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Home My WebLink AboutR-77-0507RESOLt tON No , 77 7 A RESOLUTION REoUESTINr THE DADS COUNTY DEPART NT OP TRAPPIC ANt) TRANSPORTATION TO MOUNT MINS ON THE STREET SIGN POSTS AT THE POUR CORNERS OP THE NORTHWESTERN HIOR SCHOOL BLoctt, DESIGNATING THAT BLOCK AS "BULLS PLAZA,` WHEREAS the City received a request from the students At Northwestern High School to designate a, portion of Northwest 12th Avenue between Northwest 62nd Street and 71st Street "Bulls Boulevard;" and WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, meeting of May 4, 1977, Item No hearing, adopted Resolution N 1 at as its following an advertised PAB`25-77 by a 6 to 1 vote (1 member absent) recommended a change and as hereinafter set fort WHEREAS, the Commission, after careful consideration and due deliberation, deems it advisable and in the best interests of the public to request the following change from the Dade County Department of Traffic and Transportation NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Dade County Department of Traffic and. Transportation be, and it is hereby requested to mount signs on the street sign posts at the four (4) corners of the Northwestern High School block designating that block as "Bulls Plaza." PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1ETH day of 'JUNE 1977. .City 'Clerk PREPARED AND APPROVED BY; MICHEL , AND So Assistant City Attorney APPRO,S TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS =CEORCE -F, KNOX, JR City At r+ey - MAUR I CE A. FERRE M A Y O R 'DOCUMENT INDEX ITEM CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUN , 6 1977 urn it�Mi:..,...... ...,.,.,...,,., APPLACANT ACRcIOUNb ANALYS/S: PLAIstNtNb rAct attrr City elf Mittti planning Detiarttheht: April tI 01/4 Cbrisiderd. Lon of a. recottittiehtiatioh cohterhifig a request for changing the tiame of a portion of NW 12th Avenue between NW 62nd and 71st Street, to "bulls boulevard. referred by City Commission Motion 1\4.77.299 dated March 24, 1977. Students at Northwestern Senior High School have requested recognition of the achievements of their athletic teams by re.naming NW 12th Avenue for twelve blocks. The City of Miami has utilized, with few exceptions, the municipal quadrant system for street names since 1920. Aside from Flagter Street and Miami Avenue, the base line streets, exceptions are those roads which are diagonal to the gridiron (Biscayne Boulevard: South Dixie Highway: Brickell Avenue: Beacom Boulevard: River Drive and South Bayshore Drive) main section line streets (Douglas Road and Red Road): and in Coconut Grove, where the streets are short and discontinuous. The present system is readily understood by the general public and affords this area's visitors a quick and easy reference system by which to move around the City. Changing from numbered to named streets should be avoided for the following reasons: 1. Named streets can cause confusion and delay to the motoring public and to commercial delivery people responsible for delivering goods and providing ser- vices to the general public. A financial investment is made on the part of businesses for stationery, telephone listings, and other address - related items which could he lost with any street name change. Named streets are not in concert with the established numerical quadrant system. IMOMMtNbATt PLANNINC 15EPAIATM N ttl eatugt titlaV§ ltt rt spOnth itg ftrt ttntrgeiieie§ by way ,t f rtit vin Elton de s e i 5tioti tilt' hieatititt of ,'the ogee attat;hetI reibrantlals NOT RECOMM NbEb. The bepai t e nt retrotrienend thst the Ijstle County t e rt m rtt tit Tratfte atitl Trans o tatloti be directed to tnount signs in the streetsign, posts at the' fottr.tbrners of the Northwestern ittgh 8shoal block, designating the block as "13titls StItuare"t :_ no official ehsnges would be thiatte to plats or street iii.t`riest ee atte.cheit Resolution eet ttittientleti tnodifying the Pls:ntiiti'g. eparttrient' tacritri triendation to "i3ttl1;s .t'te.:a+' by, 6 .i: vote on •e if ' 'SP• A Ik.• tt3A • d pf tt:agrtassliRle II: I1 City Manager At bob Komar As istantt s at and Watkins Chief of police • City Manager ""• AArii et Nariie Zia g :Lt331,rscr:, After consulting with nembers of the bepartment, it is the consensus of opinion that major 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; also, a programming change would be necessary to prevent the numbered street data from replacing the entered street data. 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 promptly. 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 confused. It is the Department's recommendation that an alternate be utilized rather than changing the existing manner of numbering the street within the City. "SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTS FOLLOW" • APR t010G BOARDS:- PtOtHiNG & • mil. en ;.ft,OAl. rI titdbA 11 TE41.6PrI MEMb§ANCIUM & eph I. Ornate City Manager Robert Homan Astinistrative Assis tit to City Mgr, Chief `1Y'`'�A. lrickman, birectot Department of Fire b>;tt: r�€i:t:�,t�►ct�: tFrdLUffiUlit3: March 31, 1977 ', :t ` r'r r' i i t+t W1 Renaming of beaigt3ated City Streets It has been the policy of the Miami Fire Department to oppose the rem 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 DepartL 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. designations cause numerous changes to in the Alarm Office, on the response on the hydrant maps and street index It is requested that the practice of altering or renaming City streets be discouraged. DAII:mm:vt iittni-brable City dottunigili-Oh 2tteritiohl Mr Joseph R. dratis e pity of Miatd, Florida :Of Gentlemen: The Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its meeting of May 4, 1917. Item #1, following an advertised Hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 25-7/ by a 6 to 1 vote ( 1 member absent) recommending that the City Commission, through the Manager, direct the Dade County Department of Traffic and Transportation to mount signs on the street sign posts at the four corners of the Northwestern High School Block, designating that block as "Bulls Plaza"; no official plat or street name changes are recommended. Pour objections to the name change were received in the mail. A RESOLUTION to provide for this Name Change has been prepared by the City Attorney's office and submitted for considerat.ioh of the City Sincerely,: Rob . avis, Dire tor Department of Administration Planning and Zoning Boards Tentative City Conunission date: June 16, 1977