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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1977-08-02 MinutesCITY OF MIAM OF MEETING HELD ON , "7" •-•.. or d prem • r•rt 11 • 3 ; 4 . ?.• ( ■11 I N 1 N( 1 )1i a U. I) 18 E.. 06 1 Nre onL CO ISSION MINUTES August 2 1977 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL 1 1)11 rt: fiNGIE CEiMSSF10fJ OF MIAMI, 6RIDA ■ 3. AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF MICROFILM EQUIPMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. ITEM N0, 1. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF $15,000,000 (SUBJECT TO NOVEMBER 8, 1977 ELECTION) IN GENERAL OBLIGATION MUNICIPAL STADIUM BONDS, FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ORANGE BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM. 2. SECOND READING ORDINANCE: PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL BOND ELECTION, ON NOVEMBER 8, 1977, ON THE ISSUANCE OF $15,000,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION MUNICIPAL STADIUM BONDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO ORANGE BOWL. 4. FIRST READING ORDINANCE: AMEND RETIREMENT PLAN PROVIDING FOR SUPPLEMENT TO A SURVIVING SPOUSE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE AS IT APPLIES TO CERTAIN DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES. DISCUSSION ITEM: PARKING PROBLEMS FOR THE PRESS AT THE ORANGE BOWL STADIUM. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT ON SEARCH FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST WITH F.E.C. CONDEMNATION. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. SUBJECT CLAIM SETTLEMENT- EDWARD DIVIETRO. CLAIM SETTLEMENT- JOSEPHINE ALVAREZ. DIRECT CITY MANGER TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY WITH NEGOTIATION PROCESS - SANITATION EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. AUTHORIZE CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE WITH INDIVIDUALS TO ACT AS SPECIAL COUNSEL ON F.E.C. CONDEMNATION. MODIFICATION OF PREVIOUSLY PASSED MOTION RE CITY ATTORNEY'S NEGOTIATION WITH INDIVIDUALS AS SPECIAL COUNSEL ON F.E.C. CONDEMNATION. ALLOCATE $8,200.00 TO GROVE HOUSE, INC. FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS. DECLARE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 27TH AS: "LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK," IN THE CITY. QRDI OR S OLUTION No, Ord. 8683 1 - 2 Ord. 8684 3 - 4 R- 77 -678 4 - 5 Ord. 8685 5 - 6 DISCUSSION 6 - 7 DISCUSSION 7 - 8 R- 77 -679 8 - 9 R- 77 -680 9 - 10 M- 77 -681 10 - 16 M 77 -682 17 - 18 M 77 -682 2 R- 77 -683 3 M- 77 -684 4 -`' MINUTES OF SPECIAL, MEETING ITY`COMMISSION OF MIAMI, FLORIDA Session to discuss business of public import. 4 >t the 2 day of August, 1977, the City Commission met in Special The meeting was called to order at 9:04 O'Clock A.M. with the following members of the Commission found to be present: ALSO PRESENT: Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Rose Gordon Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson Commissioner Manolo Reboso Mayor Maurice A. Ferre 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 mw MW 7 .• 'TOL- 21 MODIFICATION OF lef PREVIOUSLY PASSED MOTION RE CITY t NEGOTIATION WITH INDIVIDUALS AS SPECIAL COUNSEL ON F,E,C, COQ IIATIOrd, Mayor Ferre: We got a new development here, Mr. Bill Frates, permanent attorney has said that his firm would be happy to take this condemnation. Mr. Plummer: Well, all you have to do is change you motion froth those three. Mrs. Gordon: Yea, but we have to get in session to do it. Mayor Ferre: Alright, I call a Special Commission Meeting for that purpose, lets wait for Reboso and Gibson to get here, itsreal quick thing, all we need to do is give the City rsttornet. authority to expand from three to four firms,... you Mr. Plummer: Well, Mr. Mayor .might I suggest, as you know I voted against the motion, but 1 might suggest to you that you give the attorney the latitude of any qualified... Mrs. Gordon: No its no necessary, we'll just include Mr. Frates in this and... here is Father Gibson. I move you that we include Mr. Bill Frates as the firm of... Mayor Ferre: It happens now that Bill Frates, of the law firm of Frates, Floyd and I forget the other people,... have now agreed that th they would consider representing the City in the condeb a wi tst F.E.C. Now as you know the Floyd, Frates firm got in the City. And 1 think that all we're doing now is expanding the three firms... you now have a fourth firm of Floyd, Frates... Mrs. Gordon: Ok, I move you sir that the firm of Floyd, Frates, etc., etc. be included in the eligible law firms for consideration by Mr. Knox. Mayor Ferre: Is there a second? Rev. Gibson: Second. Mayor Ferre: Seconded by Manolo Reboso and Father Gibson, further discussion ?... call the roll. The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Gordon, who moved its adoption: MEM MOTION NO. 77 -682 A MOTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND /OR LAW FIRMS: 1. JOHN FARRELL, ESQ. 2. LEON BLACK, ESQ. 3. TOBY BRIGHAM, ESQ. 4. WILLIAM S. FRATES, ESQ.; FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $275,000 TO ACT AS SPECIAL COUNSEL IN CONNECION WITH THE F.E.C. PROPERTY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS. Upon being seconded by Vice -Mayor Gibson, the motion was passed and adopted by the following Gibson, and Mayor Ferre. AYES: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Reboso, Re NOES: Mr. Plummer. ABSENT: None. MEM AL ocATE $8,200.0b TO GROVE HOUSE, INC, FROM SPECItt PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS, Mayor ?erre: Alright, Father Gibson I give you the chair now and just for clarification purposes we need to pass a resolution for $8200 to Grove House on Quality of Life. Now, I thought we'd already done that. Mrs. Gordon: I thought we did that Mayor Ferre: Well then why do we need... who told you... Mr. Plummer: well what you need is the appropriations Ordinance probably,... right. Mayor Ferre: Bob Horowitz said that we need, that it wasn't... Well, the problem is can - they survive between now and September the 8th? What? Well why can't we pass the resolution now ?... we've already done it in principle on a motion. Alright, I move you sir that the motion previously passed on Grove House, now become a resolution, ear marking $8200 to Grove House, Quality of Life, so that the Manager will be able to negotiate this before September if needed by Grove House. Mrs. Gordon: Ok, second. Mayor Ferre: Alright. Rev. Gibson: Call the question. The following resolution was introduced by Mayor moved its adoption: A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING PAYMENT OF $8200.00 TO GROVE HOUSE, INC., A COMMUNITY ART CENTER AND COOPERATIVE, FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS SPECIAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAM. (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: NOES: None. Mayor Maurice A. Ferre Commissioner Rose Gordon Commissioner J. L. Plummer, Jr. Commissioner Manolo Reboso Vice -Mayor Theodore Gibson RESOLUTION NO. 77 -683 (INAUDIBLE) Mayor Ferre: Mr. Reboso moves. Rev. Gibson: Second Mayor Ferre: Second by Father Gibson, the roll. 13. DECLARE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 77TH AS: "LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK," IN THE CITY. 1 The following motion was introduced by Commissioner Reb6s0, 1110 Ved its adoption: MOTION NO. 77-684 A MOTION TO DECLARE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2/TH AS THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCV WEEK IN THE CITY OF MIAMI. Upon being seconded by Vice-Mayor Gibson, the Motion Was passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Reboso, Rev. Gibson, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Plummer, and Mayor Ferre. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ADJOURNMENT: , THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO cOM BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:11 i.M. MAURICE A, FERRE MAYOR ATTEST: RALPH G, ONGIEJ CITY CLERK MATTY HIRAI ASSISTANT (ATV CLERK • ITEM NO CITY OF MIAMI DOCUMENT MEETING DATE: INDEX August 2, 1977 IP DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION COMMISSION ACTION 1 COMMISSION AGENDA AND CITY CLERK REPORT 0014 2 ACCEPTING THE BID OF EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY FOR FURNISH- ING ONE PLANETARY MICROFILMER UNIT AND ONE MICROFILM RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY CLERK AT A TOTAL COST OF $20,696.30 R -77 -678 77 -678 3 AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO EDWARD di VIETRO, WITHOUT THE ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE SUM OF $2,447.00 IN FULL AND COMPLETE SETTLEMENT OF ALL BODILY INJURY CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF MIAMI R -77 -679 77 -679 4 AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO PAY TO JOSEPHINE ALVAREZ, WITHOUT THE ADMISSION OF LIABILITY, THE SUM OF $2,322.00 R -77 -680 77 -680 5 ALLOCATING PAYMENT OF $8200.00 TO GROVE HOUSE, INC. R -77 -683 RETRIEVAL CODE NO. 77 -683 la r