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April 5, 1977
Mt. Joseph R. Grassie
City Manager
City of Miami
Miami, Florida
Dear Mr. Grassier
This letter is to request an appearance before the City
Commission on April 14th to discuss briefly the subject of boats
that are anchoring in the area directly in frcnt of Grove Rey
Marina and impeding normal beat traffic, not only for our operation
but also for Merrill -Stevens and the boats stored at Pier I of the
City Docks.
It appears that there are three basic alternatives, and
we wculd like to present them to the Commission:
1. To enforce the ordinance in the new Chapter 50 which
completely prohibits all anchoring cf boats in that area. This
requires an expenditure cn the part of the City fcr a boat operation
and for employees to enfr:rce the ordinance. From our point of
view, we would prefer to see some beats there on a contrclled'basis,
because they add to the visual attractiveness cf the location. Also,
there is a major need fcr more boat storage space in Miami, and that
area does have the capacity for 20 - 25 boats if they are moored cn
a ccntroled basis. The problem now is that there is no control
except for total prohibition -- and that seems a waste.
2. The City can construct and install moorings and rent them
fcr a fee, and then enforce the ordinance to prevent other beats
from anchoring in that area. This would produce income for the City,
but on a very small scale, considering the number of moorings and
the potential rate for a mooring versus the rate for regular dockage
with water and electric hookup. Such income would be offset by the
cost of labor cn a regular basis.
3. The City could authorize Grove Key to put out 20 - 25
moorings in that area is such away as to not conflict with boat
traffic patterns or navigation channels, and the income from renting
the moorings would be included in the Marina's revenues, of which
the City receives 10.3%.
Since in any case, the potential revenues are small, the
key consideration, in our opinion, should be the matter of alleviating
a situation that can get cut of control, providing additional space
fur the storage of boats, and the matter of what is the easiest and
most economical way for the City to achieve these objectives.
SBNcj
cerely yo
Spent-r B. Meredith
President
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