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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1977-03-24 MinutesPREPARE: BY rig OFFICE OtiTHE CITY CLERK . HALL Cl� INDEX ISSSIs� HAETaRIDA ITEM to, SUBJECT ORDINANCt OR RE OLuT1chi , OI PAGE NOI TABLE OP CONTENTB. PRESENT'ATfON: HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE t'ACttTY 2. DISCUSSION ITEM: CITY. OF MIAMI VEHICLE AND POLICE SELF. INSURANCE PROGRAM 3. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: M.S. URSOFF- RE -APPOINTMENTS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD. 4. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS OF STAFF -CITY OF MIAMI LAW DEPARTMENT EXPPESSIONS OF INTEREST RECEIVED FROM OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR P.E.C. CONDEMNATION. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: ROBERT KRAUsE AND CARLOS ARAU2 - GOALS OP HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. 7. CONTINUING DISCUSSION - VEHICLE AND POLICE SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM 8. APPROVE SITE FOR TRADE FAIR OF THE AMERICAS 9. TRAVEL TO GUATEMALA FOR OPENING OF C.I.P.E. 10. CHANGE MEETING DATES FOR COMMISSION MEETINGS IN MAY,1977 11. CONCLUSION OF REPORT - BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, ABOLISHING AND RETAINING CERTAIN BOARDS. 12. MOTION ADOPTING POLICY REGARDING APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS 13. ACCEPT COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION: MOORE PARK -IMPROVEMENTS 1976 AND COMMITTEES 14. ACCEPT COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION: SOUTHWEST 22 ST. HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II, H-4395 (DRAINAGE) ACCEPT COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION; GARDEN HIGHWAY IMPROVE- MENT - H-4374 BID QUOTATION D. 16, ALLOCATE $50,000 - MAINTAIN PAVING AT STREET INTERSECTI0Z 17, ORDERING RESOLUTION; COLUMBIA SANITARY SEWER =PR. SR-5420-C, 1.8. ORDERING RESOLUTION; COLUMBIA SANITARY SEWER IMPR, SR 5420-S, 19. 20, ACCEPT PLAT; MIAMI-DADE WATER 6 SEWER AUTHORITY SUB, QUIT CLAIM DEEP; TO DADE COUNTY FOR RICHT-OF-WAY IMPROVE NTS - $ , W, 22 AVE , .► U, S . 1 TO FLACLER STREET 21, DISCLAIMING PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY DEDICATED; AUTHORIZE QUIT CLAIM DEED SOUTH 1/2,, LOT 2, EASTERLY 16' o€ LEH !AN ' S SUBDIVISION, AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT; CHEMICAL Ste, NEW YORK CITY - AS PAYING AGENT ON ALL FUTURE EQND Mot. 77-264 (See Res. 77-301) 1-3 Discussion ' 3-4 Discussion 4-7 7-8 Brief Report 8-9 Discussion 9-16 16-20 Mot. 77-260 21-22 Mot. 77-261 22-25 Mot. 77-262 25 Mot. 77-263 25-28 28-29 Res. 77-265 30 Res. 77-266 30 Res. 77-267 31 Res. 77-268 31. Res. 77-269 32 Res. 77-270 32 Res. 77.271 33 Res. 77-272 33 Res. 77.273 * 34 Res, 77.•374 34=35 23, FIXING DETAILS S264000.QOQ GENERAL fOSLIGAT1OW POND SAL Res, 77w275 35,,36 MAR A4107 nwei trot CIT ISERLRAMDA SUBJECT ORDINANCE REMLUTIuN , O PAG NO 'ABLE OF CORTERTB 24, AUTttORI2E CITY MANAGER TO ERTER INTO AGREEMENT: Res, 77..276 36 MA, TOM WOOD, RESEARCH CONSULTANT, 2S, AU2t0RIEE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR PROPOSALS ON Res. 77=277 37=28 CONCESSIONS AT MIAMI MARINE STADIUM. 26, APPROVE ORE -YEAR EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT OAN PEREE, Res, 77-278 28 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC FACILITIES. 27, ACCEPT PLAT: CAPITAL BAn SUBDIVISION. ties. 77..279 39 28, AWARD BID: WYNWOOb PAVING PROJECT PHASE II B1 4407 AND tees. 77=280 39 WYNWOOb SANITARY SEWER MObI?ICATIONS PHASE II 8=5925 AWARD BID: COLOR VIDEO EQUIPMENT Res. 77.-821 40 30. AWARD BID: FIRE APPARATUS Res. 77-282 40 31. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: CREATE COMMITTEE FOR VISITING Res. 77-283 41 DIGNATARIES (AND MAKE PARTIAL APPOINTMENTS THERETO). 32. IONFIRMING RESOLUTION: CREATE 0.8. IMPROVEMENT ADV.COMM. Res. 77284 42 33. :ONFIRMING RESOLUTION: PERMIT LSE OF 0.8. STAR."SUPER Res. 77-285 42-43 30WL OF ROCK AND ROLL." 34. 20NFIRMING RESOLUTION: URGE GREATER MIAMI TRAFFIC ASSOC.Res. 77-286 43 11 PETITION C.A.B. RE AIRLINES FARE. ,3,5. :ONFIRMING RESOLUTION: ACCEPT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM IRes. 77-287 44-45 �� oYSTEMS BOARD TO REVISE EXISTING MONEY MANAGER AGREEMENTS 36. DISCUSSION ITEM: POTENTIAL TRAFFIC PROBLEM RESULTING 1 45- FROM BEAUTIFICATION OF FLAGLER STREET. 37. DISCUSSION ITEM: LETTER RECEIVED FROM WOMAN SELLING , 46 HANDBAGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 38. BRIEF DISCUSSION ITEM: CENTRO HATER - PROPERTY PROBLEM - 47 39. PROCLAMATIONS, PLAQUES, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION 48 40. PERSONAL APPEARANCE; W.D. TOLBERT REGARDING SMALL Discussion 48 BUSINESS INSURANCE COVERAGE _ EC0ND READING ORDINANCE; AMEND CH. 50 OF CODE PROVIDING 1 Ord, 8630 48-49 OR DOCKAGE FEES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR USE OF TILITIES. DISCUSSION ITEM; PROPOSED ORD. AMENDING SECT. 20 4F THE CODE AUTHORIZING CITY MGR, TO ISSUE C00MM.WASTE COLL.LIC, See Min.ItemS 43. ?EFIn NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION Res, 77.288 44, ACCEPT PLAT; U ►' S HILL Res, 77-269 45, AUT#ORI%►E CITY NANA= TO SECURE FOR STUDY 0? CITY'S AOS, 77=290 52-56 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, APPOINT COMMISSIONER REBQSD TO ARC-k IDE ADVISOR' COMM- Re . 77-I9 55=58 ITTEE AND OOMNICNTAL LIAISON COMNITTZE, 46. 2 MAC ` 197 7 ttirD CI4 iSsCUNdiffraRILIA SUBJECT O tNANc o Rti OLuf t ON ND. PAGE NO. 47. 48. 49. 5O. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. TAELE OP CONTENTS ENDORSE SOUTH FLORIDA PLANNING COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AREA. - HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PLAN FOR BROWARD,bADE AND MONROE COUNTIES. MODIFY GROVE IEY LEASE To PERMIT LOCATION OF SHIP STORE BRIEF DISCUSSION: MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT AT LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY CENTER BRIEF DISCUSSION ITEM: CORP.ECTION OF RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ADMIN. BOARD SEMI...ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING -CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CON' .. ENtEtNCE AND NECESSITY, BRIEF DISCUSSION ITEM: BLOOD BANKS DEFERRAL OF CONSIDERATION OF AMENDING SEC. 20 OF THE CODE CONCERNING COMMERCIAL WASTE COLL. LICENSES AND DECLARATION OF INTENT OF THE CITY COMMISSION CONCERNING SAME. VEHICULAR PARKING TO SERVE BICENTENNIAL PARK AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: SOL MEYERSON - PROPOSED MIAMI CITY HALL PROJECT PERSONAL APPEARANCE: STUDENTS FROM MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL REQUESTING STREET NAME CHANGE. BRIEF DISCUSSION ITEM: PROBLEMS IN MERRIE CHRISTMAS PK DELEGATION OF PERSONS FROM LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY DEV. TARGET AREA PROTESTING ELECTION PROCESS. 59. CONTINUING DISCUSSION: WOMAN SELLING HANDBAGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 60. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: APPOINTING VICE -MAYOR THEODORE R. GIBSON AS CITY OF MIAMI MEMBER ON COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ADMINISTERING BOARD, AND APPOINTING COMM.GORDQN AS ALTERNATE. 61. CONFIRMING RESOLUTON; ESTABLISH POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO BOARDS AND COMMITT- EES. reg. 77-292 Res. 77-293 (See Min.Iten 60 Res. 77-294 Mot, 77-295 Mot. 77.-296 Mot. 77-297 Mot. 77-298 Discussion Mot. 77-299 Mot. 77-300 Discussion Res. 77-301 Res. 77-302 58.59 59-60 60 61 61-62 62 b3.-64 64-78 78-83 84-86 87 87-94 94-95 96 96 MINUTES Of REGULAR MEET/NG Of THE CITY COMMISSION Of MIAMI, FLORIDA * * * * * * * * On the 24-th day of March, I977# the City Commission of Miami, Florida, et at its regular meeting place in the City Hall, 3500 Pan Ameridan Drive, Miami, Florida, in regular session. The meeting was called to order at 910 A1m6 by Mayor Hanfide A. Perre with the following members of the Commission found to be present; Commissioner Manolo keboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice Mayor (Rev.) Theodora R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Parte ALSO PRESENT: Joseph R. Grassie, City Manager L. Fosmoen, Assistant City Manager George F. Knox, City Attorney Ralph G. Ongie, City Clerk Matty Hirai, Assistant City Clerk An invocation was delivered by Reverend Gibson who then led those present in a pledge of allegiance to the flag. Readinq of the Minutes: Moved and Waived. Mayor Ferre: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This is a Regular City of 44Am4 Commission Meeting. AT this time we'll take up Item A on the Agenda which is a Presentation for the design of the Heavy Equipment Maintenance Facility. 1. PRESENTATION: HEAVY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FACILITY. Mr. Morton: Good morning, Mr. Mayor, Commissioners. My name is David Morton and as you know I am one of the architects involved in the Heavy Equipment Maintenance Facility. We met with you about three weeks ago and I'd like to give you a brief rundown of what's happened in the interim to let you know where we are and where we are going in this particular project and then my partner will discuss a little of the design. Within the last three weeks we refined the Program which was prepared by the Department of Public Properties. We have designed the facility. We presented it to the Planning Advisory Board and some of the adjacent property owners and have received a unanimous approval from the PAB and have the property owners concurrence with our design. We are ahead of schedule and beginning next week we will be advertising for Phase contracts under this Program, so, as say, we are ahead of schedule; Phase II contracts are also ahead of schedule. One thing X might add..we have done some study on the potential of Federal assistance on a solar energy capability for this project and we feel there is a strong chance that this will be possible and we are including this in the design of the facility so that if the grant comes through now you can include it and if not it's a future addition at any point in the future. I'd like to have my partner David Wolfberg tell you a little bit about the design and then we'll answer any questions you might have. Mayor Ferro; Who is the des partner on this? r, Morton; My partner. Mayor Ferro; You QLfl3 to win .a prize with Mr, Wolfberg; Thank you. t•1 TIAR 2 4 1977 ?erre: This looks like some of that work that did in India. torten: That was ana thing you charged us with, Mr.Mayor,.. ,nor Fare! t think you are going to win an award. But i don't Under - .and all of that glass to that glaee2 garage? A garage? is it going to have Mr. Wolfberg: Well, just to briefly answer the queat.8n,.. Mayor Ferret Oh, that's City gall, I know...Mr. Graasie, are you up to something that you haven't told us about? Mr. Grassier ... t guess you found out Mayor. . Wolfberg: Briefly giving you a description of the building and its operational layout, the boards to my right give you a graphic description of the building's layout. The first plan is a site plan showing the buildings in relationship to 20th Street and 14th Avenue, across the street from the Sunbank. What we have done about the site is pay extreme attention to traffic flow keeping all the truck traffic on 20th Street and 12th Avenue. There is presently an entrance to the site from 12th Avenue which will be used in addition to the 20th Street to optimize traffic flow. The building itself is approximately 60,000 square feet and houses 58 base for truck servicing and approximately 10,000 square feet taking care of the Administrative and the City's printshop. The Administrative and Printshop are at the North end of the building where the Mayor questioned whether that was all glass. I might point out that this is facing North and will never be under direct exposure of the sun. Our basic goals in the design of this Facility were to give the Department of Public Properties a functional and operational building while still concerting ourselves with the community that the structure was going into. You might notice that we have developed a linear berm along 14th Avenue as a buffer to the existing Community Develop- ment and as can be seen from the study model when you bring your eye down to eye level all truck traffic and movement will be hidden from the public eye due to the berm and the retaining wall behind it. In addition we have made a positive statement on the corner of the building..yes, that drawn right there shows the site line which will hide any truck traffic and open garage doors during the day, and that's the view that you will see. On the corner, we tried to make a positive statement rather than being defensive and create what we feel to be a pleasant urban space for the public to enjoy. One other thing that I might add is that we are designing the building for optimum energy conservation. We are using natural light in all the service space by skylighting to the North and are designing the structure and orientation of the building to prepare it for solar energy.This is parti- cularly important on the structure because there is a daily use of 9,000 gallons of super -heated water, which we feel is an ideal use for solar. I'll just open it up for questions now. Mr, Plummer: Okay, question. This is going to abut on the westerly side of 14th Ave. :fir, Wolfberg; Yes. Ir. Plummer: Okay, Mr, Grasse, I don't recall if you were here or not but..wera you here for the discussion when we transferred the property to the county for the transfer station? Mr. Grassie. No Sir, but I have had a full report of it and it is because of that that we put so Bauch emphasis with the architects on the question of making sure that the neighbors were in concurrence with this design, and I think that one of the things that they said is that in fact they have met on this design with the neighbors in the area. Mr. Plummer: In particular, did you meet with Jean Bellamy from the Bank? Mr, Wolfberg: Yes, we have, and.., Mrs Morton. She's been to our orifice n two Qztasions et ,a preliminary etas vitr 41977 eft/WO/ter Hr, PiUMMAN ghe is in ddftetaraftdas Hr. Morton: ghe was at the Planning Advisory Board and the indicated that she liked what the taw and was in favor of what she saw and would only VOida Objedtidfta if it changed from what she adWs Mr. Plummer: tecause, in partidular, she vas the dfta oho led the fight of the neighborhood at that time for the problems of the auto pound. Ht. HeettOft1 believe t an say that she is happy. Mr, Plummer: Okay. And how long is this going to take? When ars we going to cut the ribbon? Mr. Volfberg: tn about 45 days, t would think. Mr. Plummer: 45 days? Mr. Grassie: No, no, you are talking about getting started. Mr. Morton: Fifteen -sixteen months overall donstruction, but we advertised for Phase t donstrudtion t believe on the 4th of April... Hr. Grimm: We have to be under contract with people on the site no later than the 27th day of April. Mr. Plummer: Now, how far East does this come? Mr. Morton: How far East?..There is an existing storage facility immediately West of what would be the thirteenth Avenue extension. Mr. Grimm: Commissioner, this occupies exactly where the auto pound presently is. Mr. Plummer: That s it? Mr. Grimm: That's it. Mr. Plummer: No problem. Mayor Ferre: All right, do we have any other questions?, if not, we want to congratulate you and your partner... Okay, is there anything else to come up on this item? Thank you very much, good wishes, and I think you'll do real good with that. We are proud. 2. IiISUJSSI(11 ITE1: Ur( OF VkHIUI AND KLiCE SELF--INGJINCE NOGHP11, Mayor Fevre: We'll take up Item C now, discussions of the City of Miami Vehicle and Police Self -Insurance Program. Mr. City Attorney. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, you skipped number 3, did you do that on purpose? I think there is someone here to speak to the library committee that you had assigned to me. Mayor Ferro; Oh. I didn't know that, lose,. Mrs= Cordon: Marcie Ursoff, would you come to the microphones Please? Mayor Ferro; No, no,,juat hold off for a second. Father i$ on the Phone and I 493 too, and with our aoologies...We'll come right back to you, okay? So we'll continue with C and we'll be back to item 3 in a moment' re All right ;fit c Mot? a As you etow, Mr Mayor, sera of the Cohesion, sifted approxia beeeeeee tee di€y of Miami has been totally aelfeinsured with reapeat .ice torts and for the peat year and a half we have been self=insured respect to our fleet coverage and the purpose of Chia preeentat ;on la .eke the City Catmt.scion aware of the ae€ivitiee of the delfeineuranee gram and give some evaluation of its suttees. And :fit. Alvarez, Deputy ty Attorney, will begin that Report. tr. Alvarez: Mr.Mayor, Catttmi:saioners, Paul Weber who fs the Claim Handler for the Program should be here momentarily and he will follow-up. Mayor Perre: Let's wait for him, .you want to do that? Mr. Alvarez: 1 thought it would be the best thing, PEIONAL AJP ANt ; M, Si URSO .. RE -APPOINTMENTS TO THE LI1 Mayor `erre Well, then we'll wait for him. Ms. Ursoff, 1 apologize, end thy don't you step forward and while you do let me explain to you what the procedure was here. Last year, or two years ago, it came to our attention that the appointments on the City Library Board were corning up and on reeommendatiott of staff, it vas decided by the CottMission to appoint some new members to the Library Board on the premise frankly, --and it was a mistake on our part- that the three of you including Mrs. Muir and yourself, that were previously City of Miami appointees were going to be County appointed As and they still have the mistaken premise ..as I recall Ms. Gordon recommended. one person, I recommended another and forget who the third one was..and therefore we ended up making these three appointments. Now that we have round out our mistake and Ms. Helen Muir was very quick to point this out to me, I think what we have to do now is to write these three people that we previously appointed and apologize to them and apologize to you for the misunderstanding, and I think it's important, and in fact I have already drafted a letter which should be delivered to you today, that you under- stand if you are the appointees of the City of Miami that you do have a dual role. One is to serve the Library Board and use Einstein as Chairman, chair person for the total community, but you also have a direct obligation to the people who live within the corporate boundaries of the City of Miami and to that end and to that extent I think it would be appropriate that perhaps on a yearly basis that you come here and tell us what you are doing, what is going on and what if anything the City of Miami can do to improve the situation. Ms. Ursoff: Thank you Mr. Mayor, Commissioners, and I first of all want to apologize because I think perhaps we have been remiss in the past in not coming here yearly and reporting to you without being asked, so we will not let that happen again. Today I am here to bring you up to date as to where we have come since the county incorporated library services back in 1971 and when Commissioner Gordon called me to inquire as to the City of Miami representatives to the Metropolitan Dade County Library Board on which I currently serve as Chairman, I was delighted to have the opportunity to come before you today to report on the activities of the Library System in general and specifically of those Library services that directly affect the residents of the City of Miami. However, before I get down to the details I would like to take a minute and thank the City of Miami Commission for having provided me with the opportunity to play such a vital role in providing quality Library Service to our community. I was pleased to have been appointed to the City of of Miami Library Board back in 1968 by this Body. at that time, the county waS contracting with the City to provide for a small but rapidly growing library network and so it was really the City of Miami that provided the leadership for what was to become the present Metropolitan Library System* It is with a great deal of pride that I look back on the former City of Miami Library Board, on which so many distinguished Miamians served, for I know that this dedicated effort of that body wee largely responsible for laying the foundation of the library system as we know it today. I watched with great interest the incorporation of library services by the County in 1971 and I was indeed honored to have been one of the three chosen to represent the City by your Commission on the newly crated Ietropolitan Board. 1 along with Mrs. Helen Muir, who had served on the City's Beard since 1962 and Mr, Pete Cameron, who had served the !icy since 1965, were delighted when the County Commission voted to have us fill the three Board positions stipu- lated by the 4lresment between County and City. Since 1971, the three et us 9 MAR24 19774 have so served representing the City of Miami on the Adviadry Edard that is charged with overseeing the operation of public library fadility servides within the framework of Bounty government. All of us have been reappointed by the 'Utility Ce2Misaiot td theta positioee as our terms df offida have expired. In sharing out the Agreement With the County, as a first ChairMall of the newly formed Board ddmea from the City of Miami, Mra. Muir was elated Chairman in 1,9?1. She served in that position With distindti,dn until taps tamber of this year. In cdtober di this yearl was elected Chairman di the Board. Sin 19710 when the City of Miami transferred its libraries to Dade County we have done a long way in providing the ditibena of our comps muftity with the quality and information servides nedessitated by a burgeoning urban population. Many new programa have been added whidh diredty benefit the citirens of the City of Miami, briefly, some of these indlude, a tpedial library for the blind and physidaily handidapped located is 'the Little River Branch; the brand new Spanish Branch Library, on west Plagler Street and 21 Avenue, a greatly enlarged doilection of Spanish language books and materials for our Latin residents concentrated partidularly at the main Library in downtown Miami. in fact, the main Library- Spanish Language Division,has grotan to large that it's been moved from the sedond floor to an enlarged more convenient section, on the first floor. to addition, a mini -bus Carries books and programs to the residents of the model cities area. A book -by -mail service dalled "The Sixty-five Plus Club" has been created espediai.ly for the elderly and shut-in. An automobile takes Art Exhibits to schools, shopping centers and brandies throughout the City of Miami, and last but by no means least, those of us who are so concerned both with the revitalization of downtown Miami and the cultural and educational progress of our community are tremendously excited that the new main library will be the first building to be construdted in the new downtown government complex. The architect for the library and museum cultural complex, was elected just last week -end. The new $11,000,000 main library is to be a multi -story building of 225,000 square feet - five times the size of the present main library. It is anticipated to be in operation by mid 1980. Also, under the Decade for Progress Wand Issue Library Expansion Program,wide extension of the library system is currently in progress. Presently, there are 3 regional libraries, one sub -regional and six branches in the design of construction phase. A11 of this, of course, is very exciting to all ofus who have been involved in the planning process, but no less exciting- I am sure- than to those citizens for whom the expanded library services are intended. Often times, since government grows bigger and bigger, individuals and groups feel that their destinies are being molded without their unique and special needs being understood. I personally view Advisory Boards as a link between the citizenry and government. Ideally, I think, we should function as a catalyst to bring about responsive action to the needs of the community by governing bodies. But it is only with informed interested public officials, such as you, that those of us in Advisory Boards can contribute to this process. And so I want to thank you once again for your continued interest and support of library activities. Mrs. Gordon: Thank you Marcie, I would like to ask you the time -table for the main library. Ms. Ursoff: For the main library, as I said, the architect has just been selected last week. and we are very excited because... Mayor Perre: Wait, wait, wait a minute,.,was he selected or was a recommenda- tion to the Commission..? Ms, Ursoff: There was a recommendation, excuse me, Mayor Ferre: There were three architects that were selected and recommended, Philip Johnson., Ms, Ursoff night. Those names will ;o to the County Manager's office and he will recommend to the Commission one. Mayor Ferro: And then the Commission will vote on it. and then there is pin; to be s contract signed and the design should start when?,.soave time in May or June? Ms, Ursoff; As quickly as they can break ;round' theY are anmiQus to and We trope to be in .operation by mid 1980, Parte! How many volumes do we have....books/ Cordon! Mr. Mayor, while Marcie is coming up, the 3 members that we ointedg tvo of tftai wind live in the City, why don't we just advise then at at this time there atom openings, but when there an openings that ivy would be the ones to be &moldered' Myer Petrel Well, there it Hs. Love) as t recall, and Ms. Rath and Manna tighte. Hrs. Gordon: Well, Monna tighte lives in the City; Mrs. Roth lives in the City) but the other) Mrs. Love dOes ftot. Mayor Perm Oh) she doesn't? Hrs. Gordon! No. But the other two t think it would be appropriate t since they've waited tot an appointment) when there is an opening... Mayor Ferret Well, then if it is all right with you, Rose, and members' of the Commissiontt'll draft the letter to all of them explaining and apologizing and just then send all of you copies..you know, if you all want td send your own letters and if it is all right I'll do it the way Mts. Gordon recom- mended it. Does anybody have any objections? Mts. Gordon: Would it be a worthwhile purpose Marcie if they attended the meetings if they wanted to? MA. Ursoff! Well, t think the Library Board also is under government of the sunshine law and all the meetings are open, so anybody that wishes to attend... Mrs. Gordon! If they were so notified, I mean, if they knew it was taking place. Ms. Ursoff: Well., the Library Board meets on the second Monday. Mrs. Gordon: Okay, we can enclose that on a letter to them. Thank you, Marcie. Mr. Ursoff: To answer your question, Mr. Mayor, the library now has the main library, 19 branches, 5 book -mobiles the art -mobile, one mini -bus, over 1,063,000 volumes and 296 employees. Mayor Ferre: How does that compare Marcie with other communities, you know, similar to us, like Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Buffalo. Ms. Ursoff: It compares in size but not in funding. We are low..well, Florida is low, in terms of funding, governmental funding, we don't have what we would like,which is full funding, which is done on a formula. Mayor Ferre: But we do compare in volumes, in other words, a million.. you know, it just happens to be that that is very close to our population so we've got one book per person. Ms. Ursoff: Which is not very much. Mrs. Muir has been very instrumental in founding a Friends Organization for the Coconut Grove Library in the City of Miami and was so successful at that,that she has founded a county- wide Friends Organization and all the monies that they collect go towards the purchase of books, but that's where the bind is that there is no money to purchase books. The cost of hardbacks has just increased tremendously in recent years. Mrs. Gordon; Do you also provide special services for the elderly like „. provide the elderly with books that are of a larger print so they could read them.,that sort of thing. Ms, Ursoff; Right. There is larger print books and of course, the siNty-Five Plus Club and takes the books to those people, Mrs. Gordon; Thank you. 6 GAD '2 4 1977t Mayor Ferre iahk yiw very muchwe are very nratetu1 ar your taking this tiMe y and t ft pe it Orl t t be three years before we see Vail a+ ain. Mrs. Ursoff. Thank you. Mayor Ferra: Father, are you ready to make your recotnmendatians an the Committees? Well, till tall you what, why don't you at the end c this morning let us know. Mrs. Gordon: Isn't that an Agenda Item for this afternaon7 Mayor Ferro: No, the Agenda item far this afternoon Rase, as t recall, reeding the...is a recommendation from the Manager on how we treat our C'aaaittee... Mrs. Gordon: Formaii2atian of Committee the whole. Mr. Grassie: tt is Item G, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Petra: tt is Item 33, isn't it? Mr. Grassier Oh, I thought you were talking about the policy on City Commiaaion appointments of Board members. Mayor Ferret Well, that's what I'm talking about. Mr. Grassie: Well, it's item G. :Mayor Verret Are you saying that Item Band Item G are the same? Mr. Grassie: No Sir, Item B is the City's Commission report on what you want to do about existing boards. Item G is your policy on how you would appoint new members. Mayor Ferre: I understand. And then they also have an Item 33 which is a Resolution accepting the recommendations...oh, I'm sorry, Item G, I got it, okay.. So we'll take it up with Item G and now, are we ready for Item C? ..Not yet. Well, then pick up Item D. Expression of the interest expressed by attorneys Brigham, Farrell and Black. Mr. Knox: Before we proceed with Item D, with the Commission's permission I'd like to introduce a new member of our staff. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS OF STAFF - CITY OF MIAMI LAW DLPAR1f1tNT, Mr. Knox: A new member of the staff of our Law Department, Ms, Miriam Mear, is a recent graduate of the University of Miami Law School. She has taken the Florida Bar in February and is anxiously awaiting the results. She will be a full-time member of our staff once the results are published and right now she is working with us in our real estate section and she'll be probably working also in community Development, Miriam Maar. Mayor Ferre; Congratulations and welcome to the City of Miami, we ere real proud. Mrs, Gordon; How many women do we have now, George? Mr. Knox; She is the fourth woman in our staff. Mrs, Gordon: 'Sow many do you have altogether' Mr. Knox; Thirteen. Mrs. Gordon; Well, we have a few more to Dos.. Mayor Ferro; Well, you are moving in the right directrio , think you are tat 4 197? really ed, be commended, HEN many appointmenta have you made Mrs MIA dindd you beam the City Attorney/ Mr. Knox: t lade four appointmenta, I believe. Mayor ferret And of those four how many have been minority or women? Hs. Knox: Mere have been two women, one black male and one Cuban male, Mayor ferret t see, there has been one blaek, one Cuban and two women, that means that out of thetour that you have appointed all of them have been either women or minorities. mr. Knox: 1es, Sir, Mayor ferret And you don't have much to do about the people that'were there before, is that right? Mr, KtdItt Right. Mayor Perre: You've really done one heck of a good job and we are certainly proud of you, thank you and welcome to the City. Mr. Xnox: Now, with respect to item D. 5 BRIEF REPORT: EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST RECEIVED FROM OUTSIDE COUNSEL. FOR F.E C. CONDEMNATION* Mr. Knox: item D. I just wanted to bring the Commission up to date as to where we stand in terms of the selection of an attorney to assist us in the condemnation proceedings regarding the F.E.C. property. We have now personally interviewed all three attorneys who had expressed an interest. Attorney Leon Black, Attorney Tobey Brigham and Attorney John Farrell. We have also received in writing proposals from them which would indicate : number one, the scope of their participation; number to, some idea as to how they would proceed ,and number three, some idea about their fee structure. All three of these elements are very complicated because of the complicated nature of the case and because time is not necessarily of the essence at this point, we would like to study these proposals and perhaps talk to the attorneys again between now and the next scheduled Commission Meeting at which time we will make our recommendation to the Commission, if that is alright with you. Mr. Plummer: I would like to voice an opinion here, George, and this does not really direct to you but it directs to the overall picture. You know Monty Trainer guess,termed me very well at the last Commission Meeting when he said'when everybody else is building airplanes Plummer is building parachutes% That's true. When Ferre and all of them hit the ground, I am going to be floating down watching them hit. My problem is this, you are not going to get any of these people here cheap, okay? that's understood. And I'm still convinced --and 1 know you don't want me to say this on the record, but I've got to-- that we are going to win the battle and lose the war. Now, what I mean by that, we are going to win in court the right to take the property, we are going to 1430 the war because we are not going to have the money to buy it. I,for one,I'm going to tell you that until some decision which I consider to be reasonable --reasonable means that we are only going to condemn that amount of property that we can afford to buy, I'm not going to go and let this COMMi5SiOn get into a position that it found itself in Ball Point, and I made the $4:110 warning at that time, that we were going to win the battle and lose the war, $o I'm telling you that for one, I am not ready to vote on spending money to bring in outside counsel until such time as / aw convinced that we have got a lawsuit which we can afford, that's really what I'm saying. I'm telling you that,reallyfyou are Putting the an before the horse until such time as I know; what this Cow, mission is going to do-inits way of the scope of the condemnation I'm not ready to vote on this particular item, 0.14, Mra. Oordon: Ara too under diacusaion an scope of candamnati / Mr. Plummar: No. Mra. (Jordon: t want ta rtittrata my iteling..the public voted to purchase all of thin property and not to provide a tax-free front -loan far private development, and if va are going to go into that subjectithan va batter go into it antirely, and if ut don't prepare ourwith legal douft8e1, then we aren't intending to perform according to tht vote of the peopla. And Mr. Plummer, you can be penny -Adige and dollarqoolish, and you are being panny- wiat and dollar -foolish. Mayor Petra: Alright, Mr. Plummer, this subject is something that I think needs a lot of careful consideration. I, for one, am strongly for retaining outside counsel and if thert ia :10 further discussion on this, I'll now move Item No. E. 6, PEaNALAFFEARANCL: ROBERT KRAUSE AND CARLOS ARAM - TO DISCUSS GOALS OF HUMAN RSOURCES COMMENT. Mayor Perm Mr. Robert Krause. Mr. Grassie t Mr. Mayor, what I would like to do first, although he has met with all of you individually except possibly Commissioner Plummer, is to introduce to you Mr. Robert Krause, who is the new Director of the Human Resouroes Department. He will be making appointments to visit with you individually so that he can discuss with you some of his experience and get your points of view with regards to the operations of the City. Mr. Plummer: For the record, Mr. Krause has tried at least on two or three ocoasi to meet with me and it has been impossible because of my private business, so I want it understood that he has endeavored to try to meet with me. Mr. Grassie: Now, Mr. Mayor, I would like for Mr. Krause to give you a Report really on the first month of operation of the Human Resources Department and to try and answer questions with regard to that particular new Department of the City. Mr. Krause: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission, I am very pleased to be in Miami and since this is my first appearance before you it may be helpful if I tell you two or three brief things about myself. I have been in public service and specifically in Public Personnel work for more than a quarter of a century. I am pleased to be in Miami and since I am appearing for the first time before the Commission I thought it appropriate if I tell you a very little bit about myself so you know who I am and where I am coming from in terms of my approach to this job. I've been in government service and in particular Public Personnel for more than a quarter of a century, I've spent the last decade in Hartford, Connecticut,where I was the Personnel Director for that community. I accepted this job in Miami for one primary reason. It offered an opportunity to me to do some really important work with the City Manager and with the City Commission that appeared to have objectives that coincide with my own and, as I see it at this time, there are five major goals that the Department of Human Resources should be working towards, The first ofthese, and perhaps the most important. is Affirmative Action. Miami is a unique City with a tricultural population. It is one of the great and growing cities in the United States but the population patterns in this City have been changing at a much faster rate than city - employment pattern or city -employment practice. Affirmative Action is important because it is morally right. It is also important because it is legally required by Federal laws, regulations and funding procedures;and in my judgment,it is also important because the work -force that represents more fairly the population that it serves will be more effective in performing service for the population. In my judgment, Miami can become a national leader in Affirmative Action. Second, it would be or objective in the DePertment to assure compliance with the Federal District Court cases that are affecting Miami city -employment, I am aware that one of two decrees is now enjoined, but it seems reasonably clear that whatever the specifics of these or other future eourt dates may be, it Will be essential for the City to Make every good faith effort to fulfill its responsibility under the law. Third, one of our major goals will be to assure compliance With Federej: laws and regulations on public employment. Ali of our Federal Crane fundtttg depends on it. The laws and regtr about are nuffierous, complex and professionally demanding. tt includes, as VI sure every one knows, Title Vll of the Civil Rights Adt, fleyond that, they include some very detailed employee.seiectjon guidelines issued by E.E.O.C. and they include additional employee•seletti,on guidelines issues by the Justide Department, the V.t. Civil Service Commission, and the U.S. Department of Labor. And the office of Revenue Sharing and the Treasury Department have issued a requlation stating that any eity's eligibility for ReVeftue Sharing will depend on its compliance with these various Federal selection guidelines. Additionally, the City's C.R.T.A. Grant requires updating of municipal personnel programs and the elimination of what are called "artifidiai barriers to employment". The creation of the Department of Human Resources is a step towards eomplianee with these Federal requirements. There are, of course, a variety of other Federal laws and regulations that mandate Affirmative Action plans that prohibit discrimination on account of race, color, age, sex, physical dis- ability or other factors that are not job -related; regulations that establish criteria such as'the fourth -fifth rules'that determine adverse impact in the selection process and regulations that provide penalties through violations. Compliance with these Federal regulations will therefore be an important objective of the 'Human Resources Department. Fourth►preserva' tiott of the Principle of Merit it Public )employment will be one of our ob- jectives. t am personally committed to this. My whole career has been in Merit System administration. I am a member of the Executive Council of the International personnel Management Association, which is the Association of professional in Civil Service Administration. I am therefore committed by my personal belief and by my entire life's work to this objective of the Principle of Merit in Public Employment. Fifth,and finally, in a time of fiscal austerity►it is necessary to improve the productivity and effective- ness of the public service. Miami has just gone through a major lay-off of city employees. It is critical that we may be able to maintain an acceptable level of public service. There are some processes of human resource manage- ment that can help. It includes, for example, job engineering, which the consultants from Booz-Allen and Hamilton would put at the top of their list of priorities. Now, obviously, HRD (Human Resources Department) can't do all of this, or achieve all of these goals by itself. We will need to work closely with other Departments and with other Agencies of the City, including the Civil Service Board. We expect to provide a high level of professional help, guidance and assistance to all Agencies of the City, we expect to review policies, procedures and regulations and make recommendations to improve service and efficiency. In addition to this overview to where we think we are going, I believe you are entitled to know what the Department has been doing since it has been created, and probably remember that the Department had no staff at all until after Thanksgiving of last year. This means that the Department has been in operation for only about four months. During most of that time, the an in charge has been Carlos Arauz, who is the Assistant Director of Human Resources. I am going to ask him to tell you what has been happening in the Department during the past few months and then both of us will be pleased to answer any questions that you may have. Mr. Arauz; In order to meet the objectives that Mr. Krause has outlined, the Department of Human Resources has begun developing new programs in the different areas of personnel administration, For example, in the area of Personnel Services, Human Resources is in the process of developing a new Personnel Record System whereby personnel information and data can be ef- ficiently stored and rapidly retrieved, this is very touch needed specially in the aspects of Federal guidelines and regulations. Also, among our plans, are the development of a computerized personnel system which will allow better position control and management and at the same time will give us the capability of forecasting the City's Manpower needs in the future, thereby allowing us to provide bettor service to the City's Departments and through theta to the citizens of the City of Miami. Onto of the most unpleasant tasks assigned to the tapartment of H auro§ vas the implenentAtian of the layoffs necessitated due to their reeent budget mite. This task wee accomplished successfully in a minimum mount of time. Through an internal audit of positions in epoperatton with the Department of Management gervtees, wewere able to reduce the number of employees laid off from an anticipated total. of 118 to a final total of only Sl empleyeea,of whom 18 are, at the present time, working for the City an a partitime basis. It ahouid also be noted that all employees affected, those laid off and those rolled baekiwere counseled individually by our staff. All employees laid off are now Oft re -hire registers and our department is making every effort to provide them with employment as soon as passible. In addition, in the pest week the Department of human Resources has assumed the responsibility of administering the intake of C.I.I.A. partiaipante as p.S.g. City employees. In this area, we're developing controls and atanderds to be used in the selection of said employees. Also, in cooperation with the Department of Management Services, ve have just completed procedures and flow charts to be used in the handling of all personnel transactions so that we may have a more efficient and effective system in the City. In order to assure the preservation of the merit principle in our City system of personnel administration, the Department of Human Resources will place major emphasis it the area of employee perfor ante evaluation. This will also help us in ascertaining the efficiency of our work forte, expecially in these times of fiscal austerity. Now in the area of employee services, our department has com- pleted a draft of an employee handbook to be distributed to all employees containing employee rules and regulations. The department is, at the present time, developing an orientation program for all new employees, giving them information cone-ening our City's governmental structure, employee benefits such as insurance, sick leave, holidays, vacation, pension, etc. and also employee rules and regulations. Our department is also developing a division dedicated to training it career development.: Among the duties of this division is the assessment of training reeds, the establish- ment of training objectives, the development of in-house and outside training programs and the evaluation of said programs. In addition, this division will conduct career counselling in career development programs for City employees. In the area of safety, which is another major concern of the City, a City-wide industrial safety program has been drafted and is now in the process of being reviewed. This program also incorporates a.fleet safety program. It is expected that that safety program will help reduce the number of on-the-job accidents and injuries, thereby reducing our expenditures for Workman's Compensation and disability and better control of any Workman's Compensation claim will be insured through cooperation with the new division of Risk Management in the Finance Department. I believe now that if you have any questions..: Mayor Ferre: Are there any questions from members of the Commission? Mr. Reboso: Mr. Krause, what percentage of minorities did you have in Hartford, Connecticut? Mr. Krause: I didn't hear that. Mr. Reboso: In Hartford, Connecticut, I want to know what percentage of the popu- lation is minority. Mr, Krause: The minority population in Hartford, according to the 1970 census, was 37%. That was composed of 25% Black and 12% Latin. We always had an impression in Hartford that the Latin population had been undercounted by the Bureau of Census but we had no way of proving it. Mr. Reboso: And what percentage did you have working with the City? Mr. Krause; During the past 8 years in Hartford we started with the minority employ- ment in the City government of 14%, By last year we had increased it to 314 which exceeded the minority population in the work force of the City as a whole because the minority work force was only 9% and we had gaged to bring our onboard employ- ments to about 31: Mayor Berra; What type of minorities ware you talking about? Just Black? Were there Latin minorities? .r, Krause; Latin minorities as well,although one of the problems we had in the Affirmative Action program was that the Latins were not as well represented as Blacks although in the last two years we had been improving that fairly significantly. :Mayor Pane; And how did you attars the problem of the leas visible, less vocal Latins is the Hartford area' ., because I know that that has been a problem,,,.,: Mt. Item: We have made a number of very special, very wall eonaiderec approaches to that problem and if t can do thi:a without becoming too technical, ae did job analysis and we found, for example, that there warea number of jabs in the City government that required that the job holders be very fluent in Spanish. We made that an absolute job requirement. Thin gave us a goad opportunity to increase the Latin population. We reduced some of the formal educational requirements and accepted aubatitutiatu of either work experience, volunteer experience or training under one of the Manpower development programs ea that some of the high ached drop outs, for example, were able to qualify for employment. We changed some of the testing processes to eliminate, wherever possible, written teats that tended to diaeriminata against against people far wham English was a second language and instaad substituted either performance tests or oral examinations in both English and Spanish ao that... These are only a few but they are some of the key things that ve were doing to attempt to insure that our sei.eet an proceea was related to the job and was equitable in terms of its reaulta. Mr. ieboeo: One more question, Mr. Mayor♦ to the policy -making positions of the City, what percentage were minorities? Mr. Krause: They were less than the total but stir: fairly significant. It is my recollection that about 15'to 20% of the department heads were minorities. In the other key managerial and supervisory jobs we had increasing numbers of minorities in ranking positions of both the police and Fire Departments. Mr. Reboso: But the answer is between 1Skand 20%. Mr. Krause: 15% to 20% at the very top level, sir. Mayor Parrs: What we're concerned with nationally, and I've been very much involved in this in the last several months, is that even though, let's take the Spanish- speaking population of the United States, it's about 7%, yet in the Federal. Govern- ment the hiring practices have been very discriminatory against Spanish-speaking and there's only 2.3% but that doesn't tell you the whole story because what happens is that all those people are up into the areas of G-12, G-13. Once you get beyond G-12 and G-13 and higherwhen you get up to G-17, it's nowhere near, it's a fraction of 1% and I think this is something that we've seen in other places. Now if you look at the Miami picture, the Miami picture is about., I think out of several hundred of the people that make $20,000 and more, the percentage is really a fraction of minorities. Now that's something that you've inherited, it is nothing that you were involved in,but I think the pressure is really heavy upon the City to overcome that problem and of course you're going to be very much involved in that whole process. Mr. Krause: I agree very seriously with your view on that. Mayor Ferre: Have you read the Booz-Allen reports to date? Mr. Krause: I've read the report on the Department of Human Resources but I haven't had the opportunity to read the other Booz-,alien reports. Mayor Ferro: Well I'm sure there are people here, as part of the City, who are very concerned about how Human Resources is going to function in relationship to the Civil Service system. Would you expand a little bit more on your personal feelings as to... Do you believe ia. Civil Service? Do you believe... Mrs. Gordon: Have you read the Civil Service in our Charter? Have you read our Charter as it relates to Civil. Service? Mr. Krause: Yes, I have. Mayor Terre; In other words, we know that you are a recognized authority of Civil, Service, you've written a book on it and that you're well versed on the subject but what I went to know Just ror the record and for those that are here,zs your personal belief and commitment to the value of having Civil Service representation or what your feelings are. Do you believe there is a need and a place for Civil Service? Mr, Krause; I believe that there is a :teed and a place for Civil Service and since I have worked in Civil. Service agencies for most of my adult life I could scarcely believe Otherwise, I must also say, however, that Civil Service. in many respects, has not been as responsive to the growing social needs of American cities as it should have been. Mrs. Cordons Do you thirds the Charter should be amended? Mr, Xrause: The feet that t nevan't been here three weeks, i don't really have an Opinion on that although t'm going to have same sort of an opinion on it before the first of April beeauae the 'City Manager's Office has asked for the comments from all departments on that and t am in the process a€ reviewing it. Mts. cordon: You mean an whether or not there should be amendments to the Charter? Mr, Krause: Year Mrs, Carden: is that because you have same feelings that maybe the responsibility that you're being Charged tith might fall in under what would normally be aiasaified as Civil Serv'iee? Mr. Krause: Well,it'a a variety of reasons. The idea of a Civil Service board which has day to day administrative functions is not one of the modern aondepts of public personnel management. That kind of provision in the Charter is one of the things that t would personally like to look at and try to make some intelligent recommendation to the City Manager. Mrs. Cordon: Mayor Perna: On anending the Charter in order to conform to the law of the City l have a feeling that you're putting words into this man's mouth. Mr. Grassie: Mr. Mayor, i don't think we could leave that on the record. The implication is that they current practice is not in conformance with the Charter. That is simply inaccurate... Mrs. Gordon: you can imply anything you wish. Mr. Grassie: And it is misleading. Mrs. Gordon: Well,it appears a lot of misleading things come across this table. I don't consider that misleading, I think that's factual. Mayor Pea: I think you're very mild in your statements, Mr. Grassie, and I commend you for your restraint. Mrs. Gordon: Thank you, I appreciate your compliment. Mt. Krause: Mr. Mayor, if I may, I'd like to respond in a little more detail as to the question you asked about my own views on Civil Service. Mayor Ferre: I think that's important. Mr. Krause: I did say that I support the Civil Service concept, I also said that I believe that Civil Service has not been as responsive in many areas of the United States as it should have been in helping to solve some of the social problems of the oantral cities. Now,what this leads me,to is a kind of personal philosophy that goes something like this: A Civil Service system should have integrity. That's been a hallmark of Civil Service since the enactment of the Pendleton Act in 1883. The people should get jobs without political referrals, without paying money for them or things of this type. It should be absolute integrity in the selection process. Secondly, people should be selected on the basis of ability. They should be able to do their jobs otherwise the people who pay taxes are not Setting service, the people who need service are not getting services. That has been one of the important objectives of merit systems in the United States for almost a century. The trouble is that that particular aspect of Civil Service has bean given almost exclusive priority and those of you who may have read some of the po3.itical sciences back in the 1959's are aware that at that time po3.itical science people were putting a heavy emphasis on what they called "The Quest for Quality" in government. That Le a kind of philosophy that only the best should serve the state and so on. What that lead to in terms of Civil Service Admini- strations, merit system administrations, was a lot of people saying, well, okay, the way to make our systems better then is to restrict the number of people that we certify and to take only from the top of the list, That idea, that theory, came along is the 195O's just prior, just a decade prior to the explosion of the Civil Rights Movement which was saying there is more to government, more to public service, more to life than just making sure that the best individual iappons to get a job in the public service. The public service should be, in some way, represen- tattve of the people that it serves and in my judgement, there should then be e third element in merit systolic which should be equity, The merit system should be equitable to the pepulatioa that it serves and to the populatim:rms that seeks employ- t, Now this requires a significant degree of balance and la not very easy to achieve and is really not very easy to articulate because MMed you tabs conflicting principles and say they are equally valid and they should be MUMS) you ear Youra self a very difficult task but l think not an impossible. task. Mayor Parra: You meet, l might share with you a little joke, Father. One time there 'eyes a very important visiting dignitary to the Vatican ad after it vas all over, they asked Papa John, thay said, "Pope, how many people work at the VatieanV" and he answered, "Oh, about half of them " I think you struck an important point that we have to have this balance between efficiency and quality and at the same time protect the best interests of the employees and we aartaihiy have that oblie Ration but not at the expense of the taxpayers and eartainly not at the expense of minorities. it isn't that we want to impale Affirmative Action, that we want women Le all the fobs just because ve want women, it's lust that it'e representae tiva of the community and what's right and what's true for warren is also true for Smacks and of course, what's true for Sleeks is also true for Spanish-speaking. NOV the fast is, and I just wanted to share these figures with you, that today the City of Miami has 482 people that make $20,000 or mors in the City and Out of that they are 90% male, white, Anglo-Saxons. 90t and there's only 102 women in minority factor. t4omen, nut of 482, there are only 12 women that rake more than $20,000 in the City of ilia, and the woman who makes the most, wouldn't you know, is a lady who works in the Civil Service which certainly speaks very highly of the Civil Service program and it doesn't speak very highly about what we've been all about and the fact is that we really haven't done the job in the past of trying to bring into the main stream the minorities, including women, especially at the higher levels) and I think that the responsibility, eventually, has got to fall on this Commission's shoulders even though frankly I don't feel that we've been that responsible because all our intentions have been good but you know, the road to Hellis paved with people with good intentions and that just isn't enough so therefore we've really been about trying, and I very sincerely say this to the employees who I know get somewhat upset and concerned but without, in any way, taking away their rights as employees to have ample protection of guarantees that nobody is going to be playing politics or playing games with them and they're entitled to that. And that we also fill the other two commitments which is the sure, upward mobility of people that are qualified because they're qualified and not because they happened to have been here for 40 years or because they happen to be a friend of the Chief or the Manager or somebody else and not because of any other reason. Not that I'm saying that that has been happening but I'm just saying we must prevent that and, as you pointed out, that there be justice. That the trend, because you can't do it overnight, but that the trend of the employees iA truly reflective of the community it serves because if you don't do that, you've got nowhere to go but problems and I think you've got an important task ahead of you and I commend you. I think, Mr. Manager, you've selected admirably. I think that in Mr. Krause we have a real pro who is obviously knowledgable, objective, experienced, , has a track record and comes with not only good intentions but the ability to put these intentions into reality and I really want to commend you. Rev. Gibson: Mr. Mayor and members of the Commission, I want to endorse what you said. I do want to put on the table for this Commission, I want the Mayor to be sure to hear this and Rose and Plummer and Manolo. I'm going to wait a minute to make sure all of us hear this. I want everybody to know that nobody is saying this... You see, I understand how we get figures and policies and all that jazz and I went to make sure all of the economy effectuated in this budget, all of it by and large, most of it. I want Rose to hear this because I hear all this stuff up here sometimes that just nauseates me. You know, most of it was effectuated from the Sanitation Department. I don't know if you knew that. Man, if that had happened to any other group of people around here, by God we would have ridden all over this City but. you know, tain't till your feet start getting hurt that you start really squealing. My Brother, you have a hell of a task before you, I'm going to be watching. I want you to look at that Sanitation Department realistically. I don't want to philosophy. I want everybody to know that as quiet as I have been. I have really cried on the inside of me because I didn't think anybody else up here was really concerned that people had the least mobility were the people who got most of the ex, if not all ties as, Mrs Manager, I'm going to serve notice now. Mr. Mayor, listen to this. We made an agreement when Mel Reese was here by three people in the Police Department. I'm going to watch that man and I'm going to be ep here raising all sorts of hell because, you know, ;anytime you want to get mellowed down and all that,you do it to all the guys like this because they have the least power, no big time lawyers, they aren't a part of the club so your job is nut out for you, my Brother. Welcome aboard, be my friend but I want to tell you this, I will be prepared to conduct your funeral just like I do for those I work for over at the church. MayorTerre; We've got awe on this Commission that like to do that kind of work. 14 mAR 241177 Mts. Cordon: t'm not in that clans. t eel homes, make people happy. Mayor Ferro: Well I'm not going to make any oammenta. Mrs. Gordon: t need acme information. t appreciate your being here but t stain don't understand what you're going to be doing. t really and truly don't knew how you could poaaibiy accomplish, t hope you have an anawer now and if you don't that you will aeon, how you can accomplish what your goals and objectives are, and I recognize you to be a very sincere person. I think 1 read you pretty good. t think you're an honest man and a sincere man but you've got a tremendous task to overcome and that is, how you're going to be able to adcompiiah your goals and objectives and still live within the framework of our Charter, sir, t don't really think it's a possibility but t hope you could prove me wrong. Mr. Krause: I hope so. Mr. Plummer: Sir, 1 weltore you aboard. There is a sign in my office which will apply to you very well. "The only way to measure your ability is in your results." Mr. Cent Naples: Mr, Mayor, members of the Commissioa, 1 had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Krause the other day and I'd like to, at this time, pledge our support in the job he has ahead of hits. Your little pope joke, Mr. Mayor, t have one, if you'll permit me, that had to do vhen I spoke to Ted Kennedy on one 000asion at A.P.L. - C.I.O. Convention at which time he let everybody know there that on occasion had an opportunity to intervene where there was a possibility of a strike and so forth and on one occasion the long shoremen in New York were about to go on strike and he was asked to come it there, since he had good rapport with the working people, in spite of the fact, of course, as you know, he's a member of a very wealthy family and it seems that he made his little presentation to the longeshoremen kind of settled things out a little bit and was leaving by the rear door alone when he accountered a longeshoreman i.n the alley before he got to his car. This longshoreman asked him, "Are you Ted Kennedy?". and he said, "Yes, I am." And he said, "Well is it true that you've never worked a day in your life?", and he said, "Yes, I suppose it is," and of course he was thinking that this guy was going to beat him into the ground at which time the longshoreman said, "Well don't try, Mr. Kennedy, it isn't worth a damn." Mr. Mayor, I would like to ask a couple of questions, one of Mr. Krause and then I didn't quite understand a couple of things that Mr. Arauz said. The question to Mr. Krause, if I may, is, what do you think of and do you believe in the process of collective bargaining, Mr. Krause. Mr. Grassie: I wonder, Mr. Mayor, if this isn't the sort of discussion that they ought to have... Mayor Ferree ...Mr. Grassie, I think that Gene Naples is one of the leaders of the one of the most important employee groups and I think he's entitled to ask these type of questions on the record. Now he's not entitled, is my opinion, to select Mr. Krause, that's your job, you've done that, but he is certainly entitled to ask questions on the record. I have no objections to that unless somebody wants to override me here. You go right ahead. of course you can instruct Mr. Krause not to answer, that's your perrogative too, but I would advise that we have a friendly discussion here. I don't see anything wrong with it being an open discussion. Mr. Grassie: I would make this distinction for you, Mr. Mayor. If Mr. Naples is here as a citizen, I think that any citizen has that perrogative. If he is here representing the Union. I think that the process of labor negotiations of that kind of discussion takes precedence. Now if Gene has a friendly citizens questions, I'm sure that we'll be happy to answer it. Mayor Ferro: The way this Commission is run, and I've been here for 10 years now with the exception of three for which I was absent, I've never seen any employee or employee group denied the right to talk or ask questions and I'm certainly not going to be the one that's going to change that so you go right ahead, Gene. Mr. Naples: For the benefit of the Manager, I don't intend to get into any debate or anything, I just wanted to ask that simple question and I do want it on the re- cord because it seems to me there are some other areas here that we're later going to get involved in and I'm not going to debate that at this time, Mr. Grasaie, I just wanted to know if, in fact, Mr. Krause does believe in the concept of collective bargaining, very simple, ;r, Krause: I sure do. Mr. Naples; You do? Thank ou, :"fir, Mayo it seems to that in me of the 13 971 A remake that Mr. Araua made that ha spoke to rules and regulations and some things that had tb do with aick leave and things of that nature which led ma to ask the question I did before and I'm not aura that I understood what he meant by same of these things and maybe he oou1d give me a little bit of an egplanatian for the record an ghat he is talking about when he speaks about silk leave, holidays and so forth because, again, that omen within the aeope of bargaining and I was wondering just how involved they're going to get into that area before we go to the table at acme future date. Mr. Aram Cane, what I wes'tasking about aonearning nick leave and so on is the fact that at the peasant time, any new employee that acmes into the City has absoa lutely no idea, including myself when I came in, as to what his benefits are, haw you go on sick leave, how you go on vacation, anything that is at the bargaining table atd agreed upon by the anions will be in that pamphlet. - In ether words, it a ivat to tell an employee, hey, these are the thugs that go on in the City. You're entitled to your life insttranee and it's so muueh, your benefits and so on. Rape- fully that will be in his contract when he gets into whatever organisation he'd going to be in. Mt. Naples: Of course, but you're going to have that in some kind of a manual form for all employees? Mt. Arau=t Yea. Mr. Maples: And of course you'll have to differentiate between the different employee groups... Mr. Araua: Police, Fire, General Employees, etc.. Mt. Napless Just one last remark, Mr. Mayor. It's interesting to know that we're going to blow our own horn a little bit at some of the things that Human Resources is going to be involved in such as the Affirmative Action Program, the Safety Pro- gram was first initiated by the Mountain Firefighters some 3 or 4 years ago. Mayor Terra: No question about that. Alright, anything else at this point? Mr. Grassie, do you want to add anything? Thank you very much. 7, CONTINUING DISCUSSION - VEH1CLL ANU POLICE SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM. Mr. Jose Alvarez: By way of background, if you'll remember, the 1972 amendment to the Charter which gave the City of Miami the power to establish a self-insurance and insurance trust fund. Subsequent to that, in July 1975, this Commission passed Ordinance 8417 creating the City of Miami self-insurance and insurance trust fund and to refresh your memory, the Ordinance provides for a Board of Trustees and the composition thereof and the Trustees have the power to make, purchases, sales, exchange, investments and reinvestments on behalf of the fund. To provide for the manner in which the Trustees shall disburse the funds. And provides that the insurance program shall operate in a manner similar to that of a commercial insurance company. The legal services required to accomplish the purpose of the self-insurance program includes but is not limited to the defense and prosecution or negotiation of settlement agreements, the investigation of all claims and settlements and the payment of those that are found to be valid. The discharge of these duties was vested on the City Attorney's Office by virtue of this Ordinance. The tourist division of our office handles the investigation settlement and the litigation of these claims. Any claim in access of $1,000 or any settlement of any claims is excess of $1.000 must be approved by this Commission. Paul Weber, the Supervisor of our self'i:mourance program in our office, has been in charge of investigating and negotiating the settlements, Of course, through meetings with the Attorneys in charge of prosecuting these claims if and when they become a Lawsuit, I will ler Paul give you the results of the program to this date in facts and figures. you may dray your own conclusions, of course. but with no fear, I will submit to you that it has been a tremendous success to the City, I don't %crow how he has done it because for the first four months of the program he did not have a telephone and his office was Perkins old kitchen on the bottom floor of the communications building. iowever, things have changed since then and I believe we are rolling. we are ottanited and we have been receiving excellent cooperation from the other departments from which we need that cooperation, Just one last commit. The figures will reflect that certain departments have a lot more accidents and clams ar generate a lot more dlaima than others. This is no reflet;tion of anything but that. NOW it is not saying and no implidatian should be drawn that they are more or less oareless or anything of thin mature. tut simply perhaps the number of vehidles and the neoesgity of their della answered pause the degas to build up in more areas than others. :sir. Paul i4ebert ;embers of the Corot :saiott, VI Paul. Weber. You may not have any background on the oleims but t have quite a bit and ve've been trying to work out a program far the City. 1 initially net it up so as to have a rapid investigation and response to the chit system. The City's olaim volume is great enough to adtually support an adjustor. To give you a little idea, we atartsd this August 1, 197S. In the first S months of the program, the City fleet vas involved in 20S vehicular addidsnts. Its 1976 the vehidular fleet was involved in 603 accidents. Portunately, about 2/3 of these, the City operator is basically not at fault,' therefore there is very little ire have to do with them other than go and dolleet our damage for the vehidi:e damage or Workman's Compensation payouts. The first two months of 1977 we are running about the sane average. We've got a total of 96 accidents of which 44 were involved in dlaim adtivity. t am normally Balled on a 24 hour basis to handle spedi.fid accident situations. We are primarily interested its areas where the City would be comparatively negligent, where there would be some potential claim. The scenes are visited, t'a in almost immediately and we can make a very rapid investigation. 4e take statements from witnesses on the scene that can pretty well pin down the facts and give us the direction to go in claim handling. We have approximately 1,100 trucks and automobiles available on the street. These items make up the greatest number of accident units. There are apparently four hundred and some pieces of construction equipment which very Alb seldom will develop into a problem area. In order to have a better program, we'd need the real fine safety program which would give practical experience to the operators of vehicles before they're put out on the street. This could lessen the exposure in this field. I'd like to give you some of the figures on how this tatter is working out. Basically it's pretty good. Last fall, after the program was in effect for a period of one year, we had a teats from American Banker's Insurance come in, people that are familiar with property damage and casualty handling on claims. They estimated that the premium to cover the City fleet would have been approximately $1,200,000. We had to pay " for the previous time period",that basic time period from Hartford of $677,000. This is when we were starting this self-insurance program so you can see that basically it's pretty high. At that point in time, we had re- serves... By reserves, I mean things that we would anticipate having payments at some point in time for those claims developed within that area and would require approximately $485,000 to close those files that were opened at that point in time. So technically, the City is ahead of the game in money. We're depending somewhat on a $50,000 which may extend to municipalities under Statute 768.20 and this is basically how our figures are arrived at. Fortunately we don't have too much claim volume in cases that would have a potential over $50,000. There are possibly two or three incidences where we might be somewhat concerned and we'll have to take these into consideration at the proper time. 17 MAR 241977. Mt. PluMMer: t that the Sovereign t uflit? Sill? Mr. Weber: Correct. Mr. Plummer: What are the dhandes of that happening? Mt . Weber: VII leave that up to the legal end of our area, Mr. Plummer: What have you personally done to try to get it passed? Mr, Weber: When you say "get it passed."... Mr. Plummer: Sure...sure it's part of his job. In the City of Miami, what man is more knowledgable as to (tNAUTIorat) than this one? Mr. Weber: Normally, 1 don't get too involved inthat. t'm quite heavily immersed in handling of the d.aims, primarily because 1 am one individual handling quite a load., Mr. Plummer: The point is that right pending before the Legislature, I've brought this to your attention before, is a Bill called Sovereign Immunity. in which the cities of the State of Florida would only be liable up to $500000. Is that correct? Mr. Weber: Correct. Mr. Plummet: And anything beyond the $50,000 would be paid by the State and they would be the determining factor of any additional things. Now, let me tell you something, when you are talking about 600 plus accidents and we know that the main thing the City of Miami needs is a 'no fault sidewalk Bill' is really what ve need, you know, it's funny but you look at these Agenda .and what rta saying is that here this Bill is like all other Bills in Tallahassee, if you don't get up there and really push and have people who are knowledgable supporting this Bill, it's not going to pass,..and I say to you Mr. Mayor, that this man here, no man that I know of in the City of Miami would be more knowledgable for the need than this man. Mr. Weber: We need it, this is definite and, of course, it's how you want to read the statute. I am a layman as far as the lawyers' concern... Mayor Ferre: Nov, look, let me say something. We've got a person who is our paid professional lobbyist, his name is Rick Sisser. Mr. Plummer: That's right, I'm well aware. Mayor Ferre: Now, Rick Sisser knows nothing about this because that's not his job. Mr. Plummer; No, you are wrong, he 40es know about it because I've brought it to his attention. fre Mayor Ferro; No, but he is not, J.L., what I'm saying is he is not as well versed end as proficient in the details of it 40 other people in the City, and what I'm saying to you is that through George Knox and the Administration we ought to form a little group of people that will become involved,to make sure that 04; lobbyist is well versed, We get a champion from the Dade Delegation who is going to take and carry this forward. That's what we are mins this guy to do, You've got the expertise on the Legislation or what you went end he's got the expertise ifl the process at Tallahassee, Mr. Plummer; I don't disagree with anything you've said. 1 an =ZVIy stating, and I'll Mite it again, that this man in the position that he holds with the City of Miami, that there is no one more knowledgeable for the need of the VaPPAme Qt. OA; 105islation ;hal him, Now, once again, 1 say to YOU, what have you clone 18 fiAR 2 4 1977 perdomally him in the Mr. Weber: to try to see....gave you beers knock ftg on his dear and taking behind and teiiieg him...hey, this needs to come through?.. That's correat Mr. Plummer: That's what I runt to hear. Mayor Perre. Anything else? Mr. Weber: Now, let me give yeu a little an the figures that have gone out. Since the program has started we've closed 220 of 200 claim files. These have been closed at a total cost of $91,227.77. Mayor Perm That's very impressive. Mr. Weber: This, averages about $296 per claim file. There is no insurance company around that can do that, period. We have 71 pending files of which approximately $0 of them are attorney -represented. This is where you get hung up. Mr. Plummer: Ito:: Mr. Weber: Welcome to Dade County: Mayor Perre: Well, you've done a wonderful job, and I'll tell you, unfortunately, this is the kind of stuff that does not make news but you know, if you slip once and it cost us $50,000 that's the headline. ir. Weber: Okay, what we do is we try to put out the fire that someone else starts, so what we have to do is stop some of the fires before they do start. Ir. Plummer: Let me ask you a few questions, okay? Are you finished? Mr. Weber: No, I've got a couple more things. Mr. Plummer: Go ahead. Mr. Weber: Okay, we've got 71 pending files. Those 71 in my anticipated cost have a file cost of about $8,900 per file. That means what's pending we need $630,000 to pay. These are things that are pending from say the beginning of the Program right to the present and actually that's not too bad a figure because if you throw them all together, what's paid and should be paid, taking into consideration a $50,000 cap, this brings a total claim file payment to about $2,400. Your average file cost to a carrier in Dade County is around $7,200, same area. We are about, well...60% to 70% below them. One of the reasons for this is the way we handle claims. They are handled as rapidly as we can, as fairly as we can, there are some you can settle early, there are some you can't, you have to pick them up later, but we try to give people the service and it has gotten to the point where we even get referrals from potential claimants not to get a lawyer when the City of Miami is involved,.. it's turned around. So this its a real twist and it's kind of a compliment to hear some of these claimants come and talk to us because many of them are very close-knit and, of course, they are from the Latin community, and it's really quite a compliment from them. That's basically all I have, actually the Program is working very well. Mayor ?erre: Mr. Plummer, tr. Plummer: Sir, a1.1 you are handling is automobile accidents? Mr. Weber: Strictly automobile accidents. Mr. Plummer; Now, Mr. Grassie, one of the areas that we find that when they cut out or when they install 'no fault' auto. the City suddenly became plagued with 'no fault sidewalks'. Everybody and their brother now is stumbling over sidewalks and if you check these Agenda it's been costing us a pretty penny. Why aren't we doing something in that area if we have found this to be so suc• cessfull? Obviously. these other areas are making claims against the City, Why aren't we doing something in the other areas of claims? Mx. 4Lverer; The answer to that is Rat what point in time do you begin to es.• ma 2 41977 antral the potential dlaimatit? Nat, in thd automobile eituatiati we Mitt 24 hour onedall people in dOMMunioatiOn. Now, we knOW IMMediately, bemuse they have to report to the polite, The aiddWalk eituations, the oldelady fall, you know, and somebody takes her hOMe and you hear about it a couple of Wddite later when tomebody redommends an attorney. You seal Then, at that point in time the attorney is involved, amime, mid a privilege applies that you aan no longer dontral the dormant but if we know about its.. Mr, Plummer: txdapt for the fadt that almost all of them take the advantage of calling the RedOtte Squad and that would be your best source of information Mr, Alvareet We db that, va are doing that. Whet the Rescue Squad is itvolved or the Police Department is dolled, immediately, Mario Santana, the other in* vestigator, he mill ga to the sane, and he will dontrol the dlaimant and we/Ve been dudoedeftil in that, held notified yes, the Chief has been very dooperative in developing a procedure df dommunidations. And we do settle eame of those, you ably see the ones that we litigate and lose, you don't see the ones that we litigate and win. We have an exposure of t109,000 it three dial.= that Went to the jury --mid this is a Dade County jury and on all three the verediet was for the City. Mr. Plummer: Okay. Mr. Grassie, 1 aM not going to belabor at this time. Let me ask this question. t know within the Police Department there is a thing called the Accident Reviews Board..correet? That Review Board has the authority, as t understaftd it, to level a penalty, let it be time or whatever it is... Okay, does that apply City -vide? Mr. Grassie; No, we do not have the same procedure City-wide, we do have review by Department Reads of performance of employees and each individual accident is analyzed but We do not have the formal review process that is enforced it the Police Department. Mr. Plummer: It has been said Mr. Grassie that possibly that this is discriminat- ing against the Police..that they are subject to a penalty for having an accident but that other people in the City, driving City vehicles, do not receive penalties. What are your thoughts? Mr. Grassie: I do not believe that is true, Commissioner. I think that the process in the Police Department is much more organized and it has been established for a longer period of time but the question of disciplining non -uniformed em- ployees for this sort of an infraction where gross negligence is demonstrated is in process now. As I say, it is not nearly as well developed or as routinized, as is the case in the Police Department, but we are working on that. Mr. Plummer: Alright, let me make one other comment and then I'll quit. If you have an accident --and I think presently if it's under $100-- in the City of Miami, and no injury, you do not have to report it to the Police, is that correct? Mr. Weber: That's by State statute, however, if there is a City vehicle involved, period, we make a report. Mr. nummet: No, i'm trying co make a point, okay? but the law states that anything under $100 and no personal injuries does not have to be made. Mr. Weber: That's correct. ;Sr. Plummer: M. Grassie, it has been brought to my attention something for you to look into.thet that sae rule does not apply when taking a an off of the street --it takes time to take him before the Accident Review Board -- to that Accident Review Board. In other words, if an accident is $10, he is subject to go before the Accident Review Board, and it is spelled (end I an feel the merit) that if the accident is under $100 and no injury is involved we shouldn't be taking the man off of the street to put him before an accident Review Board and making our rules that much more stringent than those of the State. 1give it to you for thought. Sr. Weber: Could 1 add one thing to that? There are any accidents below $100 in this area that do develop into bodily injury claims' They will •have MO injury on the Police Report but the next day that will change. • 20 UM! 0 407? Mayor Pare: Any further discussion of Ouest .ans on item No. ? if not, we will now rimed 'ta item No. F. APPROVE SITE FOR 1NtE FAIR OF THE, Mid. Mayer Ferret item No. F, the location of the Trade Pair of the AMeti.oas. You have in yaur packet a descriptive memorandum which covers the area pretty veil.. Mr. Crompton. Mr. Crutnptont Mayer, Catamissianers, you have before you a request far the Trade Fair of the Amerieas to take place at the Miami tnternational Merchandise Mart. In the process coming up to this conclusion we evaluated five sites throughout the area. Two major considerations were taken into account it reviewing these sites. Orie of them was the element of time and that is the time when the fair could be held, this we checked with the buyers of the major chairs stores and of the various associations who we have been working with prior to our workshop of last December and they recommend that February or March is the best time of the year for this and they thought that March was the better time to schedule it in concert with the Latin American Exhibit. So, therefore, the time is a key factor and the timing of alerting all of the countries as to precisely where the Fair will be and the activities that can go on at that time. Mr. Plummer: Do you need a motion? Is that what you want? Mr. Grassie: Yes, we would like concurrence from the City Commission with regards to the selection of the site. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, due to the explanation of Mr. Crompton I move you, Sir,that the World Trade Fair to be held in Miami be relocated to the Merchandise Mart adjacent to the Palmetto Expressway. Mayor Ferre: Is there a second to the motion? Seconded by Commissioner Peboso. Is there any further discussion on this? Mr. Plummer: Under discussion, Mr. Mayor, I think it should be said that not only is the site very critical but more importantly to me is the fact that this will reduce the City's liability, financially, approximately 40Z - as it has been explained to me, and to me)that is a very key element of this move as well as the site and the date. Mayor Ferre: I think there is also another consideration which is very, very important. Unfortunately, we are not going to have the Dinner Key Auditorium finished in time and therefore, you know, we've got to be pragmatic and practical Of course, we have a high regard for our colleagues in Miami Beach but the fact is that we want very much to have a permanent Trade Center built in downtown Miami some day and I don't think we are going to be able to do that unless we have a process of a stepping stone where we climb and gain the right to have such a Trade Mart. Now, I think the type of publicity that we've already gottan4and I see that Larry Berger is here, and I might say that I just can't thank him enough for the City, the wonderful coverage that he and the Miami News have given us on this particular item in the business section. And through Larry Berger's specific article, I have gotten a whole series of inquiries of people, and I'm talking about people of substance who are very interested in pursuing a permanent Trade Center here and hopefui,l.y once We get the Convention Center under way, and once we have this Trade Fair successfully behind us. L think that we are going to find a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and. as I said. once we have the Convention • Center and once we have Watson Island 'under construction, and I think hopefully this will be the next large project that we could undervake..,.and here the private sector is going to be even more important, therefore this Trade Cotter really becomes an essential thing. It isn't that we wouldn't want to Share it with our friends in Miami Beach but that we just wouldn't want them to be tempted that perhaps Miami Beats may be a more suitable place than downtown)and there are a lot of reasons for this, 21 WAR 24 77 Mra. Gordon: On the motion, i would like to reiterate the adeessibility of thin iodation. It is a iodation that is abutting or elan to the expreenvey eat and entrance whi,eh is a very important eonaideration for moving people to the Pair. 'Mere area number of hat:ale and living adeommodatinns within I would say a mile or two of thin iodation, which is another very important factor for the collection and it is, I would venture, less than a half-ai mile from the borderline of the City of Miami. Mayor Ferro. No, no, hose, it is inmediateiy adjacent to the aobert; Kennedy Park, across... Mrs. Cordon: Well, I eras guess -estimating not estimating, and I guess estimated it was very close to the line of the City, so it is most appropriats..that there is such a place and that you have located it and have gotten an agreement from the owners to be able to have the Pair there. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor let me make just this content if I may, as you know, I've just returned froti Colombia in whch...in Bogota is where the Pair odours in the off -years. thought that maybe I would find in Bogota that people where concerned, if you will, that the off-year might detract from their Fair, which is held every two years, but 1 find that the people are very exeited because in two years people do lose interest and with the holding of this in Miami, hopefully on an every -other -year basis, that it will keep this concept alive. Por those people who have never had the opportunity of seeing the fairgrounds in Bogota which I had reported to you I attended representing the City at the opening last year. Some two million people in 15 or 17 days went through this exhibit. They had permanent structures which are only used for this World Trade Fair, and when you stop and consider that people pay an admission to go in to see these different exhibits and they flow through there by the thousands, or hundreds of thousands, it is really some- thing to behold, and I would like to tell you that t've only returned from Bogota 10 days ago and I found the people there to be very excited about the Fair, there was no jealousy or- competition; likewise many contacts that I made in Cali, Colombia, the people are very excited and are looking forward to being exhibitors in this World Trade Fair in Miami. Mr. Mayor, I think this thing is just going to be a tremendous success for the City of Miami and it is something that I am really looking forward to because I think that it has been long overdue that the City of Miami takes its place of signifi- cance as the Gateway to Latin South America, and I'm really looking forward to this situation. Call the roll Mr. Ongie. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 77-260 A MOTION APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATION THAT THE TRADE FAIR OF THE AMERICAS BE HELD AT THE MIAMI MERCHANDISE MART. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AM: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NAE$. None. TRAVEL TO GUAR FOR OPENING COUNCIL CF C.1.. P4 E. :Mayor Ferro; Plummer bust reminded me om this previous 0., , g . timing. Where - did Kr. Evelio Lev go Is Mr, EveJ4o LOY Still here? I've been invited by the government Qf Guatemala and I wish you would explain that tQ US 4Z this point 22 so that daft gat this Oft the retord. Mr, Ley: The tfitet*Ameridan Export Promotion Center (C.I,P.S.) which is an arm af the Organisation af Ameridan states that is working with the City af Miami in this Pair, is holding its annual meeting of the Annual Stpart Direetors of all the Latin American countries in GuAtetbAld At this time. The reason that they are having this meeting in Guatemala, in May, in ofle.. to dedidate their full day to talk about the fair and make the whole plan at all of those national export diraetars regarding their partidipation in the Trade Pair at the AMdTiold in Miami. They decided to invite the Mayor of the City of Miami to attend this meeting Oh May 24 and make the opening speech with the partidipation, as Mr. Rota, the Executive Diredtdt of C at . P. E. has explained to ud, of the government of Guattmala and possibly also the President of Cuatemala. Mayor Pierre: Now, as t understand it, we've been invited at their expense or do we have to pay? Mr. Ley: No, you have been invited to aceept their hospitality, t think, as far as I can understand from a letter...they will be paying for your hotel when you stay there but you will have to pay for your tieket. Mayor Terre: Do we need some kind of a Resolution for travelling expenses? 1 think it is important that we be present at that meeting. Mr. Ley: I think it is an honor, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I will make a motion at this time that the Administration provide the necessary funds for travelling of the Mayor of this City to address the opening Council of C.I.P.E. in Guatemala on the date... Mr. Ley: May 24th. Mayor Ferret And 1 think it is important that if any members of the Com- mission...it isn't that expensive..a trip from here to Guatemala is just not that big a thing and if any other member of the Commission wants to go, I'm sure that we can get their hotel expenses covered by the local government and we would be talking about just the flight tickets, and I would recommend that that be extended to any member of the Commission that wants to go. Mr. Ley: Mr. Mayor, if I may, definitely, they are very much interested in the participation of any City Commissioner who would like to participate and also they are very much interested in the Manager of the City of Miami attending that meeting. Mayor Ferre: Well, I would make it inclusive of the Manager, I tell you if we are going to do this, there is only one way to do this right and that is with a full force of strike and interest, there is no other way to get this thing off the ground. We can't do it by being timid about this whole thing and I realize that we've got to save dollars and all that but, on the other hand, we've got to work towards, one- a successful 0.A.S, Trade Fair and two- a permanent Trade Center, and the only way we are going to do it is by doing it the same way that we get the Super Bowl...Oh, yes, that we spend the kind of monies that we do in sending the Mayor, and the Manager... but, it's the same kind of a thing, if the Super Bowls just don't come to Miami we've got to go out and fight for them and we've got to out and fight or this because believe me, Atlanta and many other cities are very carefully watching because they want to make sure that they get the (LA'S. Trade Center in their communities. 1 MAR 2 4 77 firs Plummet Mr. Mayor, let me say thin. you know, tom. Rote was hare up until about 4 or 5 days ago. Evelio and t spent a. great deal of time with this gentle.. man assisting him in things that he needed to accomplish while he wga here in Miami and t went to tell you something. This man who is the Director C.I.P.E., that is the organization putting on thin fair, thin man is ao enthused about this particular exposition that it's unbelievable and t think that if the City doesn't Mow as much enthusiasm as he does, then we're really falling abort of what needs to be done and t would urge anyone of the Administration and of the CdemIsaian to go down there for that particular day when they're going to discuss third fair to show, if nothing more than our City support, t think it will go a long way towards making it the suceesa that we want to see of it. Mr. Ley: Mr. Mayor, if 1 may have one aaeond. The City of Atlanta sent an invi- tation to C.I.P.E. because they're trying to have another international fair there soon but C.t.P►E. is already committed with vs by the agreement signed by the Organization of American States but this exactly meats what Commiasioner Plummer is also trying to communicate about the interest in other citiaa. Mayor Perre: Well we are very fortunate that we have befriended people like Roca because otherwise t think our timing has been perfect. tf we had waited another couple of months this thing would have been in Atlanta or some other place and believe me it isn't only the City of Atlanta that is willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Coca-Cola Foundation has agreed to spend a tremendous amount of money to pursue this and they've got Delta Airlines and the big banks in Atlanta and as you know we're hoping to have that same kind of support from Mational Airlines, Eastern Airlines and our local batiks, eventually, in support of this trade fair. or Ir. Plummer: Just to reiterate, Mr. Mayor, the doors of the Plummer Columbian Milton are always open. Mayor Perre: Now as 1 understand it, your motion includes Mayor... Mr. Plummer: Any Commissioner and the Mayor. Let me clarify that because I'm assumming Charlie Crutnpton is going. What t'm saying is I don't want to limit it just to the Manager. The Manager or who he designates. Mr. Ley: On May 26th we would have the whole day to make a presentation about all the information of the trade fair including the new site. Mrs. Gordon: How many days will that entire event take, Evelio. Mr. Ley: The entire event would be May 25, 26 and will be finished on the 27th but our presentation will be on the 26th. The opening will be on the 25th. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Plummer: As I recall, it's a Thursday and a Friday, right? Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I think it is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mayor Fevre: there to make Mr. Ley: You to leave on Mrs. Gordon; Mr. Plummer: No, the 25th of May is a Wednesday. When is it that I have to be this presentation? have to make your personal appearance on May 25th. You are scheduled May 24th. Well that's Planning and Zoning. Well we could Change that, Rose, no problem. The tallewing th�eidrk vas introduaad ty ameisaianer Plummer vho moved its ad mien. MOTION NO, 77.261 A MOTION DIRECTINd 7111 CITY MANAdER TO APPROVE 7HE NECESSARY FUNDS PO R TRWTO THE OPENING COUNCIL OP C.I.P.E. TO SE HELD IN GUATEMALA NAY 24-25, 1977) SUCH /WEL PROVISION TO BE EXTENDED TO THE MAYOR, MEMBERS OP T1 COMMISSION AND TO THE MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE, tP THEY SHOULD SO WISH TO ATTEND. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboot', the motion eras passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboot) Commissioner J. L. Plummer Commissioner Rosa Cordon Viaa-Mayor Theodora Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Parse NOES: tone. 101 CHANGE MEETING DATES FOR COMMISSION MEETINGS IN MAY) 1977. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 77-262 A MOTION TO CHANGE THE DATES OF THE REGULAR SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETINGS DURING TEE MONTH OP MAY, 1977 FROM MAY 25 AND 26 TO MAY 18 AND 19. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson 0,111 Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. DISCUSSION: Mrs. Gordon: I would like to compliment you, Mr. Ley, I think you're doing an outstanding job and I would like the record to reflect that. Mr. Ley: Thank you very much, Commissioner, I appreciate that. 11, CONCLUSION OF REPORT - BOARDS AND COMITIES, ABOLISHING AND RETAINING CERTAIN OARDS, Mayor Ferre: Now we have before us item "B". Father, are you ready? Mayor Ferro: Well while Father Gibson... I'm ready to make my report to the members of the Commission. The Housing Bonds Advisory Committee, as you recall, heeded by Marty Fine and others, I think should be kept active until we get the housing under- way. At this time, as you know. we are waiting won Metz000litan Dodo County, who has retained the firm of L. F. Rothchild. Co., to do the bond work on the revenue bonds. I have been in CPMMU4iCitiOU 210,4r with our new Secretary of Housing, Patricia Harris, and with Jay Janice who W48 just confirmed by the Senate yesterday and we're just darn fortunate to have Jay in that very important decision to help us push these things through and Marty Fine haa been mooting with Jay and so did Mel Adams last week. I think it's important, number one. that we keep the committee and while we're on the subject. Mr' Manager, I would like to request that the Administration give us a full ePOor:matins in Apra or M. whenever You feel WS ePPrePriene. and 25 I' d like at that meeting Mai Adams and the Chairman of the lousing gohd Advisory Committee and t would like far you to inform the Chairman to calla meeting. I think wa aught to have a meeting of the housing and l would appreciate it if you would inform the Commi:saian sa that they could attend that meeting before we come before the Commission. Mra. Cordon: Could aamebody give ua an updated list of the membership of the o ttees? Mayor parrs. Atr ght would you have that done? My advice is to keep that one. Number two, the International Trade Pair bisectors Committee is no longer necessary singe Interana is Number three, the tntejrnationat Polk Festival Committee, as you know, is an ongoing successful program and I recommend that that be kept. Number 24 is the Substance Abuse Advisory COSMitted and t just don't have an answer for you on that one at this point. The Wainwright Park tower 8ricksll Avenue Committee has fulfilled its function and 1 recommend that that be disbanded. Finally, the Matson Island Development Citizens Advisory Committee is, in my opinion, very much heeded and we should maintain it active and ready for whenever we go through the process of hearing the public proposals. By the way, Mr. :tanager, t think it might be important for you, at the next meeting which is in April, to bring us up to date. I understand there are about four or five serious contenders and that ought to be brought up to date. As 1 understand it, the time schedule is that 45 days run out sometime in the end of April and I would hope that you would then schedule this whole matter for the Commission, maybe in the May 12th meeting. Mr. Grassie; But you'd like a report sooner than that, simply on the progress. Mayor Ferre: Of course and I think also that we ought to have the Watson Island Development Citizens Advisory Committee meet... Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Ferre: Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Ferre: anybody have Would you advise us who they are in the memorandum form, please? Herb Simon is the... yto, he can give it to us another time. I'd like some help on the Substance Abuse Advisory Committee. Does any input on that? Mr. Grassie: If you would like, we can get you some kind of a staff report on what they've bean doing. Mayor Ferre: So in resume', what I'm saying is I'd like staff help on Substance Abuse Advisory Committee because that's kind of a technical subject and I'd like to recommend the disbanding of the Interamerican Trade Fair and Wainwright Park. Father? Rev. Gibson: Mr. Committee, all of Cultural Hispanic City of Miami you appointed on that Mayor, members of the Commission, with the exception of one the Committees are in tact. The one that is not is the General Committee and that disturbs me because I would think that in the need to be very concerned and the department of persons who were committee have never functioned. Mrs. Gordon: What are your other ones, Father? Rev, Gibson: Ecology and Beautification, Employees Insurance Committee, Gusman Hall Advisory Board and the last one is hours of closing liquor establishments. Of course you will, be getting their report shortly. Mayor Ferre: Are you recommending that we keep all of these or four of these? Rev. Gibson. You're going to be through with the one on closing of hours and liquor licenses pretty soon and I think we need to do something about this General Cultural Hispanic Committee. Mrs. Gordon: Who is on that, Father? .re they interested is doing something? Rev. Gibson; Well, unfortunately, when they were first organised, people were not really notified. Mayor Fevre; Weld, we had iwo meetings, Father, and then it got into one of these things where it just became,,. It got barred down because there was another co , that was functioning at the time. Don't you remember, Bose? We had two of these CO 26 Mass 4 1Q7 eemmitteas and what happened is that this thing became unwieldy and it dust kind of deed a natural death. to the tftelfttiMa, there have bears other... What happened was that eaeh group went off on their daft and that'e hew the Cuban museum Ming got started and the Grateiii wee off oft their dWft and all these different cultural groups went off on their evn► ira ► Garden: Wouldn't it be a good idea to form a Central Coordinating Group frem all those other groups and have them designate a participant and have that under the thing? :Mayor Petra: That' a what Maria Elena Torino, i think, was tang about. We want to make aura that ve don't eat up duplicating that. Rev. Gibson: That's why t said that t thought that the Cow:tee ought to be reconstituted in whatever way... Mayor Perm: Well don't you remember you appointed Ofelia Pernandte Mrs. Gordon: t don't remember who's on it even but t think whatever, the concept is alright and ve make it something viable, otherviae, why have it? Kayor?erre: Well then, 1r. Grassie, would you then add that to the Substance of Abuse Advisory Committee and perhaps you might come back with some specific reco- mmendations on those two. The General Cultural Hispanic Committee and the Substance of Abuse Advisory Committee, okay? Alright, any further discussion? The following motion VAS introduced by Commissioner Plummer who moved its adoption. MOTION NO. 77-263 A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION CONCERNING BOARDS AND CO)ITTEES RETAINING THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: URBAN REVIEW BOARD ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION BOARD YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD (CITY'S REPRESENTATION ON METRO BOARD) PARKING LOT REVIEW BOARD HANDICAPPED PERSONS 'COMMITTEE BASEBALL STADIUM COMMITTEE BOXING STEERING COMMITTEE BUDGET STUDY COMMITTEE CHILD CARE COMMITTEE CULTURAL ARTS ADVISORY BOARD HOUSE BONDS COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL COMMITTEE WATSON ISLAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE E'LOYEE INSURANCE COMMITTEE GUSMAN HALL ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE ON CLOSING HOURS OF LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS, ABOLISHING THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE OF COCONUT GROVE CONCEPTUAL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE DAY-CARE FOR THE ELDERLY COMMITTEES INTERNATIONAL TRADE DIRECTORS COMMITTEE CINTER.AMA) WAINWRIGHT PARK - LOWER BRICIELL AVENUE COMMITTEE. DEFER CONSIDERATION OF FOLLOWING COMMITTEES FOR FURTHER STUDY; CITY MANAGER'S COMMITTEE FOR PENSION E OLU NTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE GENERAL CULTURAL HISPANIC COMMITTEE 1 27 R 2419T7 Upon being seoonded by Commissioner Gordon, the motion was paasdd cad adopted by the following votd- Commissioner Mazola Rehm Commissioner . ► t. Plummer Comm ,ss oner Rase Jordan tlice-Mayor Theodore dibsen :Mayor : urice A. Parre NOES: Nona. , MOTION ADOPTING POLICY REGARDING APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AN MITI S, Mr. Grassie: This question, Mr. Mayor, is brought to the attention of the City Commission in an attempt to help you in a recordkeeping and regularli2ing way to keep track of vacancies, needs for appointment, terms of office, and establish a procedure for you so that when you consider a candidate for your appointment to a board or committee, Commission, that you would have the kind of background on those individuals that you Mould wish. Not only the individual commissioner who knows the person but also the other Commissioners would have background on the person in question. Mrs. Gordon: I think that's a good idea because lots of tithes I hear names men- tioned and that's all they are to sae, a name. t don't know anything beyond that person's name, whether they have qualities that I would like to add my endorsement to or whatever. That's a good idea. Mr. Grassie: In terms of the way this would proceed, there's only one thing which is somewhat delicate that I want to point out to you just to make sure that you're not surprised by it. Part of the procedure that we suggest is that the person who is a candidate for your appointment to a board or committee would be willing to give you a personal information summary and we have the form there among the papers and one of the things that that includes is the question of whether or not the individual would be willing to have the City do a routine police background check on the person. That can be misunderstood but I want to point that out to you just so that you are not surprised by it. The only thing that this would insure is that there is nothing in the file that would embarrass you if you were to make an appointment. Mrs. Gordon: I can't find any fault with it. As you said, it's a little delicate and somebody might misunderstand but I don't think that would prevent any appoint- ments. Mayor Ferre: Rose, if you look at the format, I don't see that it asks any embarrassing questions. "Are you a United States Citizen?" Well I'm not going to be embarrassed by that. "Are you presently indebted to the City of Miami on personal property taxes, special assignment?" Well that's kind of delicate but I think that's some- thing that we wouldn't want to be embarrassed with. "Do you presently own property or a place of business?" "If question number 9 above is answered 'yes', is all of this property in conformance with City Ordinances?" The City - routinely makes a police check on the background of individuals. Mrs, Gordon: I don't think you'11 have any problem with that. Mayor Ferro: The City Commission and the City Staff makes every effort to insure that these checks and results are maintained in confidence. "Do you have any objection to such a check being conducted?" That's standard procedure today in all appointments. This is what you call the "Sunshine" bit. Everybody wants to know everything about everybody. Ms, Grassier And it gives a person the opportunity to say "no", Mayor Ferro: okay, Mr. Plummer. do you have any objections to this recommendation? Mt. Plummer: .No. I think it's excellent. Mayor Perm: Mt. Plummer moves that the recommendation on item "G" be adopted as a policy of the City Commission and implemented. Seconded by Gibson. 101. Cordon: Do you need a resolution prepared on thaw? 28 mu 24 Mayor 'errs: Yes, but this is ; uat a ootiot at this point and they will prepare A resolution. Mr. Crassia: Thera is a temple resolution attached and we would bring that to you At the and of your meeting when toe formaiiae your actions here. Mayor Petra: Vary good. i don't see the sample resolution attached. Mrs. Cordon: S don't sae it either. As a matter of fact, I don't have any of that. Mayor Parra: Yes .you do, it's in your packet cinder item "CH. (TEE PitECEEDfl @ MOTION GAS t ESICNAtEh MOTION NO. 7 =264. PLEASE SEE LATER RESOLUTION t40. 77 t 1) . Said motion was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner :3ahoio Eeboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Cibson Mayor Maurice A. Parte NOES: lone. 29 IdAR 2411$77 IS ACCEPT CCVRETED comma Mum unman 13781 The fol .owing resolution lk introduCed its adoption: ammissio? r MOON, who matted REaALt7TICN NO. 77=265 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING3 THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION Off` METRO CONTRACTORS CO., INC. FOR THE MOORE PARK = IMPROVE. MEWS 1576 AT A TOTAL COST OP $25,266.70 AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OP $2,576.67 FOR THE MOP PARK - IMPROVEMENTS 1576. (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 Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 14, ACCEPT COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION: SOUTHWEST 22 STT HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE 1I, H 95 (DRaiNAGE) The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: • RESOLUTION NO. 77-266 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF T & N CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR THE S.W. 22ND STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II - H-4395 (DRAINAGE) AT A TOTAL COST OF $46,244.60 AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $4,624.46 FOR THE S.W. 22ND STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT - PHASE II - H-4395 (DRAINAGE). (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 Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson. Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. 30 ACCEPT COMPLETED CONSTUTI GAMEN, HIVAAY iMPROVEMeNT H `4 BID OuVATION D. The following reSottiti n was introduced by Gotha tier Cdrdon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 7/ 267 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION Of LITTLE AIM NURSERY AND CARDEN STORE FOR THE OAR= HIGHWAY IMPROVE... MENT H=4374 = at: "D" (LANDSCAPING) AT A TOTAL COST OP $26,640. AND AUTHORIZING A FINAL PAYMENT OF $ 3 ► 664 POR THE CGARDE t HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H•4374 = SID "D" (•ANDSCAPfNO) . (Here follows body of resolution. emitted hero 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 Mandl° Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. View -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: Node. 161 ALLOCATE $ &UO - MAINTAIN PAVING AT STREET INTERSECTIONS, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-268 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $50,000.00 FROM THE HIGHWAY BOND FUND TO COVER THE COSTOF MATERIALS USED IN MAINTAINING THE PAVEMENT AT STREET INTERSECTIONS. (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 Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 31 171 Its 1 , LUCA Af I TARP S IMMOVEOT SR= r The following resolution was introduced by oomiisioner ai sent who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-260 A RESOLUTION aR1 Arad COLUMBIA SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR442O-C (Centerline Sewer) AND DESIGNATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WITCH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL SE MADE FOR A POR- TION OF THE OAST THEREOF AS COLUMBIA SANITARY SEWER IMPROVE MINT DISTRICT SR-5420-C (Centerline Sewer). (Mere follows body of resolution, omitted here and on £ila in the Office of the City Cleft.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vete- AYES: Commissioner MA41010 Reboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. dice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. ORDERING 111I ION: COLUMBIA SANITARY Sera IMPROVEMENT SR- -S. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-270 A RESOLUTION ORDERING SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5420-S (Sideline Sewer) AND DESIMIATING THE PROPERTY AGAINST WHICH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE MADE FOR A PORTION OF TEE COST THEREOF AS COLUMBIA SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SR-5420-S (Sideline sewer). (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 Manoio Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. vine -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. 32 PLAT! MIAMI*DADt WATER & SEi AUTHORITY SUB, Mr. Plulmit: Mr. draSsie, playing dirty pool, do they owa us any Mandy/ Mr. drassie: You're speaking at the Water and Sewer Authority/ Mr. Plummer: Yee. Mr, drassie: Yes, aver a period f tiMe and they are paying on the schedule that they have agreed to pay, Mr. Plummer: tn other words, they are in compliance. Mr. drassie: That is correct. t shauid also tell you that this is not an isolated agreement. While we are doing something for thdm here, they are doing something and they have done something for us... Mayor ?ere: Well that was what Plummer meant. Mr, Plummer: the, that's exactly what t wanted. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-271 A RESOLUTION =am= THE PLAT ETILED MIAMI-DADE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY SUE, A straortastom IN THE CITY oP MIAMI, AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID put AND ACCEPTING A COVENANT TO RUN wtTa TIE LAND POSTPONING THE IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK, GRADING AND SHAPING STREET SHOULDER, ONE DRAINAGE STRUCTURE AND SOLID SOD; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING TEE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT. (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 Hanoi° Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon 41t. Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 20, QUIT CLAIM DEO: To DADE COUNTY FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS - S.W. 22 AVENUE, U.S, 1 TO FLAGLER S7REETI The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption; RESOLUTICN NO. 77-272 A RESOLUTION GRANTING TO DADE COUNTY A QUIT CLAIM DEED CONVEYING PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ?OR IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES ALONG S.w, 22ND AVENUE rRom U.5, 1 TO WEST rtimmaR STREET, RESERVING TO THE CITY or MW THE RIGHT TO USE $AME rcm =TIM PURPOSES, (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-, AY:6; Commissioner Manolo Reboeo Commissioner Rose lorden Commiasioner J. L. Plummer. Jr. vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore gib= Mayor Maurice A, Perry NC:6; N44. 33 Mao 2 4 41177/4 DISCLAIMING PROPERTY PREVIOuSLY DEDICATED; AUTHORIZE OUVT CLAtM DEED Sty 1/2J LOT 2, EASTERLY 16' OF L N'S SUBDVVISIONI The following resolution was introduced by Cominima r Plummer, who moved its adoption: =SOLUTION NO. 77..272 A maormt1TTt0N DISCLAIMING PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY DEDICATED TO T} CITY Off' MIAM2 IN ERROR; AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLUE PO EXECUTE AND DELVER TO THE PRESENT APPERTAINING OWNER, A QUIT CLAIM DEED CONVEYING THE SOUTH 0f maku or LOT 2 ► LESS THE EASTERLY 16 PEET TffEREor, OP LEH ANN'S SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED tN DEED SOON 240, AT PACS 1441 Oil THE PUBLIC RECORDS OP DADE COUNTY, f?L,oatme (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 %eboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner a, L. Plummer, Or. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. ?erre NOES: None. 22, AUTHORIZE CITY MANNGER CHEMICAL AL BANK, NEW YORK CITY - AS PAYING PLENTER INTO AGENT ON ALL FUTURE AND t SUES• Mrs. Gordon: I want to ask you a question on this one. Mr. Manager, is this a normal procedure? Mr. Grassie: Yes, in the sense that the City attempts to get to the best quotation possible from a batik that would handle... This is the routine handling of bond... Mrs. Gordon: This was the bid process? Mr. Grassie: Exactly. Mr3. Gordon: And this was the low bid? Mayor Ferret Not only is it low bid, it cuts our present cost in half. 2f you look in your packet and look under item number 16 you'll_ notice that the previous bank that was handling this was charging us exactly twice as much. Mrs. Gordon: Yes, I did see that but I just wanted to know if the entire transaction was a normal part of the lot sales procedure and the answer was "yes", right? Mr. Grassie; Yes, that is correct. We try and get the best price possible. 34 The following resoi:i tion was introduced by CoMmissiener di son, Who Moved its adoption RESOLUTION NO. Th ,4 A RESOLUTION AUTHORI2INd THE CITY ; AMA L TO ENTER EE INTO AN =MUM WThI THE CHEMICAL SANE, NEW YORK CITY, rol THE PURPOSE OP at NC THE PAYINd Aarn POE THE CITY OP MIAMI ON ALL rums SOND =SUES AT A COST OP 500 PEA SDND AND SO PER COUPON. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clark.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer , the re$olut3.on was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner . L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. OGNTINCING_OISCUSS ION : Mrs. Gordon I want to ask a question. Where it says "all future bond issues", is there a time frame that has been inserted into the agreement with them? Mr. Grassie: No; it is open ended into the future but it can be cancelled by the City at any time so anytime we get a better price we can change it. Mrs. Gordon: Alright, thank you. • Mayor Ferret You realize that all this is is as a paying agent. In other words... Mrs. Gordon: I know but I just ask questions and then I have answers. Mayor Ferret Okay. 23. FIXING DETAILS $28,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SALE, Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, I'm going to move it but I want the Administration to furnish to me, they did in the reference to sewers, but I want for the full bond issue a complete detail of how the money is anticipated to be spent. Mayor Ferro: You've got that. .sir. Plummer; No, on the sewers you do. Mr. Grassier I believe, Commissioner, that we gave you the full bond perspectives at your last commission Meeting. It was a document of about 50 pages. Mr. Plummer; Now does that detail out exactly how the $10►000,000 and what is going to be spent for in the Fire Department? Mayor Fevre; Yes, Mr. Grassier Within the level of detail that the Fie Department has given you already, is you remember, they reported to you about 2 months ago at your request, Mr, plusher; Alright, I'll go back and do that,,, I stand corrected. Mayor Terre; Well do you want to !gold on it or do you want to., , Plummer; No, not at all, I'il move it, 35 The follow g reeaiution was introduced by Co +lssianas Piummar► who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. ` /.215 A RESOLUTION NN PIXINO CERT , t DETAILS CONCERNING $ 2 ► 00 ► 000 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BONDS ► $ 2 ► 000 ► 000 STORM SEWER IMPROVE' BONDS► $5►0001000 STREET AND =1WAY IMPROVEMENT BONDS, $3►000000 POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CRIME PREVENTION !ACUITIES BONDS AND $S►0001000 P'tRE PIC TINC► FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE rACILVTIES S NDS Or THE CITY OP MIAM ► PLORIDA, AND DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF SALE OF SAID BONDS. (Hera follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being aeeonded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the fbilOwing vote AYES: Commissioner Manor! Reboeo Commissioner Rose Gordon ComMissioner J. L. Plummer, 7r. Vice4Mayor (Rest.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. ?erre NOES: None. 2k1 AUTHORIZE CID? MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT: MR, TOM WooD, REsEJ cH CONSULTANT. ed. Mrs. Gordon: on 18, would you explain what Mr. Wood is going to be doing? Mayor Werra: Well I would recommend that if you pull out item number 18 in your packet there is a memo from Rob Parkins and basically, the program funded under Title I of the Comprehensive Employment Training Act and $4,850 available in the budget for professional services. The Office of Manpower Planning Consortium must approve the use of this funding to purchase the services of Dr. Wood on total com- pensation not to exceed $4,850. You'll see in the contract that he will be providing the following services: Guidance and instruction on the procedures necessary to carry out a research project... :ors. Gordon: I have it, that's okay. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-276 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. TOM WOOD, RESEARCH CONSULTANT, FOR PRO- FESSZONAL SERVICES, WITH TOTAL COMPENSATION NOT TO EXCEED $4,850, WITH'FUNDS THEREFOR IN THE MANPOWER BUDGETED PROGRAM. (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 Rose Gordon Commissioner ;, L, Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Olson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOS; None. ATM 1MARI% STADIA Mrs PluMMert Mr. Mayor, this wasa proposal that t've had far two .years and hope that the Manager hag niet, in any way, limited himself to ..he servicing of the boating community. Mr. Manager, t'm going to ask you now because you might want to increase it. tf you are along the same thoughts as i am for that facil.ity, and t thank we are, the one thing that you're going to have to provide the boating pudic is gasoline. Maw in this resolution, is it adequate to put that in because if the thing is going to be a success, a man has got to be able to drive there with his boat and gat everything he wants for hia fishing day and ane of those things is gasaiine. Mr. Oraeaie t Well 2 would assume. Commissioner, that we could interpret broadly boating suppiias to include gasoline... Mr. Plummer: Well / would rather spell it out so Mere will be no question. Mr. drassiet ;could you like us simply to add that... Mr. Plummer: To concur with my thinking. Mr. drassiet That it should be done? yes. Mr. Plummer: Okay, so then do you want to revise :.his? Mr. drams Commissioners, a suggestion possibly. ?ou know you've already authorized us to go out for proposals for a Marina to be developed in that little lagoon area. Might it not be better if fueling facilities were a part of that facility rather than part of the concession which is primarily the grand stand in that little area... Mr. Plummer: Well, okay, I don't care how you do it but I'm saying to you that if you're going to make this what we hope it can be, that you've got to include the sale of gasoline and without it you're not going to be a complete one -stop for the boating man. Mr. Grimm: This is primarily a food concession proposal that we're talking about now but we can include fueling in the Marina proposal which is going on at the same time. Mr. Plummer: Well however you handle it, I want to make sure that it's done. Okay? Mr. Grimm: Yes, sir. Mr. Plummer; I'll move this one as presented. Mrs. Gordon; I want to ask a question on this. Specifically where is this? Is this that property that is known as a barnacle? Mr. Plummer; Rose, this proposal, as it's before you, would probably exist in the little hamburger stand near the pits. mayor Ferran The question she's asking and the answer to your question is that what we call. Miami Marine Stadium is called Commodore Ralph Monroe Marine Stadium but the problem is that nobody knows it and I think... Mrs. Gordon: Not by that name. Mayor Pierre; Right and that's 4 very important point. We've got an awful lot of names on things that sometimes ere pretty meaningless. I don't know why i: was named Commodore Ralph, Mayor Pierre; Ts there further discussion? Ms, Plummer; The only discussion that l want to say is once you get it in operation, damn it, get the Publicity Department to let is be 'known and once you get that thing in operation you're going to see overnight your spaces fill up where we have the boat Parking, 37 Thp following resolution was introduced by ommissione lummy t, who na sad its adoption! RESOLUTION NO. 77..271 A RESOLU t= N AUTROAISIN'G AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE POA AND RECEIVE PROPOSALS PROM INDIVIDUALS OR MANS WITH THE NECESSARY` ENPERTISE AND =UNCIAL SAC GROUND ' ADEQUATELY OPERATE A rum, SEVERAGE, NOVELTY, TOBACCO AND ISHING AND BOATING tUPPLtES CONCESSION AT TUE COMMODORE RALPH# MUNROE MARINE STAIMUM. (Mere follows body of resolution, omitted he in the Office of the City Clerk.) upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Hanoi° Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner a. L. Plummer, Jr. vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Parre NOES: None. e and on file 26• APPROVE ONL-YEAR EXTENSION OF EmPLDYMENT - JUAN Pe DEPAR I I'IEN OF RELIC FACILITIES The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-278 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT PAST THE AGE OF 724 FOR JUAN PEREZ, CUSTODIAN FOREMAN, DEPARTMENT Or PUBLIC FACILITIES, EFFECTIVE MARCH 8, 1977 THROUGH MARCH 7, 1978, WITH THE PROVISION THAT IN THE EVENT or A ROLLBACK OR .LAi'OFF, MR. PEREZ, RATHDR THAN A JUNIOR EMPLOYEE,, WOULD BE AFFECTED. (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 AXES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 38 ACCEPT27. KATI VITAL BANK,i; iV1 ION, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Pinar, who its adoption: RESOLUTION NO, 77m27g A RESOLUTION ACCEPTINC THS PLAT EMIT= "CAPTTAt E iNk suntiiT,stom", A SUEDIt1 SION TN TM CITY OP MIAMI, AND ACCEPTIN tin E /CATIONS MOWN ON SAID PLAT, AND AUTHOR/2=NG THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLEW TO EXECUTE THE PLAT, (Rare follows body of resolution, omitted here and an mile in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passe and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Cordon Commissioner J', L. Plummer, Jr. Viee-Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Cibaon Mayor Maurice A. ?erre NOES: None. 28, AWARD BID: WYNowooD PAVING PROJECT PHASE I t 7 AND WYNDwocD SANITARY SEWER MODIFICATIONS PHASE ZI B-5925. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner G3.bson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 77-280 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF D.M.P. CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $448,190.40 FOR WYNDWOOD PAVING PROJECT - PHASE II B-4407 AND WYNDWOOD SANITARY SEWER MODIFICATIONS - PRASE II - B-5425; ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $216,021.82 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "HIGLIWAY IMPROVEMENT BOND FUND" AND THE AMOUNT OF $90,042.79 FROM THE ACCOUNT ENTITLED "STORM SEWER BOND FUNDS"; AND USING $150,000 PROGRAMMED THROUGH THE "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" TO COVER THE CONTRACT COST, PROJECT, AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES; ALLOCATING $30,099.52 FROM "HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BOND FUND"; AND $12,546.22 FROM "STORM SEWER BOND FUND" TO COVER THE COST OF PROJECT EXPENSE; ALLOCATING $5,472.66 "HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BOND FUNDS" AND $2,280.99 FROM "STORM SEWER BOND FUNDS" TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH -ITEMS AS ADVERTISING, TESTING LABORATORIES AND POSTAGE; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SAID FIRM. (Sere follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file n 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 Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice --Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A, Ferre NOES; None. es use 14 107 111 tilth COLARv EOUMOTs The following resolution was i iti*odt eed by Se toner PIUMMef, Who MeN0f Lta adaptLOnt RESOLUTION Nb, 77=281 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 1tD OP M2 W ST TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC. POR Ft3t tISHZN COLOR VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR TH2 DEPARTMENT OP POLICE AT A TOTAL COST OP $S , 382.88 0 ALLOCATING Funks PROM THE STATE OP MORI= GRAt '- 'AMILY PSIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM: AUTHORISING TH2 CITY MANAGER THE THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE THE PU HASE OREER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clark.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. D. Plummer, C'r. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. '0, AWN BID: FIRE APPARATUS The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoptions RESOLUTION NO. 77-282 A RESOLUTION APPROVING IMMEDIATE ACQUISITION FROM SURVIVAIR, A DIVISION OF U.S. DIVEPS CO. OF 150 UNITS OF THE CURRENT TYPE OF FIRE FIGHTERS' BREATHING APPARATUS WITH THE CITY TO RETAIN AN OPTION TO TRADE IN THE ABOVE -DESCRIBED APPARATUS; AT A COST OF $540 PER UNIT FORA TOTAL COST OF $81,000 WITH FUNDS THEREFORE ALLOCATED FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGETED FUNDS. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 4n MAR 2 1077 31 1 CONFIRMING t N: CMATt COMMtfint FOR VIStlINO 1 tGNATARt S OVAD MAKE NAVAL APPOINTIEWS pro) , The ro11 ing re its adoption: Lion was introduded by Commissioner Raboso, who moved RESOLUTION iN NO. '71-283 A rESOLtt'i'ICN CREATING A "COMMITTEE POR VISttirmo DIGNITARIES" Pbit THE PURPOSE OP PROVITaNG APPROPRIATE SE CfiS , O 'PICIAL GREETINGS, AND OTHER SPECIAL TREATMENT SMUTTING ALL DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO THE CM OP MIAMI, AND PROVIDING !Oft THE APP4tft/MT OP INDtVtrt?ALS TO THIS COMMITTEE, AND DESCRIBING THE STRUCTURE OP THIS COMMITTEE. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayer (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perm NOES None. DISCUSSION: mayor Terre: Alright, do you have your Nominations at this time? mr. Plummer: I have otie at this time. 4r. Graasiet Ettrise me. Just a few minutes ago you adopted a policy with regard to appointments. I wonder if this might be a good case... Mayor Ferret Well, Mr. Manager, for the Staff's review, I would like_ to appoint Blanca Rosensteil and my other appointment I will make later on. yr. Plummer: I will appoint, as my first recommendation, Dr. Glenn Goerke, Vice -President of F.I.O. and presently serving as the President of the Miami Regatta Sister City Group. Mr. Mayor, let me express an opinion rather than who shall be Chairman. I would prefer, at all times, that the people themselves select their own. Now if you don't want that... I think it's only fair. Mayor Ferrel I've already nominated Blanca Rosensteil as Chairman. Mr. Plummer; Alright, fine. Mayor Ferret Isn't that right, Pat? Didn't we do that? Mr. Plummer; Okay, Mr. Grassier No, there's no necessity that you do it now. Mayor Ferry: If you have any recommendations, I'd be happy to accept any recommendations from my appointments that you might have. In the mean- time, I have.,, Mr. Grassier I wonder, Mr. Mayor, w1et er it would be worth clarifying that the policy that you've adopted really means that each one of you would nominate to the City Commission candidates and you would appoint them as a group so the appointment structure would not be individual, .,,but you would all vote on everybody.. Mayor Terre; We untie :toad. Joe. and these names go co you, you check them out and cry book and then as a whole we would nominate the whole gr= 41 MAR 24 77`' Mr. Rehoot Mt, Pernando Puig and aise$ I aM appointift4 Pat Skubish tram the divil Service Hoard. Mayor Parra! Alright, do you have any appointMentd at this time, ra Maas Alright, when you think of them, it ua kndw. 32i CONFIRMING RESOLUI ICti: CREATE ORANGE Bo4. iMPROVINNT Avtsov C2+111111E1 The following resolution waa introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved it a adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77=284 A =SOLUTION CREATING AN ORANGE HOWL mintovsysttirs ADVISORY COMMITTEE OP NINE MEM= POR THE PURPOSE OP RECOMMENDING NEEDED IMP REQUIRED POR THE BEST USE OP THAT PACILITY AND WITHIN THE CITY'S ABILITY TO MD: rem= tESCHISMO THE COMMITTEE's sTRUCTURE, TERMS OP °Met, AND PROVIDING POR APPOINTMENTS OP INCIVIbUALS TO SERVE ON rim COMMITTEE. (Here follows body of resolUtion, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Commissioner Plummer, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr, Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 33, CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: PERMIT USE OF ORANGE BOWL STADIUM "SUER BOWL ROM AND ROLL.7 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-285 A RESOLUTION GRANTING THE USE OF THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM TO THE BARTELL BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING ITS FIRST ANNUAL "SUPER BOWL or ROCK AND ROLL" ON MAY 7, 1977, SUBJECT TO STADIUM RULES AND REGULATIONS AND ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR EVENT PERSONNEL AND ALL OTHER DIRECT COSTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADMINISTRATIVE sTArr, COMMUNICATION TECHNICIANS, SOUND ENGINEERS, CLEAN UP AND ELECTRICITY; FURTHER CONDITIONING THE ABOVE GRANT or USE UPON THE CITY'S BEING GIVEN ACCESS, UPON REASONABLE REQUEST, TO THE FINANCIAL RECORDS or THE AFORESAID FIRM RELATING TO THE EVENT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EVENT; rc.TR=R, UPON THE AFORESAID rzRmis AGREEMENT, IN wRITING, TO PROVIDE TO THE CITY A FULL ACCOUNTING or ALL RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS BY IT TN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENT WITHIN 20 DAYS THEREAFTER; FURTHER CONDITIONING THE mon GRANT OF USE UPON THE OSTAZNING or LIABILITY INSURANCE BY TEE AFORESAID FIRM IN SUCH AMOUNTS AND ??DM APPROVED CARRIERS AS THE cl:: MANAGER DEEMS APPROPRIATE roR THE PROTECTION or THE CITY.; FURTHER AUTHORIZING =TE CT Y ONAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE Aromsup FIRM CONTAINING ALL or THE TERMS AND COND/TIONS SET FORTH /N THIS RESOLUTION, 42 MA 24 fav (here fol owe body of resolution, alit ted here and on fide in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being secended by Commissioner P1u er, the resolution was passed and adapted by the fallowing vote• AYES: Commissioner Mantic Ram Commissioner Rose Jordon Commissioner :4 r. Plutamaer, t'r. Vice•Mayer (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Pure NOtS : ,lone. macusatomt Mrs. dordon: The resolution, t believe, does carry in it that any profits from the sale di any of the merchandise reverts to the City. is that correct2 t didn't reread this whole thing just now that's why I'm asking. Is this in here, Mr. Grassie2 Mr. Crassie : Yes ► in the "Whereas", Commissioner. Mrs. dordon: okay. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, under discussion. .tr. Crassie, it is my hope that you will have the proper representatives at this affair because it is try feeling that with the participation of commercial, private companies, that this might be an excellent thing to give consideration to for the summer as a City -sponsored program for youth and what I'm saying is, in the same when the Rolling Stones were denied the Orange Bowl and we sent representatives to Jacksonville to observe and also observe them pay $96,000 for rental in one check, that we send representatives from the parks, whoever you designate, that possibly if this thing does not create a great number of problems and it is successful, that the City might want to put on 3 or 6 of these as a City project during the summer for the youth of this community so I'm hoping that you will have an observation team there. Mayor Ferre: I,think that's very important and furthermore I think it's important that we remind this radio station of their commitment that this is a City of Miami -sponsor type of thing so we can get adequate publicity out of it. 34. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION: URGE GREATER MIAMI TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION TO PETITION C.A.B. RE AIRLINES FARE. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Gibson, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-286 A RESOLUTION URGING THE GREATER MIAMI TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT REQUESTED PASSENGER RATE REDUCTION FILINGS BY AIR CARRIERS SERVING NEW YORK AND MIAMI. Mere 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 vats* AYES; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. vice..Mayor I v.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terse NOES None. bracmatm Mr. draaeie: Mr. Mayor, just as an additional piece of information, I think that there Was etiMe newspaper coverage of your first motion do t=hia and the representative of National Airlines asked tee to pass out to your e latter free them which 3 think you'll find Interesting It is informative with regard to what they gave been doing in attempting to secure for this area the kind of favorable rate that Commissioner Player was talking about in diaoussing the California rate, PartiMularly, if your want to flip to the last page of hie letter, you will see a oompariaon in which Mr. Me.urira talks about how the rata which National has asked for for Miami compares with the California rate and t think that in a number of torpedo it is better for our kind of tourist -oriented economy than would be something aka the California. Mr. Plummer: well what can we do beyond appearing to the drsater Miami Traffic Association? What more can we do as a Commission to assist in guaranteeing this kind of fair play to Florida, to you have any other recommendations? Mr. Grassier No, 1 think that the only point that Mrs McGuire was making was, one, that he wanted to bake sure that the City Commission was aware of the fact that they did have this in process and that they were making an effort... Mayor Ferree Oh, but this doesn't exist now, this $128 round trip. Mr. Grassier They have filed it in February and they expect to get it approved but it it not in operation yet. Mayor Ferree That's a hell of a thing. Mr. Grassiee And the other thing was he was concerned that the action of the City Commission not be interpreted to be critical of the airline but rather supportive of bee Mr. Plummer: Mayor Parrs: criticizing. Oh, very definitely. Well that was the whole purpose, that we're supporting, not Remember, the theme song here is "Positive Thinking". 35. CONFIRMING RESOLUTION; ACCEPT RECCIN VFNDATIONS FROM SYSTEMS BOARD TO REVISE EXISTING MONEY MANAGER AGREEMENTS. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION O. 77-287 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE ATTACHED MARCH 1, 1977 STATEMENT BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' PET REMENT SYSTEM; DESIGNATING BA NMERS TRUST COMPANY, HEMPER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND MONTAG & CAWWELL, INC. AS INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS 'FOR THE SAID SYSTEM WITH EACH FIRM HAVING EQUAL AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPETE BETWEEN THEMSELVES ON THE SAME BASIS, NAMELY, EACH WILL HE ABLE TO INVEST IN THE =VESTMENTWHET, SOMAS, AND EQUITIES, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AFORESAID MARCH 1, 1977 STATEMENT; FUR AUTHORIZING NEW AGENTS WITH THE AFORESAID INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS INCORPORATING THE STATED GOALS Of THE BOARD QN'' TRUSTEES, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION BY THIS COMMISSION, M1AR__'.4,1477 (Hare fdllaws body of resolution, aetitted hers and an file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by CeMMitaionsr Gordon, the resolatian was passed and adapted by the following its : Gbamissioner !Weld Rebosb Commissioner !We Garden Commis sinner J. t. Plummer, Ir. vies -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Babson Mayor Maurice A. Parrs NOES: .lane. 36. DISCUSSION ITEM POTENTIAL TRAFFIC PROBLEM RESULTING FRCM BEAUTIFICATION OF FLAGLER STREETi Mr, Firer: Mg. Mayor, may t bring up an item, please, and it's really not an item for action, it's an item for consideration. Mr. Brassie, to you and to maybe Mr. Grimm or whoever the appropriate parties are, Commissioner Reboso and I, and I don't know of others, have received a call from Mr, Claude Rolfe who is the head of the Sus Drivers Union. I think he makes a very excellent point that needs to be given, if noting more, assurances of no problems. He is concerned in the area of Flagler Street where all of the planters and all of the things are being done to improve, the landscaping. His concern is this, that if a bus pulls off of the main street onto the aide to discharge and take on passengers, that the normal, courteous driver which does not exist on Flagler street, it is going to be nearly impossible for the buses to pull back out into the main street. Now I think the Administration should get with him to give these assurances or if there is a problem to work it out in some manner or way that this is not going to be a problem that once a bus pulls off into this little pocket, which we think is good, that he is going to have the availability of getting back out into the main street. So if you will contact Mr. Claude Rolfe and if it needs any action of this Commission together with an S=A who is sponsoring that project, all I'm asking is to please look into the matter and I think this Commission would like to hear that if any problems exist, they have been straightened out. Mr. Grassie Could I suggest one thing to you? Mr. Plummer: Sure. Mr. Grassie: Certainly we would want to contact the Department of Transportation, the County Department of Transportation, on this. I think that that probably would be in a more appropriate channel rather than the head of the Bus Drivers Union but yes, in terms of addressing the problem and seeing whether we could help in any way... Mr. Plummer: Well I'm not trying to exclude anybody. If there is a problem, then I think that we ought to address it now in the middle of the project rather than addressing it after the project is completed in having to go back in and doing bo-coo modifications. Mrs. Gordon: J. L„ I want to express an opinion and when Mr. Grassie is listening I will say it. My opinion is that sooner or later, and probably sooner, we're going to have to make a choice of whether we're going to have cars or buses on Flagler Street because at the present time, the traffic congestion is beyond belief and the buses are not able to perform in the manner they're supposed to perform in carrying people from one point to another because of the problems such as J. L. just mentioned which is only a single problem. It won't go away because the buses are going to have a continuous problem of pulling away from the curb into on -coming traffic if cars and buses are permitted indefinitely to remain as permitted use on Hagler Street. z thin when you address the Department of Transportation you might suggest that they look into the possibility of closing Flagler for automobile traffic, Now I'm not a transportation expert and I'm not saying it can be done but at least it ought to be looked into and if that's not the solution, then taking some other street and making it exclusively for buses, I don't know which one that could be but you have to approach it some how or another in that comprehensive fashion. The bus drivers are having the dual problem not only of not being able to transport their passengers as juickly as they would like but they lose so much time in the downtown agog that when they yet out on the other arterials, they try to speed up to make up for loot time. They are being ticketed for that offense as well as other offenses that they have no control over and there is a total problem and we need to address it as a community most effected by it even though we don't control it. 4R hIAR 2 4 1977 �► DISCSICti 1 LETTER RECEIVED WOMAN MOO HAG IN DOWNTOAN AREA, Mrs. Gordon: t received a letter that really bothers me and t would like my fellow CoMMiseioners to know thiat this problem is one that t have not been able to find a solution, the Manager has not been able to find a solution. Thia letter is from, received it yesterday, the little lady who sold bags, it sounds funny but it's true, in the downtown area. She is crippled and in a wheelchair. I have a letter from her, 1 have a memorandum from the Manager and her letter just tears you apart if you read it. Mayor Ferret Can we c et copies of that? Mrs. Gordon: 1 would love to. 1 don't know if it will come through on the machine but 1 will let you each take it and read it and see how we can help her because she is trying not to be a welfare recipient and she is really selling something. Mayor Perrot t So what did the Manager do's :ors. Gordon: 1 have his memorandum and I'll read it into the record. He said, "You recently inquired about a woman in a wheelchair who was reported in the Charles Whited column of the Herald to be selling shopping bags in downtown Miami. lieutenant Altman of the police Department supervised an investigation of the question since he is the Commander of the point control within the traffie section of the department. The woman in question was personally contacted by one of the Sergeants of the Department. She was neither cited nor arrested but she was told to remove herself. It appears to the police Department that S e is actually panhandling." She's not, that's my comment, And that, "People are not actually buying backs from her," they are, that's my consent, "but are merely putting money in her tray. She was informed by the Police Sergeant that she is in violation of the City's panhandling ordinance." The woman was cordial, indicated she understood she was in violation because they told her she was in violation and she has not been on the street since she was warned. This would appear to be one of those impossible situations in which no matter what the Police Department does, it's going to be wrong. I mean, it's a matter of inter pretation and if you're reading that letter, Maurice, maybe you want to read it out so the other Commissioners can hear it. She is trying to supplement her very meager income by doing a service. She says in the letter, and I received it yesterday, coincidentally the same time your memo came in, Mr. manager otherwise I would have forwarded it to you, she says she wants to supplement it, she doesn't know how, she is not an employable person in the true sense of the word so she is trying to figure out how she can supplement it. If she can't sell these bags, then she is thinking, does she have to make Christmas lightbulbs, does she have to go back to painting? What does this woman of this age do to stay off of welfare? Mr. Grassie: Well, Commissioner, traditionally there has only been one answer that seems to work in cases like this and really I think we all have to be concerned about cases like this but the only thing that has worked traditionally is to find a place off the sidewalk for that person to be. It's kind of unfair to the Police Department and to her to say that sheds going to be on the sidewalk and you create for the Police Department that impossible situation of, is the person selling the pencils really begging or not? Is the person playing the guitar really begging or not? There are a thousand problems that we create for her, Now the only solution is to find a place indoors where that person can do that sort of thing. Whether it's in a lobby or wherever, but that really is the only way to get around the problem. Mrs, Gordon: Well her position, as I understand it, was in front of the shopkeeper who permitted her to be there. Now I know many shopkeepers put merchandise in front of their stores, particularly those shopkeepers who have merchandise on special sale or if they are vending some kind of food items, these things are not.,. It's just the way you want to look at it and whether you want to accept it or whether you don't and 1 look at it as a legitimate, permissible usa of the front of the shopkeeper's establishment and that she was there with his permission. She doesn't go up and down the street selling it, she stays in one place, 1 would ask you, Mr, Grassare, 1 will give you my letter and ask you to read it and maybe later we can talk about it again. • am a... 4) A 4111.31 Mayor Perrot Alright, one iaat thing before we break up ► Centro Mates is in trouble again and let ma tell you what has happened now. Plato Cox, who is the owner of the property, and is entitled, he has been renting this property to these people for years, has now given them legal notice to vacate. New t think they are buying a new house in r'iorida and you now, t think we ought to try and help► t don't know what we daft do but would you and the City Attorney look into this and give us your recommendation/ We triad to buy the property, the price is too high we have bought some property adjacent. Would you assign somebody from staff to it with them and sae if maybe we need to move those Buildings and the fence and everything to the property that we do bwn and t don't know what else we can do but we've got to to try to help and do something. Okay? Od you Heed a resolution to that effect? atom) you don't need a resolution for that. Okay. 47 AR 2 4 19774 9. PROCIAATICIC PLAQUES, IP1CA CIAlIR • Presentation of gerbil td the Honorable Mayor Mauride Pure by honorable Abeiardo Viteri and Honorable Soiivar Moreira from the municipality of Chanel Manabi► Pouador. • Presentation of a Proclamation detignatine March 30► 1071 as "totters' Day" by the Woman's Auxiliary to the Southern Medidal Association. • Teo Carraseo = Artist for painting of "Mural . E N. PPPARANi W. D. fi T - REGARDING SELL. BUSINESS INSURANCE (AGE. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, 1 wonder if you'd hear Mr. Tolbert for about two tinutet before we go into the regular ... Mayor Parre Sure. Mr. Tolbert you're recognized. Go right ahead Mr. Tolbert. Mr. W.b. Tolbert: Thank you Mr. Mayor. I am W.D. T lbert. I work with the Economic Development Office of Metropolitan Dade County. I am here to say to the Commission and staff that Dade County had a conference last fall for small businesses. One of the out. -cone of that conference was that we discovered that 40 to 80% of small businesses did not have any type of insurance coverage. As a result we conducted a work -shop last Friday and we discovered an alarming amount of lack of insurance. I am here today to give to you a packet and ask that the Commission hear this and at the appropriate time we would like your Community Service Division to work with us in trying to get people in to the offices around the city and county to become involved in federal crime insurance . Federal Crime Insurance is not in competition with private industry. In fact, private industry has not since the last 4 or 5 years in season has ceased the right... cover small businesses. Not minority business. Small businesses period. So the Federal Government is insuring directly at about one-third to one-fourth (1/3 to 1/4) what private business would do. All I want to do is to pass out the packet and let the record reflect that this presentation made and I'd like if the City Manager could let his staff at the appropriate time see if we can work together to help busine" es. I repeat we are not in competition with private industry. Private industry has reneged on the community and the Federal Government through HUD writes directly. So, I will pass these out and I trust that the City Manager can let the Community Service Division work with us. Mayor Ferre: Alright Mr. Tolbert would you pass them out? Mr. Tolbert: Yes. Mayor Terre: Alright, thank you very much Mr. Tolbert. 41. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMEND CHAPTER 50 OF THE CODE PROVIDING FOR DOCKAGE FEES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR USE OF UTILITIES. Mayor !'erre: Now, on Second Reading there is an ordinance before us that was previous moved by Commissioner Plummer and seconded by Commissioner Reboso. Is there anybody here to speak on this, It not, it's moved by Commissioner Plummer er and seconded by Commissioner Reboso, Read the ordinance please. M. Knox: .Read the ordinance into the record. Mayor Terre; e: C411 the roll please. e. .6 y AN - NANdE tNTITtas AN OADINARCt APINDIND aCTION8 Sda/1: TRAotION 66=86 OP TH2 CODE Off' THI CITY OP MlAtd. PLOPIDA, PACVID O Pa bo 3 A= rata PM SA tt AT8 AT CITY NA/UMW ARPFALIMO ALL OFDINAt OES r 3$E CONFLICT;E� oEPAM 'i�t A;E t ttt CONFLICT T # tEO� #Al t Aug ` ' i E IN AND C'V 18ttVO t t AAAILI1Z PROVItIOLV. Passed on its first reading by title at the meeting of Mardi 16, 107 of *Kish was taken up for its second and final reading by title and adoption. On motion of Commissioner Plummer, seconded by Commissioner Rebeso, the Ordinance was thereupon given its second and final reading by title and passed and adopted by the following voter AYES Commissioner Manalo Rebc so Commissioner Rase Cordon Commissioner u . L. Plummer ► Jr Viet -Mayor (Ravi) Theodore Gibacn Mayor Maurice A. Terre. NOES: None. THE ORDINANCE DESIGNATED ORt3uAi = NO. 8620. The City Attorney read the ordinance into the public record and announced that copies were available to the members of the City Commission and to the public. , DISCUSSION tom: PROPOSED ORDINANCE SING SECTION 20 OF THE Cape AUTHORIZING LITY MANAGER TO ISSUE CCVMERCIAL WASTE COLLEC- TION LICENSES (SEE MINUTES PlisA No4 3)4 mayor Terre: Alright, take up item #4, First Reading, an Ordinance. City Manager recommends amending Section 20 of the Code, the City of Miami. Authorizing the City Manager to issue commercial waste collection licenses. Mr. Plummer: I don't like this ordinance. Mayor Ferre: Alright, you tell us why you don't like it. Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor, I think that the reason this thing, if you have looked at this. This is proposing to take away from an industry which has had predominantly in the history great problems. The safe -guards in which the city has had in the past. oft Nr. Grassie, let me ask the obvious question. You don't even have the second guess what I'm going to ask. How much are their licenses now? Mr. Grassie: Well, let me first understand. I don't know. Mr. Plummer: That scares me. Mr. Grassie: But let me understand what your real question is. Mr. Plummer: My real question is that in the past as we all know.And, I'm sure it's all over the United States as well as Miami. This industry has had problems peculiar unto itself. I don't think I have to elaborate beyond that. Mr, Grassie: 'm not in licenses. Mr, Plummer: well, but the license has been a means of denying and I will tell you for the record in this past year we had one particular case based on the investigation which was brought forth to this Commission in which a license was denied because of the invest- igation' Now it concerns me that we're going to possibly eliminate this means of invest- igation and allow a problem to creep back into that industry. Mr, Orassie: No. Let me give you the background that we have and we have overlooked something in terms of history and you point it out we'd appreciate it, Basically what happens twice a year is that the City Commission sits here and in the most routine manner possible runs a roll call on about thirty licenses as as as you can read them, Mayor Ferre: raster, We do it faster. Mr. gxassie; And. it is a simple waste of your tire and a wa€te of the time of the city co tiesion in terms of keeping this as an official record MayorFerro; .;nd. furthermore ' . grass a in three years I don't recall any member of 1 49 44ALLASZ.1.- this CoMmissi8tt a /er asking any qUedtion, othef :ter° Aft these all ok,.. �. Mr. Crassiet there'd one other tying that i should $ay... out i Susp@ct that you did not deny it without staff recommendation. Maw in any case where We denied a license there is arrays the adtsf3.nistratiVd field process where they can (anybody whO is denied a lidense) can appeal to you. tut don't 10t Md 4ive you the impression that we have any very strand feelings about itb the only reason this is on your agenda is tb take off future agendas a bunch of repetitive na decision kind of items. Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Brassie t would like to discuss this further with you. And, t also feel that this can be handled in the same way we do the taxi cab and jitney transfers in which a list is given to ua of thirty names and we handle it itt One item. I'd like to talk to you about that. Mr. Mayo:; I'd like to move that item 4 be deferred and let me speak with the Manager further about it. Mayor Ferret Where's a :nation that item 4 be deferred. Seconded by father Gibson. tither diacusaion an item 4. Call the roll. THEREUPON A MOTION TO DER ITEM 4 4 WAS INTRODUCED BY COMMISSIONER PLUMMER AND SECONDED ay VICE -MAYOR ;REV.) GIBSON WAS PASSED AND ADOPTED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE Cr THE COMMISSION. DEFINE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION. Mayor Ferret Alright I recognize Commissioner Reboso for the purposes of making a motion. Mr. Reboso: Yes Mr. Mayor ... Mayor Ferree Reads the resolution as prepared into the record. Moved by Commissioner Reboso. Is there a second? Seconded by Father Gibson. As you know this has been re- commended by the AFL-CIO District Lodge #100 of International Association of Machinist, which is you know a very major factor in our own community and I think we all subscribe to this and therefore without further question. Call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-288 A RESOLUTION POINTING OUT THAT THE DEFINING OF NATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION SHOULD RECEIVE THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS BEFCRE THE PASSAGE OF ANY LEGISLATION DEREGULATING THE NATION'S COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; FURTHER URGING CONGRESS TO INSIST THAT NO SACRIFICE OF SAFETY STANDARDS BE PERMITTED UNDER THE GUISE OF DEREGULATION AND URGING CONGRESS TO DEMAND THAT RE- LIABILITY OF SERVICE BE A CONTROLLING FACTOR IN CON- GRESSIONAL DELIBERATION OF ANY SUCH DEREGULATORY LEGISLATION. (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice- Mayor (Rev.) Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote- AYES; Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner •_7, L, Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R, Gibson Mayor Maurice A, Terre NOES; None, 44 AA 1' PLAT! PAWL'S HILL Mayor Ferret bk. Take up item # 12 accepting the plat entitled Paul dill at approm- imately S.(d, 22nd Avenue,ie rk Street . The Plat Committee recommends. Mrs. Gordon had Mlle questions on that :his morning. M. Gordon: 1 wanted M1'. Parkes to tell tote whether' he had gotten the information 1 reheated of him regarding setabedks on Rayshore. Mr, Parkes: Yea 1 haste Mrs. Cordon. The average set -bask established at that point will affect only one lot according to the plot plan the set -back is 73 feet and the building dati be adjusted to that. .sirs. Gordon: fv can and it will. Mr. Parkes: Right. It will be. Mrs. Gordon: Alright it that case I have no further objections, Mayor Perre: Any other questions on item #12. If not, it's moved by Commissioner Reboso and seconded by Commissioner Plummer. Further discussion on 12 Plummer. Mr. Plummer: 12? Mayor Ferre: The motion you just seconded. Mr. Plummer: I did2 Yes I did. Mayor Perre: Call the roll please. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Reboso, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-289 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED PAUL'S HILL, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATIONS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT; AND ACCEPTING THE COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND POSTPONING THE IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER UNTIL REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE PLAT. (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 Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson ;mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES; None, 5 451 AUTHORIZE UITY MANAGER TO SECURE PROPOSALS POR STUDY OP CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMI Mayor Perrot Take up item al! which is the authorization af the Manager to invite proposals far communications coneultants Ote..The Manager reCommends. Mr, Plummer? Mr, PluMmer: Mr. Mayer, I Would like ta assist and help Mr0ardon find her money far her microfilming and let me jut try to be at brief as I can and I realize that you realize that Will be difficult. t think it's a Wadte of !handy. That' a brief anaugh, Raw, let me ge froM there. If you read into,Mr. Mayor, what is preposed ta be done in this study, it can't be done for $10#060.00. YOU ean't begin to do it for $20,000.00. 8econd of all, unless we are really ifitent on getting the true state of . the art there's only one way to get that and that's from the people who da the manufacta, uring. Unless the City ia laihq to start doing it's on engineering and for the Admin- istratian's knowledge I have great truck with the company which took this city for tome two million dollars in recent years, got their money and runto Venezuela, especially when they designed equipment af communications in which the manufacturers COUldn't even take. Now, % think what we should do, I'm all in accord Mr. Mayor, that we should in fact keep abreast of what is happening ih the industry. What ia projected for the next 10 or IS years. But it is my feeling that we can /et this same technical service from the major manufacturers who would be more than happy I'm sure to come into this city, make a study at no charge to the city,and then at a later time when we are ready to move then if the city wants to have someone to analyze what the manufacturers are doing then I would concur. But I think we are doing it just in reverse. Par an examee, let me give you an example, approximately a year ago I was invited to go to one of t1. electronic firms. They were at that time showing me a piece of equipment here a year later which is not fully completed and will not be for sale to the public for another two to three years. Something so sophisticated that only they and their ability to engineer would know what this item was. mr. Mayor, I'm saying that I think that what we should do first is solicit to any and all manufacturers who would be willing to come into the city knowing what their engineering is doing and what it proposes to do. Let them study the city system of what we have. Let them propose what they think would help the city in bettering its communications ... in the future. And, once those proposals are back,and I feel confident that itcan be done for nothing. These people do this. Mayor Ferret J. L. what did Ben Demby think about all this? Have you talked to him about it? Mr. Plummer: He just spoke. Mr. Mayor, I've had the opportunity. Mr. Demby does concur that we can go to the manufacturers and let them ...this is what these people they spend millions and millions of dollars for engineering, and I'm just scared to death that we're going to get back into the same old boat that we had before. Mrs. Gordon: You made a good point J.L. Do you want to make it in a motion? Mayor Ferre: Not yet. I won't recognize anybody until we..... Alright mr. Grassi*. Mr. Grassie: Well, part of a phrase Mr. mayor, in this field as in many others there are no free lunches and what you get from a manufacturer free is what you would expect. I'd like for the staff... I'd like to have Keith Bergstrom speak to the intent of this re- commendation. Mayor Ferro; Mr. Bergstrom. Chief, have you been... was the Chief involved„, wasn't he involved in that committee*, communiciations and all that? Mr. Grassie; This is a follow-up to the ITS recommendation which the City Commission approved Mayor Ferro; What's ITS? Mr, Or444i0; This is the Inter -departmental Committee which was organized about a month ago end which you had the recommendation of the Police Chief, Piro Chief, Communication's Director, 411 Qf the departments concerned. Mayor Terre; Alright Mr. Bergstrom, Mr, Bergstrom; The intent of this proposal is to determine exactly where we are end with reference to communications. Particular in technical 4046* To establish a base from which we 'an gOnViAU0 to build systems involving both COMMUAtO4tiOn4 end vomputere for the City *f Miami to ineure that one a*OiStence we develop ere vompetible, but yet that they de net duplicate %Maw. WO are interested in having an oblective look at the eittatien ad that we will have the facts Oft whin we dAn make eeme reemehdatiene to the Manager and to the dity COMMig§iOna Perthaf, we are interested in the finaneial iMplidatiohe of the eyetem ae it exist and what Le neceeeare in the future, We ptefer an eblective look tram an auteidef whO ddean't nave any vtated interest in any partiaular form ef product that they are gelling. Thie recommendation has been dieeussed by the iTS Committee, The eammittee that Mr. draeaie just referred to and it has been endorsed thoee people, the Pita Chief, Police Chief, Pinang Directer, Managemeht Services Director, eack Platt, Acting Director of Communieations and myeelf. May ?erre: Alright, Chief Hiekman, will you come up here tar a wand/ it that alright Mr, draesie Id we can ask... I'll tell you if anybody has hie feet an the ground and has a lot of =Minn ten0e Chief Hickman ... Chief Rickman Watch it.are you going to give the a pay risee Mayor Perm l'm not setting yau up for anything Chief. We're just asking you a straight questions And, you tell us straight now because you've been through all this and You've been here on this OoMmittee and part of this money ls coming from you, It's coming from the Pita Department Mr. Plummer: He just recommended against it Mayor Porte: Yea, you're splitting it with the Police OepartMent as t tee it, Chief Hickman: Yes sir, we are, asayor Ferret Do you think this is the way for us to go? Chief Hickman: Yes sir, t think it's the only way. We need to take a complete total evaluation of our overall picture and look down the road about S-yeats. Mayor Perre: Well, now bon, why wouldn't it be better just to go to the equipment people and just ask their opinion on it? Z mean is there a... Chief Hickman: Well, we may have to buy some new equipment sir or we may have to change equipment, buy new equipment and it's better to have an impartial survey on it so that we could get a chance to evaluate,eqpipment companies will always help you if they want to sell equipment to you. Mayor Ferre: Alright sir. Ok. Thank you. Any questions? Mr. Plummer: Let me give you a point Mr. Mayor, Mr. Bergstrom, I'm sure you're aware tekof... what did we pay for the digit coms that we now have in the cars? Mr. Bergstrom: Those were loaned to us by E-Systems as part of a test. We have not purchased them. Mr. Plummer: We have not yet purchased then? Mr. Bergstrom: No sir and we will not purchase any until we put out specifications ,and bids are awarded. Mr. Plummer: I'm tickled pink to hear that. Mayor Ferre: J.L. let me share withyou some experience that I've bad over the last ten years wherein my private business I have purchased over a hundred million dollars worth of equipment, ok,at one time or another. I always get the equipment manufacturer opinion, but ; never have realized on the sole recommendation. Now, here's what we've always done and I think it just makes a lot of sense. You're a lot better off, you're money ahead if you hire a real objective professional firm to go and talk to the Generel Zleceric's, westinghouse's and and Allee Chalmers and sa Ok, give us your pitch and come in and look at allour equipment and now you tell us and then they're give you a graded evaluation, They'll say look, with mills,youlre still better off with of , You're still better off with 4 firing 60ne and because 9f the netzle and all, you know, Now, 1'11 tell you everytime I sit down with theseequipmene people it ell depends on how good the saleeman is, And, :'m a real auciler you mow for all these guys. I listen to the and they give me 411 thie fueeristic stuff ebout how computers and this end that and you know, I don't reelly %now that, :'m juse not that aware of it and : would rather have between me and the eguipment salesman from Allis 0141=6 er Oeneral Eleetr1,9 or Westinehouse, somebody who can WC 46 a buffer . NOW, I'll tell youleheee have been eimee when 1 have overe ridden what the professional recommendetion hes been for epecial ciecumstences. See. end this meght be the case here. : thin4 we smile to invite 411 the equipment people who come intoNiami, but I thin we ought to have somebody who knows what the hell it's all about= 4ive Up some objective Mr. Plant; Matfice, t hate tie truck with that, What TIM saying to you is eat, that the Manager qo ottt and telidit the major companies or any tonally treat' t interested, Colt in and tell us What we will heed and what your engineering ii wahote will do for this City until the year ISO, lOAO. Mayor Verner But who bed tees the judge them Mr. Planer: When, we hire a tears in the sates way that we bought computers. Am t wrong Mr. Bergstrom7 We got the men to go and we made the proposals. Mayor Werra: J.L. let me ask you a question, lsn't it a lot better and isn't it a lot quicker for you to have that person in there from the very beginning, you knave, who is going to say, hey, look, when that guy comes in watch Out because he's going to try to sell you this bill of goads. Now, this happened in Cleveland lest year, and here's the Police Chief up there, you talk to the Pire Chief up in Buffalo and he can tell you What happened with that system. Mr. Plummer: Mr. Mayor, ok, let me just put something on the lice. Mr. Bergstrom has just told you that they did not btty the digit ecru. toil knew why Let me tellyou why, because ncbt the Police Department, net Stanford Research Institute who receive $2,0OO OOO.00 from this eity as a Consultant. But J.L. Plummer and sen bemby went up and looked at something that is going to revolutionise the industry within the next year and we brought it to their attention. "We" not a high priced Consultant, not the experts, but from a manufacturer. And, because of that reason we (I) raised holy hell with Paul Andrews that we had got a federal grant to buy digit coma. Am 1 off base iiti? if 1 am say so. Mr. Bergstrom: We don't have a federal grant for... Mr. Plummer: We applied for a federal grant through the South ... it went through the Broward County for about $14S,000.00 to purchase. Mr. Bergstrom: That was a concept paper that went for the L.E.A. A. Mx. Plummer: For a grant. Pair, Bergstrom: For a grant. Mr. Plummer: And, we didn't get it. Mr. Bergstrom: No, they cancelled the funding. Mr. Plummer: That's right. Mr. Bergstrom: But it was not for any particular manufacturer of Mr. Plummer: Mr. Bergstrom I will bring to your attention sir in the proposal it names E-Systems. mr. Bergstrom: As an example of the kind of digit terminals that we would like. Mr. Plummer: If that is,... I'd love to have that edge every time something is written, love to. Mayor Ferre: Wait a minute, J. L. before we get ... who are you going to hire in this? Do you have,., is it three or five or ten firms that you're looking at or don't you know yet or what7 Mr, Gr assie : There is not a pre -selection of the firm that would do this , no . ;Mayor Fere; Well, how many people are there in this country that know something about this? Mr, Grassie; iiaif a dozen, Mr, Bergstrom; At least a half a dozen, probably ten to twelve, Mr, Grassie; Between half a dozen, eight maybe. The point is that MayorFerro; Whet are they going to do specifically? Mr. GCa03ie; We134 1 chic that if Keith ern refer to the rover memorandum. one ' things for example that we are going to esk these people to do is to assist in making an r. g, G, epplieation, Now. ti et for example. is the sort Of thiAl that you're not going tO %eta menu€go'turer to de for you. 5 IAA 441 A Peg 119 Mrs Mitt No, but Mta Bah ZeMby hAA done thee all ali jars,ROW Why d we hat% t0 have an outdider te do it/ Mr. draesiat Mr. ten 5eMy hes eledted tO retire, Mr. PluMMer: t underatAnd, but t mean, Are we saying that we d n't hav ons there quAlified how/ Mr. dradeiet What we are Wing is that we are making tO many dilemma right now that the existing etaff IA leaking at the =mediate problem df keeping the system flahhihqs Mayor Perrot C. L. there'd only Ofte Ben Demby, And he'a retired. Mr, dreSaiet And, what west's asking for here is fer eamebddy to look five yeatt ahead and it'S not something that we could eat da ourselves if we had three or four people that were otherwide unoccupied. tut that't what we !Wed and we need to de it reaItivaly quidkly. Mayer Perre: Alright, look I'm going te give you any opinion and my dbiftial le t back the Manager in his request based WI the,retommendetion efGarland Watkins, Don Hiekman, the other members of the committee. Xeith Bergstrom have looked at this „, and your particular, the strength of your recommendation. 1 think for us to go against the committee that we've appointed like this is just, you khow, leek, they've got to live with this whole system everyday and they're the professionals,and Ben berth y is retired. tf Beh Demby was standing here before me and were saying look, 1 don't agree with this and you know, and he was working and he was going to do all of this, fine, But ten Demby is retired. But whatever the will of this Commissioh is alright with me. So, what's your will? Mr. Plummer: Well, I've expressed Mine. Mayor Ferret Well, make it in the form of a motion and let's put it to a vote and then we'll take it from there. one way or the other. Mr. Plummer: I move you Mr. Mayor, that this proposal be denied as presented, that the Manage r solicit to the major manufacturers across the United states and 1 do limit it to the United States. That they come in and survey the present system which we're operating under and recommend to us... Joe what are you trying to accomplish here... 1885, 1890... Mr. Grassie: Limited technical studies for the city's communications systems. mayor Ferre: Alright, there's a motion. Is there a second? well, let's see if we can get a second then you can put all your qualifications... J.L. let's not waste any- time unless we get a second and then you can put .... Is there a second? Mrs. Gordon: You almost had me be convinced before J.L., but when the Chief got up and Bergstrom got up and reinforced the Manager the only thing I hope they do is save some money and keep enough left over to get that record equipment anyhow, ok. Mayor Ferre: Well, listen, I'm for you and I'm for that. Mrs. Gordon: Yea, t really mean it, sincerely. 1 move it the other way. Father Gibson: Mr. Mayor... Mayor Ferret Alright, Father there's a motion on the floor and let me get a second and I'll recognize you for discussion, Alright the motion is,Rose Gordon motion to - in favor of item 4 15, is there a second? rather Gibson; Mt, Mayor, I'm going to second the motion. I just find it difficult not to follow the advice of the men who are going to use this equipment. Mayor rerre; Alright, there's 4 motion and a second on 15. Further discussion, Call the roll please. MAR 2 4 197.1„ The foi1owing resolution Sias in oateed by Ca ds iamer too don. who miVad its adogtioft RESOLUTION NO. 1/.. 90 A RESOLUTION AUTHORNINO THE CITY MANAGER TO INVITE PROPOSALS PROM COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS tuft A L MITED TECHNICAL STUDY OP THE CITY' S CO s !CATIONS SYSTEM; TO EVALUATE THESE PROPOSALS: TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATTOMS WITH Tt#E MOST SUITABLE CONSULTANT: AND TO PRESENT A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT POR PROVISION Of' SUCH SERVICES TO THE CITY c SMM#SS#CAN POR APPROVAL AND ALLOCATION OP PUNDS . (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vicem.MAvor (Rev,) Theodore Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - A' S: Mrs. aordon, 4r. Rebcso, Rev, Gibson, and Mayor Ferre. NOES: Mr. Plummier. ABSENT: Hone. ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Grassier One word of clarification Mr. Mayor. I wouldn't want the City Commission to be mislead on the question of saving money for the (microfilm. We're talking aboutr" Police and Fire . Mrs. Gordon: After my vote ... Mr. Grassie: ... I just want to explain. We're talking about Police and Fire Bonds Money so we don't have the option of using, you know, the Police and Fire Bond Money for the microfilm. Mayor Ferre: Yea. :ors. Gordon: How about the Police and Fire records? Mr. Grassie: Well, yea, I think that we're talking principally about the City Commission ecord. Mrs. Gordon: .... I'm only teasing now. f. Mr. Grassie: That would be possible. Mrs. Gordon: I know, but you're probably find some other source... Lb, APPOINT COMMISSIONER KE'SOSO TO AREA -WIDE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND GOVERNMENTAL LIAISON COMMITTEE, Mayor Ferre Pam, you're just in time, come on up to the microphone and tell us about item 19 and about your request. We have ... Alright, ladies and gentlemen, may :have your attention please? We are now on item *19. we have a letter dated February 29th and you. have copies of it. It is from Metropolitan Dade County, Environmental Resources Management. It is signed by Pamela Tong, Public Participation Manager for 208 Area wide Water Quality Management. Now, as you know many decisions are going to be made in the Water Quality Management, where I think important decisions are going to be made and the City of Miami will be effected and we should participate. So, at this time I'd like to recognize Me. Amlong. 4s, Pamela Aznlong= Oh, first of all, Rose Cordon had been serving on our Areawide Planning Advisory Committee and had informed us because of time constraints she was going to be unable to continue to serve in that capacity. Also, the representative needs to take on expaned responsibilities in serving on a sub -committee that would be the governmental liaison committee. Let me tell you first of all. *ust for a brief outline of what the program is. We have a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to study water quality in Dade County, We're looking at existing practices that contribute to pollution and we're trying to come up with abatement procedures. This is going to mean for the City of Miami and the municipalities probably, well possibly we're talking about changes or modifications and pudic works practices. Actual, Capital expondituree for SQ:ne Of the control auctions, Now, what we have done to date. There bias the connittee that's been operating for a Tear to This point and basically it was operating luring the formulation of Cho plan of study, At this point were now at At the point in the study where work is being produded by the Staff and the person on the COMMitted will need to consider that work in terms of politidal feasibility, poiitoe icai financial economic every kind of feasibility and so what f am here to ark is that another representative be designated for the City of Miami. Mayor Farts: Alright, in dincussi8n an that, you and i, when we talked about it thin morning. 1 asked you whether or not we'd be better off having somebody who represents ing the city that wntild be in staff that would follow-up, you know, on a staff basin as 10ftg as it would.... New in the past we've had a Commissioner. Mt. Amiong: Well, ai; we have it right now, most of the munidipalities are represented by Cotlm►t sign tnemhera. We have some - Miami each is represented by the PUblie Works Director, but that, an Administrative Representatian is in the minority, when we're talking about municipal representatives. Actually, what the person is going to have to do, One of the Main thins they're gong to have to do is consider whether or not Some of these pollution control auctions will pass a Mote of each of the municipal COMMissions and can be supported by the city. So, it's up to you but most of the peoole have commission representatives. Mayor `errs: Alright, well theft let's get the Comtission opinion on this, Mr. Grassie perhaps you might also want to express your opinion. I think if we do go the Administ- rative route on this, t think it's important that it be somebody high enough in the Administrative level, where we get direct, you know, somebody who has sortie authority and a voice. Mr. Grassie: One alternative Mr. Mayor which sometimes works is to have a member of the City Commission appointed as a representative for the city, which I would encourage, but also to have a specific staff person appointed as a delegate, se that at any time that the Commission cannot attend. Mayor r erre: That's a good combination rather Gibson: I'll buy that. Mayor cerre: Now, who, I'm not going to get in the middle of this. Plummer you expressed an interest. Reboso obtained an interest and rather are you... which one you. three? Mr. Plummer: I nominate Mr. Reboso. Ms. Amlong: Should I mention first of all the time requirements that are going to be involved... lik Mrs. Gordon: Yea, you better do that Pat. Mayor Ferre: Why don't you tell us how often you're going to be meeting? Ms. Antlong: Ok. The full Areawide Planning Advisory Committee will be meeting once every six weeks at night. They are generally going to be at 7 : 30 Now a sub -committee to that which the representative would also be on will be meeting once every six weeks so that'll be two night meetings every six weeks. Mr, Plummer; I nominated Reboso. Didn't you say he was interested Gibson and I? Mayor Fer::e; Yea. Mr. Plummer; Ok. I nominate him. Father Gibson: And, 1 go along with the nomination. Mrs. Gordon; I want to express myself to you' ail. This is not just a simple assign- ment. anyone that cakes this, must take it with an understanding that they're not going to delegate all the responsibilities to staff. because when the decision making process have to take place at this Commission level that person ,that representative is going to have to be qualified in all respect to make a commission recemmendation, Not a start recommendation to e, And, 1 urge you to accept it ianol.o, but recognizing that you Will have to . , , yeu know, be there, sometimes. Mayor ?erre; Alright here's a motion by.. Amt. Gibson; Second, Mayor Terre; Cali the -ell on 19, The t6ilawihq teSaittion *AS in odSded hy dommieeiehor 1der# Witg5 MoV4d it Adoption: =MUT= NO, A RESOLUTION APPOINTINd MAUL REE080, G1TY comatlamtft, AS A MEER TO THE AREAW/DE PLANNING ADVISORY ROARD COMMITTEE (AMC) AND MANOLO AEROSO, CITY cemmfgsioNtA, man TO THE SURCOMMITTEE ENTITtRD "GOVERNMENTAL tLUSON COMMITTEE, (Rere follows body of reealution, omitted here and on file IA the Office of the City Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice.Mayor (Rev.) dibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote! AM: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose rdon Commissioner :. L. Plummer, :r, Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore dibson Mayor Maurice A. Perm NOES: None. 47 ENDORSE SOUTW FLORIDA PLANNING COUNCIL TO DEVELOP ARE-V4I-DE-HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PLAN FOR BROWARD) DADE AND MCNROE COUNTIES. Mayor Ferret Take up item #22 which is endorsing the South Florida Planning Council to develop an area -wide Rousing Opportunity Plan for Dade Broward and Monroe Counties. Mrs. Gordon: Will you speak to that Mr. Grassie please? Mr. Crassie: Certainly, but possibly I can let Mr.Posocen, who wrote the memorandum speak to it. Basically the intent of this is to insure that all the communities of this county area have a fait share of housing opportunities for... Mrs. Gordon: Yea, I know, but I have a real reason for asking someone from staff to speak to it. I'm on the Regional Planning Council, so I understand the work involved and the necessity for their involvement. But / also, the objective as I understand them are in conflict with our housing bond issues so I don't know how we're going to utilize that housing bond issue. Mr. Fosmoen: Commissioner I don't view them as being in conflict with the Housing Bond Issue. This would not preclude low or moderate income housing from being built in the City of Miami. In fact, it would mean that the Metropolitan Area would potent- ially recieve a larger allocation for low and moderate income housing. That housing that's built in this city using federal assistance or federal funds is supported by our housing bond issue and I don't view those two things as being in conflict at all. In fact, I don't think that we would want to be in a position of having all of the low- income housing located within the City of Miami. And, what this is attempting to do is establish some fair share numbers for other communities in the Metropolitan Area. Mrs. Gordon: Dick, I know what you're Saying, but I know what our Bond Tssue said. We cannot utilize our base, you know, that's an important base, anywhere but the City. Fosmoen; That s correct, but... Mrs, Gordon: Now, maybe that was the wrong move when we did that, I don't know, maybe we should of said that you know, we could put it outside the City of Miami too. Mr, Fosmoen; No, no, this doesn't .,. our bond issue is in support of housing that's built in the city. It's not used in support of •housing built outside of the city. Father Gibson: May I say this? This is the one time I'll wear two hats. I'll be the watchdog for you. I'm the Vice Chairman of the HUD Mx, Fosmoen; : don't see a COniliot 4t all Ccmmissioner between an are4=wide fair share housing plan and what we're attempting to do with the Housing Bond ssue. This is simply providing 41% additional, 4n additional resource for 1,001110 from our oommuhit7; an additional choice, It's not instead of. 4 Ifs. Gordon: n: Alright ► let me ask another c uesti'dn. Oho a pr ioing tie tunding for the axiality to dd this Study? Mr& pi amoen: the ' -7►a (1 P'ieniti-ii4 Aeeietehde) Mrs. Gordon: is financing it? Wall, 'tl keep an eye an it, I'm up there, dk. Mayor ferret Alright, thereS a motion by Commisaioner Plummer, teebnded by Comma. Lssidner Oibaon. ftrther discussion on item 22, Call the roll. The fo l:awi1tg resolution was introduieed by Commissioner Pltimmer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION O. 7/-292 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE SOUTH FLORIDA PLANNING COUNCIL AS THE LEAD AGENCY IN E€'PORTS TO DEVELOP AN AREAWIDE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Pt (A1#OP) ?OR TEE REGION COMPRISED OF BROW , OAOE AND ,MONROE COUNTIES, (Mere follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the Cit Clerk.) Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: Commissioner yanolo Rebaso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner .. L. Plummer, .7r. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 481 MODIFY GROVE KEY LEASE TO PERMIT LOCATION OF SHIP STORES/ mayor Terre: Take up 23 which is modifying the Grove Key Lease to permit the locat- ion of ship stores on the property. Alright, are there any objectors to this? Mr. Plummer: What are you doing, just moving it? 4 Jar. Fosmoen: Just allowing them to do this particular thing. Just including this Mr. Plummer: Is this Captain Jacks? Mrs. Gordon: What is this? Mr. Plummer: What is the ship store? Mrs. Gordon: Come on up to the mike please. Mr. 'osmoen: Ship Stores is the retail use that currently occupies the Underwood Property. Mr. Plummer; Oh, 'Underwood. mr. Fosmoen; Yes. They're on a 30-day lease, :Mr. Plummer; And, what are you proposing to do here? Mr, rosmcen; Spencer i$ proposing to Mr. Plummer; Meredith move into.„ Mrs, Gordon; Speak so we can hear you. r. $Pe er Meredith Ucuse me, :or the record I'm Spencer "Iered t rpm Grove Key Marina. Right now the Ship .Store is operating cut of the G000nUt grove Marina and they have been for d ;;umber of years' They intend to move cut of there. They have been :desirous of ►ovin% Put for sometime, And4 they have talked to me abooz the p sssibility et=►9Ving int, the area that we were usinq to a $hip Store about a year ego. :Je eFerated a 3hiP Store there on a very starling, basis, The sales Were primarily 45 a convenience to the a steme€s we had in the yard 4nd the grove sales were never very tignificant. The§e people Mr. Plummer: Ck., alright. Mr. Meredith: These people have got a lot of expertiae. Mr. Piummer: Like a aub•lease. Mr. Meredith! It'a a aubalagae.fur lease requires that if we're going ta have a aulP,leaae t&I4 Mr. Plummer: : move item 22. Mayor Perm Alright it been moved by.„ Mra. dordon: And, the other one ia going to be didgedf so it's just be one .„ Mr, Poamoon: That's correct. Yea, this way you'll all get money of out it. Mayor Perm Moved by Plummer. Seconded by dibaon. Recommended by the Managfer. ts there further discussion On item 22, Ta there any oblector Call the roll please. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77.,-293 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGZR AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OP mIAM1 AND GROVE KV MARINA INC. (A COPY OP WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A") AUTHOR- MING AND APPROVING THE SUBLEASE 'BETWEEN GROVE KEY MARINA INC, AND SHIP'S STORE AND TACKLE INC, (A COPY CP WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT .su). (Here follows body of resolution, omitted here and on file in the Office of the City Clerk.) • Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Gibson, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote - AYES: commissioner manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Ferre NOES: None. 49, BRIEF DISCUSSIll: MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT AT LIME HAVANA COVIUNITY CENTER Mayor Ferre: Last night there was meeting at the Little Havana Community Center. At that meeting it was evidently quite a lot of confusing. 1 had a delegation of about a dozen people come to see me at noon. The complaint is that their was not sufficient discussion. That it was not clear. It was a recommendation that the community area, CD area and the action be merged into one, which makes it a two-year election, Mr. Ike withers, who of course, is interested in that because he knows that ACTION is being phased out and Community Development is moving up he's interested, that was voted down. They were supposed to have open -registration. They had no people there to register. There was no procedure. There was 1 understand one representative of the city, even though it's really our main interest. It was run by the County, as 1 understand it. The County and Mr. Du Valone representing the County was there, run the whole thing, and 1 understand, what happened, well, let me put it to you tins way, there seems to be a lot of consternation and concern. I told M. Nildo Acevedo that 1 thought the he had sufficient OUse to come before the COMMiSSiOn if he wanted to and explain why there's ;onfusion. They're going to picket an not go to the election and you know, the whole process end rather than have something like this get out of hand. 1 would much rather have these people come here, get it off their chest and have en open discussion on it end then after that it's your responsibility. Out evidently there WO confusion. Mrs. gordonl Mr. Mayor, can / ask you what ere you talking about? Are you talking about the Community Development Tesk Force Zleoviom? Mayo r Ferro; Yes, 61 MIllt 9.41077 Me, Gordon: t t t prooees acid the boundafiy eeindid nc with th+� boundaries and that theca be OM body ihetead of two bO #i:ea Mayor terra light, right on, acid the confusion ;that' S cOMing Want the COMMiseion to Meat t'r8M the Community istaelf Satre of the staff doh react to it and theft hopefully get together with the problem if that's possible, Community Adti 9n Ag'endy out or all this t their eeneetne ea that Metro and try to salve aAW i 1 1 fl' : CORRECTION OF RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO COMMUNIFY ACTION AGENCY A +IINISI ING BONI (Sat MiNu'r s Pram Ili a, Mrs. Gordon: On the Community Action Agency appointments, rather,you and t have to straighten this out because aeeording to the minutes of the meeting, when I've tendered a resignation, you are the pride suspect to get that dubious' honor, iowever, the resolution that was prepared taa directly opposite. I will stand-in when you dannot attend, but they made it the opposite, that I would attend and you would stand-in my Stead. I think it aver•, important committee regardless, the Mayor seems to think it's phasing out, it's not. It's very actively involved in all phases of service delivery in this eou ity and it's funded by county and it's funded pretty well between county and state funding. So, rather, will you accept the correction in the resolution? I have asked them to send you and me both copies of the agenda so that either one of us will be prepared for a presentation at the meeting if necessary. But you're number one. I'll take number two, ok? Is that ok Father/ Where are you? Father Gibson: Mrs. Gordon: Alright, would Mr. Icnox prepare an amendment? Mr. Grassie: That is in process right now Commissioner and it's ready for your next agenda. It's coming up. Mrs. Gordon: Very good. Fine. Before our next agenda, though, there will be another meeting. Mr. Grassie: Oh! Mrs. Gordon: 2 attended the last one, because Father did not receive an agenda. I thought it was unfair to, you know, send him to a meeting without preparation. Can you get it today? Mr. Grassie: Yes, I'll ask the staff persons to look into ... Mayor Ferre: Alright, we'll be back in half an hour and these people be here in an hour. RECESS: 51. SEMI-PNNUat. PUBLIC HEARING- IRTIFICAThS OF PUBLIC CCNVENIENCE AND NaSSITY. mayor Ferre: .... to consider applications involving Certificates of Public Conveniences and Necessity issued under the provisions of Chapter 56 of the Code of the City of Miami. Is there anybody here to speak on this item? Mr. Pliers Yes, Sergeant :Tomas, Sergeant, are they all in approved by you? move it, Mayor Ferret is there anybody else who wants to speak on this item for cr against? Mr, Plummer; 1 ;Hove it. Mayor Ferro; Moved by Plummer, Seconded by Gibson. Further d sevssion. on this public hearing, Call the .ell on item 27 The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner P ,ommer4 who moved its adoption; RESOLUTION NO, /1,414S4 A AESOLUTION TRANSPEARING CERTAIN CEITtfiCATtt OP CONVENIENCE AN15 NTCESSITY ISSUEn UNI5EA THE PROVISIONS OP CHAPTER S6 OP THE CODE OP Tlit CITY OP MIAMI, fLORIDA. (Here f011owl body of fe§olutioft, (Matted here and oh file in the Office of the City Cierkb) Upon being Seconded by Vice•Mayar (Rev.) Gibson, the resolution Was passed and Adopted by the f011owingi�t AYES: Commissioner Mario Raboso CommisSioner Rosa Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Viee`MaYOr (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Perre NOES: None. ON ROLL CALL: rather Gibson:Mr. Mayor, expression of thanks and Mayor Perm: Yes sir. that gentlemen, before he leaves. I owe your Department an appreciation. Is this the place to give it/ Of course it is. Father Gibson: Around about the 10th of Pebruary your men rendered a service for me with my mother and I wanted to officially thank you,opeftly thank you for the rep. I have not had any or courteous treatment and ail of that, Mr. Grassie, I hope you'll increase their pay, You know, I understand that, you know, but every once in awhile 1 get an opportunity to see the City Employees at work and then 1 say, well, it's worth every bit of the struggle to try to raise their salary. (BACXGAOUND =KENT) .. to say to them 1 appreciate that very much. i'd be very grateful. Plus tell them I'm coming LA person to thank them. Mr. Plummer: That was for a funeral escort Mr. Grassie. rind public-service, right Father? Father Gibson: That's right. Mr. Plummer: Funeral escort. Yes, alright, Father, 1 don't want you to forget that... 52, BRIEF DISWSSICINI ITEM: BLOOD BANKS, Mr. Plummer: Let me bring up an item Mr. Mayor and this is your ball of wax. Doctor, come up here and tell the Mayor what you told me about the blood bank. Mr. Knox's, you better listen to this because you wrote the ordinance to prohibit what he tells me is about ready to start again. Doctor : Now, I just got word at the campus today that the Plasma Center around from the campus was going to open up in about 10 days and Mr. Plummer; 1 thought the ordinance prohibited that. Mr. Knox; well, now, if we're talking about the same thing Mr. Plummer, the matter was litigated and the city lost. Mr. Plummer: Were you the attorney? Mr. Knox; No sir. Mr. Plummer; Ch: Mr, KAM I Can check it out though, and meke certain that this is what happened, 3ut we were Mr, Plummer; Y41,1 make sure that there's at least a three year investigation on the issuance of zhe license' Mr, Knox; Aaricrat, Mayor Ferro; 41417hv. 62 MAR 2 4 1g77 DEFEM OP CONSIDERATION O*EWING SECTION 20 o THE CMS CONCERNING Li**MI& WASTE COLLECTICti LICENSES Alt DECLARATION OF INTENT OF THE LITY COMISS1ON CONCERNING SAM Mayor ferret. ta there anything alba that w6 Oen take up while we're waiting for a full CommissiW Mr, Crania/ Mr, drassie: Not unless you WiAh tO reacondider the tabling... Mayer Perte: What'? Mr. Grassier Not unless you wish to readOntider the tablinl Of four. Mr. Plummer: t rei.censider based On that it be handled the same Manner as we cid the taxicabsp all af them grouped together as presented in one ordinance, gt, along with that. ?ether Gibson: What is thatl Which one is that, Mr. Plummer: Number four. Mayor Ferrer He a talking about Waste Collection. Alright Plummer moves. Mr. Plummer: I move that they all be grouped together as they are in the taxicab and 4, all presented at one time in one ordinance* Mayor Ferret Not they don't, look, the point is this, Plummer, 1 think with some justification feels that there's a difference between the delegation of authority and the application of authority. Father Gibson: Here's Mr. Meyerson. Mayor Ferrel Sol, why don't you come up and address us anetell us how you're going to build this new city hall. Mr. Plummer: Wait a minute, let's settle number four. I move Mr. Mayor, ... Mayor Ferre: Yea, but the Manager is shaking his head, that means you just lost your second. Mr. Grassie: Maybe we can do it, / don't know. Mr. Plummer: Let's try. Mr. Grassie: .... trying to save your agenda, you know, Mayor Ferre: Plummer moves. Father Gibson seconds. Is there further discussion? call the roll on item 4. Mr. Knox: Read the ordinance into the record. Mr. Plummer; That's not with the modification. The modification is that the City Commission will still continue to issue, but rather then handling them in individual ordinances or resolutions will group them together as we do the taxi cabs. Mr. Knox; Alright, well, we have an ordinance. We have en ordinance and what you oan do is just express your will that all applicants,,, Mr. Plummer: I have so expressed, Mayor Pea; 411 the roll, MAR 9 1977 The followinq motion was ihtrodtced by Commissioner p$C ef, adOpt .on : mowed its MOTION NO. 71.40 A MOTION bEPEPRINC CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED ORDNANCE AMENDING SECTION 20 OP THE CITY CODE CONCEi N NO ISSUANCE OP WASTE COLLECTION LICENSES AND DECLARING THE limn OP THE CITY COMMISSION TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE FINAL AUTHORITY ON THIS: SUBJECT AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANACER TO CROUP SUCH ISSUANCE OP LICENSES ON A SMILE DOCUMENT IN A S?M LAR MANNED AS IS DONE WITH TAXI CAS CERT#PICATES OP CONVENIENCE TRANSFERS POR PERIODIC SUBMISSION TO THE CITY COMMISSION'S APPROVAL. Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor (Rev.) dibson, the ration was. passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Zr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. rerre NOES: None, ON ROLL CALL: Mt. Grassie: We understand then, that that's a motion of intent. We'll Have to brim this back as an ordinance. Mayor Ferrer Of course. Sure. 554. VDitCULAR PARKING TO SERVE BICENTENNIAL PARK AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION RECOMMENDATIONS. Mayor Ferre: Alright, Mr. Manager, this:is a public hearing on 28, Bicentennial Park, Vehicular parking. Mr. Grassie: This public hearing Mr. Mayor was directed by the City Commission in order that members of the audience be able toaddressthemselves to the question,with some information,I would like ask a member of the staff, Mr. Vince Grimm to outline some of the alternatives and to present to the City Commission some preliminary cost estimates for those alternatives so that you'll have a basis for judging. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Grimm? Mr. Grim Mr. Mayor, and members of the Commission. When we first broached this idea our primary thrust was to encourage more use of the park. The catalyst of this was the fact that we had unsuccessfully bid the restaurant and when we questioned the people as to why they didn't submit a proposal to the city, the basic answer we got was the lack of parking. Our essential approach in the park was to develop an area in this general location which we could provide 100, 150, or 200 cars and not develop it as a paved parking lot. Mayor Ferre; I can predict a vote on that one. Mr. Grimm: our idea was to use this hollow type paver in which grass could grow right through it. The idea being that it would stablire the area. You'd have to allow the grass to be mowed, drainage to take place and lessen the interference, We11, we assumed from the attitude of the Commission at that presentation that that would not be acceptable. The Commission then instructed that we hold this public hearing today and that we (1) investigate the cost of an over -pass, which we have. We selected an area that was Immediately adacent to the existing expressway overpass for several reasons, (1) Is that overpasses at their best are not very beautiful and by getting it close to the existing expressway we felt it would be hidden somewhat from view,. (2) The Doulevard may be widened someday in the future, but it's not likely that it'll ever be widened through that over -pass so that that would provice us the narrowest crossing. (3) This gave us direct socess to the public parking which has recently been developed underneath the expressway. (4) it"s possible although we didn't ask at this stage of the came that if we connected it or were given permission to connect it to the existing bridge we might be able to considerable reduce the cost. NOW as I void we have done that, so the 64;i1114t6 for a free standing structure c' ure to serve the park in that '.vicinity is about $1,5 40Q,QQ, The estimate to develop parking within the park MAR 9 197 based on third type or siffila r system th any area weu d run around $2t0.0O per spadet Maw, this is based on our buying the materials and doing he work with city farce. ter whatever number of spates that's ultimately decided in the park dould he aceomp iahi ed roughly in those cost perimeters. t4ow the third thing the Commission asked la: that we look into the posaihlity of a tramway. stow, we contacted the people that supplied the ti"ama on Miami teach, they without maid of competitive bide haw would aupply a tram fat sic months on an n hour day, 'i=day a week basic for $14►46:.00, if my memory eaves le correctly. And, should We decide to dharge an admission, a nickel, dime, whatever ► that money wauid become the property of the it Now this tramway could be made to circulate to the Madge Island Part, to OMNI► and to any other location that you pick downtown as well as the park. Now, Mr, Grimm: It will Barry 20 people and he inferred to tte over the telephone, although he doesn't have these here locally he has 30 car cabooses in another area up I Florida that he could sand down and for an additional S30.O0 a day we could have an extra One of those. to, we have a potential of 60 passenger vehicle to scone around. The fourth thing then was to check on police. Well, the primary complaint on that t believe was Gor►issioner Plummer when he was there couldn't identify any, unfortunately, at that time our park rangers were not uniformed. Ry the end Of next week they will be. But there are in addition to the three-wheelers which frequent the park. Two park rangers on duty 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NOW, ... Mr. Plummer! trxeuse ste Vince, just so there is no misunderstanding, that was not the case when I was there. Matter of fact, it was a park ranger who put me in his scooter and took tie around the park. Mr. Grimm: Oh, I'm sorry I misunderstood you. Mr. Plummer: Yes. Very definetiy, matter of fact, he was very kind, and very courteous and kept me from walking and he answered very truthfully any questions which I asked. Mayor Ferrer Something you don't like to do.(repeat) Walk. Mr. Plummer: Right. I don't want it misunderstood. There was a park ranger there. He was in the office. He was riding around. Mayor Ferrer I'll tell you what some people will do just for a little ride, you know. Mr. Plummer: At least : asked the ranger. Mr. Grimm: Then, we still was concerned about the question of parking. So, in conjunction with that we requested the architects , you know Mr. Armbruster, did a complete survey of all the parking that you see on this map. You see those that are indicated in yellow are existing public lots, in green our private, and in red our on -street parking, and those that they have outlined in black are the most desirable as far as access to the park itself is concerned. Now, we still feel that its essential that the restaurant have parking if it's to operate. and, to accomplish this, we have instead of locating a parking area in here felt that we could construct with minimal expense parking along this southern bulkhead to accommodate up to 120 cars. Now, in addition to that we got in contact with the Water & Sewer Authority and Garrett Sloan told me over the telephone that he would not object to our utilizing this area the pump station. Now, if you know if you've been to the park that area is completely hidden by a wall, so that any cars that were parked in this vicinity would not be in view of ;he park. Mrs, Gordon; How many spaces are in there? M. Grimm; We can put 40 cars in there Mrs. Gordon. However, there are about 8 or 10 that are presently used for employees that park in that vicinity, so the, space that might be available to the public is about 30, Mayor Ferrer Who does that space actually belong to? Mr, Grimm: That belongs to the Water & Sewer Authority. Now, there would be minima if no expense involved there because that area is already paved. All we could have to do is come in and strip it,.mod, if, we got into a problem of security probably put fences around these two areas, Aa is stands right now we would do it without anything other than striping, And, we have.„ Mayor 'erre; that's open anyway. Anybody who wants tQ walk in there can open Mayor Fevre; Yee, but there's en opening Rose where people drive in, YQu 100104 the 63 MA11 'Z 7 parking lat far the pumpihq etatian, end in effect therefore therea na ohartge. Mr. dtimmt Yes sit, ttcept we'd strip and put a sign there. Mayor Perrot That's fiery goat. Mr. drimmt essence that's etr7repart Mayer perte: Tell me how many spats you'd have dawn slang the waters edge. Mr. dry: Along the waters edge we have the potential for developing two linear parking areas. Mayor Terre: Yea, but you're not going to do that as t heard you. Mr. Grimm: No, no. Mr. GriMM: you're going to just do one. Mr. Grimm: We could start out with one which would be 60 and we cauid double it by a double row whioh would give us 120. Mayor ?erre: Is that an angle parking? Mr, Grimm: Yes. MayorFerre: Now, let me ask you this, there's a berm that goes all the way around there, is that correct? Mr. Grimm: Yes. Mayor Ferre: So, in effect, from the park you would not see the cars, is that right Dave? Mr. Grimm: That's correct. Mayor Ferre: How about from the restaurant? Mr. Grimm: No. Mayor Ferret So, from any portion of the usable as of right now we would not see the parking. A brillant idea. Good for you. Mr. Plummer: Alright, so what are you recommending over all? Mr. Grimm: Well, what we're recommending is that this area along the southern shore be developed and that we enter into an agreement with the Water s Sewer Authority so that we may use this. And, this would provide us then in the vicinity of 150 to 160 in the park for use without what we feel interference to the intent of the design. Mayor Ferre: Ok. pave, would you get on the microphone for a second? You've been in this process since year one when we started on this,right? Mr. Armbruster: Five years. Mayor Ferre: This is your baby, 1 remember when we started five years ago,because I was on the Commission in that whole process, no, I guess I wasn't. But 1 remember when I got on the Commission and we went out for bids on this, that you and Ed kept saying you're making a mistake you ought to have parking, Ant I correct? Mr. Armbruster: We suggested that there would be parking put into this section,,, Mayor 'erre: You did more than suggest you were pretty emphatic about it, weren't you? No, well say it, I'm not trying to put words into your mouth, Mr Armbruster; The facility such as the restaurant now we feel that there hasn't been the movement toward rapid transit, water -borne transit that we had original anticipated when the park would be completed. so that we do have a restaurant that's sitting out there unoccupied. We feel that it's quite en asset if we lust get more going, so this is something that we feel won't destroy the park. Mayor ?erre; You know, for the record, I'd like to read a letter which is kind of very typical of the mail that I get on this. You know, usually ten tell strangely enough, an awful lot about how things go depending On the ,pail that I germ Tor example, MI all that rigamarole that wo had about the secret meeting and all that stuff ,on the F.E.C. I want to say en the record that to this day I have hot gotten one single letter, 643 fteot ando fOf 6f Alaltifte NeWf when Wt got into the dringe taWl renerolihd. Mr. Per I don't Maw about you, I didn't attend a eadret Meeting. mayor Parra: well, ok. l'ou knew what t'm talking about, Mow, when we get ihvolVed in that Orange tawl thing with AObbie, letters everyday. Now, this Le the typical type of letter that t get an this ticentennial. '15ear Mayor Perm My fa:Mily deeply appreciates the concept and the completion of the Miami ticentennial Park and wa know that there are admiasions or architeetural flaws diet Wha disconcert them of ua who laVe the waterfront beauty. rirat, the discomforting lack of shade in benehes, ( think the's been around the park too much), but the wonderfully expanses of grasa plus the loose StOne2 invigorating for children, but for the teat leisure and aimple enloyment of the breams and views there are fto proviaiona. The beautiful broad patios adjoining the entrances Oh the toulevard are pitfully bear, no place to it no shade from aunshine. No water fountains an waSte eontainers of any kind. We have been ih Any itied where parks are a great respite for people. tut OUra is a kind of negative display saying go away people this is a park for the birdie and resting rocka. Now, ok, that't some lady's Opinidn. tea t some lady on Britkell tay Apartments, Mary dreuchild. Now the other types Of letters that I get are typical are going in ty opinion all. on the side of that parks Mould be far peeple little accesa, we don't know hew tO get into the park. If we park on the other side, the traffic is just horrendous. There's some complaints about the forbid appearing of the concrete Walt you knowt and the berms, that they don't know what's behind it. Ahd, I think the park is a great place one you get into it. But we've got to find ways of, you know, acting as a magnet , to attract people into the park. Now, I'll tell you One thing for sure aM not for spending $S,000,000 (five million dollars) to have a green beautifulaward winning park, to have SO or 100 people iSit it In a 46 week. Because if that's what we're doing, then frankly what we should have done is we should have spent one million dollars and have some nice rolling grass and green area and let it go at that and not try to have a park. And, I'll grant it this is not Zurich, or Paris, or London, where people, you know, go out of their way to enjoy and love and live in the parks. But we've got to start an educational process of bringing people into parks. Now, that restaurant is a factor. Unfortunately, whether. we like it or not we live,especially in Miami,in a co -oriented civilization. And, certainly in a co -oriented community. There is no other way of transportation, really in Miami. And, if you're going to a park like this one, you're not going to walk to it. And, most people are not going to ride the bus to it and the hotel people that are visitors that are coming here on conventions are not going to go to that park unless there is an access where people can comfortably ride into the park, park their car and get out and enjoy the park. Now, I don't know whether this will solve the problem, but certainly it's a step in the right direction. And, I think it's something that we need and I'm sorry. I wish we didn't need parking at all anywhere, frankly. I think that there isn't anything more horrible than the automobile. And, there is 4 nothing uglier than a parking lot. Fortunately, I think you've found a brillant solution and I'm not saying this, you know, you found a very smart solution because in effect what you've done is you've found a way. And, I wish if you would, would put it down here so that the public can see what the difference is between this and the other plan..... Put the other plan, that plan that was the original idea, to me is completely unacceptable. Because in effect what you're doing is you're going right smack in the middle of the esplanade and you're putting parking where parking should not be. Now, the second solution, in my opinion, is a reasonable solution because it does not really interfer with the process and you're getting 120 and 40, which means it's a 160 and that's plenty of parking, I would hope. I want to say two more things for the record. (1) You were asked to have a head count made of Bicentennial Park. I don't know whether you've done it. But I've been there a dozen times, you know, in the past month. I want to make a statement to you. We have a park in Little Havana that's called, well it doesn't have a name. Domino Park on the trail, alright, Domino Park cost* . us $120,000 plus the land, which cost us, we bought from wometco. Thanks to the generosity and help of Colonel Mitchell Wolfson and we ended up paying meybe $250 to $300,000 for it. I guarantee you that that $250,000 park has five times more use than the $5,000,000 called Bicentennial Park, unfortunately. Alright, you have a report? Mr. Grassie; Yee, we ;an .eport to yoe... Mayor Ferro; Then, 1 want to make another statement, Mr. Grimm; Mr. Mayor, the head count from 221 through 32: was 8,385 people or 4 30- day 41=4470 Of 280 people per day, However, in the last two week their daily average have been 37/, Mayor Fee; That's wonderful. Oes that's great hews. I'm oared, And, I'm happily pleasantly surprised, Oood, Mrs, 3o;don; What period or, time did you say „. 6Tei MAR 24177 Mayor perle: A moth AoSe. 6,000 people in a Menth is not bad. That very good: Mips. dordont you know What t see this is something people ate getting to know about. t don't: think they really kheW it WAS finished or e'en available for tide. t think it's like a new business that as w 5rd gets af0t nd there mote people find out about it and it grows but the Momenttm begins to build up. Mt. Armbruster: That's ekactly What t wanted to make this point, that we've been observing the park ever since it was opened. And, we found out that a goad majority of the fagii,atiee now are being need very severely in .term of >ise and support and maintenance so that it is a new facility and I think with time and t think it's beginning to show that people once they da understand what's there, they'll be utili2- ing it. And, t understand from our observation some of the area is very heavily used. Mrs. dordon: t agree. I think we have to be a little bit patient. t know we have had a vaeant restaurant which has been a burden there besides the fact that's it's been servicing the people who go there and that is also a concern. Mr. Armbruster: The important thing is we db know that it works. We've had it in operation twice now When we had major events in the park. And, t think that it's important for us to move forward to try to get that facility in full use. Because t think it's a tremendous asset to the park itself. Mrs. Gordon: I don't feel very happy about taking and asphalting a strip along the water, even if it is on the southside of the park at all, 1 think the Water Depart- tent allowing us to put some cars in there is a logical use, because it's paved already and isn't especially attractive anyhow. The cars aren't going to detract from it. if I would really hesitate tremendously in putting 120 cars along the waterfront. And, nobody told me how much space, you know, size wise it requires to put two tiers of parking in there. Mr. Armbruster: When we researched the area that's measured off to determine whether the parking would fit the first tier of parking would fit in there very easily with minimum amount of disruptions of the park at a11. The second tier we would have to cut in a little further but still we could perserve the of the park without seeing the cars. Mrs. Gordon: How many feet altogether, 100 feet, 150 feet or what? Mr. Armbruster: No, it's about 65 feet. Mayor Ferre: For two tiers? Mr. Armbruster: Yes, that portion of the site is something we invested very little dollars in because of being optimistic about the F.E.C. coming along and being to further generate better water use relationships in that area. Mrs. Gordon: Dave, to put the one tier in which would produce 60 parking spaces along the water would be approximately by your calculation about 35 feet of space, right? Mr. Armbruster: About 40. Mrs. Gordon:, You mean because you just have to add the driveway, anyway. Mr. Armbruster: Yes, you have to have the proper circulation, Mayor Ferre; I'd Like for the record, say that l have received a letter from the Miami Board of Realtors signed by Mr. Herb Simon informing me that the Miami Board of Realtors recommends that the City of Miami Commission put parking into the park. l see Mr. Hose Feito here from the South president of the South Florida... Mrs, Gordon; I'm a realtor too. I,et's not bring the Realtor Board and I serve on there „, Mayor r erre: Mrs. Gordon, I don't interrupt you ► let me make my statement and I'll recognize you, May I recognize the President of the Architects of South Florida. Mr. Feit° would you come to the microphone and tell, us what you sent me in a letter? Mr, 'eitQ; sure, Mayor Terre; And, is this your opinion or is this the 'opinion of the... Mr, FeitQ; NQ, the opinion of the Board of the A,I.A, Mayor Ferro; ; Of the A, I , A, i Fe t t Right. The erect tiiie dOMMitted. Being that we flood parking tar that area, The paint is that as we acid On the ietter we waft: to hAJe date iffidgiftatiOn on that parking spade 66 to be Oh either Side) it coti1d be even aeraas the street with a bridge as they Weft saying but the dirt t think is toy mush. Mrs. dardan a et course. ► . Feitot gow0 the thing id the need for the parking we feel is a gust. Mayer Ferret Parking in the park/ Mr. Peitz: tt cau1d be an the park to the south at the park. Lf we get the land from the►.. i► Mayor` Perrot Oh►.iaf course, but we don't have that right now. ML '. Nita: We don't have that now. Mayor Ferret might row do you think this is a feaabnabie SOlution? Mr Feitot I think the use of that,we feel that the tine of that apace where the power plant is to be 40 cars as they said could be useful. Mrs. cordon; That's right. Mayor Ferret Was this a unanimous opinion of the Board or ... Mr. reitot We have no, one of the members didn't vote so we have ... it was not unanimous. Mrs. Gordon: pow many voted affirmatively? 4r. Feito: t beg your pardon. Mrs. Gordon: Row many voted affirmatively? Mr. Feta: t think 8. Mayor Perre: Eight(8) and the other one was absent, Mr. Feito: Right. Mayor Ferret So those that was present was 8 to O. Mr. Feitot The question is everybody was very much concerned to how it's going to be done, the quality how it's going to be done and the quantity. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Feito may I ask you a question? Mr. Feito: Sure. Mrs. Gordon: You made a statement which interested me you have no difference of opinion with anybody here with regard to the necessity of parking spaces, but you also said we don't care but across on the other side of the boulevard. that why he didn't vote., "r. Feito; Rght, we don't care if it is across the Boulevard. we have .s space provided for that, but the problem is when you cross a street like Biscayne Boulevard... Mrs. Gordon; You got to have an overpass. Mr, Feito; Well, either an overpass,.. Mayor Ferre s You mean like those beautiful overpasses on Bast River Drive in New York City and those beautiful overpasses with all 'Kinds of wire fences. Mrs, Gordon; Don't box yourself in M. Feito; The problem i : may say is that € rst :he expenses have to be designed, handicapped people have to cross that space also. Mrs, Gordon; Yes+ ! ;vet want to remind the Mayor not to box himself in. He's promoting an overpass for WetSOn :geind, so be careful, Mayor Ferro; ror Watson :eland? Mrs, OordoI); Yes sir, Port or h flail 241 77 Mayor Terra I have never Made any proposal for any OVOr aeees to Watson Ialand. #Mfg. cordon: Well, there's an overpass ih the ptogoes that otter the oaiisaWay. to the ather. i Mayor Parra: 1'+3a never teeth, Piave you ;-fir. drassie? Mrd. lord in: I'll shots it to you whiert you have an opportunity for me to ehaw it to you. Mr. faits: As an answer to your question we think we deed better parking for that Space. .Mrs. Gordon; t wee. dk, Mayor Ferree Well, kook.,, Mr. fei:tot And, t think the only way you have parking right now is on the power station there, which I was there this Horning by the way. Mow, I'm standing here.,I would like to say something more, t was there and t wett around with one of the park guards, or rangers, I would say, a vary pleasant person, Delray, he took me around in one cf the carts. I have the feeling that the public doesn't know too much about that park. My personal feeling is that during the night 1 won't go over there, I think those men over there don't have the capability to secure the park. Crimes could be committed over there and I don't think they have the security over there for that purpose, tut that's away from the parking, I just wanted to say that. I think if we communicate to the people in the community that there's going to be security and this man have the proper tools to have security it would improve the attendance to that park. Mayor Terre: Thank you very much Mr. Feito. Mr. :teed, a very distinguished architect and certainly a man who has had an abiding interest for many, many years for green parks. Mr. George Reeds Mayor, I think there are a few people in this community that wants that park to get borne. And, I kind of applauded that birth myself. You probably remember that day in Biscayne Bayfront Park began to conceive it. ,Mrs. Gordon: George use the thing a little closer up. Mr. George Reed: I think that really we should begin to discuss today the kinds of end results that we're after and that involves some sort of thinking about the ground rules. obviously, we need more people to enjoy a really great park with great open spaces. I've been in that park and it's nice. It's got all the promise. I personall;r feel automobiles in a park, are no good. I think it's a beginning of the end. I think restaurants come to being and come to well being when people come. We don't start with a restaurant. We don't feed and nourish the restaurant and hope that that attracts the people. The restaurant actually comes into it's own when the people began to appear. You can see that down at the Miamarina, the restaurant has had a great struggle to survive. They've done everything, they've manipulated the parking with their valet and they've overcome and taken away and privately owned and they're still having their same problems. Lord, there's not enough people down there, it's a fact of restaurant maybe, it's another situation of problems. But I think in this case there may even should be another re -consideration by the staff about the approach to the concession of that particular restaurant. Maybe they should do it like a Orange Bowl Concession rather than a daily concession. Maybe they should do it cn special events. It's a great location for the restaurant. It's really pleasant. The park is beautiful. It's growing. There have been comments about the wall being harsh and turning people away, The wall is going to soften it's going to get a patina, it's going to change. You can plant little ficus veins, it will spread and grow and hang to it. You can drop planting over the top, the wall will solve it, I don't worry about the wall. I think the park has a certain amount,,, Mayor Terre; Would you mind an interruption? I think that's a very good advice Mrs Manager, and is Mr. Armbruster stir. here? I would wonder if you might consider coming back with 4 recommendation, or maybe some hanging vines or something to soften that wall a little bit. Qh, I see, I'm sorry, they haven't grown, is that what it is, ,Mayor Terre; Oh,, ok, 'Z'tt sorry, Mrs. Gordon; ,,, impatience we can't even wait for the vines to grow. ",r, geed; 1 believe that Peopl€ that go to the park today have a certain reeling of the remotness the 'expands of the spade that leads to a 5e46e g insecurity. 1 and MAR 2 41977 that the ranger neither Has apparently no authority, ha hae rid legal poditian, He has no domtunication whir, watiid do an awful lot for him, 1land powered telephone. it's a long way dross that park. trim at top spaed in its little machine, it will be Very many minuted before he can report any tart of trauma and he senses hid overt inability to cope with sttch a situation, to, t think it's been mentioned before but t think security is an important thing and it can be Enhanced in a low profile way, The week. ends are the greater mix. We go to the park during the week and we say it's not being used. But on the weekend the ethnic mix is very, tieflj great and the intensity of the use is much greater and it probably a direct reflection of the way people Lite their free time. I think that as a minimal we should do the added traffic control that's necessary for pedastrian to get across that boulevard. sure the boulevard is a situation but there maybe a way to relieve ttat by a pedestrian pushbutton it would extend long enough to get them across and back and to enhance that. I find that the space that was built under the expreadway for the Chamber of Commerce is mostly unused. The Chamber went elsewhere once the meters got in there, out it's an optimum place if you can control the pedestrians in a creative way. And, it has not really been done. It's not really been pointed out. It's not graffiti, there's no sign language, not an invitationfor pedestrians to use that in a strong way. Mrs. dordont deorge► are you saying not to have an overpass or to have an overpass? Mr. steed: I'm saying immediately you could do that. That's almost a non -expense but it's a minimal reaction to the situation that you're facing. An over -pass will take time, months, money, Mrs. Gordon: Yes, ... like the school gets... yr, Reed But immediately you could do school crossing situation with tiles in street or something... Mrs. Gordon: That's a good sensible ... 2•i_. Reed: It's a minimal response. You must do that. Mrs. Gordon: Yes, very good. Mr. Reed: I think now what you should consider is a creative solution to the parking I would hate to see you go into a park that's completed. It's maturing, it's growing, it's beginning to shape, it's taking its shape and the space that is even recommended is a space of berms and control and service roads and pedestrian access and a separation of the two. I would like to think that you would not intrude upon a park that you spend a great deal of :honey to begin the life of. But, instead that you would go to a property which is for the most part, bald, vacant, bear, a park that you call the extension of Bicentennial Park. It's about 100 yards to the south. It's on the east side of the Boulevard. It has a small cyclone fence around it. It's absolutely vacant. There's no worry about putting cars in there. It backs up to the pore behind it. It has a corridor between it and the south entrance to the park. Perhaps 50 yards wide, 100 yards long. It hasn't a single tree, has never been developed. You could put a parking lot, it indeed that's what we must do today, temporary parking, I would hope on that bare flat compacted rock soil land at minimum cost without removal of any You could actually enhance the park by opening up a southern pedestrian access because it hasn't been allowed to. And, you could add trees along the boulevard and you could entice and induce people with the park there easily and walk to the park. The park is a walking experience. To drive through the middle of a park is really catering to a lazy, lazy person, I don't think they really want that when they got to •3 pax anyway., So,I would like to see that kind of consideration take place, And, I would like to see the cars kept out of the park. Thank you very much. .Mayor Terre: Thank you George, believe me your opinion weighs heavily on all of us sere. Is there any other member of the public would like to speak about this? Dr. Stokes, another distinguished gentlemen who served this community well. Dr. Stokes; Mr. Mayor, and members of the Commission. I thank you for this opportunity want to give you ju4 st another point of view, I think tt' s 4 beautiful park and I am chairman of the sub -committee of the Greater .M4ami. Chamber of Ccmmerte.on Recreation, Law gnforcement, and And, what we want to do is assist you in every way that we possibly can to piSTrae CS perk, I need to give you some input that has come from some of our committee meetings. We endorse aocessibility. We're snot a ;niter;s and we don't %.now what the solution is, but we • Q think that it's 4 tar oriented society and You do .need to find some way to make it more accessible, We took a survey from the bay to N,W.'th Avenue from the River to gmh Street to look at foci,: lies, at programs and personnel in the area. Recognizing that same of the areas ad$scent to Central business pistri t had some specific needs but orienting specifically to Ricentennial Par.'s or that area is our strong feeling that a certain portion of i.t:, or perhaps an adsscent perk Davtront or whatever you need some kid or facilities for 1 e MAR 2.L1977 --1111111WWWWWww adtiVitieg that Will attract people Oh& refit MOJA, And, we're dayihg admething not egactly what ot salethih.4 like tehhit ObUftg of 66Mething like paddle all Of eomething, /ou Med awl% kihd of fatilitiegM you heed a Mote adtitte part in gag pOttioh Of it, tathet thah a paative park. Mayor tette: Wait,,, are you talkie abut tiOghtehnial PatO Dr, ttoke'r tiJUtalking &Wilt ticentennial and we tedd4hi2e how Mayor Perm till, I want you td remember that We'Vd been through this already the times ad you were there. Dr. gtokes; I recogniao that. Mayor Ferret And, you were there, and tO was George and we've had this battle about baseball and you rut -ember t Wag for baseball and I was for tennis courts and I lost that one. Dr. ttokest Right. Mayor Peret And, I probably should have lost that one the way it turned out, It'a a nice green area, but you knem... Dr. Stokes: I thought you needed this input because we have been meeting since August 1975 and this has been a strong recommendation of this committee. And, you do need that kind of input. I'm glad to hear that 81000 are using it a month. Mayor Ferret ?ea, that's a pleasant surprise. Dr. Stokes: But there's no question about some place in that area if we need some kind of activities where we can let some definitive facilities and have an active part. Mayor Ferre: Sill, did you take any position on the parking at all? Did you look into the parking aspects? Dr. Stokes: Yes, our concern was that it needed to be more accessible. We didn't have the solttion. It should be something in that park though, I like the solution that they have here where it's hidden. It's not something that's just a surface area that's very visible to everyone. Thank you. Mayor Ferret Alright. thank you. Is there anybody else? Are there any other members of the public that would like to speak? Zir. Grimm, you want to add anything? Mr. Grimm: Yes, Mr. Mayor just one little th park area for parking of course is obvious. because as you know that land is still under if we can in and paved that and use it for a position. ing, because the idea of using the F.E.C.„. Now, we felt that we should not do this appeal in the courts. And, we felt that parking area that we would jeopardize our Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you. Any other members of the public that want to speak on this? Members of the Commission? Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Mayor, question for information, in order to get that type of devise that you know, stops the traffic long enough for someone to cross that's a Dade County function isn't it? I would like to see us pursue that in any event, no matter what. Mayor Ferre; I think you're absolutely right. I think that's very good and I agree with you. And, I'd like to see us use the Isd like to see the Water & Sewer Board property utilized because it's a paved area and not very attractive now. It's there, If it needs striping, well stripe it. I would like to see part of those spaces reserved for the tandicapped people, you know, maybe half of them or a third of them at any rate and let's try those two things and then let's take a,breether and see what results there are from it and then we an always go further than that, I peroonally would have also liked to see the overpass and 1 don't think the $190,000 figure you gave us sounded so very expensive. I expected you to say more. I really was surprised to tell you the truth that figure came in under $200,000, was that by bids in any way or was that an estimate of your department or what? M. qrassie; No, it's an estimate of the Public works DePertmeht end I think they consulted some outside people too. Mra, gordon; Ok, and it you can get permission to entach it to t1e ecpre5sWay 1heard you say, it could possibly be less expensive which is extremely interesting and would like to see that pursued, Mo. carol rWet; WO read the utiglo in the paper about the cost of ° 4 osti MAR 2 4 1977 • • r nd i we were a little bit aMa2ed by the fice dateli OS 8 Dryer Perte: the price of what/ hiss Cared Pacett: by the price of the overpass, because we live of a park and we've had a hard title getting a dempsey dumpster replaced. We got it bedeuse we called the Commissioner's office, We finally got it, but we haws asked and asked for a sprinkler system, and we can't even gat a sprinkler systems Mrs. Garion: Where are you iodated? .s. Ms. Carol reedttr Morrie Christmas Park. Mrs. Jordan: Ch Morrie ChristMas 1 Ms. Carel Padettt And, it's looking worse and worse and we're wondering what's going to happen to this park after it's all completed and is it going to be maintained Is there going to be any funds to keep it up because our's is gog dOwh fasts Mrs. Gordan: That's a matter that t think our ► onager will be lbakihet into because there are several park areas in the it And in the county because the county hag recently made some ehangea I understand because they have much tore severe problems of maintenance than we do ► an f right Mr. Grassie? Mr. Grassie: Yes, you are Commissioner, this particular park that we're talking about Bicentennial does have a rather extensive sprinkling system. Mrs. Gordon: No, she's talking about Merrie Christmas Park. Merrie Christmas Park to be more exact is in the southern end... Mayor Ferrer Look, we'll talk about Merrie Christmas park as soon as we finish with this thing, but I think we ought to line this up so we can get on to Merrie Christmas Park and other things. Mr. ?Ammer: Alright, Mr. Manager, is there any. mayor Ferret Yes, yes., I do because I want to ask the Manager his opinion now want him to express on the record finally after hearing members of the public. Is there anybody else in the public wants to talk? Now, Mr. Manager for the record your recommendation. Mr. Grassier I believe Mr. Mayor that based on the points of view that we have heard today, the solution if there is a solution which meets most of the objectives it would 411 probably be a combination of a couple things. I think that we should obviously take advantage of the the offer from the Water & Sewer Authority. That would provide us with 40 spaces. I think that the more limited proposal of the architect to put in 60 spaces as a first step rather than 120 to be recommended and I would suggest to the City Commission that you also consider whether or not you want on a trial basis to consider the tram proposal. Whether that is something that you would want to try possibly on a six months basis to see whether we can develop some that would have an outside cost to you of approximately S15,000 and you would have to decide whether or not you would want to have a small fee to offset some part of that or whether you would want it to be entirely free. Mayor Ferre: Well, then I would like to subscribe to all four of those points. Alright Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Gordon: Mayor, with one exception I'd like to subscribe to everything the Manager said with the exception of the six feet spaces on the water now. 1 mean, let's try these other things and let's see how it goes, Z think , you know, we may benefit from the wait, the tram, the light, the stop light, the 40 spaces, the looking into the overpass on a less expensive basis. It a with concurrence to the State Road Department attaching it to the expressway. I would so move that. Mayor Eerie; Alright, we have a motion on the floor, is there a second? Mr. 71.utmne€; What is the ;notion? Mayor Ferro; The motion is everything but the sixty spaces ' ,I, The ,motion is the recommendation of the Manager except we hold back on the ,sixty spaces for now, Father Qi :son; f' 11 second it, :mayor Ferro; Alright, we haves second at this point. Under discussion, Well, I'd like to express that T think that this has been a very well thnaht cut rPoom ndatien as 1 understand it ter, Armbruster you're recommending the sixty spaces aren't you/ and 73 MAR 2 4' ffO dee§ ViAde and the Manager tedOMMended it right, 8r, drattiet Principally, based oh the nedetdity of Makin/ fUil use of the publid ineettMeet that you already have ih the rettaUfaht fadility ih that park, yet. tecaute of that and becaute af the attitude that we're reCeiVih0 back item pretpectiVe operator§ of that facility. tf you're going to operate that What they're telling ut it we're oihq to have to get parking which it clote. MrA. dardont Mr. Wager, we'Ve heard tuch good things here today with the eRCeptiOn of that and that is even regarding the restaurant reality and the number§ of peaple that are starting to come in. An operator has to have people it true. Sixty more aara aree't going to bring in that many more people and they're nOt all going to COMO in at one if at any rate. I urge you to go tlow. You an alwayt do this, there's nothing going to stop you a month from now if you find the ftecettity and you eVeh have received a firm bid, it't inch a georgous Ofte you can't turn it dawn, You've tome up with SOMe good ideas, you really haVe1 urge you tO accept the MOtiOn as tO pretented. Mayor Perret Alright, any further discustiont wbtild urge that we Wite this down and that we add the tixty spaces in addition td the recommehdatient ter two basic reasons. Number one 1 think it'd essential for the success df that restaurant whin 1 think we need to get /dingnumber two the location of it along the road which already exists. There is nO harm done to any of the park area. YOu will not be able to See any of the cars from any ef the park area1, 1 think number three that it is an inviting thing to the public to know and see from the Boulevard that there are places to park. They'll one in, they'll park there and in my opinion will greatly enhance the usability of that park. 1 would hope that they would be heavily land- scaped that it wouldn't be just an asphalt, Put a lot of greenry along the way. Ok. Mrs. Gordon: Ok, in rebuttal to what you've just stated. The Water & Sewer propert. is visable. Extremely visable from the street and certainly if that is One of your considerations then that consideration is being meet in my opinion and if you insist Mayor Ferre: May we see the nap, Vince? See, Rose, the parking is behind the building that's the problem. Mrs. Gordon: Well, I was there last week and driveway there it's highly visable that there' seeing it whatsoever even from the street. t that you do it in two motions because I would on a motion of it and so... • as soon as you drive in that little s a place to park. There's no problem just urge you if you insist on doing it, like to be able to vote affirmatively Mayor Ferre: Rose, if this gets voted down then we'll take it up in two out of courteous to you. motions, o Mrs. Gordon: Well, this would be a part of the motion. I mean this is one motion and the second motion would be the sixty spaces and... Mayor Ferre: Fine, if you want to rephrase it that way I will accept your rephrasing of the motion that way. Mrs. Gordon; well, I'm not making the second motion, somebody else Would have to do that. I'm making the motion that we go to Dade County and ask them to install the push-button stop light so that pedestrianscan cross the boulevard safely. That we go into negotiation with Water & Sewer Board for permission to utilize their parking area and we get permission to stripe it and that we reserve some spaces determined upon our department feeling of the numbers that should be for handicapped and third that we confer with the State Road Department for attachment of an overpass to the expressway. And, number four, that we on a trial basis start using the tram,highly publicize it so people know it's there, Mr, Plummer; well, instead of six months why don't you take it to the end of the year. Mrs, Gordon; A year, that's ok with Mr, Plummer; To the end of the year. Carry it over until Christmas Season. MrS, Gordon; Til the end of the year, well that's ok with me. That's alright, That takes 44 into the season, Mayor Ferro; Alrieht, there's a motion and a second. Further discussion en the motion, Call the roll, 14 MAR 2 41977 Th4 tol1OW1h4 Matioh wa§ ihtfOduced b Coffittliattionef Gordon who Wad itS ado tioht MOTION NO. 11=206 A MOTION DIRECTINO THE CID? MANAGER TO TAKE THE Pot:LOWING STEPS TO PACILITATE GALATEA tHMEDTATE LITLI2ATtON dP SICENTENNIAL PARK: 1. TO REQUEST THE TRAPP= At TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OP METROMITAN DADE COUNTY TO INSTALL A PEDESTRIAN=WALX SIGNAL TO PACILITATE SAFE CROSSING OP SISCAYNE TO tICENTENNIAL PARK. . NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT WITH THE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY POR USE OP 60 PAAXING SPACES ADJACENT TO THEIR BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN 8ICENTENNIAL PARK. 3.INVESTIGATE THROUGH THE STATE OP =AIDA DEPARTMENT OP TRANSPORTATION THE FEASIBILITY OP A PEDESTRIAN OVER.. PASS TO tE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE EXPRESSWAY. 4. PROCEED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OP A TRAM SERVICE AS ON AS PRACT/CABLE ON A TR/AL BASIS, UNTIL THE END OP 1077. Upon being seconded by Vice-Mayor(Pay.) Oibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: XEst commissioner Manolo Raboso Commissioner J. L. Pl4mer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. ?ere NOES: None. ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Plummer: Now, wait a minute, is the second motion going to be that the additional 60 spaces... Mrs. Gordon: Well if you make it... Mayor Ferre: J. L. that's up to you. If you don't make it I'm going to make it, because AIL : don't know anybody else feels about it. Mr. Plummer: If I want the other 60 spaces, do I vote for or against this motion? Mayor Ferre: You vote for it because then you make a second motion to add the second spaces. Mr. Plummer: 1 vote ves. The second motion is that as indicated and recommended by the Administration that we try the first half of the parking and put in the 60 spaces on a temporary basis. Mayor Pierre: Is there a second? Mr. Reboso; Seconded. Mrs, Gordon; I would like you to explain what you mean by ternporary J.L. because of the land of work that has to go into the paving of it. How tamporary can it be? N. Plummer; That's Mr. Grimm's decision. Let him answer that. It's his terminology. M. Grimm; I think we understand the wishes of the COMMi35404 and I believe we can develop a Pal:law:3m Mayor rerre; Sut you don't understand until you've got to vote. Mr, qrimm; Well, 1 think, olright .et me speculate on what your wishes are. I think, we can, that's 4514iAn the Sunshine Law. We can develop a parlcing tot by 440 Qf tan bark or some other method which is temporary £ nature without any asphalt whatsoever except for maybe 4 14=40 Widening of the existing road, Mayor rerro; Well, I' tell Vince, MX, 4riMM; YO4 4low how We built the parking lot d wn here in Xennedy ferk? mr, Plufthett Yea. Mr, dtiMmt That type. that approach, Mayer Perrot tin def t'm going to tell you something. tf yOu're (ping to do thiSt thl Only way I'm going to Vote for it is if you do it right, I'm not going far any of this cheap Solution stuff, noW. ti VOu could put these little green thinga where great: is there and put little trees and that kind of stuff where it looks half way decent, now t'm going to vote for that, tf you're going ta tell me that you're going to put SOMA pieces of lumber across there and just asphalt with paint I'm not gang to vote for that. Mr. Grimm: We have the arehitect hare Mr. Mayor and we certainly intend to use him and I'm sure that you trust Mr, Armbruster's judgment in that. Mayor ferret t trust your's to0. I'M not questioning that. Mr. PLIMMert Let me also address in my Mdtin SOMething that was not addressed Lft the previous motion that it would be my intent that ft0 charge be ohared for the tram. ?Oil wanted the determination Oh thatb We're going to encourage pebble... Mayor ?erre! Rey Plummer, let's do Ofid thing at a time, ok. MIS. Gordon: Yes, don't incorporate in this motion. Mayor Ferret Let's not get two things in here... Mr1t2xtiet t, it's that controversial I m sorry I didn't realize it. Mayor Ferret Alright, now we have a motion and a second. Father Gibson? Father Gibsont May I ask this? Has anybody said that we have to have 100 parking spaces over against 40 as a trial point? Mr. Grassie: The only indication that we have Commissioner is that the responding restaurant operator made his proposal on conditional, on having 200 spaces. Mayor ?erre: Would he accept 100? Mr. Grassie: No. / think that either or someone else, you know, will accept less than 200, but that's the measure of what they want. I think they'll have to deal with less. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Grassie, bearing in mind that he or anyone who wants to operate the r- restaurant wants to bring people in there as close as possible, I understand that. The tram is going to help'that situation. Also the light that's going to allow people to park on the other side is going to help that situation. These things will be a factor that this person or persons un-nameless will consider. I'm speaking against the motion. mayor Ferre: Ok. Alright, any further discussion? Call the roll please. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77-297 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF 60 PAVED PARKING SPACES ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE Or BICENTENNIAL PARK, AS RECOMMENDED SY THE ADMINISTRATION AND TIM_ ARCHITECT ON THIS DATE. Upon being seconded by CommiSeioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote; AYES; Mr, Plummer, Mr. Reboso, and Mayor 'ere, NOES; Father Gibson, and Mrs. Gordon, ABSENT; None. 76 MAR 2 4 1977 Mr. PiuM ier: 2 snake a Motiof there he :Sd cha!'f/e o the trill. Mayer Petro: It there a seoand to the Motion/ decOnded, run her diadusaians Mr. drastic: :tat are olarifioation Mrs Mayor. Mayne Parra Yes sir. Mr. Grassier TWo things we have to Oak you and One of ihett, wail maybe one thing We have to alit you and it may have to do With the motion that you have in front of you. We have a proposal from a person whioh we got in Order that you would have a cost estimate, but we have not gone out for bids on this service. Now, our assumption is that you would want us to go out for bids. And, those bids may include sogte different proposals with regards to fees or not fees and to ani could you want to leave yourself open on that? Mayor Ferre: Now, wait a tid tent, now, wait a moment. t see where you're coming now, let's Make this... we're talking about a tram whose purpose at this point is to bring people to the park and have them uee the park. Mr. Oraseie: Exactly. Mayor Terre: Now, I do not intend personally in my vote to in any way imply that we're going to be giving free ride, parking ride service to the Miami Herald, the Miami News, Jordan Marsh, or Omni, ok. Now, if what you're talking about is the general vicinity of parking area including the other side of the expressway which belongs to the the Herald. I have no objections to that and you know, servicing that area and going down, perhaps to the Miami Marina area that's ok, but this is not going to be a substitute or a competitor of the Mini Bus System that's run by M.T.A. for up and down the boulevard. Now, if that's what Plummer is talking about then I'll vote for it. But if you're talking about a big extensive type of a half hour swing all over the place. I Mrs. Gordon: No, you want to run it on a three or four minutes schedule,a short distance. Mayor Ferrer It won't be a Mrs. Gordon: Mayor Ferrer ►ti`ell, ok, so let's make sure we understand what we're talking about. three or four minutes schedule but it'll be a fifteen minutes schedule. Well, that's kind of long. By the time you whip around that park which is 40 acres... :4r. Grassier Yea, you've got to calculate approximately a minute a block. A block a minute. And, so you're not going to cover very much ground if you have headways, if you time between these things appearing in front of any one location of say fifteen minutes. You're going to have a round trip of fifteen blocks. Mayer Ferre: Let me ask you a question Joe, that tray: in Miami Beach doesn't go on the traffic streets. The tram down at Key West goes along the street but there's not much traffic in Key West. Mr. Grassi e: That's correct. Mayor Ferre: Now,.., Mr. Plummer: Car trains, no sightseeing. Mayor f'erre: Yea, but the Biscayne Boulevard area there's those cars there really p from one lane to another. Is that thing going to be safe going along the street? Mr. Grassier No, this is one of the reasons why I think that in going out for proposals we have to allow ,people a little flexibility in telling us ;row they're going to manage to do this. Mayor Ferre: How Ore you going to cross Biscayne Boulevard with a little train wits, nine wagons behind it that goes to 20 miles per hour- or something li %e Ghat? Mr, Oressie: Mayor Yer e :i . Plummer; Mrs, Govan: Mr, Plummy; As Commissioner Plummer says very carefully Mr. Mayor, 'lea, Plummer, Plummer is looking for business. Come onl ..:, why don't you leave the money isotor alone until we i nd out D0041460 `•lose TVs my Fear that if we charge a lice we €e going to develop 77 A sightataing train, This to Me is nothing Mara t1M to encourage p pia to U06 the park. That'a it, t't hat trying to fun Mrs. Gordon: Ok, Than, you Set up A route that you Want it to g'6.ifis Mayor Parra: Wall, lat'a iv A it this way, Why don't you make your motion like this/ Say that, tha intent of this Commiaaion is not t6 charge anything, That you' a going to put thia out for bid a And dOMA back to the COMMiddiah with a raeommanded routing, Mr, Plummer: That's exactly what t taid. (Mrs. Gordon, alrighttOk, t'll aaeand it). Mayor Parra: t aubseriba tdo your mot Mr, Plummer.* Seconded by Aaboao. Did you aecond that The motion has already been made waan't it) You made it before) Mr. Plummer: Yaa. Mayor Parra: Ok, call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77-208 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO °STAIN PROPOSALS Pb? A TRAM SERVICE TO BICENTENNIAL PARK AND REPORTING TO THE CITY COMMISSION HIS.RECOMMEND- ATIONS, INCLUDING COST PIGURES AND PROPOSED RoUTES. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reba's°, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. Mayor Ferre: Alright, thank you very much ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Armbruster, Mr. Reed, Dr. Stokes. 55. PERSONAL ARAPPICE: Sa. MEYERSON - PROPOSED MIPMI GIP( HALL PROJECT. Mayor Ferre: We are now on item p34, which is Mr. Sol W. Meyerson. Sol, stranger to this Commission, tell us how you're going to build us a city hall. Mr. Sol Meyerson: Very easy, put it up with a stick of gum, stuff like that. I passed around to Mr. Mayor, Mr. Commissioners,to the Administration letters and my one little letter I'm going to add lib. Last night / tried to get this letter of this breakdown to City Manager, Grassie, but unfortunately, I had some kind of an emergency and had to get our daughter with a lung infection. 50, I never got to the city, I could never get thrcugh to him. The letter is very simple and I don't think Mr. Grassie has yet read it or maybe he's reading it now, so I'll read it out loud, if I may, is that alright Mr. Mayor? May I read it out loud and ad lib? Ok. Dear Mr. Grassie: This letter of understanding isjust a preliminary toward the possible acceptance and approval by yourself and the Miami City Commission, for the New Miami City Hall within the Government Center area. 1), The property designated for the New City Hall complex and its parking facilities are Co be leased from the City of Miami for $340400 a year for a period to be agreed upon by the City Manager and the City Commission for a period of 20,25 or 30 years as you 40 designate, (But we have a little hitch there of which City Manager,Grassie has to make some kind of a switch and the City has to get title to this particular property where the city wants the City Hall, Am T correct Mr, Manager? Mr. Grassie; Y44. 4 Mr, Meyerson; Fo., that has to be disolved in pa agraph number one in order to the the property from the City for 4 period of Z0,Z5 or 30 years. Mayor Ferro; Fol, let me saye you some time, ok. Plummer, get on the microphone and MAR 24 1977 tia yotif speech whidh aubeetiba th aBodt What Yin if the eleetion whah t pit it dti to the people Oft a City Hail and why you WOft't vetr anything Oft dity fiall dhtil yeti take to the eieCtOr§, Mr, Plummer: You juSt Said it. Mayor Parra: ... Uplain it to Sol beCauae.,. Mr, PlUMMert teoauSe the three tinted it haa been Offered tO the pubiic. Mayor Parra: How many times/ Mr. PluMMert Three tiMed aa t recall, Three tiMesat least twice that t can remeMber in my... Mt. Meyerson: Three times. Wait let's finish. Mr. Plummer: Anyhow; Very Simply, each and every time the public has turned the building of a new City Hall period. Until this thing is, if possibly offered to the public again for their consideration I would Vote against it, Amen. Mr. Meyersont Ok. *OW, in the last ... In my last appearanoe the COMAASSidft voted unanimously for the City Manager and myself tO go forward and exploit a possibility. Now, we did that to a reasonable extent and if I finish my letter and you wish to turn it do Wn it's yOur privilege. If you wish to say we go further that's still your privilege, but I'd like to either get it of the ground either move it or don't move it. Mayor Parrs: Go ahead. Mr. Meyerson: Number two, the lease the coincide with institutional mortgage debt and is not renewable unless, under certain conditions and circumstances , the City requests and agrees to a renewal of the lease it is mutually agreed upon between International Diversified Industries, tnc. in the City of Miami. 3). The International Diversified Industries, Inc. agrees to present to the City of Hialti an approximate cost figure in order to maintain a City Hall profitably or within a reasonable cost. All leases, I may add to your lease, to the city lease will be the revenue in favor of the city.All sub -leases, everything garages, restaurants, etc., airlines, we plan a lot for the city hall. We haven't arrived at anything final as yet. 4). International Diversified Industries, Inc. will further designate future plans provided we get the go-ahead from the City of Miami and the recommendation of the City Manager for specific plans for the City Hall projecting needs and all requirements for the next 15 to 20 years. I might add I'm not asking for any money for this at all. I'm not asking anything of the city. I'm not asking for anything. I'm doing this. Until you give your final approval. 5). International Diversified Industries, Inc. will secure, at the lowest possible 411 rate of interest, subject to approval by the City Manager and the City Ctmmission, sufficient funds to completely furnish the New City Hall and sufficient capital and reserve to refurbish the City Hall interiors as needed from this reserve, which should draw yearly interest of approximately $100,000 or more, and as interest on a reserve will be compounded and added to capital, so you'll have more than sufficient capital to refurbish the city hall where ever it's needed, as it's •needed after you get your ten key operation. And, all you have to do is bring in your pencils and everything else or your coffee cups. We request the City commission approve this letter of under- standing between the City Manager, Mr. Grassie, and International Diversified Industries, Inc. to proceed further in order to present a final package for approval and construct- ion for the New City Hall. As presented in my previous appearances before the City Commission, International Diversified Industries, Inc. will present as a gift (this is the most important portion of it) gift to the City of Miami, the building and all facilities constructed by International Diversified Industries, Inc., Inc. to the City of Miami for a total charge of 510.00. Mayor Yerret 501, is that the end of thew Mr. Meyerson; At the end of the year 104$0. Whatever you select, whatever we all agree upon. Whether you want a 20, 25 or 30, 30 you CAA get a much better rate. We have a package now that's fax below the market, which includes between 115 tp 124% mortgaging out, which includes 411 the furnishing, 411 the carpeting, everything you could possibly want in a building. "Everything". we therefore request and I sincerely hope we'll all be around to take an act in the part in the ceremonies of this transfer, So, I hope we'll be around 35, or 30 years. Were young kids, aren't we Rose? Mrs. Oordon; now are we going tp pay for it? Mr, Meyerson; I'll tell you. I'm giving the c.ty a profit on this land for 4 period of 25 years $150,000400 In return the oity will give mo a profit of a similar amoun4 actually it will be 4 MAX144A stand-off for a period of 25 years. I discussed it with City Manager, qrassiagand the details of paying for it between the revenue that 79 higt, 0 A eft,'" Wot4 will tedeil,4, hit only after 2t years will the City radar a the building and you own the iand, but the raetenuea over a period of tithe you'll oontihbe to get more :rid more Money and eventually you wili need a new city hail anyway, whether it' 9 46ing to here or somewhere else. Mrs, Carden: 011e2tian, to get financing you need eunordhaton on the land, don't yeu? Mt. Meyerson: Yes, ter a single institutional mortgage, that's all, Mrs. Carden: tea, but's still subordinating the public land, I don't even think we allowed... Mr. Meyerson: No, V'tn leasing it. I'm teasing it ftem you, Mrs. Cordon, yea, but even on a lease to get financing, don't you need subardinatien en the lease? Mr. Meyerson: Absolutely correct. Mrs. Cordon: Of course, you can't do that, re Mr. Meyerson: It's a bonded lease, but as tong as l lease, as long as I lease it if necessary if you want to sell it to me I'll buy it, if you want to give it to me take it, we'll work out some kind of a deal. We discussed that with Mr. Crassie, that's why t left a copy of this letter with the City Attorney. We request the Mayor, perre and the Commissioners, and the City Manager and myself to directly proceed as well. ,: because in due time we Need a new city hall. Now, if there's anything you want to do about it. Anything you want us to do about looking into it further fine, if you think there's not an interest, fine. If you wish to take a second look at the drawings that we rendered before, you'd like a look at it again, the drawings, the renderings are here. Mrs. Gordon: Mr. Grassie, would you like to speak to this? You are part of the negot- iating team, have you any comments, pro's, cons, in between? Mr. Grassie: well, t don't think that we can properly characterize anything that has happened so far as negotiation. Mrs. Gordon: Ch, discussion. Mr. Grassie: I've had a couple talks with Mr. Meyerson about this. He says, something here that'frankly, I don't understand. Mrs. Gordon:Which paragraph? Mr. Grassie: This is paragraph 3 on the first page. And as I understand what he's asking it is. that he have a chance to explain this. In paragraph 3, what he's saying is that he can build a new City Hall profitably or within a reasonable cost. I under- stand that to imply that somehow the debt service requirement is,if not entirely, then in a major way offset. That's the part I don't understand and basically that's what I told him yesterday. But if he is.willing to show us how that's possible I would be willing to listen. Mayor Terre: Look, any man who has had the persistence and willing to come back the times that Sol has come here and put up with us and come back and come back and come back, he's not a tool. He's a very successful businessman and he's made a lot of money. So, he knows what the limitations are. He knows that we have economic constraints at this time in this Commission. He has all this information. He reads the newspapers. He reads these editorials that say how broke we are and all, that. NOW, if he can figure out a way. He doesn't believe me. and neither do we, but if he can figure out a way to come n here and do something that we haven't been able to, fine. Mr. Meyerson; Well, as far as I'm concerned the City is right for a New City Hall with- in the next two years, two or three years. And, as far as the City is concerned I think they're also ready for it as well. Whether or not you want me to explore it further, fine, but the most essential part is that you do not own the property, that you want the City Hall on. The property belongs to the County and the County is supposed to trade with you for what they owe you. And, there's no sense progressing or taking any kind of steps unless we can be assured that the rendering that we have now are two scales. On the property that was given to IV on the government center is going to be transferred and Mr. Grassi: has been very busy and he's agreed that he hasn't really given too much attention. Some mans name starts with a "P" has taken up a lot Of attention of the City Cc mwaissLonn with reference to the amusement park end he's been rather busy with it, but I'd like to see it 90 along. V4 like to see something happen one way or the other. And, l'll give you the package, l wrote, T think it was about MAR 241977 tUE5 and A halt Mohths 4405. t wrote Manager drassie and told Mr, Brassie that the time it right triOW at an eMdelleht and an excellent package, Where the dity WOuldhtt have to del% up With any money at all fedi a stew City Mall. Mayor Perm :de, what's your recommendation that We do now/ Mr. drassio: Well, again t have to start by di:Messing that I don't know how Mr. Meyerson dell do it. SUt he has said very dlearly to yon that he ie willing to try to put the package together without OOtt to you. And, at you tay,.he haA been very tindere and persittent and it teems to me that simply out oftourtesy if nothing else that you know, it wouldbe fair to tell him whether we're interested ih having him pursue it. Mayor Perre: Sol, there are no free lundhes. Mow, if you're talking about a $10,000400 padkage. Mr. Meyerson: Package, yes. Mayor Perrot Package for a building, let me finish. And, you e talking about a twenty year in tin M. Meyerson: 20, 25 or 10 year, You're better with 30. Mayor Pere: Alright, we are going with 20 years just for arqument... for number ok. Talking about a half a million dollars a year,... Mr. Meyerson: tut you're also talking about revenue Mr. Mayor on that you would derive out of the City Hall within approximately 180,000 square feet, which you 0 don't need right now. We're projecting, I'm thinkiftg IS to 20 years. Mayor rerte: ?ou know what he's talking about, don't you? He talking about building a larger space and leasing out... Mr Grassie: I understand. Leasing part of it. Mayor ?erre: And, with the profits that come out of the leasing that we would pay for our space. Mr. Meyerson: We would try legally without disturbing, the discussion was with Joe yesterday, with Joe Grassie yesterday we would try legally to to everything that's proper and everything that is right. Mayor Ferrer You realize that we can't go full faith in credit. 111 Mr. Meyerson: I didn't ask you to . I said we want to give you final approval, but We want the City Commission to direct the City Manager and myself to spend some time on this. We have spent, this has been seven, eight months ago, nine months ago since • • • Mayor Ferre: Mr. Meyerson: Mayor rerre: Mr. Meyerson: mr, Grassie: He hasn't been here eight months, so. Well, he's been here since last July, right Mr. Grassie? How long have you been here Joe? Yea. almost, oh yes sir, he's been here. August, yes. Mayor rerre; Well, that45 ngt eight months. is it? Mr, Grassie; About six months. tnte,* Mayor Ferrel My goodness, that reminds me of something, Mr, Meyerson; But it was about six or seven months 490 whenever he was here and we were getting together and we've got to get some kind of final figursa You were all aware of the fact that if T. could get the proper kind of commitment from the people that will finance the package., that will satisfy the City, I will have to 7et it in writing and have it for at least a 90 day period, so that the City can approve so we'll know what the costs are, because without 4 commitment I can't Ocine 41, with any kind of bon. Mayor rer e; / got news for yen. Mrs, Gordon; 591, you Nat said we don't have the land, The uny has the land, gorreot,', so di Tile MAR 2 377 - , • dits HOW afe we suppoSed to get the lane Mr, Meyerson: bitedt the City Manager to trade. the County 6 you Sit-S(56,000, Mrs, Gordon: We need it for the COnVention Center. Mr. Meyeraon: NO) that'a nOt where it is. The Convention Center is not On that prOperty, Mayor Perrot Not no. Year but he might be Mr. Myron: It's hot On that property Mrs. Gordon. Mayor Perre: tell you t think the way ta leave this is this way in my opinion, instruct the Manager to discuss with Mayor Steirheim t'm sure Mayor Steirheim and the county are lust as afiXidud to get this underway is that if we open the way it helps theti. Now, if We can crass that bridge and if you an see exactly what 8(51 has in mind oft the paybaCk previsions and who takes the risks. If it's a Rio risk situation for the City and somehow we don't have to guarantee full faith in creditt other than put up the land which wouldn't be subordinated in anyway and he can figure out a way of doing that and I'll make you a bet he can. Mr. Meyerson: The land would have to be subordinated to the first institutional mart - gage. t would imagine so. I don't know. Maybe legally there's a way of getting around it. 1 think R6186 is veryexperienced at this phase of it. tecause she is an excellent Real Estate gal. jella Mrs. Gordon: I want to ask George Knox, because we're dealing now with public proper( and that's the difference. Mr. Meyerson: Yes. Yes. Mrs. Gordon: George, can public property be subordinated to financing of this sort that we're discussing right now? Mr, Knox: Generally, Mrs. Gordon public property cannot be mortgaged. mrs. Gordon: That's what I thought. Mr. Meyerson: Even if the public property is reversed after a number of years Mr,Knox to the City? Mr. Knox: You talk about some arrangements that may be permissible, but if we're talk..., ing about a first mortgage on the property it's not. Mayor Ferre: Look! Mr. Meyerson: I'm talking about... Mayor Ferre: Sol, let me put it to you this way. The Federal Government, which has the restraints that are just as heavy as ours does this all the time. The F.B.I. does it, the Post Offices do this. They figure out ways in which to do this and I think rather than take a lot of the Commission's time at this point. We've got people waiting for other items. What we ought to do is instruct the Manager to sit down with Mr. Meyerson, come to a conclusion one way or the other. Mr. 3eyerson; That's correct. Mayor Ferre: If you come to a conclusion that doesn't make any sense and you can't do it and we can't subordinate and we can't do this and it's not legal and we can't get the land„. Mrs. Gordon; :411 tell you how you can do it Meyor, and that's just don't go in the Government Center and Mr. Meyerson purcheses or makes arrangements for purchase of the sale or a lease of the land other than public land and then he puts the whole package together on a turn key basis he can subordinate it, Mayor Ferro; :owls, you pursue it and you come beck with a conclusion end you give us areCOTIMOAdaViOn year and name an let's do it' Mx. Meyerson; Mall, the last time t; wasn't en that basis, We had to use the land in the Government Canter' So4 we concentrated in that direction, Now, if we have to go out and buy seperete land, You have to tell us where you would want the City Hall. Mayor FOTr0; Wok. yOu work with the Manager on this end come back with a recommendation Ong way or the Other Mt, Grastie, If you treed interiM diredtibrt d8Mg talk to us, tarss aordont f don't wart to mislead Mt. Meyerson about Myself. M2s PluMner put hig position straight on the line. 1 can't think that this city really iS in a position with all the other things that we hate concerning tis to Concentrate and oven taxing the Manager's time in my opinion is taking sine valuable asset that we have. Now, if the Manager wants to dd it that's oft. tit t';n riot interested perbonaliy, tea1ly ► in a proposal to build a view City mall. Mr. Meyerson: Are you saying Mae, that in the future it will not $e necessary to build a New City Hall. Mrs. clort tt I'm not interested ih the prcposai to build a tiew City Hall, but there are Your other people here► of which one only expressed himself beside me. Mayor Ferret Two. Mrs. aordsnt Two? Mayor Ferre Weil no. Mr, Meyerson: That's beoause of referendum on a Vbte. Mayor Ferret All, I'll express my opinion. I'm going to tell you this. If somebody is smart enough in this town or anywhere else to figure out a way that without going to the full faith and credit of the City of Miami and without a financial obligation of the building is not successful in renting out, in renting, other than our particular portion '•of it► which is to be paid for somehow by the excess or the profit -that's made in the est of the building. And, if that can all be done successfully and somebody can put something like that together, boy, I'll tell you t'd sure go for it. I frankly, don't think that anything like that can be done. Mr. Meyerson: 'thy not' MayorFerret Well, Sol, I just don't think that that is just not a reasonable.., well, I'm willing, I've got enough faith in your business acumen that as far as I'm concerned if the Manager wants ... if the Manager tells me point blank that he thinks this is a ._ - deal that doesn't make any sense, ... he's wasting any time, then you tell us that and that's the end of it as far as I'm concerned. Mr. Meyerson: Fine, just let us know. Let's take one direction one way or the other. If I can put a package to you... Kayor Ferre: In the meantime, I think what we do is I don't think we need a resolution r anything, just you knew, direction to you. I think you see the concensus. I don't know how Father and Manolo feel. But I don't see how you could possibly go wrong by exploring this or any other proposal from a reasonable individual business community that would propose something that might make sense. I don't see it. But, if you can do, listen God Bless You. we'll name it after you. Mr. Meyerson: No, just keep it Miami City Hall. Mayor Ferre: Alright, Sol, anything else' Mr, Meyerson: Nope, nothing else. Mayor Ferre: Mr. Manager.., Mr. Meyerson: Except, if we can get the property and tell us if you want other property that's it. Thank you. Mayor Ferre; Alright, thank you very much. SG WW1 AP S RCMMt wttNatiwitsm SENIOR Ht 5 9M REQUESTING STREET NAME CAE I Mayor Petra: We're now on the last item which ie a request by the t1 rth,.,, Senior Nigh School Student Council and I'd like to recognize the Sttadent Council President, Mr. Kenneth 3. McCraney. is the Principal atili here or the Student Council Sponsor, Mrs. Mary Jackson. Mrs. Jackson, we welcome you and the Students at Northwestern Senior High and the Council President. Mr. Kevin Mc Crafty: Lid odyeveniyni�ga lira Mayor,aCity Ky�Cauneail en.y�gMy, namee.1�is Kevin McCraney, President of Miami Northwestern Student Council, Students of Miami Worth - western request to have 12th Avenue and 62nd-Street to N.W, l2th Avenue and list Street addition to stills Boulevard. The reasoning was to have a street named after our School mascot. After analyzing the idea the Student Council of Northwestern fauna that this street could symbolize Much much More. First of all, Miami Northwestern is located in an all Black Neighborhood. And, the scene around the school is the area of Martin L. King Boulevard. This streetfBulis Boulevard could be another aspect of something black students and citizens of this community could look up to . Another important aspect is that Miami Northwestern has always had a bad name with the community. I feel that the changing of l2th Avenue and 62nd Street to 12th Avenue and 7lst Street will be a Step showing the people in the community that Miami Northwestern Students are interest- ed in what's happening in the community and does accept in the better of schools and community relationships. We have some more concerned students from Miami Northwestern, Mr, Rondell Burnett, Senior Federation President, would like to speak on this. Mayor Ferret Alright. Mr, Rondell Burnett: Good evening Mayor and Commissioners. My name is Rondell Burnett and I'm the Senior Class President at Miami Northwestern Senior High. The significance of re -naming N.W. 12th Avenue between 62nd and 7lst Street is tremendous. It has untold possibility. It would indeed restore the pride and self respect enjoyed by thousands of Northwestern alumni of past years. As a student of Northwestern and a resident of the Liberty City area, I earnestly feel the need to do everything possible to re-establish what tradition has built for us. Perhaps, of just as much importance as tradition is to expect of self concept awareness and direction for students who are presently enrolled at Northwestern. Bulls Boulevard could represent as a symbol of strength and endurance, ability to lead and perserverance, loyalty and aspiring toward a better quality of living, are all characteristics of the Bulisand these are the ideas that can provoke better self concept in our students. I love my school, though I am a student for a little more than three months, I would like to return in years to come and be able to identify' with a past that earned the respect of the entire Dade County Community. Your decision will ensure that this becomesa reality. Thank you. Mr. Plummer: Excuse me, what is the name that you want to apply to that street? Mr. Burnett: Just Bulls Boulevard, in addition to the 12th Avenue... Father Gibson: They are the Northwestern Bulls, that's what he's telling us. Mr. Plummer: Oh, ok. Mayor Ferre; Do we have the authority to do that? Mr. Grassie: Yes, you've used that authority in the past. Mayor Ferrel What they're asking for is the strength Mr. Plummer; 62 to 71. rather Gibson; 12th Avenue and 62nd, Mr, Burnett; 62nd Street and 12th Avenue extended down from 71st & 12th Avenue, Mayor ?err e 71st to 62nd, 12th Ave. Mr. Burnett; Right, Mayor rer a Wells you know, I think this 1s a aerreetly reasonably legitimate request from 4 g€Oup of citizens, Now, the way we have to go about it 40 you understand is we4ve got to put this out for advertising, We'vc got to have a public hearing, because i€ the nei4hbcrh dd aid the pee p e in the general area don't appro+te then they've gat A right to ba heard too. 1h other words, what f'M saying is yau'vA gat a right to retest artd they've got a right to be heard if they don't like ytur regueet. And, there at that tiff* we could doflAidef it that way if thin domMission wants to pursue it further. Mr. tut tettt to, what you're tidying in enaenoe is to have tb survey petitions. Mr. PluMMer: No. Mayan Ferret No, no, you don't have to de that. Mr. Plumatert .at me simplify it for you. Mr. Mayor, t make a ctotiof that a publio hearing be held on the ... Mrs. Gordan: You have to go to the Planning Board Mr. Plummer on thin. Mr. Piummar: You have to go to the Planning Board? Mr. Brassie: I don't believe teat to changes .. . Mrs. Gordoh: We did that before when we handled the other... Mayor Ferret What name changes have we had? Mr. Plummer: Cuban Memorial aOulevard. Mrs. Cordon: We had the Cuban Memorial Plaza. ilitr. Grassier Really, the City does not, as t understand it fir. Mayor, does not have a very standardized process. You don't do this very often... Mayor ?erre Yea. Well, t'r going to tell you what's going to happen, though, if we do this for them► we're going to do it very often. And, I':n going to tell you my opinion. I personally think and I see nothing wrong with every street in Miami having both a number and a name. I think it would do an awful lot of good for people to have, for example New York has that, the Avenue of the Americas,6th Avenue. Mr. Grassiet Well., you know, it's difficult to talk about what is basically a general citywide policy when what you're considering is a specific request, because your sympathy normally is with a specific request. But,in fact,there is a very serious problem in doing that sort of thing for public safety people. Because what they end up with is an emergency situation somebody asking or calling for service at Bull Avenue and the Police Department or the Fire Department only understands about 12th and some citizen Aftis in big trouble. Now, you know, there are those kinds of considerations, but, you \Orkney, 1 don't want to bring up a broad policy kind of question when you're talking about a specific request, because that's you know. But you do have those kind of considerations that we should address sometimes. Mayor Ferret Well, Plummer has made a motion. Is there a second? Mr. Plummer: I was going to make a motion that we have a public hearing on April 28th. Mayor Ferrer You got to have more time than that, you got to advertise it, don't you within 30 days? Mr. Plummer: The 28th is alright, the motion is for April 28th. Father Gibson; April 20? Mr. Plummer; April 28th. They won't have sufficient time the 14th. Father Gibson; Alright. Mayer Ferret Well, you know, I think the thing is you have to recognize what you're getting into now is you know, there are petitions for the Red Randers and you're going to hove an awful lot of streets that are going to be re -named for an awful lot of football teams, you follow me. Mr, Plummer; Mr, .mayor, just by virtue of holding a public hearing doesn't mew that we necessarily go along M. 4 rdon; I know, but would like us to be orderly in this process, I just talked =a the Director of Planning, because if we're going to proceed in this area, We're going to proceed, not just, you may be the first, but you Might not be the Last, and we, you know, it it's a good thing to do we want to know the right process to proceed =o do it, And, ;"ve asked the Director of our Planning DePtartment if the Deerd would lidAr it end Make A redOMMehdatioh to lad arid f think thAt'd the Orderly prodded that We Maid (lb, AhO, you ktiOW ad you 46 Out intO the ... yOu'll be MoVih4 into governMent, sfte Of you, f dah tell bedatbe yore already interested ih goVernMentai operationg Ot that's why youtte hate today. 86) t would ask you Mt. Plummer if you'd direct your public hearing to the Plafthih4 tOatO level fitsti Mr. Plummer: I have no ObjedtiOni Mayor Perm: Alright Plummer moves that this be racomMended for diadtiddift and recomMendation bY the Planning at and the dOMih4 bask tO us 461 rather Gibson: Seconded. Mrs. Gordon: To us for a f hal ... Mayor Pure: At that point We would dideudd it again, alright, There's A mOtiOft and a second. Purther discussion. Call the rOilik The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: MOTION NO. 7,-20 A MOTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING ADVISORY bOARD A REQUEST POR A NAME CHANGE or A PORTION OP N.W, 12 AVENUE BETWEEN 62 ND STREET AND 7IST STREET TO "SULLS SOULMVAPD," TH2 PLANNING ADVISORY WARD TO COME SACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITH ITS RECOMMENDATION. Upon being seconded by ViceihMayor (Rev.) Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Hanolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer J Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. ?erre NCES: None. ON ROLL CALL: Father Gibson: I was going to say this mr. Mayor, I'm glad to see these young people here talking about changes the image in character and inspiration and aspiration. I want to also warn them and charge them that whether you change this name or not what you have said is most important that we do, And, don't let the change of a name cause f you not to do it. You could aspire without the change of a name and be you know, all of that idealistic aspiration you're talking about. I want to make sure to put that in the record. Mrs. Gordon: I would like to encourage you in case you don't know. We have a Youth Advisory Committee. The City of Miami has a committee and we would like, I extend an invitation, I'm sure all the Commissioners will agree,to youlto participate in being a part of our Advisory Committee, so if you are interested in this kind of service, public service, let us know. Write to any one of us and we will be very happy to see to it that you're appointed to that Youth Advisory Committee. Okay. Mr, Burnett: Mayor Ferret members of the City Commission. Along with myself I would like to thank you all for letting us have this time to present our proposal of turning 12th Avenue into Bulls Avenue and I hope that you act promptly and favorable in our proposal. Thank you very much. Mayor Ferre: Okay, we'll see you soon. Thank you. Mrs. Gordon; Thank you for coming here, • td&142,'ZT PI Al? DISQJ ICN ITSM! Ponce IN MERRIS CHRISTMAS PARK Mayor Pent: Alright. now Merrie Christman Park, back tO Marie dhfidtMAS Park. RO9 # interrupted you before, but go ahead now. Mrs. Cordon: Wel2. although itle not a scheduled agenda item it't appropriate that we diacues it bedause Merrie Christmas Park is ouch a very lovely area. audh a nice residential area end it'd duel an area that apparently because maybe the ei2e of the park or whatever the problem ie, t don't know. tut I would Ok1 there'e another very urgent matter coming up. Mr. drassiewould you, I would ask you, not by MiOtiOn but just by imole requeat to look into the situation of Merrie Christmas Park and report back to tie and if there is a problem that needs to be resolved would you se that it done And, if these nide ladies would leave their name with you, perhaps you could communicate directly with them, okay. Alright. Mayor Ferro: Alright, thank you ma am. 581 DELEGATION OF PERSONS FROM LIITLL HAVANA COMMUNITY DREW TARGET AREA maresnwELECTION PROCESSI Mayor Ferret Alright, at this time, I will recoeniee e reroee ef Aietinguish citizens Askfrom the Little Havana Area. Who is to be the spokesman on this item? Mr. Acevedo Ware you going to... Mrs. Gordon: What's it going to be .... Mayor Ferret This morning a group of citizens from the Little Havana Area came to speak to meand have you got the notice that I gave you... Mr. Grassie: I gave it to the staff Mayor. Mayor ?erre: There was a meeting in the Little Havana Area last night. The discussion at the meeting evidently brought forth some confusion. First of all, about the boundaries. secondly, about the question of registration, and thirdly, about the procedures involved in the election. And, I think that these things rather than to let them get out of hand it's much better to catch them right in the beginning before they become emotional issues that don't make any sense. So, right before it gets into a big confrontation ipproblem of people who don't understand each other, let's have it out right here and let's come to an agreement so that they won't be after any accusations of unfairness. I'd rather have all these accusations come out right at the beginning, so that we can have, once this thing is over with, you don't have any of these stories going back and forth about improper actions. So, at this time recognize whatever spokesman you will have. Well, mr. La Casa didn't come to see me .. this morning, there was you and a group of people that came to see me with some complaints and I said that I thought it was important enough that T. will recognize you before this Commission to tell us what the problem is and what your recommendations is. Mr. La Casa or anybody else wants to speak I'll recognize him too. I think we need a translator - Mr. Grassie. Mx. Grassie: Do you want us to arrange for a translator before he starts. Mayor rerret well, I don't need one, Mt. Acevedo: Jose Alvarez translates--- A group of neighbors and representatives of the Little Havana.We ere involved in electoral process of a community type, The process does not offer us any guarantees that the will Of the majority is going to be recognzed. Among the several points, which we wish to develop before this Honorable Commission are the following; We do not know which are the jurisdictional limits of Little Havana, In other words, we are involved in a process without knowing what the limits of Little Havana are, the boundaries. Last night a meeting was called for the purpose of having nominations and registrations. Registrations last night also, However, no one was registered last night, We understand, believe that this was a violation of the meeting as it was called and represented by the County and the City, We feel the community participation is going to be Lmared due to the fact that the hours are from $ to 5, and worXing people do not have the opportunity to register during those hours, We were also informed by Mr, Crlando Du . that the votes were not 'Pint/ to be counted oh the sae evening. tut that someone was ooinO to toko ba,o boxes wit them 441CP It Mi76, Oordon; When was ths vote going to e taking ploce4 what derf when? Mr, AtettedOt dote Alvarez transiates4aus We don't kfto* that either doMittiOner. Mkt. dOrdont Weil, hoW cotle, ail these ate to VailUe, that doethtt Make tante, Mayen' Pena: That's why you're here littehihl to all Of thit, Mr. AdeVedO1 ate Alitare2 translatesamm And to deintihue somebody Wat going tO take the ballot boxes and COUnt and bring them baCk the next day to be d0Uhted. Mrordon: That's an easy problem to solve, you khdWp what about the other one? Mr. Acevedo: Jose Alvare1 translates In as much as the City as wall as the County are involved in this electoral process, We want the protection of the City. We wish the Legal !Department of the City of Miamito supervise the electoral process. Mr. Plummer: goy you think you got a mesa now... ?ether dibson: You just got the.... Mr. Acevedo: :ose Alvarez tranalates—i- tt is not as funny as it seems to be. There are many, many interests involved in this matter. Of the political nature. tconomict. And, there seems to be a trend and a design to keep the community participation to a minimum, tn order to run the community interest through a very small private circle. Mrs, Gordon: Who is attempting to do that? elaik Mr. Acevedo: goes Alvarez translates,— Our information are too confusing to attempt to explain them at this point. When we ask for an explanation from the City the City send us to the County. when we go to the County the County send us back to the City. Mrs. Gordon: okay, can we ask our representative, Community Development to tell us what procedures are setup so then we can understand where the problems are? Mayor Ferret Let me tell you what's going on. Do you know what's going on? This whole Mickey Mouse deal, if you excuse the Spanish was all started by the County. This is another one of these ... Mrs. Gordont I didn't know what the problems are. Mayor Terre: And, we're just tagging along. Mrs. Gordon: You mean the Community Development. Mayor Perre: Yea, we're tagging along. This is an ordeal, this is a County deal and since our monies are involved we're saying okay, so we put our little seal on it. Okay, but it's a County show, the County runs it. It's a County deal. And, we're just kind of tagging along. But you know what's happening when things go wrong, watch where they come, see, you don't see them going down to the County to resolve this problem. This is a County problem. This is where they ought to be, but they come here. Mrs. Gordon: Dena, come to the microphone please, and tell me what are the rules as you understand them. What are the rules for the selection of the Chairman and whatever Board members become Board members? Fosmoen; May I may one comment before Dena responds to that? We need to clearly understand that the rules that are laid out for the election process are adopted by the County Commission as proposed by C.A.A., they are not our rules. They are not rules that this Commission has passed on. They are County rules. The County is running the election. Mr. Plammer; what are they doing here then? Mrs. Gordon; Well, wait a minute, now, wait a minute. I'mw Mr. roOmOen; Well, it's our process. Mr. Plummer; Mrs. Gordon; Hold the phone. Since when: Since when? M. Ammon; Since the beginning of the Community Peve/opment Program' Mrs. Gordon; Since the inception? Mayor Ferro; No. Mt. POSadoeht 8i de the hegii' thq of the dot unity peve 5pMeft Pregralli Mrs. &drdon: Singe the inception of d. b. Ma. Dena Spillman: Gan I dive you a little hiStery on thin/ :its. dordon: please Mayor Perm dive ua a little history beesuae... Ms. Dena Spillman: okay► in the first year of Co nunity Development we were new ih the game, as you all know. And, we joined with the County in the Citi2en participetior process. it Wee their preeesa. The City Office of Community Developieht Ana the County Office worked with Dade County C.A.A. were responsible for ruining the show for uS and the County. We did this for two yearn bast year, C.A.A. proposed to merge with the Commtnity Development, which would dean that all C.A.A. matters, you're aware of this I know. Mrs. Gordon: I'm going to clarify some points for you when you get through. Ms. Dena Spillman: Alright. They proposed to merge both processes which meant at all the C,O. meetings, C.A.A. matters would be considered also. we protested thin strongly, we•felt that the City's interest would be lost in this process, we wrote many letters and basically the County ignored most of the comments that we made. teat year there was some problems with the process in Allapattah that t think a lot of people are aware of. We tried to help the County resolve them. 'hey,again, they did not listen to out comments. recently the County proceeded with developing these new guidelines, which are very and to understand. We have written them letters trying to get clarification, they don't answer us. We still don't understand the process. Mrs. Gordon: Dena, honey, the County meaning the Manager and the County, or the County Commission, or the C.A.A. or who/ Ms. Dena Spillman: C.A.A. made recommendations through the county Manager's Office to the County Commission, who approved these guidelines. Mrs. Gordon: I see. okay. Ms. Dena Spillman: Now, we have continued to attend the meetings, however, we have not had any role in the development of the guidelines themselves and I personally feel ... Mayor Ferre: Speaking Spanish to Mr. Acevedo... Am I expressing it right? likr. Grassie: I think we also in fairness have.to add Mayor that, it's a voluntary fact, as far as our doing that. It's not obligatory, it's not necessarily that way. It's that way because we agreed to leave it that way. Ms. Dena Spillman: I might add that people in other communities have had similar problems that Mr. Acevedo has raised and they have dealt with that by writing to the County Manager about it. And, perhaps to also go before the County Commission. 4ayor Ferre: I would challenge anybody to pick up the Miami Nereid for the past months and find one, one, no I take it back, I remember two articles that are in critical of what's going on in Metro. But, this is absolutely the type of thing you that if this were a City of Miami program this would be another thing, front ten editorials following it up and a big to do. six anyway I guarantee page and Mrs. Gordon: Dena, can you tell me briefly what guidelines are on there summarizing theta so that 'I can understand, you know, what was supposed to happen yesterday. didn't happen, okay? is. Dena Spillman; Well, I don't think these guidelines speak to what Mr. Acevedo talking about, Mx. Acevedo; There are many different guidelines, Ms. Dena Spillman; He's saying there are many different versions of the same guidelines, 'He's got problems getting Mr, Acevedo: Mayor Terre translates--- They're ;hanged whenever they want, Mrs. Cordon; fight alone. you know. I have had So much of that on the C,AsAs and 1 have fought the because I knew that this was going to be a reeulti., Mayor er'e: ;That's the C.A,A,7 1s that like the g.A,5, e0- 4 tether dibSon: ComMunity Adrian. Mrs. Gordon: That's the one that Father is now the 41 and I'll be 4 Ma. bens tpillman: The bade County Community Action Agency. Mr. Plummer: .... you know don't mind sitting here listening to thi§, but you know, I'm net going to sit here and listen to this when the man is sitting over here telling me under the present rules that we can't do anything. Now, the first thing that t feel that we got to do either we've got to leave it in the hands of the County and tell these people ,that they're knodking at the wrong door or we've gat to make the avenues to bring it bank under our control and then we'll deal with it appropriately. Mrs. Gordon: Alright. Mr. Plummer: tut don't let me sit here and spin my wheels and waste their time. You've already stated for the record and unless t'm incorrectly hearing you that regardless of how long these people stand here and talk there is nothing we can do about it. Att I correct? Unless.., Mr. Grassier txcept to initiate a change in the way ... Mr. plumper: Alright, now, I think, let's put the cart where it belongs, let's put the horse where it belongs. Does this Commission want to leave it with the County or does this City Commission want to bring it back under its control? mow, that's the first problem that you've got to address. MrS. Gordon: Can I give you some of the background that might help you. Mayor Terre: On the other hand, it's the other way around they're giving us a... Mrs. Gordon: May 1 clarify ? If you want some clarification l have a little bit. Maybe not a lot but a little. The attempt has been, this is the rational, that rather than have three separate advisory groups, C.D. City, C.D. County, and C.A.A. County, all of those separate groups dealing with dollars, federal dollars, ok, and County dollars too. The rational behind it was to consolidate all three groups, because all three in the same area and also because there's supposed to be an extra allocation given to the County discretionary dollars, which they have cut out I understand since the rational in the beginning, number one year Dena, was to have to been a 2% discret- ionary amount if they consolidated planning efforts and that's what got you boxed in to the first year. It's not in effect now. Okay. C.A.A. still wants to have their task forces directing the spending of the C.D. moneys and that's a fact. And, I have taken exception to that, because the C.D. Task Forces don't necessarily --- aren't limited to the boundaries of the City of Miami. Some of them expand beyond the City of Miami and consequently nobody wants decision of dollars for the City made by people who aren't even living in the City. So, I have argued that point through to a con— clusion. The Board accepted,the C.A.A. Board accepted the concept that in C.D. moneys which are City moneys, only those Task Force members who live in the City of the Task Force could vote on it, ok. That's bringing you up to now. And, there was no happy solution,there's still that problem. You will not make everybody happy. Mayor Ferre: Alright, where did Plummer go? Mr. Plummer: Right here. Mayor Ferrer Well, come on back here so you can listen. No, it's not a speech. This is going to be short, I'm sorry Rose, I thought you'd finished, go ahead. Mrs, Gordon: I'm through honey, I'm just saying that he stayed out for you to get finished, ayor Ferrer Now, will you listen to me just for a second, Let's keep our eye on the ball., ok, And, not or; the players and not on the goal post, let's keep our eye on the bail, The ball is (no just one) the ball is that the County has :money which,'we' in the City want. 4k, and the County could distribute it differently and the fact is that the County has been in this particularly case we've got to be honest and just, exceedingly generous and we've gotten our fair share, Now, the thing changes, because now Community Development is going up and Action is going down and the Cite is getting More and the County is getting less. Qk, nut the fact is that not only have we gotten our share we've gotten a big chunk of the County's money. Now, for that big chunk o the County's moneyI'll let them tell us what to do for a while. Now, when the time comes when we are the lions share and the County starts withdrawing giving us any money that's another ballgame but for right now we're going to,,, how much did they 04/4 us last year? Ms. Pena Spill; ,oxiately four or five million. ni MAR 2 il977 Mayor Terra: yea it aan happeh. titta PiUMMaft No it can't happen. the 1iaMi Metald wouldfl t alloy it. tote. Gordan: taw much did they give ua Dana Me. Dena apillman: t believe it'd four, five Million, t don't have the eXadt . . Mt$. Gordon: Well, that' a suite a trace gum for the City of M3,am, to spread through.. out the City of Miami. Mayor €'arre: And, t got hews for you, that property that we were talking about yester� dad►, we wouldn't have bought it without the County, And, a lot of other thimga that have gone an in thin town.. , Mr, Plummer: Where do we go from here? Mayor Parra: Where we go ffotn here is back to the County and say friends, we're here to work with ,you and we have some misoivinge about the way t:hie thing is going and we feel that you should not give these nice people a runaround,if you're giving them a runaround, MA don't whether leow whether you are or you're :got. This man says that you're giving him the runaround. Now, don't do that anymore. Now, you tell Me what else to dot Mr. Plummer: Do you want to appear before the County and plead their case? Mrs. Gordon: Well, let's get the guidelines. I'm riot even sure what they are, qt. Plummer: hose, we're not making the guidelines.. the County ia. Mrs. Gordon: t know, but if we're doing to take acception to some parts of it, at least let us know what they are. Mr. Grassier Well, t think a valid point Mr. Mayor could be made here that if guidelines are being made affecting the City, that at least they should not be made against all the recommendations of the City and without considering them and without your approval of them. Mayor Ferrer Well, they owe us that. t think they owe us at least the courteous of • saying hey, look, here's what we're going to do. .Sr. Plummer: Alright, instead of'sitting here spinning our wheels, how do we go about mthia? Mayor Ferrer Telling the Manager to contact part of the County Manager, Steirheim and for arranging for a meeting between Dena or whoever is going to be involved with Sergio Pereira or whoever is involved in this, and, say look, we have some citizens that are complaining. Now, the Commission took this up because that's the kind of Commission we are, and we heard it and we want some answers. All we want is proper guidelines. For example, 1 completely agree that look, if you takeaway those ballot boxes ok, and Arch- bishop Carroll, ok, and Rabbi Narot and Bishop Duncan together count them the next day there will be accusations that somebody got to the Pope and somebody got to somebody and there was 500 ballots stolen and that Lazaro Albos Lazaro Albos changed his religion and became Jewish so he could influence Rabbi Narot and you know, come on, so the only way we can do this properly is it has to be an open, somebody has to open the ballots with observers in front and count them right there because otherwise it'll never be believed, :'r. Plummer; Now, what in the hell are we doing? Let's do it. Mr. Acevedo: Dena Spillman translates--- He would like to ask another question. Mt. Acevedo; Dena Spillman translates-- He's asking if in this process the City will provide legal support in the registration in the voting, And, 1 would have to say no to that, There's no legality, It's not a legal matter. Mayor Ferret Listen, you're lucky because when : talked to you this morn a ..•. (COMMENT :N S'ANZSH 3y MR, AC ) 3r. Plummer; When is the next registration and nomination scheduled for? Ms. Dena Spill; Let me say this, you know, 1 have the oQ ►plaints about this proems; that mg, Acevedo has, We have had the same problems getting straight information from the County. We are not given the latest guidelines. What's why we kind of seestePped back ! this Pro ss because we've boon tn the dalli same as they nevi.. i Mayor Parte t Aright. father Oibton t M6Ve you sit that this cdf ftissiaf5 go Oh reeOrc to the dduty doMMissio ► that we ate hot satisfied with what seefns to be apparent ooffusion in the process. That we would retest that they give .is complete anaurancsa that this will be a properly dondudted election, the proper guidelines will be set=dp that they will answer ire vitahin ,before the i ekt doffs scion meeting, when IA the election/ Mrs. dordon: Dena, when do they have to do their electing/ Ma, Dena Spillman: There ie no have to do. That waa one of the items ,.► Mayor Perre: When is trie election, do we have a date/ ML Dena Spillman: ales. I doret know, Mayor Ferret May 18th. By the meeting of April 14th, that an appropriate member of the staff have an &newer to ou City Manager or our staff clarifying these situations, t Move you sir. r. Plummer: Well, whir don't you just invite them here Mr, Reboso: Yea, why don't you invite Sergio Pereira? Mayor ere : Because t don t • . . Ms. Dena Spillman: Mr, Withers is the person is the person who is responsible for this process: Mayor Ferret Look, I don't like to stand when 2 can sit, and I don't like to sit when I can lie and I don't like to do things that somebody else can do, so if you can do it. fine. Ok, (SPANISH DISCUSSION BETWEEN MAYOR MARE AND MR. ACEVEDO) Mr. Jose Alvarez translates- The whole point is this can we or can we not expect support from the City? Mayor Ferret The answer is yes. Mr. Jose Alvarez translates--- For what's going on right now which be an ... Mayor Ferre: The answer is yes and that's why I'm making a motion that specifically speaks to it. Mr. Grassie: Yea, but Mr. Mayor, the practical effect of what they're asking is that if we have to ask the County to stop the process until the guidelines are clarified. And, are we willing to do that? Mr. Plummer; well, personally I don't see anything wrong with it. It's obviously the guidelines are not clear and you're not talking about an election until May l8th, is that correct? Mayor Ferret That's exactly what I'm saying, look, we have a lot of hot heads that get very emotionally about things around here and it's very easy to get angry and get up and walk out. That doesn't solve anything. is a very easy thing to do, is to get angry. Now, I think there's a simple solution to this. Number one, you have the support of this City Commission. You have the support of this City Commission, ok. we are going to support what you're requesting, but we're going to do it in an orderly fashion. The orderly fashion is by requesting the County Commission to come back to their staff to us by April 14th. Mr, Acevedo: (Jose Alvarez translates --- on right now be stopped until. Monday, at Mayor Ferre; I incorporate that into my that the process Could we ask that the Process that is going least? Because for instance yesterday,.,., resolution that until this matter is clarified (SPANISH DISCUSSION.... Mayor Ferro; You have all the right, Mr. Acevedo; .(Jose Alvarez translates.-. l apologise to the Mayor, (M.AYON MAX5 MNtS= The point is there are people in the community who are using federal Funds for their own benefit toward gaining more position within the community and that l understand to be et least immoral. 32 RayOf ferret Alright. Mrs ACeved6: (Jae Alvarea tranalateanws furthermore helteS of public officiala from the County and the City are being used for saying that this indiVidual, this publit official aupport tome of the faecisM involved in thin electoral prodeals Mayttr ferret That there is tale -LAM listen wheftettet you three Latina, whether they be Puerto Moan, Cuban, you're gOing tO have ObViOUS f&SdiSM thattt just a part of life. And, what ha's saying ie that this ia dividing the Cuban ComMunity into fasdea and that there are political names being used both at the County and at the City level in theme aapiratione, but that' a jut human nature, that' A the way these things are. Mra. Gordon: ROW are we going to change that? Mayor ferret What? Mrs, Gordon: !kW could we ehenle that? Mayor ferret That's what I'm saying, : mean, you know, ok... Thank you. Does anybody else want to speak father Gibson: The motion... Mayor !erreather, I think we have now some more speakere. Dr. Armando LaCasa: Mr. Mayor, members of the Commission. I was not going to say litything today here because I feel that the COMMiSSi021 was taking the right approach to is problem by contacting the County Manager and asking him to cooperate in this process and inform the Commission and so forth, So, I am going to address this problem that has been previously discussed. I'm satisfied with the action of the motion that has been placed on the floor of the Commission. But, I want to go on record as far as an accusat- ion that has been thrown here today concerning the use of Federal Funds in this election. This is a matter that has been many times used in the so-called Cuban Media and I'm not going to get into an elaboration of the reasons or so forth you are very well aware of what is going on in the city. But 1 want to go on record to say that if we were facing this problem here today, it's because yesterday, last night, a very vociferous crowd went into the community center and was impossible. Two in an orderly discipline and civilized way to conduct a meeting out of which the rules and regulations set forth by the County • Commission and the C.A.A. could have been discussed. The object of the meeting yesterday was to say by the representative of the County explain what the regulations were to be and then for us to argue any points. 1 for one, went up there and proposed the use of the same machines that are used in the regular elections so as to assure that the count *as going to be mechanical that no human intervention of anykind was going to be made and I was booed* by a crowd that was not so much interested in really establishing a discipline and organized system there but as to carry, I don't know what kind of a message there. 1 feel that this is a problem, that you ought to be cognizant enough ... Mrs. Gordon: How can we change it, what can we do? Cr. Armando LaCasa: You can change absolutely nothing. I think that the process... I don't mind the process to be stopped and it start again on Monday or Tuesday, or whatever the date. Mrs. Gordon: Are you agreeing then that the guidelines are ok, are you saying.., is there something wrong with it? Dr. Armando LaCasa: I have no obection as to the guidelines. Only I have certain suggestions that I already made to the appropriate body which is the C,A.A. and that is Mr. Withers. I talked to Mr, Withers today. I explained to Mr, Withers what my suggest - tons were. He asked me for a memorandum to the County Manager, which I 4m sending to him and what : NM trying to do in this is to follow an orderly procedure. Mrs. Gordon; Would you furnish us with the same memorandum? Dr, Armando L4C4P4; Of course I will gladly send a copy of the memorandum to the Commission and to the City Manager. Mrv. Gordon; Thank you, Fdr, Armando LaCasa; Thank you. rather Gibson; Motion'', 0114 I'm sorry, Mayor ?ere; Anybody glee want to spe447 rather Ciboon; An body 040 spe44inq? Father Gibson: Yoti have a tttoti in, . , Mayer ferret Then t r? itetete thy fitotioft Father. rather Gibson: 5a we have a sedond/ Mr, Reboe t Second. Father Gibson: Under discussion, Call the roll please. The fallowing motion was introduced by Mayor Terre. who :IOVed its adoption MOTION NO, 77-100 A MINION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL AT METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY IN CHARGE OF COMMt;NIT t DEVELOPMENT TO DISCUSS CURRENT PROCEDURES, PARTICULARLY AS THEY CONCERN THE ELECTION PROCESS SEINE USED IN THE LITTLE HA`t ANA COMMUNITY DEV- ELOPMENT TARGET AREA: TO CLARIFY GUIDELINES ► AND TO GIVE COMPLETE ASSURANCE TO THE CITY COMMISSION THAT PROPER AND CLEAR ELECTION GUIDELINES WILL SE PROVIDED SO THAT THEY MAY SE INTERPRETED AND FOLLOWwtTH LESS CONFUSION; MATHER REQUESTING THAT THE CURRENT ELECTION PROCESS TAXING PLACE IN THE LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY GRotUP at SUSPENDED PENDING SUCH ASSURANCES AND CLARIcICATtONS AND REQUESTING THAT A MEMBER OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION MAKE A STAP"P REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT APRIL 14 MEETING. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Reboso, the motion was passed and adopted by the following vote: ,YES: Commissioner 4anolo Reboso Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Fence NOES: None. ON ROLL CALL: Mr. Plummer: I'll vote yes. I would prefer that they come here and make the report and let the people be here ... Mayor Terre: This motion does not preclude that from happening. Mar. Plumper: Ok. I vote yes. 59, CONTINUING DISCUSSION: - Wct1N4 SELLING HANDBAGS IN THE llcx►+Nf TOPAN AREA • Mayor Ferre: Alright. is there anything else to come up before this Commission? Mrs. Gordon; I have a pocket item.. I need a clarification Kr. Mayor, It was brought up earlier in the day and you all have a copy of the letter before you now, from the lady in the wheelchair,.id,I would ask this Commission to allow me to ofer a motion. Mayor :'erre; Alright Mrs. Gordon, go ahead., Mrs. Gordon; Of the following type and .. Mrs, Mc Conaghy advises that she sells an item of merchandise with the permission of a shop keeper in front of whose store she sits in :per chair. I would ask two weeks to allow her to do this and let me and who- ever else on this Commission will check that out because apparently the police felt that she was panhandling. She doesn't know rye by face, I've never seen her in person, And, 1 would like to be able co you know, personally verify if it's panhandling, if it's not, and two weeks isn't going to hurt anybody and if you would allow it to come back to this Commission at the nest meeting, S would so Dove, Mayor Ferro; Rose, repeat your motion, simply 110W.. , Mrs. CQrdpr; The motion is to allow her two weeks unmolested, un, , ,. ust for 'a to be able and J.L, goes downtown a lot... Mayor Ferrer, Alright, there' a a motion. Is there a 40Q9nd tO the mOtic� 4A4A ,--41, 7 7 Mr, Plummer wel:, t'd rather go ahead and just ask the Manager to take tr appropriate steps that .. I don't want tO put it in the fora of a Matioh, nee A Mrs. Gordon Well, I just asked fora two week period to let me determine., the item that 1 refer to is your mama Mr. drasaia, where you gay it was an opinion that she was panhandling. It's also an opinion that the''s not panhandling. fiherefara, I would like the opportunity of Making that determination. Mayor Terre: Let me ask you a question, remember that guy with the rUatar... Mts. Gordon: That was panhandling ... Mayor parrs: And, he used to play guitar. Mrs. Gordon: That's a panhandling.. Mayor perm : Well, he was blind, I mean, it wasn't a question of panhandling. The poor gran was blind ... that's the only way he put food on the table. Mr. Plummer: Well, let tte tell you,you don't know what panhandling is downtown. You ought to 5o down there with tatte of those Mari Krishna's, those people will bump you up against the wall and bounce you three tiles if you don't give them a quarter, that's panhandling. Mrs. Gordon: I think this is a legitimate motion and I feel that you're not going to hurt anybody or anything if you allow me to have this two week period to really see what action *is lady is taking. What she•is doing. Ok. Mr. Grassier Mr. Mai/or, can't Ca,t }1P_Y'e ari'i le* t,Ct1 e..401""7;" ?! !'^.O}iC!! 39!!ins" the AC°r`iI1is'.`.i ration to violate an ordinance. Now, you know, this doesn't snake sense. And, that's basically what you're doing. You're adopting a resolution or you're adopting a motion asking us to Violate an ordinance. It is the opinicn of the Police Department that she is panhandling, that's an opinion. But their business to interpret the ordinance. Mrs. Gordon: Ok. But that's an opinion that I have no way to verify. And, you won't give me a chance to verify it. And, I'm asking for an opportunity to verify it. I disagree with then. Ok, I have have an opinion too. Mr. Grassier 'They're in the business of having this opinion. Mrs. Gordon: I know, but there are many opinions, they could be wrong, yours and theirs too, •.r. Grassie: I don't have an opinion about it. Mrs. Gordon: I know. But they could be wrong and I'm saying they're wrong in this case. Mayor Ferre: Look, look Rose... Mrs. Gordon: I'm asking for two weeks for a crippled lady and my God you think I want to commit murder. Mayor Ferre: Rose is taking a humanitarian approach. And, I'll tell ycu, I have arguments with her in other things but she represents that kind of a position on these things Mr. Grassie. Mrs, Gordon: It's impossible to be against the lady, obviously, what I'm saying to you is don't adopt a resolution asking the Police Department to violate an ordinance. Mayor Ferret t Look, can you do it administratively. "fir. Grassier So long as you're not on the record. Mrs. Gordon: Alright then., will you communicate with her off the record, because I can't' s do it, I' t not : • LCNMAING REsOLDTION! APPOINTING VICIAMAYM TAM= R. GltSON AS CITY OP MtAMI MGMBER ON MOM ACTION AGENCY ADMINISTExING AND APPOINTING COMMISSIONSR a3RDON AS ALTERNATE' 1 Mayor Perm Alright, next item before as it a resolution appointing Vice•Mayor Theodore aibson as the City of Miami member Of the Community Action Agency Administrative Board. and appointing Commissioner Rose Gordan as the City of Miami Alternate member in said board. Moved by Aaboso. Seconded by Plummer. Purther discussion call the roll. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Rtbosa. who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. '7=101 A RESOLUTION APPO/NTINO VICE.,MAYOR TRPODORE R. GIBSON AS THE CITY OP MIAMI'S MEMBER ON TIM COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY AbMINISTERING BOARD ANT) APPOINTING COMMISSIONER ROSE cm= AS THE CITY OP MIAM1,8 ALTERNATE MEMBER ON SAID BOARD. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Planter, the resolution was passed and edOpted by the llowing Witet AYES: Commissioner Manolo Raboso Commissioner Abed Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plammer, jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES: None. 611 CuNFIRMING RESOLUTION: ESTABLISH POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON APPOINT- MENT PROCESS TO BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Plummer, who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 77-302 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMISSION GOVERNING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR. SELECTING INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON CITY OF MIAMI BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, DES- CRIBING THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY, AND SET- TING FORTH THE PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO EXECUTE THIS POLICY. Upon being seconded by Commissioner Gordon, the resolution was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner Manolo Reboso Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Vice -Mayor (Rev.) Theodore R. Gibson Mayor Maurice A. Terre NOES; None. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the city Couunission the meeting was adlourned at 6;20 P,M. ATTZ5T; Ralph q. Ongie C:TY CLZAK Natty Hirai S:STANT C:TY CLZAK Maurice A. Fee MAYOR fIG MAR WU. t1 Dl NO i ISY OF IWAMI DOCUMENT DOCUMEUT IDENTIFICATION N.DE X 1 COMMISSION AGENbA AND CITY CLERK REPORT ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF METRO CONTRACTORS CO., FOR THE MOORE PARK -IMPROVE- MENTS-1976 AT A TOTAL COST OF $35,976.67 ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF T&N CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, FOR THE S.W. 22 STREET HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT -PHASE II-H-4395 AT A TOTAL COST OF $46,244.60 4 ACCEPTING THE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF LITTL BIRD NURSERY AND GARDEN STORE FOR THE GARDEN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT H-4374-BID "b" AT A TOTA COST OF $26,640 ALLOCATING THE AMOUNT OF $50,000.00 FROM THE HIGHWAY BOND FUND TO COVER THE COST OF MATERIALS USED IN MAINTAINING THE PAVEMENT AT STREET INTERSECTIONS. ORDERING COLUMBIA SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5420-C ORDERING COLUMBIA SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT SR-5420-S 8 ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED MIAMI DADE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY SUB. GRANTING TO DADE COUNTY A QUIT CLAIM DEED CONVEYING PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED PUBLIC RIGHT- OF-WAY FOR IMPROVEMENT PURPOSE ALONG S.W. 22 AVENUE FROM U.S. I E 1 MEETING DATE=. COMl4ISSION ACTION RETR I EVAL CODE NO, 0062 R-71-265 77-265 R--77-266 77-266 R-77-267 77-267 R-77-268 77-268 R-77-269 77-269 R-77-270 77-270 R-77-271 77-271 R-77-272 77-272 10 DISCLAIMING PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF MIAMI IN ERROR R-77-273 77-273 11 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHEMICAL BANK, NEW YORK CITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING THE PAYING AGENT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ON ALL FUTURE BOND ISSUES AT A COST OF 50 PER BOND R-77",274 77-274 12 FIXING CERTAIN DETAILS CONCERNING S13,000,00 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BONDS, R-77-27 77-275 13 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MR, TOM WOOD, RBSEARCH CONSULTANT, FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, w 5 R777-27, 77-2Th TEN NO. DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR AND RECEIVE PROPOSALS PROM INDIVIbUALS OR FIRMS WITH THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE AND FINAN-= CIAL BACKGROUND TO ADEQUATELY OPERATE A FOOD, BEVERAGE, NOVELTY, TOBACCO, AND FISHING AND BOATING SUPPLIES CONCESSION AT THE COMMODORE RALPH MUNROE MARINE STADIUM APPROVING A ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION OF EMPLOY- MENT PAST THE AGE OF 72- 1/2 FOR JUAN PEREZ CUSTODIAN FOREMAN, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC FACILI TIES. ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED CAPITAL BANK SUB- DIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI. ACCEPTING THE BID OF D.M.P. CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $448,198.40 FOR WYNWOOD PAVING PROJECT -PHASE II-B-4407 ACCEPTING THE BID OF MIDWEST TELECOMMUNICA- TIONS INC.. FOR FURNISHING COLOR VIDEO EQUIP- MENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE AT A TOTAL COST OF $8,382.68 APPROVING IMMEDIATE ACQUISITION FROM SURVIVAIR A DIVISION OF U.S. DRIVERS CO. OF 150 UNITS OF THE CURRENT TYPE OF FIRE FIGHTERS' BREATH- ING APPARATUS WITH THE CITY CREATING A "COMMITTEE FOR VISITING DIGNITAR- IES" FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING APPROPRI- ATE SERVICES, OFFICIAL GREETINGS. CREATING AN ORANGE BOWL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF NINE MEMBERS GRANTING THE USE OF THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM TO THE BARTELL BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC. URGING THE GREATER MIAMI TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT REQUESTED PASSENGER RATE REDUCTION FILINGS BY AIR CARRIERS SERVING NEW YORK AND MIAMI ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE ATTACHED MARCH 1, 1977 STATEMENT BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MIAMI CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM POINTING OUT THAT THE DEFINING OF NATIONAL. OBJECTIVES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION SHOULD RE- CEIVE THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS SE., FOR THE PASSAGE OF ANY LEGISLATION DEREGULAT= ING THE NATION'S COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTA= TION SYSTEM ACCEPTING THE PLAT ENTITLED PAUL.' S HILL, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INVITE PRO'- POSALS FROM COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS FOR A LIMITED TECHNICAL STUDY OF THE CITY'S COMMU- NICATIONS SYSTEM ENTiINDEX ONTINUE ComissIbN 'ThETRIVAL ACTION -ttDF N� R-77-277 R-77-278 R-77-279 R-77-280 R-77-281 R-77-282 R-77-283 R-77-284 R-77-285 R-77-286 R=77=287 R=77=288 R=77=289 •77-277 77-278 77-279 77-280 77-281 77-282 77-283 77-284 77-285 77-286 77-287 77=288 77=289 30 31 32 33 DOCUMENT iDENTIFICATION ENT! N DE X ONTINUED ___,........ itTt. APPOINTING MAN= REBOSO, CITY COMMISSIONER, AS A MEMBER Or TO THE AREAWIbE PLANNING Ab- VISOt? HOARD COMMITTEE ENDORSING THE SOUTH FLORIDA PLANNING COUNCIL AS THE LEAD AGENCY IN EPORTS TO DEVELOP AN AREAWIDE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PLAN FOR THE REGION COMPRISED OF BROWARD, DADE AND MONROE COUNTIES AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT BE- TWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND GROVE KEY MARINA INC. TRANSFERRING CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF CONVEN- IENCE AND NECESSITY ISSUED UNDER THE PROVI- SIONS OF CHAPTER 56 OP THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI APPOINTING VICE -MAYOR THEODORE R. GIBSON, AS THE CITY OF MIAMI'S MEMBER ON THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY ADMINISTERING BOARD ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COMMIS- SION GOVERNING THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR SELECTING INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON CITY OF MIAMI BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. R=77.'291. R-77-292 R-77.,293 R-77-294 R-77-301 R-77-302 fitTRINAL 77=291 77-292 77-293 77= 294 77-301 77-302