been platted there isn't a house there that has been
built on less than a hundred feet,and by virture of the fact that we have protected
and developed that area in such a nice way now that the developer sees that we have
done it so nice he comes in and says "you have done a nice job, now I want to go
ahead and add some more houses because you have kept that street very nice".
Mayor Ferre; Morris, what you can't do is keep them from building. Now, what you
can do is perhaps stop them from building what they are proposing. Now, I think
you better address yourself because as you know there is no confiscation of property
in this country without due process and without payment. Now, you can do one of
two things, if you want and if the people want to sell the property the 18 of you
can get together and buy the property, that's one option and the second thing is
to address yourself to the issue at hand,
Mr. Rabinowitz; Mr, Mayor, the issue at hand at the moment is confiscation of our
property. Now, it's just the other way around, Why is it that so often,,,
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Mayor Ferret You can't deny theft the night to build on that property.
Mr. Rabinowitz: That's cottect neither can you deny us the tight to keep our
ptopetty the way we have had for forty years- we have maintained it and paid
increasing taxes. Now, the people when they brought it they knew that it was
zoned and subdivided, this was not acreage It was subdivided and platted as such.
I for one have absolutely no objections. There are eight as shown by the Planning
Board, there are eight houses that can be built, fine,build them on fifty foot lots
with only eight cotutng out to Brickell Avenue- each one will then have a drive -way,
each one will also be able to park 6 or 7 cars, I have no objection to that.
Mayor Ferre: That's the issue.
Mr. Rabinowitz: I do have objections to bringing 13 or more...
Mayor Ferret Ok.
Mr. Rabinowitz: ... we will have absolutely no parking area there, that is what
I have the objection to.
Mayor Ferre. Ok.
Mr. Rabinowitz: ... and I think we have just as much right as the developer coming
in with no intention of living there. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, next speaker. Mike are you next?
401 Calhoun: Mr. Mayor, my name is Mike Calhoun, 3029 Brickell Avenue. I realize
we are here speaking to the issue of whether or not 16 units on a space where 4
should go, but also we requested a report to be made and your Planning Department
has come out with this report which in effect has made it a part of this hearing
whether we want it or not and it's difficult to address this problem without addressing
this report.
Mr. Mayor Ferre: Go ahead.
Mr. Calhoun: I would like to take this report one step at a time. If you will turn
to the facts of this report it states that there are 56, actually there are 56
developable platted lots rather than a hundred and twelve. As Mr. Rabinowitz stated)
the report took in an area which is really not related to this, that perhaps came
about because of a map that we turned in with this suggested solution to the traffic
to the problem. There again there are only 32 single family structures rather than
sixty one, so as Mr. Rabinowitz said "if you really go over the facts of this report
it's a little ridiculous to consider the figures that came out in it". There are a
minimum of 16,250 square foot plot sizes existing on this street and the 79,000
square feet on the bay. If you will turn to page 2, paragraph 2 where the gist of
the Planning Department's recommendation is based on the fact that you have office
building zoning across the streetlin quote. Now, if you will consider this area
as Mr. Rabinowitz said and consider the professional usage of land across U.S. 1, it
has absolutely nothing to do with this property and if they are basing their argument
on that, I seriously question the validity of the entire recommendation if that is
what they based it on. If their fear is that we will get office building usage
unless we allow a man to come in and build 13 to 16 apartment units, which is what
it is, then I seriously question this. I would rather take my chances in the court
rather than here because I think that's prejudging what a judge or a jury would do
under a given set of circumstances. That property across the street is across in
another world, it's over 100 feet away across the main artery of Dade County. Now,
it issues the word immediately across the street. Alright, if you want to use that
analogy you can look to the south of this property where Dade County has their Parks
Department Administration headquarters which is office use, so you could say that
one of our properties ajoins Viscaya across a fence, not even a street, so if you
want to use that argument we could just knock the whole neighborhood out and zone
it office building and be done with it.
Mayor Ferret You don't want to do that.
Mr, Calhoun; The wordage in this report is highly questionable. We turned in a
plat, if you will turn to figure #4 which was a suggested moving of the park entrances
this was merely a suggestion. The City goes to great length to show that that
would not work because you would have to take out some trees of the park. We merely
drew a line on there showing how you can have a parking lot at the end of the street.
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_•. I wish this microphone would teach there so I could show you what I mean,
Mrs, dotdoh: It will come out Mike, just take it...
Mt. Calhoun: Well, that's what I'm oftaid off as try adversaries point it out... Mt. Mayor,
if you will notice tight bete this indentation and the City goes to great lengths
to show that this plan is unacceptable, in quote,because it would Mean acquiring
part of the park or property to patk on, Now, I suggest to you sit, who owns the patk?
1 don't know who we ate going to acquire it fromtthe city already owns it, tot only
thatjthe city already has been destroying trees in the park. There is a great
Capital Improvement Progratnthat has been going on in there constantly, there is a bulldozer
in there working now as a matter of fact, god knows what for: This park was
supposedly bought so that we could all walk through and observe the only natural
hammock on Biscayne Bay in the City of Miami and here is a Capital Improvement
Program going on in there right now. I at told there are lights being installed
and heaven helps us if it's going to stay open at night and we have been trying to
get it closed up at night, but it's open so that's another problem, but to criticize
this plan...
Mayor Ferre: Mike, I don't want to get into an argument with you, but the park isn't
for 18 people it's for a lot more.
Mr. Calhoun: ... I understand, but Mr. Mayor, this report that deals with this
application refers that this plan is no good and throws it out because of this
indentation which is just as easily could be drawn straight across like this and
still have ample parking and that's not the issue, so I'm really bringing that up for
attention of the board to consider when very nonchalantly and casually this report
throws out a very good idea and a very good plan that could work and when you state
in that report there are no capital funds around, they are spending capital funds
in there right now for things that the park was not designed to accomplish. Mr.
Mayor, this whole situation has been explained and explained. The City feels after
much study and ado and we were preempted from going to the State Road Department
or the Dade County Traffic Department. It very nonchalantly also states in there
that the State Road Department would not approve of one thing, but would approve of
another. Now, I submit to you sir, that we haven't gotten into the arguments of the
park, we haven't had public hearings on that before this body as to what really
ought to be going on there and to use that as an excuse to chill a plan so to speak,
that would move the entrance of the park to the North, that would probably help
solve the problem in this neighborhood immensely and yet tonight you aren't here
really to vote on that and so this report has been really in effect turned against
us because we met at your suggestion with the Planning Department and they have
taken suggestions and information that we have provided and come back with facts
from we know not where because we haven't been before the State Road Department.
I'm sure if the City of Miami decided that it's in the best interest of this neighborhood
and the community to put an entrance to the park at a certain location and if we
all agreed on it I'm sure that that would be acceptable to the DOT or the State
or what have you. We haven't had the opportunity to go before them with the city
standing beside us so to speak, so I'm merely bringing that up the fact that somewhere
down the road in the future we are going to have to address that problem. Meanwhile,
back at the ranch, if you gentlemen allow this developer to develop his property
as his application states, it's going to forever prohibit us from moving the entrance
of that park to the North. We realize that your Parks Department does not want to
move the entrance of the park to the North and it states in here for administrative
purposes. Now, I submit to you sir, what administrative purposes do we need to
run Alice Wainwright Park? I mean, are we using that as a headquarters for other
activities? Why do they need an administrative headquarters or why does anyone
have to meet there for that matter when this park was purchased merely for people to
walk through to look at the last natural hammock on Biscayne Bay. To my knowledge
there were no construction, contemplated or tee pee huts or pinics or
any of this other stuff, this has all come along lately and this is another matter
we should address. Meanwhile, I would strongly urge you that whatever that you
allow to go on this property whether it be four homes or ten homes or what have you
or 13 or 16 or whatever, that we leave that triangle vacant I think that is an
absolute must, It very easily can be done.,. sir?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr, Calhoun: Sir?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Calhoun. ,., the developer owns that property he's got of the highway
that is there, but you have the right, as the Commissioners voting on
this, despite what the Planning Department suggests you have the right
to allow the developer to build whatever you think is the
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best interest of the City and the neighborhood, but to leave that corner vacant.
That corder need trot be built oft and for us to decide tonight what to do with that
corder is going to determine the future of that street. It's bad enough allowing
somebody to come it to build 13 or 16 units in a neighborhood where there is only
18 houses to start with. Now, I submitted to you that I can't help what the City
Attorney says or the planning Department or their motives or their reasoning and
they can very well be entitle to their reasoning, but the fact terrains that
what We do here tonight determines the future of this neighborhood, I submit to
you air, when that street was closed up in the first place there was no public
hearing on it and there was no hullabaloo with the State toad Department and a lot
of other things. It was decided it was in the best interest of the city to close
it up and Mt. Melreese had it closed up. Now, it's unfortunate we don't have that
sate situation now, but I submit to you we need somebody fighting in our corners
here...
Mayor Ferre: You are doing a good job.
Mr. Calhoun: ... rather than the neighbors having to come down here and get into
a big argument with the bureaucracy every time. And I think that You have these Powers
you have the powers to tell your City Attorney to go research his work a little bit
more and to find reason and cause if we can do what we want to do there to the best
interest of the neighborhood. There is no financial hardship on the developer. It's
common knowledge he paid a price for it and turned around and sold it to himself,
so to use that argument of losing money is ridiculous. That property has a very
big value for even four building sites and I think it's ridiculous to let all of
us have to pay the price to build a number of units in there that's still out in our
street plus the fact of a poor operation of the park that we are going to be stuck
Ok. with forever if that triangle is allowed to be built on.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, Mike.
Mr. Calhoun: ... so I reverently ask you to please consider the facts on this matter
despite the Planning Department's recommendation and despite the motives and I'm
sure they mean well, they are trying to preserve the neighborhood, but in fact we
are having to suffer with all of this from bureaucracy squabblespand mind you)we
haven't met with the Parks Department Head in this planning study. We find ourselves
in a battle and what have you with people that we aren't even confronting with, so
I think when it's all said and done down the road we are going to have to look at
the operation of that park is the future of this neighborhood. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you, Mr. Calhoun. Next speaker.
Mr. Hagan: Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Gordon and gentlemen, I'll try to be very short as a
matter of fact I promise I'll be very short.
Mr. Plummer: Don't.
Mr. Hagan: Yes, I will. Look back to what we just heard from Mr. Rabinowitz.
Mr. Plummer: Judge, put your name on the record.
Mr. Hagan: I'm Marshall Ader and my residence is 2800 Brickell which happens to
be exactly adjacent to the property in question. I say think back to what Mr.
Rabinowitz had to say because that's the crux of this matter, not what we do with
the park, but what we do with the street and what we do with the people that have
lived there for some years, what we do with their property as well as the property
of the developer. Now, I understand very well that the developer has rights, he has
rights which we cannot and do not wish to take away from him. As Mr. Rabinowitz
said% if he wants to build eight units and the ordinances of this city say that he
can build eight units, fine, but there is nothing that we can do, nothing that we
want to do to stop them from doing that.
Mayor Ferre; That's the issue.
Mr, Hagan; If he wants to build three more facing out on U.S. 1 and he can do
that,we can't stop him, If he wants to put in a plan unit development and I don't
have any objections to that, I only ask that the density be reduced to a reasonable
amount, Speaking for myself the plans which I have seen indicate that I'1.1 have
five back porches looking into my 200 foot lot and I frankly don't Like that.
Secondly, I don't like the fact that my property will be depreciated by somewhere
betveen 50 and $75,000 by that kind of an action, If you want to make this fellow
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Lich and flake the rich and bake the test of these people Lich, fotget what he is
asking, give hit highrise development and then we will all get rich, but if you
want to keep the tteighbothbod as it is then give theta the tight to put eight units
oft Brickell and 1 think we will be reasonably happy. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Judge, you ate a very articulate mat and you can do it with brief
words and thank you, for your statement. Who is the next speaket7
Ms. McKenzie: I'm Lillie McKenzie, My husband and I built our home on Brickell
Avenue extension 37 years ago and we have lived there every since: Ism not an
authority on zoning, but I do know that this project as planned is utterly out of
character with our neighborhood and will downgrade and devalue every home and at
Brickell Avenue our little area out there is one of the few truly, beautiful residential
areas left in Miami and 1 hope you will help us preserve it from the concrete jungle
that's always encrooching. Thank you.
Mayor Terre: Alright, are there any other speakers?
Mr. Weiner: Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Gordon and the rest of the Commissioners, my name is
Jack Weiner and I have lived on 3004 Brickell Avenue for the last 24 years and I
have to say that I agree with my neighbors that have spoken before me. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Any other speakers? Alright, on rebuttal Mr. Portuondo.
Mr. Portuondo: Well, what I have to say is, first of all let me start by the worse.
Evidently there is not even much need for me to comment on Mr. Calhoun plans since he
disposes of my property without making any allowance for the fact that I own it,
so there is not much to be said about that I think. As far as Judge Ader's comments
are concerned I certainly want to say this. In our original plans for 16 units, we
had three homes along your frontage and they were not exactly along your frontage
they were on the other side of an inner road from your frontage with a fence and
landscaping. We now have two that are approximately 80 to 85 feet from your property
line, so we are really not talking about five back porches on your property. We
are talking of two at a considerable distance, considerably more than you would
normally have with a regular setback and certainly considerably more than you would
have if we built a home next to yours, so I don't think you are as badly off as
perhaps you may have mistakenly received the impression that you would be. A second
point that I want to bring up again I made at the beginning. One reason I think for
a P.U.N. type development and I believe it says something to our effect in the Code
is when you have an awkward piece of property. This is evidently an awkward piece
of property due to the fact that South Dixie Highway was developed through there,
due to the fact that 195 was developed through there, obviously you have one block
there that was cut in half. Now, I have lived in Miami for about 18 years now,
certainly traffic in South Dixie Highway has increased tremendously, but specifically
you have three to four building sites there who would have their driveways or exits
directly on the corner of South Miami Avenue and South Dixie Highway. I would
definitely think that this creates a traffic hazard. I cannot imagine a car turning
in that corner which is a blind corner, coming down Dixie Highway and of course
going up to another blind corner which is the entrance to the Rickenbacker Causeway.
As a matter of fact from my investigations into the nature of this property. the property
used to be zoned R-5- I'm talking about the park facing most of the homes there-
at the request of the neighbors who did not want to have a condominium building
facing their expensive and very, very beautiful homes. The park was acquired by
the city and it is without question one of the most beautiful parks in Dade County.
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At that time the neighbors asked that that stteetbe closed because the traffic
was going from South Muth to South Dixie through 32nd Ltd. and that's
Btickell Avenue. At that point, that Avenue was closed. I think that most of
the complaints that t have heard from the neighbors directed even more at that
probletn than at a problem caused by a development of my property which, of course,
will eventually be developed one way or the other is the traffic jam caused by
the park, which surely is of dimensions which take 13 units be miniscule. But
the fact is that you can't have it all ways and, you know, if you wanted a condo-
minium -for some people out there asked for a condominium ,-and it was rezoned a
condominium- and they asked for a park, and a park was made and they asked for
a street to be closed, and a street was closed. I don't know what else to say.
I will also say that the project itself is a beautiful one. It is home, made out
of Wood, two stories, there is only 18% of our lots being covered by the home.
The home is a separate home, etc. Most of it vegetation, about ninety some percent
of it being left, vegetation is being added to it. I find it hard to believe that
that is less attractive than a vacant lot to trash which certainly was the situation
which I found when I first bought. But, those are my comments. I believe that the
fact that it has had a recommendation of every Agency or body that has looked at
the project is very symptomatic of the value of the project and I so it should
be approved.
Mrs. Gordon: Mr.Portuondo , how long have you owned the property?
Mr.Portuondo: Ma'am, I own the property in a joint venture with a firm since
About April of this year.
Mrs. Gordon: For how long?
Mr.Portuondo: Since about April of this year.
Mrs. Gordon: When you purchased it, you knew what you were purchasing.
Mr.Portuondo: I certainly did.
Mrs. Gordon: You knew how many lots were platted, you knew...
Mr.Portuondo: I certainly did.
Mr. Plummer: May I ask a question, please. Do you own the property presently?
Mr.Portuondo: My company owns it in joint venture with another company, sir.
Mr. Plummer: May I inquire as to why it's for sale.
Mr.Portuondo: We simply have a "for sale" sign on it at the request of our joint
venturer,who is somewhat worried, of course, with the present proceedings.
Mr. Plummer: Well, the reason I ask the question is that we find that so many
times people come in, ask for improvals which upgrade it as far as the value and
then we find that they sell it.
Mr.Portuondo: That certainly is not our intention, sir.
Mr. Plummer: It's on the record now and that was the reason I asked the question.
Mr.Portuondo: Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: A11 right, other questions...Mrs. Gordon.
Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, I just feel this is a PUD, it is an inappropriate applica-
tion for this piece of property, it downgrades the neighborhood, it is an imposi-
tion on the character of the area. I disagree with the recommendation of the De-
partment and-- they can't always be right, anyway--- so I will therefore move for
denial.
Mayor'Ferre: There is a motion on the matter, is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: Mr, Mayor, we11 ,,1'li second the motion and then under discussion,
Mayor Ferre; Under discussion, H. Flamer.
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NOES:
ABSENT:
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, 1 said oft this Commission; 1 be1ieve, and if not on this
Co Mission I've said oh the zoning hoard, when the creation of the p.U.N, came
about, the treason that that came about was that certain areas of this coMtunity
1 truthfully believed theft and do now,,- that the P.U.N. would be beneficial but
1 was most insistant that at the time the P.U.N. was put into being that it be
done on a conditional use basis which left then the decision to this Cotirnission
in those areas in which We felt that it would be beneficial and n those areas
which we felt would be detrimental. ttt seconding the motion this evening, 1 do
not feel that this is an area that would be beneficial for a P.U.N. and because
of that 1 then have to exercise that safeguard which I have diligently fought
for many years ago to second the motion for denial.
Mayor Ferret Further discussion, now, call the toll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-309
RESOLUTION DENYING CONDITIONAL USE AS LISTED IN ORDINANCE NO.6871,
ARTICLE V, SECTION I(6)(h), TO PERMIT A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF
A PLANNED UNIT NATURE (PUN) AT THE INTERSECTION OF S. MIAMI AVENUE,
SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY AND BRICKELL AVENUE, BEING LOTS 8 THROUGH 13
AND 58 THROUGH 69, BLOCK 57 (LYING S'LY OF DIXIE HIGHWAY); FLAGLER
MARY BRICKELL (5-44).
(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:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
None.
igaa
ON ROLL CALL:
Mr. Reboso: I want to ask a couple of questions, if they go by single lot, how
many units can they build?
(INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT)
Mr. Reboso: Is this plan that I have here.? I have a plan here showing 11 lots.
Mr. Fosmoen: Eleven, they can build eleven.
(BACKGROUND COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Reboso:
etc.
(BACKGROUND
Mr. Reboso:
Mr. Fosmoen:
Mr. Reboso:
titled to 13
Mayor Ferre:
Mr. Fosmoen:
So they can build 11, without coming in front
RESPONSE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
of the City Commission,
So, they originally asked for 16.
That's correct.
...and the Department thinks that they should be en-
, two more than they legally are allowed.
Three more.
Two.
Mr. Reboso: Okay, I vote no.
ON ROLL CALL:
Mayor Ferre; In casting my vote, the determining factor in my view of this is
several fold. First of all, I think that P,U.Ds are a tool to be used where you
enhance the opportunity to upgrade the design and what you end up with is a better
element than what you would have if it were done otherwise. In my opinion, this
does not meet the test. The reason it does not meet the test is because it would
impact on a residential neighborhood by creating a density which is not in keeping
with the character of the neighborhood, There is a difference between having 8
exits on Arickell. Avenue and having,,how many do we have on the P,U.P.?
1
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UM/DENT/PIED SPBAXB1U thirteen.
Mayor Petra: Thirteen, so there is a difference of 5 ..,.
Mt.Pottuondo:May 1 say sotething, Mr. Mayor, in effect the project itself only
has One exit and one entrance.
Mayor Ferre: The fact that the people would nevertheless have entry into Brickell
Avenue or would have access, as I understand ityit has access to Btickell Avenue,
would Mean that ail those units you have access into Brickell Avenue so the point
is still valid. I just don't think that the City gains that much. I would hope
Mr. Portuondo, that obviously this thing has already been denied because there is
three votes for denial and ty vote is really redundant, Itm just saying this into
the record. I would hope that you and the Administration could sit down and per—
haps figure out a solution wherein perhaps the City might be able to accommodate
a long sought-after goal and dream of creating an entrance for Alice Wainwright
Park, and perhaps you still might be able to have an economic project. You may
not be able to build 13..it might be 7 or 8, and we might plan a way of accommodating
both you, as a developer, and the City's longterm goal. Obviously, the City would
have to buy part of your property to do that and I would be hopeful that you'd pursue
that at the earliest opportunity. I cast my vote with the majority and vote "yes"
for the denial.
73, REQUEST PLANNING DEPARTMENT TMENT TO RESTUDY R-1B ZONING IN AREA BOUNDED BY
SOUTH MIAMI AVE., S.E. 32ND RD. AND BRIG AVENUE AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY.
Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, I have something further to say about this location before
% we remove ourselves to another matter.. I would to..Mr. Mayor, refer Brickell Avenue
back to the Planning Department for reconsideration of the R1B without consideration
of the other areas that have no bearing upon Brickell Avenue. Brickell Avenue is
totally removed from the other areas, it has a single entrance, it is an exclusive
and affluent area where all the properties are built in conformance with R1B, and
I would so move.
Mayor Ferre: A11 right, the motion is that Brickell Avenue be referred again to
the Planning Department to restudy the areas which are now R1B.
Mrs. Gordon: Just Brickell.
Mr. Plummer: Are you talking about Brickell extension?
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, well, we are talking about this area, 32nd road.
.Mr. Plummer: They are presently zoned R1, and what you are saying is to..for
the Department to consider them to be R1B.
Mrs. Gordon: Because of their uses in practical terms, being used as R1B.
Mr. Plummer: As far as the study is concerned, I'll second the motion.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a motion and a second for a study to be made,
is there further discussion?..A11 right, Mr. Fosmoen.
Mr. Fosmoen: We understand that that's not going to prevent the lots being built
on that are platted as 50' lots?
Mayor Ferre: We understand that. Further discussion.
Mrs. Gordon: All right, call the roll and then I have a comment.
Mayor Ferre: Okay, call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its
adoption.
MOTION NO, 78-310
A MOTION REFERRING BACK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT THE AREA OF
BRICKELL AVENUE BOUNDED BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY ON THE NORTH, SOUTH
MIAMI AVENUE ON THE WEST AND S,E. 32ND ROAD ON THE SOUTH, FOR
RECONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR RIB ZONING; AND FURTHER
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT TO DRAW Up AN AMENDING ORDINANCE
TO REQUIRE LOTS TO MEET MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENTS.
Upon being seconded by Con issionet Plummer, the motion was passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Co"missionet nose Gordon
Commissioner . . L. Plummet, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice Mayor Mano16 Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Fevre
NOES: None.
Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Fosmoen, correct me if I'm wrong but if this area was zoned
R1B regardless of how it is platted, wouldn't they have to combine two lots to
build one residence?
Mr. Fosmoen: No, ma'am.
Mrs. Gordon: All right, then I therefore ask this Department to study the
Ordinances as they are presently on the books for a corrective Ordinance that
would therefore require the combination of whatever number of lots are necessary
to conform to the R1B concept.
Mr. Fosmoen: I understand your request and that is already in process.
Mrs. Gordon: Okay, but I'm making it in a formal motion.
Mayor Ferre: I think your motion would include that, your first motion, I certainly
have no objection to that.
Mrs. Gordon: Okay, I think we better make it for clarification.
Mayor Ferre: All right, there is a claratory motion as expressed by Mrs. Gordon
is there a second?
Mr. Plummer: I second.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion on the claratory motion and call the roll.
THEREUPON the roll was called and the vote was unanimous.
Such clarification to the first motion was incorporated and
appears as part of Motion 78-310.
74. GRANT APPLICATION FOR P.A.D. - 36/45 MAIN HIGHWAY.
Mayor Ferre: We are now on item No. 7 because all the principals are present now.
Mr. Davis: Item 7 is an application by Mr. Danielson for a P.A.D.at 3645 Main
Highway consisting of 38 single family units. That includes the Manor House and
this is for the purpose of platting this property into this site. This was originally
before the Zoning Board as 41 units and was reduced by the Zoning Board and approved by
them for your recommendation.
Mayor Ferre: A11 right, are there any objectors present?
(BACKGROUND RESPONSE MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD).
Mayor Ferre: You are in a way....Mr. Rice, we will recognize you for your state-
ment in a short while.
Mr. Plummer; Mr. Mayor, maybe in the essence of time, Mr. Traurig,,if we would allow
Mr. Rice to make a statement possibly we might have shortened a long presentation to
a short presentation.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Rice.
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Mr. Rice: My hate is Jack R. Rice, Jr. and My office is at 2424 N.W. 1st Street,
Mat', Florida, and 1 represent Mr. Charles bearing McCormick, who is the neighbor
of Mt. Danielson in the northerly direction and he owns a piece of property ap-
proximately the same size as Mr. Danielson. Arid as you'll see, he is referred to
as Sam Brown, Jr. et alt but he owns all the way to Royal Rd., not that Red should
be all the way to Royal Rd, as opposed to just the red on the Swanton site part.
Originally, 1 had spoken against this project; however, inasmuch as the Plan-
ning Board had approved it and all the other agencies, I then discussed the matter after
we had a couple of long and heated arguments with Mr. Traurig and we have come to
a settlement of issues. We know progress has got to proceed, we would like to keep
the bayfront like it always has been but we recognize that this is R1B, he can put
in a 10,000 square foot lot and you just can't stop progress and Coconut Grove has
got to grow so with that in mind, 1 would like to read into the record this Reso-
lution I have prepared that encompasses all of this.
We have agreed to this Subdivision subject to the following conditions with
Mr. Traurig and his client, Mr. Daniel, as agreed to:
"1. A 20 foot set back ..." Mr. Clerk, did I get you a copy of the Resolution?
Mr. Ongie: I have one.
Mr. Rice: "1. A 20 foot set back from the property abutting the platted area
on the northerly perimeter and no structure, temporary or permanent,
shall be placed within said set back area."
Mr. Clerk, 'southerly' was stricken from that.
"2. The lot coverage shall not exceed 40% of the lot area. The
minimum floor area for any structure shall not be less than 2500 sq. ft.
nor more than 4000 sq. ft.(...and this is referred to as ac space or 1iv ng
area, which Mr. Pawley called 'air conditioned space'and that is or, che
plat that was submitted).
"3. No fill shall be permitted which will increase the existing elc°.-.',c-
tion of any portion of the platted property for purposes of determining
the height of any structure." Thac means 'as is', land.
"4. No structure shall exceed 35 feet in height above the existing eleva-
tion of the subject property and no structure shall contain more than two
levels of living area. The height may be measured to the main roof eleva-
tion provided that the attic or roof structure shall not be utilized for
residential purposes or living quarters."
"5. The cul de sac located easterly of Lot 19 shall relocated" --and
these words are added-- "not less than 40 feet south from the northerly
perimeter boundary line adjacent to the easterly front portion of Lot 19."
"6. That the roadway shall have a 45.." -six has been changed as contained
in the Resolution, that will now read: "according.. the roadway.. commencing
at the westerly front of Lot 12 as it proceeds in a northerly direction
shall be as shown on the revised plat furnished this date, or filed this
date."...because it has the curve in it, it isn't exactly 45 degrees.
"7. The paved roadway" --'paved' was added --"in front of the Manor
House as it runs parallel to the northerly boundary line shall set back
from said boundary line a minimum of 12 feet.°
"8. That said set back area shall have a planted greenery not less than
10 feet in height and of sufficient depth to screen noise or light from
interfering with the peace and enjoyment of abutting property owners to the
north." --That's my client.
"9. Maintain the existing coral rock wall on the northerly permiter of
the property."
"10. That the following lots 1, 2, 3, 5 IS 6 and Lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17 4 18 shall have a minimum square feet per lot of 10,040. Lots 4 and
19 shall have a minimum lot size or square foot of 10,200. Lot 7 shall
have a minimum lot size of 9,600 square foot."
We have agreed to delete 11.
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"12. The wall on Main Highway shall be no more than 4 feet."
That was the recommendation of the Planning.
Mt. Plummer: Four foot high.
Mr. Rice: Four foot high.
Mr. Plummer: Because it could be four foot wide.
Mr. Rice: I don't.,
Mr. Plummer: Don't you want to make it clear for the record?
Mr. Rice: Well, it's high, yes. But this is something between..the Planning
Advisory Board.
"13. An agreement in complaince with Article XXI-I, Section 5, sub-
section (f) of the Zoning Ordinance No. 6871 of the City of Miami
which shall include the restrictions as contained in this resolution
and shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney as a
condition to the acceptance of the tentative plat."
"14."---now this is the City's prerrogative--"that included by reference
herein is the site development information and architectural features
and materials as contained in the proposed planned area development as
submitted by the applicant and those terms and conditions as imposed
by the Planning Department not in conflict with the above paragraph
(1) through (12) as per site plan dated 4-27-78." And that's the latest
site plan. (INAUDIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE RECORD) Well, it's 4-10
but he has a new one that he is going to give you now.
"15. Individual site plan approval by Urban Development Review Board
and the Planning Department, zoned R-1B (One Family) as per ordinance
No. 6871, Article XXI-1."
"16. The plans on file as.referred to herein shall be considered
exhibits (A) through: ,on file with the City of Miami Planning
Department and Department of Administration for Planning and Zoning
Boards." Now, that last thing is blank because the Planning Department
did not have all of the information available...the number, but I think
it should be a part of this resolution and the Planning Department will
get it up and I can't see where Mr. Traurig would object because that
is his record.
Mr. Plummer: Your requirements are more rigid than the City's.
Mayor Ferre: Thank you, Mr. Rice, are you sure that's all?
Mr. Rice: Some of these things the City has in a Resolution.
Mr. Traurig: Mr. Rice, I know it's funny but could you repeat 16 for me please?
Mr. Rice: "The plans on, file as referred to herein shall be considered exhibits
(a) through, .on file with the City of Miami Planning Department and Department
of Administration for Planning and Zoning Boards." Now, that's the paraphernalia
such as the criteria for construction, the trees on the area, all of this being
required in Planned Area Development and all of them having been heretofore submitted,
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Traurig, just for the record, do you concur...do you accept these..?
Mr. Traurig: Mr. Plummer, for the most part, and when I say or the most part I really
mean almost all of it. There were some people who also wanted to be heard but let
me make this very brief explanation of the posture of this matter. What Mr. Rice
has said is true. As reflected by your zoning fact sheet, the Urban Development
Review Board recommended approval of this application for a conditional use of a
P.A.D, in an R-1B district and the zoning board approved it on a 7 to nothing basis
enclosing some conditions. Mr. Rice and his client have met with the architect, the
applicant and with me on many occasions and we have reached an accord. What Mr.
Rice has read to you, however, really needs some clarification because if the ultimate
resolution is drafted based on what he read into ittI fear that there could either
be some misunderstanding or there could be a problem ultimately in the administra-
tion of this,
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1
l don't want to really nit»pick it and get involved in questions of semantics
but 1 would like to call certain things to your attention. But actually 1
concur fully with Mr. Mice that we have reached an agreement which is mote
stringent than the City's requirements and we ate please to announce that
publicly.
Before we go into this I would tell you that I'm here tonight not only
with Mr. James Dearing Danielson but also with his family, with Mt. Charles
Harrison Pawley and Mrs. Pawley, with Mr, Robert Graham, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Harrison, with a number of other people who have come here to support this applica-
tion in addition to which I would like you to know that Mrs. Montera who lives im-
mediately to the south of his property and Mr.Lester Pancoast have given me
letters to read to you and I will not read those letters into the record since we
have reached this accord. I don't know what other people will say about this but
I do think certain things ought to be said on out behalf before we ask you to con-
sider the resolution which Mr. Rice has submitted to you.
Mr. Rice:
It has been approved by the City Attorney,
Mr. Traurig: With regard to the various subsections of the conditions which would
be imposed, I would say that when he read item No. 2 he referred to square footage
as..not less than 2500 sq. ft. not more than 4000 and then he said of ac space or
living area. Well, the language that is shown in the plan is air conditioned space
and I would not want the words 'living area' to be there because a porch might be
construed as a portion of the living area and it was not the intention to limit
the square footage by reference to porches or other outside living areas. Also,
when he read item...
Mr. Rice: While we are on that, I agree with that.
Mr. Traurig: In item No. 4,he referred to the main roof and I believe he meant
the mean roof elevation. And I think that there is a difference because there may
be more than one pitch to the roof.
Mr. Rice: The City Clerk has this resolution, don't you?
Mr. Traurig: Well, 1 presume he has and I just want to make sure that any comment we
make is considered by the Commission.
Mr. Rice: I agree, mean roof.
Mr. Traurig: Number 6, where he refers to the roadway,it's the roadway as re-
flected on the plan which he has described. In No. 12, he talked about the wall
on Main Highway shall be no more than 4 feet high.
0" Mr. Rice: I don't care about that.
Mr. Traurig: Okay, Mr. made it very clear that residents of the Grove
would not like this wall to be higher than 4 feet but it is my understanding
that that 4 feet is the 4 feet of solid masonry and that there may be some deco-
rative material on top of the 4 feet and we would like that to be clearly under-
stood that we are not limiting any decoration or vines or other landscape materials
within that 4 feet. On No. 13, when he talked about that we submit an agreement
in accordance with the ordinance, obviously we have to do that. The language which
he read to you is that "it shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney
as a condition to the acceptance of the tentative plat." The language does not
say approval of the City Attorney, it says approval as to form and legal suffi-
ciency, not as to substance. So, I would not concur with him with regards to
that particular language.
Mayor Ferre; Jack, you better pay attention.
Mr. Rice; I'm listening.
Mr. Traurig: With regards to Item No. 15,...
Mr. Nice: No, .,.the reason why 13 is in there is because that is a provision
of ypur Zoning Ordinance and it is there because there is a lot of common areas,
this is a private development, it is not open to the public, you have to have a
ticket to get in here, or you have to live there, you have to know somebody to
get in there, they are going to have a guard at the gate and the roads are private.
The open spaces are private, who pays the taxes on these areas, and it goes into
fully in this article No. 23 as to an agreement having to be in accord that all the
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property owners who purchase property in that subdivision purchase subject to
this agreement and I just think that it is in the best interests of the City to
have that in.
Mr. Traurig: In the last comment that I have to make with regard to these condi-
tions is that in item 15 Mr. Rice said that the individual site plan would be ap-
proved by the Urban Development Review Board and the Planning Department. That is
a condition which was imposed by the Zoning Board. I would tell you, however, that
the Urban Development Review Board when it made.its recommendation said that the
individual site plansfor each house ought to be approved by the Planning Department
and in the event that there is any conflict it could be submitted to the Urban
Development Review Board for resolution, of the conflict. We would have no objec-
tion to the review by both agencies but as you know,in major developmentsfone of the
critical things is timing and submitting to the Planning Department for its review
gives us comfort because we know how well staffed it is and that it will ba given
adequate review. We also know that you in your discretion have appointed outstanding
members to the Urban Development Review Board and we compliment them in their recom-
mendation of this application and we don't fear what they might do with regards to
a review of individual plans, what we do fear is the time involved in calling a
meeting and having additional administrative reviews. So we would ask you not-
withstanding the fact that the Zoning Board suggested that it be a review by both
the Planning Department and the Urban Development Review Board, that you go with
a recommendation of the Urban Development Review Board which only said the Plan-
ning Department. With regards to....
Mr. Rice: I have no objection as to what the record reflects being so, that
really wasn't a concern of mine with the exception that we wanted to make sure
that they build pursuant to this Planned Area Development that they've submitted.
Mr. Traurig: In order to get along and complete this hearing I would like to make
one final comment. Mr. Pawley who is recognized as one of the citizens most con-
cerned about the growth the the Grove and the quality of architecture in the Grove
and Mr. Robert Brown have spent considerable time with regard to this project. For
me to deny Mr. Pawley the opportunity at least to address you and to have you vote
on this either aye or nay without having even considered the plan which we are
proposing, I think would be unfair to you as a Commission and be unfair to the
people here who are interested in the outcome of this as well as unfair to Mr.
Pawley who has accute interest in the outcome of this matter. Therefore, I hope
you would indulge us to give him the opportunity to say just a few words to you
and I would ask Mr. Brown also to say at least a couple of words, but briefly.
Mr. Pawley and Mr. Brown.
Mr. Pawley: Would you like to see the presentation, because I do have a presenta-
tion to show you if you would.
Mayor Ferre: Well, let me put it to you this way, I've been here since 7:00 o'clock
this morning and I'm getting a little bid tired and we have at least another hour
and one half of work so if you would do it briefly we would be very grateful to you.
VISUAL PRESENTATION MADE AT THIS POINT BY MR. PAWLEY:
Mr. Pawley: We will make it briefly. Maybe you can see it from there, I'm going
to very briefly go through this presentation. That is the existing entry to
this project. That would remain there is the gate in the wall looking from Main
Highway into the property. Another view of that, quickly, it is a beautiful
estate. Here you are in the estate, down at the water looking back up at...this
happens to be a piece that has some lovely trees in it but they do not have to be
removed in order to do this development. Here are some more views, I'll go very
quickly through it. This is what is existing in the property, and this is where
you are standing up on the looking down at the bay Again it is very secluded,
it has groves on all sides. Actually, once this project is developed you would
not know that there was anything there at all. That's one of the beauties of it,
it is going to be a very private development. Normally I take a little more time
in describing...that's looking down to the bay along one of the property lines
again you can see the foliage that separates one piece of property from another.
This is the manor housethat exists in the property, In the development we are repeating
the use of these materials. We are using the 24 inch diameter column, cut piece
stone and the clay tile roof, so the quality of this particular project will be
repeated in all the houses that are going to be done on this project.
Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Pawley, what kind of ranges are they going to be in?
Mr. Pawley: The houses will run approximately $250,000 to $300,000, that is not
including the land, I don't know what the land will be priced at,.
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We are also using lock=blocks on the streets, in other words, all the paving...
it will riot be regular paving, it will be lock -blocks stones in the driveways
and on the streets, and those 24" columns will be repeated.. The houses down
near the bay have to be lifted up because the level there is about 4 feet.
Mrs. Gordon: 1 was also going to ask you if you had to fill near the bay.
Mr. Pawley: No fill, there will be no fill on the project at all, we will then
just lift the houses, and instead of using just smaller scale colutins for aesthetic
reasons we would use the larger scale. Again, just a typical house, nothing very
special about it just gorgeous. And these are details that will be repeated
throughout the project. By the way, that's looking out across the boat area that
is existing which they are trying to keep, which we will keep, and the canal, and
a little pavillion and a boathouse. These are some other houses that I have
designed that would give you an additional idea of the quality of the thing that
we intend to put into the project.. Again, a great deal of wood use, keystone,
tremendous amount of landscaping and sort of the key note to the privacy that
we are going to develop in the project.
Mr. Plummer: And are you going to develop approximately 38 houses that are going
to look like this?
Mr. Pawley: That's correct. And this is it, unless you have
generally the project. We are extremely excited about it, we
all the water, all the coral rock walls, the trees, and...
some questions, that's
have saved every canal
Mayor Ferre: And while you should be proud, and my congratulations to you Mr.
Danielson for really having selected I think two of the very finest architects
that can really do the job on a property which deserves that quality. All right,
are there any objectors, any other objectors?
Mr. Plummer: Let me understand again, excuse me, I'm getting some very high
mathematics, where is the gentleman who just presented the slides? Did he leave?
Mr. Pawley, did you say that each one of those were going to sell for approximately
$250,000?
Mr. Pawley: It wouldn't be less than that.
Mr. Plummer: In other words, y are talking about a minimum of $9.5 million of
construction?
Mr. Pawley: I never go through those numbers, I think of the aesthetics of the
house once I know what's to be in it and I design it so...I haven't put together
those numbers.
Mr. Plummer: You better think about those numbers.
Mayor Ferre:
feel like we
Mr. Theodore
and I'm here
A11 right, please, it's 9:30 P.M. and I'm sure Mr. Plummer you
all do so let's move along.
Zelman: My name is Theodore Zelman, my office is at 3300 Rice St.,
representing Mr. Robert Maytag, of 3173 Royal Road.
Mayor Ferre: Would you point out where Mr. Maytag...?..Is that the little red
piece at the top? Okay.
Mr. Zelman: It's one of those red pieces right at the top. We have no beef
with the quality of the project, we have no beef with preventing Mr. Danielson
from developing his property into its highest and best use but we do have two
basic objections to this plan. The first is density and the second is what it
is going to do to the traffic on Main Highway. In our opinion, this density is
not in keeping with the character of the neighborhood. They are going to put
38 bourses in this development where there is one now. If you look at the area
there are not 38 houses between Poinciana Avenue and the downdown Grove area
now on this one piece of land putting in 38 houses. The size of the houses is,..
17 of the houses are less than 10,000 sq. ft., 20 of the houses are in excess of
10,000 sq. ft. When Mr. Plummer asked if they were going to be 38 houses that all looked
like that, the Manor House sits on 63,480 sq. ft. of land. 17 of this 37 proposed
houses sit on between 9,000 and 9,400 sq. ft, of land. The other 20 sit on approxi—
mately 10 and 11,000 sq. ft. The houses in no way look like a 63,000 sq. ft.
house.
Second, the size of the density..are second objection is what it is going to do
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to the traffic on Main Highway. Now, when this was before the people from the
Traffic and transportation Board, they tecotmnended against abproval this development
ntiless there could be a left»tutu lane put on Main Highway in front of this
development, Now, for what a left,,turn lane would do on Main Highway, I'm not
going to use my remarks. 1 am quote from the words of a State Legislators in
the laws of Florida 74,400, it's a Hill entitled "An Act Relating to Historic
Preservation, designating Old Cutler Rd, as a Historic Highway," and in per-
tinent part it states "Whereas, Old Cutlet Rd, provides a visible and tangible
reminder of the heritage of the Mimi atea and represents a link with the past
of the State of Florida which once severed can never be testoredt therefore,
be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida, that Old Cutler Rd,
is hereby designated as a State Historic Highway, No State funds shall be ex-
pended by any public body or agency for any of the following purposes:
1. To alter the physical dimensions or location of the ad., -.that in
essence is what the developer is asking. Now, I don't really think I have to
go into what a left -turn lane on Main Highway would mean to any of you who
drive on this Rd, At the present time, it is two lane, scenic transportation
quarters designated by the City Commission. Putting a left -turn lane, there
in front of Mr. Danielson's t,rot,erty, in front of
Mr. McCormick's property and in front of Royal Rd. is going to change the cha-
racter, in order to do it, it can't be done with State funds. In addition, the
Division of Archives and the History and Records Management of the Department
of State has to be consulted and official approval obtained by them before any
work can be done on it. Because it is a scenic transportation corridor, they
will also have to go by special City provisions in order to get any approvals
and it is not going to be able to be built with State money in any event. What
we are saying is that for the benefit of 38 families, Old Cutler Rd. could not
be changed, and the Act of State Legislature should not be controverted. And in
order to comply with the Traffic and Transportation Board, in order to comply
with the character of the community as it is now, we are asking that no variance
be allowed here that any building be less than 10,000 ft., we are asking that the
development be limited to a reasonable size so that no left -turn lane on Main
Highway is required. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Traurig, you want to_answer any of that?
Mr. Traurig: I think I'd like to call Mr. Zellman's attention to two
or three things, this isn't Old Culter Road, it's Main Highway.
Mr. Zellman: It's part of the same act.
Mr. Traurig: We understand that Main Highway has a special significance
to this community. We are not encouraging the widening of Main Highway
in any way whatsoever. I said at the Zoning Board Meeting that if the
City required that we do it we would do it but very reluctantly. It is
not our intention to do that. We want you to know that we are citizens
of the Grove. Mr. Danielson, has been a citizen of the Grove most of his
life, longer than almost everyone in this room, and he has a special
love for the Grove and doesn't suggest that.With regard to the density,
I want you to know that R-1B, if this property were developed in the R-1B
without the PAD we would get more density than we are presently getting.
With regard to a citizen of Royal Road complaining about the size of the
lots in this subdivision. I would call to your attention that the lots
on Royal Road are 100 x 83 to 91 ft., in other words, all these lots are
100 x either 83 or something between 83 and 91, so that the largest lot on
Royal Road is smaller than our lots. With regard to the number of lots
that we have which are under 10,000 sq.ft. I would say to you that the
preponderance are over 10,000 sq.ft. He gave you the statistics. 21 are
over 10,000, 17 are over 9,000, none are under 9,000. I think that the
people who are most directly affected, the neighbors to both the north and
to the south have urged your approval of this PAD. Your staff has urged
approval. Your Urban Development Review Board has urged approval, and I
ask you to uphold those recommendations. Thank you, very much.
Mayor Ferre; Alright, further etateeeuta at this time.
Mr, Ullman ; Could I just say something towards that?
Mayor Ferro; Go right ahead.
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Mr. Zellmdn : That, there Would be no need for a hearing if the Applicant
felt that he could put more lota on this property than he's asking for with-
out City approval, he'd be doing it without all this. One of the reasons
that as many lots are being developed as ate being claimed is that the road
in the subdivision is only 25 ft, in comparison to a 5C ft. road in most
subdivisions of this size. Devon Road is only 25 ft., but there's only
5 houses on it. Maybe the lots on Royal Road are small but there are only
8 lots there. Here we're talking about 38 lots and it's much different in
character from what the community now has.
Mr. Traurig : Mr. Mayor, I have done a disservice to a lot of great
people who have come here to tell you that they're interested in the outcome
of this project and I would ask all those nice citizens of the Grove who are
in favor of this project to have come here to support Mr. Danielson, at least
to stand so that they can be recognized, and I would also tell you that
Mr. Brown has just told me he didn't come here as an architect, but as a
neighbor and if you want to hear from him as a neighbor he would be delighted
to approach you and speak as a neighbor. As far as I'm concerned we have
completed our presentation.
Mr. Brown : ... only to say that I'm here in favor of the project
because it's an intelligently and beautifully planned protect. It takes nothing
from the City. It adds something to it, and I'm not involved in it. I'm a
neighbor.
Mayor Ferre: That's a very meaningful recommendation.
Mr. Stoeber : Mr. Mayor, I have a statement to make...
Mayor Ferre: Yes, of course.
Mr. Stoeber : I'm Karl Stoeber , Department of Traffic and Transportation
at Dade County,and I would just like it in the record,that this thing will
not work if there is not a left turn bay put to provide for the left
turning traffic into and out of this development.
Mayor Ferre: Well, don't you have control of that?
Mt. Stoebet: We have Contto1 of saying that 1 just said, and that's
about the extent of it. (laughter) That's all in view of the time...
that's all 1 watit to say.
Mayor Ferret Well, 1 think that's an ittportant issue of that, it should
be addressed. What's the answer from the City's point of view?
strong statement.
Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor, we did, have had considerable discussion regarding
the Dade County's Traffic Department recommendation. We don't have a,
resolve on it at this point. The Applicant's are aware that pursuant to
base building lines toned street width requirements of Main Highway that
the City and their process of platting of this property will request an
additional 20 or 30 feet.
Mayor Ferret I see.
Mr. Whipple: Now, what will be done with this has to be ironed out with
respect to the State Law and with respect to our Public Works and Traffic
Department.
Mayor Ferre: The thrust of my question then is, we do not have the
administrative control where, if there is something else needed we can
require for... we're not letting this thing slip out of our hands?
Mr. Whipple: The control could occur at the platting stage, Mr. Mayor.
Mayor Ferre: I see. Ok, I'm satisfied. Anything else?
Mr. Traurig: We're happy to make the dedication.
Mayor Ferre: Further discussion.
Mr. Stoeber: And improvement at the developer's expense.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Traurig?
Mr. Traurig: He sounds like he's from the County.
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Traurig, is that acceptable?
Mr. Traurig: No, sir. What he's saying is,... will require a great deal
of debate by this Commission as to whether or not it will even be done.
What he's saying is for this very small width along Main Highway, there
should be a third lane, whether or not this Commission would want to break
faith with people in the Grove who don't want a widening of Main Highway
is something I can't, you know, predict right now.
Mayor Ferre: Well...
Mr. Traurig: But if it's going to be done on this one site and not done at the
various schools along Main Highway or other traffic generators or destination
points, then it doesn't make any sense. We will cooperate fully as citizens
along Main Highway and we'll do what our proportinate share of the overall
improvement would be if that's mandated by this Commission.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, I just wanted to clarify the record. Anything else?
Alright, what's the will of this Commission?
Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I move for the approval of item 7.
Mayor Ferre: There's a motion for approval.
Mrs. Gordon: Second.
Mayor Ferre: Second by Mrs. Gordon. Further discussion, Call the roll.
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The following resoliitioii %as introduced by Comifissiouer Plununer, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-311
A RESOLUTION GRANTING A PETITION FOR A PLANNED
AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD) CONSISTING Ol' 3/ NEW
ONE=FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURES PLUS ONE EXISTING
STRUCTURE FOR A TOTAL OF 38 SINGLE FAMILY
DWELLING STRUCTURES ON THAT PART OF LOT "A"
LYING EAST OF MAIN HIGHWAY: EWANTON HEIGHTS
(B.52) AND A PORTION OF QUINTA MARINA (34-45)
AND ALSO A PARCEL OF FILLED LAND BEING A
PORTION OF, AND THE SOUTHEASTWARDLY EXTENSION
OF LOT "A", EWANTON HEIGHTS, BEING 3645 MAIN
HIGHWAY, AS PER PLANS ON PILE, SUBJECT TO
REPLATTING AND THE RECORDING OF SAID REPLAT
PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION: AND
SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS HEREIN-
AFTER SET FORTH,
(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
ON ROLL CALL:
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, let me make this comment because this is one of the few
times I have seen so many people in the Grove agree on one thingsand I'm so happy)
I want to vote, yes.
Mayor Ferre: I'll say with 16 conditions.
Rev. Gibson: Oh, well you know that.
Mayor Ferre: Now, on my vote I want to state into the record I assume fu1lytPuffyy
that your conditions that you have read into the record are all part and parcel of
this.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Ok, as amended by the comments that you made.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: As amended, yes. Thank you.
DEE4rrp Con ariddrtr✓o►
11-10
75. A GRANT ONE EXTENSION OF VARI FOR APARTMENT BUILDING
AND PARKING STRUCTURE — BRIQKELL AVENUE AT S.E. 25TH ROAD.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, ladies and gentlemen we are now moving to item #12, to
grant a one year extension for variance granted for an apartment building and parking
structure at Brickel1 Avenue and 25th Road. Are there any objectors to this?
Mr, Plummer: Any problems?
Mayor Ferre: Are there any objectors present?
Mr, Davis: No, Problems.
Mr. Plumper; Move item 12,
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Mayor Ferre; It has the tecoffMendation of the department?
Mt. Davis: 'Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Aitight, there is a :notion by Plummer, second by Gibson, further
discussion on 12, call the roil.
Mts. Gordon: Oh, yes, I have a question on that one.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mrs, Gordon has a question before you call it.
Mrs. Gordon: I wish I didn't have to ask a question, I'm tired. The question is
this was a zoning Board approval with a great number of variances and it was never
an item that came before this Commission, but it did have and does have an enormous
variance from the norm. I feel that in an item like this that this Commission
ought to be supplied with backup material beyond what we have received and I feel
that this item ought to be postponed until the next meeting.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mrs. Gordon: ...nothing is going to happen because it's only for an extension and
we be given the minutes of the Planning Board Meeting and all other pertinent material
that would help us to decide.
Mayor Ferre: Substitute motion by Mrs. Gordon, that this item be deferred, second
by Plummer, further discussion, call the roll.
THEREUPON THE FOREGOING MOTION TO DEFER ITEM NO. 12
was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, and seconded
by Commissioner Plummer, and was passed and adopted
by unanimous vote.
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76. CONPIRRING RESOLUTION: AMID R OLUITON 75-62 IMPOSING coNartom ON
SHOPPING CINTER LOCATED AT 1570 N,W, 26I'H AVE
Mayor Ferret Take up item #11, Confirming Motion 78,-179,
Mr. Davis: This is the Motion you passed regarding the shopping center.
Mrs. Gordon: Oh, yes► I'll trove it.
Mayor Ferret There is a motion and a second, further discussion, call the roll.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-312
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 75-62 WHICH
GRANTED PERMISSION AT 1570 N. W. 26TH AVENUE
FOR CONDITIONAL USE PARKING BY AMENDING THE CONDI-
TIONS THERETO AS FOLLOWS: (1) INSTALLATION OF A
SILENT POLICEMAN IN LIEU OF TREADLE DEVICE
PREVIOUSLY SPECIFIED; (2) RETENTION OF SIGNS TO
PROHIBIT LARGE SIZE TRUCKS FROM ENTERING PROPERTY
FROM THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL STREET; ALL SUBJECT
TO A ONE YEAR REVIEW BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
(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:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Vice -Mayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None
,f.i. 77. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: MRS. DEL PORTILLD - REGARDING CONSTRUCTION
OF SIDEWALK AT 3583 S.W. 17TH TERRACE.
Mayor Ferre: There is a personally appearance by Mr. and Mrs. Del Portillo regarding
the construction of the sidewalks on 17th Terrace. Yes, Ma'am.
Mr. Davis: Mr. Chairman or Mr. Mayor, I'm sorry. The Public Works Department is
in receipt of the letter which you have a copy regarding a request for installation
of sidewalks on this property. The Public Works Department can explain it clearly
if you would wish.
Mayor Ferre: Your name and address for the record.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Ok, Sonia Del Portillo, 639 Avenue in Coral Gables. We have
constructed a house at 3583 S. W. 17 Terrace and in order to get a certificate of
occupancy the City is requesting from us to construct a sidewalk along the base
building line of the property which on this particular location is 9 feet inside of
property on undedicated land, We have requested from the department of Public
Works- and as much as we feel that this is the taking of private property for public
use, it is not a restriction of our property because of the Zoning Ordinance, but
is a complete deprivation of it to allow us to construct the sidewalk on the outside.
They have told us- we have met with M. Parkes, in you know, we have been doing
this for the last four months and they said no, that it had to be by the basic
building line. We have requested why and where are you basing this decision.
They said "well, we have a letter from fir, Rice"-- he happened to be here, I don't
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know whether he left or tot = came see the City Attorney and said that we had the
power to do this. We studied the letter that was given to us, checked the status
and so forth and to on and nowhere we could find where it says that private property
could be taken for public use without just compensation or due process of law.
I talked to Mr. `Vince Grimm on March 2nd and I asked hittiyou know, what was the
city's position? he called file and he said that if we wanted the C.O. we had to
construct the sidewalk where they were telling us to do it or else we wont get
the C.O. and further that we were in the process of trying to obtain second variances
from the city, but the city might or might not grant it.And I asked hits you know,
'does the city have the right to take private property without compensation or
due process of law?' He said "yes I said based on what?", and he told me on the
powers that we have. I requested froth him a written statement ' would you please
tell me you know, in writing where you are basing your request?: he said "no, if
you want that you will have to request if yourself from the City Attorney". That
I did on March 7th and all of you received a copy of that letter. Subsequent to
that we received annoucements from the City Attorney Office after I had talked
several times here with Mr. Anderson and he was trying to see if he could solve the
matter-- that they were unable to give an answer based on citizen request which
of course)was annoying to me, but it probably was annoying to Mt. Grimm.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mrs. Del Portillo0lets see if we can get an answer really
from first Mr. Grimm and then I guess the City Attorney because your questions are
legal.
Mr. Grimm: Mr. Mayor and Members of the Commission, in a way it's unfortunate
that this question is even here tonight. I'll apologize for the mistake that we
have made in not bringing this to your attention at the time that the variances were
granted by this Commission for these people to build on these lots. Had we brought
this to your attention at this time1the dedication would have been part of the
granting of the variance and this question would be academic. Aside from that
however, we don't say to Mrs. Portillo that she must dedicate the land. Our question
comes as to the location of the sidewalk. Mr. Homan,would you take those in front
of the Commission, please? I also want to say too that the decision that you make
tonight doesn't only affect the one building in question, but affects two other
buildings not yet built. If you will look you will see that that isolated island
there is what we are talking about. Now, two of the properties on the street have
already been developed and have already set the sidewalks back in the proper location.
Bob, I can't see what sketch we are talking about as the house is built. If you will
look at the second picture on the left you will see the two story structure that's
already built...
Mrs. Gordon: The new one?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mr. Grimm: ... and you will see that the grass constructed there, placed there,
allowed for the sidewalk to go in the proper place. You will also see from the
pictures the condition of the existing sidewalk on the remaining two. Now, our
basic argument is that the sidewalk should be constructed in the proper location.
Now, the advantages to Mrs. Portillo dedicating the property to the city are (1)
she can't use it anyway, (2) she gets to take it off as a tax exemption, (3) she
is not liable for any accidents that may occur in that area and under these conditions
this an advantage to most property owners.
Mayor Ferre: Didn't we give her a variance?
Mr. Grimm: We gave her three variances and what I said at the beginning is I'm apologizing
for the fact that we goofed. Had we brought this to your attention at the time
I'm sure that the conditions that the Commission placed on granting these variances
would have been the dedication .
Mrs. Gordon; Absolutely,
Rev. Gibson; I want to say that when you came for the variance I had gone out there,
I seldom... I promise myself and god that I would seldom vote for any variances
of any kind unless I see and I could not understand how we were letting you build
up to that lot, but I didn't say anything, I wasn't smart enough, but when I went
back out there and I saw the condition I said 'ah, I was right' ask my assistant.
Mrs. Del Portillo; Mr, Flavor?
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hev. Gibson: Knot, I want to say, sir you are analyzing this thing tight and
I could appreciate your being willing to acknowledge that there was an oversight
and now you want to make...
Mayor Detre: Father Gibson, in the interest of time, Mrs. Del Portillo, we
in this Commission Went out of our way to give you three variances and I personally
1 sympathized then and I voted with you, I'm afraid I cannot agree. It was a
unfortunate oversight on the city's part, we should have Made it a requirement at
that time. I'm sorry I can't agree agree With your decision.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Could I say some other things if I may?
Mayor Ferre: Of course.
Mrs. Del Portillo: A variance you know, there is a hardship because everyoudy has
their Zoning Ordinance and for those hardships we have to suffer you know, for the
benefit of the community and the relief that we had for that hardship was to request
variance you know, and that was done. Now, in this particular case you know, I mean,
we requested and the city granted you know, a relief for that hardship. In this
particular instance you know, what the city is trying to do is to take property
for private use, not incidentally... the title needs not to be transferred and that's
why I have been trying. It need not be transferred- forgive me because my tongue
gets stuck at times- to the city. I can see it if it were private, but it's being devoted
for public use and that constitutes ataking the constitution.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I know, but I want to tell you that if I had known this I would have
insisted that it be part...
Mrs. Gordon: I wouldn't have voted for it.
Mayor Ferre: I would have voted against you if you hadn't done that.
Mrs. Gordon: I would have too.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well, at this point I say the variances have been granted, ok,
so that's part of the past. Now, our matter here is the validity of the City you know, to
take property from us you know, without compensation. I mean, that's what I'm asking
and if they don't have the right or the legal power to do that then I am requesting...
Mayor Ferre: That's a legal question Mrs. Del Portillo. Now, you get yourself a
good attorney and you go sue the City of Miami. Is there anything else you want
to say?
Mrs. Del Portillo: No, sir.
Mayor Ferre: If I had known this I would have voted against you.
Mrs. Gordon: So would I.
Mr. Del Portillo: My name is Alonso Del Portillo, I live at 69 Velarde Avenue.
I would like to know the opinion of your City Attorney about that. Is the city...?
because the city is doing that every instance that they can, that is legal to
take property without paying the legitimate owner of the property?
Mrs. Gordon: May I ask a question to the Planning Staff? We granted more than just
this one unit if I recall correctly, wasn't it?
Mr. Davis: Yes, Ma'am.
Mrs. Gordon: Ok, are the other two units constructed yet?
Mr. Davis: No, they are not.
Mrs. Gordon: Are they under construction, have permits been drawn?
Mr. Grimm: No, Ma'am.
Mrs. Gordon: Are those variances subject to review?
Mr. Grimm; Unfortunately the three,,. no, to answer your question. Technically,
no, We goofed, we admit that,
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Mt, Plummer: Well, let the ask you this. Were there stipulations placed on those
variances?
Mr. Gritttm: That's what I said at the being Commissioner, had there been we wouldn't
be here.
Mr. Plutmuer: Were there any?
Mr. Griti}m: No, sir.
Rev. Gibson: I think we ought to have them understand that a variance is not
a right:
Mayor Ferre: Teti it to her.
Rev. Gibson: A variance is not a right, a variance is a privilege and we gave the
people's right as a privilege to you and now that we caught it, it seems to me
that you ought to understand what has happened. Now, all we are saying to you is that
you know...
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well, we do understand what a variance is and we know that this
is a relief available and that's why we requested and it was granted, but we also
know that there are some rights you know, as to taking of land without payment for
public use, you know and that wasn't disclosed to us at the time, had it been disclosed
that it already had that condition, you know, maybe we would have filed different.
It was not disclosed to us.
Rev. Gibson: But, you wouldn't have got a right to build, that what...
Mrs. Del Portillo: We would have built... I mean a different thing maybe. but...
Rev. Gibson: Ah, but it was to your advantage to build what you now have.
Mrs. Gordon: Could you have built three?
Mrs. Del Portillo: Excuse me?
Mrs. Gordon: Could you have built three units like you have it?
Mrs. Del Portillo: Yes, I could have always built three single family residents
there.
Rev. Gibson: Yes, but that is not what you built.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well, the duplex, I'd have kept the one...
Mayor Ferre: I'll tell you,what if you will voluntarily rescind what we did then we
will forget about the sidewalk, ok.
Mrs. Del Portillo: On what, excuse me?
Mrs. Gordon: Two single family on the other two lots and we will forget about the
sidewalk.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well what do you mean by forget about the sidewalk? that we should
put it outside?
Mayor Ferre: No, no . Now, what I'm saying is if we go back to where we were before
do you want to volunteer that?
Mrs. Del Portillo: Giving the land?
Mayor Ferre; No, no not giving the land. You see we gave you three variances.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Yes, sir.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, lets forget about the variances, you don't have those variances
and then you can have the land, Would you rather have that?
Mrs. Del. Fortino. Would I rather not have the variances and keep the land?
Mayor Ferre; Yes,
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Mrs. Gordon: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Sure,
Mr, Del Portillo: Mr. Mayor, the question is the legality of that, is that legal
or is it not legal? nobody has answered that question and I don't know why.
Mayor Ferre: 'You get yourself a lawyer and find that out. As far as I'm concerned
you give us back the variances and you can keep the land as far as.., otherwise,
we are going to proceed and you get yourself a lawyer. Do you want to give us
back the variances?
Mrs. Del Portillo: No, sir those have been granted to
us,
' Mayor Ferre: Well, we would like to not granted to you, we would like to reverse that.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well, then you can do that, I mean, I guess, that's in your power
to reverse a variance.
Mayor Ferre: Do you want to give us back those variances?
Mrs. Del Portillot No, I
do not want to give you back the variances.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, You've
sidewalk where it belongs.
even be here and you know,
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well,
based on what the city is
an answer and I have been
and I have not been given
go to, you do not want to accommodate the city now and putin the
I mean, you ought to be willing to do that, you shouldn't
making a big fuss about it.
the reason I'm here is because I have
doing. That's the only reason, all I
denied that answer based on what? Can
that answer, that's why I'm here.
been
have
they
denied an answer
been asking is
do it or not?
Mr. Plummer: Ma'am, look very simply they have given you the answer, the answer is
no they can't do it.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Why, sir?
Mr. Plummer: That's the answer. Now, what they are also trying to tell you is
very simply, you are trying to have you cake and eat it too, which we feel that
you are not playing fair with us. Now, everyone else has always agreed to do such
for the betterment of the community, not just their project and we feel that we
the Commission bent over backwards to try to help you and now when we turn around
and ask you to help us you are putting up a blank wall and saying no.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well, I...
Mr. Plummer: Now, all we are saying is Ma'am, in the interest of fairness, in the
interest of a better community we feel that you should be just as fair with us as
we were with you and the attitude that we are looking at presently is not that.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Well, I am sorry I disagree with you, that's your opinion, this is mine,
the answering I have been requesting has been denied to us you know, we requested a
variance- I know you are anxious to leave, sir- that we were entitled to request
three times, we were requesting something that I think we were entitled to request.
Mayor Ferre: Ma'am? Mrs. Del Portillo, I would recommend that you get yourself
an attorney and you go to the courts and you treat this before the courts. Is there
anything else to be discussed?
Mrs. Del Portillo: Thank you, Mayor.
Mr. Grimm: Mr. Mayor, I would like to say one other thing, I was not going to bring
this up, but I feel I should. I even offered to Mrs. Del Portillo to build the
sidewalk for her in the proper location at our expense, the taxpayers expense in
exchange for the dedication on this one property and she said no.
Mrs. Gordon: Why? That's unusual.
Mrs. Del Portillo: Because 1 would take a loss. You know, when you consider
the amount of the loss and you take one third of your property.,.
Mayor Ferre: Is there anything else to be discussed on this item?
Mr. Plumper: No, but I have a long memory,
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Mrs. Gordon; Me too.
Mr. Plummet: k.. d 10g bethoty.
Mayor 1erre: Alright, is there anything else?
Mrs. Del Portillo: No, air just for the record that 1 gave each one of you a
booklet.
Mayor Ferret Alright.
Mrs, Del Portillo: ... with various correspondence.
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mrs. Gordon: Do you want it?
Mrs. Del Portillo: No, I just want you to keep it you know, for the record so
that you can , ok.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, we will let the record reflect it. Alright, thank you,
very much. We have items 9 and 11 and we also, have a gentleman that has been
sitting here for about eight hours now, like we have waiting for us, David
Fincher was not as patient as he and we are going to get off of the Zoning. We
are now off of the Zoning Meeting because Reboso is about to leave since he can't
vote on 9 or 11, but before we go to 9 and 11 we are going to go back to the regular
agenda to finish up the items that we have which we have got to do.
78. GRANT REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF RENTAL FEES AT GUSMAN HALL FOR
"MISS BLACK AMERICAN PAGEANT."
Mayor Ferre: We are now recessed from the Zoning and we are back to the day agenda.
Go ahead.
Mr. Sissel: Thank you. My name is Noble Sissel, 5401 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa,
Florida. With the Miami -Dade Chamber of Commerce we are seeking to bring the Miss
Black America Florida State Beauty Pageant to Miami with the Miami -Dade Chamber
of Commerce as post. We have asked for as an inducement to have the city to have
fees waived for Gusman Hall which is the site that the city feels they would like
to show off in this particular event.
Mayor Ferre: Is that lest for one evening?
Mr. Sissel: It's three days because we will be doing a television show and
need a day to setup and a day to rehearse and a day to shoot the show.
Mr. Plummer: Is there an admission being charged?
Mr. Sissel: Yes, to cover the cost of bringing the girls and they will be here for
eight days.
Mr. Plummer: Well, the point is, this is not for profit? Correct?
Mr. Sissel: That's correct.
Mr. Plummer: So, if there is any profit shown then you would be glad to put that
back towards the fees?
Mr. Sissel: Yes.
Mr. Plummer: ,Becapse understand as a recently passed resolution when we waive
any fees you have to give the right automatically to the city to audit your books.
Mr. Sissel: That's correct.
Mr, Plummer; ..,and if there is any profit it would go back towards defraydng the
city's expenses. Is that understood?
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Mt. Sissel: That's understood, yes.
Mt. Plummer: Under that circumstance..:
Mt. Grassie: There is a Cotnttiittee on fee waivers for Gusman Hall,has this question
gone to them?
Mayor ietre: Well, the Committee is you.
Mt. Grassie: No.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, the Committee is the administration.
Mr. Grassie: But, not me there are three or four people to do this.
Mayor Fette: No, no Mt. Manager, here is the way it was. We set up a special i :
of $10,000 a year in which the Manager was going to be the administrator of and
decide where we would waive fees.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre: Was it $15,000, so since your Committe won, we refer this to you.
Alright, what else do you have?
Mr. Sissel: In the television show that will be produced and syndicated statewide
we would like to show-off the City of Miami with some film clips. We would like
also to utilize- I think there is a band shell downtown for some outside exter.>r
shooting and hope that the city's Publicity Department will work with us.
Mayor Ferre: I'm sure that they would, then Father Gibson moves and Plummer
that if possible that the subject to the approval of the Committee that the
of use of Gusman Hall be waived and that the Department of Publicity cooperate: .girt;
them as much as reasonable and possible, ok? Call the roll.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved i
adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-313
A MOTION GRANTING A REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF RENTAL FEES
FOR GUSMAN HALL ON THE DATES OF JUNE 15, 16 AND 17, 1978,
FOR THE MISS BLACK AMERICA PAGEANT, AND REQUESTING THE
CITY OF MIAMI PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT TO COOPERATE.
OP- Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and ad pt.:
by the following vote -
AYES: Rev. Gibson, Mr. Plummer, Mr. Reboso and Mayor Ferre
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Mrs. Gordon
79. ACCEPT RECOMMENDATION OF coMMUNITY RELATIONS HOARD -
AUIUJRIZE CITY MANAGER TO APPOINT TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS.
Mayor Ferre: Now, we have item E left, Is there anything else Mr. Manager?
Mr. Plummer; Yes, we got our zoning items.
Mayor Ferre: I know besides the zoning because Reboso is leaving because he c
vote on those two zoning items that's why we.,. E which is the Manager's recomL
or whatever it is.
Mr, Grassie: We are going to make this a brief report Mr. Mayor and Mewhers o tt}e
City Commission,
Mayor Terre; Excuse me, Joe. Did we vote on item 57, Mr, Clerk,
Mt., Ongie; Yes, sir.
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Mayot Ferre: So this is the only item left on the tegular agenda?
Mr. bngie: yes.
Mayor terse: Altight, go ahead Joe.
Mt. Gtassie: This an informational report for the City COMMission. You know,
that we have been in the process of recruiting for a Assistant City Manager in our office
Is discussing this because the position was held previously by a latin, we have
discussed it with the Community Relations Board and after some considerable analysis
on their partiit was their recommendation and one that I concur in, that the city
should fill two positions rather than one and should take some affirmative action
steps in this case so that we would have not only latin representation, but also
black professional in that office and it would be my recommendation to the City
Commission that you indicate your support of that concept through a motion since
I do recommend it to you.
Mrs. Gordon: What is that?
Mayor Ferre: Alright, this is item E, Mrs. Gordon and the Manager is recommending
that-- he is reporting to the Commission that he went to the Community Relations
Board and discussed the item of the Assistant City Manager and that they recommended
that two Assistant City Managers be appointed. Do you have the budget for that
Mr. Manager?
Mr. Grassie: For the rest of this year, but we will have to make some transfers
to supplement.
Mayor Ferre: Ok, that would be on the next budget?
Mr. Grassie: Probably, yes.
Mayor Ferre: Ok. Alright, any questions?
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, a couple of questions. I understand your dilemma, but I wonder
why there are so many other little boxes up on top as well as down below? It seems
to be more than just one additional slot, it seems to be several.
Mr. Grassie: That is not correct.
Mrs. Gordon: It's not correct. It looks that way.
Mr. Grassie: Well, are we talking about A.C.M.'s?
Mayor Ferre: Yes.
Mrs. Gordon: Or anything it just seems like there are more people on board up in
the new structure than there is in the old structure and if I'm wrong I would like
to know where.
Mr. Grassie: Well, you are wrong. The only thing that is different from one to
the other is the one additional A.C.M. position.
Rev. Gibson: One additional?
Mayor Ferre: He is replacing Paredes position with twoaas I understand it.
Rev. Gibson: Booz-Allen,..
Mr. Plumper: No, that's not true now, you know, lets don't play on semantics, it's
one additional slot there is one vacancy presently and one additional.
Mr, Grassie: That's what we said one additional,
Mr, Plummer: Well, ok, but we are playing on words. If we create an additional
slot there are going to be two vacancies,
Mr. Grassie: Commissioner, we have Pne vacancy now, we are going to hire two
people, it can't be plainer than that,
Mr. Plummer: Well, I understand that, but the wording of Mrs. Cordon was that there
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is only one, but there looks like there is More that brie. It's true
two people that are going to be hired.
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but one is a replacement and one is a new one.
Mt. Plummet:
Mts. Gordon:
slots, but he
Mr. Plummer:
Rev. Gibson:
Mr. Plummer:
Rev. Gibson;
Mr. Plummer:
Rev. Gibson:
Mrs. Gordon:
Rev. Gibson:
the record.
because want
there is
That's fight, but there is only one new slot.
t4ell, t know that as fat as A.C.M.S, but it appears there are other new
says there aren't, so...
Anybody got a problem?
No, I...
Then I move it.
Wait a minute J.L., wait a minute.
Then I don't move it.
We don't need a motion.
I don't think you need a motion.
Let me make a statement before, Mr. Mayor and I want to put this in
I'm in accord with two, I don't care if they get fifteen you know,
to make my point and I haven't changed and I want to make sure
everybody understands Gibson and I want to make this clarification, I said I wanted
an Assistant City Manager, I told it openly and the Manager came back here you know,
-remember when Mrs. Range and... I want to straighten the record and I'm not just
for passing it over because I want a policy set by this Commission with an understanding
of the ethnic composition of the city. I said to the Manager 'you know, the people
who sit around the banquet table determine the mealiyou know, the menu.' I just
want to put that in the record because the latin paper and the latin radio gave me
hell, I want to say that for the benefit of everybody and they thought that I was
trying to get the position that Paredes had, I've got nothing to do with Paredes,
Paredes is gone. I asked for an Assistant City Manager who is a black man and said then
to Mr. Grassie and I want to put it in the record, that I didn't give a happy hoot
where you to get him. The Mayor said earlier today that I said I have a famous saying
"don't go to Yale and Harvard to look for blacks, when you are going for black lawyers,
go to Howard, ok. Now, I said all of that because I want to say this, I asked the
Manager and I want to put this in the record and want everybody to know where I
stand. I didn't said to the Manager 'here is a black that Theodore Gibson likes' -
Mr. Mayor, I want you to hear this-...
Mayor Ferre: I hear it.
Rev. Gibson: ... I said I don't care I want him to be capable and competent because
if he isn't he is a liability to me and if he comes and he doesn't perform I want
you to fire him. I want you to fire a latin who doesn't perform, by the same
token I want you fire a white anglo-saxon who doesn't perform and especially both
latin, black and anglo-saxon don't have the right attitude, I want them fired. I
hope you know what I mean by that. Now, let me go further, I said to the Manager
I said Mr. Manager0ask Plummer, a group of blacks came in my office and said to
me "I see the ad, I have applied, the Manager is about to make an appointment and
the Manager hasn't interviewed any blacks around here'- I told the Manager all of
this, I'm just putting this in the record and I am for whatever you have decided
that's your business because you are going to have to live with it and when I don't
get) you know, I'm going to be right here like I always am. Now, the Manager showed
me a folder with about three hundred names. The Manager also said of that three
hundred he had interviewed 35 , of the 35)20 of them were local. I don't know what
he means by local, all those blacks I have seen and I have talked with they have not
been interviewed. I just say this because I am a political creature right so I must
answer to my constituents and I am the creature for white folk and black folk and
latin. You see bow I vote here, you know, 1 vote for everybody, you need my vote.
I just hope when the Manager makes his appointment and if he has made up his mind
you know, that's alright, that before you annouce that you have talked with these
blacks who have applied. I know a black woman who has applied, I know a couple
of black men who have applied, locally. I hope they aren't going to be able to
point their finger in my face and say "Qibson, you are a liar". The one thing
I have not done in goy 63 years, I don't let people make me out a liar. Mr. Manager,
I just thought I better put all of that in the record.
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Mesa Gordon: 1 ought to put something in the record too.
Rev. Gibson: fot the benefit of everybody because let me tell you what the
blacks said to me "when you get ready to appoint a latin, he says I'll be damn
if he is going out of the eity and look for one, but when he gets ready to appoint
a black he will go look for one". 1 want you to know what is being said and 1 don't
Want you to get angry. 1 just want the record straight which releives me, so that
1 could substantiate what 1 have said. The one thing you will learn about me if
I tell you in private, I'll tell you in the public and 1 have yet to sit on this
Commission and lie knowingly. Now, 1 may lie, but it won't be because i know I'm
lying, ok. I'm through.
Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mrs. Gordon.
Mrs. Gordon: 1 haven't heard anybody yet say that one of those two is going to be a
woman. Mr. Grassie, have you said that?
Mr. Grassier No, and I'm not saying it now,
Mayor Ferre: Alright.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, I think everybody else has gotten a commitment, but me.
Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute,
Mrs. Gordon: You already got three of yours.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mrs. Gordon: Grassie, is it your intention to have a woman? I understand the
Justice Department's letter is pretty strong from what I read today, that the greatest
lack in the city appears to be the lack of women in high official positions in this
city. It's a greater lack than there is of any other minorities.
Mayor Ferre: Can't you find a black latin woman?
Mrs. Gordon: No, you don't need the three because he has had some applications
from qualified women.
Mr. Grassie: And who is a handicapped veteran too, right?
Mrs. Gordon: Well, no,you maybe joking and thinking it's real funny, but you are
doing something right now to satisfy a request.
Mayor Ferre: Well, I think the way to do it is this. Mr. Grassie,...
Mr. Grassie: What I'm suggesting to you, in case...
Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie, excuse me. Did you in your search or have you in your
search looked for women?
Mr. Grassie: Of course.
Mayor Ferre: Have you interviewed women?
Mr. Grassie: Yes.
Mayor Ferre: Have you diligently tried to find an A.C.M. who is a woman?
Mr. Grassie: I don't know what your definition of diligence is.
Mayor Ferre: Well, ok. Have you given it adequate consideration? Have you given
it your best consideration?
Mr. Grassie: We have over three hundred applications and I have interviewed more
than thirty people, at least 35 or 36 people, The people that I interviewed
obviously are about 10% of the total who applied. That 1OX was selected based on
their background as you could tell it from the resume.
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE runic mow
Mr. Grassie; If you consider that that is a diligent search?
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Mr. Mutter: Let the ask you in a mote simple way. Mr. Grassie, did you interview
fot the two positions keeping the Affirative Action Plan in mind?
Mr. Grassie: Of coutae, the basic thing that I have tried to convey to the City
Coi Missiott was that there existed an expectation on the part of cottMunity with
regard td the filling of the A.C.M. position that was vacant because it had been
held by a minority. Now, the process of snaking that appointment in my estimation
was sensitive for the community because of the perceptions of the community, if
that hadn't been a position already held by a member of a minority. It was for
that reason that I discussed the problem with members of the Committee Relations
Board and their advice was what I told you.
Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but did they also... did you discuss with them the total lack
of high positions for women in this city's government? Did you also discuss it
with them? Are they aware of it?
Mr. Grassie: I can't tell you about their awareness. It was not a major part of
our discussion, no.
Mrs. Gordon: Well, I have to quote you Mr. Grassie because you really don't consider
that that is even a need to be a concern of yours. Apparently, you don't really
consider the lack of women in government as a concern. You admitted that by saying
"no, you didn't make that a subject of your concern". I hope you surprise me.
Mr. Grassie: That's you interpretation Commissioner, that is not what I said.
Mayor Ferre: Well, look...
Mrs. Gordon: Did you say before I came back to the room that you had already made
your selection?
Rev. Gibson: No, he didn't.
Mrs. Gordon: I was out at the early part of your discussion.
Mr. Grassie: No, there has been no comment one way or an other on that.
Mayor Ferre: Anything else?
Mr. Reboso: Yes, I have one question.
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Grassie, I want to be nice to you, but I don't want to be... I
want to leave here tonight on the spot as I am. I have been on that hot seat for
about three or four weeks. I would like to get this one in the record. Did you
interview any blacks who live in Dade County or in the City of Miami for the position?
Mr. Grassie: Yes, both.
Rev. Gibson: Good enough. When you make the appointment I want to make sure - Mr.
Mayor, I want you to hear this- and ask some of those blacks who have applied, ok
and at that time after you make the appointment Mr. Mayor, I trust this would not
be a impropriety or an imposition that the Manager will then say to this Commission
in looking over the names, these are the people I interviewed and I understand -
look, I understand this business of choosing your staff much more than you think,
I'm in a system that we do it the way you do it, but we do some little things
you don't want to do. I told you that privately. Now, I just thought I better put
that out in the opening because there is no way in the world if I was interviewing
for a City Manager even if I had my mind made up man
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Mr. Grassie' with ttettbets of the trothtitunity Relations Board, attd their
advice was what t told you.
Mrs. Gordon: Did you discuss with them the total lack of high positions for
women in this dity's government? Did you also discuss it with them? Are they
aware of it?
Mr. Grassie: I can't tell you about their awareness.
Mrs. Gordon: bid you discuss it then?
Mr. Grassie: It was not a tnajor part of our discussion. No.
Mrs. Gordon: I have
that that is even a
consider the lack of
you know, you didn't
to fault you Mr. Grassie because you really don't consider
need to be a concern of yours. Apparently you don't really
women in government as a concern. You admitted that by saying
snake that a subject of your concern. I hope you surprise me.
Mr. Grassie: That is your interpretation Commissioner. That is not what I said.
Mrs. Gordon: Did you say before I came back to the roots that you had already
made your selection? I was out in the early part of your discussion.
Mr. Grassie: There has been no comment one way or another on that.
Mayor Ferre: Anything else?
Rev. Gibson; Mr. Grassie I want to be nice to you. I want to leave here tonight
on the spot as I am. I have been on the hot -seat about 3 or 4 weeks. I would like
to get this one in the record. Did you interview any blacks who live in Dade County
or in the City of Miami, for the position?
Mr. Grassie: Yes. Both.
Rev. Gibson: Good enough. When you make your appointment I want to make sure, --
Mr. Mayor I want you to hear this--wheh you make your appointment I am going to
ask some of those blacks who have applied. Okay? At that time, after you make
your appointment, Mr. Mayor, I trust this would not be an impropriety, or an
imposition. That the Manager will then say to this commission, in looking over
the names, these are the people I interviewed. I understand,. look. I understand
this business of choosing his staff much more than you think.I am in a system, that
we do it the way you do it. But we do some little things you don't want to do. I
told you that privately. I thought I had better put that out in the open. There
is no way in the world, if I was interviewing for the City Mananger, even if I
had my mind made up, man. I'd call those Blacks in on the local scene, look at
the hair,..even if I didn't like the color of their eyes. I would have gone clean.
I told you this before. Okay.
Let's move on Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Reboso: One question Mr. Mayor. Mr. Grassie let me ask you something. What we
are voting here tonight, is the five positions only. Right? The departments under
each position, is that flexible? Can be reorganized?
Mr. Grassie; Yes. If I find that the background of the people involved would
call for reorganization, I would do it.
Mr. Reboso: Okay. I want to say that, because Parades at one time had Human Resources,
what is Citizens Services now, and Finance. Before Paredes left, I think his position
was more weak in responsibility even though you told me at one time, no, we don't
want to get an assistant City Mananger that is a token,assistant City Mananger.
Mr. Grassie; I agree entirely with that, Commissioner. But I don't think that he
ever held those responsibilities at the sane time. He used to have finance, and
Budget Manangement and then he switched over to Human Resources. But he did not
hold them at the same time.
Mr.Reboso; Citizens Services? Parkins was under Paredes.
Mr. Grassie: Yes, But not at the sae tltner
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Mayor Ferre: Is there anything else on the subject? Mr. Plummer?
Mr. Plummer: I make a motion ratifying the action of the Mananger.
Mr, Reboso: I second the motion.
Mayor Ferret Call the roll.
Rev, Gibson: I am going to vote yes with the understanding that I want to
see those names, so I can be more intelligent.
Mrs. Gordon: I am going to say yes, and ask the Mannager to use his conscience.
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-314
A MOTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS
BOARD AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANANGER TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT
OF TWO MINORITY CANDIDATES FOR THE TWO POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT CITY
MANANGER
Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Reboso„ the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson
ViceMayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
8U. APPOINT COMMISSIONER ROSE GORDON AS REPRESENTATIVE TO DADS LEAGUE
OF CITIES AND COMMISSIONER (REV.) T. R. GIBSON AS ALTERNATE.
Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves that Rose Gordon be appointed to the Dade County
Or
League of Cities as the City's representative. Gibson seconds, further discussion?
You are on the Board. We have to do this every year. Call the roll.
Mrs. Gordon: Do you also appoint Father Gibson as the alternate?
The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who
moved its adoption:
MOTION NO. 78-315
A MOTION APPOINTING COMMISSIONER ROSE GORDON AS THE CITY OF MIAMI
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DADE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND APPOINTING COMMISSIONER
(REV) THEODORE R. GIBSON AS ALTERNATE MEMBER, AND INSTRUCTING THE
CITY CLERK TO CONVEY THIS INFORMATION TO MR. RUSS MARCHNER, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR THE SAID LEAGUE
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYE$: Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr,
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson
ViceMayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NQES: None,
Mayor Ferre; Would the Clerk so advise Mr, Russ Marchner, the Executive Director?
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81. CHANGE DATES OF CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS MR THE
MONTHS OV MAY AND JUNE.
Mayor Ferre: Now, we have the dates. We have conflicting dates. Mr. Plummer
you wanted to bring this up for discussion on the May llth meeting. Let's
look at our calendars. Go ahead Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: The Florida League of Cities has a quarterly meeting May 11th
which will require my attendance in Tallahassee. I move Mr. Mayor that the
long meeting, which is both the Commission and the Planning & Zoning, be on
May 19th.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-316
A RESOLUTION RESCHEDULING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF
MAY 11, 1978 TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 19,1978 CONVENING AT 9:00 A.M.
O'CLOCK
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner REboso, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote
AYES:
NOES: None.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson
ViceMayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Mayor Ferre: I will be in Europe on May 25. Does anybody have a problem with
May 31st? Would somebody make a motion?
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-317
A RESOLUTION RESCHEDULING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING
OF MAY 25, 1978 TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 31, 1978, CONVENING AT
9:00 O'CLOCK A.M.
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk.)
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote
AYES:
NOES; None.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson
ViceMayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
Mrs, Gordon; June 15 I will be out of town. That is the Planning and Zoning
Meeting, so we can incorporate it in either the first or last meeting of that
month. I would like us to take a position of not having that third meeting
in the month, and just do as we have done today.
Mayor Ferre; Yes, I agree.
Mr. Orassie; That is the plan we are on. We are trying to avoid the,,,,.,,
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Mts. Gordon: Don't we have to do it officially?
Mr, Gtassie: No. What you ate required to do is have two meetings, which is what
we do.
Mt. Gordon: I think because it is shown up there, that I will move to take the
Planning and Zoning and move it to the 22nd. The motion is to eliminate the
Planning and Zoning on the 15th and have it June 22nd, at night.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-318
A RESOLUTION RESCHEDULING THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION
OF PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 18, 1978, TO TAKE PLACE
ON MAY 19, 1978, AT 7:00 P.M., AND RESCHEDULING THE JUNE 15,1978, COMMISSION
MEETING TO TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 22,1978, CONVENING AT 7:00 P.M.
(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:
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson
ViceMayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: None.
82. GRANT ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE DEVE OWE TT ORDER AUTHORIZED
BY R-75-135 IN CONNECTION WITH "CLAUGHTON ISLAND."
Mayor Ferre: That finishes our agenda. Now we are on Zoning.
Mr. Alan Dakan: I was wondering if I could be heard on the Claughton Island
matter?
Mayor Ferre:Oh, I am so sorry. I told you we would take care of this at the
end of the agenda. This man has been here since the morning.
Mr. Alan Dakan: Seven o'clock. I didn't come this afternoon.
Mayor Ferre: I apologize to you. Tell us what you have on Claughton Island.
Mr. Alan Dakan: My name is Alan Dakan with the firm of High,Stack,Lazenby and
Binder, offices at 100 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. If you recall about 2 years
ago, you passed an extensive Planned Unit Development application for Claughton
Island. Subsequent to your passing the ordinance, the South Florida Regional
Planning Council took an appeal to the Governor and the Cabinet, and as a part
of the dismissal of that appeal, a stipulation was entered into between the
South Florida Planning Council, the City itself, of course the developers. As
a part of that stiuplation there was a time limit set as to when construction
would be developed. That was not a part of your ordinance. That was something
that was brought up by the South Florida Planning Council and was agreed to
by all parties,
As you know, the economic condition did take somewhat of a downturn in the
last two years, and as result of the delays resulting from the appeal to the
Governor and the Cabinet, in working out that problem, they were not able to
get started in the construction within time. That time runs out May 1, this
coming Monday or Tuesday I guess.
We went to the South Florida Planning Council, at their regular April meeting,
which was the first Monday in April, and secured from them an agreement to enter
into a stipulation for an additional Pane year extension of time. We are now asking
you to authorize the City Mananger to enter into the satire stipulation. The one thing
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that the South l'lotida Planning Council did say, is they did not want any
changes in the plan we have represented to them: we do represent to you, that
there are no changes in the plan, that all we are asking for is simply a one-year
extension in which to begin construction.
Mrs, Gordon: How much extension? How long?
Mr. Dakan: A one-year extension.
Mrs. Gordon: And they granted it to you?
Mr. Dakan: Yes, ma'am. That's right. So basically that is my presentation.
We simply ask that you resolve.
Mrs. Gordon: Do you think you will get going this year?
Mr. Dakan: We certainly hope to.
Mayor Ferre: There's a motion and second. Call the roll please.
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who
loved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-319
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT
ORDER AUTHORIZED BY CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 75-135
(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:
NOES: None.
Commissioner Rose Gordon
Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore Gibson
ViceMayor Manolo Reboso
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
83. DISCUSSION AND DEFERRAL OF: CONSIDERATION TO GRANT APPLICATION FOR CHANGE
OF ZONING LOCATED AT 1616-36 BRICKELL AVE.
FROM R-1 TO R-3A:
Mayor Ferre: We are on item #9, with my sincere apologies to the applicants.
I hope you understand the reasons why we did this was because Commissioner Reboso
cannot vote, since Mr. Morley is the owner of the property, and he has a conflict.
Let the record reflect that Commissioner Reboso is abstaining from voting on this
item due to a conflict that he has.
Now if you will step forward and present your case.
Mrs. Gordon: Is he owner, or part owner or something?
Mayor Ferre: I think he at different times has worked with, or for Mr, Morley,
and I think due to that,he has a conflict, and therefore can't vote on the item,
Would the staff give us a statement on item #i9?
Fir, Plummer; Refresh my rea*ory why this was deferred.
Mr. Robert Davis. Item 9 was deferred,....I remember it , because the applicant
wasn't here,
Unidentified person. Eaccuse me, this has not been deferred. This is the first
hearing of this application.
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Mr. nutter: This is item 9. I am sorry.
Mr. Davis: This is the first time before the Commission Mr, Plummer. I was thinking
of another one. Jarauga was deferred, yes) sir) for them to get with the Planning
Department and see if they couldn't make some adjustments. But this is the first
time before the Commission.
Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, this is a request for a
change of zoning from R-1 to R-3. The department had recommended before the Zoning
Board that the zoning be granted) and changed, and the Zoning Board turned down
the petition unanimously.
Mayor Ferre: It is R-3A.
Mr. Whipple: I am sorry, it is R-3A. The Department's feeling has been, as the
Commission may well remember, the numerous studies that have been done in the
Brickell area, the Department has consistently recommended that the westerly
or the northwesterly side of Brickell Avenue between 15 and 25th Road be rezoned
to R- 3A .
Mrs. Gordon: Would you explain why they turned it down?
Mr. Whipple: Perhaps Mr. Davis could better respond to that.
Mayor Ferre:Excuse me for a moment. I didn't realize, Item 9,...my wife and
my sister own property within a 300 ft. area, and therefore I have to abstain toe.
I don't think there is anything wrong with my chairing the meeting. I just won't
be able to vote, or express an opinion.
Mr. Davis: This was denied by the Zoning Board basically because of objections
to the R-3A zoning itself. While the Department recommended for the change of
zoning, the objectors stated their feelings about it,...the neighbors stated
their feelings about it and the Board agreed with them that they did not want
to see anymore R-3A zoning in that area.
Mrs. Gordon: What did they want to be there?
Mr. Davis: They are leaving it up to your good judgment I think Mrs. Gordon.
Mrs. Gordon: Are any objectors here tonight?
Mr. Whipple: The only other item the Department could comment on in addition
to the plans and studies we have done in the past have recommended this. The
Comprehensive Plan also recognizes a change of intensity along this area also.
So the change as requested would be in accordance with the plan.
Mr. John P. Rice: I am John P. Rice with offices at 888 Brickell Avenue,
representing Morely Realty in this application.
I would like the staff at this time to put the plat here which will show the existing
zoning between 15th and 25th Roads, fronting on the west side of Brickell Avenue.
You will note that the greater part of this property is already zoned R-3A and
is directly across the street from R-5A zoning. R-5A zoning is the highest density
multiple -family zoning in the City of Miami. It allows one dwelling unit for each
450 sq. ft. R-3A zoning permits one dwelling unit for each 1800 sq. ft. thereby
having 25% of the density which obtains on the opposite side of the street. I
attended several years ago the neighborhood planning studies and remember at that
time Commissioner Gordon sat on the Zoning Board reviewing the Brickell Avenue
study. At the time many of the people who lived on the west side of Brickell
Avenue felt that the R-3A zoning was not dense enough and was unfair in view of
the fact they had the higher density on the other side of the street. The Zoning
Board decided at that time while they approved the general Brickell Study they did
not go ahead with this rezoning, because they felt there might be something more
beneficial to that side of the street. But nothing has ever happened, and obviously
this is not a single-family residential district, As developers, we are trying to
find a base point from which to depart for the planning of this particular site,
In fact we have negotiatidns going on right now with several people who are
interested in developing it for townhouses, One of them particular, is here tonight
to try to see just what the sense of the City ComAission is on this property,
Mr. $ank Green who would like to develop townhouses on this site within the limits
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of the density appropriate to R=3A toh±hg, that being 30 units on this particular
site, It consists of 6 lots, 50 ft, x 180 ft, Now I did not attend the zoning
hearing, We were represented there by legal counsel, feeling that this was a
perfunctory tatter that would be routinely approved inasmuch as it was part
of the heighborhood studies, had been incorporated in the Comprehensive Neighbor-
hood Plan, and we were rather surprised to find that it was rejected. I have learned
that several people attended that hearing, and for good reason, stood in opposition
to it. I think their reasons were a misunderstanding of the alternatives between
R-1 and ft-3A. One of the things that concerned them was the fact that there are
trees on the site that are very valuable and worthy of preservation, and that
the change in zohing would thereby cause a destruction of these trees, Curiously
enough, the opposite is true. The gound cover that would be permissible on each
of these 50 ft.lots would be something in the area of 62%. Under R-3A zoning it
would be 25%. They are also concerted about the possibility that people would
looking down on single-family homes on the other side of the street, behind the
property on S. Miami Avenue, again fearing that there are larger height restrictions.
Again, it is peculiar but true, R-3A zoning permits a 30 ft, maximum height, and
R-1 zoning you can go to 35 ft,
Well, finally there was the matter of the density, the floor area ratio, I should
say. If one were to build a single-family residential home on an R--1 site complying
fully with all the setbacks, they could build a home that would actually be 124%
of the ground area, on which that building would be located. Again, in R-3A zoning
today that limitation is .5 percent. So 1 think these people that had stood in
opposition in the past misunderstand the difference between these two zonings.
Finally, the approval of R-3A zoning on this application, does not really
approve the property, as far as how it is going to be developed. It establishes
some new parameters within which we can come back to the City Commission and get
approval for our project as it would be proposed at that time. The reason is that
this property is within an environmental preservation district and requires the
procedures of submitting this plan for approval. That of course ultimately would
come back here too. So on this basis, that we think it is reasonable to rezone this
property at this time from R-1 to R-3A. Thank you for your attention.
Mrs. Gordon: Okay. Mr. Mayor, will you call the objectors, please. There are
some objectors left here.
Mr. John Lucas: Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Gordon, my name is John Lucas, I live at 1665
S. Miami Avenue, which is one of the properties that abuts the land area, which
fronts on Brickell Avenue, sought to be rezoned. And I would be one of those property
owners that Mr. Rice refers to, who would object to a two or three story apartment
building overlooking the backyard of my home. Yes, I would, and do. But more import-
antly, the objections I have, are to , not Mr. Rice or his client individually, but
to the concept of placing that R-3A zoning on Brickell Avenue and the uses that the
R-3A zoning would promote.
Mrs. Gordon: What would you suggest?
Mr. Lucas: I suggest it remain single-family residential, Mrs. Gordon, which is
a highly profitable type of real estate operation. Economic need is not the real
criteria facing us here. It is not a matter really of whether or not an individual
can develop a piece of property profitably, but it is how much profit is going
to be made.If I may,let me address myself first to the study that we talked about,
zoning this thing R-3A, this strip on Brickell Avenue. It has been sited that there
is a changed characteristic of the Brickell Avenue area. I have with me some photo-
graphs I took just this Sunday that I would like very much to pass out to this
Commission demonstrating the change that has taken place in that neighborhood, on
which the R-3A is suggested to be a solution to problems. First if I may I will
pass out three photographs of the property that is subject to this petition. They
are at 161.6 and 1636 Brickell Avenue, and lots 29 and 30 lying immediately north
of 1616,
Property owners have bought on Brickell Avenue for the reasons of: its beauty,
it characteristics, it's singular presentation, it's landmark position in the
community, We all have investments on Brickell. Avenue and S. Miami Avenue and
we invested our money there because of the quality and integrity of the neighbor-
hood, I have a series of photographs taken randomly along Brickell Avenue which
I would like to pass among the Commissioners so that you can assess what change
has been taking place an that street that would warrant a change of zoning of
these singlerfawily residences to two, r hree.story condimi,nium or townhouse
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or patio apartments.
Mrs. Gordon: Did you say you live on Miami Avenue or Brickell Avenue.
Mr. Lucas: My home address is 1665 S. Miami Avenue, and I also own the land
behind me on Brickell Avenue which is zoned R-1, and I, as an owner of the same
characteristic of land that Mr. Rice is talking about, want to retain that as
single family residential. I don't want you to change the zoning of my property
to R-3A even though I own one on Brickell Avenue.
These are views taken at random this Sunday showing the beauty of that street,
the foilage, landscaping, the well -maintained homes, the lawns that arc .;-)-icalately
kept. The center -median, kept at city expense which we, your taxpayers h.; support.
The Immanuel Lutheran Church, does not represent a change in that neighborhood
that would warrant apartment -type of complexes being constructed. A photograph
of 1548 Brickell Avenue, a home...., purchased not for speculation,but is being
remodeled at a considerable amount of expense by the owner. Homes on the bay.ide
of Brickell Avenue in this same vicinity, and random pictures of one anc two-story
homes between 15th Road and 25th Road.
Mrs. Gordon: Where is the church on the map?
Mr. Lucas: At 1770 Brickell Avenue, which is on lots 12 and 13.
Mr. Plummer: Where are you, John? Who owns the house next to the property.Did you
just recently acquire a second house?
Mr. Lucas: Yes, sir, I did. And I will put a covenant in there that it will stay
single-family residential for 20 years, Mr. Plummer.
Mr. Plummer: 1 am not asking that. I am just trying; to get my 'hearini;s. li 7ou
had a house that you remodeled sensibly on los 20 and 19?
Mr. Luca,: (1n 17, 18 and the north half of 19, is where I . own lot
to our rear. We own lots 20 and the south half of 19. i have a lame f.,II:ii
Mr. Plummer: Was that the Spector home?
Mrs. Gordon: Oh, that is right. That's were the Spector:; were.
Mr. Lucas: These are random views on S. Miami Avenue, ....that parallels
Brickell. Avenue which will the property over which the apartments to be built,
on a rear lot line, would look.
Now, one thing I might bring forth to you is this, that the sensitive areas
of a home are not in their frontyard, which would be away from your change of
zoning, but sensitive areas of a home are in the rearyard. Here is where the
informal activities of family affairs occur. Sunbathing, the children in the
pool, and the backyard barbecues, or what you do, which family relationships
are in the backyard. A single-family residence of two or three -stories behind
my home would be the same type of use, and not incompatible to me, but
of apartments overlooking my backyard certainly would be, or any other
who lived in the R-1 being overlooked by R-3A apartments.
Now, those are pretty pictures that I have pointed out to you.
Mrs. Gordon: You take very pretty pictures. Did you take them?
Mr. Lucas; Yes, ma'am.
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individual
Mrs. Gordon: I was asked what your profession is. I identified you as a very
quailified appraiser, which I know you to be, and a former member of the City
of Miami Planning and Zoning Board back in the 60s. Am I correct?
Mr. Lucas: That is correct, I thank you for the remembrance. Those pictures that
you have seen demonstrate the pride of ownership that these property owners show
in their property fronting on Brickell Avenue and on S. Miami Avenue. All of them
are uniformly well -maintained, demonstrating that pride, In all deference to Mr,
Rice, I might point out, that the only two that are neglicted are those that are
subject of this petition tonight. Which is the reason why I took those in color.
Please loom at those photographs, Automobiles parked on the grass, unkempt conditions.
The lot that they also own to the rear,,,,the property subject to this petition are
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the only properties not well -kept on that street.......les, thit is th,
first group I pass-16 and 1636-Brickell Avenue. Now, in fiii sin-'rrt , the
applicant is asking to construct apartment buildings. And yes, he must c:orne
back to the body to review his plans, to the environmental protection agency
for review of what will be built there, and what damage to the trees will be
made, but so did these people, who built R-3A buildings on Brickell Avenue
farther to the south. Let me show you what is going to be built on this
property. Please compare these photographs with the photographs of the maintained
homes that I showed you.The lawns, grass, the maintained areas, instead of asphalt,
with cars parking on the sidewalk. And what happens at the rear of those apartments,
Mr. Plummer? Mrs. Gordon, and Rev. Gibson, please look at these photograehs.These
were not spaced photographs. These were taken Sunday of this week. Randoml I
walked out and took these pictures. 2200 Brickell Avenue....rear yard. This would
be overlooking private homes on South Miami Avenue, rear yard. Please, sir when
you do something about it, don't extend the use to other properties in that area.
I an sorry. I imagine you recognize that I am not perhaps speaking, as obj ct 1y
as I normally do in my appraisal assignments Mrs. Gordon. I would like to be
objective but I can't. Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, if those picture
are not convincing to you, look at that one. Does Brickell Avenue deserve that:
That is.... the address is shown on the photograph, that is a refuse carpet ti:at
someone has taken out of the apartment and thrown in the backyard and it hae rottei
right next to the Dempsey Dumster, right next to the water heater that was gutted
out of an apartment and left laying in the backyard. Please, Brickell Avenue has
a character. We paid our good money for the property, relying on the integrity of
this neighborhood. It is an attractive street. Both South Miami Avenue and Brickell
Avenue. What Mr. Rice suggested might be a be a perfunctory approval, could .act he
a perfunctory approval, because this city commission knows that the application
of the R-3A has brought hundreds of objectors, for what was happening on the other
parts of irickell Avenue. I didn't show up perhaps because it was no concern of
mine. But Rev. Gibson, you remember words like this. They came to take away the
blacks, it wasn't my concern. They came to take away the Jews, it wasn't my con-
cern. They came to take away me. There was nobody left to complain. It is not
too late. Brickell Avenue is probably the most outstanding single thoroughfare
that we've got. It is a diamond -in -a -rough of a community development. It is a
beautiful street. I don't believe it deserves the type of development that these
photographs suggest, a developer will do. I am not ascribing ill motives to these
developers. Far from that. But when a piece of property in a sensitive neighborhood
is purchased for profit motive, the developer recognizes it. He is going tc try to
exact the most profit he can from that. How about us? Can we have our profit? Our
profit is our living ability, our place to raise our family. We bought there because
we want to be part of Miami and part of that pretty community. We are contributinf;
our dollars and invest to maintain it. I suggest in response to what I am sure
Mayor Ferre meant purely as a jest when he suggested it, Brickell Avenue South
where the triangulation occured, and the traffic that would be generated, he asked
Mr. Calhoun why don't you buy the property. We are not all able to do that. It was
meant in jest I know. But I did buy one lot behind me. But I can't buy the whole
world to protect me. 1 have to rely on you. You are the protection of the neighborhood.
You are the people we elected to give the integrity to the zoning code. The Planning
staff says the Comprehensive Plan suggests that this area would be, part of the
Comprehensive Plan for R-3A. Part of a plan for rezoning sometime maybe.The zoning
recognizes a changed characteristic of a neighborhood in order to be applied
effectively. It is not applied to give economic gain to a developer. It is applied
to preserve and protect a neighborhood, and I fear that in this case it will work
the inverse. It is not going to protect anything. This neighborhood don't have
to be protected by a zoning change. It must be protected from one.
I know the hour is late. I know that I am a little bit emotional. You have been
here since 7 o'clock this morning. I have only been here since 7 tonight. I do
want to thank you for your long day, your dedication to your job in staying here
with us this long. We stayed because it is important to us. I hope you will recog-
nize how important it is to preserve that neighborhood even if someone cannot make
as much money as they might want to, Money I don't think is the issue here, for
money to be made. Thank you very much.
Mayor Ferre: Any other speakers in opposition?
Mrs, Fernandez; My name is Fernandez, I am a resident at 1642
Brickell Avenue, That is lot #124 which is directly adjacent to the property
in question I won't keep you very long. I am sure that Mr, Lucas' presentation
has been very effective but I too would like to state my opposition and ask. this
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commission to give the single=family dwellers a fair opportunity to survive
in Brickell Avenue, We too are entitled to the so-called Brickell living that
developers are so quickly exploiting today. In all fairness the privacy of our
hones will be affected and that is one of the most cherished values in our system
of government and our traditions. Further to that in a more practical manner;
you can drive down Brickell Avenue in any given night especially on the weekend
and you will find cars parked all along the sidewalk in the 3A zoning areas because
these developments do not have enough parking spaces for their own tenants. So
they cannot accomodate visitors, family etc, and you have this parking problem.
Finally I would like to have the commission to give full way to the Planning.
and Zoning Board's unanimous decision and recommendation to dhmny this petition.
Thank you.
Mrs, Gordon: How far from this area is the last R-3A? Point to this property.
Ms.Selma Alexander: It will come up oa the agenda next.
Mr. Plummer: Explain your last statement.
Ms.Alexander: R-3A is from approximately 26th Road, up as far as 20th Road
on Brickell, is R-3A, is already zoned R-3A, not in use at the moment. It is
coming up next. I am Selma Alexander, 2323 S. Miami Avenue, for the record. 1
e have lived there since 1942, for the record. I have probably been at every
Planning and Zoning Board meeting and every City Commission meeting that had
to do with the R-5A and R-3A and I have said publicly, more than once, that
R-3A developed an instant slum, but I never had anything to prove it until
tonight when Mr.Lucas came in with the magnificent slides that showed just
exactly what happened. What happened in back of my neighbors with the dumpsters
on great high walls, and the trash drifts over into their beautiful gardens,
and what is likely to happen to me. But it is instant slums, as much of it
has been developed. They talked about all kind of extra studies for ttie Brickell
area. The R-3A is obviously not the right zoning. It is not correct. I am not
against some kind of development and progress, but it is still an environmental
preservation district. The R-3A in practice is either bad zoning or it has been
not effective or it has not been administered properly, because it is my con-
sidered opinion that most of these things are over -built for this zoning.There
has been too much lot coverage and I have no way to prove it really. 1 have
stepped things off, I have reported it, but nothing has ever happened. I got
some fins taken off one building. Yes, that I did manage. With the exception of
one development, that is a private residence, with big gorgeous gates, the
rest of it is an instant slum. It is a slum, facing on the R-SA side. Thank you.
Mr. Gerald Ross; Mr. Mayor members of the Commission, my name is Gerald Ross.
I live at 1877 S. Miami Avenue. Apropo to Mr. Lucas' remark about certain groups not
stepping forward and ultimately finding themselves without any help, I am stepping
forward to speak on behalf of Mr. Lucas and that area who now does not have R-3A
behind them on Brickell Avenue. Unfortunately, I have R-3A behind on Brickell
Avenue and all I can say is, I have 4 or 5 families looking into my backyard
periodically. I have parties, frequent parties, that I would not have with a
residential zoning. There are cars parked, as was mentioned on the street, which
do not allow people to pass by, squarely blocking the street. I think you have
an opportunity to stop the degradation of one of the most beautiful streets,
Brickell Avenue and another most beautiful street, S. Miami Avenue, stop this
degradation from occuring any further than it has. I urge you to please consider
or reconsider the zoning classification of R-3A for Brickell Avenue. Thank you.
Mayor Ferre: Further speakers in opposition? If not, Mr. Rice on rebuttal.
Mrs. Gordon: Can I give a little historical background of what my memory brings
me on this property? I was working on the Planning Board many years as you know,
and was there when this area went under the change, and went back when R-3A was
first created for this area. I don't think there is another area in this city that
has R-3A, or there may be a little bit of it on Bird Avenue in the Grove. There
is a small amount of it on Bird Avenue, in the Grove. The reason, if I recall,
that this property, that is north of the presently zoned R-3A, was not zoned
at the same time, was because of property owners on 15th Road, who had a desire
for R-5, and because they wished to have R-5, they did not want the R-3A applied.
They waned R-5, high-rise just like the other side of Brickell Avenue. So the
thinking of the planning Board at that time, and the department was, ..,,well,
Look, we won't change this at this time, but we know, just as the other side of
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Brickell Avenue was not all changed at one time either, if you recall, You are
familiar, because you are acquainted with land use in this area.
It was also changed on a piecemeal basis because for the reason being that some
of the east side of Brickell felt that the tax base would be incteased, and they
didn't want to pay the higher tax base, however, finally it was resolved by the
tax assessor that regardless whether it was zoned R-5A on the eastside, they would
still have to pay that tax because it was going to be zoned R-5A. It was planned
and conforming to the rest of the zoning that had taken place. So I will be as
brief as I can but Mayor I have to say these historical things so that those who
have not had that information will at least have it, for background use. At any
rate that is the story. And those people who have --I don't know if they are still
owners of that property --but they did own a good piece of property abutting 15th
Road. I don't know if it was 3,4 or 5 lots. But someday they hope to get to R-5A.
I am just giving you history, that's all, John.
Mr. Rice: Mr, Mayor, I would like to first state, I find myself almost in
total agreement with the people who have spoke here in opposition to my
application. I brought my own pictures to show in connection with our next
matter coming before this commission. I'll let you look at these too while
I am speaking to this subject.
When I last appeared here, I don't believe any of you were here. It was the last
meeting of the City Commission that heard my other application, and I too made the
statement that I think R-3A zoning is an abomination. What it has done to Brickell
Avenue where I live and hope to stay, and where my company has a very substantial
investment, we are concerned about what is happening on that street. We want to
see that chnaged. I have met with the Planning Department, I guess now over 5 or 6
years discussing this particular zoning because it has produced nothing but what
has been described here as a slum. I think perhaps I would like to make a suggestion.
The real answer to this area is never going to•be accomplished by setting parameters
that's numbers written in the code.Everybody I think who wants to do anything on this
street particularly on the side that you people are concerned about, because there
is nothing we are going to be able to do about the east side. That is so locked -in
now with high -density high-rise, condominiums, we expect it to stay that way. But
if this commission can find within its power to do so, I would suggest that you
approve our application, but you do so in a manner that would put us in the status
of a PAD, where we have to come in, give a project here, detailed in all of its
character, height,size, and every other feature so that all the people who are
concerned about it can come back and speak to it. If it is turned down, it is
turned down. Now what this offers in the altenative is what really our developers
that we are speaking to are interested in doing on this particular site and
that is to develop townhomes, townhomes that would be of a high-class, which I
believe reasonable people would not find in conflict with single-family occupancy
on the South Miami side and which are going to allow us to get rid of what really
have become slum single-family homes. We can find no one interested in renting
those houses and restoring them. Nobody today can see the economic advantage of
doing that. The only thing my inclination would be is to demolish those houses
sitting there. They were in that state when we bought them. We tried to improve
them to make them more habitable. We have not succeeded. The tenants there are
not the kind we would like to see, and I expect you people who live behind it,
or near it, would not like to see either. I believe that if the commission can
attach this PAD rider to this, maybe everybody can be satisfied. Otherwise I think
no one is going to be. Thank you.
Mr. Davis: 1 wanted to state that if that were the desire of the commission, it
would not be possible to attach a condition to the rezoning at this point. It
might be advisable if the applicant wishes to go forth with a PAD application,would be to
defer this matter and have it come up concurrently with the application for a
change of zoning, because it is his desire.
Mayor Fevre; What is the will of the commission?
Mrs. Gordon: Be can't apply for a PAD on an R-1 that would be,--,
Mr, Davis: No, ma'am, It would be proposed to be rezoned R-3A or whatever the
situation would be.
Mrs, Gordon; There is also another way of handling a situation similar of what
you are talking about, if in fact this commission decided to do that at all, to
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tone in R-3A tone, would be on first reading. There is always a second reading.
Mr. bavist You can defer it at any point before it is final Mrs. Gordon. It wouldn't
take any difference I don't think. It could be held at this level or it could be
held at the level between 1st and 2nd reading.
Mr, Plummer: Let me understand. Can he put a PAT' on that property?
Mr. Davis: He can put a PAD on any property. However a PAD is limited to
the density in the district. If it stays R-1 he is limited to a density
basically of one unit every 6,000 sq. ft.
Mr. Fosmoen: Bob, there is one other point also,....he does not have 3 acres.
Mr. Davis: He does not have 3 acres.
Mr. Plummer: That is what I was just asking. Could he qualify for a PAD. I am
getting conflicting answers.
Mr. Davis: Technically it has to be 3 acres unless there is something unique
about the site. He could however come in with an application that wouldn't
be a PAD but let's say it would be a townhouse approval on this.
Mrs. Gordon: Why would he need a townhouse approval. He could build townhouse without,...
Mr. Davis. as a conditional use.
Mrs. Gordon:..on an R-3?+?
Mr. Davis: This is again .3 problem. R-3A doesn't lend itself to a townhouse
application. R-3 would bL, a better application for townhouses. R-3A zoning
is not what he really wants to build there, what I am getting the feel of.
Mrs. Gordon: I don't know anybody that likes the R-3A zoning, and I don't know
how many times I have said I don't like it. I said it so many times.
Mr. Davis: It might be a point for him to come back with a different application
altogether, since this attitude is seemingly present, with not only the objectors
and the commission , and the Board, but certainly with himself, that he doesn't
want R-3A. If he were to come back with let's say an application for R-3 with
a townhouse on it, or something like that, that would be applicable to this and
controllable by the Board, at the Commission,
Mrs. Gordon: Are you saying R-3A cannot accomodate townhouses?
Mr. Davis: Again, I am speaking from memory on this, but I think R-3A reverts
to R-2 and and R-2 townhouse would not give him the density.
Mr. Whipple: What Mr. Davis is trying to do is look for a vehicle by which
to process this.As conditional use, townhouses are listed as R-2. He was trying
to revert the zoning back so the conditional use could be applied for, and
brought forward again. Nothing under the R-3A that we can attach as a condition
unless this body wanted to have the applicant provide something between 1st
and 2nd reading and also wanted to proffer to this commission a covenant or
something of that nature. But as a Planned Area Development, the site is not
large enough and I think perhaps would not qualify as far as uniqueness as re-
quired by the PAD ordinance.
Mrs. Gordon: We understand you then. Bob you are groping for some tool to control
the R-3A from developing into another development such as there is to the west.
Zr, Davis: I think he has the wrong vehicle but I can't tell you the vehicle he
should come up with. Perhaps he should confer with us when we have time to plan
this out a little better.
Mr, Hank Green; Mrs, Gordon, I am Hank Green,,,,a developer, 9555 Old Cultler
Road, Coral Gables, We are presently building on Bird Road and Virginia Street
in Coconut Grove, on a 3-A zoning, and we are doing townhomes over there,
Mrs, Gordon; l noticed those, They are very nice,
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Mr. Green: We have done softie more over on Many Street, we have done some on Trapp,
so we have beet: doing those, and doing the quite well within the ordinance. What
suggest oy hfirst ng, y av
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have me come
back with asite plan, thettyourtoneit to that siteplan, with thelandscaping
and everything else. You either like that we have, or you don't like it. We can
live within the 1.4 toning.
Mrs. Gordon: 1 don't think we can tone with a site plan unless it was coming
into us a conditional use.
Mr. Davis: This is exactly the problem we are into legally sir, unless the
Law Department wishes to correct me on this, is, that there is no conditional
zoning in the City of Miami.
Mr. Green: I don't know why you would have to give it a conditional zoning.
Mr.Davis: If you approved it for only one site plan.
Rev. Gibson: Wouldn't it make, Mr. Davis,....one thing I like to see happen
in the City, is where sometime,...I don't like what you want, and you don't
like what I want, but we could have an understanding,and work out an agreement,
maybe we have something better than what either of us wants. Would it be wise,to
ask staff, and you and you, to sit down and work out a vehicle, a compromise vehicle,
a legal thing, so that you could get a first-class, high-class, or whatever that
is, certainly is better than what you would get now. Sit down and try....you give,
he gives,....then work out a vehicle to give a good development there. Is that
possible? Would you want to try it?
Mr. Lucas: Rev. Gibson, you are a man of great depth, wisdom, observation. While
I was on our zoning board, I was partially responsible for this offspring that
we have before us, the R-3A. I was opposed to it for a number or reasons. Mrs.
Gordon was opposed to it for a number of reasons, and the reasons generally were,
that, what would result from that zoning, is totally unacceptable to the City and
the City's concepts. I would like the opportunity to again work with my colleagues
on the Planning staff, for whom I have a very high regard, and love to work with,
Mr. Rice who I am sure is interested in making development profitable to him. How-
ever, I must say this to you, I don't believe that it is going to resolve itself,
about the R-3A. I belive the City is going to have to have some other treatment
for properties and controls over the development of lands in sensitive areas such
as this, that are not available in the R-3A.
Rev. Gibson: What I was thinking is, that, hearing both,... your name sir?
Mr. John Rice: I am John Rice.
Rev. Gibson: Mr. Rice in hearing you, I just get a feeling, --
Mr. Lucas: We both agree it is an abominations.
Rev. Gibson: I just get a feeling if these two men can sit down and talk, and
the staff would listen, knowing that we would want to see people get together
and live, that you will come up with a vehicle and it won't be what you are telling
me now, meaning that what R-3A,.. won't be that. You will come back here,..it may
take 30 days or more, but you will come back here with a solution, that will not
only help, you the developer, and you the homeowner, but might help all of us in the
City. I am willing to take that chance. I find it far more comforatable than to
impose upon you tonight, and deny you tonight. I find that far more agreeable.
Mrs. Cordon: Mr. Foemoen, the question I was going to ask you was, apparently
the intent is not to develop the R3A the way it would normally be developed but
to utilize it in a townhouse type of development now. The question is to you, how
long would it take you,Your staff, to devise a modification to the R-3A which would
include perhaps and R-3A-T, townhouse zoning. Okay? That would then be a classification
which would be available rather quickly I think. How long would it take?
Mr, Fosmoen: I don't'thlnk it would take us terribly long to develop the language or
modify the existing R.34, It would take a while to gel: through all the hearings,
Before all the Boards, and through this couuuiasion and finally, adoption, You
are talking about tvoi.and..one-half to three months precess.once it is through
the staff, to get it through the Boards and commisaiona and adopting it in'ordinance
form,
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Mrs. Gordon: But on the other hand, it takes time to develop plans and get
everything ready for a development anyway. So maybe if, you are all working
together, with that in mind, perhaps as father said, perhaps we could defer
this until something is developed.
Rev. Gibson: I would like to offer the suggestion that defer the matter and
give these two men, meaning your company, and the neighbors, an opportunity
to sit down and come up with a reasonable suggestion and don't come back here.
Just go immediately to the staff, and then the staff will know, and put it on
the agenda so that we will cut through all this time business. Save time. But
we want to be legal. I would like to try it.
Mr. Lucas: Rev. Gibson, I mean what I said when I made those remarks earlier
about someone not coming to the aid of someone. I have a selfish interest in
this just as Mr. Rice has. Perhaps I might not be as objective as some of the
staff might. Mr. Rice will not be as objective in his views. I have, of course,
no resistance to meeting with Mr. Rice, and discussing with him, but I must tell
you this. I am convinced that the area does not need the zoning change. Not what
type of zoning to change it to, but it doesn't need to change. My presentation to
you, demonstrating the pictures of what is there, and except for the two houses,
that are occupied by non-resident, transient tenants, owned by this applicant, all
of the other houses on that street are well maintained, single-family homes. Nobody
is seeking changes for more units or more houses. Now, I don't believe, no. 1, that
the zoning change is required and no. 2 if there is a zoning change required at some
time in the future when a neighborhood changes, and requires it, the R-3A wouldn't
be the one to apply. That is my position. I would love to meet with Mr. Rice and
discuss this. You understand that.
Mrs. Gordon: Okay. Everybody is not going to be happy with what I am going to
say but I want you all to understand that I am looking at this as if it were
appearing before me in a court of law and if I,were a judge and was looking at
this case and I am going to try to tell you how I feel about it. 15th Road to
the north is offices, well -developed in that characteristic. Brickell Avenue
to the south, except for this little strip, between 15th Road and the beginning
of the R-3A, is R-1 and R-1 is not proper zoning. I am sorry to have to say this
to you, because I respect you and your knowledge and I understand your dilemma.
I understand you live there and this is your home behind it, but from a strictly
zoning standpoint, R-1 is not the proper zoning for that area. And whether it
is R-3A or a zoning we develop that does accomodate that area, properly, I don't
know. I don't think R-1 is the proper area,....John, I am sorry,... for that area.
And you know,...you didn't live there, and you came before this Board as an attorney,
or representing a client. You've been a zoning consultant too so you understand
zoning very well.
Mr. Lucas: If you were the Judge ,Mrs. Gordon I would point out to you that a very
natural deviser exists,the Immanuel Lutheran Church property which fronts on both
streets and serves as a natural divider for those homes that are preserved in the
R-3A that has already been mistakenly applied.
Mrs. Gordon: I really don't want to go into a debate. We have been here since 7 A.M.
but I again I just simply want to reiterate, from 15th Road to the north, heavy
office usage,.. and the church, if it ever was removed from there, I am certain the
zoning would change.
Mr. Lucas: Mr. Mayor, may I make one final statement?
Ms.Pernandez:May I say something please. Excuse me. We have to deal with the
realities here, and the realities here are that the 3-A zoning has not worked
as was expected. It has been a disaster. On the other hand we have this area
of single-family residences that are well kept, that the character of that
particular area of the neighborhood has not changed, and why does this commission
want to destroy the character of that particular area of the neighborhood by intro-
ducing this 3-A zoning which has been ineffective and has been detrimental to the
Brickell Avenue area. Now, I do not understand, We may go back into the history
of the 3-A zoning, we may talk all night about this, but we haven't dealt with the
realities of this case, Thank you.
Rev. Gibson; Let we make a suggestion, I want to offer a motion to defer this matter
and We these two people an opportunity to sit down and talk, Hopefully you will come
up with a solution of a kind, If you don't crnne up with one better than we have before
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us, at that point in time, Theodore Gibson will be willing tu 4e. e,
a positive position. I just feel like a man with his knowJc4,e and a man
with this man's knowledge, you can solve this problem. All ot: us have dilemmas.
Part of my hussle is marriage counselor. Everytime a man and his wife come in,
nobody wants to tangle. I say, let's sit down and talk. Not always am t
successful, but most of the time, when they walk out, they say, Father I. am
glad I came. I want you to try it for my sake. Okay? That is, a motion to
defer.
Mr. Plummer: If I stay here another half hour, I am going to need your hussle
for marriage
Mr. Rice: I would appreciate that opportunity. I think it has been pretty
categorically stated, that our principal opponent is unalterably opposed
to changing zoning from R-1. His intellectual honesty in making that statement
is to be admired and I think precludes the possibility of any rapport developing
between us. What I would say to you is, that it is our intention that if this
R-3A zoning is approved, because of the presence there of a magnificent fic:us
tree, and other trees on that site, to go through the site planning incidental
to a specified development and get approval, and an opportunity will be given
to refuse our plan. I would like to request you give us this R-3A zoning now,
and recognize that this company owns property all up and down Lrickell Avenue
and we are not about to do anything to prejudice our reputation in this community
or what we do on that street. Thank you.
Mrs. Gordon: The motion is to defer, but it is also my intention to ask the
department to immediately begin their revision after this motion is passed.
Mr. Fosraoen: Commissioner, we will be happy to do that of course. I am not
sure that I understand who you want us to work with in that process.
Mrs. Gordon: I want you to work with your department.
Mr. Fosmoen: Fine.
Mrs. Gordon: And if anyone else want to give you input, that is fine, but you
are not mandated.
Rev. Gibson: My thinking is...as a fool can't see, and I am sure these two men
are too intelligent. If you don't do anything but sit down and look at each other
in the presence of the staff, I would like to have that done.
Mrs. Gordon: Why don't you call the roll on the motion.
Mr. Plummer: In casting my vote, it is very simple, 1 hate to sit here and
remind other people that I was only one that was totally opposed to the R-3A.
I said then, and I say now, R-3A in my estimation was nothing more than a high-class
ghetto. It still is. Every day that goes by, I am more convinced that 1 was right.
I am not convinced John, you won't want to hear this. To me, to fight for an R-3A
type of zoning was to create a buffer, the buffer from an R-5A to and R-1, to me
is not a buffer, as far as I am concerned. I think the whole key in this,...what
I would like to see, is what I think is very much in the next application, something
with flexibility. Something that in the wisdom of this commission, they can sit back
and say yea cr nay. Yes it is too much, no it is too little. Now, all I am saying is,
there has to be a better alternative than what is there now. I will vote with the
motion with a hope that reasonable men can disagree. They don't have to be disagree-
able. I vote with the motion.
Mayor Ferre: I am abstaining because I am personally involved, in the vicinity.
Mr.Fosmoen; May I indulge the Commission, ----
Mr, Plummer; Go right ahead, it's only 161 hours,....
Mr, Fostnoen;--get some impression of what It 1s you are objecting to.
Mrs, Gordon: Yes, I am going to offer you a motion if you will allow me sir.
1 would ask the Planning Department, to, bearing in mind, the need, --I an not
going to say the applicant, because that isn't the point-- the strip of land
that is sandwiched between two higher classifications of zoning on an arterial,
which is a major highway, in my opinion, has to have to special treatment and
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consideration. tearing in mind the limitations that you have heard tonight, the
ability to develop and not overdevelop, and yet to retain some flavor of the
ataenities of that preservation district, therefore I at not saying to you what
1 said before,an it-3A-C. I will let you name it whatever you want. This is your
baby,
Mr. Davis: Anyone who wishes to be included in these meetings, please give your
names,
Mrs. Gordon:Let me explain why the deferment, so you will understand the procedures.
First of all Mr. Fostnoen has been directed to move pronto, Posthaste, The deferment
also says that the application is pending, 1n case nothing happens, you don't work
together, and we still have an option for change, you don't have to go through the
whole zoning boards back -to -us -again process. We are going to hold this thing and
see what happens. And that's where we are.
Motion No. 78-320 to defer the matter was passed and adopted by the following
vote: AYta: Mrs. Gordon, ..r. rlummer and Rev. Gibson:Abstaining:Mayor Ferre
and Mr. Reboso:
The following resolution was introduced by Mrs. Gordon who moved its adoption:
MOTION N0. 78-321
A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANANGER TO REQUEST THE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO STUDY THE AREA ON BRICKELL AVENUE
SOUTHWESTERLY OF S.E. 15TH ROAD PRESENTLY ZONED R-1 FOR
A POSSIBLE ZONING CHANGE AND ALSO TO RESTUDY THE R-3A
ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer and Rev. Gibson.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAINING: Mayor Ferre and Vice -Mayor Reboso.
84. GRANT APPLICATION TO PERMIT P.A.D. - 2450 BRIQCE L AVENUE ODNSISTING
OF 72 t1VELLING UNITS.
Mayor Ferre: We are now on Item NO. 11.
Mr. Davis: Item 11 is an application for a P.A.D.--a Planned Area Development
consisting of 72 dwelling units and 19 structures to be located at 2450 Brickell
Avenue. This was deferred from the meeting of March 16 for consultation of the
applicant with the Planning Department.
Mr. John P. Rice: Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, I am John P. Rice, 888 Brickell Avenue.
Mrs. Gordon: Are you back again?
Mr. Rice: I am. I represent the applicant. I would like to direct your attention
to a brochure we put before you. While it looks large, its very small. It has the
zoning ordinances in it. There's really just three pages that are relevant to this
matter now, and most particular it is the 3rd page, which is a zoning fact sheet
prepared by our office this time, not by the Planning Department. The previous fact
sheets that have been put before the Zoning Board and before the City Commission,
have not really considered the fact that is paramount in this application. This
is a PAD, a Planned Area Development application, and I would draw your attention
to the first page of the information given you, and for those in the audience who
would like to have this information, I brought extra copies and they are available
to you. The quote, down in the second paragraph, specifically states that the
densities, open areas, space, floor area ratios, and other regulations which
are permitted in the existing zoning district or districts of a PAP as may be
determined by the City Commission pursuant to a PAP application, will apply to the
whole property. The distribution of those parameters is for your determination.
Now, if you will look to the fact sheet you will see we have set forth specific
allowances under R-3A, R-1, P,A.D, and what we propose. I submit to you that the
evaluation of our project in respect to how it complies with the P 4 A . parameter's,
Is set forth in the 3rd cols headed PAP, What we propose is in the nth column.
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the items that I have examined and written out here for your attention, establishes
the fact that there is only one element in which we are not in conforfnity with, all
of the requirements it would obtain under thie PAD, And that one happens to be the
height of the building itself, I would point particularly to the fact that we are
building on this site some 10,000 sq, ft. less than would be permitted under this
PAD study. I would point out to you, we are building 69 units rather 74,1 will call
your attention to the fact that the lot coverage is 23% as opposed to 36 which would
be permitted. I would also call your particular attention to the fact that the useable
open space is 3 times that which would be required under the P.A.D. application.
One hundred percent of the parking on this property is under cover, not sitting out
in one of these black paving yards, which our picture shows, as did the people who
appeared in opposition to our previous application. The minimum size, and remember
many of these units that have been built on Brickell Avenue that we view as instant
slum, are built down to the minimum size apartment. The average that we have come
up with in our development is 1755 sq. ft. The setback requirements, --we are within
all the setback requirements. Now, in respect to the height, I would call your attention
to this one sketch which will show you that in respect to the exposure, to the single
family side, we actually have a site -line, which is lower in its profile than we would
obtain if we were complying vigorously to R-3A. In this case, we are the owners of
the properties that we are going to sell as luxury single-family cluster homes on the
the South Miami side, putting those properties immediately opposite the townhomes
we are going to be building on the Brickell Avenue side. There has been a lot of
things said about real estate developers, but nobody has yet accused us with being
foolish with our money, and in this case I can assure you, that we know full well
that we are going to be able to sell these luxury single-family homes opposite the
townhomes that we are putting on the Brickell Avenue side.
What we would like you to realize at this point in time, is, that we have been
responsive to your mandate at our last meeting, to go back and meet with the
Planning Department, and see if we could do anything to bring us closer together.
I think basically what we have done, is, we brought our F.A.R. down closer to, in
fact, if we view this as a PAD to what they suggested, of .68. Actually I am at
.69. We have taken 3 units out of this. We have eliminated a run of anything over
100 ft. We are actually now down to a maximum of 92 ft. and if you look at our
model, you will see they don't read as 100 ft. They are not row houses --they are
not the row apartment units, or townhomes that are now on that side of the street.
This is a PAD. We have 4-plus acres of land. The only precedent that is established
before this commission if it approves this project is, that if someone else comes
in with a PAD, combining areas of this amount, with the same mixture, and has a
plan that meets with your approval, then you have set a precedent. You are going
to have to treat them as we, but not because of R-3A, not because of R-1 but
specifically because of the PAD. I would like to recount one further fact I think
is important. It is really the last point that I made here in this text. The Urban
Development Review Board which I believe is appointed by this Commission, gave its
unanimous approval to our project when it was originally submitted in the form it
came to you, at the last meeting. These people are professionals, they are architects,
landscape architects and I believe that if this Commission approves this application
as it is now offered, this city will have something it will be proud of, Brickell
Avenue will have a bench markfrom which it can build to the future, and if anyone
stands in opposition to this development as it is now constituted, I would like to
know what alternatives they offer to developers who are really trying to improve
Brickell Avenue. I thank you for your attention.
Mrs. Gordon; Mr. Fosmoen, would you please speak to this application as it is
being presented to us tonight?
Mr. Fosmoen: I am going to ask Mr, Whipple to speak specifically to it. This is
the first time I have seen this set of numbers. It's a quarter to twelve.
Mrs, Selma Alexander; Sorry. I'm Selma Alexander, again. I am very confused at this
whole issue. The height is what concerns me, We have a letter that was delivered.
Mr, Ross will read it to you. They are going four -stories and that site -line, Maybe
I just don't understand it. I would like that better explained to me than it was.
Because this is right back of me, I have seen what has happened to all my neighbors.
I fought against a lot of it, and did the best I could. I agree with J.i., it was
a rotten, awful kind of zoning, There has been three studies that are buried some-
where in a drawer in the Planning Department, addressed to this same area, since
the initial time. I've never seen any results of it,That's what really blows my
mind about the whole thing, I will admit, I went the Urban Development Review Board.
I will admit, that on the aurface, this offers more in terms of setbacks away, and
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not larger units, and what not. It seemed too dense. It evidently: complied somewhat
with the density, but its the height that bothers me, really. I am worried about
a fourstory building in my pristine backyard, where we have lived with such
privacy for 37 years. It is really something.
Mt. Gerald Ross: Just briefly, --I am Gerald Ross, 1877 S. Miami Avenue. I feel
that the height is also a major contention here. It changes the character,even
though you have, as I understand the project, private homes buffering, you are
still going to be looking into the four -stories. This changes the character of
S.Miami Avenue considerably, for precedent -setting also. I have a letter from
the Save-Brickell-Avenue Incorporated, that if I may, read into the record. It
is short and leave it with you...."To the Miami City Commission, to the Commissioners,
Save-Brickell-Avenue Inc. a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation
and improvement of Brickell Avenue, has considered the application for a Planned
Area Development located at approximately 2450 Brickell Avenue. The Beard of
Directors wishes to advise the Commission of the fact that Save-Bri.ike11-Av.':ue
Inc. is opposed to this application. We respectfully request that yr a ,tnthe
application. In particular we are in favor of restricting all future huiiding:,
to a height of no more than three stories as the R-3A zoning requires and wo
are in favor of a lower density. Thank you for your consideration. We represent
approximately 80 property owners in this important matter. Signed,ianct W iid;;:;n,
President." Thank you.
Mr.Rice: If we may we would like to explain this height to Mrs. :Alexander and
others that are interested on the Commission. The property on the side exposed
to S. Miami Avenue is three -stories. The setback from that property line is '3 it
Under R-3A it could be 27 ft. and you will notice, if we were building the R-3A,
the overlooking into rear property would be much closer, much more penetrating
by a long shot than what we are now proposing. I think it is important that people
who would oppose a project, --it's a P.A.D.--would not choose to express their oppo-
sition by writing letters, not having seen this project, because this project is not
just numbers. It is actually architecture. It is site planning, ana unless somebody
has looked at that, and seen what we are producing, I don't believe they arc• a
legitimate critic of what we are about to do. And I think that this are.: is so
important as a hammock, as an area of beautiful trees, that it is only going to
be preserved by the type of design that we have come up with to raise the building,
and put one -hundred percent of that parking underneath it. I guess there is nothing
more we can say now, but to ask that you approve our application. Thank you.
Mr. Fosmoen: May I ask one question before the Commission begins, so we can try
and get some numbers straight? What does the column on this document which is
dated April 27, 1978, what does the column P.A.D. represent?
Mr. Rice: It represents the combination of allowances that would obtain under
R-I and R-3A and a summation of those at their maximum allowables.
Mr. Fosmoen: So you are combining R-1 and R-3A requirements and coming up
with a number which is theoretical maximum under P.A.D. and that's what you
are comparing the proposed development to?
Mr. Rice: Not theoretical. An actual number that applies to our specific piece
of property. It would apply to no other property. Taking the restriction of the
R-3A and R-1, and applying them to ours.
Mr. Fosmoen: I find that difficult logic to follow, but perhaps we can try and
compare those numbers to what we have.
Mr. Plummer: If you didn't put the parking under the building, what would the
height be?
Mr. Ross; I'll have to have my architect answer that.
Unidentified person: We made a drawing, showing what the hammock might look like
if the parking was an all -surface parking, taking into consideration we wanted
to maintain the setback from the R-1 area behind our lot.
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Mr. Plummer: You didn't answer my question, would it be the same height if
you took the parking underground?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mr. Plummer: Are you then talking about a structure that is 3 stories?...
4 stories?...
Mr. Rice: It's three stories on the south Miami side and four stories on the
Brickell Avenue side.
Mr. Whipple: That's speaking strictly to the wall as opposed to the
actual height. The actual height is four stories over parking. The wall im-
mediately adjacent to the R1 is three or three and a half stories depending
on how you look at it, the wall facing Brickell is four stories over parking.
Mayor Ferre: All right, what is the will of this Commission?
Mrs. Gordon: By way of the number of units, Mr. Fosmoen, the revision that
we have here does that alter your recommendation?
Mayor Ferre: 69 units.
Mr. Fosmoen: No, it does not alter our recommendation. I don't know if any-
body is interested in looking at numbers at this time or not, but I've got to
point out because I find it difficult to sit back and accept it. Whatever the
reasons this item is before you is a P.A.D. because we agreed with the developer
to include that portion that is on Miami Avenue, the R-1 portion, giving him suf-
ficient land to come in under an R..a P.A.D., now we are faced with a set of
numbers which he is using as comparison which include that area which is going
to remain R-1. We combined the properties so that he could come in under a
P.A.D. The R-1 portion is going to remain essentially the same and I find it
a specious argument to combine those two numbers to come up with a third column
against which he is comparing his development. If we compare the development
to the R-3A we've got a more factual situation.
Mrs. Gordon: How many units over your recommendation are we now?
Mr. Whipple: Mrs.Gordon, we mentioned the last time that we were talking
about somewhere in the vicinity of 10 units. They have reduced it three.
I again caution you as the applicant will, that it is not so much the number
of units, it is a total amount of floor area of which number of units are put
into. Now, I can't help but comment as to where we stand and how we've gotten
to this point and if I may just take one second or twoo The R-3A zoning district
which has brandished about and really harrassed here tonight if you will, allows
a floor area ratio of .50. The applicant came in with a development, the R-3A
portion of which had a floor area ratio of .80. At the last meeting this Com-
mission deferred it and said— well, can you get a little closer with the Depart-
ment. As you may remember the Department recommended certain bonuses be applied
to the R-3A portion raising the floor area ratio from .50 to .68 on the R-3A
portion. The applicants have come back before you tonight with a .74. Now
those are the base numbers and the numbers that really count. We just heard
a lengthy discussion concerning the R-3A district. I have to disagree with
members of the Commission and the audience as to the type of development that
is occurring in the R-3A, the pictures that'were before you this evening show
nothing but parking lots. It does not show the front of the buildings, it does
not show the architecture, it does not show the landscaping and we have written
that area many times recently and although at least something be desired in a
couple of instances there are a couple of outstanding approaches to the R-3A de-
velopment. Particularly, when lots are used which could accommodate 6 units
such as has been done in one end of the R-3A of which only 3 units were built.
We cannot control what people put on it, we can only set the parameters. The
point to be made with respect to our other multiple family zoning in the district,
the R-3A zoning reduced floor area ratio below any of the multiple family districts
we have now, in other words, less floor area ratio, less lot coverage, more strin-
gent setbacks, more specific controls with respect to trash, how much of the front
yard to be used for parking. I'm suggesting to you that this is one approach to
the it,,3A but to double the intensity, when you double the intensity as is being re-
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quested here tonight will not necessarily address and alleviate those problems
which have been pointed out to you earlier this evening: That we think it will
detract froth it because the other people on down the line will be able to come
in and ask for the same type of development that might be granted bete this
evening and it will end up to be a lesser type of development which you are ob-
jecting to.
Mrs. Gordon: Also, are you in objection to the height?
Mr. Whipple! We are not opposed to the height if the height is cotxnesurate
with coverage and floor area ratio, which it is not.
Mrs. Gordon: I would then move that this application conform to the recommenda-
tion of the Department as to floor area ratio and lot coverage, and I would move
it that way and the developer would know that has to be some revisions.
I've made a motion that we approve it subject to the Planning Department
recommendation as to floor ratio and 1 o t coverage, that means that the developer
has some modifications to make..
Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to the motion?
Mr. Davis: For purpose of clarity could this include one other thing, that would
be subject to revised plans being approved by the Planning Department?
(BACKGROUND COMMENT MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mrs. Gordon: No, you are not going to change the height, you are going to
eliminate some of the floor area ratio and lot coverage, J. L. I mean, you've
got to face reality. If you are going to grant a variance -although you are
not calling it a variance- if you are going to grant a greater intensity to
this piece of property and here we have a problem that's coming up down the street.
what do you think is going to happen there? Do you think you are going to
have anything less?
Mr. Plummer: You know, Rose, not to argue between you and I but look, I made
the comments before and just to refresh your mind. To me Brickell Avenue is
something special. Brickell Avenue is not
Mrs. Gordon: Well, so what?
Mr. Plummer: Now, if you are going to go and you are going to build luxurious
units, I know they said that just the size of the units does not make them
luxurious but I guarantee you the price they are going to keep, you know,
separates them . Now, if you are going to take and you are going to squat
him down,...
Mrs. Gordon: Okay, I'm not telling him to squat it down I'm just telling
them to cut a
Mayor Ferre:
end of that.
Mrs. Gordon:
piece off.
Well, I misunderstood so I withdraw my second and that's the
Now, is there a second to your motion?
Now, do you understand what I was saying.
Mayor Ferre: Yes, I understood what you were saying,..it is that
taking some density off of this project.
Mrs. Gordon: That's right.
you were
Mayor Ferre: And my opinion is that what these people have come up here with
is without any question the best architectural solution that I have seen in Miami
for any piece of property of this size. I think it is fantastic, that you've
been able to put all the cars under and the difference between what you are
arguing about Dick and what we have here is..we are down now to a difference
of 7 apartments. What they are giving us, in my opinion, is worth more than
seven apartments, I mean, what we are getting is a fantastic project,
(4CKGROUNA COMMENTS MADE OFF THE PUBLIC RECORD)
Mayor Ferre; Plummer, let's not talk anymore. All right, is there a second
to Mrs. Cordon's motion, For the last time, Hearing none it dies for lack of
a second. All right, Mr. glummer,
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Mr. Plummet: Mt. Mayor, 1 think this project is fitting, it is nice, I
like it and I move for its adoption.
Mr. Whipple: Mr. Plunnnet, if I tray, could I again ask for a certain date
of the plans, there have been several plans available ot this, we have to
have a plan that's approved.
Mayor Ferret This...whichever is the most...
Mr. Plummer: Well, let me tell you where I'm going Fostnoen, I'm going by
the last line of this Chart.
Mr, Whipple: Well, we should go by a plan, which plan is it, sir? Is there
a date on that plan?
Mayor Ferre: Anything else? We need a second, is there a second to that
motion? I'll second the motion. You call the roll.
Mr. Whipple: Mr. Mayor, before you call the roll, could we incorporate those
conditions recommended by the Urban Development Review Board and the Zoning
Board.
Mr. Rice: We state in here we accept those.
Mayor Ferre: Absolutely. That's part of the motion, right Plummer?, and
you are the maker of it. Call the roll.
(GAVEL PASSED)
The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer , who moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 78-322
A RESOLUTION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE AS PER ARTICLE XXI-1 OR
ORDINANCE NO. 6871, TO PERMIT A PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT (PAD)
ON LOTS 27 THROUGH 33 AND LOTS 52 THROUGH 64, LBOCK 56; FLAGLER
MARY BRICKELL (5-44), BEING APPROXIMATELY 2450 BRICKELL AVENUE,
AS PER PLANS ON FILE, CONSISTING OF 65 APARTMENT -TYPE DWELLING
UNITS IN 12 STRUCTURES ON THE R-3A PORTION OF THE SITE AND 7
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS ON THE R-1 PORTION OF SAID SITE, FOR A
TOTAL OF 72 DWELLING UNITS IN 19 STRUCTURES; LOTS 52 THROUGH 64
ZONED R-3A (LOW DENSITY APARTMENT) AND LOTS 27 THROUGH 33 ZONED
R-1 (ONE FAMILY).
(Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file
in the Office of the City Clerk).
Upon being seconded by Mayor Ferre , the resolution was
passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.
Commissioner (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson
Mayor Maurice A. Ferre
NOES: Commissioner Rose Gordon*
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAINING: Vice Mayor Manolo Reboso
ON ROLL CALL:
*I cannot accept the intensity of the development because of the number of
additional units which would be put into this property, so I vote No.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Commission,
on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 12:05 A.M.
ATTEST; RAUH 0. O 0IE
Cfty Clerk
MAURICE A. FERRE
Mayor
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1 DOCUMEUfT IDEW! rICATION
COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERK REPORT
AMENDING SEcr10NS 54-36, 54-37, 54-39, AND 54-41, OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 5 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8731
AMENDING SECTION 301 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
AMENDING MIAMI CITY CODE CHAPTER 64, ENVIRONMENTAL PRE-
SERVATION, BY DELETING SECTION 64-4(f), SECTION 64-5
(a) AND (c)(2), (5), SECTION 64-6(c)(4), AND (b)(4)
AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 8731, ADOPTED
DECEMBER 16, 1977.
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE CCMPREl-tENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6871, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
ACCEPTING THE COMPLE'ILD WORK PERFORMED BY ROENCA COR-
PORATION AT A TOTAL COST OF $423,876.07 FOR THE HAMMOCK
SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5411-C
ACCEt'1'LNG THE ATTACHED BID OF PAN AMERICAN BANK IN THE
AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $56,338.27 AS A CHARGE FOR
BANKING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
ACCEPTING THE FOLLC7WING BIDS FOR FURNISHING HEAVY
EQUIPMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE LITTLE HAVANA
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES FOR AND
IN BEHALF OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
ADOPTING AMENDED BY-LAWS OF THE MIAMI COMMISSION ON
THE STATUS OF WOMEN
ACCEPTING THE BID OF IMAGE DEVICES, INC. FOR FURNISH-
ING ONE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA AND PROTECTOR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST PROMOTION AT A TOTAL COST OF
$10,375,44
APPOINTING MR, DANIEL J. COC AND MR. DENNIS MURASAKI
TO SERVE AS MEMBERS 0 N THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTI-
VAL COMMITTEE
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO WAI
YU MENG THE SUM OF $37,000 PLUS TAXABLE COSTS IN THE
MOUNT OF $1,467..70 IN FULL AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION
OF JUDGEMENTS.
MEETING DATE:
April 27, 1978
COMMISSION
ACTION
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AUTHORIZING THE PROPER OFV1CIALS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
TO GRANT A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO TOWNSCAPTE DEVELOPMENT
CORP.
ORDERING AN IMPROVEMENT KNOWN AS "COCONUT GROVE
BUSINESS AREA DECORATIVE PEDESTRIAN -SCALE STREET
LIGHTING PROJECT B-6177.
CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE ACTION OF THE CITY MANA-
GER IN INCREASING THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT IN THE
NET AMOUNT OF $21,164.00 FOR THE TRADE FAIR OF THE
AMERICAS.
AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
IN THE NEXT AMOUNT OF $5,072.30 FOR THE ADMINISTRA-
TION BUILDING -SITE PREPARATION
ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY HAROLD
G. JAFFER, INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF $155,004.78
ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY ASTOR-WHITE
ELECTRIC COMPANY AT A TOTAL COST OF $96,399.00
ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY TAMTA I
PLANT SYSTEMS, INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF $15,369.82
ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY DICK MORTON
INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF $5,380.00
ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED WORK PERFORMED BY DICK
MORTON, INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF $3,080.82
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH CHAMPION SPARK PLUG COMPANY FOR THE STAGING OF
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL CHAMPION SPARK PLUG UNLIMITED RE-
GATTA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTAGIED
AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES LEROY LEWIS.
ACCEPTING THE BID OF AVANTI PRESS FOR FURNISHING
100,000 METRO-MIAMI MAP BROCHURES FOR THE DEPARTMENT
OF TOURIST PROMOTION AT A TOTAL COST OF $12,000
ACCEPTING THE BID OF JULES BROS. UNIFORMS, INC. FOR
FURNISHING UNIFORMS, AS REQUIRED, ON A CONTRACT
BASIS FOR ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF AWARD FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF FIRE
ACCEPTING THE BID OF BIG CHIEF, INC. IN THE AMOUNT
OF $33,192.00
ACCEPTING THE BID OF BIG CHIEF, INC. IN THE PROPOSED
AMOUNT OF $4,443 FOR THE LEMON CITY PARK COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT -BUILDINGS DEMOLITION
ACCEPTING THE BID OF D.M.P. CORPORATION IN THE PRO-
POSED AMOUNT OF $53,652.52
GRANTING PERMISSION TO CNSTRUCT AND OPERATE RECREA-
TIONAL FACILITIES PIER ARTICLE XVIII-1, SECTION 4
(1-3), OF ORDINANCE NO, 6871,
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AL FACILITIES PER ARTICLE XVIII-I SECTION 4(1-3) OF
ORDINANCE NO. 6871 R-78-293 78-293 I
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREE-
MENT WITH THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
RECOMMENDING THE FORMATION OF A COMMITTEE OF PERC CER-
TIFIED CITY DIPLAYEE CO1TE,CTIVE BARGAINING UNITS, IN-
CLUDING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED EMPLOYEES, INC.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTIOA'
OF MELROSE PARK
AUTHORIZING TEE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO PROFESSION-
AL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNEGIION WITH THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF RIVERSIDE PARK
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTON WITH THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF BUENA VISTA PARK
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGR1( TO ENTER INTO A PROFES-
SIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF LEMON CITY PARK
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR AND
SFT.F,CT A CONSULTANT, AND THEREAFTER EXECUTE A CON-
TRACT WITH SAID CONSULTANT, FOR A STUDY OF PARKING
NEEDS IN COCONUT GROVE VILLAGE CENTER
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS AND FINANCIAL
FEASIBILITY REPORTS AS PRESENTED BY DIPLOMATE WORLD
ENTERPRISES
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE 62ND STREET COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORA-
TION
CLOSING VACATING ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING THE
PUBLIC USE OF (A) THAT PORTION OF N.W, 4TH AVENUE
LYING BETWEEN THE SOUTH R-0-W LINE OF N.W. 14TH
STREET AND NORTH R-O-W LINE OF N.W. 13TH STREET
CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING THE
PUBLIC USE OF THAT PORTION OF N.W. 9TH STREET
CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING
THE PUBLIC USE OF COURT PLACE FORA DISTANCE OF
150 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH R-O-W LINE OF S.E. 8TH
STREET
CLOSING, VACATING, ABANDONING AND DISCONTINUING THE
PUBLIC USE OF SUNNYBROOK ROAD
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ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI, BY CHANGING THE
ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF LOT 59. BEACOM MANOR
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DENYING CONDITIONAL USE AS LISTED IN ORDINANCE NO.
6871, ARTICLE V, SECTION 1(6)(h) TO PERMIT A RESIDEN-
TIAL DEVELOPMENT OT A PLANNED UNIT NATURE AT THE IN-
TERSECTION OF S. MIAMI AVENUE, SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY AND
BRICKELL AVENUE
GRANTING A PETITION FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PAD)
CONSISTING OF 37 NEW ONE -FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURES
PLUS ON EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR A TOTAL OF 38 SINGLE
FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURES ON THAT PART OF TAT "A"
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 75-62 WHICH GRANTED PERMISSION
AT 1570 N.W. 26TH AVENUE FOR CONDITIONAL USE PARKING
BY AMENDING THE CONDITIONS THERETO AS FOLLOWS,
RESCHEDULING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION METING OF
MAY 11, 1978, TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 19, 1978
RESCHEDULING THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF
MAY 25, 1978, TO TAKE PLACE ON MAY 31, 1978
RESCHEDULING THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR CONSIDERA-
TION OF PLANNING AND ZONING MA1'1'iRS SCHEDULED FOR
MAY 18, 1978
AUTHORIZING A ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT
ORDER AUTHORIZED BY CITY COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO.
75-135
GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE AS PER ARTICLE XXI-1 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 6871.
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