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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1977-02-24 Minutes7 - 10 10 11 11 - 15 15-24 24 - 26 27-31 32 - 49 49-51 51 52 53 58 58 58 -59 59 3, 5. 7, 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20, 1aX lonultiVamm DEMOLITION CHEVRON STATION ADJACENT TO BICENTENNIAL PARK: CITT of MIAMI BOARDS AND COMMITTEES: BRIEF DISCUSSION - USE OF LITTLE RABANA COMMUNITY CENTER: DISCUSSION ITEM - PREVAILING WAGES -METRO PROPOSED ORDINANCE: DISCUSSION ITEM; REPORT EY COMMITTEE STUDYING HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: PROPOSED MARINA DEVELOPMENT AT MARINE STADIUM DISCUSSION ITEM: RECENT LAY-OFFS- REPORT BY CITY MANAGER: LITTLE HABANA COMMUNITY CENTER - DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS: PROPOSALS FOR BICENTENNIAL PARK: A VEHICULAR TRAPFI B-PARKING SPACES C- OVERPASS D- SHUTTLE VEHICLE, ETC.: DISCUSSION OF F.E.C. PROPERTY -A ENGAGE APPRAISER B-INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF BATTLESHIP MISSOURI: WATSON ISLAND - A*ADVERTISE FOR PUBLIC PROPOSALS B - ESTABLISH BUDGET FOR DEVELOPMENT: PERSONAL APPEARANCE- BILL COLSON REGARDING MIAMI DOLPHINS USE OF ORANGE BOWL STADIUM: PLAQUES, PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS: AWARD BID- AFRICAN SQUARE PROJECT- PARK COMFORT STATIONS, BUILDINGS STAND PAVED SURFACES AMPHITHEATERS, ETC. PUBLIC HEARING - COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS AREA HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4408 CIVIL SERVICE RULE VIII MDT: CIVIL SERVICE RULE VII- AMOT; AMEND APPROPRIATION ORD 8589-INTERNATIONAL _FOLK FESTIVAL 1957; AMEND ORD. 7999-PERMITTING BICYCLING IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF CITY OF MIAMI PARKS - INSTRUCT CITY ATTORNEY STUDY PETS BEING ALLOWED REPEAL CHAPTER 28 - (SEC. 28.1 THROUGH 28.5) MAKING FORTUNE TELLING UNLAWFUL; DISCUSSION ITEM- FRAUD CLAIM BY SENIOR CITIZENS IN CONNECTION WITH RODENT INSPECTION; ESTABLISH NEW DEPT. OF INFORMATION AMP TECO #MO II., CAT/ON SYSTEMS SERVICES; atNANcE OR SOLUTION NO M 77-151 M 77-152 M 77-153 M 77-154 M 77-159 R 77-160 (1st reading) (1st reading) (lst reading) (I¢t reading) 23 24 . 25. 26. 27. lib 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 1 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39 40, I�X CI�i SERNAFITRIM &EJECT ORDINANCE sa�rr��a°�OI PA NO. AMEND SEC. 2-100-1, 2-100=2 AND REPEAL SEC. 2-100.5, OF THE CIS CODE; REASSIGN CERTAIN COMPUTER SYSTEMS DEV ACTIVITIES PROM MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SYSTEMS SERVICE: DETERMINE FUNCTIONS of THE DEPARTMENT Ot' CORM- tfl4tCATIONS, CREATE NEW' SEC. 2.25 OE THE CITY CODE: AMEND ORD 8589 ADD SEC. 9-A TRANSFER FUNDS BET1,iEEN DEPT . AS NEEDED: AMEND ORD. 7122, REPEAL SEC. 2.104; WAIVER OP RE- QUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE (CONFLICT OF INTEREST ORDy AUTH. AGREEMENT - JONATHAN SEYMOUR AND DAVID SCULLY- PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND DEV. SERVICES - PORT DALLAS PARR: AGMT-ALBERT R PEREZ- PREFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CUBAN MEMORIAL BLVD: DISCUSSION OF RESTAURANT CONCESSION BICENTENNIAL PARR PROPOSED FLOATING EiOTEL AND RESTAURANT: PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION -SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE (2543 N.W. 30TH ST. FOR ALLAPATTAH PARK: PURCHASE IN LIEU OFCONDEMNATION- SINVLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND VACANT LOT - ALLAPATTAH PARK: PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION - EIGHT UNIT APT BLDG: AGREEMENT - COOPERS & LYBRAND-AUDIT BOOKS OF EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM: AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF $20,000. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR STRUCTURAL. EVALUATION OF 4 CITY -OWNED BUILDINGS: ESTABLISH CITY OF MIAMI POLICY MANUAL: AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY PREPARED AT CONVENTION CENTER SITE AUTHORIZE AGiT. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT -MARK ISRAEL-"OUR MAN IN WASHINGTON" APPOINT PERSONS TO COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION; ACPT GRANT -DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM RENOVATION; AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO RECEIVE BIDS AND AWARD CONTRACTS - DINNER KEY RECREATION CENTER RENOVATION; ADT ORIZE CITY STAGER AND AWARD CONTRACTS - ZQTH STREET HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINT. FACILITY; AUTHORIZE AGRE NT- ORTON WOLFBEB04ALVAREZ, TARAOI:DO, EEIGLIE 4 FUSE-ZOTH ST. HEAVY EOM., FACTLITY; (1st reading) (1st reading) (1st reading) (1st reading) R 77-161 R 77-162 R 77-163 R 77-164 R 77-165 R 77-166 R 77-167 R 77-168 R 77-169 R 77-170 R 77-171 R 77-172 R 77-173 R 77174 R 77-175 63 63 64 64-65 65 66 66 - 67 67 67 - 68 68 - 69 70 70 71 72 72 - 73 flit CIiY�i' S51NMIMAtA4 11114 NO, SUBJECT twwcE 01 SOLUTION PAS NOS 43 44. 45. 46. 47. 48, Alb 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57, 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63, ADVERTISE POR PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTANTS POR INTERPRETIVE NATURE E TEITRY FOR ALICE C. WAINWRIGHT PARK: DIRECT CITY ATTORNEY TO AMEND ORD. 8568 FOR PENSION BUY, -RACK: AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT LOWS ART VUSEUM - 'INCREASE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION I'OR 3 C.E.T.A POSITIONS: WAIVE RENTAL PEE- POR USE OF LITTLE HABANA COMMUNITY CENTER (IN MEMORY OP HOWARD PALMATIER): APPROVE/RATIFY - ISSUANCE OF PERMIT- MIAMI COMMUNITY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (AMUSEMENT RIDES) APPROVE/RATIFY- ISSUANCE OF PERMIT -CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA AMUSEMENT RIDES: ISSUE WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE: CORBAR'S TRUCKING & TRASH HAULING, INC.: ISSUE WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE: COUNTY WASTE, INC ISSUE WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE: PACKED SANITATION COMPANY, INC: ISSUE WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE: ALL FLORIDA SANITATION: ISSUE WASTE 'COLLECTION LICENSE: RAFAEL & ROBERT TRASH SERVICE, INC: PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION: PARCEL NO. 7095-2 CITY OF MIAMI VS. GISELE FASHIK ET AL: RESCIND RESOLUTION NO. 76-712 AWARDING BID TO GARCIA EQUIPMENT CORPORATION TO DEMOLISH BLDG. AT S.E. 1ST AVE. AND 2ND STREET (BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT): AWARD BID: PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT: AWARD BID: FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES AND FUNGICIDES; AWARD BID PRINTING OF BROCHURES: "MAGIC MIAMI" FOR DEPT. PUBLICITY AND TOURISM: APPOINTMENT: CONFIRMING RESO APPOINTING LUCY ANN ACKLAND AS MEMBER TO COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN; CONFIRMING RESOLUTION; CHANGE OF NAME FROM HARDIE AVENUE TO HARDIE ROAD; ALLOCATE $530.00 FROM CONTINGENCY FUND FOR MISS MIAMI PAGEANT; PERSONAL APPEARANCE EiNIE FANNATO, RE; DOLPHINS; FINAL HEARING 3RD YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ?VNP]-1G OF PROGRAMS; R 77-176 R77-177 R 77-178 R 77-179 R 77-180 R 77-181 R 77-182 R 77-183 R 77-184 R- 77-185 R 77-186 R 77-187 R 77-188 R 77-189 R 77-190 R 77-191 R 77-192 R 77193 R 77-194 M 77-195 77-196 77-197 78 78 -80 80 81 81 81 82 82 82 83 83 84 84-85 85-86 86 86 87 $7-88 88 89 r 96 I�t ttTYtVitatRJD4 ITEMi SUBJECT sowfiaa I PAR NO 63A 64. 65, 66. 67 68. 68 A 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. AU ORMME CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT GRANT ADM. TO MttTh P'OR P'OURT1t YEAR COMMUNITY bE}VELOPMENT VUNDS: CREATE COMMITTEE TO ENTERTAIN VISITING DIGNATARIES: LOAN OP CHAIRS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA 0P ALLAPATTAN: REQ. FOR WAIVER OF RENTAL PEES FOR BAYPRONT PARK: AUDITORIUM (MARCH 12, 1977) " FIREMEN' S ANNUAL BALL" PRESENTATION TO GENE NAPLES FOR BICENTENNIAL PARTICIPATION: PERSONAL APPEARANCE -ATTORNEY REPRESENTING MONTY TRAINER REGARDING NEGOTIATION FOR LEASE 01' EAYFRONT PROPERTY: BRIEF DISCUSSION: ON FUNCTIONS OF Th MA1 RESOURCES DEPT. PREPARED RESOLUTION APPROVE PRESENTATION BY J.I. WILSON, APPRAISER, RE: WATSON ISLAND: REAFFIRM CITY COMMISSION DESIRE FOR PROPOSED LOCATION OF FEDERAL RESERVE DANK BLDG IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA: DISCUSSION ITEM: GARMENT INDUSTRY - SECURITY PROBLEMS: DISCUSSION ITEM - DRIVER'S LICENSE FACILITY CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA: BRIEF REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY RE AVONDALE HOTEL FIRE BRIEF REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY- APPEAL BY THE MIAMI DOLPHINS CONCERNING JUDGE GROSSMAN'S RULING:. DISCUSSION ITEM: RECEIPT OF LETTER FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF WATSON IS R 77 198 196 M 77-199 96 = 97 M 77-200 97 R 77-201 M 77-202 MOTION OF INTENT; DEV, OF MARINA FACILITIES NORTH SI'E OF WATSON ISLAND: M 77-203 DISCUSSION ITEM; REQUEST BY CHANNEL 2 FOR BOAT SLIP FOR ONE-YEAR PERIOD: PREPARED RESOLUTION; DEV. OF WATSON ISLAND; 98 - 99 99 100 - 101 101- 102 103 - 104 104 - 105 105 105 - 106 106 106 106 108 108 - 109 109 = 110 R 77-204 j110 - 111 MINUTES OF GU R MEETING CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMt FLORIDA **(ARRIVED AT 9 55 A.M.) An invocation wad d J_Lvene.d by Revehe.nd Gibson who then .Led those phe.a end in the pPedg e o S a.0 eg .ence to the F.Lag A motion to wave the /Lead. ng o f the minuted waz introduced and Wecondea' and wad padded unanimoudCy. On the 24th day o Febhudty, 19771 the C .:y Comma .en di M .amt, Fto tda, met at itz ttaataa meeting p so.e at C ,ty Hatt £rt 4atd City ft REGULAR SESSION • Th t matting ct,a.a tatted to ordeh a.. 9. 7 2 C r Ctb ck A.M. with the tot owing membe o .the Comm4t44.on 4ound to be pt.,ez anti: Col mt:ddxoneh 3. L. P. ummeh, h, CommiLd6Loneh Roza Gohdo►t Comm441one:t Manoto Rebodo** VLce$Mayo.t. (Rev.) Theodott Gibdon Ma.yoh Mautide A. Fetne ALSO PRESENT lo.stph R. Ghadd t, City Manager:. V. E. Otimm, Azziztant City M tageh aeohge F. Knox, It., City Attoh.ney Ralph G. Ongte, City CLehh Matey Hihdi, Adaiztant City CLehh DEMOLITION CHEVRON STATION ADJACENT TO BICENTENNIAL PARK. Mayor Ferre: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, this is a regular City of Miami Commission meeting. Take up item 'number "A" which is the report on the Chevron Station at Bicentennial Park. Mr. Foesman. is going to report on that? Mr. Grimm. Mr. Grimm: Mr. Mayor, you may remember that the Chevron Station has been up several times as to whether or not we should attempt to save it as an information center or demolish it. Unfortunately, our cost for trying to __information take it into a nice looking building got above $100,000 and we felt that, on a trial basis, that we shouldn't spend that much money, that we should do a fix -up, clean-up type job for between 5 and $10,000 or recommend that it be demolished. we're kind of at that point now. Mayor Ferre: Well I'll tell you my opinion on it. Unless you make it into a good looking, well landscaped building, spending $5,000... Do you know what it's going to look like after you spend $5,000? A service station painted and landscaped. Mx. Plummer: I move that it be demolished. Mrs. Gordon:- I'll second the motion. Mr. Grimm: We will have to go out for re-bidson this. "le phoned the contractor that did it before and he refused to do it for his earlier price so we will, then, re -advertise and ere -take bids for demolition. Mayor 'errs: Mr. Grassie, before we do this, you are positive that Ne can't do it unless we spend $150,000. Grassier It's like remodeling your home, Mr. Mayor. We can do it for almost any price. If we want to accomplish what Edward Stone out- lined, it is his estimate that it would cost us that mount of money, MayorFerro; It would probably be cheaper to start all over again. Mrs Grassier /es, the staff investigation indicates that building a new building with that spa footage would cast us approximately $100, 000, Mayor Ferro : Okay Call the roll Thereupon, the following notion was iritreduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO 77-13 . MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMMEDIATELY PROCEED TO READVERTISE FOR PROPOSALS TO DEMOLISH ! OLISH THE CHEVRON STATION ADJACENT TO BICEN- TENNIAL PARS. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion egas passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.• Commissioner Rose Cordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferro HOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Manolo Reboso 2 Crre OF MIAMI BOARDS AND MITES. Mayor Ferrer Take up item "B" - Discussion and recommendation for City of Miami Boards and Committees. Mr. Grassie: This item is in front of you, Mr. _Mayor, to seek your guidance and direction with regard to a very large number of Boards and Committees that have been established over a period of time, none of which have had any kind of a termination date to them. Mayor Ferre: Alright, I'd like to do this, then, if I could recommend to the Commission. The first group, which is one through 11, and that is the Affirmative Action Advisory Board through Commission of Status of Women, I think there is very little discussion that needs to be done on that. The next group is 26 Boards and Committees that are constitu- ted to be active in one degree or another. Then we've got another 23 Boards that are supposedly inactive. I would like to, let's start back wards. On the bottom 23, I would like to ask that the staff meet with each one of those Chairmen or members if there is no Chairman available, to really study to see if there is any need for a Boxing and Wrestling Board, for a Blood Donar's Board, a Downtown Government Center Board, Housing Appeals Board, etc., etc., etc., Orange Bowl Advisory Committee, and then come back with recommendations to the Commission with those 23. With the top 26, I would like for each one of us, along with staff, take on 5 of those. I don't care which 5 you take and I'll take the last 6 so that nobody feels that anybody is... Mrs. Gordon; I'll take the first 5. Mayor Ferre; Alright, any way you want to divide it. You pick 5 that are acceptable to you and then I would want for you to have somebody in staff, if you would put somebody in staff with whatever Commissioner is dealing with these 5, and then I would Like each Commissioner to come back with those 5 and recommend to the whole body what should be done with those 5 boards and then we will discuss it as a total unit here with both the advice of the Administration of the Commissioner who is in- volved in these 26 and we'll take it from there. Mr. Plummer; I'll take the second. 5, !tayQr Terre; okay, the first 5 are taken by Rose OQrdon. That is, 1-5, vironmeftal Preservation nevi rew Board through Youth i Advisory Board. The second 5 are taisen by Plummer, that's s 5-10, a. L. Plummer. rather, will you take 1-15: 1 Rev. i,son : Alright. Mayor Parra: 1r would you rather do the ether one? Rev. Gibson: No it's alright I'll take this one. Mayor Ferre: ll- 5 and Reboso will take 16.40 and Z'll take 2146 Alright, would you, Mr. Manager, coordinate the activity so that we don't have to be worrying about it. You have somebody in staff talk t each one of the Commissioners and schedule the meetings that they may wane. What time does the Commission think we would need on this? Zs a month enough? Cr do you want more time than that? Mr. Manager, is there any reason why we couldn't do this in a month? Mr. Grassier too, sir. Mayor Ferre: 1s that reasonable? I'm just trying to be reaaonab 6 Mr, Grassier I believe so, yes. The only thing that would stand in the way is if a Chairman is out of town for that period of time. Mayor Ferre: Alright. Is there anybody who has any special concern? Would you look at the 23 that are in the bottom section. Are there any questions or would any of the Commissioners like to take any of those on? For example, r see the Virginia Rey Land Use, that's something that Plummer's been after for a long time, Do you want to take that on? Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, rather than take it on, what 1 would pre- fer to do, going along the line, Mr. Manager, of_"0" budgeting, 1 would like to request of all of the Chairman of each one of these committees Amato write a letter of justification of what his board is doing and why it should not be abolished. Mayor Ferre: Well, you see, all I'm saying is, with the bottom 23... Mr. Plummer: I think you're going to find a lot of them, Mr. Mayor, that aren't even in existence. Mayor Ferre: That's right, so why waste the time of writing letters... Mr. Plummer: Not letters,'write a report and let them justify... Mayor Ferre: Let me give you an example, J. L.. We have something called the Ex -Offenders Penal Institution Committee. That probably hasn't existed in 10 years so why should there be any report written on it, ,there may not be any members. Mr. Plummer: well there's not going to be any committee is what you're going to find. Mrs. Gordon: Number 10, for instance, that was a committee formed during the time we were revising the Charter. Mayor Ferre: So why get a report on that, it doesn't even exist. Mrs. Gordon: You don't need a report on it, Mayor Ferre: That's what I'm saying. Why don't you leave that bottom last with the Manager and let him come back and recommend if there are any of these that should be kept alive and put the burden on staff to talk to whatever Chairman or Committee people are left and then we'll take it from there. Now the top 23 would seem to be more active, I think, in my opinion, the Commission itself should be involved in that. Is that okay with you, J. L.? Mr. Plummer; Mayor Ferre; that effect, Mr. brassie; Fine. Any objections? Z don't think we need any motions to do we, Mr. Manager? No, Ws:, BRIEF Di 14: Use o LIITLE MIA =NM WM Mayor r erra t Taa up item " G" whioh is discussion Community Center. '. Grassit: This, Mr, Mayor, is a further report of that proact and Mr. Parkins is here to discuss memorandum that you hava in front of you. Mr. Rob Parkins: As you cam sat from the memorandum, we, and this relates book to a previous matting, we have Lndicattd for you the financial history of the community ceritar, community affair's involvement, the agencies that have been recommended, the bri.tf discussion on those that are presently occupying the canter, the rervation program and those adtivitide that are currently scheduled or are ongoing in the community center. There are two additional points that were touched on in a meeting that was held with Dr. LaCasa and these are listed on page 2. He had requested that the 75 units of elderly housing be begun and we have an understanding that the platform for that, the bids to construct it will occur in July of 1977 and the mini -park was the second consideration and that's presently under review. Mayon Verret Alright, you all have before you a memorandum. I've had an opportunity to read it myself and I think it's very fine and I ` want to commend you, Mr. Parkins, and those in the Little Havana Community Center for what I think is really going to be real showcase of both social and cultural activities for the community. I would say that from June 20th through January 30th, roughly, I guess, six months, 16 cultural programs is not very much and 59 community meetings, that's I like two meetings a week. Mr. Parkins: That's correct. we've had some difficulty with fire codes as it related to the auditorium, Mr. Mayor, and I think we have resolved those fairly well. Mayor Ferre: hell the way I read your memo, the aspect of the refurbish- ing or whatever it's called of the auditorium itself is the second phase and therefore it's something that we won't see for a couple of years. of the Little Mavana to you on the status with you briefly the 1 Mr. Parkins: That's correct. Mayor Ferre: Now in the meantime, can that thing be used? Mr. Parkins: Yes, sir, but it has to be used as an auditorium, it cannot be used as an auditorium without having firewatchers present. Mayor Ferre: I see. Well, eventually when it's redone we would be able to use it also as a theatre in addition to an auditorium. Is that right? Mr. Parkins: That's our desire, right. Mrs. Gordon: I have a question, Mr. Parkins. Do you believe that the dollars that are specified here for rehabilitation are all the monies that are going to he needed to do the total job or is this just a part of the overall expenses that are going to be necessary? M.r . Parkins: That's a difficult question for :tee to answer, commissioner. I_would refer back to the previous discussion on the Chevron Station that it's a lot like remodeling a house and we could range from a number of points, :sirs, Gordon: Understanding your desire not to be specific, 'I would ask Mr. Grassie that question. Mr, Grassie, are you familiar with the struc- ture and the proposed redevelopment of it and so on and so forth? Nye you convinced that this is all the money we' re going to have to put into It? sir. Grassie; First, yes, 1 have 'visited the structure. I n not acquainte with it from an engineering point of view but I have visited it and have talked with staff about some of the problems of operating there. 7 feel than the budget that you have in front of you,, and we're talking g about $793,000... Mayor rerres e talking about $813,000. 4 at 197 Mr, Grassier Mayor 'erne: obligated to Mrs, Gordon: We're re talking about what, Mayor7 $8121s0o because there's $20,270 in rehabilitation funds date, you've got to mount that too, It's only a $20,000 difference. Mr. Grannie: With the budget that remains, what is intended is to do the work that is on pages 1 and 2 of Bill parkes's memorandum and that refers to only one structure, one of the three structures. You know that the middle structure is designed to be taken out, That is a small eonneoting structure between .he two major structures there. It does not address the question of rennovating the old sanctuary, the church itself. We're talking about only r-ennovat ng... Mayor genre: Sy the old sanctuary, that's the newest building. Are you talking about the auditorium? Mrs. Gordon: These dollars don't include anything for that rennovation. Is that what you're saying Mr. Grassier That's my understanding of what can be paid for with the dollars that you have in this memorandum. Mrs. Gordon: Have you any idea of how much more money will be required so that we might not walk into this as we would into a dark room, that we go in knowing what we're moving into. Have you an estimate or have. you staff had any estimates of the total cost of the rennovations that are necessary to put these properties into the kinds of conditions that would make it safe and make it convenient for the people who will be "►using it? Mr. Grassier I'm looking at Mr. Parkes and he's shaking his head "no" to the last part of your question. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie, if I could interrupt, let me point out, which I think it's important to stress that what you have, in effect, are three buildings, four buildings actually, and you could do something with one building and nothing with the three and in this proposal, what you're talking about is complete rennovation of what, in my opinion, is the r►ost important part of this whole thing which is building "C" which is the office part where all the programs and social programs are going to be carried. Building "3" is going to be demolished and Building "A", which is the one that contains the auditorium, that's something that's going to be done in the future. I think Commissioner Gordon's question, which is a very valid question, is why don't we have the estimate for %building "A" and as I read your memo, it says building "A", containing the auditorium, will be scheduled for rennovation from fourth year community development funds contingent upon the funds being provided and an opinion of the Fire Department saying that the structure is acceptable. I think what we're, in effect, doing here is we're green if we do this to spend $793,000 in building "C" to get that portion of it going and not addressing ourselves to Building "A" and Mrs. Gordon's question, which I think is a valid question, is how about building "A"? Mr. Grassie: In the final analysis, that's going to depend on your pro- gram. It depends on what you decide to do there. Let me give you an example. If -you continue to use the building as an auditorium as it is now used, the rennovations of the structure will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars less than if you decide that you have to have facilities in there for theatrical performances. If you're going to use it as a theatre, you're going to have a different budget. mayor Ferrer Mr. Grassie, I'll tell you, since Commissioner Reboso is not here and this ,s obviously something which is likely controversial and he's interested in, I'm going to say that we're going to skip item "C" until he gets here and then we'll get into discussion about that. In the meantime, let's see if we can get the non -controversial things over with. How about "D"? That's going to be controversial too, let's tale HE", i i PlItiAtLING E o Przomaz t1 i Mayon r erre. Cali: we take tip t" or is that centrnversjat' Mx, Grassie: Well i t' a anything... Mayor Perret trying to wait until Commissioner Reboot: gets here so you have a full Cession, Mr. Grassie: Mhether or not it's controversial is up to you. The question, very simply, Mr. Mayor, is this. Does this body wish to legislate In this particular area. You've had significant discussion of the question,. Mayor Ferre: That's not the question at all. The question La... Mom. Grassier In my estimation, Mr. Mayor, it is the question and it's the only important question that's in front of you. Mayor Ferret The important question is that Metropolitan. Dade County has passed on something which this Cornmissior . refused to pass. Mott they are, as I understand it, imposing this on the cities. The real question is not whether or not we want to do this because t think there night be support for this because what we said is, you take it to Metro and if they pass it, we'll pass it. That's the way I understood it. f hat's happening now is that Metropolitan Dade County, as I read this thing, is saying, we've passed this and we're imposing it on you. The question is, as Mr. Plummer and Mrs. Gordon well know since they dealt with this at or the League of Cities, they've tried this before but it's never happened, if this is done and we don't challenge it, you're going to have a whole series of legislation coming from Metro imposed upon the City without any action on the City's part. That's, as I understand, the problem. Ir. Grassie: *•dell, sir, we're talking about a legislative matter so that is certainly in your area of concern. Mayor Ferre: I think, Mr. Grassie, you might be kidding yourself and if you think that it's just our area of concern and you're telling me that in your opinion this does not threaten the existence of the City of Miami because of ghat it is and you say that it's our area of concern, I... Mr. Grassie: Well, let me make myself clear on this, Mayor. It seems to me that you have these two kinds of questions. One is whether or not your basic opposition is to metro adopting any kind of .legislation that affect the City. It seems obvious to me that in the last 10 years this has happened hundreds of times. The other kind of question is whether or not the proposed legislation, the specific legislation, is an appropriate area for local government to interfere in and that includes Dade County. The basic question at issue is one which normally, in this society, is settled through the labor negotiation process and the question that I'm asking is whether or not this is an appropriate subject for legislation. Now that's a basic question and it seems to me that it is the foregoing conclusion that Metro, in fact, through its home rule Charter, does have the ability and the right to legislate in some areas in terms of minimum standards and affect the City and if they determine that this is a minimum standard, they, in fact, can do it. It's that simple distinction that... Mayor 'Terre: '•re11 that's why I thank we needed this clarification. In effect, Metro has passed this Ordinance which is what before us that we refused to do. So in effect, we can do one of three things: Pass our own, number 1; Number two, challenge this and number 3, just do nothing and since it's Metro's legislative statement, we're bound by it unless we challenge it. M. Grassie Yes, and what I'm suggesting, sir is that it may be a reasonable question to raise that, in fact, we are being asked to interfere into what is basically a private sector area of concern in a question which ,s basically resolved in our society through private sector effort and wa are being asked to interfere in that. raay or Ferrer r.lhoc a asking: Well, maybe you didn't hear. ` What I'm trying to do is Mr. Grassier tell, specifically, the person who spoke to this waa Me. .S Mayor Ferrel tut that's already been decided. That came before this Commission, these was no action taken by this Commission so l don't know why this is before us then. Now I'm getting further confused. Metro passed it. Mr, Grassie The reason that it is before us is that we, in fact, did hot take a specific action except to say that we would defer it to see what the county was going to do. Mayor Ferre The county has acted. Mr. Grassie: The county has now acted and they're going to go to second reading pretty soon. Mayor ?erre: And I repeat to you that eye can do one of three things. Cfe could pass our own, we could challenge Metro or we can do nothing and whatever Metro does is imposed on us and since this thing hasn't gone to second reading, I would respectfully submit to you that this matter ought to be deferred until it does ga through second reading. I don't know why it's coming before us at this time. Mr. Grassie: Well the reason it is coming before you, Mayor, is that it is my opinion that, in fact.. Mayor Perre: Then you do have an opinion on this. Mr. Grassie: I thought that I was pretty clear on that from the be - "'ginning, yes. I definitely do... Mayor ?erre: At first, you started off by saying it was a legislative matter. Mr. Grassie: What I was saying, sir, was that I didn't want to argue with you about it. Yes, 1 have a definite opinion about it. I think that if we set the precedent of allowing government to legislate in an area which is not specifically a responsibility of government but allow ourselves to be brought in on one side or another of basically private arguments, that we are going to have an unending chain of this kind of requests in front of you. Mayor Ferre: What is your recommendation, then? ,Mr. Grassie: That you encourage the county not to act, not to adopt on second reading this kind of legislation because it is inappropriate as a subject of legislation for local government. It is not an appro- priate area... Mayor Ferree Well, Mr. Grassie, 1 think this Commission has already taken its position and frankly I don't see that there is any need to do anything else. Do you agree with that? Alright, as far as I'm concerned, we've discussed it, there is no action needed and thank you for keeping us informed and you let us know what happens on second reading. DISCOION IT31REPORT BY ccr iirr E STUDYING HOURS OF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Mayor Ferro; Alright/ Dr. Willard has a time problem and unless some- body objects we will take that out of order and thank you, Dr. willard, for being here. We know that you have a busy schedule and we certainly trunk you. This is the interim report of expanded committee to study hours of closing of Liquor establishments ante, Dr. Willard; Mr, Mayor and City Commissioners, you appointed a commi- ttee in early 1976 composed of myself, Rita Stone, Lt. K. Harrison, Tom Nesbitt .and James Stratus. We trade a report at that time and ,Mere were others who were interested. You expanded that committee to include the otters named, David Philips, Mrs. Ricky Caminiti , Pather John Edwards, Have Pincharp tames st ratan , Jerome Robinson, Al 9akolsky and Luis Sabine§ tote have met and draftad our repast to the City Commissioners! We notified the City Attorney, tha City Manager, Robert perenci,k, General EL Marina Chamber- of Commerce, peseta Brothers Liquor and 7. Cone because their ad received letters from them. Attar our report was drafted and sant to the City Attorney and Commissioners, they informed us that we might be in violation of the government and sunshine Law committee meetLAg without public notice and that our report could not be made at this time so we're awaiting the pleasure of the City Commission or the City Attorney to publish such notice. tote will be pleased to meet and conform to any of the laws of the City or the land and then we will draft our report so there will be no question about it in the future. Mar Ferre: In the meantime, I have read the proposed, the recommended schedule in a letter from tar. David Philips dated January 19th with the closing schedule. is this basically what you are going to propose? Dr. Yea. The committee was in agreement. The only thing we are holding of on is that we've been informed that we can't report be- cause there is some legal question maybe brought up later that we did not give a public notice of our... Mayor Ferret. Well why don't you call your public meeting. What is the date set for that now? Dr. Willard: We haven't set it. or Mayor Ferre: Would you do it quickly because I'll tell you, we really teed to get this thing behind us one way or the other. Dr. Willard: We were ready to report today but we were on delayed because of the :judgement of the Assistant City Attorney. Mayor Ferre Let me ask you this, Dr. Willard. I notice that in this report the closing hour is 2 A.M. for the most part and you have just about made everybody the same except the nightclubs. I'm sure every- body is going to be happy except the clubs. Dr. Willard: Sir, I think in our discussion, the reason the nightclubs were not disturbed was because I think there are only two of them in the City... Mayor Ferre: I'm not talking about the nightclubs," I'm talking about 41, clubs like this one down here at Coconut Grove, Private Clubs. Didn't they have the right to go to 3? Dr. Willard: Yes. Mayor Ferre; So you're pulling them back to 2. Dr. Willard: Right. There were two categories that were reduced one hour and 5 categories that were increased one hour attempting to accomplish what we felt was the intent to try to gain conformity for the benefit of the community and enforcement. Mayor Ferre; Dr. Willard, let me ask you this, and this is just a question. You know, for us to bring back those people from, people always want and they don't want to give, you know how human nature i s . Now for us to bring those clubs back from 3 to 2, we're just going to have a hornet's nest of people screaming down here. Let me ask you, is there really much difference between a liquor bar, restaurant, hotel, clubs, staying open until. 3 o'clock than from staying open until 2? Is there really a nickel's worth of difference? Dr. Willard; I my opinion, your Honor, I'm asleep both times and it really makes no difference to me. Now I think the committee took that into consideration and, as 1 say. we were really trying to please more people than we were hurting because we extended the hours on s categories and reduced it on two. Now we will reconsider that and certainly tame your suggestion et our committee meeting. Mayor Parra: r would just recommend, and the Commission has to Grote en this and make it the will of the majority, but when you'ro not arm wing the philosophy as to whether or not waifs going to have bars and nightclubs and things like that open at all, : frankly don't Mink it's worth the hassle weirs going to go through. This room is just going to be filled with people screaming here and frankly the difference between open till two or three o'clock, to ma, isn't worth a plug nickel. Dr Willard: Your suggestion is Mr. Plummer: Let me intarjact a point hors. I'll tell you what really makes a difference to ma and that is, if that facility is adjacent to a residential area rather than a commercial area. If it's adjacent to a commercial area, I agree with you that it doesn't make a bit of difference but if it's adjacent to a residential area, which a lot of them are, then 1 think it makes a big difference of whether I get to sleep at two or whether 1 get to sleep at three. Mayor 'erre: Well, 1'11 tell you, if that's the case, then they shouldn't be open beyond midnight because 1 think it's just as much of an impo- sition on a person that's sleeping that would let somebody stay open until two or three. Mr. Plummer: Except, Mr. Mayor, when a person bought that home they bought it fully knowing that that was the law, that they could stay open until two. Now if you impose further beyond on that, then you're not dealing fairly with them... Mayor Ferre: Okay, then I'll tell wiping than to consider something a certain radius of people living, kind. you what, t would certainly be like that that anything that's within that there be a limitation of some Mrs Gordon: Let me bring another point up, Mr. Mayor, and that is the fact that the parking requirements for private clubs aren't the same as they are for other establishments. Consequently, in private clubs they generally park all over everybody's yards and driveways and everything, well, you know, if you are asleep, whether it's two or three, in the middle of the night and somebody is getting into their vehicle in front of your house or whatever, I think it's really to expand it to a later hour is going to increase the problem, not diminish it. Mayor Ferre: okay, well you've heard three different opinions so you come back with your recommendation, ,,Dr. Willard: Thank you, sir, we will take a transcript of your discussion this morning and we will read it before we bring it to the Board again. I appreciate your consideration this morning.I understand, then, that we are to meet after the City Attorney will publish'a public notice of our meeting. Mayor Ferre: My only request is that we're into February and we've been at this for over 6 months, that you bring it to a conclusion quickly one way or the other. Dr. Willard; Thank you, sir, we'11 do it. Mayor Ferre; I'll tell you, Mr. Manager, I think the point that Commissioner Plummer and Mrs. Gordon brought out is important. Could we or should we consider making a distinction between a restaurant or a club that is in a neighborhood where people live vs. one that is in a neighborhood where it doesn't really matter whether they stay open until two or three? Isn't that an important criteria because that's what the problem is really all about? Mr. Grassie; Yes, it is, Mr. ,Mayor. It should be addressed by a zoning regulationbutwe can have; that looked at and see whether that needs to be improved, Mayor Ferre; That's unfortunately part but why should we dock people. Let's take, for example, I'll just pick one restaurant that I can think of Cy Mandell's place on the River, New ma's nobody that lives around there and he has an enclosed parking garage, Why should he be FEB 1977 penali tad. On the other hand, there might be some places along Coral Way where you've got people living right behind or right next to it in an open parking lot and t Mink what Mrs. Cordon said is absolutely true. II somebody gets in his car with screeching wheels at three o' dock in the morning or two o'clock in the morning, there's a difference so why should one panai.i2e the others Dr. Willard: Well I think we're talking about two different things. One Was an attempt to achieve uniformity which the Commission really laid on us pretty heavy was a fairness proposition and now if you move back to considering individual locations, this is something we will have to see what the Commission approves as an ordinance and l don't know whether we should wait for that or do you want us to go ahead. Mayor perre: I think, if you remember, this thing cams to a Vote and the majority of the Commission wanted to have everything uniform and that was your mandate but that doesn't mean that you're limited to than tf�you just have different feelings on it, you're free to come back with whatever recommendations you want to and we may not be able to do everybody the same, 1 don't know. We've been struggling with it for three years. br. Willard: I'm beginning to discover that it' hard to please every- body, Your donor. Mr. Plummier: No, it's not hard, it's impossible. Dr. Willard: well we'll take that into consideration. Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much, Dr. Willard. Is there anybody else' who wants to speak on this subject? Is there anybody here who would like to address the Commission on this matter? If not, thank you very much. 6, PROPOSED MARINA DE L R ekiT AT MARINE STADIUM. Mayor Ferre: Discussion of proposal of Marina Development at Marine Stadium. That shouldn't be controversial. Mr. Grassie: I don't think it would be. Mayor Ferre; Let's take up Item "H" then. Mr. Grassie: You have received, Mr. Mayor, a memorandum which indicates that the City has, from a private developer, an indication of interest on the part of that private party in doing some marina development _adja- cent to the Marine Stadium, We have a photograph of that and we can point out the area in question if you wish but it is the area which is z:mediately south of the Rusty Pelican Restaurant between that and the Causeway. Mayor Ferre: Well where is it you want to put this Marina? Wouldn't that get kind of choppy in there? Mr. Plummer: No, it's protected by the Rusty Pelican. Maurice, to me, that's not the guts of the matter which happen to be, what is he propo- sing, what does he want to do. 1 would have to know more. As to answer your question, would the Commission entertain a Marina facility in there, s would have to know more. .My answer immediately would be yes but I would have to %now more as to what the proposal is. Mr. Grassie; Well let me put the question, that is in front of you as _. clearly as l can, you now that we have, in the last, received specific proposals from people -in the private sector and we have gotten into all kinds of discussions and arguments aboutthe process of bidding. Now i very simply, what we are asking you now s, we have a pr'cposal. we have told these people, don't give us any figures, don't give us anything firm. `'that we're going to do is take the question, in general terms to the City Commission. if they're willing to even consider this kind of proposall' 0 fib NOES: None. ABSENT: then we will go out on bids and you, like everybody else, can put a proposal Mr. Plummer: What do you walnt from the Commission this morning? Ms, Grassier Authorisation to go out and seek proposals to do soma Marina development in that area. Tha type of development would be up to trio people who would make proposals. Mr, Plummer: T move it. Mayer Perro: Moved by glummer, seconded by Gordon. Under discussion, I would like to ask the Commission whether they had the opportunity to review Sunday's story. T'1.1 have a copy made and distribute it to all members of the Commission. Till tell you, there Ls a tremendous short- age of slips in South Florida and I really think that anytime, anywhere that we can put up Marinas where they can be justified economically, either by the private or by the public sector, I don't much care, 1 think we're way behind in that and I'm strongly for this and move ahead right away Thereupon, the following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77-152 A MOT/ON AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAXIS THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARINA FACILITIES AT THE MIAMI MANE STADIUM. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- ACES : Commissioner a. L. PluMnmer, ar. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre Commissioner Manolo Reboso Mayor Ferre: would you have copies of that distributed to all members of the Commission. 7, DISCUSSION IlEM: RECENT LAY-OFFS - REPORT BY CITY MANAGER. Mayor Ferre: Alright, then I guess the next thing we should take up is, how about "J". Father Gibson requested this Let's take up "J" Mr. Grassier This item is on your agenda for reconsideration if you wish, Mr. Mayor and members of the City Commission. I should report to you that the question of lay-offs was litigated yesterday, as I suspect you read in the newspaper, and you might want, to get a report from the... And that, by the way, was why 1 was not at your meeting yesterday after- noon. 3 was up in the U.S. District Court, Mayor Ferrer Why in Ft. Lauderdale? Why wouldn't they take it in the District Court here in Miami? Mr. Grassier Apparently that's the prerogative of the court to make that kind of a decision. Mrs. Gordon; Can you tell us what that was about?. Mr. Grassis yes, but possibly the City Attorney cam report not only .n the case but also on the outcome because it has been resolved. Mr. Enos; first of all, the case was heard.. Mrs . Gordon; 'What case are you talking about? rEi3 24 197 Mr: nou: A lawsuit was filed on behalf of the danitatloft wcrkers and at the time, the 8enior Citisens who were reportedly laid off by the City of Miami. The essence of the case involved the tarnitation workers who were allegedly laid off. The lawsuit asked for a preliminary in- junction. That is, that the City be enjoined or prohibited from taking personnel actions until such time as the Natter was resolved in court. This is the nature of the hearing yesterday. it was a hearing of their motion that the court issue a preliminary injunction until such time as the matter is disposed of. The court refused to issue such an irn- junction. Now this only means that the City has not been temporarily eni oi:nmi from exercising the administrative action that had been contemplated by the City with respect to the Sanitation workers, it has nothing to do, at this point, with the morits of the lawsuit. Now it was heard in Ft. Lauderdale because Judge Autker is a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida who sits in Ft. Lauderdale and in many cases when it's administratively necessary he conducts hare in Ft. Lauderdale rather than Miami even though he has his chambers here in Miami.. Now once again, the outcome of the hearing was that the judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction. 1 won't get into the options which may be available to the plaintiffs but at this point, the City is not enjoined from implementing its administrative policies with respect to the Sanitation workers. Mayor Ferret Father, do you have any further questions on item "1"? Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, my concern was and still is, at first the Manager, I requested when we were dealing with this matter that the. Manager list all these people and the pricetag. You know, we didn't want to list all of these people and the pricetags, I guess, because ' it would show really what I thought and I subsequently got this report, this "J". I want the Commission to look at all those Sanitation people who will be dealt with and look at the names of those other people. I just don't know. I'm not a genius and that's why I was concerned that the pricetag be there and add up the money. I notice all the police people who were laid off, there were hard time Senior Citizens so I just wantto make sure that everybody understands that Theodore Gibson isn't happy and I think that this Commission, out of obligation to the public, ought to seriously look at it and not just, well it's Gibson's baby. It's the baby of all of us because if you look at what you're doing in the Sanitation Department and look at all those other depart- ments, that t'ain't the way it is. See, if those Sanitation people had all those big-time, heavy -priced lawyers, we all would be attentive, man, and we would have had 10,000 auditors down here to audit that figure. I hope I don't have to say anymore. 0 Mr. Plummer: Well, Father, what are you suggesting? Rev. Gibson: Commissioner, I have no suggestion. Your conscious ought to be your guide. Mr. Plummer: well my conscious is my guide, Father, but I'm asking you for your guidance as to what you feel is right because, Father, let me tell you, it isn't Gibson's baby. I tried to address this problem at Budget time and 1 kept warning the rest of the Commission, my conscious was my guide at that time, that we were not addressing 120 people who were going to be laid off and unfortunately, at that time, I could not muster any other of the Commission's suspicion or Commission's interest or whatever you want to call it. Now, Mr. Grassie, let me ask one question since Father doesn't want to proffer a solution. This is just an informational question. Roughly, there were people laid cuff, let's don't use numbers. Does the procedure there hold true that seniority is the prevailing rule and that if, in fact, people are laid off that people junior are rolled off prior to those with seniority? I think it's called the rule of the register, the last hired is the first to go, Zs that the case beg followed here? Mr, Grassie; Your basic statement about seniority is correct, seniority ,s held within job class or within a lower class previously held by the individual and it is the purpose of the so-called roll -back analysis which' is the last 15 pages or so of that report that I gave you, it is the pu Qse ,of that to show you exactly how that bump -back or roll -bank preceas works. Mt. Plummer: In at1 r wards, what yetnt're saying to tr:e is that same only holds true in a department. Mr. arasgie: No, it holds true in a classification of which may cut across departat t2ntal lines. Per example, Secretary I obviously appears in many different departments. Mr. Plummer: This is the Civiry ice Rule? Mr. Grannie: Yes. Mir. Plummer: In other words, what you're saying to me is that a Sari 'ration worker with 10 years would not bump a Laborer with 2 years. Mr. Grassier If the Sanitation worker is able to perform the lower level of work. If .t is a natural relationship to his work, yes, it is possible that he would burp that person. He has to have had ststts` he has to have come up from Laborer, you understand, Mr. Plummer: Right, I understand. In other words, what you're telling me is that this rule has been followed in pertaining to the Sanitation workers. Mr. Grassie: Specifically, yes. Mr. Sill Smith: Mr. Plummer, my name is Bill. Smith, Sanitation Employees' Association. That rule is not being followed. Mr. Plummer Well, Sill, let me just say this now. If you can give me i or this Commission a clear cut case where it has not been followed, I think then maybe this Commission would like to listen to such but if, in fact, what you want to do is argue the court case here, then I would say "no". Mr. Smith: No, the rule is not being followed. Mr. Plummer: Do you have a clear cut case? Mr. Smith: Sure we have. We can take, say, Herman Rhode... Mr. Plummer: Well we don't know Herman. What is his job? Mr. Smith: Well you wanted a clear cut case so I'm giving you one. Mr. Plummer: What's his job? 00 Mr. Smith: He was an incinerator stoker. He is now a Laborer in Parks and Recreation and what the rule did was, before the classifications were changed from Incinerator Stoker and Waste Collector, there was only one classification, three Labor classifications in the Department of Sanitation. It was, Laborer _I, Laborer II. Labor II was an incin- erator Stoker, Laborer II, in fact, was a garbage collector. When it changed the classification, it did away with the Laborer I, they came up with Waste Collector in the Garbage Division and Incinerator Stoker in the Incinerator Division. Now these people that worked as Incinera- tor Stokers for 10 years have toted garbage but when this roll -back came, this man lost money because he, in turn, went over to Public Works working at a lower pay than what he was doing at the time. The rules that they're saying say you go back to your previously held classifica- tion but his previously held classification was a Laborer II which was a Waste Collector and no one don't seem to understand what I'm trying to tell, them. The work is the same. The Manager says that if those people could do the work that was solar, then they should have been rolled back within the department first. What happened here is that we've got people with 5 and 6 years seniority with the City that were laid off and you've got people with 6 months and 4 months that are still on the job. N. Plummer; In the sane department' Mr, :Smith; In the same deparment. Not only that, we employed 36 stand-by Laborers, ow can you justify laying off a man who is 6 years in with the City and he's laid off and then you still keep stand-b ► Laborers* tf they had dial away with the stand»by Laborers and rolled those people that were Laid off back into that department you still would have been s-avimng some $260,000 because that's what thasd stand- by Laborer positions ems to over a marl, figuring 10 r 000 per mans tut we at down and we tried to explain all of these things but quite naturally,we being garbage tote, the upper part don't want to listens Now m �� that's the case:, then what the Manager . is saying isn't trues Those people that were in that incinerator could tote garbage and they should have been allowed to do that and keep their pay schedule without losing money. Mr. Orassi.e t Two points, Commissioner. One, most of what Mr. Smith is now telling you was discussed at considerable length at about a S hour session in front of the U.S. District judge yesterday and, in fact, his Point„ the paint that he is making, was not sustained by the court. Now the point that he is making is relatively complex to put forth in this kind of a discussion. It is very difficult, in this kind of forum, to get reliable facts in front of you because the basic dilemna or problem that he is pointing to is a classification action which took place, and this is a city-wide classification action which apparently took place, t don't know, gill, 10 years ago? Mr. Smith: It's not a city-wide classification action, this was re- quested by the Employees' Association within the department so that it would offer those people more promotion advantages. We just made the Sanitation Department a department of its own just as police and Fire that you can't go out on the street and bring in a Lieutenant, he has to come up from the rank and we did the same thing with the Department of Sanitation whereas a man can only come in as a Waste Collector and work his way up. But that was not a city-wide classifi- cation change. Mr. Grassie: Well it applied only to your department but the basic point that I'm making, Commissioner, is that until you take specific individuals, take the Civil Service Rules and say, now, what happened to this person and why did it happen. And until you go through that and do it in 10 or 1S or 20 cases, you're not going to have the kind of information that I think is necessary to judge whether or not the process is fair. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Grassie, in this particular case, and I don't know the name of the individual... Mr. Smith: Rolle, R-O-L-L-E. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Grassie, is it possible in that one particular case that you can use that as a guideline to inform the Commission exactly what happened in that particular case so that we can see the administra- tion's side. Mr. Grassie: Certainly, Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor, T want to make a broad statement. One of these days I'm going to end up being a prophet. If you were laying off that many other people in other departments, you know you would have done one Yell of a job in finding out what the rule was and is. I just say that it pains my very soul, I want to say this for the record and I hope the newspaper and television and radio would say it, it pains my very soul to see that we can be man's inhumanity to man is not the same across the board after all these years, after all of our experiences in this community. I want to say that because Theodore Gibson, if it's God' s will, I'm ► going to live around here to let those words come back and haunt a lot of folks. I think the Manager ought to be told and instructed to have hisstaff make the proper, necessary investigation and cone back here if it takes them 6 months, I could cure less. If you need a motion, you have it right now. Theodore Gibson makes that motion because I'm not satisfied. I think the public ought to see this .doggene list of all the Sanitation folks you talk about and then you know you have , another list of dart ti�g policemen. The media, you're always taming around here for things, here, you could have my copy and read it and maybe you would understand it batter that I because I4 m a little dense. That's at motIvn. Mayor Parfet okay, is there a second to tha motion Mrs. Gordon': Let's clarify tha motion. Tia motion is to investigate Rev. Gibson: That tha Manager -be instructed to investigate, ODES back, resort and tell us why and how. Mayor Parra: Seconded by Plummer. Is there furthar discussion'? Thereupon, the following motion was introduced by i i.ce'Mayor Gibson who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77-r1S3 A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANMER TO FURNISH DETAILED INFORMATION TO Tt#.D CITY COMMISSION CON- CERNING RECENT LASS -OFFS WITHIN THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT INCLUDING CRITERION USED FOR SUCH LAY-OFFS. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the mosti.orx was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner a. L. Plummer, ar. Commissioner tease Gordon Vice -Mayor (rtev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Mayor Ferre: Okay, is there anything else to come up on Item "1"? We have left *Iv',nF" & "G". Mr. Plummer: We have "C" to go back to. Mayor Ferre: And "C", I beg your pardon. o, LITTLE HABANA COvitilITY CENTER - DiscussION OF PROPOSED ImPRoveterrs. Mayor Ferre: Alright, we're on item "C" - Discussion of Little Havana Community Center. we were, as you remember, in the middle of this. Here's where we left it, Mr. Reboso and Father Gibson. We left this • discussion when Mrs. Gordon asked Mr. Grassie whether or not this seven hundred and some odd thousand dollars included the full amount of money to be spent. The discussion from there went to the question of the auditorium which did not include it. Then you were asked how much it was going to cost to improve the auditorium. You then answered that, Rob answered that you didn't know. Then I interrupted and got into the picture to say that building "C" had nothing to do with building "A" and that's where we left it. Mrs. Gordon; Can we continue our discussion then? The comment that you made about having the theatre there sounds dike a good use for the area from the standpoint as to the need. Therefore, I would suggest, Mr. Mayor, that you ask the Manager to supply us with the total cost that is required in full and then we can see where we have to go. Mayor Ferre; What exactly is it that you would like to do? Mrs. Gordon: Well I want to know what the total ultimate plans are and what the total ultimate costs are so wecould make a decision on what total amounts of improvement we are or are not going to put in so we Gan totally plan for the uses of those buildings. I would like to be supplied personally with a plat of the area showing where the structures currently are in survey and where the senior housing I heard mentioned would tale dace. I would like to see where that would fit in on that property and also where the proposed mini -park would be located in con- junction to the other improvements, I think if we are supplied with information, we then can make an intelligent determination of where are we going. FEB 4 117 Mayor ferret For clarity's sake now, and stop ma if I'm wrong, Mr, areeeie, what is being recommended here is that one, we plan to de- velop 75 unite for the elderly adjacent to the community center. Community Development advises that advertisement for bids to constru There is no money out of this seven hundred and some odd that's ear- marked for that, is there? Mars. Gordon: Where is the money coming prom? Mayor farra: HUD and the $ 2S , 000,000 bond issues Mrs. Gordon too we have that information in this packet? I haven't Aden it if it's here. 4r. Grassie: No, the housing project is not reported on in this particular packet. Mayor Terre: dose, we've discussed the question of housing in Little Havana in that particular... Mrs. Gordon: I don't want you to misunderstand what I'm saying, Mt. Mayor. I'm not saying that I have any objections, I'm simply saying I want full information. Mayor Ferre The second thing is the mini -park for $75,000, as t understand it, and lastly would be the rennovation of building "C". Mr. Reboso: In my opinion, Mr. Mayor, one thing doesn't have anythin to do with the other one. Building "A" doesn't have anything to do with building "C" and we are demolishing building "B". It is my opinion that these things have to be done and we should move ahead now. Later on, if it is too expensive going with the auditorium, then we will vote against it. Mrs. Gordon: I want to explain ray reasoning so you will not also mis- understand. My reasoning is that if you're going to do something, you must know your total consequences in advance and then you can make a logical and intelligent determination whether or not you begin with a completely new structure includes the improvements that would have taken place in building "C" and everything else altogether whether it be a complete land use plan for that particular area and in my opinion it's the only intelligent way to go about doing things, not just saying, okay, today we spend $800,000 and then later on we'll say we have to spend another million. Let's know ahead of time where we're going, what we're going to do and how much it's going to cost. Mr. Reboso: Rose, I respect what you say but it is again the same thing. Dinner Key Auditorium doesn't have anything to do with the Marina and if we were looking and waiting for a full... we would never be doing anything. 11 Mrs. Gordon: Well I want the information. If you don't want it, the Manager doesn't have to give it to you but I want it. Mayor Ferre: Okay, I think the question here is, and let me put it to Mr. Parkins and to you, Mr. Grassie. Are you sure that we want to ;Hove ahead in the demolishing of building "3" and the improvements of building "C"? Mr. Grassie: My impression, Mayor, is that this is not a question of what the staff wants but it is a question of something that the Commission has decided over a period of the last three years. Mayor Ferre; Well is this in keeping with what the Commission has said? Mr. Grassie; 'yes. Specifically, the City Commission has first agreed to buy the property, second, designated the purpose to which it would be set and third, agreed that a certain amount of money would be set aside from CD funds specifically to renovate the property. Mayor Fern; Was this taken to the region...' Dena, you're here, did they vote for this? Ae they in favor of this' This is the people of the neighborhood themselves that want this. Ts that right' Mrs. Gordon: The Manager answered your question incorrectly, You asked him whether or not the decision had been made to remove the structure and he didn't answer that... Mt. Grassie: Specifically, on the question of removing the central structure, the middle structure, I am not aware that that has been brought to you, that is simply a carrying out of the basic intent of renovating the structure and that particular- one is not worth ren- ovating. Mayor Perre: Mr. Grassie, does the administration feel that the Commission's policy in neighborhood people... Are we going in the right direction or are we just doing the wrong thing? If you think it's wrong, I'd like to hear your opinion. Should we stop this? Mrs. Gordon: 1 don't think that's the point... Mr. Grassie: I'm willing to give you that... Mrs. Gordon: Excuse me, Mr. Grassie, I want to finish because I don't like everything being twisted out of context. 1 asked for information and 1 intend to vote on this Commission after 1 receive all kinds of information that 1 can make an intelligent determination, that's all. Now if you don't think that it's necessary for you to have, 1 said to Mr. ;teboso and I say the same thing to you and to anybody else that if you don't want it, fine, I want it. Mayor Ferret Alright, are there any other statements or questions now? Now would you answer my question, Mr. Grassie. 44,Mr. Grassie: In terms of what the City has already done, which is to invest a significant amount of money in the structure and to commit itself to the neighborhood to have a facility there, I think that. there is no question but that you are committed and that we have to improve the facility. Now if you are asking me did you make, the right decision three years ago, I don't know, Mayor. 1 would have to, start looking at that whole question. I'm not answering that question but what I am answering is the question today, in the real world, given the circumstances we have, given the investment we have, given the commitments you've already entered into, should we improve that one building for which we have money, the answer is "yes". We should go ahead, we're committed to go ahead, you really don't have, in my estimation, an option. Mrs. Gordon: I think you do have an option. I think you might have ;loan option of a new structure if the cost involved is not that much more and that's what I'm asking you to give me. Those kinds of figures that could make that kind of a determination. You know that first building, the church building, certainly the area needs a community center and they would like to have a thRatre but you know and I_ know that the cost is nearly prohibited. To start from scratch might be cheaper, we decided that this morning on that old garage up there on the boulevard. Now it's very possible that we may have to take that approach here but before we take any approach, let's have figures, okay? Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grassie or Mr. Parkins, were there engineering studies made on the refurbishing of building "C"? Have we studied that? Mr. Parkins: Yes, there was a review of. Mayor Terre. well I'm sure somebody must have thought of the either/ or concept. would we be better off tearing down building "C" and building a new building' Mr, Parkins It's a question of available funds. we have so much that has been earmarked for... Mayor ?erre: But I think that's a valid point. If we could tear down building " C" and build a new one cheaper. Mte. Gordon If we could build ,a whole new complex, that's what I'm saying* If we could do that because if we find out that building "l4" 1 401 FEB24,1977 is going to cost so much money and in our building of the ganior Ci- titan housing and our mini -park and everything also, wa find that we're batter off to do everything.: at one time. That's what I'm trying to coma try, an intalligant dollar figure Mayor Parra: After you're finished, I would like p2east to be perms mitred to ask sane guastions and have answers, Now, Ms. Parkins, I want to ask you again. I'm not arguing with Mrs. Gordon, I just want to know whether or not► on building "Cu, anybody thought about what it would cast to replace that building and would it be cheaper to replace it rather than to improve it Mr. Parkins We did have a review of the entire oamplex d,ne same time ago done by, I guess, One of the architects and the total cost then, s believe, was an estiarnata at bast and if I'm not Incorrect, Mr. Crumpton, I think it was around 2.2 million for the total faci- lity for all three buildings. Mayor Terre: Mr. Parkins: Mayor Perre Mr. Parkins Mayor ?erre: You mean to improve? To improve. Or to rebuild? To improve. Haw much would it be to rebuild? Mr..Parkins: The estimate there was somewhere in the neighborhood of the same, I think, $2,000,000 which is $200,000 less. Mrs. Gordon: I never received a reply from you, Mr. Grassie, but on February 14th I sent you a memorandum and I'm going to read it into the record. "Mr. Grassie: Would you please provide more definitive information about the renovation contemplated at the Little Havana Community Center, Riverside Baptist Church which was included in the total project cost of $3,034,550 for a Public Works Grant. I would like a map delineating the total area and a schedule of alterations to each building." I never received that. Mr. Grassie: I presume the staff has that in process right now, Commissioner. Mrs. Gordon: I know but it's 10 days ago and that's a simple request and I don't like to have to send you memorandums after memorandums after memorandums to get the same information. Mr. Grassie: Commissioner, whether it's a simple request depends on whether you want a simple answer. Now I can give you a simple answer in 10 minutes but if you want a full answer and if you, in fact, want that structure analyzed properly, you know that we can't get that done in 10 days. Mrs. Gordon: Okay, sir, for a Public Works Grant somebody was delineating delineate anything, then I beg to differ with you because you sent application for $3,034,550 so certainly something in that request and if you didn't that's the reason you didn't get the money. mr, Grassie: Commissioner, we did at least as well as any other city in tie United States in terms of getting money. That's extraneous unless you simply want to be argumentative about it. Mrs. ordon. I just want to get the answer. What was included in the $3,034,550 that was the request for the Public works Grant. Mr. Grassie: Mrs, Gordon: M. Grassie; We will be happy to give you a copy of the request. Plus the other information that I wish to receive, As I already told you, that is .n process right now. Mayor 'ores Alright, I return to the basso question before this thing comes up for any decision on this Commission. you have the opinion of Cotmi,ssionor dc►rdon and we've heard Commissionor Robotic. l ' m still in a position where l need to understand that the Aeini.- stratian has thoroughly studied the alternatives and if fully behind the spending of seven hundred and some odd thousand dollars for the rennovation► almost s86b,OOd, of building „C", the removal of building " , the mini ..park and the 75 units for elderly housing. Now are you telling me that you are strongly for this et are You telling ma that you don't know or that you haven't thought it through suffi- ciently or that you'rt just following the Commission's policy set three years ago but you haven't had time to really look at it? What exactly is the Administration's position? Mr. Grassiet You have four different questions, Mayor, and each one of them has a different answer. Now we have not given you any background on either the mini -park or the question of public housing today. I have not heard any questions raised with regard to the merit of those two projects which have been reviewed by theCityCommission many times. If you want, I will have a staff person speak to those two specific projects. Mould you like that first? Mayor Ferre: Yes. You've put it up hare for a discussion and I need to know what the Administration's position is on this before I make up my mind. Mr. Grassie: I'm going to ask Mr. Foesman to speak to the housing question and I'm going to ask Miss Spillman to speak to the question of the mini -park. Mr. Foesman: If I understand your question, Mr. Mayor, it is whether ,, or not 75 units of Senior Citizen housing should go on that site. Is that your question, Mr. Mayor? Is your question with regard to the 75 units of elderly housing whether or not they should go on that site? Mayor Ferre: Yes. Has that been thought through? Is everybody in favor? Do you feel strongly about that? Is that the proper location? Mr. Foesman: project. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Foesman: HUD, it will for bids and That is the proper location for the elderly housing Is there a design made on it? There is not a design made on it, it's being issued by be sort of a turnkey project. They're letting it out it will be done on a platform. Mayor Ferre: Is it going to be done through the vehicle of our $25,000,000 bond issue? Mr. Foesman: Our $25,000,000 bond issue will back the issue... Mayor Ferre: Mr. Foesman: Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Ferre Do you feel strongly for that that we should proceed? Yes. I feel strongly too, Mr. Mayor. Then would you make a motion. Mrs. Gordon: But I want to get the total plot plan with all the improvements that are going to go on that piece of land, where they are going to be and then we can decide whether we could put that theatre inside of that public housing unit on the one floor-, down one floor, upstairs, next door, some other place. Whether or not the additional monies we have to spend on the old church property warrants it. That's what I'm trying to get an answer to is to be logical. Mayor Ferro. tight now, would you answer my second question with regard to the Mini -park, Me. Spillman: The mini -park is being funded out of Dade County Community Development Funds. They allocated money for three mini - parks in Little Havana, we lobbied with them in the first year of C.p. and they agreed to givo us money and... Mrs, Gordon: Hew much did they give you, Dana's Ma. Spillman: % don't have the exact figure but f believe it's around $70 , 000 , Mayor Ferro: It's in the memorandum. Ms. Spillman: But it's not our money and we will intergrade into the si.ta plan. Wherever we need that open apace we use it there. Mayor Ferret Alright, now with regards to building "G" Mrs Grassier With regards to building "C", the question that can be posed initially is, should we spend approximately $800,000 to rennovate it or should we consider building it from scratch, the equivalent space. I'm going to ask Mx. Parkes to speak to that question. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Parkes, could I ask you... Mr. Grassi.et Could he answer the question, C m issioner, please' Mrs. Gordon: Yes, if he answers it including this question that in- cludes his analysis. Whether you would recommend that it be included in an overall scheme of development, a re -development of the entire area. Mayor ?erre: Alright, Mr. Parkes, go ahead and answer the original question and then include Mrs. Gordon's... Mr. Parkes: The gross area of building "C" is 28,900 square feet. The usable space is 24,400. Of course you've got all kinds of facilities in there. If you were to replace that building at an estimated cost of $50 per square foot which we feel would be reasonable for that type of structure, you're talking about a million and a half dollars just to replace that building alone. Mrs. Gordon: Artillion and a half as opposed to eight hundred you'd have a new structure. Mr. Parkes: Mrs. Gordon: planning for Mr. Parkes: we'd have to Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Ferrer opinion, the City to do? Right. If you combined it together with some other uses we're 40 that location it might bring down the cost. Correct? That's a possibility but we have not analyzed that so take that under advisement. Well that's my point and I hope I have made the point. Alright, now answer my question. Is this, in your rennovation of building "C", a proper thing for the Are you for it? Mr. Parkes: This is a sound structure with certain modifications that must be made because we're changing the use to meet the South Florida Building Code as well as the Fire Code, we must make certain rennovations. There :are repairs that are necessary... Mayor Fer-re; I didn't ask you any of that, Mr. Parkes. Mr. Parkes; t is a good structure and it can be incorporated , , . mayor Ferre : I didn't ask you that Mr. Grassie : Mayon, you're re asking hi: t something that he should not properly answer. Mayor ''erne ; Mr, Grassier well you're the one that appointed him to answer it. asked his to answer the sped so Best on which he has answered which is that it posts $000,000 to rerinovate the stmature and a million and a half dollars to build a new one, Mayor Ferret Aright, to you, Mr. t?rassie and then you can addres it or have somebody else address it. In your 'opinion, does it warren the expenditure of $800,000 to get $24 000 of net usable space in that particular location or should we restudy the whole project? Mr, arassie: Based on the commitments of the City so far, there is no question in my mind that it is merited. Mayor Ferret That it merits? Mr. Grassier yea, it merits making the expenditure because of the commitments that we have, there's no question about it. Mayor Ferret Alright, now let me ask you, let me go then further into building "k". building "A", which is ambiguous now, at worse, as I understand it, it has seating... to you remember how much that is for, Z. L. ? Mr. Grassier It's just under 1,000. (INAUDIBLE) Mr. Grassie: it's just under 1,000 and it confirms with the Fire Code. Mr. Parkins: The total of 1,475 for ceding. Now where we run frib into the problem on it is in the Fire Code. Mr, Grassier Effectively, it's under 1,000. We cannot use over 1,000. Mayor Ferrer 1,500 but you can only say 1,000 because of the Fire Code. Now let me ask you this, if you would, please. That 1,000 seat auditorium, which has specific use in the Little Havana area, if it turns out that we would have to spend a couple of million dollars to renovate it, than my position would be to just leave it alone as a 1,000 seat auditorium which is all we really need. What do we want to make a theatre out of it for, for goodness sakes. 1 know it was my idea originally to make a theatre out of it but if we can do it for 2 or $300,000, fine but if you're talking about a major expenditure, that completely defeats the purpose. In the mean- time, it serves very adequately for community -type reunions and let Alp me tell you, we bought it for a song and what we paid for it, you couldn't duplicate the auditorium alone for what we paid for the whole property so, in effect, that other building, we get for free and as far as I'm concerned, I agree with Commissioner Reboso that we shouldn't make a big. It seems to me that, based on your opinion, we should proceed with building "A", proceed with the Senior Citizen housing, proceed with the:mini-park and just forget about building "A" for the next 2 or 3 years and we'll worry about that... You make your studies, the auditorium. That has to be taken down and we ought to make a park out of that green space or something and that's my opinion. Mr, Grassie: That is the direction of which we have been heading for. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Grassie, one thing that has not been covered, sir, and it is something that has concerned me, and you're going to address this overall problem whether you like it or not. The one thing that l think needs to be taken into consideration, Ir-emember Mr. Andrews falling out of his chair one day when it was brought up about the annual cost of operating the facility. I think it is a realism that has to be addressed and I would like for your, if you're going to do this study, to come up with an approximate guestimate of the annual operating expense of this facility. Now I am not including a housing project or a mini -park but remember that there was $50,000 set aside for an annual operation and the next thing we knew it was up to $100,000 and the next thing we knew they were asking for more money and you know, the only comment that I really have to make is that I wish that y that stood up here, who .I don't recall by name, and said that this structure was a great buy and it was structurally sound, was standing here today, 21 FEB _241977 Mrs. Gordon: Who was that, J. t., I don't reaall Mt. Plummer: I don't recall but it WAS another one of those highis priced amper s, I'm auras Mrs. Gordon: Did wa have an appra.s r, an out recall it at all. 4,r. Plummer: Well, it's immaterial We're in tha water and now we have got to swim. What are we going to do today, Mr. Grassie7 Mayor Parra: Well that's why this is being discussed. Mr. Grassie: The question is in front of you only at your request. You remember how it coma up at your last meeting. tasicaily what we're indicating to you is that you have two separate projects that are going forward normally based on all the deciaions that have been taken in the past and that's the mini -park and the housing question. In addition to that, you have the renovation which is going forward based on current C.D. deciaicns that you participated in and that is on a normal track we're not asking you to do anything about that unless you should want to reverse yourself at thin point. The fourth question is, what are we going to do about so-called building "A", the auditorium and what we are indicating to you is that the program for that building is the first thing that has to be decided and that is being decided with the community input and with their participation. Once that's done, the program has to be crossed cut and then you're back to the Mayor's question. If that cost is excessive, you're going to have to change the program and that's the process that we are in, we expect that to be funded, if it is funded at all, in fourth year C.D. monies. Mayor Ferre: This item is before us not because you put it on but because we requested it so, in effect, what you're saying is that you're really not ready to come up with a final conclusion on this. Is that correct? ide parson? 1 don't Mr. Grassie; In our estimation, this is in the nature of an interim report and... Mayor Ferre: Then there is no action needed at this time. when will you bring this thing up so that we can act on it? (INAUDIBLE) Mayor Ferre: I don't think there's any way that you could ever justify tearing down that auditorium.` Mr. Plummer: Let's just leave it with what Reboso said. As soon as possible. Mayor Ferre: Alright. Any further discussion on item "C"? Mr. Grassie: I want you to recognize, because of the comments that Commissioner Gordon was making about a quick response, the planning cycle, which sets the program and is based on citizen input, user input, that planning cycle tarts in September and that is the process. with citizens participating, that tries to establish what we're going to do with the building so I don't want you to get the impression that we're simply sitting around on your reports. There are things that we have to do. Mrs, Gordon: I know, Mr. Grassie. Your point is well taken as far as the citizen's input but the citizens can't make a cost determina- tion, that has to be furnished to them by your staff and that's what I asked for, the same thing. I asked for a breakdown on your request for three million plus and i don't think that's a difficult question to get answered because you had to have those answers in order to send out for that request for that grant, you never did give me that answer. Mr. Reboot); Mr. Grassie, would it help the administration to get a motion of intent from this City Commission telling you to continuo doing exactly what you are doing' Is it necessary Mr Grassie Well it not necessary but it certainly wouldn't hurt so that I understand that we've agreed that you want to go aheads Mrs. Gordon: The motion then would be to include cost factors and site plan development for the whole package just like you do land unit development. Mr. Grassie; l don't understand that that's what Commissioner Reboso is talking about. He's suggesting a motion of intent to indicate that it is still. the City's intention to go ahead with the approxi- mately $800,000 rennovation on the building which is now £r process which does not involve the auditorium. Mr.Reboso: That's correct. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, I would ask you to allow site the privilege of getting the information that I have requested and that we take this matter up at that time. I don't think that's an unfair request. Mayor Ferret Look, the problem is this. The problem is that I think, as I sense it and I haven't heard from Father Gibson, that the majority of this Commission wants to continue the development of the park. por us not to do anything now, in effect, doesn't hurt what _you're doing and what Reboso wants to do, and I agree with, is that you be instructed to continue._ Rose wants to amend that to continue, yes, but before finalizing anything to give the total package an overall review. I don't think that these two feelings are incompatible and I would like to recommend that the motion be as follows. That the Administration be instructed to continue as it has been doing so far to improve the Little Havana Community Center but before final action is taken with regards to the mini -park, housing, the demolition of building "B" and buildings "A" & "C", that the Administration bring the whole package back including the operational costs, cost alterna- tives that we have, for complete Commission' review before final action is taken. Now is that incompatible? Mr. Grassie: No, sir, as long as you understand the time constraints. Mayor Ferre: Does this stop you? Does this hold you back? Mr. Grassie: No, on the contrary. It supports the direction in which you were going and there's nothing incompatible in what you're suggesting but I simply don't want to leave you with the impression that two weeks from now you're going to get that report. Mayor Ferre: I understand. Is that acceptable to you, the Admini- AP stration? Mr. Reboso, is that acceptable to you as maker of the mo- tion? Mr. Reboso: It's acceptable to me and I move it. Mrs. Gordon I have no objection with the motion, I just wish that the Manager would comply with my request which does not require a great deal of effort on his part and when I have that material, by the time that we have to make any firm decisions, I will be able to make an intelligent decision. Mayor Ferre: Alright, is there a second to the motion? Rev. Gibson; I second. Mayor Ferre: Father Gibson seconds it Is there further discussion? Call the roll please. � n k FEB 2 41977, hereupon, the a l.owLng m tiof toss iftraduo by `dommiss ones Reboso who moved its adoption MOTION NO, 77.414 A MOTION AUTHORIIINO AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTINUE WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LITTLE HABANA COMMUNITY CENTER BUT SEf ORE FINAL ACTION IS TAXEN IN REGARDS TO: a) DEVELOPMENT OP A MINT PARK b) HOUSE POI THE ELDERLY c) DEMOLITION OP BUILDINGS A AND C THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BE DIRECTED TO BRING BADE A PACXAGE CONTAINING PROJECTED OPERATIONAL COSTS AND ALTERNATIVES BEPORE PINAL COMMISSION ACTION IS TAXEN. Upon Being seconded by Vice -Mayer Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOES None. PROPOSALS FOR BICEVENNIAL PACK: A VEHICULAR TRAFFIC; B PARKING SPACES; C OVERPASS; b SHUTTLE VEHICLE ETC. Mayor Terre: Alright, now the next thing is the discussion of the parking on Bicentennial Park. You all have the information which is a memorandum form in item "B" and it's only two pages. I'll tell you what my opinion is and I'm sure there are a lot of people that won't agree with it but I don't know how many of you have been down to that park, it's a beautiful park. I think it's one of the prettiest parks I've seen anywhere but you know, the darn park is always empty, I never see anybody down there. I drive in maybe on weekends, there is a little road that you can drive back and I just drive in to see if there is anybody there and I see two or three people. You know, we've gone out and spent $5,000,000 so that, I guarantee you that the per capita use of that park has just got to be one of the most expensive In the world and we've got to provide some parking there for people to be able to get in there. Nobody is going to park across the street and walk across that monstrous Biscayne Boulevard. The problem, Rose, is that nobody wants to walk across Biscayne Boulevard and we have a $5,000,000 park, and I don't know about you but I go in there, I've been in there a dozen times, and you know, Rose, I never see more than two or three people in there. It's got to be the most expensive per capita green space in the world and we've got to humanize it is what I'm saying and the only way that you can humanize it is by having people use it and the only way that's going, to happen is if we put parking in there. Mrs. Gordon: I have a suggestion and it's not something that I just dreamt up but something that was in the original plans when we first decided to improve this area and that was to have an overpass over Biscayne Boulevard to the parking lot. Now judging from the cost of the figures we were given on Watson Island and also judging from the feasibility of an overpass over a highway, apparently that feasibility has already been established because it was part of the Watson Island plan. Now as far as the cost goes, if you compare thq cost of the overpass with the value of the land that you would be taking for parting and if you place 200 parking spaces in place, you're going to use up 2 acres of land so if you analyze it that way. You will find that the most effective thing you can do is proceed with the overpass to the parking which is on the west side and was our original Latent, Mayor erre What is your reaction to that, Mr, Grassie': Mr, Grassier to our estimation, Mr. Mayor, there is a difference be- tween cost considerations and convenience to the citizens. The argent that Commissioner Cordon makes, made, if you assume that, Lb fact, we're a private corporation and we crossed out our land that way may make sense. It does not, in my estimation, make sense from the point of view of the user, the citizen. That person, if you have any experience with the use of overpasses, and this is particularly true where they are used in eonlunetion with schools, sates and so on Overpasses are not something that citizens like to use and in terms of their oonvenienoe and their willingness to use the park, I would suggest to you that we've got to get use of that park made convenient for the eitinn in a way that he has to use most parks. Mayor perre: Alright, I've got a r%commendation, Herein what I think we should do. You ought to schedule a public hearing and you ought to present at that public heating the following alternatives, and we might do one or all of them. 1) The cost and location of a possible overpass. 2) In the park, 100 parking spaces, 150 and 200 so that we could look at the various alternatives that we may have available and any other suggestions that you may have. Mrs. Gordon: I have a suggestion that we ought to know the cost of a small shuttle vehicle. Mayor Perre: Alright, include that in there. Mrs. Gordon: which could be incorporated into the overpass idea. I was here, and I think you were too, Maurice, when this plan first 441, came before us and I know that we considered the parking problem of not having it on site and our... Mayor Ferre: At the public hearing. Mrs. Gordon: Yes. Our conclusion was that the overpass was going to take care of the parking that would have to take place on the west side of the highway. I hate to think that we go into $5,000,000 park improvements plans knowing what we're doing, it wasn't any accident that we didn't put parking in there, it was by intent. 1 know you weren't here, Mr. Grassier consequently you didn't have your input but all the rest of*us were here. I don't think any change of membership has taken place on this Commission since that time. Mayor Ferre: You see, the problem, Rose... That's valid and I accept that but that's not the point as I see it. The point, as I see it, C.f is that the park, so far, in the months that it's been open, really is, as a park, if we think of "Parks for People", and that's what the bond issue said, is a failure. Why? Because nobody goes to it. Now if we're going to have green area, then it would have been a heck of a lot cheaper just to put grass and trees there and just leave it alone. Why should the taxpayers of Miami pay $5,000,000 for a park, we're talking about Bicentennial Park, and end up with a $5,000,000 park that nobody uses. Now this Commission was here and we voted on it. Mr. Dan Paul and all the citizens' groups that came down here said, we don't want any parking there, we want it to be a beautiful green expands and we went ahead and did that. And the fact is that so far, and maybe the park will be filled with thousands of people on weekends and children and everybody using it but so far that hasn't happened and what we're talking about, I think, is the admission that somebody, including us, made a mistake and that we've got to see how we're going to correct it and therefore I go back and I would recommend that somebody make that in the form of a motion that the Manager be instructed to come back with the 5 alternatives that have been placed and I'll repeat them. 1) an overpass; 2) a shuttle train concept of moving people from parking lots to the park; 3) any other activities, organized or disorganized, that you might induce so that people will use the park and lastly, the placing of parking spaces in the park itself and start with 100, 150 and 204.' I think you can go beyond 200 practically. Is that acceptable to everybody? Mrs. Gordon; I wanted to clarify the shuttle thing you're talking about. It's not actillion dollar project. What I'm talking about is something similar to a golf cart which is a small vehicle.. , FEB 241977_ Mayor Farce: Rose, they're studying that already. The A ministra on has already been into the studying of that and they were... As a matter of fact, that stand Royal station that we voted on item "A" was going to be the central place for that shuttle to be based. Mrs. Gordon: I'm net arguing the point. The golf cart concept or shuttle from the parking Lot on the west side by way of an overpass is what I'm trying to clarify. Is that part of your motion? Mayor Parra: Yes Mrs. Gordon: Okay. Mayor ?erne: Anything and everything. Everything and every possibility to get people to use that park including maybe public relations forms to impress upon people that it is safe and that kind of stuff. Mrs. Gordon: Remember when Commissioner Flamer said we didn't need a restaurant in the park. Mayor Ferre Well I still maintain that that was a wise decision once we get people in the park. Obviously if you have no people, you don't need a restaurant and you don't need rest rooms either, you don't need paths, you don't need a park. The best thing we could have done, if nobody is going to use it is just to put grass there and just forget about it. Did somebody move that as a motion? (INAUDIBLE) mayor Ferre: Yes, let's formalize it, J. L.. Mr. Ernie Fannatto: Can I speak on this a second? Mayor Ferre: If you do it quickly, Ernie. Mr. Fannatto: I think you're throwing good money after bad money unless you police that park. This is a district that it's dangerous and people know it and they will not go there. That's the reason that they're not going there. Now you're throwing good money at the bad money unless you police it so let's not kid yourself or the people. That's all. Mayor Ferre: Alright, Ernie. Would you include the policing aspects of it in your report. Alright, is there a motion to that effect? Mr. Plummer: Sure. Thereupon, the following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77--155 A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO STUDY THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS IN CONNECTION WITH IMPROVING ACCESS TO BICENTENNIAL PARK BY PERSONS DESIROUS OF USING SAID PARK. a) AN OVERPASS OVER BISCAYNE BOULEVARD INTO THE PARK; b) DEVELOPMENT OF PARKING SPACES WITHINTHE PARR TO INCLUDE COST FACTORS OF 100, 150 OR 200 SPACES; c) A SHUTTLE VEHICLE; d) SUCH STUDY TO INCLUDE ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH MIGHT INDUCE PEOPLE TO MAKE E UTILIZA- TION OF ,THE PARK; and e) A STUDY OF THE POLICING ASPECT, Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reimso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES; Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Manolo Rebus° Commissioner Rose Cordon Vice -Mayor •(Rev.) Theodore Gibs Mayor Maurice A. remcee 1 NOES; N 1),;��� awls► Mayor Perrot New ware on the rta property, J. I. Wilson, other consultants, legal counsel, necessary motions This is item "F" Mr.assi : T would like, Mr, mayor► to accomplish three things in this discussion. I would like to start with an informational presentation from Mr. Nilson who will be speaking about the consul- ting team that he would have working with him that he would select and we'll give you some idea of the cost: of that team. Secondly, f would like to have the City Attorney speak to you on the question of the legal counsel to go with the appraisal process and third, we would like to speak about the process of selecting a second appraiser as has been recommended by Mr. Wilson Mr. 3. I. Wilson: I've gene to three consultants. The first one war ► excellent reputation, they coordinated the attainment of the other consultants which would be on the engineering and the Gladstone Associates on economics. They estimate 90 to 120 days to complete their work. Their range of fee is from 60 to $71,000 for the three of them and in addition to that you have your appraisal fees. 1 think you should perhaps budget $1.25,000. I'm hopeful that it could... Mayor Ferret Does that include everything? Mr. Wilson: Yes, sir. Mayor Perre: That includes everything. The appraisal, the engineering i and the whole... Mr. Wilson 'yes but each of these, naturally, not having a detailed understanding or specifications of what they would do, have budgeted on the high side. 1 think all of us, when it's meshed, to protect themselves they have but they are economical and twill also stop at any point in whatever we've planned if that's all the appraiser needs and just bill you for what they've done to date. To answer your question, $125,000 max and 90 to 120 days to deliver the report. Mr. Plummer: Let me ask a question, Mr. Wilson. What you're propo- sing to do for this fee, sir, is that all that the City will need for a determination of what posture it wants to take? Is that all that is needed to go into court for our legal department to fight for the condemnation? op Mr. Wilson: To answer your first question, I don't know what you need but this would give you the two appraisers' best judgement of the value of the land. Mayor Ferre: Who is the other appraiser that you're going to use? Mr. Grassie: We're going to be reporting on that process as the third item , Mr. Mayor. Mr. Wilson: And as for your second question, your appraisers, yes, sir, would be prepared to go in and testify on an OT or a condemna- tion. Mr. Plummer: I understand that you would go in and testify but what I'm saying is, for the fee of $150,000, $125,000, is that all that is needed under normal circumstances. Maybe I should ask Mr, Knox. Mx. Knox, you've heard Mir-, Wilson state what he will, do for this fee. Now is that all that is going to be needed by your department to go in and successfully fight the suit' Mr, Knox. For that purpose, for the purpose of assessing the value of the property, Now this is a consideration, of course, that the court and the jury must have and it's generally based on an appraisal. To the extent that that would inform the fury and/or the judge as to the approximate value of the property, the answer is "yes", M. Plummer; mx, Wilson, noes this foe, six, include your testifying in courts 1 FEB1977 Mr. Wilson: Not mine or the other appraiser or any of the consul- tants. This is for the appraisal report and when it's delivered to you and the service has been rendered, the bill is payable. Mr. Plummer Then what would be the approximate cast for that r oup of people to testify an the C,ty's behalf? Mr. Wilson: I couldn't answer if I didn't know what point in time the litigation came. It might be three years from now and it might be two years from stow. If it followed immediately, I don't think it would be substantial but again, the trial could go two days or it could go two weeks or a month. This is a monstrous piece of property and a complex piece of property of great value. Mr. Plummer: Thank you, Mr. Knox: I might point out that the fee that we've been talking about includes the services of Mr. Wilson and our attorney fee is associated with condemnation action on behalf of the condemxee and under our present circumstances on behalf of the City inasmuch as the law department has been instructed to consult with other attorneys about assisting in this litigation. They are entitled to a fee also. In that regard t might indicate that three attorneys have been con- tacted by the Law Department and we are in the process of speaking to them about first of all, their interest or lack of interest in participating on behalf of the City in this condemnation action. The Attorneys are Black, Brigham and John Farrell. There are meetings scheduled with Attorneys Black and Brigham on the 28th of February. We have already met with Mr. Farrell and we indicated to Mr. Farrell that we would be talking to all three attorneys and upon the consummation of all those meetings we, will have a report for the City Commission. Mayor Ferret Well I might say that you couldn't, on condemnation, I don't think you could find three better attorneys for condemnation than Mr. Black, Mr. Brigham and Mr. Farrell. Those are among the three top in the state. Don't you agree, Bill? Any one of them would be fine. Now how about the appraiser. Mr. Grassie: The third item that we wanted to report to you on, Mr. Mayor, was the question of selecting the second appriaser and. Mr. Grimm has been engaged in that process and he will speak to it briefly. Mr. Grimm: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, at the last meeting,► you directed that it was essential that the City have a -•second appraiser. In reviewing who we might select with Mr. Wilson, he recommended three firms - Cole, Statewide Appraisals and Bennett appraisal Company. We wrote to each of these and invited them to submit to us their willingness to perform the services and their costs. Two responded as willing to provide the service - Cole and Statewide. Mr. Bennett declined. The best price to the City is from Cole Appraisal Company in which the minimum fee would be $20,000 and the maximum fee, including all appearances in court, would be $30,000. Now this information was, I hope, delivered to you yesterday in your package so you could review in more detail if you choose. Mr. Plummer: Who recommended those three firms? Mr. Grimm: Mr. Wilson. Mayor Ferre; Tell me again that last statement, I heard part of it. Bates Cole and Mr. Bennett declined Who are you recommending? Mr. Grimm: Mr. Cole, Cole Appraisal Company, from the basis of their letter, has a minimum stipulation of $20,000 and a maximum, including all necessary court appearances, of $30,000. That's a better financial deal than... Mayor Terre; That, of course, is in addition to your $125, 000, Mr. Grimm; Yes, sir, No, that is included, Mayor parrs: Oh, that'a included in the $ 5,000. Mr. Grimm: Yes, sir. Mayor Ferra: oh, I sea. Alright, that's fine, I understand now. Alright, are there any other a uesti.ons7 Is there anything else that you would like to speak toy Mr. . D. Ogden: por the record, my name is Mr. C. D. Ogden and I've bean interasted in a projaet which is very closely tied to this C property and that's the battleship "Missouri". This is a project that we've been working on for 14 months. then you don't get a direct "yes" from the federal: government ;rtmediataly, same people think it's dead. It's not dead. I did not know this meeting was coming up until this morning... Mayor Werra: The reason is because this is not a public meeting, this is a commission meeting. Mr. Ogden: understand but I would like to bring out that as late as Tuesday of this week, and I'm just going back two days, I was right here in the building and had a discussion with Mr. Gunderson, who is in the Finance Department, on this ship. on that same day, I had a discussion by phone on Congressman Fepperts direct line with both Mr. Cleverly in Washington and Mr. Yednok of the Navy. Mr. Cleverly, who is Director of Congressional Affairs and Mr. Yednok is his Assistant, we are very anxious to get the ship down here. We have had problems in the fact that the government changed hands, a new government isin and it's been in barely one month and we were given to understand that after this government would get in it would not be too long till the ship would be awarded. Now when I spoke to Mr. tednok, what T got from Mr. Yednok, and of course not being the top of the Navy because the ship will be awarded by the Secretary of the Navy, that anybody lower than that can tell you the fact, as is, at the moment. And the fact, as is, at the moment is that the ship, when it will be awarded, will be awarded to the people that are able to handle it and have the best plans for it and first come, first serve but I understand that we are the choice city. I know that one of our biggest competitors is the state of South Carolina. They already have an aircraft carrier there and they're well aware of all the facts that they have to have to get it. I don't wish to see them get a jump on the City of Miami so I spoke to the court of engineers again on Wednesday, I believe it was in the morning,- and I found out that their tests show that our water is 40 feet deep. The ship draws 38 but will be dragged in empty, without fuel, without 0 water, and we'll probably come in at 36 feet and this is figured at a low tide which means that high tide we will have access of 40 and there will be no problem to bring the ship in. But the Navy is extremely anxious to know the exact location. I'd like to remind this body that in June, this past June of 1976, they filed a temporary application with the United States Navy for the battleship "Missouri" and in the location that they claim, they named parts of that loca- tion the "slip", directly south of Bicentennial Park. Now they only own 10 feet of the water area, the balance of the land under the water plus the island to the south of that, is part of the 5 parcels Of the FEC package. First of all, if the ship comes in, the slip is 1,200 feet, the ship is 888 feet, it's the ideal location. It affords hurricane protection and the Navy people are well aware of this lo- cation. I am forwarding to them further maps that are coming in from Jacksonville showing the depths of the waters, the location in the area. There was some talk about putting it on the east side of the park. The east side of the park would block a good deal of view. This slip would afford the best location possible. When that ship gets in that area, it will draw an estimated 2, 00 0 , 000 . Parking areas will be needed badly. The land to the south .of the slip is needed for parking areas. Now this may be something that you will, say, well, what value has it. This Commission was ready to go to bat, the people were ready to go to bat, for any project that would bring people into this area under a reasonable fee• and that fee got pretty high in some oases. 'The work we've done on this ;ship has cost the City nothing to this point. We have not wanted to publicize either being close to the ship or the amount of money it will get for two reasons. 1f we publicise where we stand as far as the ship is conearfted, many other states Will be fighting for this ship and will become very active. tecondly, if we publi4i2e the value of the oar a of the ship, which will get a boarding fee, based on ether exaatia nations of the ships, Alabama, North Carolina, Texas and Massachusetts, we find that ghat wa have down here is a potential of 2,000,000 visitors a year. This ship will bring, and there again we didn't want to publicise because everybody wants to get in on the act. 1 have fought against any private corporations or anything being connected with it. I want this to belong to the City and the money to go to the people, a non-profit organization, where they'll get the value of it so I've hesitated to say, and 1 have the figures and some of the Commissioners have seen them, that this ship' s profit is a potential and excess of 00 million dollars a year, close to S. In a 10 year period this is $S0,000,000 which 1 believe was a figure estimated for another project that costs a great deal more. I understand there's possibility the other project might have brought in more money. 1 think at this time it would be very timely for the Commission to weigh in their minds the value of this property for this ship and if the ship does not come, there was a mandate given to these people many years ago to buy that property and if they've gone this long, 1 think they can delay action a little longer if they don't want to buy it at this time but I certainly feed: that there should be no release of the condemnation proceedings for this suit and when I discussed this with people on this Commission, 1 think Mr. Aeboso will remember a very nice reaction 1 got from him. 1 told hire that 1 thought this would be a very profitable venture for the City and he said that even if it was a loss it was worthwhile. But it will bring people here and I don't think there's another thing in the City that will bring people here from Disneyworld that want to go home when they leave there anymore than this ship will. We will bring tourist dollars, jobs and everything else and this has been documented completely in Washington and we have three Congress- men and two Senators working very strongly_on it and I certainly suggest that no condemnation proceedings be dropped at this time. Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you. Any further statements? Any further statements by the members of the Commission? We're running late. This is not a public hearing so unless you absolutely... You have to say something? (INAUDIBLE) Mayor Ferre: Thank you very much.The answer is "yes", it might be a good place and that's something we would have to consider in the future. Mr. Grassie: Can we have a motion, Mr. Mayor, on the retention of the Cole Appraisal Company? Mayor Ferre: oh, I'm sorry. Is there a motion on the retention of the Cole organization for... Mrs. Gordon: That has to be a separate motion or part of the whole motion of the appraisal and consultation fees? Mr. Grassie; I believe if you would accept Mr. Wilson's report and endorse it.. Mrs. Gordon: At the total cost. Mr. Grassier Yes, and authorize the retention of the Cole that could be done all in one motion. Mayor Fevre; Mrs. Gordon; include all fees... Mayor Fevre; Mrs. Gordon; f' Alright, is there such a motion; T think that a total cost of $125,000 fee budgeted to consultant fees, engineering fees, additional appraiser's And specify Cole because that's the recommendation. well I' ►l specify it if that's what Mr. Wilson wants. Mayor Perre: It isriwhat Mr. Wilson wants, wants. is what the Manager Mrs. Gordon: Alright, 3I the Manager wants it, Mayor Ferret Mr. Cobb, we're just about ready Island up. Is there a second to that motion? Mr. Reboot,: I second the motion. Mayor Perre. Seconded by Reboso. Further discussion? Call the roll. (THE PRECEEDING MOTION, INTRODUCED BY COMMISSIONER GORDON AND SECONDED By commusioNER REEOSO, WAS PASSED AND ADOPTED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OP THE CITY COMMISSION AND WAS DESIGNATE? MOTION NO. 77-156. PLEASE SEE LATER RESOLUTION NO. 77-2Oi) Mrs. Gordon: Mr. ttriox, do we have to reaffirm these actions by resolution later? have no ab eotion. to take your Watson Mayor Perre: Yes. Mrs. Gordon: Tell the action we took by way of an audit was by motion and no resolution. Will you have that prepared for our consideration later in the day? Mr. Knox: Yes. Mrs. Gordon: That was from last week. Mr. Knox: Alright. Mrs. Gordon: Okay. Mr. Grassier Just by way of information, Commissioner Gordon, I understand that Mr. Gunderson, on March 16th, is bringing back a proposal to expand the contract with Peat, Marwick to accomplish that purpose so we're going to do it, rather than by resolution, we're going to do it by contract modification. Mrs. Gordon: You mean separate and apart from the regular contract or... Mr. Grassie: No, an addition to, an expansion of. Mrs. Gordon: Is there a reason why you want to do it that way? If there is, I'd like to know. I mean, does it make a difference? I specifically wanted this to be shown as a separate item that we are contracting for. Mr. Grassie: It will be. My understanding is that in discussions between Mr. Gunderson and the representatives from Peat, Marwick, that they concluded that this would be the logical way of doing it. But it will be a specific add -on with a specific task assigned. It will not simply be incorporated in the regular audit. Mrs. Gordon: Alright, well we'll get to that later. 40,1 FEB71 WAT ON ISLAND! A) ADVERTISE FOR PUBLIC PROPOSALS) B) ESTABLISHING BUDGET FOR DEVELOPMENT) ETC Mayor Parra: Alright, now we're on Watson Sn Island. Mr. Manager. . draasie: Our original intgsntion, as I believe you know, Mr. Mayor was to bring to you a signed proposal for the development of Matson Island, the southern half of it. That question has suffered some modification in the last 24 hours as you are aware. % should tell you that members of the Creates Mimi Chamber of Commerce have been very active in working with us to try to acgcorpiiah this City purpoage. They are here and prepared to present a point of vi.sw if you wish. It may to appropriate to start out for you to comment on the communi- cation that you have received directly as I understand from Mr. Pritzker on this case. Mayor Perrot I would like to start by saying, number one, I am in receipt and wish to acknowledge and will place into the recordseveral things. Number one, a letter dated Pebruary 9th signed by Mr. Charles P. Cbbb, Jr. and Mr. Parl Bougie Powell as Co -Chairman for the Watson Island sub -committee with some specific recommendations which we all reeeived. Secondly, I also received yesterday a release of statement by Mr. Bill Colson, the President of the Chamber of Commerce, with regards to their backing and position on the Pritzker contract. Last2.y, I want to read into the record the telegram sent to me, as Mayor, by Mr. Pritzker and it reads: "I regretfully wish to withdraw from the letson Island project because of the quantity and the quality of the publicity. A. M. Pritzker." Now I'll have the Clerk put this into the record and have copies distributed. Now at this point, as I expressed yesterday at the Chamber meeting, let's look at it from a positive point of view. It's unfortunate that Mr. Pritzker took this f posture. I think that since there have been some shadows cast, as I put it, on the project itself by some sectors even though admittedly very few. I think most of the people in this community are for an amusement center on Watson Island as we have. been discussing now for '5 years or 4 years or whatever it is and as projected. Other parts of this community were concerned with the way this whole thing developed with Pritzker and that seems to be the majority of the objectors of the clouds. It's not what we're trying todo but how we did it. So therefore, there's no use in crying over spilt :Wilk. Perhaps now what we could do is take what we have in hand, and we haven't really wasted that much time, I think we'll waste some time but it's not all lost, I think we have the ERA report, we've got the Potter report and we have a pretty good document of something hammered out with Mr. Pritzker who I still firmly believe that was a good deal and I think that after we go through the public process to satisfy the critics, hopefully we'll get a better proposal than that but, if we don't get a better proposal than' that, I personally would be willing to accept this and at that time, I suggest that we don't talk to Mr. Pritzker anymore until we go through this whole process. If we don't get any other takers, then I think we ought to go back to Mr. Pritzker and I don't know what his position would be then but certainly the cloud would have been lifted from this purpose. But before getting any further into this, I'd like to recognize the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bill Colson, and perhaps you might want to make a statement. Mr. Bill Colson: Mr. Mayor, ladies and gentlemen of, the Commission, we, of course, are surprised at Mr. Pr .tzker's telegram. We are disappointed, we met yesterday with the executive _committee of the Chamber and with your Manager and with your Mayor who appeared so that we could again discuss a specific proposal which he had signed. We, after an hour and a half to two hours, realized that there are obviously some tough questions but nevertheless we took the position that we should go forward and we felt that unanimously and we felt that at noon yester- day, we felt that at 5:00 when I learned of the telegram and we feel it this morning. It's a setback but I think we ought to make it temporary, I respect the questions that have been raised by some of the Commissioners and I think that those questions could stoat be resolved in specifications for bidding and I think that's your... The issue, to ne, has always been really the One of how much I am willing to give away if we're giving anything away, which I don't think we are at this stage, but what I'm willing to give away is the time that the financing of the banking come*. That's when 1 think we have to cross those bridges but for now, I would urge you,_and with the cooperation of however we can help, 1 would cer- tainly urge you that let's go forward with the bidding and let's *rain lc 4i9T taini cordial relations with Mt, pritsker and I hope that this hasn't happened because of to personalities that are involved, I think that we are all unanimous in that we need tourism and we need tabs % don't think anybody's not for that. Mrs Gordon M. Mayer, may I ask Mr. Colson a question7 t4ave you any particular reason why you feel that the City of Miami has to be the -participant and that there would be an ob!ection to this parcel of land being given to Dade County and having Dade County be the owner of record with regard to the development? I look at this proposition in a regional concept. It'smidway between Miami Beach and Miami. It is a risky proposition at best for the City of Miami because we're pledging monies that we can ill afford to pledge. The franchise dollars which we could use for other capital improvements would have to be put into a trust and we couldn't touch them until such time as we were able, from the revenues, to pay off those bonded indebtednesses. Also, we were pledging the other revenues that we might be able to use and we do need for a general fund such as the license fees and other fees. jbst cannot see how the City of Miami must, and the taxpayers of the City of Mimi, must be the ones who have to take this initiative as a developer's bonding agency. Mr. Colson Mrs. Gordon, I said that they are intelligent questions that Dust be answered and I considered the turning over or getting the County involved to be one of those. If you're asking nee my personal opinion as opposed to that as the President of the Chamber. I was a member of the committee that recommended to you an unpopular view with this Commission when it came to the Orange Bowl Stadium. z_would recommend that we turn over all of the parks to Dade County. I don't think that's the question that the Commission wants and I don't want to stop with that and get hung -up on that but I would, I feel that Bayfront Park, ?EC property, is absolutely a regional park and... Mayor Ferre: We're not talking about that, Mr. Colson. Mr. Colson: I know we're not but she asked me and z said... Mayor Ferre: I'd like to limit this discussion, at this point, strictly to Watson Island. We can come back later on and after you finish, I won't interrupt you, I. would like the same courtesy and I would like to make a comment myself on this. Mrs. Gordon: I honestly believe and sincerely feel that if we start joining hands with Dade County instead of always feeling they're, trying to take something away from us or we're giving something away to them, I don't look at it that way, I look at it as a joint venture. I also look at the possibility that if we, in fact, join, hands on watson, we possibly could join hands on the FEC. I see everybody smiling because that's a dirty word around here if you talk about cooperation with Dade County and I don't think it is, I honestly don't. I think it's sensible and the only way we can move. Another thing I think we have to do if we're going to be the continuing agency that's going to go out and solicit bids that we make it very plain and very clear that we're not going to risk any dollars that we need for other purposes and if we get a bidder, that that bidder be ready and willing and able to get his financing based upon his credit credentials and his ability to bring in revenue to the park and now our dollars that we need so desperately for other things. Mayor Ferre: Are you finished? Mrs. Gordon. I'll add something later. :Mayor Ferre: Alright, then at this time I'll recognize Commissioner Plumper and then after that 1 want to make a statement. ttr, Plummer: Mr. Mayor, unless the direction of this Commission changes by discussion hero this -morning. I would like to reiterate, as I understand it, the posture of this Commission and I for one, am not willing to change that posture. And that is that if Mt. Pritzker did not sign in some kind of an agreement by the first day of March, that we would go back out and solicit public proposals. 141 FE 24 71 Mayor Parra: No, the data vas February i7th. It was 50 days or 00 days, Mr. Plummer: Then if that is the caae, I stand corrected in that that is the posture of this Commiaaian. Nov wa can sit harm today and ode ' can discuss everything that we want to dicuss but as far as I'm cones corned, that Pastore wiaa my v©te at that time and it is still my pnstura today and 1 really juat don't see all of us rehashing all of the rest of this thing as to the why's, wherandt'a and wherefore's as to an individual. So Mr. Mayor, we can discuss it but as far as I'm concerned, my position has not changed and T merely may to you, ate, I don't see why we should have all the rest of this di.ecuasi.8n unless some member of this Commission wants to changa that posture which is presently before the Commission. Mayor `erre: Alright, I'd like to address myself now to this whole problem, the whole question. In the first place, members of the Commission, there is a reason for the existence of the City of Miami and the reason is that the City of Miami is able to do many things that Metro can't do and hasn't done. I'll give you a specific case of the point. housing: The mousing bond issue was defeated by Metro- politan Dade County and yet it was defeated for, 1 think, $10,000,000 and yet we passed a $25,000,000 housing bond issue. See, there are certain things that the City of Miami can do that Metro, for some reason or another, because it's too big or it's too difficult or too spread out or too diverse, cannot do. It seems to me, Mr. Colson, that iNatson Island is a_very, very important project for this community. I don't mean to criticize Metro but you have to get into the reality of it. Mr. Cobb was the Chairman of a Committee established by the Mayor of Metro to try to save Interama. to tried valiantly, it failed. Now I'm not saying that the City of Miami will be successful ' where the County was not but I feel very strong that this is viable, doable, real project that can be saved and put on and we can do it and I don't think Metro can for many reasons. For the same reason that it didn't pass the housing bond issue or for the same reason that it let Interama die - they let it die. They could have saved it, you know that well. They could have had this amusement park going up in Interama, they didn't. They didn't give it the importance that it needed. Now I want to address myself to two, and I know that our good friend Lester gets upset when 1 talk about Interama but I think it has to be talked about because it's a failure of this community that we've got to recognize and I said this yesterday at the Chamber meeting and I want to share it with my fellow Commissioners here. There are four reasons why Interama died. One, it was too big, too much, for too many people. It had cultural centers, it had Universities, it had trade centers, $180,000,000 - too much. It was too big. This is different, this is one thing. It's an amusement center. Number two, the second reason why Interama failed. Interama failed because it tried to do it all, J. L., I want you to hear this. The second reason Interama failed was because it did what you have been talking about and that is to tell the developer to come up with the full money and we do it strictly on somebody else's credit. Revenue bond, that's what that was and it failed and this will fail.. There's no way that you're going to be able to do it unless you're willing to put up some of, somebody has to put up some money and I'm talking about some government. Interama didn't have the money and it couldn't subordinate the land went strictly on somebody else's credit and that's the second reason it failed. The third reason it failed was because it really didn't have community support. Really, it didn't. It didn't have the County Commission's support when it got down to the bottom line. And the fourth reason it failed was because it didn't have a visible head. The Chairman of Interama, a wonderful guy, Elton Gisserd anner, didn't have credibility. He didn't have the credibility that an A. M. Pritzker or a marriot or Sift flags over Georgia or Taft Broadcasting or one of these big companies had. Now this is a very different project. This is not Interama, it's no where near it. is an amusement center, number one. Number two, we do have monies that we can place into it and I think this Commission has properly said that it was willing to come up ;,itl $20, 000, 000 out of franchise funds and voted on it and it passed 3 2. Thirdly. I think that the only y reason T took the position that I did of hesitation yesterday was because 1 think we've got to clear up these' clouds so that the community can support it. Now I'm not saying that # is ti Herald editorials represent the thinning of this community but l do think that they're a factor cs you can obviously nee _2 97 from Pritsker'a telegram and what he's basically saying is, hey, if you keep on writing these editorials and these stories, there's no way I can go out and get you tha financing for it which brings us to number four. The City of Miami acid lnterama just do not have the credibility of 'Nall Street to go up and take the ERA report and say, here's what we want to do, fend us Same money on it. It's got to be done by some& body who has a track record, somebody who Prudential respects, somebody who Equitable respects, somebody who the tank of America respects or First National of Chicago or Chase Manhattan Sank or you -name -it bank and we're not credible and we have to gat somebody who's credible to do this. Now, having said all that, I want to go back: with all of you to the original purpose. fire concluded here that this community needed a first class amusement recreation center. rather, out of 20 Metro- politan cities throughout the united States, the only metropolitan area, Ernie, that does not have a major recreation center is Southeast Florida. Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, you name it, there's some kind of recreation center for the citizens to use and they use it and for tourism. And I want you to know that with very few exceptions, they're all making money and they're all doing well and they're all healthy and progressing and it's the type of a thing that we need. Now I want to remind you that this community is dying on the vine, at least for the last two years. Now you've done a wonderful, Bill, and so has the Chamber of Commerce and r think we're making progress and OMNI is important and the Convention and Conference Center and the revamping of Dinner Hey and the Government Center and so on and that's great but we need to remember that our base here is tourism and that as President of Eastern Airlines said two days ago at his luncheon, you guys better wake up because it isn't that Miami Beach is dying, Miami Beach is dead and the question is - How are you going to revive it7 That's also true of Miami. It's a disease that spreads across water and that blight is hurting us. We need new hotels, we need Convention/conference centers, we need amusement parks, we need to upgrade this community sO that people want to come here, so that they don't have to go to Sarasota and Naples and every other place where there's beaches and sun. We don't have an exclusivity on the sun or on the water or on the ocean or on the beach and that just is not enough to bring people down here anymore. And the fact is that right now, out of every 10 Americans that come into Florida, there'sonly two or three of them that get down to Miami, the rest of, them stay in other parts of the state and thank God for the Brazilians and the Latin Americans or all those hotels in Downtown Miami would be dead right now. You know why they come up here? There are two reasons why they come up here. - To shop and to go to Disney World. Thank God for Disney World. You know, at one time on this Commission, in 1968, served, this Commission considered opposing Disney world.. And, by the way, the Chamber of Commerce did too. They were concerned about it that it would take away from Miami and my position then was, listen, the more the better. If they're going to go to Orlando, they're going to come through Miami and that's the way it has worked out but in the meantime, it seems to me that we have a moral and a real obligation to do everything within our power to get Watson Island off the ground and to get it going. Now lastly, J. L., I really want to share this with you. You know, we, as a community, have a tendency to be negative. It's so easy to be against things. We're against, some people are against rapid transit, we're always fighting. We've really worked hard to coalesce and try to get that Federal Reserve Building in Downtown and sure enough there's a whole bunch of people that want to lead the battle against it, lead the battle against this. The OMNI project that we had, Maurice Alpert came down before us three years ago and said look, I've got nothing but opposition around here. It's so easy to destroy, it seally.doesn't take very much to destroy something. You know what's hard? To build and it's doubly hard around here -be- cause there are so many critics and so many people that have so many diverse ideas and there's so many reasons as to why we can't do things and you know, by God, they're right. You could take that same feeling and go up to Washington or New York or Detroit or anywhere in the world and there's a reason for nothing to happen anywhere. They all are potential disasters. Buildings ► projects... But somehow for some reason, other communities around this country are able to coalesce, to get the community, to get the newspapers, to get the Cheer of Commerce, to get the various governments to work together in a unit. ire tale about Atlanta all the time and brag about it but Atlanta has that kind of centripetal force where everything comes in. we, around 33 FEB here, have oentfif' ga , forges where everything pulls out. `. ;ey all have elfferent opinions, wa all have different ways, everybody wants to fight the other guy`, we all live in our own neighborhood, the people of Coral Cables have a lifestyle and they don't get along with the people of Hialeah, the Hialeah people don't like Miami teach and Romeo doesn't like... We've got the tlaok ghetto and the Latin ghetto and the Jewish ghetto and the Benin Citi2en ghetto and all these different communities and it seam to me that we have got in those areas where we have positive things that are doable, that are real, that can be accomplished, that we're going to have to gamble, we're going to have to stick our necks out there's no other way to do it. I firmly believe in that statement about the turtle. "tehold the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks its neck taut." you've got to stick your neck out. ?or you to move ahead you've got to have a certain &mount of courage to stand up to the convictions of what you believe in. Now I think this community is fora major amusement center. I think it's for in Watson Island. Now I can tell you, from having tasked to the Bank of America, Solomon trothers and half a dozen other bond counsel and people who are in the know as to how these things go and from having talked time and time again with Mr. Pritzker and his advisors, that there's no way, W. D. and Mrs. Gordon, that we're going to build that center and have the private sector do it completely, all and of and by itself. It's just not going to happen. ?or us to do that is tantamount to killing the project and in my opinion we shouldn't kill the project. NOW here is what I'd like to recommend. (INAUDIHLE) Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, may I ask a question. Mr. Grassie or any member of this Commission, have you acknowledged that Mr. Robbie, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, has set a deadline of March 1st either/ or action? Has this ultimatum been given to you, Mr. Grassie? Mr. Grassie: No, sir, I've heard it indirectly. Mr. Plummer: Does any member of this Commission have any knowledge of an ultimatum being given to us? Thank you. Mayor Ferre: Alright, here's my recommendation to you. I want to re- peat what I said before. I think that this Commission should put the :ERA report, the Potter Report and the outline of the Pritzker agreement as is, advertise it in its essential form and the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, national media and ask that in 45 days or sooner, if the Administration wishes, to have before this Commission presentations by whoever might be interested in doing this. And I would put it this f way:that this is the minimum we would accept and that from this we wouln want recommendations on how to better what we have already gained. I want to tell you that unless somebody comes up again at that time with a better proposal, I am going to personally move in 45 days that we accept the sole proposal and go back to Mr. Pritzker and see if he would accept it after we've had the opportunity of thoroughly air it publicly. Now that's my proposal. mr, Reboso: Mr. Mayor, let me say only two things. First, I will never agree to give Watson Island away to Metro, that's definitely my part. Second, I think in this specific case, with the recommendation of the Administration and the strong backing of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, I was willing today to go ahead on this contract but now, due to the fact of the telegram from Mr. Pritzker, I will accept the recommendation the Mayor just made but instead of 45 days, I would Like to see 30 days because if we don't move fast, as always has happened at this City Commission level, nothing is going to be accomplished. That's all. Mrs. Gordon; Mr. Mayor, I would like to clarify a .couple of points, Number one, Mr. Pritzker has withdrawn and I don't think the agreement that was hammered out for Mr. Pritzker is applicable for advertising at large. : don't believe that that agreement that was arranged for Mr. Pritzker met with the requirements of the ERA review, ,also, you mentioned the housing bond issue the City of Miami citizens passed, that's a very, very interesting point because there are more*poor people living in the City of Miami who need housing than there are in all of Dade County, the rest of it, so naturally they're going to vote for a Mond issue, this is where your concentration of poor people are and if we're going to risk our franchise dollars and we're going to take the chance of having to supplement it with other fees and we have the kinds of economic conditions of our population, vs are irresponsible. I suggest that we have a couple of things to do, Mrs Mayor. One thing you have to know is whether or not traffic can get on and off that island and I don't know that the Regional planning Council has been furnished any information for a report. f don't even know whether your hammered out contract with Mr. Pritzker was ever given to ERA for an analysis from the point of view of whether it was economically fea- sible for the City of Miami to proceed with that contract. I don't think it's at irresponsible or an irrational act, Mr. Reboso, to con- sider letting Matson Island become a part of Dade County instead of the City of Miami and the reason I know you feel so strongly about . giving anything to Dade Countyis because you don't want to diminish the assets of the City of rii , . I believe that if you do that, you will enhance the assets of the City of Miami. Pirst of all, we are in need of dollars for the acquisition, apparently, we think we need dollars for the acquisition of PPc and if, in fact, we worked with Dade County and if, in fact, Dade County, which is a larger public entity than the City of Miamii, went out for a revenue bond issue, it would seem to me with the strength of the people of the City of Miami in there supporting it, um would have a much better chance of getting it. I think we ought to invite bade County to consider it, we ought to turn over these reports to Dade County, we ought to also, if we advertise to the public at this time, we ought to advertise to the public with all the information supplied which is the traffic conditions, the impact on traffic on Watson Island and how it would affect the rest of the community and just proceed in a businesslike way. It re- Ttinds me of what we were doing a little while ago on the Havana Com- munity Center. Ne're putting on one shoe at a time and we don't even know if we have a second shoe to put on. Rev. Gibson: okay, a. L.. Mr. Plummer: Thank you. I will speak to the comments of the Mayor since my name was mentioned and my thoughts of philosophy were men- tioned. Mr. Mayor, you spoke of two things. Number one, that the easiest thing to do is to sit by and do nothing. That is, yes, an alternative. The other that causes trouble and that is to do something. But Mr. Mayor, you fall very short of the third item which I think the ,.:hole crux and criteria of this lays. That third item which I will discuss is doing it right, that's the problem. Let me tell you some- thing. This Pritzker situation, and I will state for the record that I have never met the man prior to the meeting in which he appeared nor rilodid I meet with him at any other time after that meeting and I have not spoken with him so that it can be said that I have any secret informa- tion. All I'm saying to you, Mr. Mayor, is this. There's a right and there's a wrong and there's a way that it should be done and done right. When I started asking questions about this agreement, I didn't get any answers. Where is the parking going to go? How much is the parking going to be? How big is the island? How many acres is going to be utilized? Let me tell you, as far as I'm concerned, and I'll make it flat for the record, I have never demanded at any time that 100% of the money be put up by a private investor. I have stated and I will state and my position will not change that any man who thinks that this thing is going to be successful, who will not put up at least 50% of the money, doesn't have the faith that the thing will fly and as far as I'm concerned, any developer or any investor is going to put up at least 50% of the money because at the same time that the thing starts to go sour, instead of him walking away and saying boys, it's been great but goodbye, he's going to stay there with his nose to the grindstone fighting like hell to protect his investment and at the same he's pro- tecting mine. Let me tell you one of the big questions that has not been answered and somebody along the line better start giving some thought to it. You talk about pledging franchise money. If Mr. Knox would like to correct me if I'm wrong, I will stand corrected, that the problem of franchise and litigation at this, point is uncertain based on the Hialeah Gardens or the Medley case in which it has been ruled that cities can no longer negotiate a franchise with the rm.. It's in question. I think that the City will prevail but there is a question at this time, The rest of the questions, let me telly you. I feel, Mr. Mayor, that if you want to do this and do it properly rather than to trY and didtate to an individual haw you feel he can makd money, let's put trait thing out In the breadeet Feriae of the tens, let them cote back with proposals to ua of which they think will fly am then we den negotiate "yea" or "no": Aa far at I'm concerned, the end thing that 't#rr. Pritker said in hia opening and only rer►arka to Chit Commlaaion.twas, dent play gamey with me. It you want to do business, let's do tuaineaa but don't play ga ea, And Mr, I'm sorry that 1 have to put it on the record, it didn't work moth ways. Mayor r@rre: I turn the gavel over to nether dibson and I'd like to, at this point, be recognised to make a Motion. Father di son, I move you, sir, that this Commission take the ERA report, the Potter -Ettinger report and the basic agreement struck out with Mr. Prit:ken to it with these modifications, proceed to develop a $45,000,000 project on qatson !eland.. Mr. rannatm Mr. Hayor, I'd like to speak before you vote on the motion Mayor Ferre! I'm making a motion now and after that you can spew to the motion. That the project be specifically limited to a $35,000,000 project. That we go and try to raise $45,000,000 with which the addi- tional $10,000,000 would be used for the purposes of acting as a cushion for any overruns and whatever sums are left over would be usable for the infra -structure that was mentioned in the Pritzker contract. That the City of Miamibe willing to pledge to underpin a revenue bond issue of $45,000,000 up to $22,500,000 of the Florida Power & Light franchise fees that remain. And that in all of the conditions, they be identical to the Pritzker contract. That this be structured in a memorandum form to members of the Commission and to the general public within the next week and that it then be immediately' placed in advertisement form in the national press. In addition, that letters be written to the 'Cop 15 or 20 developers, again, offering them the specifics of this deal and if they so wish, the ER, and the ?otter studies, .and then request that 30 days after the advertisement has been made, that this matter be brought before this Commission in an open public hearing to see if anybody else is interested in this project and at that point the Commission will make further decisions as to what directions to go on. I so move. Mrs. Gordon: 30 days? Mayor Ferre: 30 days after the advertisement has been made in the national media and I so move. Mr. Reboso: I second the motion,. Mr. Fannato: Mr. Mayor, I thought I was supposed to speak before you ;notion. ge haven't voted. Well you're getting Ernie, the Chair is voted on the Mx. Plummer: Mr. Fannato: Mayor Ferre: ready to. recognizing you. Mr. Fannato: Nonorab1e Mayor, members of the Commission, Ernie Fannato is my name and I'm president of the Taxpayer's League of Miami and Dade County. I, for one, am for amusement parks but I want a deal where the City taxpayers and the property owners won't get hurt. I have went over this here project fairly carefully, as much as I_ could, depending on what time I had to check. Now I am going to speak on the finance of his ability and I want to speak on the bond issues but before I do, Mr. Manager, I want to ask you this question before I make my presen- tation. Mr. Manager, you voted and said that this project was a good project for the people of the City of Miami and that I read that you're claiming that the projected amount of money that will generate is $95, QQO, Q00. Now, M . Manage:, T. want you to tell me 5 of the major attractions that will help to generate some of this coney. Mr,r. Orassie Mr, rannatto, youlre asking for the results of a proposed six month designprocess, after whatever decision the City Commission takes is accomplished, shed, the next logical step once the City has identified a developer, is to enter into a design phase which has been estimated to cost $2Q0,0Q0 and take six months. That step, that process, will identify the major attractions that you're asking about. Mr. rannattot No, that's not what tim asking, Mrs Managers Before you agree to a $45,000,000 project being feasible, you must have want over some of these attractions to see how much money they would bring in approximately, New what are these attractions that are going to bring in the $95,000 000 project, Tell me some of the attractions, tall the people, Mr, Crucial They are the ones that are identified in a 45 page re- port prepared by potter -Ettinger and that is a public document available, Mr rannatto: No, you tell the purple hare, Let's put it in public record. I'm only asking you for 4 or 5 of the major attractions that are going to generate this money, Mayor perre: Ernie, have you seen the report? Mr. rannatto: Listen, Mr. Mayor, I'm asking the Manager to put into public record, so the public will know, at least 4 or 5 major attractions that are going to bring in this projected $05,O00,000. He don't seem to want to tell the people. Mayor.perre: He will. Charlie, will you bring a copy of the... Do you have a copy of it? Mr. rannattot No, Vitt asking the City Manager, he's the one who voted for it, Mr. Mayor. If he doesn't know what the major ones are, he certainly didn't vote wisely or he didn't recommend wisely. I don't want anybody else, I want the City Manager to give me that l:Rev. Gibson: ,Mr. Fannatto, it wouldn't make any difference who gives the answer as long as you get the answer. The. Manager doesn't remem- ber from memory and the man is going to look in the book and get it. The Mayor directed... Mr. rannatto: Mr. Vice -Mayor, then we don't have a Manager who knows what he's doing if he don't know what he recommended. He doesn't know. I asked him for 4 or 5 of the major ones, I didn't ask him for 10 or 15. I asked him for 4 or 5 major projects. Are they the water projects? I just don't like this here. 44, Rev. Gibson: Mr. Grassie: Rev. Gibson: Mr. Manager, are you prepared to answer that? Of course, Commissioner. Please, so we can get through. Mr. Grassie: It's relatively inconsequential but the basic point that I was making was that, in fact, the City has a fairly specific report that includes this in the public record. Now if we're talking about inconsequential generalizations, basically, what any kind of amusement park of this type.will include is this sort of thing. Rides of the nature that you associate with a carnival, that sort of exciting kind of ride. Attractions in the sense of shows of a scientific, informa- tive kind of a type which is typically of the Planet Ocean kind of exhibit. That sort of thing will be included.' It will include a number of ethnic and special interest kinds of restaurants. It will include a set of shops which generally be oriented towards crafts and imported kinds of goods and lastly, it will include nature kinds of exhibits, outdoor, some representation of swamp, water. That kind of a ride or an attraction which you found across the state of Florida. Now having said that, you haven't said anything. These are very broad kinds of generalizations. The specific answer is that it's going to take a couple of hundred thousand dollars and it's going to take six months to come up with real answers to the kinds of questions being asked here. Mr, Fannatto. Well, Mayor, I'm ready for my representation but Mr. Manager, l want to give you a vote of "no confidence`" for recommending something that you haven't even seen a visible study of, Now l'm going to start off by saying that I want to give the finance the visibility projected gross revenue of $95 000,000 and here's the way 've divided it. Over the period, divide this into 52 weeks. you will have to average $365,000 a week, These are not my figures, these are mechanical, figures that have been estimated. You know they can't take in $161,000 a week, •he are you kidding? Mow I take the average of $S2r000 per day is what they estimate on a OS, es You can't do that solet's not kid the people, So ham w are, in my estimation, the gross revenue that they estimate is so far out of bounds that t think that the people in Dade County have been short-changed by your consultant. Mow let's go into the bonding. Mrs Oordont Ernie, can t tell you,. Mr. rannattot No, Let ma finish, Mrs, Cordon, Mrs. Jordon: your analysis. Mr. Pannattoi Mrs, Gordon, I'll finish my presentation and then answer any questions, Now we're going into the bond Issue which could mean that we have to be responsible for $22,500. It's my idea that they want to use franchise Money, license Honey and other monies. Now if that falls short in the contract, I understand that they have in there that they can also use Ad Valorem takes which means property taxes. Now if you have a bond issue of that type, that is illegal to vote for a bond issue when you're going to tax the property owners without the property owners and the voters having to vote on that bond issue. And Mr. City Attorney, I have checked some people in the State, I have checked people in the County, legal minds, it is illegal and I'm going to ask you not to go on with this project until people have a vote on the bonds where they're going to have to pay their share. It's illegal and don't do it because I've already been informed on it fr so I'm going to say this here, don't sign any contracts, don't waste any money, 1 don't think the bondholders are going to vote for this project. I think it's going to go down 2 or 3 to 1. Everything is just a little too high. dust hear what your Manager said for the projects. that are the attractions? To me, two of them are not worthy attractions. These are so far off base, that's what rakes you lose confidence in these projects. Sure I'm for it but I want something where the taxpayers and elector people in this City won't get hurt. They've got to be hurt on this basis. The gross protected revenue of $95,000,000 could never be a reality. As I said before, $386,000 a week is crazy. $52,000 a day is ridiculous. Now these are the averages over the 5 years. If you think that people in this City are going to gobble that and have a vote of -confidence, what you have to do is come up with something a lot better than this if you want a vote of confidence from the people of this City. Okay, that's it. Mayor Ferre: I'd like to ask the Chamber's opinion on the motion. Mr. Cobb or Bill Colson. This is obviously an important decision for us to make and what are your recommendations on how we proceed? Mr. Colson: we're ready Mayor Ferre: :sir. Colson: Mayor Ferre; just want to tall you something that will help you in The Chamber's position is the same. '.7e want Watson Island, to move forward, I'm sure that we would be for the motion. You've heard the motion. Are you for the notion? Yes, sir. The Chamber is for it. Mrs. Gordon; Mr. Colson, may I ask you a specific question. Towards the end of that agreement which you are familiar with, there is a por- tion which says that Mr. Pritzker can assign this contract but that the City cannot. Mayor Ferre; alright, I'll tell. you. I'd be willing to amend ;nine I thing that's a very valid point, Mrs. Gordon, I think that that should be deleted and I would be for the deletion of non -assignment. Mrs. Gordon; would ask you to delete that contract entirely, Mr. Mayor, because it flies in the face of legality and Z'a not a lawyer but I can read with the opinion of the attorney General. Mr.. Colson; Another intelligent question, Mts. Gordon. Mayor Ferret M1 dsassie, you're shak.ng your head, DO ysau think that the assignability has to be part of the.. Mr. Grannie: i4ell, specifically, what the doCUment says is that the Pritzker Organisation carnet assign this without the consent of the City, Mayor Perre: Oh, okay, then that's fine. I'm for that. Mrs. Gordon: But the City cannot assign, sell or anything at aka, Mayor Perre: '40.1 think we should amend it and that's what I'm amending that the City could assign it to another government in the future if it so desires. Mrs. Gordon: r also urge you to consider host this flies in the face of the ERA estimate of economic ability for this park to pay the amount of bonding that it recommends and it's almost twice as much... Mayor Ferret 1 don't accept that. Mfrs. Gordon: It's almost twice as much as what that report calls for. Mayor Ferret % don't accept that and 1 wouldn't amend it... Mrs. Gordon: t4tell look, a horse is a horse. You could call it a cow but it'•s still a horse and in any opinion, this is something that we are doing which is just putting on a play. t7e're playing a game where doing something to impress people, that we're going out at arm's length it to get other bids but we're allowing a deficit of time, we are inserting a contract which was tailored, custom-built for a specific individual and 1 think that if you are sincerely going out to public bids, Mr. Mayor, then you better to about it at arm's length and let the people interested in this project come in with their own proposals which may or may not have anything to do about what Mr. Pritzker is interested in and this is not to diminish Mr. Pritzker's integrity or anything. I believe he's an honorable man and that has nothing to do with it except that business proposition. I'd like to ask Mr. Knox a question. Mr. KNox, in response to the Attorney General's opinion, you've pre- pared a contract which said contract included that FWE, as an indepen- dent contractor, has agreed, at its own cost and through its indepen- dently arranged financing, to build Watson Park and thereafter sell to the City at its cost. well in this reworked document that the Manager reworked, he chose, for whatever reason, to eliminate that clause from the contract. I question why, Ms. Grassie, you eliminated that when �� palatablero my thelegal standpo that, in opinion, inserted t� Mx. Knox to make this more Mayor Ferre: I might, in answering that, as Mrs. Gordon did in the previous thing, I would ask for you also to include in your answer, Mr. Knox, whether or not you feel after the discussion and the letters back and forth with the Attorney General, whether the Pritzker contract, as by him on February 17, is in legal form in your opinion. Would you also add that in your answer. Mrs. Gordon; While he's answering, may I give him a thought of mine? I would ask you, Mr. Knox, would you consider it a logical procedure to send this particular document, as revised by the Manager, to the Attorney General for an opinion on it? Mayor Ferre; Now you've got three questions. Mrs. Gordon; Okay, he can answer them all if he wants to. Mr. Knox: Well I can't speak to the question of Mrs. Gordon's first question. Now, with respect to the second question, my primary re- sponsibility is to review agreements and determine whether they are lawful as to form and correctness and this has very little to do with substance. Now, in my opinion, the terms and provisions of the contract as they appear here do appear lawful as to form and correctness as to the third question. There is nothing wrong, shall we say, with proffering . an agreement to the Attorney Genera for review and his opinion. Indeed one of the functions of the State Attorney General's Office is to advise Unieipai officials with respect to actions that they lay be Content.. plating. NOW t canindi.cate that thus have bean conversations, mamorandums changed with respect to this agrtamant. There ware car. taro recommendations or suggestions made by the atata Xttorney denerai which 'dare 'incorporated at least ant tf the drafts of this proposed agreement. There has been no formal request for an Attorney General's opinion as of this paint anal the reason being that my own personal feeling was that if tea raguestedan opinion, we should have a final document to submit before the Attorney General.. Mayor Parrs! t think that's vary wise. Mrs. Gordon: The Mayor is asking for a specific instrument to be advertised to the public as a part of a bid proposal and I think be- fore that takes place, you ought to know if it's Legal. Mayor Ferret :fit's not necessary for this reason. That our City Attor- ney has ruled that as it has been hammered out subsequent to discussions with the Attorney General's Office, it is in Legal form and therefore, since it is not a final document, we do not have to get a final: regal opinion from the Attorney General. I would subscribe that after we have a final document with a developer, then we submit it to the Attorney General and that I would go with. Mr. Pannatto: Mayor, l haven't answered these questions from Mrs. Gordon. stow you don't want it is one thing... Mayor Ferret Look, everybody has his opportunity. You will be recog- nized zed after tsr. Grassie answers the questions that 'trs . Gordon... Them were three questions. Two have been answered and now the first one is Mr. Grassie. Mr. Grassier Question number one asked by Commissioner Gordon had to do with the change in the draft from the previous wording which speci- fied that the developer would build a park at a cost of $45,000,000 or less and then sell it to the City. That was changed in order to comply with the provision, as I understand it, of the Constitution of the State of Florida which basically says that a municipality may not lend its credit. It seems obvious that the developer would not be in a position to build a $45,000,000 project without some guarantee he could not use the property as any kind of guarantee if he were precluded from using City credit in order to build that, he, in fact, would not be able to do it. Recognizing that limitation within the Florida Constitution, we changed the provision. Mrs. Gordon: Well as I understand it, not to be argumentive but simply to clarify a very valid point, Mr. Knox's draft was prepared after he received the opinion of the Attorney General which said this type of a financial scheme, using the City's bonding and taxing power to create a development and turn it over to a private corporation for profit, has been specifically condemned on numerous occasions by the Florida Supreme Court as being unconstitutional use of the credit and taxing power of local government because it is for the predominent benefit of a private entity in violation of Article VII, Section 10 of the State Constitution and it is ny understanding that you, Mr. Knox, prepared this document after you received this opinion and that your draft was changed to eliminate the portion which I consider extremely important and that is that the independent contractor has agreed, at its own costs and through its independently arranged financing, to build Watson Park. Now that is an extremely important part of this agreement and the exclusion of it causes re to wonder about many other facets of this agreement. Mayor Terre: Once again, Mr. =Snox, in your opinion, in this document, as now drafted, legal. "r. Knox: I think it's necessary to amplify a little bit. Now with respect to the portion of the ,attorney General's or the .assistant Attorney General's memo that Ms. Gordon read, there,seems to have been a :misunderstanding, perhaps a breakdown in conmmunication, with respect to conversations that had with the Assistant Attorney General. Now : might indicate that : spoke to him on the telephone subsequent to his drafting that memorandum and we reached certain agreements about certain portions of this contemplated Pritzker agreement. Now there is a constitutional prohibition against a municipality lending its credit to aid private industry or a private enterprise. There is no prohi- bition against tha issuance of revenue bonds for the purposes that b are contemplated on this agreement. The issuance of revenue bonds and having them secured by franchise revenues, utility revenues, is not lending the credit of the municipality and this has bean decided by the Supreme Court of the 'gtate also. Mrs. Gordon: tut isn't it true that it said and any other sources" somewhere in this document. It's not limited to franchise fees and another important consideration is determination of the fP&lv franchise, the year that it terminates and that, at that time, would have to go back, as l understand it, again to the voters. Is that correct? If that be the case and if they react as negatively to that proposal as they did to the Southern tell proposal, I'm wondering how in God's name you can secure this with anything except the other sources of income that we have, Mr. Knox: Alright, there's a constitutional prohibition against se- curing it with any source of income except franchise fees, cigarette taxes and utility revenues. Mayor Perre: So it speaks to itself and that answers itself and there- fore, in conclusion, the direction, Mr. Knox, that we are taking, is, in your opinion, a proper and legal direction. Is that correct? Mr. Knox: Yes, sir. Mrs. Gordon: Are you saying then we should not send this up to the Attorney General in its form since it's a part of this motion? Mr. Knox, this is your recommendation that we not send this up. Mayor,Perre: He has already spoken to that. He said once you get the final docuument... Mrs. Gordon: I'm asking Mr. Knox a question and your name is not Mr. Knox. Mr. Knox: Let me put it this way, Mrs. Gordon. Having explained one of the functions of the Attorney General's Office, that is to advise municipal officials concerning activities that they might contemplate. The reason that I think that I specified or indicated that it would be appropriate to send a final document to the Attorney General is more or less a practical kind of reason. And it is based upon the fact that _I would not conceive the Office of the Attorney General nor my own functions as being a situation where at each step of any contemplated 10 process it is necessary to receive the sanction or the approval of the Attorney General. Now, I generally know what the Attorney General's impressions are. I specifically know what the law is and it would seem to be appropriate to give the Attorney General the document rather than to receive his guidance and have him become a quaisi-City Attorney, if you will, that we give him that document which has been developed and he can make whatever recommendations he would have to make Mayor Ferrer. All right, thank you. Mrs. Gordon: I also noted in the copy of your draft, Mr. Knox, that you specifically set the priorities for repayment on an entirely differ- ent basis than the Ones that are in the draft that Mr. Pritzker signed. That in itself is another reason why I believe that this inclusion into any public advertising would be entirely wrong. Mr, Fannatto; Mr. Mayor, I would like to explain what I was going to say.a minute ago. Mrs. Gordon, you asked if it was legal. I don't know when Mr, no called Honorable Schevin lately. I was with Attor- ney General Schevin last Friday and we happened to be talking about the Hialeah Race Track and we talked about that and then he brought it up I didn't even ask him, he said, "You know that City of Miami =Watson Island contract is not legal.' I didn't. go any further and ask him what was illegal about it. Mayor 'erre; It wasn't legal, that's why we changed it. Mr. TannAttot And ht said it appeared it had to ba rioted upon by the people and that' a ,hat you're doing, you're bypassLng the people and they're going to have to ba responsible for soma of that bend money, Mayor Ferrer Alright, Mr. Grassie, I'm going to call the question in a little while but before that, I'd like_ your opinom as to the notion that is before us at this time. Mr. drasaid t I understand the motion, Mom. Mayor, to ba not restrict ve in the sense of advarti.aing, for example, in the New yotk Times, the full content of that agreement previously reached with Prit2ker but rather that the intent of your motion Ls that the general outlines, that type of financial arrangement, be included. Mayor ?erre: That's correct. And furthermore, ft. Grassie, I'm note saying that we're going to be bound by that contract, I'm saying that that's the bottom line. if somebody comes up with something better than that, that's something that we can consider whenever we have this public hearing. ,ems. Gordon: I would imagine that i` you advertise something and you expect somebody to come back to you with something better, that's like putting a piece of property on the market for one price and hoping that somebody is going to come and pay you -a higher price. Mayor ?erre: That's correct. `r s . Gordon: It does not stork that tay I can tell you that. Mayor Ferre: -.tell if somebody wants to be competitive about it and wet to improve what we have and therefore be the winner of our consideration, I would imagine that if somebody is that anxious to improve it, they would. co 1 go back to my question to you. As the motion has been de- fined and under the discussion of the changes that have been made, •are you in favor of it? Do you recommend it? Yes or no. ,!r. Grassie Recommend that we advertise? Definitely. Mayor Ferre: No, are you in favor of the motion as made? Mr. Grassie: Yes, I think it's a useful step to take assuming that we can get that accomplished in 30 days. Mayor ?erre: Mr. Knox, as far as the legal, I'll ask you for the fourth time, are you satisfied that this is within the purview and legally possible for the City Commission to do at this time? The motion. I'm'` tacking to the motion. Mr. ::nox: Alright,and the characterization of this agreement is not something by which anyone would be bound but would., Mrs. Gordon: (INAUDIBLE) Mayor Ferre: T think it's going to take MR. Grassie and Mr. I{nox, I would believe, at least a week to put this all in a reasonable form and therefore, 30 days after that for people to show interest is reasonable. I'd like to ask Mr. Gilchrist, who has been involved in this whole process. May I do that, Mr. Grassie? Mr. Gilchrist, for the record, since you were the one who was kind of putting this thing together under mr. Cr'.mpton, perhaps Mr. Crumpton might want to say something. Do you think that 30 days is reasonable and do you think we're doing the right thing in this motion? Mr, Gilchrist: I think you have to advertise this in a Fashion allowing the potential respondees to request information from the City considering that time and it's a tough time... ;Mayor ?erre; What, then, would you recommend? Ma . Gilchrist; Well 1 would increase it to at least Mayor r arre Wel certainly, if it's alright with the motion, will increase it to 45 days. At that po we're doing the i7ht thing? 45 days, the seconder of int, do you think 41 I 9.4 i 77 Mr, Gilchrist: Yes, absolutaiy. Mayor Terra: Alright, then, Mr. Chairman.. Mrs. Gordon: Ara you Lnai.ud g tha $ 4S , 000, 000 a ago In your metian, Mr.Mayor? Mayor Terre Yes, absolutely. Mrs. Gordon: Well than how can you do that, Mr. Mayor, wham tha ERA report said because of the high risk nature of this dtvelopment, 22 to $2 ,db0,000 is the maximum amount that should ba invested. How oat you to that? That's irrtsponsiblt Mayor Perre: Well 1 have heard here the opinion of M. Colson represeri ting the Chamber, and 1 assume he speaks for Mr. Cobb in the sub -committee, I've heard the opinion of the City Managar aria I've hAArd the opinion of Mr. Gilchrist's staff and the legal opinion of the City Attorney who all subscribe and agree to this procedure and therefore, without any further ado, I would say that 1 would like the Chairman to call the question. 1ev. Gibson: Call the question. Mrs. Gordon: I would ask you to amend the motion... Mr. Plummer: Vice -Mayor, I call the motion out of order. Mayor Perre: on what grounds? 41 Mr. Plummer: On what grounds? That there is presently a motion of intent of this Commission presently on the books. Mrs. Gordon: What are you talking about? The amendment? Bev. Gibson: Yes, we have agreed at some prior meeting to offer this to the public. Mayor Ferrer Obviously this motion, if it passes, supercedes any pre- vious motion and that would be... Mr. Plummer: You've got to go back and reconsider the other motion, Mr. Mayor. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Plummer, refresh me, please, on your statement. Mayor Ferre: We're just playing games. Mr. Plummer: That's right because I'm ready to offer a substitute mo- tion right now. Do you want to do that or do you want to go back and change your original motion? Mayor Terre: Well I'll tell you this. I'm not an Attorney. I'll ask the City Attorney to rule on your statements. Now it seems to me that I'll state my position and let him rule on it. It seems to me that this Commission is always entitled to pass a motion which, obviously, if it passes, supercedes any previous motion, Mr. Plummer: I've never questioned that, I'm just saying that your motion is contradicting the stand of this Commission on a previous mo- tion and unless you reconsider that, that motion is the prevalent motion. Mayor Ferre; would the City Attorney give us a ruling on the difference. that we're having. Mrs. Gordon; If you'll let M. Plummer reiterate the previous motion that he's referring to, please. Mr. Plummer; As I understand the previous motion, that it Mr, Pritz3er did not sign an agreement, and l stand corrected, is it the 17th of February? That this would go out and solicit public proposals. Mrs. Gordon; Right. 4.r.) FEB1977 Mayor Par a: t submit to yo fiat mY motion, saconded Commissiransr lsb so, does axactiy that. Mr. Plummor! Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Parrs: % disagrad• disagrae. •too. Okay, Mr. City Attorney, gives ids a ring. Mr. itnox As tha Commission is aware, a motion ragrasants lass than a formal expression of the will or opinion of the Commission and by the passage of a motion, subseguentin time to a previous motion, it would indicate a change in the Commission's will or opinion. So implicitly, what you've done is you've indicated that your opinion has changed and there's no need to reconsider the previous motion because the results of this motion would indicate that there has been a change of the will or opinion. Mayor Ferre: Thank you. 1 call the question. Mr. Plummer: 1 don't like you. 1 offer a substitute :notion, ter. iV .ce- Mayor. Mrs. Gordon: Mr i Plummer: Okay, offer your Motion. Are you the Vice -Mayor? Mrs. Gordon No, I'm going to second it. Mayor Ferre: You're going to second it and you don't even know what hi.. motion is? Doesn't that tell us something about what you're doing here? Mrs. Gordon: absolutely. It tells you a lot. It tells you I'm trying to prevent something from happening which is a very drastic move. 1 want this park and that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the inclusionof dollars, I'm talking about the inclusion of a contract and other matters that don't belong in a public bid. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Vice -Mayor, other than the temptation of making a mo- tion that :lose Gordon resigns... Mrs. Gordon: Listen, boys, I ain't ever going to give you that pleasure. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Vice -Mayor, I offer a motion at this time that the City of Miami go on record and so advertise nationally that we are, in !"` fact, interested in developing a first class tourist attraction for South Florida. That we have, presently, a study which was done but will not be limited to nor will we be inhibited in any way from asking and soliciting proposals of bonifide organizations that they will come forth within 45 days from the time of publication to this Commission with proposals. Mrs. Gordon: The only thing that bothers me is the 45 days. From when? Mr. Plummer: l said from the date of publication, Rose. If it's not advertised until March lst, that's when the clock would start running. Mrs. Gordon: Aright, I'll second that motion Mayor Ferre: Alright, then, Mr. Chairman, Ild like to be recognized to speak against the motion and I'd like to explain why. The only difference between Plummer's motion, basically, and the one that was previously made by myself is that I, i.rs my emotion, establish as a minimum, the Pritzker contract in essence, as amended. From there, we're willing to advertise that we would accept that and we're saying what we're willing to accept, that gives a guideline to the people who :night be of potential interest as to what the minimum is that we would accept. If they come in with something better than that, then that's fine but if they don't, then at least we have a guideline ea to what direction we are willing to take. Mr. ?iummer; well, Mr, Mayor, let me tell you what I've got in the back of of the reasons, if I can say this and justspeak for the motion. .et me my mind. Mr. Mayor, I think or e I'm talking right off the top of my head, that the Pritaker deal fell through was that the Commission tried to dictate to him what he could do and what ha couldn't and that's where he started sitting back counting his pees. I think for some& thing to be s .eaeea ul, wt are not experts in the field of a tourist attraction or an =Bement park and all due rei petits to these people over here. think that we have got to work with a deveioper,esing their known and tried experience to develop eottething that will fly and think if we do that, Mr. Mayor, I think that we wild, find an investor will be more than happy to put tap BO% of his money when he has the ability to put into this thing the input of what he knows it takes to make this thing fly. I think if you limit a developer or whatever it be ► if you place restrictions on his from the very beginning, you're giving him, what you said, all of the negatives. Let them come forth to us. Tell them, yes. we want to develop t4atson Island and we Want to do it in a first class manlier and we want you to proffer to us a pro- posal. Now we had the ERA report and we're happy with it but we're not bound by it. Come tell us what you can prat on that island, show us and let us agree or disagree with what you think can fly. And I think, Mr. Mayor, that is the only way. If you start putting minimum criteria or maximum criteria on a developer, the first thing he)s going to do is to rebel so that's the reason that I want to leaveit wide open and let them come tell us. Mayor ?erre: Alright, in answer to that, I would say that we're getting confused now. The motion does not speak at all to what we would put on Watson Island. Any developer would want to do that and that's common sonse. I'm not talking about that. This motion doesn't speak to that. All t am saying is this and I'll use Mr. Pritzker's own words. He said if we were to have a bid here to invent the lightbulb and the lightbulb did not exist and all of a sudden Mr. Edison walked in and Mr. Pritzker walked in, how are you going to put that to bid? What I'm saying is that ? think we've spent 5 months of hard work to try and figure out what it is that we would accept and that the majority of this Commission has already stated what it would accept. Now it seems to me that unless we tell the general public what it is on the one hand, ERA doesn't do the job. ERA just describes something. The Potter -Fowler thing, that describes something. There's a factor that's missing and what's missing is, what is the City of Miami Commission, on a minimum criteria, willing to accept. I think it's important that we let people know what is is that we're willing to accept because that is part of the wing structure of that plane that's going to fly. Now I'm not putting a maximum but I am sayingthat we should put a minimum and this is the minimum that we're willing to accept and you're going to get... The people in this industry are going to be a lot more prone to come in and bid this and take an interest if we tell them beforehand what the minimum is that A we're willing to accept. Mrs. Gordon: Well, Mr. Mayor, you're making an assumption that we have accepted the Pritzker contract. That has never come to us for a vote. Mayor Ferre: It's part of the motion, Mrs. Gordon, and if it passes, then it's obvious. Mrs. Gordon:_ Well Mr. Plummer offered a substitute motion which I seconded and that., Mayor Ferre: I think we've. discussed this long enough. Rev. Gibson: Please call the roil on this substitute motion, (THEREUPON, THE PRECEEDING MOTION WAS VOTED UPON AND FAMED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE) - AYES: Commissioner T. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner- Rose Gordon NOES; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Mayor Maurice A. Ferro Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor ?erre; Alright, the 1' cep the original c uestion Mrs. Gordon; Repeat the original,.. • FE 2 41977 Mayor r erre': Oh no. Mrs. rdnn: Oh yea. .gayer Deere: You can have the Clark do that. Mrs. Gordon: T don't oars who does it. Mr, Plummer: Let me just, for the record, ask a question an: the record that I asked of Mr. Itnox across the table, Mr. Mu, is It possible to use the Pritzker contract with or without his permission which t doubt has been asked if ha has any objections? Mr. ttnox: The answer to the question is that we don't need his .per- mission to ''use the contract" but I think I would like to clarify what my position is when we talk about using the contract and it's my impression that what we're talking about is an incorporation into an invitation for proposals which would include, generally, the tens which are contained in this agreement on behalf of the City. In other words, this is what the City expects. This is a minimum kind of expectation that the City has with respect to these proposals. At the same time, I :night indicate two more things. Number one, since we're not talking about formalized bidding procedures which are not required under these circumstances, then we can be a lot more liberal or a lot more flexible in terms of the kind of information that. we provide as a standard for receiving propo- sals and the negotiating aspect as it relates to an acceptance of these proposals. Kiev. Gibson: Alright, sir, are you ready? Read the motion, please. Mayor Ferret Father, I think Plummer has a valid point that was just made by the City Attorney. I think we should really delete any admission to Pritzker. This is not really the Pritzker contract per se, it's what we have elaborated and it's come up as the Pritzker contract but it's certainly something that the City of Miami Commission, oh I'm sorry, the City Manager, has elaborated. So I'm talking about your document. Okay? Mrs. Gordon: Are you talking about the one the Manager worked over or the one that the Law Department...? Mayor Terre: The one that the Manager brought and that Pritzker signed on the date, I think it was February 17th. Mrs. Gordon: Then you are talking about the Pritzker deal so it might as well be in the record. Mayor Terre: No, because I think the City Attorney has given us a good valid opinion. Let's not take any chances. Mr. Ongie: Do we want that deleted on the Pritzker thing now or... Mayor Terre: Just use it for minimum standards but we're not going to be using the contract itself. It's just in the motion of intent but when we advertise, it will not come out as the Pritzker contract, obviously. That's the point. Mr. Cngie: That the City Commission take the ZRAreport and the Potter report,.. Mr. Plummer; In the minimum standards ` set forth in the ;tanagers report. Mr. Angie: Okay, the Manager's report to proceed with the development of a $45,000,000 project on 'Matson Island. That the project be specifi- cally limited to 435,000,000. That the City attempt to rase $45,000,00Q and that $10,000,000 act as a cushion for overrun and that any leftovers be used for infra -structures as outlined in the Priteser agreement. That the City pledge $22, 500, 000 from Florida Power 4 Night remaining franchise fees. That all other conditions be identical to the Pritzker contract... :Mayor Ferro; To the February 17th contract elaborated by the City, called the City Manager and signed by Mr. Pritzker. ■ Mk. Ongte y,. and be structured to the Commission it memorandum form and to members of the public- within one vtei . That advertisamens be placed in Math na1 preS°e.„ Mayor Farrel Subsequently. Mr. Ongie: Subsequently; that letters be written to the top IS or 0 developers again offering them the speeiftee of the deal and if they so will, the rest of the reports and that withinI guess ve ehanged this to id days. Mayor terrat Yes. Mt. Ongie: ..45 days after advertising appears that it be brought back to the City Commission in the or of a public hearing to determine if anyone else is interested in this project. Mayor 1erre: Alright, let me add one sentence to it. That at the public hearing, those who would be interested would be permitted to submit to the City whatever modifications they want provided that these are minimum conditions as established. Mrs. Gordon: Did you also amend your last portion whieh prevented the City from selling or assigning? Mayor 'erne: Yes, there is also an amendment that would permit, if this thing is finalized, for the City, in the future, to assign this whole thing to any other governmental body. Rev. Gibson: Alright, call the roll. TIE PRECEDING MOTION WAS DESIGNATED MOTION NO. AND ADOPTED by THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Mayor Maurice A. Ferre Vice Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson NOES: Commissioner Rose Gordon* Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.* (NOTE: Please see later RESOLUTION NO. 77-204) ON ROLL CALL: Mrs. Gordon: development, hammered out they come in positioning. 7-157 AND WAS PASSED *Okay, on the vote I will tell you that I am not opposed to the I am opposed to the conditions of the agreement that the Manager with Mr. Pritzker because of the positioning of the revenues as and because of the risk that is involved to the City in that I vote "no." Mr. Plummer:* vote "no." Mayor Ferre: One thing I won't do is vote to spin my wheels on a bad deal, I Thank you Father, thank you very much Mr. Colson. 1.2. FEKSDNIAL APPEARANCE: BILL COLSON REGARDING MUM DOLPHINS' usE OF THE ORANGE BNL., STADIUM Father Gibson; Before you men leave, 1 know it's lunch time..you know, when you were here I didn't agree listening to you, remember that thing you spoke about?...I took you seriously and 1 intended to call you, but 1 want you to know that we're more concerned than that gay. You're my friend. You see. you didn't know that we've been praying about that guy all this time and be hasn't even turned et us. Mr. gill Colson; The question was has Ms. Robbie turned to us. I want to advise the Commission that I net with Mr. Grassie yesterday after a two hour or three hour meeting with Mr. Robbie and I met with Mr. Grassie yesterday for the better part of an hour and have carried the messages back and forth and while I'm on my feet, I might say in response to the Maroh 1 deadline that I thin that your question, Mr. Plummer, would be is there any deadline on the exhibition gasses that thin there is one and he has offers from around the country and I 4� FEB 241977 think that he must make that decision here within a Very few days. I know it was in tha meeting something about March 1. He did not tall ma that, he did tall me that on the exhibition games ha must make that decision, S, of course, don't want h4m to lave on the exhibitions games although the fans would like it, think the City of Miami taxpayers, to their benefit, I want them to play the games here so that you get the rent and the parking and the conce831.0n2, that you have a yearly deal. I think that but l do not think that there is a take -it -or -leave -it March 1 deadline on the eaascrt. 1 have expressed to Mr. Grasse the feelings of Mr. Robbie about that time frame and 1 think we're fast approaching it but I assure you, Mr. Vice -Mayor, that Mr. Robbie is very interested, has continued the negotiations, has instructed me to keep walking back and forth. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Colson, 1 want you to know that Mr. Robbie and I do speak to each other but 1 ate pretty perturbed, I want this for the record, I've never failed to speak to Mr. Robbie, Those doors are open, They're talking about the Sunshine Law, tell hire to cone, my brother. Mr. Colson: he'll be here. Rev. Gibson: Tell him to cone because 1 get all these calls from certain people who say, sure, we're concerned about the Dolphins. The papers and the radio stations rip us up and they've never told the side of the Commission, Mr. Colson: one last word by me, Mr. Gibson, is that the last time the Commission asked me where was Mir. Robbie and why don't you walk him in here this afternoon because somebody had a new idea we might go for and I told you I didn't know. 1 was telling you the truth. I went back to the office and about an hour after I was back in the office I started talking to Mr. Robbie on the phone who called me and about 10 minutes after the phone call was going on 1 found out that he was in Minneapolis and that he was there on the one client that he has retained as a lawyer sits buying the Miami Dolphins. That was the first meeting since the last time that we were subponeaed into town to do something else. He was not here and I assure you that it was not a personal front. Rev. Gibson: Now before you leave... Mr. Mayor, at the opportune time, I want us to announce a public meeting for a public invitation to Mr. Robbie and I want to make sure that you acknowledge it and if we can agree, I will offer that motion right now. Mayor Ferrer Alright, I would like to recommend, since on the 28th we're going to meet anyway for the purposes of the motion that I tried to make yesterday to plead no contest on the March 4th matter on the Executive Session that the City had on the FEC and we have to set an hour for that, by the way. I called it the 28th which is 5 days after Mrs. Gordon made her objections. What time would be suitable for you... Mr. Colson: Mr. Mayor, before you set a date, for instance, today he is at the NFL meetings. The owners are meeting right now and they have just passed the player's strike. It affects you and it could affect the dealings with the Orange Bowl Stadium. Mayor !Jerre; Well the problem, of course, is that there is a tine constraint. p4r. Colson; Absolutely and I'm not saying... But let's not get ourselves bound in to where he's got to be with NFL, Mayor Ferre; Could we do it on the 16th of March? Mr. Colson; If there's not an N 'L meeting, that's the only thing that comes ahead of... Mayor Torre: Is there any reason why we shouldn't do it on the 16th o€ March? Does anyone want to do it before the 1.6th of March? Mr. Colson: That's fine with rye. i Rave 'Gibson t t want to take it as o nttan a t for him as poss .ble. Mayor Ferret call lot ma aak you. Pe Sruary 2 $ti, is too aarly? Mr. Colson: You see, they'll be in those meetLngs and they could stay up there next Monday. Mayor Parra: Alright, let's gat back to tha 2eh when we have this, it will ba a hopefully short meeting... ghat time is good for you. Let's start with you, Mr. Plummer. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, on the 28th there has beer: meetings planned for the Pension System and the Pension Plan. Mayor Perm At what time, Mrs. Gordon? Mrs. Gordon: All day starting at 9 till S. Mayor Ferret Alright, then we could start at 8:30... Mr. assi t The Civil Service Board is meeting also, Mayor ?erre: Well then we could anybody object to having an 8:30 minutes. Well, Mr. Inox, the 5 the minute? Do you think Monday, Which Ls Mr. Mayor. have our meeting at 8:30. meeting? We'll be through day rule. Does it have to boee in 15 be to Mr. itnox: My impression is that we go by calendar days. Mayor Ferret so, in other words, 8:30 in the morning would be acceptable then. Alright, is there anybody who cannot meet at 8:30? Monday morning for about 15 minutes. Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon: 8:30 on this one item, right? Right. Okay. Mayor Ferre: That's the 5 day rule and we live by that so we will meet'here Monday at 8:30, the 28th, toconsiderthe motion that I made yesterday for the purposes of contending no contest on March 4th. Then going back to you, Mr. Colson, we will then postpone this meeting with Mr. Robbie until March 16th. Mr. Colson: Mayor Ferre: March 23rd or I'll try to clear that so he will know the reason and... And if that date is not available to Mr. Robbie,` then 24th. Thank you again, Mr. Colson. PLAQUES, PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL ITEMS, A) Presentation of retirement plague to Mrs. Faye Neustadt for her dedicated service to the City of Miami in the Law and Police De- partment. Mrs. Neustadt served for over 27 years. a) Presentation of a retirement plaque to Mr, Burrell F, Eamon, Department of Public Works, upon his retirement after 32 years of service with the City of Mianit C) Presentation of National Hemophilia Tag Weekend Proclamation to Mr, Lee Lawrence, President of the South Florida Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation and Mr. Bolt meter, Director of Development, South Florida Chapter .of the National I(emophi.ia Foundation, in order to assist tier fund drive on March, 25-26 for the case of hemophiliacs. ti FEB 24 977, Presentation of ORT tay Proclamation to Mrs. Lis hake Chair- man of the Emecutive Committee, South+sastarn Plarida Region of r omen's American OAT Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to Mr. John Bock and Mr. Richard Ross for serving as student interns in the Mayor's Office. Presentation of retirement plaques to the the City of Miami Fire Department: Traville S. Houston Eugene C oerald P. Beatty Miles P. Bdward W. McGraw Herschel Dan A Move Presentation of Red Cross Month Proclamation to Mr. Milton Fisher, Chapter Chairman, Dade County Chapter- of the American Red Cross. following members of Ch .ldree Railing H. Harrison Rob Parkins - Introduction of Research Assistants for the Citi2ens' Response Center. 14, AWARD DID: ARRICAN SQUARE PROJECT (PARK) - (COMFORT STATION, BUILDINGS, STANDS, PAVED SURFACES, AMPHITHEATERS, tic+) i Thereupon, the following resolution was introduced by Commission'` Gordon who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-158 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF SCOPE CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,651 FOR THE AFRICAN SQUARE PARK; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT. OF $427,651 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BOND FUND" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $7,000 FOR ADDITIONAL CONSULTANT FEES ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT THE AMOUNT OF $4,276 TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING FROM SAID ACCOUNT SUCH ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES, POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING T_I 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: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES: None. _`EB24977 Mayor Perre. All right, ate there any other emergencies Or anything that anybody has to take out of order for any reasen. If not, we'll take up item No. 4 r PUBLIC ItARING CocONUT GROG BUSINESS AREA HISMAY INPROVEST I+ AND £STAELISHING CITI1N INS CHIME Mayor Ferret Are there any objectors present? Is there anybody in the audience, members of the public, who is here to object? Is there anybody in the audience who at this time wants to be heard on this. Raise your hands, please, one..two, three, four. All right, we'll commence with Com- missioner Plummer's question, Mr. Plummer: Mr. Manager, where are the funds coming to pay for this? Mr. Grassie: I am going to ask Mr. Parkes who eat give you more than just that answer, Commissioner. tie will give you a little background on this. Mr. Parkes: To answer your ,question, this is a general obligation bond designated "highway". Is this the normal procedure which is used it the overall this from present bond or bonds to be sold for this specified specifically Mr. Plummer: bonding? Is purpose? Mr. Parkes: Present bonds. Mr. Plummer: Present bonds, which are what we usuaily..normal.iy use for sewers, sanitary sewers, . Mr. Parkes: Highway GO bonds. Mr. Plummer: All right, Sir. My next question is..is there any other precedent set in the City in which cosmetic work was done rather than the basic needs. Mr. Parkes: Yes Sir. Mr. Plummer: Where? Mr. Parkes: Flagler Street is one. Mr. Plummer: That's through D.D.A. Mr. Parkes: We were also using highway GO Bonds there. Mr. Plummer: You were also using an assessment fromDDA. Mr. Parkes: I am not familiar with that part. Mr. Grimm: Commissioner Plummer, let me interject. The Charter allows that we can do beautification work with highway GO bonds in conjunction with any highway project and most all of our highway projects now have some form of landscaping, Some are more elaborate than others but Bayshore Drive is an example which was done with GO bonds...Flagler Street, Bayshore Drive.. Mr. Plummer; Here is gay point Vince, and let me just put it right up on top of the table. ,Are there sufficient funds in that bonding issue to completely finish what is needed in this City, 100%. Mr. Grimm; No, Mr, glummer: All right, then it seem file to me that it is wrong to so at something cosmetically when you don't have all of the rest of the City at least done basically, okays Now, l want to know how your Department can re- commend such, or whoever recommends it. Mayor Ferro; J. l►., for the record, that is B philosophical precise and i jut TEE Wont to state that t differ frof you on that ststament. . ' . Prager: Pine. Grimm:Mr This request Commissioner same about aatua ly by Petition of the paops in doaanut drove wishing that the City would do .this. Mr. Plummer: Yes, t understand, but what I'm saying to you is that is there are not sufficient funds in that bond aomplete1y due in this City what neads to be done in basics, how aan we ba spending funds for things which are primarily cosmatic when other are needed. That's what t don't understand. Mt. Grimm 'that's a choice you have Commissioner. Mayor Perra: May I respectfully submit to you that with a lot of philosophy Paris would have never been built. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, if I were in Paris I would worry about Paris. I'm in paradise which is Miami and I'll vorry about that. Mayor Perre: And ve have a difference as to host to improve Paradise. Mr. Plummer: And t don't disagree that you and I have a disagreement. Mayor Perre: Now that that is over with, are there any other thoughts that this Commission wants to express on the public record? All right. Mrs. Prince: I am Lauraine Prince. I have been a resident of Coconut Grove for 41 years and I represent the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce. I have worked on this project approximately 5 years. I have attended many, many meetings down here and 1 have asked that the Coconut Grove area be renovated and rejuvenated always to see the money bypass us and go to someone else. This has been done by Petition and it is not an easy task, it is a lengthy task but I want to thank you all for giving us the opportunity to speak for a program which has been very much needed in what I like to refer to as "our little jewel,"known as Coconut Grove. Our intentions have always been to retain all the lovely nostalgia qualities of our "little jewel" but to add improvements to polish it up some. This should pose no problem as we have the highest quality of architects, designers and planners any City could possibly have and some who are pursuing their own endeavors have volunteered their services to the City 'gratis' if you agree to let them assist. We did attend a meeting last Thursday evening. It was tentatively agreed that a small group --one member from each civic group-- of the architects and de- signers who will work with the City on the program..it would also be our re- commendation later on that a consultant be retained by the City. You are all very experienced, wise and prudent business administrators and you, better than anyone else, can appreciate and understand the wisdom of protecting an investment in improving the assets of the City. This is a good healthy little community but the people have been marking time for many years always hope- ful the City will provide some amenities, not just little things. To create anything worthwhile we musthavea good foundation. In this instance lovely sidewalks will start us off on the right path. We would like the City to designate later on a special lighting districts to be established for incor- porating street lamps, such as you can see on Commodore Plaza, which I' was responsible for along with other people, about 10 years ago. We would like to have street furniture and some trees to afford same shade to the shoppers and residents. I sincerely ask your approval of this program so that our little jewel can again be beautiful. I want to thank all of you for this privilege today. I do have some people who would like to speak if you'd care to hear theca. Rev, Gibson: Let me ask you a question. Did I hear right that you are going to furnish some professional advice and counsel, .did I hear that? Mrs, Prince: Gratis, There are architects right here now, Rev. Gibson: The only reason I ask if because most people come asking for.. you are going to give all of that free? Ms, Prince; They have said they would work gratis, this was last Thursday evening, and I think it would be nice if the City would take advantage of their talents. I would like to have Kenneth Treister come and speak and ,ester Pei'lopest, 1-34 rem , 7 Mayor Farrel Well thank you very mueh Mrs. Fri.nee fbt all your etatemente. We weleote your concerti. At this titre 1 would like to retogniae two distinguished arehitecte, who who eettain1y have done not ottily themselves great honor but this eomttaunity for their dedication to it and for their continuing intereat,ii iithree arthiteets, t at sorry. Mr. Kenneth Treister, Architect: I'll start and then Lester. Same others watt to speak. Sy the vey, there are many c.tieens here that would like to speak. That is important. I think there's a whole gorup of business people and owners and tnerthatts. Far the sake of brevity, if it isn't important, we will try to explain what is going on. Mr. Mayor, and City Commissioner, 1 am Ken Treister, t have my home and offiee,i live in Coconut Grove, and love Coconut Grove. 1 really appreciate this opportunity to talk about the sidewalk improvement. 1 would like to mention to Commissioner 'Plummer, I know you have the same stiypathy for the City that we do, that these imporvements are not cosmetic. The are hard, factual, actual proposals that are needed. No. 1, the sidewalks in Coconut Grove are broken, and disjointed, and it bad repair. Coconut Grove is walking section of the City of Miami. It is one of the few it South Florida where people walk. It is very dangerous to walk in Coconut Grove today, as it is in some other sections, because of the sidewalk problem. So I really suggest that the paving of these sidewalks are a necessity and not a luxury. The Coconut Grove Art Festival last week end had several hundred thousand people from all over south Florida and all over the nation. Walking is an important part of that experience, 1 think that the sidewalks No. I are a necessity. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Treister, I read to you sir, tot of my vernacular, but that of the department. I don't know any other way to explain it. It says with a decorative textured surface sidewalk, a decorative crosswalk. If that is not cosmetic sir, then I stand corrected. Mr. Treister: I"think the engineering department would admit that is a poor use of words. I have met with them. They are talking about a rough texture that stop tripping. Mayor Ferre: I don't mean to argue with both of you, but we have a long agends today. Let's stiuplate that to some extent it is decorative but it all depends on what your vision of what is important is. He doesn't think it is important. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor please don't ever put words in my mouth. I didn't 41 say that at all. Mayor Ferre: You think the whole city should be brought to the same level before we go into spending $700,000. beautifying, and I don't agree with that. Mr. Treister: I want to tell you they are going to resurface the road. They are going to put curbs and gutters in, they are going to put trees in, which the city has gone on record many years ago to say are necessities and not luxuries. They are going to put crosswalks for safety purposes, so that people can visually, as they drive, see that it is a pedestrian walk. Coconut Grove needs this type of imporvement, Coconut Grove is one of the outstanding places in the City. It is very badly neglected in surface treatment. It needs this very badly, and I am looking at Couttnissioner Plummer. I hope the others will sympathize that this area is a walking area, it needs trees, it needs benches, it needs good sidewalks, it needs good streets. The money is available, and we have improved 40th Street, and Little River, and there was money years ago for Edison Center, There is money for teh 54th St, area, Mayor Terre; That is called Martin Luther Ring Boulevard. Mr, Treister;---62nd street, which is great. We are for it. We love those areas. We now also think that Coconut Grove over many, many years,(by the way. we were put off, I think for the last 5 years when we talked about this) we finally so to point where the schematic drawings,uwe had a public hearing, the property meets are for it, the architects are for it, everybody is for it as one project, This weekend could clearly show the importance of Coconut Grove to this area. I would say that Lester Fancoast and 1, and some other architects will gladly give without charge the City of Miami, whatever professional services we can, to aid the Public Works department in helping to do this project, We feel eo strongly it would be good PP` r 4 7 for our aced. Thank you. Mr. tester Pancoast: ;fir. :favor let ma very quickly say that architects have difficulty agreeing on things too. but if there were a COMMitted, of interested architects who work in Coconut drove, and that coMMittee had some teeth in tetras of taking esthetic recommendations so that then if a mistake were made, ve could blame ourselves rather than turning'to Public Works or somebody, and saying look what a terrible thing you did to us. We ate willing to do that and anxious to do that. All of this is part of the environmental preservation district that has been proposed for so many years and had a long uphill struggle. We hope this will be the first visual evidence of that bold effort and we are very anxious to make it a high"4uality evidence. RRv. Gibson: What he is saying is, if you are going to use them, they don't want the public works to just by-pass them. They want to have some teeth, and 1 think that understanding ought to be effectuated tight itow,and open to the public. Mayor Verret Mr. Parkes, do you hear that? Mr. Parkes: It was brought out at the meeting last Thursday night. 4e have agreed to use their expertise as much as we can, within the funds we have. Rev. Gibson: One other comment. Let's make sure I don't hear what I think �. I heard. 1 would hope we would be taking these recommendations seriously. Mrs. Gordon: I move it. Rev. Gibson:I second it. :ir. Mike Simonoff: ,Sr. Mayor and members of the Commission, my name is Mike Simonoff. Lester was right. Architects really don't always agree on things, but I take issue with something the distinguished architects before me said. I first of all feel, that work that comes out in the public should be put out to public bid, or public consideration by architects.We are going to advise PUblic Works, and in all deference to PUblic Works, I like them very much, but I don't think they should be the ones to design any area of this impact. I have no idea of what is going on with the particular area, and I am here today representing myself, of 3503 Main Highway, and David Sweatman of 3505, and between the two of us, we have a project that is getting ready to come before the City and that is going to encompass 500 lineal feet of Main Highway. I would like to know something about what the textures are going to be, what kind of planters are going to be used, what kind of trees are going to be planted and how we are going to get in and out, and what is going to happen with the traffic. There are a lot of unanswered questions, and I don't know that Public Works is the one to answer them directly. I think we should have an overall conceptual feeling between business people, the residents, the people that are going to be affected, and I think that private architectual and landscape architectural concerns should be more than more than just asked the questions, and have Public Works then go about doing it. Thank you. M. Henry Alexander: Members of theComnission, my name is Henry Alexander, I reside at reside at 3625 Hayhomes Drive, and I am president of Coconut Civic Club, I wish to say today that Coconut Grove Civic Club wholeheartedly endorses these beautification in Coconut Grove. We know that what is being asked of us, is largely a product of the Coconut Grove Planning Study, Most of the recommendations that will be made in terms of improvements are a result of than.. s you know the community wholeheartedly endorse that. We understand that this particular proect will include not only improvements but a great deal of design prior to making these improvements, WE would hope that you would also include the community leaders, and the professionals in this community in some type of advisory capacity to public works. Mayor Ferro; I think that goes without saying. Let me add, that l think perhaps Coconut Grove is a very particular type of a community, that before we finalize anything ;;r. Grassie, we ought to have a public hearing, so everybody can see the design work, and the texture of the materials, and all the things that everybody is coming up with. so that anybody who has any p€otest. ;.t can be done then and there. il!`; M.r 4r, at ' m,t am } AYES: Mr. Alexander: Further, we understand how limited the funds are farthis particular projeet and for that reason,nat all the improvements originally addressed, in the planting study, care be eovered under this. but ve hope at least in the design and cetteeptual stage, that other streets such as MacFarlane, and Virginia would be included At least itt a design stage, so the future design can have sote+e continuity, and compettteaa to it. Even though you can't make those improvements at least you should consider them at this time.And i hope also, that perhaps money will not be available for street furniture, for lighting, bicyele paths, etc. but at least that they be studied in eonfunction with these improvements at this time, so they Whit be something that has been forgotten, left out and require addtiotal expense in the future to incorporate. Thank yeu. Mayor Perm Anybody else want to say anything else? If not at this time I will entertain a motion to,- Mrs. Gordon: There was a motion and included in that motion, was that a committee be set up , people to work with the Pt'blic Corks Department. Mayor Ferret think that should be a separate motion Rose. Why don't you snake that one first. All right Mrs. Gordon moves that a special committee be set-up to work in conjunction with the Public Works Department and the committee will be comprised of Lorraine Prince, Mike Simonoff , Ken Treister, Lester Pancoast, and Henry Alexander. That is 5. Does anybody else want to serve on that committee? Mr. Fishko of Coconut Grove Playhouse, and Pather Kingston. That makes a committee of seven,(7), The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77-159 A MOTION ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS: LORRAINE PRINCE,KENNETH TREISTER, LESTER PANCOAST, MIKE SIMONOFF, HENRY ALEXANDER, ROBERT FISHKO AND FATHER HINGSTON TO FUNCTION IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR CITZEN INPUT IN THE DESIGN ASPECTS OF COCONUT GROVE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4408 Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, .Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. Mayor Ferre: On the main motion, Item #4 that the resolution authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for sealed bids for construction, City Manager recommends. Mrs. Gordon do you move? Mrs. Gordon: Shouldn't; this committee's work be done before this can be moved? Mayor Ferre; I think the advertising for construction, once you have setup the committee. obviously, I think the intent is very clear. that the committee is to function, the thing is being designed. r. P .ut ►er; Mr. Mayor this Will +size all of you. I am totally in favor of the concept of what is proposed here for 'Coconut Grove. It is as unique as Coconut Grove is. But until 1007. of the basic needs in this area are done city-wide, I cannot be in favor of an individual effort being done to the neglect of others, 5o I have to vote no, r 7T 1 '7 Myer Ferret ift rioting t want to say that this is what makes, in sty opinion, this a good commission, We do have divergence of opinion, and yet after we finish our discussion, and sometimes arguments, We end up respecting each, other, and I have the greatest respect for Commissioner J. L. Plummer. Sometimes we don't Mote the sane way, but he always has good reason for his opinion and I commend him for that. t vote yea. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 77.460 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUTION NO, 76-995 AND AUTitoRIZING THE CITY CLERX TO ADVERTISE FOR SEALED BIDS FOR THE..CONSTRUCTION oP COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS AREA HIGHWAY THROVE - ANT t-4408 IN COCONUT GROVE BUSINESS AREA HIGHWAY tM2ROVEMENT DISTRICT H-4408 (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. Reboso, Mrs. Gordon Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferre NOES: Mr. Plummer ABSENT: None. ABSTAINING: None. 16, SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND RULE VIII, SECTION 5, CIVIL SERVICE RULES. AN OnDI: A: CE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING RULE VII, SECTION 5, OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, EFFECTIVE DECENIBER 15, 1961, AS AMENDED, AS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6945 AS AMENDED, BY.REPEALING SAID SECTION 5 IN ITS ENTIRETY; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of January 10, 1977was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNATED ORDINANCE NO.8619. 17, FIRST RLADING ORDINANCE: AMEND RULE VI I, PART 2, SECTION 4, OF CIVIL :SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS ("RIGHT TO WAIVE PROMOTION," Mayor Ferre; Take up Item 6. Civil Service Board recommends, ;fir, Plummer; Are there any objection? Searing none I move it, imAnd bass AN RD/NANCt ENTITLED., AN ORDINANCE AMPING RULE VII, PART 2, SECTION 4, OP THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS OP THE CITY OP MIAMI, PLORIDA, EPPECTTVE DECEMER 15) 1961., AS AMENDED, AS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NO. 6945, AS AMENDED, EY PROVTDINC THAT AN EMPLOYEE MAY WAVE HIS OR HER RICHT TO PROMOTION ONE TIME AND NOT BE REMOVED PROM A PROMOTIONAL REGISTER IP SAID OPPER OP PROMOTION IS NOT t7ITH N HIS Ok HERE DEPARTMENT; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OP PARTS THEREOt: IN CONPLICT HtI ITM; AND CONTAINING A SEMABILITY PROVISION Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gibson, and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo keboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the publicrecord and ,r announced that copies were available to the members of the City Com- e- mission and to the public, 18, FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE No.8589 PARTLY DEFRAYING COST OF IilTERuTIa L. FOLK FESTIVAL 1977, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #8589 AS AMENDED, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 11, 1976, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 4 THEREOF PROVIDING FOR THE INCREASE OF ANTICIPATED REVENUES IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,800. AND TO INCLUDE ANTICIAPTED EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,800. FOR PARTLY DEFRAYING THE COST OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL, MAY 14, THRU 22,1977, AND THE INTERNATIONAL BALL, MAY 14, 1977; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr, Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson 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 Com- mission and to the public. 19, FIRST READING ORDINANCE; Aroma ORDINANCE it.7999 PERMITTING BICYCLING IN DESIGNATID AREAS OF CITY OF MIAMI PARKS1 INSTRUCT Crn' ATTORNEY STUDY FETS BEING Ate, Mayor Farras'Itemr #8, City Manager recommends. Under discussion, Mr. Manager,l guess this all started when I started.-- --I have beat writing M4M0s ba>ak and forth about Bayfront Park. I notice you are persmittin8 People to ride their bicycle , but how about doss. There are ama awful lots of kids and families tho w uld go out with their dogs and tun around the park,f know that creates a problem, the dogs are dirty or the grass. That is true in arty park, whether it is Hyde Park, or any park. That is part of fife. That is part of humari2ing the cities, go aebody can't take his dog in the park. What is the park far? The pigeons fly over it. Why can't the dogs go to the park/ Mr. Brassie: They do go. Mayor Ferret They do what? Mr. Brassie: Go to the park. Mayor Ferret They don't. A sign says no dogs or bicycles allowed in this park. Mr.Grassie: (inaudible) Mayor Ferre: The one who broke the rule was me. t think you ought to include dogs. Does anybody object to that? It seems to me, parks are for people. People come with bicycles, and children, and children with dogs. Grind Central doesn't say you can't walk your dog. All the great parks, and Ihave been to most of them,they all have dogs. Would you Mr. Manager, have somebody make a study of that. Mr. Grassie: Yes. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 39-43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WHICH RESTRICTS BICYCLING AND MOTORIZED CYCLING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY PROVISION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Reboso and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson 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 Com- mission and to the public. 20. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: REPEAL CHAPTER 28 (SECTIONS 28.1 THROUGH 28.5 ) of THE MIAMI CITY CoDE, AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 30.20 MAKING FORTUNE TELLING UNLAWFUL 1N ORDINANCE ENTITL AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CRAFTER 28 (SECTIONS 28-1 THRU 28-5 AND SECTION 30-20, AND DELETING CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS CON- TAINED IN •CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE III, SEC. 3Q= S OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 30-2Q OF SAID CODE PROHIBITING ANY PERSON FROM ENGAGING IN BUSINESS PRACTICING, PERFORMING QR HOLDING HIMSELF OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR A FEE QR COMPENSATION (1) AS A PERSON ABLE TO TELL FORTQhES, OR, (2) AS A PERSON ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR WE ADVICE ON PERSONAL HATTERS, 4R TO gIORCISE, INFLUENCE OR, AFFECT EVIL SPIRITS OR CURSES, E ` CLAIMED OR PRETENDED USE OP OCCULT POWERS, PACULTIES OR VOICES, CLAIRVOYANUM 3IP, SPIAIT i' ALISM, SEERSHIP, ASTROLOGY, PALMISTRY, NECROMANCY, PHRENOLOGY, NUMEROLOGY, CRYSTAL. GAEt'NO, CARt READING, TALISMAN, CHARMS, POTIONS, MAGNETtCtSM OR MAGNETIZED AR'TtCLES OR SiSTANCES, ORIENTAL MYSTERIES OR MAGIC OP ANY RIM OR NATURE, OR EY ANY MANS OR ANYTHING OP A SIMILAR NATURE; EXCLUDING CERTAIN RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPER AND AMUSEMENT ACM/IT/ES PROM THE APPLt= CATION 1IEREOP'; PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING ALL ORMMNANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS TREREOP IN catrucT, tNSOPAR AS THEY ARE IN CONTLtCt AND CONTAINING A SEVERAEILITY PROVISION Was introduced by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES. Commissioner banolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice4Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOS None. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Com- p mission and to the public. t: 2.1.+ DISCUSSION ITEM: FRAUD CLAIM BY SENIOR CITIZEN IN CONVECTION WITH RODENT INSPECTION Mr. Plummer: In a related item. I think all of us are well aware that this Item 9, if you read the backup is something that has been perpetrated upon the public more in the way of fraud than anything. Mr. Grassie, Chief is sitting here and Iam not going to put any one of you on the spot today.It is very knowledgeable to me, that I think we need to propose some legislation before maybe this commission, or the appropriate body. There are groups of people going around this town Mr. GRassie,(this happend right in my neighborhood),commonly referred to as gypsies, who went to one of my neighbors, asked her if she would allow them to inspect the house for rats. They gave he a bill for $1900. This lady is elderly, she has been taken, This woman was scared. There /- was no mention of anything. She gave them $500. and these people are back screaming 46 at her for the $1400. If there was ever a clear, out -right case of fraud, this is it. I understand from some inquiries at this apartment, this thing is going on and is almost impossible to stop with ordinances we presently have. I don't know what we can do. But they are going around preying on elderly people, and whether or not an ordinance can be created, where a price has to be established before the work is done, or proper licensing, or whatever it is. I think this commission need to give some attention to assist the police department in the frauds and forgery division to stop this kind of practice. I leave it it your two capable hands to come back to this commission, to recommend I am completely out of order or recommend that something needs to be done. In my humble estimation, this stuff has to stop, because they are prevailing on people who cannot defend themselves, So I leave it in your capable hands, and I bring it to the attention of the rest of the commission. 22. FIRST READING IN ICE! ESTABLISH NEW DO. OF INFORM -Flag AN 1ELECCFMUNICATION SYSTEMS SERUM, , Mayor Ferree Are you going to move item 10' Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor I will move all the subsequent items with 10, based on a first reading, that sometime in the interim before the second reading which I would - assume would be the second meeting itt March, that I have a command performance before this committee, who will sit down and interpret the foreign journal to we: It has language in it that l defy anybody other than a member of that committee to interpret, l want to know exactly what is in this book ,what they are proposing to do, l want to know +post factors involved, l will go along ort first reading but for the second reading t want to sit with these people and have them explain to me, aftd any other commissioner here would like to attend. t will dove it oft first reading. There's a group, 104 10.14 10.2, 10.3. 1 will likewise move those. Mayor Ferret Mr. Attorney, do you want them moved separately? Mr. Knox: They have to be moved separately. MayorFerretThis is moved by Plummer, seconded by Gibson. 1 would like to ask Mr. Keith Bergstrom, toward Gary„.....is Mr. Gunderson here, --Mr. Eric Wilson, mwould you all stand up.You_have all signed a document. That means you are all in agreement. toes anybody disagree with this document? 1 want to commend all of you gentlemen, because I tell you, it is a hard thing to get the many departments that are involved in this, to work together in this kind of unity, t want to congratulate you, and commend you. t think you have done a yeottanjob and I look forward to real success. :tr. Plummer: Mr. ► Mayor- 1 don't +want my Words to reflect any discredit on these people who have worked very hard. I want to recall to your memory very vividly, this city got sold a bill of goods on its computer in this back roots. The City is rectifying the mistake that was made. Mayor Ferre; When that happened, there were some departments againstit. Mar. Plummer: Right. Mayor Ferret The reason I am making that point, is that all the members of all the departments, that have been mentioned, have all worked in unity, and in conjunction and I have asked some of them personally and they told me this is a good program and they are all for it. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTLi SERVICES TO BE KNOWN AS SYSTEM SERVICES; REASSIGNING CERTAIN COMPUTER ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SYSTEM SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT COORDINATORS OF SYSTEM SERVICES AND FOR THE OPERATION OF SYSTEM SERVICES AND PRESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES THEREOF;PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEAL 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson 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 Com- mission and to the public. , FIRST READING ORDINAN AMEND SECTION 24 'L 2-100020 AND RITTAL.SaCTi n S, OF THE Cr? E' E ASSIGN CERTAIN ` ' Off ACTIVITIES PROM MANAGEMENT TO SySTE SERVIOES SERVICES AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED., AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2400.1 AND SECTION 2400.2 OP THE CODE OP THE CITY OP MIAMI: APPEALING SECTION 2-100.5 OP THE CODE OP THE CITY OF MIAMI; REASSIGNING CERTAIN COMPUTER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND COMPUTER ASS/STANCE DEVELOP.. MEND SERVICES PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SYSTEM SERVICES: PROVIDING A SEVERAEILI V CLAUSE AND A REPEAL 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. FThe City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Com- mission and to the public. 24, FIRST READING ORDINANCE: DETERMINE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTIENT OF CCIVINICATICiSi CREATE NEW SECTION 2,29 OF THE CITY CODE, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS; REPEALING SECTION 2-29 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND CREATING NEW SECTION 2-29 ESTABLISHING THESE FUNCTIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND A REPEAL 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson 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 Com- mission and to the public, •1 if FIRST READING ORDINAN AMEND ORDINANCE NoADD SECTION A; TRANSFER FUNDS BETWEEN DEPARIMENTS AS NEEDED (SYSTEMS SERVICES Fes) AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. S589, AS AMENDED, tY ADDING SECTION 9-2 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADMINISTRATIVELY TR,ANSE= rumps BETWEEN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AS MAY BE NEEDED To FINANCE AN INTRA-GoVERMENTAL SERVICES FUND TO tE KNOWN AS "SYSTEM SERVICES FUND", PR17VtI?ING A SEVERABtLt'DY CLAUSE AND A REPEAL CLAUSE Was introduced by Commissioner Gibson and seconded by Commissioner Plummer and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote AYES: Commissioner Handle) Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner Jc L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson 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 Com- mission and to the public. 26, FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND ORDINANCE No.7 22,- REPEAL SECTION 2,104 WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLES ("CONFLICT OF INTEREST ORD,") Mayor Ferre: Let's take up item 11. The City Manager recommends waiver of require- ments of article creating a new section 2-104 of the•Code of the City of Miami. Mr. Crumpton. Mr. Crumpton: This is an amendment to the current conflict of interest ordinance and adds to it as does presently exist in a Metropolitan Dade County ordinance, and gives capability under the two provisions. One, the state competitive, ------consultant competitive negotiation act, anyone who would be coming under that particular act, would be able to be granted a waiver under certain conditions and also those who submit sealed bids under that particular provision, under sealed bid process, that it would be able to give waivers to those who are sitting on Boards,committees and the like. There are many professional who are on these boards who it would be almost impossible for the city to have these numbers on boards, some of the boards -require, -----professionals as the way our particular ordinance exists at the moment. Ths would give latitute under certain controls for this to happen. Therefore we recommend it to you, to be in accord with the Metropolitan Code -------- -------the state code for competitive development of contactors, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-104 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, REFERRING TO THE WAIVER OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROHIBITION AGAINST =HERS OF CITY BOARDS AND AGENCIES DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY BY ENLARG- ING THE INSTANCES AMU PERMIT PROFESSIONAL PERSONS, SUCH AS ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND REGISTERED LAND SURVEYORS, TO ENTER INTO TRANSACTIONS WHEREBY SAID PROFESSIONAL PERSONS OR FIRMS MAY OFFER SERVICES TO THE CITY WITHOUT VIOLATING THE AFORESAID PROHIBITION; RE?EALING 'IL ORDINANCES, CODE SECTIONS OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT, AND CONTAINING n SEVERABILIT PROVISION 6 4 .442 1 Was introduced by Cotmtissionet Plummet and Seconded by Commissioner Gibson and passed on its first reading by title by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manoio Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner L. Plummer, Jr. VicemiMayot Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: Note. The City Attorney read the orditatice into the public teeord atd anttounced that copies vete available to the members of the City Cot.. mission and to the public. %, AtAHORII AG : JONAT AI4 SEYMOUR Ate DAVID SCULLY - PROFESSIONAL ICI Ate) DEALOPTIENT SERVICES - FORT BUZ PARK Mayor Terre; This if for Johathan Seymour and David Scully to provide professional services for Fr. Dallas Park.Are they here? Mr. Plummer: Where are their offices? Are they in the City of Miami? Unidentified person: Yes. Mr. Plummer: I'll move it. Mayor Terre: I want to say J.L and I don't meant to start arguing with you, and I agree if they live in the City that is better. Mr. Crumpton:Scully's office is downtown and Seymour's office is in South Miami. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-161 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH JONATHAN SEYMOUR AND DAVID SCULLY, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FORT DALLAS PARK, LOCATED AT 60 SE 4TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, WITH FUNDS THEREFOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,000. ALLOCATED FROM THE PARKS FOR PEOPLE BOND (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, mer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES; None. 281 AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: Azar Pi PEREZ • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR tAiN MEMORIAL BOULEVe Mr. Plummer:Will you forward the address of Mr. Peret's office to me' The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77• 162 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALRERT R. PEREZ, ASLA, TO PROVIDE PROPESStONAL SERVICES POR THE BEAUTIFICATION OP cams MEMORIAL BOULEVARD LOCATED AT SW 15TH AVENUE BETWEEN SW 8TH STREET SW 11THH STREET, SIAMI, PLORIDA, WITU FUNDS THEREFORE tN THE AMOUNT OP $iJ,000. ALLOCATED FROM THE SECOND YEAR COMMIT/ DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT VUNOS (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 29, DISCUSSION OF RESTAURANT CONCESSION BICE4TEN iIAL PARK PROPOSED FLOATING HOTEL AfVD RESTAURANT, Mayor Ferre: On 14, that was withdrawn, how about this fellow who wants to put a boat there, at Bicentennial Park. What is that all about? He wants to run the restaurant but he wants a hotel or something. Mr. Plummer: What are you reading from? Mayor Ferre: Item 14, which was withdrawn. We are talking about park concessions, and that brings to mind the food concession at Bicentennial Park. The question is, there was only one bidder. The bidder wanted to put a boat to moor a boat right there next to the restaurant. I ask you the question as to what has happened to that. Is the man gone, or can something be worked out, or what? Mr. Grassier No, he is not gone. Let me ask Al Howard, since he is the person that has talked with the individual, let me ask if this is important? Mayor Ferrer Al, is this the guy that wants the parking built there? Mr. Howard: He wants to bring an old converted ferry, a floating hotel with restaurant, that is now in Rhode Island. We are investigating the possibilities of this to see what it is like Mayor Fevre; I want to tell you and I'm talking as one person, in principle. i don't know about vou. But in Boston, that Anthony, ---I forget the guy's name, He has a Mr, Grassier —Pier 66. Mayor Fevre; Monty, maybe you know. 1 know ;hat in California they have a lot of these places where there are boats and they have a restaurant. bar, and they are really very attractive. You better make sure this is an attractive place. Mr. Howard; Wo are We are investigating it now. Mayor Fevre In Fineiple I would not have objections to that. Mr. Plummer: The only objection I have Al, is I read about it in the paper but I didn't have anything on it, and don't know anything about it. f am not holding you at fault for that, it's the idea I read about something in the paper before i get something here at the commission. Mayor terra: There's nothing wrong with that. Mr. Grassier We keep reminding the news media Commissioner. 30. PURCHASE IN LIEU OF fit'ATION: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Ca543 N.W 30TH ST.) (FOR ALLAPPATAH PARK). The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner 'Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77- 163 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE LOCATED AT NO. 2543 N.V. 30TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE SUM OP TWENTY NINE THOUSAND ($29,000.00) DOLLARS, AND ALLOCATING TWENTY NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($29,500.00) DOLLARS FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OP ACQUISITION OP FEE SALE TITLE TO THIS PROPERTY AND OTHER COSTS INCIDENTAL TO THE ACQUISITION (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: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 31, PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND VACANT LOT tl500 I.W. 16TH AVENUE) FOR ALL-APATTAB PARK Mrs. Gordon: How was the cost established? Was an appraisal made on the property? Mr. Grassie: Two independent appraisals Commissioner. Mrs. Gordon: How did they measure up to the price you are paying? I am talking on 16 right now. Mr. Grassie; I am trying to remember the figures. It was $45000, as I recall, $45,660,00 was the negotiated price, Mrs, Gordon; Was it based on appraisal? That is all I am asking. M. Grassie; It was based exactly on appraisal. That was the appraisal plus the tees. That was the appraisal plus the fee. The appraisal was that, less the tee., Mrs.Gordon; What is the custom? We get two appraisals en each one then take the higher of the two. Just as a matter of knowing What you are doing. Ms. Grassier We are not doing that now. lrs. Gordon. Who knows? Mt. Greesie; Mr. Yemen has dealt with the specific cane. Let se ask bin. Mr. roman: Ihaven't dealt with the specific Ease, but we are using Community Development dollars Commissioner and the federal guidelines' require us to have tta independent appraisals. And normally use is done, is the average of those two appraisals is offered. Mrs. Cordon: You take the average of the two. Mr. Pcsmoen: Yes. That it my impression of what has been done. Mrs. Cordon: I am not going to pressure you for an answer Oft this, but fora utter of policy of what you are doing, let me have some more information, would you please Rev. Gibson: Call the roil. please. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-164 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND ADJOINING VACANT LOT , LOCATED AT 1500 N.W. 16TN AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA FCi THESUM OF FORTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY ($45,65u7J0) DOLLARS AND ALLOCATING FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND $47,000.00) DOLLARS FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF ACQUISITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THIS PROPERTY AND OTHER COSTS IN- CIDENTAL TO THE ACQUISITION (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and an 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 32, PURCHASE Ip LIEU OF CONDETATION: EIGHT' UNIT APT, BUILDING (146 SM. 9 TH AVE.) Mrs.Gordon I have to have some information. I will ask you to furnish us in the future wherever you have these negotiated purchases that you furnish me with the size of the property and the appraisal, if you don't mind. I would like to know what we are getting for $78,000. I assume we are going to tear the building down and have a lot. Right? For a parking lot? Mr. Grassier Yes, it is for the expansion of Little Havana Community Center. Mrs. Gordon; What I want to know, is what we are actually paying for land value. *Mr. Grassier How many square feet? Mrs, Gordon; Yes, I want to get an idea from that stand point. I understand we need this because it is contiguous to what we already own, but on the other hand, I would bike, for the future, to give me that. Mayor Terre; I would like to point out, ---please, Rose, I am not being critical, if you read these memorandums, they usually have the information inside. Mrs. Gordon; No, it doesn't have, Mayor Verve; 'This one does. This one telle You, the 3rd pares€aph, the ads+ssed value of tilts property, was $70 0QO. and this offer was made to the wear: Mac', Orlando 4onsale;, through his attorney, Mr. 'William Estrella. This offer 'was rejected. Through �nagetiatians,an agreement as reached to acquire far $77,000. That is very specif ia? Mrs. Gordon: What is the site of it? Do you have that there too? This was one of my questions? Mayor Terre: It says there's four parcels of property. Mr. 's fee for this service was 0,500. and the parcels exceeded the Community Development's allocation for this project. It says, in the text of this, that what we are talking about is, the south 50-ft. of lot 20,--- Mrs. Gordon: That doesn't tell me what t want to know Mayor Ferret It doesn't have the specific square footage to the only thing that is missing here is the square footage. The dollar value is there. What Mrs. Gordon is saying, is she wants to know for the record, how many square feet, or how many acres. Mrs. Gordon: What we are buying, what we are paying, Mayor Ferret What we are paying is in there, and the appraisal is in there, and who appraised it, and how much it cost to appraise, and what the offer and y counter-offer was. The only thing missing is the square footage and I think that EL is an appropriate request. Would you have all this information sent to Mrs. Gordon's office? Mr. Grassier 'des, on this specific one and in the future we will include it in every one Mrs. Gordon: I am talking in general, for future references. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-165 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION AN EIGHT UNIT APARTMENT HOUSE LOCATED AT NO. 146 S.W. 9 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA FOR THE, SUM OF SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND ($77,000.00) DOLLARS AND ALLOCATING SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND ($78,000.00) DOLLARS FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF ACQUI- SITION OF FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO THIS PROPERTY AND OTHER COSTS INCIDENTIAL TO THE ACQUISITION Caere 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Yerre NOES. None. $3, EXECUTECOOPERS & LYBRAND AUDIT or WOK OF MIAMI CITE ALES' SIT SYSTEM. The following resolution was introduced by Commisair ner Gordon, who waved its adaptidn: RESOLUTION NO. ?i.. 166 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND RATIFY= THE ACTION OP THE RETIREMENT BOARD or !I'ME MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT S?Sm IN EXECUTING A PROPESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE PIRM OP COOPERS & LYBRAND, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, POI Tat PURPOSE OP CONDUCTING -'ICE AUDIT OF THE BOOKS, ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND FINANCES OF TIIE AFORESAID SYSTE ( FOR TUE CALENDAR YEAR ENUNO DECKER Sl, 1976, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $S,$OO. (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 Manolo 'Reboso Commissioner .I, L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose cordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOES: None. 34, AuTHORtzE o(PENDITuRE of $20,000 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR STRUCTURAL EVALUATION of FOUR (4) CITY (SINE) BUILDINGS Mayor Ferre: Anybody want to move this? Questions? Mr. Plummer; Mr. Grassie, we know that very shortly we are going to be tearing down the Dallas Park Hotel. Is that correct? Mr. Grassie:I estimate one year and a half. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Grassie, that building is how old? t. Grassier Forty years old. Mr. Plummer: Are we utilizing that building to what extent, ----the question is, I would assume it is going to run $40,000. to $50,000. for an appraisal on it? Mayor Ferre: Of course not. mayor Ferre; $50,000. to appraise the Dallas Park Hotel? Mr. Plummer: I just got finished doing my funeral home and I know what I paid for that. Mr. Grassie, what I am saying is this. Do we have any idea at this time what that appraisal is going to cost'. And is it justified to keep that building open one more year, or is there the possibility that we could ask for waiver on that particular building. It seems like to me we are throwing good money over a building that we know we are going to tear down, ir. Grassie; The building is approximately 50% occupied by tenants, that is. rent -paying tenants, and about 3O oceupi,ed by City offices. 20% is vacant. The building at present pays for itself. I would expect to a period of 18 months the building would come very close to paying for expenses we expect we will have to make• AX least I hope that is true. We will have to know that when we ger to ;he point of letting some of that work out. The more important point is, that in the short run we do need that space for offices. To get to the last questioo you asked, can we ask for a waiver? Yes. We really don't have to ask for a waiver, but I think it would be unwise for the city to set that lxind of example. Mat is, to ask for a waiver in something like this. Mr, Plummer I am not going to fight you. DIM what is the cost of this thing. a Ye Do you have any idea? Mr. crawls: No, we have not received an eatimate yet, 'Cammi b1bn. It is something we have to do in my opinion. Mr. Plummer: t would like to be furnished with a cost factor on this particular item. ft rubs me wrong that we are going to have a building, by the Maurice, you know the si2e of my funeral home. You know what it cost the for that? $1400.00, just to have what was needed to comply with the Metro ordinance, Mr. draggle: I should point out, that what the department is asking for is a OM not to exceed $20,000. for the four evaluatiofns. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77- 167 A RESOLUTION AUTROkIZING THE EXPENDITURE OP $20,000. POI THE PURPOSE OP SECURING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE STRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF POUR CITY -OWED BUILDINGS; ALLOCATING FUNDS PROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 35. ESTABLISH: CITY OF MIAMI "POLICY MANUAL." The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who 41 moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-168 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CITY COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL WHICH WILL CONSTITUTE AN ONGOING FORMAL RECORD OF POLICY. STATEMENTS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE WILL OF THE COMMISSION CON- CERNING ISSUES, PROBLEMS OR MATTERS THAT REQUIRE DIRECTIONS OR GUIDELINES FROM THE COMMISSION (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES: None. aar7 7 36 f1 jiiij Cm lvMAGER To ! ROi WIfAL IMPACT 1 tZY FARMED Al' ;Mayor Parra: ttem 21, the Manager teconmmeads.. Mr. Plummer: to this anything to do t.sith the historical? That is another study that has to be made? They are going to 'study' us to death on that thing. Mayor Tate: t tail give it to you in 30 seconds, very quick. We applied for 4.5 million dollars from the federal government and we would have gotten it. That was our NO. 1 project for public vorke. There was one little problem. They $aid we needed what is called an environmental impact study, B.I.S. We didn't have it done, therefore we didn't gat funded. So they told us, if you want funding in the future,you had better get environmental impact study. tt is typical federal government bureaucracy, when they force you to do things that we don't think are necessary, the state doesn't think it is necessary,and if you went to get funded from the federal government, and I am sure you do, and t do, I would recommend that you vote for it. Nr. Plummer: I'll vote for it. By the time ve get this finished, it is going to be studied to death. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-169 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF FERENDINO, GRAFTON, SPILLIS, CANDELA, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION BY SAID FIRM WITHIN 90 DAYS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS ATTACHED OUTLINE WITH FUNDS THERE- FOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $42,000. ALLOCATED FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND THE SALE OF CERTAIN LAND AT VIRGINIA KEY TO THE MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 37, AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT: NATIONAL, CANTER FOR MUNICIPAL, DEVELOPMENT MARK ISRAEL ("OUR MAN IN WASHINGTON") . The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption. RESOLUTION NO, 77-170 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED, TO CONTINUE WASHINGTON REPRESENTATION BY MR, MARX ISRAEL AS FAIN' OF THE MAN IN WASHINGTON PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF S Zl, 000. AS _ A FEE FOR SAID SERVICES, PAYABLE IN EQUAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS, FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (l:) MONTHS; SAID SUM TO BE $19400, FROM THE GENERAL FUND - SPELL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, AND $2.800 FROM THE CQNTTNGENC'Y (Here follows body of resolution, in the Office of the City Clerk.) tipon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution s passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Maeolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Mae Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A Ferre NOES: Norse. tted here and on fide 38, APPOINT PERSONS TONI CITY OF MIAF1t COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AUD BEAUTIFICATION, (MRs, JOE POPP; MSS i ANDREA HERMAN AND MR i BRADL EY Si W I LLIAMSoN) i The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLION NO. 77-171 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ANDREA HERMAN, JOE POPP, AND BRADLEY S. WILLIAMSON TO THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. ;; 39. ACCEPT GRANT: DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM RENNOVATION. Mayor Ferre: The Manager recommends. You have 90 days to start working on that. Mr. Grassie: We know that so well. Mr. Plummer: According to this memo he now has less than 90 days. Mayor Ferre: I want to tell you something. I think it is one of the greatest things that ever happened, and'I don't mean to cast any aspersions on you, Mr. Grassie and all the people of staff, that an award for that will probably take us another two and one-half years to get started on. Mr. Plummer; That is not the secret. We are going to find out whether they can do it, then when they do it, we are going to demand it on everything in the future. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who mowed lta adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77..172 A RESOLUTION AATIFYINC AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAOBR' S ACCEPTANCE OP THE "OFFER OF GRANT" DATED FEBRUARY 8, 1077 PROM ME U.S. DEPART- MENT OP COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, IN AN AMOUNT 0T TO EXCEED $3,758,187. FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE 1t M VATION OF THE DINNER REY RECREATION CENTER (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 40, AUTHORIZE CI`iY ('MANAGER TO RECEIVE BIOS AND AWARD CONTRACTS DINNER KEY RECREATION CENTER RENNOVATIONI The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plume?, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-173 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RECEIVE THE AMOUNT OF $3,758,187. FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE THROUGH ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OFFER OF GRANT DATED FEBRUARY 8, 1977 FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE DINNER KEY RECREATION CENTER; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE BIDS AND AWARD CONTRACTS FOR THE VARIOUS PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE. AFORESAID RENOVATION, WITH FUNDS THEREFOR TO BE FENDED FROM TITLE I FUNDS PURSUANT TO THE AFORESAID GRANT; SUBJECT TO THE FURTHER CONDITION THAT THE AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS BE MADE TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION OF THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO LICEED THE AFORESAID GRANT OF $3,758,187. (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 yore - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. P1ummmer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A, Fevre NOES; None. 411, Lai AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGE AND AWARD CONTRACTS 201TH S HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FACILITY, The following resalution was introduced by nommissiot►er P ummor, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-174 A RESOLUTION A13THtOR/ZINO THE CITY MANAGER TO RECEIVE THE AMOUNT $2,710,050. FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE THROUGH ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OPFER OP GRANT DATt JANUARY 27, 1977 FOR CONSTRUCTION OP A HEAVY EQUIPMENT SERVICE FACILITY WITRIN THE CITY; FURTHER At OR/21Na THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE BtbS AND AWARD CONTRACTS FOR THE VARIOUS PHASES OP CONSTRUCTION OP THE AFORESAID PACILIT', WITH FUNDS THEREFOR TO BE EXPENDED FROM TITLE I rumps PURSUANT TO THE AFORESAID GRANT; SUBJECT TO THE PURTIER CONDITION THAT THE AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS BE MADE TO THE LOWEST RESPON- SIBLE BIDDER AND FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION OF THE EX- PENDITURE OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE AFORESAID GRANT OF $2,710,050. (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 vas passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 42. AUTHORIZE AGREUE4T: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - IvoRTON, WOLFBERG, ALVARE2, TARACIDO, SEIGLIE & FRESE FOR "20rH STREET HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FACILITY. Mayor Ferre: All right, 26.1. Gibson moves 26.1, Plummer seconds. Under discussion, Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Gordon: I want to ask a couple of questions, because I have not had any direct contact whatsoever with the firm. As I understand, it is the order of selection, is not as it is listed here on this sheet. Mr. Grassier The recommendation, Madame Commissioner, is that the firm which happens alphabetically, I guess, to be listed last on the front page, is the one recommended for the award. That is the firm of Morton/Wolfberg/ Alvarez/Taracido/Seiglie and Prase, Mayor Ferre: Are you the representative of the firm. Mr. David Morton: Yes, sir, try name is David Morton, I am vice-president, Mr. Plummer; Where is your office? Mr. Morton; Our office is 2690 S. Sayshore, Office in the Grove. Mrs. Gordon: I have never seen your firm name in any other informational material that has aver come here before us. So I am asking you, how long has your firm been together as a fir? Mr. Morton; This firm as it is presented here, is a corporation formed about b months ago. It is an involving process that goes back 5 years ago when I formed my own office, It has since had a transitional period where w e now gone to full service capabilities, and believe me you will be seeing us again. 4 1141144 4 tts again. Mra. dordont t am asking you points of information. t recognize all the other firma because tea have seen their names here before, tie have seen their dames here before. We know the length, in general, .of the length of time they have been on the scene. The fact that your firm was selected to be No. became a curiosity to me personally, and ad I asked you to come to the microphone to find out, where you cane from. Mayor Ferret Let's go further than that. There was a committee established --would the chairman, I think it is Eddie Fait, Diek Fosmoen and Vince Grimm, why don't you tell us t by .you chose this pareieu1ar firm. Mr. Vince Grimm: Mr. Mayor and members of this commission, to go back over this, .you know tee are _it a tight time schedule. t'e sent out invitations, in the mail for people interested in providing this service to the City. We received 31 proposals. The committee sat don and developed a general criteria which you have in your memorandum. basically we felt, that since this was a public works program, to put the people to work in Dade county, we felt that the firm should be selected from Dade county. We were particularly interested that the firms could provide full services to the city, from start to finish, and that they had technical expertise, within their organization to do what we wanted, and thirdly that they comply with a very stringent time schedule that we are faced with. From the review of the 31, we selected the four that you see. The committee interviewed those four personally, and our judgement felt that this firm made the best presentation, --their enthusiasm, their experience. This is made up of a group of people that work for some of the other firms you see listed. These people have participated in well over a hundred I believe, similar type facilities, hands down, in our opinion, had more experience of the nature we are looking for, than even the other 3, although they are big, established firms. On that basis, and on the basis of the schedule, these people think they can do the job in 30 days, and we would like them a chance to prove it. Mayor Ferre: That is terrific, and I am very happy that young people, and a new firm is given this opportunity by the city and I really want to commend all of you, and I want to warn you. You had better get an award -winning design. If you don't win an award, I am going to remind you the next time you come around here. You had better have a first-class design. We want this to be a real beautiful, — I know it is perhaps hard to do something with a garage, but you take the challenge. Mr. Morton: Mr. Mayor I might add on this, to calm some of your fears, maybe, we are the regional architects for both National Car Rental and Avis. Both of these major national corporations are very image -conscious. WE are working on south Florida airports, where again, they are image conscious and this is one of our major concerns. Our other major concern and the reason this corporation was formed and the reason we came together, is we felt that professional service goes beyond having a large firm and having, say, one man do the selling, another man does the work, and somebody else.shows up later to give you the keys. We are selling the concept that what you see is what you get. We have a long name, which has a little bit of humor to it, because of the length of it, but again these are the people that you will see at your ground breaking, when you get your keys, all the way down the line. Mrs. Gordon: Are you associates here with you? Mr. Morton: Yes, all but one. Mayor Ferre; Why don't you all stand up so we can recognize you. Mr. Morton; Those are the principles. Mayor Ferre; I think this is wonderful. I think new firms, and you are relatively a new firm, I assume you are hungrier than some of the more established firms. I think that adds a great deal to the incentive and I really want you to know that we will all be watching you very carefully. 1 am sure you will do great. $o Commissioner Reboot, moves it, end is seconded by Commissioner Gibson, ----there id a .question bySr.-......-,... Mr, Plummer: 1 hate to be so bad. but how much poya Mayor Peirce:t4ov much what? Mr. Plummer: Row much is it going to coat? Mr, Grimm: We don't know the answer to that question but before we aign on the dotted line with this firm, we will be back to you with an agreement and with a price. We wanted to be able to tell these people to go to work tomorrow. We are going to develop an agreement and we will be back to it March with a full agreement and cost figure. Mayor Ferret If you read the resolution, it says to prepare an agreement. It doesn't say to sign an agreement. Mr. Plummer: I also read it the resolution, they are going to go to work tomorrow. They don't work for nothing. Mayor Ferre: It doesn't say than in the resoluion. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Grimm I have a question, one that fits it line with Mr. Plummer's financial concern. Do you ask the question of the firms the inter- view what the cost would be? Mr. Grimm No, ma'am. We do not get involved in negotiations with a firm on dollars and cents until the firm has been selected. Mayor Ferre: It is against the A.I.A. rules and they are all A.I.A.'s. It is a state law. They are professionals. What you do is you select the professional team, then you negotiate the price. Mrs. Gordon: That is interesting to me, because you didn't do that with the appraisers thie morning. Mr. Grimm: The appraisers are not covered by the same law. Mr. Morton: In the original proposal for submissions on this, there was a rough parameter established as to fee ranges in dollars, but relating to a document that would set ranges. Our proposal is submitted. with those parameters, as an acceptable range and subject to negotiations. There have been ranges set. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who II moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77- 175 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL, FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEAVY EQUIPMENT SERVICE FACILITY TO BE LOCATED AT N.W. 14 AVENUE AND 20 STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA WITH THE FIRM OF MORTON/WOLFBERG/ALVAREZ/ TARACIDO/SEIGLIE AND FRESE; WITH FUNDS THEREFOR TO BE PROVIDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADINISTRATION, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT ACT OF 1976, PURSUANT TO THE "OFFER OF GRANT" DATED JANUARY 27, 1977 SUBMITTED BY THE AFORESAID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY .MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE AFORESAID FIRM TO IMMEDIATELY DRAFT PRELIMINARY CONTRACT PLANS AND SPCFICATIONS, SUBJECT TO PAYMENT FROM FUNDS AS AFORESAID AND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. WHIM AMOUNT SHALL BE CREDITS TOWARD THE CONTRACT PRICE TO BE PAID BY THE CITY IN THE EVENT THE AFORESAID FIRM AND THE CITY NEGOTIATE A SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of tht City Clerk.) Opal t,'7 Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner Mandl( Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rase Cordon Vice -Mayor 'Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOES: None. 45. ADVERTISE FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTANTS FOR INIERPRETNE NATURE EHIBITRY R ALICE C. WAINWRIGRT PARK, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-176 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR AND RECEIVE PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONSULTANT FIRMS IN DADE COUNTY FOR PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR INTERPRETIVE NATURE EIIBITRY FOR ALICE C. WAIN- WRIGHT PARK, LOCATED AT 2845 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; TO SUBSEQUENTLY APPOINT A COMPETITIVE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSES OF REVIEW, EVALUATION AND RANKING OF INTERESTED FIRMS IN TERMS OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM NEEDED SERVICES; AND TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRMS IN ORDER OF RANKING (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 44, DIRECT Crr' ATTORNEY TO AMEND ORDINANCE No.8568 FOR PENSSION BUY-BACK. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption; RESOLUTION NO. 77-177 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COISSION TO ALLOW CERTAIN EMPLOYEES NOW ELIGIBLE TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 8568 TO EXERCISE SUC I ELIGIBILITY AND NOT PAC THE FOUR PER CENT (44) IN- TEREST COMPOUNDED ANNUALLY FROM THE DATE OF FIRST CREDITABLE SERVICE -FOR THE PERIOD OF NON -MEMBERSHIP COVERED UNDER ORDINANCE TCE NO. 8568, AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ,AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 8568 WHEREBY THE CITY ASSUMES THE COST OF THE FOUR PER CT (4Z) INTEREST FOR CREDITABLE SERVICE; PROVIDED (1) THAT THE COSTS OF THE FOUR PER CENT (44) INTEREST FAR SUCH CREDITABLE SERVICE PERIOD SHAD BE PAID FROM GAL ,AD VALOREM TAXES OF THE CITY OF NWT INTO THE SPECIAL MTLLAGE ACCOUNT = RETIREMENT PLAT; (2) THAT THE TOTAL COST FOR SUCH INTEREST PAYMENT SHALL NOT CAUSE mc4crry TO XCE'EO THE STATUTORY TOUR (4) MILL CAP OR LIMITATION PLACED ON CITY EXPENDITURES FOR PENSION PURPOSES (Here follows body of resolution;, omitted here sndon file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seeanded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed and adapted by the following vats AYES: Commissioner Matol.o Raboso Commiasioner J.t. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Robe Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibaon Mayor Maurice A. Parra NOES: None. Mr. Peter Joffre: t am peter Joffre,penaion Plan Board member. My question is, out the vacation, some employees tray have only 3 years to go. Can they accumulate their time from not.; out, vacation time, so that they be able to pay that? At the present time you could only hold back two weeks, 80'hours. mould this employee be allowed to accumulate vacation time. They have less than 5 years. Mr. Grassie: In response, if you will note its the last paragraph, of Mr. Gunderson's metaorandum, the recommendation to the City Commission, this would have to be formalized as a rule of course. The recommendation is, that it fact the employees be allowed to accrue that vacation time in the last year of their employment, if they wish to and that they be paid for that vacation time to the extent that they don't use it, so they can use that money to buy into the pensnion system. Mr. Joffre: Mr. Grassie, if I understand, you said the last year. Mr. Grassie: That is correct. Mr. Joffre: The reason I bring this up, say, one of the employees has got 3 years to go. Can he accumulate part of that time? Can he save, maybe take one week or two weeks, and keep another two weeks added on to it for the next three years. Mr. Grassie: Mr. Joffre, one of the reasons that we included this recommendation to the City Commission is, because you and I had a discussion of it and it was your suggestion that we make it one year. What I am saying to the City Commission, is yes, we are going to make it one year. Now in front of the city commissionyou asking me something else. Mr. Joffre: My impression was, and I am sorry Mr. Grassie, that to allow these fellows that got maybe two or three years, to allow them to accumulate that time to pay that back. One year's time, may not be able for them to pay it back. Mr. Grassie: We are trying to indicate a willingness to make it as easy as possible for the employee, while at the same time, maintaining some kind of standard that we can apply to all employees. I have told you in conversation, it is reflected in the memorandum, that we would try and do this on an exception basis for these employees. Because it is an exceptional circumstance. But I don't think that we can keep changing the rules, everytime we discuss it. What is being proposed here is exactly what you asked me for. At some point we have to say that that is what we are going to do. Mr. Plummer Let use ask this question, do you have any ob3ection to the 3 years? Mr. Grassie; I would have to look at it Commissioner in term of the way it affects individuals. (inaudible comment) Mr. Grassie; But again the purpose that we want to serve is to try to make it as easy as possible for the individuals to ,get in the pension system. Mr. iaummet;What do you want us to do. Do you want us to send this back to you. To look at the 3 years? Mr. Graesie: What t would like is for you to approve the recommendation and for you and me to have the underatanding that we will work at the neceaaity, if there ig a necessity, of expanding two more yeam,and if there are individuals, who would teem to fail in that category whether they would be benefited by that or whether it would be a real prob .em, • •.-,..then we would come back fo you with a modified recommendation. 45. AUTHORIZE R ` fl LOWE ART PUS - (INCREASE NT OF COMPENSATION FOR THREE (3 IT.A POSITIONS) 4 Mayor Perre: Let's take up item 29, authorising the City Manager to enter into ag agreement with Lowe Art Museum for 3 CETA positions. The City ;tanager recommends. Moved by Gibson, seconded by Plummer. This is a modification Is that right Mr. ;tanager. Mr. Grassie: That is correct Mr. Mayor. It is a modification which only provides,--•-- -- Mayor Ferre: It is explained in a memorandum you have in you packet, Item Mr. Plummer: According to your memo, it brings it up to the standard of what the city is paying. Mr. Grassie: That is correct. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: 29. RESOLUTION NO. 77-178 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOWE ART MUSEUM, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AMMIDING THE AGREEMENT APPROVED BY CITY OF MIAMI RESOLUTION NO. 76-1110, BY IN- CREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR THREE (3) CETA PUBLIC SER- VICE EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS TO A RATE NOT TO EXCEED $2,603.33 PER MONTH, INCLUDING 10% FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS, WITH FUNDING THEREFORE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI UNDER AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, AS AGENT FOR THE MANPOWER; PLANNING CONSORTIUM; SAID EMPLOYMENT TO RUN FROM JANUARY 31, 1977, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 (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 Msnolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None, 1 WAIVE TAL MI FOR um OF LITTLE ► LIMIT? STD ON PetRY OF HOWARD PAI.MATIER) The f ollot.iinS resolution was introduced by Commissioner 3os' !, who moved its adoptions RESOLUTION NO. 77- 179 A RESOLUTION VA/VINO THE RENTAL rtt POI THE USE OP LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER, ON MARCH 19, 1977 POR A MEMORIAL GATHERING IN MEMORY OP HOt1ARD PALMATIER, WRO WAS THE DIRECTOR OE THE CUEAN REY= CENTER, SPONSORED BY THE GREATER MIAMI COMMUNITY SERVICE, INC. , SUBJECT TO PAYMENT 'OR INSURANCE AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY (Mere 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOES: None. 47, APPROVE/RATIFY ISSUANCE OF PERMIT: MIAMI COMMUNITY POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (AMUSEMENT RIDES) The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-180 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND RATIFYING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO THE MIAMI commuter! POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FOR AMUSEMENT RIDES AT 5820 N.W. 7 AVENUE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS CARNIVAL HELD ON FEBRUARY 9 THRU 13, 1977, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice --Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 481 APPf OME/RATIFY ISSUANCE OF PE ''MIT CENT. SHOPPING PLAZA (AMUSEMENT RIDES), The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption; RESOLUTION NO. 77-181 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO THE CENTRAL SHOPPING PLC FOR AMUSEMENT RITES IN CONNECTION WITH ITS NIVAL TO 8E ME AT 3725 N.W. 7TH STREET ON MARCH 1 TUR J 134977 SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Her follows body of resolution, omitted here and oh 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 'ice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perry ROES! gone. Absent! Mr. Reboso. 49. ISSUE WASTEmCOLLECTION LICE: Co 'S TRUCKING & TRASH HAULING, INC. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption! RESOLUTION NO. 77-182 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE Or A WAS."TE COLLECTION LICENSE TO CORBAR'S TRUC1 NG & TRASH HAULING INC. PERMITTING IT TO COMMENCE DOING BUSINESS UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (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. ABSTAINING: NOne. 50. IssuE WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE: COUNTY WASTE, INC. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-183 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO COUNTY WASTE, INC. PERMITTING IT TO COMMENCE DOING BUSINESS UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) t'pon 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. ABSTAINING; None. 51. ISSUE WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE: PACKED SANITATION COMPANY, INC, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption RESOLUTION NO, 77-184 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO FAST SANITATION COMPANY, INC, PERMITTING IT TO COMMENCE DOING BUSINESS UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER ZO OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MUNI, FLORIDA # :r • • (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Offict of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Cordon Rev. Gibson and Mayor Terre. NOES: NON . ABSENT: Mr. Reboot:. ABSTAIN NC: None. 2. Issue WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE: ALL FLORIDA SANITATION* The following resolution teas introduced by Commissioner Plummer , who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 7?48S A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO ALL FLORIDA SANITATION ?REMITTING IT TO Ca NCE DOING BUSINESS UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITR CHAPTER 20 OP THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file it the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution vas passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Plummer, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson and Mayor Ferree NOES: None. ABSENT: Mr. Reboso. ABSTAINING: None. 53, ISSUE WASTE COLLECTICti LICENSE: RAFAEL & Roam. TRASH SERVICE, INC, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 77-186 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLECTION LICENSE TO RAFAEL & ROBERTO TRASH SERVICE INC. PERMITTING IT TO COMMENCE DOING BUSINESS UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA (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. Pummer,Mrs. Gordon, Rev. Gibson, and Mayor Terre. NOES: None. ABSENT: Mr. Reboso. ABSTAINING: None. 54, PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CI PATIO(: PARceLNo.7095.2- rTY OF MIAMt Vs. GISF1E FASHIK. FT Al i The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson. who moved its adoption; RESOLUTION NO. 77*►187 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SETTS PARCEL NO. 7095.2 IN CITY OF MIAMI V, GTSELE FASNIK_ET AL., CIVIL ACTION NO. 74-21:840 (AFRICAN SQUARE PARIO , FOR $14,000,00 OLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEYS' FEES, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ALLOCATE TEE SUM OF $2, 000. QO FROM THE 1972 VARR$ FOR PEOPLE BOND FUNDS AND TO FAY SAID SUM TO THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT. it :s IRV IMP Q e.(at (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and an file in the Offide 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: .lane. ABSENT: Mr. Reboso. ABSTAINING: None. 1 RESCIND RESOLUTION No,76-712 AWARDING BID TO GARCIA EQUIPMENT CORPORATION TO DEMOLISH BU I DINGS AT SE * 1ST AVE* AND 2ND STREET 03Y MUTUAL, AGREEMENT) The fallowing resolution vas introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-188 A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 78=712 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OP 4IAM/ AND GARCIA EQUIPMENT CORPORATION RESCINDING THE CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN SAID PARTIES AS AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION NO.76 712 PASSED AND ADOPTED ON JULY 22, 1976 (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.ABSTAINING: None. 56, AWARD BID: PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Mr. Plummer: Mr. Howard you have to satisfy a curiosity. I am sorry to hold up the commission. That is item 41? Mayor Ferre: Yes. 6 Mr. Plummer: Maybe what I really want is a copy of the bids, because Mr. Howard, you have got to tell me, sir what kind of a chess set cost $1495.00? Is that the King and Queen of England, personally appearing? Mr. Howard: This is a large chess set that can be used, (I have seen on t.v. for outside exhibits, where people can stand around the chess board. Mr. Plummer: And $495.00 for a domino set? Mr. Howard, It is the same type of thing. It is an over -sized set that you can lay down in the park and have people stand around it, rather than a small board. They can see every move that is made. Mr. Plummer: It has been disallowed. They disallowed it because it is out of proportion, Maybe I am just curious; a chess set for $1495.00, You are not going to go with anything like that. Okay, Mrs. Gordon. I want to ask Mr. Howard if he could see his way clear to get some kind of playgcund equipment somewhere here in the Coconut Grove area for the youngsters. 4r, Howard: Some of the equipment is for the Silver Bluff area.and the Ken►edy Park area. It is spread throughout the city. Mrs, Gordon; I don't see it on the 1ist,I have the list in front of me, and it doesn't say Kennedy. r, Plummer It does say Yirrick, Mr. Howard: There are pieces of equipment in therela....will be going into the Silver Bluff Park. Mrs. Cordon: Something in Kennedy also/ Mr. toward: We have some pieces that were exchanged in this order. Another piece will be into Kennedy park. Mrs. Cordon: There should be. Little kide go down there. There is really nothing for them to do. Mr. Plummer: I thought is why we put that tot lot up there. Mre. Gordon: They didn't put anything in it. Mr. Plummer: There is in the old fire station. Mrs.Cordont Not really. I took a youngster down there. There is really nothing a little tot can do. Mr. Plummer Did you fix that fence? Mr. Howard:Yes, in the back, yes, yes. Mr. Plummer:Have the break-ins stopped? Mr. Howard:We haven't had any more complaints. Mrs. Gordon: If you could do and appealing to children. I have The following resolution was moved its adoption: something that will make it more interesting, never seen kids in that park at all. Never. introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who RESOLUTION NO. 77-189 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING BIDS FOR FURNISHING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION: BID OF CONCOR, INC. AT A TOTAL COST OF $2,582.00, BID OF C & W UNLIMITED AT A TOTAL COST OF $11,175.00, BID OF HUBERT H. HANSON AT A TOTAL COST OF $11,175.00 AT A GRAND TOTAL COST OF $25,722.50; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE PARKS FOR PEOPLE BOND PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO. INSTRUCT 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 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. ABSTAINING: None. 57. AWARD DID: FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES AND FUNGICIDES (ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR SIX MONTHS The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 77-90 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE FALLOWING BIDS FOR FURNISHING FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES ON A CONTRACT BASIS, AS REQUIRED, FOR A PERIOD OF SIR MONTHS FROM TBE DATE OF AWARD SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION: BID OF CROWN CHEMICAL CO. AT A TOTAL COST OF S1,707,00, BID OF SOUTHERN MILL CREEL AT A TOTAL COST OF S15,809.36 BID OF WOODBURY COMICAL COMPANY AT A TOTAL COST OF $II, 768.82 BID OF ATLANTIC FERTILIZER CO. AT A TOTAL COST OF $24,548,24, BID OF HECTOR'TORY AND BEN AT A TOTAL COST OF $8,46040 FOR A PRO.. POSED TOTAL COST OF $62,293,42 ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE 19764977 x;r HECTOR TURF AND GAB= t AT A TOTAL COST OP $8,460.O0 F`OR PRO.. POSED TOTAL COST OF 021292.42; ALLOCATING PAS FROM THt 1976-1977 FISCAL YPAR BUDGET AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO LtSTRUCT THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE THE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THESE MATERIALS (Here follows body of tesdiution, omitted here and on rile in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seeondad by Commissioner Qibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mr, Plummer, Mrs, Gordon Rev. Gibson and Mayor Perra. NOES None. ABSENT: Mr. Reboso ABSTAINING: None. 58 AWARD BID: PRINTING OF racHuRtst "MAGIC MIAMI° (FOR DEPARTmENT OF PuBLIcITY AND TOAAISN) The following resolution vas introduced by Commissioner Plumper, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-191 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID FROM FORUM LITHO, INC. FOR FURNISHING 150,000 ERUCHURES - MIAMI MAGIC - FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND TOURISM AT A TOTAL COST OF $9,313. AND AN OPTION POR A RE -RUN WITHIN ONE YEAR AT A COST OF $7,508.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND TOURISM 1976-77 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT 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 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. ABSTAINING: None. 59. APPOIrr'EJT: CONFIRMING RESOLUTION APPOINTING LUCY ANfN AC.KLCD AS MEMBER TO THE MIAMI OMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-192 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING LUCY ANN ACKLAND TO SERVE AS A MISER OF THE MIAMI COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (Here follows body of resolution. omitted here and on file in the Office cf 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 Terre. NOES; None. ABSENT: Mr. Reboso ABSTAINING. None. i Ws 4 GO CONFIRMING W,SOLUTICN: CHANGE of NAME FROM CIE AVENUE TO HARDIE ROAD* The following resolution was introdueed by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77- 193 A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE NAME OP THE THOROUGHPARE CURRENTLY KNOWN AS " HARDIE AVER" TO "HARDIE ROAD" (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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr, Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. 61s ALLOCATE $530,00 FROM CONTINGENCY FUND FOR MISS MIAMI PAGEANT. Mr. Plummer: 1 move,from the contingency fund, the amount of $530.00 to sponsor the Miss Miami contest. Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, just so you are aware of what the implication of what you are being asked to do, is, the amount of money which in the past has been budgeted for this purpose, in the department of publicity and tourism, was removed along with the appropriation for about 10 other organizations, as part of the job that department had to do in reducing its budget. I want to make you aware of how we got to where we are, and $530.00 is not very much money, but it represents a small piece of a lot of cuts that that department had to make. Mr. Plummer: What you are saying is look for the other nine. Mr. Grassie 1 am saying to you, that you are going to have a lot of other people, --you should have in equity, a lot of other people behind this request asking to get their reduction put back in. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Grassie I agree with you to this extent. I think this city is large enough and we have utilized the services of Miss Miami on a number of occasions, or ceremonial purposes. If the City had to stage the entire production on its own, we can reveal from the figures here that it would 10 times the amount of money that we are contributing as a small percentage, that in return helps the City of Miami for those ceremonial events. I think this is one of the cases, in which we can delineate which things we feel are important and priority and I happen to feel that we get more than our money's worth out of this particular issue, Mr, Grassie; I certainly like the event and the purpose. There is no question about that. I want you to have full information when you take a vote so that you don't feel later that nobody told you. Mr. Luck; Mr, Plummer has been a great speaker and has spoken for me graciously. Included in the program that I gave each of the commissioners and Mr. Mayor, is a letter from Mr. Price. I spoke with Mr. Price several time about the budget out and we are understanding the letter from Mr, Price explains the necessity to cut the budget, at the same time, he stressed to the importance he felt the Miss Miami Pageant _doge provide a service to the city, more than just ceremonial, although that is important, but the fact that the City of Mud Each one of the major metropolitan areas should have a representative of a young lady, this is not just a beauty pageant. It is,a scholarship pageant and girl from our community is given a scholarship. s,: The fallowing motion was, ifaduced by Commis oiler Piu er wha moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77. 104 A MOTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED MOM FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDING G FOR THE MISS MIAMI PAGEANT Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vdte. AYES: Commissioner .itandio Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Vices -Mayor Rose Gordon Mayor Maurice A Ferre NOES: None. 62. N.RSONAL APPEARANCE: LIME F4A * ro RE DOLPHINS Mayor Ferre: Mr, Ernie Fantiatto,spokesaan for the people. Mr. Ernie Fannatto:I am here offering a compromise solution to an agreement between the Dolphins,- Dolphin's owner, Mr. Robbie, and the Mayor and Commissioners), It is time they both buried the hatchet. t think you both have to give. t am going to recommend that there should be an increase, ---- Mayor Ferre:(inaudible) Mr. Fannatto: -given what? I know but he hasn't been taken and he says you haven't been given, so I don't know. here is the point, the point about it is, we need football here in Dade County. The unlimited publicity on radio and television is an asset to our community. We couldn't get that publicity if we paid millions of dollars. We have the community at large to think about. It is very important for business.. Add it is just as it pot•t tit to out youth. Mast of the fcotbatl genes ate attended by the youth atd t think it1 s wonderful that the families and the yc urtg chiidte it get together.: Rmtet` er- they Can't to ttit act' or tea whilt they are out ih the L14; o all fio14. go c nti sat going to reo end, at 1 tail G minute ago, 1 i,W rit per gate agreement at -id if tits tiebbie doesn't take it, I don't think he deserves any better and 1 hope you'll hold down fot that. Nott, I'm also going to reeom end for that that at ledtt We aak for a -year tonttatt, nothing less than a 2-year tontratt, one year aottratt is no good and 1 think that you'd be serving a tivie gasturt for the to:.hunity, for the businessman for the youth a:;d 1 do hope that you are not Votitig on this today because you did invite Mir► kobbie it a couple of waeka. I'd like to be there and talk myself and 1 think tut of respect for Mr. Robbie we should postpone the vote but 1 want !you to think about it and think hard. And Rev. Oibsoti, 1 at looking for this day, 1 ttant you and :ir. Robbie to take a pioture together. •I want the public to know this trill be as increase of 1052 over what ve got last year, and that isn't too bad. Thank you for your kind attention, gentle» hen. Mayor Ferre: Thank you very touch, Mr. Fannato. 63 FINAL HEARING: 114I D YLAR i'i Ui NI`t DEVELOPTifr Ri II•8 OF PROGMASI mayor Ferret All right, item No. 48, a public hearing. Anybody here that wishes Iiito be heard? All right, Mrs. Frazier I think..yes. Mrs. Frazier Thank you Mr. Mayor and Commissioners for al1otoing me this op- portunity to come before you again this afternoon. I am here this afternoon to ask the Commissioners if you would please increase our budget because we are now facing undue hardship, that it is impossible for us to function,in fact, 1 gave you a proposal yesterday, and fly staff -one day- they had a sit-in, they decided not to work and as a protest according to working conditions and because of the account of money that they were receiving. And we really do not have enough money in the budget to run an office, in fact, during this cold weather it was so, cold we didn't even have heat there and my stafz..for my staff it is being very difficult to meet the rising in the high cost of living and it is very, frustrating and as many of you know we have been called on now to do..the work is unlimited, to the requests that we have. just yesterday we served 75 people. 4iiMayor Ferre: How much do you need? Mts. Frazier: We need about $17,500. Mayor Ferre: And how much are you budgeted for? Mrs. Frazier: $16,500. Mayor Ferre: You are asking for an additional $1,000 Mrs. Frazier: $1.7,000, Mayor Ferre; Oh, oh, in addition to your $16,500 y:u would like another $17,500. Mrs, Frazier; Yes, because we have staff that's "" ==its ridiculous salaries like $100 c wek, and one of the people is a head of a fo.mi?y and simply can 4ot. Mayor Fero: Ir. F psi oen. :•1r, Fos goon; If 1 may, Mr, Mayor, 1 would like Dena 5ipillran to respond, ls, Spills a4; First of all., k+rs. Frazier, 1 believe ;' c r ;4t $3 6.500 in Coconut Grove plus an additional- sum of about $1.7,000 in ;; ;el Cities, k rUs 'F ra te* l e. . Spillman; So the total. i6 a out $33,000, We receiv d a as ter from firs. Frazier, One Of the problems 1 have with it is ,that she is asking for an increase $9 FEB 241977 A 'tiding fof a ptojeet that is not funded under CD s.tit'. { ,tethe iii fti. � �3eve�.�5� ��rLW Y Cultet ?foetal is funded out of r edetai Revenue theii:.g and sate is mi {leg apples a:AA cremes here. Now; tt ts of het ptogtaaa ate feeded out of Cb. Mrs. crafiert Would it be 1Joteible that sore tOftey ucuid cote out of the sedo id yet didttttititaty ftt ey from CD for that particular ptojeet? Me. Spillta:tt Well, I have a cbttcetn that this did tot go through the CitietiN droupetithe residents of Coeoi ut drove acid Model Cities have ftot been made aware of this problem. :favor Terre: inns is the second heering On this item. We ate at the et°td. lest me ask you this, if'she does go through the neighborhood group and they do 'approve itteould you move things around? Ms. Spillman: Yes, we have a eoritingeney fund. MayorPetra: All right, Mts. crazier, here is what you do. You request to be heard at the neat meeting of the Community that is particularly involved and if you get their approval then you cone bark avid work through the Administration and if you get their approval you are all set. If you don't get their approval, and you do have the eommunity 'neighborhood approval, then we'll hear you again in front of the Commission, is that all right? Mrs. f`ratier: Yes, thank you very much. Mayor Perre: All right, at this time I recognize Ms. Jackie Bell for the ne., Washington Heights Community Development Conference at.d Mr. Elvin Dean, Mr. Dean. Mr. Florence: sir. Dean was unable to make it to the meeting this afternoon. 1 am Moses Florence, I was here at the first tteeting. Zirst of all, of course, we want to thank the Commission for their reconsideration of our request for ad- ditional funding for the Community Development Economic Development Center that sae have in the District. At that Commission meeting ee indicated a need for a total budget for economic development of 15% and as our discussion proceeded you passed a Resolution authorizing the City .Manager to reconsider and cone back with a figure. It is our understanding that the figure the City Manager has arrived at is approximately 12% to 12.5%. Our only concern is that we had budgeted an amount of money.,: Mayor Ferre: Tell us the dollar figure. Mr. Florence: The dollar figure is $30,546 that has been allocated for us. We had requested $100,965. There is a difference... Mayor 'Terre: Tell us what the 15% versus 13% is. Hr. Florence: Well, the 15% figure is $100,965; the figure budgeted by the City is $80,546, a difference of $20,400. Our concern is that in order for us to make the program effective we need the staff people that the extra $20,000 would generate. If we are unable to get it, we lose two people an!... :ayor rre: What you are asp;ing for is a transfer of funds in your CD district.. and this is the consensus of the neighborhood group, right.. Mr. Florence; Yes,.,right, Mayor erre; To be transferred over from one side _te the o_ezr so ::;t»t for economic development. If ycu get ln/how meeh 4:celd t rt be? r, F1.or nee: That would be $1Q0, 945. Mayer Ferree I see, 7# Mrs, G.y}don♦ 1 fl4V a 'qu6r>iti011! Iuede sta RSA, ae d err ecR .O if I'm 1•iro: `, rt ri or Mr, Gr rile, that we are probably going to be r eceivtnj additional CD funds cedes a reell.oeation. Have you been so not£fie4 rt; Mr• G °assie a gt .notified, The i i4weacion is he: ex 4; fir? ve * po5$i 14 but w4 do not 114L'g 4 f i m T otifiza UM) nos you ^1ve 96 11, FEB2 1977 - Mts. dotdotl flies, but there is that serottg possibility, etbugti to have it published. `.•°a. tpiel ien: My utderttatding is that fot out thi yeet progtattt we ate tettitg the dtdt tt that you have already cortsideted, tOt thit fourth y'dat prograt which we'll be talking to you shoot it:, a tied= , wei ll probably be getting additibttal fundittg but not for our progran ehith will :tart it .July of this year, to. We are €a . ittg about July of i for addit .otai money. Ctrs. Cordon: I atom, but that 1 at trying to do it get the: bore toney e:ttire y beaause a percentage of the whole is..you knee* depends on what the whole is aria i think that this area has a real serioue teed fora tuah larger Sum et coney than you have budgeted for Cultner. Culmet, in my opinion, has been the s tepahi1d--I think you'd have to ray -eto every other area of the City and I relieve honestly sad sincerely believe that CD vas intended to clean up areas like Cultter before they toved into other areas, atd we haven't done anye thing tuch about it. .end that's why I asked you about the additional dollars, because 1 would like to see us give this area tare tot►ey atd rebuild some of the structures that ate there. Mayor !erre: The fact is.that right now that is not before us unless you watt to start reallocating CD funds which 1 think would be a dangerous thing to do on second reading without having the other Chairmen and the other con tittees here. Mrs. Gordon: Well, I've brought up this before, this is not the first time, l mentioned it at the first reading, I've mentioned it in a private conference with Dena... Mayor perre: Where do you want to take this from?? Mrs. Gordon: Well, I do not know Who was supposed to make this decision or that reallocations ought to be made but by God there ought to be some re- allocations rude because Culmer ought to have more than $235,000 as you have it in this ?rogram;that you call an Interim Systens...well, that doesn't mean very much, that's hardly anything, that' Et really nothing. Can you... do you want to say something Mr. Grassie?, you are staring at me.. Mx. Grassie: No, I simply paying attention to what you are saying Com- missioner. • Mrs. Gordon: Well, I'll say it over and over and over, and I`11 keep on saying it until we get something done. Dena, this is your area of expertise 4 and not nine. Is, there any way you could recommend that there be a re- allocation of some dollars from one of the other areas to this area? I.s. Spillman: Okay, let me say that it is very hard for the staff at this time to make that kind of a recommendation. We recorrsenied at this point a 58% in- crease over last year which is really quite high. Mrs, Gordon: Well, that really wasn't enough to start with. Ms. Spillman; Well, I have nothing to look at to a7a .unto. We have a budget but we don't have a work program, and it is very hard to evaluate dollars without having a wore; program telling us what we are aoir, to get for the dollars. Mrs. Gordon: Can I as1. you a question? Since we are dolt; some t'eeinnings in our Housine Bond issue in some areas -'we are not d9L g any in this area-- can you tell r:e why? Ms. 'Spillman; W4 1, the last time that we submitted proposals to Us 1WD fear housing in that area they were turned down beceusa oe racial impaction and tree Federal Gpverstment is beao ;.ine very strove about hut.ldin , publ c housinS in .zrmas that are concentrated with; low-income and minority tr Psidents and 1 t hint that we noel to be very careful about proposing note public hensina in Cutmar beeauee it is a low-income area, They want us to disburse heesitta. Mrs, Corson; I rmen:Titer that. But you told we --yee are the cape ' — bow are we 91 FEB 4 971 going to dhaf`t •i t•ta•dohl t t e threip ellic 2 / Gyhan e t la• -„,6!-t) dit ct•iai:ghbotho3el aft tit tiAq fl ttItthitly • 1100 ..1: t aft We 461AI to 4. ak2f P4 tat ty the•t aay , tJ�St c aiatiriqui§het public setV rit daft h re . • G wen, tla al:e alwty S It theca any purpose that you are 3rs. Gordon: She has a deep concern with Culmtrf. 1 share her deep fael that we.. concert and t Mayor Ferre: Mrs Gordon: concern. We like td tad5y ii 2d at this title•a t•;ho is h ate with tt ., representative iappy to ha:'s•'a yot4 heto ttith here •f5r eve .lg we a1l sham he veep c intern. Yes, but we haven't done anything more than aha:re have not put out honey where our mouth ztr. Plummer: l happento disaga ee. $80,O00 is a lot of moriey. It isn't what they want. Mrs. Gordon: Now we are talking about two separate things. I am talking about total, dollar allocation for this' district,., you know, CD district, and if dollars are higher, naturally percentage is lower. you know, if you have a trillion dollars, $100,000 is only 10% so I don't consider pereetttage as a factor, 1 say that we are not allocating enough dollars in total. t•"e are allocating an enormous amount to downtown and that is something Y don't quite understand and maybe you can help me to understand why we are buying land for the junior college expansion. .Mould you tell me that? Mayor Ferret Because this Commission voted for it, including you. Mrs. Gordon: Yes, but achy are we doing that in preference to, those are all CD dollars, why are we doing that instead of... mayor Ferret any way that Ms. Spillman: Look, you're perfectly welcome you want to change any of these Can I make a point? Culaer $660,000 total plus... Mayor Ferre: $660,000 and you mean to tell just words? Now cone on. Mrs. Gordon: No, I think that that's not going to do... You want to say something, Mr. Fosrnoen? r1r. Fosnoen: I was simply going to add plus about $400,000 County CD allocation... to :;ta};e a motion in allocations and... is tatting over 6... Mayor F erne That's over $1,003,000. ,.ne that you think that's from the •rrs . Gordon; Well, okay, if you're doing it on that basis and that allocation is only 10.1 s nyw y , lz . or Fee; You're getting a million d ars you , d before us and.,. !d,pnGordon; 1 . ' t k the. 1 w rg Z C.,o� t ti•1,:..3,. t,�., . S g4._.. � 1.4AfQr Fer rV". mhlr' gentleman b;�% here, with 4 e rCJ.,,,Z. a t.S he says that aj 1 we're doing as j Mst 5"-'i"" .Si ", .. Rev ..<. dim, atand show. second liar capita allocatioft and you tay 'th t tie pity o Misai° ttmmittith is not coming... (,`NID lr Itb) : No, we're not saying that, sir, giste ' t t our. a nayof =Ferro: tut 1 see s :te people agreeing, 1rs . Gordon: They didn't t gay anything. Not one person said it to me, I'm saying it to you. I'm saying that we need to put tome new construction in there and how, 1 don't know. Mayor Ferret And I am it complete agreement with that. Now you :sake the motion, Mrs. Gordon I don't know how to put it in the r't o Somebody tell me how to handle it. Mr. rosnoe t , If could just intercede one minute, Mrs. Gordon, all we're asking is an allocation within the budget Of $673,000 which the City has allocated Mrs. Gordon: Okay, I'm going to move that's() there will be no more question about that, and then we'll go on to something else. I mote that mayor Ferret Alright, there's a motion on the floor. Is there a second? Seconded by Father Gibson. Mr. Plummer: What is the motion? Mayor Ferret The motion is that the allocation for Economic Devel- opment be increased up to 15% from the total. Is there further discussion on this? Call the roll, please. Thereupon, the following motion was introduced by commissioner Gordon who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 7 7-195 A MOTION STATING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION THAT THE THIRD YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPi1ENT BE INCREASED TO 15% IN TOTAL. Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner J. L. P1utrter, Jr. Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Fe_re NOES: None. ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Angie: Mr. Plummer? Mr. Plummer; This is what was agreed upon by the people of the area? MayorFerro; That's right. Mr. Ongie i Mr. Reboso? Mr, Plummer; Wait a ,minute, I haven't voted, sim°, Has t'r.is been agreed upon by the people o the aria? 's, Spillman, Yes. Mr. P lute r ; kVvote 'yes' FEB 24 t977 Mayor Fette: By tha :•ta', t o ha.'ealwayd Votes °1yed" Zdt your re* quests and t want tt put that t\ the rederd o that there arc rio ism iiCAtjtft5 that tte have :�dt been not only ''ene::Ous�ut very - o oh* defftad as ,et cherry ;yell kfc Wt. tgTe't`e spa :dif l go'ter a million C ollatt and we're + L atld I hole ..y doUld spend Itt re . c 1 • � ars.:. re happy to. C�� 1� c_ ��{�, � .�... ..-L tit��•t, 6z.,eci l.CL l , with ituCj`c'l..rds to he dr'' li nL"r7 i';'1 ptota:rt l 62 the junior campus, s, :e+rractiy t.teldome, if yt tnt for Makit a. touion that that be tutned do - i arta that r onebe gilen to Culme: , t' d be perfectly willing to accept that motion. I,“. Gordon: Mr. mayor, I'm not ey out read;; to proceed to, haphattardly) to d a motion which you know vary well would not evert have a sedona... Mayor r erre: I don't know. Mrs. Gordon: Raj,. And indeed' instead of helping, , hurt a particular cause. What I'm saying is that if it can't he in this allocation, then for &od's serve, in the netit allocation let's make sure that the largest allocation for really redeveloping an area is made to Culmer and t would so move that as a principle motion. Mayor Ferre: I think it's very good to put it in forms of a motion because, you see, otherwise what happens is ► people get wrong im- pressions and they make statements like, "Let's take it away from the downtown college and give it to Gu1reru, and then it becomes a statement which doesn't have any teeth in it. If you want it to have teeth, fine, I recognize you for that ;potion and you trade it. The motion is that the Culmer area be given preferential treatment. Mrs. Gordon: Be given a high priority in the next allocation of CD funds. Next meaning the fourth. Mayor Ferre: Alright, there's a second to that :notion and we're talking now obviously about next year and let's not have any illusions now. Mrs. Gordon: Yes but .Iaurice , if, in case, what I had read in the paper should happen to take place before the fourth year, then that would fall in place at this time or closer to. Okay? Mayor Ferre: They've already got the second highest and by second highest it means that you've got the first highest. Mr. Grassie: We all have to understand that it doesn't mean anything. (Mayor Ferre: And that's exactly .zh.y I'm saying it so that... Because I don't want these people walking away thinking... Mrs. Gordon: Why doesn't it mean anything? Why are you saying it doesn't mean anything? Mayor Ferre: For a very simple reason... tr. Grassie: Commissioner, oner, Dena Spillman has just told you that that _t{ cull ar program as the second highest pr r y among all a particular ' of the target areas in give. a motion of intent which s y s that the program is going to ,va h.c:*;h p ricr x J t.c le:t tj ; around doesn't t iraan anything. G : T' i. ••� r , rota t cx '� {. �s-+•ciT '3orC,�%n. t,:e... ,a. c.,,,e � l� „�.•a �x (i �4� � +4�Tr,.. (r ��.�. YrOt� 4t, i::g to tt .�.. t I ; m tai^ C to/and z ' n tar , .M g o oY _1 .;.z s. r nrC`ol:p w YY 4 ,i' J. • not tal„*.ng particularly to tho program we „; us t U,sso.on. Is that what yoi'ra talking about? *:tr•- .,:. graPx.: that ,n- ter the allocation f. the Roney 'r?l t l%i g bout a." allocat n of fund.rig to an nrPa ib4Z. is ebab y• th -Trat..4aore$aad area '�:e tha City N za rm arming Fr.i✓ •+ � s +,a!t�.e•t.Ar barring ,e-t nOte .• Ita a probably kaa sar, a 1� t•xs qr rhc are.tire ?t t:T. 7,,n if v014'.Ze going to e g . tha amount. ;_ruse:=elo7mant••strictly j.�•a�G 4 �q as �}, be the n mbe �o people who are.ses .thing ria-rsPa1 C�'�.� g ..pt",anR' i� sJ144 ,' s air 1r -ia '� .e�3e eomle Q �r gida them{ •h re i !0 place to regicle • i,ot. 1 'e; 94. FEB 241977 ..o2iteet vet1 twid.64h•IAe.dtts ah.'t•-evehAlvei• Mayot ittret Might thditegitieft• th the titotimt tha and geeohded. Cali the .±611, . ThittlAtntt, the f6116,..titq.motibh gat Cbtdoh vhb mted itg adtptitht • • MOTIO11 NO. 11...46. 'E been teluota by CommLssiohtr A MOTION or INTENT OF THE CITY COMMIS5ION THAT THE CULMER ,AAEA BE MI= TH2 wiakatzT ALLOCATION IN TH2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOURTH YEAR FUNDING. Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Oibtoft, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner 3. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Manolo Atboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Vice -Mayor (Rave) Theodora Cibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOES: None. ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Ongie: Mr. Plummer? Mr. Plummer: I can't vote any way but "yes" but 1 object to voting to something in the affirmative because it's motherhood and it doesn't mean anything. Now this is ridiculous, Mayer Ferre: We all vote for motherhood. Mr. Plummer: Well, fine,ve all vote for motherhood, but let me tell you where the rat trap closes, that is, when these same people come here next year and say, hey, you passed a motion just to get us out of here and it didn't mean anything. That is where you had better teal.e.0 you are voting twice. You are voting this year and you are voting next year for repercussion.I am going to vote for motherhood. There is no question. Everything Rose has said is trua. Mayor Ferre: Don't forget fatherhood. AIL Mr. Plummer: We 1;111 deal with that, ---father's day is 9 months after `111Fmother's day,----411 I am saying to you is, I think it is ridiculous to try to build up a false hope with these people which is something, --really if anything can be criticized, is false hope in the past. When you are making a motion, either put some guts into it, and say, a percentage, or let's put it on the line. Yes, Father, ----- Rev. Gibson: J.L.,it gets to be very simple. W'-.en you bring that budget back next year, if they don't have the highest amount 0! money up there. I am going to be raising hell . Mrs, Gordon: That is what I said. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77', 197 A MOTION ACCEPTING THIRD YEAR FUNDING 07 CO=UNTTY DEVELOPMENT PROCHANS AS MODIFIED DY MOTION 77-195 Vivo being seconded by Commissioner ROP$P pi% and adopted by the following vote; VMS; Commissioner Nanolo Tiaboso Commissioner J. 1, Plummer, Jr, Commissioner Rose Cordon Vice -Mayor Theodora Oibson VDUS: Vono, N4yor Murice A, Ferro 95 passed FEB 24 97/ 64, 63.(A)1 AU Id IZE CITY t`+4NAGP . TO 5L3-1I ` GPANT P?r t TION O HUD POP OW:n-1 YEAR CCTUNITY The following int t@Soiutiott itas itttrf:duccd by Co tjati^:per Piwt: er, who tovcd ita adoptiot: RESOLUTION NO. '7408 A RESOLUTION AUTHOR/ZINC T t CITY Wu10E!a TO SUE:i T A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE unnto STATES DEPARTMENT ur HOB' i.0 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO1• 1t N Ty DEVELOPMENT c UNDS AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE nA: T AND EXECUTE THE NECESSARY CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE 1977 78 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UPON ftEl E`tPT Tgt nPANT. (Here follows body of resolutinn, emitted here and On file itt the Office of the Citv Clerk.) Unon beino seeotded by Commissioner Reboso] the resolution was messed and adonted by the foilotrino vote - AVM Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer. Jr. Commissioner dose cordon Vice4.tavor Theodore c ibson Manor Maurice A. Terre NMS: None. CREATE CCM4ITTEE TO ENTERTAIN VISITING DINTARIES, Mr. Reboso: Mr. Mayor,last September we instructed the City Manager to e::plore the possibilities of entertaining visiting dignataries. At that City Commission meeting, we talked about the possibilities cf forming a committee but nothing has been done so far by the City Co mission. So at this time, I taould like to make a motion forming the Council of Visiting Dignataries Committee to welcome these people to the City of Miami, -- Mr. Plummer: I second the motion. Mr. Reboso:--with 5 members. Each commissioner appoints a Member to welcome these people. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Reboso, let me just say this. I am in savor and no one knows better the need than I; I hope you are not going to limit it to 5, that that will be the basis of forming the committee that cam be expanded at a later time. Mayor Ferre: We don't want to compete with C.I.V. Mr, Plummer: No, we are not competing, we are doing it just for the City. Mr. Reboso: Just for the City of `1iarti...�^'e'-l. if the 5 People think rore members, then come before the City Commission an! :ell us. they need Mrs. Cordon: How much money are we going to spend 40in:, that? 1r. Reboso; No money is involved. Mrs, Cordon; ::one? Don't they have to entertain the dianataties though? e'er. Plummer: When these people Come here, he present ♦ „!c tora.:oex. I bad the Mayor of Cali anal his co grogation here all ef last woe,. Unfortu:z4y, yeu couldn't make any Qt the affairs,: Fathet UPSQ'n m4dg both of them, Ferre '.`. aJe one, Reboso wasout of town. ghat I am saying is, 0.at a het to tak%' It ..:upon myself to meet them at t4e airport, whereas, if there etas a =r94p they could 4o this function for tills commission, .Mayor Terre: I weu14 also like to re ommend that ::4 appoint people. F3 ase don't misundar:st *i 4 what i am Spina to say, but 1 thin; it is important you appa j;Ut s FEB 241 77 people that have either/or the time, the maned+, the haute, with the facilities and the interest to entertain. I am net saying it hie to he a wealthy person because there are a lot of other people that can do much more by giving of their time and effort andgoing and ageing people at the airport, and taking them to their Hotels. I think it is a great idea mho have the ability, both time wise and economically, to entertain and take care of our distinguished visitant. Wg have a Sat of them coming to the City of Miami. Se tam all for it. Mra. Gordont Do we have to do it today Mayor Petrel We don't have to do it today, but we can pose the motion of intent today. Mr. Reboso: We will apoint the members at the tact City Commissio meeting. Mayor Ferret It might be more than S. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Reboso who moved its adoptions MOTION NO. 77-1e9 A MOTION ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENTERTAINING VISITING DIGNATAItiES AND APPOINTING MS BLANCA ROSENSTEIL AS CHAIRPERSON WITH ADDITIONAL 1ERS OF TUTS COMMITTEE -TO BE APPOINTED AT A FUTUEE DATE Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 65, LOAN OF CHAIRS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA OF ALLAPPATAH. lir Mr. Armando Prieto: it, name is Armando Prieto. I belong to the City Task forces of Allapattah. Before I go into any detail, I want to thank the Commissioners, the Mayor, and everybody for the great job they are doing. I mean it from the bottom of my heart . I told you before, and I think you are doing a fantastic job. But unfortunately, here is something everybody is overlooking. We come over here practically begging the City of Miami to give permission, to lend us maybe 500 chairs, whatever it is, to do something for the community. And really it is a shame, because we have all the things to do. We are trying to serve the community without pay, like you are doing. Mayor Terre; You are going to get your chairs. Anybody have any objections? The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Reboso who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77- 200 A MQT ON AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAB THE NECESSARY STEPS TO EXECUTE A LOAN OF FOLDING CHAIRS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA CT AILAPATTA( Upon berg seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote. AYES: Commissioner Macao Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr Commissioner Rose Gordon Vicg-yor Theodore Gibson 10 S'; Alone. Mayor Maurice A, Terre 6Bs ReQUEST FAR WAIVER O P ffAI. FEES FOR BAvFRoNT PARK AUDITORILM MARCH 120 1977) °MEWS M )AL tiALLin Mr. Cane Naples: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I came her not in my usual role butas a member of the firefighters benevolent association. At the firefighters benevolent association on last Thursday night, the topic far diteussion,one of the topics for discussion, was the request that had been made by the pity for the use of the benevolent hall. Through the years, the benevolent association has made available their hall for functions that were, city functions, and any instances utters training by the fire department uas held at the hall. They had Red Gross blood donorts type of things, they had training of all kinds, they have had fire department schools at the hall. The thing I at getting to, is we have through the years used Bayfront Park Auditorium for our annual ball. Our annual ball is coming up. It was suggested by some of the membership there, that we have noted at different times, that the eity has foregone the usual fee for the use of the Bayfront Park Auditorium. Mayor Ferre: Row much is the fee, Gene? Mr, Naples: About $700.00"I think. Mayor Ferre: Father Gibson moves, Plummer seconds that the fee be waived in this case. Mr. Grassie: Does this fall into the provisions of your recently adopted fee waiver? Mayor Ferre: Sure it does. I told you how that was going to function. Mr. Grassie: Don't you think we ought to at least look at it in that regard? Mayor Ferre: Sure I think you ought to look at it. Mr. Grassie: It is going to be more difficult for us to look at it, if you adopt the motion. that. Mayor Ferre: I told you how this was going to function when you passed Mr Grassie: Seriously, ----- Mayor Ferre: This is seriously 'Mr. Grassie: This is the first question that has come up and you have only had the policy about two weeks. Mayor Ferre: I would say you are very fortunate. Mr. Grassie: We are making a joke of it, but seriously, if we can't make it work any better than that, we had better repeal the thing. Mayor Ferre: This is a very special case, Mr, Naples; We feel like it has been an exchange and we are way ahead of you really. We are not asking you to give us this thing on the,-_,..,- Mayor 'erre:Gene the benevolent hall is used for many charitable functions. Do you charge fees? 'Yir, Naples; Charitable functions? No sir, Mr. Plummer; Let's reword the motion which will make it a little more palatable to the Traeger. In lieu of rental, the firemen have intact have given inkind services to the city. that in lieu of those fine in -kind services, that we waive the rental for the use of the Bayfront park for their annual festive Qttaa ion. 93 e 3 rr e } +r x`wsur Mr. Grassie: Seriously for a moment if we may. As far as I knew we haven't even looked at this request yet. It has not been presented to us. What kind of business is that? You don't even knew hov it fits within your policy. After all, it is yaur peaky. What are we doing? Mayor Ferret We are doing what we have always done and I told you when we went, what was going to happen and you have to face the reality of same things. Mr. Plummer: I don't look at it that way Mr. Mayor. I at between the two of you. think the firemen have given their hall to this city on occasions and in return, we are for a like amount waiving the rental for their occasion. You take the other things that are totting forth, that have come in the past, and they have not done anything for the city of Miami. I think that is what this thing speaks to. Mr. Grassie: All I am suggesting to you commissioner is that you have for the first time in 40 years, established a policy on how you are going to handle these sorts of things and the first occasion you get, you are violating the policy. Mayor Ferret I am pretty sure that the Manager is going to be very reasonable about this. It is a matter of principle for him. Mr. Grassie: It is a matter of your time. Mayor Ferro: There is more to it than that, and I am sure you understand. Mr. Grassie: Of course I understand. Mr. Plummer: It is March loth. That is the problem. We do not meet again. It is the tine -bind. Mayor Ferre: What is the will of this commission? Mr. Plummer: That we send it to the Manager for investigation. Rev. Gibson: I understand the Manager. I hope in all of our doings, --and I don't want to give away anything of the city, --certain departments are entitled to special services. 4 Mr. Plummer: What he is saying is right. You have to run it through the regular process. Rev. Gibson: These people are not having any fund-raising affair. This is no money -making business. I hope the Manager understands the sense in which we are sending it to him. It ought to be very simple. Okay, let's send it to the Manager. Mayor Ferre: You all agree with that? All right, 67. PRESENTATION TO GENE NAPLES FOR BICENTENNIAL PART I C I PAT I ON Mayor Ferro; Gene Naples, a certificate of appreciation on behalf of the City of Miami, presented the Miami Association of Firefighters, in recognition of your important contribution to the City of Miami. Bicentennial Committee for dedicated involvement in Bicentennial Legislative Week -end, Decker 2 to 5 I understand you fellows did a great job, 90 • 68 i FERSONAL APPEARgV i ATTORNEY ORNEY REPRES m MONTY TRAINER R6iM 11` G NEOOTIATlON FOR LEASE OF BAYRONT FROPERTYI Mayor Terre: Attorney Brigham, whet cat we do for you? Attorney Brigham: l represent Monty Trahier, and I would like to thank the City Manager's office and the City Attarney's offiee,despjte all the things they have had to do in the last 8 :months, it taking over a new job and handling difficult matters, have net with us pursuant to the motion of this ission. to negotiate a lease with Monty Trainer in conneetd.on with the Bayshore property We have gust about concluded that, after 8 or 9 meetings of very hard negotiations but the time has run on so much that t am coneerned about the outcome. tte know that you have a special meeting set for February 28 and i wonder if the City :tanager has no objections, perhaps you might consider at that time his recommendations with regard to the matter of the Bayshore property, lease. Mr. Plummer: fir. Brigham, I am at a total loss there. I don't always believe everything I read in the newspaper, but I read in the newspaper where Judge Tom Testa has thrown out, if you will, or ruled out, the City's right to negotiate that contract now. Attorney Brigham: Let me add something for you. There are two properties. The City Attorney, Mike Anderson, I understand has offered the opinion that the Bayshore Restaurant property is an independent matter, and that the acquisition of that and the lease -back may proceed with no problem in connection with Judge Testa's order which I read. As far as ,judge Testa's order is concerned, there is a problem which could be deferred after the Bayshore Restaurant lease proceeds, but which the City wishes to acquire. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Brigham, unless I an offbase, as I recall Mr. Trainer's proposal was an entire concept, a package. Attorney Brigham: It was given in the alternative. Mr. Plummer: Idon't recall it that way sir. Attorney Brigham:As the matter now stands, we are willing to proceed with that lease as an independent and separate matter. Mr. Plummer: Oh, no. As I understand it, this was a total package concept. Mr. Tranior only made certain allocations based upon certain provisions. If we are going to go back and renegotiate this thing, which by the way, so the record is not -----you know, -----I voted against it, but I will be glad to go back and review the minutes, but as I recall the minutes, it was a total package. Attorney Brigham: After 8 months of negotiations with your committee, they have treated it as separate. But all I am asking at this point is for a hearing on February 28th meeting which you set specially, so the City Manager could present to you his recommendation and we would know what direction to proceed in. We for example, would like to have you approve the lease we have negotiated on the Kelly_ property, subject to any appeal that may be taken by the city so we would have a position to come in as amicus curiae, and suggest that Judge Testa has been wrong. But without such a lease, we wouldn't evan have a standing to do that. So all I am asking now, is for time, if you would on the February 28th meeting, so the City Manager might make hie recommendation. Mrs. Cordon; That February 28th meeting is not really a meeting.%t is scheduled for no more than 5 minutes. Attorney Brigham: This is somewhat of an emergency in our view. because the owner of the Miami property may not be able. ----owe have inapt him hitched to the proposition all this time. frs.Gordon; That is not a sc:edule4 meeting. Idon1t have morn than 5 or 19 minutes to give to that meeting. It is not a meeting, 116.2) d Attorney Brigham: We have proceeded for 8 months in negotiations, two years since the proposition originally started, We are not going to back out of any propositions, but we need to reach a decision. There is a problem with being able to go forward, if a decision is not made. Mrs. Gordon: When is the neat regular meet, Mr. Grassie? Mt. Grassier March 6 Cotmtissioner.As far as the staff is concerned, and 1 have talked briefly with Mt, Brigham on the phone about this, as far as the staff is doneerned, we would prefer to present both questions to you as the sane time. You are going to have a redommendation from your attorney with regard the Testa opinidrt and we would also have two lease which will be up for discussion. The paint he is making, that he is trying to emphasize 1 believe, is that the private property owners, he is reporting to us, may be getting anxious. 1 think the question you would have to ask yourselves is whether it is likely they would wait two more weeks. 1 think that is possibly the question to him. Mr. Plummer: What do you recommend' Mr. Grassie: 1 would recommend that you treat this as an agenda item on your regular agenda and that you treat both leases at the same time. Attorney Brigham:, That would be all right with us if we could have a definite date and have a decision. Thank you Mr. Mayor. II 68(A) BRIEF DISCUSSION: CN FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARThENT, Mrs. Gordon: I have a question to ask the Manager. Remember sometime ago, I asked you for some information pertaining to the Human Resources Department and you said you would compile some information and supply it to us. I haven't had anything about it, and I would like to know,---- Mr. Grassie: I don't recall specif ically,------the only think I remember, is we talked to the Commission about preparing an outline of responsibility. It that what you are thinking about. Mrs. dordatu Something like that. And then I remember receiving some kind of a memorandum that said that you ooui:d not furnish us with this inferma- tion because you were in some kind of a litigation and that would preclude us from receiving, Hr. Grassier threatened litigation, yes. Hrs. Gordon: And, can you tell me vhat litigation you are talking about? Mr. Grassier Well, I have said it was threatened litigation. At the time, Commissioner, t said it was threatened litigation, it was diseussion betrseen the offide of the City Attorney and representatives of so a of the employee groups and that they Mere suggesting was that one of the things that they were going to question was the composition and responsibilities of; the HD departments and that they were going to use our statements of those responsibilities as one of their star witnesses, apparently. Hrs. Gordont is that why you haven't given this to me? Mr. Grassie: That's what I reported to you two months ago, yes. Mrs. Gordon: But you don't have any such litigation, just threatened you said. I'il never get that response. Mr. Grassie: Well, I hope we don't have to walk into litigation to find ottt that they are serious, that's true, it is just threatened. They have only threantened, that's true, they have not filed it. Mr. Naples: I'd like to ask you this question, Mr. Grassie. How long will we have to wait to find out what the functions of these departments are and.. I mean, what are you afraid of..I don't understand your response that you are not going to furnish this because of some impending litigation that you are considering, or that has been threatened, I don't understand what you are saying. When are we supposed to find out what the functions of the Human Resources Department will be, or what their responsibilities will be or whatever. :Sr. Grassie: The Department is an operating department and its responsi- bilities are being exercised every day. Now, anybody who has any interest in the subject can simply observe what's happening and I'm sure that you have enough sources of information that you know exactly what they are doing. Mr. Naples Why is it so secretive? I don't undertand the secrecy of the thing, I don't understand that. Mt. Grassie: It is only secret in your mind. All of their operations are obviously day-to-day public activities. Mr. Naples: Well, you know, if the Commission is satisfied with that answer you know, I guess maybe I am. Mrs. Gordon: personally, I'm not. I am not satisfied and it's been months since I've been trying to get clarification of what that Department or is supposed to be doing and how it separated fron the Civil Service Department as far as responsibilities go. I keep a complete file but I stilt don't know exactly who is doing what, and that's what you are telling me.,You can't tell Me. Mr, Grassie; No, that's not true. I wonder if it would be helpful and I would like to do this, to actually have the persons principally responsible for the activitiee of that Department tweet with you, in the -Committee of the Whole, and report on their activities, a sort of a Status Report, and report what they've been doing is the last several months. Mayor Ferret Very good, Mrs, Gordon; All right, at least we'll know 6 31 RESOLUTION: Aar PRISENTATIONDT J1 li 1I APPRAISER) Re WATSON ISLAND. Mayer Terra: All right, what roe have before us is a Resolution approving and accepting the public presentation and report to the City Commission on this date by J. I. Wilson. Is there a motion? Moved by Plummer, second by Gibson, further discussion, call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77=201 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION AND REPORT TO HE CITY COMMISSION THIS DATE BY J. I. WILSON, A RECOGNIZE AND REPUTABLE REAL ESTATE APPRAISER AND CONSULTANT, CONCERNING THE PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN MIAM1 OWNED BY THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY AND /MOWN AS THE "P & 0" PROPERTY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENGAGE THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES OF J. I. WILSON AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT STUDY AND AND EVALUATION OF THE AFORESAID P & 0 PROPERTY FOR COMPENSATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL COSTS AND FEES FOR ANY ADDITIONAL APPRAISALS, ENGINEERING AND/OR CONSULTANT SERVICES THAT MAY BE UTILIZED BY SAID J. 3. WILSON, IN CARRYING OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY OF M1AMI; SAID AUTHORIZATION 15 SUBJECT TO MR. WILSON'S AGREEMENT To ENGAGE THE FIRM OF COLE APPRAISAL COMPANY FOR SLICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS MAY BE NECESSARY POI THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES AS HEREIN SET FORTH; ALLOCATING THE AFORESAID SUM of $125,000 THERE- FOR FROM THE PARKS FOR PEOPLE BOND FUNDS, PROJECT NO. 305003, INDEX CODE 348656. Caere 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 Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre ON ROLL CALL: Mrs. Gordon: My vote is yes, but I have a question though . Mr. Wilson said that if he were to use the legal counsel, consultants, with regard to condem- nation that would be included in the $125,000 fee but it is not spelled out, but is it understood? Be said if you engaged special condemnation counsel he would like to work with that counsel right from the beginning and he would then pay out of the $125,000 fee whatever proportion would be allocated for the work that was being done with him. Now is that understood in this Resolution. Mr. Grassie. Yes, I have not had a chance to talk to the City Attorney but from my point of view that is agreed to, yes unless he would have some objec- tion to the process, Mrs, Gordon: No. I don't know, but --you would not have any objection, George? Mr, Knox: No, I would not have any objection but at the same time we would have to establish some kind of breakdown of the $125,000 when we are negotiating that part of the agreement with the attorneys. There is no objection, no. Mrs. Gordon: Well, as long as it is understood that he did say so, that if he needed some of the counseling of the attorney and he would expect it to be a part of the sane fee. I don't think Vs wrong about that. , Knox; He may be talking about his ewe need in terms of tits apptaisal to receive the assistance of an attorney. 1.03 Me MI , .r Ctrs. Gordon! ►ta, your attorney, he wants to Mirk with whoever you hire. ►4r. Knott Oh, okay. Mayor Ferret is there anything alga/ Mrs. c ordont There is one more Resolution that we haven't passed and tea ware supposed to have passed a that special audit and they were preparing it but t haven't seen it. Mr. Orasgiet As t explained to you this morning Commissioner it is aehedui.ed for your March 16 Agenda. Ctrs. Gordon: But we don't have it yet. Does that mean that you are waiting until them? Mr. Grassier No, the audit is in process right now. Mayor Ferret 14ho are you using, who is the auditor on that? Mr. Grassier Peat, Marwick. The agreement that the City Commission came to VAS that we would handle this as a special item by the regular external auditors. Mr. Plummert Mr. Mayor, I have three short items. 70. REAFFIRM CITY CCNMISStON'S DESIRE FOR PROPOSED LOCATION OF FEDERAL RSA BARK BUILDING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREAS Mr. Plummer: Mr. :tanager, I am informed by people who supposedly are in the "know" that the City of Hialeah is really going all out to get the Federal Reserve Bank not located in the City of Miami. • Mr. Grassie: That's correct, Sir. Mr. Plummer Now, all I'm asking you is what can we do if anything further than what we are doing now to try to get that Federal Reserve Bank where it belongs. Is there anything we can do. Mr. Grassie: Yes, one thing that we could do is express again the position of this City Commission... Mayor Ferre: That doesn't mean anything, I have already sent letters, tele- grams to Chairman Burns, to Chairman.'.Governor Caldwell. Mr, Plummer Well, Mr. Mayor...the thing that I had in mind Mr. Grassie, whether it is good or mot --but you might want to consider it-- is to approach some of the downtown business people to send telegrams. Mayor Ferret Qh, J. L., what do you think that Alvah Chapman and that Chamber of Commerce have been doing? They've been doing this..they've been going crazy. Mr. Plummer: Well, all I'm saying to you is Mr.Sayor, I understand that if you will, s competitor is going all out, and I want to make sure that this City is going all out to put that thing down where it belongs. Mayor Ferns: If you want to go all out, look, as far as I':a concerned. passing of a Resolution, so J. L. Plummer moves, M. Plummer: No, no, Mr. Mayor. l'm not interested in passing a Resolution if it's not going to be of any value Mayor Ferro; haven't we? Mr. Grasie; willingness purposes in No. J. L. maybe you are right. We already passed a Resolution The City Commission has passed a Resolution ;indicating its to assist in the fluting of a piece of property for the partying commotion with thi4 project. Mr. Pert We also closed the street. Mr. Groans: You agreed to in principle, that's right Mr. Plummer: Okay, but all I want to know is...really what I'm saying I guess is if someone later on is not going to come back and say you didn't do everything you could haves Mr. Grassier That's correct. And all they are looking for is a moral support from your point at this time, once again, to indicate your firm support far that project downtown. Mr. Plummer: Well, then r offer a Resolution to be worded by the Manager to be sent to the appropriate parties. Mayor Ferret Seconded by Pather Gibson, further discussion, call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 77-202 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DRAPT A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE POSITION OPTHECITY COMMISSION TO HAVE THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK EUILD/NG LOCATED IN THE DOWN- TOWN AREA. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOES: None. 71, IISWSSION ITEM: GARMENT INDUSTRY - SECURITY PROBLEMS, Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to based on a comment I made yesterday, I would like the Administration to possibly meet with the businesses of the garment district. I'm very concerned about the feeling in the garment district that they are being treated as the stepchild, that they are not being encouraged to stay there by the City. Now, I know they have an association, I think this City should take the first step, go forward to these people and say --people of the Hundred Million Dollar industry, what can we help you do to stay in the City of Miami, and if nothing more than to go to their meeting to let them know that we are behind them, we love them and we want them to stay. Now, the way you do that Mr. Grassie, I don't care, but I want the first move of letting those people know that we do care about them to come from the Administra- tion. 72, DISCUSSION I' "I: DRIVERS' LICENSE FACILITY - MORAL SHOPPING PLAZA, Mr. Plummer; The next point, Mr. Mayor. Last Saturday I met with some of the people of the Legislation, accidentally, and every one of them without question was very, very concerned about the Drivers' License. They all now refer to it as we we do my business about a mausoleum -the hole in the wall. Wow, all I'm trying to say to you is I was the one who tried to_get the Orange Bowls The orange Bowl has not worked. obviously, according to Mr. Grassie. It won't work. Now, these people are saying to the people of Miami, ,once again, that okay, you hit one stumbling block or you just ate going to throw up your hands, lie down 105 and die ar you are going to try and do something else, or you are going to go bank and you are gping to give them the hole in the wall. If not, they are firmly donvinced each and every one of them that the funding farDade County in Drivers' License and the City of Miami to going to go down the drain. Really what i' m saying to the Admini.atration is, have we quit, are we atill looking? We knee that you mated back that the Orange gowl did not seem feasible. I'm saying that we have to do something, even if it'd that horrible thing of oonaidering that hole in the wall again, to keep these people in the City of Miami or dame April thouaanda of dollars are going down the drain. Mr. Graaaie: If that's your diredtion, you know, that opens up a new alter- native to ua and certainly we an investigate that again and Dome balk to you Mary quickly. Mr. Plummer: Well, t think you better and t think you better let somebody up there know that you are reopening the situation, that you have not forgotten it and that we are diligently and that you w11l have a report shortly back to this Commission. And please send Copies to Joe Lang Kershaw and Tom Gallagher. Mayor Ferret I think that's very reasonable. 73. BRIE REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY RE AVONDALE Hata FIRE& Mr. Knox: Mr. Mayor, I'd like to give the Commission a brief Report on the results of recent litigation in which the City of Miami Law Department was involved. The most significant I think and the one with the most potential liability was a series of cases associated with the Avondale Hotel fire, and the City of Miami proferred to the Court a Motion to Dismiss the City of Miami from that action and that Motion was granted, which means that we are no longer part of the lawsuit involved in the Avondale fire. 74. BRIEF REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY: APPEAL BY THE MIAMI DOLPHINS CONCERNING JUDGE GROSSMAN'S RULING, Mr. Knox: With respect to the Dolphins' litigation, the Miami Dolphins have filed an Appeal as the media has indicated. They appeal that portion of Judge Grossman's decision which indicated that using as a basis for the setting of a fee for the Orange Bowl any other contracts which may or may be in existence is not a denial of equal protection. They have approximately 40 days within which to file a Brief in that matter but an Appeal has been filed. Mr. Plummer: Since when do winners appeal? I thought they said they were the winner...and they are appealing a winning decision? 75. DiSLU - 'ION ITEM: RECEIPT OF LETTER FROM CRAW OF COMMERCE CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF WATSON ISLAND Mayor Ferro: All right, before we break up, on the memoranduw..,ir. Grassie and members of the Commission. the letter from the Chaffer of Commerce dated February 9 regardins Watson Island recommended. and I want to read from it, and we've Sot to do it this morning, Rose. The letter that you have a copy ctof says: "Development of a rec:ceatiod marina facility in the northeast portion of Watson Island. Proceed at the earliest possible date within the carloept of the id use t3gstpr piary tha City eatuitaata a fret stop traerd this goal the City Co scion ig urgad to suthartta the City Manager to ao1iet proposals for the marina dev+�Zepnt on watsoti ts31,_and they gaga that as a priority it and i veuid strengly race& mend that we adopt that Ltd 1 would so mope. Mr, ?2.tGrt Weil, Mr. Mayor, what dam&ge does that di, to the eaneept of this Co i ior's instructions to the Manager about putting aut Marta fact 1ities to public bid for conGessioa. Mayor Ferret it is part aid pareel to that. 1 think it is part of the total. marina packagetook at what this says t "oeveloptent of =`•furthar it is raeott�ended that the Miam1 Cot i ion undertake a development of a recreation al. Marine facility oni the rortheaatern portion► of Matson ie1arid and proceed at the earliest possible date witht the Concept of the Master Piareeom mended by the City eonauitants." they are telling us that they recotc a d that we proceed oa this, no? "as a first step towards this goal, they are urging the City Co.ssion to authorize the Manager to solicit proposals for the marina de eioprent. So the questiot3 now is, are we now wilii�ig, and 1 would so move...t ell, it was sent to you February 9,... (BAC1CCiOUND CO) Mayor 'erre: Sure it was. . .what do you think this whole discussion this morning about Pritzker and Watson lsiend and the whole bit. The only thing is that it just "slipped my mind to bring it up at that time but it is part of that. . Mr. Plummer: If what you are saying is to send it to the Manager for investi- gation, fine, 1 don't think anybody would object. Mayor Ferre: 'Yes, but 1 don't think that sending it to the Manager. . We are sending it to the Manager with the intent that he prepare to put this in a form so that then the Commission can formally move to go out and solicit proposals. But still that is a little bit more than just say "go study it" because the intent of my motion is "go study it and then do something about it." Now, obviously, he has to bring it back to the Commission with the specific recommendations, with specific cost analyses and whether or not we are going to do it on our own or whether or not we are going to go out to the public and let the public do it. Mr. Plummer. 1 move it that it be sent to the Manager. Mrs. Gordon: For investigation. Mayor Ferrer With the position of the Commission that we are to proceed with the development of a marina facility. . Mrs. Gordon: No, let's send it to him for investigation. Mayor Ferre: That's not my motion.` 1 pass the gavel to Father Gibson and 1 make a motion that this matter be referred to the Manager with the explicit instructions that it is this Commission's intention to build a Marina in Watson Island, and to that end that the Manager come back with specific recommendations... Mrs. Gordon: Then, why in the fact of your asking for developers to come in and make proposals. Mayor Ferre: Nothing to do with the south part of Watson Island, and that's what the Chaber is trying to tel us, —the Chamber is telling us, 3OQk, no matter what you do on Watson Island South, on the ?ark, 1Ceep going with the Marine. And what I'm saying is, following the ietter that was received by this Comzission signed by Earl W. yoweU and Charles E. Cobb. Co•Chairmen of the Watson Is3.end Sub.Comw.ttee in their first paragraph and their first reepr dlendetton which they Save priority to, that we follow that raco endation. Mrs. Gordon Al right, then you investigsts it and you bring it bac1 at the nett meeting and then we'll discuss it and ove it then. Mayor Jerre: That's not the intention. Mrs. Gordon; What's your big rush?. .. What's your hurry? 14)7 �Qw Mayor rerr61 My hurry is that we never get thing s do MAUD= COMM) Mayor Ferret Bite cannot vote to overrule. Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Verret Mrs. Gordon: It was on the had UA Because it wasn't in the Agenda. It wen on the Agenda today. No, no it vas not, not for that portion, not whatsoever. Committee of the Whole. . Mayor rem: Why ate you against this one too, Rose? Mrs. Gordon: Because t have a specific reason for asking the Manager to investigate it and we'll take it up at the neat Cothini.ssion Meeting. Mayor `erne: All right, Mr. City Attorney, would you? What we need is a ruling from you as to whether or not this falls within the purview of this Commission to discuss this today and I say that it falls within the purview because it is in the general area to be discussed on Watson tsand, and it is following a letter that we received February 9 from the Chamber of Comte raerte. Mrs. Gordon: But it was not on the Agenda, a marina was not on the agenda, we were talking about Watson Island, lritzker's filed bidding and advertising, and I don't think it is right for you to do this again, Maurice. You keep doing it all the time, you keep bringing things up at thelast minute, tight before we go home. Mayor Ferre: All right, you have an opinion, I have an opinion, and I'm asking the City Attorney. . Mrs. Gordon: I call the Five Day Rule. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Knox, ...you are out of order, and I'm running this meeting and I am the Chairman of this thing, now I am asking for a legal ruling. Mr. Knox: Item G on the Agenda calls for a discussion and the precise language of it is "Letter of Intent on Watson Island". If my memory serves me correctly, there were other things discussed other than the Letter of Intent. Now, Watson Island was the primary subject of discussion and it would seem that if this is pertaining to Watson Island, then it is a proper subject matter of the dis- cussion. Mayor Ferre: I turn the gavel to Father Gibson and I move the motion that I previously made. 76, MOTION OF INTENT: DEVELOPMENT OF MARINA FACILITIES NORTH SIDE OF WATSON ISLAND, The following motion was introduced by Commissioner (Mayor) Ferre, who moved adoption. MOTION NO. 77-203 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TV PROCEED WITH THE INVESTIGATION LEADING TO POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF A MARINA AT THE N.E. CORNER OF WATSON ISLAMD AND TO SUBMIT IIIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES; Commissioner Menlo 1eboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. `dice Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferro HOES; Commissioner Rase Gordon ON ROLL CALL Mrs. Garden: 'finder disaussian, the motion has no real weight anyhow until it is made in Atha farm of a Resolution. And beaauge it was not agendaad that ray, f vote "NO". 771 DISCUSSION Mr: REQUEST Ev CHANNEL 2 FOR BOAT SLIP POR ONE-YEAR PERIOD. Mayor Perm All right, now, We have here a request from Channel 2. This is a letter and it was sent to me and I sent it to deorge Knox, Channel 2 wants to have in their annual auction bazaar, now you can call the Five Day Rule on this one too but these people_ have requested that the annual auction bazaar will be held from March 25 through April 2 and say "we are appealing to the City of Miami at this time for the donation of a free boat -slip for one year at one of the City's Marinas which will be auctioned off on a live Chan.. nel 2 telecast. Mr. Plummer: Ante you ready? The answer is No, 1 move to deny. Mayor Ferret All right. Mr. Plummer: We have people who have waited for three and four years for a boat -slip. Mayor Ferre Well, let me tell you something. Channel 2 happens to be one of the most important things in this Community. Mr. Plummer: Fine, what about the poor people who have been waiting. Mayor Ferre: Is Mr. Jennings here?. Do we have any boat -slips at all? Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute now, I made a motion, is there a second? I withdraw the motion. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Jennings, would you tell us if there are any slips that are available now? Mr. Jennings: Mr. Mayor, there are always slips available at Miamarina because of the transient nature of the. . Mayor Ferre: Well, how much does a slip cost, how much do we get? Mr. Jennings: AT Miamarina? Mayor Ferre: Yes. Mr. Jennings: Depending again on size and so forth 150 per foot per day. Mayor Ferre; All right, haw much is that in a year? If we get them a 30-foot slip, a medium size slip. Mr. Jennings: About $1,500. Mayor Ferre: Is that what we would be giving up, $1,500? Over $100 a month?' Mr. Plummer; That's really not the principle, Mr. Mayor. If they want a dona- tion, let's talk about a donation, but let me tell you, I'd hate to be next on that list and be denied and have to wait another six month, that's not fair. Mayor Ferre; Okay. what's the will of this Commission? Are we going to let this go by? Mr. Plummer: I ence Wirt 00V0 to deny. I don't think it is fair, Mayor Ferre; No. you don't have to snake a motion;, Sr. Plummer; Vine, =less somebody sakes a motion on to approve then it's e dead item, Mayor ferret All right, would you pass this to the Manager and have him answer thati t guess Pou'iU just have to tell them that there is no way that we aaf Mr. Plummer: t'll be glad to help them is there is something else that we aan donate to them to duution off. Mayor Ferret Mr. Plummer: Mayor Ferret I wan 3uat trying to be helpful to Channel 2. I'd lave to, but i like to be €air too. Well, then figure something auf . 78 RIMED RESOLUTION: MOWN' OF WATSON ISLAND Mayor Petra: We hare before us a Resolution on the Watson Island motion that was passed this Horning. The following resolution vas introduced by Commissioner (Maltor rerre who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 77-204 A RESOLUTION STATING THE INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADV=Ti5 2 nA I DU LL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATSON ISLAND USING THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES REPORT, TUE POTTER, ETTINGER REPORT AND INCLtUDING MINIMUM STANDARDS WHICH WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM TO THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDA- TIo nS OF Tan CITY MAt1AGEa WHICH WERE PRUE= TO THE CITY CO2*IISSION ON FEBRUARY 24, 1977 AS THE BASIC PARAMETERS FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS: ESTABLISH A BUDGET OF $35,000,000 FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT AMUSEMENT PARK; RAISE $45,000,000 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT WITH $10,000,000 THEREOF TO BE USED AS CONTINGENCY FUNDS OR FOR INFRA -STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT; CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE FUTURE ASSIGNMENT OF THE WATSON ISLAND PROPERTY TO ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODY IF THE CITY SO DESIRED; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE AFORESAID REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BE PREPARED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW WITHIN ONE WEEK FROM THE DATE HEREOF AND UPON APPROVAL THEREOF TO BE ADVERTISED NATIONALLY AND FORWARDED TO THE TOP 15 DEVELOPERS ALONG WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT THE MATTER BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION NOT LESS THAN 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION THEREOF. (Herefollows 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: =5; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice Mayor (Rev.) TheodoreR. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferro NOES. Commissioner Rose Gordon* Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr.* ABSENT; None. ON DISCUSSION: Mr. City Attorney, does this mean that this has to coe back before this Commission Aga 41? Because I don't think that was the intention. The intention was that the Manager be instructed to...and the motion read, that it be sent to the members of the Commission and given to the public so that it'd be publicly seen before it is advertised. Mr. Knox; Are you talking :about the 45 days' 0 Mayor Ferret No, no, I'm talking abeut..you know, the whole thing is going to be advertised and the package that's going to be advertised you are going to sand to the members of the Commisaion.. Mt, Knox: The advertisement consists of nothing more than advertisement, now, those individuals who would be interested are then expected to request more information and at that time, the package, as is described in the Res& lution, would be provided to them. Mayor Ferret Is that the way to do it? Mr. Grassier as, in other words, the whole process will go forward and in not less than 45 days. In other words, at least 45 days from now we will bring back to you the results of that process. Mayor Perra: Okay. Mrs. Gordon: It could be tare than 45 days? Mr. Grassier Well, it will be necessarily at least 45 plus one day, you know, because we have to give people 45 days to respond --that was your direction-- and then we will have to tabulate that and that to you at your next meeting. Mrs. Gordon: Under A, number 2, it is rather vague. "Attempt to raise" --"who is going to attempt to raise?..Who is going to be raising $45,000,000? Mr. Grassier That is simply a recitation of the very general provisions that are included in the agreement that you were discussing this morning, it is simply a repetition of those very general provisions. Mayor Ferret All right, I so move, Father, I pass the gavel to you. (INAUDIBLE COMMENTS) ON ROLL CALL: *Mrs. Gordon: If I understand this agreement correctly and it's not meant to cover up, this does not include the Pritzker Agreement in any way, shape or form. Mayor Ferre: It absolutely does. Mrs. Gordon: Well, it does not say so. Mayor Ferre: For the record, if you'll notice, you'll see a reference to a document dated February 17...and this is the Pritzker Agreement so that it is clear on the record. Mrs. Gordon: Well, then I vote "NO." *Mr. Plummer; I voted "NO" before, I vote "NO" now. Mayor F,:rre: ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the City Commission, on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 5:25 P.M. ATTEST: RASH G. ONGIE City Clerk NATTY HUAI ,assistant City Clerk 10 11 DOCUMENT INDE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERK REPORT ACCEPTING THE BID OF SCOPE CONSTRUCTION, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,651 CONFIRMING ORDERING RESOLUTION NO. 76-995 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH JONATHAN SEYMOUR AND DAVID SCULLY, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, TO PROVIDE PRO FESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND DEVELOP MENT OF FORT DALLAS PARK AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALBERT T. PEREZ, ASLA, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BEAUTI- FICATION OF CUBAN MEMORIAL BOULEVARD. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION A SINGLE FAMILY RESI DENCE LOCATED AT NO. 2543 N.W. 3OTH STREET AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION A SINGLE FAMILY RESI- DENCE AND ADJOINING VACANT LOT LACATED AT 1500 N.W. 16TH AVENUE, FOR THE SUM OF FORTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTHY ($45,650.00) DOLLARS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE IN LIEU OF CONDEMNATION AN EIGHT UNIT APARTMENT HOUSE LOCATED AT NO. 146 S.W. 9 AVENUE, FOR THE SUM OF SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND ($77,000.00) DOLLARS APPROVING AND RATIFYING THE ACTION OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN EXECUTING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRM OF COOPERS & LYBRAND, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $20,000 FOR THE PURPOSE cq SECURING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE STRUCTURAL BVALUATION OF FOUR CITY - OWNED BUILDINGS, ESTABLISHING A CITY COMMISSION POLICY MANUAL WHICH WILL CONSTITUTE AN ON -GOING FORMAL RECORD or POLICY STATEMENTS ADOPTED BY RgSoLUTIoN EXPRESSING THE WILL or THE CoMMIB- SIoN •CoNCFRNINO IBSUFB, PRoBUMS OR MATTERS THAT REQUIRE DIRECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION cb MEETING OATS: Pobtuary 24, 197, COMMISSION RETRIEVAL ACTION _CODE NO. R 77-158 R-77.16 R...77•462 R-77-163 R-77-164 R-77-165 R.'77,466 Rw 77-167 R..77.1.68 0079 77'=.158 77-160 77-161 77 •462 77 ..3.63 77-164 77 .'1.65 77-166 77-167 77-168 Uh'ENTINDEX coiilNUED s�oN O. �bt+lNi tDtTtCATON AeTtnP 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF FERENDINO, GRAFTON, SPILLIS, CANbELA, ARCHI- TECTS, FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER POR MUNI- CIPAL DEVELOPMENT APPOINTING ANDREA HERMAN, JOE POPP AND BRADLEY S. WILLIAMSON TO THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE "OFFER OF GRANT" DATED FEBRUARY 8, 1977 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RECEIVE THE AMOUNT OF $3,758,187 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE THROUGH ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OFFER OF GRANT DATED FEBRUARY 8, 1977 FOR THE RENOVATION OF DINNER KEY RE- CREATION CENTER. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RECEIVE THE AMOUNT OF $2,710,050 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE THROUGH ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OFFER OF GRANT DATED JANUARY 27, 1977 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A HEAVY EQUIP- MENT SERVICE FACILITY WITHIN THE CITY. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOITATE AN AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO CITY COMMISSION AP- PROVAL, FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT SERVICES AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR AND RECEIVE PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONSUL- TANT FIRMS IN DADE COUNTY FOR PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR INTERPRETIVE NATURE EXHIBITRY FOR ALICE C. WAINWRIGHT PART{ EXPRESSING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO ALLOW CERTAIN EMPLOYEES NOW ELIGIBLE TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GENERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 8568 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOWE ART MUSEUM, A NON' PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AMENDING THE AGREEMENT APPROVED BY CITY OF MIAMI RESOLUTION NO. 76-1110 WAIVING THE RENTAL FEE FOR THE USE OF L4TTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER, ON MARCH 19, 1977 FOR A MEMORIAL GATHERING TN MEMORY OF HOWARD PALMATTER, Ro.77-169 R-77-170 R-77-171 R-77-172 R-77-173 R-77-174 R-77-175 R-77-176 R-77-177 R-77-17$ 7 179 RETRIEVAL IEtObE_�VA 77-169 77-170 77-171 77-172 77-173 77-174 77-175 77-176 77-177 77-178 7 7 -17'9 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OP A PERMIT TO THE CENTRAL SHOPPING PLAZA FOR AMUSEMENT RIDES IN CONNECTION WITH ITS CARNIVAL TO SE HELD AT 3725 N.W. 7TH STREET AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLEC- TION LICENSE TO CORSAR'S TRUCKING & TRASH HAULING, INC. AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLECT TION LICENSE TO COUNTY WASTE, INC. AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLEC- TION LICENSE TO PACKED SANITATION COMPANY, INC. AUTHORIZING THE ISSANCE OT A WASTE COLLEC- TION LICENSE TO ALL FLORIDA SANITATION PER- MITTING IT TO COMMENCE DOING; BUSINESS UPON FULL COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A WASTE COLLEC- TION LICENSE TO RAFAEL & ROBERTO TRASH SER- VICE, INC. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SETTLE PARCEL NO. 7095-2 IN CITY OF MIAMI V. GISELE FASHIK. RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 76-712 AND AUTHO- RIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND GARCIA EQUIPMENT CORPORATION. ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING BIDS FOR FURNISHING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING BIDS FOR FURNISHING FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUN- GICIDES ON A CONTRACT BASIS, AS REQUIRED, FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF AWARD, ACCEPTING THE BID FROM FORUM LITHO, INC. FOR FURNISHING 150,000 BROCHURES- MIAMI MAGIC. - FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND TOURISM AT A TOTAL COST OF $9,313 APPOINTING LUCY AND ACKLAND TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE MIAMI COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN CHANGING THE NAME OF THE THOROUGHFARE CURRENTLY KNOWN A$ "HARDIE AVENUE" TO "HARPIE ROAD, AUTHORIZING THE -CITY MANAGER'TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION T0 THE UNITED $TATE$ DE» PART 4ENT OF 'HOUSING AND 'URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY PFVELOPMENT FUNDS, COMMISSI6N RETRIEV A-77-181 R-=77=.182 R=77-183 R-77-184 R-77-185 R-77-186 R-77-187 R-77-188 R-77-189 R-77-190 R=77-191 R-77-.92 Ru77=193 R..77.490. 77-181 77-182 77183 77-184 77-185 77-186 77-187 77-188 77-189 77-190 77.-191 77=192 77193 77.19 IV NO, 37 38 39 UMENTI NDEX CONTINUED DOCUMENT 1DENT1F`1CAT!ON APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE PUBLIC PRESENTA- TION AND REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION THIS DATE BY J.I. WILSON, AND REPUTABLE REAL ESTATE APPRASIER AND CONSULTANT, CONCERNING ':THE PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI OWNED BY THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY R-77-201 REAFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR LOCATING THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IN THE DOWNTOWN GOVERNMENT CENTEF R-77-202 STATING THE INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO ADVERTISE NATIONALLY FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATSON ISLAND USING THE ECONO- MIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES REPORT. R-77-204 AEfRfE�G-- 77-201 77-202 77-204