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Home My WebLink AboutR-77-0506NIA! bit LUTfON NO, 7706....:_ A RESOLtffION ESTAELtSH NO A POLICY OP THE tt COMM' SION CONCERN/NO THE NUMERCIAL OUAtittANT SYSTEM POR STREET NAMES LRSAS, the City Cotrmiissiott and the aditiitistrati haeceived massy requests to change the daisies of streets City of Miami; and 4HBREAS, there has beers no clesr'iy defined policy oetting these requests; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that a IioIicy rega name changes be established; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C+ CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Commission her snakes following policy statement: The City of Miami has adopted exceptions, the numeri• .uadr street naming since 1• understood by the p .li d means of easy refere their location and f ng area. This s is ely country for ' se reason. The City Co facts and no this . foil ng addi pol y th be �r- Rescinded by R-82-992 ssion, wishing rded e n th feia m for em is readily visitors a quickly determining -ir way through the. ed through the g cognizance of these incrementally weaken d useful system, notes the, easons for establishing its eyed street system should not name changes will cause confusion elays in public agency response to ce and fire emergencies by receiving faulty or confusing descriptions of the locations of those emergencies. Street name changes are not in concert with the intent of the long-established numerical quadrant system. Street name changes can cause confusion and delay to the motoring public and to commercial delivery people in delivering goods and providing services to the general public. Financial investments for both businesses r ndprivate parties in stationery, telephone listings, and other address -related items are jeopardized if subject to street name changes, CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF J U N . 6 1977 Ri oturwn rO .. 7740,4 Arty d i. is t t 3 bt din; t g t naiiit than g h6Uid b i d d riit'i. th iit i is ttisthgtheni the 'p nt efi stiff . hsti; todalttriitAg it ASEEi3 AND ADOPTED: this TH_ -clay �)IJNE_ 7 PREPARED AND A? OVER BY = F MICHELE, ; ANDERSON Assistant City Attorney' GE.R E F. City Attor e QITY CQMMISSfQN NEETING O J U.N :_ 6 1977 04tJlitkl !!0•„ZI ;{+�p1nFlM •�#e,-e.fe-ee#,teeaer!#sr#re d qo MIAMI 7'77 t<t : March. iib19l1 Comihissibh. Policy Statemerit Sheet 4atne Changes ttiChatd L.;, tosm007, biredtot lianhirig bepat:t.ment In response to Mr, Homan`s request of February 25th and Match ithi 1971 attached is ;a suggested policy statement regarding street name changes for consideration by the City commission, This policy is suggested in lightof the numerous requests to the administration and the City Com- tnissioh: for name street ' � ,changes. M1AMI: c MMISSION POLICY A O 1CY`cbN.EtRN1NO REaUEst -FOR STEET °NAME,tHANGEs [SUE'`t0 THE MANY,REGUESTS OF THE CITY CoMMtSstoN AND 'HE ADMtNiS1RATibN To CHANGE THE NAMES of STREETS IN THE..Cttvc. OF MtAMI6 AND bUE:TO THE LACK ,OF. A CLEARLY DEFINED. POLICY CONCERNING THESE REOUEStSb IT. IS DESIRABLE THAT A POLICY REGARDING STREET NAME CHANGES BE ESTABLtsHEDI `POLICY, THE CITY OF MIAMI HAS ADOPTED t ...QUAD RANT SYSTEM FOR STREET NAMING SINCE 192 AND USED WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE NUMERICAL 0. THIS SYSTEM IS READILY UNDER STOOD BY THE PUBLIC AND AFFORDS VISITORS A MEANS OF EASY REFERENCE FOR QUICK LY DETERMINING THEIR LOCATION AND FINDING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA. THIS - SYSTEM IS WIDELY USED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FOR THESE REASONS. THE CITY COMMISSION, TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THESE FACTS AND NOT WISHING.TO INCREMENTALLY WEAKEN THIS HIGHLY REGARDED AND USEFUL SYSTEM, NOTES THE FOL- LOWING ADDITIONAL REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING ITS POLICY THAT THE NUMBERED STREET SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE DEGRADED: I. STREET. NAME CHANGES WILL CAUSE CONFUSION AND DELAYS IN PUBLIC AGENCY RESPONSE TO POLICE AND FIRE EMERGENCIES BY RECEIVING FAULTY OR CONFUSING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE LOCATIONS OF -THOSE.. EMERGENCIES. 2.- STREETNAME CHANGES ARE NOT IN CONCERT WITH THE INTENT OF THE LONG-ESTABLISHED NUMERICAL QUADRANT SYSTEM. 3. ',STREET NAME CHANGES CAN CAUSE CONFUSION AND DELAY TO'THE MOTORING 'PUBLIC AND TO -COMMERCIAL DELIVERY PEOPLE IN DELIVERING GOODS AND:- PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 4.`FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS FOR BOTH BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE PARTIES IN, STATIONERY, TELEPHONE LISTINGS, AND OTHER ADDRESS -RELATED ITEMS...' ARE JEOPARDIZED IF SUBJECT TO STREET NAME CHANGES. . ANY,DECISTONS TO BE MADE REGARDING SUGGESTED STREET NAME CHANGES SHOULD BE VIEWED WITH THE INTENT OF STRENGTHENING THE PRESENT SYSTEM, RATHER, THAN WEAKENING IT. It 7. Vi t:t144=0.,41'tt't-itIA6i0pWA • 'II' i '1 „rats ie City Hrgr• , : Iob Hottidh „. Aistdjto City:14anage- at' Land Watkins 4 b ,• Chief of Police - , After cohsulting with Members of the bearttheht it' is, the :consenSUS: of 'opinion thatmajor problems would develop in the . event: that there are numerous changes in our street numbering system,' Among these Would be the change in size of the street alias .file thereby causing the necessity to restructure and reload; a180 a programming change_ woUld be necessary to prevent the numberedstreet data from replacing' the entered street , Perhaps these would be small in comparison to the pos- sible hazards that could result by the confusion of the field units getting calls one time by number and the next time by name. It could lead to emergency service •not being answered promPtI.Y. In addition, city visitors • used to a simple numbering system as compared to the various names, such as those used. in Coral Gables and certain parts of Coconut Grove, could become easily • It is the )0partn nt s recommendation that, an alternate be util ized rather than changing the ,existing manner of numbering , the street within , the city. • t= . Joseph P. Gtsst it City Manager Robert Homan � i ty Mgr: Ashinistrative Ass s. nt to C ChiefA. "Hickman, Director Department of Vire 5��nJRenaming of Designated city, 8treet It has been the policy of the Miami fire Department to oppose the re,,. 'designation of streets within the corporate limits of the City of Miami. There are some very valid reasons for this resistance. Response Delay The current trend in changing street names may seem insignificant to .the civilian but it presents serious complications for the Fire Depart- ment. We respond to approximately 22,000 emergency calls per year utilizing a system which facilitates street location and dispatch. We are fortunate in that our City streets were carefully planned and con- secutively numbered. A change in this system will result in serious pro- blems which could cause delays in response to emergencies. Such delays may result in loss of life and/or extended property damage. Dispatching Problems It has been the experience of the Fire Department that when a new street name is added under the designated street number, the public will in- evitably refer to that street by name when reporting emergencies. This creates confusion for the dispatcher who is responsible for pinpointing the location and dispatching the proper emergency apparatus. Relearning The experienced dispatcher depends in part on his memory of street designa- tions for efficient dispatch of emergency equipment. Street designations',.'... which are arbitrarily changed tax such recall which results in unnecessary confusion and complications. Workload ,These arbitrary changes in street be made on the microfishe viewers :maps located at all stations, and cards carried on all apparatus. It is requested that the practice discouraged. DAM:nm:vt designations cause numerous changes to in the Alarm Office, on the response on the hydrant maps and street indcx of. altering or renamit%g City streets