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Home My WebLink AboutR-77-0050RESOLUTION N0. 77 9) A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED $ARRICA1)ING OE MATILDA STREET BETWEEN FLORIDA AND OAK AVENUES; REQUESTING DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION TO MODIFY THE TRAFFIC CONTROLS IN SAID AREA; REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO STRICTLY ENFORCE PARKING REGULATIONS IN THE AREA OF COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND KIRK MUNROE PARK; AND REQUESTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPROVE THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT OF FLORIDA AVENUE BETWEEN McDONALD AND MATILDA STREETS BY INSTITUDgAIrIAGECERTAIN AND CRIMEMEASURES STUD�E5ERNING PARK HOURS, STORM WHEREAS, in October, 1975, the City Commission passed Vbtion No. 75-1009 instructing the City Manager to reinstall barri- cades on Matilda Street between Oak Avenue and Florida Avenue, for a period of one year, during which time a study be made on the advisability of continuing to maintain the barricades at said location, at which time a public hearing would be held on the matter; and WHEREAS, a joint study was prepared by the Planning Public Works Departments utilizing the attached map for purposes of reference herein; and WHEREAS, a duly advertised public hearing was held on January 4, 1977 as requested by the City Commission; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Planning and Public Works Departments recommend the action as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The continued barricading of Matilda Street is hereby authorized between 8:00 A.M. of the North and South Barricade between Florida and Oak Avenues and 3:15 P.M. but the placement is hereby restricted to within Street intersection. Section 2. The Dade and 100 feet of theG66NlitI titEx T MCounty Department of Traffic and y requested to modify traffic control within Transportation is hereb the aforesaid area and its traffic and parking signs to reflect the following: CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JAN . 3 197f? RESOLUTION t'W•........ 1 .. RE MAY.KS: Y 0. R ERRE icure of Matilda Street between Florida and Oak ,Venues during school hours. Removal of "NO PARKING" signs along the North side of the school (Oak Avenue) except where taevehicular access gate is located andadjacent section of Oak Avenue and Matilda Street. Placement of "NO ANGLE P`AvenueING" land Matildans at the SStreet west corner of the Floridaside of Kirk intersection and along the Southerly Munroe Park. Section 3. The City Manager is hereby requested to direct tilt Police Department to strictly enforce parking regulations in the area of the Coconut Grove Elementary School and the Kirk Munroe Park. Section 4. The City Manager is hereby requested to itnpkove the residential environment of Florida Avenue between McDonald and Matilda Streets by institution of the following measures: a. Strict enforcement of the hours that the park is open for public use (7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.). Improvement of the existing of drainahe ge thatwhas resulted in continual flooding Undertake a study to ascertain how to alleviate the persistent crime problem in the area. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 33TH day of ,IANUARY 1977. PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: c e E. An.erson Assist. t City Attorney AP VED AS • ' • ' AND CCTNESS rge F city Att 2 a ta, FROM: %Or And Mernbere of the City Commission Joseph R. QrasSie City Manager Mt*" OF MIAMI, FLORIDA iNi't -OFFICE MEMORANbUM bATE- SUBJECT Florida - Matilda Area Stidy ILE, REFERENCES: Fubiio Hearing January 4, 1977 •ENCLOSURES At the December 16th Commission meeting, the Administration was directed to hold ? public hearing tc d scuee the recommendations of the Planning Department and Public Works Department regarding the area around the Coconut Grove Elementary School. All property owners were notified by mail. In addition, formal notices were published in the newspapers. Mr. Grimm, from my staff, conducted the meeting, and representatives of the Planning Department, Public Works Department and Metro Department of Transportation were present. Attached to this memorandum is a list of all those from the neigh- borhood who were in attendance. The school was represented by the Principal, President of the P.T.A. and the legislative representative for the P. T. A. I wish the Administration could report that all of the differences that exist between the parties involved were resolved; unfortunately, we cannot. The basic objections that have been voiced repeatedly by Mr. Daw and other residents on Florida Avenue still exist. The changes in the area recommended in the report of December 6th have been somewhat modified at the suggestion of the P.T.A. and other representatives of the school. These modified recommendations are supported by the Administration. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Grimm informed all those in attendance that this report would be presented to the City Commission during the morninsr seeslor of the January 13th Commission ission meeting. 'He further told the audience what the report would contain. The substance of the recommendations is as follows: 1. ALLOW THE CONTINUATION OF THE BARRICADING OF MATILDA STREET BETWEEN FLORIDA AND OAK AVENUES BETWEEN 8:00 AM and 3:15 PM BUT RESTRICT THE PLACEMENT OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH BARRICADES 'lb WITHIN 100 FEET OF THE FLORIDA-MATILDA INTERSECTION. 2. `REQUEST THAT DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MODIFY TRAFFIC AND PARKING SIGNS WITHIN THE AREA TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: a) CLOSURE OF MATILDA STREET BETWEEN FLORIDA AND OAK AVENUES DURING SCHOOL HOUR. ii 110, War ME Meyer and Members or the City Cdfnmiegibh b) REMOVAL OF "NO PARKING" SICNS ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OP THE SCHOOL (OAK AVENUE) NUE) EXCEPT WHERE A VEHICULAR ACCESS GATE IS LOCATED AND ADJACENT TO THE INTER- SECTION OF MATILDA STREET. d) PLACEMENT OF "NO ANGLE PARKING" SIGNS AT THE SOUTH- WEST CORNER OF THE FLORIDA AVENUE AND MATILDA STREET INTERSECTION AND ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF KIRK MUNROE PARK. DIRECT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE PARKING REGULATIONS IN THE AREA OF -THE SCHOOL AND PARK. 4, IMPROVE THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMF.NT OP FLORIDA AVENUE BETWEEN McDONALD AND MATILDA STREETS BY: a) STRICTLY ENFORCING THE HOURS THAT THE PARK IS OPEN FOR FUI3LIC USE (7 : 00 AM TO 10 : 00 PM) . b) RELOCATING THE C}IILDREII'S PLAY EQUIPMENT IN KIRK MUNROE PARK CLOSER TO MATILDA STREET. ) IM",PROVING THE EXISTING STORM DRAINAGE THAT HAS RESULTED IN CONTINUAL FLOODING OF TIIE RIGHT--OF-WAY. UNDERTAKING A STUDY TO ASCERTAIN HOW TO ALLEVIATE THE PERSISTENT CRIME PROBLEM. The foregoing recommendations are basically the same as appeared in the December 6th report. The one exception is that Section 3 of the earlier report, which had recommendations to the School Board, has been eliminated because it was felt that these could not be accom- plished under the strict budget limitations now existing in the schools. It was further tempered by the fact that with the increased parking on the street we may have provided enough relief. The rec- ommendation to the School Board will, however, be reviewed at a later date. The Department of Public Works will formally request the Metropolitan Dade County Department of Traffic and Transportation to study the traffic patterns in the vicinity of the school with a view to possible modifications to facilitate traffic flow. Physical improvements to the street rights -of -way involved, such as grading, pavinF, landscaping, etc. will be accomplished by City forces. d) cc: City Manager bc: Highways r